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by SHELDON COMPTON
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STAFF WRITER
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briefs
rtve killed
in crashes
during holiday
FRANKFORT - Five
people died in four crashes on Kentucky's roadways during the New
.~ear's holiday, state
·police sa1d Tuesday.
Alcohol was a suspected factor in two of
the crashes, state police
said in citing prelimmary
statrst1cs. Two of the f1ve
victims were not wearing
safety belts, police said.
Two people were killed
in a crash in Hopkins
County, police said, while
single-fatality crashes
occurred in Clay,
Lawrence and Wayne
counties
t The official New Year's
holiday period ran from 6
p.m Tuesday through
11 :59 p.m. Wednesday.
The death toll was
down significantly from a
year ago, when 12 people were killed in 12
crashes during the frveday New Year's holiday
period, state pollee said
How~ver, 21 people
were killed on Kentucky
highways from this past
Friday mornrng through
New Year's night, state
:-~alice sa.d.
4 For the year, 906 people were killed in traffic
crashes in Kentucky, up
56 from 2001, according
to preliminary information
compiled by state police.
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Local News
Odds and Ends ...........A2
Opinion Page ..............A4
Entertainment News ....A5
PUTTING THE
Lifestyles
Through my eyes ........C1
PostSCflpt ..................C1
School Calendar ..........C2
F-01ECAST
photo by Sheldon Compton
PIECES TOGETHER
Coroner says
ambulance
wreck didn't
kill patient
PIKEVILLE - An accident involving an
Elkhorn City Ambulance did not cause the death of
a patient that was in the vehicle during the collisiOn.
According to police. the ambulance was transporting a patient to Pikeville Methodist Hospital
"hen the driver. John Moore, attempted to overtake
anc..her vt:h1C1e. ~'b•-n M0flre pulled b<~ck into his
lane he overcorrected and lost control ot the ambulance.
The ambulance left the westbound lane of the
road and overturned. Three ambulance employees
were transported to Pikeville Methodist Hospital for
(See WRECK, page three)
photo by JaiTid Deaton
Construction is moving along on the East Kentucky Science Center in Prestonsburg. Preformed concrete
walls were recently erected using a large crane.
Police stop man
$270 million award nixed by settlement going for gun
PIKEVILLE
An Eastern
Kentucky man who was awarded $270
million in damages after his well
house exploded has settled the case for
far less.
The exact amount of the settlement
was not disclosed. but his attorney
said it included none of the $250 million in punitive damages awarded by a
jury in October.
Fairon Johnson of Dema claimed in
his lawsuit that he \Vas severely
burned when explosive gas traveled
through an underground water aquifer
Rollin ........................... 01
(See CENTER, page three)
STAFF WRITER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bentley Comments ....... B1
Fan of the Week ...........B2
Martin Mayor
Thomasine Robinson
tries out the computer
lab at the Martin
Community Center. The
city of Martin teased
the building from the
county for $1 a year for
five years with two fiveyear options for renewal, but some fear the
center's original purpose as a drug prevention center may be lost
in the deal.
by JARRID DEATON
by ROGER ALFORD
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MARTIN
The floyd County
Communit) Center at Martin, The ~1artin
Community
Center,
The
Floyd
County/Martin Community Center - the
confusion surrounding the name of the facility has been nearly as visible as the in-house
bickering.
However. as of Wednesday, that confusion
has ended.
The community center, situated just outside Ma1tin, will now be referred to as the
Martin Community Center, officially.
Judge-Executive Paul Hunt Thompson
said Thursday the community center, once
pushed by fiscal court officials as a countycentered strike against mounting drug problems in the area, was leased to the city of
Martin under a five-year plan, with two fiveyear renewal options, for $1 a year.
The center was transferred to the county
for financial management on April 16 when
the state failed to continue the $1.4 million
grant that had been disbursed for the project
in the 2000 budget. In April, the facility prepared to face the next year of operations with
and seeped into his well from a nearby
natural gas well. When he flipped a
switch to turn his pump on, the gas
exploded.
The jury ordered Equitable
Resources and Kentucky West
Virginia Gas to pay him the huge
award, the largest jury verdict ever
awarded in Kentucky. Johnson's attorne), Gary Johnson of Pikeville, said
both sides in the lawsuit agreed not to
reveal the amount of the settlement.
Officials at the gas companies couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
Knott County Circuit Judge John
Robert Morgan signed an order
Monday dismissing the case.
"Fairon Johnson, from day one,
VfaS never in this for big money," Gary
Johnson said. "He told me that from
the time he first came into my office.
But he was adamant that this case be
tried in front of a jury to expose this
problem. Once that was done, then it
was easy for Fairon to settle this case
and move on."
Gary Johnson. no relation to his
client, said people are at risk of similar
injuries
throughout
central
Appalachia, including rural ponions
of West Virginia and southwestern
(See SETTLEMENT, page three)
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
STANVILLE - A Stanville man was arrested
and charged with menacing and disorderly conduct
after police responded to a domestic call on
Christmas.
Ronald H. HalL 47, was arrested after Kentucky
State Police responded to a call involving a domestic dispute between Hall and his son. After taking the
complaint. Hall's son requested that the officer
check on the welfare of his sister who has at his
father's home.
When police arrived at Hall's home, he allegedly
tried to grab a pistol and had to be restrained.
Ronald Hall is scheduled to be arraigned on the
charges Jan. 7.
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Rape charge sent to grand jury
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
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PRESTONSBURG - The preliminary hearing of a man accused of rape and
assault was heard in Floyd District Court
yesterday. where the testimony of the
investigating officer proposed that the
VICtim suffered injuries that required hospital admittance.
The Drift resident. Danny R. t-.tanin.
48. ''as arrested on Dec. 26 and charged
with rape and assault. both first-degree
charges, in connection '' ith an incident
alleged!) occurring on Dec. 23 and 24.
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According to the testimony of James
Michael Goble, of Kentucky State Police,
the victim reported that Martin beat her in
the face and head with two separate telephones on two different occasions within
the 24-hour period.
Goble testified that the alleged victim
told him that Martin, who she had previously dated. allegedly showed up at her
apanment in Minnie, at which time she
went with him to Pikeville to purchase a
Christmas present for her child. Goble
related that the alleged victim stated that
(See RAPE, page three)
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Danny R. Martin
appeared In Floyd
District Court on
Thursday, with his
attorney, Jerry
Patton, for a preliminary hearing on
charges of rape
and assault, which
allegedly caused
injuries requiring
hospital admittance
for the victim.
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�A2 • FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2003
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
Odds and Ends
• OMAHA, Neb. - Union
Pacific is not brnkmg for superstition \\hen it comes to its new
19-siOry dO\\ ntown building.
Bob Tumer. the company's
vice presidc.:nt of corporate relations. ~aid the.: building will have
a 13th floor.
"As long as 13 comes after
12, we' re going to call it 13,"
Tumer said.
The new headquarters for the
nation's largest railroad is
scheduled for completion in
2()()4.
The new 40-story First
National Tower, just a block
awa). went from the 12th to
14th floor but not because offi.
cials were trying to ward off bad
luck.
'fbe number of floors would
have ended at 39 based on the
First National Tower's square
footage. said Brenda Dooley,
president of the company's
building division.
Building managers decided
to skip naming the 13th floor in
the interest of capping out at an
even number, Dooley said.
• VENTURA, Calif. - It
seems sea gulls aren't so
gullible.
The gulls don't give a hoot
about fake rooftop owls used to
keep gulls awa) from homes
and businesses in the Ventura
Harbor area.
If an)thing, the ersatz owls
have become a curiosity to the
gulls. said Ken Farzad. owner of
the harbor's Hornblower's
Restaurant & Comedy Club.
'Ibe foot -tall owl replicas were
placed atop his roof as well as
the roof of the Ventura Port
District building.
"Some of the gulls will actually go up to the owls and peck
at them,'' Farzad said, expressing disgust over the messy sea
birds roosting atop area buildings. "They leave a mess with
their feathers and everything
else."
Everything else includes
toothpaste-like
stains
on
awnings and pancake-sized
splats on the ground.
"We need to give them more
time before we decide they
don't work," said Oscar Pena,
the Port District's general manager, who noted the owls, which
cost about $40 apiece, only are
supposed to scare 30 percent to
40 percent of the gulls that land
nearby.
If they don't work, Pena said
the district should buy "bigger,
meaner-loo!Ung owls."
Peter Pyle, an ornithologist
with the Point Reyes Bird
Observatory
in
Northern
California. doubts the fakes will
ever work.
"It's very hard to fool gulls
because they're a lot smarter
than many people think," said
Pyle.
Gulls are attracted to the tops
of buildings because they are
safe places and the rooftops give
them a clear view of the area.
•
CEDAR SPRINGS,
Mich. - Steve Horowitz's
quest for a wife is no secret.
For the past few months, it
has been advertised on a large,
portable sign - simply reading
"WIFE WANTED" - in front
of his home.
But after hearing from about
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three, the 53-year-old says all
he's looking for now is a second
date with one. So the sign has
come down.
Horowitz says he was so
taken with one woman after
their lunch date that he presented her with a video of his
friends' testimonials on his
behalf.
The woman. who declines to
be identified pending future
dates. says she is "intrigued" by
Horowitz, columnist Tom
Rademacher wrote in The Grand
Rapids Press on Monday.
She describes herself as
about a decade younger than her
suitor, college-educated, child·
less and never-married.
She says she's "open to the
idea of a relationship."
But Horowitz is a bit bolder
in his assessment: "I think this
really could be the one."
Horowitz's dating methodology didn't come as a big surprise to many in his hometown
of Cedar Springs. They know
the retired teacher for his sense
of humor, eclectic tastes and
admitted eccentricities - such
as sleeping in his living room on
a pair of mattresses stacked atop
a dining room table.
Married years ago for just six
months, Horowitz says that until
that fateful lunch, he hadn't had
a date since 1994.
Some of the 60 women from
around the state who responded
to his plea for a partner wrote
eloquent letters, he says. One
arrived at his post office
addressed only "To the man who
wants to get married; Cedar
Springs, Michigan."
" It's a bizarre way to meet
somebody," Horowitz said, "but
I never would have met this
woman otherwise."
The second date was set for
New Year's Eve.
• HARTFORD, Conn.
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"He was asking me if I lost
anything, " said Diane Kurtz,
who thought that someone had
found car keys she lost earlier
the same day. "Finally it dawns
on me. My heart started pounding, and I said he found my wedding ring."
Henry will await poll, then
decide on governor's race
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - Lt. Gov.
Steve Henry will await the
results of a poll before announcing next week whether he'll join
the race to become Kentucky's
next governor.
Henry has been organizing a
campaign but has been hurt by a
federal lawsuit in which he's
accused of overbilling Medicare
and Medicaid for his work as an
orthopedic surgeon. Henry has
countersued. claiming he actually was underpaid.
Fund-raising is another of
Henry's concerns. He fears he
would need $4 million to $5
million to compete with the
Democratic slate formed a
month ago by Attorney General
Ben Chandler for govemor and
multimillionaire Charlie Owen
for lieutenant governor.
"How the hell do you raise
that much money?" Henry said.
Dale Emmons, a consultant
to Henry. said this week's poll
will include another Louisville
Democrat that Emmons expects
to enter the May 20 primary health-care entrepreneur Bruce
Lunsford, a former state commerce commissioner.
Henry said his family and
finances would be better served
if he doesn't run. He questioned
whether another poll would
make a difference in his decision. But he said he remains
attracted to the race because of
the issues and the encouragement of supporters.
"We want to look at this race
as open and as honestly and as
objectively as possible, and J
wish people weren't so encouraging," he said.
Emmons said Monday night
that Henry had decided to use
the money in his exploratory
campaign fund to take a poll.
The fund had more than $55,000
a month ago.
The filing deadline for the
primary is Jan. 28.
If Henry doesn't run. he has
little other use for the fund, and
any remaining money would go
to the state treasury.
Emmons said a second poll is
advisable
partly
because
Henry's initial survey in midNovember did not include
Lunsford and showed Henry
running close to Chandler.
Emmons said Henry's initial
poll was taken about a week
after the government sued
Henry, seeking re-payment and
penalties
for
overbilling
Medicare and Medicaid. Henry
has admitted some mistaken
billings but said there were more
errors in the government's favor.
1 Program Speakers/Lectures I Russ Maple files for
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Hartford sewage treatment plant
worker who found it at the bottom of a wastewater drainage
pool. He also found her onyx
ring that disappeared at the same
time.
Kurtz, of New Hartford,
believes the rings fell down a
sink drain in a bathroom. Kurtz
and her husband, Michael, think
the rings were pumped out cf
their septic tank by a contractor
who took the waste to the treatment plant.
Bill Zuerblis, a treatment
operator at the Metropolitan
District Commission's sewage
treatment plant in Hartford,
found the rings, then did some
detective work to find the
Kurtzes. He called them Dec.
by CHARLES WOLFE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - Jefferson
County Commissioner Russ
Maple on Thursday filed to run
for secretary of state.
Maple, 64, is the first
Democrat in the race. A
Republican, Trey Grayson of
Fort Mitchell, filed Dec. 17.
The incumbent, Secretary of
State John Y. Brown III. is in
his second term and is constitutionally barred from seeking a
third.
Maple has been one of
Jefferson County's three commissioners since 1995. His term
expires after midnight Sunday,
as does the commission itself.
The separate Louisville and
Jefferson County governments
give way Monday to a merged
government.
The secretary of state is
Kentucky's top election officer.
Maple said in an interview that,
if elected, reviewing the state's
system of voter registration and
vote counting would be a high
priority. He said he supported
harsher penalties for vote fraud.
He also said he would do
nothing without consulting the
state's 120 county clerks. "If
you're going to have any kind
of election reform . you could
not even consider IL unless they
are at the table," Maple said.
Maple began o<gan;z;ng a
campaign two years ago. He
said he has raised about
$285,000 to date, including .a
$20,000 personal loan. H1s
most recent campaign report at
the Kentucky Registry of
Election Finance showed a halance of $237,000 as of Sept. 30.
Others recently filing for
statewide offices:
• Jack D. Wood, of Valley
Station. as a Republican for
attorney general.
Wood. 51, is a former assistant Jefferson County attorney.
He ran unsuccessfully for a district court judgeship and for a
seat on the newly created Metro
Council in Louisville.
Wood was a district judge in
the early 1980s in Monroe
County, which Wood said is his
family's ancestral home. The
district also included Adair.
Casey and Cumberland coonties.
Incumbent Attomey General
Ben Chandler is running for
governor but was term-limited,
anyway. Wood was the only
Republican candidate for the
office through Thursday.
Three Democrats have filed
- House Majority Leader Greg
Stumbo of Prestonsburg, state
Auditor Ed
Hatchett of
Glasgow and former Attorney
(See FILES, page six)
Emmons said the billing controversy appears to have caused
Henry little damage.
"We've gotten remarkable
encouragement from people. so
the lieutenant governor wants to
go back and take a closer and
more definitive look at the issue.
plus the possibility of another
candidate getting in the race,"
Emmons said.
But two key Henry supporters in western Kentucky say
Henry's reputation has been
damaged.
"Here in Western Kentucky
(See RACE, page six)
• CHARLESTON, W.Va.
- T\\enty-cight customers of a
West Virginia car dealership
received an extra Christmas present after the company gambled
on Mother Nature and lost.
As a promotion. Logan
Motor Sales promised to pay
any customer who bought a
vehicle between Dec. I and Dec.
18 $2,000, if there were at least
2 inches of snow at Raleigh
County Memorial Airport near
Beckley on Christmas Day.
"h snowed five inches," said
Steve Huffman. general manager of the dealership.
Customers deluged the dealership and the airport with
phone calls on the day after
Christmas.
"l was talking to several people who said. 'We know it hit.
We called the airport in Beckley.
They said you're about the 20th
person who's called today.'
The) were wearing those poor
people out at the airport, •·
Huffman said.
Losing the gamble does not
bother Huffman. Logan Motor
Sales took out an insurance policy to cover the payments, ..,_
which totaled $56.000.
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• NEW YORK - For many
Americans, the morning of New
Year's Day is for recovering
from a hangover. For the Polar
Bear, it's for invigorating the
soul.
Members of the Coney Island
Polar Bear Club dive headlong
into the chilly waters of the
Atlantic Ocean on New Year's
Day. celebrating an annual tradition that dates back I00 years.
"Only in Coney Island would
you meet a group of people like•
this." said John D'Aquino, a
Manhattan sound engineer who
joined the club 4 1/2 years ago.
And a disparate group they
are - from computer animators
to postal workers. all linked by
the singular belief that swimming in frigid water is good for
(See ODDS, page six)
Todav in Historv_
The A880Ciated Press
Today is Friday, Jan. 3. the
third day of2003. There are 362
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 3, 1777, Gen. George
Washington's army routed the
British in the Battle of
Princeton, N.J.
On this date:
• In 1521, Martin Luther
was excommunicated from the
Roman Catholic Church.
In 1833, Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in
the South Atlantic. (Almost 150
years later, Argentina seized the
islands from the British, but
Britain took them back after a
74-day war.)
•
In 1868, the Meiji
Restoration re-established the
authority of Japan's emperor
and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as "shoguns ...
• In 1938, the "March of
Dimes" campaign to fight polio
was organized.
• In I 947, congressional
proceedings were televised for
the first time as viewers in
Washington, Philadelphia and
New York got to see some of the
opening ceremonies of the 80th
Congress.
•
In 1959, President
Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska to the
Union as the 49th state.
• In 1961, the United States
severed diplomatic relations
with Cuba.
• In 1967, Jack Ruby, the
man who shot accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey
Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital.
•
In
1990,
ousted
Panamanian leader Manuel
Noriega surrendered to U.S.
forces, I 0 days after taking
refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission.
• In 2000. the last new daily
"Peanuts" strip by Charles
Schulz ran in 2.600 newspapers.
Ten years ago:
President Bush and Russian
President Boris Yeltsin signed a
historic nuclear missile·reduction treaty in Moscow. Three
days after he was jeered at in
Sarajevo,
U.:'ll . SecretaryGeneral Boutros Boutros-Ghali
was forced to take refuge from a
crO\\d of angr) Somalis m
Mogadishu.
Five years ago:
Funeral services were held in
Centerville. Mass.• for Michael
Kennedy, the son of Robert and
Ethel Kennedy who was killed
New Year's Eve in a skiing accident in Aspen, Colo.
One year ago:
A three-year federal investigation into the political and personal finances of Sen. Robert
Torricelli. D-N.J., ended with no
criminal charges. A judge in
Alabama ruled that former Ku
Klux Klansman Bobby Frank
Cherry \\as mentally competent
to stand trial on murder charges
in the 1963 Birmingham church
bombing that killed four black
girls. (Cherry was later convicted. and is serving a life sentence.) Miami beat Nebraska 37-..._
14 in the Rose Bowl.
Today's Birthdays:
Sportscaster Hank Stram is
80. Record producer Sir George
Martin is 77. Actor Robert
Loggia is 73. Actor Dabney
Coleman is 71. Joumalist-author
Betty Rollin is 67. Hockey Hallof-Farner Bobby Hull is 64.
Singer-songwriter-producer Van
Dyke Parks is 60. Musician
Stephen Stills is 58. Rock musician John Paul Jones (Led
Zeppelin) is 57. Actress Victoria
Principal is 53. Actor-director,
Mel Gibson is 47. Actress
Shannon Sturges is 35. Jazz
musician Jame~ Carter is 34.
Actor Jason Marsden is 28.
Actress Danica McKellar is 28.
Actor Nicholas Gonzalez is 27.
Actor Alex D. Linz is 14.
Thought for Today:
"'I can forgive. but l cannot
forget.' is only another "ay of
sa) ing. 'I will not forgive.'
Forgiveness ought to be like a
canceled note - tom in two.
and burned up, so that it never
can be shown against one.'' _...
Henry Ward Beecher. Americah
clergyman ( 1813· I 887 ).
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
FRIDAY, JANUARY
3, 2003. A3
Center
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approximately $250,000
$97,000 of which would come
from the state account and an
additional $120.000 from the
·center's account, with the fiscal
.court and contributions from the
.county rounding out the rest.
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The decision was regrettable.
.., -said Thompson, but unavoid•able.
"If the state economy had
.been better, it would have been
refunded." Thompson said. "We
•just didn't have the money to
keep employees. We didn't have
any options."
According to Jamie Minix. a
former employee of the center.
during a meeting on Dec. 10 the
remaining seven of the original
13 employees were laid off. a
move she said came as no surprise to her.
"We knew that the budget
had problems because we had
not got refunded in the grant and
the fiscal court was trying to
carry us through until the next
·.c harges brought for
'deshvction spree
•
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
A human destmction derb)
outburst has led to six charges of
criminal mischtef against a
Royalton man.
Matthew Adam Marshall, 19,
was arrested on the charges that
stem from an October incident
during which he allegedly
destroyed the tires of vehicles
belonging to six different people
and busted the headlights. grill.
taillights. and keyed both sides
of a Lincoln Continental at
Owens Trailer Park.
Sheriff's
Deput)
Steve
Montgomery is listed as the pri·
mary witness in the case.
Wreck
• Continued from p1
.treatment The patient was pronou'n ced dead by Pike County
Deputy Coroner Zeb Hamilton, but
preliminary reports of the autopsy
·indicate that the patient died from
causes unrelated to the collision.
The incident is still under investigation by Kentucky State Police
Trooper Todd Kidd and Detective
EddieCrum.
:Worker sues for being
dismissed after injury
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
An Ivel man has filed a lawsuit against his former employer
' after the company allegedly
would not allow him to come
back to work.
James Kevin Hughes filed the
suit against NDO Coal Co. after
he was allegedly informed that
there were no positions available
when he tried to return to work
1after an injury.
According to the lawsuit,
Hughes sustained a hernia while
moving a rock off a belt line on
June 5.
Hughes was seen and evaluat·
ed at Highlands Regional
Medical Center on August 21.
and was released to go back to
work. According to the suit,
Hughes contacted his former
employer and notified them that
he was ready to resume employment, only to be notified that
there were no positions available.
Hughes filed the lawsuit
accusing NDO Coal Co. of discnmination against an individual
with a disability.
The lawsuit asks for damages
including front pay, back pay, lost
wages, costs, expenses, attorney
fees, punitive damages and an)
and all other relief to which is
entitled.
If
General Assembly, but the coal
tax was held up and
they couldn't continue to fund
us." said Minix. "I think it \Vas
something we knew was a possibility all along."
The change of hands went
into effect Wednesday. Jan. I,
according to Martin Mayor
Thomasine Robinson, who
couldn't be more pleased with
the deCISIOn
" It's a fabulous opp011unity,"
said Robinson Thursday. "We
are now forming a planning
committee and should be able to
have a grand opening by Jan.
15."
But some fear the growing
number of Floyd Countians
fi ghting dmg addiction may no
longer have the full promise of
care and prevention once envisioned through the tlscal court.
Teresa Allen. who left her
position as the center's drug prevention director on June 22.
believes the center's original
purpose was lost long before the
shuffle.
"It was just a horrible place
to work," Allen said Thursday.
"It didn't seem to matter what
we were there for, which was as
a drug education center and a
place to give children to go."
Allen claims political agen-
~everance
Settlement
Virginia.
State environmental regulators, reacting to the case, are
considering whether to recommend safet) precautions for
rural residents who could be at
risk from the same kinds of
explosions.
Mark York. spokesman tor
the Kentucky Cabinet for
Natural
Resources
a nd
Environmental Protection, said
the precautions could include
ventilation ports in well houses
to prevent the accumulation of
gases.
Fairon Johnson received
second-degree burns in the
explosion. He spent eight days
in a hospital burn unit, and has
since recovered.
Gary John~on s-aid the case
btought attention to the problem of potentially explosive
wells. but did not solve it.
''The problem is still there:·
he said. "And it's going to ha\ e
das played a role in events leading up to the leasing of the center.
"I've ne\'er been so thorough!) disgusted with the way
things are done in Floyd
Count) ," Allen said. "That's
'' hy I've left Floyd County. I
would never work in Floyd
County again.''
Allen currently works rehabi!Jtatmg DUI offenders in
Wh1tesburg.
Minix. however. express s
different views about the c ter's downfall.
"I think everybody tried t
best "ith this and we· ve
run into problems. but it
continuously put up obstac
said Minix. "I think it \\
have been a worthwhile program and I hate the wa) it has
happened, but I don't ink it
\\a~ an} person's fault.'
Claims that the cenr.er would
no longer be used as ' drug prevention center are not fully
accurate.
accoroing
to
Thompson.
·•J can't tell them how to run
it, but they are basically going
to use it for tlle same purpose it
always had,'' said Thompson,
who admitted the focus on dmg
prevention programs would
probably give way to a broader
range of services.
According to Robinson those
services are to include GED
programs. adult computer classes and incorporation with local
housing projects, which will
plan basketball tournaments
and various workshops at the
center, among other services.
Drug
prevention,
said
Robinson, will be approached
by offering area kids a place to
more positively spend their free
time.
Thompson
agreed
that
although the center will not be
capable of offering such indepth services as onsite drug
counselors. the opportunity to
give kids an alternative way to
spend their evenings is a step in
the right direction .
"The scope of the dmg prevention will be less focused as
planned because funds will
have to be cut back,'' said
Thompson. "But, in my opinion, one of the best ways to prevent drug abuse is to have a
place to go and activities that
would keep them away from
drugs."
Judge continues hearing
for no-show witness
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- A witness' failure to appear at a preliminary hearing on Thursday,
resulted in a Garrett man's case
being continued, as well as a
warning of dismissal of the two
counts of first-degree wanton
endangerment from the judge.
According to court records,
Adam Ramey, 19, of Rock Fork,
was arrested and charged pursuant to a criminal complaint
from Janice Osborne, of Garren.
Osborne claimed in a crimi• Continued from p1 nal complaint that Ramey followed her on Nov. 11 and started
to be addressed by the oil and
arguing with her, telling her that
gas industry."
he was going to hurt or kill
The gas companies contend
that the explosion in the water
well house on June 5, 2000,
was caused b) naturally occurring gas in the small building
and was not related to the near- afterwards she went to Martin's
by gas well.
home at Drift, arriving around
Gary Johnson said the com- 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 23.
pan) had removed the steel casGoble's recounting of the
ing from natural gas wells, alleged
victim's statement
allowing waste gas, brine and included that Martin became
salt water to seep into the fresh irritated that she was seeing
water aquifers. The attorney someone else and relieved his
said the practice has been wide- frustration by beating her in the
spread across the region, which head and face with a cordless
he said means other residents telephone causing injuries of a
could be injured in the same broken nose, black eye and
way Fairon Johnson was.
swollen head. Martin allegedly
Gary Johnson said his client raped her and performed an act
was pleased \\'ith the settle- of sodomy. which he has not not
ment.
been charged with, after the
"He got what was fair con- beating, and after receiving a
sidering the injuries he had," phone call. which the victim
Gary Johnson said. "He d1dn 't stated was from a male who prowant any more than that."
posed that she had been seeing
someone else, Martin allegedly
commenced to beating her. again
with a phone, while she was still
in the bed.
The victim reported that
Martin took her to McDowell
someone. Osborne also alleged
that Ramey tried to hit the vehicle in which she and her minor
child were occupying on Nov.
12.
Ramey was arrested at
Garren on Dec. 21 and arraigned
on Dec. 23, at which time a
$5,000 cash bond was set. He
appeared in court for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 2 at which
time the commonwealth's witness failed to appear.
Judge James R. Allen agreed
to continue the case until next
Wednesday, due to the commonwealth's emphasis on the holiday interference, but warned that
he would consider a dismissal if
the witness failed to appear at
that time.
Rape
• Continued from p1
ARH on Dec. 24. sometime
between 4 and 6 a.m., where she
was admitted. The victim stated
that she told the hospital on
admittance that she had been
attacked by three women
because she was afraid that
Martin would hurt her children,
but when she was taken upstairs
for admittance, she confided to
the floor nurse about the events
that led to her injuries.
Goble testified that a rape
exam kit was performed on the
alleged victim and sent to the
KSP forensics Jab, but she had
admitted to having consensual
sex with Martin at least four
times that weekend. He said that
he took photos of the injuries
suffered by the \ ictim.
Judge James R. Allen referred
the case to a grand jury and after
conferring with the common
wealth, agreed to a bond reduction of $50.000 surety.
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"The simple tmth is that our tal changes in our trade policies.
nation's manufacturing base is If the American economy is
collapsing. As unemployment going to survive, if our workers
rises, more and more Americans are to earn a living wage, corpo·
are searching for non-existent rations are going to have to start
jobs. In the past two years we reinvesting in the United States.
"In Washington, everybody
have lost just under 1.8 million
factory jobs nationwide, accord- knows "hat the story is
ing to the Bureau of Labor President Bush and many memStatistics. and, at 16.5 million, bers of Congress have received
we now have the lowest number hundreds of millions in camof factory jobs in 40 years. As paign contributions from the
the U.S. produces less and corporations that benefit from
imports more, we have devel- our free trade policies. They
oped a huge trade deficit of have taken those donations more than $400 billion, includ- and sold out American workers
ing an $80 billion trade deficit by giving their support to a trade
with China. Millions of policy that is destroying our
Americans are working longer economy. If the U.S. is going to
hours for lower wages, many of survive as a great economic
them at part-time or temporary power, we must rebuild our
manufacturing base and create
jobs with minimal benefits.
"And yet, despite all of this, jobs that pay workers a living
President Bush, almost all wage with decent benefits.''
If America is going to surRepublicans
and
many
Democrats in Congress continue vive it is up to the people of
to spout the corporate line about Amenca to insist on fair, open
how wonderful unfettered 'free electoral process and I'm not
trade' is. And the establishment talking about new voting
media continue, in editorial after machines. If you are tired of
looking for work and all you can
editorial, to repeat that big lie.
"The simple truth is that fmd is low-paying jobs with no
American workers cannot. and future. jobs that don't even pay
should not, be 'competing' enough to support a family or
against desperate workers in plan for a retirement, then you
developing countries who are need to go to the courthouse and
forced to work for pennies an join the Green Party. If you
hour. This is creating a horren- don't your are an ignorant,
brainwashed fool.
dous 'race to the bottom.'
John Burgess
"Aaron Kemp is a Maytag
Louisa
worker in Galesburg. He
expressed a lot more understanding of our current trade
policies than most members of
Congress when he told a
reporter, 'This is heartbreaking.
This is one of the most unpatri...free federal information. You
can download it right away by
otic, most un-American things I
going into the Consumer
can imagine a company doing.
Information Center web site.
They want Americans to bu)
www.pueblo.gsa.gov.
their products, but they don't
want to put Americans to work
making those products.'
'People kn.ow
'Pueblo for it$..•
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JANUARY
3, 2003
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Worth Repeating ...
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is no more sense in
having an argument with a
man so stupid he doesn't
know you have the
better of him"
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The Pmt and Courier, Charle~tton, S.C., on Andrew
Jackson Whittaker Jr.:
Fonunately, Andrew "Jack" Whittaker Jr. appears to be a
likable fellow. Otherwise, many Americans' envy of this
lucky man from little Scott Depot, W.Va., could be tainted by
bitterness.
But it's hard to be bitter toward Whittaker for winning the
largest jackpot in the history of lotteries with a ticket he
bought at the C&L Super Serve in Hurricane, a small town
near Charleston - W.Va., not S.C. How can you find fault
with a man who says he will donate 10 percent of his gross
Powerball winmngs - $17 million - to three Church of
God parishes to "set up a fund to do good"? ...
Though Whittaker doesn't expect his life to change much,
he expects his lottery prize to help solve lots of real problems. Whittaker was a gracious victor Thursday, attired for
the triumphant occasi9n in a black cowboy hat. He eloquently explained his decision to help the churches that helped
him and his family endure serious health problems ...
Whittaker said he will keep working despite his recurring
digestive ailments and the newfound wealth that he will
share with his loved ones. He does, however, plan to sink
some of his winnings into hiring more workers for his t usiness ...
The Buffalo News, New York, on the use offoreign oil:
If you think our dependence on foreign oil is a problem
now, you ain't seen nothin · yet. Imported oil accounted for
55 percent of total U.S. oil demand in 2001. up from 37 percent in 1980 and 42 percent in 1990, according to the Energy
Information Administration, an office of the Department of
Energy. By 2025, the information administration forecasts
that imports will make up 68 percent of petroleum demand,
as U.S. energy consumption increases more rapidly than
domestic energy production.
Since his own administration is telling him that consumption will continue to outpace production. why does the Bush
administration believe that production - rather than conservation - is the way to end our dependence on foreign oil? That
belief is especially puzzling when most of the world's oil
reserves are in the Middle East.
Maybe that's why the administration fought so hard to
keep secret the names of the folks who advised Vice
President Cheney's energy task force. Who would want to
take credit - at least publicly - for such a wrongheaded
policy?
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t h e mom e n t
The resolution
With the beginning of a new year,
most people have made a New Year's resolution of some sort. However, from the
experience of others and myself, the resolutions are, more often than not, shortlived. The American Heritage Dictionary
defines a resolution as a course of action
determined or decided on. The key words
here are "determined or decided on."
When most people make a resolution
at the beginning of a new year, they base
it on some "should" that they consider of
utmost importance and voice a half-hearted vow to stop tt, start it or improve it.
When this spur-of-the-moment decision
fails to become a reality, most people are
left feeling disheartened and disillusioned. Why can't I ever stick to my New
Year's resolution?
The reason can be found in a quote
from Abraham Lincoln that reads,
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The other day a poor fellow ran out of gas in front of
my house. He \\as driving a
small truck loaded with black
pine logs. The logs. he told
me, were for the mines to
replace the oak support timbers so they could be re-used
in another mine and the old
mine then could just collaspe.
He gets a dollar and half per
log.
He complained that there
was no work for him. His
usual line of work was
masonry. From the looks of
him and his old truck, one
would conclude he was down
on his luck. I asked him who
he voted for in the last election and he stated he didn't
bother to vote. He didn't figure anyone out there who represented him or people like
him.
I told him he was wrong.
There were two candidates in
the last presidential election
whose parties did represent
people like him. He respon ed he didn't know that.
This fellow is like milli s
of others across America
who, because of exclusion
candidates from the preside tial debates, an election S)Stem where hundreds of millions provided b) the corporate elite control political
debate, frame the Issues
through their media and stifle
dissenting voices, this man
did not know there were
choices he could ha'e made
on Election Da).
The following is a .story
that appeared in the Chicago
Tribune on December 31
2002 by Independent
Congressman Bemie Sanders
of Vermont. He is the only
independent-elected congressman in the U.S. House of
Representatives. In m) opinion he would make an excellent presidential candidate for
the Green Party. He would do
a fine job representing the
hundreds of million~ of working men and \Voman across
this countr). If he ran though,
would we see just another
repeat of censorship, exclusion and other fascist tactics
by the Republican and
Democrat parties? Would we
see just another repeat of the
last presidential election and
will I be standing by another
guy on the road unaware that
he had a choice, that he didn't
have to accept an economic
policy that dooms him millions of others like him to
perpetual poverty with no
hope?
Here is what Bernie
Sanders had to say:
..Though I am a congressan from Vermont, it outages me that Maytag Corp.
•ill shut down production at
i s refrigerator factory in
lesburg, Ill., and lay off the
pi nt 's 1,600 workers by late
20
.
'Maytag is using the
Notth America Free Trade
Agrtement, which I opposed.
to mo\e its plant to Mexico.
In Mexico it will be able to
hire workers at $2 an hour,
rather than pay the average
wage f $15.14 earned by
workers in Galesburg. And
the Newton, Iowa, appliance
manufacturer is closing its
Illinois plant despite recent
concessions from the union
and substantial sums of corporate welfare given it by
city. county and state governments.
"Illinois citizens should
have no illusions that what 'is 1o
happenmg in Galesburg is
unique. I can tell you that the
same thing is happening in
my state. In fact, it's happening in man) regions of the
country.
"In Vermont, in recent
years. as a result of such disastrous trade policies as
NAFfA, most-favored-nation
status with China and permanent normal trade relations
with China and other trade
agreements, we have lost
thousands of decent paying
JObs in Shaftsbul), Newport,
St Johnsbury, East R)egate, ._
Island Pond, Randolph.
Orleans. Bennington.
Springfield and Windsor (See LETTERS, page t~ree)
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"Determine that the thing can and shall
any obstacles that come up during the
be done and then we shall find a way."'
process. Even after the change becomes
Lincoln knew that a resolution was
second-nature, it is necessary to share this
obtained by determining that the goal was new behavior or perception with others
pos~ble and then making a deciwho have or want this same goal.
sion to attmn the goal. This
Although the process of change can
be summed up rather briefly in a paracannot be done because I
think that I should be making
graph or so, it is a complicated issue
when being put into practice. It
a change. I have to see a need
for the change, want to make
requires motivation, patience and
the change, and then decicle
lots of consistent, hard work.
that I will do whatever is
Changes can't be made
necessary to make it.
overnight and people often start
While the first step to
with small transformations
making a permanent
before moving to major life
change in behavior or
LORETTABLACKBURN changing goals.
perception is wanting the
Regardless of\\ hat the resochange. several other
lution is or how great the
steps ha"c to be taken in order to bring
rewards appear to be, it is important for a
about that change. The wish has to be fol- person to remember that all goals made
lowed by a commitment to making the
with the right motivation are probable
and will serve as a catalyst for more
preparation necessary to make the transfomtation. Then one must go through the
changes. The world becomes a better
repeated training that introduces the new
place when even the smallest positive
transformation is sought.
action or thought, while clearing away
Letter
You do have
a choice
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Eminem to Ozzy, Halle to 'Hairs pray': a
look back at 2002 in arts and entertainment
The Associated Press
It was a year of huge
Hollywood box office, from the
slow-build sensation of "My Big
Fat Greek Wedding" to the
steamroller success of "SpiderMan." A year of fresh-faced novelists and a foul-mouthed rapper
from Detroit A year in which TV
viewers
rediscovered
old
"Friends" and gobbled up new
reality fare, such as "The
Osboumes" and "American
Idol." The sour economy hit
museums, opera companies and
symphony orchestras hard,
although the art market and
Broadway showed resilience.
2002 in entertainment and the
arts offered plenty of escapist
fare, as well as new efforts to
directly address the fears and tensions of the post-Sept. 11 world.
ART
•
Optimistic art buyers bucked
a shaky economy. But fallouts
from the Wall Street slump
forced cutbacks at many museums when endowments and
donations declined.
The Whitney Museum of
American Art was an exception.
Board members donated a $200
million collection of 87 works by
23 artists, the largest gift of postwar art to any museum.
Propelled by growing interest
in American artists, the twoweek fall sales at New York's big
three auction houses
Sotheby's, Christie's and Phil.ups
- were stronger than expected.
Postwar and contemporary art
sales topped $203 million, surpassing by $10 million the sales
of Impressionist and early modem works. The major sales were
Claude
Monet's
1906
"Nympheas" water lilies for
$18.7 million, and Willem de
Kooning's 1947 "Orestes,"
which fetched $13.2 million.
Sotheby's in London recorded
the year's top price - $76 million, third highest on record for Peter Paul Reubens' 17thcentury oil "Massacre of the
Innocents."
Outstanding
exhibitions
appeared nationwide, including
an Andy Warhol retrospective in
Los Angeles, Dutch 17th-century
masterpieces in Denver, ancient
Greek treasures in Cleveland and
Parisian
Impressionists
in
Atlanta.
A display of Nazi imagery in
recent art - including death
camp models using Lego and
Prada products - drew accusations that the Holocaust was
being trivialized at the Jewish
Museum in New York. And public outrage forced Rockefeller
Center to remove "Falling
Woman," a sculpture depicting a
Sept. 11 victim tumbling from
the World Trade Center.
- By David Minthorn, AP
Writer
novel, "The Virgin Suicides."
Acclaimed new fiction came
from Daniel Mason, who wrote
"The Piano Tuner," and Ann
Packer, author of "The Dive
From Clausen's Pier." Stephen
Carter's "The Emperor of Ocean
Park," and Emma McClaughlin 's
and Nicola Kraus' "The Nanny
Diaries" were major commercial
successes.
Many commentators agreed
with longtime editor Gary
Fisketjon of Alfred A. Knopf that
the "thunderclap" was more
coincidence than renaissance.
But the emergence of writers
such as Foer and Mason, both in
their mid-20s, means that television and computers haven't
stopped at least some youngsters
from dreaming the dreams of
young people a century ago: to
use the written word to tell their
stories to the world.
- By Hillel ltalie, AP Writer
MOVIES
Halle Berry ("Monster's
Ball") and Denzel Washington
("Training Day") made movie
history at the Academy Awards,
where black actors won both
lead-role honors for the first
time.
Others won critical respect
that had long eluded them: With
"A Beautiful Mi11d "~a
Howard an<~ r
er
B,.:
·
_.,a e best.uld best director
•vt fioward; Randy Newman,
who had tied an Academy Award
record with 15 nominations but
no wins, fmally took home an
Oscar for "If I Didn't Have You,"
his tune from "Monsters, Inc."
At the box office, Hollywood
had another year of record revenues. Studios piled on blockbusters one after another, with
the eagerly awaited comic-book
adaptation "Spider-Man" scoring
an all-time best debut of $114.8
million domestically in its opening weekend.
"Spider-Man" went on to top
$400 million, nearly $100 million more than "Star Wars:
Episode II - Attack of the
Clones," the latest installment of
George Lucas' sci-fi franchise.
Other mega-hits included
"Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets," "Signs," "Austin
Powers in Goldmember,'' "Men
in Black II'' and "Ice Age."
The year's surprise success
story was the low-budgeted "My
Big Fat Greek Wedding," an oldfashioned romance that rode terrific word-of-mouth to a $200m.illion-plus haul.
By Thanksgiving weekend,
six of the year's movies had
topped $200 million, with a
record-breaking seventh expected in 'The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers."
- By David Germain, AP
Movie ID'iter
MUSIC
BOOKS
This was the year of the
"thunderclap debut" in fiction, or
so announced National Book
Awards judge Bob Shacochis at
November's ceremony. All five
finalists, including winner Julia
Glass ("The Three Junes") were
first- or second-time novelists,
and the list of worthy non-nominees is just as long.
Alice Sebold's million-selling
"The Lovely Bones" received
some of the best reviews of 2002.
Jonathan Safran Foer, author of
"Everything Is Illuminated,"
established himself as a major
new literary talent. Jeffrey
Eugenides' "Middlesex" confirmed the promise of his firSt
On his third album, "The
Eminem Show," Eminem relished his role as America's most
reviled entertainer: "I could be
one of your kids!" he taunted in
the song "White America."
And it seemed as if America
adopted the rapper as its own.
Not only was "The Eminem
Show" the top-selling disc of the
year, but Eminem 's movie debut
in the semi-autobiographical "8
Mile" grossed more than $100
million in a little more than three
weeks. Its soundtrack debuted at
the top of the charts.
"He's becoming an empire,"
said MTV personality Carson
Daly. "What he did in the last
year was transcend music and
conquer entertainment, and that's
a phenomenon that doesn't happen that often."
Meanwhile, the teen pop
craze continued to wane.
"1\veens" who used to mimic
Barbie-like warblers such as
Britney Spears discovered fully
clothed singer-songwriters such
as Avril Lavigne, Michelle
Branch and Vanessa Carlton. 'N
Sync's Justin Timberlake's solo
debut fell short of the expected
blockbuster; Backstreet Boy
Nick Carter's foray into solo
stardom bombed; and Christina
Aguilera's in-your-face sexuality
may have turned off more fans
than it turned on.
Among the biggest surprises
was the success of Ashanti, the
R&B songstress who sold nearly
3 million copies of her debut
album. And Pink abandoned her
R&B sound for rock, and went
quadruple platinum.
Unlikely sensations were
Norah Jones and Josh Groban.
The torch-singing piano singer
and the classically inspired baritone got little radio airplay, yet
managed to sell 2 million copies
each of their debut albums.
The surge of patriotic discs
and the demand for soothjng
music after the Sept 11 attacks
lessened this year, but the
tragedy still affected music, most
notably in Broce Springsteen's
"The Rising." The disc spoke not
only to the tragedy of that day,
but to the importance of love and
hope.
Country music veered back
toward its roots, led by the
soundtrack for "0 Brother,
Where Art Thou?", which dominated at the Grammy Awards.
The Dixie Chicks' rootsy return
quickly went double platinum.
And classical music continued its commercial decline. The
weakened economy left opera
companies and orchestras in a
precarious state, with some canceling or postponing programs
and others laying off staff.
- By Nekesa Mumbi Moody,
AP Music Writer
TELEVISION
MTV's "The Osboumes"
became the year's loudest argument that reality television is
here to stay, with Fox's
"American Idol" and ABC' s
'The Bachelor" also part of that
deafening hit parade.
Viewers didn't spurn fiction.
NBC's "Friends" was the No. 1rated program for the firSt time in
its eight-year ron. CBS' "CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation" was
the No. 2 show, became a franchise with "CSI: Miami" and
gained the top drama spot that
NBC's "ER" had held each season since its 1994 debut.
"Friends" received the Emmy
Award for best comedy series
while "The West Wing," also on
NBC, was honored for the third
consecutive year as best drama
HBO's "Band of Brothers" was
named best miniseries.
NBC reigned as the mostwatched network, with CBS a
solid second. ABC began
rebuilding after a serious ratings
swoon, and Fox struggled to
cope with the end of trademark
shows 'The X-Files" and "Ally
McBeal."
Fox News Channel took the
audience lead over CNN. Female
journalists at each news channel
received awkward attention:
Fox's Greta Van Susteren for her
cosmetic eye surgery and CNN's
Paula Zahn as the unwilling subject of a short-lived promotional
spot touting her sexiness.
The programming impact of
State of the Commonwealth
address scheduled next week
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - Gov. Paul
Patton will deliver a State of the
Commonwealth address to the
General
Assembly
next
Thursday night, aides said.
The speech is scheduled for 7
p.m. from the chamber of the
Kentucky House.
Its theme will be the state's
"budgetary crisis," Patton
spokesman Rusty Cheuvront
said. Patton also will stress
"how far we have come, how
important it would be to keep up
our momentum in education,
economic development - areas
like that," Cheuvront said.
At current rates of spending
and income, Kentucky would
go $500 million into the red by
the end of the current budget
cycle, which is June 30, 2004.
Patton has undertaken a series
of spending cuts in recent
months.
Patton has been running the
state without a budget since July
I. The General Assembly failed
to enact a budget during its
2002 session and again in a special session called by Patton.
Sept 11 was felt in the memorial
specials that saturated TV one
year later, and in the terrorism
storylines that emerged in dramas including "Law & Order,"
"The West Wing" and "24."
Finally, the urge to merge
continued. CNN and ABC talked
about joining their news operations, while leading Spanish-language TV broadcaster Univision
Communications Inc. bought the
nation's largest Spanish-language
radio
broadcaster,
Hispanic Broadcasting Corp.
The Federal Communications
Commission approved the purchase of AT&T Broadband by
Comcast, creating a cable behemoth, but cited monopoly concerns in resisting the union of
satellite TV providers EchoStar
Communications
(Dish
Network)
and
Hughes
Electronics' DirecTV.
- By Lynn Elber, AP
Television Writer
joy in their li fe. " Lion says.
"There are a lot or things going
on in the world right now that are
very fri ghtening ami this is a
place where you can go and be
rd ieveJ of those c..:oncem ."
- By Michatl Kuclza ara \P
Drama \h 11u
(See 2002, page ~is l
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"You Can't Stop the Beat,''
the last 15 minutes of
"Hairspray," erupt in a joyous
celebration of song, dance and
brotherhood. Young and old,
black and white, on stage and in
the audience, everyone begins
moving to Marc Shaiman and
Scott Wittman's hypnotic pop
score and Jerry Mitchell's exhilarating choreography. The pandemonium crystalizes why this
musical version of John Waters'
fllm about a pudgy teen's triumph has become the biggest hit
- and toughest ticket - on
Broadway.
"It is one of those magical
moments, and one can only felt
blessed that the idea. the chemistry, the team and the tenor of
the times just converged," says
the show's lead producer, Margo
Lion. ''It's really sort of an evangelical experience. A kind of
adrenaline races through the
house."
That kind of energy has
helped propel Broadway through
one of its toughest years, weathering a steep drop in business following the terrorist attacks 15
months ago on the World Trade
Center. The musical, along with
other new hits, such as "Frankie
and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"
and "Movin' Out," have contributed to the rebound.
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on Friday, January 17, 2003, at 10:00 A.M. This sale is open to the public.
Items may be inspected on the day of the sale beginning at 9:00A.M
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3, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
For the Record
Civil Suits Filed
Atlanta Causality Insurance
vs. Donna Keene; debt collection
Kath) Sparks and J'homas
Sparks vs Dr. Karen PaJari. Dr.
David Tamn)O, Or. Uzma
f:htesham,
l\ lountain
Comprehcnsl\ c Care Center and
Bnstol M)Crs Squibb: compensation for mJurie" from perspiration medication.
Green Pomt Credit 's. Verna
Johnson, debt collection.
Glendi.t Mitchell \S Edgar
Riley: compensation for injuries
in automobile accident.
James Lane vs. Angela Lane:
divorce.
Carlos Rogers and Debbie
Rogers vs. White Mobile
Homes: breach of contract.
Household Bank vs. Eddie R.
Scarberr): debt collection.
James Ke\ in Hughes vs.
NDO Coal Co.: discrimination
against indiv1dual "'1th dtsabilit).
Bishop Jackson 1\;ewsome Jr.
vs. Mist) Magn. ,1.,;, '-'ewsome:
divorce.
Small Claims
Filings
Paul D. Deaton vs. Gopal R.
Majmundar: collection of payment for legal services.
Charges Filed
Victor Newsome, 22, Ligon.
theft by deception.
Eric J. Pitts, 37, Martin.
fourth-degree assault.
Ethan Anderson, age unlisted,
Garrett. fourth-degree assault.
Ronald H. Hall. 47, Stanville,
menacing, disorderly conduct.
Wade
Meadows,
44,
Prestonsburg.
fourth-degree
assault.
David
Ferrell,
36,
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct.
Barbara 0. Moore, 38,
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication.
Johnnie
Gilliam,
40.
Wheelwright. alsohol intoxication.
Kenneth Lee Daugherty. 27,
Stopover, alcohol intoxicaiton.
Rhonda
Hettinger.
39.
U.S. mine deaths fall to historic low of 67
by ROGER ALFORD
AssociATED PRESS
PIKEVII I.E - The number
of rmncrs kiliL'd on the job in the
l nited States fell to a historic low
of 67 last year. '' ith Kentucky
leading the nauon \\ ith nine coalfield deaths.
The U S. Mine Safety and
Hea.Ith AdmmLstration smd 2002's
total \\:iS the lowest since the fed~
crnl go' cmmcnt began keeping
rcconls in 1910.
"Clearly. 1t's a trend that we
wanted to see." sa1d Bruce
Wat7.man, \icc pre::.idcut for safety
and health "ith the National
Mining Association. "It's a trend
we hope and pra) for on a darly
bas1s."
Of the 67 deaths. 27 occurred
m coal nunes. down from 42 in
200 I, and 40 m cooper, gold, stone
Wiley Burke Jr.
Wile) Burke Jr., age 63,
died Sunday. December 29.
2002, at Rt\ersidc Methodist
Hospital.
He wa'> bom in Halo.
He IS sun ived by his lovmg w1fe of 40 )ears, Dorothy.
Other survivors include one
son. Ron (Samantha), granddaughters. Amanda and
Amber Walker, Alexandra
and l\"fadJson Burke; one
brother. Boone Burke; three
sisters, Missouri. Opal and
Oma: and man) nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his daughter, Kathy
Walker and Ius parents, Wiley
and Flo Burke; one sister.
Tennessee: ~ix brothers. Ted,
Woodrow, Unce, Shirley,
Howard and Olden.
Funeral services will be
condu~.;ted at 10 a.m .. Friday,
Januar) 3. at Schoedinger
1
orth Chapel, 5554 Karl Rd ..
Columbus. Ohio.
Interment will be in
Franklin
Hills
Memory
Gardens, under the direction
of
Schoedinger
~orth
Chapel. Columbus.
(Paid obnuary)
and other t) pes of mines. up from
30 in 2001.
West Virginia was second to
Kentucky with six mine fatalities.
Virginia had five deaths and
Penns) Jvama three. Alabama.
Indiana. New Mexico, Utah and
Wyoming each had one.
Bill Caylor, president of the
Kentucky Coal Association, !'Did
the decrease in deaths came
despite an mcrease in mining
activity.
"It's a combination of better
traming, better equipment, more
conscientious oversight by regulatory agencies and more emphasis
on safety by companies," he said.
"Our goal b to have zem fatalities.
.. The mining industty v.on't be
happy unul we reach that goal."
Nationall). more than 100 coal
miners died m mine .tccidents
each year through the 1970s, but
the numbers have declined since
then. The previous record low was
72 deaths in 200 I.
"We work in difficult conditions,'' Watzman said. "It can be a
dangerous job, but the bottom line
ts we're doing better. We want to
do better next year than we did this
)ear."
Holly McCoy, spokeswoman
for the Kentucky Department of
Mines and Minerals, said the number of coal mining deaths tend to
fluctuate without a single major
cause.
~1ost of the deaths were the
result of rock falls, electrocution
or equipment accidents.
"Some things are just hard to
a\oid," she said. "We strive every
year for zero fatalities, and we'll
never be satisfied until we reach
2002
• Continued from p5
VIDEO GAMES
2002 in video games could
be rated M for Mature.
After the runaway success
of last year's h) per-brutal
ad .. enture "Grand Theft Auto
lll,'' gamemakcrs developed a
string of adult-themed titles
showcasing murder, mayhem
and sex.
With no new consoles,
attention turned to game software and online playabilit)
The sequel crime-saga
"Grand ·1 heft Auto: Vice Cit)."
the
assassination
shooter
''Hitman 2" and the nude bicycle-stunt game "BMX XXX"
\\ere among the big hits for
gro\\'n-up players.
Kid~fricndly titles generated Jess buzz, as ;-.;lintendo's
"Super Mario Sunshine" and
PlayStation 2's "Sl) Cooper
and the Thievious Racoonus"
took a back seat to the
Jncreased interest in adult
players.
The personal-computer people simulator "The Sims"
shifted players into an Internet
community, while Microsoft's
Xbox Live created a network
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for the shootout "Unreal
Championship'' and Sega
developed the sci-fi world of
"Phantasy Star Online" for
Nintendo's GameCube.
The onhne connection for
Sony's PlayStation2 showcased its multiplayer shooter
"SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs"
and the football titles "Madden
NFL
2003"
and
"NFL
GameDay 2003."
- By Anthony Breznican,
AP Entertainment Writer
Race
• Continued from p2
where his roots are, he's jLL~1lost a
tremendous amount of support,"
said road contrJctor John Stovall of
Greenville. "'fltings have just gone
from bad to worse in the handling
of the Medicaid thing.''
A co-chairman of Henry's
exploratory committee, Union
County Judge-Executi\e Lany Joe
Jenkins, concurred.
''I'm afraid it's going to be a
really bloody battle," Jenkins said.
"His wife'::. pregnant again, and I
hate to see anybody's family
dragged through this."
Henry's wife, former Miss
America Heather French Henry.
announced recently they are
expecting their second child
I lenry said family concerns are
important, but that he'd feel guilty
if he doesn't run because he has
more to offer voters than other candidates. who he said have been too
timid.
"My family would be best
sened by not running: financially,
I'd be best sened by not running:
my quality of life would be best
served by not running," he said.
"But the issues aren't going to gct
addressed, in Ill) mind.
"When you have people who
stand up and say under no circum:.1rulces will I consider increasing
taxes to pay for education, that's
irresponsible. That's the kind of
candidates I want to run against."
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one's health.
"We have no scientific evidence
to back this up: it's all anecdotal, of
course," said Ken Krisses, the
club's president for the past 15
years. "But we don't ever get sick."
The :\ew Year's dip is the
club's premier event, drawing
more than 100 swimmers. But
every Sunda) from late No.. ember
to Jate April, 20 to 25 Polar Bears
tnrndle down to the sands of Coney
Island and after a round of calisthenics to get the blood flowing.
splash around in the frigid water.
"I never lil-..ed to wear a hat in
wintertrme, so my parents always
said I should join the Polar Bears.
Go figure," Knsses said.
that. The reality is mining in inherently dangerous."
Still. McCoy said, the numbers
are promising.
" If you look at the general
trend," she said, "you can see
we're doing much better in the last
I0 years than we did the I 0 years
prior."
Teaberry, alcohol intoxicaiton.
Lag ina L. Clark. 27. Sidney.
fourth-degree a<>saull.
Matthew Adam Marshall, 19.
Royalton, six counts of criminal
mischief.
Curtis L. Crofford, 31, bast
Point, fugitive governor's warrant.
Stanley Ward, 43, \1artin.
alcohol intoxication, d1sorderly
conduct, obstructing an officer.
Sherman R. Poston. 52, Flat
Gap, alcohol intoxicaiton, disorderly cotduct. third-degree criminal trespassing.
H.
Skeens,
19,
Alex
Pretonsburg, third-degree terroristic threatening. harassing communications.
Sue Mormon, 46. r--;ippa, alcohol intoxication.
Trista G Hicks, 18. Blue
River, falsley reporting incident.
Barbara Keathley, 38. lvel,
third-degree criminal trespassing.
Larry Fields. 49, Wayland.
third-degree criminal mischief.
second-degree criminal trespassing.
1\lickcy Lee 'v1ckinnry. 23.
Harold. terronstJC threatenmg
V•rr,•l lackett, 37. Beaver,
thud degree cnnHnal trespassmg
Jim Lowe. 33, feaberry, two
counts of th1rd-degree unlawful
transaction with a minor.
Victor New~me 32, L1gon.
theft by decept1on.
Skeens,
19,
Alex
H.
Prestonsburg, h rassin com
ments.
Colonel
Bolen,
46,
I lut') sville, (hsorderly contduct,
tenonst1c threatening, firstdegree assault.
Charles
E
Hicks, 38,
Stall\ ille, theft by unlawful taking.
Adam Ramt9, two counts of
first-degree wanton endangerment.
Danny R. ~1artin, Drift, firstdegree assault. fir;t-degree rape.
James R. Hender<>on. 27.
Prestonsburg, theft by unlawful
takrng. alcohol intoxicatwn.
third degree cnminal trespassing.
disorder!) conduct. endangenng
the \\'elfare of a minor, unlawful
transactron with a minor.
Obituaries
Spencer Mutter
Spencer Mutter, age 93, of
Odessa, Texas, formerly of
Martin. husband of the late
Dorothy Crick Mutter, passed
away Tuesday, December 31,
2002, at his son's residence in
Odessa. Texas.
He was born November 30,
I 909, in Russell County
Virginia, the son of the late
Charles Mutter and Alice
Gertrude Crabtree Mutter. He
was a member of the Drift
Pentecostal Church, of Drift, a
retired coal miner, and was a
member of the United Mine
Workers of America, and also a
50-year plus member of the
Moose Lodge.
Survivors include four sons,
Spencer
Mutter
Jr..
of
Eutawville, South Carolina. Jim
Mutter of Palatka, Florida,
Archie Mutter of Muncie,
Indiana. and Frank Mutter of
Odessa, Texas; three daughters,
Sharon Arnett of Claypool,
Indiana, Ann Humphnes of
Jasper, Alabama, and Sue Farrar
of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; 33
grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren, and several greatgreat-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife and
parents, he was preceded in
death by two sons, Darrell
Wayne Mutter and Charles
Edward Mutter; and two daughters, Ella Mae Mutter and Chris
Kitchen.
Funeral services for Spencer
Mutter will be conducted
Tuesday, January 7, at I I a.m.,
at the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, Martin, with Clergyman
Ted Shannon officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens, at
I vel, under the professional care
of the Hall Funeral Home,
Martin.
Visitation will be at the funeral home, after I p.m., Sunday.
Irene Ledford
Irene Ledford. 79. of Prestonsburg,
died
Thursday.
January 2, 2003. at the
Prestonsburg Health Care.
Born September 12, 1923, in
Floyd County, she was the
daughter of the late James and
Rosa Hatfield Hunt. She \~as n
homemaker.
Survivors include three sons,
John Adams of Prestonsburg,
James Hunt of Martin, and
Chib
Lee
Ledford
of
Pensacola, Florida; two daughters, Gerline Cecil of Romulus.
Michigan. and Wanda Sue
Fitch of Garrett; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren,
six step-grandchildren. and
eight step-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by
three brothers, Frank Hunt, Bill
Hunt, and Eugene Hunt, and
one sister, Wanda Faye Preston.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 5, at I
p.m., at the Nelson-Frazaer
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Tommy Nelson officiating.
Burial will be in the
Richmond
Cemetery,
at
Prestonsburg, under the direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
home
(P.aid
ObliUllt))
Hazel Stephens
Hazel Stephens, 85, of Allen,
died Wednesday, January I,
2003, at the Prestonsburg
Health Care.
Born January 6, 1917, in
Floyd County, she was the
daughter of the late Aoyd and
Virgie Jarrell Stephens.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors
include three
brothers, Ernest Stephens and
Clarence Stephens, both of
(Paid obnuary)
Allen, and Melvin Stevens of
Michigan; one sister. Ruth
\1ulkey of ~1ichigan: and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents,
she
was preceded Ill death b)
• Continued from p2
seven
brothers,
Luther
General Chri::. Gorman of Stephens. Harry Stephens,
Louisville.
Marcy
Stephens,
Burns
• Glen D. Holbrook, of West
Stephens, John Stephens, and
Liberty. as a Democrat for comtv..o infant brothers; and one
missioner of agriculture.
sister,
Elma Mulkey.
Holbrook ran for the same
Funeral
services will be conoffice in 1995 but lost to the
incumbent, Billy Ray Smith, by ducted Saturday, January 4, at
23,000 votes in the Democratic I p.m., at ~elson-Frazier
primary. Holbrook got 45 per- Funeral Home. in \1artin. '' Jth
cent of the vote. He could not be Jim Smith and Bill Collins ofl irenchcd Thursday.
ciating.
Holbrook would have at leht
Burial will be 111 the Burchett
one opponent in a Democratic
Cemetery at End1cott, under
primary. Roy Massey, a longtime state official who has been the direction of Nclson-Fraz11.'r
deputy agriculture commission- Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
er on three occasions, filed for
home.
the office on Dec. 10.
Smith, like Brown and
tPaid ohllll.!r))
Chandler, could not run for a
third term.
Files
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Lawrence Archie
"Bud" Shafer
On December 19. 2002, in
Pamtsville, K) ,
Law renee
Archie "Bud" ~hafer. departed
this hfc at the age of 82 years.
and 17 da)s.
He was bom rn Charleston,
West Vrrgmia. December 2,
1920. to the late Lawrence
Shafer Sr.. and Bertha Bower
Shafer.
On July 23. 1949, at Oil Cit),
Pennsyh ania, he married Sara
Ann D1ckinson who survives his
death
Additional!) I!> one son and
one daughter. I mucnce Edward
of Hollywood Horida; and Dr
Diane Shafer of Pamtsv1lle: also
a granddaughter sun ives. Sara
Teresa Shafer also of Paintsville:
one brother and one sister sur\!i\e addJtJOnall). Earl Shafer
and Jo.m Gold Oaks, both of 01l
Cit), Penns) h anm.
Bud was a lo\ ing husband,
father, grandfather and friend.
During his lifet1me he had
accomplished man) good deeds
and task.., by demonstrating his
lo\e and '' illmrness to assist
others b) unselfishly gh mg ot
his know ledge and time.
Among his accomphshments,
he w.1s highly decorated '' h1le
sen mg his country in the Atr
Force; while attending Yale
Cnl\ ersity. he \\as honored with
the Communication Commis
sion: he sened as n Boy Scout
leader: Aud '' ns a member of the
Rosevilk· Mason1c I odgt': ht.•
was a member of the New Castle
Consistery, Lodge of Perfection;
his beautiful bass voice contributt'd to the Johnson Count)
Senior Singers: he was a longtime member of the Ma)O
~1eth<xhst Church; after serving
as a Chemical En.,inecr for
Pennzoil Refinery for 40 years,
he retired. but became the system
mana!'Cr of Dr. Dtane Shafer's
office ol Onhopacdics Surgery.
Bud d1ed quretl) at home wnh
has wrfe of 53 )Cars, and h1s
daughter at h1s s1de At his \\ 1sh,
he was laid to rest at the WellsBuckmgham Cemetcf) in a pri
vatc gra,eside l:eremon) '' 1th
Rc\. Benny Bentrop, and '' 1th
the choir srngmg Amazing
Grace
Sen ices were cared for b)
Preston Funernl Home of
Paintsville, Ky.
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• AP polls • page 2B
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1m BCS games • page 2B
Saturday, Jan. 4
Sunday, Jan. 5
Saturday, Jan. 11 & 12
Conference Championships
lndtanapolis at N.Y Jets,
4.30 p.m. (ABC)
Atlanta at Green Bay,
8p.m. (ABC)
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
(CBS)
N.Y. Giants at San Franc1sco, 4:30
p.m (FOX)
TBD at Tennessee
TBD at Oakland
TBD at Tampa Bay
TBD at Philadelphia
AFC and NFC Championship
3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
• John Gilliam
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coach
TIMES STAFF REPORT
~
PIKEVILLE- A graduate of
Prestonsburg High School who
has close ties to man) Pike
Countians has been selected to
lead the P1kevllle College football program.
President Hal Smith and
Director of Athletics Ron
Damron have announced that
John Gilliam will be the new
leader of the three-year-old program
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"'John brings a great deal of
experience and enthusiasm to
our program and to our college,"
said President Smith. "His personal philosophy is consistent
with Pikeville College's goal,
v.h1ch is de .. cloping the 'whole'
student."
"We've very excited that
John has agreed to become our
new football coach," said
Damron. "He's )oung and
enthusiastic and will bring a lot
of energy to our program We
look fon,ard to v.orking with
him"
Gilliam was a three-sport letterman at Prestonsburg where he
played football for current
Sunday, Jan. 19
source for local and regional sports news"
Chaffin captures wrestling title
TIMES STAFF REPORT
GRUNDY.
Va.
The
Prestonsburg Wrestling Club traveled to Virginia last Friday to participate in one of the most prestigious
wrestling tournaments in the eastern
part of the United States, the 29th
annual Agie Skeens Memorial.
Prestonsburg was one of 46 teams to
participate in th1s )Car's Agie Skeens
tournament.
Prestonsburg, \\ ith a small team
of just five wrestlers. managed to be
in 22nd place after the first two
rounds of competition wen.: completed. The outstanding showing was
largely due to Prestonsburg's 130pound wrestler, Nick Chaffin.
In 200 l. Chaffin finished second
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in the 119-pound d1vision. However,
this season, the veteran grappler was
not going to settle for a second-place
ending. Chaffin drew a bye in the
first round, which placed him against
Bryan Gilleland of Rural Retreat, Va.
The Prestonsburg grappler pinned
his first-round Virginia opposition in
(Sec CHAFFIN. page three)
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Prestonsburg grappler Nick Chaffin, shown
pinning an opponent, became the first P'burg
grappler to win the Grundy, Va. tournament
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Pikeville
routs MiamiHamilton
REBELS
OPEN
TOURNEY
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - Pikev11le College bhstl!red the nets, dominated the glass and
grabbed a boatload of steal'> in blowing
past MiamiHamilton 103-53
Monday night,
The Bears ( 11-2)
shot 55.9 percent
(38-of-68) from the
floor for the game,
and pla)ed goo'a
enough defense to
hold the Harriers to
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31.4 percent shooting (22-of-70). In
addttion, Pikeville had
seven players puiJ down at least four
rebounds in controlling the boards to the
tune of a 53-39 edge.
In forcing 22 tumO\er<:, the Bears had
WITH WIN
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Samons enters
game from the
bench, scores 20
(See BEARS. page three)
by STEVE LeMASTER
on sponsors
of all kinds
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
•
And now, for your reading
pleasure, the El Azul Grande
Coach's Box ...
The college football season
comes to a merciful end tonight
in Tempe when Miami plays
Ohio Statewait, that"s
The Ohio
State
Universityin the insertsponsor-here
Fiesta Bowl.
This sponsorship fiasco
Rick Bentley
has gone
Columnist
about too far
for me, but at
least the major bowls still use
theJr old names some\\ hat.
There's the Nokia Sugar Bowl,
the FedEx Orange Bowl and the
Rose Bowl presented by
PlayStauon 2. That's much better than the ones that have
dropped their old momker
SPORTS EDITOR
RANKINGS
BUCKLEYS CREEK - Allen
Central head coach Johnny Martin
is no stranger to close basketball
games. Like most other coaches il he
had a choice, he probably would opt
not to be in the close games.
However. Wednesday night, he got a
close game with Magoffin County in
the second game in the first round of
the Coca Cola Hoops Classic at Pike
County Central High School. Allen
Central. leading by double figures m
both the tirst and second halves. held
on for a 60-58 v.in o\er Magoffin.
Rossi Samons led the \\a) for
Allen Central with a game-high 20
points. All of Samons' points
came off the bench. Mike
Slone, another player who came
in off the bench for Allen
Central, added 14. Neil Allen,
who started the game, chipped
in 10.
First round at
Pike Co. Central
Raiders move
up to seventh
in website poll
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKE CO. CENTRAL (72) - Sanders
15, Williamson 15, Mullins 6, McCurry 8,
Pugh 18, Hall 6, Lowe 1, Thacker 3.
CORDIA (54) - Per~ins 33, Farler 4,
Taylor 2, Porter 5, Slover 2, Moore 4
Mullins 2, Francis 2.
GAME TWO
ALLEN CENTRAL (60) -Samons 20,
Allen 10, Pack 8, Lafferty 4, Prater 4,
Slone 14.
(See REBELS. page three)
MAGOFFIN CO. (58)- Barker 18, P.
Connelley 11, Helton 8, Arnett 19, C.
Connelley 2.
photo by Steve LeMaster
RIGHT : Allen Central senior
Nell Allen dunked for two In the
first half of Wednesday's win
over Magoffln County. Allen finIshed the game with 10 points.
UNIO:\- A com incing \\in over Hazard
Frida) night \\eighed hea\) on the pow~rs
that-be at the BluegrassPreps.com webstte.
South Hoyd. after a good slum tng in n tournament at Jeffersonto\\ n. coupled with a
quality win over Hawrd, tnO\ cd up to seventh in the All "A" rankings. Paintsville, a
team which was ranked just out of the topfive, falls out after losing to both Wayne
County and Pulaski County in the Fifth
Third Bank Holiday Classic.
South Floyd \vas back in action last night
against Belfl) in the Coca Cola !loops
Classic at Pike Count) Central High
School. Results will appear in the Sunday,
Jan. 5 edition of The Times.
(See RANKINGS. page four)
(See BENTLEY, page three)
GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
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YOUTH BASKETBALL
B'ball signups
scheduled for
Osborne
Little
Eagles
Basketball
signups wJII be held January 6-10
at Osborne Elementary in conJUnction with the Rainbow
Junct1on 1-"RC (Family Resource
Center). A parent or guardian will
need to bring a proof of insurance. Students eligible to play are
• boys and girls in grades K-4.
Floyd teams in 'A'
Louisville weekend event
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
After dropping a 54-52
game to 14th Regton power
Perry County Central at home
on Monday, Betsy Layne will
travel to louisville this weekend for the 2nd Annual Lad)
Derby Classic All A Shootout
nt BeUannine University.
The OJ>IX>nent for the
Lndycats is D,twson Spnngs.
Allen Centrnl and Coach
Cmdy Halbert are also m the
l..ouis,illc C\ent. They will
play Co' ington Holy Cross.
The Holy Cross (Covington)
team is coached b) Roh
Kucss.
The Dawson Springs Lady
Panthers are coached by
Notman Monasco.
Betsy Layne. coached b)
Cassandra Akers, is the
defending 15th Region All
"A" Champion.
Lad) Derby Cla<>sic All A
Shootout coordinators feel the
e\ ent pro\ ides participants
\\ ith a tune-up before the
actual region All ''A" tournaments.
phOto bY St ve LeMaster
Former South Floyd High athlete Joe Skeans appears on a billboard
for Allee Lloyd College. Skeans, pictured on the front of the billboard on the right, Is a freshman pitcher on the ALC basebnll team.
He appears on the billboard along with other fellow ALC students
from the area.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
3, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
AP polls released, Johnson Central girls move up
l.OUISVILLE - The top teams in
the Kentucky Associated Press high
school basketball polls. with fl.rst-place
votes. records. total points and previous
rankings:
BOYS
Rank-School
1. Lex. Catholic
2. Lou. PAP
FPV
Red
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(8)
(1)
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3. Mason Co.
4. Lou. Male
5. Warren Central
6. Apollo
7 Scott Co.
8. Rose Hill
9. Lou. Ballard
10. Highlands
1
2
8-1
S-3
6-1
(1) 10-0
5·2
6-3
6-3
6-1
58
47
46
42
29
26
25
21
9
3
4
8
5
7
10
Others receiving votes: Elizabethtown
SCOREBOARD
15, North Hardin 13, Wayne Co. 12, North
Laurel 8, Muhlenberg North 7, Hopkinsville
5, Lou. Trintiy 4, Christian Co. 2, Simon
Kenton 2, Daviess Co. 1, Frankfort 1
Johnson Central girls just
outside top-1 0
high school basketball poll ranked the
Johnson Central girls just outside of the
top 10. The Lady Eagles received II
votes, behind lOth-place Ohio County's
12 votes. Johnson Central returns to
play on Monday night when it hosts
Allen Central.
GIRLS
This week's Associated Press girls'
Rank-School
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The accolades for Jeff Williams continue to roll in.
Pikeville College's sophomore punter
was named a First-Team All-American
by the Web site naiafootball.net in the
organization's first year of honoring student-athletes from around the country.
Williams, a 6-2, 215-pounder from
Pelion, S.C., was one of five Mid-South
Conference players
to be named to the
2002 Engravers
Edge All-American
Teams. He was
joined by four players who helped lead
Georgetown College
to its fourth consecutive NAJA title
game - offensive
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lineman Ike
Clepper, defensive
lineman Mike Mulhall, linebacker Shan
Housekeeper and defensive back B.J.
Mattingly.
Williams led the nation with an average of 44.16 yards per kick last season,
helping keep the Bears in solid field
position as they finished with a 6-4
record in their second season of varsity
football. He broke his own school record
with a 71-yard punt on September 14 at
U.Va.-Wise.
Second-Team All-American Eric
Zahler, a junior from Montana-Western,
was second in the country with an average of 42.80 yards per kick.
Williams was the best punter in an
incredibly strong kicking league. Five of
Allen
Central
advances
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I Paintsville-Raceland rivalry
A Look At suo&
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Raceland. Current Paintsville head
Kentucky on pace
to have worse loss
record than '01!'02
by EO TAYLOR
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Por the past two basketball seasons ~t the lJniversjty of Kentpcky,
Wlldcat fans have watched and
suftered through 10 losses under
coach Tubby Smith. From an the
reports, consecutive seasons of doubl~ digit losses are not acceptable
wtth the fans and some are hollering
that "Tubby must go!"
Well, the Cats are on coU'l;$e to
dr:<>p more than 10 games. this season
wtth a 6-3 record after being embarrassed by Louisville and former UK
coach Rick Pitino last Saturday. The
next three contt.:sts should be cup.
cakes for the Cats but when UK
entefli oonference play they are going
(See SPORTS, page four)
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Georgia reached new heights in New
Orleans, and Oklahoma rose to the occasion
in Pasadena.
No such luck for Notre Dame, Mike Price
and Larry Johnson - they simply got bowled
over.
With MVP Musa Smith running for 145
yards, No. 4 Georgia set a school record for
wins by beating No. 16 Florida State 26-13
Wednesday night in the Sugar Bowl.
In his second season with the Bulldogs
( 13-1 ). coach Mark Richt beat his former
boss. Richt served 14 years on Bobby
Bowden's staff at Flonda State.
"I'm thankful for the victory," Richt said.
" I'm just thankful to Bobby Bowden still.
He's still the teacher."
MVP Nate Hybl threw two touchdown
passes and Quentin Griffin ran for 144 yards
and a score as No. 8 Oklahoma won in its first
trip to the Rose Bowl, romping past
Washington State 34-14.
McGahee, Clarett
come long way to
reach Fiesta Bowl •
starts back in the fall
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVII .LE - It's a safe
bet that man) Paintsville High
football fans list Raceland as one
of the biggest 1ivals in the history
of the storied Tiger football program. Current Johnson Central
High head coach Bill Tom Ross
was a big part of the rivalry when
he was the head coach at
"Raceland is one of our biggest
ri\-als," said Lemaster. "We're
looking forward to renewing the
rivalry."
The 2003 football slate for the
Tigers will add Raceland and drop
Prestonsburg, another rival.
These aren't the Raceland
(See RIVALRY. page four)
by JOSH DUBOW
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEMPE, Ariz. - One year ago, Willis
McGahee was a fullback for Miami and
Maurice Clarett was enjoying his senior year
in high school before going to Ohio State.
Both were just blips
on the radar screens for
followers of their highprofile colleges.
Come Friday night's
Fiesta Bowl, neither running back will be able to
hide. Both defenses will
be geared up to stop
their running, and the
back who overcomes
Clarett
that just might become
national champion.
"I think McGahee
and Clarett might be the
two best running backs
in the country,"
Buckeyes coach Jim
Tressel said Tuesday.
"I've watched
Maurice Clarett every
McGahee
day in practice and in
games and he's extraordinary. I've been watching Willis McGahee
for six weeks on film and he's extraordinary.
They both are physical. catch the ball well
and make big plays. They might both be the
biggest reasons the two teams are here."
What got McGahee and Clarett to where
they are now are decisions the two made
more than a year ago.
(See FIESTA, page four)
WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
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Breathitt Co. 48 . Card. Brennan, Pa. 44
(KSA Holiday Tournament)
East Ridge 54 . . . . . Owsley County 42
(Somerset Invitational)
PelT) Central 54 ...... Betsy Layne 52
Somerset 64 . . . . . . . .. Whitesburg 43
(Somerset Invitational)
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win BCS games,
Notre Dame loses
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REBELS VS. HORNETS
BOYS'
Owsley County 78 .... Boyd County 65
(Berea Holiday Classic)
Pikeville 51 .. N. Lake Christian, La. 47
(KSA Holiday Tournament)
Rockcastle Count)' 74 ..... Cawood 45
(Berea Holiday Classic)
R. Hill Christian 58 .. Simon Kenton 55
(Fifth-Third Holiday Classic)
Allen Central 60 .. Magoffin County 58
(Coca Cola Hoops Classic)
Pike County Central 72 ..... Cordia 54
(Coca Cola Hoops Classic)
1. Sacred Heart
(10) 7-0 100
2. Christian Co.
11·1 88
3. Clinton Co.
11·1 73
6-2 54
4. Jackson Co.
5-2 so
5. Lex. Catholic
6. Lou. Manual
8-0 34
7-1 27
7. Shelby Co.
8-2 23
8. West Carter
9. Muhlenberg North
7·2 14
10. Ohio Co.
12·1 12
women past Wesleyan
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
OWENSBORO - Event
MVP Amanda Collins scored
19 points Sunday to lead
Pikeville College to a 75-65
victory
over
Kentucky
Wesleyan in the championship
game of the Owensboro
Classic. Wesleyan hosted the
tournament.
Collins' effort included a 6of-1 0 performance from the
field. She also hit on 6 of 7
free-throw
attempts
and
pulled down eight rebounds.
Pikeville made good on
half of its field goal attempts.
Sen~>
Teccoa Gallion.
(See MVP. page four)
The Adams Middle
School C-Team posed
with the championship
trophy of the Karen Pack
Tournament. The tournament was held at
McDowell Elementary.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
3, 2003 • 83
Rebels
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Allen Central led 24-17 at the
end of the first quarter and 3929 at halftime. Magoffin County
took each of the final two periods, and tied the game in the
fourth quarter, before falling
short.
Jason Arnett led a Magoffin
County rally in the fourth quarter. hitting two three-pointers.
Samons also hit on a pair of
fourth-quarter three-pointers for
the Rebels. Samons had two
other three-pointers in the tirst
half.
Starting center Brad Pack
scored eight for Allen Central
and i'\athan Lafferty and
Andre\\ Prater each scored four
apiece to round out the scoring
for Allen Central.
Arnett led Magoflin County
with 19 points. Clifton Barker
netted 18 and Pitt Connelley
Hall of Fame meeting on Rose put off
NEW YORK
Baseball is in
no rush to call a meeting of Hall of
Famers to talk about Charlie
Hustle.
A meeting between Hall of
Famers and commissioner Bud
Selig to discuss Pete Rose had
been postponed at the request of
baseball officials.
The Hall had been contacting
1ts 58 Living members about a possible gathering in Los Angeles on
Jan. 17. But Bob DuPuy. baseball's
chief operating office, asked the
Hall last Friday to delay the session.
Hall spokesman Jeff ldelson
said Monday that the meeting
would not take place, but would
not go into the reasons, and DuPuy
declined comment.
The meeting is likely to be
scheduled for the first two weeks
of February, a baseball official said
on the condition of anonymity, and
no action on Rose is likely to take
place before the meeting with Hall
members.
Rose, the career hits leader,
agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in August 1989 following an
investigation of his gambling.
Because of the ban, he cannot
appear on the Hall of Fame ballot.
Rose applied for reinstatement
111 September 1997 but Selig hasn't
ruled on it After years of saying he
saw no reason to change the ban
Rose agreed to with commissioner
A. Bartlett Giamatti, Selig allowed
DuPuy to negotiate with Rose's
agent, Warren Morris. during the
past year.
Selig and Rose met in
Milwaukee on Nov. 25, and Rose
issued a statement earlier this
month confirming the talks, saying
"we have been provided the forum
to discuss all of the issues with
major league baseball."
DuPuy met with Hall chairwoman Jane Forbes Clark, Hall
president Dale Petroskey and Hall
vice chairman Joe Morgan on Dec.
18, and an update on the Rose talks
was part of the briefing.
Baseball officials want Rose to
admit that he bet on baseball -
which he has repeatedly denied, as
part of any reinstatement agreement. Morgan, who was involved
in setting up the Selig·Rose meeting, has said his former teammate
has "got to come clean" if there
wac; to be an agreement.
John Dowd, who headed the
Rose inquiry for baseball, \Vrote a
report that detailed 412 baseball
wagers between April 8 and July 5,
1987, including 52 on Cincinnati
to win. Dowd cited evidence that
included betting slips alleged to be
in Rose's handwriting, and telephone and bank records.
The Cincinnati Redc;, the team
Rose spent most of his career with
and later managed, would like him
to be reinstated by the start of the
season, which would allow him to
participate in the opening ceremonies of the Great American Ball
Park.
Bob Feller has been opposed to
Rose's ban, and other Hall of
Famers have said it should be considered if Rose admits what baseball said he did.- Associated Press
Gilliam
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Belfry High School coach Philip
Haywood. He was a four-year
letterman at linebacker for
Morehead State, and after graduating in 1988 with a Bachelor of
Arts in social science, began a successful coaching career while
earning his Masters of Arts in education at Union College.
Gilliam worked his way up to
assistant head coach at Union
where he helped Coach Matt
Ballard lead the Bulldogs to the
1992 Mid-South Conference
championship. He then went to
MSU with Ballard. and has been
defensive coordinator on some
very successful teams, including
the 1998 team that finished the
season ranked No. I in the NCAA
I-AA non-scholarship poll, and
last year's squad, which finished
9-3 and won the Southern
Division of the Pioneer Football
League.
''I'm extremely pleased to be
corning back to the area," said
Gilliam, who will be joined in
Pikeville by his wife Melissa and
their children, Caitlin Nichole and
Austin William. "This is an exciting time our family.
"We're thrilled to take over a
program that is still growing and
developing. I can't say enough
about the people we met while visiting the area. I look forward to
getting to Pikeville and going to
work."
Gilliam will inherit a program
that has experienced a lot of success in a short period of time. After
going 7-1 as a club team two years
ago, the Bears have posted a 9-11
mark in two varsity campaigns
and in 2002 compiloo a 6-4 record
for the first winning season in
school history.
The coach expects to employ a
4-3 defense with a strong empha-
sis on fundamentals. "We won't
do a lot of scheming and gaming,
but we'll mix in some zone
blitzes," he said. "The main thing
is we'll give our kids the chance to
play."
On offense, Gilliam will utilize
a 111n-and-shoot style where he'll
emphasize the run. "We want to
stretch defenses vertically and horizontally, but you have to have a
strong, aggressive running attack,"
he said.
Gilliam is the son of Ralph and
Barbara (Porter) Gilliam. Ralph
was a multi-sport player at
Pikeville High School and is a
member of the school's hall of
fame. John was named for longtime PHS basketball coach John
Bill Trivette.
The coach will meet the media
Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Hall of
Fame Room at the Pikeville
College Gymnasium.
Bentley
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altogether in favor of the corporate name: The GMAC Bowl,
the Insight Bowl and the
Continental Tire Bowl come to
mind.
VVhat ever happened to the
Citrus Bowl, the Tangerine
Bowl and, my favorite of them
all, the Texas Bluebonnet Bowl?
The Tangerine Bowl actually
made a comeback this year, getting off the mat for the first time
since 1982 to give Clemson and
Texas Tech a place to gather.
In a press release announcing
that Mazda had agreed to
become the "title" sponsor of
the Tangerine, this paragraph
told about all you need to know
about how distinguished this
event is and how historically
insignificant it really is:
"Overall,
the
Mazda
Tangerine Bowl is in its 13th
year of existence, but only its
second year in Orlando. Before
moving to Central Florida in
200 I, the game was played at
Pro Player Stadium in Miami for
11 years under various titles."
Let me see if I have this
straight: It's a new bowl with a
new sponsor in a new town and
has been called many, many
things through the years, but
doggone it, this bowl (ita))
means (ital) something.
Sure it does.
But that's the way of the
world, I suppose. Even the
Sweet 16 has a title sponsor
these days. 1 keep waiting on the
day when I pick up the paper to
find out that the Carter Hughes
Toyota Prestonsburg Blackcats
paid a visit to the Chirico's
Restaurant Pike Central Hawks.
I have a feeling it'll happen,
At least the Rose Bowl put
the sponsor after the name.
That's something, I suppose.
About the only one of these
bowls that really distinguishes
itself is the Humanitarian Bowl,
which makes up for being
played in (contain your laughter,
please) Boise, Id .. by being contested on blue turf.
And as long as we're on the
subject of bowls, when did the
Cotton Bowl -I'm sorry, that's
the SBC Cotton Bowl - drop
down to also-ran status? I guess
I'm getting old. but l remember
a time when New Year's Day
meant four bowls - CBS had
the Cotton, NBC the Rose and
Orange, and ABC the Sugar.
I know the Fiesta became
one of the big boys when it
pulled off a coup by having
Miami an<! Penn State play for
the national championship in
the 1987 game. Before that.
teams pretty well stayed where
their conferences were aligned,
and if Michigan was No. I and
Tennessee No. 2, it was up to
the pollsters to decide because
"Hail to the Victors'' was
played in the Rose and ''Rocky
Top" was property of the Sugar.
Now, at least the) have
some plan to get the top two
together. It's surely screwed up,
and if three teams ever finish
unbeaten or with one loss each
- which is bound to happen
Attention
Prestonsburg Little League Baseball
Election of Officers will be held
Saturday, January 11, 2003 at 1:00 in the
Adams Middle School Cafeteria
For more information:
Contact Rick Hughes
886-2232
eventually - the world may
come to an end deciding who
will be the odd man out.
The Cotton Bowl has sunk
in priority to the point that it
isn't even included in the BCS
rotation, meaning it never hosts
the national title game. And it
begins at II a.m. EST. which is
10 in the morning in Dallas
where it's played.
I don't know about you, but
10 in the morning is a little
early for football in my book.
It used to be an honor to
play in a New Year's bowl, but
these days there's so many of
them it's not really all that big a
deal. In fact, the Jan. I schedule is so crowded that not only
has the national championship
game moved off that day, but
also yet another of the also-ran
outings- the Orange in Miami
- was played last night.
On New Year's Day, the
championship game wasn't
played, the (I suppose) runnerup game wasn't played. and
there was still six games! There
was the Rose. Sugar and
Cotton, and also the Outback,
the Gator and the Capital One
Bowl. which used to be called
the Citrus Bowl.
If you're confused b) all
this, you aren't alone. But really, all you need to know is that
tonight in Tempe, Miami will
probably have its way with The
Ohio State University - you
know, so as not to be confused
with all those impostor Ohio
State's out there -and the college football season, which
began in August, will finally
end.
Unless, of course, someone
has come up with another com
pany who needs a bowl to
sponsor.
How about the
Kentucky
National
Bank
Mountain Bowl. with representatives from the MAC and the
Sun Belt?
Somebody get me Ronnie
Paul. [ think I'm onto something.
chipped in II.
The ''in moved A lien Central
over to a \vinner·s bracket game
tonight. Magoffin County, with
the loss. heads to the loser's
bracket.
Pike Co. Central 72,
Cordia 54
Host Pike County Central
jumped out to a 12 0 first ·quarter lead, but would have to battle
for three quarters before pulling
away. The Hawks eventually
topped Cordia, 72-54.
Pike Central Jed 20-8 at the
end of the first quarter. but held
just a 33-31 advantage after two
periods.
Barry Sanders and John
Williamson each had timely
three-point baskets in the third
quarter to lead Pike Central out
to a 60-44 lead at the end of
three quarters.
Ben Pugh led the Hawks in
scoring with 18 points.
Sanders and Williamson each
scored 15 points for Pike
Central.
Justin McCurry finished the
game with eight points.
Brent Perkins led Cordia in
scoring with a game-high 33
points
Fir;t 10und laun continued
laS! 111ght \\ ath two games:
Lawrence
Count\ P1ke' ille.
South floyd Belfry Result"
from both game<; were unavailable at press tune.
Bears
• Continued from p1
16 steals, thanks to six by
senior guard Kevin Gaines.
The Las Vegas product carded
solid numbers across the board
- seven points, 10 assists and
eight rebounds to go along with
the thefts.
Five Bears were in double
figures in the scoring column.
while II of the dozen players
scored in the game. Senior
Jason Robinson had 16 to pace
the club, while Sam Hurren and
Michael Thomas came off the
bench to score 15 and 13
respectively.
Jarius \JJclwcl and Teon
Knox had II poiuts apiece.
Knox. a Junior lrorn Haltimore,
led the team '' ith nine
rebounds and hlockcd five
shots.Ttoni Anuerson scored
eight.
Miami-Hamilton (1-13) was
led by Steve f\laloney's 15
points and II rebounds. He was
the onl) player 111 double figures for the Harriers.
Billy Back carne off the
bench to score nine points,
while Chris Brown added eight.
E\erett Hibbard came off the
photo by Jam1e Howell
Chaffin
South Floyd senior center Charles Ray put the
dribble down on a free
throw In last week's win
over Hazard. Ray and
South Floyd are In this
week's Coca Cola Hoops
Classic at Pike County
Central High School.
Second round play in the
tournament Is scheduled
to begin tonight.
• Continued from p1
the first period. In round three,
Chaffm faced Aaron Stiltner, the
hometown favorite from the
Golden Wave of Grundy (Va.).
Chaffin, in his match against
the hometown grappler. built up
an 11-1 lead before pinning
Stiltner in the third period.
Round four pitted Chaffin
against Brad Petit of Mt.
Anthony Union of Vermont. In
the fourth round bout, Chaffin
pulled out a tough victory, 3-1.
In the finals, Chaffin faced
Brandon Creed, a very accomplished wrestler from Allegheny,
North Carolina. Chaffin. a
Prestonsburg senior, beat Creed
3-2 in the final match to capture
the title, thus becoming the first
Prestonsburg wrestler to finish
first in the Agie Skeens
Memorial.
Other Prestonsburg wrestlers
to participate were Heath
Chaffin, Steven Thompson,
Shawn Whitt and Zach Lafferty.
Heath Chaffin, ranked as one
of the top four 125-pound
wrestlers in the state. drew a bye
in the first round. placing him
against Josh Davis of Shady
Springs, W.Va. Heath Chaffin
pinned Davis in the second period of the match, but later had to
withdraw from the tournament
after becoming sick.
Lafferty filled the heavyweight
position
for
Prestonsburg. The sophomore
wrestler pined Jack Campbell
from Northwood, Va. He was
later eliminated by Northside,
Va.'s Jon Copper, the No. 2
heavyweight in the tournament.
According to Prestonsburg
coaches, Thomspon and Whitt
also participated and wrestled
well in the tournament.
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THE f-LOYD C OUNTY T IMES
Sports
• Continued from p2
o face at least four teams
ankcd in the top 25 in the
11ation. Ho" about a closer
look at those teams.
ALABAMA - fhc nations
number one team right no"
and dcsen ingly so. The
Crimson Tide has it all in
being a number one team.
~rhe) have the inside gurne
and can drain the three. Look
for one conference loss here
against the Tide. Oh, hy the
way. The game is played in
Tuscaloosa!
GEORGIA - l'he Bulldogs
are no doubt a top I 0 team and
the problem here is UK ha~ to
pia) this team t\\ 1ce thi' season. Look for the Bulldogs to
be barking loud ''hen the Cat:,
sho" up at both awa) and
home gamt'~. T\\O losse:. here.
rLORIDA - Coach Btll)
Dono\ an has his team pia) ing
real ''ell and it is a balanced
team he puts on the hardwood.
The evil that spell defeat for
Kentuck) against Louis\ ille
will sho\\ up again when the
Gators and Cats meet for their
two annual meetings. Away
loss for UK but l predict a win
at home again~t Donovan's
Gators. Four conference losses after Florida.
Paintsville Little League
accepting applications
PAil:\TSVILl.E - An)one
interested in coaching or umpiring in the Paints\ ille Little
League for the 2003 season,
must submit an application.
Applications may be picked up
in Paintsville at LeMaster's
Sports
Center,
Bocook
Engineering
and/or
the
Paintsville Herald.
Deadline ro submit an appli-
cation is Februan 7. For more
·VISit
the
information.
Paints" ille Little League \\ ebsite
at
www.ete;mz.coml
paintsvillell.
Paints\ ille offers one of the
top Little League charters in the
state. Th1s season, the league
will offer a girls' softball program and will also host a state
tournament in the sport.
MVP
• Continued from p2
who joined Collins on the AllClassic team. shared scoring
honors with her teammate b)
posting a double-double. scoring 19 points and grabbing I 0
rebounds.
Jessica
Lo\ ell
and
Courtne) Mercer each rounded out four Lad) Bear players
in double figures "ith 12
points apiece.
Cordia grad Amelia Cod)
and Johnson Central product
Selena Williams rounded out
the Pikeville scoring with four
points each.
Megan Morlan scored 18
points and pulled down nine
rebounds to lead Wesleyan (37).
Rivalry
• Continued from p2
Rams of old. Raceland teams of
past decades ran the football
nearly the entire game. Coach
Randell Vanderhoof. the current
Raceland head coach. has implemented a passing gnme \\hich
makes opposing teams line up rn
defenses to defend hoth the pass
and the nm.
Paints\ ille will also add
Jenkins. a ne\\ team in Class A,
District Eight to the the new
year's fall schedule. Jenkins
joins the district this season with
formidable district opponents to
play each and every week.
Paintsville finished last sea!>On with an 8-4 record. ending
its season '' ith a loss on the road
at Middlesboro. Raceland '' 11s 93, bowing out to Kewport
Central Catholic in the post-season.
Ran kings
• Continued from p1
BluegrassPreps.com
All A Boys Basketball
Rankings
I. Rose ll ill
2. Mayfield
3. frankfor1
4. Saint llenry
5. Bishop Brossart
6. Corbin
7. South Floyd
8. Glasgow
9. Campbellsville
10. Carlisle Count)
BluegrassPreps.com
Boys' Basketball
Rankings
(All Classes)
I. Mason Count)
2. Lexington Catholic
3. Pleasure Ridge Park
4. Ballard
5. Warren Central
6. Elizabethtown
7. Scott County
8. Rose llill
9. Owensboro Apollo
10. Mail•
II. llighlancb
12. Hopkins" illc
13. Tates Creek
14. Trinit)
I 5. North Hardin
16. Simon Kenton
17. Saint XavJcr
18. Breathitt County
19. Muhlenberg Nor1h
20. Chric;thn ( ount)
Wesleyan shot 41.9 percent
from the floor (26 of 62).
Pikeville was scheduled to
host Oakland (~lich.) last
night. Results from that game
\\ere unavailable at press time.
MISSISSIPPI S"IAI E
\ er) much underrated! 1 he
Bulldo
.1re chmbin • the
national polls ta~t and they
''ill be a tough opponent for
Tubb) 's fi,e.
1\\o good things ahout this
one: I) UK has them at home:
2) UK only has to play them
once during the season. Firth
conference loss for UK.
Now that arc just the three
teams who I feel UK will have
a hard t1me in defeating.
There are others who ring up
the Cats on the road: LSU,
South Carolina, Auburn.
Vanderbilt and Tennessee. Of
course, we do not want to
O\erlook the one remaining
non conference game in Notre
Dame and that will not be an
easy one.
Dick Vitale (America's
least-liked sportscaster) ''as
hollering at UK fans for their
treatment of Tubb) ao; head
coach of the story book program. lie even "ent ac; far to
sa) that the Atlanta Ha" ks
\\ere \ery much interested in
having Tubby come nnd take
over the reigns of the Hawks
next season.
Hmmmm!
l don't think we can point
all the hlamc on Coach Smith.
although we want to. I think
UK docs not recruit pla)'cro;
who fit into the Kentuck)
basketball mold. I like the
wa) Adolph Rupp used to do
it. He would get him seven
good blue chip pia) ers. the
rest good role pla)ers. and
beat just about everybod).
Tubb) does not allow a pia) er
to get into the flow of the
Fiesta
• Continued from p2
McGahee played behind
NPL star Clinton Portis last
year. doing the grunt work of
blocking as a fullback. He didn't
mope around about his misfortune. Instead. he worked and
bided his time.
"As a fullback, I had to block
a bit more,"' McGahee said. "I
took "hat I learned from fullback to pia) in_g tailback. One
thmg I learned is that I didn't
want to pia) fullback any more."
When Portis left school early
for the :-\FL and Frank Gore
unden\ ent knee surgef) in
March, McGahee became a fulltime tailback. But his patience
made an impact on his coach.
"He could have done two
things. One is pout. and two is
transfer,'" coach Larry Coker
said. "Instead he went to work
and made himself into a great
player. He serves as a tremendous example for our team."
McGahee dedicated himself
to working out in the offseason,
e\en pulling a small pickup
truck for 30 seconds a few
night:; a week in a parking lot
ncar his brother Eugene's gym,
not far from campus.
The work paid off.
McGahee shattered the
school record with 27 touchdowns this season. He aho set
school marks in yards nrshing
(1,686) and all-purpose )ards
(2,036) and had 10 100-) ard
games. lle even caught 24 passes for 350 ) ards.
"I worked real hard in the
weight room and it just carried
over from there," McGahee
said. "I knew I had it all along in
me. It was just a job of me getting on the field and putting it all
togelher.''
On a team full of offensive
stars, McGahee has been the
most consistent this year. coming through when his team needed him most.
lie had 214 total ) ardl:>
againc;t Florida. J 72 against
Flonda State, 171 against
1 ennessee, and 226 against
Virginia Tech.
He took a screen pass 68
yards to set up the game-winning touchdown against Florida
State. had a momentum-turning
69-) ard TO nrn against
Pittsburgh and scored a school-
record six touchdo\\ ns in the
season finale against Virginia
Tech.
"He is probably their premier
player," Buckeyes defensive end
Darrion Scott said. "Even when
the hole's not there, he finds a
way. The ke) is stopping
McGahee because he makes
pia~ s regardless. He's definitely
a cutback guy first. But he rune;
hard. He'll put his head down
and n111 through you, too."
That could be a description
for Clarctt as \\ell.
He's become one of the most
valuable freshman running
backs in histof), transforming a
sluggish offense into a championship one.
Clarett has made a lot of
news off the field this week,
sa) ing school officials lied
about the reasons he wasn't
allowed to ny home to attend the
funeral of a friend.
The Buckeyes hope he has as
much impact on the field Friday.
One of the top r-ecnrits in the
country a yt·ar ago, Clarctt finished high school a semester
earh and came to Columbus to
get ·a head start on his college
career.
He participated m spring
practice and qUJckl) won the
starting job in August.
'"He gave up a relaxing six
months of a senior year of high
school because he had o;ome
goals in mind," Tressel smd.
"He really didn't think we
'' ould start a freshman if thev
got here in Augt~st and he wanted to be the starter <ts a freshman That was a goal."
Cl<trctt makes the Buckeyes
go. lie had 1,190 yards rushing
nnd 14 tou<:hdowns to put Ohio
State in position to claim its first
national title since 1968.
He ran for 175 yards in the
season opener against Texas
Tech, had 210 )ards in a showdown aoainst Washington State
and could hn\ e been a lleisman
I roph)
contender
before
injuries kept him out of three
games.
"Ciarett IS .1 pia) maker,''
Miami linebacker Jonathan
Vilma said. "With him in the
game, there is ah\a)s the threat
of hun breaking one for a touchdo\\ n. He's thc1r go-to gu)."
Williams
• Continued from p2
the top 12 punters in the country
were from the Mid-South
Conference,
including
the
nation's third best, Cumberland
(K).} College's Andrew Nathan.
Nine other t\1SC players were
honored h) naiafootball.net.
including three second-team
selections - Ree<;e Hicks, an
offenshe
lineman
from
Georgetown: Nick Stamper. a
defensi\e lineman from Lambuth:
and Nate Green, a dl'lrnsive back
from Georgetown
Belhaven's highly-touted passmg combination of quarterback
Sam l lw,hand and n:cei \'Cr
Reman! Scott ''ere named honorable menlion All-Ameril·ans, as
were four other Gcorgl'tO\\ n
l1gers quanerhack Neal Warren.
defensi\e linemen Scan Cmnm
and John Sulli' an and return specialist !\ate Green.
game b) )anking him too
earl) 111 the game.
\1arquis Estill is, no doubt,
one pia) er the Cats need more
on the floor than on the bench.
I agree "ith most. he get:-;
some cheap calls on the floor
But he needs to play in order
the UK to contend against
anyone.
When is not on the floor,
the tendency is for the guards
to start firing up the treys and
we know they do not shoot
that well from the arc.
The UK football program
got good news with the signing of a new head football
coach. UK announced that
Rich Brooks would take O\'er
the program and replace the
departed Guy Morris, who left
for greener pastures.
LJ K quarterback, J ared
Lorenzen said he ne\\ little
about Brooks. ··1 didn't know
much about him at first. I
looked up his bio to see '' ho
he was and '"here he came
from. He's had a pretty successful career. He knO\\S \\hat
he"s doing and what it's like
to be on the next level. That's
what a lot of us are looking
for."
So another drama has come
to an end at UK with the hiring of Brooks. If Dick Vitale
is rtght. then a ne'' basketball
coach could be the order of
the day next sec~c;on
Until Sunda). good sport
C\eryone and be ~ood sports'
photo by Steve LeMaster
Allen Central's Nathan Lafferty looked for a rebound over
Magoffln County's Clifton Barker.
LPIR Notebook: Copley takes over position
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
COEBURN. Va. - The
owners of Lonesome Pine
International Race\\ a). a
~ASCAR
Weeki) Racing
Series presented by Dodge
track located off Route 58 in
Coeburn. Va .. named Morris
Cople) to the position of
General Manager and Track
Promoter in early-Decemeber.
Copley. from Allen. has
leased the track from the
Kinzer family. Copley has a
strong background in business management and is looking to use that knowledge and
experience in the dail)' track
operations. His desire to run
the trac k comes from his
involvement during the 2002
season and his passion for
racing.
Rules for the track ''ill be
announced some time this
month.
Rule books ,.,ill be printed
and ready before the end of
Januar).
''I look forward to buildmg
on the foundation that has
been de' eloped at LPIR. The
racing community and local
race fans have shown us that
they support our facility. My
goal is to build on the 2002
season. in three main \.rcas,
car count, fan base and spon
sor relations. With irnpro\ e
ments in these areas I beltc-.e
LPIR ''ill provide e\er)one
with a unique entertainment
opportunity that can only be
found in short track rncino,"
said Caple).
The LPIR offrce, after
being closed since a couple of
days before Christmas, is nO\\
open for the new ) car.
TAPES
2002 LPIR highlight tapes
and race tapes avatlahle from
BK's Video
Phone- 276152:1-2594.
Bowl
• Contlnuod from p2
"'It' fair)" tale-ish. It hasn't
sunk in yet." Hybl said.
Hired two weeks ago b)
Alabama, Price stuck around for
one last game as Washington
State "s coach. The seventhranked Cougars were held to a
season-low 243 yards.
"'It's not the way we ''anted
to end it. by any means," he
said. "It's a disappointing" ay to
finish.''
'Tm sure I'll get my fair
share of the blame for that,
which is OK. I just wanted to do
everything I could to help the
team win."
A season that began with
great promise for Notre Dame
ended in its sixth straight bowl
loss.
The l'lo. I I Irish were perplexed b) the razzle-dazzle of
North Carolina State, losing 286 111 the Gator Bowl.
"It"s still a very good sea:-on,'' first-year coach T)rone
Willingham said. ""At the same
time. we have to become accustomed to \\inning our last game,
whether it's the regular season
or a bowl game.··
Johnson. who finished third
in the Heisman Trophy voting.
had a disappointing day for No.
10 Penn State. He was held to
only 72 yards on 20 carries as
No. 19 Auburn won 13-9 in the
Capital One Bowl.
Johnson later groused that
the Nittany Lions' offense was
"trying to be too cute" instead of
just giving it to him.
"He can stay up there and be
Penn State's savior if he wan t ~,"
Tigers defensi\e end Reggie
Torbor said. ""At Auburn. he
probabl) ''ouldn't pia). He'd
probabl~ be on defen~e."
In other games. it was ;o..;o. 22
Michigan 38. ;o..;o. 12 Florida 30
in the Outback Bowl and ~o. 9
Texa' 35 . LSU 20 in the Cotton
Bm,J.
Southern California pla)s
Iowa in the Orange BO\\ I on
Thursda) night. ~and Miami
meets Ohio State in the Fiesta
Bowl for the national championship on Friday night.
handed Florida State.
Billy Bennett added four
field goals as the Bulldogs went
conservati\e, throwing a season-IO\\ 15 passes.
With Adrian ~1cPherson
kicked off the tenm for alleged!)
stealing a check, and Chris Rix
suspended after O\ ersleeping
and missing a 11nal exam.
Fabian Walker made his first
start at quarterback for Florida
State (9-5).
Walker threw two interceptions and lost a fumble, and the
Seminoles turned to star receiver Anquan Boldin to replace
Walker.
Rose Bowl
No. 8 Oklahoma 34,
No. 7 Washington St. 14
At Pasadena, Calif., the
Sooners shut down star quarterback Jason Gesser, intercepting
two passes.
Oklahoma (I 2-2) led 27-0
midwa) through the fourth quarter behind Hybl and Gnffin.
Hybl, like Griffin pia) ing his
final game, ''as 19-of-29 for
240 yards, I\\ o touch do" ns and
no interceptions.
Gator Bowl
No. 17 North Carolina
St. 28, No. 11 Notre
Dame s
At J~tckson\ illc. Pia., the
Wolfpack completed the best
season 111 school histon behind
Philip Rhcrs
•
Ri' ers completed 13 con~ec
uthe passes as ~.C State (11-3)
scored three touchdO\\ ns in the
second quarter, one on a fumblerooski and another set up b)
a flea-fiicker.
The Irish (I 0-3) lost quarterback Carl) le Holiday to a separated left shoulder on their second possession and lost their
tempt'r '' ith three pl!rsonal
fouls.
At Ne'' Orleans, Bruce
Thornton returned an interception for a score, backup quanerback D.J. Shockle) threw a TD
pass and Georgia st) mied o;hort
Cotton Bowl
No. 9 Texas 35, LSU 20
At Dallas. "Jbas rnllied frl'lm
an early tO-point delicit behmd
Roy Williams. He tumed n short
slant into a 51-yard touchdm\ n,
went 75 yards after a lt·aping
grab to set up another scor~ and
snaked 39 yards for a TD on an
end around.
The Longhorns ( 11-2) trailed
17-7 three minutes into thl· sec
ond quarter. with the defense
producing their lone score.
Chris Simms thrC\\ Jwo
touchdo" n
pass
as
the
Longhorns broke away from
LSU (8-5).
Capital O ne
Bowl
No. 19 Auburn 13,
No. 10 Penn St. 9
At Orlando, Fla., Ropnw
Brown scored on a 17-) :ml
touchdO\\ n run \\ ith 2: 19 left to
rail) Auburn.
Brown ran 'H times for 184
yards and two touchdm\ ns, .llld
the Tigers (9-4) shut d<m n Pc nn
State (9-4 ).
Penn Stme \ four losse:. c.un~:
by a total of 20 points. as ~.:oach
Joe Paterno failed to pad Ius
~CAA record 20 bO\\ I ''ins
after a 1\\ o-) ear postseason
absence.
People know
Pueblo for it$ ...
Outback Bowl
No. 12 Michigan 38,
No. 22 Florida 30
No. 4 Georgia 26,
No. 16 Florida State 13
point deficit to .a 35-23 lead m
the third quarter.
Playing in possibly hi'> last
game for Horida (8-5 ). jumor
Rex Gro:...,man threw for 323
yards and t\\ o scores.
At l'ampa, I·ln .. Chris Perry
ht•camc thl' lirst pia) er in
Mieh1gan's stoned histon to
sl·ore four touchdo'' ns in a
b<1\\ I.
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THROUGH MY EYES
• Out with
the 'old'
FAMilY
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School snow closings explained
KDE Webmaster
I
A new year has now
begun and I sit at my desk
today feeling anything but.
As a matter of fact, it seems
that the past few weeks have
been filled with thoughts of
"old." Never before in my
life have I ever concentrated
so much
on the
passing of
time, and
on the fact
that even
though my
memories
of days
gone by
may
remain
fresh and
as clear as a bell within the
confines of my mind, they,
nevertheless, are the memories of an ... ahem, "old
woman."
What a deliciously pleasant way to start the new year.
Although the Kentucky Department of
Education (KDE) does not have a direct
role in determining when your school dismisses early or closes for a "snow day,"
we are responsible for ensuring that
schools and districts adhere to legal
requirements in this regard. Actually, the
superintendent in your district makes the
decisions regarding transportation and the
safety of your child based on the information available at that time.
It may seem odd to you that schools are
sometimes closed when an expected winter storm doesn't develop as predicted, and
that schools are sometimes open when the
worst of conditions exist. That's because
superintendents are human and just like
weather forecasters, they can make mistakes in deciding whether to open or close
schools.
Kentucky law requires that students be
in school a minimum of 1,050 instructional hours each school year, which equals
175 six-hour days. When more than five
hours of this instruction are missed
because schools dismiss early or close
altogether, the Jaw requires that the
instructional time be made up.
In some school districts the regular
school day includes more than six instructional hours and they choose to use the
extra time they have "banked" to offset
Assorted
thoughts
***
(See EYES, page two)
TinS TOWN, THAT WORLD
EdiJor's Note: For years, Floyd
County Times founder and former
publisher Norman Allen wrote a
weekly column that looked at Floyd
County through his eyes. His
columns are being reprinted due
to request. The following column
was wrillen in 1961.
Clara D. Chafin.
Eddie Chafin, Clara's father and deceased husband of
Lana Chafin, of Emma.
Don't tell me that Christmas
is over and done with. There
are certain matters to be attended to by the lOth which bring it
all back with a sharp sort of
twinge.
••••
Withal, it's a great season.
Isn't any season?
=···
TROUBLE
COMPOUNDED
You think you have troubles? You should try the newspaper business (?) and know
what trouble really means. We
haven't the time, nor do we
have the inclination, to burden
you with our own woes, so let
us cite you to what a North
Carolina publisher tells about
the man who put a classified
ad in his hometown newspaper.
Here's the history of the ad:
MONDAY:
"For Sale: R. D. Smith has
one sewing machine for sale
PHO 958. Call after 7 p.m.,
(See WORLD, page two)
(See CLOSINGS, page two
POSTSCRIYT
I must say, that I have to
offer an enthusiastic
"Amen!" to Wednesday's
editorial regarding the "new"
Kentucky license plate. I
•
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i
Editor's Note: The beginning of
a new year is typically a time for
reflection. A time that many of us
pause to evaluate our personal
growth. We thought it would perhaps be a good time to ron this
piece, submitted by
a local teenager.
By Clara Dawn Chafin
Life? Is it really that important
to you? Is someone else's life? To
me, life is very important. especially since my dad lost his to cancer
last year.
My dad was the most important
thing in my life - we did everything together. He was "my everything." My dad's bout with cancer
was a painful ride and part of me
wishes he hadn't fought so hard.
Even though I want him back more
than anything in this world, I still
wish he hadn't fought so bard to
live. He endured long hours of
nothing but pain. To me, it was
like watching a child get younger
by the minute. First he could do
(See LIFE, page two)
I've never been much for u5mg
lights for the holidays. I suppose
part of it is laziness. I've never
wanted to go to all the trouble of
putting lights up and then takmg
them back down.
Part of it is mis:!rliness. I can't
stand even the thought of high
utility bills. They're way more
than I want to
pay witpout
tacking on thousands of tiny
bulbs.
Then. I have
to admit that
another part of
my reluctance to
Pill Shlntltr
light up is plain
CM~Mdlll Wl1tlr
old fear of
things electrical.
I have mghtmares about burning bushes and
baseboard sparks.
But I have come to appreciate
other people's efforts. I like to see
mobile homes outlined with color.
What a wonderful wa) to show
pride of place. I like the tiny twinklers that point out trees at midnight. I like the illuminated reindeer, Santas, sleds and what·nots
that adorn many yards.
It's a treat to drive around this
time of year and observe how
much effort has gone into celebmting the season. Thank you to those
of you who treat the rest of us to
this marvelous seasonal display.
Speaking of lights, m) cousin,
Lena Butcher, gave me a fiber
optic bird figurine for Christmas.
I've never been particularly fond
of figurines and what some consider collectibles, but this one is
different.
After the scrumptious dinner
Lena (we call her Lois) hosts for
the extended family every ) car. I
took the piece home and plugged
it in.
I was amazed and delighted. I
don't think I've seen anything as
calming and soothing. A rainbow
of color flows through the wings
of a pair of white doves. perched
on a nest of flowers. Reds flow
into yellows that flow into greens
that flow into purples ... into blues
(See POSTSCRIPT. page three)
i
Things to ponder: Winter festivities completed
New Year's Day has come and gone.
This signals wholeheartedly, as much
as the well-renown ball falling in Time
Square, that a brand new year is here
and the major winter "holidays" are
again over. At this point, we have either
survived with our sanity somewhat in
place or we continue to plan ways to do
differently next year. In some situations, there are the echoes in our heads
of "There sure won't be a repeat of this
m the future, or I am having problems."
Of course, all of this shows in a gigantic way how we get caught up in the
#I commercialism of the holidays and try-
ing to do everything to keep others
happy, which tends to lead to our forgetting why we truly celebrate. Even
though things might have been a little
hairy occasionally, during the joyous
holiday season, it is time to assess what
worked, and didn't work, for each of
us.
Similar to many other folks, it
seemed that I fell into the bottomless
pit of struggles between Thanksgiving
and Christmas this year. I really
became aware of how human I was to
become all tied up with the "superficial" needs of the holiday season. At
several points, l heard myself saying.
"Now, I know why my mother use to
say, 'I can't wait until the holidays are
over." l recalled telling my mother, during those times, "Oh, come on now. Try
not to wish your ltfe away. Try to enjoy
what you can." Then, I attempted to
ease my inner discomfort with "Well, I
guess that Is comes with the passing of
age. You JUSt get t1rcd."
However, I so enJoyed following
through with my plans to do what I
really wanted to do for Christmas this
year. It was like my friend's writing
about loving ourselves by doing what
we need to do for ourselves. My gift
was being with my son, John. and
daughter-in law Maria, and our taking
my 8-month ·old grandson to meet the
"Florida" family-the families of my
sister. my brother, and my special aunt
and uncle, and their two daughters.
Since it is so important to me for this
little one to have a sense of family, and
who he IS from the perspective of my
gene pool, it was so great to see the old
anc! young family members do all of
(See PONDER. page two)
Mable Rowe Lineberger, Ph.D.
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
C2 • FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2003
World
• Continued from p1
ADAMS MIDDLE
SCHOOL YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• 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
4p.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 coordinaMichelle
Keathley.
tor,
Assistant coordinator, Sheila
Allen. Center offers services
to students regardless of
income. Center telephone:
886-9812.
ALLEN CENTRAL
MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICE
CENTER
Little 'Snow Angel'
Destiny Tiara Elliott, the three month old daughter of
Michelle and David Elliott, of Martin, was named "Most
Adorable," and " Best Dressed,'' in the KY Glamour 2002
Snow Angel Pageant, held November 9, at the Allen
Convention Center. This "little angel" received two trophies and a crown.
Life
• Continued from p1
everything, then he could do
a few things, and, finall), he
couldn't walk. he couldn't
e,at, and he couldn't even
think clearly.
When my dad lost his
hair, he didn't want to go out
in public and when he did,
he always wore a hat. He
used to tell Mom that he didn't want to embarrass
Steven and me, but he could
have never embarrassed me
unless he told ever) one '' ho
I liked. When we went out, I
used to wear a hat tC'o,
because I wanted to be just
like him. Sometimes I
would wish cancer on
myself, so my dad wouldn't
be the only one going
through it. I never did get it
and now I don't think I l!ver
want to.
On November 2, 200 I
my dad turned 46 ) ears old.
All of our family came to
our house that Friday night
to spend what little time he
had left with him. A couple
of days later, Dad started to
piece his life together Uust
like the doctor had suggested to him), and I knC\\ he
was going to die soon.
The next f•rida) , he
became very sick and begrm
gasping for breath. In the
beginning. he told everyone
that he didn't want the para
medics to be called when he
began to get close to death,
but Mom called them anyway. I really think it was
because she didn't want
Steven or me to be then.!
when the end finally came.
The paramedics came and
their work managed to give
Dad a couple of more days
with us. The \Cry next day,
Dad was sitting in the living
room watching t.v. when all
of a sudden he up and said,
• "Afghanistan.'' I thought it
was so strange of him to say
that at that time.
That Sunday I went to
church with a friend,
Tiffany. After church I went
to Tiffany's house but for
some reason I ended up feeling like I JUSt wanted to go
home. The same thing hap
pened with Steven, who had
gone to the golf course earlier that morning. When I got
home my mom was on the
~ porch - crying. I saw my
, cousin and my aunt rush into
the house. M) ne1ghbor
took me to their house and I
had to sta) there, because
my dad was d) in g.
I called Cind), m)
mom's good friend and
neighbor, and told her what
was happening. Then I tried
to call Megan, my best
friend, but she had gone to
the mall. J thought to
llJ) self. "Of all the times to
need my best friend, and she
ha~ to be gone." I walked
back to my house and I just
sat there.
\1) dad died that day.
My dad's casket wasn't
opened at the funeral home,
because an autopsy had
been done. When I first got
there, I was very depressed.
A couple of my friends came
to visit and when they got
there I stmted to act as if I
\\-as having fun. I don't really knO\\ what got into me. I
was snapping my fingers
and acting like a silly child.
I not onl) showed a lack of
respect for my family, but I
also showed a lack of
respect for my dad. It wasn't
reall) the way I felt inside,
though. Looking back, I
think that I \vas just trying to
forp,ct 1 o deny what had
actuall) happened, that my
dad had :.uffered and died. A
lot of people told me later
how childish I acted.
On the second day of visllallon, I didn't cry, but I
also didn't act like a child. J
just remember that I wanted
my best friend, Megan, to be
with llll!. r stayed with
Megan most of that week.
The day of the funeral, I
didn't even fix my hair or
try to look pretty. I dido 't
want to.
The funeral service was
beautiful. So many kind
words were spoken about
Dad and evef) one was crying. I didn't cry much until
my friends came up to hug
me. 1 rode to the cemetery
wJth my friends, but now I
wish I had rode with my
mom. When we arrived at
the cemetCf)' I didn't cry. but
I thmk that was because I
couldn't see my dad's face.
After the service was over,
we all '~cnt to my house and
the one thing I felt I wanted
to do was take my mom's
l'nend's dog, Dino, for a
walk Walking Dino gave
me some time to think. I
rcalited that I knew it would
take a while. but eventually
ever) thing was going to be
oka) again.
:VI) hope now is that
ever) one '' ho reads this
(See LIFE. page three)
*Each Monday, 8:30-9:25
a.m., "Respect Class," for 7th
grade girls.
**Collect
Food
City
receipts and tum them in to
home room teachers.**
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
• 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.
until3 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
478-5550. Contact persons
are Brian Akers and Charlotte
Rogers.
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.
• 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.
DUFF ELEMENTARY
SOUTH FLOYD YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• School is collecting
Food City receipts that will be
used toward receiving free
computers and other educational items. Please send your
receipts to school with your
child or drop them off at the
Family Resource Center, or
the school's front office. Any
help with this valuable school
project is very appreciated.
MAY VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
• Floyd Co. Health Dept.
is at the school each
Wednesday. Services include
6th grade physicals and
immunizations; WIC; wellchild physicals; Kindergarten
and Head Start physicals;
blood pressure checks; 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 turn receipts in
to their homeroom teachers.
Community members may
also turn 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 ftrst Thursday of each
month in FRC office at 5:30
p.m.
• GED classes are held in
FRC each Monday and
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 3772678 for an appointment.
CLARK ELEMENTARY
• 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
PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• *PES is collecting Food
City receipts.
Have your
child tum in receipts to their
homeroom
teachers.
Community members may
also tum in receipts to the
school office or Family
Resource Center.*
• MCCC services available at the center. Call for
additional information.
• Jan. 10 - First aid and
safety classroom presentations.
• Jan. 14 - Epidemics
classroom presentations.
• Jan. 21 - Nutrition classroom presentations.
• Jan. 24 - Genetics and
Heredity classroom presentations.
•
Jan.
28
-Peer
pressure/conflict resolution
classroom presentations.
• Jan. 31 - Drugs and
Addiction Prevention &
Awareness 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
• Jan. 6 - "DARE" program, 5th and 6th grades - 1-3
p.m.
•
Jan. 8 - "Animal,
Vegetable, Mineral" program,
K-l- 8:30-10:30 a.m.
• Jan. 9 & 10- "Hygiene"
program, K-4- Quality Kids.
• Jan. 21 - Advisory
Council Meeting (school
library) - 4 p.m.
• Jan. 23 - "What is it
Made Of?" program, 2nd and
3rd grades - 8:30 a.m.
• Jan. 28 -"Rain Forest,"
K-1 - 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 29 - "Rain Forest,"
2nd and 3rd- 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 30 - "Smokeless
Tobacco," 5th and 6th- I p.m.
• The Bridges Project is
located in the school each day,
Monday thru Friday, from
8:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. If you
have any questions about the
Bridges Project, call 5872644.
• 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 - Fall 200 I :
*Monday
-McDowell
Family
Resource Center, 8:30- 11:30
a.m.
Call
377-2628.
Instructor: Theresa.
(See SCHOOL, page three)
• Continued from p1
Well, by now you must be
deciding that I must have had
a most horrible Christmastime
this year. I mean, how else
could J possibly be in such a
foul mood?
TUESDAY:
"We regret having erred in R. D. Smiths
ad yesterday. It should have read: For Sale:
R. D. Smith has one sewing machine for
sale. Cheap. PHO 958 and ask for Mrs.
Kelly who lives with him after 7 p.m."
-
WEDNESDAY:
"R. D. Smith has informed us that he has
received several annoying telephone calls
because of an error we made in his classi
fied ad yesterday. His ad stands corrected:
For Sale: R. D. Smith has one sewing
machine for sale. Cheap. PHO 958 after 7
p.m., and ask for Mrs. Kelly who loves with
him."
THURSDAY:
"NOTICE: I. R. D. Smith, have no
sewing machine for sale. I smashed it. •
Don't call 958, the phone has been taken
out. I have not been carrying on with Mrs.
Kelly. Until yesterday, she was my housekeeper."
IUIIIIIUI
IT DOESN'T SNOW
TILL IT SNOWS
My reputation as a public speaker has
become dimmer, the more it is known, but I
know I've never been as sorry for myself as
I am for these TV boys who try to do the
weather forecasts, these days.
They come on screen with their tails ~
between their legs, so to speak, lift their
eyes from the floor (what a hyperbole!) like
a stage weight-lifter, and then begin apologizing. "Ha, ha! Yes, ladies and gennelmen,
we missed in our forecast of yesterday, as
you are aware. But it all happened like th~s
(seizing a ruler and jabbing at a map)-thts
high shifted to the left. and this low moved
over here, and so there we are-left out in
the cold and snow, when we were sure we
would be wann and comfy."
And so it goes. Half the allotted time
taken up in apologizing for yesterday's mistakes before taking time to make a new crop
•
fortoday.
They've got radar, weather stations all
over the place, the fmest brains science can
produce, even weather satellites to roam
about up 'neath the stars and report back on
what's happening and what to expect. Still,
I maintain that anybody with an active com,
one in the prime of life and dependable, can
forecast the weather as accurately as these
experts.
"UNDOWITHOUTABLE"
Woodrow Burchett in his predictions for
1964 at the Kiwanis Club meeting, the other
night, introduced a word which belongs in
the language. Speaking of and jibing at ..
bankers, he referred to them as the
"undowithoutables." Now that word is, in
the singular, onJy two letters longer than
''indispensable," and we maintain it's a lot
more expressive and even more euphonious
than its accepted synonym.
Ponder
• Continued from p1
those things that help us bond and attach
to a baby. It was also nice that we didn't
push and shove to go all of the usual
places. Instead, we watched the baby,
laughed, talked, and played games, without the TV. A really nice treat was the traditional gathering of the clan to eat one
big meal together. It was so pleasant to
"nurture" each other, emotionally and
with good food. The long weekend flew
by so quickly.
Another benefit of the family visit, in
addition to introducing the baby to the
family, was for John, Maria, and I, to
actually witness the declining health of
family elders. Besides visiting with the
ones in Florida, we managed to get a shott
visit with the Lineberger great-grandpar- •
ents. Needless to say, it was extremely
difficult to realize and accept that the different ones would probably not be with us
much longer. Even though it is well
known intellectually that this deteriora-
(See PONDER, page three)
Eyes
took one look at that smileyface sun and I thought, "This
has to be a joke.''
Alas, it is not.
Of all the many, many logo
possibilities that the slogan,
"Kentucky, it's that friendly"
could inspire, someone, somewhere, chose a smiley-face
sun?
They could at least offer
some credit to the pre-schooler who pointed its chubby little finger and said, "I like dat
one.''
and ask for fvlrs. Kelly who lives with him
cheap.
Actually, nothing could be
further from the truth. As a
matter of fact, I had one of the
most pleasant Christmases
I've had in years. My children and I celebrated the wondrous holiday in our new
home and I think everyone
managed to get most of what
they had asked for.
In addition, our extended
family members were around
to help make sure that our day
was as perfect as possible.
Thanks to my children's
great-aunts on the Baldridge
side of the family, our house
was ftlled with countless
goodies, beautifully "1apped
gifts and lots of warm
embraces.
And, my younger brother,
Barry, his wife, Donna, and
their youngest daughter,
Sarah, even managed to
squeak in a weekend visit.
My siblings are pretty spread
out, so a visit from "baby
brother" did much to make the
holiday a good one. 1 even
received a long telephone call
from niece, Lailie, who now
lives in sunny L.A. Lailie
says she's coming for a visit in
early spring - I haven't seen
her in two years, so that's certainly something to look forward to.
And, I guess I just got to
the gist of this column - it is a
new year and each day is a
new beginning, for the young
as well as the "old," so I think
I just better get my attitude
realigned and stop feeling so
sorry for myself. After all.
"old" is certainly much better
than the alternative.
Closings
• Continued from p1
hours missed due to inclement weather.
Other districts have "make- up" days built
into their school calendars in case they are
needed. Whichever approach they choose, ._
district must - by law - provide a total of
I ,050 hours of instruction each school year.
Snow days are not free days, but they can
provide your child some needed breathing
room to complete those homework assignments they just have not had time to finish.
With the official ftrst day of winter still more
than a week away, be prepared for more
snow days before the spring thaw.
Finally, you may want to check with your
district to see if they provide some sort of e·
mail or telephone notification when schools
are closing. Some districts allow you to signup for this service on their Web sites. For a
complete list of links to Kentucky's school
and school district Web sites, visit
http:/'www.kde.state.k).US sh ared/schooldIt
ist/ on the KDE Web site.
�•
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ed!Cine
By Martha A.
Simpson, D.O.,
M.B.A.
a
Every New Year's I make a resolu·
tion to lose weight. I usually do
lose some, but by the next New
Year I've found it again. Why does this
keep happening?
A
lt makes good sense to keep
your weight within 20 percent
of the ideal for your height
and build. This will help minimize
your risk of such disorders as high
blood pressure. heart disease and diabetcs.
Being overweight is almost always
a matter of overeating.
This is
because the human bod) is very effi\ cient. Fuel for the body's vital needs
l
~b.
Osteopaltuc
Medicine
- breathing, blood circulation, thinking and the additional demands of
physical activity (as well as muscle
and bone growth in children) - is
usually supplied by the day's intake of
nutrients. If you eat more food than is
necessary for these daily functions,
the extra is converted into fat and
saved for later. This, of course, produces weight gain. When consumption and energy expended are equal,
the weight stays the same. In short,
this means that the only way to lose
weight is to eat less than is needed for
each day's work. The body will draw
upon the stored energy that
unwanted fat- to make up the difference.
Happy New Year, it's time
to lose weight - aga1n
a
•
I know that I need to eat less and
work out more often. What is the
best diet for weight loss?
A
Succcssful weight loss takes
more than following a simple
diet sheet. P. M. Warwick, of
Australia's University of New England,
found that diet counseling was effective
in changing the types of food eaten one
year after the end of counseling, but it
was unsuccessful in bringing about
weight reduction. Researchers at the
Marshall University School of
Medicine in Huntington, W.Va., studied
a "behavioral approach" to dieting.
They helped people identify when they
ate because of habit, anxiety or stress
and then taught them a better method of
dealing with each of these emotions.
Two years later. 65 percent of the participants had maintained a weight loss.
There are more types of diets than
could be counted in a day. That should
School
ChriSS).
-St James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
Cemer, 8 a.m. to I 2 p.m.
Instructors: CAP.
*Wednesday
-McDowell Family Resource
Cemer, 8:30- I I :30 a.m. Call
377-2628. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Call
478-3389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsburg Campus.
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
W.O. OSBORNE
RAINBOW JUNCTION
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
Instructor: Chrissy.
*Thursday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30
p.m. Call874-0621. Instructor:
ChriSS}.
*Tuesday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center. 12:30-3:30
p.m. Call 874-0621. Instructor:
tell you something. There is no one
"correct'' diet for healthy but overweight individuals. The body needs vitamins and minerals every day. Fruits
and vegetables provide these nutrients.
We also need some protein, which can
come from meat, fish, eggs or cheese.
These foods also tend to have fat with
them, and fat is something you don't
need in abundance when you are dieting: you want to use up the fat you have
already stored in your body. Sweets
only have calories for energy. They
contain none of the essential vitamins,
minerals or proteins. So, it is logical to
eliminate sweets from your diet when
trying to lose weight.
Regardless of the diet you choose,
there arc a few suggestions that may
help you lose those extra pounds and
keep them off. Eat at least two meals,
and preferably three meals, per day. Put
an adequate portion of each food on
your plate then remove the serving
Ponder
• Continued from p2
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30 - II :30 a.m. Call
478-3389 Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsburg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2003 • C3
-St. James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
Center, 1-4:30 p.m. Instructors:
CAP.
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• School is participating in
Food City "Apples for Students"
program. Please send your register receipts to school with your
student, or drop them off or mail
them in to school office at: P.O.
Box 454, 103 Methodist Lane,
Allen, KY 41601.
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, 10
a.m.
• TBA- Recycling program,
all grades.
•
Anyone interested in
receiving cleaning suppltes for
the 2002-2003 school year may
visit the center and fill out an
application to see if they qualify.
• "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. ParMts/comrnunity
members free to visit ::my time.
bowls- and the temptation --from the
table. Eat slowly so that you feel full by
the end of the meal. Exercise regularly
but set realistic goals.
Measure and record your weight
once each week at the same time of day.
For instance, Wednesday morning when
you ftrst step out of the shower. It is
time to eat less if your weight is up two
weeks in a row. You 'II ftnd it's easier to
trim off a pound or two when necessary
than to face the prospect again next
New Year of having to take off another
20 pounds.
"Family Medicine" is a weekly column. To submit questions, write to
ManhaA. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A., Ohio
University College of Osteopathic
Medicine, P.O. Box 110, Athens, Ohio
45701. You can also send questions of
general interest to Dr. Simpson at simpsonm@ohio.edu. Past columns are
available online at www.jhradio.org/fm.
Postscript
• Continued from p2
tion is part of the process of life.
some good-byes were sure
tough. But it was a good opportunity to say some of those
things that I wanted individuals.
who are important to me. to
know. In a way, it was an opportunity for me to give myself
another kind of a gift.
Now, that the physical and
emotional rush of the holidays
are past, what needs to be covered in your assessment of your
holiday season? Arc there other
activities that you would rather
do, that you haven't been doing
over the years? Are you placing
too much of an emphasis on the
"buying" of Christmas, worrying about what other people
expect of you, and, after it is all
said and done, not feeling content about your choices? What
would be your present to yourself emotionally this year, and
will you wait II more months to
go and get 'it?
• Continued from p1
... into whites, on and on in soft
waves.
I highly recommend this newfangled whatchamacallit
••••
I've been a big fan of the maga7ine Kentucky Explorer for
years. Like many of its readers
across the country, I generally read
each edition from cover to cover.
A southwest Virginian with
whom I work has introduced me
to another publication for history
buffs in the region. It's called
Appalachian Quarterly and,
although it is published by the
Wise County Historical Society in
Wise, Va., it's definitely regional
in scope.
For instance, the special focus
of the December edition is an article on Talt Hall, who was hanged
at Wise in 1892. Hall was a native
of Letcher County with hosts of
relatives in Knott and Aoyd coun-
ties. Some claimed he killed
scores of people throughout the
region.
There's also an article on
"Bad" John Hall, whose exploitl>
are legendary on Left Beaver.
If you're interested in getting a
copy without driving to Pound or
Wtse, write to the historical society at PO Box 368, Wise, Va.
24293, or visit the web site at
http://www. wisevahistoricalsoc.org.
Life
• Continued from p2
story not feel bad for me. I also
hope that by sharing my experience, it will help other kids to
understand that our emotions
can be very complex.
I have lots of wonderful
memories of my dad and I have
learned how important a gift life
truly is.
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ASSEMBLY OF GOO
F1rst A..-nbly ol God, ~; s..lday School, 10 am,
Worsll9 SerVos II a.m. and 6 p.m. Wedna9d!y. 7 p.m.,
lone V<rnJod, Mnisler
New Bethel AUembly of God. l!utr*1g Fori< Rd
~. &.nlay School, 10 am ~ SeM::e 11
am and 6 p.m.; Wedneeday 7 p.m. Altu (Samj SITCh,
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School,
10 a.m. Worship SeMele, 11 am. Wect'oelday. 7 pm.,
Rogef M.osic, IMsler.
Ctlvwy SoiAhem Bap1lst, Betsy l.a)'le, StKIOay Scllocl.
9.45 am.: Worstip SaMc:e, 11 am. and 7 p.m.
Wectlesday. 7 p.m.; Doug Lewis, MnisW
Community "'--I Bapllst. Goble Robef1s ~
Slrday School, 10 am, Worship SerVos 11 a.m. and 8
p.rn, Wecresda'! 7 pm. Pa.f D. Ccleman, Mnls:8l
Cow Creelt F.-Ill Blplllt. CAlW Cnlek; Su'dlly School,
10 am Slrday 11 am and 6 p.m.,~ 7 p.m.
Natlon~tJiistel:
lllri!ls Cl1elc 8aplllt Felowshlp Cluch ol God.
Bamer Su1day School, 10 am. Worship SeMce. 7 p.m.
T~ 6:!0 p m. Dllft F-'11 BlpCisl Orft; &relay
School, tOa.m..~SarW:e,6:30p.m. lbnda~630
p.m. Randy Ttme< lkisler.
Endlc:oCI Freed Baptist, Bul!alo; Slllday Scllocl, 10
am., Worship SeM:e, 6 pm., Wechleday 7 p m, James
H. Sn'ilh. Pasb'
Fdl F-'1 Baptist, 1/4 rrW8 above~~ on
Rt. 1428; &.nlay SeMoe. 10 am Worship SeM:e 11
am. and 6 p.m.; Wecresday. 7 p m. Buddy Jones, Mirlsler
Am Baptist, Ganel1; StJnday Sdlool, 9:45 a m, v.\:llship
SeMoe, II am and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Aandy
Osbome.~.
Am Baptist. Mattil; Sunday School. 10 am; v.\:llship
Service, 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m.;
Wldlesday, 7 p.m.; Greydon Howalll, Mnsler.
F1rst Baptist, 54 S Front SC. {Irene Cola MamoriaQ; Sunday
School, 9:45am.; Worship SeM:e, 11 am and 7 p.m.,
Wedf'lesday. 7 p.m.; Dr. ~ Pnce, ITOsler
Fltzpatr1ck Arst Baptist. 2656 Wes1 Ml Parkway,
Prestmsbt.rg;St.nlayScllocl lOam., ~SeMce. 11
am. and 6 p.m., Wea1esday 7 pm., .Jennivs West.
I.'Osler
Free United Baptist, West PreslonSbllg, Slnlay School
10 am. Wotshrp Servioa, 11 am and 6 30 p m
Wednesday, 7: p.m.
Ffee IJnlled ~ Wll$1 ~ Sooday Scllocl.
10 am, Wolshp SeMce 11 am. and 6:30 p m
~6:30 pm
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Grelh8l Baptist. Sla!e At 3379 (Brrhlm's Creek Ad)
Su1daySchool, lOam ~SeM:e.11 amand63l
p.m.;~ 6:!0 p.m.
~AVIftltf..-1! Baplllt;&rda)'School, 9.50
am: Worsll9 5eMce 11 am a.'ld 6 p.m. ~ 7
p.rn DIM! Gallea.~Mstet
Jades Creek Baptist. Beo.ToM!e, &relay School, lOam
~ SeM:e. 11 am. and 6 p.m., Woctlesday. 7 p.m.
Jeft Batrea. l.blter.
Kaly Friend Freew!U Blplllt. 2 mies ~ Alilloa; &relay
School, 10 am.,~ Ser.b!, 11 am and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday] p.m. Jm Price. l.nster
1.ac1<ey Freewill Baptist. [.ad(ey; Sunday School, 10 am.,
~ SeMoe. II am, Wednesday, 7 p.m Jolmy J.
Colins, Mnismr.
llrlcer Baptist Church, 71 Cooley SL, PrasiOilsburg.
Sunday Scllocl, 10:00 a.m. Monlflg ~. 11:00 am,
EveMQ Woshlp, 6:00 p.m , Wednesday Prayer Moobng
and Bible srudy, 7:00p.m.; Pastor BobbyCarpenlor
Lalerly Bap:lst. DerM!f, Sunday SeM:e, 10 a.m., Worshrp
SeMce, 11 am. and 6 pm., Wednesday, 6 pm., Mar1a
Ulle, IMsler.
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Phone: (606) 285-5181
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Our Lady of the Way
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11203 Main St. Box 910 Martin, KY 41649
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Ligon Community F..-111 Baptist, Ugon Worship
SeM:e, Surrda)\ 11:00 am. Thursday, 7 p m.
Martlo Bllnch F..-11 Baptist, Ed; Sunday Service. 10
a.m.; Worship SeMoe. 11:15 a.m. and 7 p m. · 'Nednesday,
7 p.m., James IRed) Morrls.l.ftslel
Mal1ln Frwwll Blplllt. Martn; StKiday Scllocl 10 arn
Worship SeM:e 11 a.m. and 6 p m. 'Nednesday. 7 p m.
JoM L Blili Mnister
Maytown Arst Baptist. Mail SC. Ma~ $u.ld8y
School, 10 am Worship SeM::e, 11 a.m.
6 p.m.
Womesday 7 p.m., Bcb Varney, Mris:m
McOowel Rrll Bapllst. ~tOowelr&rday School, 9:45
am Worship Serw:e 11 am and 7 p.m. Wectlesd:l)( 7
p.m., Harly Hatgrs. Mris!et
Mldcle Creek Baptist, BlJe ~ StKiday School, 10 am.
Worshp SeMce 11 am and 6 p.m. Wocrmday 7 p.m
Vermn Slcne Mrisler
~ Baptist, 2194 KY AI. 1428 P1a51ons1ug
&.nlay Serw:e 10 am Worshp Secvloe, 11 am and 8
p.m.; Wectlesday. 7 p m. Dooold Cnsp, Mr.ls!D!
home jtme 28&3385
Pleesant Home Baptist. Waw ~Road, Lanoor, Su>day
Scllocl, 10 am., 'Mlrsllp SeM:e. 11 am and 6 p m.,
WeOOesday, 7 p.m., Mark TadteCI, Paslor
Prater Creek Baptist, Booler, &Jnday Schoof, 10 am;
WorshipSeMoe, II am and 7 pm, Wednesday, 7 p.m.,
Gary FISh, Milisler.
Prestonsburg Community College Baptist Student
Unkln, J 102; Wedf'lesday, 11:30 a.m., Fnn:ll B Harmon.
Director; EJa C Goble, President 674-946&'478-2978
Rock FOlic FreewiD BaptiSt; Gane1l Slllday School. 10
and
am, Worship SeMce. 11 am, Wectlesday, 7 p.m.,
WeRle!~ Qagar, IMslet
Roc:lt FOlic Regullr Baptist. GaiTell; Worship SeM::e. 9:30
a.m Earl Slcne ~ Jeny M;ms. Assislart tms!sr.
Sell Uck Unllld Blplllt. Sal I.Jd<, IWjsVIe Worship
SerVal 10:30 a.m.. .... Slnlay: 1lusday 6:30 p.m.
Pas::t, Chesler Ltx:as.
Slrnm'f Cllrk llllnch "--I lllpCIII. Dana: $niay
SctlOOI, 10 am.; Worship SeM:e tt am and 6 p.m.;
Wect1elday. 6:30p.m., Pasb' FlotJert Shine l'llwe<s.
Stephlnlllllnch Mltllolwy Blplllt. Slsphens Blanch:
Stn:lay SeM:e. 10 am. Worship SeM:e, 11 am,
Wecileeday 6 p.m.
The Third A - Frwwi!Baplllt; Slllday School, 10
a.m. , ~ SeMce. 11 am and 6 p.m.; Wect1esdey 7
p.m , Manfotd FaMI\ Mrister.
Tom'a C . F,_ll Baptist, U.S 23 (001111 ol l..a)Tl6
Br.,); Sunday Scllocl, 10 a.m. Worshp SeMoe, 11
a.m. and 6 p m; Wednesday. 7 p.m., CI1Jck FlllgUSOO,
~er
Tom Moor. MemorUII F..-111 Bapt/111; Cliff Road;
Sooday School, 10 a.m.;~ SeMoo, II am.; Y<Mh
SeMoe, 5:00p.m.; EYOOI~ SeMoe, 6:00p.m.; No SeMoe
the Ill &Jrday ol eadl11'00111; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jody
~. Mdlister.
Trimble Chlpel F..-111 l!aptltt; lnlersec:tion ol U.S 23
ll1d KY ~. Waler Gap; Sooday Scllocl, tO am.; Monlflg
Worllllp SeMoe, 11 am and Evenng ~SerVaiS
p m., Wednasday Bble srudy, 7 p.m., YoWl SeMces 7
p.m., Everyooe Wulc:ome.
United ComtKIIty BlpCIII, lt.Yy 7' l'kleysvile Worshp
SeM:e 2 p m Friday. 7 p.m. Carlos Beverly. MRste!
Whllhttr1ght F,_H Baptjs1, ~ .A.Ix:OOn~
S!n!3y SchOOl, 10 am.; WorsHp Ser.'ice II am and 7
p.m·'Nechlsday 7 p.m.; Louis Fer!ari, tms!sr.
CATHOLIC
St. Martha, Walllr Gap Mass Sunday 11:15 am
SWdily 5 p.m. &relay; Fah!r ROOed llat-'ror1. pastlr
ClfiiS'TlAH
Arlt ~ 5tKl Nor11 Atrokl AYI!IU!. &relay School,
lOam. WorshpSeM:e. 11 am,JmShennan, Mrister.
Gamlt CommiKIIty Clv1sllan. Route 550, Ganet,
WoBtip SeM:e, 10:30 am and 6:30 p.m.;~
6:30 p.m. Ooorie Haci<'MxU1, Mrister.
VIctory Christian lllniltrles, 1428 E.. &relay School,
II :!0 a.m Worship SeMce. 11 am.; Wectlesday, 7 p.m;
Sheml w.ams. tms!sr.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Betsy Layne Cluch of Christ, Belsy la)Tle: Stn:lay
SctlOOI, 10 am., Worshp SeMoe 11 am. and 6 p.m.
~y. 7 p.m.;ToovnyJ. Spears,~
Chureh ol Chrltt, Soo1h l..ake Olive; Worshp SeMce, 10
a.m and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bemy Blanksostip,
Ml1is1er
Harold Church of Chllst, Harold; Stn:lay School, 10 am;
WorsHp SeMce, 11 am and 7 p.m.; Wedoesda)\ 7 p.m.;
James H. Harmon. Mnoslsr.
Highland Church of Christ, At 23, Hager HI; Sunday
School. 10 am., ~ SeM:e, 11 am. and 6 p.m.;
~y.7pm.
Hueysville Cluch ol Christ; Sll1day School, 10 am.,
WorsHp SeM:e, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wecresday. 7 p.m.,
ctl8S1Ilr Vamet MnsiBf
Lower Toler Chlm1 ol Christ, Harold &relay Scllocl. 10
a m. Worship SeMce 11 am. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
6:!0 p m., LorW Meade. tmsler.
Mare Ctaek Cburd! ol Christ, Stw1Yie Stn:lay School,
10 a.m. ~ SeM:e 11 am. and 6 p m., 'Mldoosday
6:!0p.m.
Martin Oudl ol Christ, Mini; &.nlay School, 10 am.·
Worllllp SeMoe. 11 am and 7 p.m ; Wednasday. 7 p.m.
GMy ~ Mrisler.
Upper Toler Oudl ol Christ. 3.5 !lies~ Tdet Creek on
~ &.nlay Scllocl lOam.; Worship Serwle 11 am and
6 p m., Wecilesd!y 7 p.m. Tonmy Dale Bush, Mnislsr
WeeQ!Qy Oudl ol Clvlst; &.nlay School, 10 anm,
~ Serke 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mke Hal l.'nsler.
CHURCH OF GOO
lletJy Layne Cluch ol God, Old U.S. 23: &relay School,
10 a.m., Worship SeMce. 11 am and 6 p.m.: Wednesday
7 p.m., .Adlh Cavdill, Mnsler.
CommiKIIty Church ol God, Mansas Creel<. Mann;
Worsnp SeM:e, 11 a.m.: Friday, 7 p.m.; Bud Cnm.
Moister.
Am Church of God. &.nlay School, 10 am; WorsHp
Secvloe, I0:45am and6p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m,SUMjo
V W11ams. Paslof.
Garrett Church of God, Garrell; Sooday Scllocl, 10 am.;
Worllllp SeM:e, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wedf'lesday, 7 p.m.,
Oorald Bragg, Mnister.
Undrnark Church of God, Goble Roberts A(j(j!ion;
Slllday School, 10am.; Worship SeMce, 11:10 am. and 7
p m.; Wadoesday, 7 p.m.; Kemelh E. Plaler, Jr., Mnlsler.
UUtt Paint F1l1l Cludt ol God, 671 Ulle Pan Road.
East Port Stnlay School, 9:45a.m.; W:mip SeMce, 11
a.m. and 6 p m.; Wednesday. 7 p. ; Charles Healer Jt,
Mnster
The Cluch ol God oll'!ophecy, li Hal;~ School,
10 am. WorWljl SeMce. 11a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday
7 p m Oon Fraley, .k
EP1SCOPAL
St. Jamea Eplsc:cplj; &l1day SeM:e 9:45 am, 'tltf
Eld'erlsl11:00 am Wednesday~ 6101416~,
~ Euclwi&t & Hea.'Jig 7:!0 p.m. Falher~E. Ross.
Elliott's Clvlpc! Free Methodllt, At 979 BaaYer &relay
School, 10 am. Worshjl SeMce 11 am. and 6 p.m. Ptlp
T. SITCh, ......
Emma United Methodist. Elm'e &relay 5a100I, tO am.
Worship Ser.b!. 11 am ~ 6 p.m. Pu Abrl.
Mmler
Flflt Unftld Mlrll1odlsl. 256 SoUil Amctl AYflnJIIJ 9 a.m.
Cooler'rpory Serke &.nlay School, 8:45 a.m. Worship
SeM:e 10.55am. ard 5 p m. WYS SeMoe ~
7 p.m. l.'allt D Wa!z. PulDr
Hom Chlll)el Melhodllt. Aux* Road .Auldoc Slllday
School, 10 am. \',\nllip SeM::e, 11 am ard 6 p m.,
~ 6 pm,~ P~ Mnlslel
Martin MethociJt: &rday School, 10 1 m Worship
Secvloe, 11 am.. Wednesday 7 p.m., Roy Harlow Mris!er.
Maytown United Methodlll. ~ Sooday Ser.b!. 11
am, Worship SeM:e. 9:!0 am and 6 p m.; Wectle&day. 6
p.m., Roy Harlow. Mnlsrer
Sansbury Untied Mettlodlll, Pril!Br; Sooday School, 10
am.; Worship SeMce, 11 am. and 7 p m WW!esday 7
p.m., Bobby G. La~ Mln61er
Wayland United Methodltl At 7, Wayland, Sund«y
School. 1oa.m.; Wotslllp Secvlal, 11 a.m : Wednesday, 6
p.m.; Brad Tacl<etl Monisler
Wheelw~ght Un~ed Methodllt, ~. Sunday
School, 10 am., Worship SeM::e. 1 a.m and 6 pm.;
Wednesday. 7 p.m., Bobby Isaac. M~
Drift F'wlhlco8tal, Orft Slllday School, 1oa m. Wot1hip
SeM:e. Sall.rdayiSLrday. 7 p m. WW!esday. 7 p m., Ted
Shamon,IJMlislef.
Free Pertlecoltll Chutch ol God, AI. 1428, East POi'll;
&may School, lOam W:nH;>Ser.t:. 11 am.rd6:!0
p.m ~ 6:!0 p.m Bus:er H8)1on. Mnisttt
Ffee I'WIIecoltlll Church ol God, Wee!3uy: &relay
School 10 a m. Worship Service 7 p m
Weci1esday.SaUday. 7 p.m. JoM 'Ja'l p~ Mris:&l
Ffee Penlecoslal Oelw:lnce, Eld. 46 olf .... Par\way at
Cai1*Jn. Worship SeMce SWday and ~ 7 p.m.,
Pan:ia Cnder. t.6is:el'
Free Pentecoclal Hollne~~. At 122. Uppe< Bll1on
Slrday School, 11 am, W:lrnt'rll SeM::e 6 p.m; ~ 7
p.m., LoUs Sattln, lklsa: DIM! Pb Assoclale ~
Goocloe Pentec:ollll. At 850 DIM! ~ SeMce 6
p.m. Malccrn Slcne Mrisler
Plrkw8'( Am Ct~vwy ~.~and~
CWrly lile. Worship Ser.b!. 6:!0 p m. Mke D Cal:toYell,
Minislef 297-6262
Trinity Chapej ~ecoetal Holinns, ~Jain SC., Mar1in
Stnlay Scllocl 10 am. Worship Ser.b!. 7 p m. 2nd
Sa~ 7 pm.; ~ 7 pm, Ells J SIMra
Minisler.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drfft Plasbylet1an, Aoule 1101, Onll, WoOOp SeMce, 11
am, Mary Alee ~y. Mrlisler.
Arst Plasbylet1!VI, Nof1h Lake Olive; Sund«y Sdlool. 9:!0
am WorllllpSeM:e, II a.m., George C. Low. Mlllster
SEVENT!i DAY ADVENTIST
Seventh-Day Adventist, 5 miles West on Mounlain
Parl<way; Sooday Scllocl, 9:15 am. ~ SeMele,
10:30 am; Gary Shepllerd, Mlllscer
lllE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATIER DAY SAINTS
The Church ol JesUI Chl181 of laltur·Day Slln!J: Reilf
Sociely.f'~ 9:!0 a.m. Sooday School,
10:!0 a m; Saaamenl Mig 11 :20 a m Wectlesday. 6 p m
Cludl Mae1rlg ~ adciess, Hr.y to, Mri\ KY
41649, 1.4eeeilg ~ lelephone IUTber: ~133. E.P.
GngsOf Bishop
~~
Flilhl!illle.Mr.n;SlrdaySchld,10am ~SeM:e
11a.m.and6p.m. ~6pm
Faith DeiiYerance Tbmtlcle. 'M1stl'resantug, &.raly
School, 10:30am; llmdoy. 7 p m., Don Shepherd, t.tistllr
Faith RMI8tlon Mln151ery, 1/4 r!W above Wot'diW:Ie
~SlrdaySctoool. lOam WorshpS8Mco, 11 am
and 6 p.m.; Ranctt HagMs. ~.
Faith Worship Cenllr, US 4ci0. Pamte; Worshp SoM:e,
11 am, fu.rsday, 6 pm., EUicly and MWe fi)'O. MolSter
Full Gospel Community, llormertf ol Mann) rrovod 10 ()kj
Alen: S\l1day School, 10 am. Worshp SeMoe. 11 arn;
Strrday 8Ye1Wlg. 6~ p.m ~ 6:!0 pn, IJMlme
l.li~Mrisler
Betsy Layne United MelhodiSL ne.<t 1D S L G)'11m91111l
Subsribe to
the Times and Save!!
Call: 886-8506
Authorized Motorola Sales & Service
Agent for Appalachian Wireless
1-800-445-3166
Bus: (606) 886-3181 Home: (606) 886-1993 Fax: (606) 886-8335
Advertising
Pays
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For Details!
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F~st
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Compan,es of
Eastern Kentucky
1·800·452·2355
886-8511
5000 Ky Hwv. 321 Prestonsburg, Ksntucky 41853
Community Owned/Not For Profit
Member AHA and KHA
Accredlled by JCAHO
Physician Referral
886-7586
HINDMAN PROMART
HOMICINTER
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
L.lghthouse Temple, Mm Sl and Hal Sl, Wrdif> SeMele,
12pm. and 7pm. ~yfOOay 7pm; RoyCoSly
Mr1isler
Mdl Houle ol ~. 00 Peel 00:8 sc. ~
SeMele. 7p.m,~
lnlllmlltlonal Pentecoo;tal Holiness Church. 10974 N
'kil S1 , Martin; Rev El :s J S~ StOOl Puslor
Rising Sun Mlnlslriee, 78 Cwl Slrool, AIOI1 Ky. Sunday,
10:!0 am. WoOOesday, 6 30 p m Pasw D P c..ry
METMOOIST
Auxl« Unl1ed lolelhocllt A1Diief:; Slrday Scllocl. 10am.,
Wor1hip SeM08. 11 am., Wednesday, 6 p.m., Doug
P.O. Box 843, Auxier Road, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
l..allerty.~
Kermelh Lemasler Mlrister.
Community United Methodist. 141 Bur1<e Averrue (olf
UniYer.;lty OriYe and Neeley St); Sooday School. 10 am;
Wo!!ihrp Secvloe, 1111 m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, 7 pm;
Siwe Pe:loosoido, Mrlsler.
LUTMERAH
Our Sa\1ot luthlnn, ~ Bayes Roan Carnage ~
Mllel. ~ &relay Ser.'ic8, II am WrO..W (600
em)12:05 p m Roland~ IMsle<
BIG SANDY TWO.WAY [C:-!b)
- ; ; COMMUNICA110NS, INC.
OTHER
Sunday School 10 am, Worship Service, 11 am ,
'Midne$day, 7 p.m, Randy IJiaddxm, ~.
CMII1 Untied Methodist, Alen; Stn:lay Scllocl. 9:45am
Worshp SeM:e, 11 am and 7 p.m.; Weth!sday, 7 p.m
Reaor
@
P-.A.. ~welccrnes~o.roiCI\'ic8i
81 fie CltURCH ol GOO o1 PROP!iECYTRAM KEiffiJCKY.
&.rday scho0110 a.m. Yotnhp Slll'lbll' ~
Dllft hlependerJI, 001. &rday 11 am.~ 6:30 P11l
Dwale Hause ol Prl'j'8r ~ ~ Sm'ic8 7 p.m.
~ 6p.m. WrmoiiQun. tkm
Grace Ftlowlhlp Plestonil:vg. ne:d b ctl lea ITilii<EI).
Slrday Sdlool. 10 am Ybslip, 11 am 81 ~
Old lrne Hollnels, 2 rrl8s ~ M<art;as ~ M!f.i1;
&l1day Sctooo1. 11 a.m. Worshp SeMoe, 7 p.m. Fltlay 7
p.m., Jctn wPaltr\ Mr1isler
$pll1ock B ble (BapCist), 670 Sjutoc:k Qea!< Rd.
Prestntug; &sday School. 10 am ~ StMla 11
am:~ 7 p.m. Dlrl Hei1zettm, t.t1isler
Town Brli1Ch Cludl; &rm;Schoci 10 am~ tt fnl
S<rrday ll eadl rro1h. WorshpSeM::e, Sin nwi"g 10:00
am E\1D'G 6 p.m. ~ 6 p.m. r«> Slnily ~q.
seMOeS on fnl Slrday ol eadl rro1h. Tcm folimlkisfa'
The Fllher Houle, e.g Er.lnct\ Al:b:U Cleek; &sday
School, 10 am. Worshp SeM:e 6 p.m. JJ. Ylr'rjt. ~
YWh N!lowsHp ~ v.~ llaYJirtTL.eSdrt 6
p.m. ~7p.ll'
Zion De1wrance, Wa)'and Slrday Sdlool. 10 am
WorshpSeMoe,nam.lrd6p.rn v~.7
p.rn Pla)l!flile 358-2001 , OarU1CNnall. Pastir
Taylor Chapej Cotmllllty Church, blr£ott{ hl ol:l Pial
FoodSerVcobul!i'g, kio.'Aid 1~ rOOabove~,Q)
E~Rl1428 SIJn Bible~ tOant SutWamg
SeM:e,ll am. Sill Eveoog,6~pm KemyVandorpool.
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US 23 Prestonsburg
1-800·446.9879
Pas101
HAYTON
GLASS
COMPANY
Sword Insurance Agency
1320 Watergap Road
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
1-8n-874-9300 • (606) 874-9300 ·Fax (606) 874-2040
~
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Auto • Home • Health • Ute • Commercial
EARNEST SWORD
ANITA MULLINS
Agent
Agent
(BRAD HUGHES$;2
TOYOTA
886-3861 or 1·877·886-3861
Floyd Co.
Citizens
National Johnson Co.
Magoffln Co.
Bank
Buster Hayton, Owner
(606) 886-9553
Member FDIC
�FRIDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
3, 2003 • C5
The Hovd CouDIVTimes
1® ·.AUTOMQDVE
445 • FumHure
200 • EMPLOYMENT
110 A rlc1.
11 ATVs
'20 Boats
'30 ·Cnrs
1 40 • 4x4s
•so.~
:.1
e
see neous
'60 Motorcycles
70 Parts
75 SUVs
180 ·Trucks
1<JO ·Vans
does
not
'lgly
accept
or m1s eadmg
sements Ads
request or
nee payfor se •
products
1zed
210 • Job IJSlii'IQS
220 • Help Wanted
230 • Information
250 • M1scenaneous
SO • Part Time
70. Sales
280 SeMCes
290 • Work Wanted
;t®.:..f~
INCREASE YOUR
INCOMEI
Control
Your hours! Home·
based Bus1nessl full
Traming.
Free
Booklet www.upervisrons.com 888·373·
5174 *
210-Job Listings
310 Business
Opportunity
330 For Sale
350 Miscellaneous
360 • Money To Lend
380 • Se!VIces
400 • MiiB~tlAHiliSI:
410 • Ammats
-420 • Appliances
440 • Electronics
220-Help Wanted
~366
MOUNTAIN MANOR
OF PAINTSVILLE IS
;: 130.Cars
takmg applications
'99 TOYOTA CAR· for a LPN (7 p.m.-7
OLLA: 37 000 miles a.m. shift) Excellent
a 1o AC one owner salary benef1ts. Apply
tias warranty $7,950. m person at 1025
Euclid
Ave .
Paintsville,
Ky.
Monday thru Friday
between 8:00 a.m. to
2000 JEEP GRAND 4:00p.m.*
CHEROKEE
4X4.
WANTED:
Loaded, 1 owner, HELP
9 000 m les w1th Motorola two-way
1n
a r nty
$15 950 dealership
Prestonsburg,
KY,
06·523 6214.*
needs a expenenced
radio
technician
tower chmber. Pay
equal to expenence.
2001
FORD Good benefit pack·
LIGHTENING, excel· age. Only those with
lent cond 13,000 experience & referm <> take over pay ences need apply.
Must also have clean
..ments 377 9804.*
Iii
dnving record Call
or
606·886·3181
1_90-Vans
(800)-445·3166 to
qu1re.
2000
TOYOTA
SIENNA, XLE
1
q.wner has warranty, GENERAL LABOR
l~ded 39 000 m1les. NEEDED: at OEM
6 950
606-523· Retrofit. starting pay
$7.00 hr. Call 874·
14
9322.*
If-
460 • Yard Sale
470 • Health & Beauty
475 • Household
4SO • MisceHaneous
490 Accrea1ioll
495 • Wanted To Buy
600 • BEtfiALS
505 • BuSiness
FINANCIAL
570-Mobile Homes
MERCHANDISE
410-Animals
FREE PUPPIES: TO
GOOD
HOME.
small
Mother
is
Collte. 285·5003.
445-Furniture
ALLEN FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used apph·
ances, hv1ng I bedroom
suits,
bunkbeds, and lots
more!
Call874·9790.
RAY'S BARGAIN
CENTER
Used
New
&
Furniture
&
Appliances @ unbelievable prices. Come
tn today for incredible
savmgs. Shop At The
Little Fum1ture Store
& Save!! RT. #122,
McDowell. Call 606·
377-0143.
-·
1982 FLEETWOOD,
14X80, 3 bedrooms,
1.5 baths. 377·1083.
2 Nice Trailers near
Prestonsburg, 874·
0011.*
Apply Jn Person
at
705 • Consuuetfon
765-Professionals
TURNED
DOWN
FOR SOC. SECURI·
TYISSI? Free consultation. Call 1·888·
582·3345. No fee
unless we win your
VERY
NICE
2 case.
BEDROOM HOUSE
near PCC. Kitchen
Great new rate
furn1shed. Lease and
reference required. on hospitilization
medical
$475 month, $400 major
Medicare supple
deposit. 886·3154.*
· ments,
cance
j plans, disabilit
HOUSE, 2 BED· , (even for coal min
ROOM kitchen fur- · ers) and grea
nished lease & refer- · rates on life insur
ences required. $325
ance.
month, $3~0 deposit.
Call Billy R.
886·3154.
Maynard,
ph. 478-9500 or
650-Mobile Homes
478-4105.
590-Sale or lease
FOR LEASE LARGE
LOT FOR BUSINESS
w1. build to suit. Rt. 80
close
to
Mtn.
Enterprise. 886·8366.
FOR SALE PROP·
ERTY: 60 ACRES+ 3
or 4 flat, older Farm
house, above ground
heated pool w1th
deck. New barn.
Copperas L1ck, Abb·
ott. Call 886·0079.*
Movers
765·0ffice
760 • Plumb rg
2 B.A. HOUSE AT
HAROLD. partial furnished. garage, large
fenced yard, storage
space. 886·9158.*
Doublewide
and
large lot for sale: at
Cow Creek, asking
$60,000 874·5090
HUEYSVILLE·
3
BEDROOM. Phone
358-4254. Monday·
Fnday after 4 p.m.
Saturday* & Sunday
anyt1me.
710 • Educational
713 • Ch ld Care
715 • EleCitlclan
720- Hcanh & Bea\t.y
730 • Lawn & Garden
1M· Legal
740 • MasontY
745 • M scetlaneous
750 • Mobile Home
Zllll· S&;B~I~&;~
1994, 14X76, 2 B.A.
2 BATH, located
across from High·
lands Regional on
156 Oakwood Drive.
886·0973 after 5 SMALL FURNISHED
FOR
TRAILER
p.m.*
RENT: Washer & 770-Repair/Services
2 Bedroom Mobile Dryer. Just off Mtn.
Need Computer
Parkway, on old Rt.
Home on Branhams
Support???
114. 886·8724.
Creek 828-754·4801
Available evenings &
or 606-587·1169.*
weekends. Call for
2 B.A.
MOBILE
an appointment.
HOME: all electic,
1991 FLEETWOOD,
424-4886.
W& Dryer. with nice
14X70, 2 bedrooms,
yard. 285-3980
2 bath. 377·1 083.
530-Houses
}J t•e S S J•OOill
620 • Storage/
630-Houses
RENTALS
61 0-Apartments
Apartment for Rent:
Great location in
town, 1 bedroom, off
street
480-Miscellaneous Utilities paid,parking.
except
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
electric. Cable and
W e responding to MECHANIC NEED· FIREWOOD
FOR HBO included. $375
E"1ployment ads that ED: M1n1mum of 5 yrs SALE: Call 886· month, plus deposit.
tiave •eference num- experience on Cat 8350.
606·886-2444.
l:)ers please rndicate Equipment. Must be
t at ent re re'erence
STEEL BUILDINGS TW0-1 BEDROOM
able to trouble shoot
mber on the out·
FALL CLEARANCE: APARTMENTS utili·
!t de of you• enve· eqUipment & must
Huge saVIngs.
ties paid & furnished.
Reference have own tools Must
lppe
25x34, 35x56.
Lease & references
J')Umbe•s are used to have Mmers Sutiace
Repo's,
required. $300 &
telp us direct your Certoftcahon & CDL
Cancellations,
$325 month, de,vosit
tltter to the correct license Send quahfl·
Lowest Pnces,
$250. 886·3154.
hd vdua
America's Largest.
catrons
to:
1674
Make offers.
Watergap
Road,
Financing.
1 B.A.
;?05-Busin~ss Opport.
Prestonsburg,
KY
1-800.222-6335.
FURNISHED APT:
41653.*
Prestonsburg, off
SSBEAT THE
street parking.
TAN
AT
HOME
BILLS$$
UNDERGROUND Wolff Tanning Beds
$450 mth, $200
C eate senous
CONTRACTOR
dep. utilities paid.
Flexible Fmancing
ncom Free
NEEDED· Elkhorn #3
Washer & Dryer.
Available
I fo mat1on
coal seam located m
No pets.
Home Delivery
Fu tra nmg.
Floyd
County. FREE Color Catalog
886·0010.
Homo based
Continuous
miner
Call Today
bt.. nes&.
sect1on
preferred.
1-800·939·8267
APARTMENTS
:m.kne<:b!f~wrcls.ccm Call Amencan Eng·
www np.etstan.com
FOR RENT
800·418·8501.
1neenng LLC for b1d
Apartments
mformat1on
(606)
Available
495-Want to Buy ·
886-1062.*
Immediately
1 & 2 BR apts.
Want To Buy-40-50
Do You Have A Bualn•••·
Free process1ng fees
S rvlce, Or Product You Would
acres or more, 4·5
I./leo to Advertlae In
PARK PLACE
4 6 Million Hout~ehold• With
acres level land with
APARTMENTS
Only Ono Phone C•.,l?
or without house. In
Rt. 114,
The Arnerlcan Cornrnunlty
Clasolflcd AdvcrtlslnQ t•otwork
Prestonsburg
or
Prestonsburg
Paintsville Area. 606· Section 8 welcome.
642-3388.*
Call (606) 886·0039
E.H.O
*
EMPLOYMENT
Office Space
630•Hoi!Se$
640 • land!Lots
650 • Mobile Hom$$
660 • Miscellaneous
670 • CommerCial
Property
690 ·Wanted To Rent
610 ·Apartments
CUSTOM
BUILT
BRICK HOME, near
fint shed, 4 B.A. 3
bath, 2 car garage,
approx. 3400 sq. ft.
1/2 acre lot, near
Cedar
Trace
in
Prestonsburg city limIts. For more info
606·432·1985.*
BECOME
DEBT
FREE! Cut payments
without new loans.
It's easyl 1 hr.
approval. Call 1·800·
517-3406.
510 Commercial
Property
530-Homes
550 LanCIILotS
570 • Mob1IE' Homes
580 • MIScellaneous
590 sale or Lease
500 • B~AI. &;iTAIE
PARTIIME MAINTENANCE
MAN
NEEDED
for
Apartment complexes m Prestonsburg
and Salyersville .
Prior
experience
required. Call 886·
0039 or 349·7000 to
mqUJre *
380-Services
w new oader 1700'
~rs. hke new. 886·
450 • Lawn & Garden
2 Bedroom Trailer
$275 month. 4 miles
West of P'burg. 8866061 or 886-0480.
Also
1 bedroom
Apartment, utilities
paid.*
Residential & Commercial
Banner. Kentucky
All TYpes of Building,
Remodeling, New Construction,
Roofing, Vinyl Siding,
Replacement Windows,
Electlcal, Masonry and ~
Concrete Work
• Free Estimates •
Ph one 631 -9991
Cell Ph: 477-9837
812-FREE
PIB}?IBD4
FREE
PALLETS:
Can be picked up
beh1nd The Floyd
County Times.
A Christian, Non-Denominational
daycare center, is now taking
applications for part-time subst1·
lute positions. We re also taking
applications for part-time/full·
time enrollment.
Contact Missy
714-Eiderly Care
NEED SOME ONE
TO STAY with 2
elderly
people,
Daytime, 2 days a
week on Fri. & Sat
References
re·
quired. 8~4·2937 or
874-2371.
750-Mob. Home Movers
NEW 2 B.R 1 1/2
BATH
TOWN· CRUM'S MOBILE
HOUSE, also 1 B.R.
HOME MOVING
Apt. furnished or
SERVICE:
unfurnished. No pets Dependable, Honest
Located 1n Prestons- and Reliable, lnsur·
ed with permits. 10
burg. 886·8991.*
years experience 5
of
miles
west
GREETINGS FROM
Prestonsburg on At.
LIGHTHOUSE 114, Mtn. Parkway.
MANOR,
Terry &
Call 886·6665
Sharon Smith. We
have apartments for
To place an
rent that are effiency
ad
apartments, all utilites
paid. For more info
call
call 606-886·2797.
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?.lJ.atlpap.ett ~ 9JOJ«Le.t,
MotllaP Goose
SERVICES
&vvw.££'6-
Construction
NOTICES
2
B.R
MOBILE
815-Lost/Found
HOME.: total elect
$500 REWARD
Located
between
P'burg & Paintsville. Lost Boxer, Fawn
No pets. 889·9747 or color with white chest
& white tips on feet
886-9007.
tn Cliff
Last seen
2 B.A. 2 BA. Mobile area of Prestonsburg
Home, located at call
886·7065 or
Minnie. Appliances 424-7065
included. $375 rent.
$375 dep. Also Two, REWARD $500: Lost
Black
2 B.A. 1 BA. Mobile Dog:
Homes, $350 rent, Pomeranian with blue
$350 dep. 606·478· UK collar. Last seen
on Branham's Creek.
5173.*
No questions asked.
1
& 2 B.A. 587-2343.*
TRAILERS. \lERY
~ suitable for
890-Legals
working men. Private,
AC, & Cent heat.
ADOPT
Near P'burg. No
Happily married couPets. 886-3941. *
ple promises your
2 B.A. Mobile Home new born love in a
at Harold. $375 mth. warm, wonderful car+ dep. 606-478·4597 ing home. Financially
secure. Legal & discreet. All expenses
paid
Please call
70S-Construction Germaine and Fritz.
Toll free: 1·866·211·
ALL
TYPES: 6121*
Remodeling & addi· w-•·"'-~~
t1ons,
garages, ~.'~::::~~~.!-·
decks. etc. Also con·
crete work. Robie
Johnson, Jr., call any·
time, 886·8896.
886-8506
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P&N
606-874-9195
ANNOUNCES NEW
WINTER STORE HOURS:
Mon.-Fri.l 10 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Sat., 10 a.m.·3 p.m.
Large Selection in stock!!
Most $9.99 or less!!
First quality pre-pasted vinylll
FOR WINTER RATE
S INGS ON:
Remodeling, Garages,
Vmyl S1dtng Metal Roofs,
V1 W1ndows, Decks,
Room Add1t1ons
CAll
CRASE CONSTRUCTIII
886-0868 or 886-8648
606-358-4215
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
& TECHNOLOGY INC.
Tree Trimming
~~
·Teaching Newly
Employed 24 Hour
,
•
=--< I
• Annual S·Hoor
Refresher Classes
• Mine Medical Technician
Instructor
• American Heart C.P.R. and Firat Aid
Phone 606-358-9303 (Home)
606-434-0542 (Mobile)
Garrett, Kentucky
Terr:y Triplett, tnattuctor
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.
Hillside, lawn care
and light hauling.
Garage and Basement
Cleaning.
886·8350
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Electrical Classes
285-0999
Train at your convenience.
�C6 • FRIDAY, J ANUARY
vs. Ricky Johnson
and Unkown Defendants. The basis of
this suit is a personal
injury action filed
against the Defendants by Michael
Dwayne Shortridge
and Jodie Shortridge
arising out of an automobile
accident
which
occured
August 12, 2000,
NOTICE OF
along KY AT 1428 in
INTENTION TO
Prestonsburg, Floyd
MINE
County, KY. The
Pursuant to
Application Number Plaintiff's are seeking
836-5341 , Renewal damages as the
result of medical
impairIn accordance with expenses,
ment
to
earning
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that capacity, pain and
Czar Coal Corpor- suffering, loss of use
ation, HC 64, Box of motor vehicle and
915, Debord, Kent- loss of consortium by
ucky 41214, has Jodie Shortridge.
The Unkown Defapplied for renewal of
endants
shall have
a permit for an underground coal mining 50 days from the date
operation, located 2.7 of the filing of the
miles south of Odds complaint to Answer
in Floyd, Martin and with the Floyd Circuit
Johnson Counties. Court Clerk, if he/she
The proposed opera- desires to do so. If
tion will disturb 42.50 the Defendants do
acres of surface area, not appear in the lawand will underlie suit and present a
then
a
123.00 acres, and the defense,
total area within the Judgement may be
against
permit boundary will entered
them,
at
the
Court's
be 165.50 acres.
The proposed oper- discretion.
Sue Ellen Prater
ation is approximateVVarning Order
ly 2.70 miles southAttorney
west from Daniel's
120 North Front
Branch Road's juncAvenue,
tion with KY State
Prestonsburg,
KY
Route 3, and located
41653
0.1 m1le south of
D1ck's Creek.
The proposed operIIC _, located on the
ncer U.S.G.S. 7
2 '"llmute quadrangle map. The surface
area to be disturbed
is owned by Pocahontas Development
Corporation. The operation will underlie
land
owned
by
Pocahontas Development Corporation.
The application has
) n 1led for public
rnspectlon at the
Department
for
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's
Prestonsburg Regional Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653. VVntten
comments, objection
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.
LEGAL NOTICE
This is to notify certain unkown defendants of the nature
and predency of a
certain
Complaint
filed on or about
August 10, 2001.
Said lawsuit has
been filed m the
Floyd Circuit Court,
and is styled as Civil
Action No. 01-CI00815,
Michael
Dwayne Shortridge
and Jodie Shortridge
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
3, 2003
L EGAL NOTICE
This is to notify
Defendants James
and Patsy Griffith of
the nature and pendency of a certain
Complaint filed on or
about October 10,
2002. Said lawsuit
has been filed in
Division II of the
Floyd Circuit Court,
and is styled as Civil
Action Number 02CI-01 065, Conseco
Finance
Servicing
Corp, FKA Green
Tree Financial SerVICing
Corp.
vs.
James Grifith and
Patsy Griffith. The
basis of the suit is a
foreclosure
action
filed against the
Defendants by the
Conseco Corporation. The complaint
alleges
that
the
Defendants
have
defaulted on their
obligation to pay per
the terms of the
finance contract. The
Plaintiff is seeking to
forclose
on
the
mobile home which is
the subject of this
action, and damages
in the amount of the
entire balance due
under the finance
contract.
The
Defendants,
James and Patsy
Griffith, shall have 50
days from the date of
the Complaint to file
an Answer with the
Floyd County Curcuit
Court Clerk, if they
desire to do so. If the
Defendants do not
appear in the lawsuit
and
present
a
defense,
then
a
Judgement may be
entered
against
them, at the Court's
discretion.
Lana Gresham
VVarning Order
Attorney
120 North Front
Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
directed to: Kentucky
Division of VVater,
VVater
Resources
Branch, 14 Re1lly
Road,
Frankfort
Office Park, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
Phone: (502) 564·
3410
LEGAL NOTICE
This is notice that
Motts Branch Coal,
Inc., P.O Box 2765,
Pikeville, KY 41502,
{606)
874-9003,
Permit Number 8360289, will be blasting
in the Coolwater
Branch and Saltlick
Creek area of Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
Latitude 37° 29' 16",
Longitude 82° 51'
46". Blasting will be
done daily. No blasting will be conducted
before sunrise or
after sunset. At least
ten ( 10) minutes
before the blast,
access to the area
will be controlled by
company personnel.
Before each blast is
detonated, the following type(s) of audible
warning will be given:
Five (5) minutes prior
to the blast: a one {1)
minute series of three
(3) long sounds of an
air horn or siren. One
(1) minute prior to the
blast, a series of
three
(3)
short
sounds of an air horn
or siren. The all-clear
signal(s) after blasting will be: One (1)
long sound of an air
horn
or
siren.
Blasting will not be
conducted at times
different from those
given above, except
in emergency situations, where rain,
lightning,
other
atmospheric condi·
t1ons, or an operator
This is to notify
Defendant
Kristin
Nicole Dotson of the
nature and pendency
of a certain Complaint tiled on or about
November 15, 2002.
Said lawsuit has
been filed in the
Floyd Circuit Court,
and is styled as Civil
Action Number 02CI-01193, Greenwich
Capital
Financial
Products, Inc. vs.
Rhonda Clay et al.
The basis of the suit
is
a
foreclosure
action filed against
the Defendants by
Greenwich Capital
Products, Inc. The
Complaint
alleges
that the Defendants
have defaulted on
their obligations to
pay per the terms of
the finance contract.
The Plaintiff is seeking to foreclose on
the home and property which is the subject
of this action, and
damages
in
the
amount of the entire
balance due under
the finance contract.
The
Defendant,
Kristin Nicole Dotson,
shall have 50 days
from the date of the
Complaint to tile an
Answer with the
Floyd County Circuit
Court Clerk, if she
desires to do so. If
the Defendant does
not appear in the lawsuit and present a
defense,
then
a
Judgement may be
entered against her,
at the Court's discretion.
Lana Gresham
VVarning Order
Attorney
120 North Front
Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby
given
that
Tex
Mitchell, 42 Mitchell
Drive, Harold, Kentucky 41635, has filed
an application with
the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Cabinet to construct
a fill. The property is
located approximately 1.6 mile southwest
of the community of
Harold on Route 979,
on Mud Creek, in
Floyd County. Any
comments or objections concerning this
application shall be
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
The following property will be offered at public sale at WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT, HIGHWAY 1428 EAST, PRESTONSBURG,
KY 41653, on 1/09/03, commencing at 10:45 a.m.:
2002 Kenworth W900L Tractor 1XKWDBOXX2J882612
2002 Benson Dump 36X88X102 Trailer
5DMDSAHc42P000086
The property may be inspected by appointment prior to the sale at
WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT, HIGHWAY 1428 EAST, PRE&
TONSBURG, KY 41653.
Cash sales only. Inquiries: CitiCapital Commercial Corp., at
972~2-118702~1~
NOTICE OF
BLASTING
SCHEDULE
PERMIT NO. 8360289
or
public
saftey
requires unscheduled
detonation. Prior to
these detonations,
the following audible
warning will be given:
Five (5) minutes prior
to blast, a one (1)
minute series of three
(3) long sounds of an
air hom or siren; One
(1) minute prior to the
blast, a series of
three
(3)
short
sounds of an air horn
or siren. The all-clear
signal after the blast
will be: One (1) long
sound of an air horn
or siren. Also prior to
detonations in emergency situations, the
permittee, usrng audible signals, shall notify all persons within
one-half (1/2) mile of
the blasting site. The
all
clear-signat(s)
after blasting will be
one (1) long sound of
an air horn or siren.
All warning and allclear signals will be
audible within onehalf (1/2) mile from
the point of the blast.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-5423,
Amendment No. 3
In accordance with
KRS 350.070, notice
is hereby given that
Frasure
Creek
Mining, LLC, 1051
Main Street, Suite
100, Milton, VVest
Virgima 25541, has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
existing surface and
underground
coal
mining and reclamation operation, located approximately 3.1
miles southeast of
McDowell in Floyd
County. The amendment will add 50.69
acres of surface disturbance and will
underlie an additional
40.43, all of which
overlie
permitted
underground acre·
age, making a total
area of 3,299.19
acres
within the
amended
permit
boundary.
The proposed amendment area begins
at the intersection of
KY Route 1929's
junction with Buck·
horn Fork Road, and
is located within
Buckhorn Fork of
Frasure Creek and
also at the head of
Frasure 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, McKin
ley Osborne Estate,
Pink Osborne Estate,
Charles T. and Janet
G. Vance, and Laura
Caudill Estate. The
amendment
will
underlie land owned
by The Elk Horn Coal
Corporation,
McKinley Osborne Estate,
Pink Osborne Estate,
Charles T. and Janet
G. Vance, and Laura
Caudill Estate.
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. VVritten
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.
The following property will be offered at public sale at WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT, HIGHWAY 1428 EAST, PRESTONSBURG,
KY 41653, on 1/09/03, commencing at 10:45 a.m.:
2002 Benson Dump Trailer 5DMDSAHC22P000037
The property may be inspected by appointment prior to the sale at
WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT, HIGHWAY 1428 EAST. PRE&
TONSBURG,KY41653.
'
Cash sales only. Inquiries: CitiCapitaJ Commercial Corp. at
972~2-1187 02-09510.0
I
EDWARD
AUD I 'rO flt
VValker Tackett et al.,
Robert or Marlene
Howell, and Frank
and lvalee McK1nney.
The operation will
use the area, contour,
and auger methods
of surface mining.
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. VVritten
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.
CD
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OF
HA'r<:':HE1'T , JJt.
PUBL I C ACCO U NT.S
f
'Ib the People ofKentucky
Honorable Paul E. Patton, Governor
T. Kevin Flanel)~ Sccretaly
Finance and Administration C'..abinct
Dana Mayton, Secretary, Revenue Cabinet
I looorable Paui'Thompson. Floyd County Judge/Executive
l lonorablc John Blackburn. Floyd County Sheriff
Members of the Floyd Cm.mty Fiscal Court
'!be encl~ report prepared by Berger & Ross, PLLC, Certified
Public Accountants. presents the Floyd COtmty Sherifi's Settlement200l'Iaxes and 2001 Unmined Cool Taxes.
We engaged Berger & Ross, PLLC. to perfonn the financial audit of
this statement. We worked closely with the fum during our report
review process; Berger & Ross, PLLC, evaluated the Ployd County
Sherift's intcmaJ controls and compliance with applicable laws and
~
regulations.
Respectfully submitted,
'&it~
Edward B. Hatchett, Jr.
Auditor ofPublic Accounts
The following property will be offered at public sale at WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT, HIGHWAY 1428 EAST, PRESTONSBURG,
KY 41653, on 1/09/03, commencing at 10:45 a.m.:
2001 Kenworth W900L Tractor 1XKWDBOX81J877276
The property may be inspected by appointment prior to the sale at
WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT, HIGHWAY 1428 EAST, PRESTONSBURG, KY 41653.
Cash sales only. Inquiries: CitiCapitaJ Commercial Corp., at
972~2-1187 02-09511-0
EnciOS\.Il\!
Ih: aho\c transrniualleuer accompanied the audit n:port prescnu:d 10 the!
fiscal court. KRS 43.090(2) requires that !hi.~ letter be published in this
llC\\ spaper. Copies of the l'Ompkte audit report. including the acoompanying
financial statemenl'i and additional infC.nnation. are 3\-ailable in !he reports
su.:tion of the AuditorofPublic Accounts' web!.itc at \VWW.kyaudit<r.nct or
upon request by cootacting the Auditor of Public ACCOlmts, 144 Capitol
Annex, FrankfOrt. Kenwcl:y 4{)6()1.
144 Capitol Annex
Fmnkfott. KY40601-3448
502.564.5841
FACSIMILE 502.564.2912
ehutch<.1Utrkyauditor.net
J05 Sea IIem Road. Suite 2
r·r'.mkibrt, Kv 4060 t-5404
502.573.0050
fACSL\1lLE 502.573.0067
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You've cleaned out your attic, your basement, your garage and now you're ready
to host a garage sale. Before you proceed, follow these signs for placing the
type of classified ad that will help
turn your event into a best-seller.
Be sure to include in your
Garage or Yard Sale ad ...
WHAT.
Describe the type of sale you're hosting.
Is it mostly household goods? Nursery
furniture? Apparel?
WHEN .
Give dates and time
of sale, and rain
date information.
W HERE.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
In accordance with
KRS 350.070, notice
is hereby given that
Frasure
Creek
Mining, LLC, 1051
Main Street, Suite
100, Milton, VVest
Virginia 25541, has
applied
for
an
amendment to a permit for a surface coal
mining and reclamation operation, located at Craynor in
Floyd County. The
amendment proposes to add 74.08 acres
and delete 2.52 acres
of surface disturbance, and add 28.1 0
acres and delete
21.21 acres of auger
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
s 0
area for total of
288.28 acres within
the
total
permit
boundary.
The proposed oper·
ation is approximately 0.5 mile southwest
from KY 680's junction with KY 979, and
located on Hamilton
Branch
of
Mud
Creek.
The proposed operation is located on the
McDowell USGS 7
1/2 minute quadrangle map. The surface
area to be disturbed
is owned by The Elk
Horn Coal Corporation,
Curt Hall
Heirs, Richard P. Hall
Heirs, Charles Hall,
VValker Tackett et al.,
Robert or Marlene
Howell, Frank and
lvalee
McKinney,
VVilliam L. Hall Heirs,
and Barbara Hall.
The operation will
underlie land owned
by Charles Hall,
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-0295
Amendment No. 1
Where the sale will be held,
with directions or phone
number for directions.
WHY.
Reason for sale, especiaiIXif it is a "moving" sale,
srnce these tend to attract
more customers.
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Don't be a
hotheadleave the
battery alone
Friday, January 3, 2003
INSIDE
Behind the Wheel
Page· 01
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Classifieds
Page· 02
Ca rs- Buy'em. sell'em. fix'em. love·em
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Chrysler's
PT Cruiser
TEST
DRIVE
by
Greg
by TOM and RAY MAGLIOZZI
Zyla
Dear Tom and Ray:
At a safety c lass, the instn•ctor told
us that we could be electrocuted while
jump-starting a car if we touched the
battery terminals. I found this very c.Jilticult to believe, especially since I had
touched both battery terminuls at the
same time many times before. I bet the
instructor $1.000 that I could walk out
to the parking lot. touch
the terminals
on a car battery and live
to take his
cash. He
declined dismissively (as
if he was
certain to be
saving my
life). Then a
co-worker, who happens to be a nuclear
physicist. sided with the instructor,
insisting that he had read accounts of
people being electrocuted by a car battery. But then again, he thought cnr batteries were 24 volts. I know that car batteries can be dangerous because of the
heat associated with a high-current short
circuit and a chemical explosion, but do
we really need to worry about a lifethreatening shock from them? - Rob
by ANN M. JOB
ASSOCIATED PRESS
For the tir~t time since its debut
more than t\\O )ears ago, Chr)sler"s
PT Cruiser gets a ne\\ production
engine - and it's turbocharged.
The 215-horsepo'' er, 2003 PT
Cruiser GT also is the first PT in
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BASE PRICE: $16,720 for base PT;
$18,650 for Touring modet, $20,890 for
Um1ted model· $22,415 for PTGT.
AS TESTED· $24 835.
TYPE: Front·engme, front-wheel dnve,
frve-passenger fiVe-door compact
hatchback
RAY:
ENGINE: 2 4·hte double-overhead
cam, 1ntercoo!ed htgn-output turbocharged fo11r-cyl nde·
Well. I have tried - man) times to get my brother to electrocute himself
on car batteries. but I've ne\cr had any
success.
MILEAGE: 19 mpg (crty) 25 mpg (high·
way)
TOP SPEED: 120 mph
LENGTH: 168.8 tnches.
WHEELBASE: 103 inches.
CURB WT.: 3,182 pounds.
BUILT AT: Mexico
OPTIONS: 17-mch alum num wheels,
$600, s'de front-seat arbags, $390,
follr-speed automatic transm ss10n
$290 Inferno Red ttn!ed pearl coat
pamt, $200· customer preferred pack·
age 2CN (Includes AutoStick), $150,
upgraded AMIFM stereo wtth CD player,
$100; power hetght adJUStment on dnver seat $100.
TOM:
This \\eek. we test drive Audi's
popular A4 Quattro ~T6. "hich
is powered by a 3.0-liter V-6 coupled to a six-speed manual transmission. Since its debut seven
years ago. the A4 line has become
a formidable competitor for cars
like the Bfo.IW 3-serics, lnliniti Gseries. Le\us 1300 and MercedesBenz C-Class
The A4 is Audt's entry-level
sport sedan, offenng sex)' looks
and po\\erful engines. Audi's A4
is nm\ larger than preceding models. and O\\ ners find more luxury
built-in as standard fare.
Currentl). two models arc a' ailable: the four-C) Iinder 1.8 Turbo
or the 3.0 V-6. Our tester came
DESTINATION CHARGE: S590
sport package (includes side Stll
extenstons, rear spotler and 17-inch
wheels and ttres) $860; moonroof
$700; Bose audio package $635;
floor mats $60
Base Price:
s
"Jth the V-6 and a six-speed manual transmission. Both the 1.8T
and the 3.0 arc a' ailable with
Audi 's Quattro all-wheel-drive
system, which our tester came
equipped '"ith. Also aYailable is
the nc\\ CVT automatic transmission, which eliminates many of
the internal mechanicals of chaindriven automatiCS, resultmg in
better fuel eftictcncy and durability. Hm\e\er, \\e lo\e the sixspeed manual and its more controlling aspects "hen dri' ing the
open roads
Ne" to the A4 line. '' hich carries O\er into 2003. are b1gger
O\Cr.tll dimensions- from more
legroom m the back to a larger
wheelbase Our A4 included the
$750 optional 17-mch sport allo)
whcds and t1reo; as part ol a per
fonnam:e-handllllg pac·kage, mnk
ing this A4 look s~'\) and o;leck .
The ne\\ DOHC alummum
3.0-litcr ( 182 cuhic-inch) V-6 puts
out an Impressive 220 hor<>epower
and has 30 total 'alves 111 opemtion The result ts very good
acccleratiOJl-llnd pa mg ab1ht•cs.
and EPA numbers of 18 mpg city
and 25 mpg htghway Thts cngme
redlines at 6.400 rpm nnd l'i
<>mooth and powertul throughout
the torque band. I here are alc;o
standard four-\\ heel ABS dtsc
He's always telling me, "Put one linger here and one finger there, and let me
know if you feel anything.'' So TIIAT'S
what you were up to!
I RAY:
Well, based on my years of obscn.a-
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tion and, obviously, failure, I don't
believe you can electrocute )Ourself by
touching both terminals of a 12-volt car
battery. Twelve volts just isn't enough
electrical pressure to overcome the resistance of the human body. So, in m)'
opinion. the instructor nnd the phystcist
are both wrong. And I'm surprised about
the instructor.
TOM:
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HOWEVER - and this is a big howeYer - batteries are dangerous for other
reasons. If you connect the two tcnmnals together with a metal object. like a
wrench, you'll short out the batter). melt
the wrench and likely cau~e sparks tn
fly. Then you'll basicall) recreate the
Hindenburg disaster in your dri\1!\\ ay
(note for younger readers: kaboom!).
RAY:
Plus, there are lots of other thing~
under the hood that CAt\ hurt ) ou.
Power from the battery travels to the
coil. ''here it is boosted to 50.000 \iOit
or more and then sent to the spark plugs.
And 50.000 volts is enough to ghe you
a zap you won't soon forget.
TOM:
So while batteries (and lhings under
the hood in general) need to be respected because of the (>0\\ er they transmit,
we don't think that simply touching the
battery terminals is enough to electrocute you. But don't try it at home. Rob
(or anyone else). Remember, ,,e're
wrong a lot.
If you can't take
the heat, get a
lighter-color car
Dear Tom and Ray:
Email or Fax us your ad and we will
run it FREE in our
I desperate!) need your help. M)
dear husband of 40 ) ears has gi\ en me
the privilege of choosing a brand ne\\
car. Eve!) thing "as going ~o well, unhl
it came to my choice of C<)lor. I cho e an
Accord EX in black "ith a gray leather
interior. ~1) husband flipped and snid
that the leather is too hot nnd the color is
far too hot for our South\\ est climate
Has anyone ever done a stud) of hght
vs. dark colors and heat? I agree that the
black might be a smidgen hotter, but I
think the leather will be just as cool. ~ 1)
husband also thinks I will look like a
drug dealer, but with a license plate that
reads ''MOM II :· I don't think that "ill
be a problem. The youngest of our II
children is off to college soon, and I
need your approval so l c:tn get ill)
black Accord EX! - 1\:ancy
TOM:
Well. !'.ancy. first of all. C(mgratula
(See CLANK, page two)
�02 • FRIDAY,
JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
3, 2003
Shop Talk: Bad, Bad Bearings
can go m an) t1me, resulting m
tremendous heat buildup and
causmg much damage to the
axle. It alc;o could lead to an
ncc1dent I've had fnends who
neglected to get a beanng fixed
and actually broke the axle,
damuged the wheel bc)ond
rcpai1, ruined the brakes and so
on
As for the bearing being
pressed on, the answer is )eS.
11tcre i<; a lock ring collar that
comes with the bearing replacement pack. meaning it has to be
pn.· sed on. Abo. the bearing is a
scaled t)pe of beanng. which
means it does not recei\e the
lubncat1on from the rear differ-
\Q. Greg, 1 belie'e a rear
"heel beanng IS gi\ ing out on
mv 1986 Toyota Creso;;ada. I
ha'\e had the nmse anal)zed,
and they thmk it as one of the
rear beanngs. Can )OU answer
these questions please?
Do these •ear ''heel bcanngs
need to be pres::.ed on the a:<le?
If I dela) the 1epair, will the
defecti\ c hearing ruin th~ axle
or other parts? Wall the no1se get
louder? Does the rear axle use
the 011 fmm the ditfercntial for
lubncation? llt:mks.
Jack.
via e-mail
A: Jack. get )OUr TO)Ota
fixed right a\\U). A bad beanng
Cia sifieds
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entiat. nor docs the axle
M) own personal cxpenence
with sealed beanngs are that
the) \\ere packed m bearing
grec~sc pnor to msertton. and
because the) are scaled they
cannot recel\ e lubrication from
the rear-end assembly m an)
manner via the axle. However, it
may be different with the 1986
Toyota, so double check \\ ith
your mechanic on this point. As
for the bearing noise. it can get
louder. but it may not.
Don't hesitate. Get1t fixed as
soon as possible by a certified
mechanic (or yourself if you
have the nght tools) and happ)
motoring to you. You don't want
to put off the repair and be driving along one da) and see your
rear wheel pass you b) !
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tions ou getting that II th brat
out of the hou~e. Good work!
little hotter inside than a white
Accord.
RAY:
TOM:
There ha\e been studrcs on
car colors. and here's \\hat
they've found. Black cars do get
hotter than light-colored cars
because the darker colors absorb
heat rather than renect it So )OU
can expect a black Accord to be a
And while we don't know of
any studies on this per se. in our
experience leather seats do get a
lot hotter than cloth or velour seats
when exposed to the sun. In fact,
on hot sununer days. if you're
wearing shorts. you might hear a
brief sizzle when you sit down.
back~ of yol'r
thighs browning.
That would be the
RAY:
But if that's what you reall)
want. Nancy. who care~ how hot it
gets? So you keep a towel in the
car and toss it on the seat when it's
really hot out. Or )OU wear long
pants. Or you wear some asbe.-.tos
thigh !laps.
TOM:
After40 )Cars of mamage and
I I kids, )OU ha\e an .tbsolute right
to get any car. in any ~.:olor and
with any kind ofinterior)OU want
And tf your husband gives you
any guff, remind him that there are
going to be a lot of gnmdchildren 's
diapers that need changing
RAY:
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brnkes, which were lla\\ le~s.
and a full size spare tire.
The A4 interior IS well-done.
featuring wood, leather and
leathcrcttc. J'he mstrumentation
is linisht•d in red hues. and all
controls. sans the too-lowmounted climate controls, arc
eas) to acti\ ate. I uxury continues "ith standard feawres
including a fine-workmg dualzone climate control. all the
po\\ers. crui'le, three-spoke
leather-\\ rapped steering wheel.
12 \\a) power front seats and a
150-watt ound S) stem with sixdis~.: m dash CD changer. Also
note\\orth) 1 a nO\cl sclectrve
lockmg ystem that allo'' s
unlocking one or all the doors
usmg only the key mserted into
'People know
Pueblo for it$ ...
t ctmous J!ot Saba?
In Pueblo, the free government
information ts also hot. Dip into
the Consumer lnforrraUon Center
web site, WMv.pueblo.gsa 90'1. You
can download all the information
nght 3'1/ii.
~s r.e~Strtius~
PIA
Everv Fridav to the Times
606.886.8506
the driver's-side door lock. The
key can also raise or lower the
windows and even close the
optional $1.000 sunroof. which
was included on our tester.
On the road. the A4 's ride is
level and stable. Its handling is
superb with the Quattro AllWheel Drive, respected by automotive journalists as a high-tech
wonder that offers the finest
traction control in all driving situations. The details may be
explained further at the dealer.
but ask anyone who owns a
Quattro of any St) le. and the) 'II
quickly admit to the car's spectacular performance.
Important numbers include a
wheelbase of I04.3 inches (1.3inches larger than 2001). gross
weight of 3.462 pounds. 16.6gallon fuel tank and cargo
capacity of 13.4 cubic feet. The
A4's turning rad1us is 36.4 feet.
Additional options featured
leather interior ($1.320). Bose
Premium Sound ($650). a
Premium Package ($550), heated front and rear ~cats (recommended in cold climates, $525).
powerful Xenon l·hgh Intensity
Headiamps ($500) and destination ($575). That brought the A4
Quattro MT6 fn.lm a base of
$32.090 to $37,960.
It's hard not to recommend a
quality car like the Auda A4
Quattro. We even got to dri\ e it
a bit in a snowstorn1. and. as
expected, our Audi was a pleasure and a safe car to drive.
So you ha\e our complete
approval. Nancy. Enjoy ) our car.
And the house. And having your
refrigerator back ...
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Used cars can be a great bargain. and reliable, too! Find out
wh) by ordering Torn and Ray's
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North
America
offering
Chrysler's
shift-it-yourself
AutoStick automatic transmission.
But sporty drivers who don't
mind using a clutch pedal. need
not wony. A Getrag five-speed
manual is available, too.
1o be sure, the GT is a pricey
PT with a starting manufacturer's suggested retail price,
including destination charge. of
$23.005. This is nearly $5,700
more than a 2003 base PT with
more lowly. !50-horsepower
engine.
And the test car, with options
including aluminum wheels.
topped out at nearly $25,000.
Still. the newfound power torque is 245 foot-pounds at
3,600 rpm with the turbo vs. 162
at 4,000 rpm without - is
immediately noticeable and satisfying.
According to auto buff book
estimates. the turbo powers the
gangster-styled, compact PT
from standstill to 60 miles an
hour two to three seconds quicker than previous production PTs,
which only had an aspirated
engine.
Note that both turbo and naturally aspirated PT engines are
four cylinders with 2.4 liters of
displacement.
But Chrysler engineers did
more than bolt an intercooled,
high-output turbo onto the GT.
To help ensure durability. the
GT's engine comes with new
cylinder block. connecting rods,
valves, crankshaft and new pistons cooled by racing-style oil
jets. Maximum boost is 14
pounds. and engine compression
ratio is down to 8.1: I.
Listen carefully as the turbo
quickly spools up. The tester with four-speed automatic with
AutoStick - seemed to have no
turbo whine. thanks to special
acoustic dampeners on the
intake system.
Pressing the accelerator. I
found the GT quickly rushed
off, but in a surprisingly smooth
way. without noticeable turbo
lag.
I merged easily into traffic
and kept up with bigger vehicles
with bigger engines, even on
uphill highway runs. Gosh, was
my GT tailgating that pickup in
front of me? Guess so. since its
driver suddenly was in a rage.
As expected, the turbo model
isn't the most fuel-thrifly PT.
Specifically, the test GT with
automatic transmission is rated
by the federal government at 19
miles a gallon in city driving
and 25 mpg on the highway if
the premium gasoline is used.
In comparison, a base PT
with manual transmission using
regular unleaded is rated at 21
and 29 mpg. respectively.
The suspension, specially
tuned for the GT. and larger. 17inch tires give a well-planted
feel, even as the vehicle dodges
obstacles in the road.
Still, the front-drive tester
pro" ided a pleasant, not harsh.
ride, with road humps felt mildly. There was road noise from
the performance tires, however.
Traction control is standard
on this powered-up model. So
are antilock brakes.
Most folks don't seem to
notice the minor appearance
changes that differentiate the
GT from other PTs.
For the record, the grille is
lower to help accommodate the
needs of the turbo intercooler.
and front and rear fascias are
body-color monotone.
Inside, Chrysler says the GT
has performance front seats \\ ith
increased lateral support and
unique fabric. Using the manual
lumbar support adjuster all the
way on a 200-mile, nonstop trip.
I found they were quate comfortable.
As in all PTs. all fi\e riders
sit up nicely from the floor. "ith
legs able to extend down instead
of outward as in traditional cars.
Everyone has a decent view.
The pull-do" n center armrest
for each front seat is appreciated.
But it takes a while to get
used to the position of window
buttons in the PTs. In the front
seat, they're all congregated at
the middle of the dashboard and
in the hack, they're clustered
ncar the t1oor, at the back of the
front center console.
The back seat is noteworthy
as it accommodates both short
and tall riders with ease.
Likewise, the back cargo
area. with 19 cubic feet of space
behind the rear scats, has commendable room, and closing the
tailgate doesn 'I crush grocel)
bags because the roofline is
high.
Keep in mmd those rear :-eats
are removable. too, to allO\\
maximum cargo-carrying capacity of a sport utilit)-like 64.'2
cubic feet.
Still, unlike some other
small. five-door competitors
like the Pontiac Vibe, "loyota
Matrix and Suzuki Aerro. the PT
is not available with all·\\ heel
drive.
The
National
Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
gives the PT four out of ti\e
stars for driver and front-passenger protection in n full frontal
crash test. I his is for models
with and without side airbags.
The bags arc optional on all but
the 2003 IYI' Limited model.
In side crash testing. the PT
with side airbags recei\ed four
out of fi.,e stars for front-scat
occupant protection and fi, e out
of five stars for rear scat protec-
tion. The go\emrnent does not
report a side cmsh rating for JYls
without side airbags.
The PT's rollover resistance
rating is four out of fi\c stars,
according to ~HTSA.
Though on the market for just
two model years. the PT has
been invohed in a number of
safety recalls, se\ era! in the past
six months.
\1ost recently, the PT was
recalled to address a posstble
fuel leak at the fuel pump
mounting flange during a
roiiO\ er crash. Some 345.436
\chicle-. built from October
1999 to June 2002 ''ere rn the
recall, the government reported.
Another recall the same da)
in August 2002 of 97,779 \chicles came because a fuel supply
line could be in ~ontact with an
air conditioning component.
There was a possibilrty the fuel
line would chafe and leak fuel.
the government said.
Two months before, in June
2002. another 77.000 \Chicles
were recalled to check the right
rear seat nnchors used for child
seats. 1'\HTSA said some rna)
not conform to standards.
Meantime. a NO\ ember 2000
recall of 1.2 milhon Chrysler
\chides built from June 1999 to
October 2000, including some
PTs. was prompted b) incomplete O\\ ner manual instructions
on ho'' to attach child seats. the
NHTSAsaid.
Last!). in September 200 I.
43.000 vehicles built that summer were recalled because a
software error could cause
instrument gauges and lightmg
to malfunction. the NHTSA
said.
Because the G'l ~~ a new
model. Consumer Reports has
no o\\ ncr tmuble reports. But
non-turbo PTs ha\ c rated bette•
than a\erage in reliabilit) and
the PT is a recommended bu) of
the well-kno\\ n consumer magazine
Chl)sler spokes\\oman Beth
Ann Bayus said GTs are 15 percent to 20 percent of orders.
She added the nutomnker
looks to the new turbo model to
help maintain overall PT sales in •
the 85,000 range annually. It's
also expected to help boost sales
among younger bu)ers, ages 25
to 35. she said.
Thus far, the mcd i:m age of
PT buyers has been 51 to 52
years of age. '' ith about half of
the buyers being '' nmen, Rn) us
said. About 75 pen:cnt nrc nMr·
rie.d, and some 40 percent arc
college graduates.
The competing 2003 Pontiac
Vibe has n stnrtrng \1SRP.
including destination charge. of
$16.995, \vhile the 2003 Toyota
l\1atrix starts nt $15,155. l'he
2003 Suzuk1 Aerio starts at
$15.519.
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County still waiting for $1 million for 2001 flood
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
In the last three years, Floyd County has spent
41hearly $4 million for flood damages, of which
approximately $846,000 has been used with no
hope of reimbursement.
Presently, the county awaits just over $1 million
owed from both the state and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in reimbursements for money spent during the August
flooding of 2001.
Total cost damages for that flood, when combined with costs attached to the relatively smaller
flood in May, were $3.2 million and left the county holding a $416,000 tab, based on the 13 percent
contributed by a county in a declared emergency.
FEMA agrees to pay 75 percent of those costs,
while the state picks up the additional 12 percent,
but repayment of the $1.05 million has not yet
come. With approximately $300,000 in flood
repairs still needing to be done, county officials are
becoming anxious to replace the money.
According to Judge-Executive Paul Hunt
Thompson, $1,125,000 has already been spent finishing projects throughout the county. The money,
he said, was taken from the both the county's gen-
briefs
enter not
"guilty pleas
inside
Local News
Odds and Ends ............ A2
Expressions .................. A4
Faith Extra .................... A5
(See WAITING, page three)
Advocates for
victims fight
funding freeze
Sex assault
suspects
MOREHEAD - Five
men charged with sexually
assaulting a Morehead
State University student in
her dorm last fall entered
it'lnocent pleas in Rowan
County Circuit Court on
Friday.
Entering the pleas were
Nathan Blackburn, 18, of
Pikeville; Jordan H.
Tackett, 19, of Jenkins;
Trevor K. Duncan, 19, of
Olympia; Quinton L.
~artindale, 18, of
Louisville and Calvin G.
Roach, 18, of Louisville.
Circuit Judge Beth
Lewis Maze scheduled a
July 28 trial for the five.
The men, all current or
former students at
Morehead State, are
charged with using a
minor in a sexual performance. The 17-year-old
girl reported to police that
she was gang raped at
Waterfield Hall, a coed
dorm where all the
-"ccused lived.
The alleged victim has
since turned 18 and left
school.
era] and road funds with the promise of repayment
in mind.
Thompson said that about $70,000 will be needed for the addition of baskets and resurfacing on
Clark's Branch at Buffalo, with most of the rest to
be used to repair broken roads throughout the
county.
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WAITER
A plan to cut at least 13 percent of the money that
domestic violence and sexual assault crisis centers
receive will directly affect services in the region
according to Margaret Pelfrey, director of victim services for Mountain Comprehensive Care in
Prestonsburg.
The money that the centers receive is from the
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), which is funded when
felons pay fines that have been imposed on them. The
money that is collected is then used for victim services.
"They put a cap on the fund and even though the
(See ADVOCATES, page three)
photo by Sheldon Compton
Judge-Executive Paul Hunt Thompon and three of his four fiscal court magistrates, Gerald Derossett, Larry
Foster Stumbo and newly-elected Alan Williams, were sworn in Friday. District 2 magistrate Jackie Edford Owens
was sworn in separately, while attended by his mother.
Floyd officials take office
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - It was a
packed house in the Floyd County
Courthouse Friday for the swearing in
of county officials.
The afternoon began with the
swearing in of Judge-Executive Paul
Hunt Thompson and three of his four
magistrates - Larry Foster Stumbo,
Gerald Derossett and Alan Williams.
Jackie Edford Owens, who
regained his position as District 2
magistrate with the county's return to
a magisteri.al form of government,
apologetically requested to sworn in
separately while attended by his
mother.
"It's not that I don't want to be
sworn in with the other magistrates,
but I already promised my mom,"
Slow car tips
officers to pot
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
Owens told those in attendance.
Following the swearing in of fiscal
court members, Judges John David
Caudill, Eric Hall, Danny P. Caudill,
Julie Paxton and James R. Allen performed ceremonies for long-time
county coroner Roger Nelson, Sheriff
John K. Blackburn and Jailer Roger
Webb, as well as the county constable
MARTIN - A slow, leisurely drive led to the
arrest of two Ohio men on Tuesday after marijuana
was located in their vehicle.
According to police, Kentucky Vehicle
Enforcement Officer Dennis Hutchinson noticed a
1992 Pontiac that was driving too slow for traffic on
Route 80 near Martin. The vehicle had a long line of
traffic behind it and was clocked at 43 miles per hour.
(See OFFICIALS, page three)
(See SLOW, page three)
Sports
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H.S. Basketbaii. ............ B1
Sportsboard .................. 82
Sunday Classifieds ......C7
College & Business
College News ...............C1
Sunday @ Home .........C4
Sunday Comics ............C6
3 DAY FORECAST
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
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by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- Regardless of failing health, the owner of a Prestonsburg
"family restaurant" says that the business
will soon be open in a new building with a
bigger kitchen, but it will still employ the
family atmosphere that it has for years.
Ringing in the new year with the
joyful sounds of a baby's cries are
new parents, Stephen Newsome
and Vanlesa Robinson who welcomed the arrival of their son,
Stephen Anthony Newsome, on
New Year's Day. The baby arrived,
via Caesarean section, at 8:43 a.m.,
weighing in at 5 pounds, 11
ounces, and measuring 20 Inches
in length, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. He is the maternal grandson of Gail Pinson and the late
Curtis Robinson and the paternal
grandson of Estill and Ruth
Newsome. Stephen Anthony has
one older brother, Harley D.
Robinson.
photo by Kathy J . Prater
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The Prestonsburg
City Council declared
25 feet of land,
beside the vacant lot
that was the site of
Billy Ray's
Restaurant, to be surplus property. Billy
Ray Collins, owner of
the restaurant and
member of the council, will purchase the
land, which will be
used when erecting a
new building with a
larger kitchen.
Despite ftre, cancer, Billy Ray's
owner planning to bounce back
The landmark building known as Billy
Ray's burned on Sept. 12 as the result of a
gas leak that caught from a pilot light. At
that time, Collins reported that the building
had been built in 1927 and had housed a
restaurant since 1940.
Extensive damages required that the
(See BILLY RAY'S, page five)
photo by Loretta Blackburn
First round of smallpox
vaccinations set to begin
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WAITER
Although the Centers for Disease
Control has approved the Kentucky
Pre-Event Vaccination Plan, beginning
the first phase of the president's plan to
fight bioterrorism and planning for the
second, it has not released smallpox
vaccine for phase three as federal offi-
cials do not recommend immunization
to the general public at this time.
In compliance with President Bush's
national plan to combat bioterrorism,
specifically smallpox, the CDC
approved Kentucky's plan on Jan. 3,
which will soon begin the first phase of
the president's plan by offering vacci(See SMALLPOX, page three)
• • • For al1 your insurance needs, call 886-237 (·~r toll free: I (877) 886-2371 •· • • - .·
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SUNDAY, JANUARY
5, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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SANTA FE, N.M.
1 n) h stoncal docut tl trao;;h heap.
"'nptlon on the t.tg.
111 deposits dating from
1 1d to l,Jte 19th centur).
d" "Wm A Pile.512Pinc,
I ou1s \1o ·Pile was gmcrnor
Nc\\ Mexko Tcrriton
!1 n R6Q to 1~70
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l< Kcs Le\ ine. director of
tl
Pala ~· .,.. id it\ ironic
a chaeok)~ists .. ,.,otdd find a
1 h ·nce to (jove1 nor Pile in the
tr.tst> deposits behind the
P llac • •·
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In :\lay 1g69, in an apparent
effo1i to clean up the seat of
Territorial government. Pile
ordered the disposal of a large
number of documents.
Territorial librarian Ira Bond.
folio"' ing Pi lc 's instructions.
sorted through the documents,
keeping what he considered
important I he rest was relegated to a ~hed. where papers were
distributed throughout the community as scrap.
•
LANTANA, Fla. -
It
didn "t take long to crack this
case.
Detectives sa} a forgetful
thief left his wallet behind when
he pulled a gas station stickup.
Authorities said Alfonso
Valbuena, 22, opened his \\allet
and asked a gas stat1on clerk for
change. lie then alleged!) set
his wallet on the counter and
pulled a gun.
Valbuena robbed the store of
about $200 and fled, deputies
said. The clerk wasn't hllli
When deputies arrived on the
scene. the} found the wallet still
on the counter. fhe) used several traffic citations inside to find
owner's
car.
along
\\ ith
Yalbuena. in an apartment complex.
Deputies
recovered
the
weapon used in the robber) and
the money. He was being held in
the county jail without bond on
an armed robbery charge.
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CADILLAC, Mich. -
The 'S · pilfered months ago
from the front of the Floyd
Sundstrom building has finally
surfaced.
The remaining letters are still
missing. however. apparent victims of community pranksters
who freed the letter
Tuesday
during the city's New Year's celebration.
Wexford County Historical
Society member Diane Hora
showed up with the 'S' handcuffed to her wrist.
'The) gave it to me at about
3:30 at the school and told me to
return it to Frank (Youngman)
and then it was going to be
given back to us later at the pep
rally." Hora said. She declined
·s·
to say who 'the)' were.
Hora returned the · S' to
Youngman. "'ho this summer
used the 'acant Sundstrom
building to construct Sound
Garden, a communi!) music and
art project. He handed 1t back to
Hora, who said the letter'' ill be
displayed in a local museum.
The stolen
spawned
months of intrigue around the
community, as the letler frequently popped up at events.
only to quick!) disappear.
Ransom notes for the ·s·
were sent to Youngman at the
Sundstrom building, to Carol
Potter at the Cadillac Area
Visitor's Bureau and to the
Cadillac News office.
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• GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
- An error in a new<;paper
advertio;ement touting, a New
Year\ Da) :-.ale at a sportin~
goods store created extra work
for some 911 dir;patchers and
police officers.
In the full-page ad that ran
Tuesday morning Ill 1l1e Grand
Rapids Prcc;s, the prefix for the
telephone number of Dunham's
Sports store was incorrectly l1<>t
ed as 911. The correct prefix is
977.
When readers dialed the first
three digits of the 1ncorrect
phone number, their calb automaticall) went to the 911 di<>patchers.
(See ODDS, page five)
see The 1111 New,
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
SUNDAY, JANUARY
5, 2003 • A3
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Smallpox
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nation for smallpox, a disease that
does not currently exist, to health
care workers.
The CDC has released enough
vaccine to offer up to 8.000 health
care and public health professionals vaccination, which will be
members of smallpox response
teams, starting as soon as next
month.
ln adheting to phase one of the
White House's plan, those offered
the vaccine have been identified by
the state's 55 local health department~ and I 03 acute care hospitals
as being able to pro' ide medical,
disease investigation and vaccination capabilities in the event of a
Officials
• Continued from p1
representatives.
Just as the afternoon session of
ceremomes was coming to an
end, Thompson. with newly elected magistrate Alan Williams at his
side, addressed the crowd.
Thompson explained that
Williams, who had held a Bible
• ' before, during and after the cere-
mony, had brought it to honor the
late Derek Kane Hale, to whom
the Bible belonged.
Hale, who lost to Williams in
the magistrate race for District 4,
died on May 30, just after the
election. The exact details surrounding his death remain
unclear.
Advocates
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felons are putting money in, it is
not getting to the victims,"
Pelfrey said.
The victim services program
at Mountain Comprehensive
Care uses the funds to assist rape
and domestic violence victims.
"We will go to any of the six
local hospitals at any time that a
victim wants an advocate to
come to them," Pelfrey said.
The money is used by the
program to pay for staff and for
clothes that are provided to victims of rape.
"They take many of the victims' underwear and pants as
evidence. We provide clothes at
the hospitals for them to wear,"
•
Pelfrey said.
The money from the fund that
is acquired through a grant in
order to use the money locally
and allows the service to be
given to the victims for free.
"This is a very important
thing for our community to be
aware of," Pelfrey said.
As part of an effort to alert
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell to
the consequences of the VOCA
cap, the Kentucky Domestic
Violence Association and the
Kentucky Association of Sexual
Assault Programs are asking
volunteers and supporters to
urge McConnell to vote to lift
the cap.
smallpox outhreak. I hese people
would be the tirst to come into contact \\tth smaliJX)X cases.
Upon completion of phase one,
workers and law enforcement.
However, the CDC has not
released vaccine for phase three, as
federal officials do not recommend
the state expects the CDC to
release additional supplies of the
'accine to first rcspondci-s, ~m:h as
firdightct-s, emergcnC) medical
Waiting
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"There wen! so many emergencies declared a..:ross the state dllling
the August floods in 200 I and then
in Ma) of 2002 that eve!) body is
behind,"
Thompson
said.
"rortunately \ve had some money
and we were able to get most of our
work done except Clark Branch· anti
some project~ to dri"e steel for broken roads.''
But work cannot move ahead on
those projects until reimbursements
are in place, according to
Thompson.
"Assuming we could get in all of
the money by April, and do the
work needed to be done, we could
get $750,000 of our money back
spent in repamng roads.''
Thompson said. "That's clear
decrease flooding in places such as
McDowell, ''This could have been
another million or $2 million in
damages."
Thompson said Ftiday the county has not been given a specific date
when the reimbursement might
artive.
money that would go back into the
county budget."
'lhompson said there had been
probably $100,000 to $150,000
spent by the count) for flood repairs
that would slip through FEMA's
assessment because the t~pairs were
a collection of small details otien
overlooked.
But in spite of figures taken from
flood repair costs. Thompson
remains optimistic in retrospect,
saying without the foresight to
undertake flood protection projects
in the county, damages and costs
could have been more.
"If the Left Beaver Creek flood
project hadn't been in place,"
Thompson said, speaking of a
focused construction effort to
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GULF OF-
(See SMALLPOX, page five)
,ORTS
Lift, cycle, run,
climb & paddle
your body to great
health and
fitness.
Slow
After pulling over the vehicle, Hutchinson noticed an odor
of marijuana and asked the driver it he had any in the car.
When the driver said no,
Hutchinson asked if he could
search the vehicle.
After searching the car,
Hutchinson located a bag of
marijuana beside the driver's
seat along with a baby food jar
filled with seeds. Hutchinson
then checked the passenger side
of the vehicle where he located
three bags of marijuana under
the seat. The passenger in the
vehicle also had some rolling
papers in his possession.
unrnunizatton of the general public
at this tune.
Although smtllpox was globally eradicated 111 1977, the
Department for Public Health
acknO\\ ledges tn Its Smallpox
Response Plan that the disease
could be LLsed as a weapon and it
has been 30 yeat-s smce vaccination wa<> required. therefore leaving most people in need of the vaccine. However. the plan states that
many Kentucktans have medical
conditions that make it unwise to
Dustin M. Taylor, 18, was
charged with driving too slow
for traffic. no insurance, possession of marijuana and use or
possession of drug paraphernalia. The passenger in the vehicle,
Joseph L. Meyers, 19. was
charged with possession of marijuana and use or possession of
drug paraphernalia.
Both men are being held in
the Floyd County Detention
Center on a $2,000 bond. They
are scheduled to be arraigned on
the charges on Jan. 14.
SILENT BID SA E
The Floyd County Area Technology Center will be holding a silent bid sale on
Friday, January 17, 2003, at 10:00 A.M. This sale is open to the public. Items
may be inspected on the day of the sale beginning at 9:00A.M.
THE SALE WILL BE HELD ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
For further information about this sale,
call 606-285-3088
• LINCOLN 300 AMP
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• PLASMA CUn'ER
• MISCELLANEOUS COMPUTER
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• WHEEL BALANCER
• DRILL PRES$
.. OTHER TOOLS AND
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Included will be items from surrounding area
centers. All items must be removed the day
of the sale. All items sold "as is"
Equal education and employment Institution MIF/0
photo by Sheldon Compton
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Floyd County Board of Education member Jeff Stumbo recently
received the 2002 Governor's Award for his work as chairman
and director of the local organization EKORE. Stumbo Initiated
the group In response to flash flooding which damaged hundreds of homes throughout Floyd County In August 2001. The
group, which has now ceased operation, helped over 100 local
homeowners make flood repairs, Stumbo said.
Stumbo rewarded
for volunteer work
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
Now that damages from the
county's most recent bout with
flooding rains have been dealt
with, one Floyd County man has
been recognized as having
spearheaded a volunteer effort
that brought assistance to hundreds of area homeowners who
may have not otherwise found
help.
Floyd County school board
member Jeff Stumbo was recently awarded a 2002 Governor's
Award for outstanding volunteer
service for his organization's
contributions in the wake of the
~ flood disaster last August.
Stumbo, who was the chair~
man and director of the flood
assistance group EKORE, gathered together a resourceful
group of people, of which only
two members were paid employees, and managed to supply
those suffering flood damage the
proper materials to make needed
repairs.
Many of the families who
benefited from the organilation's efforts were also given
valuable information about
where to go for further assistance from programs such as
~ FEMA, according to Stumbo.
Stumbo said the first hurdle
the group was presented with
was securing money to offer
those in need.
"I can't thank the people who
donated and pledged donations
enough,'' said Stumbo, "They
helped us find a way to get the
help to people who really needed
it.,,
Stumbo and company were
forced to think of creative ways
to raise money and one of those
ways was through a telethon
which he said was a success.
"A good number of people
pledged donations during the
telethon and then United Way
done so much, too," said
Stumbo.
United Way covered salary
expenses for the organization's
only employees, Todd Goodman
and Renee Thornsberry, who
spent their time assessing damages throughout the county,
Stumbo said.
"I especially want to thank
those two (Goodman and
Thornsben·y)," said Stumbo,
who maintains the award was
not simply meant to reflect his
contributions alone.
The group has currently
ceased operations. said Stumbo,
who added, •·'f he work that
needed to be done, was done".
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J A NUARY
5, 2003
T HE F LOYD C OUNTY TIMES
ess1o
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press is not an end
in itself but n medns
to the end of
[achieving] a free
societv.
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GuestView
Legal Aid facing
slow strangulation
The latest crisis facing Legal Services for the
poor is not a surprise. But at this moment in history - when the richest Americans are enjoying
the favors of massive federal tax cuts and the
poor scramble to feed their children and obtain
benefits after losing their jobs - it is emblematic.
Emblematic of a troubled economy and
declining revenues.
Emblematic of a society that too often equates
wealth and success with goodness and right.
And emblematic of a political system that too
often acts as if justice is reserved for those who
have means, while those without are due far
less.
The basic cause is that federal support for the
Legal Services Corp., which partially funds
what is known in Kentucky as "Legal Aid," has
been flat during the Bush years -a retreat in
commitment fully backed by the GOP House of
Representatives ...
This is not a surprise. Conservatives have long
viewed legal representation for the poor with
hostility.
Now, instead of moving to kill Legal Services
outright, they are cutting it back or keeping
funding constant - a dangerous proposition for a
vital program that was never adequately funded.
What are legal services for the poor? Cases
involving domestic violence, home foreclosures,
evictions, predatory lenders and issues facing
the elderly and disabled.
Federal support for such basic protections in
Kentucky will fall by at least $1.3 million in
2003 - in part a result of a shift of money to
other states faring even worse economically.
Four Legal Aid divisions in the commonwealth face substantial cuts. Some offices are
being closed. Staff is being laid off.
Of course, there never was enough revenue for
this important service. Legal Aid lawyers are
some of the most altruistic in the profession, and
also among the least paid. Contributions from
the bar and private donors try to make up the
difference, but it's never enough.
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The secret of
achievement
Some t1me back I heard about a real
estate developer in California who made
a fortune by developing an idea that all
the other developers had overlooked. lt
seems there was a tract of land in his area
that was a swamp and considered worthless by everyone who looked at it.
However, this developer got the idea of
digging canals throughout the area and
when the swamp drained, he was left
with choice lots where each home had a
private boat dock and all the other benefits of living on a lake.
Now this true illustration should give
rise to a very interesting question: Why
did one developer see real opportunity.
while all the others did not? The answer
to this question lies in the complexity of
the human mind and the fact that evei)
human being is unique.
How we view the world and the circumstances we are in is closely linked to
our success and to personal achievement.
which 1s something most of us desire.
There is no question that this developer is
an achiever and he received both the tangible and intangible rewards that go with
it.
Before I proceed, let me pose this
question to you: Do you consider your-
self to be an achiever? If your anS\\er
was "yes". then you aln:ady knoY. and
will appreciate many of the things I'm
going to sa). However. if by chance your
answer was "no". and you would like to
become an achiever, please give some
thought to'' hat I'm saying because I can
definitely help you get started otl on the
right foot. You know that the most important step in any journey is the first one.
At this point you may
ask just what is an achiever? Well. an achiever is
someone who accomplish
es what he or she sets out
to accomplish. In other
words. an achiever is
someone who has goals
and persists or stays with
their goals until the) reach
them.
You have probably
heard someone say about
another person that he or
she is a "high achie\er." The difference
between a high achiever and a loY.
achiever can basically be found in what
kind of goals they have. A person can
only become a high achiever if they
establish high goals. The same thing
applies to low goals or no goals. This is
the root problem for most people: They
never take the time to establish definite.
written, clear-cut goals, and because they
have no goals. there is no way they can
become an achiever.
Alfred Adler, Austrian born psychologist ( 1870-1937). came to the same con-
elusion. After a lifetime of study in this
field. he became com inced that a continuous striving toward a self-chosen goal,
not sex alone. is what motivates human
beings. ~ow. I want to tell you the secret
of achievement. The secret of achie\ement is not to let what you arc domg get
to you before you get to it. If you will
think about this a moment. I belie' e you
will see the truth of it. What keeps most
people from becoming high
achievers is that in most
cases, they become discouraged and give up. In sh011.
they quit too soon.
Let me share something
called "Press On" that I
believe you will find to be
very appropriate. "Nothing in
the world can take the place
of persistence. Talent will not:
nothing is more common than
unsuccessful men "ith talent.
Genius will not; unre\\ardcd
genius is almost a proverb. Education
•
will not: the world is full of educated
derelicts. Persistence and determination
alone are omnipotent...
Here is something to think about until
our next visit: Set your goal and don't
quit until you reach it. In other words,
don't let it get to you. before you get to
it.
Jim Davidson is a motivational ,\peaker
and syndicated columnist. Yrm may cm1
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beyond the v)eltway
The many
reasons for
war - all bad
by DONALD KAUL
CNHI
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I've got a holiday present for George
Bush, our president. I'm going to give
him a good reason for attacking Iraq.
That's more than he's ever given me.
Thus far. President Bush has tried to
convince us that war with Iraq is a necessity because:
I. It has weapons of mass destruction
that it might tum on us at an} moment.
2. Failing that, it will turn them on its
neighbors.
3. railing that, it will sell them to terrorist groups who \\ill use them on us.
4. And any \Vay, it was behind the
attacks of 9/11, sort of.
None of which seems terribly persuasive to me. If Saddam attacks us. or his
neighbors with massive force, he runs risk
of oblitemtion. He knows that. He ·s nuts,
but he's not suicidal. (There is no evidence, by the way, that he was involved
with the 9/11 plotters.)
As far as sales to terrorists groups go,
our main threat there is the former Soviet
states which do have biological. chemical
and nuclear weapons - under the care of
underpaid, demoralized technicians, looking for a payday.
So what's wrong with rel)'ing on u.N.
ins(X!ctors to ferret out these terrible
weapons'?
Oh. I know. inspections don't work.
Dick Chene) said so. I don't get that. We
have spy planes that can photograph the
printing on a golf ball from 20.000 feet.
You mean to tell me Y.e haven't observed
the place close!)' enough for the past 10
years that we don't knO\\ where the suspicious sites are?
It seems to me that ins(X!ctions, pursued assiduously. should at the very least
allow us to limit the
capacity of Saddam for
mischief. The rest of the
risk can be made mini
mal by our threat of
massive retaliation.
A more JX!rsuasive
case for the war has
been made by former
Nebraska Sen. Bob
Kerrey. noY. the prl!sident of the New School
in Ne\\ Yorio- City.
Kerre) argues that we
have a moral duty to get
rid of Saddam. on humanitarian grounds.
Yes, that's "hat I said - humanitarian
grounds.
To leave him in place, say-; Kerre), is
to condemn the people of Iraq to a perpetual living hell and to put the entire regton
at risk of a similar fate. If you belie\e that
the United States should be a champion of
human rights, how can you not be for dislodging Saddarn?
This is the liberal argument for war;
one which liberals have not warmed to.
Student and faculty mernlx'rs at his school
- a bastion of liberalism li.)r decadeshave protested his stance and called for
his resignation. but he has held his
ground.
It's diflicult to argue that Saddam 1s
not a vef). vef) bad man. l'he record is
replete with stories of the torture and
mutilation of children while their parents
are made to watch. of the rape of \\Omen
in the presence of their families. of political prisoners killed slo,vl) in excructating
ways (being dipped gradual!) in a \at of
acid being one of the more baroque). He
is a monster.
And yet ... and yet. I hesitate to
embrace a war against him. I don't see
any way to go into Iraq without extensive
bombing. with all that means
in terms of civilian casualties.
And Saddam has promtscd a
"scorched eartli'' polic) it
attacked; that is. lw would
destroy his country's oil
fields. electrical power plants
and food storage sites, h.:;l\ing his already imrx)\enshed
nation destitute. Sure!), if he
does have weapons of mass
destruction. he would usc
them indiscriminately on us
and on his Q\\ n people if nccessaf).
We \\Ould then be left in the position
of ha' ing destroyed Iraq in order to sa\ e
it we·,e been there before.
So there's a case to be made for the
war, and a case against it. :\ ty great hope
is that Saddam "ill back dO\\ n in this
game of chicken he's playing wnh
President Bush. gather up his stolen mil
lions. and go off someplace to liw the Iiii!
of a deposed tyrant.
It's not much of a hope. but it's all I've
got.
Donald Kaul recent/\· rerir<'t! Cl.\
Washington columnist fort/it• "De.\
Moines Regi.,ter. .. He has col't'rcclthe
fooli.,hness in our nation\ capllal for 29
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
SUNDAY, JANUARY
5, 2003 • AS
Nashville ministry pays children $10
each to learn Ten Commandments
by BOBBY ROSS JR.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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:'\ASHVILLE. Tenn.
George Kelley believes the
nation has lost its moral conscience and he plans to do something about it - one child and
$10 at a time.
The 76-year-old retired
tlo\\ er shop owner has started a
ministr') out of his home that
pa) s children $10 each to memorize and recite the Ten
Commandments.
With the help of donations.
Kelley said nearly 7.000 children nationwide have taken
ad\antage of the offer over the
past five )Cars. He hopes even-
•
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Many
callers hung up as soon
they realized a mistake had been
de. requiring dispatchers to
reu.rrn the calls to make sure there
were no emergencies. said Jay
Vermeer. dispatch supervisor for
Kent County.
Some of the dispatchers·
returned calls went unanswered, so
police officers were sent to homes
to investigate.
Vermeer did not know how
marl) calls dispatchers answered
Tuesday but estimated they
received about 50 to 100 caUs the
next da). The newspaper published
a correction Wednesday.
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• TAMPA, Fla. - It's a
chance of a lifetime to own a piece
of history - chads and all.
Hillsborough County elections
officials are giving away 140.000
unused ballots - complete with
attached chads - printed for the
maligned punch-card machines
retired after the 2000 election
debacle, said Pam Iorio. the county's elections supervisor.
Anyone wanting some free ballots may pick them up during business hours Thursday or Friday in
Iorio's office in downtown Tampa
or at the Elections Service Center
in suburban Brandon.
All Florida counties that used
punch cards in 2000 have since
shifted to modem voting machines,
such as touch-screen systems.
Ballots that were used in the
presidential election and its disputed recounts are sitting in warehouses around the state, while officials decide whether they should
be saved for posterity.
• DURAND, Mich.
Junked mufflers become works of
art in the hands of Mike
Malachowski.
His creations include a fisherman. police inspector. weight lifter,
sword fighter. railroad workers.
heavy metal musicians and Santa
Claus. The sculptures hang around
Dave's Mufflers just long enough
to be snapped up as collector's
items or gifts.
Malachowski uses discarded
mufflers. old cans, pipe and steel
tubing. worn brake rotors and other
s<.:rap as his raw materials.
The father of four said in past
winters. he and his employees at
themuffiershop"stoodaroundand
looked at each other. complained
about how slow it was."
Plus. a lot of useable scrap
matenal in the shop went to waste
in the past. No longer.
Now. they create their own race
of metal men.
"I've always had a way of fixing things up." Malachowski said.
• PLEASANTON, Calif. Jigsaw isn't a typical family pet.
He's more than 4 feet long, has a
dorsal tin and loves calamari.
The 2 1/2-year-old white-tipped
reef shark has been living with
John Valentine ru1d his family tor
more than two years. But the
beloved per has grown too large for
their living room aquarium, so the
family found Jigsaw bigger digs at
the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
"We want to do the right thing
for him." said Valentine. "We love
him. but he'll be better off with
four or five other reef sharks in a
bigger rank.
Jigsaw was just 16 inches long
when Valentine bought him from a
friend in August 2000. Since then.
Jigsaw has become a part of the
family.
Though he 'II eat any new fish
introduced into his tank. the
Valentines said he steers clear of
munching on the ones he's lived
with srnce he was small.
"He's friends with the fish in
there. They cohabitate," said
Valentine's wife. Whitney.
White-tipped reef sharks can
tually to persuade 10 million
children to participate.
''When I sa) 10 million. you
say that's crazy.'' Kelle) said.
chuckling. "Well, if you ha\e a
small dream. nobody pays any
attention to it."
Kelley's project was born out
of disgust in 1997 after a parttime cook murdered seven
workers at three Tennessee
restaurants - a string of slayings that terrorized the Nashville
area. Kelley saw the crimes as
another sign that young people
did not understand right from
wrong.
"Kids were running around
shooting each other for tennis
shoes and jackets." he said.
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grow as long as 6 112 feet long and
are commonly found in shallow
tropical waters from the Galapagos
Islands to the Indian Ocean.
according to Kevin Lewand, a
biologist with the Monterey Bay
Aquarium.
• VALPARAISO, Ind. When David L. Chidester and
Mal') R. Harper were sworn in as
judges, it wasn't the first oath they
had taken together.
Chidester, a Porter Superior
Court judge. and Harper. judge of
Porter Circuit Court. have been
married for I 0 years.
Indiana Court of Appeals Judge
Nancy Harris Vardik. who administered the oath of office to the couple on New Year's Day. said they
were believed to be the first judges
in the state who were married to
each other.
Chidester, a Democrat. was
beginning his first term of elected
judicial office. His wife. a
Republican. was taking the oath
after being re-elected.
With help from friends.
Kelley and his wife. Marion.
star1cd the Ten Commandrnenb
Project. The Kelle)s. both
Prcsb)tcrians. felt children who
memori;ed
the
Ten
Commandments perhaps would
think about them when tempted
to lie. steal or get involved in
other wrongdoing.
At first the Kelle) s were concemed about how the) would
fund the effort. but supporters
started sending donations
from $15 to $10.000 - and a
wealthy friend promised to help
when needed.
"It turned out. when our bank
account got a little IO\\, somebody would send some money
in.'' George Kelley said.
To qualify for the $10, children must be 16 or younger. li \'e
in the United States and recite
the commandments to a pastor.
rabbi. priest. teacher or other
"authorized" adult witness. The
witness then must sign an affidavit form they can download
from the ministry's Web site tencommandmentsproject.org
- pledging that they heard the
child's recitation.
"An authorized witness is not
a relative.'' Kelley said. "The)
would be inclined to fudge a little."
Marion Kelley said she and
her husband have not been concerned about fraud. partly
because the) write checks to
individuals - instead of to
groups of several children at a
time. Fabricating affidavits
"would be a lot of trouble for
just $1 0." she said.
Also, adult leaders of youth
groups whose members want to
participate often call the Kelleys
first for permission to act as
authorized witnesses, providing
more assurance that the affi(See LEARN, page stx)
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burlding be torn down and,
since then. Collins has been
dealing with the insurance company and failing health attributed
to
lung
cancer.
Nonetheless. Collins said that
he has held on to the goal of
rebuilding the home of the
"Billy Ray Burger", beloved to
Floyd Countians. as well as
tourists all over the nation.
Collins was informed that he
had lung cancer after an x-ray
exposed the place in his lung.
After the diagnosis, he drove
back from Lexington. thinking
he was doomed.
"The prayers of this town
changed that for me." said
Collins.
He said that he was informed
that he would recover if he had
the affected area removed from
his lung within two or three
months. which he is scheduled
·to have done on Tuesday. He
said that the rebuilding of "our"
restaurant would begin after his
return on Saturday.
The "our" is in reference to
those who kept Billy Ray's
going for years and have shown
irreplaceable devotion throughout this tragic time for Collins.
He said that Shelia Collins.
manager, and Lee Collins. who
are not related. have been with
him "the whole time" and that
his employees have chosen to
draw unemployment instead of
taking jobs at other businesses.
"That kind of dedication
can't be bought," said Collins.
That family-oriented environment is what people associate with the downtown restaurant that offered a home cooked
meal at an affordable price. and
advertised the "best burger in
town". Collins vowed that this
atmosphere would return with
the business.
The Prestonsburg
Ctty
Council held a special called
meeting on Thursday. at which
time they declared 25 feet of the
parking lot beside the vacant
spot that was once Billy Ray's
to be surplus property. Collins
said that the extra land will give
him the space he needs to build
a bigger kitchen in order to
bring the new building up to
state codes.
"The administration didn't
want to present any under-thetable deals," said Collins. 19year city council member. in
reference to any allegations of
favoritism.
"I wouldn't do anything to
skim off this town.'' said
Coli ins. "The good Lord has
given me a second chance and I
wouldn't do anything against
Him.''
According to Collins. Dixon
Nunnery will apprais~ the land
and he will pay the exact
amount of the appraisal price
for the land. He said that he
would begin pouring footers
and building a firewall when he
returns from Lexington and he
hopes that the building will be
ready in six to eight weeks.
In reference to his 19-year
service to Prestonsburg. Collins
said that he feels he had done
"the right thing" by sen ing the
people and would never regret
it. He feels that it is the prayers
of his family. friends and community that are responsible for
his chances of recovering from
the often fatal disease of cancer.
"I've been touched by the
Lord." said Collins.
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smallpox.
The vaccination strategy discussed in the state's plan calls tor
''Smallpox Response Teams" to be
vaccinated even if there is no disease so that they can pmvide a
quick response in possible cases
and potential exposure to the disease. The pla11 does not anticipate
vaccinating everyone in the state if
isolated cases are reported. but will
use the ring vaccination approach
used in the I970s that worked to
eradicate the disease.
Historically. uaturally occuning
smallpox has been one of the most
feared diseases because of its 30
percent fatality rate ru1d ability to
spread in any climate or season.
The disease was declared eradicated in 1980 by the World llealth
Organization, but the Sept II.
200 I. terTorist attacks and the
anthrax scare a month later have
prompted the U.S. government to
take precautions even though the
likelihood of a deliberate relcw;e of
srnaliJX)X as an epidemic disease is
unknown.
The United States cun'l!ntly has
a stockpile of smallpox -.at:cine
that would \'accinate everyone
who might need it in the event of
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JANUARY
5, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
Floyd County
Curtis Akers, 70, of Betsy
Layne, died Tuesday, December
24, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. Funeral services were
conducted Saturday, December
28, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Sadie
Bakay,
85,
of
Weeksbury, died Tuesday,
December 17, at Highlands
Regional
Medical
Center.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday, December 20, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Ruth Ramey Childers, 65, of
Hippo, formerly of Knott
County, died Friday, December
27, at her residence. Funeral services were conducted Monday,
December 30, under the direction
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Lillian Frances Compton, 84,
of Bean Station, Tennessee, formerly of Banner, died Friday,
December 20, at Morristown
Health Care Center, Morristown,
Tennessee. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday, December
20, under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
Irene Ledford, 79. of
Prestonsburg, died Thursday,
January 2, at the Prestonsburg
Health Care. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday, January
5. the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Spencer Mutter, 93, of
Odessa, Texas, formerly of
Martin, died Tuesday, December
31, at his son's residence in
Odessa,. Funeral services will be
conducted Tuesday, January 7. at
11 a.m.. at the Hall Funeral
Home, Martin.
Ruth Reffett Pitts, 76. of Blue
iver, died Friday, December 27,
Obituary
Ina Slone
Ina Slone, 69, of Blue River,
died Thursday, January 2, 2003,
at the Highlands Regional
Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
Born January 15, 1933, in
Floyd County, she was the
daughter of the late Milton and
Ocie Johnson Shepherd. She
was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Irvin Slone of Blue River.
Other survivors include two
sons, Charles Slone and
Shannon Slone, both of Blue
River; two daughters, Carolyn
Wallace and April Lynn Slone,
both of Blue River; three brothers, Fred Shepherd and Elmer
Shepherd, both of Michigan,
and Arnold Shepherd of Lackey;
four sisters, Goldie Miller and
Christine Bailey, both of
Prestonsburg, Lila West of
Michigan, and Rosemary Serin
of Ohio; six grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by one
son, Lon Irvin Slone; one
daughter, Linda Ann Blair; two
brothers, Chris Shepherd and
Jimmy Shepherd; and one sister,
Nora Shepherd Smith.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 5, at I
p.m., at the Middle Creek
Baptist Church in Blue River,
with Vernon Slone officiating.
Burial will be in the Slone
Family Cemetery at Buckeye,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation is at the church.
(Paid obituary)
2002, at Our Lady of the Way
Hospital in Martin. She is survived by her husband, Shade
Pitts. Funeral services were conducted Monday, December 30,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Lawrence Archie "Bud"
Shafer, 82, died Thursday,
December 19, in Paintsville. He
is survived by his wife, Sara Ann
Dickinson Shafer. A private
graveside ceremony was held in
the
Wells-Buckingham
Cemetery. Services were cared
for by Preston Funeral Home.
Angie Belle Skaggs, 86, a
native of Floyd County, died
Wednesday, December 25. She is
survived by her husband,
Hurshal James Skaggs. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Saturday, December 28, under
the direction of Paintsville
Funeral Home.
Hazel Stephens, 85, of Allen,
died Wednesday. January 1, at
the Prestonsburg Health Care.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, January 4, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Billie Marie Stratton Wilson,
78, of lvel, died Friday,
Decemberr 27, at Mountain View
Health Care Center, Elkhorn
City. Funeral services were conducted Monday, December 30,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
Knott County
Kelly Combs, 79, of Fairborn,
Ohio, a native of Ritchie, died
Sunday, November 24, in
Hospice of Dayton, Ohio. He is
survived by his wife. Angeline
Owens Combs. Funeral services
were conducted at Burcham
Funeral Home, Fairborn.
Nealy Gayheart, 96, of
Leburn,
died
Thursday,
December 19, at the Hazard
ARMC. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday, December
22, under the direction of
Hindman Funeral Services.
Debbie Faye Maggard, 39, of
Pinetop,
died
Thursday,
December 19, at the Samaritan
Hospital at Lexington. She is survived by her husband, Freddie
Maggard. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday, December
22, under the direction of
Hindman Funeral Services.
Annie Napier, 78, of
Emmalena, died Wednesday,
December 18, at the Hazard
ARMC. Funeral services were
conducted Saturday, December
21, under the direction of
Hindman Funeral Services.
Elbert Owens, 72, of Dayton,
Ohio, formerly of Knott County,
died Friday, December 27, at the
Hospice of Dayton. Funeral services were conducted Monday,
December 30, under the direction
of Hindman Funeral Services.
Aziz
Pi rani,
57,
of
Indianapolis, Indiana, died
Saturday, December 28, at his
horne. He is survived by his wife,
Wanda Watson Pirani. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Tuesday, December 31, under the
direction of Hindman Funeral
Services.
Prater,
of
Fair Ellen
Hollybush, died Saturday,
December 28, at Knott County
Nursing
Home, Hindman.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday, December 31, under the
direction of Lucas and Hall
Funeral Home.
Caleb James Slone, died
Tuesday, December 17, at
Appalachian Regional Medical
Center, Hazard. Funeral services
were
conducted
Friday,
December 20, under the direction
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Lester Smith, 84,
of
Amburgey,
died
Friday,
December 27, at his home. He is
survived by his wife, Ollie M.
Smith. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday, December
29, under the direction of
Hindman Funeral Services.
Forest Thomas, 7 1, of Pippa
Passes, died Sunday, December
29, at Appalachian Regional
Medical Center, Hazard. He is
survived by his wife, Bonnie
Thomas. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday, December
31, under the direction of
Hindman Funeral Services.
Dallie Slone Waddles, 81, of
Hindman, died Friday, December
13, at the Knott County Nursing
Home at Hindman. Funeral services were conducted Monday,
December 16, under the direction
of Hindman Funeral Services.
Evelyn Martin Williams, 87,
of Redfox, died Friday,
December 13, at her residence.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday, December 20, under the
direction of Hindman Services.
Johnson County
Jennie M. Collins, 79, died
Friday, December 27, at St.
Ann's Hospital in Westerville.
She is survived by her husband,
Chester Allen Collins. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Tuesday, December 31, under the
direction of DeVore-Snyder
Funeral Home.
James Lee "Jimmy" Daniels,
61, died Friday, December 27, at
his Boons Camp residence. He is
survived by his wife, Veneda
Crum Daniels. Funeral services
were
conducted
Monday,
December 30, under the direction
of Jones-Preston Funeral Home.
Delby "Hardtimes" Kestner,
63, died Wednesday, December
I I, at Paul B. Hall Medical
Center. He is survived by his
wife, Alice Skaggs Kestner.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, December 14, under
the direction of Preston Funeral
Home.
Mildred O'Bryan, 82, a
Johnson County native, died
Friday, December 20, at the Pike
Community Hospital, Waverly,
Ohio. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, December 22,
under the direction of Boyer
Funeral Home.
Clyde Moses "Moe" Ray, 67,
of Hager Hill, died Tuesday,
December 31, at Central Baptist
Hospital, Lexington. He is survived by his wife, Virgie Faye
Johnson Ray. Funeral services
were conducted Friday, January
3, under the direction of JonesPreston Funeral Horne.
Archie C. Blankenship, 67, of
Beech Creek, West Virginia, died
Saturday, December 28, at his
home. He is survived by his wife,
Lura Mae Mahon Blankenship.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, January l, under the
direction of Hatfield Funeral
Chapel.
Arthur Blankenship, 89, of
Stopover,
died
Tuesday,
December 31, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Edna
Blankenship. Funeral services
were conducted
Saturday,
January 4, under the direction of
R.S. Jones & Son Funeral Home.
Debra Faye Burke, 41, of
McRoberts, died Wednesday,
December 25, at her home. She is
survived by her husband,
Granville Burke. Funeral services were conducted Sunday,
December 29, under the direction
of Hall & Jones Funeral Home.
Guylene I. Miller Calhoun,
65, of Virgie, died Sunday,
December 29, at the University
of Kentucky Medical Center,
Lexington. She is survived by
her husband, Ollie J. Calhoun.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, January 1, under the
direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
Katherine Ratliff Castle, 75,
of
Elkhorn
City,
died
Wednesday, January 1, at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, January 4, under the
direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
Cindy Henderson Chaney, 86,
of Mouthcard, died Sunday,
December 29, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. Funeral services
were
conducted
Wednesday, January I, under the
direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
James H. Fields, 70, of
Phyllis, died Monday, December
30, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. He is survived by his
wife, Helen Fay Fields. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Thursday, January 2, under the
direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
Josephine Hall, 81, of Powells
Creek, died Sunday, December
29, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. Funeral services were
conducted Thursday, January 2,
under the direction of Justice
Funeral Home.
Oaklie Scarberry, 82, a native
of Nippa, died Monday,
December 16, at the Richard L.
Roudebush VA Center in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Thursday, December 19, under
the direction of Barnes Funeral
Home.
Orna Ray Jones, 77, of
Robinson Creek, died Monday,
December 30, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Friday,
January 3, under the direction of
Hall & Jones Funeral Home.
Edith Moore Thompson, 64, a
native of Norris, died Saturday,
December 28, in Grove City,
Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Lonzo C. Thompson.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday, December 30.
Edgar Boyd Farris Jr., 55, of
Mount Sterling, died Sunday,
December 29, at St. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington. He is survived by his wife, Marketta
Blackburn Farris. Funeral services will be conducted
Wednesday, January I, under the
direction of Herald and Stewart
Home for Funerals Chapel.
Evelyn Walden Vinson, 73,
died Tuesday, December 24.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, December 28, under
the direction of Lazear Funeral
Home.
Charles Ray We11s, 72, a
Johnson County native, died
Friday. December 27. Funeral
services were conducted Sunday,
December 29, under the direction
of Jones-Preston Funeral Home.
Card of Thanks
Pike County
The family of Arrninia Newman would like to extend their
appreciation to all those family, friends, and neighbors who
helped them in any way upon the passing of their loved one.
Thanks to those who sent flowers, cards, and prayers. or just
spoke kind words. Special thanks to the United Baptist ministers
for their comforting words, and to the church family who furnished us such a wonderful meal after the funeral. Thanks, also,
to the Hall Funeral Home for their kind and professional service.
Luther Adkins, 84, of
Hurricane
Creek,
died
Wednesday, January I, at the
Hazard Appalachian Regional
Hospital. He is survived by his
wife, Bonnie Adkins. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Saturday, January 4, under the
direction of Hall & Jones Funeral
Home.
THE FAMILY OF ARMINIA NEWMAN
Joe Blackburn, 55, of North
Chicago, Illinois, a native of Pike
County, died Tuesday, December
31, at Highland Park Hospital,
Illinois. He is survived by his
wife, Requia Morton Blackburn.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday, January 5, under the
direction of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home.
David Michael Kinder, 50, of
Bowling Fork Road, died Friday,
December 27, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Adkins
Kinder. Funeral services were
conducted Monday, December
30. under the direction of
Thacker Memorial Funeral
Home.
Marie Ratliff Mayhom, 88, of
Freeburn,
died
Monday,
December 30, at Good Shepherd
Community Nursing Center,
Phelps. Funeral services were
conducted Thursday. January 2,
under the direction of R.S. Jones
& Son Funeral Home.
James
Pikeville,
27. at
Hospital.
R. Maynard, 67, of
died Friday, December
Pikeville Methodist
He is survived by his
wife, Janice L. Kimble Maynard.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday, December 30, under the
direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
vived by his wife, Thura Jene
Smith Thornsbury. Funeral services were conducted Thursday,
January 2, under the direction of
Lucas & Hall Funeral Home.
Bessie L. Maynard, 61, of
McAndrews, died Monday,
December 30, at the South
Williamson
Appalachian
Regional Hospital. She is su;vived by her husband, Buddy
Maynard. Funeral services were
conducted Thursday, January 2,
under the direction of Rogers
Funeral Home.
Carl Ward, 69, of Columbus,
Ohio, formerly of Hazard, died
Saturday, December 28, at
Mount Carmel West Hospital,
Columbus. He is survived by his
wife, Helen D. Burchett Ward.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday, January 2, under the
direction of Hall & Jones Funeral
Home.
Ollie Mae McCoy, 80, of
Sidney, died Saturday, December
28, at her home. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday,
January l, under the direction of
Hatfield Funeral Chapel.
John C. White, 74, of
Somerset, formerly of McVeigh, -r• l
died Wednesday, January 1, ~t
Lake Cumberland Regional
Hospital. He is survived by his
wife, Sandra Mills White
Graveside services were co
ducted Saturday, January 4,
under the direction of Hatfi d
Funeral Chapel.
Marsha Jane Bevins Milward,
30, of Lexington, formerly of
South
Williamson,
died
Wednesday, January I, in
Lexington. She is survived by
her
husband,
Christopher
Milward. Funeral services were
conducted Saturday, January 4,
under the direction of W.R.
Milward Funeral Home.
Margaret Roecker Owen, 76,
of Pikeville, died Saturday,
December 21 , at her horne. She is
survived by her husband, Jean R.
Owen. Memorial services were
held Saturday, January 4, under
the direction of J. W. Call & Son
Funeral Horne.
Bonnie Jean Pinson, 60, of
Hatfield,
died
Tuesday,
December 31, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Saturday,
January 4, under the direction of
Rogers Funeral Home.
Fair Ellen Prater, 66, of
Hollybush, died Saturday,
December 28, in the Knott
County Nursing Home. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Tuesday, December 31, under the
direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
Burley Rogers, 63, of Chloe
Road, died Monday, December
30, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. He is survived by his
wife, Justine Thacker Rogers.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday, January 2, under the
direction of Thacker Memorial
Funeral Horne.
Ruby Mae Gibson Thacker,
72, of Virgie, died Thursday,
December 19, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. Funeral services
were
conducted
Wednesday, December 25, under
the direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
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Vema Harris Wilhite, of
Ransom,
died
Thursday,
December 26, at the horne of her
daughter in Staffordsville.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday, December 29, under the
direction of Hatfield Funeral
Chapel.
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Lawrence County
Edith Moore Thompson, 64,
of Louisa, died Saturday,
December 28, at her horne in
Grove City, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Lonzo C.
Thompson. Funeral services
were
conducted
Monday,
December 30, under the direction
of Wilson Funeral Home.
Martin County
Ernest Porter, 88, of Debord, •
died Friday, December 27, at his
residence. He is survived by his
wife, Noldia Porter. Funeral services were conducted Monday,
December 30, under the direction
of Phelps and Son Funeral
Home.
Carl Mills, 90, of Inez, died
Wednesday, December 25, at
Inez. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, December 29,
under the direction of Phelps and
Son Funeral Home.
Bertha Maynard, 71, of fAI
Turkey Creek, died Sunday,
December 22, at Williamson
A.R.H. She is survived by her
husband, Edward Maynard.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, December 25, under
the direction of Phelps and Son
Funeral Home.
Justin Hom, 23, of Inez, died
Sunday, December 22, at St.
Mary's Hospital in Huntington,
West Virginia. Funeral services
were conducted Thursday,
December 26, under the direction •
of Richrnond-Callaham Funeral
Home.
Elder Berlin Thornsbury, 70,
of Dix Fork, died Sunday,
December 29, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. He is sur-
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davits are real, Marion Kelley
said.
Brian Runge, a Lutheran pastor in Houston, discovered the
project while surfing the Web.
He brought the idea to St. Mark
Lutheran School in Houston,
where more than l 00 students
participated and earned their
money during the fall. Many
planned to donate the funds to
needy children in Zimbabwe.
"The Ten Commandments are
the basis of moral law for human
beings, regardless of what your
perspective is," Runge said.
"The more kids that know them,
the more they'll know how to
live."
Angela Gloyna, an 11-yearold fifth-grader, called the $10
payment "a big incentive," and
she joked that a similar offer on
all her studies would make her a
millionaire.
Classmate Sophia Pereira,
also I I, said "they taught us a lot
of stuff we had to do, like not to
believe in other gods and not to
murder."
About 500 students at David
Lipscomb Elementary, a Church
of Christ school in Nashville,
also memorized the commandments last year, then gave their
checks to St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital in Memphis.
For the retired couple, the
ministry has become a passion.
"We try to dream up ways tO"
promote it,'' he said. "Marion
thought we ought to get a couple
of camels and donkeys and go
across the nation as Moses."
The Kelleys concede that
some children will participate
simply for the excitement of
receiving a letter and check in
the mail. However, they have ~
faith that the young people will
remember the lesson well after
the money is gone.
"We hope someday that it
won't be the $10 that's important, but that they'll have God's
word in their heart," Marion
Kelley said.
'People know
'Pueblo for it-...
In Pueblo, the free government
information is also hot. Dip into
the Consumer Information Center
web site, 'IWNI.pueblo.gsa.gov. You
can download all the information
right iNflY.
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THE FLOYD C OUNTY TIMES
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The Floyd County Times
wants to encourage and acknowledge excellence in the
Floyd County Area. The Floyd County Times is conducting
its annual ballot of readers so they can let us know whom
they consider to be best in the county. Winners receive a
certificate suitable for framing and will be featured in a
SPECIAL SECTION in March titles ...
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COMMENTARY
Gilliam brings experience, Floyd ties
to Pikeville College grid program
UK quickly
taking on look
of Oregon
b y BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
It's simply not true that University
of Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch
Barnhart wants to ditch the Wildcats
nickname in favor of Ducks, that he's
lobbying to change the university's
colors to green and yellow, or that
he's going to see if
he can get
Cumberland Gap
re-named The
Oregon Trail.
But by hiring
ex-Oregon coach
Rich Brooks to
replace Guy
._ • Reed
Morriss as UK's
football coach,
Barnhart has expanded his inner circle of cronies and insiders. Brooks
joins Rob Mullens, Greg Byrne, Rick
Thompson and Joe Sharpe, all white
males who have zero Kentucky ties,
as administrators who quack when
Barnhart says jump.
What makes this puzzling is that
Dr. Lee Todd, when he replaced Dr.
Charles Wethington as UK president,
vowed to break up the "good ol' boy
•
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
• Adam Bailey,
offensive lineman
• Hank Mullins,
defe nsive ba ck
PIKEVILLE - John Gilliam,
who began his coaching career as
an assistant at Union College,
replaces Zak Willis, who accepted
the head coaching position at
Newberry College in Newberry,
S.C.
Pikeville compiled a 6-4 record
last season.
Gilliam comes to Pikeville
College after serving as the defensive coordinator at Morehead State.
An alumnus of Prestonsburg
(See GILLIAM, page three)
KENTUCKY
Michael Hall nets 25 in South Floyd vic tory -
Wildcats
work through
tough stretch
by CHRIS DUNCAN
ASSOCIATED PR ESS
LEXINGT ON - Kentucky
coach Tubby Smith was asked this
week if the Wildcats' brutal nonconference schedule was preparing
his team for the NCAA tournament
in March.
" March? You
know how far
away March is?"
Smith answered.
The No. 20
Wildcats (8-3)
have already
played five
• Smith
teams that were
ranked in The
Associated Press Top 25 at some
point this season.
This week, the schedule has
eased up, with home games against
(See REED, page four)
· ------------LimE LEAGUE
Prestonsburg Little
League officers
(See WILDCATS, page three)
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG- Prestonsburg
Little League will hold its election of
officers for the 2003 season on
Saturday at the 1 p.m. in the Adams
• Middle School Cafeteria. For more
information, contact Rick Hughes at
886-2232. Hughes, who also oversees
the Prestonsburg Junior Basketball
League, serves as league president.
Kidd back
with team
after being
out sick
photo by Jamie Howell
LOUISVILLE
Cardinals hit
the road with
·first ranking
since 2000
by CHRIS DUNCA N
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - The Louisv1lle
Cardinals are coming off their biggest
win of the season, but coach Rick
Pitino said a bigger test began with
yesterday's game at Ohio State.
4IJ
The No. 24 Cardinals (7 -1) are
ranked for the first time since January
2000 after their 81 63 rout of
Kentucky at Freedom Hall last
Saturday.
Now, Louisville plays three of its
next four games on the road, where it's
won only four times in 15 games in
two seasons under Pitino.
"They're very excited with the
Kentucky win, they're very excited to
be in the Top 25. All I told them was
that it could be very short-lived when
you go on the road," Pitino said
Thursday.
The Cardinals have played only
• two road games this season and dido 't
face a raucous crowd at either venue.
Louisville had abundant fan support in an 86-84 loss to Purdue at the
Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
on Nov. 30. Two weeks later, the
Cardinals beat Seton Hall 91 70 at the
less than half-filled Meadowlands
Arena.
Pitino was expecting a much more
rabid atmosphere in Columbus. where
the Buckeyes arc unbeaten in seven
games this year. The Cardinals play at
Charlotte Wednesday, host Saint Louis
on Jan. II, then visit East Carolina on
Jan. 16.
"The next three games are going to
be real road games," Pitino said.
·----------------------(See RANKING, page three)
Justin Hall found a n opposing Be lfry player to g et in fro nt of d uring an inbo unds play. Ha ll finished the game with
four points for the Ra iders.
RAIDERS ADVANCE
IN CocA CoLA
HOOPS CLASSIC
by JAMIE HOWELL
SPORTS WRITER
BUCKLEYS CREEK- The South
Floyd Raiders gave their fans a scare
in the opening round of the 2003 Coca
Cola Hoops Classic Thursday night.
South Floyd trailed the Belfry Pirates
31-27 at the half, but a 24-8 run in the
third quarter gave the Raiders a 51-39
lead after three quarters en route to a
77-45 win. The game started slowly
for both teams as the first basket of the
game was scored at the 3:58 mark of
the first quarter. Belfry suffered a blow
early in the first half as point guard
Paul Howard went down hard and
came out of the game with a back
injury. South Floyd Coach Henry
Webb was not impressed with his
team's performance in the first half,
and the Raiders looked like a different
team after the break.
T he tandem of senior Michael Hall
and fyler Hall combined for 18 third
quarter points and the Raider defense
held Belfry to only 8 third quarter
points. Belfry held the nonnally effective Tyler Hall scoreless in the first
half, but like any good shooter Tyler
Hall came alive in the third stanza.
South l-loyd led by 12 points heading into the final quarter and increased
that lead over the final eight minutes.
The Raiders outscored Belfry 26-6 in
the final quarter which turned a fourpoint halftime deficit into a 32-point
win.
In the earlier games on the night.
Lawrence County rallied from 13
points down in the third quarter to
defeat Pikeville. Sconng was as follows for South Floyd Michael Hall
25, Tyler Hall 15. Heath Hall 10, Jack
Slone 9, Justin Hall 4, Charles Ray 4,
Ryan Johnson 3, Wes Hall 3, Adam
Tackett 2, Clinton Meade 2.
Center Zane Smith paced Belfry
with 17 points.
Semilinals play continued on
Friday night. Results from the rest of
the tournan1cnt will appear in
Wednesday's edition of The Times.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
PIKEVILLE - No. 23
Pikeville College picked up
14 steals and forced 27
turnovers en route to a 6849 win over Oakland City
(Ind.)
University
on
T hursday.
Senior Teccoa Gallion
led the way with 16 points
and seven rebounds while
classmate Amanda Collins
contributed 14 points and
six rebounds in the win .
Senior Courtney Mercer
didn't score but handed out
seven assists.
freshman Jessica Lovell
finished with five assists as
the Lady Bears had 19 for
the game.
The game wasn't a thing
of beauty, as the I .ady Bears
had 17 turnovers of their
own. They did shoot pretty
well, hitting 46.3 percent
(25-of-54 ), and hit 4-of-8
from the arc. In addition.
they were solid from the
line, hitting 14-of- 18 (77.8
percent).
(See BEARS. page three)
P RESTONSBURG
<Contrary to various information .and rumors circulating,
~stonsborg senior boys' basketball player C hris Kidd, a
strong contrib utor to the
Blackcat
hoops
program
throughout his high school
years, is still a contributing
member of the program.
Kidd, o ne of the 15th
Region's top players last seasoo as a junior, ntissed some
games last month when he was
out sick. He is now b ack practicing with the team in hopes of
helping lead the squad out of
the 58th D istrict and back to
· the 15th Region Tournament.
., Kidd emerged last season as
.1) starter following a sopho·
~
more c~paign
in which he
see as much varsity
pJaying time. He started as a
<}jdn't
(See KIDD. page three)
COCA COLA HOOPS CLASSIC
Lawrence Co. 75,
Pikeville 69
Lady Bears steal win
over Oakland City
TIMES STAFF REPORT
by STEVt; LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
by STEVE Ie MASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Pike ville College
fres hman Jess ica
Lovell, a graduate of
Belfry High School,
ranks as one of the
top first-year players
in the Mid-South
Conference.
BUCKLEYS CREEK- Tn the
first second round game Thursday
night in the Coca Cola Hoops
Classic at Pike County Central
High School. Lawrence County
erupted for 25 points in the fourth
quarter en route to a 75-69 win
over Pikeville. The Bulldogs
outscored Pikeville 25-12 in the
final quarter to post the ''in
Adam Bro\\ n, a transfer from
Sheldon Clark High School, post-
ed a game-high 29 points to lead
Lawrence County to the victory.
Steven
Driver added 14 points for the
Bulldogs.
Driver scored a school-record
44 points earlier this season in
December in a win over Betsy
Layne.
P ikeville led 20- 11 at the end
of the first quarter and 42-3 I at
the half. l..a,Hence Count)
outsco red Pike' ille 17 15 111 the
(See PIKEVILLE, page three)
�82 • SUNDAY,
JANUARY
5, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Paintsville Little League sets signup dates
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PAINTSVILLE - The Paintsville
Little League will begin its 50th year of
offering Little League baseball tn the
upcoming 2003 season. Our 3 fields are
located at the Recreation Center, at the
junction of Bridge Street and Euclid
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Call from
Kentucky ends
Brooks' wait
Avenue. Any youth that lives in
Johnson County, is eligible to play. The
Paintsville charter offers eight different
divisions of play.
The Paintsville Little League Board
of Directors has expressed excitement
about girls softball being included in its
program. This division will be new, but
the young ladies participating will benefit from the early instruction. Coaches
and players from both Johnson Central
High School and Paintsville High
School \\ill help \\ ith clinics, coaches
training, drills and structure. The
league will also be hosting the 2003
Kentucky State Little League Girls
Softball Tournament at its facilities.
Registration dates for the league's
upcoming
season
have
been
announced. The dates follow.
• Saturday. Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Saturday, Mar. I, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Saturda), Mar. 8. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- COCA COLA HOOPS CLASSIC -
• Tuesday, Mar. II, 6-8 p.m.
• Thursday, Mar. 20. 6-8 p.m.
Tryouts/evaluations will be held
Saturday, Mar. 22 at Minor League
Field. Division times have yet to be
I
(See DATES, page four)
H.S. SCOREBOARD
Girls: Thursday's games
Cawood 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... Harlan 21
Elliott County 50 ................ Fairview 39
Fleming-Neon 64 ................ Letcher 42
Jackson County 52 . . . . . . . . . . South Laurel 44 •
Lafayette 50 . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . Somerset 33
Nicholas County 80 . .. Menifee County 75 (On ·
Phelps 43 ......... Delbarton Burch, W.Va. 41
Wayne County 62 .......... Russell County 34
Whitesburg 77 .................. Jenkins 36
by CHRIS DUNCAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boys: Thurday's games
Bullitt East 66 ................... Hazard 64
(Banker's Classic)
Lawrence County 75 ............ Pikeville 69 •
(Coca Cola Hoops Classic)
Magoffin County 69 ............... Cordia 66
(Coca Cola Classic Hoops Classic).......... .
South Floyd 77 ................... Belfry 45
(Coca-Cola Classic)
.¥
LEXINGTON - Rich Brooks
knew was only getting older, and wondered if another coaching opportunity
would ever come up.
"Age is always a factor," Brooks
said. "I was very concerned. There
were periods in the last six months to a
year that I
thought I wasn't going to
get a shot at
it."
Then the
University of
Kentucky
called, and
the 61-yearold Brooks
was hired
Monday as
the Wildcats· new coach. He signed a
five-year contract worth $725,000 a
year.
Brooks, who previously coached
Oregon and the St. Louis Rams, has
been out of football since January
200 l, when he resigned as the Atlanta
Falcons' defensive coordinator.
When Guy Morriss left Kentucky for
Sports Briefs
FOOTBALL
IRVING, Texas - Bill Parcells is the
unyielding taskmaster and demanding
coach. Jerry Jones is the meddling owner
and general manager of the Dallas
Cowboys.
They insist they can work - and suc·
ceed - together.
Parcells returned to the NFL when he
was introduced as the head coach of the
Cowboys by Jones, who after three straight
5·11 seasons is willing to do anything he
can to win again.
NEW YORK - Some good came out of
the XFL, after all. Just ask the Pittsburgh
Steelers, who fo~nd their quarterback and
The Associated Press NFL Comeback
Player of the Year: Tommy Maddox.
PHILADELPHIA - Donovan McNabb
plans to play in the Philadelphia Eagles'
first playoff game. Andy Reid isn't ready to
make it official.
McNabb practiced for the first time
since breaking his right ankle 1 1/2 months
ago. Reid said his star quarterback took all
the reps with the first-team offense in a
short practice closed to reporters.
NEW YORK - The addition of a 32nd
franchise in Houston helped the NFL break
its season attendance record again.
A total of 16,880,144 tickets were sold
to the league's games, beating last sea·
son's record by more than 700,000. The
average attendance this season also was a
record - 65,938, compared with 65,187 in
2001.
NEW YORK - The NFL's TV ratings
jumped 4.4 percent this season, the
biggest increase since at least 1994.
Overall, the league's games drew an aver·
age national rating of 9.5.
(See BROOKS, page three)
YMCA
YMCA announces
registration for
basketball leagues
by STEVE IeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
The Pikeville Area Family YMCA
will sponsor a men's, women's, church
and 35-and-over basketball league
beginning later this year. Registration
for the league is currently being held.
Registration runs through Jan. 24. Play
in the various leagues is expected to
begin later this month.
League games will be held at the old
Oil Springs Gymnasium in Johnson
County and in at the YMCA. For more
information. call Carl Johnson at the
Pikeville Area Family YMCA.
606/433-9622.
NFL
Coughlin heads
to Cincinnati
for interview
by EDDIE PELLS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Tom
Coughlin flew to Cincinnati on Friday
to interview for the Bengals' coaching
job.
Coughlin, fired on Monday by the
Jacksonville Jaguars, is one of five
reported candidates for the Cincinnati
job.
Also on the list are Washington
defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis,
Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Mike
Mularkey and two Bengals assistantsdefensive coordinator Mark Duffner
and running backs coach Jim Anderson.
Coughlin said he was looking forward to talking with Bengals owner
Mike Brown.
"They're a talented group, certainly
in an excellent position in the draft,"
Coughlin said in an interview with
WTEV-TY. "It will be an interesting
meeting."
Coughlin was fired by the Jaguars
after going 72-64 over eight seasons.
Some say he might be a good fit with
(See BENGALS, page three)
photo by Jamie Howell
ABOVE: Belfry head
coach David Hatfield
gathered his team around
during a timeout.
RIGHT: South Floyd
Raider Basketball supporter Perry Jones was
out In full force Thursday
night when the Raiders
took on Belfry.
HUNTING
BASKETBALL
Holbrook, Watson claim December grouse hunt
CHICAGO - Michael Jordan bit his lip,
smiled sheepishly and mouthed "Thank
you" as a standing ovation swept across
the United Center and welcomed him back
for the next-to-last time.
And when he hit the floor at the familiar
arena where his retired number and six
Chicago Bulls championship banners hang
from the rafters, he couldn't help but
reflect. No one could.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
The Kentucky Grouse Hunters.
an organization formed eight years
ago, in protest to the Kentucky
Department ofFish and Wildlife's
efforts to close grouse season on
Dec. 31, are still at it.
The KDFW along with six other
Appalachian states completed a six
year study on grouse in an effort to
gain information to why our grouse
population is or was declining.
Results from this study will be used
as a guide to shorten grouse season
or leave seasons as is, closing on
Feb. 28.
Preliminary results have shown
that lack of habitat and predators
play the largest roll in declining
grouse populations along with pure
mash crops. In recent years the
Kentucky Grouse Hunters have
worked to improve habitat on our
WMA's in Eastern Kentucky and
educating hunters throughout
Kentucky on matters related to
grouse and grouse hunting. On the
recreation side of this matter the
Kentucky Grouse Hunters offer
club hunts. These hunts start in
December and run through
February. These hunts are usually
two day hunts, meaning you can
(See GROUSE. page three)
NASCAR
Gatorade races in the
way of McMurray's
ftrst 500 start
DAYTONA, Fla.- Jamie McMurray has already won a
NASCAR Winston Cup Series race. but he hasn't even started a Daytona 500 yet.
McMurray captured his first Winston Cup victory in only
his second career start late in the 2002 season while filling in
for the injured Sterling Marlin in the No. 40 Coors Light
Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing.
In 2003, McMurray has been tapped tu · .ve the No. 42
(See GATORADE. page three)
At press time, South Floyd was still playing
at Pike County Central High School In the
Coca Cola Hoops Classic.
•
•
OLYMPICS
LOS ANGELES - U.S. Olympic chief
executive Lloyd Ward apologized for
allegedly helping his brother's company try
to land a deal with the 2003 Pan American
Games but maintained he did "nothing
wrong."
In an e-mail sent to most of the USOC's
policy-making executive committee, Ward
acknowledged an "error in judgment" and
offered his "extreme regret" over the situa·
lion, the Los Angeles Times reported.
BASEBALL
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
~
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Baseball's
annual Hall of Fame game and the induction ceremonies will take place on different
weekends for the first time.
The exhibition game between
Philadelphia and Tampa Bay will be played
June 16 and the induction will take place
July 27. The change was needed because
of a conflict with the major league sched·
ule.
..
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
5, 2003 • 83
Brooks
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Sartor ?n Dec. 9, Kentucky athletic d1rector Mitch Barnhart
immediately called Brooks at
his Springfield, Ore., home. The
two worked together at Crego
in the early 1980s.
n
~arnhart didn't offer Brooks
• a J?b, he was only seeking
advtce.
" I didn't think I was at the
top of his list. What 1 did was
comment on the people he had ..
Brooks said. "Basically, 'I
expressed an interest and we
proceeded from there."
Two days later, Barnhart visited former NFL head coach Bill
Parcells in New York. He eventually offered Parcells the job
but Dallas Cowboys owner Jecr;
Jones also began talks with
Parcells, derailing Barnhart's
f efforts.
"Pe~ple .can say what they
want, ltke, Oh, was it real?' or
'Was he really genuinely interested?'" Barnhart said. "The
bottom line is we had some very
nice conversations. We had an
offer in front of him. I thought it
was going to happen.''
But it didn't, and Barnhart
said he talked to at least nine
other candidates before going
back to Brooks.
"The more I went through the
process, it became more apparent that he wanted it, and I
became more comfortable with
him," Barnhart said.
Brooks coached Oregon from
1977-94, capping his tenure by
leading the Ducks to their first
Rose Bowl berth since 1958. He
coached the NFL's Rams from
1995-96, but was fired after
going 13-19. He was hired by
the Falcons the following year
and was an assistant in the 1999
Super Bowl.
"I'm a lot better football
coach than I was in '94," Brooks
said. "All I did for six straight
years was grind out on football.
Grouse
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hunt either Saturday or Sunday
or both. Birds that are taken on
these hunts are aged, sexed, and
checked for the type of food
they're feeding on, and kept for
.. research purposes.
These hunts have been dominated by two gentlemen from
Eastern
Kentucky,
Jerry
Holbrook and Wesley Watson.
These two individuals hunt a line
of setters that are second to none.
Last year, they won six of seven
hunts. The duo started this season
as they ended last season by winning the December hunt with four
birds.
If you're a grouse hunter or if
you would be interested in hunting grouse, the Kentucky Grouse
Hunter's Association is running a
membership drive. Dues are
$12.00 a year. If you are interested, give the Kentucky Grouse
Hunters a call at 6061789-2612.
This club is expanding its
horizons statewide from Elkhorn
City to Paducah.
Ben gals
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the Bengals, who are largely
viewed as undisciplined under• achievers. The BePgals have
the smallest scouting staff in
the league, but Coughlin might
actually like that, given his liking for having control of personnel moves.
Brown won't comment on
the team's search for a coach.
Brown fired Dick LeBeau on
Monday after the Bengals went
2-14, the worst record in team
history.
Coughlin said he was still
getting over Jaguars owner
Wayne Weaver's decision to
fire him. The Jaguars, who fin~ ished 6-10, lost five of those
games by a total of 10 points.
"You put yourselves in posi-
tion to win those games and
who knows?" Coughlin said.
"But it didn' t happen. That's
reality, and you move forward."
This was Coughlin's first
interview since being fired
Monday. Those close to the
coach say he has been very disappointed at not getting a
chance to help the Jaguars, the
team he built from scratch, take
the next step in their rebuilding
process.
Still, the man loves coaching and apparently doesn't
want to sit out long.
"I think it's difficult, but
nevertheless, you move on," he
said. "That's the nature of the
business."
Pikeville
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third quarter.
Four players checked in double figures scoring for Pikeville.
- Consolation game -
Magoffin holds on
• to beat Cordia
Magoffm County ead coach
Darmy Adams got his second close
game in as many nights Thursday
with a 69-66 win over Cordia in a
consolation game of the Coca Cola
Hoops Classic at Pike County
Kidd
junior and contributed greatly.
., Kidd, during his career has been
named Floyd County Times
Athlete of the Week on numer-
Gilliam
High School, Gilliam brings
area, state and national ties to
the Pikeville College grid pro-
gram.
"We're very excited that John
has agreed to become our new
football coach," said athletics
director Ron Damron. "He's
young and enthusiastic and will
Iff bring a lot of energy to our program. We look forward to
working with him."
Gilliam, 37, was assistant
head coach at Union, where he
helped lead the Bulldogs to the
1992 Mid-South Conference
championship. He then went to
Morehead State as defensive
coordinator. Morehead State
went 9-3 last season and finished at the top of the southern
division of the Pioneer Football
League.
Offensive lineman Adam
Bailey, a player who signed to
play for Eastern Kentucky
• University coming out of high
school, and Hank Mullins, a
Central High School.
Magoffin raced out to a 17-7
lead at the end of the ftrSt quarter
and led 35-27 at the half. The
Hornets eventually got outscored
in the final quarter, 21-13. but held
on to win.
Jason Arnett led the way for
Magoffm with a game-high 28
points. Clifton Barker finished the
contest with 22 in a strong supporting effort.
Blake Helton and Pitt
Connelley finished with eight and
six points, respectively.
Brent Perl<ins led the way for
Cordia with 20 points.
That NH. season is very long. I
know a lot more about defense,
offense anl.l kicking game than I
did in '94."
Brooks, who had a 9 I- I 09-4
record at Oregon, becomes
Kentucky's third coach in 22
months.
Morriss succeeded
Hal
Mumme, who resigned in
February 200 I amid an NCAA
investigation. The NCAA
uncovered recruiting violations
and punished Kentucky with a
one-year bowl ban, a reduction
of five scholarships over three
seasons, and three years of probation.
"It certainly isn't the most
ideal situation," Brooks said of
the restrictions. "You don't nee-
essarily need numbers, you need
quality. Certainly, you've got a
better chance of having more
quality when you've got the
numbers, but those are the
guidelines we'll deal with."
Early in his career, Brooks'
program had problem of its own
with the NCAA.
Brooks, who attended the
Tennessee State-Kentucky game
Monday night, confirmed that
Oregon was banned from a bowl
game and faced other sanctions
in 1981 after an assistant coach
arranged for players to travel
with unused plane tickets.
The assistant coach, whom
Brooks would not name,
resigned. Brooks also offered
his resignation to the school's
Gatorade
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Havoline Dodge for Chip
Ganassi Racing and compete for
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
honors in the NASCAR Winston
Cup Series.
McMurray, who also collected his two career NASCAR
Busch Series victories last year,
is excited beyond belief about
the upcoming 2003 season and
his first opportunity to compete
in the Daytona 500.
"I know that every year that
I've run Daytona, whether it was
with the trucks or the Busch
cars, there's something about
when you get in the car,"
McMurray said. "They're all
lined up on pit road ready to pull
out. There's just a feeling that
goes through your stomach
that's like no other. I don't get
nervous for any race. I don't
know if it's the first race or
because it's Daytona, but the
Daytona 500 is huge."
McMurray will not only feel
the pressure of his first full season in NASCAR's big leagues,
but he'll also be concerned
about qualifying for the Daytona
500.
Daytona 500 qualifying is
done in a unique format.
Following Bud Pole Day on
Feb. 9, drivers who qualified in
odd-numbered positions - first,
third, fifth, etc. - compete in the
first Gatorade 125. Drivers who
qualified in even-numbered
positions battle in the second
race.
Only the pole winner and
outside pole from Bud Pole Day
are locked into the starting grid
while everybody else is locking
horns for a starting position in
the "Great American Race."
The top-14 finishers in each
Gatorade 125 (with the exception of the already qualified pole
winner and outside pole winner)
earn positions 3-30 on the staring grid. The rest of the 43-car
field is filled based on qualifying speeds and car owner provisional points.
Just like his fellow Raybestos
Rookies Greg Biffle and Jack
Sprague, McMurray will be driving for a newly formed team
and won't have any provisionals
to use and will have to crack the
43-car field for the "Great
American Race" either on speed
or in the Gatorade 125s.
"I don't want to say I'm not
worried about that, but I'm not
just because we have good
enough stuff and my speedway
performance has been pretty
good so far," McMurray said.
"The one thing I feel good about
is that I already ran Talladega in
a Cup race and I got to run those
last six races with all the Cup
guys. Maybe I made some mad,
but at the same time at least I got
to race with them for a while.
''It's odd. It's very odd. I didn't think much of it until now
that I have to go try to qualify
for it. Like I said, I think our
program is good enough. The
only problem with Daytona is
that you have a 50-50 shot at
wrecking. lf we can just stay out
of trouble, we're going to be
fine.''
Tickets for all Speedweeks
2003 events, including the
Daytona 500 and the Gatorade
125s, are available online or by
calling the Speedway ticket
office at 386/253-7223.
Wildcats
overmatched Tennessee State
and Alcorn State. The easy wins
have finally given Smith a
chance to get playing time for
his freshmen and other seldomused reserves.
But after Saturday's game
against Ohio (3-5) in Cincinnati,
the Wildcats plunge into
Southeastern Conference play,
and Smith wishes he would've
had more opportunities in
December to develop his bench.
"When you're playtng the
type of schedule we play, every
possession is do-or-die, and it's
tough," Smith said. "It's still
early, and you're still trying different things. That's why it's
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important to build your schedule
so
that everybody who you feel
ous occasions. Earlier this season he took home WYMT can contribute is getting the
Player and WMDJ Player of the chance to show what they can
Week honors in the same week. do."
Smith
used
freshmen
Kelenna Azubuike and Bernard
Cote to illustrate his point.
Azubuike is shooting 56 percent
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- second-best on the team defe nsive
back,
both but was averaging five minutes
Prestonsburg High graduates, per game before playing I 8 minhave spent the past three sea- utes against Tennessee State on
sons in the Pikeville College Monday. Cote has made the only
3-pointer he's attempted this
football program.
And more Prestonsburg year but is averaging fewer than
players could be headed to the seven minutes per game.
"We play so many tough
Pike County college. Fullback
Mikeal Fannin is one player games early, a guy like Kelenna
who has visited the Mid-South Azubuike is getting only about
five minutes," Smith said.
Conference school.
"I think Pikeville College "Bernard is playing well. He's
made an excellent choice with got good stars, he's talented. but
Coach (John) Gilliam," said it's hard to get him in the game,
Prestonsburg High School head because he's a freshman.'"
Another residual effect of the
coach John DeRossett.
Gilliam has proven his worth tough schedule is the mental
as both a recruiter and a defen- drain it's taking on the Wildcats
who are playing.
sive coordinator. While work
Between Dec. 7 and Dec. 28,
ing under head coach Matt
Ballard at Morehead State, the Wildcats played at No. 12
Gilliam did a great amount of North Carolina, hosted No. 21
Mich•gan State, then played No.
the recruiting.
The new Pikeville College 6 Indiana and archrival
head coach will meet the media Louisville on consecutive
Tuesday at II a.m. in the Hall of Saturdays at Freedom Hall.
Tn the final game of the
Fame Room at the Pikeville
stretch, the Wildcats led the
College Gymnasium.
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Cardinals 20-9, then collapsed
in the final 30 minutes, losing
81-63.
"I was trying to put my finger
on why we hit the wall like we
did," Smith said. "(Assistant
coach) Scott Rigot said, 'Coach,
it's unbelievable how we have to
get these guys up over and over
again for such big games.'
"Looking back, we had North
Carolina, then Michigan State
- that was a tough loss to
Michigan State, and that took
some wind out of our sails,"
Smith said. "We were able to
bounce back and play well
against Indiana. But then, we
had exams and then we had that
time off for Christmas and then
you have to come back for
another big game."
The Wildcats have played in
Cincinnati semi-regularly since
the 1991-92 season. They've
played there the past four seasons and usually lined up an
easy opponent.
But three years ago, the
Wildcats played Dayton three
days after losing to Arizona the
championship of the Preseason
NIT. Kentucky lost to the Flyers
in Cincinnati, then fell to
Indiana a week later.
" You have to be careful who
you pick," Smith said. ''Dayton
had their best year they've had
in a number of years. You don't
know. You have to prepare by
setting your schedule the right
way."
Smith has more control over
scheduling than he used to have,
but Kentucky is locked into
another demanding preseason
slate next season, with road
games with UCLA, Michigan
State, Indiana and Notre Dame.
"I've always felt it's too
much,''
Smith
said
of
Kentucky's schedule. "Your
kids, psychologically, have to be
up so many times. It takes something away from the biggest
games you play, which are the
conference games."
administration, but it was rejected, he said.
Both the school and the
NCAA conducted investigations
and Brooks said he was exonerated.
"I did not know this was happening," Brooks said. "I was not
personally sanctioned, but it certainly made me more diligent. I
learned from it. After that, there
was never another hint of infractions in any of my programs."
Barnhart
worked
for
Oregon's athletic fund in 1983.
He knew about the violation
then, but said that didn't affect
his decision to hire Brooks now.
"That was more than 20
years ago," Barnhart said
Monday night. "We checked
with the NCAA. Since that violation, his record of compliance
has been exemplary. He has
been an outstanding person for
college football."
Barnhart said he wasn't concerned about the perception of
Kentucky hiring a coach linked
to past NCAA violations.
"Rich Brooks is an outstanding guy," Barnhart said. "This
doesn't change the way I think
of him, this doesn't change my
decision to bring him here, this
doesn't change my decision to
go forward with him."
Kentucky started this season
4-0, and Morriss was rewarded
with a contract extension
through 2007. The Wildcats finished 7-5, only their third winning record since 1984.
Morriss made $400,000 per
year, but Barnhart admitted
Kentucky wasn't ready to match
Baylor's more lucrative offer.
Brooks inherits several key
players, including quarterback
Jared Lorenzen and receiver
Derek Abney.
The 6-foot-4, 275-pound
Lorenzen led the Southeastern
Conference with 24 touchdown
passes in 2002. Abney Jed the
league in all-purpose yardage
and set an NCAA record with
six kick returns for touchdowns
this season.
Brooks met with Lorenzen
and about a dozen other players
for 45 minutes before Monday's
announcement.
"We're really looking forward to what Coach Brooks has
in store for us," said Lorenzen,
who will be a senior next season. "I'm sure the fans will have
some negative things to say, but
once you meet him, once you
get to know him, he's a great
guy. Just give him a chance."
Steelers' Maddox
is NFL Comeback
Player of Year
by ALAN ROBINSON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PITTSBURGH - Nobody
ever did a comeback like
Tommy Maddox did.
Previous NFL Comeback
Players of the Year overcame
injuries, adversity, trades or a
somebody's talent misevaluation. Never before had a winner
overcome league-wide disinterest and a layoff that lasted longer
than many players' careers.
Maddox easily beat Miami
running back Robert Edwards in
(See MADDOX, page four)
Dates
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announced
The registration cost is $25
per player (if no other family
members are playing), $20 per
player (if two family members
are playing) and $15 per player
(if three or more family members are playing).
Coaches, volunteers and
umpires for the league are
approved on a year-to-year basis
and background checks are
mandatory.
"We pride ourselves in offering the best organization and
facilities to our players," said
league president Bob Lyons.
"Without a doubt, Little
League is a family atmosphere
that gives parents and children a
common ground for spending
time together. Whether you are
playing, coaching the players,
selling popcorn from the concessions or working on the
fields afterwards, you will enjoy
being a part of the Paintsville
Little League. Most importantly
you will appreciate the support,
enthusiasm and involvement
you show for the players and
their teams. Values, respect,
sportsmanship, responsibility
and teamwork govern our guidelines.
"We invite everyone to join
our Little League family."
Inaugurated in 1974 into
Little League, the girls softball
program is designed for girls
ages 9 -12.
The league is a fast-pitch
league and will utilize a 60-foot
diamond. Pitching distance will
be set at 40-feet.
The league will also feature a
full range of tournament play
Every player that signs up in
any division in Paintsville Little
League will be on a team. No
player gets "cut" and each division, has regulations regarding
minimum play.
Team sponsorships available
for T-hall, Rookie and girls softball divisions.
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OCU (2-6), on the other
hand, was 20-of-50 (40 percent)
from the floor and made only
five of their nine free throw
tries.
Lindsay Macon came off the
bench to lead the Lady Oaks
with 13 points. Lindsey
McCully followed with nine
points and led the squad with
three assists.
Pikeville (14-4) was scheduled back in action on Saturday,
playing host to regional rival
Alice Lloyd.
Results were unavailable.
Ranking
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"Playing on the road in college
basketball is very difficult. The
home-court advantage is strong
because of the emotional edge.
When you go on the road, you
don't have that edge."
Pitino feels better about
playing road games this year
than he did last year. The
Cardinals were 3-10 away
from home last season and lost
seven road games by doubledigits.
"It's all about talent," he
said. "We didn't win on the
road last year not because we
were mentally weak but
because we didn't have any talent. You have to have great talent to win on the road. It's
always been that way.
"You play every game as if
it's a potential victory, and you
hope for the best."
The Buckeyes (7-3) have
averaged 83 points in their last
four victories at Value City
Arena. Since shooting 32 percent in a 69-49 loss at fourthranked
Pittsburgh,
the
Buckeyes have shot 47 percent
or better in their last four
games, all at home.
Louisville has played its last
four games at home and held
each of its opponents below 40
percent shooting.
"Now, you go on the road,
and teams are going to shoot
better, so now you have to play
great perimeter defense and not
let them shoot a high percentage," Pitino said. "Your team
has got to understand that if
they've got an eight-point lead
on the road, it's nothing.
They've got to stay mentally
tough and they've got to realize they can't rely on that
lead."
Pitino was eager to see how
freshmen Francisco Garcia and
Taquan Dean respond in their
first truly hostile environment.
Garcia has scored in doublefigures in five straight games,
and Dean is the team's thirdbest 3-point shooter.
"They're ready to get their
feet wet," Pitino said.
Garcia, Louisville's fourthleading scorer, is confident.
"I'm going to play my
game,'' said Garcia, who's
shooting 50 percent (33-of-66)
from the field. "It'll be a new
experience. But I'm not worried at all."
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7-5 team. loved Lexington and
\vanted to stay, even at less money
than Baylor \\a!; otTenng him.
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would suppott him if times got
tough again. as they very well may
next fall. So he left l K to go to a
place where he felt really wanted. a
natural human emotion that's more
impo1tant than moll\!)
The hi1ing of Brooks ended a
zany three-week peliod in which
Bamhart seemed to offer the JOb to
evel)'body except the ghost of
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of events and the recollections of
some of the coaches he inter\ iewed indicate there ''a-.. at best,
a serious commumcattons gap.
All an)' body knows for certain
is that Morriss announced on
December 9 that he was lea\ ing
UK for Baylor, and that Barnhart
introduced Brooks on December
30 as the ne,vest. and oldest. UK
head football coach since World
War II.
Exact!) what happened in the
intenening 21 days may never be
completely kno\\11. Barnhart
claims that some of the coaches
who say they tumed down the job
were never offered it, but some of
the coaches have strongly implied
that they withdrew because they
felt Barnhart was only keeping
them hanging while he explored
his options.
Barnhart says he first went to
sec Bill Parcells, the fanner coach
of the New York Giants. "ie''
Fngland Patriots. and Ne\\ York
Jets. lie implied that Parcells was
serious!) considering the UK job,
but that was never treated serious!) b) the Ne\\ York media except
for Jim Nantz of CBS.
While Parcells was pondering
the UK job, according to Barnhart,
he didn't want to offer it to anyone
else. That might come as news to
Mike Kructck of Central Florida,
Norm Chow of Southern Cal,
David Cutcliffc of Ole Miss, Mike
Riley of the New Orleans Saints,
former Georgia Coach Jim
Donnan, and Grambling's Doug
Williams. who all were led to
believe they were at the top of
Barnhart's short list.
When owner Jerry Jones of the
Dallas Cowboys began talking to
Parcells about replacing Dave
Campo, Barnhart backed off
Parcells. he says. and began considering his other options. Brooks'
name dido 't surtace until the very
end, even though he claims to
have begun talking with Barnhart
soon after Morriss resigned.
Alas
for
Mitch,
his
Machiavellian
machinations
looked decidedly amateurish
when compared with the way his
U of L counterpart, Tom Jurich,
hired Petrino to replace John L.
Smith. Jurich immediately identified Bobby Petrino as his
No. I choice and told that to
other candidates. It took him all of
five days to get his man.
The pluses for Brooks are that
he has a solid reputation for
integrit) and honesty, took the
Ducks to the Rose Bowl in his
18th and final season in Eugene,
believes in a "ide-open offense
and coaching aU aspects of the
game. and was the defensive coordinator for the 1998 Atlanta
Falcons team that made it to the
Super Bowl.
The minuses are that he's 61
(UK has never hired a head coach
older than 52), has been out of college coaching for eight years and
out of coaching at any level for
two, had losing records both at
Oregon (91-109-4) and with the
St. Louis Rams (13-19), owns a
bowl record of 1-3, and has no
experience recruiting or competing in the South.
The a~e factor is important.
He's 20 years older than
Petrino. the new U of I. coach who
has previously worked in
Louisville, the i':FL and the SEC.
and 10 years older than Morri s~.
who made believer.; of his players.
the public. and recruits by taking a
probation-ridden program from 2·
9 to what should have been 9-2.
given a couple of breaks.
But Brooks also will have the
luxury of being "Barnhart's man,"'
something that Morriss could
never be. The A.D. will give hirn
the support and assurances, financial and otherwise, that he with
held from Morriss.
That's assuming, of course.
that Barnhart hangs around for
awhile. He still hasn't signed his
contract, leading to speculation
that perhaps he's holding out for a
clause that would give him the
right to take the Tennessee job, if
he's offered it when Doug Dicke)
retires this year.
Between his stints at Oregon m
1983 (where he worked with
Brooks) and Oregon State from
1997-02 (where he hooked up
with Byrne and Thompson),
Barnhart worked 12 years in
Knoxville as one of Dicke) 's
assistants. But no matter what you
might hear, he's not - repeat. not
- a Vol spy trying to mess up UK
football more than it's usually
messed up.
The Brooks decision isn't nearly as interesting or exciting as
Newton's decision to hire Hal
Mumme in l 996. Although
Mumme had never been a head
coach in Division 1-A. he at least
was an interesting young coach
with a unique offensive philosophy.
For Mumme's first three years.
Newton was hailed as a virtual
genius for hiring him and returning excitement to UK football.
Only after the Mumme·Ciaude
Bassett scandal became public did
the Lexington media tum on
Newton and vilify him.
Despite UK 's spin-control
attempts, it's apparent that Brooks
was hired not because he was the
coach Barnhart wanted, but the
only one he could get after his
other picks had bailed out on him.
Quack if you think Brooks 1s going
to be a significant improvement
over Moniss.
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It was startling enough when
Maddox became the starting
quarterback four games into the
season, I0 years after making
his only four previous starts as a
Denver Broncos rookie.
Just as unexpected was how
well Maddox played once he
finally a chance
namely, like
a seasoned, polished pro with a
decade's worth of experience,
not one who spent nearly that
long trying to find regular
employment.
When Steelers receiver
Plaxico Burress first saw
:\1addox 's accurate passes zipping his wa). hitting him in full
stride. "It was love at first
sight.··
" I think 1 definitely have the
longest period between starts of
any Nf'L player and, probably, I
sat out the longest of anyone
since coming back, but it's just
somethmg else to add to my
book someday," Maddox said.
"It's been exciting. It's been a
different journey."
That journey from first-round
draft pick to four-time NFL
reject to insurance agent to
Arena Football and XFL star to
NFL starter, as coach Bill
Cowher said, "A great story- a
great life story."
Maddox didn't pia> a down
in the NFL from 1995 until last
season. when the Steelers were
the only team to answer his fax
seeking a tryout followmg his
~1VP season in the XFL.
"That was probably the
biggest thing. just wondering if
you ever would get a chance,"'
said Maddox. who spent part of
his NFL layoff as a volunteer
high school coach. "Probably as
the years went on, those chances
seemed slim."
As slim as replacing 2001
Stcclers MVP Kardell Stewart at
quarterback But when Stewat1
11oppcd during Pittsburgh's 0-2
start. Maddox replaced him in
the fourth quarter to lead a dramatic overtime victory over
Cleveland on Sept 29.
No\,, he '"" make his first
career playoff start against the
Browns on Sunda).
With \taddox at quarterback,
;.
the Steelers threw for more than
4,000 yards for the first time.
including his team-record 473
yards against Atlanta. Burress
and Hines Ward each made
more than 1.300 yards in receptions.
"Sometimes it is about being
in the right place at the right
time, and having the mindset
that if you want something bad
enough, you will continue to
pursue it," Cowher said.
Maddox's
impossible-toscript story includes a comeback
within a comeback.
He was paralyzed brietly by a
seemingly routme hit 111
Tennessee on '\io\. 17. perhaps
the scariest injury of the NFL
season. The game was stopped
for 20 minutes as Maddox.
unable to move his anns and
legs, was carefully strapped to a
backboard.
Remarkably. he needed less
than two days to get over his
spinal cord and head injuries
and returned to start Pittsburgh's
final four games.
Now,
the
31 year-old
Maddox wants to prove he's no
one-year wonder. The Steclers.
who will probably trade or
release Stewart after the season,
seem willing to give him that
chance.
Maddox also hopes to extend
another remarkable streak. I le
could become the fourth quarterback in as many seasons to
come off the bench to start for
the Super Bo'' I "inner. folio\\ing Tom Brad) ('\ie\\ England).
Trent Dilfer (Baltimore) and
Kurt Warner (St. Louis).
"I tell people all the time. I •
still feel like J"m going up and I
still feel like my best football is
ahead of me," Maddox said.
Edwards. returning from
three seasons out of the NI'L
after tearing up his left knee 111 a
beach football game at the
February 1999 Pro Bowl. had 14
votes, nine more than Buffalo
quarterback Drew Bledsoe.
Baltimore running back Jamal
Lewis had two. Getting ont.! \ ote
each were Carolina quarterback
Rodne) Peete, Indianapolis running back Edgerrin James. and
Jacksom ille running back I-red
Taylor.
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MSU alum wins NNA award
MOREHEAD - A Morehead
State University alumnus has been
honored with a National Newspaper
Association award for his news coverage of a Pike County house flre
that claimed flve lives.
Michael Cornett, a 1997 graduate,
placed third in the 2002 Better
Newspaper Contest, presented earlier this year at the NNA's 116th
Annual Convention in Portland, Ore.
The category was best breaking
news story for multi-weekly newspapers with 6,000 or more subscribers.
His winning article, published in
Pike County's "Appalachian News-
Express," proflled one of the deadliest flres in Kentucky in recent
years. The entry placed behind spot
news accounts of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks published by a New York
City newspaper.
Cornett also won second place for
an editorial page entry.
LAMBDA
•
Gampus
A former editor of the
University's campus newspaper,
"The Trail Blazer," Cornett earned
his bachelor's degree in print journalism in December 1997. He worked
for "The Winchester Sun" before
Connection
by AACHSLL£ BURCHETT
(See NNA, page three)
Oood advice is something we each
seek when we are uncertain about
~mnetbing. If we have car trouble we
w()Uld seek. the advice of a mechanic.
lt' we have a medical problem we
would seek. the advice of a doctor.
s~ from whom would you seek
ad.vice·ifyou were planning to attend
college?
You could
ask a friend
who bas previ·
ously attended.
You could ask
an .instructor,
being that th~:y
teach at the
SIGMA
college.
Actually you
• Darlene Stephens
could aslf sev·
eral differertt
-~p~ 'Qut you W()Uldn'Usk a dentist
adVice 00 how t¢ groom your dog
~,you. woUld~ 't want tO just ask
AView from
the Hill
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•
As I complete my senior
year in the communication program at Pikeville College, I can
say that I have enjoyed the education I received at this institution. For a number of years I
wanted to study communication
1
because I was interested in
broadcast media. After completing all my core and theory
classes, I had an opportunity to
complete a six-hour internship
at WYMT-TV in Hazard.
From my fJISt day at the station, I realized I had chosen a
career I would enjoy. It did not
take long for me to understand
how important what I learned
in the classroom would be to
my job. My studies in communication theory, journalism,
public relations, and communication law, along with a variety
of other classes, prepared me
for the internship that would
complete my degree.
I learned a lot in the classroom and I also came to understand the value of hands-on
experience. Although Pikeville
College does not offer a broadcast degree, my internship at
the television station provided
the training I needed to succeed
in this fleld. The on-the-job
training enabled me to direct
and produce on-air news programs, introduced me to the
editing process, commercial
production, on-location fllming,
working the audio board, dubbing, shooting footage for publie service announcements and
commercials, and running chyron (names seen at the bottom
of the T.V. screen for identiflcation). 1 also gained limited
experience in running the master control board.
Internships often lead to
employment. My internship at
(See VIEW, page three)
~
PCC, Mayo
schedule
registration
•
PRESTONSBURG
Registration for spring classes at
Prestonsburg
Community
College and Mayo Technical
College will be held Monday,
Jan. 6, through Thursday, Jan. 9,
from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Evening class registration
will be Thesday, Jan. 7, from 6
to 7:30 p.m. and classes will
begin on Monday, Jan. 13.
Late registration dates are
January 13 to 17 from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to
4p.m.
Schedules are available on the
web at www.bigsandy.kctcs.edu,
or for more information call the
Prestonsburg Campus at
606-886-3863, or toll free at
888-641-4132 and for the
Mayo Campus call606-7895321.
$)'®e for advice on returtting to
School,
MaY<> Technical College and
~tol:\~b~rg Community College
r~~e tJte importance that "good
~~e,. pJan in the rok of obtaining
.ag6od tdu<:ation. Whether you are a
. hfSb ~oot gtaduate preparing to
(See CAMPUS, page three)
The National Board of the Lambda Sigma Honor Society recently designated Pikeville College's chapter of
Lambda Sigma as an "Honor Chapter," the highest recognition the organization glvea. Lambda Sigma Ia a
national honor society for second-year college students dedicated to fostering leadership, scholarship, fel·
lowehlp and service among Ita members ae they promote the Interests of the colleges and unlveraltlea they
represent. Candidates for membership are first-year students who place In the top 35 percent of the claaa
academically at the time of selection and who have shown strong evidence of leadership. Lambda Sigma
members are seated, from left, Rachael Reynolds, Laura Pasbrlg, and Llaa Syck. Standing, from left, Ia Tyler
Green, Karrle Blllter, Dla Mulumba, Autumn Vanover, Lorane Varney, Tiffany Williams, John Dales, and Robert
Isaac. Not pictured are Lambda Sigma members Becky Blair, Jon Coleman, Jenny Paraona, and Chad Webb.
CONFERENCE
Flovd ALC
students
recognized
COLLEGE NEWS
Spring registration at Pikeville College
Open registration for the spring 2003
semester at Pikeville College is
Thursday, Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. to noon
and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Students who
need to pre-register should report to the
Administration Building, lower level.
Classes begin Friday, Jan. 10.
Pikeville College offers associate and
bachelor's degrees and a doctorate program through the School of Osteopathic
Medicine. Programs of study include
majors in art, biology, business, chemistry, communication, computer science,
criminal justice, education, English, history/political science, human services,
medical technology, nursing (a two-year
program leading to an associate of science degree and an LPN to RN program), psychology, religion, social sciences, and sociology. Pre-professional
programs include dentistry, engineering,
law, medicine, optometry, pharmacy,
physical therapy, and veterinary medicine. Among the newest fields of study
are majors in communication and criminal justice, and minors in music, anthro-
PIPPA PASSES - Several Floyd
Countians earned a high level of academic
distinction at Alice Lloyd College during
the fall semester.
Named to the President's List for
achieving a 4.0 grade-point average were
Melissa Caudill of Printer, Amy Thfts of
Melvin, Sarah Noble of Garrett and
Kurastine Adkins of Tram.
Named to the Dean's Distinguished List
for achieving a grade-point average higher
than 3.75 were Jonda Conley of Garrett,
Amber Biliter of Grethel, Shawna Hall of
Wheelwright, John Slone of Estill, Jessica
Thornsbury of David
pology and Spanish.
Founded in 1889 by Presbyterians,
Pikeville College is committed to offering a broad liberal arts and sciences education. For over a century, the College's
commitment to students, to education, to
Christian tradition, and to the communi·
ty and region has been a vital part of its
founding mission. To learn more about
the opportunities at Pikeville College,
call the Admissions Office at (606) 2185251 or visit us on the Web at
www.pc.edu.
(See MSU, page three)
Nearly 450 graduate from MSU
MOREHEAD - The importance
of education was emphasized
amidst the cheers as family members took photographs and videotaped the Winter Commencement
exercises at Morehead State
Univ~rsity, Dec. 14.
Nearly 450 graduates and undergraduates were degree candidates
on this dreary, December day as the
student speaker told how a teacher
helped change her life and honorary
degrees were conferred on "two outstanding women who have distinguished themselves in their professions."
The honorary Doctor of Public
Service degree was awarded to Sara
Walter Combs, Kentucky Court of
Appeals Judge, and Dr. Betty
Siegel, president of Kennesaw (Ga.)
State University. Both had the significance of being flrsts: Combs was
the flrst woman appointed to the
Kentucky Supreme Court and Dr.
Siegel, who was celebrating her
20th anniversary as president of
Kennesaw, was the first woman to
head an institution in the 34-unit
University System of Georgia.
But it was student speaker
Shannon Dawn Hill of Clearfleld,
who recently flnished her student
teaching, that offered the most emotional message. Sharing her life, she
spoke of the turmoil she had faced:
living in a one-room log cabin with
her mother, brother and sister; being
the child of divorced parents with
her father in prison; the object of
teasing in elementary school
because she had only yard sale
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'For those ofyou
who are going out into
the world to teach, I
ask this ofyou: love,
guide and support
them, but most of all
give them value.
Whether you know it
or not, you are
molding the person
1
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clothes; dropping out before flnishing high school, and being a mother
at 16. She was able to change the
course
of her life when an angel in the form
of a guidance counselor "saw my
potential and took on the nurturing
task."
"For those of you who are going
out into the world to teach, I ask this
of you: love, guide and support
them, but most of all give them
value. Whether you know it or not,
you are molding the person they
will become.
"Hold them to high expectations,
so that they might reach their highest goal."
A Dean's List student, Hill will
receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in
elementary education. "It has not
been an easy road," she said, "But
no matter what has happened, I have
not spent a lot of time looking back.
I am looking forward with pride and
confldence."
At the conclusion of her talk,
MSU President Ronald G. Eaglin
remarked that in his 50-100 commencements, he had never seen the
audience rise to show its appreciation. ''Your story is what we are all
about. We are encouraged that you
have overcome the obstacles." He
then urged the crowd to be reminded that you can make a difference in
the lives of others.
In accepting her award, Dr.
Siegel noted that it was good to be
home. A Harlan County native, she
spoke of her life and the death of her
father in the. coalmine. "I was a coal
(See MSU, page three)
Crafty
1
I Christmas
I Bazaar
I
Ii
by RACHELLE BURCHETT
Saturday December 14th was the date
of the first ever Crafty Christmas Bazaar
i
! at Prestonsburg Community College.
Sponsored by the Big Sandy College
i Educational Foundation Inc. and the
Community and Economic Development
Department of the Big Sandy
!
i Community and Technical College .
District, the show was a considerable
success. 22 vendors participated in the
show that highlighted area craftsperson's.
All proceeds from table rentals benej flted the scholarship fund of the BSCEF
Inc, and netted over $400 for scholari ships, numerous toys and non-perishable
!
i food items for needy area families.
The bazaar was a new event and all
!
' vendors left seemingly satisfled and
!i
eager to participate again next year. Our
i
hopes are that the event will serve to
! encourage
area craft and home business
entrepreneurs, as well as assisting our
i students. In addition to the crafts, there
was a Christmas Carnival, pictures with
Santa Claus, and concessions.
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Sunday, january 5, 2003
Phone
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> Medicare and You • C2
> Bankruptcy Filings • C2
Floyd Countyllmtl:
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> Ciassifieds • C7
;A little inflation may be what the economy needs
by RACHEL BECK
AP BUSINESS WRITER
NEW YORK - Whenever there's
pUk about inflation, it's usually about
how higher prices can hurt the economy.
But maybe a tiny bit of inflation
right now wouldn't be such a bad thing.
That's not to say that there should be
hope for consumer prices to skyrocket
for a prolonged period of time. But a
slight rise in inflation could help stimulate the economy and pull it from a pos-
Nledicare
CHAMBER
:AND YOU
by REGINA BECKNELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FLOYD COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Q
meaning do 1only have to
~pay tt once during 20037
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Medicare Part
Adeductible
• Rep. Hubert Collins
•
Rep. Gregory D. Stumbo
The Floyd County Chamber of
Commerce will be holding their
next "Eggs & Issues" Breakfast
Meeting on January 15, from 7 to 9
a.m. at Jenny Wiley State Resort
Park's May Lodge. On this date, the
Government/Civic Affairs
Committee will host a "Legislative
Reception Breakfast," welcoming
legislators: Representative Hubert
Collins (House District - 97),
Representative Greg Stumbo (House
District- 95) and Senator Johnny
Ray Turner (Senate District- 29).
All are welcome to join the
Chamber business members in welcoming these new legislator, who
will be updating members on issues
to be addressed during the upcom-
ing legislative session. They will
also be available to listen as area
businesses share their ideas,
thoughts and concerns on those
issues now affecting Kentucky and
our local region.
At this same time, the
Membership Committee will also
introduce the Chamber's newest
members. Our new members
include: Dollar Tree (Mr. James
VanHoose) and Associate Court
Extension Service (Mr. Jim Isaacs).
The Chamber invites everyone to
show their support of area businesses by attending this, and other,
upcoming Chamber events.
Mark your calendars now and
purchase your breakfast ticket ($1 0
each) by calling the Chamber office
(606) 886-0364. Tickets for breakfast will also be available the day of
the event. If you are a group inter-
ested in attending, please make
advance reservations. All attending
organizations, groups and county
representatives will be recognized.
For more infonnation on this
exciting event, as well as other
Chamber activities, get online at
www.floydcountykentucky.com or
call the Chamber office at 8860364. Our website features Event
Highlights, Chamber Calendar, economic development, member businesses, programs, services, tourism,
our new Aoyd County Magazine
and so much more. The Chamber
makes available to all online visitors
the opportunity to view and print
our county magazine and gain
insight on the county, region and
business community.
The Aoyd County Chamber of
Commerce wishes everyone a "Safe
and Happy New Year."
works in conjunc-
t1QD w.ith your benefit
periods. You are responsi·
ble for the $840.00 for
each new benefit period if
you are an inpatient at the
bospital.
What
is a benefit
period?
Q
A
A benefit period is
the way Medicare
measures your use
of days in the hospital. A
'"benefrt period. begins with
your first day of admis$ion to the facility and
' ends after you have been
\'~ discharged from the hospi·
• ··ral6.r skilled nursing facil;ity tor a period of 60 consecutive days. There is no
limit to tbe number of
benefit periods you may
have.
Bankruptcy Filings
The following is a list of bankruptcy cases filed with the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastem
District of Kentucky in Lexington
from Dec. 27 to Jan. 3.
Pikeville Division
Chapter 7
Under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a
court-appointed trustee sells assets
and the debtor is discharged of
debts.
Cecil Tillis Jervis and Anna Bell
Jervis, of East Point.
Tracy Lynn Taylor, of
Prestonsburg.
Lojs Ann Bowling, of
Salyersville.
Thomas B. Whitaker, of
Salyersville.
James Isaac Sargent, of Raccoon.
Wilma V. Gipson, of Salyersville.
Ricky Dale Dotson and Michelle
Leigh Dotson, of Pinson Fork.
Kathy Lynn Cornett, of Carrie.
Q
Medicare will send
ou a i\1edicare
ummnry Notice
(MSN) after your claim
from the hospital is
processed. The notice
explains what was billed
to Medicare and the
amount you may be billed.
"lf you. have questions
..about your notice, call the
Medicare contractor that
processed your claun. The
contractor's phone number
will be on the MSN. ft is
possible that your supplement insurance or a state
assistance program like
Qualified Medicare
Beneficiary mAy pay all or
part of your Medicare
deductibles.
do exist and could become a more serious threat if they linger through the next
year.
(See ECONOMY, page three)
the federal dollars. "The nine water projects and four wastewater projects that
will be funded will deliver or improve
drinking water and sanitary sewer service to more than 6,600 households, two
schools and one juvenile correctional
camp.
"These projects also will influence
the creation of hundreds of jobs by providing site and infrastructure development to industrial sites," the governor
added.
The following is a brief synopsis of
the projects that are recommended for
funding. Projects are listed in alphabetical order by county.
CONSUMER NEWS
Bush's new plan
likely to draw
objections from
Democrats
by MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP ECONOMICS WRITER
The cit\ ,,. Sandy Hook will rehabilit:ltt> t·~ isting sewer collection lines and
e\tend service to an elementary school
and the Laurel Gorge Tourism Welcome
Center. Grant amount: $293,000.
(See ARC, page three)
(See PLAN, page three) -
Chapter 13
Under Chapter 13 bankruptcy,
the debtor arranges to repay debt.
Josephine S. Inmon, of Banner.
Patton recommends 19 projects
totaling $5.8 million for ARC funding
FRANKFORT - Gov. Paul Patton
and the Department for Local
Government announced today 19 projects that will be recommended for funding to the Appalachian Regional
Commission (ARC).
Full project applications for funding
will be forwarded to the Federal ARC
office in Washington D.C. for final
approval. Projects can begin when final
approval is received and grant agreements are signed.
Gov. Patton said, "The ARC has been
a partner in progress with state and local
governments for more than 35 years.
I'm pleased that through this partnership
we are able to recommend federal funds
be directed to these projects."
Gov. Patton said thousands of
Kentuckians would directly benefit from
FRANKFORT - Extended federal
unemployment benefits are scheduled to
end Dec. 28, but the Kentucky Department
for Employment Services will continue to
take applications in anticipation of possible
Congressional action in early January.
Unemployed workers who have exhausted their 26 weeks of unemployment benefits have generally been eligible for up to
13 weeks of extended benefits, officially
known as Temporary Extended
Unemployment Compensation (TEUC).
President George W. Bush has appealed to
Congress to reauthorize the TEUC benefit
program when Congress reconvenes on Jan.
7.
Department for Employment Services
Commissioner James F. Thompson said that
continuing to take applications will minimize any potential delay in payments
should Congress extend the program
retroactively to Dec. 29.
"We want to be prepared so that
Kentuckians who need this assistance will
have little or no interruption in their benefits if Congress reauthorizes the extended
benefits," said Thompson.
Nearly 18,000 Kentuckians potentially
could be affected by the termination of
TEUC.
The Department for Employment
Services is an agency of the Cabinet for
Workforce Development.
WASHINGTON- President Bush is
putting together an economic stimulus
plan likely to raise major objections
among Democrats that it is heavily tilted
to higher-income taxpayers.
In an effort to pre-empt those arguments, Bush branded such objections as a
false effort by opponents to pit different
income classes against each other.
"Some would like to turn this into
class warfare," he said after giving
reporters a tour of his Crawford, Texas,
ranch on Thursday. "That's not how I
think. I think about the overall economy
and how best to help those folks who are
looking for work."
While Bush refused to disclose any
details of the plan he will unveil in a
speech in Chicago next Tuesday, White
House officials said that two major components are likely to be an acceleration of
personal income tax rate cuts that were
included in the 200 l tax bill and a new
tax break for investors who get income
from corporate dividend payments.
Because higher income individuals,
who pay more taxes, get the biggest benefits from rate cuts, the administration had •
considered not accelerating the scheduled
reductions in the top tax rate, currently at
38.6 percent, but instead focus just on the
three lower rates.
However, this idea prompted a stonn
of objections from conservative groups
and a senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said late
Thursday that Bush had decided against
excluding the top rate from any acceleration.
This official, however, said that Bush
still had not made the final decision to go
ahead with an acceleration in the rate
cuts. The next rate cuts are not scheduled
Margie Block, of Inez.
Stevie Riley and Lavon Kay
Riley, of Harold.
Lucas Newsome and Viki Leigh
Newsome, of Inez.
Jeff Alex Goble, of Dwale.
Daniel Garrick Collins, of
Pikeville.
N
How will I know how
much I owe on my
hospital bill?
It's true that some possible inflationary pressures, namely higher oil prices,
FRANKFORT
N 0 T E S
lEGISLATIVE
Medicare Benefictary
Outreach Coordinator
AdminaStar Federal
~
Inflation isn't a problem right now.
In fact, some economists say the low
inflation rate, which has been trending
around 2 percent to 2.5 percent over the
last year, exemplifies disinfla
tion - or a slowdown in price increases.
Ky Employment
Services will continue
to accept applications
for extended benefits
• Senator Johnny Ray Turner
ls the Medicare Part
A deductible an
annual deductible,
sible deflationary slump.
"A little inflation is like grease in the
engine that keeps the economy humming, while deflation is like throwing
sand into it," said Sung Won Sohn, an
economist at Wells Fargo & Co. in
Minneapolis.
Highway 30 to serve Highland Turner
Elementary School and 174 households.
Grant amount: $500,000.
EDMONSON COUNTY
The Edmonson County Water and
Sewer District will extend sewer collection service to nine households and 26
commercial customers. Grant amount:
$400,000.
ELLIOTT COUNTY
BREATHITT COUNTY
The Breathitt County Water District
will construct water lines along
�SUNDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
5, 2003 • C3
Ky Tobacco Settlement Trust Corporation announces
distribution of compensation checks to farmers
•
FRANKFORT - Kentucky
Governor Paul
E.
Patton
announced today the distribution
of payment checks compensating
tobacco growers and quota owners
in Kentucky as a result of the
national legal settlements with
tobacco
companies.
Compensation checks totaling
over $134 million from the settlement are being distributed this
week to 149,000 Kentucky tobacco growers and quota owners.
The compensation comes from
the 1999 Phase II settlement
between tobacco-growing states
and the four largest cigarette manufacturers to offset income losses
fanners are expected to experience
as a result of changes within the
tobacco industry. This distribution
represents the fourth of the scheduled twelve annual payments from
the Trust. The agreement provides
Kentucky fanners $1.5 billion for
annual payments through the year
2010. To date, the Kentucky
Tobacco
Settlement
Trust
Corporation has facilitated payments of more than $328 million
since the establishment of the
Trust in 1999.
Phase II tobacco settlement
compensation is provided equally
for three factors of tobacco production: quota, land and labor.
Quota compensation is based on
crop year 200 1 basic quota. Land
and labor compensation is based
on an average of crop years 1998,
1999, and 2000 effective quota
and actual marketing. This aver-
age is referred to as payment
pounds. The payment rate from
the National Trust is 19.66 cents
per basic quota pound. Payments
to the individuals or entities that
control land and employ labor
used to produce burley tobacco are
based on an average of the three
crop years 1998, 1999, and
2000. Individuals will receive a
payment that corresponds to their
level of production activity in each
crop year.
The payment rate for the
License tax won't go into effect until2004
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - A judge has
ruled that a potentially significant
tax increase for some Kentucky
corporations will become effective in 2004 rather than next year.
Franklin County Circuit Judge
Roger Crittenden issued the ruling Friday in a lawsuit involving
Kentucky's corporate license tax,
and a follow-up written order
could be issued within a week.
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and Alexis Collins of Betsy
Layne.
Named to the Dean's List for
achieving a grade-point average
higher than 3.25 were Roy
Johnson of Harold, Samantha
Stephens of Langley, Terri Bailey
of Bypro, Staci Prater of
Prestonsburg, Nicholas Samr
of Martin, Angela How~
Banner, Shannon Sizem
Martin, Nikki Patton ofWaJ
Sheena Hall of Wheelwright,
Jenny Wells of Langley and
Joseph Skeans of McDowell.
The case stems from a classaction lawsuit filed in 2000 by
fllinois Tool Works against the
Kentucky Revenue Cabinet, challenging the tax on a company's
capital.
Certain Kentucky companies
with subsidiaries may compute
their license tax on a consolidated
basis, while non-Kentucky companies may not In a Dec. 5 ruling, Crittenden declared that provision of Kentucky tax law
unconstitutional because it allows
some Kentucky companies to pay
less tax than out-of-state companies.
The longstanding license tax
is $2.10 per $1 ,000 of capital
employed in the business. In
basic terms, a company's capital
for purposes of the license tax is
the result of assets plus capital
stock, less certain debts.
But companies can reduce the
.tal to be taxed by subtracting
I
s that parents and subiaries
make to each other by
]
~lidating the tax returns of
vent company and its sub...;tanes. Filing separate returns
means the intercompany loans
add to each company's capital,
making the total license tax
greater as a whole.
The judge struck down
Kentucky companies' ability to
file consolidated license tax
returns, putting them on equal
footing with out-of-state corporations.
The ruling "has the effect of
requiring many companies with
headquarters in Kentucky to pay
substantially more license tax
than they had paid in the past,"
said Joseph Ardery, a Louisville
attorney and partner with Frost
Brown Todd, who was once part
of the lawsuit. "For some companies with a lot of subsidiaries, this
could mean a lot of money. For
some companies, taxes could
double, or more."
Crittenden also ordered the
Revenue Cabinet to issue two
years' worth of refunds to out-ofstate companies included in the
class.
The tax is "for the privilege of
doing business in Kentucky," said
Mike Kalinyak, an attorney for
the Revenue Cabinet, which said
that for this year, through the end
of June, the tax generated about
$117.5 million.
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fit>
to go into effect until 2004 and
2006.
The other key component of
the president's plan is expected to
be a reduction in taxes paid on corporate dividend payments, a long
cherished goal of conservatives.
However, in a bow to arguments that these payments flow
primarily
to
higher-income
Americans, the administration is
considering limiting the amount of
the tax reduction in this area to far
less than the total elimination of
dividend taxes that many conservatives would like to see.
Oae optioa is exempting the
•
first $1,000 in dividends from
taxes, which would have the benefit of making stock purchases
more attractive to middle-income
Americans while not providing a
huge windfall to the wealthiest
investors with vast stock holdings.
Even with modifications,
Bush's plan when it is unveiled is
likely to differ drastically from
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moving to the "Appalachian
News-Express" where he served
as news editor from 1999 until
July 2002.
He has won more than 30
Kentucky Press Association
reporting and photography
awards since 1998, earning 12
first-place awards in several categories, including spot news
coverage and investigative
reporting.
Currently a program journalist for the Eastern Kentucky
Concentrated
Employment
Program, Inc. in Hazard, Cornett
lives in Pikeville with his wife,
Melissa, also a 1997 MSU graduate who is a media relations
coordinator with SouthEast
Telephone
Corporation
in
Pikeville.
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• Continued from p1
WYMT-TV, coupled with the
time I spent in the classroom,
helped prepare me for a career in
television production. It provided training I would not have otherwise and has given me experience, confidence, and more
important, probable employment after graduation.
Darlene
Stephens,
of
Salyersville, graduated from
Pikeville College in December
with a major in communication.
Democratic proposals.
In a signal that Bush will have
to compromise on whatever plan
he puts forward next week,
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley,
the incoming chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee, said
that any proposal will need bipartisan support "given the realities of
working in a closely divided
Senate."
For that reason, some analysts
said Bush may opt to include
some tax breaks that would have
appeal for Democrats, such as
accelerating increases in the child
tax credit or planned reductions in
the so-called marriage penalty
imposed on two-earner couples.
Those changes were included
in the massive $1.35 trillion tax
cut Bush got Congress to pass in
200 1, but they are not scheduled to
become fully effective until later
in this decade.
However,
supply
side
Republicans are warning the
administration that it should not
stray too far from reductions in
marginal tax rates and business tax
breaks, which they believe do the
best job of stimulating economic
growth.
'There is no question that the
left will try to drag out the pagan
god of class warfare and say this is
just a sop to the president's rich
friends," said Daniel Mitchell, an
economist at the conservative
Heritage Foundation. 'The purpose of making these changes is to
get more investment into the economy and create more jobs. That's
what really matters."
In addition to accelerating rate
cuts and reducing taxes on corporate dividend payments, the president was also considering including an expanded tax break for
businesses to encourage more capital investment and possibly making a down-payment in fixing
problems in the alternative minimum tax. The AMT was originally intended to make sure the
wealthy did not escape paying
some income taxes but is now hitting more and more middleincome taxpayers.
Bush's entire stimulus package
is expected to cost $300 billion
over a 10-year period.
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attend college or you have been
out of school for 10 years, you
need someone with the experience and knowledge to help
you lay a solid educational
foundation and we have just the
people you need.
We have exceptional counselors whose greatest desire is
to see an individual succeed in
continuing their education. As
with anything, taking the ftrst
step is hard but taking the ftrst
step in the right direction is of
greater importance.
For example, if you were
planning a trip to a place that
you had never been before, you
could get on the Internet, type in
your destination, and you would
be given a complete, thorough
set of directions. However, if
you just get in your car and stop
at every gas station along the
way for directions, your trip
could become lengthy, frustrating and not the enjoyable trip
that you had hoped for.
The same applies to getting
an education; it is best to seek
the advice of one who is able to
give you complete directions to
your destination rather than
making unnecessary detours.
The counselors, at Mayo
Technical
College
and
Prestonsburg
Community
College, are the world atlas to
getting an education.
On the Paintsville campus
counselors Juanita Fannin,
Janie Beverly and Beverly
Martin are there to help you
begin your educational journey.
On the Prestonsburg campus,
counselor Jeff Hicks awaits
your visit, and on the Pikeville
campus you will find Elizabeth
Cole ready to help.
If attending college is something that you have often
thought about, then you need to
let our counselors give you the
"good advice" that you need to
begin this wonderful journey.
Registration for spring classes begins on Monday, Jan. 6,
and
continues
through
Thursday, Jan. 9, from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 6
to 7:30 p.m. will be evening
class registration and classes
will begin on Monday, Jan. 13.
Late registration dates are
January 13 to 17 from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to
4p.m.
If you need a schedule or would
just like some information
about us, visit
www.bigsandy.kctcs.edu. We are
expecting you. It's a great way
to start the new year.
Debra Eucker, a legal spokeswoman for the Revenue Cabinet,
said the ruling could trigger
increased tax revenue.
Non-Kentucky corporations
that do business in the state only
through a partnership or as the
sole member of a limited liability
company are exempt from the
license tax.
Growing Fann is 3.17 cents per
payment pound for crop year
1998, 3.87 cents per payment
pound for crop year 1999, and
7.63 cents per payment pound for
crop year 2000. The payment rate
for the Growerffenant is 3.19
cents per payment pound for crop
year 1998, 3.88 cents per payment
pound for crop year 1999, and
7.63 cents per payment pound for
crop year 2000.
Kentucky also receives funding
as part of the Phase I tobacco settlement, established in 1998 as a
result of the landmark $206 billion
legal agreement made between
major cigarette manufactures and
46 state attorneys general.
This fund is designed to compensate state governments for
expenses incurred in the treatment
of
tobacco-related
illness.
Kentucky invests 50% of its Phase
I dollars in agricultural development, 25% in early childhood
development and 25% in smoking
cessation and other health related
programs.
Gov. Paul E Patton negotiated
favorable terms for distribution of
the $5.15 billion National Tobacco
Growers Settlement Trust Fund
(Phase I tobacco settlement).
States' shares are determined by
relative share of the total 1998
basic quota for flue-cured and burley tobacco. This formula ensured
Kentucky received 30 percent of
the funds - the second largest state
share.
"One of the most important
aspects of my job is protecting the
interests of tobacco farmers and
other agricultural producers in
1
Kentucky," said Patton.
"I was pleased to be part of the
negotiation process on behalf of
our state's farmers.
The
Kentucky
Tobacco
Settlement Trust Corporation was
established in 1999 to manage
fund distribution, and maintains
the lowest administrative costs of
all major tobacco states.
More information on both the
Phase I and Phase II tobacco settlement programs including photos of today's press conference,
Phase I funds by county, and general information on the Phase I
and Phase ll programs
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• Continued from
But the focus today is on
deflation. and how to stem the
damaging economic effect that
falling prices could cause.
Deflation works like this: A
weak economy forces businesses to lower prices, and that
spurs consumers to hold back
on spending because they think
even better deals are on the
way. Then businesses cut prices
even more to stimulate demand,
which in turn lowers profits.
That sets off a vicious cycle that
is tough to stop.
There are already pockets of
deflation at work. During the
holiday season, retailers had to
significantly slash prices on
clothing, toys, computers and
electronics to get consumers to
buy. The same has gone on with
auto sales over the last year.
While economists are divided on whether widespread
deflation is even a risk, the
Federal Reserve officials, in
their usual cagey, indirect way,
have talked about the possibility of deflation emerging and the
importance of fighting it.
That's where inflation comes
in.
"Our levered American
economy requires at least a
modicum of inflation in order
for it to continue to function as
we have experienced it," wrote
Bill Gross, who run Pacific
Investment
Management
Company's Total Return Fund
- the world's largest bond
fund, in a recent report.
The Fed has pushed down
short-term interest rates so
much - its 12 rate cuts over the
last two years have left rates at
40-year lows of 1.25 percentthat there isn't much more that
it can do to lift the economy by
easing rates.
The government, therefore,
may have to turn to other means
to get the economy going again.
An option often talked about
these days is reflation. That is
when money is pumped into the
economy by a range of monetary and fiscal policies, including tax cuts.
"Reflation helps lift prices
and demand so that some pricing flexibility returns to business," said Carol Stone, deputy
p;
chief economist at Nomura
Securities. "It is inflationary,
without all the negative connotations."
By putting more money into
circulation, the presumption is
that consumers and businesses
will be more eager to spend.
Additionally, just the threat
of higher prices can spur spending because consumers and
businesses worry that prices
jumps
are
imminent.
Companies, therefore, have
improved
pricing
power
because they don't have to discount as much to boost sales.
But there are also risks. If
too much money is put into the
economy, it could spur biggerthan-expected price gains.
"As things begin to pick up,
you have to be cautious because
you don't want to rekindle
deep-seeded inflation," Stone
said.
It's not often that you hear
inflation talked about as the
answer to any economic problem.
At this moment in time, it
may very well be.
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ESTILL COUNTY
Irvine Municipal Utilities will
implement improvements in the
wastewater collection system in
order to regionalize services in the
county. Grant amount: $88,000.
ensure an adequate supply of
water for about 5,000 water customers within the four counties of
Menifee, Morgan, Montgomery
and Wolfe. Grant amount:
$500,000.
HARLAN COUNTY
MONROE COUNTY
The city of Lynch will replace
water lines to decrease water loss
due to an antiquated water distribution system, allowing the city to
treat and distribute water to customers more efficiently. Grant
amount: $35,000.
The city of Tompkinsville will
construct a 300,000-gallon water
storage tank that will increase
water pressure and fire protection
that is currently lacking in many
parts of the city. With these
improvements, a lumber company will expand its operation.
Grant amount: $400,000.
HART COUNTY
Hart County will prepare an
industrial site for a new industry
that will create 191 jobs. Grant
amount: $400,000.
KNOTT COUNTY
The city of Hindman will complete the construction of water
lines to serve the Bear Branch and
Ball Branch areas of Knott
County. Grant amount: $48,000.
MORGAN
COUNTY
The Morgan County Water
District will construct about 34
miles of water line to provide
service to 278 customers in
Morgan County, including the
Woodsbend Boys' Correctional
Facility Camp. Grant amount:
$400,000.
LINCOLN COUNTY
PIKE COUNTY
The city of Hustonville will
replace existing deteriorated cast
iron water lines to serve 35 households. Grant amount: $184,000.
The city of Pikeville will
complete the final phase of the
underground utility relocation
project.
Grant
amount:
$500,000.
MENIFEE COUNTY
The Cave
Run
Water
Commission will construct a two
million-gallon per day regional
water treatment plant near Cave
Run Lake. This regional plant will
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miner's daughter. Loretta Lynn
got the money but I got an education," she quipped.
She encouraged the graduates to always remember your
roots. "None of us got here by
ourselves," she said.
Judge Combs likened the
courtroom to a classroom. "The
power in your hands is more
vast than you will realize until
later in life," she said.
ROCKCASTLE
COUNTY
The Western Rockcastle
Water Association will extend
water service to approximately
48 new customers and improve
service for 150 households in
Rockcastle, Lincoln, Pulaski,
and Garrard counties. Grant
amount: $250,000.
WHITLEY
COUNTY
The
Cumberland
Falls
Highway Water District will
construct about 37 miles of
water line, a storage tank and
pump station to serve 211 new
customers along 10 roads in
Whitley County. Grant amount:
$400,000.
WOLFE
COUNTY
The city of Campton will construct a new wastewater treatment
plant to allow for continued service to 186 existing customers as
well as provide for capacity to
serve potential industries in the
Pine Ridge Regional Business
Park. Grant amount: $250,000.
REGIONAL
PROJECTS
The East Kentucky Science
Center is currently constructing an
education facility that's scheduled
to open in 2003. ARC funds will
provide necessary equipment and
software for the multimedia planetarium. Grant amount: $436,480.
The Southern Appalachian
Fund (SAF) is a limited partnership and a conditionally approved
New Markets Venture Capital
Fund. The SAF will provide
financing and development activities to small businesses in lowincome
areas
within
the
Appalachian counties of Alabama,
Georgia and Mississippi and the
entire states of Kentucky and
Tennessee.
Grant
amount:
$324,000.
Hazard Community College
will construct office, classroom
and meeting space on the first
floor of the Clemons Center for
use buy the University Center of
the Mountains. Grant amount:
$316,000.
The Kentucky Appalachian
Development Institute will organize a network of public and private post-secondary education
institutions serving the region to
inventory the current research and
development capacity, channel
research and development capacity to local government and nonprofit entities, and encourage further development of resources and
capacity. Grant amount: $125,000.
The Kentucky Department for
Local Government administers
projects funded
through the
Appalachian Regional Conunission.
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Dear Diane...
My balding wife
DEAR DIANE:
by Donna Erickson
My wife, "Laura," and I have been married
for 27 years. She is in her early 50s. I love
Laura, but I no longer find her sexually attractive. Before you start jumping on me for
being an insensitive guy, please hear me out.
The reason I'm no longer attracted to Laura is
because she is going bald.
What makes this such an uncomfortable
situation is that Laura is doing some of the
same things that balding men do, such as trying to cover her patchy spots with an extremely noticeable "comb-over." I have actually
seen people laugh at Laura behind her back
when we are out at the supennarket.
I have tried to be a gentleman and not
mention her baldness. I have even attempted
to deal tactfully with this situation by buying
wigs for her and handing her the line, "I think
you would look sexy as a redhead," or something to that effect. She refuses to wear the
wigs.
What can I do? I can't bring myself to
make love to my balding wife, but I don't
want to remain celibate either.
- PUT-OFF BY THE PATE
IN NORTH PLATTE
Have fun
framing Your
Computer
Brighten your family computer with a jazzy frame you
can design and make together with your kids. There's
even a clever storage container for the mouse when
the computer isn't in use!
Measure the outside
screen dimensions of the
computer monitor and mark
them on a sheet of craft
foam or poster board to ere-
DEAR PUT-OFF:
Don't worry, I won't jump on your back,
DAVID
SHRIMP COCKTAIL IS AN
ELEGANT FIRST COURSE
LAROCHELLE
ate a 2-inch-wide frame. Cut
out. Decorate the frame by
creating designs in contrasting colors of foam or poster
board. For example, if you
want to have a jungle theme,
cut a shape for a palm tree
and glue to one side of the
frame. Make a parrot or a
wild snake and let him slither around the opposite side
and bottom of the frame.
Attach two 2-inch strips
of Velcro to the top and bottom of the back of the decorated frame. Attach matching pieces to the monitor
and press frame to computer. Add a plastic clip to the
side for tiny notepaper.
Make a house to store
your mouse! Juice boxes
and single-portion cereal
boxes are a perfect size.
First, cut off the top of the
box and discard. Measure
down 1 inch on the front of
the box. Draw a horizontal
line across the box at the linch point and use as a
guide to cut off the top
front.
Paint or cover the box
with adhesive-backed paper
or craft foam. Attach Velcro
to the back and a matching
piece to the side of your
computer. Attach it in place.
Store your mouse inside the
decorative box when not in
use.
Treat your family as you \\Ould guests, and it needn't
be a spec1al occasion. a birthday or holiday meal. Make
it a Sunday dinner for no reason at all except to reaffinn
how important the famil) is. It's a good idea. too, to
involve youngsters in the dinner preparation.
Your family dinner, whether it's a roast, stew, meatloaf or hamburgers, takes on elegance
when it starts with a first course like
this Santa Fe shrimp cocktail. This is
not your Grandma's shrimp cocktail. Its
ingredients include avocado, salsa and
crunchy french fried onions.
Its presentation is a standout. Dig
out those old champagne glasses that
have been replaced by flutes, the oversized martini glasses or the coupes you
no longer have time to use. Don't have
any of those? Then arrange the ingredients on small glass plates or your salad plates, because
for this occasion, presentation is almost as essential as
the ingredients. It really looks celebratory - and yummy.
Leave the tail-end shells on only because it helps hold
the shrimp's shape and looks good. Helpful hint: Buy
already cleaned, shelled, cooked shrimp at your market.
For dessert, consider a fondue for dipping chunks of
healthful fresh fruit. Is there anything better for creating
family fun than a dipping session? The second recipe
SANTA FE SHRIMP COCKTAIL
I ( 16-ounce) jar mild salsa
I small ripe avocado, peeled and
chopped
I tablespoon Franks Red Hot cayenne
pepper sauce
I tablespoon lime juice
I tablespoon chopped fre~h cilalltro
leaves
I pound large shrimp, \'he/led,
deveined and cooked
I cup French s french fried onions
I lime, cut into 6 wedges
I. In large bowl, combine salsa, avocado, cayenne
pepper, sauce, lime juice and cilantro. Alternately layer
shrimp and salsa mixture in 6 margarita or martini glasses.
2. Microwave onion on HIGH for I minute or until
golden, or heat in conventional O\ en 5 minutes. Sprinkle
onions over shrimp. Garnish with lime wedges. Makes 6
servings.
(See BLOCK, page five)
Always room for muffins
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 natior,.
wide.
(c) 2002 Donna Erickson
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here, developed by Best Foods, takes only about 10 minutes to make and can be done a day ahead, covered and
refrigerated then reheated for serving.
offering for dessert. These muffins
are no exception!
OATMEAL RAISIN MUFFINS
I I 12 cup1· all-purpose flour
I cup quick oats
I cup rai.1im
bv JoAnna M. Lund
Somehow, muffins seem to fit the
bill for a filling breakfast, a tasty
snack and even sometimes as an
I
Sugar .mbstitute to equal 114 cup
1ugar. suitable for baking
I teaspoon baking powder
I tea~poon bakmg soda
I teaspoon apple pie .1pice
1 cup fat-free mtlk
2 table.1poons fat free sour cream
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What you need to do is confront Laura
about her baldness. Not in a negative way,
obviously. Ask her to set up an appointment
with her doctor. Women often experience hair
loss because of a honnone imbalance - during pregnancy, menopause or even through
the use of birth control pills.
Laura needs to speak with her doctor about
this. She may need to undergo honnone
replacement therapy.
Beyond Laura's medical needs, you must
reassure her that you love her and still find
her attractive, but that you are concerned
about her hair loss because you are concerned
about her health.
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Heartburn can
lead to cancer but
rarely does so
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
I have had a heartburn problem for many
years. It was getting so bad that I saw a spe-
cialist, who looked into my esophagus with a
scope. He took
a biopsy. The
results of the
biopsy showed
changes that
the doctor said
could tum into
cancer. I am
taking medicine, which
works wonders
for the heartburn, but the doctor wants to scope me again.
Won't the medicine take care of the cancer
threat? - J.R.
To Your
Good
Health
ANSWER:
You have a Ba.rrett's esophagus. The
upward spurt of stomach juices into your
esophagus gave you heartburn pain. It also
altered the cells that line the lower part of the
esophagus. Those cells can further change
into cancer cells - but hold on. This is not a
time for panic.
The number of people who have heartburn
is great. Only a few of those people develop
the changes of Ba.rrett's esophagus. Of those
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Our Rainbow wasn't enough
Matt Sh•rpe
(FROM "CHICKEN SoUP FOR THE KID'S
SouL")
Reprinted by permission of Matt Sharpe
and Niki SluJrpe. (c)l998 Matt Sharpe.
The day that Grandpa came to school
to pick me up, I knew something was
wrong, because Mom was supposed to
be there. We were all supposed to go
out to dinner that night to celebrate our
friend Sherry's birthday. When Grandpa
told me that you had a heart attack, 1
thought he was just kidding. When I
could see that he was serious, I thought
I was going to die. I was too shocked to
even cry. J felt so numb and helpless. I
just sat there, thinking, Why? You were
so big, strong and healthy. You worked
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last person, ever. to ha\e a heart attack.
Being in the hospital was terrifying.
You were in a coma. You had so many
tubes and machines all around
you. You didn't look at all
like yourself. I could
feel myself shaking. I
just wanted you to
wake up from this horrible nightmare and
take me home.
The whole hospital
was filled with many
people who came to see
you. They treated me very
nicely. I never knew you had so
many kind friends. Sherry was there,
too, but \\e didn't celebrate her birthdn).
That first day was followed by a
couple of days of restless sorroY., sleep-
it worked. On Feb. 26, the most tragic
thing of my entire I 0 years of life, and
for probably the rest of my life, happened to me. The one person I
looked up to more than anyone else in the world died. l
don't even know if you
heard me tell you goodbye.
I had never been to a
funeral before. r was
astonished to see that
over a thousand people
~
came. All our family and
friend:. were there, and a lot of
people I didn't even know. I figured
out afterward that you must have treated
them the same special way ) ou treated
me. That's why they alllo'fed )OU. Of
course, I always knew you \\ere so spe-
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I still think about you all the time and
miss you \1!1) much. Some nights I cry
myself to sleep, but I try not to get too
downhearted. 1 know I still have a lot to
be thankful for. You gave me more love
in 10 )ears thnn a lot of kids probably
ever get in their whole lives. Sure. 1
know you can't play ball with me anymore on the "eekends, take me to
Denny's for breakfast, tell your corny
JOkes or sneak me doughnuts. But I also
know that )OU are sull with me. You're
in tn) heart nnd in my bones. I hear
your 'oice mside Ill) head, helping to
guide me through life. When I don't
know what to do, J tr) to think about
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do, I will always love you and remember you.
I've heard that whenever someone
dies, God sends a rainbow to take the
person to heaven. The day you died, a
double rainbow appeared in the sky.
You were 6 foot 4. I guess one rainbow wasn't enough to carry you all the
way to heaven.
I love you, Daddy.
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Are drastic changes a sign of cheating?
that those are signs that Nora
could be having an affair. How
can this be? ~hy .would she
agree to move m w1th me and
then start an affair? I just don't
get it. And Nora isn't talking.
What do I do?
- WORRIED
IN WARREN, OHIO
tO YOU
••••••••••••••••• , ,, •• ... • ..
by Samantha Weaver
and Dave Smith
DEAR SAM & DAVE:
:\!) girlfriend, "~ora," and I
have been together for three
)Cars. Recently, we've been
talking about moving in together. I'm all for it. I love Nora like
I've ne'er loved a woman
before. Even though T haven't
told her, I know in my heart that
Nora is the woman I want to
share the rest of my life with.
Here's the problem: Not long
after we decided that we would
be living together (we're planning the move for midFebruary). Nora began acting
kind of strange. She went on a
serious diet. has changed her
hairstyle and hair color, and has
been aloof.
A "oman I work with said
ization, the United States and
the Gulf region and American
relations with post-communist
Russia, and he outlines the need
for foreign policy in today's
volatile international climate.
"Does America Need a
Foreign Pol icy?" makes a bold
statement regarding diplomacy
in the 21st century - that isolationism is an antiquated memento of the past. Diplomacy is no
longer an option, but a mandatory response to the dangers
DAVE SAYS:
Y'know, Warren, you could
play the "What If' game until
you wind up in a fetal position
on the floor. Don't. You can't
read Nora's mind, and neither
can 1. So, unless you find a way
to get her to talk to you, you
aren't going to get any closer to
the truth.
If it's any consolation, I don't
totally believe your work friend.
There are many reasons for
Nora to be acting the way she
has. She could have been shopping and some snotty young
clerk may have made a comment about her weight and
looks. That could have been
enough to set Nora off. I don't
know. I don't know Nora. But
~ou see.~hat I m~an about playmg the What If game.
Sit Nora down and talk to
her. Tell her that she can tell you
anythmg, and it will be OK. And
MEAN IT. My guess is, Nora
agreed to move in with you, but
then had second thoughts
(maybe she thinks it's too soon
for her). And now she could feel
like if she backs out, it might
totally damage your relationship. If that's the case, tell Nora
that it's cool - you don't have
to move in together in February.
Let her know that you don't
want to rush into anything that
would make her feel uncomfortable.
SAM SAYS:
Just because a woman
changes her hairstyle and hair
color doesn't mean that she is
cheating on you. Your work
friend is either an idiot or she
likes to cause trouble.
But I do find it telling that
Nora decides to begin a huge
personal renovation project not
soon after deciding to move in
with you. It could mean, as
Dave said, that she's freaking
out about the move and may not
be ready for a life change as
serious as this.
On the other hand, Nora
could just be in mood for a
change. Period. End of story.
Just to be safe, though, don't
put any money down on a new
place or sign anything until you
and Nora sit down and work
everything out. The last thing
you need is to spend a lot of
money on moving expenses
only to wind up in a new place
you can't afford on your own.
And if Nora isn't willing to
talk to you about this, you not
only shouldn't make the move,
you should also think about
whether you want to be in a relationship with a woman who isn't
willing to communicate with
you.
January Festivals
or
log
on
chamber. com.
to
www.citruscounty
Illinois Snow Sculpting
Competition
Welcome to 2003! Here's a look at what
is coming up for the month of January.
Florida Manatee Festival
On Jan. II and 12, Crystal River, Fla.,
hosts the Florida Manatee Festival, a tribute
to the gentle giants of Florida's seaways and
rivers. The event will be held in downtown
Crystal River, along Citrus Avenue, and free
parking and shuttle service will be available
at the Crystal River Mall. There wilJ be a
judged art show. as well as manatee-themed
art of local schoolchildren, plus plenty of
manatee education. For a very small fee,
take a boat tour to see a manatee for yourself. Also, parrot heads won't want to miss
the Sounds Like Buffett To Me band contest. For more information, contact the
Citrus County Chamber at (352) 726-2801
~Cleopatra's
• Cleopatra's husband was her brother,
Ptolem).
• Melanie Roberts, a 41-year-old Ohio
woman. was forced to have her left leg
amputated. Shortly thereafter, while still
recovering. she was shocked to receive a
$600 bill for the funeral of her leg.
I~vidently. she was supposed to pay for the
limb's burial-- and the bill was even broken
down into the separate costs for the plot. the
minister. the hearse and the gravediggers.
• Despite the fact that roughly 70 percent of the earth is covered with water, only
about I percent is drinkable.
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Civil liberty and privacy
advocates are up in arms about
the recent passage of the
• Homeland Security Bill and
the
formation
of
the
lnfonnat1on Awareness Office.
But it's not just the radical
groups that are concerned.
The lAO will aspire to
"total information awareness"
and \\ill integrate current intelligence data to catch would-be
terrorists b) seeing patterns of
terrori:;t activity. The data will
come from a myriad of sources
- e-mail, credit card purchase..,, telephone records, plane
ticket
purchases, medical
records, rental car data and so
on. 'I he goal of TIA is to
j "detect. classify. 10, track.
Return of the Sea Lions
to Pier 39
San Francisco's Pier 39 welcomes sea
lions back for the 13th year in a row on Jan.
18. These peppy creatures return by the hun-
Sports Car Racing on Ice
If you thought NASCAR racing was
fraught with peril, just think about putting
those cars on ice! South Lindstrom Lake in
Lindstrom, Minn., will host a sanctioned
round of ice racing on Jan. 25-26. Yes, the
cars get out and race on ice. What a sight.
Check out the International Ice Racing
Association's Web site for more details (and
to make sure the event goes on as scheduled
- they are, after all, slaves to the weather)
at www.angelfire.com/mn/icerace. Or call
the liRA hot line at (612) 330-0080.
Write to Your America in care of King
Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or e-mail
youramerica@hotmail.com.
husband was her brother, Ptolemy
• It was Plato who observed, "Those
who are too smart to engage in politics are
punished by being governed by those who
are dumber."
•
At Snississippi Park in Rockford, Ill.,
you'll find that there's no art like snow art
- especially during the Snow Sculpting
Competition to be held Jan. 15-18. Teams of
three to four artists sculpt blocks of snow
(provided by the Greater Rockford Airport)
into frozen fantasies, beginning Wednesday
and working continuously until I 0 a.m. on
Saturday. This is the 17th year of the competition. For more information, call (815)
987-8800 or check out www.rockfordparks.org and click on the link to Snow
Sculpting.
dreds for the plentiful herring and the hospitable environment. To fully enjoy the
experience, catch one of the free, guided
talks on K Dock on the weekends. Call
(415)
705-5500
or
log
on
to
www.pier39.com for directions and more.
StranE~
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• During the Muslim feast of Al-Adha, a
sheep was to be sacrificed on top of a fourstory building in Cairo, Egypt. In a fit of terror or anger, the doomed sheep rushed the
executioner, who then lost his balance and
fell to his death.
• There are more people in New York
than on the entire continent of Australia.
ancient times, a lump of clay was called a
"pygg." A clay bowl formed from this lump
would often be used to hold loose change,
and it was called a pygg bowl bank.
According to legend, at a later point in history. a potter unfamiliar with the term
received an order for several of these pygg
bowl banks. Instead of the bowls, he made
coin banks shaped like pigs; they became
such a hit that they're still around today.
• The Puritans wouldn't allow the
singing of Christmas carols.
***
Thought for the Day:
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure
about the former." --Albert Einstein
• Ever wonder why so many coin banks
are shaped like pigs? Here's the story: In
(c) 2002 King Features Synd.• Inc.
Big Brother is watching
understand, pre-empt."
And there's a creepy lAO
logo to boot: An eye looms
over a pyramid and appears to
scan the world. The motto
reads: "Scientia Est Potentia,"
or "Knowledge Is Power.''
The unlimited governmental
use of what used to be personal information is an alarming
precedent in a free country - a
precedent predicted in George
Orwell's "1984": "How often,
or in what system. the Thought
Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. lt
wa:-. even conceivable that they
watched everybody all the
time."
But who cares? A complicit
media has already made fash-
ionable the idea of being
watched and monitored, and
it's no surprise the networks
who
brought
you
"Big
Brother" in prime time aren't
putting up much of a fight
against the real thing.
When faced with the threat
of terrorism, freedom-lovi ng
Americans are eager to Jet the
government monitor their emails for the sake of security.
"I have nothing to hide," most
will say.
The IAO is the brainchild of
retired Adm. John Poindexter,
the Reagan national-security
adviser famous for his criminal
destruction of information in
the Iran-Contra scandal.
Poindexter has been advo-
eating an lAO for years, but
now we have a threat credible
enough to justify its implementation. The Bush administration gave him the nod because
no other agency had an alternate plan to address the threat.
Even though defenders of
the system have emphasized
that the information collected
is subject to Privacy Act
restrictions, and that the lAO
will not keep dossiers on every
U.S. citizen and will protect
the anonymity of non-involved
C1t1zens, it's amazing the
administration would let so
shady a character come to the
table for lack of a better idea.
(c) 2002 King Features Synd., Inc.
New Year's
evolution
The new year provides
what sounds like the perfect
backdrop for the start of a new
and improved fitness program.
Letting go the old and bringing
in the new - there's hope for
a year in which aU of your fitness goals will come true and
change your life forever. You
will become leaner, stronger
and more flexible than ever
before. No one will stop you!
While all of that sounds
great, the reality is that for
many people, New Year's fitness resolutions don't make it
far out of the gates.
This new year, I challenge
you to take a different
approach to fitness and begin
what I call a New Year's
Evolution.
Fitness is truly a journey,
not a destination. There's no
place called FitLand where,
once you've arrived, you never have to exercise again. Even
if you get into the best shape
of your life, you still must
maintain a fitness program to
support the progress you have
made.
Approach fitness as an evolution, or growth and change,
in your lifestyle and attitude
toward exercise. Throughout
each month take a step to
incorporate fitness more and
more into your life, and by
year's end, exercise will be no
sweat. Below are some tips to
get you started.
January: Don't aUow TV,
magazines or other people to
pressure you into beginning
any exercise program you're
not comfortable with. Start off
your year by consulting with
your physician or fitness professional to set SAFE exercise
goals and routines. In fitness,
there is no single regimen that
fits all people and ages. Get
some direction from someone
you trust - and then get started.
February-March: By now
you may be getting too comfortable with the program that
was designed for you. It's time
to renew your vows to stay
consistent and keep progressing! Try new classes and exercises so you don't get bored.
Keep working hard.
April-May: Exercise is no
big deal! You feel comfortable
and confident with your fitness
routines. Consult with your
medical or fitness professional
to check progress and modify
your program if needed.
June-July: The summer is
here; be adventurous. And finish the rest of the year strong!
Andrea Renee
~att,
M.S.S., C.S.C.S., is a personal
trainer with an extensive background in strength and conditioning as well as therapeutic
recreation. If you have a fitness or training question, email
Andrea
at
letters.kfws@hearstsc.com, or
write her in care of King
Features Weekly Service, P.O.
Box 536475, Orlando, FL
32853-6475
(c) 2002 King Features Synd., Inc.
Block
" Continued from p4
CHOCOLATE FONDUE
213 cup Karo light or dark
corn syrup
112 cup heavy cream
8 (J-ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
Assorted fresh fruit
In medium saucepan combine corn syrup and cream.
Bring to boil over medium
heat. Remove from heat Add
chocolate; stir until completely
melted. Serve wann as a dip
for fruit. Makes I 1/2 cup fondue.
MICROWAVE
DIRECTIONS: In medium microwavable bowl, combine corn syrup
and cream. Microwave on
HIGH (100 percent), 1 1/2
minutes or until boiling. Add
chocolate; stir until completely
melted. Serve as above.
(c) 2002 King Features Synd., Inc.
Foods
• Continued from p4
butter-flavored cooking spray
or line with paper liners. In a
large bowl, combine flour,
oats, raisins, sugar substitute,
baking powder, baking soda
and apple pie spice. In a small
bowl, combine milk, sour
cream, applesauce and egg.
Mix well with a fork to combine. Add milk mixture to
flour mixture. Mix just until
moistened (batter will be
lumpy). Evenly divide batter
into prepared muffin wells.
Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or
until a toothpick inserted in
center of a muffin comes out
clean. Place muffin pan on a
wire rack and let set for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from
pan and continue cooling on
wire rack. Makes l2 servings.
• Each serving equals: 129
calories, 1 g fat, 4 g protein, 26
g carbo., 140 g sodium, 2 g
fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1
Starch, 1 Fruit.
Visit JoAnna 's Web site at
www.healthyexchanges.com
or call 1-800-766-896/ for
more information about her
"commonfolk" healthy
recipes.
(c) 2002 King Features Synd., Inc.
Health
• Continued from p4
with Barrett's, even fewer go
on to develop cancer of the
esophagus.
Ridding a person of heartburn does not rid a person of
the Barrett changes nor of the
slight threat of cancer. For
that reason, doctors put people with Barrett's esophagus
on a schedule of follow-up
scope exams so that cancer
changes can be spotted early
and taken care of promptly.
If you look at it in another
light, you are quite fortunate.
You will never have cancer of
the esophagus sneak up on
you. In addition, the medicine
has cured your heartburn.
The new pamphlet on
heartburn and hiatal hernias
explains the intricacies of this
problem and how it is treated.
Readers who want more
information on the subject
can send for the pamphlet by
writing: Dr. Donohue - No.
501W, Box 536475, Orlando,
FL 32853-6475. Enclose a
check or money order (no
cash) for $4.50 with the
recipient's printed name and
address. Please allow 4-6
weeks for delivery.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
My daughter called to tell
me that my granddaughter
has
hand-foot-and-mouth
disease. At first, I thought
she was kidding, and I
laughed. She is not kidding.
I never heard of such a
thing. Is it common?
Isn't there any medicine
for it? My granddaughter is
not taking any. - R.B .
ANSWER:
Hand-foot -a nd - mouth
disease is real and common.
It's mostly a disease of
childhood. The symptoms
are a painful throat and a
mouth of tender, shallow
sores. Small blisters appear
on the backs of the hands,
tops of the feet and sides of
the toes and fingers.
It is a viral infection.
There is no medicine for it.
Doctors might give an
infected child prescriptions
for medicines that numb the
mouth and throat to make
swallowing less painful.
Such medicines are not indicated for every child with
the condition.
This is an illness that
goes away on its own
accord. It takes about a week
to leave.
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83 Fruit-tree
spray
84 Bioi. or
chem.
85 - Dhabi
86 Art deco
designer
87 Sicilian
volcano
89 Humble
abode
93 Gershwin
heroine
95 Wordless
~reeling
103 Maguire of
"SpsderMan•
106 Singer
Barry
107 Undecided
activists?
113 Roman
writer
114 Hit hard
115 Reverence
116 It may be
fake
117 Author
Umberto
119 Adjusted an
Arnall
123 Lhasa127 Come in
130 Good
source of
minerals?
135 Cold sound
1 36 "Ritoma
vincitor!"
singer
137 Piston
packing
138 Shelley's
· - Skylark"
139 Versify
140 Inn offering
141 New
Hampshire
campus
142 Hog
heaven?
96 Every You Take" DOWN
1 Actress
('83 hit)
Neuwirth
98 Cheer
2 Auel heroine
competitor
99 Ssnger John
3 Forest
beauty
101 Organ of
4 Request
equilibrium
NOVEL
BEGINNINGs
97 "Six Feet
Under"
network
100 Pro-gun
grp.
102 PO alert
104- Marie
Saint
105 Evergreen
tree
1 08 Expert
109 The gods
guzzle it
110- Spumante
111 Newscaster
Connie
112 Nut part
113 Feeling
116 Dread
118 Phil
Donahue's
dad
birthplace
70 Borg or
120 Neighbor of
Ulvaeus
Mont.
72 Subside
121 Gaelic
75 Reliable
122 Luke, Bo, or
76 As many as
Daisy
n Essential 124 Prepares
78 Elaborate
cherries
79 Brilliant
125 Glasgow
display
guy
33 Cover the
80 Movie piglet 126 Hunkycake
34 VVrestling
81 Explorer
dory
128 Accounting
Tasman
surface
abbr.
36 Labor leader 88 Energy
source
129 Singer
Eugene
90 Offensive
Tommy
37 VVWII area
91 Churchill's 131 Maestro de
39 Qty.
VVaart
successor
40 Emcee's
92 Time to give 132 Hat for
site
up
125 Down
41 '54 James
133 Game
Amess film 94 Head for
the clouds
pieces
42 A shake in
96 La- Tar
134 Canonized
the grass?
Pits
43 List ender
Mlle.
5 "Quieti"
6 Dove
sounds
71n(bored}
8 Cuban
currency
9 Evergreen
tree
10 Exist
11 Speech
problem
12 Take for
granted
13 Too big for
one's
breeches?
14 Doolittle's
digS
15 Type of
philosophy
16 Hurl
17 Panache
20 Dutch
pottery
24 Sitka's st.
25 VVork in
Vegas
30 ~(means
44 Pi follower
45 Cooking fat
46 Close
47 Tnnidad's
neighbor
52 Moreno or
Hayworth
53 Inspector
Dalgliesh
55 Engage, as
gears
57"- Gay"
58 Party
animal
60 Palladino of
"ER"
61 Behaves
like a
beaver
64 Kid stuff?
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from
McDonald's
an BECOME
potential
for
DEBT $60,000 874-5090
$350
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$200
extremely
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377-0143.
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5, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Luck!
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To All The
Young Players
Where Everv
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P'burg
guard
Meaghan
Slone drove
to the basket
in a lady
Eagle
Holiday
Classic
game
against
Paintsville.
The game
was played
at Johnson
County
Middle
School.
KIDS AT
The East Ridge High
School boys' basketball team Is In Its first
season of competition. The Pike County
school opened Its
doors In Fall 2002.
Members of the Bulls team headed up the court during a
Prestonsburg Junior Basketball league game played earlier
this season.
AROUND FLOYD COUN1Y
Basketball slgnups slated for
Osborne...
Little Eagles Basketball signups will be held
January 6-10 at Osborne Elementary in conjunction with the Rainbow Junction FRC (Family
Resource Center). A parent or guardian will need
to bring a proof of insurance. Students eligible to
Adams Middle School players Allen Craynon and Matt Sword fight for the ball against McDowell
player during a December game. Middle school play continues through the majority of the winter.
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Special Olympics meeting
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The Floyd Co. Special Olympics will hold its
next meeting on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the
Floyd County Public Library in Prestonsburg.
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The Herald Whitaker Middle School boys' basketball team won the Rowan County Tournament
in early-December. The team Is coached by Steve Miller (far right, back row).
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Chidren
First rr
Wednesday, January 8, 2003
•••
Sen•iug the Citi::em tlfloytf Cottii~V siuce 1927
Member AP, KPA, NNA
1
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - The first order
of business for the newly restructured
Floyd County Fiscal Court was to decide
where to sit for their 7 a.m. special-called
meeting Monday morning.
After some brief discussion, the officials were in place, with Jackie Edford
Owens reclaiming his old chair and the
county's first Republican magistrate in 45
years, Alan Williams, taking a spot directly beside Judge-Executive Paul Hunt
Thompson.
The seating arrangement discussion
was lighthearted and afforded court members an opportunity to ease whatever tensions might have been present so that
before long Thompson had the meeting
underway.
Through five resolutions, the court
worked quietly, approving and appointing,
and then Thompson stopped before the
briefs
Stolen
.~harges
byLORETIA
BLACKBURN
STAFF WAITER
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inside
Local News
Odds and Ends ............A2
Viewpoint ......................A4
Obituaries .....................A7
Sports
•
Reed Column ...............8 1
Youth Signups ..............B1
Classifieds ....................85
Lifestyles
Poison Oak .................C1
Yesterdays ..................C2
Critter Comer ...............C3
2 DAY FORECAST
next item.
"The honeymoon's gone with five resolutions,'' Thompson said and laughed.
The fiscal court has been the subject of
much discussion of late, with the return to
the magisterial form of government and
(See COURT, page three)
Court OKs
officials'
salaries
TOSSED IN THE·TRASH
p arts bring
:~ LIGON - A Ligon man
:-'(las arraigned Monday in
P:loyd District Court on
;(;harges of receiving stolen
-property valued at over
$20,000, which included a
backhoe motor.
According to court
records, Wendell "Doug~
Vance, 30, of Beaver, was
charged with receiving
' tolen property on Dec. 30
'pursuant to a criminal complaint filed by Tpr. Joey
King. of Kentucky State
Police.
The charges against
Vance allege he had a
stolen backhoe motor and
several other parts that valued over $20,000. The
complaint further alleges
that Vance was aware that
the backhoe was stolen.
Vance was arrested on
Jan. 4 at the Martin exit
and was arraigned on Jan.
~6 at which time a $5,000
cash bond was set.
A preliminary hearing
will be held Jan. 15 at 1:30
p.m ..
Volume 74, Issue 3 • 75 Cents
New' court meets for first time
by SHELDON COMPTON
-Section E
:iA
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTSONSBURG- In their first meeting of the new
year, the recently realigned Floyd County Fiscal Court set
salaries and approved bonds for elected officials and
appointed various county officers and employees.
Of the salaries approved Monday, the highest ones are
for the county's top official, Judge-Executive Paul Hunt
Thompson, and Jailer Roger Webb.
Thompson and Webb will both earn, according to fiscal
court records, a $2,736 pay check every two weeks, or
(See SALARIES, page three)
photo by Jarrid Deaton
These puppies were abandoned with seven others In a church parking lot near the Middle Creek Fire
Department. The two that are p ictured have already been adopted. Three of the dogs, however, were
found dead, having apparently been shot.
Puppies, some shot,
dumped in church trash
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WAITER
MIDDLE CREEK - A call
from the Magoffin County 911
Center to the Floyd County
Sheriff's Department led to the
discovery of nine abandoned puppies near the Middle Creek Fire
Department on Friday.
The Magoffin County 911
Center received an anonymous
call that suggested that someone
should check around the church
near the Middle Creek Fire
Department and relayed the information to the Floyd County
Sheriff's Department.
Deputy Steve Montgomery
was dispatched to the location,
where he reported first seeing
several large bags of garbage on
the roadside in a circle. Inside the
circle of garbage bags were nine
small puppies.
Three of the puppies appeared
to have been shot and were dead.
The other six were alive and
appeared to be about 6-to-8 weeks
old.
Montgomery took the puppies
to the Floyd County Sheriff's
Office to get them out of the elements. Montgomery and Sheriff
John K. Blackburn made several
phone calls trying to locate personnel from the Floyd County
Animal Shelter to care for the
puppies.
One call made by Sheriff
Blackburn went to a wrong number, but turned out to be a right
number in the end. Tony Flannery
of Allen was reached by mistake,
but when he heard what the call
was about, he immediately
brought his son to the office and
adopted one of the puppies.
Deputy Montgomery took the
remaining puppies to the Floyd
County Animal Shelter to be
cared for.
Two of the puppies have
already been adopted and the
shelter has received numerous
calls abut the other three, according to Kathy Mullins, an employee of the shelter.
The incident is currently in the
early stages of an investigation.
State budget
still no certainty
by CHARLES WOLFE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT -A ranking House leader Monday said
it is possible that the General Assembly will again fail to
enact a budget during its off-year session, which begins
Tuesday.
Rep. Joe Barrows, the House majority whip, said the
(See BUDGET, page three)
Woman wakes to find
neighbor in ceiling
by LORETIA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - A Prestonsburg resident had a
rude awakening on Jan. 6 when she awoke to allegedly find
her neighbor looking at her, while lifting the ceiling tile
from which he had gained access to her apartment.
(See CEILNG, page three)
New tags draw mixed reviews
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
High: 48 • Low: 24
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For up-to-the-mmute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
PRESTONSBURG- The Floyd County
Clerk's office received its first shipment of
the new, "friendly" Kentucky licenses plates
Monday morning.
The plates, unveiled last week in
Frankfort, depict a bright and smiling, redlipped sun beneath the arguably overzealous
slogan "It's that friendly!", and has not
proven popular throughout the commonwealth.
The new design was met with a wave of
disapproval from citizens statewide and has
many rushing to pay extra for speciality
plates.
However, County Clerk Chris Waugh
says that most will have to wait for special
plates coming out of his office, considering
the supply is very limited.
"We have very, very few of the special
plates," Waugh said Monday. "But we do
have a lot of the new plates and, of course,
The county clerk's
office was working
hard to be all
" smiles" Monday
morning, as several
boxes full of
Kentucky's new
licenses plates
arrived for distribution. The arrival
doesn't have some
county drivers smiling, however.
(See PLATES, page three)
photo by Sheldon Compton
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Odds and Ends
•
WENATCHEE, Wash.
Thal sweet smell in
Wenatchee might have been
kicked up by someone who let
his fingers do the walking.
The 2003 phone books distributed
by
Hagadone
Directories in north-central
Washington are scented with an
apple fragrance.
The phone book, which will
be distributed over a three-week
period beginning Saturday, has a
gatefold section on the front
cover that releases an apple
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aroma when opened.
The inside flap lists dates and
times for events during the
Apple Blossom Festival coming
up in the spring.
Jim Hail, co-owner and president of Coeur d'Alene, Idahobased Hagadone Directories,
said he came up with the scented phone book idea as a way to
mark the company's decadelong presence in the area.
"When we initially talked
about it, my staff rolled their
eyes," Hail said. "Now we're
talking about utilizing it in other
markets."
Darci Waterman, director of
the Apple Blossom Festival,
said the fragrance is similar to
that of a Fuji apple.
"It's a great promotional tool
for us to be the first insert in the
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PROFESSIONAL
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Under the land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(Public Law 88-578), citizens are afforded the opportunity to
express their views concerning the recreational needs of their
community. To provide a forum for discussion, an open meeting is
being held on Thursday, January 16, 2003, at 10 a.m., in the
Prestonsburg City Hall, 200 North lake Drive, Prestonsburg. The
meeting sponsored by the City of Prestonsburg and the Middle
Creek National Battlefield Foundation. The specific purpose of
this joint meeting is to discuss further development of the
Mountain-Top Recreation Area, and Middle Creek National
Battlefield. Anyone with a significant supporting or opposing view,
is invited to voice that opinion at this meeting, or in writing to:
phone book and to be a scented
promotion is even better," she
said.
• LINCOLN, Neb. Available to a good home in the
countryside: a rooster named
Ralphie.
Officials say Ralphie escaped
about three weeks ago and was
living on the streets of Lincoln
until an Animal Control officer
nabbed him on Dec. 18.
The rooster has since been
spending his time in a cage at
the Capitol Humane Society.
Since his owner hasn't stepped
forward, he is now available to
be adopted for a $5 fee, said
Donna Bode, an agency spokeswoman.
Under a new ordinance banning roosters in Lincoln, a new
owner must come from the
country and bring proof of their
address.
Ralphie now spends most of
his time in the Humane
Society's "sick cat" room. Bode
said the cats don't seem to mind,
even if he does crow once in a
while to make sure everyone
knows he's still cock of the
walk.
One of the key reasons for
passing the rooster law was to
curb the illegal practice of cockfighting. But Bode believes
Ralphie was someone's pet.
"He's in pretty good shape,"
she said. "You can tell he's not a
fighter."
• DENVER - The campaign manager for a city auditor
candidate is giving up the rights
to three Internet sites that use
opponents' names, saying he
bought them only for "fun and
games."
Roger Sherman, who works
for candidate Ed Thomas, said
Monday he told opposition candidates
Dennis Gallagher,
Debbie Ortega and Landri
Taylor he would drop his oneyear rights to the sites www.dennisgallagherforauditor.com,
www.debbieortegaforauditor.co
m and www.landritaylorforaudi-
Land and Water Conservation Fund Program
Department for local Government
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 340
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
within two (2) weeks of the date, of the meeting.
tor. com.
"It was never my intention to
run a dirty campaign, and that's
what I wrote (to) them,"
Sherman. "Really, this was all
just fun and games. That's how I
took it."
Sherman initially said he
bought the Web sites last year
for $35 each, without Thomas'
knowledge, so Thomas' opponents couldn't use them for their
campaigns for the May 6 election.
In any event, his tactic didn't
fully succeed. Taylor had bought
the domain name www.landritaylorfordenverauditor.com, and
Ortega owns www.debbieortega.com.
Thomas, who serves on the
Denver City Council with
Ortega and Gallagher, said
Sherman's decision to give up
the Internet sites was his own.
"These opponents are good
friends of mine ... so I'm glad
that (Sherman) did this,"
Thomas said. "This campaign
season needs to begin on a positive note. I think we're doing
that."
• ANDERSON, S.C. Three store clerks and a paint
can were enough to stop an
armed robber last weekend.
A Florida man, armed with a
gun, walked into the Family
Dollar store at a shopping center
Saturday and told two workers
to give him the cash in their registers.
They complied, and the robber ordered them to lock the
door. But then a third clerk in
the back charged the thief and
hit him in the head with a paint
can, according to an Anderson
County Sheriff's Office report.
The burglar was stunned and
another employee tackled him
and held him down until police
got there.
Richard James Foster, 57, has
been charged with armed robbery, police said.
• MEQUON, Wis. Builders constructing a senior
housing center will have to
bypass about 166 birds and
identical 61-year-old twins.
"My father built that house
(in 1935), and I like living
there," Jeanette Cooper said this
week. "1 don't want to move. I
pay my property taxes, and
there's no reason to move.
"When I get to be 90 years
old," she added, "maybe then I
can move next door."
Matt Furno, president of the
Milwaukee Protestant Home,
said he went to the sisters' house
to explain why their house was
needed - to complete the second
phase of a senior housing project.
"We told them that if they
wanted to sell, we would be
more than willing to pay above
the fair-market price," Furno
said this week. "But they love
their home, and they said they
dido 't see any problem with us
building around them.
"So we blessed them, and life ,
went on," Furno said.
Her twin, Joan Cooper, said
at one time, 415 birds lived in
the 1,447-square-foot dwelling. .
She said they were aiming to
get back to 200, which would
live in three indoor aviaries, two
of which are open-air and allow
the birds to fly free.
By comparison, the aviary at
the Milwaukee Public Zoo has
about 300 birds, said Kim
Smith, curator of birds.
The first phase of the
Milwaukee Protestant Home's
(See ODDS, page seven) ,
Todav in Historv ·
The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 8,
the eighth day of 2003. There are
357 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 8, 1935, rock-and-roll
legend Elvis Presley was born in
Tupelo, Miss.
On this date:
• In 1642, astronomer Galileo
Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy.
• In 1815, U.S. forces led by
Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated
the British in the Battle of New
Orleans - the closing engagement of the War of 1812.
• In 1894, fire caused serious
damage
at
the
World's
Columbian
Exposition
m
Chicago.
• In 1918, President Wilson
outlined his 14 points for peace
after World War I.
• In 1959, Charles De Gaulle
was inaugurated as president of
France's Fifth Republic.
• In 1964, President Lyndon
Johnson declared a "War on
Poverty,"
• In 1973, secret peace talks
between the United States and
North Vietnam resumed near
Paris.
• In 1976, Chinese premier .
Chou En-lai died in Beijing at
age 78.
•
•
In 1982, American
Telephone and Telegraph settled
the Justice Department's antitrust
lawsuit against it by agreeing to ,
divest itself of the 22 Bell System
companies.
• In 1987, for the first time, ·
the Dow Jones industrial average
closed above 2,000, ending the
day at 2002.25.
Ten years ago:
Serb gunmen shot and killed
Bosnia's deputy prime minister
(Hakija Turajlic) in the presence
of French peacekeepers. At post
offices across America, commemorative Elvis Presley stamps
went on sale on what would have
been "the King's" 58th birthday.
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Center bombing, was sentenced
in New York to life imprisonment. Air traffic control over the '
Pacific broke down for 16 hours;
officials said the outage posed no
real danger. At the U.S. Figure
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Dear Mom,
I love you in a very special way. I know you are going through
a lot right now, but God is with you all the way. I am also with
you.
My life has changed for the better. Thanks to my higher power,
which I call God; the help of people like Carl Powell, Doc, Mage,
Rev. Mitchell, the staff at the VOA, you and my family members,
Lisa, and thank God for Justin and Cody.
Now, it's time for me to help you get through this. Mom, pray
every day and night for the loss of your dear son, Tim. I believe
he is looking down on us, telling God what a blessed mom and
family he had in life.
Your greatful, recovering son.
Frank Conley
Dear Brother,
I had plans to spend the Christmas holidays with you
and the family.
I remembered, suddenly, that I had been away from you
and the family. Unfortunately, it was my choice. Also,
there were things I had not said to you, that I desired to
say.
I now know, that my life changing experiences, with
God, has left me with the hope of a family reunion. See
you there. I know you are in a better place.
Love, your blessed brother,
Frank Conley
Dear Lisa,
l am writing you this letter, to tell you how much I care fo~
you, and your little girl.
I know that you are still going through feelings of your late
brother. I am praying for you each and every day. I hope things
work out for you, and they will, because God will work with
you.
Lisa, you are a very intelligent and beautiful woman, who
has been blessed with a beautiful child. I care about you, and
I will do everything God asks me to do to help you.
The work that has begun in you, please let it continue. It is
perfect work.
James, the New Testament preacher, says, count it all joy,
when temptation and things come. It's the testing of your faith.
My love, and God's love, bless you always.
A Very Special Friend
President Bush signed the
most far-reaching federal education bill in nearly four decades.
The Most Rev. George Carey, the
Archbishop of Canterbury,
announced his retirement as spiritual leader of the world's 70 million Anglicans. Ozzie Smith,
regarded as the finest-fielding
shortstop ever, was elected to the -'
Baseball Hall of Fame on his fust 1~
try. Wendy's fast food chain
founder Dave Thomas died in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at age 69.
Today's Birthdays:
Actor-comedian Larry Storch
is 80. Actor Ron Moody is 79.
Comedian Soupy Sales is 77.
Broadcast journalist Sander
Vanocur is 75. CBS newsman '
Charles Osgood is 70. Singer
Shirley Bassey is 66. Countrygospel singer Cristy Lane is 63.
Rhythm-and-blues
singer
Anthony
Gourdine
(Little ,.
Anthony and the Imperials) is 62.
Actress Yvette Mimieux is 61.
Physicist Stephen Hawking is 61.
Rock musician Robby Krieger
(The Doors) is 57. Rock singer
David Bowie is 56. Movie director John McTiernan is 52. Actress
Harriet Sansom Harris is 48.
Actress Maria Pitillo is 38.
Actress Michelle Forbes is 36.
Singer R. Kelly is 36. Rock musician Jeff Abercrombie (Fuel) is
34. Actress Ami Dolenz is 34.
Reggae singer Sean Paul is 30.
Country singer Tift Merritt is 28.
Actress Jenny Lewis is 27. Actor ,,
Scott Whyte is 25. Actress Gaby
Hoffman is 21.
Thought for Today:
"Why is propaganda so much
more successful when it stirs up
hatred than when it tries to stir up
friendly feeling?" - Bertrand
Russell, English philosopher and
mathematician ( 1872-1970).
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
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Budget
• Continued from p1
"smart money" may be a scenario in which the legislature
again defers action on a budget,
presumably to a special session
called by the governor.
"I think that's awful"
Barrows, D-Versailles, toid
editors attending a pre-legisla,_ tive seminar presented by The
Associated Press. "But I also
think that is a possibility."
The General Assembly
failed to pass budgets for the
executive or judicial branches
during the 2002 session and in
a subsequent special session
called by Gov. Paul Patton.
The impasse was over partial public financing of gubernatorial campaigns. Democrats
who control the House refused
to accept the Senate's version
of the budget bill, which deleted any appropriation for
matching campaign funds.
Patton has been running the
state since July l on a spending
plan of his own devising. For
several weeks, Patton has been
warning that the state faces a
$500 million shortfall by the
end of June 2004 at current
rates of state revenue and
spending.
The General Assembly convenes Tuesday and is to spend
the remainder of the week
organizing its leadership and
committees. It is to return to
the Capitol on Feb. 4 and can
meet for 26 more days.
Four other legislative leaders who shared a stage with
Barrows at the seminar said
they agreed that the General
Assembly would create a public relations disaster for itself if
it again failed to pass a budget.
"If we leave without a budget, the public will be very
upset and will have every reason to be upset," said
Republican Rep. Jeff Hoover
of Jamestown, the House
minority leader.
Some
disagreed
with
Barrows about the likelihood.
"I'm more optimistic than a lot
of people" because Patton and
House Democrats have con-
Plates
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ceded the derni.;e of campaign
finance.
Senate
~tinorit)
Leader
Ed
\Vorle),
DRichmond. said.
Barrows said a no-budge!
option is among five available
to the legislature. He said alternatives are to pass a budget
with "lots of revenue" for a
multitude of purposes: enough
increased revenue to break
even and avoid cuts: some new
revenue but not enough to
avoid cuts, and no new rev
enue. accepting a rash of cuts
in the bargain.
"I don't think there's a consensus yet on ... which of those
scenarios will play out,"
Barrows said.
In speaking of increased
revenues. Barrows never said
whether he envisioned tax
increases, substantial changes
in the tax code, new sources of
tax dollars such as casinos, or a
combination.
Republicans conceded nothing. especially on raising
taxes, and flailed Patton for
recent examples of allegedly
irresponsible spending
Patton's releasing felons from
jails to hold down corrections
costs while almost simultaneously approving $1.7 million
more for a convention center
project in Pikeville, his hometown.
In addition, the administrareturned
former
tion
Democratic Party state chairman Jerry Johnson to his old
job and to the state payroll as a
member of Patton's staff.
Three other party employees
also were pu1 on the payroll of
various agencies.
Hoover said the public will
not tolerate a tax increase
"until there's a demonstraled
change in spending habits" b)
the administration. ''Now's the
time to look at a complete
overhaul of spending in state
government," he said.
Another Republ1can, Rep.
Bob DeWeese of Louisville,
said he heard no public "clam- •
oring for increased revenue to
be sent to Frankfort until we
change the way we dole it out.".
The General Assembly
needs to cast a cold eye on
every program of state government, eliminating all that have
outlived their usefulness, said
DeWeese, chairman of the
House Republican caucus.
• Con11nued from p1
the new truck plates."
The truck plates had also
been a problem for local residents, said Waugh, who attributed it to the use of purple lettering and numbering. The new
truck plates have made a return
to the traditional blue lettering
and numbering.
According to Waugh, his
office has "plenty" of the new
plates but remains very short on
a selection of special plates. So
• short, in fact, that some that
have always been popular in the
county are simply not available.
"We don't have some
plates," said Waugh. "We don't
have any military plates or volunteer firefighter plates. Some
people have come in to get their
firefighter plates and just
couldn't."
Many have been sent with
papers of explanation in hand,
signed by Waugh in the event
law enforcement officials were
to ask them about missing
plates.
~
"It's about all I know to do,
right now," said Waugh.
One deputy clerk who fielded many phone calls on
Monday said the plates had
been met with a mixed reaction.
"Some who have come in
said they liked them [the new
plates] and thought they were
cute," the clerk said, while juggling one of many calls which
found her attempting to explain
the office's shortage for optional plates. "But some just don't
want to have anything to do
with it."
For those determined to
keep the "friendly" plate off
their bumpers, the Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet has a
large variety of plates to choose
from, which are rtormally
ordered through the County
Clerk's Office and distributed
once available.
However, a good portion of
those plates are military related, such as Medal of Honor,
Military Cross, National Guard,
Veterans, Prisoner of War and
Purple Heart plates.
Salaries
• Continued from p1
$65,679 a year at their respective
positions.
Court officials approved
County Attorney Keith Bartley's
salary at $34,836 a year for his
duti'¢s relating ~o the fiscal court.
Bartley and fiscal court treasurer
David Layne both offered to
have their salaries scaled back
last year to help ease county
.. budget woes.
'
The county approved their
four magistrates Gerald
Derossett, Jackie Edford Owens,
Larry Foster Stumbo and Alan
Williams - at equal, biweekly
salaries of $1 ,444, or $34,673 a
year.
Coroner Roger Nelson will
receive $22,685 a year in pay
from the county while the county's four constables - Sam
Duncan, Tandy Hamilton, Alfred
Newsom and James Brandon
Spencer - will each be paid
$2, 199 a year.
~
Local official salaries are currently set by the state.
The fiscal court also appointed reappointed Deputy Judge
Executive Brett Davis and four
other administrative officers
during
its special-meeting
Monday morning.
Court records reflect that
Davis will earn $35,791 in the
upcoming year, while court
finance officer Donna L.
Thompson's annual pay scale
was set at $30,039.
Court officials fixed flood• plain and storm watch director
Lon May's pay at $33,278 a
year, while court administrators
Eddie Patton and Denzil Allen
will earn $11 ,076 and $8,162 a
year, respectively.
The county approved numerous bond amounts for county
officials as well on Monday.
A $100,000 bond was
approved for County Clerk Chris
Waugh, while Thompson, the
court's four magistrates, Roger
Webb, Denzil Allen and Roger
Nelson were each approved for
$50,000 bonds.
Bonds in the amount of
$10,000 were approved for the
county's four constables and
additional bonds of $5,000 were
issued for deputy coroners
Bluford Smith, Gregory Nelson,
Wesley Gearheart, Roger Rowe
and Terry Wright.
Webb, according to court
records Monday, will continue to
collect a $5 bond preparation fee
from all inmates housed at the
Floyd County County Detention
Center. The fee will be given to
the county treasurer.
Also during the special-called
meeting, the court:
• Paid $82,455.46 in bills for
water
line
construction,
$79,395.64 of which went to
GWS Contractors and US Bank,
while the remaining $3,060 went
to PDR Engineers.
• Agreed on the four-year
appointment
of Raymond
Michael Jarrell as County Road
Foreman, beginning the second
Tuesday of the new year. Court
officials set aside an annual pay
rate of $33,304 for Jarrell's position.
• Adopted Hall and Little
Cemetery Road at Wheelwright
into the county road system.
All fiscal court members
were present for Monday's
meeting.
Johnson man accused
of hitting, fleeing police
by LORETIA BLACKBURN
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STAFF WRITER
DWALE Pursuant to
being arrested for auto theft, a
Wittenville man was charged
with escape when he alleged
eluded an officer and ran.
According to court records,
Shawn D. Sexton, 18, was
served an arrest warrant on Jan.
4 at a residence in Dwale, where
he accumulated three more
charges.
.
Sexton
was
previOusly
barged with theft for allegedly
~tealing a 1987 Cadilla~ ~long·
ing to Johnny Paul dC?r~st1an on
Dec. 24. and with nvmg on a
DUl-suspended license.
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When police arrived at the
Dwale residence to serve Sexton
with the arrest warrant on these
charges, he allegedly tried to run
over police and, after he was
placed into custody, police say
he hit Deputy Terry Chaffins, of
the Floyd County Sheriff's
Department, in the shoulder and
ran. Sexton was chased down by
Deputy Steve Montgomery.
Sexton was then charged
with second-degree escape,
third-degree
assault
and
attempting to elude police. He
was arraigned on Monday at
which time a $5,000 cash bond
was set and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Jan. 15 at
1:30 p.m.
Some might be glad to know
that, once needs can be met, a
wide range of options can be
placed to order from the
Transportation Cabinet. The list
includes
everything from
Amateur Radio plates, available to anyone possessing a
current amateur radio license
issued
by
the
Federal
Communication Commission,
to Horse Council plates, a plate
available to anyone and,
according to Waugh, one of the
more attractive options.
"I think this is one of the
prettiest plates we have,"
Waugh said, holding one of the
few in stock at the clerk's
office. The plate pictures a resting horse left of center and the
slogan, "Bluegrass State."
Price ranges vary for speciality plates between $50 to
$15, with some higher or lower,
such as the Historic plate, set
aside for vehicles 25 years or
older and priced at $53.50. At
the lower price rage are the
Disabled Veterans plates, which
are free to qualified recipients,
while a Military Cross plate can
be purchased by properly distinguished drivers for $3.
The clerk's office was quick
to point out that the shortage
for speciality plates is a
statewide problem and hopes
availability will increase in
coming weeks.
Assault suspect caught
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
A
Prestonsburg man is being held
on a $20,000 cash bond in the
Floyd County Detention Center
after being arraigned on assault
charges dating back to April 18.
Johnny D. Allen, 31, was
arraigned Monday in Floyd
Ceiling
• Continued from p1
According to court records,
Celiana Leslie, of Frasure
Apartments, awoke at 2:30 a.m.
Monday morning to allegedly
fmd Quinton G. Bailey, 20, in
her apartment.
The complaint states that
Bailey allegedly climbed from
his apartment to Leslie's via the
ceiling while she was asleep.
The report states that Leslie
awoke to find Bailey allegedly
lifting a ceiling tile and looking
down at her. Bailey's mother
later found a box of jewelry
belonging to Leslie in his apartment.
Bailey was arrested at 2:45
a.m. and charged "" ith firstdegree burglary and theft.
He was arraigned on Monday
used cocaine. Trooper Eversole morning in Aoyd District Court
also located various pills that and a $3,000 cash bond was set.
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Jan. 13.
District Court on first-degree
assault charges stemming from
an April 18 incident, at which
time Ralph Lewis Jr., of Banner,
alleges that Allen beat him.
According to the criminal
complaint, Lewis had serious
injuries at that time.
A preliminary hearing is
scheduled for Jan. 15 at l :30
p.m.
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STAFF WAITER
A routine traffic stop for a
speeding violation led to drug
charges against a Minnie resident.
Shane David Mosley. 21, was
allegedly
speeding
when
Kentucky State Trooper Jason
Eversole clocked him with radar.
After making the traffic stop,
Eversole detected an odor of marijuana in the vehicle.
A search of the automobile Jed
to the discovery of syringes with
which. according to police,
Mosley allegedly said that he had
• Continued from p1
Derek Kane Hale did not lose
to magistrate Alan Williams in
the 2002 election, as previously
reported on Sunday, Jan. 5.
Hale, who ran on the
Democratic ticket, was defeated
by Erma! Tackett during the May
pnmary. Tackett later lost to
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the addition of old and new
members, Owens and Williams,
but both seemed comfortable
during Monday's meeting.
Williams took an early initiative and made several motions,
stopping here and there to ask
routine questions concerning
county business, which were met
with both courtesy and patience
on the part of his fellow court
members.
''This is the way it was done
before I was here and this is the
way I've done it since I've been
here," County Clerk Chris
Waugh told Williams, who asked
questions about various points of
the Waugh's 2003 budget.
Williams spent a good part of
his time just before the meeting
talking with Waugh, who outlined several sections of his budget for the young magistrate.
Just as the court agreed to
make substantial payments to a
couple of businesses for work
done to improve water lines
throughout
the
county,
Thompson explained the payments to Williams, adding that it
was another step in securing better water for county residents,
part of Thompson's five-year
plan to extend water service to
95 percent of households. That
plan is entering its third year.
When discussion turned to
securing a county road foreman.
Owens re-familiarized himself
with procedure and asked that he
be allowed to make the motion to
Raymond
Michael
appoint
Jarrell.
At the close of the meeting.
those in attendance saw a relaxed
court, finished with the first
meeting of the new year and prepared to move ahead in the coming months.
The fiscal court's next regular
meeting is scheduled for Jan. 17.
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Worth Repeating ...
"I don't know who my
grandfather was; I am
much more concerned to
know what his grandson
will be."
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Sending a
bad message
The concept of teachers marching on Frankfort
to demand more money for public education is
fine.
It might pressure legislators to address the
state's budget crisis.
It would show the world that teachers are personally committed to their jobs, enough to go
beyond the call of classroom duty.
The Kentucky Education Association plans just
such a rally at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb.
12. That happens to be a school day. And that is
a big mistake.
The harm caused by conducting the rally on a
school day outweighs the positives on a grand
scale. Simply put, you don't cancel school in
order to protest. Nor do you schedule substitute
teachers.
So far the Kentucky Education Association has
commitments from at least 28 superintendents to
cancel classes and make up the time later.
With teacher training already scheduled for
Feb. 14, school officials there said they'll likely
let students off Feb. 13 as well and make up the
time during spring break and at the end of the
year.
The Kentucky Education Association hopes to
match the fervor of a 1988 protest that centered
on similar issues. That year it was funding for
education, health insurance and retirement benefits. This year, a poor economy and the legislature's reluctance to fix an obsolete tax structure
(or even pass a budget) have raised the specter
of possible funding cuts to education.
Maybe the sight of 15,000 angry teachers will
spur lawmakers along. We certainly hope it will.
We just wish educators would find a way to
make that protest without taking away from our
kids' education.
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Happy New Year from FFF!
As we enter this New Year, it is easy
to surrender to thoughts of despair and
despondency, given the prospect of perpetual war, perpetual terrorism against
Americans, and perpetual governmental
infringements on the civil liberties of the
people.
We need to resist that temptation.
Regardless of what happens in the
near future, the course on which our
nation has embarked is not a fixed and
immutable one. As long as there are
ideas and ideals, things can change for
the better, and sometimes quite unex-
G o
pectedly. There is a very good reason
that totalitarian governments hate the
free flow of ideas: government officials
know that ideas move people, that they
have consequences.
Think about how life was in the
Soviet Union, where government control
over people's lives was omnipotent.
Think about how dark and hopeless it
must have seemed for the people living
under that regime. The government had
all the guns and all the troops. It had the
power to spy on people and monitor
their activities. Since it owned people's
income, it could spend to any extent it
desired. It could conduct wars of aggression against independent countries.
Resistance to the state was handled by
consigning the dissident to the Gulag.
Fear was ingrained within everyone.
Talk about the temptation to succumb to
despondency and despair!
And yet, ideas brought the whole perverse system down, peacefully. How
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many people would have ever dreamed
that that could happen?
Consider the following words of
Andrei Sakharov and Alexander
Solzhenitsyn, two of the Russian dissidents whose writings helped to inspire
the Russian people to resist their own
government and to move in a new direction:
"The simple step of a courageous
individual is not to take part in the lie.
One word of truth outweighs the world."
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"Were there no ideals, there would be
no hope whatsoever. Then everything
would be hopelessness, darkness - a
blind alley." -Andrei Sakharov
"Justice is conscience, not a personal
conscience but the conscience of the
whole of humanity. Those who clearly •
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(See GUEST, page seven)
Letter s
Church offers Not much
thanks
difference
The members of the Little
Rosa Regular Baptist Church
of East McDowell would like
to take this opportunity to
thank all the friends, neighbors and businesses that
helped to make the fourth
annual "Christmas Treat for
the Children" of the
McDowell and surrounding
areas held on Dec. 15 a huge
success.
With the help of these
individuals and businesses,
the church was able to make
Christmas just a little brighter
for many children.
Approximately 350 children
were given the opportunity to
visit with Santa, a gift and
fruit.
Christmas really is for the
children - but grownups can
enjoy the pleasure of seeing
the children enjoy themselves. Thanks again for all
the help and support.
Members of the Little
Rosa Regular Baptist Church
of East McDowell
Clinton Moore. moderator
Jimmy Hall, assistant
moderator
Francis Elliott Jr., treasurer
Eddie D. Meade, clerk
Filled pews, a captive
audience, and praise for a job
well done - three ingredients for a typical church in
Nowhere in Particular,
America. Add warm bodies
spreading an expected
amount of love from one to
another and the occasional
"deep friendship" and you
have walked into almost
every church on the earth. As
we are, blind and satisfied,
we fail to see the lack of true
spiritual growth in the membership or that John Smith
has not been in church since
1998 (has it truly been that
long?).
I have attended many of
these churches in my lifetime
with not more than two being
the same denomination.
While observing the lack of
pure unbiased love in the
congregations for all
Christians I also have seen
what many of you have seen,
a calloused comfortable congregation that has gained salvation and wants to go no
further.
I have thought how very
disappointing this must be for
the pastors who are teaching
with all their hearts. I have
wondered how to reach peo-
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ple, Christians and the
unsaved. I have prayed many
times on ways to help people
achieve a deeper plane of
worship.
I am sure that many pastors and preachers are perplexed also. A pastor friend
of mine recently pulled up
stakes to find a new mission
field. I have to believe he is
looking for a place where the
Holy Spirit thrives. I fear he
will not find it there, either,
but I hope and pray that I am
wrong.
I recently spoke with a
seasoned pastor about the
lackadaisical attitudes in the
churches and about the discouragement that comes with
that package. In response he
tapped into a something the
Holy Spirit had showed me in
the Bible recently. The pastor
said that today 's preachers
should be ashamed because
lethargic attitudes come from
sin being in our churches. I
pondered upon that and I
wonder when he was saying
that if it was not the Holy
Spirit's uttering, not his.
I wonder how many of us
realize that it is very hard to
distingu1sh between a
Christian and a non-Christian
in 2003. Christianity has
become nothing more than a
social club or a fire insurance
pol icy. The pastor said that
most of us stay so busy that
we never achieve being the
person God intends for us to
be. I know that this is also
true.
I have thought about the
reasons behind the sinful
church, too. I was raised very
much like the former UK
Olympic runner, Eric Liddle.
I was taught that God comes
first. My parents would not
allow us to play ball or do
anything that disrespected the
Lord on the Sabbath nor on
Wednesday night. (This pastor also spoke on this.) There
is much truth in his saying
that we do not teach our chi!dren to put the church and
God first anymore.
Consider events overseas
and the terror that has gripped
our nation and anyone can
see that time may not last
much longer. In 2003 we
should all be striving mightily
to draw closer to the Lord
and to stay in prayer constantly for the lost, but in
order to draw the world in we
must change from within. We
must all become what the
Lord has intended for us individually. MUST. If we do not,
we will never reel in the fish
the Lord wants us to catch
nor those who have left the
flock. Why would you want
to become a Christian if a
Christian was just like you?
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live longer and better by protecting their hearts and bones. It
seemed obvious for a variety of
scientific and common sense
reasons. Until last summer.
Then the Women's Health
Initiative study showed that
rather than slowing heart disease, the combination of estrogen and progestin actually
increases the risk a bit. And as
previously suspected, it slightly
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Although in hindsight earlier
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replacement therapy did not
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new treatment or habit intended
to help healthy people stay that
way.
"It's been the most dramatic
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that I have ever seen," says Dr.
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norm to being shied away
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Manson, chief of preventive
medicine at Harvard's Brigham
and Women's Hospital, was a
director of the study, whi~h
assigned 16,600 women in their
60s to take either the combination honnone pills or dummy
placebos. lt found that besides
the small increase in heart disease and cancer, women on hormones had slightly more strokes
and blood clots and slightly less
colon cancer and fractures.
Those in the study were well
past menopause, and doctors say
the message for them is clear:
Do not go on honnones as a way
to prevent the diseases of aging.
What about somewhat
younger women? Many start
hormones in their 50s as temporary relief from hot flashes and
night sweats. Even though the
study was never intended to
examine this use, doctors say
the results have led menopausal
women to opt against hormones
anyway.
"Many women are reluctant
to take the hormones even shortterm for treatment of severe
menopausal symptoms, and that
can be unfortunate," says
Manson. The pills work, and use
for less than four or five years
probably carry very little risk,
especially if women have no
signs of heart disease.
The effect of this study on
women's decisions about hor-
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mone replacement is just the
start of its reverberation through
medicine.
"I think it's the medical story
of the decade," says Dr. Lori
Mosca, director of preventive
cardiology at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital. "It's had
an enormous impact."
Many say it is shaping doctors' thinking about how solid
the evidence should be before
they recommend a variety of
treatments intended to keep people from getting cancer, heart
disease and Alzheimer's disease, among other things.
Since the study came out,
some doctors say they are recon
sidering such things as vitamin
therapy to prevent diseases in
otherwise healthy people.
"Before we implement some
thing widely and say it should
be a standard of care," says
Mosca, "we really need to
understand the limits of the science we have."
The science behind the belief
that hormones prevent heart disease
was
substantial.
Experiments in animals support
it. But the most persuasive
underpinning was observational
studies, the large, long-running
reviews that follow people's
health for decades, looking for
links between their habits and
the diseases that eventually
befall them.
Repeatedly, those studies
found that women who take hormone replacement have fewer
heart attacks than those who
don't. And, of course, it just
made sense that estrogen is good
for the heart.
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�A6 • WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
8, 2003
•
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Patton talks about corporate, cigarette, alcohol taxes
by MARK A. CHELLGREN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - Smokers,
drinkers and Kentucky corporations are among the potential sources of new tax revenue Gov. Paul Patton is considering to shore up the state's
beleaguered budget.
Patton gave a peck at some
of the nooks and crannies he
has been examining while
pondering what is projected to
be a $500 million budget
shortfall in the next 18
months.
During an
appearance
before a pre-legislative conference of editors and broadcasters sponsored by The
Associated Press, Patton rattled off a series of statistics
about cigarette tax increases.
While the national average for
the tax on a pack of cigarettes
is now 58 cents, compared
with Kentucky's 3 cents, the
average of Kentucky's biggest
competitors for sales is 20
cents.
A 20-cent tax would raise
$75 million a year. And Patton
tried to make the case that the
state has done much for tobacco farmers, who are not really
hurt by a higher tax in any
event.
Kentucky also does not tax
alcoholic beverage sales,
except for consumption on the
premises, such as a bar or
restaurant. Patton said there
was no reasonable justification for such an exemption and
removing it would raise $24
million a year.
Patton also repeated the
case he has been making for
several months that corporate
taxes have not kept up.
Corporate taxes as a portion of
the entire General Fund are
half of what they were in
1990,
when
they
were
increased, Patton said. Just
returning the taxes to their
previous level would raise
about $350 million a year.
Although he has been careful to avoid taking a public
position on budget cuts versus
tax increases as a way to get
out of the half-billion dollar
budget mess, it is clear Patton
is leaning toward making a
proposal for overhauling
taxes. He made such a proposal in 2000 but was ignored by
the General Assembly.
Legislators now face a session starting Tuesday in which
they still have not fulfilled
their obligation to pass a budget.
And the sniping has already
started about whether Patton
has acted properly in operating state government without a
legislatively enacted budget.
Forest Service goes ahead with
land swap; mining company gets
mountaintop near Buckhorn Lake
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PIKEVILLE -- The U.S.
Forest Service has decided to go
ahead with a land swap that will
allow a coal company to mine a
mountaintop just more than a
mile upstream from Buckhorn
Lake.
Ben Worthington, supervisor
of the Daniel Boone National
Forest, said Leslie Resources
has acknowledged that it plans
to remove a mountaintop to get
the coal out. Even so,
Worthington said he is convinced that the trade is an environmentally acceptable course
of action.
Environmentalists disagreed.
One environmental group vowed
Tuesday to appeal the decision.
"It blows my mind that the
Forest Service can so blatantly
ignore the will of the public,"
said PetTin de Jong, spokesman
for Kentucky Heartwood. "It's
fairly easy to see that this is not
in the public interest."
Buckhorn Lake made headlines last year when it became
clogged with tons of household
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all the other mining being done
in the area.
Leslie Resources already
owns the mineral rights beneath
the property, but couldn't legally
open a surface mine as long as
the Forest Service owns the surface land.
The environmental impact
statement said the land already is
surrounded by reclaimed surface
mines. Leslie Resources, according to the Forest Service, would
reclaim the property for wildlife
habitat after mining it.
Officials at Leslie Resources
couldn't immediately be reached
for comment.
Leslie Resources would
retain oil and natural gas rights
on the Owsley County property
after the swap, which, de Jong
said, could mean companies
coming onto the property to drill
wells.
"I think this is a horrendous
decision," de Jong said.
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FRANKFORT
Republican Ernie Fletcher on
Monday
reported
ra1smg
$509,000 in December for his
gubernatorial campaign, nearly
twice as much as the No. 2 fundraiser to date, Attorney General
Ben Chandler.
Fletcher's only declared
Republican primary opponent,
state Rep. Steve Nunn of
Glasgow, said he raised "30some thousand" during the
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Adding more pollution and sediment from mining, de Jong said,
co~ld be devastating to the
already sensitive reservoir.
The Forest Service will trade
two tracts totaling 91 acres in
Perry and Leslie counties valued
at about $36,500 to Leslie
Resources for 98 acres of land in
Owsley County valued at the
same amount. The swap,
Worthington said, will benefit
both the Forest Service and the
coal company.
The land in Perry and Leslie
counties is isolated and 1s difficult for the Forest Service to
monitor because it is separated
from the main body of the
Daniel Boone. A portion of the
land was logged some years ago
without the Forest Service
knowing about it.
The tract in Owsley County,
on the other hand, would be surrounded on three sides by the
national forest.
"We've studied this project in
detail, and while I recognize
there will probably be environmental impacts, I feel the longterm benefits outweigh the
short-term
consequences,"
Worthington said. "While these
decisions are never easy, I feel
that the exchange is the appropriate action to take."
An environmental impact
study found that mining the 52acre mountaintop tract near
Buckhorn Lake would increase
sedimentation in the reservoir,
but not significantly considering
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Fletcher reports
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Sen. Charlie Borders, RGrayson, said Patton should
have started whacking at the
budget back in May when the
legislature last failed to pass a
budget. Yet it is Borders' colleague,
Senate
President
David Williams, who is pursuing a lawsuit that challenges
the way Patton is spending
state money without a budget.
And House Republican
leader
Jeff
Hoover
of
Jamestown said lawmakers
should take a look at state hiring and contracting as ways to
cut money before eveft considering tax increases.
Lawmakers have been taking aim especially at the return
of former Democratic Party
Chairman Jerry Johnson to
Patton's staff and the use of
more than $1 million in emergency capital funds to finance
a
convention center in
Pikeville.
Patton defended his hiring
practices and said the state
payroll has more than I ,000
fewer people on it than when
he took office seven years ago.
And he said using the emergency fund for project cost
overruns has been common
practice. He noted that several
such overruns were financed
at Dale Hollow State Park projects, located in Williams'
Senate district.
Patton said such comments
amounted to no more than
posturing and he hoped to be
able to have productive budget
talks with lawmakers.
On his own prospects,
Patton acknowledged his crippled position but said talk
must eventually get beyond
political matters.
"I may be a lame duck. I
may be a wounded duck. I
may be a dead duck," Patton
said. "But I'm going to try to
provide leadership."
I
month.
Nunn said he did no aggressive fund raising in December. A
copy of his campaign's report
could not be obtained by The
Associated Press.
Chandler, a Democrat, raised
$268,500 with running mate
Charlie Owen, according to his
report to the Kentucky Registry
of Election Finance. Their slate
also picked up a significant
labor endorsement from the
Kentucky State AFL-CIO.
Another Democratic slate House Speaker Jody Richards of
Bowling Green and running
mate Tony Miller of Louisville
- reported receipts of $84,950.
Fletcher, a U.S. representative from Kentucky's 6th
District, is perceived by many to
be running with the tacit
endorsement and fund-raising
assistance of U.S. Sen. Mitch
McConnell. Fletcher said in a
telephone interview that his own
fund-raising ability has been
underestimated.
His running mate, former
McConnell aide and campaign
manager Hunter Bates II, "certainly brings a very impressive
Rolodex with him" for fund
raising, Fletcher said. But
"probably 95 percent" of the
money raised was the result of
his own friendships and
alliances, Fletcher said.
He also noted that he raised
$5.2 miJlion for his congressional campaigns in the last five
years.
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�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Guest
ituaries
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Lillie (Nanny) Jarrell
Billy Ray Booth
Lillie (Nanny) Jarrell, 88, of
Dwale, died Friday, January 3,
2003, at the Prestonsburg Health
Care.
Born October 7. 1914. in
Blaine, she was the daughter of
the late Rufus and Alice
Wheeler Stambaugh. She was a
homemaker and a member of
the Church of Christ at
Prestonsburg.
She was preceded in death of
her husband, Henry Jarrell.
Survivors include one son and
his wife. John and Lois Jarrell of
Dwale; one daughter, Mary
Frances Music of Van Vleck,
Texas; one s1ster, Edra Setser of
Auxier; six grandchildren,
Donna Pruitt, John Music,
Cristy Wireman, Jamo Jarrell,
Jackie Bennett, and Pennie
Little; and three great-grandchildren, Knstopher Kunkel, Rachel
Willauer, and Leann Bennen.
In addition to her parents. and
husband, she was preceded in
death by two sons. Russell
Jarrell and Jimmy Jarrell; one
brother. Henry Stambaugh; and
one sister, Laura Porter.
Funeral services were conlducted Tuesday, January 7, at 2
o.m.. at the Nelson Frazier
·uneral Home, in Martin, with
\m Blankenship officiating.
Burial was in the Hoot
~epherd Cemetery at Dwale,
pder the direction of Nelsonrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
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Billy Ray Booth. age 61, of
Ypsilanti Twp..
Michigan,
passed away Saturday, January
4, 2003. at St. Joseph Mercy
Hospital. following an extended
illness.
He was born July 9. 1941, in
Floyd County. the son of Oscar
Howard and Margaret (Hall)
Booth. He served honorably in
the U.S. Army.
On September 27, 1974, he
married Sharon Isaacs, and she
survives.
BilJy was a loving and devoted husband. father, and grandfather.
Also surviving are his mother,
Margaret Booth; one son, Bill
Shannon; three daughters,
Jackie
Scherrer,
Sandra
Thompkins, and Crystal Booth;
six brothers, Tyrone, Barry,
Howard Jr., Teddy, Carl, and
Shannon Booth; three sisters,
Patty Makuck, Phyllis Linke,
and Virgie Lee; 13 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted, Tuesday, January 7, 1:30
p.m., at Stark Funeral Service
Moore Memorial Chapel, with
Rev. Calvin Brown, of Trinity
Free Will Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial was in Highland
Cemetery.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
(Information, courtesy of Half
Funeral Home.)
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A special thanks to the singers. Jan, Sandy, Sari, Jerri, and Gina,
James E. Robinson, for his comforting words, the Senior Place for its
excellent care, to Barber Smith for keeping dad's hair cut, to the nurses and doctors at the Highlands R~gional Medical Center, the Hall
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The family of Billie Marie Stratton Wilson would like to take this
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Love for his comforting words. Donna Mayor for the beautiful music.
Dr. K. D. G1bson for his compassionate care, the loving support of the
Mountain View Health Care Center, the professionalism of the Elkhorn
City Ambulance Service, the Sheriff's Department for their assistance in
traffic control. and the Hall Funeral Home for their kind and professional services.
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Saturday,
January 4, 2003, at Christian
Health Center.
She was a native of Betsy
Layne, a homemaker, a member
of Southeast Christian Church,
and Adah Chapter No. 24, Order
of the Eastern Star. Prestonsburg.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Clifford Halstead,
and her mother, Minnie Mullins.
She is survived by one daughter, Jane W. Durham, and her
husband, James Durham; two
brothers, Harold and Joe Stone;
four grandchildren, Mary Jane
Taylor, Margaret Steinhauser,
James Durham Jr., and Mellisa
Scheben; six great-grandchildren; and three great-greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 8, at
1 p.m., at the Prestonsburg
Christian Church.
Burial will be in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are under direction of O.D. White and Son
Funeral Home.
Contributions may be made to
her church's building fund.
Visitation is after noon,
Wednesday, at the church.
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Perhaps this is the ultimate
tragedy of public (i.e., government) schooling - ingraining in
every student from the first
grade on up that the "good citizen" comes to the support of his
government in time of crisis,
without even asking whether his
own government's wrongdoing
has contributed to the crisis or
whether the government's
response to the crisis is in the
best interests of the citizenry.
And when the war is perpetual
and metaphorical, that means
perpetual support for whatever
the government does.
We must resist that temptation. History has shown that
people who surrender their liberties under the false pretense of
security always rue their decision. We must remember our
heritage - a heritage of liberty
and resistance to tyranny, which
produced constitutional restrictions on the power of our own
government. Keep in mind: the
first ten amendments to our
Constitution do not give us
rights; they protect our rights
from being taken away, not by
terrorists, but by our own government officials. Our rights, as
the Declaration of Independence
correctly states, pre-exist government.
We must continue resisting
the trend toward omnipotent
government. We must continue
• Continued from p4
real us. We may have been saved
lO years ago but there is no
progress in our lives. In fact if we
took a look into the perfect mirror, the Bible, we may find that
we are actually worse than we
were before salvation.
America's Churches desperately need to wake up. How can
we ever be a light to a dark and
dying world if we are dark and
dying, too?
Randell Reno
Prestonsburg
fighting to reverse the tide. We
must continue fighting to move
our nation in the direction of
freedom, free markets, and limited government. That's where
the power of ideas come in. As
long as there is a free flow of
ideas, there is more hope than
ever that we can reverse the
socialist, statist, interventionist
tide and get our nation back on
track. As everyone knows, the
Internet has magnified that
power exponentially.
There have been conflicts of
vision in American history with
respect to both our economic
system and our nation's foreign
policy. Our Founders chose a
free-enterprise, capitalist system. Their 20th-century successors rejected that system in
favor of a socialist one. Our
Founders chose a noninterventionist foreign policy. Their
20th-century successors rejected
that policy in favor of an interventionist and imperial one.
Analyzing societal problems
is much like what a physician
does when he examines a
patient. The doctor comes up
with a diagnosis and gives a prescription. If his diagnosis is
wrong, then the prescription will
probably be wrong as well.
For example, government
officials (including publicschool teachers) have long
argued that the stock-market
crash in 1929 was due to the
failure of America's free-enterprise system. Thus their prescription - a prescription they
have sold to every public-school
student since 1929 - was
socialism and a regulated society, in the name of "saving free
enterprise."
There was one big problem,
however, with their diagnosis: It
was wrong. If they had correctly
diagnosed the problem, they
would have pointed to the
Federal Reserve System, a
socialist enterprise that had been
established in 1913, and the pre(See GUEST, page eight)
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of justice."
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distribute information, freedom
for open-minded and unfearing
debate, and freedom from pressure by officialdom and prejudices. Such a trinity of freedom
of thought is the only guarantee
against an infection of people by
mass myths, which, in the hands
of treacherous hypocrites and
demagogues, can be transformed into bloody dictatorship." -Andrei Sakharov
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Earnest Hall, age 81. of Hi Hat,
husband of Dorothy Stewart
Hall, passed away, Saturday,
January 4, 2003, in the Highlands
Regional
Medical
Center,
Prestonsburg.
He was born October 4, 1921,
in Melvin, the son of the late
George Hall and Pricie Cole
Hall. He was a member of the
Church of God of Prophecy, at
Today, no one can deny that
Ligon, a retired coal miner, and a our nation is moving in the
member of the United Mine direction of more and more govWorkers of America, Local No. ernment control and intervention in our lives - in the direc9588.
tion
of omnipotent government.
He is survived by his wife.
Those who favor such a direcDorothy Hall.
tion suggest that there is no
Other survivors include one
choice, given the perpetual
son, Teddy Hall of Prestonsburg;
threat of terrorism. To defeat terone daughter. Donna Faye Allen rorism requires us, they say, to
of Hunter; one brother, Vondall surrender our rights and freeHall of Dearing, Georgia; one doms. Don't worry, they assure
sister. Daisy Osborne of Nancy; us, it will only be temporary just until terrorism is finally
and three grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he wiped out for good.
The temptation, especially
was preceded in death by two
brothers, Tommy and Charles for those who have been taught
that it is their civic duty to supHall; three sisters, Hattie
port their government in time of
Stockdale. Martha Osborne, and
war, is to support whatever the
Della McCown.
federal government calls for or
Funeral services for Earnest does during a time of crisis.
Hall were conducted, Tuesday,
January 7, at 1 p.m., at the Hall
Funeral Home Chapel, Martin,
with Clergymen Ralph Hall and
Don Fraley Jr., officiating.
There is sin in our midst. Each
Burial was in the Newmanof us has forsaken our duties to
Stewart Cemetery, at Hi Hat,
daily take up our cross and to
under the professional care of the renew our minds in Christ.
Hall Funeral Home.
Ezekiel 34 warns both pastors
Visitation was at the funeral and Jay members of the coming
home.
judgment of Christ. We are leavPallbearers: Ronnie Stewart, ing the flock out on the cold and
Tim Hall, Danny Pennington, are not treating the weak and
Scott Hall, Charles Roger sickly among us. We are instead
carelessly filling a spot in the
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• LEONIA, N.J. - When
Rover does his business on the
narrow strip of grass between
the street and the sidewalk, is he
doing it on private property, or
in some public doggy domain?
That's the question a court
must decide after a homeowner
claimed a dog walker trespassed
and left behind a memento of
the visit.
Shiner, a hound, graced the
strip on Nov. 4 while on a stroll
with his owner, Rick Heckman.
The property owner, William
Ramos, flied a complaint alleging that Heckman violated
Leonia's municipal code on
"disposal of canine waste."
Ramos cited part of the law that
says that "permission of the
owner of private property" must
be obtained before a dog is permitted to defecate there.
If municipal Judge John
DeSheplo rules the land is
indeed private property, he
could fine Heckman.
"If he rules against me, it
effectively outlaws dog walking
in Leonia,'' Heckman told The
Record of Bergen County. "I
had to pay $300 for a transcript,
and I had to hire a lawyer for
this. It's been very stressful worrying about this."
Municipal Prosecutor Mark
Fierro says there is some logic
to Ramos' claim that he owns
the grassy strip. The town
requires Ramos to mow it.
But Heckman argues most
people are under the impression
the grass next to the curb, like
the sidewalk, is part of the public right of way.
The case is due to be heard
Jan. 14.
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HAMILTON, Ohio -
Deciding they weren't getting
any younger, two eighty-somethings who had been sweethearts six decades ago tied the
knot - in the local Wal-Mart
Failed
context. The context here was
that
many
people
were
absolutely convinced that
female hormones had to reduce
the risk of heart attacks, because
women get heart attacks at a
much later age than men," says
Dr. Lynn Rosenberg, associate
director of Boston University's
Sloan Epidemiology Unit.
All that was missing to satisfy the skeptics was a so-called
randomized,
placebo-controlled, clinical trial. what the
profession views as the gold
standard of medical proof.
That was the Women's
Health Initiative, an experiment
designed to offer the absolute
proof that estrogen wards off
heart attacks, among its other
health effects. Instead, it
showed that the observational
studies, which seemed so
authoritative, had somehow led
them astray.
What went wrong? Maybe
women routinely prescribed
hormone pills are simply
healthier to begin with. Maybe
those who stick with them have
better living habits. Maybe the
observational studies missed
extra heart attacks that occurred
soon after women started on
hormones.
Whatever the reason, the les-
pa
where she works.
Betty Howard, 82, a greeter
at the store, and Estel Barrett,
84, married Friday during a ceremony thrown for them by
Howard's co-workers.
"I'm just a plain, simple old
lady," Howard said. "I've never
had anything exciting in my
life. This is so wonderful."
Friends
in
childhood,
Howard and Barrett kept in
touch over the years. Both were
married for more than 50 years
before the deaths of their spouses three years ago.
"They happened to meet just
before Thanksgiving and began
seeing each other," said
Howard's lifelong friend, Pearl
Bowling. "And he said to her,
'You know, we're not getting
any younger."'
Recalling her "childhood
sweetheart" status, Howard
said, "All that meant was holding hands as we walked to
church."
But they never forgot. Now,
she said, "He needs me and I
need him. And he is just wonderful."
• Continued from p6
• MARKED TREE, Ark.
son is obvious, says Dr.
Elizabeth Sarrett-Connor, a
physician epidemiologist at the
University of California, San
Diego. "When we are talking
about a medicine that healthy
people take to prevent something they may never get, we
really do need clinical trials."
The same kind of circumstantial evidence that made hormone replacement look so
promising against heart disease
is often cited as a reason for
similar strategies against other
ills. Observational studies suggest that estrogen may prevent
Alzheimer's disease and that
vitamin
E
may
slow
Alzheimer's, cancer and heart
disease.
As a result of the Women's
Health Initiative, many doctors
say they are unwilling to take a
chance on such strategies without a major experimental study
to prove they truly work.
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Samuel Gandy of Thomas
Jefferson University, who studies estrogen's effects on
Alzheimer's. That question is
still being studied in the
Women's Health Initiative, and
"I'm just waiting for the data.
I'm not saying any more about
- A suspect's love for DumDum lollipops led police right
to his front door.
Michael Brown, 33. pleaded
innocent Friday in Poinsett
County Circuit Court to burglary charges involving breakins at the Marked Tree Bank and
Crafts Jewelry.
A trail of Dum-Dum wrappers led pol ice to his home.
Brown allegedly broke into
the downtown bank after hours
on Nov. 16, police said. The
bank's security cameras showed
the intruder got away with a
clock radio, a compact disc
player and a handful of DumDums, the hard candy the bank
gives to patrons' children. ·
The next morning, police
followed a trail of the candy
wrappers down the street,
across railroad tracks and to a
mobile home park where Brown
lives.
"The trail didn't lead right up
to his door like the bread
crumbs in Hansel and Gretel,"
detective Mark Robinson said.
"But they led to where we knew
he was living."
Brown has also been charged
in a Nov. I 0 jewelry store burglary, during which a suspect
took plastic imitation jewelry
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THE F LOYD COUNTY TIMES
House Democrats retain
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Ruth Ann Palumbo of
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challenged Joe Barrows of
Versailles for majority whip,
said there is dissatisfaction
among the Democratic troops
about a lack of communication
from incumbent leaders and the
lack of activity in getting a budget passed.
"There has been a lot of frus tration." Palumbo said.
House Republicans selected
Ken Upchurch of Monticello as
the new whip for their caucus.
Former Whip Woody Allen
retired from the House.
Robin Webb, D-Grayson,
said she wondered if there was
some gender politic., at v.ork.
Webb noted that Mary Lou
Marzian of Louisville also lost
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female committee chairman.
Palumbo.
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Stumbo of Prestonsburg were
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Republican House leaders
Jeff Hoover of Jamestown and
Bob DeWeese of Louisville
were re-elected as floor leader
and caucus chairman. respectively, without opposition.
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the socialism and restore free
enterprise and a sound monetary
system.
It's the same with respect to
foreign policy. Federal officials
argue that terrorism is caused by
foreign hatred for America's
"freedom and values." So their
prescription has been to declare
a perpetual war on terrorism.
which involves perpetual and
ever-increasing infringements
on the rights and freedoms of the
American people. Under this
diagnosis. there is no hope for
the advocate of liberty because
there is no hope that terrorism
will ever end. Perpetual despondency and despair is a very logical reaction to a perpetual war on
terrorism, including a perpetual
infringement on the rights and
liberties of the people.
But what if the roots of terrorism
against
Americans
instead lie with the U.S. government's interventionist and imperial foreign policy, including its
bombs, embargoes, blockades,
bribes, torture. assassinations,
foreign military occupations,
supp_ort of brutal democratic and
nondemocratic regim~s. training
of foreign death squads, intimidation of and attacks on weak
regimes, sales of weaponry to
brutal dictators. arrogance,
obnoxiousness, hypocrisy, indefinite incarcerations of foreigners
without trial. wars of aggression,
invasions, taking sides in longstanding. bitter disputes, and
serving as the world's selfappointed international policeman, interloper, and executioner?
What if all that. instead of
America's "freedom and values.'' is why people all over the
world now hate America? What
if all that is at the root of terrorism against the American people?
Then there is tremendous
room for hope because at least
there's a wa) out of the crisis.
Yes. it involves the difficult task
of rejecting one paradigm and
embracing another. but at least
there's a wa) to restore normalC) to our lives and. more important, to achieve a free society and that possibility. no matter
how difficult to achieve, pro·
vides hope.
For many years. you have
financially supported the libertarian think tanks and founda·
tions because you have considered us your "point men" in the
fight to restore freedom, free
markets, and limited government to our land. We are able to
write and publish and speak.
spreading ideas on liberty on
your behalf. but we have been
able to accomplish this only
because you have supplied us
with the financial means to do it.
Your donations are the reason
that such organizations as The
Foundation
for
Economic
Education. the Ludwig von
Mises
Institute,
Lev. Rockwell .com,
Liberty
magazine. the Cato Institute. The
Future of Freedom Foundation.
the Reason Foundation. the
International
Society
for
Individual Liberty. and many.
man) more are out there fighting
for the principles of the free
society. (Check out the links
page for a more complete list.)
These arc your think tanks
and foundations because you
have kept them going over the
years. The people who work in
them arc your Sakharovs. They
are your Solzhenitsyns. While
there might be intellectual differ-
Mr. Hornberger i.1j"owu/er ant
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Martin pleads
before trial for
fleeing police
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
PRES1DNSBURG - A trial
date wa-; set for Monday for a
Martin County man accused of
leading police on a high speed
cha-;e from Martin to Jenny Wiley
before wrecking last year.
However, the defendant threw him·
self on the mercy of the court
before jury selection began.
According
to
Assistant
Commonwealth's Attome) Wayne
Taylor. the Tomaha\\k resident.
Derrick Lee Mollett. 19, was arrestcd on Feb. 3, 2002. after leading
police on a chao;e, achieving speeds
of 110 miles an hour on Route 80.
'lay lor said that the event begin
at the red light in Martin on Route
80 an.>und 4 a.m. where Mollett
was in the left-hand lane headed
towanl Il<v.ard and Tpr. Ronald
Peppi was headed toward
Prestonsburg after just finishing his
shifi.
'lily lor stated that Mollett pulled
into the tum lane and squealed his
tires. losing contn.>l of his vehicle
before heading toward Martin.
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Peppi turned his blue light on, ns
well as his video recorder. and
pulled MoUett over, asking him to
get out of the vehicle. Taylor said
that Mollett took ofT, entered onto
Route 80 and the chase began.
Peppi said that Mollett was
going at least 110 miles an hour
to,vard Prestonsbur<.;, at which time
Tpr. Peppi radioed for assbtancc
fro Lt. William Petry and George
Tussey, both of Pre-..tonsburg Cit)
Police. and se' eral officers of the
Kentucky State Police. Peppi
reported that Mollett went through
the light at the U.S. 23 merpass and
was wea' ing as he went down
Watergap.
It was reported that he went
through the Lancer red light over
100 miles an hour and ofliccr.;
backed off a<; he v.as gomg too fast
as he approached the Jenny Wile)'
Amphitheater.
Taylor said that Mollett could
not negotiate the curve at the speed
he was driving and slammed into
the guard rail near the Jenny Wiley
Golf Course, and flippc::d the: vehi·
cle and hit a tree. Taylor stated that
the vehicle hit the tree ncar the band
end of the cap, causing the tntck to
stand on its front. When IX>lice
pulled up short!) aftcr.,ards,
~1ollett ''a.. . crawling out the "in·
dow still tr)ing to get av.a) .
The incident was captured on
\ideo sur.eillance tape but Mollett
still rejected the pretrial oftcr. opting to go to trial. Ho\\C\er, he \\COt
before the jury before selection and
thre\\ himself on the mercy of the
court, pleading guilty to firstdegree fleeing and evading police.
three count'> of tit~t-dcgrec wanton
endangerment and one court of driving under the inllucncc. A bkxxl
test revealed that Mollett had alcohol and Valium in his system.
Mollett will be sentenced on
Feb. 28.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
8, 2003 • A9
Patton hasn't made case for new taxes
by CHARLES WOLFE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
The
Senate has no visible senti~ ment for raising ta:\es. and
Gov. Paul Patton needs to
make deeper cuts in spending.
especially on contracts and in
state employment, two top
Senate leaders said Tuesday.
At a minimum, they said,
the governor should immediately cut $144 million to keep
the state out of the red for the
fiscal year that ends June 30.
The General Assembly could
then take action to cover the
second year of the budget
C) cle, for which a $365 million shortfall is projected.
Patton "at least needs to
come up with a plan to balance
this fiscal year budget,"
Senate
President
David
Williams told reporters. "It's
just a matter of numbers that
three-quarters of this fiscal
year is gone by the time we
can do anything."
Patton spokesman Terry
Sebastian said the governor
"is pleased that Senate leadership has agreed to participate
in the process of achieving a
budget for the current biennium."
Patton has been running the
state since July 1 without a
budget because the 2002
General Assembly failed to
pass one. Patton, by adopting
his own spending plan, "has
already assumed the responsibility for keeping expenditures in line with resources
during the current fiscal year,"
Sebastian said.
The
state's
faltering
finances proved the dominant
topic on the opening day of
the General Assembly's 30day, off-year session.
"The revenue situation is
the worst it's been in 50
years,"
Senate
Majority
Leader Dan Kelly told fellow
Republicans in a caucus meeting.
In a news conference afterward, Kelly and Williams said
Patton has not made the case
for raising taxes.
Williams said "there is
presently no sentiment" in the
Senate for raising taxes but
that could change. "There
could be intervening circumstances that could require
additional revenue," Williams
said, citing a war in the
Middle East as an example. "It
is the responsible thing to
always leave every option
open," he said.
In fact, Patton has avoided
advocating a specific action,
such as raising taxes or legalizing casinos, to raise state
revenues. He said he would
collaborate with legislators on
a plan for shoring up the
state's finances but that his
job is to keep the books balanced, making cuts where necessary.
Among
his
economy
moves, Patton ordered 1,000
state jobs to be eliminated
through attrition. Kelly said
2,000 to 3,000 jobs might
have to be cut, and Williams
said that might require layoffs.
"There is no absolute guarantee to employment when
you work for anybody,"
Williams said. "Major corporations have to downsize .... If
the right opportunity presents
itself, government has to
downsize."
He said the legislature
would prefer to do it through
attrition, but "it might be necessary to lay some employees
off. We're not ruling that out."
In addition, Kelly said
spending on personal service
contracts could be cut by $100
million. He said spending now
totals $350 million per year.
Patton this week defended
contracting. He said it actually
was a classically Republican
approach to farm out government services to private individuals rather than enlarging
the bureaucracy.
Opening day and the balance of the week were devoted
to internal organization matters. Legislators take a break
after Friday, returning to the
Capitol on Feb. 4 for 26 days
of actual legislating. The session is to end March 25.
Court approves county clerk's budget
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estimated 2003 budget will rest
at just over $8.6 million, according to a proposal offered to the
fiscal court Monday.
The court voted to approve
the $8,644,430 budget, which
foresees the largest expenditures
going to state payments for
motor vehicle usage tax and payments to other districts for tangible property tax, during a special-called meeting Monday
morning.
Payment to the state for vehicle usage tax will be an estimated
$3.3 million, approximately $1
million shy of constituting half
the expenditures within the overall budget.
Property taxes for other districts will demand just over $1.28
million and delinquent taxes to
be paid to those districts were
figured at $639,620, according to
Waugh's proposal.
Other state payments relating
to motor vehicles in the upcoming year will include $873,464
for property tax and another
$845,249 for licenses and transfer fees.
The county will also expect to
pay $109,776 in delinquent taxes
to the state in 2003, while paying
$113,020 in delinquency to the
fiscal court, according to the
budget summary.
Personal property taxes anticipated for payment to the fiscal
court rest at $355,744.
Other payments to the fiscal
court - which include occupational licenses, deed transfers,
beer and liquor licenses and fire
acreage tax - will combine to
cost the clerk's office $46,858.
Expenditures to the county
attorney are slated at $132,873,
while payments to the sheriff are
figured at $22,727.
Waugh also included an esti-
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county from licensing and taxes,
estimated at over $8.3 million.
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come from revenue collected
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mate for his gross salary in
Monday's proposal at $65,766,
with an expense account of
$3,600. Salaries for deputy
clerks, according to the budget,
would combine for $528,128 and
$45,708 is to be used toward
employee Social Security benefits.
The fiscal court set a a maximum salary cap for the clerk's
office just after approving the
2003 budget on Monday, setting
the amount at $566,844.60. The
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assistants and other employees
and included amounts paid for
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and wages, overtime wages,
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Waugh included $528,128 in
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Phone: (606) 886-8506
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Youth Basketball: Osborne signups
, B'ball Roundup • page 3B
tll South Floyd Page • page 4B
fJI Classifieds • page 5B
Little Eagles Basketball sfgnups will be held now through Friday at Osborne
Elementary in conjunction with the Rainbow Junction FRC (Family Resource Center). A parent
or guardian wilt need to bring a proof of insurance. Students eligible to play are boys and girls
in grades K-4.
"The .ilE.SI source for local and regional sports news"
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Prestonsburg
wrestler
Heath Chaffin
made the pin
on an opponent
COMMENTARY
• Gambling
with athletics,
families
RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. -The
Prestonsburg Wrestling Club traveled to West Virginia to participate
in the Jackson County Invitational
last week. Prestonsburg finished
by BILLY REED
•
P'burg club wrestlers
place· in W.Va. event
TIMES STAFF REPORT
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Email: sports@ftoydcountytlmes.com
The new session of Kentucky's
General Assembly will confront the
most vexing moral conundrum in its
history. The state is in such horrible
shape financially that even education is
no longer immune to cuts. The easiest
and quickest fix would be to legalize
casino gambling at race tracks and
other locations. But
more gambling
means more addicts
on welfare and
more broken
homes.
So what's a poor
legislative body to
do?
It should be
noted that
hypocrisy has long been a way of life in
Kentucky.
Even as our ministers and right-wing
religious zealots decry the evils of
liquor, tobacco, and gambling, the state
government has depended at least partly
on the taxes from those endeavors to
provide needed services for the public.
But now, even though consumption
of liquor and tobacco has been sbarply
reduced by the politically-correct movement, our legislators, in their infinite
llth out of the 36 participating
teams. One Prestonsburg grappler
finished first and two others placed
second.
Nick Chaffm finished first in the
(See P'BURG, page two)
H.S. BASKETBALL
COCA COLA CHAMPS
Betsy Layne
follows up
south trip with
win over Phelps
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PHELPS- Betsy Layne's boys' varsity basketball team returned home
from a trip to Florida last week and
just days later went back to work on
the hardwood of the 15th Region with
a game against
Phelps. The
Bobcats traveled to
Pike County and
went away with a
78-59 victory.
Betsy Layne.
after leading 12-ll
at the end of the
first quarter, held
8 B. Newsome
on to the lead and
never trailed at the
conclusion of any of the four periods.
The Bobcats were in the driver's
seat at the half, leading 35-25. After a
more competitive third period, Betsy
Layne blew the game wide open, fin-
(See REED, page three)
SIDELINE SHOTS
Woody would
be proud
(See TRIP, page two)
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
fi
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Oh, I bet Woody was looking down
on the jubilant Ohio State crowd Friday
night in Tempe. Arizona. All Ohio State
fans in attendance celebrated a 31-24
double-overtime win over the topranked Miami Hurricanes. And what
more deserving
coach to revive
Ohio State's national championship
prominence than
Jim Tressel.
The Ohio State
coach took the
somewhat long road
to D-1 football. He
came to Columbus
and the Horseshow from Youngstown
State where he led that school's football
program to four 1-AA national titles.
I can just see legendary college
coach Woody Hayes out in snow, baseball cap, short sleeve shirt, tie and no
coat. The tough, gritty grid coach
seemed to favor cold weather.
Hayes is one of my favorite all-time
college coaches.
An Ohio State-Michigan football
video detailing the two school's long
photo by Steve LeMaster
Tournament MVP Michael Hall (10) led teammates In accepting the Coca Cola Hoops Classic championship trophy. South Floyd's Tyler Hall and Steven Stanley were named to the all-tournament team.
RAIDERS
rAKE CocA
Cou uooPs Cuss1c
WYMT tourney next stop
for South Floyd boys
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BUCKLEYS CREEK - The
basketball machine that is South
Floyd rolled forward Saturday
night with a 68-63 win over host
Pike Central in the championship
game of the Coca Cola Hoops
Classic.
Senior Michael Hall, the eventual toumament MVP, scored a
game-high 26 points and teammate Tyler Hall chipped in 20 in
the South Floyd victory.
The Raiders trailed the host
Hawks 34-31 at the half. Coach
Henry Webb's team outscored
Pike Central 21-14 in the third
period and 16-15 in the final stanza en route to the championship.
"This was a good tournament
Post play leads
Bears past ALC
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - No. 23 Pikeville
College got 47 points and 34 rebounds
from its four inside players and rolled
past Alice Lloyd College 81-56
Saturday afternoon.
Seniors Amanda Collins and Teccoa
Gallion both turned in double-doubles
in the win. Collins had 16 points and 10
rebounds, while Gallion had 13 points
and 13 boards on the day she moved
past Autumn Damron into ninth place
on the all-time scoring list.
Gallion now has 1,472 points.
Bench play also came up big as well.
Sophomore forward Amelia Cody had
I 0 points and eight rebounds, while
sophomore Ashley Damron had eight
points as well.
Those four helped the Lady Bears
control the glass. pulling down 50 com-
(See RAIDERS. page two)
(See ALC, page two)
(See SIDELINE, page two)
i
photo by Steve LeMaster
Allen Central center Brad Pack
defended
Lawrence County
senior forward
Steven Driver.
Driver scored 44
points in the consolation game
against the
Rebels, but Allen
Central held on
for the win.
COCA COLA HOOPS CLASSIC
Rebels beat
Lawrence County
for third place
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BUCKLEYS CREEK - Allen Central
squared off with Lawrence County Saturday
night, a team which took three-time defending
photo by Steve LeMaster
(See REBELS, page three)
The Allen Central boys' varsity cheerleaders took second-place honors in the
cheerleadlng competition portion of the Coca Cola Hoops Classic.
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JANUARY
8, 2003
T HE fLOYD C OUNTY T IMES
Reed
• Continued from p1
wisdom. refuse to increase the
cigarette tax, which is so low in
Kentucky that's it's ludicrous.
So far, they also have refused
to approve slots at race tracks or
land-based gambling casinos.
However. considering the
strong, but stupid, prejudice
against raising taxes. that leaves
increased gambling, like it or
not, as the most viable way to
staunch the flow of Kentucky
entertainment dollars into the
casinos of Indiana and Ohio.
The financial impact of
Wallace Wilkinson's baby, the
state lottery, has been reduced
by competition from surrounding states, and the Kentucky lottery figures to take another hit
when Tennessee begins its lottery.
Tax revenue from racetracks'
pari-mutuel handle continues to
drop because so many Kentucky
gambling dollars are being
diverted to Indiana and Ohio.
The racetracks claim they need
an exclusive franchise for slots
to compete with the casinos and
remain at the top of the game.
They point to slots as the salvation of racing in West Virginia,
Delaware, and other states.
Racing purists hate to see
slots at the track. They believe
the public should understand
that their game deserves to be
supported because it offers a
much fairer gambling proposition and a superior esthetic
experience.
Yet that sort of thinking
ignores the hard, cold truth
about today's gamblers: They
want non-stop action and instant
gratification. The heck with
fresh air, beautiful horses,
and courageous jockeys. That's
just for sentimental old fools.
Simulcasting, by which
patrons in Kentucky or Indiana
can bet on televised races from
around the country, has been
racing's economic salvation.
But it does nothing to promote
the sporting aspects of racing or
encourage fans to do their betting at tracks instead of offtrack, resulting in a steady
decline in on-track attendance
and gambling.
But given Kentucky's revenue crisis, much as anyone
might hate to see a state's financial stability based on various
forms of gambling, the only prudent path is to approve both
slots at the track and land-based
casinos.
While these measures might
create some new gamblers, their
main purpose will be to bring
Kentucky gambling income
back to Kentucky. Many of the
same taxpayers who are wringing their hands over Kentucky's
budget problems are blowing
thousands of dollars in Indiana
and Ohio.
So the gambling genie is out
of the bottle. The question now
is not whether it's right or
wrong, good or bad, but whether
Kentucky can level the playing
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at Jenny Wiley Chapter No. 3528, AARP, is looking for
volunteers to assist in the program.
Volunteer workers will prepare income tax forms for the
elderly and low-income taxpayer. The service is free, and
will begin at the Floyd County Library in early February.
Training for volunteers will be held on Monday, January
13, 9 a.m., at the library.
If you are interested in volunteering, call Burieta
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field by offering attractive gambling alternatives.
The General Assembly
should take the lead in establishing a new Gaming Commission
that would supervise all forms
of gamblmg in Kentucky pari-mutuel, lottery, slots. casinos, and riverboats. In this way,
the state would be able to coordinate, regulate, and formulate
a gambling plan for Kentucky.
The
State
Racing
Commission would be left to
approve racing dates, levy suspensions and fines, supervise
drug testing, and insure that racing is conducted with as much
integrity and honesty as possible.
Short of legalizing marijuana
and prostitution, and taxing the
heck out of both, this is about as
reasonable a road as Kentucky
can take, given the competition
from neighboring states and
Raiders
• Continued from p1
for us," said Webb.
The South Floyd coach is
also pleased with the successful
start his team has experienced.
"This is the best we've ever
started a season," said Webb.
The Raiders now have 10
wins on the season opposed to
just one loss. South Floyd's
only setback of the season
came against Elizabethtown in
a game played in Jeffersontown
as part of a holiday hoops
event.
South Floyd's victory over
Pike Central came just one
night after the Raiders downed
Lawrence County in the tournament semifinals.
Barry Sanders led Pike
Central with 19 points. Chase
Lyons chipped in 13 points in
off the bench. Bobby Mullins
and Ben Pugh, both starters,
finished with eight and nine
points, respectively.
Eight different Raiders
scored in the game. Jack Slone
finished the contest with eight
points and Steven Stanley
came in off the bench for four
points. Adam Tackett and
Heath Hall each had three
points apiece. Charles Ray and
Justin Hall rounded out the
South Floyd scoring with two
points each.
The next challenge for
South Floyd ( 10-1) is this
week's WYMT Classic at Perry
County Central High School.
South Floyd is the defending
tournament champion.
"We're looking forward to
going over and playing in the
WYMT tournament," added
Webb. "Its a real good tournament as well."
South Floyd beat Lawrence
County 85-81 on Friday night
to advance to Saturday's championship game.
SOUTH FLOYD (68) - M. Hall
26, T. Hall 20, Slone 8, Ray 2, H.
Hall 3, J. Hall 2, Tackett 3, Stanley
4.
PIKE CO. CENTRAL (63) Sanders 19, Williamson 5, Mullins
8, McCurry 4, Lyons 13, Lowe 5,
Pugh 9.
ALC
• Continued from p1
pared to 29 for the Lady Eagles.
The Lady Bears also had 18
assists, thanks to five each by
point guards Ashley Ratliff and
Jessica Lovell.
Alice Lloyd (4-11) had three
players in double figures. Leah
Whitley had 13 and seven
rebounds, leading the team in
both categories. Delores Jenkins
and Erica Webb had 11 each for
the Lady Eagles, who hit 8-of-
17 from the arc (47.1 percent),
thanks to Whitley's 3-of-4.
The Lady Eagles had the rarity of not making a free throw in
the game. They missed all three
tries. Pikeville, meanwhile, was
10-of-12.
Pikeville (15-4), however,
struggled from the arc, making
only one of its 10 tries.
Kentucky's pressing need for
more revenue.
But the proliferation of gambling also must be accompanied
by a plan to deal with gambling
addicts. Nobody wants to see
disadvantaged citizens squandering their grocery money on
lottery tickets or slot machines.
Yet it would be equally unfortunate to let the addicts deprive
responsible gamblers of their
opportunity to enhance the
state's coffers.
If you can't beat a movement, you might as well join it.
Why fight the inexorable tide?
So the best policy for the
General Assembly is approve a
plan that would permit slots at
the tracks and land-based casinos, provided there are provisions to regulate the industry
and provide help for gambling
addicts.
It's not an ideal solution, but
it's pragmatic. To get back into a
position of solvency, Kentucky
must find ways to keep its gambling dollars at home.
Everybody in the General
Assembly knows it. It's just a
matter of how many
have the courage and common sense to embrace it.
To contact Billy Reed, send emails to BReedll@aol.com
P'burg
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130-pound weight class for
Prestonsburg. In the first round,
the Prestonsburg grappler pinned
an opponent from Williamstown,
W.Va. in 1:40. The next opponent for Chaffin, fared even
worse. Chaffin pinned his second
round opponent in 1:25, eclipsing the first-round achievement.
In
round
three,
the
Prestonsburg wrestler defeated
an opponent from Parkersburg
South to secure a place in the
fmals. The finals saw Chaffin pin
a grappler from Pt. Pleasant,
W.Va. for the championship win.
Heath Chaffin placed second
in the 125-pound weight class. In
the first round, he pinned an
opponent from Ravenswood in
2:25. He then defeated a wrestler
from Parkersburg South in round
two and a 2002 defending state
champ from St. Mary's in the
third round. Heath Chaffin
topped the defending 119-pound
champion 5-l in convincing
fashion.
The
finals
pitted
Prestonsburg's
125-pounder
against a returning state champ
from Williamstown. It was a
hard-fought match which the
Prestonsburg grappler eventually
dropped 8-4.
Steven Thompson also finished second in his respective
weight class (145-pound).
Thompson pinned his first
round opponent from Ripley,
W.Va. in 3:20. In the second
round, Thompson faced off and
beat the number-one seed in the
145-pound division. Thompson
beat the Wirt, W.Va. wrestler4-2.
The third round saw Thompson
build up a 4-2 lead and hold on to
beat an accomplished grappler
from Pt. Pleasant.
A wrestler from Ravenswood
beat Thompson in the finals.
Another
Prestonsburg
wrestler who saw mat action in
the West Virginia event was Zach
Lafferty. Lafferty lost two
matches in the tournament, but
according to his coaches, is
working very hard and improving daily.
Shawn
Whitt,
another
Prestonsburg grappler, was
unable to participate in the tournament.
P'burg High wrestles
tonight
The Prestonsburg High
School wrestling team will host
its first meet of the new year
tonight at 6 p.m. at the gym.
Participating teams will include
the host Blackcats, Perry County
Central, Lawrence County, East
Carter and the Grundy, Va.
junior-varsity.
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ishing with a 31-16 pounding of
host Phelps in the fourth quarter.
Brent Newsome shot in a
game-high 29 points to lead
Betsy Layne. Bobo Hamilton
ended the night with 13 points
and Jordan Kidd netted 10.
Brandon Hall and Nathan
Newsome finished with eight
and seven points, respectively.
At press time, Betsy Layne
was hosting Prestonsburg in a
58th District boys'/girls' doubleheader. Results were unavailable.
Sideline
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storied football rivalry is one of
my most prized possessions.
With all the sponsors and all
the pageantry, this year's college
football bowl season went well,
better for some than others.
The Fiesta Bowl definitely
ranks as one of the top all-time
bowl games. This year's edition
being one of the biggest bowl
upsets ever in any bowl.
Here's a look at some of the
closer Fiesta Bowls.
Noteworthy Fiesta Bowls Jan. 4, 1999-Tennessee 23,
Florida St. 16
Jan. 1, 1993-Syracuse 26,
Colorado 22
Jan. 1, 1988-Fiorida St. 31,
Nebraska 28
Jan. 2, 1987-Penn St. 14,
Miami 10
Jan. 1, 1986-Michigan 27,
Nebraska 23
Jan. 1, 1985-UCLA 39,
Miami 37
Jan. 2, 1984-0hio St. 28,
Pittsburgh 23
Dec. 25, 1979-Pittsburgh 16,
Arizona 10
Dec. 25, 1978-Arkansas 10,
UCLA 10
Dec. 26, 1975-Arizona St. 17,
Nebraska 14
Dec. 28, 1974-0klahoma St.
16, Brigham Young 6
Dec.27, 1971-ArizonaSt.45,
Florida St. 38
One of my personal Fiesta
Bowls was the one played on
January I, 1991. Coach Howard
Schnellenberger 's Louisville
Cardinals rolled over the
Alabama Crimson Tide 34-7.
Charlotte and New Orleans
now have bowl games to host.
Why not Louisville?
Prestonsburg grappler Steven Thompson went for the pin and
win in a tournament last week in West VIrginia.
Attention
Prestonsburg Little League
Baseball
Election of Officers will be held
Saturday, January 11, 2003 at
1:00 in the
Adams Middle School Cafeteria
For more information:
Contact Rick Hughes
886-2232
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
HIGHSCHOOL
High School Boys'
Valley tops Johnson
Central, 62-61
•
Johnson Central stayed dose
on ~he heels of detending 15th
Reg10n Champion Shelby VaHey.
The Golden Eagles, after giving
Shelby Valley one of it:; toughest
games of the season, fell. 62-61.
Kelsey Friend led the way for
Shelby Valley (7-3) with 16 points.
Phillip Tackett scored II and
Phillip Akers chtpped in 10.
Senior Brandon Wheeler pal·ed
Johnson Central (7-3) \Vith a
game-high 28 points. Justin Woods
scored 14 point:; and Mike Walters
Magoffin Co. 75,
South Floyd 69
T IMES STAFF REPORT
•
SALYERSVILLE - After
beating South Floyd handily in a
game played in December,
Magoffin County hosted the
Lady Raiders in a game Monday
night. Magoffin County looked
to do the same Monday night.
However. South Floyd had other
ideas as they used the hot shooting of Megan Ousley and
Brandy Anderson to jump on the
host Lady Hornets and build an
early eight-point advantage.
In the end. South Floyd
would fall. 75-69.
Magoffin County fought
back after falling behind early,
and in a five-minute span that
covered the last two minutes of
the I st quarter and the first three
minutes of the second they went
on a 17-2 run that found them
leading by nine. The blistering
run was fueled largely by
eighth-graders
Ashley
J.
Howard and Michaela Howard
as they combmed for II points
during the onslaught.
The Lady Raiders fought
back and three-pointers by
Brandy Anderson and Ashley
Johnson left South Floyd trailing by three at the half, 41-38.
Magoffin County's Jamie
Adams and Michaela Howard
scored seven points apiece as
the host team outscored visiting
South Floyd 18-11 in the third
quarter and led 59-49 entering
the final frame.
During the final stanza, the
Lady Raiders tried to mount a
comeback but Magoffin junior
Savannah Howard's five points
helped stave off the rally as the
Lady Hornets came away with a
75-67 victory.
"South Floyd is a lot better
team than they were just two
weeks ago. I was extremely
pleased with the way our girls
kept their composure and did the
things we have to do to win,"
remarked Lady Hornet head
coach Neil West.
Michaela
Howard
Jed
Magoffin County in scoring
with 16 points. Jamie Adams
scored 15, Ashley Howard
added 14 and Calloray Howard
netted 11 for the L1dy Hornets.
Ousley paced South Floyd
with a game-high 24 points.
Brandy Anderson scored 16
points and Sharee Hopkins
chipped in 12.
Magoffin County improved
to 9-2 on the season with the
win.
MAGOFFIN CO. (75) -Adams
15, S. Howard 9, Shepherd 5, A.
Howard 14, C. Howard 11, M.
Howard 16, B. Manns 4, K. Howard
1.
SOUTH FLOYD (69) - Skeans
1 Ousley 24, Hopkins 12,
Anderson 16, Johnson 9, King 2, A.
Johnson 3.
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SHELBY VALLEY (62) - Akers
10, Kiser9, P. Tackett 11 , R. Tackett
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JOHNSON CENTRAL (61)WaHers 8, Hurt 2 Music 8, Adams 1,
Wheeler 28, Woods 14.
Paintsville 64,
Boyd County 47
Paintsville outscored Boyd
County in all tour quarters to win,
64-47.
Senior Ryan Jarrell led
Paintsville with a game-high 18
points. Adam Collins scored 15
points and Shane Simpkins tossed
in 12. Adam Rice and Peyton
Conley ended the game with I 0
and five points, respectively.
Senior Stuart Rutledge rounded
out the Paintsville scoring with
four points.
The two teams were tied at 16
after the first period. Paintsville led
32-25 at halftime and 45-36 at the
end of three quarters.
High Schoot Girls'
Perry Co. Central 53,
Knott Co. Central 34
Defending
14th
Region
Champion Perry County Central
won the battle of the top two
girls' basketball teams in the
region in convincing fashion. 53-
58th District champ South Floyd
to the wire just one night earlier.
After trailing 27-21 at the end of
the first quarter. the Rebels
closed the South Floyd lead to
just one at 46-45 at intermission.
Despite a school-record tying 44
points from Lawrence County
senior Steven Driver, Allen
Central hung on to post a 93-91
win in regulation.
Neil Allen was the leading
scorer for Allen Central with a
team-high 31 points. Rossi
Samons finished with 17 points
and center Brad Pack chipped in
13. Mike Slone and Austin
Francis each had II points
apiece to give Allen Central five
players in double figures for the
game.
Allen Central's Kyle Webb
and Nathan Lafferty finished
with eight and two points,
respectively.
Adam Brown, a senior transfer from Sheldon Clark. added
28 points for Lawrence County.
Allen Central was back in
action last night on the road at
Johnson Central. Results from
that game were unavailable and
will appear in Friday's edition
The Runnin' Rebels continue the
road swing Friday on the road at
district rival Prestonsburg.
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Polly .Sebastian had 17 points
and fi,e three pointers for Perry
County Central (I 0-2). The Lady
Commodores outscored Knott
Cenlral (8-2) 16-3 in the third
quarter and 30-11 in second half.
Pikeville 55,
Paintsville 49 (OT)
The Pikeville Lady Panthers
downed Paintsville 55-49 in
overtime in what could be a prelude to a 15th Region All "A"
Classic game later this season.
Sophomore
guard
Sam
Howard hit a three-pointer in
overtime to help the Lady
Panthers to the victory.
Howard scored I 0 points for
the Lad) Panthers. Her twin sister, Shawna Howard, led
Pikeville (6 5) with a game-high
18 points. Fifteen of Shawna
Howard's 18 markers came in the
first half.
Ashley Hall led Paintsville (55) in scoring. She shared gamehigh honors with Shawna
Howard, scoring 18 as well.
Jackson Co. 68,
Knott Co. Central 62
Junior center Sarah Elliott
tossed in a game-high 26 points
to lead Jackson County to the
road win over Knott County
Central, a strong contender in the
14th Region.
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Fifth place game
Magoffin Co. 66,
Pikeville 65
Coach
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Magoffin
County
Hornets
outscored Pikeville in every
quarter of the game except the
final one. However, it was
enough for the Hornets to hold
on for a 66-65 win.
Pikeville bounced back
strong in the game's final quarter, outscoring Magoffin 31-26
before falling.
Magoffin County led 15 12
at the end of the first quarter and
29-25 at halftime. The Hornets
took the third period, 11-9, holding Pikeville in single digits for
the period.
Magoffin County had three
players score in double figures,
led by Clifton Barker with 24.
Jason Arnett tossed in 13 and
point guard Colton Jayne finished with 12.
Seventh place
game
Belfry 66, Cordia 64
Cordia sharpshooter Brent
Perkins scored 24 points in the
seventh place game against
Belfry but it wasn't enough to
upend the Pirates. Three different Belfry players scored over
I 0 points, leading the Pike
County school to its first and
only win the 2003 Coca Cola
Hoops Classic.
Doug Howard finished with
18. Another Bel fry player
chipped in 22.
scored in double figures Jed by
senior forward Tiffany Slone with
25. Tonya Amburgey added 10
for the host Lady Patriots.
The two teams were tied at 10
at the end of the first period.
Jackson County led 26-22 at halftime and 52-46 after three quarters.
Shelby Valley 62,
Sheldon Clark 52
Kelli Moore led Sheldon
Clark in scoring with 12 points,
but was basically held in check as
the Lady Cards fell to Shelby
Valley, 62-54.
The two teams were tied at 11
at the end of the fJISt quarter.
Shelby Valley led 33-36 at halftime and 46-40 heading into the
fourth and final quarter.
Allen CentralJohnson Central
Monday night's Allen CentralJohnson Central game scheduled
to played at Johnson Central was
called off. the game is expected to
be rescheduled.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ALOOK AT SPORTS
UK Cats not as
fearsome as
they once were
by ED TAYLOR
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
While the college basketball
season begins to enter the serious stage (conference games)
still there are a lot of questions
out there concerning University
of Kentucky basketball. This is a
team that can be beaten on any
given night. The Cats seem to
lack the "killer" instinct and
seem not to play hard all the
time on the court.
Gone are the days when team
dreaded to play a UK team. Gone
are the days when the Cats dominated every phase of the conference and everyone else just
played for second place. Yes,
those days are gone and while
other schools in the SEC are
pressing forward with their programs, it appears the once proud
Kentucky program is going the
other way.
Recruiting is a big, big part of
the college game in all college
sports. You have to be able to
recruit quality players but fJISt
they have to be quality kids. It
seems UK has missed out on
some of the top players over the
past five to six years and it
appears that most of the blue chip
players out of high school no
longer consider Kentucky at the
top of their list of schools they
want to attend.
During the Rupp, Hall, Sutton
and Pitino eras, it was a fact that
UK was either one or two on
most of the top players in the
country. No longer! What has
happened? College basketball has
grown competition and no longer
do one, two or a dozen teams
dominate it.
When Alabama hired exCrimson Tide player, Mark
Gottfried, they made a great
choice. He has turned the T ide
into the country's number one
team and he has done it in fewer
than five years. How was this
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quality players and quality kids.
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They are ranked No. 20 and I
doubt they will move much higher after struggling against three
mediocre opponents in their last
three games.
Tennessee awaits the Cats in
Vol country tonight and it will not
be an easy task before them. They
almost never win in Knoxville.
'CANES
What a heartbreaking loss for
the Miami Hurricanes but what a
win for the Ohio State Buckeyes!
Wow! It was a great game and
what better way to settle it than in
overtime. What did you think
about the interference call? They
are still murmuring here in
Florida.
Until Friday, good sports
everyone and be good sports!
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JANUARY
8, 2003
I HE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
photos by Steve LeMaster
The South Floyd trio of Michael Hall {left), MVP, Tyler Hall (middle) and Steven Stanley (right) were named to the Coca Cola
Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team.
Raiders get
votes in AP poll
South Floyd freshman Mason Hall cut
down his part of the championship net.
BluegrassPreps.com
All A Basketball
Rankings
LOUISVILLE - South Floyd, following a championship performance in last week's Coca Cola Hoops Classic at Pike County
Central High School, received two votes in this week's Kentucky
Associated Press high school boys' basketball poll.
The top teams in the Kentuck) Associated Press high school bas
ketball polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previ
ous rankings:
1. Rose Hill
2. Mayfield
3. Frankfort
4. Saint Henry
5. Bishop Brossart
6. Corbin
7. South Floyd
8. Glasgow
9. Campbellsville
10. Carlisle County
BOYS
Rank-School
1. Lou. PRP
2. Mason Co.
3. Lex, Catholic
4. Warren Central
5. Elizabethtown
6. Apollo
7. Lou. Ballard
8. Scott Co.
(tie) Highlands
I0. Lou. Male
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6
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Others receiving votes: Rose Hill Christian 18, Wayne Co. 11, Breathitt
Co. 10, Daviess Co. 9, South LaurelS, Muhlenberg North 6, Hopkinsville 6,
Christian Co. 4, Lex. Henry Clay 2, South Floyd 2, Simon Kenton 1,
Rockcastle Co. 1.
GIRLS
Rank-School
1. Lou. Sacred Heart
2. Christian Co.
3. Clinton Co.
4. Lex. Catholic
5. Jackson Co.
6. Lou. Manual
7. Shelby Co.
8. Lou. Christian
9. West Cluter
10. Perry Central
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Others receiving votes: Ohio Co. 9, Mercer Co. 8, Muhlenberg North
7, Wayne Co. 7, East Carter 7, Lou. Mercy 7, Central Hardin 6, Central
Hardin 5, Johnson Central 5, Newport Central Catholic 5, Woodford Co. 4,
Lou. Assumption 4, Lex. Paul Dunbar 3, Lex. Henry Clay 3, Lou. Holy Cross
2, Elizabethtown 2, Rockcastle Co. 2, Apollo 2, Lou. Butler 2, Murray 1.
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8366.
&
CARS
does not run. Can be $500
Police
TRACTORS
FOR seen at. Music's TRUCKS!
Fords.
SALE. Yanmar Model Video in P'burg. 886- Impounds:
Toyotas,
Chevy's
6606.
*
Also
new
26
YM 1500 2WD Dtesel
$2500.
Model inch bicycle. asking from $500. Gov't
Surplus! 1-800-941YM1500D
4WD $60.
8777 Ext. C9817
$3100. Can Deliver.
140-4x4s
{256) 776-9435
HONDAS
FROM
2000 JEEP GRAND $500
Police
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606-523-6214. *
C9814
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830 Miscellaneous
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One of Lexington, Kentucky's leadmg technical schools has
an immediate opening for an outside Admissions
Representati ve to assist Eastern Kentucky high school
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CAll
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'
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'·,
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~
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~
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i
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800-398 9908
220-Help Wanted
HELP
WANTED:
Motorola two-way
dealership
in
KY,
Prestonsburg,
needs a experienced
radio
technician
/tower climber. Pay
equal to expenence.
Good benefit package. Only those with
experience & references need apply.
Must also have clean
driving record. Call
or
606-886-3181
(800)-445-3166
to
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GENERAL LABOR
NEEDED: at OEM
Retrofit. starting pay
$7.00 hr. Call 8749322.*
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CONTRACTOR 110-64
QUEENS
NEEDED- Elkhorn #3 BLVD., #415, FORcoal seam located in EST HILLS, NEW
Floyd
County. YORK 11375-6347
Continuous
miner
section
preferred.
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ineering, LLC for bid
information
(606)
886-1062.*
CKC
POMERANIANS first shots and
PARTTIME MAINT- wormed, $250 each.
ENANCE
MAN 358-2175.*
NEEDED
for
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es m Prestonsburg
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& Used
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&
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BRICK HOME, near
finished, 4 B.R. 3
bath, 2 car garage,
approx. 3400 sq. ft.
1/2 acre lot, near
Cedar
Trace
in
Prestonsburg city limits . For more info
606-432-1985.*
FOR SALE PROPERTY: 60 ACRES+ 3
or 4 flat, older Farm
house, above ground
heated pool with
deck. New barn.
Copperas Lick, Abbott. Call 886-0079.*
HOUSE AND FARM
FOR
SALE:
on
Spurlock
Fork,
Middle Creek. Call
886·1939.*
4 B.A. HOUSE &
LAND FOR SALE:
with
pool,
barn,
garage, Garden lot.
285-9502 after 5
p.m.*
HOMES
FROM
$10,000. Repos &
Bankruptcies.
1-3
Bedrooms.
For
800-319Listings
NEED
AFFORD- 3323 x1185
ABLE
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per Family.
No NO CREDIT OK!
Limitations! All Pre- HUD, VA FHA. CALL
Existing conditions FOR LISTINGS. 1·
800-501 1777 EXT.
0
K
CALL UNITED FAMI- 9818
LY !!!
1-800-2359209
Ext.
1057 FORECLOSED
C E 0 6 6 2 0 GOV'T HOMES! $0
OR LOW DOWNI
480-Miscellaneous TAX REPO'S &
BANKRUPTCIES!
FOR OK CREDIT FOR
FIREWOOD
SALE: Call 886- LISTINGS! CALL 1800·501·1777 EXT.
8350.
9813
DIETPILLS & VIA·
GRA!
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550-Land & Lots
$67,
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Didrex $96, Adipex NO RENT! $0 DOWN
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Need
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Health care? 9826
$59.87/mo
per
Family! No limita570-Mobile Homes
tions. All Pre-existing
conditions OK. Call 1991 FLEETWOOD,
United
Family! 14X70, 2 bedrooms,
(800)235-9209 ext 2 bath. 377-1083.
5766 CE06620
1982 FLEETWOOD,
14X80, 3 bedrooms,
TAN AT HOME
Wolff Tanning Beds 1.5 baths. 3n-1 083.
Flexible Financing
Doublewide
and
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large lot for sale: at
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495-Want to Buy
Want To Buy-40-50
acres or more, 4-5
acres level land with
or without house. In
Prestonsburg
or
Paintsville Area. 606·
642-3388. *
REAL ESTATE
530-Houses
HUEYSVILLE·
3
BEDROOM. Phone
358-4254. MondayFriday after 4 p.m.
Saturday* & Sunday
anytime.
TW0-1 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS utilities pa1d & furnished.
Lease & references
required. $300 &
$325 month, de~osit
$250. 886-3154.
course1-800-5691 BIG BEDROOM 2163 ext 310
APARTMENT,
at
Lancer in Prestons- COLLEGE DEGREE
burg. deposit requirQUICKLY!
ed. 789-4580.
Bachelor's, Master's,
Doctorate by corre630-Houses
spondence
based
upon
prior
education,
2
BEDROOM
HOUSE FOR RENT: life experience and
on Cracker Bottom short study course.
Road at Martin. 285- Not Accredited by an
Agency Recognized
3670.*
by ·he U.S. Secretary
Newly remodeled: 3 of Education. ( See
bedroom at Dwale, Free · Information
$400 month plus utili- Catalog) Call 24 hrs.
ties. 886·9246.
Cambridge
State
University
1(BOO)·
2 BEDROOM HUD 964-8316
APPROVED. located
near Wheelwright. 750-Mob. Home Movers
$365 month, 2853504.*
CRUM'S MOBILE
HOME
MOVING
2 B.A. HOUSE AT SERVICE:
HAROLD. partial fur- Dependable, Honest
nished. garage, large and Reliable, Insurfenced yard, storage ed with permits. 10
space. 886-9158.*
years experience 5
west
of
miles
NICE
2 Prestonsburg on Rt.
VERY
BEDROOM HOUSE 114, Mtn. Parkway.
near PCC. Kitchen
Call 886-6665
furnished. Lease and
reference required.
765-Professionals
$475 month, $400
deposit. 886·3154.* TURNED
DOWN
FOR SOC. SECURI·
LARGE 2 STORY TY/SSI? Free conCOUNTRY HOME on sultation. Call 1-888·
estate
size
lot. 582-3345. No fee
Located near Allen, unless we win your
on Rt. 1428, lots of case.
space,
upstairs,
downstairs, & basement. Porches, deck
Great new rates
and covered patio. for on hospitilization,
details 874-9794.*
major
medical ,
Medicare suppleHOUSE, 2 BED· ments,
cancer
ROOM kitchen fur- plans. disability
nished lease & refer- (even for coal minences required. $325 ers) and great
month, $3~0 deposit. rates on life insurance.
886-3154.
Call Billy R.
Maynard,
650-Mobile Homes
ph. 478-9500 or
478-4105.
For Sale or Rent: 2
bedroom
mobile
home with lot at
Maytown. 874-1214. ~7,70-.Repair/Services
also
For
sale
Need Computer
Washer & Dryer, livSupport???
ing room suite, breakAvailable evenings &
fast set.
weekends. Call for
an appointment.
MOBILE
2
B.R
424-4886.
HOME.: total elect.
Located
between
P'burg & Paintsville.
No pets. 889-9747 or
886-9007.
80S-Announcements
FOR LEASE LARGE
LOT FOR BUSINESS
will build to suit. Rt. 80
close
to
Mtn'.
Enterprise. 886·8366. 2 B.A. 2 BA. Mobile
Home, located at
Minnie. Appliances
included. $375 rent,
$375 dep. Also Two,
61 0-Apartments
2 B.A. 1 BA. Mobile
Homes, $350 rent,
Apartment for Rent: $350 dep. 606-478Great location In
5173.*
town, 1 bedroom, off
street
parking.
& 2 B.A.
Utilities paid, except 1
electric. Cable and TRAILERS. Yf.B.Y
HBO included. $375 QL_EAN suitable for
month, plus deposit. working men. Private,
AC, & Cent heat.
606-886-2444.
Near P'burg. No
APARTMENTS
Pets. 886·3941. *
FOR RENT
Apartments
670-Comm. Property
Available
Immediately
SMALL OFFICE IN
1 & 2 BR apts.
MARTIN (equipped
Free processing fees for beauty shop);
PARK PLACE
excellent
location
APARTMENTS
besde Rt. 80 across
Rt. 114,
from
McDonald's
Prestonsburg
$350 month, $200
Section 8 welcome.
deposit. 285-3371. *
Call (606) 886·0039
E.H.O
RENTALS
1-800-821-8139
APPLY AT 263 S. CENTRAL AVE.
No Phone Calls, Please!
E.O.E.
NOTICES
HIRING FOR 20031
GOVERNMENT JOB
OPPORTUNITY
$13.21-$28.16/Hr.
¥BENEFITS ¥PAID
TRAINING
1-800875-9078 POSTAL
EXT. 201
812-FREE
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PALLETS:
Can be picked up
behind The Floyd
County Times.
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We
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ASSEMBLING NEWSPAPERS
Part-time:
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705-Constrl!ction
ALL
TYPES:
Remodeling & additions,
garages,
decks, etc. Also concrete work.
Robie
GREETINGS FROM Johnson, Jr., call any·
LIGHTHOUSE time, 886-8896.
MANOR,
Terry &
Sharon Smith. We -}.1.0-Educational
have apartments for
rent that are effiency
GED
apartments, all utilites Get your HS equivapaid. For more info lency diploma with
call 606-886-2797.
our easy home study
The American Community
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
SERVICES
WANTED
PERMANENT REPLACEMENT EMPLOYEES
lor
Whayne Supply Company's Pikeville Branch to replace employees who are
currently on stnke against the Company.
Position AVai.IJ!b~
Maintenance Technician to perform repairs to company buildings and
equipment related to carpentry, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating
and air conditioning. At least one year of experience In maintenance or
equivalent vocational training. Ability to troubleshoot, read blueprints
and wiring schematics, etc. High school diploma or equivalent required.
Excellent benefits, including paid vacation and holidays, medical and dental
insurance, 401 K, credit union.
Applicants may apply in person at: 359 South Lanks Branch Road off US 23,
Pikeville, KY, between 9a.m.- 3p.m., Monday through Friday.
Whayne Supply Company is an Equal Opportunrty Employer.
When responding to
Personal ads that
have reference numbers, please indicate
that entire reference
number on the outside of your enve
lope.
Reference
numbers are used to
help us direct your
letter to the correct
individual.
START
DATING
TONIGHT! Have fun
meeting eligible singles in your area. Toll
Free
1-800·
ROMANCE ext. 9735
890-Legals
ADOPT
Happily married couple promises your
new born love in a
warm. wonderful caring home. Financially
secure. Legal & discreet. All expenses
paid. Please call
Germaine and Fritz.
Toll free: 1-866-2116121*
11m/1~mi.'llile•
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT
DIVISION NO. II
C.A. NO. 01-CI00423
FAMILY BANK,
FSB
PLAINTIFF
vs.
MARGIE MAYNARD, MICHAEL
VANASCO,
AND BRENDA
COLLINS
VANASCO
DEFENDANTS
AMENDED
NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Partial
Summary
Judgment and Order
of Sale of the Floyd
Circuit Court entered
on the 15th day of
July, 2002, in the
Floyd Circuit Court, in
the above
styled
action, in the principal
sum of $13,761.33,
together with interest,
costs and fees, I shall
proceed to offer for
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
9th day of January,
2003, at the hour of
9:15a.m., the following described real
estate located in
Floyd County, Kentucky, and more particularly described as
follows:
A certain tract or
parcel of land lying
and being in Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
and being more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at a
stake at the line of
William McKenzie;
thence in a easterly
direction
approxi·
rnately 80 feet to a
stake; thence in a
southerly direction 1n
a straight line approximately 160 feet to a
stake and the property line of Sam George; thence in a westerly direction approximately 80 feet in a
straight line to a
stake at the line of
William McKenzie;
thence in a northerly
direction with the line
of William McKenzie
approximately 160
feet to the stake at
the beginning, being
a lot approximately
80 x 100 feet.
Being the same
property conveyed to
Collins
Brenda
Vanasco by Margie
Maynard, by deed
dated February 14,
2000,and
recorded in Deed
Book 444, Page 435,
Floyd County Court
Clerk's Office.
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 subJ9Ct to any easements and restriclions 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 takes precedance over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFF'S
COUNSEL:
Hon. George K.
Wells
P.O. Box 1285
Paintsville,
Kentucky 41240
WILLIAMS.
KENDRICK
Master
Commissioner
P. 0. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-2812
FINDING OF NO
SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT AND
COMBINED
FINAL NOTICE
CITY OF
PRESTONSBURG
RAW WATER
INTAKE
PROJECT
The USDA, Rural
Utilities Service as
administrator
of
Appalachian Regional Commission funds
has received an
application for financial assistance from
the City of Prestonsburg. The proposed
project consists of the
construction ot a new
and larger raw water
intake structure, con-
NEED EMPLOYEES TO
WORK FOR A STEAM
CLEANING COMPANY
Must have valid drivers license
and up-to-date surface mining
papers.
Call 886-1759
Experlenca- .rot nece$881Y,
prefer to train.
r
version of disinfection
system at the Water
Treatment Plant from
Chlorine Gas to a
mixed Oxidant Systern,
and
install
sludge handling facil·
ities. This proposed
project will benefit all
of the existing users
of the Prestonsburg
City's Utilities Commission and especially
the Prestonsburg Middle School with the
elimination of the present chlorine gas disinfection system whi·
ch can be very hazardous.
As required by the
National
Environmental Policy Act,
USDA/RUS
has
assessed the patential
environmental
effects of the pro- •
posed project and
has determined that
the proposal will not
have a significant
effect on the human
environment and for
which an Environment Impact Statement will not be pre·
pared. USDA/RUS
has further deter·
mined that the location of the proposed
construction would
impact the 100-year
floodplain. It has
been determined that
there is no practicable alternative to
avoid this impact.
The basis of this
determination is as '
follows:
• The floodplain
would be impacted by
the proposed construction of the proposed project due to ·
construction within
the floodplain.
• The proposed raw
water intake by its •
very nature must be
located within the
floodplain in order to
serve the customers
of the Prestonsburg
City's Utilities Commission
• The proposed
action conforms to
applicable state and
local floodplain protaction standards.
In order to avoid or
minimize any adverse environmental impacts, the
Rural •
Utilities Service will
require the applicant
to incorporate the following
mitigation
measures into the
proposed project's
design.
• The Letter of
Conditions
shall
require the applicant
to comply with the
requirements of the
Kentucky
State
Clearinghouse Agencies as detailed by
letter to Ms. Sandra
Dunahoo of Kenvirons, Inc., dated
November 7, 2002,
and signed by Mr.
Ronald W. Cook.
• The Letter of
Conditions shall require the applicant to
comply with the requirements of the US
Fish and Wildlife
Service as requested
by letter dated July
26, 2002, and signed
by Lee A. Barclay, ~
Ph.D., Field Supervisor.
• Standard mitigation measures regarding protection of
Prime
Farmlands,
Cultural and Historic
Resources, Wetlands
and Floodplains will
remain as conditions
within the Letter of
Conditions.
Copies
of
the
Environmental Assessment can be reviewed or obtained at
USDA/Rural Devel- :-.
opment, 220 West
First St., Morehead,
Ky. 40351, Phone
(606)784·6447. For
further information,
call Joseph C. Frazier, Rural Develop-,
ment Manager at
(606)78-46447.
Federal law prohibits discrimination
on the grounds of
race, color, national
origin, religion, age,
handicap, and sex in
this program.
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•
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
•
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD
CIRCUIT COURT
DIVISION NO. I
C.A. NO. 01 -CI01178
BANKERS TRUST
COMPANY OF
CALIFORNIA,
N.A., AS
TRUSTEE FOR
AMERICAN
HOUSING
TRUST X C/0
FIRST NATIONAL
MORTGAGE
PLAINTIFF
vs.
WOODY E.
BURCHETT,
KATHY
BURCHETT,
COMMUNITY
TRUST BANK
FKA PIKEVILLE
NATIONAL
BANK &
TRUST
COMPANY AND
COUNTY OF
FLOYD
DEFENDANTS
. , NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER' S
SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Judgment and Order
of Sale of the Floyd
Circuit Court entered
on the 21st day of
November, 2002 in
the Floyd Circuit
Court, in the above
styled action, in the
principal sum of
$18,049.54, together
with interest, costs
• and fees, I shall proceed to offer for 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
9th day of January,
2003, at the hour of
9:00a.m., the following described real
estate located at 220
• Westmrnister Street,
Prestonsburg, Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
and more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at an iron
stake in the middle of
the drain approximately 75 feet SSW
of the Prestonsburg
Water Storage Tank;
thence in a southern
direction in a straight
line a distance of 113
feet to an iron stake;
thence an easterly
direction
in
the
straight line up the hill
for a distance in a
straight line up the hill
for a distance of 144
feet to an iron stake;
thence a northerly
direction in a straight
line a distance of 111
feet to an iron stake
in the center of the
drain thenoe with the
center of said drain
down the hill to the
place of beginning,
same being a dis~ lance of 136 feet
down the drain.
Being the same
property conveyed by
the Secretary of the
Department of Veterans Affairs to Woody
E.
Burchett and
Kathy Burchett, his
wife, by deed dated
April 29, 1991 , and
recorded in Deed
Book 346, Page 702,
in the records of the
Floyd County Clerk's
Office.
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, 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
fl date of sale until
•1
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
purshall
be
chaser
required to assume
and pay all Floyd
County and City of
Prestonsburg, 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 and City of
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky, real estate
taxes will be paid
from the sale proceeds.
In the event
(d)
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. Lori R. Leach
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
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-5416, Renewal
In accordance with
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that
OS Energy, Inc., P.O.
Box 2864, Pikeville,
Kentucky 41502, has
applied for renewal of
a permit for an underground coal mining
operation,
located
0.90 mile west of
Woods in
Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 1.55 surface
acres and will underlie 853.86 acres, and
the total area within
the permit boundary
will be 855.41 acres.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.25 mile East from
KY 194's junction
with KY 1428, and
located adjacent to
Cow Creek.
The operation is
located on the Lancer
U.S.G.S.
7
1/2
minute quadrangle
map. The surface
area to be drsturbed
is owned by CoalMac, Inc., Dick &
Faye
Burchett,
America Frasure and
John Gordon Goble.
The operation will
underlie land owned
by
Jimmy
Joe
Burchett, Charles &
Darvin Burchett, Brad
& Sally Goble &
Marwood Land Co.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's Prestonsburg
Regional
Office, 3140 South
Lake Drive, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653. Written comments, objections or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed with the Director,
Division of Permits,
No. 2 Hudson Hollow.
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
For Final
Advertisement:
This is the final
advertisement of the
application. All comments, objections or
requests for a permit
conference must be
received within thirty
(30) days of today's
date.
Right Fork of Daniels
Creek road's juncllon
with Old KY At. 3 and
located along Sycamore Creek. The
operation is located
on the Offutt and
Lancer U. S.G S. 7
1/2 minute quadrangle.
The application has
been filed for publrc
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's
Prestonsburg Regional Office,
3140 South Lake
Suite
6,
Drive,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653. Written
comments or objections must be filed
with the Drrector,
NOTICE OF
Division of Permits,
BOND RELEASE No. 2 Hudson Hollow,
Permit No. 836127
South.
U.S
6018
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601. All comments
{1)
In
accor- or objections must be
dance with KRS received within fifteen
350.0093, notice is
hereby given that
Melva Siding Co.,
General
Delivery,
Drift, KY 41619, has
applied for Phase 3
bond release on
Permit No. 836-6018.
The application covers an area of
approximately 2.04
acres, located .57
mile northwest of Drift
in Floyd County.
{2} The permit area
is approximately .57
mile northwest of KY
122's junction with
KY 1101, and located
along the left fork of
Beaver Creek. The
latitude is 37-29-25
The longitude is 8245-36.
(3) The bond now in
effect for the Permit is
a letter of credit bond
in the amount of
$10,000.00.
Approximately 100%
of the original bond
amount
of
$10,000.00 is included in the application
for release.
Reclamation
(4)
work
performed
includes final backfilling, grading and
seeding, completed,
Fall1996.
(5) Written comments, objections,
and requests for a
public hearing or
informal conference
must be filed with the
Director, Div. of Field
Services, # 2 Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601, by
March 3, 2003.
(6) A public hearing
on the application
has been scheduled
for March 4, 2003, at
9:00
a.m.,
the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcements Prestonsburg
Regional
Office, 3140 South
Lake Dr., Prest-onsburg, KY 41653. The
hearing will be canceled, if no request
for a hearing or informal conference rs
received by March 3,
2003.
(15) days of today's please contact Bruce
date.
Coleman. Housmg
Authority of Martin,
P.O. Box 806, Martin,
PUBLIC NOTICE KY 41649, or phone
606-285-3681.
All
The Housing Auth- proposals must be rn
ority of Martin is current HUD format
accepting Proposals and received by 2
for Management Co- p.m., local time,
nsultant for a Capital January 23, 2003
Grant Modernization The housing authonty
Program
in
the reserves the right to
amount
of refuse any and/or all
For proposals.
$222,315 00.
more
information,
To p lace
your ad
in the
Floyd County
Times
c al l
886-850 6
WEDNESDAY, J ANUARY
8, 2003 • 87
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The Brg Sandy Area Development Distnct IS recerving brd proposals for provrding Tit e Ill B, C1, and C2 Serv1ces to the elderly, s1xty years old and older, in the Big Sandy Area Development
Drstnct for frscal year 2004 through 2006, covenng the period,
July 1, 2003, lhrough June 30, 2006 Title Ill B 1s Supportrve
Serv1ces, Title Ill C1 is Senior Citizens Center Congregate Meal
Servrces, and Title Ill C2 is Home Delivered Meal Servrces.
Proposals are berng solicrted and accepted for FY04 contracts.
Contracts will be awarded tor one-year duration. The awardrng of
contracts tor FY04 will be based upon the merit of the proposals
submitted, previous program performance and/or expenence,
and the availability of funds. The awardmg of contracts tor FY05,
and FY06 will be based upon the merit of applrcation proposals
submitted. previous program performance, and the availability of
funds.
Bid Proposal Packets may be p1cked up at Big Sandy Area
Development Dr strict, 100 Resource Drive, Prestonsburg, KY
41653. All bid proposals (Original and three cop1es) must be
received at the Big Sandy Area Development District office by
4:00 P.M. EST, Wednesday, February 19, 2003.
Please direct all questions and correspondence, as well as the
onginal and three (3) copies of the proposal to: Doug Lawson, Big
Sandy Area Development District, 100 Resource Drive,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653, Phone: 886-2374 or 1-800-737 2723.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application No. 8585049, Operator
Change
lnaccordance with
405 KAR 8:010,
notice is hereby
given that Beech
Fork Processing Inc.,
P.O. Box 190, Lovely,
Kentucky
41231
intends to revise permit number 858-5044
to add an additional
operator. The operator presently approved in the permit is
Eagle Coal Company, Inc., P.O. Box
339, Lovely, Kentucky 41231. The
additional operator
will be Taurus Coal
Company, Inc., R.O.
Box 480, Lovely,
Kentucky 41231.
The operation rs
located 1.1
mile
Southeast of Odds in
Johnson & Floyd
Counties. The operation is approximately
1 mile southeast from
Everv Fridavto the Times
606.886.8506
�88 • WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
8, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Adams teams entertain Flat Gap Elementary
TIMES STAFF REPORT
C-TEAM (SIXTHGRADE) GAME
fhe Adams ~I iddlc School
C-Team tmproved to 10-2 on the
season with a 3~-21 win over
visiting rlat Gap Elementary
from Johnson County.
The
Blackcats opened in their trade
mark full-court press and led !57 at the half. In the second half.
the Blackcats opened up a commandmg 24-9 lead after three
quarter....
The C-Team Blackcats were
led in scoring b) Jod) Tackett
who racked up 25 pomts, most!)
on the strength of making 12 of
20 free thrO\\ attempts. Chris
Schoolcmft and Kyle Hall led
the Blackcats in rebounding
with five each as both played
about two quarters in the game.
Hall scored two points and
Schoolcraft added one.
Luke Sturgill. Matt Sword,
Allen Craynon, Seth Setser,
Stephen
Patrick.
Billy
Robinson, Alex Stumbo and
Austin Gearheart all played significant minutes and provided
tough defense and rebounding.
Setser scored three points,
Craynon and Sword each scored
h\O and Sturgill grabbed four
rebounds.
T) ler Gayheart had some
rough and tumble game action
before fouling out in less than
half a quarter. Adam Kimbler
scored two points on a nice
assist from Josh Craynon. Chris
Bostic con\ crted a free thro\\
after a steal and rounded out the
Rlackcat scoring ,.., ith one point.
rlat Gap l:lcmcntm y was led
in scoring by Dalton Wells with
eight points. Cody Parker with
six points and Chris Hall
chipped in fi\'e. Dave fairchild
rounded out the Flat Gap scor·
ing with two points.
4th & 5th GRADE
GAMES
In the first of two games
before the C-ream game, the
Adams 4th Grade Team of l·he
from Prestonsburg Elementary
rallied from an 11-9 deficit after
three quarters of pia) to defeat
Flat Gap by a score of 15-11.
Robbie Grigsby and Brian
Branham led the Blackcats in
rebounding with six and four
rebounds, respectively.
Andre\\ Skeens led the
Blackcats in scoring with seven
points. Branham scored four
points and Wil Allen netted
three. Grigsby scored one.
Jesse Mullins led Flat Gap in
scoring with five points, and
Nick Tackett added four.
This was the first game of the
year for the Adams fourth-grade
team.
In the second of two games
before the C-Team game, the
Adams 5th Grade Team fell 249 to a much taller Flat Gap
Elementary team.
The 5th
Grade Blackcats were led in
scoring by Wil Allen with seven
points. including a three-point
field goal. Austin McKinney
scored 2 to round out the scoring
for Adams. Cody Parker, a star
on the Paints\ ille Little League
diamond last c;eason. led Flat
Gap with 10 points. The fifthgrade team dropped to 4-2 on
the SeilSOn.
Attention .trea grade :;chool
and m1ddle school teams. Send
your scores to The lloyd
County Times. l·ax: 606 8863603. phone: 606/886-8506, or
email:
sportsl?l/floydcounty
times.com.
Adams'
Wil Allen
and
Andrew
Skeens
went after
the loose
ball
against
Flat Gap.
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SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
Featur·es Editor
Kathy Pr·ater
Phone: (606) 88<H>506
Fa.'I:· (606) 886-3603
Members:
Associated Pre.\.'
Kelllucky Press .-\.ssociation
National Nezcspaper A~'OCiation
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s
INSIDESTUff
II Adams Middle • page 2C
t1 Clark Elementary • page 2C
~Duff Elementary • page 2C
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Our yesterdays • page 2C
School happenings • page 2C
New Arrivals • page 4C
'A Christmas Misadventure'
-PAGE 3C
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POISON OAK
Warm up
·your life
~Walking
around in
my memory
Beginning a new year as
a columnist can be as intimidating as the uncertainty of
the year itself. It reminds me
of the way I felt when I was
ten years old, and Dad
would send me to hunt the
cow. I'd crawl through the
• drawbars, fearing I'd meet
up with three or four of
Sonny Stafford's spirited
horses. Apprehensive or not,
though, I
knew I had
to continue. As a
writer
(well, sort
of, anyway), I
can't help
Clyde Pack
but feel a
bit of pres• sure, thinking readers might
be expecting a little more
effort than usual on my part.
Then again, those who
read this column, regularly,
have likely learned not to
expect too much of anything.
Anyway, by the time this
sees print, we'll be more
than a week into 2003; time
enough to have marked out a
dozen checks that I've accidentally misdated; time
enough to have received 10
or 12 unsolicited mail-order
~ catalogs; time enough to
have gotten a dozen or so
calls from telemarketers,
selling everything from aluminum siding to light bulbs,
guaranteed to bum for 20
years. On a national and
Whether you live in a part
bf the oountt)' where it's chilly
-or just experiencing the afterholiday doldrums, Jan~ i$ a
~tf¢ct time to wann up.
But with the right approach.
you can make it through
January feeling warm as toast,
and stay healthy~ too. Try th.e$e
tips.
Whoever chose Jat1ua:ry ·as
National Soup Month bad the
right i~ Spooning your way ·
through a bowt of hot soup is
the perf«:t way to ward off
chiUs. Wbat's more, a soup
course starts -a meal off right by
easing hunger pains immedi~
atelY. Tbat lets you take a calnl,
ratio~ apptoach when you
move t<> the mtlin ooursfil. So11p
, al$0 makes agreat betWeen~
meal snack:.
CUrling up beneath a com-
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Enjoying an "Old Christmas" afternoon at the Samuel May House this past Sunday were, standing, from left to right:
Dr. Robert Perry, curator, Alice Howard, Sam Hatcher, Clyde Burchett, Lana Guerrant, Jim Reed, Garnett Fairchild,
Audra Slocum, Julie Walz, Jim Spencer, Eve May, Donna Collins, nm Harris (partially hidden), Lee Harris, and Rebecca
Haywood. Sitting/kneeling, from left to right are: Rose Price, Julio Guerrant, and Phil Price.
'old world'
Christmas
Family
1
presence
makes a
difference
(See FAMILY, page three)
· bOthers you, consider noncaffeina~ed vtuieties such as
herbal teas..And remember that
tea. like soup~ ~n help you eat
sensibly\>.y pt"Qviding a flavorful yet low~fat source of satis~
, faction.
It's understandable that we
want to '"hibemate" when day~
light 1s s~rce, but long periods
of inactivity will only make
you coi®t. (.t:lint when idcles,
start formin& on yow nose, it's
time to turn off the TV and get ·
moving.) 'try to schedule a car~ ,·
dio workout like walkqlg• or·
i:tation~'-bik6rlding at least ,
N
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FEATURES EDITOR
LOCAL NEWS
As you know, the
Department of Education
encourages parents and families to be regularly involved
• in school. We also want to
encourage you to get
involved in the improvement
process at your school. This
is the time of the year when
schools are monitoring the
implementation of their
Comprehensive School
Improvement Plans (CSIP),
which were approved by
each School Based Decision
Making (SBDM) council
last spring. It is very common for schools to modify
their current improvement
plans for the current year
after analyzing their most
recent test results, which
they received in September.
Most school districts have
their school's CSIPs posted
on the district's web page.
You can access the district
and school improvement
plans at this address
http://www.kde.state.ky.us/ol
si/conp/default.asp.
We encourage you to
become familiar with the
goals of your school and to
help organize parents to be a
resource to achieve these
goals. For example, if a
forter with a cup Of tea~now
there~sa warming technique
straight om of a Norman
Rockwell ~inting. If caff~ine
by KATHY J. PRATER
(See OAK, page three)
•
~
photo by Kathy J . Prater
Rebecca Haywood entertained visitors to the Samuel May
House with angelic tunes played on her harp. The soft music
added just the right touch to setting an "Old Christmas" tone
throughout the home.
"Old Christmas," traditionally observed in
times past on the sixth day of January, was celebrated in style this past Sunday afternoon at the
Samuel May House. The newly renovated mansion was tastefully decorated for the holidays and
several members of the "Friends of the Samuel
May House" were on hand to receive visitors
throughout the day.
Delectable treats such as old-fashioned pumpkin rolls, ginger and shortbread cookies and
spiced apple cider were offered to all as folks
mingled throughout the home, pausing to admire
the stately Christmas tree on display in the
home's front parlor and to enjoy the music of a
local music educator's harp.
The Christmas tree was tastefully decorated in
the "old" style with gingerbread boy ornaments
and wooden "Star of David" stars. Holiday
greenery, candles, ribbons and bows adorned the
parlor's mantle as well as the staircase banisters,
but perhaps the most impressive decorations were
the laughter and smiles of those who spent the
afternoon in fellowship and enjoying one another's company. Dr. Robert Perry, curator of the
home, was present for the event, much to the
delight of old friends and visitors who have
missed his frequent presence of late due to a
recent bout of severe illness.
"We're really happy to have him (Dr. Perry)
here with us today," said Jim Spencer, a staunch
supporter of the historic home. "We're still working hard to make a way to have the home open
for longer hours and for more days of the week a
(See CHRISTMAS, page four)
TAX INFORMATION
AARP needs
volunteers
for Tax Aid
program
Burieta Gearhart, coordinator for
the Tax Aid Program at Jenny Wiley
Chapter No. 3528, AARP, is looking
for volunteers to assist in the pro-
gram.
Volunteer workers will prepare
income tax forms for the elderly and
low-income taxpayer. The service is
free, and will begin at the Floyd
County Library in early February.
Training for volunteers will be
held on Monday, January 13,9 a.m.,
at the library.
If you are Interested In volunteerIng, call Burleta Gearhart, at 8862272.
·m' s Komer: Aging gracefully
While passing the time last
Saturday evening, I came upon
a magazine with an article
titled "Still Rockin". The photos that graced the page alongside the writing definitely
caught my attention.
They were aJI then and now
photos of rock stars who were
very popular during my youth,
and odd as it may seem still
popular to this day.
For instance, the likes of
Mick Jagger, Cher, Eric
Clapton, Paul McCartney and
Rod Stewart, to name a few,
were pictured, and I must add
looked even better now than
they did then.
Who cares if they have to
sip Geritol before taking the
stage today, they ain't lost
their touch and that's a fact.
Sure there are reports of the
occasional nips and tucks, and
lifts to portions of some of
their bodies. But talk about
giving credit where credit is
due, and these folks deserve
some outstanding credit. Not
many people can hold on to
the spotlight for the time these
individuals have. Nor, can others master the art of re-inventmg themselves like good ol'
Cher has over the years.
To think Paul McCartney is
60 years of age, Cher, 56, Eric
Clapton, 57, and good ol' Mick
about to hit 60, it's amazing!
Imagine the fact these people
are about to collect their Social
Security and yet they can still
fill an arena, and bring down
the house with their tunes, why
it's just awesome.
(See KORNER, page four)
�C2 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
8,
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICES
CENTER
• Center distributes school
activity calendars and newsletters on the last day of each
month to all students. Parents
please be ad\ ised 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, Michelle
Keathley. Assistant coordinator. Sheila Allen.
Center
offers services to students
regardless of income. Center
telephone: 886-9812.
2003
ALLEN CENTRAL
MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH
SERVICE CENTER
*Each Monday, 8:30-9:25
a.m.. "Respect Class,'' for 7th
grade girls.
**Collect
Food
City
receipts and turn them in to
home room reachers.**
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
LI :30 a.m. Instructor: Linda
Bailey
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
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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 478 5550. 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. 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 TO
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
• School is collecting Food
City receipts that will be used
toward receiving free computers and other educational
items.
Please send your
receipts to school with your
child or drop them off at the
Family Resource Center, or the
school's front office. Any help
with this valuable school project is very appreciated.
MAY VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
• 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; and more. Must call
the FRC at 285-0321 for an
appointment. Donna SamonsBartrum, FRC Director.
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
turn 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 i!l
FRC each Monday and
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 377-2678 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
• *PES is collecting Food
City receipts. Have your child
turn in receipts to their homeroom teachers. Community
members may also turn in
receipts to the school office or
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
• Jan. 10 - First aid and
safety classroom presentations.
• Jan. 14- Epidemics class(See SCHOOL, page three)
•
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and
60 years ago.)
budget... Funeral services were held,
Thursday, for a Floyd County man and his
I 0-year-old daughter who were killed,
aan. 13,andjan. 15, 1993)
Sunday, in a car crash at Hueysville.
Denzil Ray Hall, 38, of Allen, and his
Though he is confined to a wheelchair daughter, Olivia Nikole Hall, died of their
and unable to speak, Floyd County Board injuries at the scene of the crash. Karen
member, Tommy Boyd, was sworn in to Duff Hall, Denzil Hall's wife, and the
his second term at his home Friday, where child's mother, who was also in the vehihe is recovering from a stroke. By offfi- cle, remains hoSpitalized in critical condicially taking his seat on the board, Boyd tion at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington,
may have paved the way for state board West Virginia. Classes were cancelled at
action on charges of misconduct, filed by Duff Elementary Thursday where Nikole
Education
Commissioner
Thomas Hall was a fifth grade student, and where
Boysen. Boysen charged Boyd, last her mother is a fourth grade teacher. The
November, with misconduct in office, accident occured Sunday on KY 550
alleging Boyd had tried to influence the when Hall's Ford Bronco II crossed into
hiring of a school employee for the New the west bound lane, plunged over a 65Horizon Youth Service Center in Betsy foot cliff, made impact with the railroad
Layne. Boyd was sworn in by Deloris tracks below, and came to a final rest in
Dingus, finance officer for the Floyd the
Right
Fork
of
Beaver
County Fiscal Court, at his home around Creek ... Commonwealth Attorney Jerry
1 p.m., Friday. Dingus said Monday that Patton made his reelection campaign offiseveral witnessed the swearing in, and cial when he filed last week to run in the
Boyd had "made his mark" on the offfi- May Primary. Patton is seeking his seccial documents ... Floyd County schools ond term as commonwealth attorney. The
chief Steve Towler has filled a newly-cre- race for the Mayor of Prestonsburg has
ated position of budget director with an expanded with the second Prestonsburg
independent consultant from Lexington. City Councilman tossing a hat into the
David Ryan Johnson, whose wife, Janet ring. George P. Archer of Prestonsburg,
Reed, is from Drift in Floyd County, announced his intentions to seek the city's
begins work today, Wednesday, at the dis- highest office, Tuesday. Archer joins feltrict's central office. Johnson's duties will low councilman Jerry Fannin in a bid for
include being an "advisor"' to the board that office ... Several hours of grueling
and the superintendent, Towler said deliberation greeted jurors, Thursday, in
Tuesday..."He's actually not going to United States District Court in Pikeville,
supervise anyone," Towler said. "He's before they returned a verdict of guilty
going to be working with the people, he's against Jeffrey Mullins, the man accused
going to be an information provider and of robbing a Prestonsburg bank twice in
an information dispenser and an advisor less than two weeks after a four-day trial.
on the budget. He'll be an advisor on the Mullins, 34, formerly of Hi Hat, had been
budget. He'll be an advisor to the board accused of robbing the North Lake Drive,
and to me. He wjl} not have any final Prestonsburg branch of the Bank
say." ... Elvis has left the county. Floyd Josephine on June 26 and July 8 of last
Countians, like stamp collectors and fans year, threatening bank tellers and patrons,
of the King all over the country, turned and stealing a total of $12,669 ... Members
out in droves, Friday, in an effort to buy of the Big Sandy Labor-Management
the United States Postal Service's new Committee met in Prestonsburg,
commemorative Elvis stamp, quickly Thursday,
with
Floyd
County
depleting the limited supply and leaving Development
Authority
Executive
postal workers all shook up. Although Director Darrell Gilliam to discuss an
300 million Elvis stamps were printed ini- upcoming comprehensive employment
tially, post offices everywhere quickly survey of the five-county area. The Big
sold out, prompting the postal service to Sandy Labor-Management committee is a
print 200 million more... Mayor Ann Latta non-profit organization formed in 1987
delivered her State of the City address to with matching grants from the Kentucky
the Prestonsburg City Council at its reg- Labor Cabinet's Office of Laborularly scheduled meeting on Monday Management relations. It is made up of
evening, declaring, in essence, that these more than 30 representatives of both
are both the best of times and the worst of labor and management in Floyd, Pike,
times. "Last January," Latta said, "I Martin, Johnson and Magoffin counties,
warned that 'caution should be the fiscal and is dedicated to educating managers,
byword for the coming year.' Those workers and the general public about the
words have proven to be prophetic." Latta current state of labor relations in the Big
said that although the city's economic cli- Sandy area.... Kentucky State Police are
mate is good, with a number of new busi- investigating a string of incidents aimed
nesses, a higher employment rate and a at the acting Wheelwright police chief
stable economy, the county's landfill which include a death threat anu Lhe vanwoes have seriously depleted the city's dalism of the chief's personal vehicle.
Ten Years Ago
Acting police chief Bob Moore found a
note in his police cruiser last month which
said "Moore will die tonight." Moore
reported the threat to KSP, and trooper
Jeff Anderson is investigating the matter,
said KSP Captain Bob Forsythe. Forsythe
said if anyone is prosecuted in the case,
the charge would be terroristic threatening ... A Bevinsville
woman
died
Wednesday from injuries suffered in a
weekend accident at Buckingham.
According to a report filed by Trooper
Jeff Anderson of the Pikeville Post of the
Kentucky State Police, the accident
occurred when Richard Adkins, 46, of
Stone, driving west on Kentucky 122,
crossed the center line. Adkins apparently
struck an eastbound vehicle driven by
Lorenza Smallwood, 49, of Bevinsville,
head on. Helen Smallwood, 43, a passenger in the Smallwood vehicle, who had
extensive injuries was transported to the
University of Kentucky Medical Center
in Lexington, where she was pronounced
dead at approximately 7:35 a.m.,
Wednesday... There died: Denzil Ray Hall,
38, of Allen, Sunday, at Hueysville, from
injuries sustained in an automobile accident; Olivia Nikole Hall, 10, of Allen,
daughter of Karen Renee Duff Hall and
the late Denzil Ray Hall, from injuries
sustained in an automobile accident;
Moverine C. Goble Lewis, 57, of New
London, Ohio, Saturday, at her residence;
Mitchell Huff, 79, of Garrett, Friday, at
the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Lexington; Martha Mae Branham Miller,
90, of Prestonsburg, Friday, at Riverview
Manor Nursing Home; Frankie L.
Bentley, 51, a native of Estill, and a
Peninsula, Virginia, Saturday, Jan. 2;
Wanda Faye Wicker, 54, of Mousie,
Sunday, at her home; Goldie Irene Miller,
71, of Drift, Monday, at St. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington; Melinda Tackett
Hamilton, 71, of Harold, Saturday, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center;
Winford Howell, 67, of Wayland, Sunday,
at Our Lady of the Way Hospital; Ishmael
H. Hayes, 88, of Ironton, Ohio, Friday, at
his home; Arnold Roberts,
64, of
Pikeville, January 12, at Pikeville; Leda
A. Osborne, 62, of Hi Hat, Tuesday, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center;
Johnnie Warren, 75, of Wurtland,
December 22, at Grant Medical Center,
Columbus, Ohio.
Twentv Years Ago
aanuary 12, 1983)
Prudent investments by board of education treasurer, Ray Brackett, helped
keep the Floyd County school district in
the black last year, an auditor told the
board last Wednesday... Members of the
Floyd County Fiscal Court learned of
allegations that unnamed persons want to
see the system destroyed, when they met,
Thursday, to appoint a new commission
to oversee the county's troubled solid
waste system...The tragedy-ridden career
of Roy Boleyn, 31, former Floyd County
resident and state police trooper, as the
trooper's life, may have come to an end,
last Tuesday, when he was critically
wounded during a gunfight on Glomaur
Hollow, near Hazard, in which three persons died ... There died: Fannie Tuttle, 71,
of Garrett, last Wednesday, at Our Lady of
the Way Hospital; Arvel Bryant, 51, of
Melvin, Monday, at his home; Emmitt
Hamilton, 70, of Teaberry, Monday, at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital; Oscar
Reynolds, 70, of Goble-Roberts Addition,
Tuesday, in Mount Vernon; Minnie Vance
Tackett, 76, of McDowell, last
Wednesday, at McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital.
~
~
Thinv Years Ago
Ganuary 10, 1973)
The Floyd Fiscal Court cannot, under
the new home rule law, enact legislation
to protect landowners, from provisions of
the old "broad form" deeds, the Attorney
General's office said this week... A number of burglaries in the county marred the
first week of the new year, and continued
a rash of similar crimes, which began
over the holidays ...The move recently initiated by the City of Allen to annex territory occupied by the area known as New
Allen, met last week, with opposition
from 330 New Allen residents ...A Winter
Weekend for Artists and Photographers
will be held at Jenny Wiley State Park,
January 26-27 ... Bom: A son, Michael Ray
Dunfee Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ray
Dunfee, of Garrett, on Dec. 9; a daughter,
Monica Grace, to Sgt. and Mrs. Elman
Blair on December 16, in Phoenix,
Arizona; a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs.
Danny Slone, of Garrett, Jan. l; a son to
Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Mullins, of Hall,
Jan. 5, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Parsons of Harold, on Jan. ? ...There died:
Russell Sizemore, 85, Sunday, at his
home in West Prestonsburg; Mrs. Sadie S.
Hicks, 65, of David, Sunday, in a
Lexington hospital; Willie King, 81, •
Friday, at his home at Melvin; William H.
Jones Jr., 58, January 1, at his home, here;
Mrs. Aggie H. Estepp. 88, Monday, at her
home here; Mrs. Kansa C. Samons, 70, of
Martin, Sunday, at a Martin hospital;
Robert Lee Osborne, 58, ofTipp City, 0.,
formerly of Melvin, Jan. 2, at a Dayton,
0., hospital; Mrs. Linda A. Hunter, 80,
Thursday, at her home in Martin; W. L.
Bentley, formerly of this county, Dec. 29,
in Dallas, Texas; Frank Hall, 54,
Thursday, at his home at Harold; Mrs.
(See YESTERDAYS, page three) lf
�•
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
8,
2003 • C3
Critter Corner: A Christmas Misadventure
Critter Corner
Bv DR. CAROL CoMes-MORRIS, DVM
"Kappl."
Kelly Adams, a friend of
Kappi's says that she guesses that Kappl
saw all the animals in the manger as she
was decorating for Christmas and decided that she wanted In tool
Kappl
belongs to Katbird Isaac.
Last week I wrote about the miraculous rescue of the little Beagle
trapped underground in a mine break
in Letcher County. I promised then to
tell the tale of the misadventures we
had when we tried to go take a look at
the site of the accident. I'm not sure
how even the simplest thing can tum
into such a disaster for us, but we
seem to have a knack.
We got a call concerning the missing dog on Wednesday morning, two
days after the incident occurred, asking for advice. Everyone in the clinic
began to brainstorm about possible
rescue attempts. Wefve pulled animals out of some pretty hairy situations, but this was beyond our scope.
For one thing, we weren't entirely sure
what the site of the accident looked
like, so it was hard to think in practical
terms. We tossed the idea around, and
before long we had pretty much decided that someone needed to go up there
and get a good look. A call to Bill
Tussey, who is my assistant, Teresa's,
father, and has sort of become my
adopted dad, revealed that he knew the
general area where the dog was
trapped, and would take us up there as
soon as he could find out some more
specific directions.
A couple of hours later, I had the
day's surgery wrapped up and the
remaining appointments rescheduled.
Bill had obtained better. although still
somewhat vague, directions. Teresa
had a terrible cold, so she decided not
to go with us. Trish and Jennifer
would man the phone and finish up in
the office. So we set out with Wanda
and Kelly, two of the clinic volunteers,
in Bill's four-wheel drive pickup. I
had a vague sense of where we were
going, but [ knew we were in for it
when Bill told me the directions he
had been given. The gist of our
instmctions were to go to the head of
the hollow, tum right up on the strip
mine road, and look for an old antenna. Nearby there would be a pop can
stuck on a tree, and the mine break
was about fifty feet over the hill from
there.
About three miles (according to
Bill-it seemed a lot further) up the
strip mine road, we had turned right at
the most obvious of several possible
right turns, but had never seen an
antenna nor a tree wearing a pop can.
We had, however, seen ruts that could
have been used to bury a cow, mud
holes that resembled farm ponds, and
huge rocks jutting out of the middle of
what passed for a road. We were starting to think we might have made a
navigational error when a unique combination of rocks, mud and ruts
appeared in the road ahead of us.
Bill hit the gas and aimed for the
right side, where a little bit of roadway
was actually visible in places above
the mud. Actually, there was no good
approach; we traveled forward about
ten feet or so when the wheels started
to spin. Not the spinning like you hear
on ice that means you have no traction; the sickening kind that tells you
the tires are digging deeper with each
revolution. It was soon apparent that
this was not going to be a temporary
inconvenience-we jumped up and
down on the bumper, tried to push,
gathered rocks and heavy sticks to put
under the tires for traction. An hour
and a half later, Bill was still wrestling
with a portable jack, which obviously
was not going to work because there
was nothing solid to set it on. Trying
to dig down to terra firma using nothing but an old hubcap had been another exercise in futility. Did I mention
that no one had thought to bring a cell
phone?
We discussed our options. We
could wait for someone to come after
us. Yeah, sure. Just look for a pop can
on a tree .... Otherwise we could hike
out the three miles we had just driven,
then walk another several miles down
the sparsely populated hollow and
hope someone would believe our flimsy story and let us use their telephone.
Then there were the Christmas lights
we could see at the bottom of the hill
from where we were standing.
Obviously civilization. The moon was
(See CRITTER, page four)
School
• Continued from p2
•
•
room presentations.
• Jan. 21 - Nutrition classroom presentations.
• Jan. 24 - Genetics and
Heredity classroom presentations.
•
Jan.
28
-Peer
pressure/conflict
resolution
classroom presentations.
• Jan. 31 - Drugs and
&
Addiction
Prevention
Awareness 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
•
Jan. 8 - "Animal,
Vegetable, Mineral" program,
K- 1 - 8:30-10:30 a.m.
• Jan. 9 & 10 - "Hygiene"
program, K-4 - Quality Kids.
•
Jan. 21 - Advisory
Council
Meeting
(school
library) - 4 p.m.
• Jan. 23- "What is it Made
Of?" program, 2nd and 3rd
grades-8:30a.m.
• Jan. 28 - "Rain Forest,"
K-1- 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 29 - "Rain Forest,"
2nd and 3rd- 8:30-10:30.
•. Jan. 30 - "Smokeless
Tobacco," 5th and 6th - I p.m.
• The Bridges Project is
located in the school each day,
Monday thru Friday, from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have
any questions about the Bridges
Project, call 587-2644.
• 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 - Fall 200 I:
*Monday
-McDowell
Family
Resource Center, 8:30 - 11:30
a.m. Call377-2628. Instructor:
Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30- 11:30 a.m. Call
478-3389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU
Prestonsburg
Campus, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Call
886-2405. Instructor: Chrissy.
• Continued from p2
Fonv Years Ago
Qanuary 10, 1963)
Three Big Sandy towns, Prestonsburg, Paintsville and
Louisa, were complaining this week to the Kentucky
Water Pollution Control Commission, because coal
wastes are contaminating the river...The new Mud Creek
elementary structure is to be ready for occupancy this
month, it was said .. .Type III oral vaccine for the prevention of polio will be given, Sunday afternoon, February
3, in a series of area clinics ... The annual "Old"
Christmas party, sponsored by persons interested in the
traditional folk hymns and customs of the past, and
directed by Edith F. James, was held Jan. 5, at The
..,, Garfield Place here...Born: to Mr. and Mrs. James B.
Goble, of Emma, a daughter. Rhondetta, Dec. 22, at the
Paintsville hospital; to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Ray White,
of May's Branch, a dmighter, Barbara Lynn, Jan. 3, at the
Prestonsburg General Hospital...There died: Wilson
Stepp, 65, of Bonanza, Sunday, at the Prestonsburg
General Hospital; Mrs. Ella A. Sammons, 84, of West
Prestonsburg, Tuesday, at the Prestonsburg General
Hospital; Cassie Hall, 62, of Galveston, Sunday, at
Methodist Hospital, Pikeville; Robie Harmon, 58, formerly of Floyd County, New Year's Day at Columbus,
0.; Frank Spurlock, 54, Friday, at his home at Printer;
't1 Edward P. Merritt, 75, of Emma, last Thursday, at the
Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin; Mrs. Lydia Hall, 83, of
Garrett, last Thursday, at Garrett.
*
Fittv Years Auo
Qanuary 8, 1953)
An order, voted on recommendation of County Judge
Henry Stumbo, will require every elective official in
Floyd County, from Circuit Judge to Constable, to file
with the fiscal court, on or before April I, a statement
showing his total income and expenditures for the year
1952... Response to The Times' invitation of last week to
~ its readers, to sign a petition carried in the newspaper,
and asking the Corps of Engineers to increase depth of
the
lake
by
at
least
five
feet,
was
immediate .. .Improvement of U.S. 23 will be the No. 3
road project in Kentucky this year, with a total of
$1,325,000 to be spent on the work... Prestonsburg's
City Council at its meeting, Monday night, drew a step
nearer to purchase of the First National Bank building ... Fioyd Chapter National Foundation for Infantile
Parlaysis, must raise more money during the March of
Dimes campaign now in progress than ever before, if it
is to meet the obligations it incurred as the result of a
record number of polio patients from this county last
year...The Floyd County Board of Education, at its first
meeting of the new year Tuesday afternoon, followed
fJ the procedure necessary to procure, through the issue of
Food City "Apples for
Students" program.
Please
send your register receipts to
school with your student, or
drop them off or mail them in to
school office at: P.O. Box 454,
103 Methodist Lane, Allen, KY
41601.
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, 10
a.m.
*Wednesday
-McDowell
Family
Resource Center, 8:30-11:30
a.m. Call377-2628. Instructor:
Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30-11 :30 a.m. Call
478-3389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU
Prestonsburg
Campus, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Call
886-2405. Instructor: Chrissy.
W.D. OSBORNE RAINBOW
JUNCTION FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• TBA- Recycling program,
all grades.
• Anyone interested in
receiving cleaning supplies for
the 2002-2003 school year may
visit the center and fill out an
application to see if they qualify.
• "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.
.
Yesterdays
Roxie C. McGuire, 74, Wednesday, at her home in Allen;
Ballard McGuire, 76, of Allen, late Wednesday, at a hospital, here.
*Tuesday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30
Call
874-0621.
p.m.
Instructor: Chrissy.
-St.
James
Episcopal
Church, 5-8 p.m. Instructor:
Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
Center, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Instructors: CAP.
bonds, funds necessary for the construction of a county
high school building here... Born: to Mr. and Mrs.
William Shepherd, of Lexington, a daughter, Dec. 31; to
Lt. and Mrs. Charles Tackett, a daughter, Dana Elaine,
at Ft. Benning Hospital, Columbus, Georgia, Dec. 12; to
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simpson, of Drift, a son, at the
Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin; to Prof. and Mrs. Z.S.
Dickerson Jr., of Florence, Alabama, a daughter, Dec.
19 ... There died; Mrs. Beulah Conley, 59, of
Wheelwright, Jan. 1, at the Stumbo Memorial Hospital,
Lackey; Sallie Crum, 75, of Cliff, Saturday, at the
Prestonsburg General Hospital; Gerald Howell, six, at
Frasure's Creek, January 3; Melvin Frasure, 60, of
Langley, January 4, at the Wilson Memorial Hospital,
Sidney, Ohio.
Sixtv Years Ago
Qanuary 14, 1943)
Pfc. John D. Steele Jr., of the U.S. Marines and native
Floyd Countian, returned to the United States early this
month with three Japanese bullet wounds in his body
and unofficial record of having killed 33 Japanese, and
destroyed at least two enemy machine gun nests, singlehanded, on Guadalcanal...National Selective Service
Headquarters has directed Floyd County's two draft
boards to report all delinquencies under the selective
service act; at the same time state draft headquarters
announced that a vigorous drive against draft delinquents has been started ... Floyd County tire inspectors
have changed the January 31 deadline for tire inspections, giving holders of basic gasoline rations A coupons
until the end of March for their first tire inspection, and
holders of B or C coupons until the end of February for
their first inspection ...1\vo or more Floyd Countians
have become officers in the U.S.· Army-Tounsel
Gordon, 22, of the Auxier road, received his commission in the Air Force, and Z.S. (Dickie) Dickerson, of
Water Gap, was commissioned an officer in the field
artillery... Working toward 100 percent enlistment of
Floyd workers in the 1943 farm production program in
response to Farm Mobilization Day, January 12, farm
leaders this week called on every farmer to pledge a
greater production of foodstuff's this year... All nine of
Floyd County's high schools retain the excellent rating
held last year with the accrediting committee of the
Kentucky Association of Colleges and Secondary
Schools ... There died; Mrs. Betsy Moore, 67, of Dony,
January 3; John Moore, 41, of Dony, two days after
attending the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Betsy Moore;
Mrs. Julia Baker Redford, 23 years old, January 7, at the
home of her brother at Lancer; Ruby Jewel Collins, 15,
of Halo. Saturday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital,
Martin; Darwin Lafferty, 21, of Garrett, Sunday; Everett
McDowell, of Mousie, Monday, in a Lexington hospital; Tosh Boyd, 47-year-old Floyd County native,
Friday, at Newport News, Virginia; Walter Hughes, 83,
Monday morning at the home of his son at Hippo;
William Riley Tackett, 81, Thursday, at the home of his
son at Manton.
*Thursday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30
Call
874-0621.
p.m.
Instructor: Chrissy.
James
Episcopal
-St.
Church, 5-8 p.m. Instructor:
Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
Center, 1-4:30 p.m. Instructors:
CAP.
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• School is participating in
Oak
• Continued from p1
international scale, 2003 will no
doubt by now have exposed us to
more blatantly partisan politics
from Washington, and more
goofiness from Saddarn Hussein.
Therefore, another resolution
for the new year is to refrain from
writing about any of this stuff,
and concentrate on the really
important stuff; things that might
stir a memory or bring a smile.
Remembering Sonny Stafford
after more than 50 years is as
good a place as any to start.
Although not an actual member
l:ife
• Continued from p1
once a day to rev up your
metabolism. It also wouldn't hurt
to do a mini-worl<out-fifteen jumping jacks, anyone?-whenever you
feel tempted to crank up the thermostat
Give yourself a psychological
edge: make your living space look
warmer. Wann colors like reds,
oranges and yellows; brighter, reddish-toned sowces of light; and
heavier fabrics will help produce a
warming trend in your home.
There's no need to spend a fortune redecorating...and be-sides,
when warm weather returns you '11
want the reverse effect. Simply use
pillow shams, furniture throws,
tinted light bulbs and inexpensive
items from seasonal close-out sales
to create an intense, cozy cocoon of
color and texture. Your hot new living space will encourage you to
keep moving and beat those
January blahs.
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of the immediate community (I
think he lived in town). Stafford
was a very familiar face as he
often walked through it, dressed
in coat and tie, with burrs, and
sometimes mud, clinging to his
pant legs below his knees. He had
white hair, was very tall and took
gigantic strides. No matter how
often he passed through, all the
kids would stop what they were
doing and watch him pass. I can't
ever remember thinking of him as
being unfriendly or anything, but
neither do I remember him ever
speaking to us. The old gentleman kept both horses and cattle in
a fenced-in pasture where we
kept our cow.
And, his isn't the only memory of interesting people who frequented the neighborhood. I can
still see Granny Cotton, wearing a
bibbed apron, and carrying a
bucket, as she hurried through the
community hunting her cow.
She'd milk her wherever she
found her.
Thankfully, Sonny Stafford
and Granny Cotton are still walking around in my memory.
Expect to read about such folks in
2003.
Family
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school in1provement goal is to
have a writing mentor for students, then family members can
volunteer to be mentors. If extra
student supervision is a goal for
the school hallways, restrooms
and cafeteria, then family members can develop a schedule to
eat in the cafeteria or be present
in the hallways during class
change. You will be surprised
what a positive difference
increasing the number of adults
in the building will have on
school climate. The potential is
unlimited, but first you have to
get involved.
�C4 • WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
8, 2003
Highlands New
Arrivals
Dec. 11,2002
A daughter, Morgan Jade
Bays. to Pany Ann and Kenneth
Ray Bays
Dec. 11,2002
A daughter, Lauryn Chane!
Watkins, to Bethany Chane!
Bugg
Dec. 12, 2002
A son. Hunter O'Neal
Triplett, to Bridgett Michelle
and Jamie Kohn Triplett
Dec. 12,2002
A daughter, Hannah Leann
Bishop, to Jennifer and Kevin
Bishop
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Dec. 13,2002
A son, Logan Dean Howell,
to Monico Lenore Alley
A daughter, Armina Kinsley
Adams, to Samangha Faye Hall
Dec. 16,2002
A son, Darren Jacob Tyler
Strong, to Stephanie Margaret
Strong
Dec. 13,2002
A daughter, Presley Marie
Whitaker, to Melissa Morgan
Wheeler
Dec. 16,2002
A daughter, Preeti Tanwani,
to Aneeta and Lal Tanwani
Dec. 13,2002
A son, Marcus Logan Auxier,
to Rebecca Jean Ratliff
Dec. 13,2002
A daughter, Abigail McKay
Jervis, to Cindy Ann and Darrell
Jervis
Dec. 14,2002
A son, Jacob Seth Hall, to
Deanna and Paul Hall
Dec. 15,2002
My brother Kevin thinks God
lives under h1s bed. At least
that's what I heard him say one
night. He was praying out loud
in his dark bedroom, and I
stopped outside his closed door
to listen
"Are you there, God?" he
said "Where are ) ou? Oh, I see.
Under the bed."
I giggled softly and tiptoed
off to my own room. Kevin's
unique perspectives are often a
source of amusement.
But that night something else
lingered long after the humor. I
realized for the first time the
vel)' different world Kevin Jives
in. He was born 30 years ago,
mentally disabled as a result of
difficulties during labor. Apart
from his size (he's 6-foot-2),
there are few ways in which he
is an adult. He reasons and
communicates with the capabilities of a 7-year-old, and he
always will.
He will probably always
believe that God Jives under his
bed, that Santa Claus is the one
who fills the space under our
tree ever} Christmas, and that
airplanes stay up in the sky
because angels carry them.
I remember wondering if
Kevin realizes he is different. Is
he ever dissatisfied with his
monotonous life? Up before
dawn each day. off to work at a
workshop for the disabled, home
to walk our cocker spaniel,
returning to eat his favorite macaroni-and-cheese for dinner, and
later to bed.
The only variation in the
entire scheme are laundry days,
when he hovers excitedly over
the washing machine like a
mother with her newborn child.
He does not seem dissatisfied. He lopes out to the bus
every morning at 7:05, eager for
a day of simple work. He
wrings his hands excitedly while
the water boils on the stove
before dinner, and he stays up
late twice a week to gather our
dirty laundry for his next day's
laundry chores.
And Saturdays-oh, the bliss
of Saturdays!
That's the day my dad takes
Kevin to the airport to have a
soft drink, watch the planes
land, and speculate loudly on the
destination of each passenger
inside. "That one's goin' to Chicar-go!" Kevin shouts as he
claps his hands.
His anticipation is so great he
can hardly sleep on Friday
nights.
I don't think Kevin knows
anything exists outside his
world of daily rituals and weekend field trips. He doesn't know
what it means to be discontent.
His life is simple. He will never
know the entanglements of
wealth of power. and he does not
care what brand of clothing he
wears or what kind of food he
eats. He recognizes no differences in people, treating each
person as an equal and a friend.
His needs have always been
met, and he never worries that
one day they may not be. His
hands are diligent. Kevin is
never so happy as when he is
working. When he unloads the
dishwasher or vacuums the carpet, his heart is completely in it.
He does not shrink from a job
when it is begun, and he does
not leave a job until it is finished. But when his tasks are
done, Kevin knows how to
relax.
He is not obsessed with his
Dec. 18,2002
A son, Brady Mitchell
Adkins, to Shawna and Mitchell
A elkins
Dec.16,2002
A son, Jayson Bryace Risner,
to Tina Lynn Hall
Dec. 18,2002
A daughter, Hannah Grace
Ratliff, to Tamatha and Jeffrey
Ratlff
Dec. 17,2002
A son, Cody Blake Chaffins,
to Krista Evans
Dec.23,2002
A daughter, Haley Noel
Combs, to Melissa Slone
Dec. 1S,2002
A son, Elijah Ray Dixon, to
Natasha and Kevin Dixon
Dec.24,2002
A daughter, Christian Faith
King, to Mollie and Johnnie
King
God's under the Bed
author unknown
Dec. 18,2002
A
daughter,
Whitney
Alexandria Howell, to Hope and
Christopher Howell
work or the work of others. His
heart is pure. He still believes
everyone tells the truth, promises must be kept, and when you
are wrong, you apologize
instead of argue. Free from
pride and unconcerned with
appearances, Kevin is not afraid
to cry when he is hurt, angry or
sorry. He is always transparent,
always sincere. And he trusts
God.
Not confined by intellectual
reasoning, when he comes to
Christ, he comes as a child.
Kevin seems to know God-to
really be friends with Him in a
way that is difficult for an "educated" person to grasp. God
seems like his closest companion. In my moments of doubt
and frustrations with my
Christianity, I envy the security
Kevin has in his simple faith. It
is then that I am most willing to
admit that he has some divine
knowledge that rises above my
mortal questions. It is then I
realize that perhaps he is not the
one with the handicap-I am. My
obligations, my fear, my pride,
my circumstances-they all
become disabilities when I do
not submit them to Christ. Who
knows if Kevin comprehends
things I can never learn?
After all, he has spent his
whole life in that kind of innocence, praying after dark and
soaking up the goodness and
love of the Lord. And one day,
when the mysteries of heaven
are opened, and we are all
amazed at how close God really
is to our hearts, I'll realize that
God heard the simple prayers of
a boy who believed that God
lived under his bed. Kevin won't
be surprised at all.
Dec.24,2002
A son, Blake Lee Addison
Caudill, to Cynthia Marie
Kosier
Dec.24,2002
A
daughter,
Melda
Alexandria Johnson, to Thelma
Johnson
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adopted pupp ics .O\'er the hoi iday season, bringing the prcChr istmas high of stm:nty puppies do•n to just t•enty!
Ho•e\'er, th~rts are al•aY5 more animals to be adopted, so
if you thought of odapt ing O'ier Christmas but didn't hoyc
timE!, please come in to meet the animals to the 118ft!
pictur~: is o small female Himalayan cot, a ~or
and a halt' old, and in the last are t•a ChCJ• mbc puppili,
one molt and one female.
In the first
These animals are up for adopt ion at th1 Floyd County
Animal Shelter, located at Sally Stephens Branch in wr:st
Prestonsburg . The shelter is open from 10:00 to 5:00
Monday through Friday. and 10:00 to 3:00 Saturdays, and
can be reached by phon• at 886-3189.
This ad paid for byPiller:Sdorf, Derossett, ond Lan1 LGW
Offices in Prestonsburg and Pillersdorf ond Endicott in IniZ.
"We fight for the undl!lrdog!" .
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Dec.24,2002
A son, Dustin Douglas
Damron, to Georgia Sue Blevins
Dec.25,2002
A son, Jaxon Gan-ett Duncan,
to Jaimie Dawn and Ricky
Duncan
Dec.25,2002
A son, Chance Thomas Scott
Romine, to Kimberly and Rickie
Romine
Dec.26,2002
A son, Cameron Carl Meade,
to Brandi Conn
Dec.27,2002
A son, Chase Andrew Litton,
to Angela and David Litton
Dec. 27,2002
A son, Tyler Kristopher
Howard, to Kristy Lynn Howard
Korner
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If the likes of these folks are
any indication of senior citizenship, sign me up! I'd give the old
rocking chair up to rock-n-roll
any day! Yep this bunch gives a
whole new meaning to the saying "Keep on keepin' on", and I
for one am glad they continue.
'Til next week, enjoy the
music. And God bless!
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nd events like these are just a great
way to get folks out to see what
we're all about"
The home houses, in addition to
a large variety of
period furnishings and artifacts, a
photographic archives of the history of the Big Sandy region with
numerous photographs marking
the extensive generational history
of many area families.
The Samuel May House, located on North Lake Drive, on a knoll
just across from the Prestonsburg
Pizza Hut Restaurant, was built in
The first baby of the New Year, 2003, born at Highlands Regional
Medical Center, was Harley Marie Crider. Harley was born at 8:30
a.m. on January 2, 2003. She weighed 8 pounds and 3 ounces
and was 20 and a-half inches long. Harley Is the daughter of
Rachel and Shaunlsh Crider of Prestonsburg. As Highlands first
baby of the New Year, Harley received many gifts and a $500
United States Savings Bond for her future education. The first
baby of the New Year usually arrives on January 1, however this
year was different. Three women, each believing they were In
labor, presented to the Birth Place at Highlands on December
31, only to be checked and sent home to await the "real thing".
A total of three babies, Including Harley, were born at Highlands
on January 2, 2003.
Dec.24,2002
A daughter, Jasmyne Skye
Jarrell, to Heather Elizabeth and
John Anthony Jarrell
Christmas
People know Pueblo for it-...
HRMC's first Baby of 2003 arrives
on January 2
1817, by Floyd County pioneer
Samuel· May. It is constructed
entirely of native materials, with
bricks which were baked at the site
and wood which was felled at the
site. The interior walls of the house
are composed of brick with each
having its own foundation. Aoors
and woodwork of the home are
composed entirely of tulip poplar,
the dominant tree species in the
Big Sandy Valley during this pioneer period.
The Friends of the Samuel May
House, Inc., a non-profit corporation, was organized in March.
1993, by a group ofAoyd County
citizens who aspire to tum the May
House into Eastern Kentucky's
premier tourist attraction.
In 1995, aided by the Friends of
the May House and the Kentucky
Heritage Council, the City of
Prestonsburg received a $400,000
grant from the Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet to be used
toward the restoration of the house.
The work, under the direct supervisioh of Dr. Perry, who maintained a
photographic file and internet website documenting each step of the
restoration process, was completed
in April, 1997.
Since that time, in conjunction
with the City of Prestonsburg. a
parking lot has been added, and a
flagpole erected. Additionally,
several rooms of the home have
been furnished with period furniture, two rooms of the home have
been decorated with 1840s style
wallpaper.
To tour the historic home, you
may contact Dr. Robert Perry
at 606·886·3863, ext. 290 or
606·886-8079, or you may
also contact Sam Hatcher at
606-432-3528.
Misty Daniels as "Dorothy," and Mickey Fisher as the "Lion," In
JWT's 1992 production of "The Wizard of Oz."
Jenny Wiley Theatre
announces audition dates
Jenny Wiley Theatre is
pleased to announce auditions for
its 2003 summer season.
Performers and technicians, both
professional and amateur, are
invitee! to attend the theatre's
local rast!ng call on Friday,
Februal) 21 from 5 to 9 p.m. and
on Saturday, February 22 from I 0
a.m. to 5 p.m.. All auditions and
interviews will be held at the
Mountain
Arts
Center
<http://www.macarts.com> in
Prestonsburg, KY. The theatre
offers both paid and volunteer
positions and employs professional theatre talent from across
the nation. This season's main
stage productions include The
Wizard of Oz. Driving Miss
Daisy, Big River, a11d Hooray for
Hollywood! - A Tribute to Song
in Film.
There are numerous roles for
children this season, including
munchkins and flying monkeys
in The Wizard of Oz. Children
ages 8 and up are strongly
encouraged to attend the audition.
Performers are asked to prepare a song and a short mono-
Iogue. Accompanist provided.
A Capella singing is acceptable, but one must sing with
piano to demonstrate ability to
match pitch. Tapes and prerecorded accompaniments are (I
discouraged. Therefore, there
will be no stereo or tape player
provided.
Jenny Wiley Theatre will also
interview those interested in technical positions.
Carpenters,
scenic painters, stage managers,
props, follow-spot operators, and
sound engineers are invited to
submit applications at the audition. Area and regional students
with an interest in technical theatre will be considered for JWT's
technical internship program.
Jenny Wiley Theatre offers a
unique opportunity to work in a ~
professional theatre environment,
and these auditions help extend
that opportunity to the local communitj. JWT is an EOE. Scon
Bradley, Artistic Director, will
conduct the auditions. For further
infomiation call 606-886-9274 or
visit on the web at www.jwtheatre.com.
Critter
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full and we had two flashlights. an emergency with the dog.)
.The only holdup seemed to be
"I see a house! I see a dog!
that no one thought I could make It's coming straight at us and it's
it down the hill on my bad leg. I probably a Rottweiler. ·•
finally convinced them that
"Be a tree. be a rock," I said,
downhill was a piece of cake; I quoting our children's dog bite
might not make it standing up, ' prevention talks.
but I could definitely get down
The approaching dog turned
there somehow.
out to be a Golden Retriever that
We fought our way down, immediately flung herself on her
over slippery rocks and loose back in front of us, and was foldirt, through brambles and old lowed by her owner, who hadstrands of barbed wire, clinging (surprise!) -heard us coming
to saplings and grapevines for down the hill. B) some Divine
balance.
We were making mercy, Bill actually knew the
en~ugh noise to wake the dead.
man, so it \\as not a problem
"Go to the ieft, this is a using his phone to call home.
blackberry thicket!"
He even volunteered to drive us •
"Don't grab that tree, it's out to the main road, which was
dead as a doornail!''
a good thing, considering we
"Does Dan 'l Boone down had emerged in the head of a difthere have any idea where he's ferent hollow in a different
going?"
county.
"TI1e blind are leading the
If you followed the news
blind and they both shall fall story last week. you know that
into the ditch."
the Beagle was eventually
''Speaking of ditch. I'll bet recovered, no thanks to our inept
dollars to doughnuts we· re search and rescue team.
heading straight for the creek"
Actually, one of the men being
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Watch out interviewed on one of the TV
for those slick rocks!" (This segments was none other than
om Kelly, who was sliding feet Bill Tussey himself. It was no
tt ~~ down the slope, keeping a coincidence that he was there;
death grip on the first kit we had he had come back with help to
brought-we were prepared for dig his pickup out of the mud!
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�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 , 2003 • C5
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Business/Professions
.Mortgage rates begin new vear
by MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP
ECONOMICS WRITER
WASHINGTON
Mortgage rates began the new
year the same way they ended
the old - by hitting a new lov..
The average interest rate on a
30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell
to 5.85 percent for the week ending Jan. 3, dO\\ n from 5.93 percent in the previous week.
• Freddie Mac said Thursda) in its
weekly natiom\ ide survey of
mortgage rates.
Thts week's rate was the low
est since the mortgage giant
began tracking 30-year mort
gage rates in 1971. The rate for
this week and last week both
surpassed the previous records
in the survey of 5.94 percent set
in the middle of November.
Records that reach back earlier than Freddie Mac's put this
week·s 30-year mortgage rate at
the lowest level since the earl)
1960s.
Rates on I5 year ftxed-rate
mortgages, a popular option or
refinancing. fell this week to
5.24 percent, compared with
5.32 percent in the prior week.
For one-year adjustable rate
mortgages, rates edged up
slightly to 4.06 percent. compared to 4.0 I percent the previous week.
Low mortgage rates over the
past year ha"e been fueling not
only strong home sales but a
surge of home mortgage refi-
nancing activity. The extra
monthly cash consumers are
saving by refinancing their
mortgages at lower interest rates
is helping to support consumer
spending, which has been the
main force keeping the economy
going this year.
"Just when we were sure
mortgage rates couldn't possibly
drop any lower, we were surprised yet again," said rrank
Nothaft. Freddie Mac's chief
economist.
January is 'Radon Action Month'
FRANKFORT Gov. Paul E.
Patton has proclaimed the
month of January as 'Radon
Action Month' in Kentucky.
The Cabinet for Health
Services' Radon Program, in
cooperation with participating
Ill' local
health
departments,
Western Kentucky University,
the University ot Kentucky. and
the
U.S.
Environmental
Protection Agency are taking
part in the observance of Radon
Action Month in Kentucky.
These groups are committed
to heightening awareness of the
hazards associated with indoor
radon. The month-long observance focuses attention on the
importance of testing homes and
schools for this deadly gas. This
year's focus is not only to test
for radon gas but also to raise
• awareness
of radon resistant construction methods that can be built
into a new home.
Radon is an invisible, odorJess radioactive gas that occurs
naturally underground. It enters
buildings through cracks and
other openings in their foundations. Any home can have a
radon problem. The onl) way to
know about your home is to test.
According to the National
Academy of Sciences, exposure
to indoor radon gas is the second
leading cause of lung cancer in
the United States after smoking.
The Surgeon General issued a
health advisory in 1988 that
cmphastzed the need to test for
indoor radon and correct the
problem when
elevated levels are found.
..
mended by the EPA."
During January, the state,
participating local health departments, WKU, UK, and the EPA
will be participating by conducting educational activities for the
general public.
For more information or to
test your home for indoor radon
gas, contact your local health
department or the state radon
program at (502) 564-4856 for a
free radon test kit.
FRANKFORT -The Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has approved
the Kentucky Department for
Public Health's plan to offer
smallpox vaccine to up to 8.000
health care workers and public
health professionals starting as
soon as next month in compli----------_
adjusted. Employment statistics
undergo sharp fluctuations due
to seasonal events, such as
weather changes, harvests, holidays and school openings and
closings.
Seasonal adjustments eliminate these influences and make
it easier to observe statistical
trends. However. because of the
small sample size, count) unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted.
ance with President Bush's
national plan
Kentucky's
Pre Event
Vaccination Plan, submitted to
CDC Dec. 9, outlines procedures for offering vaccine to
members of Smallpox Response
Teams across the state.
Individuals to be offered the
vaccine have been identified b)
Kentuck)' 's 55 local healthdepartments and I 03 acute care
hospitals to pro\ ide medical,
disease investigation and vaccination capabilities in the event
of a smallpox outbreak.
Vaccination \Vtll be conducted at
I 0-12 regional vaccination clinic sttes and will be voluntar).
"Most people do not realize
how much hard work has been
done by so many different people to get u::. to this point," said
C.
Leach,
M.D.
Rice
Commissioner for
Public
Health. "Kentucky's public
health activity began in 1878 to
respond to another infectious
threat. yellow fever. One hundred
twenty-five years later public
health, private medicine, and
government agencies are still
working to protect folks from
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the microbes."
The White House plan calls
for three phases of vaccinations.
The first phase calls for vaccinating public health and health
care workers across the nation
who would be most likely to
first come into contact with
smallpox cases should they
occur.
.Phase two involves offering
vaccine to first responders, such
as fire fighters. emergency medical workers. Ia . ..,: enforcement
and other health care workers.
The state expects the CDC to
release additional supplies of the
vaccine for this purpose after the
completion of phase one.
Phase three would involve
making the vaccine available to
the general public. However. the
CDC has not released vaccine
for this purpose and federal officials do not recommend immunization of the general public at
this time.
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PRESTONSBURG - Older twobedroom home with one bath.
Central heat and A.C. Needs
work. Good location on S.
Central Avenue, close to downtown area. Priced $38,000.
PRESTONSBURG-Lots for Sale.
Crestwood Subd., adjacent to
StoneCrest Golf Course. Market
priced for developers or individuals. Buy while interest rates are lowI
DIXON NUNNERY.
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Office: 886-6464
Home Phone: 886-2189
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CDC approves Ky pre-event
smallpox vaccination plan
Jobless rates tall in
~ 87 KentuckV counties
trom 2001to 2002
FRANKFORT
Unemployment rates fell in 87
Kentucky counties between
November 200 I and November
2002, rose in 30 and remained
the same in three counties,
according to the Department for
Employment Services. a
Cabinet
for
Workforce
Development
agency.
• ) Kentucky s seasonally adjusted
jobless rate in November was
5.1 percent.
In \lovember 2002. five
counties had jobless rates at or
above I 0 percent, while 12
counties recorded double·digit
rates in "'<ovember 200 I.
Woodford County's 2 percent
jobless rate was the lowest in the
commonwealth.
Other low rates wen! r\:corded in Jessamine County, 2.3 percent; Oldham County, 2.7 per• cent; Fayette County, 2.9 percent; Anderson, Campbell and
Robertson counties, 3. I percent
each; Henry and Kenton coun
ties, 3.3 percent each; and
Boone and Shelby counties, 3.4
percent each.
Butler County recorded the
state's highest unemployment
rate - 15.2 percent. It was followed by Harlan Count). 11.6
percent: Letcher County, 11.3
percent: Magottin County, I I . I
percent; Russell County, 10.1
percent; Morgan County, 9.6
percent; McCreary County. 9.1
percent; Breathitt County,
-.; 8.9 percent: Ohio County, 8.8
percent; and Clinton County, 8.7
percent.
Unemployment statistics are
based on estimates and are cornpiled to measure trends rather
than actually to count people
working. Civilian labor force
statistics inc Iude non mtl itary
workers
and
unemployed
Kentuckians who are actively
seeking work. They do not
include
unemployed
Kentuckians who have not
looked for employment within
the past four weeks.
Kentucky's state\\ ide unemployment rate is seasonally
"Fortunately. most homes
with elevated levels of radon gas
can be easily fixed for about the
same cost as other common
home repairs like painting or
having a new hot water heater
installed'', said Ed Lohr,
Kentucky
State
Radon
Coordinator. "If you arc ha" ing
a new home built. you should
discuss with the builder about
incorporating radon resistant
construction methods recom-
lk attributed this week's
drop in mortgage rates to an
investor flight to safety in the
bond market spurn.:d b) heightened concerns about possible
U.S. militar) action in Jraq and
new \\ orril!s about terrorist
attacks.
Nothaft said it was likely that
30-year rates would continue to
hover around 6 percent for "at
least another few months."
This week's mortgage rates
do not include add-on fees
known as points. The 30-) ear
and 15-) car mortgages carried
an a\crage fee of 0.6 point this
week while the one-year
adjustable mortgage had an
average 0.7 point financing fee.
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OVER 2,200 SQ. FT. OF UVING AREA with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, hatclwood ft()Q(S in living and
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LOTS AND LANP
BLAINE-15GI:acres with approx. 10 acres level to rolling. F·107348
LAWRENCE COUNTY -142:1: acres with 25± acres level to rolling. F·107347
U.S. GOVERNMENT FORECLOSURE SALE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2003 AT 2:00 P.M.
AT THE SITE OF THE BELOW DESCRIBED PROPERTY
HOUSE AND LOT LOCATED AT
197 ROSE DRIVE - PRESTONSBURG
IN FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY
Jo Bentley 886-8032
Trent Nairn 874-1002
Lynette Fitzer 886-0095
Sheila Crockett 886-0740
John Swisher
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This is a three bedroom vinyl siding home on publu.: water and individual sewer. ltts well located 111 a qlllet
neighborhood. It consists of a living room. ktt<:hcn. 3 bedrooms. I bath, and a laundry nook. This propctl) ts
considered suitable for the Rural Development Program. This would he an excellent buy for ;m invcsLot
interested in rental property or for resale after tcpairs.
The minimum acceptable bid for thts property ts $30,150.00.
Payment of the current year's property ta,es are the responsibility of the purchaser.
MINNIE-Older house that needs GOBLE BRANCH-Hidden Jewel!
work, but possibilities are endlessl Super beautiful 3·bedroom. 2·bath,
For more information, give us a 1.5-story home. Pine floors, ceil·
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ground pool and rental house. All
for one great price! Call Jo
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PRESTONSBURG-Westminster AUXIER-Very nice 2-bedroom,
and Highland-This property has 1·bath ranch home. Ntce leveflot,
lots of possibilities. It has a new 12x24 above·ground pool w/deck
metal roof, vinyl siding and new and pnvacy fence Ceramic tile in
carpet. This IS a lot of house lor the kitchen and bath, oak cab1nets
money tn Downtown Prestonsburg. Call Cheryl Pack. (108064)
Call Trent Nairn. (1 08069)
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, January 9, 2003, at2 00 pm.. at the property site, at 197 Rose Dnve, Prestonsburg, 1n Floyd COt.nty,
Kentucky, in order to raise the sum of $53,461.83 principal, togetner with 1nterest credit subsidy granted in the amount of S11,650.26 plus
interest in the amount of $8, 116.00as of June 21,2002, and mterestlhereafteron the pnncipal at$915180 per day from June 21.2002, unhl
the date of Judgement, plus interest on the Judgement amount (principal plus interest to the date of JUdgment) at tl'e rate ol 1 81%,
co~uted daily and compounded annually, until paid 1n full and lor the costs of this action, pursuant to Judgement and Order of Sale, be ng
Civil Action No. 02·62 on the Pikeville Docket of the Umted States District Court lor the Eastern District of Kentucky, entered on August 28,
2002, in the case of United States of Amenca vs. Luther Johnson, Stanford & Associates. L.L.C.•and M.Ne I Pnce, Jr. dib/a Pnce Busmess
Services, the following descnbed property wtll be sold to the htghest and best bidder
Acertain tract or parcel of land located on Big Branch of Abbott Creek off the new U.S. Rt. No. 23,1n Aoyd County. Ke:1tucky, and be ng more
particularly desaibed as follows:
BEGINNING ata24" buckeye tree; Thence N 2908' E 145.04 feet to the center of a water well; Thence N 2908 E 7.001eel to a stake or
the edge of the county road; Thence S 64 01' E 60.87 feet to a stake on the edge of the county road; Thence S 7819' W 48.691eet to a
persimmon tree; Thence S 52 17' E 39.12feet to a apple tree; Thence S 56 4t • E 78.45 feet to a elm tree; Thence S 07 56' E 20.53 feet to
a mulberry tree; Thence S 19 25' W 136.78 to a 30" buckeye tree; Thence S32 28' W30.45 feetto an elm tree; Thence S 7054' W 70.34
feet to a twin buckeye free; Thence N 31 37' W 120.91 feet loa stake; Thence N 51 40' W 106.32 feet to the pomt of beginning. This
description was taken from a survey dated May 26, 1973.
Being the same property conveyed by Deed dated November 23, 1993, recorded in Deed Book 372, Page No. 418, in the Floyd County
Clerk's Office.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten percent (10%) of the bid price (in the form of a Certified Check made payable to the U.S. Marshal) on the day ol sale
with good and sufficient bond for the balance, bearing interesl at the rate of 1.81% 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 pari of the
proceeds of the sale, and !he property shall again be offered lor sale subject to confirmation by the Court.
This sale shall be in bar and foreclosure of all right, title, interest, estate cla1m, demand or equity of redemption of the defendant(s) and of all
persons claiming by, through, under or against them, provided the purchase price is equal to two-thirds of the appraised value. If the
purchase price is not equal to two-thirds of the appra1sed value,the Deed shall contain lien in favor of the defendant(s) reflecting the nghl of
the defendant(s) to redeem during the period provided by law (KRS 426.530). Under Law, the purchaser is deemed to be on notice of all
matters affecting the property of record mthe local County Clerk's OffiCe.
Inquiries should be directed to:
THOMAS W KEETH, Community Development Manager
Rural Developrrent
Prestonsbu g l<e tuck}Phone: 606·886·9545
�C6 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
8, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Martin luther King, Jr.
Weeklv Writing
Corner
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© 2003 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Designer/Illustrator
Vol. 19 No 2
no more guns in my town or
anywhere else. People get
lawyers and go to court to
work ou t their problems. In
court, the jud ge ha<> a big stick,
and pounds it on the desk. It
gets peo ple's attention. The
people make a plan so they
won't do it again.
ainbows are beautiful to look at because they are made of
many different colors. They have the power to make
us feel happy. just by looking at them.
S oph;e,
Jrd Grade
Martin Luther King, Jr. saw that there were many
different colors of people in the world. He believed that
these differences could make the world a better place
to live. He spent his life helping people live together
in peace and equality.
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O nce I had a dream. T h e
dream was that I had a club for
the poor. All the poor came to
my club. We gave o ut free
money and food and th ere was
a nursery for the kids.
M egan,
Today we celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday
because of his great work and his important
message: that all people are precious and that
our differences. like a rainbow,
can make the world a better
place.
Jrd G rade
O!MUl1 @Dlll
Color the one above with the real colors of a
rainbow. Color each child in the rainbow below
a different color of people.
Standards Link: History:
Students ident•fy the
people honored in
commemorative
holidays including the
human struggles
that were the
basis for the
events.
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My dream is to stop people
taking drugs because. when
you take drugs, you can't stop
taking them a nd you go to jail.
Without drugs. my city will be
a better place.
Billy,
JrdGrade
My dream is that I won' t see
trash on the street. Everyday I
see trash an over town; broken
·•. g lass in the gutters, cups that
" have been smashed a nd
alu minum cans in the b ushes .
Keep o ur streets clean!
r
"Our flag is red,
white and blue, but
our nation is a rainbow red, yellow, brown, black
and white."
Scott,
5'" G r ade
A dream for my community
would be for everyone to be
accepted for who they are, and
not criticized because of their
color or because they are not
the richest people in the world.
Sasa,
-Jesse Jackson
What' s at the end of the ratnboWI
6"'Grade
I have a dream. Every single
What could be at the end of a rainbow of people? A pot
of gold - or something better? Unscramble the letters on
the coins to spell something you might find if all people
appreciated each others differences.
Standards Link: Social Science: Students recognize the forms of diversity In their community and the benefits of a diverse population.
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ToGether
at last
Look through the newspaper
and find an article and/or
picture that shows people of
different races working
together. Glue the picture or
the article in the first box.
In the second box, write what
you think Martin Luther
King, Jr. would have said
about these people.
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The Floyd County
Times would like
to thank
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Help the rainbow friends meet at the center
of the maze.
RAINBOW
PEACE
EQUALITY
MARTIN
LUTHER
KING
COLORS
GOLD
NATION
PEOPLE
HELPING
TOGETHER
LIVE
PLACE
JESSE
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then in this week's Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
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words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Compound Word Fis h
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Education)
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Freedom of the press is considered
by many to be one of the most
important freedoms. Tell why you
tlrinkitis important foracountry
to have a free press.
Deadline: February 2, 2003
Published: Week of March 2, 2003
Look through the newspaper for words that can
make compound words. For example: rain and
bow: sun and light; etc. Cut out each word and
glue it to a small card. Use the cards to make a
card deck for a game of GO FISH. A match is
two words that make a compound word.
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day, without dou bt either
someone is d ying, a child is
crying, o r people are fighting.
Why is it so hard to imagine a
i world w ithout pain ? It doesn 't
t come to m e as h ard as I strain .
WPeace? Love? Friendship?
t Care? This world can be un, ru ly, dangerous and very unfair. Peace? This word is
unfamiliar. I dig deep into the
depths of my memory and I
see something gleaming.
"Peace." No bloodshed, no
war. no violence, a world with
meaning. Love! Friendship!
Care! Now as I say these
words, a warm feeling
surrounds me. Is this what
peace feels like?
Send your story to:
Free To Learn
P.O. Box 390
Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653
Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Use knowledge of
individual words in compound words to understand their meaning.
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�0 2 • W EDNESDAY,
JANUARY
8, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Newspaper reading adventures for llttlelearnersl
My name:
TM
Learning Buddies: Spell your child's f1rst name. us1ng the lines to wnte large letters. Use an uppercase letter
for the first letter in the name and lowercase letters to spell the rest. Have your child trace the letters with a f1nger,
Jeff Schinkel. Designer/Illustrator
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Happy Patterns
My Letters
In each row below, circle the object that shou ld come
next to continue the pattern.
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child read w ith you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase
letter H. Say the letter as you trace it.
How many words or pictures can
you find on this page that have
the sound that the letter H makes
in the word Hamster?
My Numbers
How
My Rhyme Time
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I love sixpence, jolly, jolly sixpence,
I love sixpence as my life.
1 spent a penny of it, I spent a penny of it,
I took a penny home to my wife.
M Y S ent ence
many~?
Howmany W ?
Learning Buddies:
Trace and say the
number. Read the
questions. Touch and
count to find the answers.
Learning B u ddies: Read the first part of the sentence aloud. Ask your child to think of a way to finish the sentence. Write your child's words in the
lines. Rea~ the entire sentence to your child while pointing out that reading is done from left to right. O lder children may want to trace all or some of
the letters 1n the sentence
Sunday
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Tuesday
Wednesday
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Letter Identif icat ion
Math Play
Pick a Pattern
H-to-H Dot-to-Dot
What Comes Next?
Old MacDonald
1-T Game
With your child. look
through the newspaper
to find pictures of things
that start with the same
sound as the letter
H in hamster.
Point to the number
6 in the newspaper.
Have your child say the
number and, if it's large
enough, have your child
trace the number.
Cut out lots of the
uppercase H and the
lowercase h. then make
this pattern: H. h , H. h .
H. h . etc. Have your child
finish the pattern. For an
extra challenge start an
H , H. h , h . pattern and
see if your child can
complete it.
With your child. find and
circle 6 examples of an
uppercase H on one sheet
of the newspaper. On
the same sheet of
newspaper, find and circle
6 examples of a lowercase
h . Have your child
connect the "dots" to
make a silly picture.
Look at a picture in
the newspaper. Ask your
child to imagine what
happened after the
picture was taken.
Sing Old M acD onald
Had a Farm. \Vhen it
comes time to select
something that Old
MacDonald had on the
farm, have your child
point to a picture of
something in the
newspaper and then sing
its name in the song.
Cut out the letters o and t
from the headlines.
Then cut out the letters,
h , k , p and b. Show
your child how you
can spell the words
hit, kit. p it and bit
simply by changing
the first letter in front
of the it.
King Crossword
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searchina
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1 Cleopatra's
slayer
4 Golf club
handle
9 Make marginalia
12 White House
nickname
13 "The Color
Purple" role
14 Kimono closer
15 "Lonesome
Dove" actress
17 Coal carrier
18 Half of "bi-"
19 Big name in
animation
21 Of milk
24 February forecast
25 Khan title
26 Stocky horse
28 Flip
31 Swampy terrain
33 Neither's partner
35 Model Banks
36 Uncultured
folks
38 Solidify
40 Phone bk.
data
41 Drivers' needs
(Abbr.)
43 Least risky
45 Cosmetics
47 Be in debt
48 Get- for effort
49 "Titanic" actor
54 Thither
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55 Breathing
56 c.oatrack
p1ece
57 Indivisible
58 Handle the
helm
59 Couple
drive
"Great" quintet
9 'True Grit"
34 Settle
star
37 Diving gear
1oWind instru- 39 Ally McBeal,
ment
e.g.
11 Ship-shape 42 Upset, in a
16 Enthusiast
way
20 Flue grime
44 Shriner's chaDOWN
21 Mary's follower
peau
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22 Exchange
45 Hold the 2 Schuss
premium
46 Unsigned
3 Pod occupant 23 "Scrooged"
(Ab~r.)
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actress
50 PerJure onelandscaping 27 Cranberry tersel~
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ritory
51 Suitable
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52 Fresh
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Newspaper reading adventures lor IIUie learnersl
8, 2003 • 0 3
My name:
L earning Buddies: Spell your child's ftrst name, using the lines to wnte large letters. Use an uppercase letter
for the first letter in the name and lowercase letters to spell the rest. Have your child trace the letters with a fmger,
crayon or pencil.
· · - - - - -. .
My Letters
Q is for Quilt
q is for quilt
Quilt to Sniff
Look at each of the pictures on the quilt. Use GREEN to
color the things you like to smell. Use RED to color the
things you don't like to smell.
Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your
child read with you. Trace the upp ercase and lowercase
letter Q Say the letter as you trace it.
@
How many words or pictures can
you find on this page that have
the sound that the letter Q makes
in the word Quilt?
@
My Numbers
Q
My Rhyme Time
Touch your head and touch your toes,
Touch your knees, and touch your nose.
Stand up, count to 10!
Head, toes, knees, and nose.
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M Y S ent ence
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How many @
?
How many @
?
How many Q
Learning Buddies:
Trace and say the
number. Read the
questions. Touch and
count to find the answers.
?
Learning Buddies: Read the first part of the sentence aloud. Ask your child to think of a way to finish the sentence Write your child's words in the
lines. Reaq the entire sentence to your child while pointing out that reading is done from left to right. Older children may want to trace all or some of
the letters tn the sentence.
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Letter Identification
Math Play
How Many Noses?
With your child, look
through the newspaper
to find pictures of things
that start with the same
sound as the letter
Q in quilt.
Point to the number
1 in the newspaper.
Have your child say the
number and, if it's large
enough, have your child
trace the number.
Ask your child what
part of the body he or
she smells with. Then
look through the
newspaper and count
all of the noses you can
find. How many are in
today's newspaper?
What Does It
Smell Like?
Look at pictures in the
newspaper and ask your
child to imagine that
he/she is in the place
where the picture is being
taken. What might be
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JANUARY
8, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
World o Wonder
EXPLORING THE REALMS OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, NATURE &TECHNOLOGY
SSION
It was a time of worldwide financial and economic struggle that is unsurpassed in modem history. The Great Depression began in 1929. For 10
years, unemployment reigned and businesses floundered. Basic necessities became luxuries; food, clothing and shelter
became harder and harder to come by. Millions of people lost their jobs, while governments around the world tried to feed and house
their people and restore economic stability. Despite the hardships endured, many individuals who lived through the "Dirty Thirties"
discovered a sense of what was truly important in life: work, family, hope and faith in the future.
Why it happened
Words and terms
It is commonly believed that the stock
market crash of 1929 was the cause of
the Great Depression, but there were
many contributing factors, the market
being just one of them.
Black Tuesday: On this day, October 29,
1929, a record 16.4 million shares were
sold, more than twice as many than were
normally sold on any single day earlier in
the year.
Buy on margin: Practice of buying
stocks by paying a fraction of the full price
and borrowing the rest.
Bonus army: Group of World War I
veterans who marched to Washington in
1932 requesting their pension bonus
early.
Collateral: Some form of property
pledged as security for a loan, to be
claimed by the lender if the loan is
defaulted (not paid).
Deficit spending: When a government
spends more than it is bringing in.
Dust Bowl: Parts of the Midwest and
Southwest that were hit by severe
droughts and dust storms in the 1930s.
Economy: System of producing,
distributing and consuming wealth.
Hobo jungles: Camps near railroad
yards filled with youths who traveled by
freight trains looking for work.
Hoovervitles: Towns of makeshift
houses, built by homeless people during
the Great Depression.
National debt: Total debt a government
owes because of money it has borrowed
by selling bonds or other securities.
Tariffs: A tax placed on goods that one
nation imports from another.
Farms, mines,
textiles and banks
While businesses in the United States
were generally doing financially well in
the 1920s, farmers were struggling to
make ends meet. The price of agricultural
produce dropped 40 percent in the early
1920s and prices stayed low throughout
the decade. Many farmers could not pay
their mortgages and were forced to rent
or sell their land.
The mining and textile industries were
also struggling at this time. Banks
(especially in agricultural areas) began to
fail and close. It is estimated that about
600 banks failed yearly during the 1920s.
World events leading up to and during the Great Depression
1919 End of World
War I - Treaty of
Versailles demands
payment and reparation of war debts
from defeated
nations.
The crash
During the 1920s, the New York Stock
Exchange enjoyed strong growth in the
price of common stocks. Rising stock
prices motivated people to speculate on
the market (buying stocks in the hopes of
making large Mure profits it the stocks
increase in value). Much of this speculation was done with borrowed money.
On October 24, 1929 (Black Thursday),
stock prices dropped rapidly. The market
stabilized for a couple of days, only to
drop again the following Monday. On
October 29 (Black Tuesday), the market
crashed. Panicked stockholders sold a
record 16,410,030 shares. People,
banks and businesses lost huge sums of
money when their stocks lost so much
value. Stocks continued to fall for the
next three years.
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begin to fail
due to bad
investments
and low
prices on
agricu~ural
products.
1933 The World Economic
Hostilities
Conference meets in London but fails to agree
between
on a solution to the worldwide depression.
China and
/'""" . , Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of
Japan begin. L... 1lV ; Germany and begins his four-year plan
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of economic recovery. The U.S. Con1930 Richard
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gress approves 15 acts and initiates the
Bennett is elected
New Deal.
prime minister of
Canada.
1928 Herbert
Hoover is elected
president of the
United States.
Richard Bennett
The New Deal
Around the world
After the stock market crash, things went
from bad to worse. Between 1930 and
1933, approximately 9,000 U.S. banks
closed and the prices of industrial stocks
fell about 80 percent. Millions of people
lost their savings when the banks closed
and loans were impossible to get. Unemployment rose and most people who had
jobs took pay cuts. The popular song
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime" reflects
how difficult it was to make money in the
1930s.
President Herbert Hoover believed that
the economy would recover without
government intervention, but Americans
were going hungry and his policies were
not popular. Franklin D. Roosevelt was
elected president in 1932. Roosevelt
immediately called Congress into an
emergency session to pass laws that
would help people and the economy. This
new program was called the New Deal.
The New Deal had three main purposes:
To provide relief to the needy; to aid the
nationwide recovery by providing jobs and
encouraging businesses; and to form
laws that would reform business and government, preventing a depression of this
magnitude from ever happening again.
The government spent money it didn't
have on relief programs to feed the hungry and to provide jobs (building roads,
bridges, dams, schools and parks). Eventually, money began to circulate again and
trade improved with lower tariffs.
The New Deal seemed to help relieve the
Depression and it renewed confidence in
the government.
Europe's economy was not able to
bounce back after World War I (19141919). The war's peace settlement made
recovery almost impossible for Germany
and mid-European nations. Until1931,
the United States demanded repayment of
war debts, which further drained the economies of war-damaged nations. Britain
and France also struggled with their postwar economies. Economic hardship may
have led to the rise of the German dictator Adolf Hitler. The German people
hoped Hitler would improve the nation's
financial depression. The Japanese invasion of China was also largely motivated
by the desire for relief from depression
and the hope of economic growth. These
military solutions to poverty were the stepping stones to World War II (1939-1945).
U.S. unemployment
At the height of the Depression in 1933,
unemployment had risen to 25 percent
and 13 million people were without jobs.
1929 '31 '33 '35 '37 '39 '41
Effects
• Widespread
hunger, poverty
and unemployment
•Worldwide
economic crisis
• New Deal:
increased
government
power and deficit
spending
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have had food, but no
one to sell it to. Many
became homeless and
traveled from place to
place looking for work. Most
people stopped buying furniture,
appliances, jewelry and sweets (some
wea~y people, however, were able to
prosper, due in part to the low prices).
Inexpensive entertainment, like radios
and movies, were as popular as television
is today. People would tune in regularly
for their favorite shows and go to theaters
in record numbers to forget their troubles.
ACROSS
3 These people were facing hardship
even before the Depression
5 A record number of these were sold
on Black Tuesday
6 Take a risk on stocks
10 Security for a loan
12 An industry that was floundering
before the Depression
DOWN
1 After the stock mari<et crashed, many of
these failed and went out of business
2 This entertainment continued to be
popular throughout the '30s
4 This president was elected in 1932
and created the New Deal
7 No rain for a very long time
8 One reason for the Depression was
that there was less of this circulating
9 Tax on imported goods from
other countries
11 This became unprofitable due to
high tariffs
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began a series of radio programs called
"fireside chats,. which reassured the public
and helped them understand policies.
Canada was hit as hard as the U.S.
by the Depression. Its economy relied
heavily on the export of grain, lumber and
minerals. When countries stopped buying
these resources, farms, factories, stores
and coal mines closed by the thousands.
In the Prairie Provinces, drought and
plummeting grain prices (prices dropped
90 percent in two years) made things even
worse. Unemployment rose from 3 per·
cent in 1929 to 23 percent in 1933. Prime
Minister Richard Bennett struggled to help
the people and the economy, but his
efforts seemed futile. When W. L. Mackenzie King became prime minister in 1935,
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he adopted many programs s1m11ar to
those used in the U.S.
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and Effects of the "Great Depression", Mike ~
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Foreign trade was another aspect of the
Depression. A new law passed in 1930
compounded the problem by raising U.S. Life in the thirties
tariffs. Nations around the world respond- During the 1930s, people from all walks of
ed by raising their tariffs. The end result
life were forced to cut back on
was that no one could afford to import
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luxuries. Those who lived in
or export goods - trade became an
the cities often went hununprofitable venture.
gry, while farmers might
Causes
• Unequal distribution of wealth
• High tariffs and
war debts
• Overproduction
in industry and
agriculture
• Stock market
crash and
financial panic
Ado~
Hitler
Big problems
High tariffs
An overview
William Lyon
Mackenzie
King
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Decent wages
Many businesses did very well in the
1920s. Production had increased almost
50 percent and profits were up. But few
were sharing the wealth, and wages for
workers remained low. In the long run,
workers could not afford to buy the goods,
services and products they were making
and providing. Some began to buy on
credit; others stopped spending entirely.
The end resu~ was less money circulating,
which spelled trouble for the economy.
1932 Franklin
Delano Roosevelt
(FOR) is elected
president of the
United States.
1929 The Stock
Market crashed
in October,
sending millions
of investors into
bankruptcy.
1935
Mackenzie
King is
elected
prime
minister of
Canada.
1938 Germany
invades Czechoslovakia, which results
in defense spending
in Britain, France,
Canada and the
United States. World
War II finally ended
the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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JANUARY
8, 2002
CHILDREN FIRST • THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Adams Middle School
AMS students Rachel Goble, Shane Williamson, and Danielle Ousley performed in the play "Hillbilly Christmas Carol". Other students to perform
were Tyler Gayheart, Caitlin Newsome, Clay Jamerson, Emily Stanley, and Tara Rohr.
Emily Stanley, a seventh-grade student at
AMS, performed ballet dance to " The
Nutcracker". Other dancers that were featured
with Emily were Tatianna Slone, Alyssa Allen,
Charlotte Hale and Maura Minix.
Julie Ford played a solo on her violin. The
tunes she played during her performance were
" Frosty the Snowman" and "'First Noel".
Eighth-grade students Holly Rice, Adam Reffett and Tiffany Smith performed "Merry Christmas,
Happy Holidays".
Jenna Gearheart, an
8th grade student at
AMS, sang "All I
Want This Year" while
AMS dancers Emily
Stanley, Maura Minix,
Charlotte Hale,
Alyssa Allen,
Tatianna Slone, and
Caitlin Newsome
backed her up.
The AMS Music Choir performed " Baby it's Cold Outside" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
at the event. The choir is directed by AMS student Adam Reffett.
Allen Central Middle School
Allen Central Middle School students not
only participated in the Kentucky Youth
Assembly, but this year they were recognized as
ha\ ing one of the top five bills mtroduced and
passed by the student House of Representatives
and Senate. Miss Brittan) Frasure, eighth-grade
student. was also recognized as being one of the
top speakers of the conference. The K YA team
is sponsored by Ms. Tanya Harris, sixth-grade
social studies teacher. Mr. Bmd Short. seventhgrade social studies teacher, and Mr. Jeremy
Hall. eightth-grade soc1al studies teacher.
Brittany Frasure
Tiffany
Owens
reads
lobbyist
speech.
Josh Martin serves in the Senate.
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CHILDREN FIRST • THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Allen Central Middle School in conjunction with the Youth
Service Center sponsored a can food drive for needy families.
Mrs. Cindy Halbert's homeroom was rewarded for having the
most cans donated.
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Senator Johnny Ray Turner
Senator Johnny Ray Turner came to Allen Central Middle School to talk with the Kentucky Youth Assembly Club prior to them
attending the KYA conference In Frankfort.
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Allen Central Middle School
took part in the fifth annual
Kentucky Colonels' Sixth
Grade Academic Showcase.
The competition was held at
Warfield Middle School in
Martin County. Other competing schools included:
McDowell Elementary, Inez
Middle School. Warfield
Middle School, and Paintsville.
The Kentucky Colonels·
Sixth Grade Academic
Showcase features written
assessment events in
Mathematics, Science, Social
Studies, Language Arts and
Arts/Humanities, with a double
elimination Quick Recall tournament. The event began in
1999 with 90 schools and has
since doubled in size. with over
180 schools participating in
2002.
According to KAAC
Ext:eutive Director John
Bennett. the Showcase was
designed to fill a need in
Kentucky schools. "As KAAC
began to look for ways to reach
more students, we realized that
a significant number of students
were graduating from fifth
grade, then finding it hard to
compete on their school's middle grades Governor's Cup
team. The Showcase gives
those students another competitive opportunity, and helps
them remain interested and
active in academic competition
until they can more realistically
contribute to their academic
team programs on the middle
grades Governor's Cup level."
ACMS came away from the
tournament with 3rd place
overall, 3rd place quick recall.
Keith Williams placed 2nd in
Science, Chels1e Cordial placed
5th in Soc1al Studies, and Evan
Lawson Placed 6th in Social
Studies. The coach of Allen
Central Middle School 6th
Grade Academics was Sandra
Stapleton.
ACMS
Music
Department
Mrs. Cecilia Prater, ACMS
music teacher, once again
presented a wonderful
Christmas program with
performances by both the
middle school band and
choir.
Proficient/ Distinguished
Students Recognized
Hands on with Zig
Allen Central Middle School students were pleased to welcome Zig Wajler to entertain and educate them in the areas of music and
culture. Zig integrates Music Technology and Multiculturalism to produce a mix that is entertaining and exciting for students,
teachers, and attendees to learn. Each interactive, educational experience relates to The National Standards for Music and
Technology augmenting a school's curriculum through creation, production, history, culture, and appreciation through active student participation. Zig Wajler is the author of World Beat Fun, a Book/CO published and distributed through Warner Bros.
Publishing.
Allen Central
High School students prepare for
the Adopt a Child
Program where
students buy
gifts for a child at
Christmas.
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Allen Central Midole School believes in the importance of
<:ontinually recognizing and celebrating those students who
have achieved high honor~. Those students who received a profi<:ient or distinguished on the CATS test, along with their parents, we(e recently recognized and presented with wmdow
clings to display this accomplishment.
Bolen recognized for education
Allen Central High School
teacher Lori Bolen has been
recogni:rcd as a district nominee lor the National
Cituensh 1p Education Teacher
A\\ a rd.
.Mrs. Bolen ts a gradu:-~tc of
Alice Llo)d College of Pippa
Passes and has been teaching
for nine years. She conveys to
her students the importance of
civic responsibilities and often
has invited war veterans to
speak to her cla~ses. The energy this teacher exhibits toward
teaching history is to be commended. Her patriousm, honor
and respect for our democracy
are depicted in the activities
and projt"cts she assigns to the
students.
Mrs. Bolen was recently
chosen by the Local Veterans
or Fore1gn Wars chapter in
Pre~tonsburg and \\us nominated b) Laura K1dd. coun:-;elor at Allen Central.
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�E4 • W EDNESDAY,
JANUARY
8, 2008
CHILDREN FIRST • THE FLOYD COUNTY TiMES
Visual and Performing Arts TAG students attend a performance of " Bye, Bye Birdie" at
High School. Audience discussion was held after the performance.
Pikeville ~
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Allen Elementary
Allen Elementary
presents
''Christmas
Around the World
and Community."
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Human
body
systems
Mrs. Waugh's eighth-grade
practical living students at Allen
Elementary h:ne been studying
the structure and function of the
human bod) systems. Students
also shared their presentations
wtth the K-4 students
Rikki Murray and Shannon Goble make their presentation.
Courtney Lewis and Megan Goble answer questions during their presenta- ~
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gift from the heart
My name is Kristcm Ann l'anom. I cm1 a Wt
dent in Mn. mtl/en s /irst-xradt• ch1' 1 at Allen
Elementan. I have onfv one wi1h for Clm\lmas
and that i.1 to rake Ill\ hair and make a heauriful
wig for \(1/lle child 11 ho hcH been .1ick ancllo.11
their hail: I hopr• thCIIIII\ J!.ift wiff make WIIU'one
lwppv 011 this Chri Ifmas.
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This is a Christmas gift that comes from the
heart. Kristan Ann saw a "I ocks of Love"
advertisement on television whih! watching t'artoons. Kristan automaticall) ran to her granny.
Cindy Parsons, and said, "Granny. I want to cut
ffi) hair and send it to ·Locks of I.m c' ." With
the ass1stance of her grann), 15 111ches of
Kristan 's hair was cut and sent to the founda
tion. This was truly a Christmas gift from the
heart.
Snail Olympics
Mrs. Waugh's eighth-grade sciP.nce students at Allen
Elementary recently participated in "Snail Olympics," which
were sponsored by Region 8 and Kathy Neeley. Shown are
Brittany Waugh, Jared Harmon, Ashley Moore and J.R.
Robinson.
Dr. Chandra Varia, Floyd County
board member, visited Allen
Elementary classrooms.
Shool·wide
Olympics
Due to being a reward school, the students at
Allen Elementary had a school-wide Olympics.
All students in grades three through eight
competed In four events to determine who
would participate in the final Olympics. On the
day of the final Olympics, Mrs. Gearheart carried the torch, Mr. Childers carried the
American flag and Mrs. Bartrum carried the
school flag and led the finalists into the arena
as Mr. Lafferty played the national anthem. The
winners were Mrs. Barnett's Dream Team, Mrs.
Donta's Angels and Mrs. Skeens' Feuding
Hatfields. All participating teams made their
own flag and dressed as a team. All finalists
were given an Allen Elementary Eagle Medal.
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Students from across the county met at Betsy Layne Elementary
for the "Leadership Challenge," a
gifted and talented program sponsored by. Chuck Stamper.
Dustin Layne, Chaslty Conn and Ms. Layne show completed
banner. The banner will be used at several educational conferences.
Betsy
Layne
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house,
Oct.
28.
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recital.
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8, 2003
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Kindergarten class visits
the new Pikeville Library
Eighth-grade
students travel
to Hummel
Planettllrium
on campus at
Eastern
Kentucky
University, in
Richmond, to
see "Oasis in
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bending
spoons.
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Eighth-grade math students built Christmas tree based on Sierpinski's triangle - an art of study of solid geometry, algebraic patterns, relationship of two-dimensional and three-dimensional figures, strategies to find the nth term and symmetry.
BLHS
students set
Guinness
World Record
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Above are BLHS juniors Ashley Tackett and Brittany
Stanley, ready to set a world's record.
On Thursday. Dec. 19, Betsy Layne
High School students succeeded in
breaking a Guinness World Record by
having the largest number of people
flossing simultaneously in one spot.
Yes, you read it right.
Approximately 300 students, faculty
and staff members assembled in the
school's gymnasium at approximately 8
a.m. to begin flossing. Because the
gym is not furnished with bleachers,
folding chairs were used to accommodate the participants. To accomplish the
feat, over 1,300 feet of floss was used.
along with hundreds of latex gloves.
The event was sponsored by the
school's student council.
Jarrid Deaton of The Floyd County
Times, "Dr. Don" Bevins of WPRG,
and Dr. Lee Boyd of Allen were on
hand to mark the historical occasion.
Clark Elementary wants to say thanks to their cooks for all their
hard work.
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Clark Elementary celebrated Thanksgiving with a family dinner.
Over 500 students and parents attended.
BLHS reading
program excels
Above is BLHS senior Chris
Hopkins using his ESS time to
read his latest AR book.
The
Language
Arts
Department at Betsy Layne
High School is pleased to
announce that the school's reading program is making excellent
progress.
The program began last year
after English teachers Mrs.
Brenda Porter and Mr. John
Kidd applied for and received a
Reading Mentor Grant from the
Kentucky
Department
of
Education. This grant provided
compensation and professional
development for both teachers
to devise and implement an
effective reading program at the
school.
The program began as a pilot
last year and operated in conjunction with the Extended
School Services (ESS) program.
In these ESS sessions, students
were taught fundamental reading skills and encouraged to
read young-adult. high-interest
literature.
This year. with the help of
Media Coordinator, Mr. Ernie
Walker, the reading program has
incorporated the nationally
acclaimed Accelerated Reading
Program (A.R.) into the English
curriculum. In addition, all
incoming freshmen are now
required to complete an A.R.
STAR Reading Exam during
Summer Orientation. This exam
serves not only as an assessment
to determine the student's A.R.
level, but also gives the depart-
ment an indicator by which to
assess student achievement.
Also, with the guidance of
the school counselor, Vicky
Ratliff. a new English 1-M
course has been implemented
this year that targets struggling
English students, in hopes of
decreasing
retention
and
dropout rates.
'The success of this program
is directly linked to the support
''e have received from the
administration." explained Kidd
when asked about the program.
"It really helps when you have a
principal who believes in the
importance of reading."
To celebrate the accomplishmems of many of the school's
outstanding readers, several students were treated with a field
trip to Renfro Valley on Friday,
Dec. 13, which included a
Christmas variety show, lunch
and, most importantly, a day out
of schooL
Mrs. Parsons' fourth-grade students give a presentation on
Christmas around the world. Pictured are Mika Hackworth and
Holly Whitaker, telling about Christmas in China.
Mrs. Parsons' fourth-grade class wrote essays about the special
people In their lives. The class framed them and gave them as
Christmas presents to their families.
Larry Chaffins visited Clark to talk about coal mining.
Clark Elementary had their annual Christmas program, "A
Christmas Musical Mystery Message." Parents flocked In to see
their children perform Thursday, Dec. 19.
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ulfElementary
Duff students
hold food drive
Native
American
Culture
The Duff Family Resource Center and Mrs.
Case's 4-H Club co-sponsored the Annual Food
Drive. A total of 4,279 food items were donat-
The students at Duff
Elementary were
educated and entertained Friday, Dec.
13, by Mary "Mouse"
Corral and Scott
Crisp, two Native
Americans from
Cherokee, N.C.
Dressed in full
Cherokee attire, they
performed dances
and told of their
Native American cuiture. Also, with them,
was their Red Tail
Hawk, Suni.
ed!
These items were given to the needy in our
community. Some of the groups receiving food
'"ere The Food Pantry, local churches, Waylantl
Senior Citizens and individual needy families
in the Garrett and Wayland area.
A special thank you goes out to all those
generous individuals who donated to this worth) cause.
For this project: Kentucky Goal addressed:
Goal 4: Students shall develop their abilities to
become responsible members of a family, \VOrk
group. or community, including demonstrating
effectiveness in community service.
Top: Steven Thornsberry, Brittany Brown and Sydney Bush.
Bottom: Kaltlyn Vanderpool and Kelsey Whitaker
May Valley Time Out for Parents December meeting. Stacy
Bentley was the winner of the $25 Kmart gift card in the drawIng.
Jenny Williams and Courtney Mullins allow students to spend
their earned points at the Mustang Gang store. These students
have worked hard to earn the points that they spend at the
store.
Recycling program.
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McDowell
Elementary
students are
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the third
month in a
row as having
the best attendanceinthe
Floyd County
School
District. The
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The entire school
enioyed a
beautiful
Christmas play
presented by Mrs.
Wanda Johnson's
P4 class.
Great iob!
Mrs. Nikki
Gearheart's
class are
preparing for
the CTBS test.
A special thanks to our cooks for their delightful goodies.
Mrs. Tonda
Johnson's P3
class are currently learning
how to
regroup using
manipulatives.
· Mrs. Rhoda Paige's students, Courtney and Kirstan, created a
"Tree of Hands" for their bulletin board. It was beautiful.
Mrs. Renee Allen's class worked very hard in Art class drawing
their snowmen using geometric shapes.
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SixthNgrade Queen: Stephanie Conn. Sixth-grade attendants: Matraca Bentley, Trista Damron,
Alex Howell, Morgan Howell and Taylor Howell. FifthNgrade attendants: Dorsa Hall, Bailey
Hamilton and Megan ~lone. Fourth-grade attendants: Laken Hamilton and Korri Hall. Flower girl:
Caitlyn Shepherd
Ms.Amie
King's students worked
diligently on
their
Christmas
stories.
Mrs. Leah
Moore's P2
and P3 class
have been
studying
Christmas
around the
world. They
created hats
from Sweden
and windmills
from Holland.
Feliz Navidad!
Mrs. Turner presented Melinda
(Susie) Hamilton
a 14-pound
Butterball turkey
as a result of a
turkey drawing.
Entry forms were
available to parents In the
school's monthly
school newsletter
that is mailed
home monthly.
Congratulations,
Susie!
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and made gift
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evangelical
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spiritual and
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MCA's sixthgrade class
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Osborne Elementary
Program on bus safety, sponsored by Floyd County Schools.
Jeanice Allen's classroom won a pizza party for collecting the
most beef stew on "Make a Difference Day."
Jan Akers' primary class presented Native American projects as
their culminating activity.
Osborne Elementary students participate in a Mathathon each month. Students are chosen through a Math Bee from their rooms and then proceed to the gym, where they compete between grades.
Each grade level winner receives a $25 gift certificate to Wai-Mart. All winners' names are put into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate. Students are quizzed on skills taught during the month from
Kentucky Core Content and Program of Studies. S25 winners are Brett Daniels, Crystal Osborne, Gordon Kidd, Bridgett Slone, Sarah Caldwell, Kiana Falne, Ronsheena Ray, Joslyn Isaac, Jazmln
Mardis, Tyler Moore, Annie Hall and Cameron Butler. $50 winners are Brett Daniels and Joslyn Isaac.
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Mrs. Sherry Caudill's fifth- and sixth-grade math
class estimated and weighed pumpkin seeds and
pulp. The class would like to thank Wheelwright
First Baptist Church for donating the pumpkins for
this fun and educational activity. Special thanks to
Drema Bates for delivering them to our room and
also special thanks to Ms. Cissy Williams of the
Rainbow Family Resource Center for taking
pictures for us.
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One of our
volunteers,
tor whom we
Jan Akers' primary class recently received recognition for having the highest points in Accelerated Reading for the months of
November and December.
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Mrs. Amber Anderson's third-grade class celebrated Thanksgiving by making turkeys with their leftover pumpkins from
Halloween.
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Left to right. Tori Hunt, Cody McCoy, Victoria Petry, Nick Conn, Kaitlin Minix, Brad Stanley,
Hann h Walker. Alexis Derossett, Micaya Canterbury, Wil Allen, Tyler Whitt, Brittany Davis and
Cas., Whitt. We are very proud of our team this year. Our last competition at Duff Elementary
was very ..,uccessful. Tyler Whitt tied for fourth place in social studies, Cody McCoy tied for fourth
lace in math and Victoria Petry tied for first place in language arts. Again, we are proud to have
these students representing our school. Coaches: Ms. Betty Minix and Mrs. Joan Cornett.
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Students from Prestonsburg Elementary share Christmas songs for the residents at
Prestonsburg Health Care Center. The students are part of Mrs. Allison's kindergarten class.
These students are Kyle Owsley, Zachary Coleman, Brandon Blackburn, Andrew Goble, Kennedy
Collins, Lauren Davis, Sidney Hale, Taetor Blevins, William Wallen and Steven Little. The students
made Christmas cards and delivered them to all the residents.
The Prestonsburg Elementary kindergarten classes presented the Christmas PTA program entitled, "The Night Before Christmas,"
under the direction of Ms. Rebecca Haywood, music teacher. Mr. Clark Allison was a guest reader tor the evening. Kindergarten
teachers are Mrs. Phyllis Allison, Ms. Reba Griffith, Mrs. Connie Parsons and Ms. Hope Tackett.
Mrs. Allison's kindergarten class at Prestonsburg Elementary
had beautiful fall weather when the dressed in Santa hats at visited the Prestonsburg Health Care Center to sing to the residents before going home for Christmas break. The students are,
front row, Sidney Hate, Zachary Coleman, Kaittyn Fraley, Alexis
Younce, William Wallen and Miles Goodman; second row, Kyle
Owsley, Andrew Goble, Lauren Davis, Steven Little, Megan
Mosley, Kennedy Conley and Jeffery Goble; and, back row,
Brandon Blackburn, Ryan Rice, Lela Peppi, Verlon Rackey, Tyler
Goble, Gabriel Walker, Matt Blackburn, Taetor Blevins and
Emma George.
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The Prestonsburg Elementary kindergarten celebrated the com·
pletion of their unit of study on Thanksgiving by enjoying a
Thanksgiving feast prepared by parent volunteers.
Logan Stumbo, Lauren Click, Grant Martin. Amber Kidd, Jared
Little are dressed up for the occasion.
Mrs. Hale-Frazier and students enjoy their feast.
Prestonsbur __
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Mrs. Jamie
Adams,
library media
specialist.
collaborating with Mr.
Terry
Music's
geometry
class using
Peanuts
Geometry
Online to
measure the
angle of a
triangle.
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ry Media Center
The library media centet is an integral part of the instrucltonal program at Prestonsburg High School. lbc pmgram pm" ides an im iting. accesstble ami stimulatmg environment for
meeting the mfonnallonal needs of the total school community.
Resources are provided tn intlul.'nce -;tudent achievement and
to incrca~c their opportunity for success. Library media specialist Jamie Adams collaborates "ith te.lCher~ to pmvide oppomtnities for students to think criucally. She pmmotes infonnation
htcrac) to help student-; to .1ccess, S) nthcsize. produce and communicate mformation. Goals of the lihraty media program
indude promoting iufonnation litemC). supporting integration
of technolog) in teachmg and !canting and promoting reading.
Vlrs. Adams usc<; proj elton technology whl.'n presenting
le~< on-; to tuden•s. In d• 111 • '>0 she ti 1 !".stud t ts an: 11101~ alert
and more engaged. Accordmg to Mrs. \dams, "To teach t<XIa) ·s
students. you have to get their attention. '(echnology is part of
their life, and when you use it in a lesson, they are very attentive." Students are also taught in the L.MC hO\\ to develop their
own presentations and then use projectors to convey their information.
Another popular method of using technology in the L\1C is
a WebQu-:st. A WehQuest is an mquit)·-based acti\ it) m which
most or all uf thl' information uc;ed by leamers is taken from the
Web. WebQuest are designed to use the leamers' time well. to
focus on using information rather than looking for it. and to sup·
pon learners' thinking at the levels of analysis. S) nthesis anti
e\ aluation.
To visit the LMC online the address Is
www.phs.floyd.k12.ky.us/lmcllmc.html
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
8, 2003 • E13
rbe P-iar-ist School
Sophomores Lauren Preston
and Shannon Hicks cheer on
• 1the basketball team as members of the school's new Pep
Club.
Sophomore Rachael Hill is ready to begin as the other Plarist
School students get ready on the school ski trip.
"You must be mad!" Senior
Dave Hicks played The Mad
Hatter in the Piarlst School
production
of Allee
in
Wonderland.
Math team members, from left to right, sophomore Samanthia
Farthing, junior Amanda Keeton and senior Sarah Hill.
Enjoying
the school
prom are
juniors
Ashley
Gunnell
and
Matthew
Francis.
The Piarist School is a private, college preparatory high school
located on Route 80 in Martin. Founded in 1990, 100 of Its graduates have gone to college, many with scholarships.
"Are you sure Julia Child started out this way?" Junior art students Mary Beth Bentley, Hannah Goble and Amanda Keeton.
South Floyd High School November Students of the Month
Arts & Humanities: Megan Hall
Language Arts: Carla Hall
Social Studies: Meka Hall
Science: Leslie Mullins
Math: Jarrod Gibson
Vocational/Practical Living:
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Mrs. Joann Hamilton's reading class is writing to
inform their audiences about works they have
read and researched.
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Below are a couple of samples:
The Thorn
beauty that lies within,
You've called me dumb and ugly,
time and time again,
You taunt and tease me bitterly, as if
J didn't know,
My tears are from your mockery, I
By Kayla Anderson
Although I seem different, there's
just don't let them show,
I lock my feelings up inside, until I
leave the room,
Then my eyes fill with tears, and it's
all because of you,
You laugh at me for things that you
know I cannot help,
Ask God why He made me this way,
I'm sure you'll be overwhelmed,
For l asked Him why He done this,
and do you know what He said?
He said He done this for a reason,
and He knows it's for the best,
Maybe He's right, 'cause once you
look past, this mockery of you,
Inside I have a heart that's pure, a
heart that is true,
You've heard the old saying, "Every
rose has its thom,"
It's not my fault that mine has a few
more than yours.
Adam Taylor
Psychology: Jessica Lafferty
French: Crystal Ramsey
Cats, Eyes and
Ravens
By Katy Hall
We often rule out anything that has
to do with murder, ghosts or insanity as
just plain weird. What if you found out
that one of the most memorable
authors of all time based all of his
works on just that? Edgar Allen Poe
was a very complex person who, supposedly, had a drinking problem and
was. at times, considered crazy.
Poe's wife, Virginia, was also his
13-year-old cousin. When Poe was
about 27, Virginia died when a blood
vessel broke in her neck. This event
caused great trauma in Poe's life.
"The Black Cat," "The Cask of
Amontillado" and "The Tell-Tale
Heart" are some of his most famous
short stories. All of which are based on
murder, hauntings and his own insanity.
"The Raven," "Annabel Lee" and
"A Dream Within a Dream" are all
very famous poems of his. Each piece
was similar to another and his writing
seemed to reflect upon his own feelings of loss and sorrow for his Virginia.
The suspense builds and builds with
each page. Do yourself a favor and
read some of Poe's work. He lets you
build from a prior knowledge to sustain
the plots and twisted endings. If you're
wanting something that makes you
think, these are the stories for you!
Stu.mbo Elementary
Nathan
Martin
on his
horse in
Winners
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First annual John M. Stumbo
Elementary Kentucky Derby
The second- and third-grade students at
Stumbo Elementary concluded a unit on
Kentucky in November, by viewing the
first annual John M. Stumbo Elementary
Derby.
The primary students invited the
fourth- and fifth-grade students to view
the Derby, so those students were also
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Derby
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Trigger was covered with roses after winning the Run for the
Roses by Jamie Crisp and Karen Henry.
Leslie Hall, Freda Hamilton,
Melissa Little and Karen Henry
rode the hon;es, respectively. The
only horse to be scratched from this
year's race was Mato. Mato was to
be ridden by Mr. Jody Robetts. An
injury prevented Mr. Roberts from
fulfilling his dream of being a jockey in the John M. Stu mbo Derby.
Trigger was the ultimate winner
of the one-lap race. He won by two
lengths and Cheeto came in second.
Congratulations to both horses.
Students also ran their own
Derby and the winner of that race
was
Nathan
Martin.
Congratulations Nathan!
Although the actual Kentucky
Derby is nm each May, the mock
derby coincided well with the
Kentucky unit and hopefuUy provided the older students with some
information which will be beneficial to them on the CATS testing in
April.
Science field trip
On Friday. Nov. 15, students
from J.M. Stumbo seventh grade
traveled
to
Prestonsburg
Community College for a morning of science, college style. The
science and math department prepared a series of mini classes that
the students described as "cool."
"wow" and "awesome."
The students paid close attention in the chemistry lab as they
were instructed on how to make
slime and then assigned to a
group to try their luck at making
the slime. College students
majoring in some area of scien~e
assisted the students in the lab
and then talked to them on the
importance of making good
grades and taking every science
class available.
When the students moYed into
the biology Jab. they were
amazed at the many animals and
reptiles preserved in the lab. Even
more exciting than looking
around was making a slide and
then studying it on a microscope.
Moving into the physics lab,
students were fascinated when
they learned about breaking light
and color with motion. These
were a few of the activities that
kept the students busy and filled
with excitement.
After the groups had been
through all of the mini classes the
students boarded the bus and
headed for Pizza Hut for a delicious lunch and some great social
time. T he students ate, laughed
and discussed what they liked
most about the day.
This trip was a joint effort of
Prestonsburg
Community
College, East Kentucky GEAR
UP Project and J.M. Stumbo
School. The purpose of the trip
was to expose students to the
excitement of college life and to
enhance what these wonderful
students are learning in their science classes.
At both the college and at
Pizza Hut, our students were
complimented for their excellent
behavior. This trip was so successful that more trips like this
will be planned for the group.
The seventh-graders would
like to thank all those who had
any part in this day. It was nice to
have a day out and what an exciting day it was.
Class sends greetings to troops in Afghanistan
As part of their 4H project, Mrs. Stephanie Lawson's P4 class made Christmas cards for the
American troops in Afghanistan. Pictured from left to right, first row, Ashley Tackett, Joshua
Thacker, Dakota Salyer, Cory Reynolds, Clifton Mitchell and Eleshia Flannery: second row, Ashley
Gillespie, Makeshia Hamilton, Brian Hall, Douglas Causey, Keitha Burchett, Darrin Gillespie and
Isabella Hall; and third row, Kannon Newsome, Cody Akers, Brittany Newsome, Nick Justice,
Colby Rogers and Courtney Taylor.
Ms. Deresa Ray joined the
John M. Stumbo Elementary
staff as the new principal on
Dec. 2. Welcome to our staff,
Ms. Ray!
The Stumbo
Head Start
Class C recently
spent a week
discussing
America. Each
child made an
American flag
and Columbus
Day hat. They
celebrated by
having a
Columbus Day
parade on the
school grounds.
Pictured above is Cody Akers.
Cody is the son of Ricky and
Breena Akers of Grethel. He is
in Mrs. Stephanie Lawson's P4
classroom at John M. Stumbo
Elementary. Cody was named
Christmas Through the Eyes
of a Child school winner and
was one of the conservation
poster contest winner at JMS.
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by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WAITER
PRESTONSBURG Four days
before he was scheduled to go to trial to
answer to a charge of first-degree child sex
abuse, a Honduras man, who is now faced
with a recommended three-year prison
Call from
school nets
charges
sentence from the commonwealth, pleaded
guilty yesterday.
Mario Altamirano, 50, of Honduras,
admitted to sexually abusing a Floyd
County girl on Aug. 6, 2000, while accompanying his girlfriend to visit her family
here.
Altamirano's girlfriend, who was at
time was living with Altamirano in
Indianapolis, Ind., is the victim's aunt.
According
to
Assistant
Commonwealth's Attorney Wayne Taylor,
a strange development came in the case
during preparations for trial.
"In the course of investigating and
preparing the case for trial, our office
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2 DAY FORECAST
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
photo by Sheldon Compton
Local businessman Huey Darby and his wife, Earleen, raise their hands for questioning during Family Court
proceedings on Wednesday. The couple were granted their third, fourth and fifth adoption before Judge Julie
Paxton, who thanked the couple for letting her be part of the occasion. "Once this Is done, these children are
yours, just as If they were born of your bodies," Paxton told the Cow Creek couple. The three siblings, who
are originally from Georgia, have lived with the Darbys since December.
PRESTONSBURG - Witnesses in a case of a
man accused of pulling a gun gave contradicting testimonies during a preliminary hearing on
Wednesday, where it was disclosed that the accuser
had once been charged with intimidating the
accused.
Appearing in Floyd District Court on Jan. 8,
Danny McCown testified that Jerry Maynor pulled
up beside him at Melvin and attempted to engage
him in a fight. but when Maynor saw that his son,
Shane McCown, was with him when they got out of
the truck. he pulled a gun and "snapped" it. He testified that if the gun had "went off' he felt that be
would have been shot.
Edward Osborne also testified for the commonwealth, saying that he had pulled up on a fQurwheeler and saw both McCowns get out of the truck
and that he saw Maynor pull a gun, but he did not
know what type.
Testifying for the defense, Jimmy Little said he
was having car trouble at the South East Park when
Maynor pulled over to help him. He said that
Maynor informed him that he would go call some(See HEARING, page three~
Darby family grows
by three after adoption
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - When a
couple decides to adopt, it can be a
wonderful occasion for both the parents and the child. When a couple
adopts five children to accompany
the one biological son they already
have, it sets an example.
Floyd County businessman Huey
Darby and his wife Earleen, who are
already the biological parents of one
mentally handicapped son in his late
20s and the adopted parents of two
teenagers, expanded their family
Wednesday morning, adopting a
group of three out-of-state siblings.
The coupled agreed to waive confidentiality in the adoption case,
according to Huey Darby, in order to
promote adoption and to "welcome"
their new children.
The Darbys arrived at the Floyd
County Justice Center Wednesday
morning with all six children in tow
to appear before Family Court Judge
Julie Paxton. After some formal
greetings, the Cow Creek couple
officially adopted 15-year-old
Joshua Jesus Darby, his brother, 14(See ADOPTION, page three)
East Ky. residents ·.
to meet with leaders
to discuss education
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
HAZARD - Education in Eastern Kentucky
will be the focal point of the Appalachian Education
Forum which will be held Monday in Hazard.
The event is designed to provide local legislators
with information and an accurate picture of the public education system in Eastern Kentucky.
Jeff Hawkins. member of the Kentucky Valley
(See FORUM, page three)
Shoplifting case
sent to grand jury
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WAITER
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
(See ABUSE, page three)
Conflicting
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during hearing
BECOMING A FAMILY
by JARRID DEATON
PRESTONSBURG - A
Prestonsburg man was
arrested on the same day
that he was released from
jail after making an illadvised phone call.
Michael Gastiger, 52,
had been in jail on charges
of alcohol intoxication
when he was served with
an emergency protective
order forbidding contact of
any kind with his wife.
After being released,
Gastiger walked to
Prestonsburg Elementary
~ School to use the telephone and call his wife. He
was arrested at the school
approximately 20 minutes
later by Prestonsburg
Police Officer George
Tussey.
Gastiger was also
charged with use or possession of drug paraphernalia when he was arrested. Officer Tussey did not
elaborate on the items that
were found on Gastiger.
"I confiscated various
items that he said he used
to smoke tobacco in,"
~ Tussey said.
Gastiger received a
$100 fine and two days in
jail with 90 days probated.
He is to have no contact
with his wife.
found that the Social Security number that
he was using was false," Taylor said. "We
checked with the Social Security
Administration and discovered that the
number belonged to an 8-year-old girl in
San Francisco."
PRESTONSBURG
The case of a man accused of
running from store security
at Wal-Mart while carrying
his 3-year-old daughter was
referred to a grand jury on
Wednesday in Floyd District
Court, where bond was
increased pursuant to bail
jumping charges in Pulaski
County.
A preliminary hearing
was held on Jan. 8 in Judge
James R. Allen's courtroom
for James R. Henderson, of
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Prestonsburg, who was
arrested on several charges
stemming from a Dec. 23
incident in which Henderson
is accused of attempting to
lift a $900 computer from
Wal-Mart.
Officer Steve Little,
Prestonsburg City Police,
was present to testify for the
commonwealth, stating that
he was at the entrance of
Archer Park when he
received a message from dispatch informing him that a
shoplifter had reportedly run
A blazing forest fire
on Abbott
Mountain In
Prestonsburg
threatened several •
homes Thursday
night. Numerous
fire trucks were on
the scene as firefighters and pollee
battled the blaze.
Acting
Prestonsburg Fire
Chief Larry Adams
predicted that the
crew would be In
for a long night
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
10, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Odds and Ends
• HOWELL, Mich. - A
judge is cr.1cking down on people who \Hite 'ulgaritics on
checks the) use to pay traffic
fines
Judge John Pikkaraincn sentenl·ed one man to two days of
~nmmunity servtce for writing
a 'ulgar insult on the memo
line of a check He charged
someone else with contempt for
similar prose. A hearing is set in
that case for Jan. 14.
l'he chtcf judge of the 53rd
District Court said the clerks
'' ho handk traffic fine payments shouldn't have to deal
"ith obscene language.
·• Ille issue as I see it is if
someone came into the court
and used that language in front
of me it "ou ld be contemptuou~;· Pikkarainen told the
Li' ingston County Daily Press
& Argus for a story Wednesday.
Geoff Mann, 30, of Howell,
spent his two community service days picking up trash at
park and-ride parking lots and
volunteering at the Howell
Humane Society.
The technical writer had sent
Pikkarainen and the court a
one-and-a-half-page apology
letter, which he says was sincere. But he also says
Pikkarainen abused his authority.
"I must say I would hesitate
to write something so blunt on
the check again, but I would
definitely write something and
choose my words carefully,"
Mann said.
He said his apology should
have been enough to get the
charge dismissed, and he
thought the community service
sentence was excessive.
"If what he was doing was
trying to instill a little bit more
respect for the court then he
failed," Mann s·aid.
• MONSE, Wash. - For
sale: Tiny mountain town with
Okanogan River views. Asking
price: $575,000.
For the last six months, this
60-acre town with only seven
residents and no business or
industry to speak of has been on
the market.
"Right now, it's nearly a
ghost
town,"
said
Jay
Roberson, an agent with Laura
Mounter Real Estate, which has
the listing.
Manse (pronounced mahnz)
sits on a placid stretch of the
Okanogan River in north-central Washington. Selling points:
Fiber optics, water rights, railroad access, a public boat
launch, a bridge and bass fishing.
In late December, the northern
California
town
of
Bridgeville - 80 acres, 13
homes and a cemetery - sold
for almost $1.8 million on the
online auction site, eBay.
• FRANKLIN, Tenn. - A
Christmas Eve collection envelope at Christ United Methodist
Church contained an engagement ring and a wedding band.
"My hope and my prayer is
that somebody, by doing this,
found some peace in their life,"
the Rev. Tom Gildemeister said.
Church leaders said they
have no idea who left the
unmarked envelope or why.
About 550 people attended
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• AMHERST, Mass. Who says there's nothing better
to do on a bus ride than doze off
or stare out the window?
Amherst-area commuters
now have brain teasers to keep
them awake and focused when
they're riding buses operated
(See ODDS, page six)
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• MATHIAS TOWNSHIP,
Mich. - Voters elected Geri
Timonen as their clerk, but she
won't serve because of a swearing-in error and subsequent
snub.
Incumbent Timonen defeated Amy Richmond in the general election, but Mathias
Township board members on
Tuesday appointed Richmond
anyway.
A vacancy was created when
Timonen was sworn in Jan. 3,
after the Jan. I deadline set by
state law. The township board
needed to appoint a clerk, but
was under no legal obligation to
appoint Timonen, The Mining
Journal of Marquette reported.
"We appointed the runnerup," township Supervisor
Everette Dalgord said. "There
was only three of us at the
meeting, and all three of us
voted for Amy Richmond."
Dalgord said board members
were unhappy with Timonen 's
job performance since she was
appointed in March 2001. "It
just wasn't working out,"
Dalgord said.
Timonen said she made
some mistakes, like not paying
a couple of bills on time. But
she says the errors were minor.
"I'm new. I'm human," she
said, adding that she was
unaware of the Jan. 1 swearingin rule.
Mich. - Believe Cathy Uhl,
not the computer, when she
insists she's alive.
A computer error at Saint
Mary's Mercy Medical Center
mistakenly identified her and
thousands of other patients as
deceased.
"We've had problems with
insurance before. But when I
got this letter, I said, 'Brad (her
husband), you're not going to
believe this. According to this,
I'm dead,"' said Uhl, an administrative supervisor at The
Grand Rapids Press.
Ubl is one of 8,500 people
who got the Jan. 2 letter, which
notified patients that bills
issued between mid-October
and Dec. 11 had been coded
incorrectly to indicate that the
person was dead.
The glitch happened during
a routine update of Saint
Mary's computer files in
October, Jennifer Cammenga, a
spokeswoman for Saint Mary's,
told The Grand Rapids Press.
One digit was dropped from
a computer code to indicate the
patients were "deceased,"
rather than "discharged to
home."
Cammenga,
who
also
received a letter, said the problem is being corrected and the
hospital is contacting affected
patients and their insurance
providers.
The mistake was discovered
by a Saint Mary's employee
who was helping a patient with
a billing problem. She noticed
that the bill said the patient
died, but the patient was standing in front of her, said Saint
Mary's chief financial officer,
Steve Pirog.
"Once we identified the
problem, getting it fixed took
only a few days," Pirog said.
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services that night, about half
of them visitors. Gildemeister
said the church, founded in
1997, has a relatively large
number of divorced members.
Perhaps the gift showed
gratitude to God for giving
someone strength to persevere
through hard times, said Hanes
Sparkman, a church member
and jeweler who is appraising
the rings. He described the
rings as "an awful generous
gift" but declined to estimate
their value.
"Maybe they didn't have the
cash to put in and this was their
way of telling God thanks for
all that he's done in their life,"
Sparkman said.
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Wlnnens to be In the Wednesday, February 26, edition
of the Floyd County 111M&
Today is Friday, January 10,
the tenth day of 2003. There are
355 days left in the year.
Today's
Highlight
in
History: On Jan. 10, 1776,
Thomas Paine published his
influential pamphlet, "Common
Sense."
On this date:
• In 1861, Florida seceded
from the Union.
•
In 1863, London's
Metropolitan, the world's frrst
underground passenger railway,
opened to the public.
•
In 1870, John D.
Rockefeller
incorporated
Standard Oil.
• In 1920, the League of
Nations was established as the
Treaty of Versailles went into
effect.
• In 1928, the Soviet Union
ordered the exile of Leon
Trotsky.
• In 1946, the first General
Assembly ofthe United Nations
convened in London.
•
In
1957,
Harold
Macmillan became prime minister of Britain, following the
resignation of Anthony Eden.
• In 1967, Massachusetts
Republican Edward W. Brooke,
the first black elected to the
U.S. Senate by popular vote,
took his seat.
• In 1978, the Soviet Union
launched two cosmonauts
aboard a Soyuz capsule for a
rendezvous with the Salyut 6
space laboratory.
• In 1980, former AFL-CIO
president George Meany died in
Washington, D.C., at age 85.
Ten years ago:
A 62-year-old man at the
University
of
Pittsburgh
Medical Center underwent the
world's second baboon liver
transplant; however, the man
died less than a month later
without regaining full consciousness.
Five years ago:
In his weekly radio address,
President Clinton denounced
Chicago physicist Richard Seed's
expressed desire to clone
humans, calling it "morally unacceptable." Michelle Kwan won
the ladies' U.S. Figure Skating
Championship in Philadelphia;
Tara Lipinski came in second and
Nicole Bobek, third.
•
One year ago:
Marines began flying hundreds of ai-Qaida prisoners in
Mghanistan to a U.S. base on
Cuba. The White House revealed
that Enron Corp. had sought the
administration's help shortly
before collapsing with the life
savings of many workers. Todd
Eldredge won his sixth U.S.
Figure Skating Championship
title.
Today's Birthdays:
Jazz musician Max Roach is
79. Singer Gisele MacKenzie is
76. Opera singer Sherrill Milnes
is 68. Blues artist Eddy
Clearwater is 68. Rock singermusician Ronnie Hawkins is 68.
Baseball Hall-of-Farner Willie
McCovey is 65. Singer Scott
McKenzie is 64. Movie director
Walter Hill is 61. Singer Frank
Sinatra Jr. is 59. Singer Rod
Stewart is 58. Rock singer-musician Donald Fagen (Steely Dan)
is 55. Boxer George Foreman is
54. Singer Pat Benatar is 50.
Rock musician Michel Schenker
(The Scorpions) is 48. Singer
Shawn Colvin is 45. Rock singermusician Curt Kirkwood (Meat
Puppets) is 44. Actor Evan
Handler is 42. Rock singer Brad
Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) is
39. Actress Trini Alvarado is 36.
Rock musician Matt Roberts (3
Doors Down) is 25. Rapper Chris
Smith (Kris Kross) is 24.
W
Thought for Today:
"They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of
Him as somewhat of a recluse."
- Emily Dickinson, American
poet (1830-1886).
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�FRIDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Adoption
• Continued from p1
year-old Keenan Santo Darby
and their sister, 12-year-old
Ashley Marie Darby, all originally from the state of Georgia.
The three siblings had been
living with the Darbys since
December.
The ?ut-of-state adoption
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process Itself was harrowing,
according to Huey Darby, who
said had it not been for the
"dogged assistance" of state
Rep. Greg Stumbo, they might
not have gotten the children at
all.
"We have a lot of people to
thank;' Darby said after the proceedings Wednesday, "Greg
helped us a lot and used his
influence in Frankfort to make
this possible."
The Darbys said that inter~ state compacts threatened to
make the adoption difficult, but
was made possible, in part,
through Stumbo's efforts.
The Darbys had originaUy
intended on adopting another
child from the Friday Home, a
Southern Baptist group home in
Cobb County, Ga., they had
located on the Internet, but when
they caUed about the boy, was
told adoption might have to
wait.
"They told us the boy had too
many problems," Darby said,
"But we had already changed our
minds and told them we wanted
to adopt a sibling group, anyway."
Darby said the Friday Home
told the hopeful couple they had
a perfect set of siblings looking
for a good home, an<L in compliance with the adoption process,
the Darbys sent their home study
to the group home for review.
The three children sat quietly
during
court
proceedings
Wednesday and answered questions briefly, glancing occasion-
aUy at Darby and his wife, who
proudly explained that, although
the children have had a rough
life, their priorities are in the right
place.
"They despise drugs and alcohol, and don't use tobacco products of any kind," Darby said.
"They sing in our church choir
and make good grades in
school."
Their accomplishments are
doubly significant, considering
the obstacles forced upon them in
the past.
A straightforward account of
the trio's difficult past was the
primary theme of Keenan
Darby's recent essay contribution
for the Robinson Scholars
Program.
In that essay, 14-year old
Keenan quickly reveals his blunt
approach when reflecting on his
troublesome life experiences.
"I have a difficult and neglect-
photo by Sheldon Compton
The Darby family gathered minutes after adding three new members at adoption proceedings during Family Court on Wednesday. Along with their son Kenneth Aaron Darby, 27, Huey and Earleen
Darby now have five adopted children - Daniel Kedrlck, 18, Tonya Marie, 15, Joshua Jesus, 15,
Keenan Santo, 14 and Ashley Marie, 12.
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Taylor said Altamirano, who
will face a deportation hearing
upon his release, probably just
- fabricated the Social Security
number with no idea of to whom
it might have belonged.
Taylor said his office immediately
contacted
the
Department of Immigration and
Nationalization and scheduled a
meeting with one of their
Lexington agents, who visited
Prestonsburg and interviewed
Altamirano to discover that he
was, in fact, an illegal alien.
Altamirano has already
served nine months in connection with the Aug. 6 incident
and, pending sentencing on Feb.
t 28, will serve an additional two
years if the commonwealth's
recommendation is accepted.
Lexington's
INS
agent
placed an immigration detainer
on Altimirano Wednesday,
according to Taylor, and following completion of his prison
sentence, he will be released to
INS' custody and then transported to Louisiana to attend a
deportation hearing.
Case
off the hill to Reno's Roadhouse.
Little testified that upon
reaching Reno's he saw a man,
fitting the description given by
the loss prevention officer at
Wal-Mart, run in the back door
when he flashed his lights. He
said that he followed the suspect
into Reno's and found him at the
bar with what appeared to be a 3year-old,
who
Henderson
claimed was his daughter.
Little stated that Henderson
allegedly said that he was look• ing for his wife. After detecting
" a smell of alcohol and the agitation when confronted, Little
asked Henderson to step outside, where he asked him about
what went on at Wal-Mart.
Little
testified
that
. Henderson told him that management had instructed him to
take the computer to the garden
center to pay, which aroused
suspicion due to the fact that the
garden center is usually closed
at this time of year.
Little told the court that he
later watched the surveillance
video in which he observed
Henderson pushing a cart with
41;. his daughter in the cart and the
Since the terrorist attack of
Sept. 11, · 2001, the United
States has changed immigration
laws a number of times.
However, the law currently
states that any immigrant legally residing in this country who
is convicted of a felony sex
crime, even if the sentence carries only probationary repercussions, is subject to automatic
deportation.
"He's getting triple to get out
of the county if he was legal,"
Taylor said of Altamirano's possible three-year sentence.
Considering this, Taylor said
the chances of Altamirano being
sent out of the country are better than good, bringing a double
victory to the case.
"While he could have
received more time if it went to
trial, we think it's a tremendous
resolution of the case," said
Taylor. "Because for the victim
and her family it's equivalent to
a light sentence, but the victim
will never have to see him again
and he will never get to spend
another day in this country."
Educational Cooperative, hopes
that the event will help legislators make the best decisions for
the education system.
"We want them to see our
gains and our strengths,"
Hawkins said. "They need to
know that cuts to the educational program will not allow our
momentum to continue."
State Rep. Qreg Stumbo, Sen.
Johnny Ray Turner and Sen.
ed life," Keenan wrote. "I have
spent most of my life in foster
homes. My father is in the penitentiary for selling drugs since I
was 6 years old. My mother was
on drugs and I was taken from
them when r was 4 years of age."
Keenan continues in the essay
to explain that he and his brother
and sister were moved from foster home to foster home, always
dreaming of something better.
"After moving from five different foster homes and group
homes, I dreamed someday of a
better life," the 14-year old continued. "I am now with my brother and sister living with wonderful people."
Keenan and Ashley Marie
have been and will continue to
attend Allen Elementary Keenan as an eighth-grader and
Ashley Marie as a seventh-grader. Their brother, Joshua, is a
sophomore at Prestonsburg High
School.
According to the National
Adoption
Information
Clearinghouse, there were roughly 120,000 adoptions in the
United States each year during
the 1990s, with about 1 million
children in the U.S. currently living with adoptive parents. In
Kentucky, 217 children were
adopted in 1998, the most recent
year for which figures were
available. Between 2 and 4 percent of American families
include adopted children.
Wednesday's adoption gives
the Darbys a total of six children,
including their biological son,
27-year-old Kenneth Aaron
Darby, and two other teenagers,
Daniel Kendrick Darby, 18, and
Tonya Marie Darby, 15. Both
Daniel Kendrick and Tonya
Marie were adopted as infants,
the Darbys said.
"I worked 30 hours a week for
at least three months and covered
about 10 or 12 states," Darby
said, speaking of his search for
another opportunity to adopt.
"The Lord told us that these are
our kids. I frrmly believe that
every child should have somebody they can call Mommy and
Daddy."
• ConUnued from p1
Daniel Mongiardo along with
many others are scheduled to
attend the forum.
"We're not going to put them
on the spot," Hawkins said. "We
just want them to be able to put a
face on the information about
our education system."
The forum is scheduled to
begin with refreshments at 5:30
p.m., with the discussion beginning at 6 and ending at 8.
Magoffm woman sues
for hospital infection
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
A
Magoffin County woman has
filed a lawsuit against Highlands
Regional Medical Center and
unknown nurses employed by
the hospital.
According to the lawsuit,
Lyda Sparks went to the emergency room at Highlands with
complications from acute gastritis and dehydration. Sparks
• Continued from p1
alleges that an unknown nurse
computer lying on the cart to the working in the emergency room
garden center. He said that negligently placed an intraHenderson allegedly pushed the venous needle in her hand. The
cart out the door and down the IV allegedly caused swelling
ramp and, when the alarm went and infection in Sparks' hand
off, he allegedly grabbed his
daughter, left the cart and ran. A
security guard could not follow
him off the Wal-Mart parking
lot.
As previously reported,
Henderson was not aUowed on
Wal-Mart property pursuant to
signing a waiver after being
by JARRID DEATON
caught shoplifting at one of the
STAFF WAITER
stores before. He was charged
with theft, third-degree criminal
PRESTONSBURG- A fortrespassing, alcohol intoxica- mer Floyd County woman has
tion, disorderly conduct, endan- filed suit against the Navy
gering the welfare of a minor Federal Credit Union, alleging
and third-degree unlawful trans- that the company did not preaction with a minor, the latter of serve the integrity of bank
which Little testified "didn't fit" accounts belonging to her as
after he consulted the blue book. executrix of her father's estate.
Tiffanie Martin, executrix of
Bail was increased to
$1 0,000 cash after Assistant the estate of William H. Martin in
County
Attorney
Jimmy Prestonsburg, filed suit against
Marcum pointed out that the company, alleging that they
Henderson was wanted for bail allowed unauthorized withjumping in Pulaski County. drawals of funds from the
Judge Allen ordered that account.
Henderson be held for that warAccording to the lawsuit, the
rant.
credit union allowed withdrawals
and arm.
According to the suit, the
infection was not discovered
until after Sparks had been in the
hospital several hours. The suit
claims that as a result of the negligence of the nurse who inserted the IV into her hand, Sparks
claims that she has suffered temporary and permanent damage to
her hand.
Sparks is asking for damages
in excess of the minimum limits
of the court, a trial by jury, an
attorney to be appointed to notify the unknown nurses who provided the alleged negligent care,
all of the costs incurred by the
suit and all other relief to which
the court deems her entitled.
Woman claims credit
union took inheritance
of $81,150.11, $44,884.49 and
$103,514.79. According to the
suit, the credit union refused to
remit the funds to Tiffanie Martin
as required by Jaw.
The accounts were owned
solely by William H. Martin at
the time of his death. Tiffanie
Martin is listed as the sole heir
and is designated as the only beneficiary of the accounts of
William Martin.
Martin, who now lives in
Laurel County, is asking for judgment in the amount of
$229,549.39, plus accrued dividends, punitive damages, attorney fees, a trial by jury and all
other relief to which she is entitled.
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one to get his car home and, as
he was leaving, the McCowns
passed and Shane McCown
looked back through a partially
open window. He testified that
he thought the look was directed
toward his stalled vehicle, which
was partially in the road.
Little testified that as Maynor
was turning, Danny McCown
pulled beside of him and told
him to get out,that they were
going to fight and that he heard
Maynor tell McCown to wait
and he would be back. He said
that Maynor then took off
toward Melvin.
Little said that McCown then
came over to help him and asked
if he saw Maynor pull a gun, to
which he replied that he did not.
Little alleged that McCown
asked him the same question a
second time after he helped him
move the vehicle off tbe road.
Maynor's attorney, Gerald
Derossett, asked McCown if he
had been charged with intimidating Maynor, who was a witness
against Shane McCown in a
criminal case. McCown stated
that he was charged with intimidating a witness, but that Shane
McCown had pleaded guilty to
the charges against him.
The case was referred to a
grand jury and Maynor remained
on the same bond.
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The Cincinnati Post, on North Korea:
North Korea already has two nuclear weapons, says Secretary
of State Colin Powell.
That and its long-standing ties with the colossus that is China
are worth consideration by anyone trying to evaluate the Bush
administration's response to North Korea's announced plans to
restart a reactor capable of producing fuel for nuclear warheads.
The recent developments in North Korea do present a delicious
irony when placed in contrast with Iraq. The former is a known
threat, the latter a supposed or presumed one.
But that makes the decisions no less difficult.
Any calculation involving military action must be based on
likely consequences and costs. If the United States struck North
Korea, the nation's leaders might well retaliate against South
Korea and Japan, perhaps even employing the nuclear weapons it
possesses. And we apparently do not know what China would do.
That's all the more reason for the Bush administration to attempt
to enlist Beijing as an ally in the effort to defuse the threat that
North Korea presents.
The Philadelphia Daily News, on human cloning:
Eve, the clone made by a religious cult that believes space
aliens cloned themselves to create life on earth, is certainly a hoax.
That hasn't stopped politicians allied with the religious right,
and others afraid to stand up to them, from using the furor to push
a ban on all human cloning. They will try to use the prospect of
"baby farms" and armies of cloned humans to stampede Congress
into action.
But the campaign for a total ban on cloning, supported by the
Bush administration and championed by the new Senate majority
leader, Doctor Bill Prist, erroneously equates two different types of
cloning. It's hard to imagine that the "misconception" is wholly
unintentional.
So once again, for the record, reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning may both start out the same way, but end up in two
very separate places.
A cloned cell starts out with a human egg from which all the
genetic material has been removed and replaced with cells taken
from the human to be cloned. If the procedure works, the cells
start to divide. In reproductive cloning, this egg is inserted in a
woman's womb and becomes a baby.
There are all kinds of reasons why this procedure is unethical
and ought to be banned, at least for now. A major one is the possibility - likelihood - of problems developing in such a fetus or in
the baby that is produced, as happened with Dolly the sheep, the
first cloned animal. The "Brave New World" possibilities - the
"baby farms" and automaton armies used to hype the issue, we're
less concerned about since they're so unlikely.
But therapeutic cloning is different, and worth exploring: It
could be used to aid in the treatment of degenerative diseases like
Parkinson's and diabetes.
In therapeutic cloning, the altered egg is allowed to divide into
only a few cells, which then are used as stem cells.
These cells have the potential to be coaxed into generating
replacement cells for those destroyed by disease. Cloned cells
would have the exact same DNA as the patient and so would be
less likely to be rejected ....
So even though the buzz is all about Eve, Congress should
resist this latest attempt to exploit bad science in the service of
ideology.
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others, allowing them to affect the way
we view ourselves and our abilities.
There was a period in my life when I
allowed someone else's wishes to guide
me, which was not sufficient to lead me
to a place that was suitable for me. I
placed too much emphasis on what others thought about my person and my
abilities, as well as what they did with
my expressions of myself.
The journey that took me from being
motivated by others to relying on my
own intuition and wishes has been a difficult one and I am certainly not exempt
from falling into that realm again. I can
easily get distracted with the business of
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tive manner. When I discover that I have reason condemns can be suitable to the
once again been listening to someone
dignity of the human mind. To be driven
else to tell me about who I am, my first
by external motives from the path which
reaction is to get angry at that
our heart approves, to give way to any
person. However, I can't place o h i n g but conviction, to suffer the
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minious slavery, and to resign the
I have learned through
right of directing our own lives."
difficult life lessons that the
If I focus on what someone
motivation for what I do
else wants me to do, worry
and what I am must
about what they think of me.
come from within
or get upset with what others
myself and the appreciado with my work, then I cantion for those things must LORETIABLACKBURN not take responsibility for my
also come from me.
own direction and I will fall
When things are done this way, it seems
prey to theirs.
that all people in my life benefit in some
Internal motivation is a gift that I
way, even if they can't see it. I am a
have found to be bestowed when dilimuch happier and content person and I
gently sought. It is evasive and must be
don't rely on the outside world to valimonitored at all times, otherwise it will
date me. If they do, that is wonderful
be replaced by some other source, which
and I need to express gratitude, however, ultimately results in a depreciation of the
I need to remember that I am the reason
deed's value. True positive power comes
I do what 1 do.
from within and powerful affirmative
Samuel Johnson wrote in Rambler
action is motivated from within.
Letter
Can you envision a more
noble effort than a program
which is adequately funded to
provide organized activities
built around a drug prevention
program for all the youth of
Floyd County? Can you imagine what dedicated state and
county officials could have
done with this funding? Can
you imagine how many children of all of Floyd County
could have benefited from such
a program? Can you imagine
what a state representative, a
county judge, a fiscal court and
the honest, dedicated citizens
appointed to rubber stamp the
decisions of these dedicated
public servants could accomplish for our children?
I would like to attempt to
explain what the program was
intended to do when my wife
and I prepared the proposal for
presentation to the state legislature. It simply was to provide
dedicated employees, trained in
drug prevention, with a wellequipped, drug-free facility for
all the children of Floyd
County to use with organized
activities built around a theme
of drug prevention. (May I add
that no Floyd County official
participated in any fashion in
the preparation of this proposal.)
I worked with our former
state senator, Benny Ray
Bailey, on the importance of
passing this proposal. With his
help, it was approved because
he realized the need for such a
program. When he left
Frankfort after the session, he
was under the impression it
would be placed in the budget
of Mountain Comprehensive
Care, which had some expertise in drug prevention and
abuse, and also to ensure continued funding. He state he was
surprised when the final state
budget placed the grant in the
hands of the Floyd Fiscal
Court. No big deal (I thought),
no dedicated public servant
could misuse monies meant for
all our children in a quest to
discourage them from using
and becoming addicted to
drugs. Hah!
How do you semi-legally
waste almost one-and-a-half
million dollars? In chronologi-
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CLASSIFIED MANAGER
Jenny Ousley
ext. 15
Theresa Garrett
ext. 31
BUSINESS MANAGER
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cal order, you:
I. Hand-pick a board of
directors who will pay lip-service to the goal of the proposal.
Be sure these directors are
made to feel self-important
because of all the "great"
things they are doing. Pay each
of them $200 a month and
when they do such a great job
developing and operating this
program, be sure they also get
$300 each for a Christmas
bonus, which they had to pay
back. One director ""as quoted
as saying he didn't feel bad
about taking this money
because he deserved it.
Absolutely.
2. A dedicated public servant would next tell their very
effective board of directors to
immediately hire II employees. Subsequently, it was found
this wasn't enough people, so a
part-time employee was added.
3. Now you have elevenand-a-half employees with
basically nothing to do. What
do you do with them since the
building is far from being completed? You rent two office
spaces to hold them.
4. Now, as a truly dedicated
public servant, we have to give
titles to our employees. We
could give them authority
befitting their titles and
salaries. but it might go to their
heads and cause them to think
this money was meant for the
benefit of all our children.
Have three executive directors
with equal pay and no authority whatsoever.
5. If one of the three executives has influence with our
state representative, be sure to
let him do anything he wants,
regardless of how disruptive he
is to the program.
6. Hire an attorney for $150
an hour to watch their backs.
7. "Create chaos" among
the employees by not taking
any constructive actions during
the approximately t\vo years in
which this money was being
wasted. (I refuse to call this a
program. because it had no relativity at all to the program
proposal.)
8. Take t\vo years to remodel a building and be sure to
spend a minimal amount of
money on items that all our
children could use. and by no
means waste the money on
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Kim Frasure
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David Bowyer
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At the Movies:
by CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
You don't need to go to a theater to see "Just Married,"
~because you've already seen it.
If you own a television, and if
you've turned it on within the
past month, you couldn't have
avoided commercials for the
movie, starring Ashton Kutcher
and Brittany Murphy as socioeconomically mismatched newlyweds who bicker incessantly
on their honeymoon.
(The real-life off-screen couple has been everywhere lately.
hosting the YHJ "Big in 2002
Awards" and MTY's "New
'- Year's Eve Pajama Party" and
1appearing on every talk show in
between.)
So you've had ample opportunity to see the movie's big jokes,
all of which are of the slapstick
or gross-out variety:
Blue-collar, wannabe
sportscaster
Tom
Leezak
(Kutcher) meets cute with
wealthy Wellesley art history
major
Sarah
McNerney
(Murphy) when he tags her in the
head with a football on the beach.
- On their wedding night,
Tom bangs Sarah's head against
• the threshold while carrying her
into the honeymoon suite.
- Flying to Europe for their
honeymoon, they get stuck in the
bathroom while trying to join the
mile-high club.
- At an historic French hotel,
Tom tries to plug in an appliance
time, and wants to win her back.
This sets up more obvious misunderstandings and fights, which
involve 10-pound ashtrays and
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By the end, they're so frus-
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outoffour.
- Jet's just say it's of the adult
variety - and short-circuits the
wiring. Later, at a run-down
Italian hotel, he and Sarah crash
through a wall and onto the bed
next door, where another couple
is having sex.
Sarah's ex-boyfriend, a generically wealthy pretty boy named
Peter (Christian Kane), just happens to be in Europe at the same
trated, they're purposely pummeling each other. But it's hard
to believe that their characters
would ever get together in the
first place, much less get back
together - and it's even harder
to care. That's a problem,
because that's the whole point of
Sam Harper's script, which he
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8 artists get 5 Grammy
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AP Music Writer
NEW YORK
The
Recording Academy spread the
wealth on Tuesday, awarding a
leading five Grammy nominations to eight different artists,
including Bruce Springsteen,
Eminem, Nelly, Norah Jones and
Avril Lavigne.
The quintet dominated the
major categories, scoring at least
one nomination each in record,
song or album of the year categories.
Of all the nominees, perhaps
Jones' nominations were the
most notable; the pop-jazz
chanteuse's "Come Away With
Me," wasn't expected to go gold
and got little support from radio,
yet managed to sell 2.7 million
copies.
Now it's nominated for album
of the year, and Jones, 23, is up
for best new artist, among other
nominations.
"Every month has been
another high point. It's definitely
sort of the capper, the icing on
the cake, and it's pretty cool and
' pretty big.... It's definitely the
cherry on top," a giddy Jones
said of her nominations.
After the nominations were
announced, it seemed as if
Grammy voters had taken their
cue from a "NOW!" compilation
disc, as a hodgepodge of genres
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and artists received multiple
nominations. The other artists
rece1vmg five nominations
apiece were perennial Grammy
favorite Sheryl Crow, neosoul
singer-songwriter
Raphael
Saadiq, and R&B newcomer
Ashanti.
Grammy officials believed it
was the ftrst time eight artists
had tied for the most nominations.
Among the quadruple and
triple
nominees:
Vanessa
Carlton, India.Arie, Johnny
Cash, Dr. Dre, the Dixie Chicks
and Alan Jackson.
"It's nice that people from
different genres are reflected in
said
different categories,"
Carlton, whose "A Thousand
Miles" was nominated for record
and song of the year.
Eminem had the year's topselling album with "The
Eminem Show," and was
rewarded with a nomination for
album of the year and rap album
of the year. His "Without Me"
was nominated for record of the
year, and Eminem was also nom. inated in two other rap categories and for a music video
award.
Besides Eminem and Jones,
Springsteen's Sept. I I -inspired
disc "The Rising," received a
nomination for album of the
year, along with rapper Nelly's
"Nellyville" and the Dixie
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at Jenny Wiley Chapter No. 3528, AARP, is looking for
volunteers to assist in the program.
Volunteer workers will prepare income tax forms for the
elderly and low-income taxpayer. The service is free, and
will begin at the Floyd County Library in early February.
Training for volunteers will be held on Monday, January
13, 9 a.m., at the library.
If you are interested in volunteering. call Burieta
Gearhart, at 886-2272.
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Chicks' "Home."
The Dixie Chicks' disc also
received a nomination for country album of the year, among
other nods.
Group
member
Emily
Robison said: "I think the overall
album nomination is amazing
when you see the company that
we're with. For a country artist
to get in that category, that
means people from other genres
are voting for you."
A similar trend was seen in
the song of the year category, as
fellow country act Jackson's
"Where Were You (When the
World
Stopped
Turning)"
received a nomination, along
with "Don't Know Why,"
recorded by Jones, whose father
is sitar great Ravi Shankar;
Carlton's "A Thousand Miles":
the title track to Springsteen's
disc;
and
Lavigne's
"Complicated."
It was a big day for Lavigne,
an I 8-year-old Canadian who
was nominated for best new
artist, along with Jones, Ashanti,
Michelle Branch and John
Mayer - a group of singer-songwriters.
"I would have freaked out if I
just had one. Now that I have
five - I'm just trying to pinch
myself," Lavigne said.
Nelly also had a big ctay; his
song "Dilemma," featuring
Destiny's Child member Kelly
Rowland, was cited for record of
the year; he also was nominated
in three rap categories.
Nelly has been nominated
twice. "Hopefully, the third time
is a charm - if I won. it will be a
lot better," the St. Louis rapper
said.
Nickelback's "How You
Remind Me" rounded out the
record of the year category - lead
singer Chad Kroeger also got
three other nominations, including best song written for a movie
("Hero" from "Spider-Man").
Among Crow's nominations:
best female pop vocal performance for her feel-good summer
hit, "Soak Up the Sun. "
It doesn't help that Shawn
Levy directs with the same overbearing tone he used in last
year's "Big Fat Liar," a movie
remarkable only for rendering
the adorable Frankie Muniz
absolutely obnoxious.
Harper tries to infuse the
movie with a kind of "Barefoot
in the Park" sexual tension. but
with none of the witty banter.
While Murphy and Kutcher
aren't exactly Jane Fonda and
Robert Redford, they're likable
enough - at least they are individually. Together, they're shrill
and annoying.
Ripping more than a few
pages from the "National
Lampoon's European Vacation"
script, Tom is always the ugly
American, and the locals are
depicted as singularly snooty and
insulting.
Still, Murphy brings a natural
charm to everything she does,
from her voiceover work on the
animated "King of the Hill" to
her co-starring role as Eminem 's
girlfriend last year in "8 Mile."
And when she's ranting in
Italian, she bears a brief but striking resemblance to Federico
Fellini's muse, Giulietta Masina,
with her bleach-blond hair, tiny
frame and enormous brown eyes.
Similarly, Kutcher has a comfortable goofiness that makes
him easy to watch on the sitcom
"That '70s Show." And I'll admit
it, I even liked him in "Dude,
Where's My Car?"
There's even a moment in
"Just Married" that has the manic
energy of "Dude, Where's My
Car?" when Tom tries to ram the
front gates of Sarah's family's
mansion in his beat-up Dodge
with his idiot best friend, Kyle
(David Moscow), in the passenger seat.
It's enough to make you long
for that movie - that's when you
know the honeymoon is really
over.
"Just Married," a 20th
Century Fox release, is rated PG13 for sexual content, some
crude humor and a brief drug reference. Running time: 95 minutes. One and a half stars out of
four.
Your Clue
He helps make your
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Prestonsburg
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Pizza Hut
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Mon.-Sun.
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Recently, Our Lady of the Way Hospital was
recognized in a national study that identified
hospitals vital to the success of the health care
safety net. The study noted Our Lady of the Way
for its commitment in providing quality health care
to every person, regardless of ability to pay. The
hospital was also cited for its efforts to build
healthier communities in Floyd County and
beyond through outreach programs that address
health-related needs.
We are extremely proud of our dedicated
employees, medical staff and volunteers, who
make it possible for Our Lady of the Way Hospital
to serve you. We are also proud to be part of this
community and to help make a positive difference
in the health and well-being of all those \Ve serve.
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Our Lady of the Way Hospital
Can you guess who is pictured? Each caller who
guesses correctly wil I have their name entered in a
drawing for a weekly prize.
Winner last week: No
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Phone: (606) 285-5181
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THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
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Letters
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by UMass Transit.
The buses display placards
with cartoon-illustrated physics
problems. In one, two cats and
a dog out for a day of fishing
throw an anchor overboard,
prompting riders to ponder if
the level of the lake rises. falls
or stays the same.
The placards are the brain
children of Robert Romer, a
retired
Amherst
College
physics professor.
"All my life I have been trying to get people of various
ages to think about physics and
to enjoy doing so. so this is just
a peculiar fonn of continuation
of that mission," Romer said.
Along with the anchor-inthe-lake dilemma, there will be
five more placard puzzles coming soon to the bus routes, all
illustrated by Bruce Aller.
Answers are posted online at
http://www.amherst.edu/7/8phy
sicsqanda/.
UMass Transit is donating
space for the placards.
"I think it's great," said
Allan E. Byam, UMass Transit
manager. "I'm very interested
to see how many hits his Web
site gets. It's nice to have some
positive stuff up on the bus,
instead of just (placards saying)
'Don't eat on the bus' and
'Report hate crimes' and such."
• BUFFALO, N.Y. -The
ultimate sports road trip is over.
With a high-five, Andrew
Kulyk and Peter Farrell ended
their four-year journey to visit
all 102 venues in the NFL,
NHL. NBA and Major League
Baseball. The final stop was a
Dec. 15 game between the
Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay
Buccaneers at Ford Field in
Detroit. The Buffalo News
reported Tuesday.
When the game ended.
Farrell and Kulyk were congratulated by family members
who accompanied them to
Detroit.
"It was kind of a whirlwind,"
said Kulyk, 44, a zoning board
officer who also owns an exterminating company. "It all happened so quickly, and then it
was over. It's now settling in
that, 'Gosh, this is really quite
an accomplishment."'
Kulyk and Farrell have
become minor celebrities in
some cities, with teams giving
them private tours. They rated
the stadiums and arenas on their
Web site, www.thesportsroadtrip.com.
The Conseco Fieldhouse,
home of the NBA's Indiana
Pacers, remains their favorite
venue, although Houston's new
Reliant Stadium, home of the
NFL's Texans, also earned particular praise.
"At the beginning, I was
thinking it will cost too much
and there are too many places
to go," said Farrell, a 32-yearold mail carrier. "How are we
going to get to Salt Lake City?
To Sacramento? Calgary?
Amazingly enough, we managed to find a way."
• CANTON, Ohio- Tara
Zinslen says she made a statement on behalf of women and
cheerleaders with her halftime
field goal at the Fiesta Bowl.
''It brought at least a moment
of respect for both," said the
21-year-old
Ohio
State
University cheerleader.
Zinslen kicked a 20-yard
field goal during halftime of the
college football national championship game Friday night in
Tempe, Ariz. The Buckeyes
beat Miami 31-24 to win the
title.
"My dad told me to keep my
head down," Zinslen said
Monday. "I did. I really had my
game face on."
A senior at Ohio State and
1999 graduate of Canton South
High School, Zinslen is now
dealing with newfound celebrity status. She's been interviewed and photographed and
has received e-mails from
across the nation.
Zinslen 's kick also means
$25,000 will go to charity, benefiting Arizona's firefighters
and their families.
• Fellow cheerleader and
senior Mike Fresch, of Dublin,
kicked a longer field goal that
sealed $100,000 for the charity.
The Miami cheerleaders missed
their kicks, but still got $10,000
for charity.
"We (the women) had a lot
of pressure on us, especially
being cheerleaders and girls,"
Zinslen said. "But that kick
kind of sealed it: We are athletes, too."
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training the employees in drug
prevention.
9. For whatever reason. don't
let the building be completed
until all the money is gone. All
the children of Aoyd County
might use it and get it dirty or,
horror, stay out of our thriving
drug economy.
10. After we have done all the
above, plus some other constructive things, we can lease the
building to the city of Martin for
$1 a year for a Jr. Pro program
(which I have been told was the
intention of our state repres ~!'ta
tive all along).
The proposal my wife and I
wrote, in our naivete, was
approved by the legislature of
Kentucky on the premise the
funding would be used to help all
our children.
What can the ordinary citizen
of Aoyd County do about these
more than despicable actions by
our elected officials? Other than
"throw them out of office," we
can ask our "public servants" to
explain their actions. Ask them to
show us how the money was
spent. Ask them how many of
our children benefited from this
one-and-a-half million dollars.
Don't let them give you their
speeches. Ask your state representative, your county judge,
your fiscal court members and
the appointed board members to
explain, with factual data, how
and why they wasted this money
without helping, as far as I can
detenninc, one single child. Call
Frankfort and ask the auditor of
public accounts and the attorney ~
general why they won't investigate this situation. Ask the coun- ~•
ty attorney to convene a grand "
jury and investigate this situa- '=
tion.
Ask the people involved with
this fiasco to tell you why they
did this and until they do, don't
believe it when they say they are
against drug abuse and are for
drug prevention for all our chi!- 1
dren of Aoyd County.
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East Point Masonic lodge
to install onicers Jan. 11
The East Point Masonic
Lodge 657 F.A.M. elected new
officers on December 27, 2002,
for the year 2003. Elected were:
Bill J. Dotson Jr.• Master; Darrell
Calhoun, Senior Warden; Calvin
Ray. Junior Warden; Robert
Peters. Treasurer; and W. L.
Baldridge. Secretary.
Also. others appointed were:
Chester Ramey, Senior Deacon;
Hennan Wells. Junior Deacon;
Kelly Young, Senior Steward;
Clyde
Derossette,
Junior
Steward; Tilden Ellis, Chaplain;
and Ben Smith, Tiler.
Open installation of the 2003
officers will take place on Jan.
11, at the lodge, at 7 p.m. At 6
p.m., the lodge will hold a pot
luck dinner. Anyone who plans
to attend is asked to please bring
a covered dish, dessert, or soft
drinks.
All Masons, their wives and
friends are invited.
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Saadiq 's five nominations
may have been one of the morning's biggest surprises; the former Tony! Toni! Tone! singer
released his debut album,
"Instant Vintage," but it was a
poor seller.
One notable omission was
classically inspired baritone Josh
Groban. Like Jones, his debut
album sold 2.7 million copies
with little radio airplay and was a
surprise success story.
Also left out were the much
hyped garage bands such as the
Strokes, the Vines, the Hives.
and the White Stripes.
The awards, in 104 categories, are to be handed out Feb.
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who encourage all of us to to attend worship services.
ASSEMBLY OF GOO
Rrst Assembly of God, Martll, Sulday School, 10 am
Worship SeM::e. 11 am and 6 p m Wednesday 7 p rn.,
lone V<nux:i. l.bsler.
New Bethel Assembly of God, Burnilg forll Ad
~: So.niay School, 10 am Worsl1ip SeMoe. 11
am and 6 p.m WeOOesday, 7 p m Mu (Sam) Srrilh,
MBsler
PlalseAssembly, 1mle
s ot l'reslonsllllg lllnld01 ol
Rl. 80 IW1d U.S 23; So.niay School. 10 am; Vbsl'ip
SeMce. 11 amand630pm Wecr.tay.630p.m,J.M.
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BAP11ST
Alen Rrst Baplisl. Alen, Sooday School, 10am, Wor5hp
Service. 11 am and 7 p m, Wecilesday, 7 p m; Arncid
Tllller, Milister.
Auxier Freewll ~st, Auxier; Sooday School. 10 am.
Worship Service. 11 am and 6 prn., Th(l!lday 7 p.m.
BOOby Sparolr. Pastor
Benedict Baptist. Slick Rock Branch, Cr:M Creek; Stllday
School, 10 am; Wor5hp SeMoe, 11 am and 6 p.m.
Wednesday. 7 p.m; Go!don Fdcll, Mnister
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy lJ¥le; Stllday
School, 10 am; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m; Tracy PaiiOO, Mnlster.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Cnlek Road. Bonanza;
SIJJlday School. 10 a.m., Woohlp SerW:e, 11 a.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m,.mny D.llroYm. Mnister
Btandy Keg Freewill Baptist. Com Fork; Sl.nday School,
10 am; Worship SeMce. 11 am, Wednesday. 7 p.m.;
Rogef ~ Mnister
Calvary Soull1em Baptist. Betsy lJ¥le. So.niay School.
9:45 am Worship Service, 11 am and 7 p m;
Wednesday.. 7 p m; Doug l..ev.is. Mi1ister
C<ll1mdy F,_gj Baplisl. Goble Aober1s Ad!2kln
So.niay School. 10 am Worship Selvloe, t• am and 6
p.m., WeOOesday, 7 p.m, !'alA 0. Cdenwl. MrisiBr
Cow Cn!ek Freewtl Baptist. Cow ()eel<; So.niay School.
10 am. Slnlay. 11 am and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m,
Naroll.aller!y Mraer.
Daniels Cn!ek Baptist Felowship Cluch of God.
&mer, So.niay School, 10 am; Worship SeMct. 7 p m.
Tuesday. 630 p.m.; Drift F.-11 Baptist 011; So.niay
School.10am;Worsllip$erva.630p.m llusday.630
p.m Randy Tll!lef. Mnslsr.
Endicott Freewll Baptist. Malo: So.niay School 10
am Worship Selva. 6 p.m, Wednesday. 7 p m, James
H. Smlh. Pastor.
Fai1tt Freewill Baptist, 1/4 nje above~~ oo
Rtt428; So.niay SeMce, 10 am. Worship Selva. 11
am. ard 6 p.m; Wednesday. 7 p.m Buddy Jones, Mnster
First Baptist. Garrea; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.. WlliShp
Service, 11 am and 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Randy
Osborne. Milister.
First Baptist. Martll; Sunday School, 10 am: W)rship
SefVice, 11 am. Sunday Evaning Service 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; G~ Howald. Millster.
First Baptist, 54 S FrontSl (Irene <:de Mamorial); Sunday
School, 9:45am; Waship SeM::e, 11 am and 7 p.m.,
Wecnlsday; 7 p.m.; Or. Fklyd Price, mintster.
Fl1zpatrlck First B<lpU$1, 2656 W9st Ml Parkway,
l'reslonsllllg. Sulday School. tO am; Worsl1ip SeMce, 11
am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jemllg5 West.
!Mslef.
Ff'ee Unl!ed Baptist. West l'reslonsllllg. Sooday School,
10 a.m.; Worship SeMce. 11 am. and 630 p.m
Wednesday 7p.m.
Ff'ee Unl!ed Baptist. West ~. So.niay School,
10 am~ Worship SeMce 11 am and 6:30 p m.
Wectiesday. 630 p.m
Grethel Baptist. Sla1e R 3379. (Br;rimi's Creek Ad.);
So.niayScllooltOam. Worship Selva 11 am W'd630
p.m Wednesday 630 p m
HigN<n! Aveooe Ftwwil Baptist; So.niay School. 9:SO
am Worship SeMce 11 am and 6 p.m. Wednesday. 7
p.mOMI~~
Jacks Cn!ek Baptist. BeWlsvle; So.niay School. 10 am.,
WotshpServa, 11 am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 pm,
JeiBaiTell. 'kister.
Kaly Friend Freewill Baptist. 2 riJ6 ~ Abbott Sooday
School. 10 am, Worshi> Selva. 11 am. and 6 p.m,
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Jrn Price, Mllls1er
Lacl<ey Freewill ~st. L.adfsy, Sunday School, lOam,
Worship Service, 11 a.m; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Johnny J
CoiGns, Mi1ister.
Lancer Baptist Church, 71 Cooley St. Prustonsburg.
Sunday School. 10ro a.m Momng Worship. 11 ro am
Evenilg Woshp, 61JO p.m, Wednesday Prayer Meellllg
and BilleSludy, 71l0p.m.; Pastor BotJbyCarpenler
Ubelty Baptist, OenYer; Sunday Service, 10 a.m., Worship
SeMce, 11 a.m and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 6 p m.; Mer1e
Utile. Minister
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ligon Worship
SeMce. Sl.nday. 111l0am Thursday. 7p.m
Martin Bnlnch Freewm Baptist. Estill Sulday SeM::e. 10
am: Worship SeMce. 11:15 am !rld7 pm, Wedneeday
7 p.m. J<vnes (Red) Morns. Monisle<
Martin Freewl• Baptist. Martll Sulday School 10 am
Worship Sel'lice. 11 am and 6 p.m, Wednesday. 7 p.m
JoM L em. t.ftiler
Maytown Rrst Baptist. Main St. Maytlvotl, So.niay
School. 10 am, Worship SeMoo, 11 am W'd 6 pm,
Wednesday. 7 p.m; Bob llirlrWI( lkoi!eet.
llcOawell Rrst Baptist. ~. sumy School, ~45
am Worship Selva. 11 am. ard 7 p.m Wednesday 7
p.m lt¥ry HwQiS. ~
ltite Cleek Baptist, llJe Fli\oer, So.niay School. 10am
Worship Selva. 11 am i¥ld 6 p.m Wednesday. 7 pm
Vernon Slone. ~U;Ier.
l.lgtdhouse Baptist. 2194 I(Y Rl. 1428 l'reAonfllug
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home JM1e 28S-3385
Ploosant Home Baptist, WlterGap Rood. Un:or &llday
School. 10 am, WlliShp SeMce, 11 am. and 6 pm,
Wednesday, 7 p.m, Maf1( Tackelt, Pastor.
Prater Creek Baptist. Banner. Sunday School. 10 am,
WlliShp SeM::e, 11 am. and 7 p.m., Wednesday, 7 pm,
Gaty FISh, '-WliSier
Prestonsburg Community College Baptist Studont
Union, J 102, Wechlsday. 11:30 am.; French B. Hannon.
Di'edor; Ela C. GOOia, Preslden4, 87~470.2978
Roclt Rlrk Freewill Baptist; Ga11'8Ct S\llday School, 10
am, Worship SeM::e. 11 am Wednesday. 7 p.m.
WeRle~ Crager, Mnslel
Rock Rlrk RegiAar Baptist. Gam!U; 'NorshpSel'lice. 93)
am Eat StJne. 1.tns1er Jeny Mams. Assis:alt ~
Salt lick Uniled Baptist. Sal l.d<, tt.Jeys.ie: Wltshop
SeMce. 1030 am 4th Sulday; 1lusday, 630 p.m
f'B)( Chesler W:as.
Sarnrny Clar1l Branch FlreNftl Baptist. Dana; So.niay
School, 10 am Wltshop SeM::e 11 am i¥ld 6 p.m.
WeOOesday 630 p.m. ~ Robert Slwle f>cMers.
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist. $teplef1s h1ch;
So.niay SeMce 10 am Worsnp SeM::e. 11 am;
WeOOesday 6 p m
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sl.nday School, 10
am. WltshopSeM::e.11 am. and6p.m·WeOOesttay. 7
p m, Manbd Fatril. Moooer.
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, us 23 (nor111 o1 La)l'le
Brochers); &may School. 10 am, WlliShp SeM::e, 11
am and 6 p.m. Wednesday. 7 p.m. COOck Fergusoo,
MniSte<
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road;
Sunday School, 10 am, Worship SeMoe. 11 am., YOUIIl
SeM:e, 51JO p.m.; Evening Service, 61JO p.m.; No SeM::e
lho 1st Sunday ol each month; Wednesday, 7 p.m; Jody
Spenoef, MAster.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; lnt~ ol US. 23
and KY 00. Waler Gap; Su1day School, 10 am; Mornilg
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and Evooing Worship SerW:e 6
p m; Wecnlsday Bille Study. 7 p.m. YOOih Selvices 7
p m. E'l9!)'00e \Wllcorre.
Unfted Comunlty Baptist. Hwy 7, !Uysvte: Worship
Ser.Ace. 2 p m, F~ 7 p.m. C8rios ~ Mrisler
Wheelwright Freewin Baptist
~
.bldion;
~School,
10 am ~ ~ 11 am and 7
pm Wectlesday 7 p m Loois FMan, ~
CATliOUC
Sl Martha Wale( Gap Mass. Su!lday, 1115 am.,
SaUday, 5 p.m Slllday Faltle< Robert Dimon. ~
CtRSTIAN
First CMstian, 560 Nat> Arnold A-· So.niay School,
10 am Wltshop Service 11 am Jin Sllerman, Mrisler.
Garrett Community Clvis1lan. Aoule 550. Garren;
Worship SeMoo 1030 am. and 630 p.m; WeOOesday,
630 p m Dorrie Hac:IM«<I. l.flsler
Victory Christian MiniS111es, 1428 E. Sl.nday School,
1130 am Worship Selva 11 all' WeOOesday, 7 p m.
Sherm Wliarns. MoniSier
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Betsy Layne Sulday
School, 10 am, Wltshop SeMce 11 am and 6 p.m.
Wettlesday. 7 p.m, Toovny J Spea15, Mnslef.
Church of Christ, Sou1h Lake Onve: Worship Service, 10
a.m and 6 p.m Wednesday. 7 p.m: 8emy Blankeosllp,
Mnlster.
Harold Church of CMst. Harold: Sunday School, 10 a.m;
Wornllp SeM:e. 11 a.m and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
James H Hannon, Mnister
Highland Church of Christ. Rl 23, Hager Hll. Sulday
School, 10 am.; Worship SeMce 11 am. and 6 p.m.
We<roesday, 7 p.m
Hueysville Church of Christ; Sooday School, 10 am.
'Norshp SeMce. 11 am and 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m;
Chest« Varney, Mnisler.
Lower Tolet Church of Christ Harold Sl.nday School, 10
am Worship Service 11 am and 630 p.m.: Wednesday.
630 p.m , Lorie Meade. Mnisler
Mate Creek Church of Clwist. Stanvila· So.niay School,
10 am Wor5hp SeMce 11 am and 6 p.m. WeOOesday,
630pm
Ma1ln Chun:h of Clvtst, Manrr So.niay School, tO am,
Wcrshil SeM::e. 11 am and 7 p.m; Wednesday. 7 pm
Galy '-t."xtd, Mni5le<
Upper Tolet Cluch of C1vtst. 3 5 mies ~Toler Creek on
f9t; Sl.ndaySchool, tO am Worship Selva. 11 am i¥ld
6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m Toovny Dale Bu!h, Mnisler
Wl!llllf.stAIIy Cluch of Chtlst; So.niay School. 10 anm
Worship Selva 10.45am i¥ld6p.m '-'MHal, ~
CHURCH OF GOO
Be4sy Layne Church of God, Oil u.s. 23; So.niay School,
10 am, Worship SeMce. 11 am and 6 p.m ·Wednesday,
7 p.m; Judlh Caudil~ Mroster.
Commoolty Church of God, Mansas Cleek. Martll;
Wors11ip SeMce. 11 am Fnday, 7 p.m. BuJ Cn.rn.
Mrlister.
First Church ol God; Sunday School 10 am; Worship
Ser'iioe, t045a m. and 6p.m. Wednesday. 7 p.m,SlSYen
V Wliams, Pastor.
Garrett Church of God, Garrett; Slllday School, 10 am.;
Wors11ip SeMoo, 11 am. and 7 p m; Wedclesday, 7 p.m.;
Donald Blagg, Mnslef.
Landmark Church of God, Goble AOOer1S Addition;
Sunday School. lOam WorshipSeMce, I1:10am. and7
p m · WeOOesday 7 p.m, Kemelll E Pralef. Jr, Mlnistec:
Little Paint Flrst Church of God. 671 l.ilt!e Paint Rood.
East Poinl Sulday School. 9 45 am. Worship Service. 11
a m i¥ld 6 p m, Wednesday. 7 p. ; Char1es Heal« Jf.,
Monisler
The Church ol God of Prophecy, H Hat So.niay School,
lOam. WorshipSe!Wle,11 amand7pm,V~.
7 pm. Don Fraley .) Mniste!
EPISCOPAL
St. Jill* Epscopa; So.niay SeMce 9.45 am Holy
Eu::lwlsl 11 ro am Wednesday SlJdy GRx4> 6~ rr.
Holy E~ &Hea1iVJ 730 pm. Falher Jotme E Ross.
Rea:lr
LUTHERAN
OIK Slvlof Uihnn. Sopp ~ Aocrn Carnage House
Moccl, ~. So.niay SeMce 11 am Wt<J.W (EOJ
am) tW>p.m Rolarld llenln.!l.l&isler
METHODIST
Aulder Uniled Melllodlst. M:i1er. Sl.nday School. 10 am,
Worsl1ip Selva, 11 am. Wednesday. 6 p. m • Doug
l.Bwson. Moister
Betsy lJryne Un~ed Methodist. next k> B.L G~;
Sunday School 10 am Worshop Service, 11 a.m.;
Wednesday. 7 p m: Randy Blackbtm, lvWIISier.
Christ United Methodls~ Allen; &nday School, 9:45am.,
Worship Sefvlce, 11 am and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m:
Kenneth l.emllsler, MAster.
Community UnHed Melhodlst, 141 Burke Avenue (off
UroiYe<oity Orive and Neeley SL); &llday School, 10 am;
Worsllp Sefvlce. 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m;
Stew Pescc6oldo. Mnister
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Elllot1's Chapel Free MeChoclst. Rl. 979. BeMr; So.niay
School, 10am. Worsl1ip SefVIce 11 am i¥ld 6 p m. ~
T Srrolh. Mrisi4Y
Envna lkllted Mellod1sl. Enml. Sl.ndaySchool, 10 am;
Wor5hp SeMce. 11 am Wednesday 6 p.m, Pad Alen
lkorsle<
Arst Urit8d 1o1e11oc1s1. 2S6 SoUh Arncid A - 9 am
~ SeMce. So.niay School, 9.45 arn, Worship
SeMce. 1055am. i¥ld 5 p m UM'IS SeMce. Wectl8Sday,
7 p.m Mill!< 0 Wall.~.
Hom Chapll Melhodist. Mia Rood. Mx£r. So.niay
School 10 am, Worsl1ip SeMce. 11 am and 6 p m.
Wednesday 6 p m · Garteld Poae<. Mrls!er
Martin Meehodlst; Slrday School, 10 am, Worsl1ip
Service, 11 am Wednesday. 7 p m, Roy Htr1ow. Mnisler
Maytown United Meehodlst, lal1gley: Sooday SeMce, 11
am WorshipSeMce. 930am and6pm, Wednesday. 6
p.m. Roy Harlow, Monisler
Salisbury United Methodist, Pnnter, Sulday School, 10
am; Worship SeMoo, 11 am and 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7
p.m.; BOOby G Lawson. Mfllster
Wayland Un~ed Methodist, Rt. 7, Wa~. Slllday
School. 10 am.; Wofshi> Service, 11 am.; Wectlesday, 6
p.m.; BradTaclooU. Monl&er
Wheetwrlglrt United Methodist. 'Mleelv.1iglll. Sooday
School, 10 am, Wofship Sefvlce, 11 am and 6 pm;
Wednesday. 7 p.m.• BOOby Isaac. Ml1lster
Drift Pentecostal, Drift &llday School. 10 a.m, Worship
SeMce. Satuday!Sooday 7 p.m ;Wednesday, 7 p.m; Ted
Shannon, Mrisler
Free Pentecostal Church of God, R1. 1428. East Pan;
So.niay School, 10 am. Wor5hp Service, 11 am and 630
p.m llusday 630 p m , Buslef 1-tiytln. tMsler
Free ~ Church of God, WeOO;tuy, Sulday
School, 10 am
Worship SeMce 7 p.m
~ 7 p.m. JoM'JJ{Pa!ton. .....
Free l'entlecollll Oelwrwlc:e, EJCI. 46 ol M. Parl.way a1
CarTf*ln Wor5hp SeMce Sauday and~ 7 p m,
Palnaa Cider lki!.:ler
Free Penleco6tal Holiness, Rl 122, Upper llu1on.
So.niay School. 11 am., Worship Selva 6 p m. Fnday. 7
p.rn, lcUs S;rQ\, ~~.OM! Pir.o. As9oc:iale tMsler
Goodloe Penlecostal, R1. 850. l:l:Ml; Worship SeMce 6
p m, Malcom Slone. MoniSier
Parkway First c.va.y Penl8cost1l, Fklyd and Magol:!n
Comly Lne Worship Service 630 p m Ml<s D. Calct>Yel.
Minisler. 297~
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness. Mail Sl. Mal1rl;
Sunday School. '10 am.. Waship Selva, 7 p.m., 2nd
Salllday. 7 p.m llusday, 7 p.m. Elllis J SteYens,
Mnisler.
PRES8YTERIAN
Drift Presbyterian, Roule 1101, 0~. Worsnp SeMce, 11
a.m, Mary Alioe M.my. Mnlsler.
First Pn!sbytec1an, North Lake Drive: Sunday School, 9:30
am, WQfstip Ser.1oe. 11 a.m.; G«ltge C. Love. Mnislef.
SEVEtml DAY ADVENTIST
Seventii-Day Adventist. 5 miles Wost oo Mounlain
Parllway; Sunday School, 9:15 a.m. Waship SeM::e,
1030 am Gaty Shepherd, Mnister
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
The Church of Jesus Clvtst ofl.att«-Oay Saints; Relief
Sooecy1Preisllloo01'rmasy 930 am Sulday School.
1030am SaaarneR ~. 1120a m. Wechl6day 6 p m
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41649 Meell1g House ~ ruOOer: 285-3133, Ken
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�AS • FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 0, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
For the Record
msumncc.
Cindy B1;. ant \ 's . Mark A
Bryant: petition lor health care
insurance.
Sabrina Conn ' ·' · Eddie Conn:
petition for child support and
health care insurance.
Joclta J. Adkins vs. Benny
Adkins; petition for child support
and health care insurance.
Brenda Caudill vs. Sean
Caudill; petition for child support
and health care insurance.
Troy Hurd vs. Evelyn Chaffins;
petition for health care insurance.
Troy Hurd vs. Milton Chaffins:
petition for health care insunmce.
Carmen Blackburn \ 'S. Howard
D. Blackburn; petition for health
care insurance.
Rosa L. Burchett vs. Linda S.
Burchett; petition for health care
insurance.
Rachel N. Elswick vs. Carlos
B. Elswick; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Marriage
Licenses
Amethyst Rose Jones, 18, to
Tunothy Scott Camp. 21, both of
Langley.
Brenda Kay Ratliff, 43, to
Christopher John Benitez, 29, both
of Prestonsburg.
Gwendolyn Beth Vance, 36, to
Keith Joseph Paige, 23, both of
McDowell.
Thelma Mae Patrick, 39, to
Jonathan Lee McDowell, 38, both
of Prestonsburg.
Civil Suits Filed
Conseco Finance vs. Shawn
Howell; debt collection.
BB&T vs. Jonathan D. Tackett;
debt collection.
Green Point Credit vs. Sheila J.
Murphy; debt collection.
Tiffanie Martin vs. Navy
Federal Credit Union; collection of
funds.
Andrea Saddler vs. Jonathan
Saddler, divorce.
Cynthia A. Gayheart vs. Rex
Gayheart Jr.: petition for health
care insurance.
Dosie J. Hale vs. Anthony
Hale; petition for child support and
health care insurance.
Mark Bentley vs. Jennifer
Bentley; divorce.
Chasity S. Younce vs. Dewey
R. Younce; petition for health care
insurance.
Bankers Trust Company vs.
Kevin Tackett; debt collection.
Lanny Hunt vs. Ricky
Wllliams; compensation for
injuries in automobile accident.
Otis Hall vs. Stephanie Howell;
compensation for injuries in automobile accident.
Lyda Sparks vs. unknown nurses employed by Highlands
Regional Medical Center; compensation for medical negligence.
Jason Ira Hayton vs. Crystal
Lynn Hayton; divorce.
Charlene Cook Brewer ' '>.
Tunothy Brewer; divorce.
Jennifer Carol Bevins Coleman
vs. Elmer Douglas Coleman; petition for annulment of marriage.
Parthena R. Bartley vs. Kevin
D. Bartley; petition for health care
Small Claims
Filings
Naomi Martin vs. Wendy
Standley; repairs for broken door.
Eric C. Conn 's Denver
Ou<;ley; dcht collccti
Rhonda Ne\\m....,. \:.. Uuman
Rogers; debt collection.
Hall and Clark Insurance
Agency v-.. Toddra's Market: debt
collection.
Hall and Clark Insurance
Agency vs. HOBCO Inc.; debt
collection.
Janice Salisbury cs. Robert
Newsome; payment for charged
phone calk
Charges Filed
Lagina I .. Clark, 27, Sidney,
fourth -degree a~~ault.
Brandi f. Comb~. 23, Leburn.
theft by deception, ;.ccond-degree
forge1y.
TitnoU1y W. Noble. 22, Hazard,
' econd-degree forgery, theft by
deception.
Matthew Adam Marshall, 19,
Royalton, five counts of thirddegree criminal trespassing. one
cow1t of frrst-degrt."e criminaltnischief.
Kevin Stansbery, 26, Wharton,
Ohio. theft by unlawful taking.
Brian G. Smith, 22, Pierceton,
Ind., alcohol intoxication.
Joseph L. Meyers, London,
Ohio, possession of marijuana,
use/possession of drug paraphernalia.
James Kevin Moore, 24,
Lackey, alcohol intoxication.
Erika R. Lucas, 20, Columbus,
Ohio, alcohol intoxication.
Nathaniel
Barthaloneme
Newsome, 20, Craynor, alcohol
intoxication.
Chad Rogers, 32, Betsy Layne,
alcohol intoxication.
Benme Aim Combs, 41,
Garrett, alcohol intoxication, public intoxication.
Dustin M. Taylor, 18, London,
Ohio, driving too slow for traffic,
no insurance, possession of marijuana, use/possession of drug paraphernalia.
Shawn McCian, age unknown,
Shelbiana, theft by deception.
Misty Genene Meek, 18,
Staffordsville,
fourth-degree
assault
Quinton G. Bailey, 20,
Prestonsburg, first-degree burglary, theft by unlawful taking.
Johnny
D.
Allen
31,
Prestonsburg, frrst-degree ac;sault,
fleeing/evading police, alcohol
intoxication, disorderly conduct
resisting arrest
Wendall D. Vance. 30. Beaver,
receiving stolen property.
Shawn D. Sexton, seconddegree escape, third-degree
assault, attempting to elude police,
theft by unlawful taking, driving
under the influence on suspended
license.
Jason A. Tackett, 22, Allen,
alcohol intoxicatiOn, disorderly
conduct, resisting arrest.
Elmer J. Blankenship, 30.
Prestonsburg, third-degree criminal trespassing.
Susie
Branham,
49,
Prestonsburg. alcohol intoxication.
James Kevin Rister, 26,
Garrett, terroristic threatening.
Sizemore,
36,
Barry
McDowell, alcohol intoxication.
Shane David Mosley, 21,
Minnie, s~g 17 mph over, no
insurance, one headlight, use/pos-
<
Top RountiJiaJ[alo ~atved on the Line; Pt'J Gulch Buffalo Stew uJ/th
Vegetables; Chuckwagtm Meatloafwitb Bunkhouse Sauce/ Fried Chicken;
Catfish with Hushpuppies; and Big Sky Buffalo Chili; Vegetables include:
Country Style Fried Potatoes; Crou rder Peas Ll'itb Bacon; Seasoned Steamed
Cabbage; Com on the Cob; Turnip Greens with Hamhocks; and Sante Fe'
Green Beans. Desserts include: a variezv ofFruit and Cream Pies; Banana
Pudding; and Assorted Fruit Cobblers. Breads include Mexican Com Bread
and Kentucky S(vle Cornbread and Rolls.
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6 a.m.- ELK TOUR: Let's go exploring for elk. This trip may be early. but the viewing time
for elk occurs in the morning hours. there is a cost of $10.00 per person for the trip. Preregistration is required' Please sign up early by calling the park naturalist at (606) 886-2711
or email at rvanover@setelcom.
6 p.m. - ROB McNURLIN IN CONCERT: The cowboy singer is back 1Enjoy the nch pleas-
ant vocals of th1s talented entertainer. Everyone. young and old. enjoys the mus1c of Rob
McNurhn .
Property
Transfers
T. Kevin Flanery to Tommy
Hall, property located on Mutton
Fork of Bull Creek, near Water
Gap.
Shawn Douglas Tackett and
Darema
Tackett
to
Commonwealth of Kentucky,
property located on KY 979 and
Tackett Branch Road.
Linda Price Whitten, Phillip
Whitten and Alta Price to Larry D.
Brown, Gary D. Brown and
Georganne Brown Taylor, proper-
ty located on Rice Branch of
Middle Creek.
Kevin Hutchinson to Charles
Ray Hutchinson, property location
not listed.
Sherrell Shepherd and Jalenda
Shepherd to Troy E. Vanderpool
and Beverly P. Vanderpool, property location not listed.
Sabrina Stepp to Paul Branham
and Pluma Branham, property
located in Crestwood subdivision.
Danny Stratton to Jimmy R.
Hamilton and Nancy Hamilton ,
property located on Shop Branch
Road, Mare Creek.
Roland E. Gray Sr., trustee of
the Roland E. Gray 1999
Revocable Trust and Grays Real
Estate, L.L.C., by Roland E. Gray
Sr., to Fairon Johnson and Sandra
Joyce Johnson, property located
on Big Branch of Abbott Creek.
Glenn Gibson and Kame
Gibson to Toney Conn and JoAnn
Conn, property location not listed.
OSB, LLC to Floyd County,
Kentucky, property location not
listed.
William Ed Bays to William Ed
Bays, property located in the
Sandy Land and Development
Company.
Rhonda
Boyd,
Dorothy
Obituaries
Alvin Hurd
Margie Mullins Isaac, 73, of
Zella Howell, age 73, of
Hamlet, North Carolina, formerly Neville, Ohio, formerly of
of Wheelwright, died Monday, McDowell, widow of Elisha
January 6, 2003, at the Sand Hills Howell, passed away Tuesday, •
Regional Hospital, in Hamlet, January 7, 2003, at the Eastgate
Health Care Center, Cincinnati,
North Carolina.
Born March 3, 1929, in Melvin, Ohio.
She was born June 24, 1929,
she was the daughter of the late
Milford and Della Tackett in McDowell, the daughter of
Mullins. She was a retired factory the late Melvin Anderson, and
worker, and attended Joppa Old Mary Jane Sizemore Anderson.
Regular Baptist Church in Melvin; She was a homemaker, and a
Little Polly Baptist Church in member of the First Baptist
Michigan; and Maple Street Church of Felicity, Ohio.
Survivors include two sons,
Freewill Baptist Church in
Jarvis Dean Howell of Neville,
Rockingham, North Carolina.
She was preceded in death by Ohio, and David G. Howell of
her husband, Luther "Booty" Isaac Batavia, Ohio; one daughter,
Pansy L. Woo of Cranford, Newl'
Sr.
Survivors include two sons, Jersey; two brothers, John
Luther Isaac Jr., and Milford Anderson of Fairborn, Ohio, and
Sonny Isaac, both of Michigan; Richard Anderson of Lexington;
one daughter, Rose Carothers of three sisters, Rose Floyd of
Hamlet, North Carolina; two Martin, and Mary Elizabeth
brothers, Luther Mullins and "Pat'' Anderson and Sarah
King,
both
of
Russell Mullins, both of Melvin; "Becky"
McDowell,
four
grandchildren
two sisters, Madgie Allen and
Irene Johnson, both of Michigan; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be con11 grandchildren and 22 greatducted
Saturday, January ll, at
grandchildren.
ll
a.m.,
at the McDowell First
In addition to her parents and
Baptist
Church,
at McDowell,
husband, she was preceded in
with
the
clergyman,
Harry (I
death by a brother, Landis
Hargis,
officiating.
Mullins, and a sister, Joyce
Burial will follow in the
Caudill.
Anderson
Cemetery, McDowell,
Funeral services will be conunder
the
professional care of
ducted Saturday, January 11, at 11
the
Hall
Funeral
Home, Martin.
am., at the Joppa Old Regular
Visitation
is
at
the church.
(Paid obiluary)
Baptist Church at Melvin, with
(Paid obiluary)
Old Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
James "Jimmy"
Burial will be in the Isaac
Reynolds
Family Cemetery at WheelJames "Jimmy" Reynolds, wright, under the direction of
age 52, of Prestonsburg, passed Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home,
away Tuesday, January 7, 2003, Martin.
at the Highlands Regional
Visitation is at the church after 5
Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
p.m., Thursday.
He was born March 24, 1950,
(Paid obintary)
in Ohio, the son of the late Ethel
Reynolds.
Survivors include his caregiver, Verlie Newman Joseph of
Prestonsburg.
The family of Calip Lee Kidd would like to thank
Funeral services were coneveryone.
Thanks to the ones who sent flowers, food,
ducted Thursday, January 9, at l
cards, or just said comforting words during our time
p.m., at the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel. Martin, with Clergyman
of sorrow. A special thanks to the Little Dove
Hubert Presley officiating.
Church, to all the preachers, to the Sheriff's
Burial was in the Newman
Department, and a special thanks to Nelson-Frazier
Cemetery. Hi Hat, under the proFuneral
Home for all their help and professional
fessional care of the Hall
care.
Funeral Home.
Thank you all.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
(Paid obiluary)
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Margie Mullins Isaac
Alvin Hurd, age 87, of
Prestonsburg, passed away
Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at
the Highland Regional Medical
Center in Prestonsburg, after an
extended illness.
He was born January 1,
1916, at Prestonsburg, a son of
the late John and Anna Click
Hurd. He was formerly a construction worker at Harris
Brothers
Construction
Company at Prestonsburg.
He was the husband of the
late Viola Hurd who preceded
him in death.
Survivors include one son,
John
Troy
Hurd
of
Prestonsburg; two daughters,
Odelia (Mae) Baisden of
Prestonsburg,
and Jackie
McCollough of Michigan;
eight grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 10, at
ll a.m., at the Burke Funeral
Home, Prestonsburg, with Rev.
Manford Fannin officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Canterberry/Hurd Cemetery, at
Goble
Branch
Road,
Prestonsburg.
All arrangements are under
the direction of Burke Funeral
Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
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Steve LeJfaster
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COMMENTARY
Future of
Mid-South
Conference is
in good hands
by BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
STUFFI·~·:SIDE
SATURDAY GAMES
aovs
II Alice Lloyd • page 4B
Lifestyles • page 1C
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photo by Steve
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BL girls top Prestonsburg
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE- And the regularseason series between the girls' basketball teams at Betsy Layne and
Prestonsburg goes to Betsy Layne.
The Betsy Layne Ladycats, a
favorite to repeat as 58th District
Mike Pollio, new commissioner of the Mid-South
Conference, has fond memories
• from his days as the head basketball coach at Kentucky
Wesleyan, Eastern Kentucky
University, and Virginta
Commonwealth.
"I coached against Bobby
Knight,
Denny Crum,
Rick Pitino,
Dean Smith,
and many
others,"
Pollio says.
"but you
know who
treated
me
Billy Reed
the nicest?
Columnist
Knight.
He made it a point to make
me feel comfortable and to compliment my players."
After leaving, coach Pollio
was hired by Bill Olsen to be a
fund-raiser and assistant athletics director at the University of
Louisville. His biggest project
was raising $15 million from the
public to get Papa John's
Champion, beat Prestonsburg for the
second time this season Tuesday night
to sweep the regular-season series.
Betsy Layne won the latest meeting, 6646. The two teams met in Prestonsburg
on Tuesday, Dec. 17 of last year with
Betsy Layne winning 59-40.
Natasha Stratton had one of her most
productive games of the season for
D I STRICT
Betsy
Layne
senior
Natasha
Stratton
put up a
baseline
jumper In
the second
quarter
Tuesday
night.
Betsy Layne, scoring 23 points and
pulling down six rebounds. Whitney
Lykens also turned in a comparable allaround performance for Betsy Layne,
scoring 13 points, dishing out seven
assists and gathering seven rebounds.
Betsy Layne controlled the game at
(See GIRLS, page three)
TOURNAMENT PLAY
BATTLE
south Flovd
loses repeat
photo by Jamie
Howell
Blackcat
guard Trevor
Compton
was defended heavily
before being
able to pass
the ball off
to a teammate. Betsy
Layne's
Brandon Hall
(44) Is pictured
defending.
bid in WYMT
tournev
by TONY McGUIRE
HAZARD HERALD SPORTS
HAZARD -The South Floyd
Raiders, last year's WYMT Mountain
Classic champions, lost their bid to
repeat in the event as they fell to the
Hazard Bulldogs in the opening round
of the tournament Tuesday night.
The Raiders had defeated the
Bulldogs only a week prior by 10
pomts, but could not find their groove
on this night. South Floyd fell behind
early in the contest and struggle to keep
(See REED, page three)
•
(See WYMT, page three)
BENTLEY'S COMMENTS
Kentucky
Basketball: Time
have changed
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
It's kind of a tradition here in
Big Blue Nation that the most
• memorable of our teams get
nicknames. Says here this year's
squad should
be no exception.
In the days
ofRupp,
there was the
Fiddlin' Five
and Rupp's
Runts.
When the
Rick Bentley
Godfather
Columnist
cursed up and
down the
sidelines, he blessed us with
Pitino's Bombinos and The
Unforgettables.
Last year, Tubby Smith's outfit was dubbed Team Turmoil,
thanks to the revolving door of
players finding themselves in the
coach's doghouse and on the end
of the bench in street clothes.
Allow me to nominate this
BIACKCATS MOVE
TO 2-0 IN DISTRICT
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE- Prestonsburg
had the chance to improve to 2-0 in
the 58th District Tuesday night,
playing on the road at Betsy Layne.
The 2-0 mark would look very
impressive for the Blackcats, especially heading into a district game
against Allen Central the next trip
out. Tuesday night's game was a
close contest like the first meeting,
a 64-61 Prestonsburg win in overtime. Prestonsburg took the second
contest as well, Tuesday night, winning 67-63.
The first boys' basketball game
between the two schools saw Betsy
Layne hold a comfortable lead
before Prestonsburg played its way
back into the game and took a lead
en route to the win. Tuesday night
the Bobcats led through one quarter,
trailed at the half, and trailed after
.three quarters, before falling.
Betsy Layne led 17-15 at the end
of the first quarter, but trailed at the
end of every quarter after the initial
period.
Sophomore Kris Bentley got two
three-pointers in the second quarter
and Justin Allen, after nailing a trey
in the frrst period, added another in
;
I
photo by Tony McGuire
South Floyd's Brian Meade went after
a loose basketball against Hazard.
Allen Central
at P'burg
(See DISTRICT, page three)
Prestonsburg will host Allen Central tonight. The Runnin'
Rebels are 0-1 in the district after losing to South Floyd earlier
this season.
Big wins at stake for
4 teams tonight
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
(See BENTLEY, page three)
PRESTO;..JSBURG - The Allen
Central Lad) Rebels are 1·0 in the
district " ith a "in O\'Cr South Floyd
earlier this season The
Prestonsburg Lady Blackcats ar¢ 0·
2, having dropped two games to
Betsy Layne. Prestonsburg's boys
are 2-0 with a couple of wins over
Betsy Layne. Atlen Central's boys
are 0~ 1 with a loss to South Floyd.
Tonight. Prestonsburg's girls will
host Allen Central's girls.
Prestonsburg's bO)S will host Allen
Central's boys. Tip-off for tbe girls
game is 6 p.m. The boys are scheduled to play later tonight at 7:30.
Other boys' games scheduled to
be played in the area tonight
include Ru<;sell at Bo)d County;
B.S. BASKETBALL
Eagles tum back Rebs
JC trio nets 13 apiece,
home team rolls
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
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Nell Allen : 14 points
Mike Slone: 22 points
PAINTSVILLE- Lawrence County
transfer Brandon Wheeler has given
Johnson Central, his new team, a big
boost this season. Tuesday night,
Wheeler was sick and did not start for
the Golden Eagles. While he did not
start, Wheeler did see action in the
game. He and a pair of teammates,
Chris Hurt and Mike Walters, all three
scored 13 points apiece as the host
Golden Eagles rolled to a 79-6 1 win.
Allen Central came into the 15th
Region road game fresh off a victory
over Lawrence County out of the 16th
Region.
Johnson Central established itself
(See EAGLES. page three)
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10, 2003
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Shepherd signs with Pikeville
Magoflin Count} Htgh School
senior standout Amanda Shepherd
signed a leiter of int~nt to further
her education and her basketball
career Wednesda} afternoon in the
Magoffin County High School
Libraf}
Shepherd will attend Pikeville
College on a full basketball scholarship next year. Officials from
Pikeville college, including Lady
Bears head coach Bill Watson .
along with Lady Hornets head
coach Neil West and numerous
MCHS school officials,witnessed
the ceremony. Shepherd was
PROFILE
accompanied by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Mauhe\\ Shepherd.
"Amanda i:; one of the finest
young ladies I've ever had the
pleasure to work with. I know she
will make us all proud.'' commented an obviously proud West.
Watson stated, "Amanda is
exactly the type of young lady we
want representing Pikeville
College. She\ an excellent student
and has a great \\ ork ethic on the
basketball court. We expect great
things from her."
MCA
-58TH DISTRICT GIRLS-
Robinson
named Player
of the Week
Herald Whitaker
edges MCA, 44-43 •
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Devon Rice scored a team-high 13
points and six other players got into the
scorebooks to lead Magoffin County's
Herald Whitaker Middle School to a close
44-43 win over Mountain Christian
Academy (MCA).
Herald Whitaker held a 15-13 advantage
at the end of the first quarter. The two
teams were tied at 26 at the half.
MCA took a 39-36 lead into the fourth
quarter, but couldn't hold on for the win.
Landon Slone led MCA in scoring with •
21 points. Jeremy Pack flipped in nine
points and Lincoln Slone added seven.
Mike Bednarz rounded out the scoring for
MCA with six points.
Eric Arnett scored nine points for
Herald Whitaker and Shane Prater added
eight. Clay Fletcher finished with five
points and Eric Gibson and Chase
Carpenter added four and three points,
respectively for Herald Whitaker.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
It took Jason Robinson a mere three
games to get the attention of the MidSouth Conference.
A 6-6 senior from Seattle. Robinson
was named player of the week in the
league after posting big numbers in two
games last week.
Robinson had 16 points, two
rebounds an assist and a steal in the
(See PLAYER, page four)
NAIATOPlO
Pikeville Bears
reach Top 10
ADAMS
TIMES STAFF REPORT
The Pikeville College Bears continue
to work their way up the NAJA Div. I ratings, and this week have cracked the Top
10.
The Bears moved up one spot in the
poll, released today from the national
office in Olathe, Kan.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for
our players." said Coach Randy McCoy,
whose team ts 13 2 heading into a game
tonight at Cincinnati Bible College.
"We've positioned ourselves to be among
the top programs in the country, and now
we'll get ready for a tough stretch on our
schedule. I'm very happy for our team
right now."
The Bears were II th when the last poll
came out on Dec. 10. Since then, a loss to
Spalding - which continues to receive
votes but not enough to crack the Top 25
- was followed up by tnree wins, two
over Miami-Hamilton and one at NCAA
Div. II Bluefield State (W.Va.)
University).
After tonight's game, three of the next
five are against teams ranked 11th or
photo by Jamie Howell
Prestonsburg senior center Abby Shafer dribbled past a Plarist defender.
Adams entertains •
Jones Fork
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Y BIACKCATS
BlAST PIARIST
14 players dent scoring
column in P'burg win
by JAMIE HOWELL
(Sec BEARS, page four)
SPORTS WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - The Lady Blackcats of
Prestonsburg got just what the doctor ordered on
Monday night against the Piarist Lady Knights.
Prestonsburg got points from 14 players on the
way to a 84-22 win over the Knights. Eighth-grader Meaghan Slone tossed in nine first quarter
points as the Lady Blackcats opened a 27-0 lead
after the opening stanza. Prestonsburg was just too
much for Piarist from the start as the Lady
Blackcats controlled the game from the opening
Lady Bears
charge up poll
TIMES STAFF REPORT
tap.
The win gave the Lady Blackcats win number
one for the season. Prestonsburg led 31-0 before
Piarist guard Mary Bentley heated up in the second quarter. The Piarist guard connected on three
treys in the second quarter as the Lady Knights
were able to put 12 points on the board in the period. Taryn Harris paced the Lady Blackcats in the
second quarter scoring 7 points in the period.
Prestonsburg led 43-12 at the half. Prestonsburg
opened the third quarter led by senior Heather
White with three treys in the quarter.
White was returning to game action for the first
time this season after injuring an ankle in the preseason and the senior finished the game with a
team high 14 points on the night. Prestonsburg
(See PIARIST, page four)
~o
team in the country made a
move up the NAJA polls as did the
Lady Bears of Pikeville College, who
found themselves ranked 15th in the
latest Div. I ratings.
The Lady Bears were 23r<l in the
most recent poll, released Dec. I0.
A tough schedule and consider~
able success contributed to the move.
The Lady Bears began the break with
home wins over St. Mary-of-theWoods (Jnd.) and Wilberforce (Ohio)
before heading to Florida for a pair of
games. Homestanding Palm Beach
Atlantic knocked off the Lady Bears
as did No. 7 Montana-Western, sending the Lady Bears into the holidays
ll-4 on the season.
But a Chnstmas-week trip to
Owensboro saw the Lady Bears get a
win at No. 17 Brescia - which fell six
spots from No. II ..... and at NCAA
Div. 11 Kentucky Wesleyan. Last
week, wins over NCAA Div. II
Oakland City (Ind.) and Alice [,loyd
made them 15-4 on the season and
set the stage for the huge leap.
"We're proud of what our players
have been able to accomplish, and
think we're on the right track right
now," said C'oach Bill Watson. "We
need to keep playing well, because
we start league play soon and there
won't be any easy ones after that."
Tuesday night's game against
Milligan College followed by an 11day layotf before a Jan. 18 trip to
Lady Bears run win streak to five
PIKEVILLE- It's been a good
couple of days for the Pikeville
College Lady Bears.
On Monday afternoon. senior
Amanda Collins was named
Player of the Week in the Mid-
South Conference. Tuesday afternoon, the Lady Bears learned
they'd moved up eight spots in the
poll and are ranked 15th in the
nation .
On Tuesday night. Collins
scored 20 points and pulled down
14 rebounds to lead the Lady
Bears to their fifth straight win
over Milligan (Tenn.) College 6555.
The win was Pikeville's 16th
on the season, matching last year's
total. The Lady Bears have suf(See STREAK. page four)
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Lady Rebels fall
(See POLL, page four)
;
New Pikeville
College head
coach John
Gilliam (right)
met members
of the media
Tuesday.
Gilliam Is a
graduate of
Prestonsburg
High School.
(See ADAMS, page four)
HONORS
Collins tabbed
as Mid-South's
top player
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE COLLEGE
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PRESTONSBURG - The Adams Middle
School C-Team hosted Jones Fork on
Wednesday night. The young Blackcats
opened up with a full-court press and took a
commanding 10-2 lead after the first quarter
before Seth Setser got in foul trouble. Setser
played sparingly in the second quarter but
still managed seven first half steals and added
steal another in the second half for good mea.!•
sure. Setser finished with three points. The
Blackcats eventually won, 35-26
Adams struggled in the second quarter and
led by only three at halftime, 18-15. In the
second half, the Blackcats opened up a nice
lead on the strength of Kyle Hall and Josh
Crayon who came off the bench. Hall finished with nine rebounds, six points and a
blocked shot. Josh Craynon finished with
to defending
region champ
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE - Allen Central
girls· head basketball coach Cindy
Halbert and her team had to wait more
(See CHAMP, page four)
After an MVP performance and four wins
•
for her team, Pikeville College forward
Amanda Collins has been named the
women's basketball Player of the Week in
the Mid-South Conference.
Collins averaged
17.3 points and 7.0
'~manda
rebounds per game
for
the Lady Bears,
has had a
who got wins over
sensational
No. ll Brescia,
Kentucky Wesleyan,
career, and
Oakland City and
is turning in
Alice Lloyd last
week.
another
"Amanda has had
a sensational career,
solid season
and is turning in
this year, "
another solid season
this year," said
said
Coach Bill Watson.
Coach Bill
"Last week is further proof of what
Watson.
she's been doing for
us since the first day
she walked onto the floor."
The 5-11 senior had 20 points and four
rebounds as the Lady Bears upset Brescia
and followed it with 19 and eight against
Kentucky Wesleyan to claim the most
Valuable Player honor in the Owensboro
Classic on Dec. 28-29.
She followed that with 14 points and six
(See COLLINS. page four)
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~Reed
• Continued from p1
Cardinal Stadium off the drawing
board.
• But after Olsen was replaced by
Tom Jurich, Pollio eventually
decided to leave U of L to pursue
other opportunities. The one he
eventually took was commissioner
.-, of the NAJA league that has II
football-playing members, soon to
be joined by Kentucky Wesleyan,
and six basketball-playing members,
include
Georgetown,
Pikeville, Cumberland (both the
Kentucky and Tennessee members),
Campbellsville,
and
Lindsey-Wtlson .
In tenns of publicity and popularity, the Mid-South Conference is
a far cry from the college sports
world that Pollio came to know
and love (and sometimes hate).
But so far he's enjoying his new
job because he believes it comes
far closer to the ideals of college
athletics than NCAA Division l.
"There's nothing like going to a
football game at, say, Georgetown
on a nice fall afternoon;· Pollio
said. 'There might be only 3,000
or so there. but the students are
more involved. and the coaches
and players are in it simply
because they love football. No
national TV, no agents, no thoughts
about the NFL draft. Just college
football."
lind Pollio stayed at U of L. he
could have joined basketball coach
Rick Pitino and new football coach
Bobby Petrino in what would have
sounded like an Italian law fmn Pitino, Patrino, and Pollio.
But at the Mid-South, Pollio is
operating as more or less a oneman band. Nevertheless, his fertile
mind is alive with ideas designed
to draw attention to the league,
which 1s starved for exposure and
publicity.
For example, Pollio hopes to
schedule a game next season in
Louisville between George-town,
a perennial NAIA national-championship contender, and
Kentucky Wesleyan, which has
long been the dominant program in
NCAA Division n.
"I think there would be a lot of
interest in that game," Pollio said.
"I just have to figure out where we
should have it. Freedom Hall is
probabl) too big. the old Armory
(now Gardens) downtown is rundown, and the Commonwealth
IBentley
• Continued from p1
team to be dubbed "the
Frustratin' Five."
My real job keeps me away
from the television a good many
of the nights when Our Cats are
playing, and unlike past years those Unforgettables, for example - I don't feel compelled to
-., set the VCR these days. There
was a time when I'd do most
anything to get to watch them,
and would beg people at the
Pikeville College Gym not to
tell me scores so I could enjoy
the game when I got home.
Not so these days.
I'm reasonably sure that if I
watched every game this club
threw together I'd either have a
heart attack or wind up in a
straight jacket. The only thing
consistent about this year's Cats
is their remarkable ability to be
inconsistent.
Wednesday, for example, saw
the Cats go to Knoxville and
play a very ordinary, run-of-themill Volunteer squad to a threepoint fmish.
Just to let everybody know
that they haven't completely
turned their back on last year's
run of chaos, Smith wondered
aloud during Tuesday's media
meeting about who he'd start at
-the point: The solid Gerald Fitch
or the flashy Cliff Hawkins.
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4}
Now why would this be up
for debate? Yes, Hawkins has
put up solid numbers since his
return - at the time of Smith's
internal debate, he'd posted 26
assists and only seven turnovers
since regaining his eligibility.
But what's wrong with Fitch?
He has a nearly 2: l assist to
turnover ratio, and at 6-3, offers
the size at point that many people prefer these days. And don't
get me started about his value in
the
clutch
compared
to
Hawkins, who envisions himself becoming Michael Jordan
Hisownself in the closing seconds of tight games.
So a day later, sure enough
Smith has made a lineup
change, and it's even at the
guard slots. Hawkins for Fitch?
Not hardly.
Instead, the coach inserted
Antwain Barbour into the first
unit, and benched senior stud
Keith Bogans.
Obviously, something is
amiss here. Whatever it was,
nobody wanted to share it with
Tom Hammond and Larry
Conley, who were left to speculate and stutter all around the
situation.
Team Tunnoil rears its ugly
head.
One thing I did like was the
WVMT
South Floyd looked to be making a run at Hazard as the second
half began, but any hope of a
comeback was put to rest by a 9-0
run by the Bulldogs (41-25). A
final flurry near the end of the
third brought the Raiders to with
in 10 at 47- 37.
A couple of quick baskets at
the beginning of the fourth rekindled the comeback dream, but
again it was short-lived. At the
6:29 marie, Michael Hall's layup
after a steal cut the margin to
seven (48-41), but the Raiders
would have to endure a drought
that netted them a mere two field
goals down the stretch.
Hazard took advantage of the
South Floyd shooting woes,
extending the floor and running
out the clock. The Bulldogs went
on to win the game, ending the
Raiders' hopes of a repeat.
Michael Hall led South Floyd in
scoring with 11 points. Hazard
was led by 14 points from
Steven Sizemore.
- Girls
• Continued from p1
the end of the first quarter,
leading 18-6. Coach Cassandra
Akers and the host team went
into the half with a 35-10 lead
over visiting Prestonsburg.
A bright spot in the game
came for Prestonsburg in the
second half when it outscored
Betsy Layne 19-18 in the third
quarter and 17-13 in the final
period. However, Betsy Layne
had already done enough dam• ' age.
Another bright spot for the
Lady Blackcats was the play of
Meaghan Slone. The eighthgrade guard scored a gamehigh 22 points, including three
three-point field goals.
Heather White, back from
an injury, scored seven points
for
Prestonsburg.
Chane!
Music added five.
Betsy Layne guard Kim
Clark scored I 0 points and
pulled in six rebounds and ceoIter Tabetha Witt led Betsy
Layne in rebounding with nine
it boards. Witt also added seven
points.
Nine different Betsy Layne
players scored. Kesha Newman
and
Breann Akers each
checked in with four points.
Krista! Daniels and Kristen
,Smith each had two points.
Tiffany Meade cracked the
scoring column with one point
in the fourth quarter.
The wins continue to come
for Betsy Layne, but the head
coach isn't exactly completely
happy with her team's play.
, "I think we are playing just
.good enough to win," said
1Akers. "We have not been con., sistent. On the other hand, we
another Jules Camara - captain
of his frustrating mess - man
aged to score 12 and hit some
clutch shots along the way.
Tomorrow comes South
Carolina as the Gamecocks
become the first SEC club to
venture into Rupp Arena. That
game is followed by a Tuesday
night trip to Music City to play
the Commodores. meaning the
Cats should be 3-0 in the league
before stepping out on Jan. 18 to
play highly-regarded Notre
Dame.
I saw where somebody had
actually drawn up NCAA tournament brackets already, and
one of the No. 1 seeds was the
Fighting Irish. I'll have to see
that to believe it, but if the Cats
are 12-3 when they roll into
Lexington, we could see a good,
solid clash in the last non-con
ference game of the season.
Of course, I'm getting way
ahead of myself here. There's
no guarantee UK will beat either
USC or Vandy en route to Notre
Dame's arrival, and the way this
season is going. I wouldn't be
surprised by anything.
But one thing is sure: If this
year's team is going to be a
memorable one, it'll have to
overcome its Frustratin' mid·
season image.
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Eagles
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pace throughout the contest. The
Raiders eventually came up short
in their repeat bid by a score of 6848.
Scoring was at a premium in
the early going as both teams
carne out cold. South Floyd did
not get its first points until the 5:35
'"mark on an 8-foot jumper by Jack
Slone. The basket left the Raiders
·down by only two,early (4-2).
A late rally in the first period
·netted the Raiders an ll-10 lead
• (the only South Floyd lead of the
game). The Bulldogs' Chris
'Olinger converted a free throw
with : 15 remaining in the first
I period to tie the game at 11.
The Bulldogs slowly began to
distance themselves from the
Raiders in the second quarter as
they began to trade two baskets
'for one. A free throw by Tyler
1Hall at the end of the half cut the
margin back under double-digits,
sending the two teams to the locker room with the Raiders trailing
30-21.
five Smith opened the second
half with - both his point
guards, Hawkins and Fitch,
were there, along with Bogans.
On the inside, it was the smooth
Chuck Hayes and Eric Daniels.
For some reason I like that
mix. It was odd that Marquis
Estill was left on the bench after
sitting the last 15 minutes of the
first half with a pair of fouls, but
Daniels and Hayes are a worthy
combination inside.
And the Cats opened the second half on fire with this rag-tag
group. First Bogans and then
Fitch twice hit threes in the
opening 2-1/2 minutes of play
as they led their team from a
four-point hole to a two-point
lead.
Still, there was plenty of
frustration to go around on this
night. In the end, a win is a win
is a win, and as I like to remind
my coaches, a month from now
it'll just be a win, nobody will
remember how ugly it was.
So on a night when the best
Estill could offer was seven
points and seven rebounds in 15
minutes, the Cats opened play in
the SEC with a 74-71 win in a
hostile environment. Bogans
still flipped in 20 despite starting the game beside Bill
Keightley, and somehow or
Convention Center and Broadbent
Arena leave something to be
desired.'' Pollio, 59, graduated
from Louisville·s St. Xavier High
School, then got his undergraduate
degree from Bellarrnine College
(1965) and master's in special education from U of L in 1971.
He began his coaching career at
Louisville Manual High ( 1968'71 ), then spent two sea11ons at
Wmter Park (Florida) High. In
1980, at the age of 37, he moved
into the college ranks as the head
coach and athletics director at
Kentucky Wesleyan, where he
maintained the winning tradition
established by Robert "Bullet"
Wilson, Guy Strong, Bob Jones,
Bob Daniels, and others.
From Wesleyan. he moved to
Vuginia Commonwealth, where
he worked as an assistant athletics
director and head basketball coach
from 1985-89. His 1987-88 Rams
are winning, so I can't complain too much."
Betsy Layne was on the road
last night, traveling to Shelby
Valley. Results from that game
were unavailable. Prestonsburg
will return to the court tonight
at home against Allen Central.
Betsy Layne 67,
Dawson Springs 41
LOUISVILLE
- Betsy
Layne, after a somewhat sluggish first quarter, led Dawson
Springs 26-18 at halftime and
put the game away with a 24-8
fourth quarter to beat Dawson
Springs soundly, 67-41 in the
2nd Annual Lady Derby
Classic All A Shootout.
Natasha Stratton helped lead
Betsy Layne to the victory,
scoring a team-high 16 points.
Whitney Lykens added a double-double for the Ladycats
with 14 points and 10 assists.
Lykens, a junior, also had
seven rebounds in the game.
Center Tabetha Witt led
Betsy Layne in rebounding
with nine boards to go along
with six points.
Krista} Daniels, thanks to
eight points in an offenseheavy second period scored 12
points for Betsy Layne. Kim
Clark chipped in 11 points and
Kesha Newman tossed in four
on a pair of field goals. Kristen
Smith and Candice Meade each
had two points apiece in the
Betsy Layne win.
Dawson Springs had three
different players score in double figures in the game.
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early, leading 21-15 at the end of
the first quarter and 43-31 at
halftime. The host squ~d
outscored Allen Central in both
halves.
Five different Eagles scored
in double figures. Justin Woods
chippedin
II for Johnson
Central and Nick Music scored
10. Sophomore Josh Stapleton,
the player who started in place
of Wheeler, flipped in six for
Johnson Central
Senior Mike Slone paced
Allen Central with a game-high
22 points. Neil Allen and
Austin Francis finished with 14
and 13 points, respectively.
Allen Central plays again
tonight,
traveling
to
Prestonsburg for the first of
two meetings between the two
58th District teams.
Johnson Central is off until
Tuesday when it travels across
town to play rival Paintsville in
the first of two scheduled meetings for those two rivals this
season.
JOHNSON CENTRAL (79) Walters 13, Hurt 13, Wheeler 13,
Woods 11, Music 10, Stapleton 6,
Whitaker 3, Adams 4.
ALLEN CENTRAL (61) Slone 22, Allen 14, Francis 13,
Samons 5, Webb 5, Pack 2.
Central
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Jackson County at Cordia;
Jackson City at Fleming-Neon;
Sheldon Clark at George
Rogers Clark; Ashland Blazer
at Lawrence County;
Whitesburg at Letcher;
Raceland at Lewis County;
Phelps at Paintsville; Jenkins
at Pikeville; West Carter at
East Carter, Belfry at
Williamson, W.Va. and Powell
County at Wolfe County.
the second quarter to lead
Prestonsburg to 21 second-quarter points.
Betsy
Layne
outscored
Prestonsburg 13-9 in the third
quarter to pull within two points,
45-43. Prestonsburg edged the
host Bobcats 22-20 in the final
period to go on for the all-important second district win of the
season.
Senior Joey Willis paced
Prestonsburg with a game-high
14 points. Jesse Chaffin scored
11 points and Bentley flipped in
12. Trevor Compton and
Michael Morrison each finished
with seven points.
Allen scored six and Joe
Blackburn added six. John Mark
Stephens and Michael Stephens
each had two points.
Brandon Hall scored a gamehigh 15 points to lead Betsy
Layne. Bobo Hamilton ended
with 12 points and Brent
Newsome added 10.
Jordan Kidd and Nathan
Newsome each had eight points
apiece. Preston Simon and
Jordan Scarberry rounded out
the scoring for Betsy Layne with
four points each.
Prestonsburg will host Allen
Central tonight. The Runnin'
Rebels are 0-1 in the district
/conference after losing to South
Floyd earlier this season.
Betsy Layne has some time
off before hosting South Floyd
Tuesday night at the Dome.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
10, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Alice Lloyd hosts Bluefield
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIPPA PASSES - The Alice
Lloyd College women's team
took care of its visiting opposition from Bluefield College
Tuesday night, but the ALC
men's team was not as lucky.
falling 73-70. The ALC women
won 77-54 in very easy fashion.
The Lady Eagles cruised to a
48-19 lead at the half to put the
game in real question for the
visiting Lady Rams.
Leah Whitle) led the Alice
Lloyd women in scoring. netting
22 points. Delores Jenkins
chipped in II and Erica Webb
and Andrea Kelley each scored
10.
Shelby Valley grad Bridget
Smith added nine points for
ALC. Shannon Sizemore and
Erica Gooding each finished
with four points. Devon
Reynolds ended the game with
three. Belicia Mullins and Amy
Jackson both had two points in
Alice Lloyd's balanced scoring
attack.
Jaime Bennett was the only
player to score double figures
for Bluefield. She finished with
13 points.
The Alice Lloyd men, after
trailing 38-30 at the half, tied
Bluefield at 61 at the end of regulation to send the game into
overtime. The Rams outscored
Coach Gary Gibson's men's team
12-9 in the extra period for the
win.
Kent Campbell, one of the
Appalachian
Athletic
Conference's leading scorers,
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• Continued from p2
rebounds, as the Lady Bears controlled the glass 47-27.
Pikeville's guard combination
of Jessica Lovell and Courtney
Mercer had solid outings. Lovell,
a freshman from Belfry, had
eight points, six rebounds, six
assists and three steals. Mercer, a
senior from Phelps, added seven
points, eight rebounds, four
assists and two steals.
Junior Caitlyn Ryan added
nine points and five assists.
Senior Amanda Hammons led
the Lady Buffs with 16 points.
Semor Vera Conkin followed
with II and four assists.
Sophomore Ginny White followed with six points and six
rebounds.
Collins
• Continued from p2
rebounds against Oakland City
and finall) 16 points and 10
rebounds in a "'in over Alice
Lloyd.
For the week, Collins hit 51.5
percent (23-of-45) from the floor,
including 2-of-6 from the arc. At
the free throw line, she connected
on 21-of-27 (77.8 percent).
Collins is closing in on 2000
points for her career, ending the
week '' ith 1,963 markers. That
total is good for third all-time on
the sconng list for women's bas-
ketball players. She trails only
Renee Brewer (2,333) and Teresa
Ray (2,234).
The senior is ranked in the
Top I 0 in four categories of the
Mid-South Conference. She is
second in scoring, averaging 18.1
points, and sixth in rebounding at
6.47 per game. She is second in
field goal shooting, hitting 57.1
percent on the season, and seventh from the free throw line,
where she's connected on 72.5
percent.
Jeremy Daniels 2, Jimmy
Stumbo 2 and Matt Hurt 2.
Dale Evans led the Bluefield
men with 28 points on the night.
Dimingo Hale aided the Rams
will 14 markers.
Champ
Streak
fercd four losses.
Collins' big night left her a
mere 17 points shy of 2.000 for
her career. She would be only
the third player in Lady Bear
history to reach that honor.
On Tuesday. the Lady Bears
scored the first II points and
appeared to be on the verge of a
rout before the Lad) Ruffs scored
five straight to get back in the
game. The lead was 28-23 at the
half.
!\1illigan (5 6) scored to tie
the game at 35 earl) in the second half before the Lady Bears
went on a 14-4 run to get some
breathing room.
Senior Teccoa Galhon had 14
points and pulled down five
paced AI ice Llo) d with 26 points.
Other scorers for Alice Lloyd
mcludcd Shannon Akers 9, Jason
Knott 7, Ryan Shannon 7. Hondo
Hearne 6, Tommy McKenzie 4,
Matt Spencer 3, Nick Samons 2,
photo by Jamie Howell
Amber Whitaker (24) put the dribble down on a free throw.
Pictured behind Whitaker awaiting the charity shot offering are
Plarist's Laklta Lykins (15) and Prestonsburg teammate Amanda
Webb (32).
Piarist
• Continued from p2
outscored Piarist 26-1 in the
third quarter and held a 69-13
lead after three periods. Bethany
Tackett led the Lady Knights in
the final stanza scoring five
points in the quarter and Amanda
Webb Jed Prestonsburg with six
points.
The
Lady
Blackcats
outscored Piarist 15-9 in the
fourth and final quarter to produce the final score of 84-22.
Scoring was as follows:
Prestonsburg - Heather White
14, Amanda Webb 12, Taryn
Harris II, Meaghan Slone 9
points, Darcy Hicks 8, Hope
Osborne 6, Brittany Collins 5,
Chane! Music 4, Amber
Whitaker 4, Abby Shafer 4,
Meagan Patton 2, Lakole Ousley
Allen Central'•
Jeaalca laaac
(25) and Becky
Thomas went up
for the rebound
agalnat Johnson
Central.
2, Amanda Keathley 2, Rik.ki
Hughes I.
Piarist - Mary Bentley 13.
Bethany Tackett 5, Lakita
Lykins 4.
than 24 hours before taking on
defending 15th Region champ
Johnson Central earlier this
week. The game was scheduled
for Monday night, but due to
bad weather was called off and
instead played on Tuesday night.
Host Johnson Central came out
Tuesday night, and after holding
a 12-11 lead at the end of one
quarter. played from behind to
start the second half before battling back for a 59-50 win.
Allen Central, behind six
points from Becky Thomas, and
five more from Amber Scott,
outscored the Lady Eagles 1714 in the second quarter to lead
28-26 at the half.
Coming out of the intermission, Johnson Central was able
to settle things and outscored
Allen Central 14-11 in the third
quarter and 19-11 in the final
period to secure the victory.
Rhonda
Adams
paced
Johnson Central with 17 points.
Ashley Wireman added 16 to
give the host Lady Eagles two
players in double figures in
scoring on the night.
A strong supporting cast of
scorers also showed up for
Player
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Bears' 103-53 rout of MiamiHamilton last Monday, and followed it with 23 points, nine
rebounds, four assists and three
steals in their 113-66 win at
Bluefield
State
(W.Va.)
University on Saturday.
Robinson became eligible at
the end of the Fall 2002 semester and played in only one game
before the team broke f9r
Christmas. He scored 27 pomts
in a loss at Spalding.
For the week, Robinson hit
57.69 percent from the floor
( 15-of-26), including 4-of-10
from the arc. At the free throw
line, the former University of
Buffalo standout hit 5-of-9
(55.56 percent).
"Jason is going to play a key
role in what we do the rest of the
season," said Coach Randy
McCoy. "He has played exceptional basketball to this point,
and prior to that was contributing every day to this team in
practice. I'm very happy for him
that he got this recognition."
The Bears are on a road trip
in Ohio where they were at
Cincinnati Bible College last
night, and then will return to the
Pikeville
College
Gym
Thursday night to host Bluefield
State.
• Continued from p2
higher. Next Tuesday, the Bears
will travel to Beckley, W.Va., to
play Mountain State University,
the team just below them in
today's poll. After games next
weekend with OSU-Marion, No.
6 Martin Methodist will make
the trip from Pulaski, Tenn., on
Jan. 20, with Mountain State
coming to town on Jan. 25 just
prior to league play starting on
Jan. 30.
Elsewhere in the poll,
Concordia (Calif.) picked up
nine of the 12 first-place votes to
jump over Georgetown and
claim the top spot. The Tigers
are second, followed by former
No. I Oklahoma Baptist.
McKendree (Ill.) and Science &
Arts (Okla.) round out the top
five.
The only other Mid-South
Conference team in the Top 25
is Cumberland, which checks in
at No. 19. Lindsey Wilson
received II votes, which is good
enough for 30th.
Reed
• Continued from p3
team posted a 23-12 record and
In the top picture is one of two mole collie mix puppies, about
two months old. In the center is on extremely affectionate
female mi)(l!ld-breed dog who has scr•;cd as surrogate moth1r to
o pair of recently adopted puppies. On th1 bottom is an
approximately six-month-old female! cat ico cat.
The shelter is located on .Sally Stephens Branch in west
Prestonsburg. We're op!:n from 10 :00 to 5:00 Monday
through Fr idoy and 10:0 0 to 3:0 0 Saturdays, and can be
reached by phone at 8 8 6-318 9.
This od paid for by Pillersdorf, Derossett, and Lone Law
Offices in Prestonsburg and Pillersdorf and Endicott in Inn.
"W~ fig.flt tor th~ untknlog!'
•
Holy Cross 69,
Allen Central 61
Allen Central,
like 58th
District rival Betsy Layne, was
•
in Louisville over the weekend
for a game Saturday at
Bellarmine College. The Lady
Rebels came out on the short
end in a contest with Holy Cross
(Covington), losing 69-61
Center Brittany Bass paced
the Holy Cross team with a
game-high 20 points. Arnie .LS'oll
and Rachel Lantry, two starting
guards, added 16 points apiece.
Allen Central led 19-18 at the
end of the first quarter and 39-38
at the half, before giving up the
lead in the third quarter. Holy
Cross Jed 52-42 heading into the •
fourth quarter and outscored
Allen Central 17-12 to pull
away for the win.
Sophomores Becky Thomas
and Megan Harris scored 18 and
15 points, respectively, leading
the Allen Central effort. Senior
guard Amber Scott scored II.
Terri Mullins added eight
points and Tiffany Turner
chipped in seven.
Tabatha Caudill rounded the
Allen Central scoring out \\ith
two points.
•
Adams
• Continued from p2
Bears
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Johnson Central. Michelle
Music tossed in nine points and
Brianne Daniels flipped in
seven.
Thomas scored a game-high
18 points for Allen Central.
Another top tier scorer for Allen
Central in the setback was Terri
Mullins with nine points. Scott
finished with eight points and
Megan Harris added six.
The Allen Central girls continue play on the road tonight
with a game at Prestonsburg.
Johnson Central was back in
action last night against
Lawrence County. Results were
unavailable at press time.
made it to the quartetfmals of the
NIT.
One of Pollio's assistants at
VCU was Orlando ''Thbby" Smith,
of whom you may have heard.
''Thbby's a great coach," Pollio
said. "He has an uncanny ability to
block out all the distractions. Every
time I talk with him, he sounds
upbeat I've got to laugh when I
hear some of the fans gripe about
him Who's UK going to get who's
any better than Tubby?"
Pollio left VCU in 1989 to
become one of Paul McBrayer's
many successors at Eastern
Kentucky. In two of his three seasons in Richmond, he led the
Colonels to runner-up finishes in the
Ohio Valley Conference.
After the 1991-92 season, Pollio
got out of college coaching with an
overall record of 233-133 for 12
seasons. But weary of tilting at
windmills, he decided to see what
life was like at one of the nation's
top programs. So he went to U of L,
where he quickly became one of
Olsen's most trusted lieutenants.
His wide-ranging experience
enables him to bring a unique perspective to his job as commissioner
of the Mid-South.
"The one thing I learned is doing
try to fight the big boys," Pollio
said.
"You've got to work around
them. So I encourage our fans to
support their local college teams we play a pretty good brand of basketball - but to bring their portable
radios to games if they want to keep
up with UK or U ofL."
The league has several players
good enough to play in Division I,
but who fell through the cracks for
one
reason
or
another.
Campbellsville's Dontaie Smith
transferred
from
Drake,
Cumberland's Mikael Hadiri was
recruited out of high school by U of
L, Georgetown's Quintin Bailey
played tbr Crum at U of L, and
Pikeville's Kevin Gaines transferred from Houston.
Pollio has moved the MidSouth's office to Louisville and
hopes to establish a radio network
by next season.
"We need to get the word out
about the NAI:\ and our league,"
Pollio said. "I think if more people
would give us a chance, they might
like what they see."
Severnl alert readers have written to cha<;tise me for getting my
NCAA divisions mixed up. 1 said
Westem Kentucky won the
Division II national football championship when. of course, it should
have been Division 1-AA.
Sometimes my fingers type too fast
for my brain. Or vice-versa. But
I appreciate it ,.,..hen readers
care enough to correct my stupid mistakes. Thank heavens
I'm not a brain surgeon.
two points and led a late third
quarter surge with strong play at
point guard, including an assist.
Stephen Patrick, Luke Sturgill &
Matt Sword also con ributed
strong bench relief. Patrick had
two fourth quarter assists,
Sturgill contributed strong
defense and three rebounds,
while Sword netted four points.
The Blackcats struggled with
many blown lay-up attempts,
especially in the fourth quarter, but managed to win.
Others had strong performance for Adams. Jody Tackett
led Adams with 14 points. Chris
Schoolcraft contributed four
points and four rebounds, and
Allen Craynon contributed two
points and had five steals.
Austin
Gearheart.
Billy
Robinson, Alex Stumbo, Tyler
Gayheart, Chris Bostic and
Adam Kimbler all played and
contributed to the win.
Chad Conley scored 14
points to lead Jones Fork. re
Logan Hall added five points,
Randy Collins scored three, and
Devin Sparkman and Dylan
Morgan each netted two for the
visiting Knott County team.
Adams improved its record to
11-2.
FIFTH-GRADE GAME
In the fifth-grade game
before the C-Team game. Adams
held off a younger Jones Fork
team by a score of 13-8. Adams
opened up with a 7-0 lead on the
strength of four first quarter
points by Josh Cmynon and a •
three-point field goal by Wil
Allen.
The Fifth-Grade Blackcats
never trailed but needed the
strong offensive and defensive
contributions of Josh Blackburn
who had four fourth quarter
points and five timely rebounds
to hold off the Tigers. Andrew
Skeens rounded out the scoring
for Adams with two points.
Craynon also had three steals
and Brad Stanley added two
take-aways for the Blackcats,
who impro,ed to 5-2 on the season. Josh Cox scored all eight
points for Jones Fork.
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THROUGH MY EYES
,. Road rage
•
•
Road rage. After a few
traffic related incidents that
have occurred in my life this
week, I think I'm beginning
to understand it.
First off, my work week
began with a bang, if you
will, when I discovered
around 4:30 p.m. Monday
afternoon that the passenger
side mirror of my car had
been dealt a rather severe
blow as I
sat nearby,
in our
office,
minding
my own
business
(and
yours ... ).
Yes, as
I sat at my
little desk,
answering
the phone and trying in vain
to shorten my office-related
"to do" list, "Someone" out
there was slamming my
innocently parked vehicle. I
am forced to refer to this person as "Someone" because
they failed to do the honorable thing - which was to
show their face and inform
me that they had damaged
my property.
So, with the help of my
youngest child, the fact that
'ABCDEFG' of Moles'
·PAGE 3C .
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Jenny Wiley Sponsors 'Buffalo Night'
FRANKFORT - Jenny Wiley State
Resort Park will host a special dinner
featuring buffalo meat on Saturday,
Jan. 18.
The evening's menu includes top
round buffalo carved on line, buffalo
stew, buffalo chili and three other meat
entrees. Vegetables will include coun-
try-style fried potatoes, com on the
cob, and Santa Fe green beans. A variety of desserts will be offered.
The dinner will be served from 4
p.m. until 8 p.m. The cost is $15.95 for
adults, $7.95 for children 12 and under.
Along with great food, entertainment will be provided throughout the
evening. Cowboy singer Rob
McNurlin will perform starting at 6
p.m., Native American Jeff Hatmaker
will give a presentation of Cherokee
traditions at 7, and square, folk and
country line dancing will follow at 8.
Early birds can take part in a tour to
view elk now being reestablished in
Eastern Kentucky. The tour leaves the
park at 6 a.m. on Saturday, and
advance registration is required. The
cost is $10 per person.
For more information and reservations for overnight accommodations,
call the park toll-free at 1-800-3250142.
Mrs. Ruth
Prater, left, and
Mrs. Sarah
Davis, right,
were tickled to
receive lap
quilts from Girl
Scout Troop 44
during the
Christmas holidays. Members
of Girl Scout
Troop 44
shown In the
photo are, from
left to right:
Megan Goble,
Caitlin Hale,
Renee
Maynard,
Kimberly
Williams,
Amanda Slone
and Amanda
Price.
(See EVES, page two)
THIS TOWN, THAT WORLD
•
Editor's Note: For years, Floyd
County Ttmesfounder and former
publisher Norman Allen wrote a
weekly column that looked at Floyd
County through his eyes. His
columns are being reprinted due
to request The following column
was written in 1961.
SeGSOfL
Feature story and photos
s ubmitted by Phyllis Allison
THIRTY YEARS AGO
•
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The Floyd Circuit Court
has three new officials, all of
whom are comparatively
young, and each of whom
has declared his intention of
doing the best job of which
he is capable.
We would encourage them
to do just that-the very best
job they are capable of
doing. And it occurs to us, as
we wish them well, that the
most appropriate editorializing we could do would be to
repeat a story which was told
us by a friend, the other day.
It relates to the late 0. C.
Hall, who just 30 years ago
this month became
Commonwealth's Attorney
here. 0. C. Hall, who was by
no means perfect, even as we
all are, had two great attributes: He was afraid of
nobody, in any situation; and
he was honest.
Not long after he had
taken the oath of office, a
case arose in court which
involved a man in whom a
number of people were interested. So it was that four
friends of the defendant who
Megan Goble, forefront, presents Prestonsburg
Health Care Center resident, Mr. Garnett
Richardson, with a patchwork lap quilt fashioned by
Girl Scout Troop 44 and students from t he
Prestonsburg High School Honors English classes.
In background, from left to right, are: Renee
Maynard, Caitlin Hale, Kimberly Williams, Amanda
Slone and Amanda Price.
Girl Scout Troop #44
recently completed a whirlwind Christmas season of
activities that nurtured both
the young and the old. The
girls, aided by students from
Prestonsburg High School's
Honors English classes,
designed and fashioned a colorful assortment of lap quilts
that they then delivered to the
residents of the Prestonsburg
Health Care Center.
The Girl Scouts and
Honors English students
together crafted a total of 56
lap quilts - one for each resident of the nursing facility.
The girls began the project in
the early fall of 2002 and
completed it in time for the
residents of the nursing facility to enjoy their quilts for the
Christmas season. The residents were delighted to
receive the beautiful quilts and
were equally delighted to be
entertained by the group of
young visitors who sang several Christmas songs for the
residents.
The members of Girl Scout
Troop 44 who were active participants in the lap quilt activi-
ty and presentation are:
Megan Goble, Caitlin Hale,
Renee Maynard, Kimberly
Williams, Amanda Slone,
Amanda Price, Anita Allison,
Megan Patton, Katherin
Austin, Krista Justus, Shannon
Hicks, and Lea Hayton.
Phyllis Allison serves as the
troop's leader.
It's time for
America's favorite
cookies!
Girl Scout cookies are an
American tradition. Since the
1920's, Girl Scouts have sold
cookies to raise funds to provide Girl Scouting to
American girls. Girls in
Central and Eastern Kentucky
benefit by participating in a
wide range of Girl Scout
activities that are subsidized
by funds generated by the sale
of Girl Scout cookies.
By supporting the Girl
Scout cookie sale, you are
doing much more than simply
buying a box of cookies.
"Although our annual cookie
sale is an important fundraiser,
it means much more to the
POSTSCRIYf
Ordering
priorities
Using compensatory time and a
couple of vacation days, I was fortunate to take off from work the
two weeks around the holidays. It
was the most time at a stretch that
I haven't worked in way too many
years.
But, of course, I had a long list
of chores to do around the house,
including repair the roof, plant the
bulbs that had been lying in a box
on the porch
since October,
paint the living
room and bedroom, wallpaper
two walls of the
kitchen, and on
and on- more
than I can bear
,_ Sbllllllf
to write or you
c.tlllltllll Witter
can bear to read.
Suffice to say, I
got the first two done and that was
about it. (I thought a lot about the
others.)
One other task I did accomplish
was to give the house a betterthan-usual cleaning. And the
whole time I was dusting and vacuuming, I kept chastising myself,
as always, for letting the place get
as dirty as it was.
On Monday, when I returned to
work, I found this wonderful email
from my David friend. Betty
Cavins, one of the dearest, most
thoughtful, most insightful persons
I know. Now I just have to pass it
on since it bears sharing with
everyone I know. You can substitute dusting with whatever chore
you choose, one that when you get
right down to it doesn't really have
to be done, or at least doesn't have
to be done to perfection. (The
author of the piece was not listed.)
Dust if you must, but wouldn't
it be better,
To paint a picture or write a letter,
Bake a cake or plant a seed,
Ponder the difference between
want and need?
Dust if you must but there's not
much time,
With rivers to swim and mountains to climb,
Music to hear and books to
read,
(See GIRLS, page two)
(See POSTSCRIPT, page three)
(See WORLD, page two)
· Things to ponder: Impact of choices live on
•
("Choices" is a frequently
used word in my work, since
the belief is that all individuals
have the right to choose what
they need. Just as important, we
need to assume the responsibility of the impact of our choices
in others. As a result, one of my
frequent statements is, "We do
not Jive in a vacuum. We need
to be aware of what we do and
say how these actions may
influence others' lives, directly
and indirectly." As many of us
have probably experienced, it is
very painful when we realize
the overwhelming impact that
one of our choices has had on
someone we love, especially
our children. The following are
some thoughts that a middleaged mother had with regard to
her realizing how her choices of
about l 2 years ago still impact
on her adult son and the significant emotional pain that tends
to be created, usually big-time,
at the family-oriented holidays.
Her willingness to share her
experiences was appreciated
and others are invited to do the
same:
"While fall comes with the
splendor of the foliage, with
gold, burgundy, flaming reds
and brilliant purples, it is likely
to be the start of many emotional ups and downs for families
having
'joyful'
holidays.
Thanksgiving is the first and
soon after, we are in a frenzy of
activity
preparing
for
Christmas,
Kwanza
and
Hanukah, whichever holiday
your family chooses to cele-
brate. There are the usual decorations of glimmering lights,
the excited anticipation of what
is inside the beautifully
wrapped gifts, and the nonstop
schedules. After the hoopla of
the holidays, it is reasonable
that we should expect a winding down. When you consider
that the hills are now barren,
the skies tend to be more gray
than blue, and the wind is blistery and cold, winter could be a
downer even without the
excitement of holidays. Then,
with some of us having an additional Seasonal Affective
Disorder, caused by the lack of
bright light stimulation, is it
any wonder that this time of
year is a period of greatest
attempts of suicide?
An even greater emotional
bang is
added to the family holidays,
when we have to face the reality that choices made in the past
(See PONDER, page two)
Mable Rowe Lineberger, Ph.D.
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
C2 • FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2003
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ADAMS MIDDLE
SCHOOL YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
II :30 a.m. Instructor: Linda
Bailey
• 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
BETSY LAYNE
ELEMENTARY
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:
886-9812.
• Jan. 13 - Youth Services
Center Advisory Council meet·
ing, 4 p.m. All invited to
attend. Meeting will be postponed in case of bad weather.
• Jan. 14 - HIV/Aids presentation, 8th grade.
• Jan. 27 - PTO meeting, 6
Meade receives poet's award at
D.C. convention
Brita Sha Meade, a South Floyd High School sophomore,
attended the International Society of Poets Convention
In August, 2002, in Washington, D.C., where she was recognized and presented with an award for her published
poetry. At the convention, Brita had the opportunity to
meet nationally recognized poets and celebrities, attend
workshops and classes and interact with other poets
from around the nation. Brita is the 16-year old daughter
of James and Tammy Meade. She has one brother, Kerry
Meade.
Ponder
• Continued from p1
still cause emotional pain for Grandma will be there, still
others. during such a bitter 0\er the divorce that
'happ)' tune. T)picall). we she initiated. Now, with
are apt to adJust our 'iew of famil) members living in a
situations in order to justif) different state and devoting
our contributions to them
ourselves to the corporate
Many times "e complain world. Christmas is the only
that we had no other choice time that my family sees
than to do what we did. each other. Additionally,
Sometimes it is true because hoi iday celebrations are
we feel we have painted (lUr- affected by every family
selves into a ~.·orner. as the member being divorced,
old saying goes. We have a since our parents taught us
sense of being 'pinned in' b) well how to break a home.
past choices \\e made and Neither of m) sisters had
the consequences that fol- children. although one has
lowed. Sometimes we are stepchildren \low, our famiable to adapt easily because ly sets our Christmas schedof it being an insigificant ule around the schedule and
choice. Other times, the lifest) le of the other parent
choices ha' e more •earth of this sister's stepchild. if
shattering' results and the we are to be together. How
adapting is \er) painful. could I have put my son, this
Sometimes, we feel as precious baby, child, and
though we are not in control no\\ fine )OUng man, in this
of anything, when others predicament and still call
make choice~ that affect us m)self a loving mother?
and we have no sa) in the
Not that my son has not
had sufficient distress with
matter.
Needless to say, I knew the jo) ful holiday season
that getting a divorce from during his childhood, just
my son's father years ago think about the possibilities
would probably have more if my son chooses to marry a
influences on my son's life woman from a broken
than I could think of. home. Even if they do stay
However, I had not a clue happily married, think of the
what my son would ha-.e to hoi iday season for my
endure dail), and even more grandchildren, if I am so
so. during the traditional blessed. Their •grandfatherAmerican holidays. The to-be' and I do treat each
divorce papers specified that other in a civil manner, as do
and
I.
he would spend one his girlfriend
Thanksgh ing '' ith me, and Hopefull) my daughter-inthen, during the Christmas law's di\orced parents can
season, he would be "ith his be ei\JI to each other; too.
father until 2 p.m. Christmas Possibl), we could have four
grandmas and four grandpas
Day. At 2 p.m. Christrna
Da). he "nc; to be with me for one heck of a busy holiuntil the end of the holiday d.t) season. Talk about an
school break . !'he next year extended family!
As I look back over the
it was to be re,erscd. 'I hat
past holidays. my latest,
was a horrible "ay for a 6
year old to have to pend acute awareness of the
what is advertised as the impact of my divorce upon
my son popped up recently.
happiest time of the year.
My parents divorced. Thanksgiving to be exact.
after I was grown and mar- Again. I was made mote
ried, but my home life in conscious of how my son
childhood was not cherish- \\ ns emotionally impacted
able and Christmas was not b) Ill) past choices. When I
always the best of times. I thanked my adult son for
have memories of going to being willing to go with me
my grandparents homes for to a family dinner, he told
family holidays and being rne he didn't have a choice.
able to escape the fighting He didn't want to spend
I hanksgiving with his dad,
and dead silence that was at
home. M) grandparents his girlfriend, and her chilwere thrilled to ha\ie e\ery dren. He Y.anted to spend it
family member there that with me. I was very thankful
could be. It \vas great that tor that. Also, my son hadn't
my son had that while his told rne that he and his dad
paternal grandparent-; "ere weren't going to his Aunt
living. However. things do Jane's. This would be a big
not stay the same. Now, Ill) change for my son, since
son needs to choose as a this
was
his
first
oung adult where he will 'I hanksgiving without his
pend his holidays. Will it hc paternal
grandparents.
vith dad and his girlfriend. Bl!ing involved in a new
nom and her ne\\ beau, 01 relationship and before
ith his maternal gullld- knowing that my son wantother's famil). with child
ed to make changes in his
ood uncles gone, new traditional
Thanksgiving
:Uncles here, and an older and plans, I committed to going
with my neY. friend for his
~ younger "cousin" to adapt
i
family's
traditional !
~o? There is also the poss•!
l>ility of Grandpa being at
Che fiasco "ith the "oman -(S_e_c_P_O_N_D_E_R_,-p-ag-e-th-re_e_)
with whom he lives.
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• 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 Aoyd
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 TO
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
ALLEN CENTRAL
MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICE
CENTER
• Jan. 10- Scoliosis screening, 6th grade.
• Jan. 10- Wildlife presentation, 6th grade.
• Jan. 14- Eating Disorders
presentation, 7th grade.
• Jan. 15 - Basketball
Homecoming.
• Jan. 21 - Eating Disorders
presentation. 8th grade.
*Each Monday, 8:30-9:25
a.m., "Respect Class," for 7th
grade girls.
City
**Collect
Food
receipts and tum them in to
home room teachers.**
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
• School is collecting Food
City receipts that will be used
toward receiving free computers and other educational items.
Please send your receipts to
school with your child or drop
them off at the Family
Resource Center, or the
school's front office. Any help
with this valuable school project is very appreciated.
MAY VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
• Aoyd 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; and more. Must call
the FRC at 285·-0321 for an
appointment Donna SamonsBartrum, 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.
• GEO classes are held in
FRC each Monday and
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.
Call377·2678 for appointment.
• Aoyd 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.
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• Jan. 10 - First aid and
safety classroom presentations.
• Jan. 14- Epidemics classroom presentations.
• Jan. 21 -Nutrition classroom presentations.
• Jan. 24 - Genetics and
Heredity classroom presentations.
•
Jan.
28
-Peer
pressure/conflict
resolution
classroom presentations.
• Jan. 31 - Drugs and
Addiction
Prevention
&
Awareness classroom presentations.
• Walking track open to
We sympathize with the school children. They say the weatherman tricked
them, waiting as he did for school vacation before sending that snow.
Postscript
• Continued from p1
Friends to cherish and life to lead.
Dust if you must, but the world's out
~re
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• Continued from p1
girls than just selling cookies,"
said
Wendy
Henry.
Communications Manager for
the Wilderness Road Council
of the Girl Scouts. "The girls
are involved in every aspect of
the sale - from planning, to
selling, to deciding how the
money raised is spent. In the
process, the girls learn some
very valuable life skills."
Girl Scouting has always
encouraged goal setting, and
career exploration through its
many events and initiatives. In
fact, many of today 's successful businesswomen say that
selling Girl Scout cookies was
an important first step toward
success. Today. as competition
in the workforce increases. the
Girl Scouts underscores the
need for girls to have business
and financial skills. After nine
decades, selling Girl Scout
cookies still proves to be an
excellent primer.
Over two-thirds of the selling price of every box of Girl
Scout cookies goes directly to
support Girl Scouting in local
communities. The volunteer
Board
of Directors of
Wilderness Road Council budgets the remaining proceeds
for expenses related to providing Girl Scout services to
25,000 girls and 5,500 volunteers in 57 Central and Eastern
Kentucky counties.
If you need an excuse to
satisfy your Girl Scout cookie
craving, just remind yourself
that you are doing a good deed
by supporting the Girl Scouts
and all of the good things they
do for the community. When
you purchase Girl Scout cookies, you are really helping to
fund the future.
Cookie sales began on
January 3. Orders are currently being taken and cookies
may be purchased directly
from any area Girl Scout or by
calling the Wilderness Road
Council at 1-800-475-2621.
Locally, you may call Phyllis
Allison at 886-8271 to place
your cookie order.
•
With the sun in your eyes, the wind
in your hair,
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain.
This day will not come around
again.
(See SCHOOL. page three)
Girls
..
My dog and Ray Howard's had a
slight difference of opinion today, but
there was no bloodshed. It ended with the
Dalmatian on his back, all four feet lifted
skyward in surrender, and the Boxer
standing over him. You could almost hear
the spotted one say, "You can draw, but
you can see I have no gun."
• *PES is collecting Food
City receipts. Have your child
tum in receipts to their homeroom teachers. Community
members may also tum m
receipts to the school office or
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.
SOUTil FLOYD YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
were closely related by blood or friendship. or both, to Mr. Hall came here to
plead for help.
They sat in a close group. the new
prosecutor listening while his friends and
relatives talked, asking him to dismiss the
case.
Suddenly those about him saw that
tears were streaming down Mr. Hall's
face. They naturally wondered why.
"1 have to go into court tomorrow
morning and resign my office," he told
them.
His callers were mystified, but Hall
explained.
"Here you have asked me to do something that violates the oath l just a few
days ago took. You are my friends-without you I could not have won the election-and I will not go back on my
friends. I have no choice-there's only
one thing left for me to do, and that's get
out."
The crestfallen visitors rose, helpless
in the face of his statement, and departed
as gracefully as they could under the circumstances.
NEWS FROM THE FRONT
PRE..<iTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it's not kind.
And when you go and go you must,
You, yourself, will make more dust.
Remember, a house becomes a home
when you can write "I love you" on the
furniture ....
Is that not wonderful? I am also
reminded of something my high school
librarian, June Rice, used to tell us. She
took issue with the old adage, Anything
worth doing is worth doing well. She
gave making a bed as an example. "It's
worth it to make a bed each day, returning the sheets and blankets to their
rightful place in preparation for the
evening's rest," she would say, "but it's
not something that's necessarily worth
doing well."
She taught us that there were many
more things we could do with the precious time it takes to pull everything
off the bed and then remake it as if the
editors of Martha Stewart Living were
going to drop by. As a librarian, she
naturally suggested reading a book, and
I tend to agree.
Thanks, Betty and June. These are
lessons to live by.
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• Continued from p1
my car's right hand mirror was lying on
the ground was brought to my attention as
I prepared to head my family home for
the evening.
In addition, a good hefty chunk of the
mirror casing lay along beside it.
So much for Mondays, huh? And considering the fact that I was scheduled to
be in Huntington, W. Va. at I0 a.m. the
following morning did little to appease
my frustration. I certainly did not relish
the thought of driving on unfamiliar
streets in a busy downtown setting minus
a mirror.
But. so much for that situation, I dealt
with it emotionally and got over the
indignation of being mistreated without
i
so much as even an "I'm sorry" and
; moved on. It's a car after all, and better
that my car be slammed than someone I •
love, right?
Right.
Flash forward now to Thursday morning- approximately 7:55 a.m.
I'm coming from the Davis Branch
area of Johnson County, about 10 minutes
behind schedule and thinking to myself,
" Please, God, let us not be so late that I
have to go inside those schools and face
those attendance officers. You know how
they are about these tardies, Lord," when
I began to approach the Dewey LakeAuxier area portion of Rt. 321.
Now, as I said, I was running a tad
behind schedule (can I help it if my
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Girl Scouts from local Troop 44 visited the Prestonsburg Health Care Center during the
Christmas holidays when they presented the residents with gifts of both song and beautifully hand-fashioned lap quilts.
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THE FLOYD C OUNTY T IMES
edicine
Ohio
By Martha A.
Simpson, D.O.,
L..:.-----~~ M.B.A.
a
My husband has a lot of moles on
his back. He frequently asks me
to look at them for him. What am
I looking for? He worries about his
moles being bad, but I can't get him to
go to the doctor.
,;
A
Moles are very common. The
average Caucasian has about 20
moles on his or her bod}.
Moles are less common in people with
heavily pigmented skin, such as
African Americans. Most moles are
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•
OsteopathiC
Medicine
harmless, but it is important to watch
moles and know which changes can
signal possible danger.
Moles generally develop early in life
and evolve over the life of the person.
In childhood moles are flat, small
brown lesions. Through adolescence
and early adulthood, moles can grow in
size and become slightly raised.
During pregnancy moles can become
darker and larger. After you
reach the age of 70, your moles
could start to fade and degenerate. This
process may continue as you grow
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2003 • C3
Knowing alphabet can help
you spot dangerous moles
older. Regardless of your stage of life,
however, a normal mole has sharp borders or margins, a uniform color, a
symmetrical shape, and a smooth outline or contour. In general a
non-cancerous mole - technically
called a benign mole - is also smaller
than a pencil eraser and of a single
color, usually pink to tan to dark brown.
Wh~n looking for an abnormal
mole, it might be helpful to remember a
mnemonic phrase that I've given to my
medical students. It's the first seven
letters of the alphabet - A-B-C-D-EF-G. Each letter stands for an important clue that could indicate a cancerous
mole. If you notice any of the following, ask your family doctor or dermatologist to take a look at the mole:
• Asymmetry (one side looks different than the other).
• Border irregularity.
• Color variation; (two or three different colors in the same mole, such as
black, brown, red, or white).
• Diameter over 6mm (pencil eraser).
• Elevation (raised above the skin
surface).
• Feeling or change in sensation
(e.g.,itching or unusual sensation).
• Growth (noticeable increase in
size).
There is also the "ugly duckling
sign." This is a mole that stands out or
looks very different from all the rest of
the moles on your body.
Here are some additional things to
look for that could signal that a mole is
suspicious. A mole that ulcerates, or
bleeds for over three weeks, moles that
change in shape or color, and black
lesions on non-sun exposed skin in
Caucasian people.
The good news is that most moles
are benign, but the best way to determine if you should be concerned about
a mole is to visit your physician for a
thorough skin exam. Some physicians
will "map" patient's moles and use this
as a guide when doing follow up visits
to see if moles have
changed.
"Family Medicine" is a weekly column. To submit questions, write to
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A.,
Ohio University College of
Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box JJO,
Athens, Ohio 45701. You can also
email Dr. Simpson at
simpsonm@ohio.edu Past columns
are available online at
Eyes
• Continued from p1
Kateland
turns 5!
Kateland Rose McDonald
turned five years old on
December 20, 2002. She
celebrated her special day
on November 23, 2002 with
a "The Little Mermaid"
theme birthday party that
was attended by many family members and friends.
Kateland is the daughter of
Ted and Stephanie
McDonald, of Prestonsburg.
She has one " little brother,"
Nicholas. She Is the granddaughter of Jeff and Mary
McDonald, of Town Branch,
and Calvin and Ann
Sizemore, of Martin. She Ia
the great-granddaughter of
Helena Nelson, of Cow
Creek, and the late Ted
Nelson, and Merle and
Deanna May, of Martin.
•
Adam Grant
turns 1!
•
Adam Grant Slone, the son
of Ottis Ray and Karen
Slone, of David, turned one
year old this past
Wednesday, January 8,
2002. Adam celebrated his
special day with an "Elmo"
theme birthday party attended by family and friends.
He is the maternal grandson
of Clyde and Teresa
Vanderpool, of Hippo, and
Herbert and Andrea Spears,
of Prestonsburg. His paternal grandparents are Ottls
and Nancy Slone, of Blue
River. He has one brother,
Jordan Slone.
teenage daughter has no sense of
time?), BUT, Jet me emphasize
here that I was not, I repeat,
NOT, speeding. (After a tour of
duty with "traffic school" a few
years back, I learned my lesson
with this aspect of road travel.)
However, a female driver in a
teal-colored
compact
car
attempting to leave the Auxier
bridge and enter the Rt. 321 roadway has, as evidenced by her
STUPID behavior, has not yet
learned that to get in a hurry
while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle does no one any
good. Either you Jearn to get
your behind out of bed and give
yourself ample time to get where
you're going, or you Jearn to
resign yourself .to facing those
hard stares and "tsk-tsk" sighs
from school teachers and/or the
folks you work with. FYI to the
young female in the compact,
teal-colored car:
Arriving
DEAD is not what anyone would
call a "fashionably late"
entrance, okay?
You see, what hap~n~ as I
approached the Auxier bridge
was that I took note that one car
had pulled off the bridge and
onto 321 in front of me with
ample time that it created no
problem for anyone. However,
the second car to nose the edge of
the bridge was of the "hot-shot"
variety and, after edging and nosing enough times to (thankfully!)
catch my attention, decided that,
hey, they could get in front of
that old lady driving the family
car in the six seconds left before
they actually met up one another.
Not exactly what we'd call a
brainiac, this driver of the little
hot-shot compact car.
No, not exactly, because what
• School
• Continued from p2
•
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 4529600 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
i
• Jan. 10 - "Hygiene" program, K-4- Quality Kids.
• Jan. 21 -Advisory Council
Meeting (school library)- 4 p.m.
• Jan. 23 - "What IS it Made
Of?" program, 2nd and 3rd grades
-8:30a.m.
• Jan. 28- "Rain Forest," K-1
- 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 29- "Rain Forest," 2nd
and 3rd- 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 30 - "Smokeless
Tobacco," 5th and 6th I p.m.
• The Bridges Project is located in the school each day.
Monday thru Friday, from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00p.m. If you have any
questions about the Bridges
Project, call 587-2644.
• 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- Fall2001:
Call 874-0621.
Instructor:
Chrissy.
-St. James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier
Family Learning
Center, l-4:30 p.m. Instructors:
CAP.
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
*Monday
-McDowell Family Resource
Center, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Call
377-2628. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Call
478-3389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsburg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
• School is participating in
Food City "Apples for Students"
program. Please send your register receipts to school with your
student, or drop them off or mail
them in to school office at: P.O.
Box 454, 103 Methodist Lane,
Allen, KY 41601.
•Weekly Chapel Services, each
Wednesday morning, I0 a.m.
*Tuesday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Call 874-0621.
Instructor:
Chrissy.
-St. James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
Center, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Instructors: CAP.
W.D. OSBORNE RAINBOW
JUNCTION FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
*Wednesday
-McDowell Family Resource
Center, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Call3772628. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Cal14783389. Instructor: Chrissy.
MSU Prestonsburg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
*Thursday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
• TBA- Recycling program,
all grades.
• Anyone interested in receiving cleaning supplies for the
2002-2003 school year may visit
the center and fill out an application to see if they qualify.
• "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 vistt any time.
this brainiac's not-so-weBthought-out decision actually
created was an early morning
case of road rage coupled with
fear as I was forced to slam on
my brakes in disbelief that anyone would intentionally pull right
out in front of an oncoming car in
early morning rush hour traffic
just to save themselves a few seconds of time.
The heck with "time," how
about working a little harder,
"young lady" to ensure that you
save a couple of LIVES while
you're out there on the roadways
in your spiffy little hot-shot car?
As I said earlier, I think I'm
beginning to understand just
exactly what "road rage" is all
about, because, folks, I just
couldn't help it -when this car
pulled out right smack dab in
front of me and my children, you
better believe that I layed on my
hom. Long and loud enough that
I could tell that I had rattled her
because she slowed almost to a
stop. As I continued to release
my "rage" via automobile hom,
my teenage daughter rebuked
me, "Okay, Mom!".
"Okay, Mom, my foot," I
replied, "would it have been
okay if I had slammed into her
just now?"
Guys, I was really ticked. So
ticked that I even honked again
as she turned left toward
Prestonsburg
at
the
HRMC/MCCC
Greenhouse
intersection as 1 traveled straight
on across the bridge heading for
the four-lane.
Now that I've released the
negative emotion through this
writing, I feel calmer about the
incident and perhaps even a little
forgiving. After all, we all have
to live and learn and I'd certainly
have plenty of egg on my face if
I pretended that I've never made
a miscue while in the driver's
seat of a vehicle. I just hope that
this young driver learned a lesson
this rooming - that being "slow
down." Just like the instructor in
traffic school told me, "Speeding
doesn't get you anywhere any
earlier - except to the graveyard."
KIDS NOW Initiatives receive
national recognition
FRANKFORT - Kentucky
Invests in Developing Success
Now (KIDS NOW) was recently recognized for focusing on
infants and toddlers in comprehensive planning and service
delivery initiatives by the
National Center for Children in
Poverty.
"We are thrilled to receive
this honor. More importantly
because of KIDS NOW we have
fewer children bom with open
spines; fewer children born
underweight and underdeveloped; fewer children suffering
from abuse and neglect; and
more children getting immunized against terrible diseases,"
said Dr. Steve Davis, director
of the Division of Adult and
Child Health in the Cabinet for
Health Services.
This statewide initiative,
funded through legislative mandate and administered through
the governor's Office of Early
Childhood Development. aims
to promote healthy child development.
KIDS NOW has three core
initiatives: ensuring maternal
and child health, supporting
families, and enhancing early
care and education by offering a
range of services and supports
targeting pregnant women and
families with children from
birth to age eight. In addition,
several key programs primarily
target infants and toddlers.
A fourth component establishing a support structureaddresses the administration
and planning necessary to incorporate input from a wide range
of local stakeholders and participating agencies and to coordinate funding, services, and policies.
The National Center on
Children's Poverty specifically
cited five noteworthy aspects of
KIDS NOW:
• The initiatives have strong
gubernatorial and legislative
support, creating the Office of
Early Childhood Development
and situating it within the governor's office to ensure that early
childhood issues were made a
priority and that funding and
Ponder
• Continued from p2
Thanksgiving dinner at his
childhood home. He must have
considered his bottom-line to
be that he had to choose yet
another different family holiday setting, if he wanted to be
with his mother.
The choice that I made to
divorce my son's father has had
the single biggest impact on
my son's life to this point,
other than the choice not to
abort when l discovered I was
pregnant. I love my son dearly.
'They' say whatever doesn't
kill you will make you
stronger. My son is definitely a
stronger individual than I was
at his age. He has always
known that I love him and will
always love him. He has
always known that I will
always be there for him. He has
always known that he is my
biggest blessing. My son has
even told me that his dad and I
are so very different that he
understands why we can't live
in the same house, since we run
our homes very differently. I
am sure, that. given the choice,
he would have us be compatible and live in the same house,
creating a secure and loving
home. I wish that I knew how
to do just that for him, and for
myself, too.
I made a choice to divorce
that affects my son everyday,
but especially at the holidays. I
wish that my parents and my
ex-husband and I could have
been able to choose to be
respectful, forgiving, understanding,
supporting
and
thankful toward each other. I
did not make those choices
every day. My son, who was
innocent, has paid the price.
Hopefully this New Year you
can make a choice everyday, to
do what you can, to save your
children from this sort of 'holiday horror' in the years to
come."
planning decisions were centralized.
• A Healthy Babies
Work Group plans and coordinates activities pertaining to
maternal and child health, while
Community Early Childhood
Councils make certain that
statewide efforts to improve
early care and education programming meet the needs of
local communities.
• Improving birth outcomes
is one of the initiative's co~
goals. A parental education campaign stressed proper nutrition,
smoking cessation, prenatal use
of folic acid to reduce the risk of
neural tube defects, and the
avoidance of drugs and alcohol
during pregnancy. Through a
partnership with the Kentucky
Hospital Association and the I
Am Your Child Foundation, all
parents of newborns are provided with the video "The First
Years Last Forever" and a parenting guide when discharged
from the hospital. The initiative
provides funds to physicians and
health departments to ensure full
immunization for underinsured
children up to age two.
• KIDS NOW created and
funds the Health Access
Nurturing
Development
Services program - known as
HANDS - which offers firsttime parents in the state voluntary access to home visiting services. Families with any number
of risk factors, such as limited
income or education, single-parent status, or maternal depression, can receive home visiting
services for up to two years.
• KIDS NOW negotiated an
agreement
between
the
Medicaid and other state health
offices allowing reimbursement
through Medicaid for home visiting services.
For more information about the
KIDS NOW visit the website at
http:llgov.state.ky.us/ecd/
index.htm.
�C4 • FRIDAY, JANUARY
10, 2003
110 ·Agriculture
115·ATV's
120- Boats
130· Cars
140 • 4x4's
150 • M1scella~us
160 • Motorcycl$$
170 ·Parts
175· SUV's
l60 ·Trucks
t9o ·Vans
The FLOYD COUNTY
TIMES does
not
knowingly
accept
false or misleading
advertisements . Ads
which request or
require advance payment of fees for services or products
should be scrutinized
carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
11 a-Agricultural
685 Case International Farm Tractor,
w/ new loader, 1700
hrs. like new. 8868366.
120-Boats
16 foot. Aluminum V
Bottom Boat: 20
H.P Johnson outboard with electric
starter. new trailer.
886-2099.*
130-Cars
'99 TOYOTA CAROLLA: 37,000 miles,
auto.• AC, one owner,
has warranty. $7,950.
606-523-6227. *
1988 BUICK REGAL, 2 Dr. tinted
windows. V6- $300.
does not run. Can be
seen at. Music's
Video in P'burg. 8866606. * Also new 26
inch bicycle. asking
$60.
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
~!!!! •
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anted
.230 · lnformaiion
250 • Miscellaneous
~60 ·Part Tim$
270 ·Sales
280 · Service$
290 • Work Wanted
.220 · Help
31{) • Business
Opportunity
330 • For Sale
360 • Miscellaneous
360 • Money To Lend
380 -Services
205-Business Opport.
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for
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and Salyersville .
Prior
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required. Call 8860039 or 349-7000 to
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Call:
1-866-564-9469
or 1-877-771-5007*
UNDERGROUND
CONTRACTOR
NEEDED- Elkhorn #3
coal seam located in
Floyd
County.
Continuous
miner
section
preferred.
Call American Engineering, llC for bid
information
(606)
886-1062.*
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650 • Mobile Homes
660 • Miscellaneous
700 • Lawn a. Garoen
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500 .. Sl.t!iltl$$$
FOR SALE PROP·
ERTY: 60 ACRES+ 3
or 4 flat, older Farm
house, above ground
heated pool with
deck. New barn.
Copperas Lick, Abbott. Call 886-0079.*
HOUSE AND FARM
FOR
SALE:
on
Spurlock
Fork,
Middle Creek. Call
886-1939.*
4 B.A. HOUSE &
LAND FOR SALE:
with
pool,
barn,
garage, Garden lot.
285-9502 after 5
p.m.*
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Prestonsburg
or
Paintsville Area. 606642-3388.*
REAL ESTATE
530-Houses
HUEYSVILLE·
3
BEDROOM. Phone
358-4254. MondayFriday after 4 p.m.
Saturday. & Sunday
anytime.*
~ • Storage/
NEW 2 BEDROOM
DUPLEX AT LANCER KY. $550 month.
$550 deposit. 1 year
lease. 886-8781.*
2 B.R. 2 BA. Mobile
Home, located at
Minnie. Appliances
included. $375 rent,
$375 dep. Also Two,
2 B.A. 1 BA. Mobile
GREETINGS FROM Homes, $350 rent,
LIGHTHOUSE $350 dep. 606-478MANOR,
Terry & 5173.*
Sharon Smith. We
have apartments for 1
& 2 B.A.
rent that are effiency TRAILERS. ~
apartments, all utilites CLEAN suitable for
paid. For more info working men. Private,
call606-886-2797.
AC, & Cent heat.
Near P'burg. No
1 BIG BEDROOM Pets. 886-3941. *
APARTMENT,
at
Lancer in Prestons670-Comm. Property
burg. deposit required. 789-4580.
SMALL OFFICE IN
630-Houses
MARTIN (equipped
for beauty shop);
3
BEDROOM excellent
location
HOUSE: total electric, besde Rt 80 across
stove & refrigerator from
McDonald's
furnished. 285-5192.*
$350 month, $200
deposit. 285-3371.*
BEDROOM
2
HOUSE FOR RENT:
on Cracker Bottom
Road at Martin. 285·
70S-Construction
3670*
SERVICES
570-Mobile Homes
Newly remodeled: 3
bedroom at Dwale,
1996 14x50, 2 bed- $400 month plus utiliroom. furnished, 2 ties. 886-9246.
miles from Morehead
campus.
606-7842 BEDROOM HUD
2320 or 946-2877. *
APPROVED. located
1994, 14X76, 2 B.A. near Wheelwright.
2
BATH,
WITH $365 month, 285DECK & OUTBUILD- 3504.*
ING located across
from
Highlands 2 B.A. HOUSE AT
Regional on
156 HAROLD. partial furOakwood Drive. 886· nished. garage, large
fenced yard, storage
0973 after 5 p.m.*
space. 886-9158.*
1991 FLEETWOOD,
NICE
2
14X70, 2 bedrooms, VERY
2 bath. 377-1083.
BEDROOM HOUSE
near PCC. Kitchen
lease and
furnished.
12X60 3 BEDROOM
1 bath, $1400. 13x65 reference required.
2 bedroom, 2 bath $475 month, $400
$1000. Must move deposit. 886-3154. *
yourself. 285-0539.*
2
BEDROOM
1982 FLEETWOOD, HOUSE in Prestons14X80, 3 bedrooms. burg, very nice, $400
1.5 baths. 377-1083. month $200 deposit.
874-9488*
590-Sale or Lease
FOR LEASE LARGE
LOT FOR BUSINESS
will build to suit. Rt. 80
close
to
Mtn.
Enterprise. 886-8366.
RENTALS
610-Apartments
LARGE 2 STORY
COUNTRY HOME on
estate
size
lot.
located near Allen,
on Rt. 1428, lots of
space,
upstairs,
downstairs, & basement. Porches, deck
and covered patio. for
details 874-9794.*
HOUSE, 2 BED·
ROOM kitchen furnished lease & references required. $325
month, $3~0 deposit.
Apartment for Rent: 886-3154.
Great location In
town, 1 bedroom, off 650-Mobile Homes
street
parking. For Sale or Rent: 2
Utilities paid, except bedroom
mobile
electric. Cable and home with lot at
HBO included. $375 Maytown. 874-1214.
also
For
sale
month, plus deposit. Washer & Dryer. liv606-886-2444.
ing room suite, breakfast set.
TW0-1 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS utili- For Rent: Two, 2
Bedroom Trailers
ties paid & furn1shed. near Prestonsburg,
lease & references 874-0011.*
required. $300 &
For Rent: At Emma,
$325 month, de.fosit clean nice setting, 2
$250. 886-3154.
B.A. 1 Bath, mobile
home,
den,
Big
porch, maintance of
APARTMENTS
large yard included.
FOR RENT
$350 mth. + deposit
Apartments
& utilities. Cross
Emma
bridge,
Available
straight ahead turn
Immediately
right. First black top
1 & 2 BR apts.
road on right, end of
Free processing fees road. 874-3285 after
PARK PLACE
4 p.m.*
APARTMENTS
2
B.R
MOBILE
At. 114,
HOME.. total elect.
Prestonsburg
between
Section 8 welcome. Located
P'burg
&
Paintsville.
Call (606) 886·0039
No pets. 889-9747 or
E.H.O
886-9007.
1 B.A. APT. FOR
RENT: call 874-2644
or 874-9174.
705 • Co0$1ructlon
ALL
TYPES:
Remodeling & additions,
garages,
decks, etc. Also concrete work.
Robie
Johnson. Jr.• call anytime, 886-8896.
750-Mob. Home Movers
CRUM'S MOBILE
HOME MOVING
SERVICE:
Dependable, Honest
and Reliable, Insured with permits. 10
years experience 5
miles
west
of
Prestonsburg on Rt.
114, Mtn. Parkway.
Call 886-6665
765-Professionals
TURNED
DOWN
FOR SOC. SECURI·
TY/SSI? Free consultation. Call 1-888582-3345. No fee
unless we win your
case.
Great new rates
on hospitilization,
major
medical,
Medicare supplements,
cancer
plans. disability
(even for coal miners) and great
rates on life insurance.
Call Billy A.
Maynard.
ph. 478-9500 or
478-4105.
770-Repair/Services
Need Computer
Support???
Available evenings &
weekends. Call for
an appointment.
424-4886.
NOTICES
812-FREE
FREE
PALLETS:
Can be picked up
behind The Floyd
County Times.
890-Legals
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your new born love in
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caring home.
Financially secure.
legal & discreet.
All expenses paid.
Please call
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715 • Electr't¢~an
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630· Houses
640 • l.aod/Lots
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lot at 419 South
Central
Avenue
Prestonsburg. 2 full
410-Animals
bath, great room, utilCKC
POMERAN- ity room, breakfast
IANS first shots and nook. Large porch,
wormed, $250 each. blacktop drive way, 2
car carport. $115,000
358-2175.*
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PART TIME DENTAL
ASSISTANT: Experience preferred. 2530 hrs. per week.
may lead to full time.
140·4x4s
Send Resume to: 480-Miscellaneous
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burg, Ky 41653. *
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PRICES,
loaded, 1 owner.
29,000 miles with
75% OFF Genuine
HELP
WANTED:
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$15,950
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$35. Size Med,
dealership
in
large,
XX large,
Prestonsburg,
KY.
2002 NISSAN EXT- needs a experienced XXX Large. Also kids
ERRA, 4x4, 13,000 radio
technician leather coats $25
miles,
$14,900. /tower climber. Pay size 6-16. Call Ray
excellent condition. equal to experience. VanCleave & Son
606-478-5808.*
Good benefit pack- Distributors. 606·
age. Only those with 743-3053.*
1996 GMC SON- experience & referOMA, 4x4, auto. ences need apply. STORE
RETURN
74,000 miles. asking Must also have clean SKIDS FOR SALE:
$6000 also 1995 KX driving record. Call Home decor, small
250, Renthral sprock- 606-886-3181
or furniture, gift items,
et and chains, moose (800)-445-3166
to $200 each. Jan 11th
bars asking $1500 inquire.
& 12th only call 886·
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6343.
SERVICE &
exhaust. Call after
4:00 p.m. 285-3047.
INSTALL
FIREWOOD
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SALE: Call 886AMERICA'S /11
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8350.
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OLDSMOBILE
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Call after 6 p.m. 606874-9143.*
2000
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SIENNA, XlE, 1
owner, has warranty,
loaded. 39,000 miles.
$16,950
606-5236214.*
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Regional High School
Admissions Representative
One of Lexington. Kentucky's leading technical schools has
an immediate opening for an outside Admissions
Representative to assist Eastern Kentucky high school
seniors with their college and career planning.
You must be a self-starter, possess excellent communication
skills and be driven to succeed. Ideal candidate will have at
least 4 years of progressive and successful sales experience,
including a minimum of two years outside sales. College
degree preferred. A background in education benefiical.
Position offers competitive salary and benefits/medical plan.
Interested and qualified candidates should send. fax, or
email resume w/cover letter to Doug Goodwin at Spencerian
College. 2355 Harrodsburg Rd., Lexington, KY 40504.
Email: dcoodwin@spencerian.edu Fax:# (859) 224-7744.
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Service & Repair
INCLUDES:
Water line repair, drain line repair,
floors, walls, ceilings, doors, win·
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For all emergency repair and
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(606) 899-6854 (cell phone)
All service calls, C.O.D.
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Complete Home Remodeling
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Carports, Decks, Room Additions
P&N
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Residential & Commercial
All Types of Building,
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Mon.·fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
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478·3039
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A Christian, Non-Denominational
daycare center, is now taking
applications for part-time substitute positions. We re also taking
applications for part-time/fulltime enrollment.
Contact Missy
886-0868 or 886-8648
Remodeling, Garages,
VJnyt Siding, Metal Roofs,
Vinyl Windows, Decks,
Room Additions
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
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• Teaching Newly
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~
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• American Heart C.P.R. and First Aid
Phone 606-358-9303 (Home)
606-434-0542 (Mobile)
Garrett~ Kentucky
Terry Triplett, IMtructor
FOR ALL YOUR
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roofing, patios, block, con·
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Romey Spears
(606) 874·2688.
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CIISI COISTBUCTIOII
606-358~215
Tree Trimming
Hillside~ lawn care
and light hauling.
Garage and Basement
Cleaning.
'
886·8350
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Ctass (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Electrlcal Classes
285-0999
Train at your ~onvenlence.
NEED EMPLOYEES TO WORK
FORA STEAM
CLEANING COMPANY
Must have valid drivers license and up-to..
date surface mining papers.
Call 886·1759
Experaence not necessary, prefer to train.
~
�days from the date of
the filing of the complaint to Answer with
the Floyd Circuit
Court Clerk, if he/she
desires to do so. If
the Defendants do
not appear in the lawsuit and present a
defense,
then
a
Judgement may be
entered
against
NOTICE OF
them, at the Court's
discretion.
INTENTION
Sue Ellen Prater
TO MINE
Warning Order
Pursuant to
Attorney
Application Number
120 North Front
836-5341 , Renewal
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
KY
In accordance with
41653
KRS 350.055, notice
is hereby given that
Czar Coal CorpoLEGAL NOTICE
ration, HC 64, Box
915, Debord, KentThis is to notify
ucky 41214, has
Defendant
Kristin
applied for renewal of
.; a permit for an under- Nicole Dotson of the
ground coal mining nature and pendency
operation, located 2.7 of a certain Commiles south of Odds plaint filed on or
in Floyd, Martin and about November 15,
Johnson Counties. 2002. Said lawsuit
The proposed opera- has been filed in the
tion will disturb 42.50 Floyd Circuit Court,
acres of surface area, and is styled as Civil
and will underlie Action Number 02123.00 acres, and the CI-01193, Greenwich
Financial
total area within the Capital
Products,
Inc. vs.
permit boundary will
Rhonda
Clay
et al.
be 165.50 acres.
The proposed oper- The basis of the suit
a
foreclosure
"" ation is approximate- is
action
filed
against
~ ly 2.70 miles southwest from Daniel's the Defendants by
Branch Road's junc- Greenwich Capital
tion with KY Stale Products, Inc. The
alleges
Route 3, and located Complaint
0.1 mile south of that the Defendants
have defaulted on
Dick's Creek.
their
obligations to
The proposed operation is located on the pay per the terms of
Lancer U.S.G.S. 7 the finance contract.
1/2 minute quadran- The Plaintiff is seekgle map. The surface ing to foreclose on
area to be disturbed the home and properis owned by Pocah- ty which is the subject
ontas Development of this action, and
in
the
Corporation.
The damages
amount of the entire
- · operation will underlie land owned by balance due under
Pocahontas Develop- the finance contract.
The
Defendant,
ment Corporation.
The application has Kristin Nicole Dotson,
been filed for public shall have 50 days
inspection at the from the date of the
Department for Sur- Complaint to file an
face Mining Reclam- Answer with the
ation and Enforce- Floyd County Circuit
ment's Prestonsburg Court Clerk, if she
Regional Office, 3140 desires to do so. If
South Lake Drive, the Defendant does
Suite 6, Prestons- not appear in the lawburg,
Kentucky suit and present a
then
a
41653. Written com- defense,
Judgement
may
be
t ments, objection or
requests for a permit entered against her,
conference, must be at the Court's discrefiled with the Director, tion.
Lana Gresham
Division of Permits,
Warning Order
#2 Hudson Hollow,
Attorney
U.S.
127 South,
120
North Front
Frankfort, Kentucky
Avenue
40601.
Prestonsburg,
For Final AdvertKY 41653
isment: This is the
ill
final advertisment of
this application; all
comments,
objections or requests for a
permit conference,
must be received
within thirty (30) days
of today's date.
LEGAL NOTICE
fl
\
This is to notify certain unkown defendants of the nature
and predency of a
certain
Complaint
filed on or about
August 10, 2001.
Said lawsuit has
been filed in the
Floyd Circuit Court,
and is styled as Civil
Action No . 01-CI00815,
Michael
Dwayne Shortridge
and Jodie Shortridge
vs. Ricky Johnson
and Unkown Defendants. The basis of
this suit is a personal
injury action filed
against the Defendants by Michael
Dwayne Shortridge
and Jodie Shortridge
arising out of an automobile accident which occured August
12, 2000, along KY
AT 1428 in Prestonsburg,
Floyd
County, KY. The
Plaintiff's are seeking
damages as the
result of medical
expenses,
impairment to
earning
capacity, pain and
suffering, loss of use
of motor vehicle and
loss of consortium by
Jodie Shortridge.
The Unkown Defendants shall have 50
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-0295
Amendment No. 1
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 a permit for a surface coal
mining and reclamation operation, located at Craynor in
Floyd County. The
amendment proposes to add 74.08 acres
and delete 2.52 acres
of surface disturbance, and add 28.1 0
acres and delete
21.21 acres of auger
area for total of
288.28 acres within
the
total
permit
boundary.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.5 mile southwest
from KY 680's junction with KY 979, and
located on Hamilton
Branch
of
Mud
Creek.
The proposed operation is located on the
McDowell USGS 7
1/2 minute quadrangle map. The surface
area to be disturbed
is owned by The Elk
Horn Coal Corporation, Curt Hall Heirs,
Richard P. Hall Heirs,
Charles Hall, Walker
Tackett et al. , Robert
or Marlene Howell,
Frank and lvalee
McKinney, William L.
Hall
Heirs,
and
Barbara Hall. The
operation will underlie land owned by
Charles Hall, Walker
Tackett et al., Robert
or Marlene Howell,
and Frank and lvalee
McKinney. The operation will use the
area, contour, and
auger methods of
surface mining.
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
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-5423,
Amendment No. 3
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
approximately
3.1
miles southeast of
McDowell in Floyd
County. The amendment will add 60.99
acres of surface disturbance and will
underlie an additional
52.95, all of which
overlie
permitted
underground acreage, making a total
area of 3,299.19
acres within the
amended
permit
boundary.
The
proposed
amendment
area
begins at the intersection of KY Route
1929's junction with
Buckhorn Fork Road
and is located within
Buckhorn Fork of
Frasure Creek and
also at the · head of
Frasure 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, McKinley Osborne Estate,
Pink Osborne Estate,
Charles T. and Janet
G. Vance, and Laura
Caudill Estate, Perley
Howell Heirs, Emmitt
Blevins Heirs, and
Freda Bentley. The
amendment
will
underlie land owned
by The Elk Horn Coal
Corporation, McKinley Osborne Estate,
Pink Osborne Estate,
Charles T. and Janet
G. Vance, and Laura
Caudill Estate, Perley
Howell Heirs, Emmitt
Blevins Heirs, and
Freda Bentley.
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 requ-ests 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.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Finding of No
Significant Impact
and Combined
Final Notice
CITY OF
PRESTONSBURG
RAW WATER
INTAKE PROJECT
The USDA, Rural
Utilities Service as
administrator
of
Appalachian Regional Commission funds: has received an
ap:·::cation for financial assistance from
the City of Prestonsburg. The proposed
project consists of the
construction of a new
and larger raw water
intake structure, conversion of disinfection
system at the Water
Treatment Plant from
Chlorine Gas to a
mixed Oxidant System,
and
install
sludge handling facilities. This proposed
project will benefit all
of the existing users
of the Prestonsburg
City's Utilities Commission and especially
the
Prestonsburg
Middle School with
the elimination of the
present chlorine gas
disinfection system
which can be very
hazardous.
As required by the
National
Environmental Policy Act,
USDAIRUS
has
assessed the potential
environmental
effects of the proposed project and
has determined that
the proposal will not
have a significant
effect on the human
environment and for
which an Environment Impact Statement will not be prepared. USDA/RUS
has further determined that the location of the proposed
construction would
impact the 100-year
floodplain. It has
been determined that
there is no practicable alternative to
avoid this impact.
The basis of this
determination is as
follows:
• The floodplain
would be impacted by
the proposed construction of the proposed project due to
construction within
the floodplain.
• The proposed raw
water intake by its
very nature must be
located within the
floodplain in order to
serve the customers
of the Prestonsburg
City's
Utilities
Commission
• The proposed
action conforms to
applicable state and
local floodplain protection standards.
In order to avoid or
minimize any adverse
environmental
impacts, the Rural
Utilities Service will
require the applicant
to incorporate the following
mitigation
measures into the
proposed project's
design.
• The Letter of
Conditions shall require the applicant to
comply
with
the
requirements of the
Kentucky
State
Clearinghouse Agencies as detailed by
letter to Ms. Sandra
Dunahoo of Kenvirons, Inc., dated
November 7, 2002,
and signed by Mr.
Ronald W. Cook.
• The Letter of
Conditions
shall
require the applicant
to comply with the
requirements of the
US Fish and Wildlife
Service as requested
by letter dated July
26, 2002, and signed
by Lee A. Barclay,
Ph.D., Field Supervisor.
• Standard mitigation measures regarding protection of
Prime
Farmlands,
Cultural and Historic
Resources, Wetlands
and Floodplains will
remain as conditions
within the Letter of
Conditions.
Copies
of
the
Environmental Assessment
can
be
reviewed or obtained
at USDA/Rural Development, 220 West
First St., Morehead,
Ky. 40351, Phone
(606)784-6447. For
further information,
call
Joseph
C.
Frazier, Rural Development Manager at
{606)78-46447.
Federal law prohibits discrimination
on the grounds of
race, color, national
origin, religion, age,
handicap, and sex in
this program.
NOTICE OF SALE
OF AN ELECTRIC
FRANCHISE
Notice is hereby
given that the City
Commission of Allen,
Floyd County, Kentucky, at a regular
meeting held on the
6th day of January,
2003, directed me,
the undersigned, to
advertise for sale an
electric
franchise
and,
THEREFORE, pursuant to Order and
Ordinance of said
Commission, and in
accordance with the
terms and provisions
of the same,
Notice is hereby
given that I, City
Clerk of Allen, Floyd
County, Kentucky, or
in
my
absence,
Sharon S. Woods,
Mayor of the City, will,
at the front door of
the City Building, in
City of Allen, Floyd
County, Kentucky, on
the 3rd day of
February, 2003, at
the hour of 7:00 p.
m., Allen Time in the
City of Allen, offer for
sale an electric franchise, in accordance
with the terms and
conditions of the
aforesaid ordinance
of
said
City
Commission,
and
subject to conditions
of said Ordinance,
which Ordinance and
conditions are as follows, to-wit:
SECTION NO. 1
That there be sold
at public auction to
the highest and best
bidder, the franchise,
privilege, right and
authority to acquire,
maintain, construct
and
operate
in,
above, under, across,
and along the streets,
thoroughfares, alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways and other
public places (as the
same now exists or
may hereafter be laid
out) of the City of
Allen, Floyd County,
Kentucky, lines, poles
and equipment for
the distribution of
electric energy, either
by means of overhead or underground
conductors, with all
the necessary or
desirable appurtenances for the purpose of supplying
electric energy to
said City and the
inhabitants thereof,
and persons, and
corporations beyond
the limits thereof, for
light, heat, power,
and any other purpose or purposes for
which electric energy
is now or may hereafter be used, and for
the transmission of
same within, through,
or across said City.
SECTION NO. 2
Said lines and
appurtenances shall
be constructed so as
to interfere as little as
possible with the traveling public in its use
of the streets, thoroughfares,
alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways and public places.
SECTION NO. 3
The franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority shall be in
full force and effect
for a period of twenty
{20) years from the
date of the passage
of the ordinance
granting it.
SECTION NO.4
The grantee of this
franchise shall save
the City harmless
from any and all liability arising in any way
from negligence of
the grantee in the
erection,
maintenance, or operating
of said lines and
appurtenances.
SECTION NO. 5
The grantee of this
franchise shall have
the right and privilege
to take up such portion or part of any
pavement and make
such excavation in
the streets, thoroughfares, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, public
ways and other public
places of the City of
Allen, as may be
deemed necessary
for the construction
and maintenance of
its lines, wires, or
cables, but whenever
the grantee of the
franchise shall begin
the erection of any
lines or other equipment, it shall promptly and diligently prosecute the work until
completion and leave
the streets, thoroughfares, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, public
ways and other public
places where such
work is done in as
good condition of
repair as before such
work
was
commenced.
SECTION NO. 6
Wherever in this
franchise either the
City of Allen or the
grantee thereof is
referred to, it shall be
deemed to include
the respective successors and assigns
of either, and ·all
rights, privileges, and
obligations contained
in this franchise shall
be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of,
the respective successors and assigns
of said City and said
grantee, whether so
expressed or not.
SECTION NO.7
The grantee of this
franchise
to
be
offered for sale may
make such rules and
regulations, covering
the furnishing of said
electric energy, as
may be fair and reasonable and consistent with the standard
practice
of
the
grantee. Said grantee
may charge such
rates for electric ser-
vices as shall be fair
and reasonable. The
said grantee shall
render service under
said franchise of like
quality, that is, adequate, efficient and
reasonable, to that
now being rendered
to said City.
SECTION NO. 8
The consideration
paid by the successful bidder for the franchise, privilege, right
and authority provided for herein shall be
complete compensation and consideration for the sale of
said franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority and for the
use and occupancy
of the streets, thoroughfares,
alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways and other
public places of the
City, in lieu of any
street or alley rental
or of any charge for
the use and occupancy of said streets,
thoroughfares, alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways, or other
public places of the
City, and in lieu of any
pole tax or meter tax.
SECTION NO. 9
City Clerk of the
City of Allen, Floyd
County, Kentucky, is
hereby
appointed
City Commissioner to
sell said franchise,
privilege, right and
authority
hereby
ordered sold, and
said
Special
Commissioner
is
directed to offer said
franchise for sale at
public auction and
shall sell same to the
highest bidder at the
front door of the City
Building in Allen,
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, at 7:00
p.m., on February 3,
2003, after he/she
has advertised the
same, terms, conditions and place of
sale, pursuant to law
by inserting a notice
of sale in the Floyd
County
Times
Newspape( of general circulation in Allen,
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, once a
week for three (3)
consecutive weeks
prior to the date of
said sale, said advertisement to include
this Ordinance.
SECTION NO. 10
Each bidder for the
sale of said franchise,
privilege, right and
authority, shall file, as
a part of his bid, a
certified copy of his
bid a Certificate of
Convenience
and
Necessity from the
Public
Service
Commission
of
Kentucky,
issued
under the authority of
KRS 278.020(3).
SECTION NO. 11
Bids and proposals
for the purchase and
acquisition of the
franchise, privilege,
right and authority
hereby directed to be
sold shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Mayor or
the City Clerk upon
the date and at the
time fixed by the
Clerk and/or Mayor in
said advertising for
rece1v1ng
bids.
Thereafter, the Clerk
and/or Mayor shall
report and submit to
the City Council, at
the time and place to
be fixed by it, said
bids and proposals
for said Commission's approval, and
said City Commission
reserves the right for
and on behalf of the
City of Allen to refuse
any and all bids for
said franchise, privi·
lege,
right
and
authority. In the event
the bids reported by
the Clerk and/or
Mayor
shall
be
refused by the said
City Commission, It
may direct, by resolution or ordinance,
said franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority to be again
offered for sale from
time to time, until a
satisfactory bid therefor shall be received
and approved. Each
bid shall be accompanied by a deposit
and each bidder shall
post bond in accordance with the provisions and requirements
of
KRS
96.020.
However,
such deposit and
bond need not be
made by a corporation or person already
owning, in or adjacent to the City of
Allen, Floyd County,
Kentucky, a plant and
equipment sufficie11t
to render the service
required by this resolution.
SECTION NO. 12
This
Ordinance
granting this franchise shall be accepted by the grantee
thereof within sixty
{60) days from the
date of its passage.
Done
by
a
Resolution of the City
Commission of the
City of Allen, Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
entered at its meeting
held on the 6th day of
Janurary, 2003.
WITNESS
MY
HAND, this the 6th
day of Janurary,
2003.
Bill Parsons
City Clerk of the
City of Allen,
Floyd County,
Kentucky.
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTATION CABINET
DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHWAYS
NOTICE TO CON·
TRACTORS
Sealed bids will be
received
by
the
Department
of
Highways, in the
Division of Contract
Procurement and/or
the Auditorium, located on the 1st floor of
the
State Office
Building, Frankfort,
Kentucky, until 10:00
A.M.,
EASTERN
STANDARD TIME,
on the 17th DAY OF
JANUARY, 2003, at
which time bids will
be publicly opened
and read for the
improvement of:
FLOYD COUNTY,
FD05 036 0302 01 0··
013: The Dewey
Dam-Johnson
County Line Road
(KY 302) from 0.349
miles north of KY
3051 (MP 10.099)
extending northerly to
the Johnson County
Line (MP 12.699), a
distance of 2.600
miles. Asphalt Surface.
Bid proposals for all
projects will be available at the Division of
Contract
Procurement until 3:00 P.M.,
EASTERN
STAN-·
DARD TIME, preceding the day of the letting of Friday, JANUARY, 17, 2003. Bid
proposals for all projects will be available
at a cost of $10 each,
and
remittance,
payable to the State
Treasurer of Kentucky, must accompany request for
proposals
(NONREFUNDABLE). BID
PROPOSALS ARE
ISSUED TO PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS.
Specimen proposals for all projects will
be available to all
interested parties at a
cost of $1 0 each
(NON-REFUNDABLE).
STOP!
You've cleaned out your attic, your basement, your garage and now you're ready
to host a garage sale. Before you proceed, follow these signs for placing the
type of classified ad that will help
turn your event into a best-seller.
Be sure to include in your
Garage or Yard Sale ad ...
WHAT.
Describe the type of sale you're hosting.
Is it 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.
WHY.
Reason for sale, especially if it is a "moving" sale,
since these tend to attract
more customers.
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Qtountp
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�Don't fall for
this song and
dance
Friday, January 10, 2003
INSIDE
Behind the Wheel
Page • 01
••••
Test Drive
Page • 01
••••
Classlfieds
Page • 02
Behind the wheel
Cars - Buy'em. sell'em, fix'em, love'em
TEST
DRIVE
by
Greg
Zyl a
by ANN M. JOB
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The crossover cmzc is on, as
automakers combine the attributes of
sport utilit) vehicles and cars in ever
increasing number:. of new models.
But already, one new crossover the 2003 Infiniti FX45 - is setting
itself apart.
:. Just starting to arrive in showrooms, Infinti's FX45 is as much a
style statement, inside and out, as it
-is a five-door. five-passenger
crossover.
(Sec WHEEL, page two)
I'm going to guess that he was wearing a top hat, Scott. Because he's giving
you a good old-fashioned song and
dance. And an expensive one, at that.
Of course the fluids are dirty.
They've been doing their jobs for
19,000 miles. But that doesn' t mean
they need to be replaced.
TOM:
AS TESTED: $46.870
ILEAGE: 15 mpg (crty), 19 mpg (highvay).
TOP SPEED: NA
LENGTH: 189.1tnches
WHEELBASE: 112.2 inches.
CURB WT.: 4,299 pounds.
BUILT AT: Japan
OPTIONS: Premtum package (Includes
sun roof, Bose alidio system with SIX
CD, in-dash player, automatic headlamps, cargo net and Homelmk trans·
ceiver) $2,100.
DESTlNATION CHARGE: $545.
,
RAY:
BASE PRICE: $34,200 for FX35 \Ylth
V6 and two-wheel dove: $35,700 for
F 35 w1th V6 and all-wheel dnve.
$44,225 h FX45 WJ!h VB and all-wheel
dnve.
ENGINE: 4.5·1iter, double-overhead
cam, V8.
I recently took my 1999 Dodge Ram
1500 conversion van in for an oil
change. The shop did a full-service
check of all my fluids and put a sample
of each on a plastic card to compare the
colors with those of brand-new fluids.
The mechanic said that my differential
and power-steering fluids are dirty
(dark) and should be changed - for
$79.95 each. I thought I read in one of
your columns that the differential oil
rarely, if
ever, needs
to be
changed.
And it seems
to me that
$79.95 is a
lot for these
services. I
only have
19,000 miles
on the van.
What do you
think? - Scott
TOM:
2003 lnfiniti
FX45
TYPE: Front-engine, all-wheel drive,
five-passenger, m1d·size, crossover
vehicle
KING FEATURES SYNDICATE
Dear Tom and Ray:
2003 Volvo
XC90
~
by TOM and RAY MAGLIOZZI
This week, we test drive the
highly commended 2003 lnfiniti
G35 sport sedan. Competing with
the likes of Mercedes, Lexus,
BMW, Cadillac, Acura and Audi,
the G35 has an excellent chance of
not only impacting this fickle segment of performance-luxury, it
could well become a best seller.
Our G35's major "accessory" is
iL<> pov.:erful Y-6 engine, which
performs like a V-8. With reardrive traction and a 20-gallon fuel
cell nestled in the suspension
below the back seat area. the G35's
front-to-rear weight ratio is 52 percent to 48 percent. respectively,
resulting in superb handling. All
G35's come with four-wheel inde-
Base Price:
5
pendent multi-link suspension,
Vehicle Dynamic Control anti-skid
technology and four-wheel ventilated disc brakes with ABS, Brake
Assist and Electronic Brake Force
Distribution.
Of course, mechanicals are only
good for half the car. That's why
the G35's designers made sure this
Infiniti both runs good and also
carries the necessary aesthetic
impressions consumers in this
class demand. Bottom line here is
that Infiniti 's new approach to
sales includes performance and
style, something the car was missing years ago.
One of the btggest ergonomic
changes in the G-series is interior
spaciOusness. The G35 offers up
better dimensions than competitors, with more than ample headroom and legroom both fore and
aft. Most mid-size luxury cars do
not ofrer the room lnfiniti does,
which is another plu~ on the
buyer's chart.
A closer look at the overhead
cam 3.5-liter V-6 finds numbers
like 260 horsepower and 260 footpounds of torque. No other car in
this class tops the G35's horsepower figure. The resulting performance is wonderful, '' ith 0-60
mph in the 6.5-sccond mnge with
spectacular passmg attributes. The
(Sec TEST, page two)
·s
27,100 · Price tested: 33,050
In the old days, when cars used to
last only 100,000 miles, we would never
change the differential fluid. Now that
cars are lasting longer and some of them
have more complicated differentials
(with limited slip, for instance), we
wouldn't argue with changing it at some
point. For instance, if your car is still
humming along between 60,000 and
90,000 miles, and you plan to keep it
forever, I could see changing the differential fluid then.
RAY:
Same with the power-steering fluid.
Most cars you find in the junkyard have
their original power-steering fluid .
Usually, a hose will blow long before
the fluid ever goes bad. But again, with
today's expensive rack-and-pinion systems, I wouldn' t argue with changing
the power-steering fluid somewhere
between 60,000 and 90,000 miles.
""'
"'
TOM:
But in both cases, the price should be
half of what you were quoted.
RAY:
So I'd tell this guy thanks, but you
want to think about it. For the next
60,000 or 70,000 miles.
Readers respond
to a serious
problem
Dear Tom and Ray:
You recently wrote about the problem
of distracted drivers ignoring the sirens
of emergency vehicles. Tom's suggestion of "a transmitter, so you could
broadcast your siren through the sound
systems of cars within a hundred feet of
you" got my attention. My company has
been developing a technology called
Safety Cast (now patent pending, so I
can let the word out) . It is a transmitter
intended for installation in ambulances,
police cruisers, firetrucks, railroad locomotives and school buses. It transmits
an alert tone, then a verbal message (i.e.,
"Ambulance emergency, please yield")
into a commuter's car radio, over all
AM and FM radio stations simultaneously. The Federal Communications
Commission's rules allow our device to
be utilized by public-sector vehicles for
limited-range transmissions (up to onefifth of a mile). Units are being prepared
for fitlal beta tests here in Jacksonville,
Aa., with our police, ftre and rescue
vehicles. - Mark Foss, President &
CEO, Hidden Labs
TOM:
Hey, if you need someone to record
the message, I'll volunteer, Mark. As
long as I can start it with " Hey, knucklehead!"
RAY:
Actually, we got letters from two
other companies that are coming out
with similar devices. One is called
Alertcast (in ElDorado Hills, Calif.),
and the other is EVA (in Crestwood,
Ky.). And apparently, there are several
others that have been patented.
TOM:
We got a lot of other responses to our
(See CLANK, page two) ,.
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02 •
F RIDAY, JANUARY
3, 2003
T HE F LOYD COUNTY TIMES
Classifieds
13,000 miles, $14,900. excellent
condition. 606-478-5808. *
11 0-AGRICULTURE
685 Case Intern-ational Farm
Tractor, w/ new loader, 1700 hrs.
like new. 886-8366
115-ATVs... · ·.
FOR SALE 4 WHEELER
HONDA 300, red adult ridden
only $3000.00 080 436-0118 or
438-0042
.
120-BOATS
' 150-MISCELLANEOUS
'
16 FOOT. ALUMINUM V
BOTTOM BOAT: 20 H.P
Johnson outboard with electric
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1996 GMC SON-OMA. 4x4,
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$6000 also 1995 KX 250,
Renthral sprocket and chains,
moose bars asking $1500 f.m.s
gold series exhaust. Call after
4:00 p.m. 285-3047.
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130-CARS
'99 TOYOTA CAROLLA 37,000
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1988 BUICK REGAL, 2 Dr. tinted windows. V6- $300 does not
run. Can be seen at. Mus1c's
Video in P'burg . 886·6606.*
Also new 26 1nch bicycle. asking
$60.
FOR SALE 1990 CADILLAC
SEVILLE good condition, low
miles, completely loaded. new
tires, well kept 439-3999
1985 COROLLA & stoker coal
furnace 439·2405
1996 CAVALIER WHITE 2 dr 5
speed new t1res tinted glass,
good car $3500 606·476·8418
LEMS STOP YOU from buying
the car or truck you need. Rick at
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(606)436-3151
(606)434-9433
FOR SALE LIKE NEW 1997
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And don "t let those biggest-inthe-segment. 20-inch wheels
and tires on the I·X45 fool )OU.
This is a crossO\ er for people
who enjoy dri\ ing and who
driH~ aggrcsshcl).
Indeed. the well-controlled
bod) motions and crisp handling
of the I•X45. combined with a
powerful Y8 and judicious allwheel drive, can make a driver
forget that the I ·X has any relation to an SUV whatsoever.
Yes, the outer styling of the
FX is a bit oddball.
The hood is extremely tall taller than expected when you
view the PX from a distance.
The shiny silver lnfmiti grille
has a substantial presence but
doesn't seem to add elegance or
richness situated on a rather
wide. bulbous-looking front
end.
The rear has an unexpected
appearance. too - substantial in
size with little rear O\'erhang of
the body. and yet rounded. not
boxy as on SUVs.
Add in a striking interior that
includes plentiful metallic trim,
'People know
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1986 FORD F150 6 cy., auto 4x4
short wheel base excellent condition $2900.00 435-2331.
2000
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GRAND
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owner, 29,000 miles w1th war·
ranty. $15,950 606·523·6214.*
Wheel
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can download all the information
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1994 GMC Sierra SLE
Extra cab, 4x4. auto, power windows, power locks, alum wheels,
tilt, cruise, cassette, "1-owner,"
extra clean. Only 66,000 actual
miles. (That's 6.600 miles per
year.) It can be yours for only
$11 ,995.00. It won't last long.
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drilled aluminum pedals and
small-diameter, sport steering
wheel. and the nearly 16-footlong FX comes across as a vehicle with an avant-garde flair.
Note the FX is longer in total
length and wheelbase than competitors like the BMW X5,
Mercedes-Benz M-Class and
AcuraMDX.
We are making a very, very
strong statement for people who
want to stand out a little bit, said
Jack Collins, Infiniti vice president of product planning.
lnfin.iti 's first crossover, the
FX is available in two models.
The FX35 is powered by a
280-horsepower, 3.5-liter, double overhead cam V6 and is
available with either rear- or allwheel drive. Starting manufacturer's suggested retail price,
including destination charge, for
a two-wheel-drive model is
$34,745.
The test vehicle was the
uplevel FX45 with 315-horsepower, 4.5-liter, double-overhead cam V8 under the hood
and standard all-wheel drive.
Starting price is $44,770.
The broad price range means
the FX competes both with
competitors like the MDX,
which only offers V6 power, as
well as competitors with V8s,
like the BMW X5.
The 2003 MDX has a starting MSRP, including destination charge, of $36,200, while
the base, 2003 X5 with V8
starts at $50,645.
The FX45 tester's well-managed road manners reminded
me a lot of the buttoned-down
ride of the German X5 .
Front suspension in the FX is
independent strut, while an
independent multi-link configuration is at the rear.
In the tester, road bumps
came through much of the time.
It wasn't in a harsh, jolting way,
but the suspension did feel quite
busy managing the road contact
with those big tires, especially
on concrete highways.
A low center of gravity and
wide. stance helped the FX45
immediately conVfY a sense of
being planted to the road, so
much that I boldly took curves
and comers at speed. The FX45
was composed and confidenceinspiring throughout.
The FX45 uses an all-wheeldrive system that evolved from
the one used in lnfiniti's QX45
suv.
In the FX, it's programmed
to provide good acceleration
and launch at startup and maintain optimum power distribution, front and rear, during spirited driving.
Steering had a precise,
responsive feel in the FX. It's
power-assisted rack and pinion,
but with a quick steering gear
ratio like those on sports cars.
There is a bit of road noise
from the large, FX45 tires.
And the V8 sounds came
through confidently in the test
vehicle. Nissan officials said the
exhaust system was tuned
specifically so drivers would
hear a sporty sound.
Power was ample and
smoothly delivered in the FX45
through the Y8 derived from the
Infimtl flagship Q45 sedan. It's
mated to a standard five-speed
automatic transmission that
includes a manual shift mode to
allow drivers to select gears
themselves, without depressing
a clutch pedal, so they can maximize performance.
Though it weighed some
4,300 pounds, the V8-powered
FX45 was a spirited runner, getting around slower vehicles
quickly and efficiently. Torque
is a generous 329 foot-pounds
at 4,000 rpm.
In contrast, the X5's base
4.4-liter V8 has maximum 290
horsepower and 324 footpounds of torque.
But premium fuel is recommended for the FX45, and fuel
economy is rated at just 15
miles a gallon in city driving.
This is akin to the fuel economy
of some big SUVs.
The FX45 tester didn't
require me to climb up to get
inside. Seats are substantial,
supportive and comfortable.
The driver seat height and track
adjustments have a very wide
range.
There are seats for five here,
though the middle person in
back sits up a bit on the middle
seat cushion and has to fuss
with a large hump in the floor.
Front-seat legroom of 43.9
inches is commendable, but
rear-seat legroom of35.2 inches
is less than the 37.8 inches in
the MDX and the 38 inches in
theM-Class.
The FX cargo space, with
rear seats folded down, totals
64.5 cubic feet.
This compares with more
than 81 cubic feet in the MDX
and M-Class.
Also note the MDX comes
standard with three rows of
seats. Infiniti doesn ' t offer
third-row seating in the FX.
Power amenities, including
eight-way power driver seat, are
standard, even on the base FX
model. Interestingly, roof rails
are optional, giving buyers a
choice of whether to make the
vehicle look more, or less, like
an SUV.
Look closely at the rear taillamps of the FX. To help create
downforce during speedy travel, the lamps stick out beyond
the FX sheet metal.
Lastly, note that the FX is
not a model that's shared with
Infiniti's other brand, Nissan,
even though Ntssan has an
intriguingly styled Murano
crossover.
In fact, the FX is built on the
platform that's used for the
Infiniti G35 and Nissan 350Z
cars, while the Murano is on a
different platform, Collins said.
He added the only major
thing the two vehicles share is
the V6 engine, and it's mounted
transversely in the Murano
while it's longitudinal in the
FX.
Infmiti officials project sales
of some 30,000 FX vehicles
annually.
Seventy percent of FX buyers are expected to be men, with
75 percent married, Infiniti officials said.
Expected median age is 40
and median household income
is $110,000 to $130,000. Most
will be college graduates and
many will have young children.
They will be buyers who are
progressive and who seek
excitement from their vehicles,
the company added.
Because the FX is a new
vehicle, Consumer Reports
magazine does not list owner
trouble reports.
Also because of the newness
of the FX, the National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration does not list
crash test ratings, and there
have been no safety recalls of
the FX.
The FX comes standard with
frontal, side and curtain airbags.
Test
• Continued from p1
only transmission available is a
fi ne-shifting five-speed automatic with the manual shift
mode, the latter something we
feel is nothing more than gimmick. However, there is already
talk of a six-speed manual
appearing in 2004.
Important numbers include a
wheelbase of 112.2 inches,
cargo space of 14.8 cubic-feet,
EPA numbers of 19 mpg city
and 24 mpg highway, turning
radius of 36 feet and a gross
vehicle weight of3,338 pounds.
The drag coefficient is just
27.0, which means it slips
through the wind effortlessly.
The cabin is also well-done
with every switch and button in
the right place. The analog
clock, which is found in upper-
class vehicles these days, is
now a signature in the Infiniti
line. The gauges move up and
down with the tilt wheel resulting in an "always centered"
view of the important gauge
numbers. Novel? Yes.
Prices start at $27,100 for
the base model with cloth interior, and rise to $28,950 for the
leather-appointed
G35.
Included in the base price are
standard features like air conditioning; all the powers;
stereo
AM/FM/CD/cassette
with six-disc in-dash changer;
three-tier air bag system in
front, side and side-curtain
areas; cruise; keyless entry; and
too much more to list. Our
tester was the upgraded version, which features the eight-
way power driver's seat and a
sport-tuned
suspens ion.
Options included a moon roof
and a great-sounding Bose
stereo system. Add the destination, and the final bottom line
of our tester came in at
$33,050.
The G35 is a joy to drive on
mountain roads, where sharp
comers and steep elevations are
our true test of a car's real
worth. Our G35 made mincemeat of every driving obstacle
we threw to it, and yes, we'd
love to someday park one in our
driveway permanently. We like
this car very much, and rate it a
"must drive" in this category.
(c) 2003
Synd.,lnc.
King Features
Clank
• Continued from p1
column about people ignoring
e mergency vehicles. Here's
another one:
•
Dear Tom and Ray:
. Everv Fridav to the Times
606.886.8506
'
Install a paintball marker in
the front of the emergency vehicle. This way, the driver could
"ftre" at the offending car's rear.
(This would probably help with
the stress levels that these individuals are subject to.) The vehicle would be marked for lawenforcement officers to ticket
and dope-slap at the same time.
Have the emergency workers
lobby for noise-level ordinances. How many times have
you "felt" the radio in cars, say,
two to three blocks away from
you? Have these individuals
ticketed and double-dopeslapped. No sense talking to
them ... they can't hear you.
And, you ask, what to do with
all this money that will be
rolling in? All proceeds from the
tickets will go to victims or local
bum units. The violators may
keep the dope-slaps and
receipts. - Scott
TOM:
The paintball would be popular. Here's a different viewpoint:
Dear Tom and Ray:
RAY:
I also was an EMT for 16
years. Many ambulance accidents can be blamed at least
partly on the ambulance drivers.
My service had strict rules. All
drivers had to take an emergency-vehicle operator's course.
We had to come to a full stop at
each intersection with a red
light, make sure all other vehicles were stopped and then proceed slowly through the intersection. Speeds were not to
exceed 10 mph over the posted
limit. No lights and siren when
going to the hospital unless the
patient was critical, and then no
excessive speed, because the
medics in the back needed a stable ambulance compartment to
work in. I never used lights and
siren on expressways - where
can a car go on an expressway to
get out of your way? We now
carefully screen calls using new
protocols and do not use lights
and siren to the scene as much
as we used to. I drove for 12
years and never had an accident,
even in the city. Defensive driving has to become automatic
when you drive an emergency
vehicle. - Stephen
Most emergency responders
DO now follow similar safety
rules. I'm guessing that the days
of slaloming to the hospital at
full speed for a sprained ankle
are pretty much over, thank
goodness.
TOM:
But you're right to remind
emergency drivers that they
should make sure to use their
lights and sirens judiciously on true emergencies, where minutes might make a difference.
Do you really need that truck
if you only make one trip to the
lumberyard per year? Find out
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remaining vehicles in stock
on February 28, 2003
PLU , 6 months FREE GAS with every purchase and
1 year FREE OIL CHANGES.
Deals are so goocl JOHN doesn't even
want to know about lhem! So, IIFUSI TO &OSIIII
We must reduce the num·
ber of vehicles in inventory
as much as possible!
'99 Ford Contour .......••........•....... $6,900
'99 Pontiac Grand Am ... .. ....... .. ... .... $8,695
'99 Pontiac Grand Prix .......... .. .... . ... $10,995
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SPORT UTILfTY.•• $211,995.00
'99 GMC Savana 12 passenger van ......... . $12,895
'00 Harley Davidson Road King, 2k miles ...... $16,895
'02 Polaris 4 Wheeler, like new ....... • •...... $1 ,695
'99 Chevrolet Monte Carlo .................. $8,995
'01 Chevrolet Cavalier ....•....... .• ....... $7,995
2001 JIORSCHE 911 TWIN TURBO, 6-1'.
ALL WHEEL DRIVE... A MUST SEE!!!
2003 Pontiac Aztek
MSRP: $23,706.00
Cost: $21,331.78
Rebate: $3,000.00
11 a.m. • 5 p.m.
On Your Trade No
Matter The Condition
PLUS on Late Model Trades, we're stepping up over
the moon to get these trades. Exlia appraisers will
be on hand to give you top dollar for your trade.
2003 GMC Sonoma
9 a.m. • 6 p.m.
SUN.
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'WED.
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9 a.m. • 7 p.m.
USED CARS
'97 Suzuki 4x4 SUV .. . . . . . . . ........ $4,995
'01 Tacoma Xcab .. • .......•........ $17,395
'02 Sunftre . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . $9,995
'03 Envoy 4x4, 14k miles . . . . • . . . . . . . .$25,995
'99 Grand Pnx SE .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. $4,995
'00 Suzuki Grand Vitara 4x4 .•........ $10,995
'03 S1erra Pickup, 1,757 miles .........•$19,995
'00 Ranger Xcab 4x4 . . . . . . • . .....••$14,995
'99 Bravada, loaded ................•$12,995
'00 Intrigue • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . ....••$8,995
'98 Jimmy 4x4, low miles . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,995
'00 Cavalier •.......••...............$6,995
'99 LeSabre • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • • . . . . . .$9,995
·oo Regal, leather .................. $13,795
'02 Chevy 1500 4x4 .......•......•.$18,995
'99 Tahoe 4x4 .....•.......•........$11,995
'99 Chevy Xcab 4x4 . . .. .. .. .. .. .. $17,995
'00 Chevy S-10 ..................... $8,495
'01 Chevy Silverado 1500 . . . . . . . . . .$12,995
'02 Chevy 5·10 .....•.......•......•.$9,995
'00 Grand Prix .......................$7,995
'98 Regal LS, leather •.......•......•.$6,495
'99 Firebird "Wheels" .•.............•.$13,995
'02 F150 4x4 ......................$21,995
'02 Accord XXX, loaded .... . .......•.$21 ,995
'00 Cavalier Conv. . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . $10,695
'99 Ranger Sportside ••......•........$7,995
'01 Taurus SES, loaded . . . . . . . • . . . . . . $9,995
'99 Grand Am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......$8,595
'02 S·10 Xcab, under 10k miles . . . . . . . $12,795
'02 Malibu ............... . .........$11,495
'01 Tacoma 4x4 . . • • . . . . . . . • . . . . . • .$14,995
'98 Tacoma 4x4, V6, Xcab, xx low miles .•.$15,495
'02 LeSabre . .. • .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .$14,995
'01 Olds Alero .....•.......•.......•.$9,995
'02 Pont1ac Grand Am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,995
'01 Mustang . . . .. • . . . .. • .. . . . . .. .$12,995
'01 Buck Century............ • .. . .$10, 995
'01 F~rebtrd Conv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17 995
'99 Monte Carlo . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,995
'01 Dodge Intrepid ......... . ...... .$10,995
'01 Cavalier ....... . ........•......•.$7,995
'01 Neon • • • • . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • .$7,995
2003 Pontiac Sunfire
Discount all vehicles in
stock to oHer huge savings
to every customer or send
vehicles to the auction!
0% Interest for 60 months
Buy for only $14,522.35
Payment: $249/mo.
lNG! 5DAYS ONL
URS.
Jan. 9
9 a.m•• 7 p.m.
FRI.
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You may aee other sales this
weekend, but you won't 199
befter deals.
H you buy an automobile somewhere else this weekend It will
cost you money!!!
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SAYS WE HAVE YOUR Burs COVERED
AT JOHN GRAY PONI1AC
BUT••.I owe too much on my
trade-WE HAVE YOUR BUT
Hundreds of vehicles available and
coming, you will save HUGE
amounts of money during this 5
DAY SALE (Wed., 'l'hurs., Fri., Sat.,
and SUNDAY!)
2003 GMC Sonoma 2WD
MSRP: $15,737.00
Cost: $14,426.37
Rebate: $3,000.00
$11,426.37
COVERED!
BUT...1 can't aHorcl high par
ments...WE HAVE YOUR BUT
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BUT...I have bad credit-WE HAVE
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BUT...I don't have a down par
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COVEREDI
All vehicles with miles up to
1 00,000 will have a 90-clay or
3,000 mile wananty.
we would rather you,
111E CUSTOMER, get a great deal on
a vehicle than give it to another
dealer at the auction!
All Credit applications will be
accepted!
Cars starting
as loVI
s $2,1 95
30 cars under $10,000
2003 Pontiac Grand Prix
MSRP: $23,425.00
Cost: $21,115.13
Rebate: $3,000.00
2000 DODGE SLT EIT. CAB fit
LEATHER, ALUM. WHEELS, VI, QUAD CAB,
PW, PL, CRUISE, HEATED SEATS, LOADED...
$12,995.00
'97 Chevy Monte Carlo, sunroof, loaded, 1 owner .$6,495
'97 Chrysler Sebnng, sunroof loaded . . .•.....$4,995
'98 Chevy Blazer 4x4, 4 dr
. . . . •.....$10,695
_.._., '94 Crown V1ctona .
. .•••.. ..$2.195
'97 S-10 Low A1der .
. ....••...$4,595
~lial '96 Mazda 626, 80k mtles, mcely eqwpped . ... ..$4,595
~~]ill~}:.~ '99 Plymouth Breeze...... . . .wHAT? ... $4,795
$18,115.13
THESE ARE JUST A FEW GOOD EXAMPLES
2003 Buick Century
WeAre
Professional Grade
BUICK"
It's All Good
MSRP: $22,720.00
Cost: $20,416.18
Rebate: $3,000.00
$17,416.18
1999 CHEVY LUMINA
V6, ALUM. WHEELS, NICELY EQUIJWD...
$6,395.00 WHAT?
All veh1cles plus tax. t1tle and license.
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by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - Arraignments for drug
charges covered the docket of Floyd Circuit Court
on Friday.
Four individuals were arraigned on trafficking
charges stemming from a drug investigation by the
Floyd County Sheriff's Department.
Stella Samons, 57, of Prestonsburg entered a
plea of not guilty to charges of trafficking within
1,000 yards of a school, third-degree trafficking
and second-degree trafficking. Samons was
charged with trafficking near Prestonsburg
Elementary School.
Mark Collins, 34, of Prestonsburg, was
arraigned on two charges of trafficking in cocaine.
Gary Robinson, age unlisted, was arraigned on
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Public better
informed of
domestic
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Associated Press
, LONDON - A coal
mine foreman has been
sentenced to two years
probation for violating federal safety laws.
;;: Mark Mills, 40, of
Attemus, also was ordered
to pay a $250 fine. The
sentence was handed
down by U.S. District
Judge Danny C. Reeves
in London on Friday.
Mills pleaded guilty in
~ctober to knowingly
ordering and carrying out
safety violations at a
Simpson Mining Co. operation in Perry County.
Mills admitted that he
failed to comply with a federally approved roof-control plan that could have
resulted in a cave in, and
that he failed to comply
with a federally approved
ventilation plan to funnel
air to miners. Prosecutors
said both violations put the
safety of miners at risk.
li . Reeves could fine
'Simpson Mining up to
$800,000 in the case.
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by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
photo by Sheldon Compton
Five people were Injured Thursday evening In a wreck along U.S. 23 at the Allen Intersection when, according to
police, the driver of this 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier ran a red light while turning onto Route 1428.
Five iniured in U.S. 23
crash; charges possible
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
local News
Odds and Ends ............A2
Expressions ..................A4
Faith Extra .................... A5
Sports
,. H.S. Basketball............ 81
Sportsboard ................. 83
Sunday Classifieds ......C7
College & Business
College News ...............C1
Sunday @ Home .........C4
• Sunday Comics ............C6
3 DAY FORECAST
ALLEN - A two-vehicle collision
at the Allen red light on U.S. 23
Thursday evening sent five people to
the hospital and may result in charges
against a Prestonsburg teen, who was
cited at the scene by police to appear
in court on a suspected driving under
the influence charge upon recovery
from her injuries.
According to Floyd County
Sheriff's Deputy Bobby Caudill, at
approximately 7 p.m. Thursday
evening a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier
driven by Thomi Hicks, 19, of
Prestonsburg, traveling north on U.S.
23 apparently disregarded a red light
and attempted to turn onto Route
1428.
Hicks, who was traveling with two
passengers - Jimmy Branham, 24, of
Prestonsburg, and Austin Shepherd,
20, of Allen - was hit by a 1990s
by LORETIA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
A
Galveston couple, Carlos and Debbie
Rogers, have filed a complaint seeking damages in the amount of $47,900
against White Mobile Homes LLC, of
London. in which they claim the com-
pany committed a breach of contract.
According to the complaint, the
couple's attorney, Jerry Patton,
Prestonsburg, filed the grievance
against the company on Dec. 30, after
the defendant failed to keep the contract.
Patton said that the couple had purchased a double-wide mobile home
Thirty-two Appalachian
counties will be upgraded
Oct. 1 from an economically
distressed status to a county
in transition. They are:
Alabama: Fayette,
Winston
Kentucky: Edmonson,
Green, Hart, Lincoln, Pike,
Rockcastle, Rowan
Mississippi: Benton,
Monroe, Tishomingo
North Carolina:
Cherokee, Swain
Ohio: Adams, Gallia,
Jackson, Monroe, Morgan
Pennsylvania: Fayette,
Greene
Tennessee: Jackson,
Meigs, Morgan
Virginia: Lee, Russell
West Virginia: Jackson,
Pocahontas, Raleigh,
Randolph, Taylor, Upshur
Two Appalachian counties
will be downgraded from transitional to distressed status:
Mississippi: Webster
Tennessee: Grundy
PRESTONSBURG - It appears that a Paintsville
man is reaping the consequences of a more
"informed" public in regards to domestic violence as
the allegations that led to a violation of a protective
order resulted in two felony charges.
According to court records, James Blair, 32, was
arrested on Jan. 8 pursuant to a criminal complaint
given by his wife, Jonni Blair, of Prestonsburg, who
alleges that he held her captive between Dec. 27 and
Dec. 30, at which time he beat her with his fist and
various other objects.
The criminal complaint, sworn on Jan. 7, states
that James Blair stalked his wife and violated a proteeth·.:. order by repeatedly contacting her and threatening to kill her if she refused to reconcile with him.
James Blair was arraigned on charges of firstdegree unlawful imprisonment and first-degree stalking, both felonies, and fourth-degree assault on Jan. 9
(See VIOLENCE, page three)
Cause of ftre
not determined
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
(See WRECK, page three)
Couple sues over trailer left sitting
Counties that will lose
economically distressed status
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytlmes.com
(See DRUGS, page three)
Officials say ...
Mine foreman
gets two years
probation for
Safety violations
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two charges of second-degree trafficking and one
charge of third-degree trafficking.
All of the individuals arraigned on the drug
charges remain free on bail with the exception of
Randall Hoover.
Hoover, who was arraigned on charges of firstdegree trafficking, two charges of second-degree
from White Mobile Homes and had
paid $47,900 with a cashier's check
from their bank at the time of the purchase on Sept. 13. The company did
deliver the home, but allegedl) left it
sitting in sections, covering them with
plastic.
(See TRAILER, page three)
PRESTONSBURG - A forest ftre that came dangerously close to several homes on Abbott Mountain
in Prestonsburg on Thursday was finally contained
after firemen battled the blaze for over four hours.
According to Michael Omerod, director of public
safety, crews had the fire under control around 9:30 or
lOp.m.
"We don't know the cause yet," Ormerod said.
Multiple fire trucks arrived on the scene around 6
p.m. to combat the flames.
According to Ormerod, there was one pump truck
and one tanker in use to fight the fire.
Acting Prestonsburg Police Chief Larry Adams
was not available for comment and will be out of the
office until Monday.
For Appalachian counties supposedly on
the economic upswing, life remains bleak
by LARA JAKES JORDAN
AsSOCIATED PRESS
FAYETIE CITY, Pa. - From
where he sits, Mike Wokaly can't
see that things have gotten any better over the last year in this tiny
Appalachian town.
Few, if any, new jobs are coming into this comer of southwest
Pennsylvania, where poverty and
unemployment rates remain high
above the national average. People
sometimes pay for groceries with
pocket change and $2 bills whatever money they can scrounge
up to feed their families.
But federal funding to Fayette
City - as well as to hundreds of
rural communities along the spine
of the Appalachian Mountains could be cut this year because
Washington no longer classifies the
local economy as distressed.
"This area has not had any
growth in five years. None," said
Wokaly, a 70-year-old retired
teacher, truck driver and veteran
who lives off his Social Security.
"It's bad. Here, we have no economy. How they can cut subsidies to
this valley is beyond me. Way
beyond me."
Thirty-two counties in the
(See COUNTIES, page three)
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12, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
san
• SOUTH ST. PAUL,
Minn. - He :llread) had n
swearing-in cerenwny. And on
Saturda). there'll be the usual
black-tie ball
But the centerpiece of
Minnesota Go\'. Tim Pawlcnty's
inauguration ccleoration was his
hockey team's 6-2 win Thursday
over a team of Democrats.
Pawlenty's
"Team
Minnesota" beat the "Minnesota
Old Timers,"' led by former GO\.
Wendell Ander son. They played
before a cn)\\ d of 600 at South
St. Paul's Wakota \rena.
It was a night .,.. here pucks
trumped politics. even if the
game featured slnpstrck along
with slapshots. There was
tongue-in check trash talkmg
and fake fisticuffs.
The ne\\ govemor scored thl'
game's first EOal, but it looked
like a freebie.
"The goal \\as a gift, no question about." said Pa'' lenty. who
played through "a high groin
strain" suffered during a pregame race.
Pa\\ lent) said playing 111 hrs
hometown with friends •·completes the circle" that began
when he first announced he was
running for governor.
'They'll need all the motivation they can get," said the 69year-old Anderson before the
game. Later, Anderson failed to
score on a penalty shot awarded
when the governor's brother.
Dan Pawlenty, got tagged for
"pushing an old man dO\\n", in
the \\Ords of the public address
announcer.
"yes" votes arc needed to end
the ban.
Public Safl't) Commissioner
David Zahn predictcd last fall
that the repeal was lil.:ely after a
religious leader who said fortune
telling is uscd in his faith
approached the city about
rescinding the ban.
City statT decided it would be
best to repeal the law because a
court chalknge based on freedom of religion might win.
"We decided to repeal it to
see how 1t plays out and then go
from
there." Zahn said.
''Whether we get into licensing
is yet to oc detcnnined."
• CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa
• RANCHO MIRAGE,
Calif. - By his own admission.
Jack Gosch's front nine at the
Sunrise Country Club earlier
th1s week \HIS nothing special.
That all changed quickly.
He aced the lOth hole. And
then on the II th - bingo! -
- The City Council has taken
the tirst step to repeal the city's
82-) ear-old ban on fortune
rei ling.
The
council
voted
Wednesday to remove the law
from the city's books. Two more
s
another hole in one.
"Tve ne\er gotten more congratulations for anything in my
life," the 74-year-old Gosch said
Thursday, three days after his
amazing feat. "The word spreads
fast in the golf community."
And there was no disputing
that it really happened, either.
Playing in his foursome was
Jerry Seeman, the senior director
of officiating in the NFL for 10
1/2 years until his retirement in
June 2001.
"It was incredible,'' Seeman
said. "The beauty of it all is they
were just very good golf shots
- nothing fluky. I've never had
a hole in one myself, I think I've
seen three other ones. This was
photo by Jarr1d Deaton
•
LOUISVILLE
The
Kentucky Mine Safety and
Review Commission may decide
by Friday whether supervisors
should be held accountable for
the death of Ronnie Charles, a
Pike Count)' miner killed by a
rock fall in an underground coal
mine in September 1999.
Mine foreman David Sturgill,
51, and superintendent Paul
Cle\ inger, 61, who still work for
South Akers Mining Co. could
face pern1anent revocation of
their mining certificates if convicted in an administrative hearing of allowing Charles to work
under an unsafe roof in a company mine at Myra.
Miners' advocates and coal
industry officials say the hearing
is an important test for
Kentucky's overhauled system of
prosecuting mine-safety violators. It's the first case to come
before the three-member commission.
Charles, 36, was mining coal
in an area that had no supports to
protect against a roof fall, the
state contends. Sturgill and
Clevinger were accused of placing Charles, an 18-year veteran
miner, in imminent danger of a
roof collapse.
Notices of state and federal
safety violations were issued to
South Akers after the accident for
failure to follow a proper roof
support plan. The state didn't
seek to discipline Charles' supervisors at the time.
Tony Oppegard, the prosecutor in the commission hearing,
filed the state case against
Sturgill and Clevinger in
November 2001.
Jim Pruitt, Sturgill's attorney,
said he didn't think his client was
responsible for the accident. "We
have confidence that Mr. Sturgill
will be vindicated," Pruitt said.
(See ODDS, page five)
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Today is Sunday, Jan. 12, the
12th day of 2003. There are 353
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 12, 1773, the first public
museum in America was established, in Charleston, S.C.
intern Monica Lewinsky. CBS
signed a $4 billion, eight-year
deal to televise American
Football Conference games on
Sunday afternoons; Fox signed a
$4.4 billion, eight-year contract
to continue showing National
Football Conference games on
Sunday afternoons.
On this date:
One year ago:
• In 1519, Holy Roman
Emperor Maximilian I died.
• In 1915, the U.S. House of
Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to
vote.
•
In 1932, Hattie W.
Caraway became the first
woman elected to the U.S.
Senate.
In 1942, President
•
Roosevelt created the National
War Labor Board.
• In 1945, during World War
II, Soviet forces began a huge
offensive against the Germans in
Eastern Europe.
• In 1948, the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled that states could not
discriminate against law-school
applicants because of race.
• In 1964, leftist rebels in
Zanzibar began their successful
revolt against the government.
• In 1966, President Johnson
said in his State of the Union
address that the United States
should stay in South Vietnam
until Communist aggression
there was ended.
• In 1971 , the groundbreaking situation comedy "All in the
Family" premiered on CBS television.
•
In 1986, the shuttle
Columbia blasted off with a
crew that included the first
Hispanic-American in space, Dr.
Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.
Ten years ago:
Memorial services were held
in Paris for ballet dancer Rudolf
Nureyev and in New York for
jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie,
both of whom had died on Jan.
6.
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"We think the state has an uphill
battle to prove its case."
Clevinger said in a deposition
that he didn't have a supervisory
role at the mine and wasn't
responsible for what happened,
especially since he wasn't in the
mine when the accident
occurred.
Bill Caylor, president of the
Kentucky Coal Association, said
the trial will show how the commission interprets mine-safety
law. "It probably will take a couple years until everyone starts to
see how cases are tried," he said.
Steve Earle, political director
for the United Mine Workers in Kentucky, said he's not sure what
to expect.
"I hope they would hold people accountable who are in the
wrong," Earle said. "I'm eager to
see what kind of punishments are
handed out."
Todav in Historv
For all your farm supplies and equipment, come to
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn.
- A minister arrested on a complaint that his loud preaching
was bothering neighbors lost his
civil case against police.
A jury in U.S. District Court
rejected a claim that Detective
Paul Raucci violated the Rev.
Richard Moore's constitutional
rights. Moore was charged with
disorderly conduct during a service at the Living Word
Redemption Center, Inc.
The lawsuit alleged that
Raucci violated Moore's right to
be free from false arrest, and
both Moore's and the congregations right to worship freely.
West Haven police arrested •
Mine supervisors facing
administrative hearing
The Associated Press
The Prestonsburg Frre Department responded to a fuel leak on U.S. 23 near Abbott mountain.
absolutely phenomenal."
Sunrise is an executive
course, with 10 par 4s and eight
par 3s - a 3,837-yard, par-64
layout.
Gosch has an 11 handicap at
Sunrise and a 17 handicap otherwise. The retired auto dealership
owner shot a 90 at the par-72
Thunderbird Country Club on
Thursday - a fairly typical day
on the links.
"I get a 7, then I get a par," he
said with a laugh.
Previously, Gosch had one
hole in one - on the 116-yard,
par-3 second hole at Sunrise
nearly two years ago.
Five years ago:
Nineteen European nations
signed a treaty in Paris opposing
human cloning. Linda Tripp provided Independent Counsel
Kenneth Starr's office with
taped conversations between
herself and former White House
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The United States intensified
its anti-terror campaign in eastern Afghanistan, dropping
bombs on suspected al-Qaida
and Taliban hideouts. Michelle
K wan won her fifth successive
U.S.
Figure
Skating -.
Championships crown and sixth
overall. Former Secretary of
State Cyrus R. Vance died in
New York at age 84.
Today's Birthdays:
Actress Luise Rainer is 93.
Fonner South African President
P.W. Botha is 87. Country singer
Ray Price is 77. Singer Ruth
Brown is 75. Singer Glenn
Yarborough is 73. The Amazing
Kreskin is 68. Country singer
William Lee Golden (The Oak
Ridge Boys) is 64. Former
heavyweight boxing champion
Joe Frazier is 59. Singer-musician George Duke is 57. Rock
musician Cynthia Robinson (Sly
and the Family Stone) is 57.
Actor Anthony Andrews is 55.
Movie director Wayne Wang is
54. Political commentator Rush
Limbaugh is 52. Actress Kirstie
Alley is 52. Country singer
Ricky Van Shelton is 51 . Radio
personality Howard Stem is 49.
Rock musician Tom Ardolino
(NRBQ) is 46. Rock musician
Charlie Gillingham (Counting
Crows) is 43. Actor Oliver Platt
is 43. Rock singer Rob Zombie
is 37. Rapper TBird (B-Rock
and the Bizz) is 36. Modelactress Vendela is 36. Actress
Farrah Forke is 35. Rock singer
Zack de la Rocha is 33. Rapper
Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan) is 33.
Singer Dan Haseltine (Jars of
Clay) is 30. Rock musician Matt
Wong (Reel Big Fish) is 30.
Singer Melanie Chisholm (Spice
Girls) is 29. Actor Andrew
Lawrence is 15.
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Thought for Today:
"Being young is a fault which
improves daily." - Swedish
proverb.
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12, 2003 • A3
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•
Appalachian region - including Pennsylvania's two poorest.
Fayette and Greene - will be
upgraded from distressed status to
transitional in the 2004 fiscal year,
which begins Oct. 1. The decision
to do so was made last fall by the
Appalachian
Regional
Commission. a joint federal-state
panel based in Washington, which
sets what even it describes as
extremely tough economic standard'> for counties to meet in order
to qualify as a top funding priority.
Only two Appalachian counties
- Webster County, Miss., and
Gnmdy County, Tenn. - will be
downgraded from transitional to
distressed status.
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"A home is not any good to you
if it's sitting in two pieces," said
Patton.
Patton said that the company
did eventually return to put the
home together, but failed to deliver other items agreed to in the contract, including a 35-inch television and a central air/heat system.
The Rogerses are seeking damages in the full amount of the purchase price of the mobile home
and attorney fees or requesting that
the defendant be compelled to
adhere to the contract.
Representatives of White
Mobile Homes did not return a
phone call seeking comment, but
one representative did say that the
company had fulfilled all of its
promises.
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The ARC provides "glue
money'' - supplemental funding
to help local communities meet
state matching dollars for projects
like job training. health clinics,
building roads and water and
sewer lines. and providmg highspeed Internet access in rural
areas.
By Jaw, half of all ARC funding
must go to distressed counties and
areas. This year, ARC meted out
$66 million to the 410 counties
that make up the swath of
Appalachia that stretches from
New York to Mississippi. But at
lea~t half- $33 million- went
directly to the 118 counties currently classified as distressed.
The remaining 292 counties
had to fight it out for the leftovers,
handed out by the discretion of the
14 members that sit on the ARCthe governors of the 13
Appalachian states and one representative of the federal government.
ARC spokesman
Duane
DeBruyne said the upgrading of
the 32 counties to come off the distressed list reflects a bright shift,
even if slight, in their economic
forecasts.
"This is good news for the
region," DeBruyne said. "The job
clearly is not done: these counties
are clearly still significantly distressed. There are still challenges.
But we are making progress."
But local economic officials in
Appalachia were shocked to hear
their counties were no longer considered distressed -or eligible for
the exclusive funding.
In Cherokee County, N.C., two
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model Dodge Caravan driven by
Turkey Creek resident Homer P.
Preece, 58. heading south on 23
while attempting to turn.
"From the reports I have right
., now. the van had the right-ofway and she (Hicks) ran the red
light and was struck," Caudill
said on Friday.
Caudill said police are currently investigating the possibility that Hicks could have been
under the influence of drugs at
the time of the accident.
According to Caudill, Preece
was traveling wtth one t>assenger, his son, '33-year-old Brian
Preece, at the time of the accident.
Hicks and her passengers
were transported to Our Lady of
" the Way Hospital in nearby
Martin shortly after the wreck
with what Caudill said appeared
to be minor injuries.
"They were all complaining
of multiple injuries," said
Caudill. "All of them were complaining with back injuries, but
they just looked like they had
some cuts and scratches, but
nothing major," Caudill said.
According to Our Lady of the
Way
spokeswoman
Neva
Francis, the three were admitted
and released the following day.
•
Homer and Brian Preece were
also taken to Our Lady of The
Way Hospital were they were
treated for injuries and released.
Debris from the crash scattered across the Allen intersection Thursday evening included
the mangled front bumper of
Hicks' Cavalier.
The bumper, according to
Caudill, was torn off the vehicle
at the point of impact and
skipped across U.S. 23 into the
path of Lexington resident
Timothy Howard's 2000 Ford
van.
Howard, 42, works for a local
food service company and is
currently hving at Mousie,
Caudill said.
Caudill
characterized
Howard as a victim of bad timing who just happenet. to be
traveling that section of U.S. 23
at the time of the accident.
"You were just in the wrong
place at the wrong ttme," Caudill
told Howard after the accident
Thursday evening.
Howard, whose vehicle was
relati\ely undamaged by the
crash debris, left the scene without injury.
Kentucky State Police, the
Allen Fire Department, District
1 Constable Brandon Spencer
and members of Kentucky
Vehicle Enforcement assisted
the sheriff's department at the
scene of the accident.
Craft declared
unfit for trial
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- A man
charged with theft by unlawful
taking for allegedly stealing an
automobile will have those
charges dismissed after Judge
John David Caudill ruled that he
would not be competent to stand
trial.
Robert Lee Craft, 25,
appeared for motion hour in
Floyd Circuit Court on Friday on
the June 6, 200 I, charge of taking a vehicle belonging to
Michael Boyd.
Caudill began by asking Craft
• about his religious beliefs, to
which Caudill replied "triplefied
God clarification on clutch."
When asked if he could explain
what it consisted of, Craft said
that he could not.
Harolyn Howard, attorney for
Craft, told Judge Caudill that she
believed that he could never be
deemed competent to stand trial
based on psychiatric evaluations
from the Kentucky Correctional
Psychiatric Center.
·'He has been going to KCPC
where he regains competency
for a short while, but when he
comes back he loses it again,"
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Howard said.
Judge Caudill ruled that he
did not believe that Craft would
ever be competent to stand trial
and told Craft that they were
going to get him some help.
Assistant Commonwealth's
Attorney Wayne Taylor said that
it was the prosecution's intent to
get involuntary hospitalization
for craft in order to help him.
"This case has been going for
two years and there hasn't even
been a pretnal because he is not
competent," Taylor said.
bluejeans companies and a furniture factory shuttered their planLc;
within the last several years, eliminating 2,000 jobs just as the 200 l
recession hit. A third of those jobs
have since been regained, said
Cherokee County economic development director Bill Forsyth, but
mostly in retail employment that
offer neither health benefit<> nor
enough pay to support a family.
The county previously has put
ARC funding into its community
centers, Forsyth said.
"We are among the most distressed counties in North Carolina,
as far as the state's concerned,"
Forsyth said. "Things have definitely gotten worse. Our situation
started going downhill in I999 but
has continued to slide."
To qualify as distressed, coun-
Violence
at which time a $20,000 cash
bond was set.
According to a domestic violence order file, James Blair
received six months from Family
Court Judge Julie Paxton after a
contempt of a domestic violence
order hearing, where evidence
shown there was a violation. The
criminal charges will be pursued
in Floyd District Court.
Paxton said that since legislation was passed in 1984 to deal
with domestic violence, the system has been "fme tuning·· and
evidence shows that the attempts
have resulted in a more
"informed" public.
"Everybody is more aware of
the realities of domestic violence,
so everyone takes it more seriously," said Paxton.
A victim's advocate for Big
Sandy Family Abuse Center,
Helen Bowen, who has been dealing with domestic violence victims for years, said that she could
see a difference in women and
attributed it to education awareness from the court system, victim
advocates, and other human service agencies.
Commending the court system
and Judge Paxton's dedication,
Bowen pointed out that the more
is estimated at 12.4 percent.
to make it a little more difficult to
TJID Marema, programs direc- get some of these loans, and partor for the Center for Rural ticipate in some of these programs.
Strategies in Whitesburg, Ky., We're just going to have to work
questions whether the numbers harder."
reflect-or dictate -the accurate
At least one Greene County
story of Appalachia's economy.
coal mine recently shut down,
"It's very true that counties can stranding 350 employees, and two
move off distressed rolls due to others are teetering on the brink of
factors that are not about improve- closing. An Ames department
ment, but actually about decline," store, a Shop&Save grocery and a
Marema said. "Per capita income Dollar Mart also have gone out of
can go up when people fmally get business, laying off close to 100
up and leave. People can get off people, said Ann Dugan, executive
unemployment when what they're director of the Institute of
really doing is concluding that Entrepreneurial Excellence at the
there's no chance of getting work, University of Pittsburgh, who has
and giving up."
been trying to lure new employers
Few doubt that the face of to Greene County.
Appalachia as a whole has
"Greene County has a lot of
improved since the ARC was cre- challenges," Dugan said. "I don't
ated in 1965 by President Lyndon see where there ha<> been a lot of
B. Johnson, who declared his War diversification in the economy to
on Poverty from the porch of a absorb the jobs that will be lost
Kentucky shanty. Seven-eighths of
"Losing the distressed (status)
Pennsylvania - the entire state is not a good thing," Dugan said.
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except Philadelphia and its most
awareness brought to the issue, the upscale suburbs - was then desmore protection for women and ignated as Appalachia by the fedmen. Although ego will often pre- eral goverrunent. Today, Fayette
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vent an abused man from publiciz- and Greene counties are the last
ing the incidents, Bowen said that two considered to be severely dis- trafficking and one charge of
third-degree, was originally free
they are sometimes victims and tressed.
Greene County officials hope on a $25,000 property bond. The
abuse shelters are available for
their economic upgrade will con- court was informed that the propthem as well as for women.
The Family Abuse Center vince businesses that it is safe to erty that was posted for the bond
offers shelter to women in the area relocate there - even as they was actually under mortgage.
and holds health fairs to educate worry about losing the earmarked Judge John David Caudill ruled
the public. They have a 24-hour aid. "Certainly things are starting that the bond could not be
crisis line, (800) 649-6605 or to happen. It's just a long process," accepted and Hoover was taken
(606) 886-6025, and have trained, said county Commissioner Dave into custody until 10 percent of
state-certified professionals on call Coder. "In certain ways, it's going the $25,000 bond could be paid.
to assist victims and their children.
With such resources and education available, Bowen said, 'They
are not afraid to take the first step."
Bowen said that victims are
often repeatedly told things such
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ties must exceed national poverty
and unemployment mtes by 150
percent, and fall short of the
national per capita income by 66
percent or less.
Fayette County, Pa., for example, met two of the three prongs for
2004.
Its estimated unemployment
rate is projected at 6.7 percent, or
157.2 percent of the national average. The national unemployment
rate is 4.3 percent. Meanwhile, the
county's per capita income is
$15,919 - 62 percent of the
national $25,676 average.
But Fayette County's poverty
rate failed, if barely, to meet the
required threshold. Its poverty rate
is projected at 18 percent for 2004
-or 145.5 percent of the national
average. The national poverty rate
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JACKSON - If the first
three months of weather in 2003
are the same as the weather in
2002, then the area should prepare for some significant
inclement conditions.
According to the National
Weather Service. in Jackson,
January 2002 was active as far
as snowstorms go. At least three
significant snows occurred in
January, with the first storm
bringing in 4-to-1 0 inches
reported
across
Eastern
Kentucky. The second storm saw
4-to-7 inches of snowfall just
south of the Mountain Parkway.
The third storm was a wintery
mix that accumulated 4-to-6
inches of snow. The end of
.
January saw the ftrst widespread
flash flooding across the region.
February saw Jess snow, with
4-to-10 inches falling in Letcher,
Jackson, Breathitt and Owsley
Counties.
March was another active
month as successive waves of
low pressure brought heavy
rains to the area. Perry County
sustained over $300,000 in damage from flooding caused by the
heavy precipitation. The last
round of heavy rain brought
flooding to the Licking River
which caused $500.000 in damage in Rowan and Fleming
Counties.
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above normal temperatures and
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Against the wall
The new General Assembly has been sworn and
now will go home until early February when legislators return for the only real business they must
do in this session - enact the budget the old
General Assembly could not pass in two attempts
last year.
In fact, to underscore the seriousness and
urgency of that responsibility, Democratic and
Republican leaders in both chambers should agree
on one thing, that no legislation will pass both
houses and be sent to the governor until a budget
is crafted that can pass both chambers. And Gov.
Paul Patton should make it known that he will not
sign any legislation until that budget is on its way
for his signature.
The state is facing the most serious financing
crisis in decades. Without new sources of revenue,
the existing spending plan Patton is now operating
government agencies under will have to be slashed
by $509 million before June 30, 2004, and perhaps
even more if the state's economy continues to falter.
While legislators in both parties continue muttering generalities about "cutting spending" before
raising taxes, they are never ready to spell out
exactly where they want the cuts made. Personal
service contracts? OK, which ones and how much?
Personnel? Fine, who and where?
The fact is often overlooked that state government spending has been cut by about $1 billion
from 2000 to 2002. The pain of those cuts was
lessened by using the state's Rainy Day Fund and
other sources of money, and so far education kindergarten through graduate school - has been
spared.
Not anymore.
So when senators and representatives continue
insisting that more cuts must be made before taxes
are raised, they must explain why schoolteachers
must be laid off while Kentucky smokers continue
to pay pennies in state taxes for their cigarettes. Or
why Medicaid services must be curtailed while the
people of Indiana, Illinois and Missouri enjoy the
taxes derived from hundreds of millions of gambling dollars spent in those states by Kentuckians
every year.
That's a lot of explaining to do, and only 30-odd
days to do it.
-The State Journal, Frankfort
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press is not an end
in itself but a means
to the end of
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-Jim 'Da v i d s o n - - - - - - - - - - - - -
How to change
human nature
Several years ago I met a wonderful
man by the name of Winston K.
Pendleton, who lives in Windermere,
Fla. "Win," as his friends call him, has
written over 20 books, a newspaper column and for many years was a much
sought after public speaker. The reason
I'm sharing this with you is because
Win has helped me so much that I consider him to be my mentor.
While you probably have never heard
of this man, I believe it's important to
pay tribute to those individuals who
have helped us along the way. It's possible to become highly successful in this
country without a lot of formal education, but no person ever achieves success without the help of others.
As I said earlier, Win is my mentor
and one of my favorite stories that I've
heard him tell is about a man who
worked for a lumber yard. It seems that
this man had worked there for about 25
years and during this period of time
whenever he needed some lumber for a
project at home or to help a neighbor, he
would just take it without paying for it.
Well, one night during a revival service at his church, this man got saved
and soon thereafter, his conscience
began to bother him. He said to himself,
"Oh, Lord, what am J going to do?"
Then he remembered that the Catholic
Church has a confessional booth where
you can go and confess your sins to a
priest and never be seen.
Well, this seemed like the right thing
to do, so he made the necessary arrangements and went into the booth and confessed. When he finished, he said to the
priest, "Father, is that all there is to it?"
The priest said, "No, you
can't get off quite that
easy. Did you ever make
a novena?" The man
thought for a moment and
then said, "No, but if
you've got the plans, I
know where I can get the
lumber."
While this is not a true
story, it certainly makes a
very valid point.
Permanent change in our
nature, even after we have
been saved, is not easy. A person who is
inwardly a crook is just waiting on
another chance to steal.
As it relates to what I am saying,
have you ever really thought about the
word "nature?" Our nature, according to
the dictionary is "the intrinsic or inherent character of a person or thing." In
other words, it's our natural instincts we
are born with. A good example is that a
baby cries when he or she gets hungry.
You may not agree, but as a
Christian, I believe because of the fall of
Adam in the Garden of Eden, man was
eternally sentenced to a nature of sin.
It's just "human nature" to lie, to cheat,
to steal, to commit adultery, to lust or to
fight back and try to get even when
someone has wronged us. The way to
change human nature can be found in
the Bible where it is recorded in II
Corinthians 5: 17 "Therefore if any man
is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old
things passed away, behold, new things
have come."
Of course, our environment also has a great impact
on our lives. Children who
are taught character values by
adults who set a good example have tremendous advantages over those who are not.
In recent years, psychologists
have determined that a person's attitudes and character
values are pretty well established at a very early age.
So, back to my statement,
"Permanent change in our nature is not
easy." This is the reason a person can
have all kinds of educational credentials
but still wind up in prison if they lack
character and integrity. Hopefully you
will give some thought to what I'm saying here because, depending on your
needs, it could make a wonderful difference in your life.
Jim Davidson is a motivational
speaker and syndicated columnist. You
may contact him at 2 Bentley Drive,
Conway, AR 72034.
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There are few things more misleadingly named than the sports utility vehicle, which is neither sporty nor particularly utilitarian.
Oh, it's advertised as useful, I'll grant
you that. And maybe it is, if you live in
a remote mountain village where you
occasionally have to drive over a rockstrewn field in bad weather to get where
you're going. But most of the people
who do things like that wouldn't be
caught sober in one of the modem,
fancy-schmansy SUVs, with the soft
ride and the leather seats and cup-holders. (Real mountain people drive pickup
trucks with a gun-rack in back of their
heads.)
No, SUVs are bought, for the most
part, by city folk, many of them suburban mothers who use them to cart kids
around, with side trips to the supermarket. They claim that they buy them
because they are:
l. Roomy (for the kids, you know)
2. Safe (don't want to be out there in
a tin can)
3. Able to travel in inclement weather
(because of the four-wheel drive so
many of them have)
Which would be fine, except that
none of those things is true. By the numbers:
l. Even the biggest SUVs (and there
are some monsters) don't have any more
passenger room than, say, a full-sized
minivan, which costs thousands of dollars less and is easier to park.
2. SUVs have the distinction of being
both more dangerou~ to themselves and
more dangerous to other cars than other
vehicles. Because of
their high center of
gravity, they have a distressing tendency to roll
over and their fatality
rates are higher than
traditional vehicles (6
percent higher on the
average; 8 percent in
the bigger models).
However, because of
their huge size, in a collision with a normalsized car, they are more
apt to kill the occupants
of the other vehicle. A Chevy Tahoe, for
example, kills 122 people for every 1
million models on the road, while a
Honda Accord kills only 21. This what's
known as a lose/lose situation.
3. Inclement weather? Don't make
me laugh. People with SUVs think
inclement weather is when you can't
play golf. For the occasional snowy day
in most areas there are better ways to get
around. SUVs are not the only fourwheel drive vehicles around anymore.
after all. There are cars with all- and
four-wheel drive that are superior in
every way to your average SUV.
Every way except one.
You can't bull) other vehicles with a
car the way you l • with an SUV. And
that's what the extraordinary popularity
of the SUV is about - bullying.
Keith Bradsher, a "New York Times"
reporter who been waging a crusade
against SUVs for years now, has just
published a book, "High and Mighty,"
which documents the case against the
vehicle.
In it he quotes market researchers
who have found that the SUV craze is
"about not Jetting anything get in your
way and at the extreme, about intimidating others to get out of your
way."
SUV buyers, the
researchers say, tend to be
"insecure and vain ....often
lack confidence in their driving skills ... [and] ... are apt
to be self-centered and selfabsorbed, with little interest
in neighbors and communities."
Does that sound familiar
or what? Picture the typical
SUV driver- the beady,
close-set eyes of a serial
killer set above a snarl that could curdle
a latte. And that's just the women. The
men are worse. Think of Hitler's Panzer
divisions invading Poland.
On top of every else, these behemoths handle badly, get lousy gas
mileage, are exempt from the safety
standards that regular cars have to meet
and don't have to pay the luxury tax that
similarly priced cars have to pay. (It's
called campaign contributions.)
Let's face it, they are an unmitigated
disaster; assault rifles with power steering. If a terrorist country were trying to
do to us what the SUV is doing, we'd be
bombing it by now.
Yet the SUV has become the backbone of the American auto industry, and,
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THE F LOYD C OUNTY T IMES
2003· AS
Faith Extra
•
Floyd County
Ministerial Association
begins new column
by PASTOR STEVE PESCOSOUOO
PRESIDENT,
I~
Starting this Sunday, Jan.
12, we will take up the offer
of The Floyd County Tunes
for a weekly column written
by the members of the Floyd
County Ministerial
Association.
Human needs are well
known. particularly for food.
clothing and shelter. We also
certainly long for belonging,
learning and purpose. But,
perhaps even before all other
needs, there is the need in tbe
hurnw soul, f<>r God. We
h~mger to know and be
known by OUf Cfeator. Down
deep we hunger to return to
the way it was. The way it
was in the Garden.
1 hope you will find help·
ful insights and answers in
these columns. The members
of the Association believe
that God has truly revealed
Himself in Jesus Christ. Jesus
became a man, not to condemn, but to save. He came
FCMA
to rescue the burdened, the
wayward and even the stubborn.
As this new year begins.
we bear of concerns in our
country and in tbe world chemical warfare~ biological
warfare. drug wars and
domestic battles. There is
help in the Kingdom of God.
There is spiritual refuge and
belonging in the Church of
JestJs. Please know that our
Creator J,las ootf:orsaken us.
He has come «>:us in W,~ per~
son of 1~U$' ~ti~•.H;~ h'a$
come to help,<ll~One way ttre!J;!t:oyd
County Minil:iterlal
Association is!reachingout to
our community is through a
City-Wide Youth JDilli$try.
Our ftrst <;O}Ul'.finfeamres a
word from TraVis Risner
about an event ,next S unday
evening.
May you experience Jesus
Christ all year!
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by JAY LINDSAY
to parish.
Priests were demoralized by
their colleagues' misconduct
BOSTON - To the Rev. and the hierarchy's mishandling
Robert Bullock, the lesson of the of the cases. But they also worclerical sex abuse crisis that ried about false accusations, and
began in his own Boston the forum spoke out when Law
Archdiocese is simple - priests seemed cool to their concerns.
cannot risk remaining silent and
Some labeled them rebels
after 58 priests, including memsubservient.
"Crimes were committed in bers of the forum, signed a letter
our parishes by our brother calling for Law to step down
priests," says Bullock, a co- days before he tendered his resfounder of the Boston Priests ignation to the pope Dec. 13.
Forum. "What made us so pasPriests take a vow of obedisive, so supine. so unwilling to ence to their bishop, and distake risks?"
putes between clergymen and
"We can't be that way again," prelates are usually settled prihe says. "Those things are going vately. The priests' public effort
to happen again. We can't be to oust the cardinal was
complicit."
unprecedented.
Already credited by some
Even with Law's resignation,
with playing a role in the resig- the archdiocese still faces more
nation of Cardinal Bernard Law than 400 lawsuits filed by
as Boston archbishop, Bullock alleged victims of abuse, which
and others in the group hope the the archdiocese has pledged to
forum grows to combat the settle, and the release of more
secrecy at the heart of the sex documents on problem priests.
In the past couple of months
abuse problem among the cleralone, more than 11 ,000 pages
gy.
Some priests see the mere of archdiocese personnel ftles
existence of a group of priests on more than 80 priests were
independent of the archdiocese released, detailing a range of
as divisive. The Rev. Joseph allegations, from a priest who
Hennessey said the forum can beat up his housekeeper to
best serve the archdiocese "by another who seduced young
girls studying to become nuns
disbanding."
A forum leader, the Rev. John by telling them he was the "secMcGinty, compares the group's ond coming of Christ."
future to the development of a
McGinty said fulfilling pastoral duties in the midst of crisis
precious stone.
"The pressure either makes it remains priests' chief concern,
leaving little time for them to
or breaks it," he said.
T he forum's start was reflect on what their new voice
innocuous enough three now means.
Forum
leaders
have
priests meeting for dinner in
September 2001 to hash out expressed a willingness to work
everyday concerns such as lone- with Bishop Richard Lennon,
liness and overwork. But the the archdiocese's interim leader,
hunger for fellowship was though no meeting has been set.
sharp, and the group grew to A spokeswoman for the archdioaround 50 by the end of that cese declined to comment.
year, just before the sex abuse
The forum adopted a constitution in November, establishing
scandal broke.
Law became the lightning a registered membership and an
rod of dissent among parish- executive board, which will be
ioners and alleged victims for elected sometime early this year.
shifting priests accused of
Stephen Pope, chairman of
molesting children from parish the theology department at
Boston College, said the forum
must include a broader range of
ages, theologies and geographic
areas to combat the perception
• Continued from p4
that it is liberal or controlled by
as such, is with us forever or a few prominent priests. At the
until the gasoline runs out, same time, it must work to keep
a broad base unified.
whichever comes first.
"T he last thing you want to
Happy New Year.
do is create more splinter
Donald Kaul recently retired as groups," he said.
Hennessey, a priest at St.
Washington columnist for the
"Des Moines Register." He has Joseph Church in Kingston,
contends that the Boston Priests
covered the foolishness in our
Forum doesn't represent the
nations capital for 29 years,
majority of archdiocesan priests,
winning a number of modestly
either
numerically or in what he
coveted awards along the way.
said is a liberal theological bent.
For more information, email:
The forum estimates it has 250
donaldkaul@aol.com.
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Momen t
Thev're our onlv hope, so
whv not start acting like it;J
by TRAVIS R. RISNER
Youth Pastor
PRESTONSBURG FIRST CHURCH
OF GOO
My mmd is constantly amazed
at how it seems we treat our youth
of today. I go in churches and it
seems like around here we just
want to push our youth out into
the streets and let them fmd their
own salvations. Being a youth
pastor I am constantly angered by
our actions as a church to the
youth group. It seems that youth
are just looked at as an inconvenience or maybe like they are just
at church to be loud and annoying.
But let me pose this question:
If we ignore our youth today. then
where is the church of tomorrow'?
After all if the church doesn't welcome them, someone else will.
I think that as Christians and as
churches we need to have our
resources and ministry pointed
toward not onl) adults but to our
youth. Our youth are at the bottom of the ministry list. We can
fund the adult activities and outreaches, but when it comes to the
youth ministry we leave it at the
bottom of the list. We as a church
Odds
8 Continued from p2
Moore on Aug. 16, 2000, in the
rniddJe of evening services after
neighbors complained that amplified services were too loud.
Moore was charged with disorderly conduct, but the case was
never prosecuted.
Boston Priests Forum leaders want
clergy to speak out against abuse
ASSOCIATED PRESS
n
of the archdiocese's 550 active
priests as members.
Hennessey said the group
duplicates the work of the
Presbyteral Council, an elected
body of priests within the archdiocese which can voice concerns, and has set up an "us vs.
them" mentality by establishing
itself independently.
"The church is like a famil],"
he said. "Families settle things
... face to face. The church is not
Ward 16 polit1cs. The church is
not the union hall."
The Rev. Paul Kilroy, a
forum founder. said canon law
gives priests the right to form
their own groups, adding that
the forum must play an important role as the archdiocese
moves forward.
"We have to get out of the
bunker mentality," Kilroy said.
"We have to get out of the secrecy."
Raucci's lawyer, Michael
Farrell. called Wednesday's verdict
a '·complete \ indicat1on" of his
chent and the West Haven pohce
department.
"It has been a long struggle, and
Paul Raucci ha-; been wrong!)
accused for the past two yean;."
said Farrell. ·The jul) has
removed this cloud from his
record, and this exonerates the
police department.''
Police alleged that Moore disregarded warnings to tum down the
sound system inside the church
and grabbed Raucci's ann during a
confrontation.
Police said when Raucci moved
to arrest Moore, Moore resisted
vigorously, and other parishioners
started to punch and kick Raucci.
One parishioner jumped on the
officer's back. police said.
m:1.·d to wake up and smell the
coffee , so to speak. and stan caring for our young people. because
if we don't then the church of
tomorrow is gone.
With this in mind it gives me
great pleasure to introduce the
flo)d
Count!)
Ministerial
Association's newest ministr).
The J'CMA feels such a burden
for our youth of Prestonsburg and
Flo}d County that we are starting
a Community Youth Group.
This will be a monthly meeting
for the youth of our area to come
to. It will be non-denominational
and we would hke to ill\ ite all the
young people to come to our first
sen. ice at the Hrst Presbyterian
Church in Prestonsburg on
January 19 at 7:00pm in the fel
lowship hall. 'This is a time for our
youth to get together and enjoy
food. games. and just hang out
with each other in a Christian
atmosphere.
Bill would create
animal torture crime
The Associated Press
1-'RANKFORT - Torturing
cats and dogs would be a felony
under a bill filed in the Kentuck)
Senate.
Kentuck) has no specific law
on animal torture. At most,
offenders can be charged with
cruelty to animals, a misdemeanor.
'llte bill sponsor. Republican
Sen.
Tom
Buford
of
Nicholasvtlle. said it was narrowly drafted and intentionally
so.
The bill exempts hunters,
trappers, food processors, veterinarians and people who train
dogs and cats for showing. It also
exempts lab animals and the cosmetiC clipping and bobbing of
ears and tails. In addition, it
applies only to dogs and cats.
'Tm not taking on camels,
ostnches. roosters and chickens,"
Buford said in an interview. "I
cannot put all animals in this and
get it passed. l'm being realistic.
... Even animals for research are
not being touched b,Y this. much
as r d like to..,
Buford said the bill is aimed
at people who deliberately inflict
pain on dogs and cats. He said
pan of the impetus for the bill
was the shooting of stray dogs at
the animal shelter in Henry
County - shootings that were
captured on videotape.
If the bill becomes law. animal torture would be a Class 0
felony, punishable by one to five
years in prison upon conviction.
Obituary
Carrie Harvel
Carrie
Harvel.
90,
of
Jamestown, Ohio, passed away
on Thursday. January 9. 2003, at
the Miami Valley Hospital.
She was born April 22, 19 I 2,
in Pike County, the daughter of
Alvin and Lora Conley.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; her husband,
Thurman Harvel; and two sons,
Bill and Bobby Harvel.
She is survived by her daughters, Marie (Milton) Haase of
Beavercreek, and Ethel (Evan)
Slone of Jamestown; grandchildren, Lora and Tom Wolf, Tony
and Brenda Stone, Barry and
Susan Stone, Scott and Charlotte
Haase, Chris and Juanita Harvel;
great-grandchildren.
Chnstopher. Christy, Sarah,
Shavon, Brian, Lisa and
Stephanie.
The family thanks all of the
doctors at Beavercreek Family
P hysicians, and the staff at
M iami Valley Neurosciences
unit 4W Southwest, for their
compassion and support.
Funeral services will be held
at the Burke Funeral Home,
Prestonsburg,
on
Sunday,
January 12, at II a.m.
Burial will be in the Tram
Community Cemetery.
Visitation was held on Friday,
January lOth at McColaugh
Funeral Home, Xen1a, Ohio.
(Paid obitullf) )
Top Round Buffalo Carted on tbe Line; Dry Gulch Buffalo Steu,~vitb
Vegetables; Cbucktl'agon Meatloafu ith Bunkbouse Sauce; Fried Cbicken;
Catfish ll'itb !Iusbpuppies: and Big Skr Buffalo Chili; Vegetables include:
CountJ)' S(vle Fried Potatoes· Crou•der Peas witb Bacon; Seasoned Steamed
Cabbage; Com on tbe Cob: 7umip Greens zl'ith Ham hocks; and Sante Fe'
Green Beans. Desserts include: a uariety ofFruit and Cream Pies: Banana
Pudding; and A'sorted Fruit Cobblers. Breads include lv!e.,tican Com Bread
and Kentuckl' Style Cornbread and Rolfs.
SERVING nME: 4 P.M. TO 8 P.M.
ADULTS: $15.95, CHILDREN AGE 12 AND UNDER: $7.95
ACTIVITIES:
6 a.m.- ELK TOUR: Let's go exploring for elk. This trip may be early. but the v1ew1ng time
for elk occurs in the morning hours. there is a cost of $10.00 per person for the trip. Pre·
registration is required! Please sign up early by calling the park naturalist at (606) 886·2711
or email at rvanover@setel.com
6 p.m.- ROB McNURLIN IN CONCERT: The cowboy singer 1s backl EnJOY the rich pleas·
ant vocals of this talented entertainer. Everyone. young and old. enjoys the music of Rob
McNurlin.
7 p.m.- JEFF HATMAKER: Jeff explores the music, religion, and dance of the Cherokee
India n Nation. Jeff will be in Chief Cherokee attire and will provide music and dance
demonstrations in h1s program.
8 p.m. - SQUARE, FOLK & COUNTRY LINE DANCING: Kick up your heels with some
dancing in Meeting Room 113. No experience necessary as all dances are easy and will be
taught.
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T HE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
Floyd County
January 6. under the direction
of Craig K. Kempf Funeral
Home.
Bill) Ray Booth, 61. of
Ypsi la nti Twp.. Michigan,
nath c o f Floyd County, died
Saturda) . Januaf) 4, at St.
Joseph Mercy Hospital, following an extended illness. Funeral
services
were
conducted,
Tuesday, January 7. under the
direction of Stark Funeral
Sen ice
Mo ore
Memorial
Chapel. in Ypsilanti.
Alvin
Hurd.
87.
of
Prestonsburg, died Wednesday,
January 8. at the Highland
Regional Medical Center in
Prestonsburg, after an extended
illness. Funeral services were
conducted Friday. January I 0,
under the direction of Burke
Funeral Home.
Earnest Hall. 81. of Hi Hat,
died Saturday. January 4. in the
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, Prestonsburg. He ts survived by his wife, Dorothy
Hall. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday, January 7,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
Margie Mullins Isaac. 73. of
Hamlet, North Carolina. formerly of Wheel\vright, died
Monday, January 6. at the Sand
Hills
Regional
Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday. Januar) II. under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Jonathan Ha ll , 36, of
McDo\\ e ll.
died
Sunday.
Januar) 5, following injuries
sustained in an automobile
accident. Funeral services were
conducted Thursday, January 9,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Lillie (Nanny) Jarrell, 88. of
Dwale, died Friday. January 3.
at the Prestonsburg Health
Care. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday, January 7,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
James "Jimmy" Reynolds,
52, of Prestonsburg, died
Tuesda). J anuar) 7. at the
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, Prestonsburg. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Thursda). January 9. under the
direction of Hall Funeral Home.
Alfreda M. Halstead, 88, of
Louisville, native of Betsy
Layne. died Saturday. January
4, at C hristian Health Center.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, January 8, at the
Prestonsburg Christian Church,
under the dire ction of O.D.
White and Son Funeral Home.
Abe
Sparks,
76,
of
Prestonsburg, died Tuesday,
January I 0, at the Highlands
Regional
Medical
Center,
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
will be co nducted Sunday.
January 12, II a.m., under the
direction of J\elson-Frazier
Sue (Goodman) Hamilton.
78, of Marshall, Michigan,
native of E mma, died at her
home o n Thursday night,
Januar) 2. Funeral services
\\-ere
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Garner. died Thursday. Januar)
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Regional Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Polly Jean
Johnson Jacobs. Funeral scr
vices were conducted Sunday.
January 12, under the direction
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, Hindman.
Dollie Hayes, 80. of Mou~ie,
died Friday. January 3, at the
Hazard ARMC Funeral scr
vices were conducted Monday.
January 6, under the direction
of I Iindman Funeral Services.
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Brian Edwin Moore, 39, of
Mousie,
died Wednesday,
January 8. at his residence. He
is survived by his wife. Zelia S.
Moore. Funeral services will be
conducted Sunday. January 12.
2 p.m., at Young Funeral Home,
Louisa.
J.D.
Mosley,
50, of
Hindman, died Friday, January
3. at the Hazard Appalachian
Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Elesha Renee
Hensley Mosie). Funeral services were conducted Tucsda) ,
January 7. under the direction
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
Dennis Short, 50. of Garner.
died Saturday. January 4, at his
residence. Funeral services
were
conducted
Tuesday,
Januaf) 7. under the direction
of Hindman Funeral Services.
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Luther Adkins, 84, of
Hurricane
Creek,
died
Wednesday. January I, at the
Hazard Appalachian Regional
Hospital. He is survived by his
wife, Bonnie Adkins. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Saturday, January 4, under the
direction of Hall & Jones
Funeral Home.
William D ··Bill" Brickey,
r6ili::l.
Methodist Hospital. Funeral
arrangements are under the
direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
James E. Stapleton. 84. of
Federalsburg, Maryland, formerly of Elkhorn City, died
Monday, December 30, at his
home. Private services were
conducted at the FramptonHawkins-Eskow Funeral Home,
Federalsburg
Martin County
Methodist Hospital. He is survived b.> his wife, Emogene
Draughn Brickey. Funeral services were conducted Monday,
January 6, under the direction
of Bailey Funeral Home.
James Connors. 63, of Inez.
died Monday, December 30. at
Three Rivers Medical Center,
Louisa. Funeral services were
conducted Wednesday, January
I , under the direction of Phelps
and Son Funeral Home.
Amos Coleman, 89, of Paw
Paw. died Saturday, January 4,
at the Russell County Medical
Center in Russell County,
Virginia. He is survived by his
wife, Lillian Coleman. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Tuesday, January 7, under the
direction of Phelps Funeral
Services.
Elsie Fletcher, 85, of
Warfield, died Sunday, January
5. at Three Rivers Medical
Center, Louisa. Funeral services
were conducted Thursday,
January 9, under the direction
of Phelps and Son Funeral
Home.
Ray Coleman, 88, of
Pikevile. formerly of Belfry.
died Thursda), January 2. at
Pike\ ille Methodist Hospital.
Funerai services were conducted Sunday. January 5, under the
direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
Josephine Hall, 81, of
Powells Creek. died Sunday,
December 29, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Thursday. Januaf) 2. under the
direction of Justice Funeral
Home.
Kenneth King, 55, of
Pikeville,
died
Saturday,
January
4,
P ikeville
at
eel Tuesday, January 7, under
the direction of Phelps and Son
Funeral Home.
Susie Stroud, 98. of Crum,
West Virginia. died Wednesday,
January I. at Martin County
Health Care Facility. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Saturday, January 4, under the
direction
of
Richmond Callaham Puneral Home.
Ernestine Margaret Ward.
70. of Elkhorn City, died
Saturday. January 4, at Pikeville
Patsy Hall, 63, of Robinson
Creek, died Friday, January 3, at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
She is survived by her husband,
Claude Hall. Funeral services
were
conducted
Monday,
Januaf)· 6. under the direction
of Roberts Funeral Home.
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John C. Hinkle Jr., 84, of
Inez, died Friday, January 3. at
Three Rivers Medical Center.
Funeral services were conductted Monday, January 6, under
the direction of Inez Funeral
Chapel.
Lou Ann Montgomery, 67, of
Inez,
d ied
Wednesday,
December I 1, at the home of
her daughter. Funeral services
were
conducted
Friday,
December 13, under the direction of R ichmond-Callaham
Funeral Home.
John Henry Muncy. 41. of
Louisa, formerly of Pilgrim,
died Tuesday, December 31, at
Fort Gay, West Virginia.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, January 3, under the
direction of Phelps and Son
Funeral Home.
Lowell (Tom) Stepp. 59, of
Inez. died Saturday. January 4.
at Highlands Regional Medical
Center. He is survived by his
wife, Matilda Sartin Stepp.
Funeral services were conduct-
84. of Inez, died Frida)'. January
3, at Martin County Nursing
Home Facilit), Inez. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Sunday, January 5, under the
direction
of
RichmondCallaham Funeral Home.
Johnson County
David Clinton Belcher. died
Thursday, January 2, at U.K.
Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Monday,
January 6, under the direction
of Jones-Preston Funeral Home .
Nancy A. Lauffer, 71, died
Monday, January 6, at her
home. She is survived by her
husband, Harry B. Lauffer.
Private graveside services were
conducted Monday, January 6,
at Highland Memorial Park.
Geneva Meek.s, 85, of
Flatwoods, a Johnson County
native, died Saturday, January
4. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 7,
under the direction of Miller
Funeral Home.
Clyde \!loses "Moe" Ray, 67,
died Tuesday. December 31, at
Central Baptist Hospital in
Lexington. Funeral services
were conducted Friday, January
3, under the direction of JonesPreston Funeral Chapel.
Geneva Kestner Rice, 82, a
Johnson County native, died
Monday, December 30. She is
survived by her husband. James
Rice. Funeral services were
conducted Saturda) . January 4,
under
the
direction
of
Newcomer-Farley
Funeral
Home.
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Ladycats go on road, beat Shelby Valley
SPORTS EDITOR
ROBINSON CREEK - Betsy
Layne went on the road Thursday
night and scored win No. 9 of the
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AFC Championship aod NFC Championship
3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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photo by Steve
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BL continues winning ways
by STEVE LeMASTER
I lOIII
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season when it traveled to Pike
County and beat Shelby Valley, a
former region champion.
Betsy Layne, last season's
15th Region runner-up, after
beating rival Prestonsburg on
Tuesday night, had one day's rest
before playing and beating
Shelb) Valley 53-48.
Earlier 111 the week, Betsy
Layne head coach Cassandra
Akers had expressed some con-
BLACKCAT
Whitney
Lykens,
pictured In
action against
Prestonsburg
earlier In the
week, scored
131n Betsy
Layne's win
over Shelby
Valley.
cern about her team's consistency.
Thursday's night meeting
between the two 15th Region
schools saw Betsy Layne lead 117 at the end of the first quarter
and 26-20 at the half.
(See LADYCATS, page three)
H£. BASKETBALL.
WRESTLING
South Floyd 95,
Piarist 11
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
MARTIN - South Floyd traveled to the Piarist School Thursday
night and broke a three-game losing streak, rolling over the host
Lady Knights in much more than
convincing fashion, winning 9511.
photo by Tony McGuire
South Floyd coasted out to a
30-0 lead and led 50-2 at halftime.
Piarist with shooting woes and a
tough South Floyd defense to try
and overcome, managed just four
points in the third quarter and five
in the final period.
Ashley Johnson paced a balanced South Floyd scoring effort
with 20 points. Sharee Hopkins
finished with 13 points. Amanda
Johnson and Megan Ousley each
had 10 points.
Brandy Anderson chipped in
nine points for South Floyd.
Valerie King and Stephanie Skeens
Adam Tackett worked against the
Hazard defense In the first round of
the WYMT Mountain Classic.
Rockets
ground
South Floyd
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
(See PIARIST, page three)
HAZARD - Hazard's win over
South Floyd in the opening round of
the WYMT Mountain Classic ended
all hopes the Raiders had of repeating
as the tournament's top team. On
Thursday night, Rockcastle County
handed South Floyd its second loss in
the tournament. The Rockets, after
falling to Breathitt County in the first
round of this year's tourney, rebounded to beat South Floyd 71-54.
The Raiders dug a hole against
Rockcastle. The Rockets outscored
NAJA BASXETBALL
Prestonsburg junior wrestler Shawn Whitt (right) looked to gain advantage over a Grundy (Va.) grappler. Other
high school wrestling teams visited Prestonsburg for matches Wednesday.
ALC women's
team wins
second straight
The Prestonsburg
Junior Wrestling
Blackcats got
together for a group
photo Wednesday
night. Pictured In no
particular order are
sixth-graders Cody
Hamilton and Kevin
Burchett, fifth-grader Shane Johnson;
fourth-grader Randy
Reynolds; thirdgrader Zachary
Rowe; second-grader Andrew Hall and ·
Nicholas Rowe, a
young grappler who
has yet to enter
kindergarten.
(See RAIDERS, page three)
H.S. BASKETBALL
Paintsville
• looking for game
to fill schedule
by STEVE LeMASTER
Sizemore scores 12
in off the bench
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIPPA PASSES - The Alice
Lloyd women took the floor
Thursday night against the visiting
of
Virginia-Wise
University
women's basketball team looking
for its second win of the season.
Thanks in part to a strong perfor(See ALC, page three)
SPORTS EDITOR
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PAINTSVILLE- Paintsville High
School head coach David LeMaster is
looking for a game to fill an open date
in the fifth week of the 2003 season.
At press time, LeMaster had a couple
of options, with Kentucky Country
Day and Boyd County as possible
opponents.
Paintsville finished runner-up in
District Eight in 2002 after winning
Regron Four in 200 I.
Paintsville will have another district foe in the fall as Jenkins joins the
district after not playing a district
schedule this past season. Jenkins is
without a head coach following Todd
Neace's resignation after three seasons
at the helm of the program.
Drivers in favor of autograph control
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. NASCAR drivers on Thursday supported a proposed effort to limit autographs in the garage area, stressing the
importance of finding a way to clear
up the current congestion.
NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr.
has proposed outlawing autographs in
the garage except for the areas immediately around a driver's hauler and in
designated spots at specified times.
"We've got to educate the drivers
and the fans on what's appropriate and
what is not appropriate," Jeff Burton
www.vurommo®res.~om.
Game tftne is 9 p.m. EST
(8 p.m. CST) in Nashville.
,
(See DRIVERS, page three)
H$. FOOTBALL
Raiders ranked No. 24
Coach commends
players on
All-State honors
SPORTS EDITOR
tickets are $25 apiece and
can be putthased ~
the Commod<Jres~ websltet
them."
France said Winston Cup champions Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart both
support his proposal, which would
force the drivers to decline many autograph requests and blame it on the
BASKETBALL RANKINGS
by STEVE LeMASTER
.J..J!XINGTON - TiCketS $till
remain for UK's gme iQ
Nashville, Tenn., agaillst
Van.detbUt on Tuesday. The
said during testing at Daytona
International Speedway.
"There is no autograph etiquette,
there is no proper understanding of
what to do and when to do it and how
to do it," he said. "I think to get an
education process started, we've got to
make some rules and just stick to
Hl HAT- Prior to playing in this past
week's WYMT Mountain Classic, the
South Floyd boys' varsity basketball
team, then with a record of 10-1. ranked
No. 24 in the iHigh.com Kentucky Boys'
Varsity Basketball Poll. However, after
back-to-back losses in the tournament.
the boys from South Floyd might fall out
of the poll this week. South Floyd, which
also received votes in the Associated
Press Top-10 poll, ranked ahead of St.
Henry in the iHigh poll.
The opinions expressed in the iHigh
website poll are solely the views of
iHigh.com and its voting panel. anu do
not, in any way, reflect the opinion of the
Kentucky
High
School Athletic
Assoctation. The poll, wh1ch was released
on Monday. January 7 follows.
I. Mason County
2. Pleasure Ridge Park
3. Lexington Catholic
4.Apollo
5. Warren Central
6. Elizabethtown
7. Highlands
8. Ballard
9. Rose Hill
10. Male
II. Scott County
12. Wayne County
I~- Daviess County
(See RANKED, page three)
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Prestonsburg specialist
Bart Barnett, after playIng just two seasons of
high school football
earned honorable-mention all-state accolcadea
along with teammates
Evan McNutt, Andrew
Burchett, Joey Willis,
Nick Jamerson and
Mlkeal Fannin.
PRESTONSBURG - Prestonsburg
High School head coach John DeRossett
recently had six football players from his
PHS football program named to the
(Louisville) Courier-Journal All-State
Football Team as honorable-mention
selections. Included were seniors Joey
Willis, Mikeal Fannin, Evan McNutt.
Andrew Burchett and Bart Bamett and
(See HONORS, page three)
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SUNDAY, JANUARY
12, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
NEWBERRY,
S.C.
- New
Newberry College head football
coach Zak Willis has already signed
and got commitments in recruiting
with a month remaining before
national signing day. The former
Pikeville College head coach, the
school's first football coach, has
some newfound players and some
familiar faces from Pikeville College
who'll follow him south.
Two-time
Clemson
signee
Tymere Zimmerman committed to
Willis soon after the coach was hired
and has already enrolled in school.
Besides Zimmerman. Willis also
landed Derrick Higgins of Lamar,
S.C., another Clemson signee that
could not qualify with the Tigers and
will transfer from Dodge City Junior
College in Kansas. Willis' quarter-
back at Pikeville and former Citadel
transfer. Mazzie Drummond, is
transferring to Newberry with his
head coach.
The loss of Drummond leaves
Pikeville College and new head
DAYTONA
BASKETBALL
Rowan County 61 ....... Bath County 33
Whitesburg 87 ......... Fleming-Neon 46
Thursday's games
Betsy Layne 53 ......... Shelby Valley 48
East Carter 56 ........... West Carter 55
Fleming County 53 . . . Greenup County 37
Hazard 50 . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . Letcher 45
Johnson Central 66 .. Lawrence County 32
June Buchanan 56 ...... Jackson City 40
Magoffin County 65 ........ Paintsville 51
Phelps 62 ............ Sheldon Clark 60
Red Bird 48 ................... OBI 24
Somerset 64 ........... Sou1h Laurel 48
South Floyd 95 . . . . . . . . . Piarist School 11
Wolfe County 65 . . . . . . Owsley County 52
Logan Grindstaff led all scorers with
14 points as the Wizard bested the
Grizzlies. Seth Moore added 7 points for
the winners and Chris Baker pitched in 4.
Rikki Hughes led the Grizzlies with 9
points and Kendra Sammons tossed in 4.
Lakers 37, Sixers 22
The Lakers defeated the Sixers behind
ll points from Josh Rodebaugh. The
Sixers trailed t3-4 after one quarter and
could not mount a rally. Bobby Hughes
added 8 points for the winners and John
Turner pitched in 7. Michael Lackey
tossed in 8 points for the Sixers and
Chayse Martin had 6.
Thursday's games
Lee County 100 ............ Buckhorn 54
Rockcastle Co. 71 ....... South Floyd 54
(WYMT Mountain Classic,
Consolation Round)
Pike Co. Central 58 .. Knott Co. Central 51
(WYMT Mountain Classic,
Consolation Round)
Lakers 30, Jazz 24
SOUTHERN SWING
The Betsy Layne High School boys' basketball team
took a trip south to Florida just after the Christmas
break. The Bobcats played in a tournament in
Daytona, Fla .
D.J. Ousley had a huge game with 31
points as the Spurs defeated the Bulls.
Austin McKinney pitched in 3 points for
the Spurs. Tosha Wallen and Austin Ward
finished with 9 points each for the Bulls.
Lakers 22, Hornets 5
Caleb Petry led the Lak:ers to the win
with 17 points in the game. The Lak:ers
led 10-4 at the half and never trailed.
Tyler Sparkman netted all 5 of the
Hornets points in the contest. Rachel
Dingus and Trinity Stewart finished with
2 points each for the Lakers.
Knicks 12, Sonics 8
The Knicks held the Sonics scoreless
in the second half and came away with
the win. Thomas Skeens Jed the Knicks
with 8 points. Frankie Conn and Taylor •
Tackett added 2 points each for the winners. Shawn Burkett and Rebekah Potter
finished with 4 points each for the
Sonics.
Raptors 16, Hawks 8
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Browns hire defensive coordinator
by TOM WITHERS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEREA, Ohio - Former Dallas
coach Dave Campo was hired as
Cleveland's new defensive coordinator on Friday, reuniting him with
Browns coach Butch Davis.
Campo and Davis worked
together for six years as defensive
assistants on the Cowboys' staff,
helping Dallas win two Super
Bowls. The two also coached at the
University at Miami.
"I am very excited about the
opportunity to work with Butch
Davis," Campo said Friday. "We
had a great working relationship at
the University of Miami and with
the Dallas Cowboys, and I have a
great deal of respect for him."
Davis said Campo is "an out-
standing person, and a tremendous
teacher and he will have a significant impact on our players."
The 55-year-old Campo was
fired on Dec. 30 after leading the
Cowboys to their third straight 5-11
season. He had also interviewed for
Seattle's defensive coordinator's
job but decided to join Davis' staff.
(See BROWNS, page three)
Alex Griffith led the Raptors to victory with 15 points in the contest. Bryson
Williams led the Hawks with 4 points and
Kain Collins added 2.
(See BASKETBALL, page three)
ALICE LLOYD
Virginia-Wise 86,
Alice Lloyd 78
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKEVILLE COLLEGE
Belfry looking for
teams for tourney
Bears run win
streak to five
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
For more Information, contact Coach
James Runyon by calling 606-3537239 at work or 606-353-1015 at
home.
Spurs 36, Bulls 29
Erica Meade tossed in 8 points for the
Warriors en route to the win. The
Warriors led 8-2 at the half and never
looked back. Wit Allen led the Bulls with
7 points in the contest and James Sturgill
added 4.
VOLLEYBALL
BELFRY- The Belfry High School
volleyball team will have a competitive
volleyball tournament later this year. The
tournament will be held on October 4,
2003 at Belfry.
Each participating team in the tournament will get four full matches. The
entry fee for the tourney is $150 per
team.
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Warriors 17, Bulls 13
SPORTS EDITOR
(See WINNERS, page three)
Devin Clifton and Nicholas Conn fmished with 14 points each as the Lak:ers
beat the Jazz. The Lakers trailed after one
but rallied to go up at the half. Billy
Robinson led the Jazz with 12 points and
Wesley Hall added 10.
l'RAINJNG LEAGUE
by STEVE LeMASTER
The Good Samaritan Foundation has
announced the winners of this year's
essay contest. All winners are listed on
the ihigh website at www.ihigh.com.
Locally, Johnson Central senior Scott
Stratton and Shelby Valley senior
Tiffani Tackett received third place
scholarships valued at $500 each.
All list of all other statewide winners
follows.
• First Place Winners ($5,000):
Jessie Birdwhistell, Henry Clay; Matt
Kaufman, St. Xavier.
• Second Place Winners ($1,000):
Miles Best, St. Xavier; Jordan Bond, St.
Xavier; Anna Dauer, Lexington
Catholic; Sarah Edington, Walton
Verona; Samantha N. Eyler, Frederick
Fraize; Liz Fossett, Covington Holmes;
Laura Groepper, West Jessamine;
Megan Graves, Conner; Robert W.
Hankins, Butler County; Marshall A.
Jolly, Paris; Krista C. King, Covington
Holmes; Luke Palisin, Covington
Holmes; Jacob Roberts, St. Henry;
Michael Stanton, Covington Holmes;
Heather Youmans, Home Schooled
(Perry County).
• Third Place Winners ($500):
Robert Bracco, Manual; Stephanie
Burnley, Franklin-Simpson; Amanda
Carter, Boyd County; Ashley M. Clark,
Bourbon County; Amber Cunigan,
Covington Holmes; Abby Currens,
Henry Clay; Brandent Engleman,
Covington Holmes; Kristina C. Folsom,
Shelby County; Andrea Heming, Warren
Central; Candice L. Holt, South Laurel;
P'burg Junior
Basketball
Wizards 29, Grizzlies 19
Clay County 55 ...... Knott Co. Central 39
(WYMT Mountain Classic)
Perry Co. Central 63 .. Pike Co. Central 44
(WYMT Mountain Classic)
Locals among
scholarship
•
wmners
YOUTH BASKETBALL
VARSITY
Boys': Wednesday's games
HONORS
t1
(See WILLIS, page three)
SCOREBOARD
Girls': Wednesday's games
Zak Willis,
upon departing
Pikeville and
heading back
to his native
South Carolina,
has brought
some former
Bears with him
to suit up for
Newberry
College.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
The 2003 Coca Cola Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team
was honored at the end of the championship game. Neil
Allen (front row, left) and Rossi Samons (front row, middle)
were honored from Allen Central. Honorees pictured from
the championship game teams included Ben Pugh (22) and
Barry Sanders (20) of Pike County Cec ·at and Tyler Hall
(32), Steven Stanley (52) and Michael Hall (10) of South
Floyd. South Floyd won the tournament.
PIKEVILLE - No. 10 Pikeville College
placed five players in double figures and got
a double-double from Teon Knox in a 95-72
win over Bluefield State College Thursday
night
Knox, a 6-8 junior from Baltimore, had
I 4 points and 14 rebounds in a mere 21 minutes of play. He was 7-of-9 from the field
and was credited with five offensive
rebounds.
(See BEARS, page three)
PIPPA PASSES - Alice Lloyd placed
four players in double figures scoring
Thursday night in a home game.
However, the visiting UVa.-Wise
Cavaliers did the same. Vrrginia-Wise led ..
the host Eagles 37-32 at halftime and
outscored the homestanding team 49-46
in the second half for an 86-78 victory.
Zack Moore led Wise with a gamehigh 30 points. He also led his team in
rebounds with seven.
Kent Campbell pushed in a team-high
20 points for Alice Lloyd. South Floyd
High grad Jimmy Stumbo scored 13 and
Matt Spencer added 11. Tommy
McKenzie scored eight for the Eagles.
Shannon Akers and Matt Hurt each
scored five points apiece. Hondo Hearne
and Jeremy Daniels rounded out the scoring for Coach Gary Gibson's Eagles.
Daniels. a Class of 2002 graduate of
(See WISE, page three)
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SUNDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
12, 2003 • 8~
It's easier to eye eagles nowadayS
by STEVE VANTREESE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PADUCAH - Opportunities
for viewing bald eagles grow continually better in Kentucky.
The species that is the national
symbol visits Kentucky as wintering migrants from habitats to the
north and resides in the commonwealth as nesting pairs. And both
wintering eagles and Kentuckynesting birds are on the rise, according to Shawshyi Vorisek.
Vorisek,
a
Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resources non-game biologist, said
results of this year's wintering eagle
survey should be compiled shortly.
If findings are typical, it should
show continuing expansion of the
bald eagle population.
"It varies by how weather conditions affect the migration and
because of the conditions on the
survey days, but these numbers are
going up every year," Vorisek said.
Last year's winter survey yielded a cotmt of 324 bald eagles, a
modem high.
The winter count may blur the
distinction between seasonal
migrant visitors and Kentucky nesting eagles, Vorisek said.
"Right about now you'll have
some pairs of birds here that start
setting up their nesting tenitories,"
she said. "It's hard to know which
Former Kentucky player dies at 103
THE AS$0CfATED PRESS
PARIS - Forme~: Kentucky basketball player Basil Hayden
bas died at his home. He was 103.
Hayden~ who died Thursday, led kentucky to the 1921
Southern Conference Tournament cllampionship •.in Atlanta. He.
also briefly coached the team.
Hayden's is among 41 jerseys thlrt hang in Rupp Arena to
honor outstanding fonnet pJayets, coaches, announcers arul
managers.
H~ was a graduate of Paris High School and the: University
of Kentucky. Hayden served in the AtmY during World War 1,
taught school and worked as a state bank examiner.
Survivors include a daughter, Ann Lura Hayden. of Cross
Hilt, S.C.; and severalgranqchlldren,
Aroemorialser'Vice will be held today at3 p.m ..Aspokesman
for the ft.tneral home sai<l the body would be cremated,
are nesting birds until the wmter
migrants leave."
Last year, state wildlife managers documented 27 "occupied
nesting tenitories,'' each representing a pair of birds with at least one
nest. Those nesting eagles produced
31 eaglets that went on to fledge.
"Every year we're getting additional nests out there," Vorisek said.
"More than likely there are active
nests that haven't been reported and
monitored yet"
Eagle activity is concentrated in
western Kentucky, especially at
Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley and
the Land Between the Lakes
national recreation area they flank,
and the Ballard Cotmty Wildlife
Management area on the Ohio
River.
However, increasing numbers
of birds in migrations and among
nesting pairs have created more
eagle enCOtmters elsewhere in the
state.
'There could be sightings of
wintering birds anywhere along the
Ohio River or other major waterways in the state," Vorisek said.
"Any of the bigger lakes could get
some eagles.
Bald eagles, primarily fisheaters, are most often seen in shoreline areas.
Among the largest of birds, they
have a wingspan that may exceed
seven feet
Mature birds, about five year
old, are almost unmistakable dark brown with distinctive white
head and tail feathers. Younger
eagles are more uniformly brown,
lacking the namesake "bald" or
white head.
In flight, eagles are rivaled in
size only by vultures. However,
soaring eagles can be identified by
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - Cincinnati
Reds manager Bob Boone has
identified a prime candidate to
play second base: his son.
Aaron Boone, the club's starting third baseman in recent seasons, has agreed to switch to second base. That will keep Barry
Larkin at shortstop and clear the
way for Brandon Larson to
become the starter at third base.
The decision will give Aaron
Boone time to get ready before
spring training begins, Reds general manager Jim Bowden said after
meeting with him on Monday.
Browns
• Continued from p2
The win was the fifth straight
for the Bears, who stand 15-2 on
the season. The win came on a
night when they shot better from
the field (53.5 percent) than the
line (51.9 percent).
Bluefield State (2-7) made
four first-half three-pointers,
three by junior Marcus
Clements, yet went to the half
trailing 48-32. The Bears shot
only 46.2 percent in the first
half, but after intermission,
Winners
• Continued from p2
Brett Jones, Burgin; Sarah
Kittleman, Covington Holmes;
Adrian Landis, Covington
Holmes; Hannah Pennington,
Greenwood; Rachel K. Reed,
Powell
County;
Miranda
Richerson, Taylor County;
Hannah G. Rogers, Pulaski
Southwestern; Brittany Stark,
Elizabethtown.
scorched the nets for 62.5 percent (20-of-32) shooting.
Clements led the Big Blues
with 24 points and added five
assists.
Senior Jason Robinson led
the Bears in scoring with 22
and added four assists. He has
lead or tied for the lead in scoring in all six games he's played.
Greg Davis came off the
bench to hit three three-point
baskets and finish with 13.
Charles Sanders had II points
and five rebounds, while Joey
Mirus contributed I 0 off the
bench.
Clements was followed by
Carlos Vanhook, who had 14
and a team-high seven
rebounds. Jerrod Patterson and
Terry Blount flipped in 10
each.
Thanks to Knox and senior
Michael Thomas, who had nine
off the bench, the Bears won
the rebounding battle 50-35
and had 19 offensive boards.
Willis
• Continued from p2
•
coach John Gilliam temporarily
without a signal-caller.
Charley Miller of Camden,
S.C., is also leaving Pikeville
Piarist
• Continued from p1
finished with seven and six
points, respectively.
Bethany Tackett and Tommi
Sue Tussey each had four points
apiece for the Lady Knights.
Lakita Lykins rounded out
the scoring for Piarist with three
points.
SOUTH FLOYD (95) - S.
Skeens 6, King 7, Ousley 10,
Hopkins 13, Anderson 9, As.
Johnson 20, Am. Johnson 10,
Hall 2. Blocker 2, Tackett 4,
Gregory 2, Dean 2, V. Skeens 2.
PIARIST (11) - Lykins 3,
Tackett 4, Tussey 4.
College to be with Willis as is
Forest Tucker of Lillington,
N.C. Tucker is a former Auburn
signee who didn't qualify. He
redshirted the past season at Fort
Scott Junior College in Kansas.
Willis will also have the gridiron services of Leo Reed who
was a defensiv<f lineman for the
Bears last season.
Zimmerman, who enrolled at
S.C. State last fall, but didn't
play football, caught 56 passes
for 1,236 yards as a senior at
Marlboro County (S.C.) in 2000
while leading his team to the
Class AAAA state championship. Higgins had 80 catches
for I ,294 yards and 19 touchdowns as a high school senior at
Lamar.
While leading Willis' team
last season, Drummond passed
for 1,361 yards and six touchdowns. Miller was Pikeville's
second leading tackler with 77
stops last season.
The Browns' position opened
up Tuesday when 63-year-old
Foge Fazio announced his
retirement, two days after
Cleveland blew a 17-point lead
in the second half of a 36-33 loss
to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the
AFC playoffs.
Fazio was criticized for using
only three linemen to rush quarterback Tommy Maddox on the
Steelers' final two scoring drives.
Campo
coached
the
Cowboys secondary from 199194. Davis was Dallas' defensive
coordinator in 1993-94. Campo
took over the Cowboys defense
when Davis left to take the head
coaching job at Miami in 1995
and stayed in that role until he
was named head coach before
Wise
• Continued from p2
Betsy Layne High School, led
the Eagles in rebounding with
six boards. Wise beat Alice
Lloyd in the rebounding battle,
gathering in 28 rebounds
opposed to the host team's 25.
Both teams shot similar percentages from the field, free
throw line and beyond the arc.
Honors
junior Nick Jamerson.
The Prestonsburg grid program took very little time away
from the weight room before
beginning back in preparation
for the 2003 grid campaign.
More on the players honored
and quotes from the Blackcat
head coach on each individual
follows.
Joey Willis (Quarterback) Three-year starter.
Coaches comment: "Joey
passed for close to 2000 yards
this past season; over his three
years as a starter our offense set
the school scoring records for
points per game for two straight
seasons."
Nick Jamerson (Wide receiver) - 1,019 yards receiving in
2002. KHSAA record for TD
Raiders
• Continued from p1
South Floyd 17-8 in the first
quarter, before doubling up
South Floyd 22-11 in the second
period for a 20-point (39-19)
halftime lead.
Sophomore Aaron Cash led
Rockcastle County, which had
three players score in double
figures. Cash finished the game
with 22 points. Senior Jason
Reynolds chipped in 20 for the
winning team.
Lad yeats
• Continued from p1
Shelby Valley edged Betsy
Layne 12-11 in the third frame.
Each team scored 16 points in
the final period.
The outstanding duo of
Whitney Lykens and Natasha
Stratton combined for 30 points
for Betsy Layne. Stratton led the
visiting squad of Ladycats with
17 points. Lykens netted 13.
Sophomore Kim Clark added
I I points for Betsy Layne.
Betsy Layne returns to the
hardwood on Tuesday, hosting
South Floyd in another 58th
District game. The Betsy Layne
girls are 2-0 in district games.
Shelby Valley is scheduled to
travel to Magoffin County on
Monday night.
Senior Michael Hall was
South Floyd's top scorer with 19
points. Tyler Hall and Adam
Tackett each had II points for
the Raiders.
South Floyd travels to Betsy
Layne on Tuesday for its next
game. Tipoff is set at 7:30 p.m.
ROCKCASTLE CO. (71)- Cash
22, Settles 10, Miller 7, Reynolds
20, Lunsford 6, Roberts 3, Hurst 1,
Stevens 2.
SOUTH FLOYD (54) - M. Hall
19, T. Hall11, H. Ha113, J. Hall1,
Tackett 11, Stanley 2, Meade 4,
Johnson 3.
RECORD$-Rockcastle Co. 9-2,
South Floyd 10-3.
Jan. 24-26, Kenlake SRP Feb. 7-9
and Lake Barkley SRP Feb. 21-23.
For more information, phone
the parks: Kentucky Dam
Village, 270.362-4271; Dale
Hollow, 27G-433-7431; Kenlake,
270-472-2211; Lake Barkley,
270.924-1131.
Reds to switch Aaron
Boone to second base
• Continued from p2
Bears
wings that are held at almost right
angles to the body, while the soaring turkey vulture has a v-shaped
wingset.
Eagle viewing tours and programs are held in Eagle Weekend
events at Kentucky Dam Village
State Resort Park Jan. 17-19, Dale
Hollow Lake SRP Jan. 17- I 9 and
the 2000 season.
Campo's biggest challenge
with the Browns could be getting more production from former first-round draft picks
Courtney Brown and Gerard
Warren.
Brown, the No. I overall
selection in 2000, struggled with
injuries for the second straight
year and missed the final four
games this season after undergoing knee surgery.
Warren was out of shape this
season and didn't make as many
big plays as he did as a rookie in
200 l.
Campo also inherits a
Cleveland defense that failed to
protect several big leads this
season.
The Browns squandered
leads in regular-season losses to
Kansas City and Indianapolis
and then gave back 24-7 and 3321 leads in Sunday's wild-card
loss to the Steelers.
Davis wanted to have his
coordinator in place before leaving for next week's Senior Bowl
workouts in Mobile, Ala.
The Browns are still looking
for a defensive line coach. On
Tuesday, Ray Hamilton was
fired with one year remaining on
his three-year contract.
"This gives him six weeks to
prepare," Bowden said.
Last month, the Reds traded
last season's regular second baseman, Todd Walker, to Boston for
two minor league prospects. The
Reds then pondered whether to ask
Larkin, a career shortstop, to move
to second base this season.
"Nothing is set in stone, but
we're going to try this," Bob
Boone said Monday. "We thought
thls is the best plan for everyone."
It would get Larson's bat into
the lineup. He batted .340 with 25
home runs and 69 runs batted in
for Triple-A Louisville in 80
games last year, then hlt .275 with
four homers and 13 RBI in 23
games for the Reds.
Larson played second base in
the Instructional League and was
making progress, the Reds said.
But Bob Boone and Bowden said
they thought it better to allow
Larson to adjust to hls first full season in the big leagues without having to learn a new position.
"If Aaron can do this - and
that's a pretty big if- it's the best
way to go," Bob Boone said.
Aaron Boone, who was in
Cincinnati for a physical examination Monday, met with Bowden to
discuss the shift. Bob Boone par-
ticipated by telephone.
Aaron Boone said he will do
off-season preparation, including
working with his older brother
Bret Boone, the American
League's reigning Gold Glove second baseman. Reds position players are due in training camp Feb.
18 in Sarasota, Aa.
"I'm excited," Aaron Boone
said of hls switch. "I feel good
about it Long-term, I'm confident
I can do well there."
The move likely will keep
shortstop Felipe Lopez out of the
lineup. The Reds obtained Lopez,
22, last month from Toronto as
part of a four-team trade that sent
pitcher Elmer Dessens from
Cincinnati to the Arizona
Diamondbacks.
Larson offers more offensively
than Lopez, who split time
between Triple-A and the majors
last season. He hlt .227 with eight
homers and 34 RBI in 83 games
for Toronto and .318 with three
homers and 16 RBis for Triple-A
Syracuse. He struck out 90 times
in 282 at-bats for Toronto.
"Barry Larkin IS our shortstop."
Bowden said. "Felipe Lopez is the
long-term solution there. I didn't
put any timetable on that When it
happens is up to the players." ....
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Basketball
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Warriors 14, Jazz 4
Pacers 9, Celtics 9
Coty Shortridge led the
Warriors with 6 points and Tate
Goble added 4 for the winners.
Steven Perry had all 4 Jazz
points in the contest.
The Pacers and Celtics
played to a 9-9 tie. Thomas
Spears led the Pacers with 4
points and Madison Wright
added 3. Caudill led the Celtics
with 4 points and Chris Fitch
added 3.
Knicks 10, Hornets 3
The Knicks beat the Hornets
behind 6 points form Corey
Conley and Tyler Bays added 3
in the contest for the Knicks.
Allyson DeRossett led the
Hornets with 2 points and Haley
Howell added I.
Bulls 13, Raptors 4
Grant Martin led the Bulls
with 7 points and Billy Holiday
added 4 for the winner. Aaron
Foley led the Raptors with 3
points and John Cooksey addei:l
1 in the contest.
Drivers
• Continued from ~1
sanctioning body.
don't find time to do that, then w~
Jimmie
Johnson,
who will be doing the fans and we'll
became immensely popular dur- be doing this sport a huge injus• Continued from p1
ing his rookie season, said he tice.
punt returns in a season.
would be in favor of anything
"It will be difficult. there wiil
Coaches comment: "A lot of that would improve the current be times when people are going
the players in Louisville and environment.
to get mad at you because you
Lexington were first- and sec"You have to dodge and say 'No,' but on the other hand.
ond-teamers and I would put weave and run and try to make it the only way to get the etiquette
Nicholas up against any of them. through the crowd, and it can be correct is to make a stance and
lf he continues to work he can overwhelming," Johnson said. say, 'This is how we're going t9
lead this team to many victories "I'm all for NASCAR trying to do it. We will find time for you,
in 2003."
find a way to fix that."
but it's not going to be at this
Mikeal Fannin (Running
NASCAR has always been time."'
back) - Ran for over 1200 yards fan friendly, giving the average
in both his junior and senior sea- spectator almost total access to its
sons.
teams. But overcrowding in
Coaches comment: "Man, recent years has led to complaints
• Continued from p1
what a running back. He was so from drivers and crews, as well as
much fun to watch, you never injuries among spectators.
14. Covington Catholic
really knew what he was going
The sanctioning body plans to
15. Breathitt County
to do, but most of the time when unveil new rules for garage
16. Tates Creek
he touched it he end.ed up in the access later this month, with a
J7. Hopkins\ ille
end zone."
goal of reducing the number of
18. Henry Clay
Evan McNutt (Offensive people in the garage during com19. Muhlenberg North
line)- Three-year starter.
petition by some 20 percent.
20. Simon Kenton
Coaches comment: "1 felt
"We have to be careful about
21. North Hardin
like Charlie (Johnson), Andrew what we do, we have to find a
22. Paducah Tilghman
(Burchett) and Evan anchored way and a proper place to do
23. Mayfield
our offensive line for the last autographs and spend time with
24. South Floyd
three seasons. They w iII be hard the fans," Burton said. "If we
25. St. Henry
to replace"
Andrew Burch ·tt (Center) Four-year starter.
"Andrew was a solid-per- · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • Continued from p1
former for us as a four-year
starter. He got things done both mance in off the bench from a Leah Whitley also had 12
in the classroom and on the foot- Floyd County product, the ALC points.
Other scorers for Alice Llo) d
women won. 72-59.
ball field."
Alice Lloyd clungs to a 31-30 follow: Delores Jenkins 8, Erica
Bart Barnett (Punter) lead over Wise at the half before Webb 4, Devon Re) nolds 4.
Played two seasons.
Coaches comment: "Only turnmg the Lady Cavaliers away Belicia Mullins 7 Sarah
Gooding 6, Bridget Smith 2.
played two years. but a really in the second half.
Andrea
Kristina Thompson 2.
Kelley
led
Alice
good punter nonetheless. It
Brooke Hardy turned in a
would have been great to have Lloyd in scoring with a gamegreat performance for Wise.
had him kick since grade school. high IS points.
Allen Central High graduate scoring 13 points and pulling
Our program is really focusing
Shannon
Sizemore had the best down a game-high 19 rebounds.
on developing kickers at early
ages. His uncle B.J. can be game thus far of her college Chrissy Bowen and Melissa
proud. B.J. kicked on the team 1 career, scoring 12 points to go Barnes each chipped 111 lO
along with two assists and two points for the Lad) Cavaliers.
played on at PHS.''
rebounds in just 16 minutes.
Ranked
AlC
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JANUARY
12, 2003
THE FLOYD CouN·I Y TIMES
Playing on borrowed time
by JIM LITKE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Raising the ante has always
been the surest way to get
Michael Jordan's attention.
And he turns 40 next month.
Fewer and fewer people may
care, but lately Jordan seems
intent on proving he can still
play a little.
The stakes aren't as high and
it takes more time to accomplish
what he used to do in a flash, but
that comes as no surprise to the
rest of us. Age wrings concessions from everybody, even
Jordan.
Right now, he's just renegotiating his lease.
On Monday, Jordan was honored as the NBA Player of the
Week, something that hadn't
happened since April 6, 1998.
The award came in the middle
of a five-game winning streak
by the Washington Wizards and
not coincidentally, during a
stretch when Jordan logged
more minutes than just about all
of his teammates and anybody
else in the NBA.
That wasn't the original plan
he and coach Doug Collins
made for this season. They were
going to conserve minutes to
save wear and tear on his knees,
to rely more on the kids and the
shopworn vets, and to let newly
acquired Jerry Stackhouse take
over the closer's role.
But
right
around
Thanksgiving, not long after
Jordan let slip that this would
"definitely" be his last season,
Jordan signaled Collins they
were switching to Plan B.
"If we're winning, then my
minutes are OK," Jordan said at
the time. "I don't mind the
young kids playing, but if I feel
like we're not winning or I can
contribute more, then I'd like
my minutes to increase.... It's
not that I want to average 40
minutes a night."
Jordan was averaging 28
minutes a game then. He waited
one game longer before inserting himself into the starting lineup. Jordan has averaged 37 minutes a night since, the Wizards
have gone 11-8 and taken up the
eighth and final playoff spot in
the Eastern Conference.
Washington is 18-17, above
.500 for the first time since
November. The downside is that
all those minutes might finally
be taking their toll.
Jordan didn't practice for a
second day Thursday while
recovering from a virus. But in
between, on Wednesday night,
he cobbled together 14 points,
I0 rebounds and 7 assists in 33
minutes to give his new team a
I01 -98 victory over his old one.
It marked the second time in
a less than a week that
Washington beat Chicago, leaving Jordan with a 4-0 record
against the Bulls since switching
allegiances.
For all the lecturing Jordan
has done about teamwork and
professionalism, about sharing
the burden of winning, there is
no more teaching going on in
Washington. Sheer force of
habit taught his teammates to
assume Jordan will watch their
backs instead of the other way
around, and lately he's been
covering again.
Not with the spectacular stuff
of his youth, but by playing just
good enough.
"Michael is the barometer of
our team," Collins said after the
victory against the Bulls. "He
came out sort of sluggish and
our whole team was sluggish.
Instead of picking him up, we
played a very sluggish first half.
Michael came out in the third
quarter, gave us the nice little
spurt and it livened us up."
The "spurt" was all eight
points in an 8-2 run to start the
third quarter. It consumed most
of Jordan's energy, but that didn't seem to matter. He held on
until the cavalry arrived, which
is the way it will have to be most
nights for Washington just to
make the playoffs.
Jordan has made peace with
that part of the bargain; he
understands everything from
here on out is borrowed time. He
seems just as interested as any
of us to find out how the string
plays out.
A friend has likened this to
Babe Ruth's farewell tour, and
the comparison is apt in some
ways, but off the mark in others.
It's certainly not as sad as
watching Muhammad Ali get
beat up at the end, but it won't
have the triumphant ring of
Sandy Koufax 's goodbye, or
Jim Brown's - guys who left at
the peak of their powers.
Jordan, like Ruth, put an
entire show on his back and
played in front of full houses
everywhere he went. Those
places are not as packed or as
loud as they once were when he
came to town. And in most of
them, the ticket holders are more
interested in being able to tell
their kids they saw Jordan play
than in what he did on the court.
That's what the end was like
for Ruth. The Yankees unloaded
him in 1934, he played 28
games with the Boston Braves
the season after that, and wisely
called it a career. Ruth hit only
six home runs, but three of them
came in one game, right after the
newspapers called him washed
up.
Like Ruth, Jordan knows
those reports aren't wrong, but
perhaps just a bit premature.
•
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Jim Litke is the national
sports columnist for The
Associated Press. Write to
him at jlltke(at)ap.org
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UK recruiting for 'Girls in Science' program
by JENNIFER BONCK
LEXINGTON - The University
of Kentucky is recruiting teachers
and students for an innovative education program, Girls in Science.
Several years ago, UK was awarded a grant to study how young
~College
women can be supported and encouraged to pursue careers in science.
Because of the success of this initiative, the Young Women in Science
program, the university is offering a
new program funded by the National
Science Foundation for girls in middle school.
The focus of this new program is
to encourage girls to pursue careers in
science, technology, engineering and
math. The two-year program tncludes
a week-long summer camp at UK for
two consecutive years, as well as five
Saturday academies throughout the
school year at participants' local
SPRING
community colleges. The girls will
also receive mentoring from female
research and community leaders.
Girls from the following counties
are being recruited: Bell, Breathitt,
Clay, Ford, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson,
(See UK, page three)
REGISTRATION
calendar
SIGN LANGUAGE
CLASS
PRESTONSBURG - The
Prestonsburg Community
College Department of
Community and Economic
Development wishes to
announce new classes in
American Sign Language Beginning and Intermediate
/Advanced. In Beginning ASL,
students will learn finger
spelling, ABC's, vocabulary
and sentence structure. For the
Intermediate I Advanced ASL
class, students must have basic
skills. Topics covered in the
intermediate /advanced class
include receptive skills, additional vocabulary, and roleplaying scenarios. Beginning
ASL will be taught at the
Pikeville campus of Mayo!PCC
~ on Tuesdays beginning Jan.
21 and at Prestonsburg
Community College on
Wednesdays beginning Jan. 22.
Intermediate I Advanced ASL
will be taught at the Pikeville
campus of Mayo/PCC on
Thursdays beginning Jan. 23.
Call Karen at 886-3863 or tollfree at 888-641-4132, extension
6258 for more information.
DANCE CLASSES
Pikeville College Community Education dance classes
"' will begin on Monday, Jan. 13.
Ballet, tap and jazz classes will
be available to students ages 3
and up.
For more information,
please contact Claire Olson at
437-4846.
Prater
named to
• dean's list
atAI;C
From left, Eldora Garvin, Lisa Bentley, and Sherry Younce discuss what classes they are going to take.
long lines as students
register lor Spring classes
PRESTONSBURG -The new
Student Services Centers on
Prestonsburg Community College,
Mayo Technical College and the
Pikeville Campus of Mayo and
PCC were the sites of long lines
this morning as eager students
queued up to register for Spring
classes. All three campuses expect a
record enrollment.
Dr. George Edwards, President
of PCC and CEO for the Big Sandy
District said, "We are expecting a
large January enrollment. With the
renovations at the Mayo campus,
the new Student Center building
Pikeville College nursing students
achieve maximum NCLEX-RN pass rate
$(1holastic
achievement.''
In a letter Prater received
from the school, academic
dean Marylee M. James
praised her achievement.
"Your demo11sttated dis·
cipline and dedication to
intetlectual pursuits brings
credibility tO your personal-
ty, as well as to tbe college,''
James
wrote.
·~Alice
Lloyd's mission of educating mountain studentt> for
leadership
roles
in
Appal~chia continues to be
enhanced by students such
as yourself.''
Alice Lloyd College is a
private, four-year, liberal
arts institution dedicated to
providing leadership educati<m to some of the brightest
and best students irl the
Appalachian region. The
school is named for its
founder, Alice Spencer
Geddes Lloyd, who came to
Kentucky
from her native
Boston. With Syracuse,
N.Y., native June Buchanan,
Lloyd chartered the Caney
Junior College in 1923.
the
Eastern
mountains
(See SPRING, page three)
COLLEGE NEWS
PIPPA PASSES - Staoi
Nicole Prater, of Prestons·
burg, has been named to
Alice Lloyd College's
dean's list for the fall
semester.
Prater received e. <:ertifi·
cate for the distinction,
which re<:ognized her for
"superior
now open at the Prestonsburg
Campus and the modem new facility at the Pikeville Campus we are
well prepapred to handle the
increased student population. We
look forward to providing more and
The May 2002 class of nursing graduates In the Elizabeth Akers Elliott nurs·
lng program at Pikeville College achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the
National Council of Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses.
Members of the class are, from left, front row: lea Ann Rutherford Alley,
Jessica Lynn Justice, Brandl Nicole Rose, Carle Justice Bartley, and
Michelle Sykes. Middle row: Lorrl Hall, Carol Lynn Hall, Stephanie Dawn
Watson, April Dawn Endicott, Amanda Daryl Clark, and Judy Lynn Maynard.
Back row: Arlene Francis May Chapman, Krlstl Jo Bush, Ralph Taylor,
Racheal Roberts Smallwood, and Carrie Lynn Lynch.
PIKEVILLE- Pikeville College's
Elizabeth Akers Elliott nursing program has announced that the May
2002 class of 16 nursing graduates
achieved a 100 percent pass rate on
the National Council of Licensing
Examination for Registered Nurses
(NCLEX-RN). Pikeville College nursing graduates remain above the
national and state averages on
NCLEX-RN. The national pass average was 84 percent; the Kentucky
average was 90 percent.
"We are delighted to share in the
success of our graduates. This is a
wonderful achievement for these men
and women," said Mary R. Simpson,
RN, Ph.D, chairperson of the Nursing
Division. "I also want to commend the
nursing faculty - Karen
Damron, Dwyna Dean, Karen Martin,
(See RATE, page three)
Microsoft institute benefits KCTCS
information technolouv facultv
LEXINGTON - Faculty at colleges in the Kentucky
Community and Technical College S) stem will participate in the Working Connections IT Faculty
Development Institute to ensure that their students enter
the infonnation-tcchnology workforce with cuttingedge skills.
KCTCS was one of 10 colleges or institutions
selected to offer the training program. Some 120 information-technology faculty from community and techni-
cal colleges across KCTCS will receive the training this
year.
The training program is supported by Microsoft
Corp., the American Association of Community
Colleges (AACC), and the Bellevue (Washington)
Community College National Workforce Center for
Emerging Technologies (NWCET).
(See KCTCS, p&ge three)
CAMPUS CONNECTION
Correcting
a mistake
How often have you made a mistake
with no opportunity to amend it? Mistakes
can be costly especially when it affects
those around us.
I recently talked with Raymond Horn,
student facilitator for the East Kentucky
Gear Up Project in the Martin County
School System, who has spent the last 22
years trying to rectify a mistake. He
remembered the day as if it were yesterday, the day he
thought his dreams
were coming true.
"On a cold
snowy December
day in 1978, the
dream I had had
since about the
fourth grade was
about to come true,
or so 1 thought,"
Hom said. "That
Raymond Horn
day a college basketball coach visited with my parents and me at our home.
He explained to us that his point guard
was a senior and that he needed someone
to step in and be ready to play a lot as a
freshman. He said, 'I have been recruiting
all over the state and have not seen anybody with the ball handling skills that
Raymond has. He handles the ball like it
is on a string.'
"Speaking now as a parent who has a
son ready to graduate from high school
this year, I know how my parents must
have felt to have a college coach tell them
how much he wanted their son to be a part
of the basketball program. On Dec. I 5 the
coach returned to my high school and met
with my high school coach, my mom and
dad, and me. At that time I signed a letter
of intent to play ball for this college.
"My mom and dad were glowmg that
day. The remainder of my senior year came
(See CAMPUS, page three)
CONFERENCE
The Platters and
the Marvelettes
to perform at
HCC Feb. 15
The Greater Hazard Area Perfom1ing
Arts Series announces The Platters and
The Marvelettes will perfonn on Saturday,
Feb. 15, with a 6 p.m. dinner and 7:30
p.m. concert , First Federal Center
Convocation Hall, Hazard Community
College.
Dinner/Concert Admission: Adults,
$30; Students- $20 (age 18 & under);
Concert Only Admission: Adults, $16,
Students, $8 (age 18 & under).
The Platters, fonned in 1953 in Los
Angeles, had the beginning of their stardom in 1955 with their hit "Only You,"
which also helped them become the most
popular vocal group of the fifties.
Rerecording songs by the likes of Jerome
Kern and Rudy Vallee, as well as some
original material, between 1955 and 1960,
The Platters had four No. 1 songs and 16
gold records, most of whtch can still be
heard on any easy listening or oldies stations throughout the country today. With
hit songs like "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,"
"The Great Pretender," and "I'll Never
Smile Again" The Platters were inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1990, where they so rightly belong.
The Marvelettes occupy an esteemed
place in the history of American popular
music as the group that caused Motown,
and most notably Berry Gordy. to change
the label's focus from single bluesy soul
artists to a smooth orchestrated harmonic
sound that transcended the prior racial
limits of rhythm and blues. With their
first record, "Please, Mr. Postman" hitting
the top spot on the charts Motown was to
concentrate on the Marvelettes, Supremes,
Temptations, Four Tops, and Martha and
the Vandellas and create a new group pop
soul sound that totally dominated the
music charts until the advent of the
Beatles four years later.
Make your reservation now! For more
information, contact Tammy Duff. performing arts series coordinator, cu 800246-7521, ext. 8067 or at Tammv.D
uff®kctcs.edu
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Workshop to oner help opening a business
ASHLAND
Morehead State
Univers ity 's
Small
Bus iness
Pevelopment Center will hold a workshop in Ashland later this month to
offer advice and answe r questions
about planning your busmess.
The "Small Business Group
Consulting Session" will run from
5:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22,
at MSU at Ashland, located at 140 J
Winchester Ave.
Kimberly Jenkins, general manage-
ment consultant at the MSU/Ashland
SBDC, will conduct the workshop.
Topics, which will vary depending on
the needs of those attending, will
include start-up procedures, license and
permit requirements, sources of busi-
ness financing options, loan requirements and types of Sma!J Business
Administration loans.
Admission is free, but advance registration is necessary due to limited
seating.
Training programs sponsored or cosponsored by SBDC are available to all
individuals without regard to race,
color, sex, creed or national origin.
(See OFFER, page three)
IT'SYOUR MONEY
KAPT enrollment
period ends Jan. 27
by JONATHAN MILLER
K ENTUCKY STATE TREASURER
I offer yet another reason
why I'm proud to be a
Kentuckian: KAPT Kentucky's Affordable
Prepaid Tuition - may be
the strongest such program
in the country. So sign up
before enrollment ends on
Jan. 27!
You may have read or
heard recent news accounts
about how prepaid tuition
programs in other states are
struggling. Because of rising college tuition prices
and a declining stock market, states such as Ohio and
West Virginia have had to
sharply increase prepaid
tuition prices, while states
such as Colorado have considered discontinuing their
programs.
Yet Kentucky's KAPT
program continues to provide the guarantee of
Donna R. A1.orton
Medicare Beneficiary
OuH·~~eh C<1ordh1~tor
AdmlnaStar Federal
Are there currently
any limits on the
amount Medicare
will pay on therapy services?
At this time there
are no limits on
the amount
Medicare pays on therapy
services. Ho"ever. legislation dating back to 1997
- the Balanced Budget
Act of 1997 - imposes a
$1500 cap on outpatient
therapy services. The cap
became effective January
1. 1999.
A
If Medicare law
effective January 1,
19991mposes the
limit why is the limit not
applied at tms tlme?
ln November 1999
Congress passed
the Medicare.
Medicaid, and SCHIP
Balanced Budget
, Refinement Act of f 999
(BBRA of 1999.) The
l
BBRA mandated a twoyear moratorium or delay
on the $ J,500 cap during
• 2000 and 200 I and further legislation of the
Benefits Improvement
and Protection Act (BIPA)
extended the moratorium
through Dec. 31, 2002.
A
Did Congress pass
any legislation dur'< ing 2002 that
extends the moratorium on
therapy limits?
No. The Centers
for Medicare and
Medicaid Services
is currently in the process
of developing instructions
for Medicare contracton>
to implement the limits.
Until contractors receive
new 1nstructions no limits
are applied to therapy services.
A
If the limit is implemented how am I, as
a person with
Medicare, affected?
The limit applies
to all outpatient
therap) setting<>
e:-tcept hospital outpatient
therapy. There are two
limits ~ a $ 1,500 cap for
physical and speech theraPY combined and a s~pa
rate $1,500 cap for o ccupational therapy.
Medicare Part B pays
$1 ,200 (80 percent) and
the patient will be respon sible for any unmet Part B
deductible and a 20 per·
cent coinsurance ($300)
for each limit. The caps
are based on services paid
A
'
(See YOU, page three)
Award presented
to Floyd Countian
Caney Creek Rehabilitation Complex
(CCRC) and Kentucky River Community
Care, Inc., announce and congratulate the
recipient of the 2002 Grady Stumbo Award,
Mr. Cecil Hamm.
The Grady Stumbo Award is presented
annually to a staff member nominated by co-
workers. The award is named of honor of
Dr. Grady Stumbo who provides medical
care to residents of CCRC. Both staff and
residents
appreciate Dr. Stumbo's concern, dedication,
Training Opportunity
Mayo Technical College, Pikeville Campus 120 South
Riverfill Drive, is currently enrolling students for the
Spring 2003 Telecommunications Technician Certificate
Program, a joint effort between BellSouth and KCTCS.
The purpose of this program is to train potential personnel for entry-level technician jobs in the telecommunications industry.
(See AWARD, page three)
Pikeville Division
Chapter 7
Under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a
court-appointed trustee sells assets
and the debtor is discharged of
debts.
Terry W. Richardson and Cora
Ann R ichardson, of Whitesburg.
Charles W. Bates, of Hindman.
Benny Ray Thompson, of
Shelbiana.
Ronnie L. Potter, of Neon.
Francis M. Purtee, of Jenkins.
Mickey D. !son and Charlotte L.
Ison, of Whitesburg.
bobby Darrell Ratliff and Debra
Applications for enrollment can be submitted at the
Pikeville Campus located just behind the Pikeville City
Park. Classes start on January 13, 2003 and end on May
10. This is a 16-week Telecommunications Certificate
offered through the Electronics Department. Call 606218-2060 or 606-886-3863
Jean Ratliff, of Hager Hill.
Jimmy Ray Gantt, of Inez.
Chapter 13
Under Chapter 13 bankruptcy,
the debtor arranges to repay debt.
Bert Allan Rose, of East Point.
Charles Wayne Lyons and
Patricia Pearl Lyons, of Paintsville.
Sammy L. Slone and Melaine C.
Slone, of Mallie.
Kentucky Society For Human
Resource Management
The Society has named the following
mdividuals as officers for the new
year, 2003:
• Julie Burwell, SPHR, Kentucky
Educational Te levision, Lexington,
chair
• Betsy Larson, SPHR & CCP,
Lexmark International, Lexington,
chair-elect
• Lyle Hanna, SPHR, Palmer &
Cay Consulting Group, Lexington,
immediate past chair
•
Cindy
Hines,
SPHR,
Commonwealth Brands, Inc., Bowling
Green, secretary/treasurer
• Sherri Schuenemeyer, SPHR,
HELP, Louisville, central area district
director
•
Sherry Larson, Continental
Mills, Hopkinsville, western area district director
•
Vickie Ladt, SPHR, Ladt
Consulting Services, Paducah, professional awards director
• Effie McKeehan, The Drees
Company, Ft. Mitchell, at-large director
• Mitzi Root, SPHR, SpectraCare,
Inc., Louisville, legislative affairs
director
• Kent Hall, SPHR. Office of the
(See KAPT, page three)
MAYO TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Bankruptcy Filings
The following is a list of bankruptcy cases filed with the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern
District of Kentucky in Lexington
from Jan. 3 to 10.
tomorrow's tuition at
today's lower prices, with
affordable payment plans
for Kentuckians of every
income group.
Why has KAPT been so
successful? Very sound
research and planning, a little bit of luck and some
good ole Kentucky ingenuity.
Our good fortune stems
from the fact that KAPT is
the nation's newest program, starting after the
tragedy of Sept. 11, 200 I,
avoiding two years of market declines that had
plagued other states' programs. While the stock
market has declined since
KAPT was launched, the
losses have not impaired
the economic viability of
our program.
More significantly,
unlike many other state pre
CONSUMERNEWS
Big Sandy
Community Action
begins heating
assistance program
The Big Sandy Area Community
Action Program, Inc. began operation of
the Crisis Component of the Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Program on
Monday, January 6. T he program will
continue through March 31, 2003.
To be eligible for assistance,
clients must:
Jefferson County Clerk, Louisville,
state conference director
• Ray Davis, Right Management
Consultants. Lexington, professional
development director
• Torn Birchfield. Greenbaum
Doll and McDonald, Louisville. philanthropy director
• Pa1 , o\, PHR, Owensboro
Health System, Owensboro,
t:uucation advocate
•
Alan Armentrout, SP HR,
Bowling Green, SHR M Foundation
• Meet the II 0% poverty income
guidelines;
• Be responsible for home heating
costs;
• Not have liquid resources in excess of
$1,500 ($4,000 if resources are being used
for living expenses due to a catastrophic illness), and,
• lf heating with coal, wood, kerosene,
fuel oil or propane, have less than a four (4)
day supply, or
• If heating with electric or natural gas,
have a past due or disconnect notice, or
• u the household's home heating costs
are included as an undesignated portion of
the rent, the household has received an
eviction notice for non-payment of rent.
For more information, or to apply, contact the Big Sandy Area Community
Action Program, Inc. in your county.
Office hours are Monday through Friday,
(Sec MANAGEMENT, page three)
(See ACTION, page three1
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KCTCS
Campus
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Microsoft, AACC and
NWCET
recognize the importance of
technology in today's economy
and the need for a skilled
workforce, including many
individuals from populations
now under-represented across
industry sectors.
"We are pleased to continue
our fruitful partnership with
Microsoft, which has assisted
our colleges in teaching students skills that are relevant to
the IT jobs of today and tomorrow," said Michael B. McCall,
KCTCS president.
Community and technical
colleges such as those in
KCTCS are recognized as the
leading IT training providers.
However, faculty and college
presidents cite providing students up-to-date technology
skills as one of their biggest
challenges.
The
Faculty
Development Institute aims to
bridge that gap.
"Microsoft is proud to be
offering to KCTCS the same
high-quality technology training once found only in fouryear universities," said Bruce
Brooks, director of community
director
• Janis Gan, PHR. Ashland
Inc. Lexington, SHRM certifica
tion director
• Susan Jones, Humann,
Inc .. Louisville. strategic partnership director
Society for Human Resource
Management Chapter Presidents
for 2003:
• Susan Brothers. Bluegrass
SHRM
• Wendy Plyman. SPHR &
CEM. Central Kentucky SHRM
• Ingrid Adams, SPHR.
Louis' ille SHRM
•
Shelley
Shepherd,
Owensboro SHRM
• Ronda Hays, Four Rivers
SHRM
• Thea McCoy, Southern
Kentucky SHRM
• Bill Doughman, PHR,
Western Kentucky SHRM
• Dennis Warwick, Northern
Kentucky HR Association
• George Wise, Tri County
SHRM
• Jackie Cecil, Gateway
Regional SHRM
• Susan Simmons, SPHR,
Elizabethtown SHRM
affairs for Microsoft.
"By
offering state-of-the-art technology training, we are ensuring that community and technical college faculty will continue to play a vital role in transforming students into the
skilled IT workforce for the
future."
The institute concept is
based on a successful training
model used in Washington
state for the past four years and
funded by Microsoft.
Nationally, approximately
15,000 IT instructors at I, I 00
community and technical colleges will continue to benefit
as the institute is fully rolled
out to all 50 states over the
next five years.
The program will also benefit up to 100,000 students in
the first two years. The institute will be managed by the
AACC and NWCET at
Bellevue Community College.
The Working Connections
IT
Faculty
Development
Institute is a natural expansion
of
the
AACC/Microsoft
Working Connections partnership that began in 1998.
Working Connections helps
develop model IT programs
across the nation, with a special emphasis on recruiting and
serving underserved populations.
Microsoft has donated $50
million in cash and software to
date. In early 2000, KCTCS
was awarded nearly $300,000
from the Microsoft "Working
Connections" program to assist
the
Commonwealth
in
responding to the need for
well-trained information tech-
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and went. My summer was
spent getting stronger and in
better shape to play basketball.
In late July my dad and I decided to drive over and take a look
at the college. This is where my
mistake began to be a reality.
"I had committed to play for
a school that I had never seen.
Dad said, 'I like the school and
its location.' I did not care
much for the school or its location. However, the statement
made by my dad and the conversation on the way back
home from the college made
the decision I would make two
months later even more difficult. Dad said, 'I am very proud
of you and I look forward to
watching you play basketball
and graduate from college.'
"I started college in late
August. I was a 30-minute
drive from a place to get something to eat or to go to the
movies. This only added to my
frustration and my unhappiness.
"I decided to stay in school
for six weeks, just enough time
to make the basketball team. I
had never liked the place from
my initial visit with my dad. I
most definitely did not like it
now.
Rate
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Teresa Mauk, and Jennifer Scott
- who go the extra mile to individualize the instruction our students receive."
An associate degree in nursing from Pikeville College can
be completed in four semesters.
Nursing coursework takes place
in campus lecture, computer, and
.skills laboratory classrooms and
in many health care facilities.
Upon passage of the NCLEX,
graduates are licensed for immediate employment as a registered
nurse. According to Dr.
Simpson, the majority of the
2002 graduates are employed at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital and
William-son area hospitals as
well as in Prestonsburg and
Lexington.
For more information about the
Eli~abeth Akers Elliott nursing
program at Pikeville College,
please contact the Division of
Nursing at (606) 218-5750 or
visit www.pc.edu.
You
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for, not on services billed and are
annual limits.
What happens when I reach
$1,500 limit but I still need
to receive skilled therapy
services?
Once a $1,500 limit is
reached the therapy service
s no longer a covered service by Medicare. The provider
may look to the patient for payment of further services.
A:
Calli-800-MEDICARE (1-8006334227), TTYrrDD
l-877 486-2048 (toll free for the
hearing impaired), or visit
www.medicare.gov on the
internet.
UK
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Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee,
Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin,
Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike,
Rockcastle, Whitley, Wolfe.
All expenses will be paid.
Each participant will be given a
$100 stipend upon completion
of each summer session and a
$1 ,000 stipend upon completion
of the two-year program to be
used for the college of her
choice.
Teachers are also asked to
join in this effort. Participating
teachers will attend two-day
summer workshops at UK to
help create Girls in Science
clubs in their local schools.
Again, all expenses will be paid.
Teachers will be given a $300
stipend for their summer
involvement and $500 to assist
in creating the clubs.
Girls entering the seventh
grade in fall 2003 and teachers
that teach at least two math, science or technology courses at
the middle school level are eligible to apply. For more information, call (859) 266-7535, e-mail
creid2@uky.edu, or visit the
Web site at www.mc.uky.edu
/beha v iora Iscience/girls inscience. asp.
"I remember sitting on the
porch that evening when the list
of players who made the team
came out. I was so homesick
that I could have cried. I think I
stayed in school for the first six
weeks hoping that I would get
cut from the basketball team
and have an excuse to quit
school. I made the decision that
day to quit school and go back
home.
"The drive home that day
seemed like it lasted a week.
All the way home I was trying
to decide exactly what to say to
mom and dad. I was not only
giving up a dream that I had,
but I was about to look at the
two people who, up to that
point, had done nothing but
love, protect and guide me and
tell them that their son whom
they were so proud of two
months earlier was a failure. I
remember the look of disappointment in their aging faces
after I broke the news to them.
"I am now 42 years old, and
I am still trying to rectify a mistake I made 22 years ago. I am
at
now
taking
classes
Prestonsburg
Community
College and Morehead State
University Extended Campus.
"I know when I made the
decision to go back to college
along with the feeling of excitement also came fear. Here I am
a man of my age with my academic background attempting to
get a college degree.
"During my first evening
class I found that 80 percent of
the students were older like me.
I can tell you now speaking
from experience that the
instructors at these two colleges
will, as the saying goes, "bend
over backwards" to help and
guide you through your college
life.
"As for me, I am a sophomore now and in a couple more
years I am hoping to be able to
put a smile back on the faces of
the two people who have been
in my corner since day one, my
mom and dad."
Raymond's story doesn't
stand alone as I am sure that
each of us of made our share of
mistakes and in making our
mistakes we have disappointed
those who have always stood in
our comer. Maybe you have
made a mistake similar to
Raymond's and you have wrestled with the idea of returning
to school and making a difference in your life and those
around you.
Don't wait another year enroll in a class at Prestonsburg
Community College and Mayo
Technical College today. You
may be surprised at the many
people who will have a smile
on their face as you decide to
continue your education. It is
not to late!
For more information you can
call the Prestonsburg Campus
at (606) 886-3863 or tolljree at
(888) 641-4132 and the Mayo
Campus at (606) 789-5321.
Offer
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Special arrangements for those
with disabilities will be made if
requested in advance.
Additional information and
registration are available by
calling (606) 329-8011.
KAPT
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paid tUition programs, KAPT
was designed to withstand
deficits - i.e., situations when
our investments do not keep
pace with tuition inflation.
That's due to the fact that KAPT
is backed up by the state's
unclaimed property fund, which
is around $50 million and growing. Indeed, the unclaimed
property fund currently is double the size of all of KAPT's
investments!
Further, the
unclaimed property fund is separate and distinct from the
state's General Fund, so it is not
tied to the budget problems currently being debated m
Frankfort.
We recently asked State
Auditor Ed Hatchett to take a
close look at how the KAPT
fund was being administered.
I'm proud to say that the private
firm he hired stated that our
financial plans and operating
procedures were "in great
shape." This confumed to me
that the KAPT staff and our two
outside investment firms are
doing everything they can to
maintain the financial soundness
of the program.
Sometime down the road it
may be conceivable that KAPT
will not be able to offer such a
great deal. I predict that KAPT
prices will be significantly higher for families that wait to enroll
until next year or beyond.
Probable state budget cutbacks
may result in tuition rising at
higher than historical levels.
However, if you signed up
last year - or if you sign up
before this year's enrollment
deadline of Jan. 27 - you are
protected completely from any
That's
economic downturn.
because once you lock in KAPT
at today's lower prices, you are
guaranteed tomorrow's tuition no matter how high college
tuition rises, nor how low the
stock market falls.
Today's stormy economy and
state budget crisis have many
families worried about their
future.
KAPT provides
Kentucky families shelter from
that storm, and comfort that
higher education will be available to their children.
If you have young children or
grandchildren, I urge you to get
KAPT before Jan. 27. You can
learn more about the program on
the web at www.getKAPT.com,
or by calling us toll-free at (888)
919-KAPT. There is no better
investment in your children's
future.
Award
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and activism for CCRC and for
individuals with mental illness.
A resident of Floyd County,
Hamm
serves
as
the
Coordinator of Inventory
Control/Purchasing
and
Resident Banking Services.
Co-workers have observed that
Hamm exhibits compassionate
and courteous behavior and
has earned the respect of those
he works with daily. Long
hours and hard work have
become his trademark.
CCRC is an 80-bed personal care home, located in Pippa
Passes, that serves individuals
with chronic mental illness. It
is managed by Kentucky River
Community Care, Inc. For
more
information
about
CCRC, call (606) 368-2802.
Spring
• Continued from p1
better classes and services to the
citizens of eastern Kentucky."
Bobby
McCool,
Chief
Administrative Officer at the
Mayo Technical College and for
the Big Sandy District said, "We
are proud to be the student's
choice for education in eastern
Kentucky. At Mayo or PCC an
education is affordable, convenient and student friendly."
Students can register at either
of three campuses for technical or
transfer classes in a wide array of
class options. The consolidation
of Mayo Technical College and
Prestonsburg
Community
College has increased the choices
available to students and made a
college education more accessable.
Students who have not applied
for admission to college can still
do that. It's not too late! Go to one
of the college pages of the website www.bigsandy.kctcs.edu for
more information or call 7895321 for Mayo Technical College
and 886-3863 for Prestonsburg
Community College. Financial
Aid is still available.
The Big Sandy Community
and Technical College District is
one of 16 seamless districts in the
Kentucky Community and
Technical College System. The
Big Sandy District includes
Prestonsburg Community College and Mayo Technical
College. KCTCS colleges change
lives by providing accessible and
affordable education and training
through academic and technical
associate degrees; diploma and
certificate programs in occupational fields; pre-baccalaureate
education; adult, continuing and
developmental education; customized training for business
and industry; and distance learning. For more information, visit
<www.kctcs.edU>.
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enough of the heat in the kitchen? Well, you won't have
1 (15- to 19-ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and
to spend much time at the range if you take advantage of drained
the freezer and canned-goods shelves in your market.
I pound escarole or fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
There you ' ll find the makings of dishes that can be
(about 8 cups)
ready in 15 minutes and look and taste as if you'd spent
I teaspoon Italian seasoning
hours preparing them.
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In large saucepan over medium-high
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with canned broth, stewed tomatoes
heat, heat oil. Add onion; cook and stir
and red kidney beans as well as
until tender, about 3 minutes. Add broth
and tomatoes; bring to boil. Add pierobagged, ready-to-use coleslaw mix. But
gies and return to boil; boil for 4 minthe most substantial ingredient in these
utes. Add beans. escarole and Italian seatummy-warming soups is frozen pierosoning, return to boil. Reduce heat and
gies. Though traditionally a Polish
simmer, covered, until escarole is barely
food, pierogies adapt well to other ethtender, about 1 minute. Serve with grated
nic cuisines, as seen in these comfortParmigiano cheese and crushed red peping Tuscan and Scandinavian examper, if desired. Yield: 4 portions (about 9
ples.
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ringsall
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cover and write a title for your
journal. Tie twine or leather
cording to the rings and hang .
the journal on a hook by your
window or wear it around your
neck when you head out for a
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family will enjoy referring to
the journal, reading the notes
and watching it grow.
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2 (about I4 ounces each) cans ready-to-serve chicken
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1 (16.9-ounce) packagefro:en Mrs. T's potato piero-
SCANDINAVIAN PIEROGY CABBAGE
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to list his or her top five favorite
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to add to that list!
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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.
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I14 cup sweet pickle relish
114 cup reduced-sodium ketchup
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
16 ounces ground extra-lean sirloin beef or turkey breast
112 cup plu~ I table.spoon dried
fine bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray a 9-by ·5 inch loaf pan with
butter-flavored cooking spray. In a
large bowl, combine pickle relish,
ketchup and mustrtrd. Add meat and
bread crumbs. Mix well to combine.
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(FROM •CHICKEN
MOTHER'S
SOUL")
Reprinted by permission of Sandra
Julian Barker. (c)1997 Sandra Julian
Barker.
I had waited nearly five years for
this moment. Five years enduring the
empty arms of childlessness, the baby
showers for someone else and the
well-meaning question from friends:
"Are you pregnant yet?"
I longed for a baby of my own, and
at last it was happening. Our baby was
due to arrive anytime. My husband
and I waited with bated breath, our
hearts pounding with anticipation.
Soon, he would be here - soon! We
had been told it was a boy. A son of
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E-mail the Web master of the Web site and
see if there is a way they can somehow identify
the bankrupt guy so that you cannot be confused
with him. Perhaps by listing an address or
Social Security number. You might also think
about dating women who are a little more trusting - or at least open to hearing your side of
the story.
Urinary Tract Infections
Victimize Women
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
I have urinary infections very often and
wonder why. Can you tell me what I can do to
help correct this miserable problem?- V.C.
ANSWER:
Doctors separate the urinary tract into two
sections. The kidney and its drainage channel,
the ureter, constitute the
upper urinary
tract; the urinary bladder
and its
drainage channel, the urethra
(you-REEthruh), are the
lower urinary
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tract. The
infections you
speak of are bladder infections - lower urinary tract infections. Lower tract infections
are painful, but they do not disturb kidney
function as upper infections often do.
Women are susceptible to lower urinary
tract infections because their urethra is shorter
than men's, and bacteria can easily traverse it
to enter the bladder. Furthermore, sexual relations frequently massage the many bacteria
that surround its opening in the region of the
vagina. Add to those factors a dropped bladder, which often is a consequence of childbirth. A dropped bladder cannot empty completely, and the stagnant urine encourages
bacterial growth.
(See FOODS, page five)
To Your
Good
Health •
(See HEALTH, page five)
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a desire deep in my heart. Once I disYears ago, before we knew of the
covered the significance of the name, I
long, painful journey ahead in our
was doubly pleased. How fitting a
quest for a child, I had chosen a boy's
name for such a precious gift
name. For some reason, we had
never been able to settle on
from God.
a girl's name, but the
Now we waited for
Nathan Andrew to
boy's name had come
arrive. The painful
quickly, with no hesimonths and years we
tation and no second
had endured would
thoughts. Our son
soon become a dim
would be Nathan
memory.
Andrew, meaning
for the
A car drove up and
"Gift From God" in the
Hebrew language. I was
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parked in front of the
house. We pressed close to
unaware of the name's
the window, eagerly watching as a
meaning when I first began
woman stepped out of the car with a
sounding it out on my tongue. I just
blanket-wtnpped baby carrier. As she
liked the way it flowed - the fine,
masculine ring it produced in m} ear. I walked up the sidewalk, I held my
chose my son's name long before he
breath, my eyes never leaving the
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man in my mid-30s. I have my
own business and am financially secure. I don't
have a problem getting dates, but I do have a
problem getting a SECOND date with a woman.
Recently, I had a great date with a woman I
met at a bookstore. We went to a lovely restaurant, had a great meal and refreshing conversation. Afterward I took my date swing dancing
(she mentioned during dinner that she enjoyed
it).
When the date was over, she gave me her
phone number and I gave her mine. We agreed
to see each other again.
I thought everything was fine, but something
happened. I tried calling her, but only got her
machine. I left messages, but she never called
back. Finally, after about a week, I went to her
place of employment and asked her why she
was giving me the cold shoulder. She replied
that she had looked me up on the Internet and
"discovered" that I had filed for bankruptcy.
I told her that I have never been bankrupt in
my entire life. She said that she would e-mail
me the Internet address to "prove" she was right.
I looked it up, and sure enough I saw my name,
but it wasn't me. It was some guy who had the
same name as I do.
I tried to explain this to my date and she
refused to believe me.
On a hunch, I called a few of my previous
dates and asked them if the reason we never had
a second date was because they had "Googled"
me and found this bankruptcy notice. To a
woman, they all confessed.
I did some checking around and found out
that the practice of doing Google searches on
dates has become quite common. What am I
going to do?
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soon hold my baby in my arms. Yes,
God had chosen to answer our prayer
through adoption.
The scene was suddenly thrown
into slow motion, and questions
flashed through my mind at the speed
of light. What of the girl who had
borne him? Whnt of the young man
who had fatheted him? What were
they domg on this day?
A single act of pass1011 had touched
off a chain of events that culminated in
the life of this innocent child. What
wrenching discussions must have
filled the homes of these teenagers a
few months after that act.
She could have had an abortion. No
doubt it would have been easier than
bearing the shame of being an unwed
16-}car-old mother. It would have
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of childbirth when she was hardly
more than a child herself. It would
have been easier than carrying a baby
for nine months, feeling the kicks, the •
hiccups, the heartbeat, and then kissing it goodbye as soon as it was born.
I thought of this young girl, 10
years younger than I. She was somewhere in this city, recuperating from
the birth of her baby who was no
longer her baby. Hormones must be
raging in her body, making tears a frequent companion - and her arms
were empty.
After nine months of waiting, she
had given life to a little boy. After five
years of waiting, we were taking that
little boy and giving him the life he
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Books: April1865: The Month That Saved America The bottom
"April1865: The Month That
Saved America"
by: Jay Wink
(Harper Perennial, $14.95)
Reviewed by Chris Richcreek
The best kind of history
f book is one that not only uses
tts thesis to make key points
about events. but is also a really
good read.
Jay Winik accomplishes both
m .. April 1865." His book
focuses on a pivotal month in
the Civil War. and how that
month was a key for the development of the United States as a
whole.
The importance of April
1865 hinges on two main events
- Confederate Gen. Robert E.
Lee's surrender to Union Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
and
President
Abraham
Lincoln's assassination at the
hands of John Wilkes Booth.
Winik examines the deeper
implications of both events.
Grant's gracious handling of
Lee's surrender and the absence
of punitive actions against
Lee's troops - coupled with
Lee's influence and Joe
Johnston's surrender to William
Sherman later in the month helped end the war and deterred
the South from engaging in
guerrilla warfare, which could
have prolonged hostilities for
years.
Also, the relatively smooth
transition of Andrew Johnson to
the
presidency
following
Lincoln's death was important
for a country less than 100 years
old.
Winik details how a "secessionist ethos" existed throughou. the United States before the
Civil War. However, the war
broke the idea of future secessions and became a pivotal
moment in the solidification of
a true United States.
"Of all the kinds of war, civil wars are the most scarring some countries never heal from
them," Winik writes. Yet "April
1865" emphasizes that a scarred
America forged a healthy unity
in the wake of a defining month
for the nation.
Books reviewed in this column are available through your
local bookstore.
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and Dave Smith
DEAR SAM AND DAVE:
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I'm a 23-year-old female in
desperation. I'm not married,
but I live with the father of my
two wonderful little boys.
Infidelity has always been an
issue in our relationship. I
knew he was cheating on me
long before we moved in
together. and just recently 1
found out he is doing it again. I
was ready to pack my things
and leave, but, like always, he
stopped me and I stayed.
No matter how many times
we try to resolve this issue,
things end up the same way nothing changes and he starts
doing it again. I don't trust him
anymore. but I still love him.
How is it possible to love
someone and have no trust? I
don't know what to do. Do I
stay. for the ki.ds
continue
puttmg up wtth thts? Please
help me.
DESPERATE IN
DOTHAN
DAVE SAYS:
You aren't doing your sons
any favors. How a man views
and treats his mother is exactly
how he will view and treat other women in his life. What you
are showing your boys is that it
is perfectly OK to treat a
woman like a complete doormat - which you are. You
knew this bum was going to be
unfaithful and you let him into
your life and had children with
him. And now you're bellyaching about how your life is hell.
Boo-hoo. You brought this
upon yourself.
Do yourself and your sons a
favor and kick this jerk to the
curb. I know your female ego
thinks that you can change
him, but guess what, sweetie?
You can't. You haven't. You
never will. He's walking all
over you because he knows
r.ou
it.-:you
love htm. Thts tsn t love. Get
over it - and him.
Your boys will be better off,
and you may actually find the
confidence you need to find a
man who is willing to form a
loving partnership with you
that is based on respect. That's
love. That's what you and your
boys need.
SAM SAYS:
He may be a bit harsh and
unsympathetic, but Dave is
basically right. This guy isn't
going to change, and he'll
bring you nothing but grief.
I'm not saying that people
CAN'T change - it's possible
for a man to cheat on his partner, realize and regret his mistake, and then mend his ways.
But the man you describe just
keeps on doing it with no
regard whatsoever for your
feelings. And as long as you
put up with it, he's got no reason to change.
Once you've lost your trust
in your partner, there's
nowhere left to go. If you can't
believe what he says - and,
most importantly, that he has
your best interests at heart you'll always be suspicious of
him. That's no way to live,
Desperate. Get out and get on
with your life - for your own
sake as well as for your sons.
Find an apartment or stay
with friends or family, but
don't tell him of your plans
until everything is set. Once
you have somewhere to go and
someone to support you in your
difficult decision - preferably
after you've packed your
things and put them in the car
- break the news to him that
you're leaving. He'll probably
try yet again to convince you to
stay, but you MUST NOT listen. It will be difficult, but
stick to your guns; this is the
only way you'll have of ever
being able to achieve true happiness. Remember: Nothing
good was ever gotten easily
and without pain.
(c) 2003 King Features Synd., Inc.
•
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There is an enormous
amount of fitness information
out there. It seems that every
week we hear of a new invention that promises to revolutionize the fitness industry.
Most of these innovations
herald the concept of working
less to achieve greater and
faster results. However, it's
important to remember the
bottom line of fitness - that
a complete, well-rounded and
safe plan of exercise and
nutrition is the only way to a
healthy, strong and fit body.
If you are taking the
opportunity to begin the new
year with a new exercise program, finding out WHY you
are doing it is as important as
HOW you will achieve it.
Accordingly, you should learn
how your body responds to
exercise and what to expect
from your exercise routine.
This will help you plan realistic goals. It will also save you
from getting scarnmed by this
year's crop of fit-quick
schemes.
If you're beginning a program of exercise, here are
several important tips:
• Always consult a physician before beginning an
exercise program. I can't
stress this enough. It is critical
that you make sure there are
no current conditions (such as
diabetes or high blood pressure) that may need special
consideration when exercising. Also, your physician can
recommend the type of exercises that may be beneficial
for you (in addition to guidance you may receive from a
fitness professional or facili-
Accordmg to Candy USA, more than 35
million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will
be sold this year for Valentine's Day. But if
you can't wait that long, check out the 11th
Annual Chocolate Lovers Festival in
Fairfax, Va., on Feb. 1-2.
The key events at this two-day celebration are the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, the
Chocolate Challenge and the Taste of
Chocolate, although there are other things to
do.
The Kiwanis Club will be hosting a
chocolate-chip pancake breakfast on
Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to I p.m. at
Fire Station 3 to kick off the festival.
The Chocolate Challenge pits artist
against chocolate, with the results being hopefully - both delectable and divine. It's
held at the Old Courthouse Saturday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to
5 p.m.
Later that day, hit the Taste of Chocolate,
where you can find the latest trends in
chocolate and maybe purchase some goodies for later. Vendors will have plenty to
tempt you at the Old Town Hall. You can
attend this event on both Saturday, from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, from noon to 4
p.m.
If you crave more, you might also enjoy
the Arts and Crafts show to be held at Fire
Station 3, the Chocolate Caper at the Fairfax
Court House, the Silly Socks Puppet
Theater at the library, or the exhibits at the
Fairfax Museum and Visitor's Center. Also,
don't miss High Tea at the Bailiwick Inn,
but make reservations, as seating is limited.
This festival regularly receives more
than 7,500 guests over the two days, and
events are held all over downtown Fairfax.
Most historic buildings downtown have
open houses, and there are historic re-enactments in the surrounding area. Free parking
is available in designated lots, and although
there will be a small fee for some events,
many are free. For further information and
directions, call the festival information line
at (703) 293-7120 or log on to www.chocolatefesti val.net.
Write to Your America in care of King
Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or e-mail
youramerica@hotmail.com.
(c) 2003 King Features Synd., Inc.
Once in Switzerland, it was illegal to slam a car
• Famed mystery novelist Agatha
Christie was originally interested in a career
as a concert pianist. Legendary football
coach Knute Rockne wanted to be a
chemist.
Strang~
the groom's mother's jewelry and aU the furnishings for the couple's new home. They
may also offer the potential groom an office,
an apartment or a car -- as an added inducement to marriage.
• There wasn't modem-style disability
insurance in the 1600s, but there was a certain honor among thieves. If a pirate was
maimed, he would be paid from the bounty
taken a set amount that varied according to
the injury. If he lost an eye, he'd be paid $96.
Losing the right arm was worth $576, while
the left arm was worth $480. Evidently,
arms were wotth more than legs: A pirate
who lost his right leg would be paid $480,
and one who lost his left leg would get $384.
...____~
• One city in Switzerland once made it
illegal to slam a car door.
• Ever hear the French expression, "a
tout a l'heure"? Probably not. But I'm sure
you're familiar with the English expression
INFOLINK~•
Spammers are sure getting
serious these days.
The Detroit Free-Press
reported recently that Rich
~ Clark, an anti-spam activist living in Warren. Mich., claims he
was chased and threatened after
he took photos of a prominent
spammer's new $750,000
home.
Clark was taking photos of
spammer Alan Ralsky's house
so he could post them to an anti
spam Web site. Clark says a
blond-haired man in a black
Jaguar pulled out of Ralsky's
driveway and tried, unsuccessfully, to overtake Clark as he
was pulling away.
Clark didn't give the incident much thought until the
\BUTTRUI:
derived from it: "toodle-oo."
• Life Savers candy has come in many
different flavors over the years, many of
which have been discontinued. Among the
abandoned flavors: choc-o-mint, anise, cino-mon, root beer and molas-o-mint.
• According to Korean wedding customs, it seems that the bride's family may
end up broke. In addition to paying for half
of the ceremony, they are traditionally
responsible for buying the groom's clothing,
• The man who wrote the famous AtkaSeltzer jingle -- you know, "Plop, plop, fizz,
fizz, oh, what a relief it is" -- was actress
Julianna Margulies' father.
***
Thought for the Day:
"Open-mindedness is not the same as
empty-mindedness. To hang out a sign saying 'Come right in; there is no one at home'
is not the equivalent of hospitality." -- John
Dewey
Spanners get a little ... defensive
next day, when he
found two threatening messages
on his answering machine.
"You don't know who the hell
you were ... with yesterday," the
first call said. "You got the
wrong guy. You don't even have
the guy you think you do." And
the second call: "l just love the
fact that I know where you live,
too. I'm going to make your life
so miserable."
The following day he got yet
another call: "You [expletive
deleted], lookin' for you. man!
Gonna find you! Just waiting
for you. Ah. you haven't heard
the beginning of what's going to
happen yet. Oh yeah, just
lookin' for you bro. keep your
eyes open."
Needless to say, he called the
police, handed over recordings
of the calls, and called the
Detroit Free-Press.
Ralsky denies any knowledge of the incident. But judge
for yourself - compare the
taped messages to an interview
with NPR.
Phone
messages:
www.chickenboner.com/ralsky/mastercall.mp3
Ralsky intervtew with NPR:
www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/2002
0815.atc.lO.ram
Ralsky says himself that he's
not stupid enough to leave
threatening messages on someone's answering machine, but
as the NPR feature says, it's
"depressingly easy" to get start-
ed as a spammer and requires
"very little intelligence or money."
Now I'm not saying he's stupid; let's give him the benefit of
the doubt, even though he's
obviously no rocket scientist. It
could be that after receiving
death threats from the anti-spam
fanatics - Ralsky claims to get
them weekly - it's enough to
make a person a little jumpy.
And consider that anti-spammers struck back at Ralsky by
registering him for catalogs,
ads, brochures and other junk
mail that was sent to his home.
Aren't capitalist pigs entitled
to go off the deep end just once?
(c) 2003 King Features Synd., Inc.
ty).
• Pace yourself. I know
you want to see results as
quickly as possible, but your
body responds best to consistent and repetitive exercise
and proper nutrition. Look to
begin a fitness and nutrition
program that you can maintain and implement into your
lifestyle for the long haul.
Using drastic measures to lose
10 pounds quickly will
become difficult to maintain
once you have met your goal,
since the method used is not
manageable.
Remember: If you read or
see something that sounds too
good to be true, most likely it
is. Research its validity and
seek the advice of a medical
or fitness professional before
using it. Never risk your
health to reach a goal quickly.
Remain patient and confident
that following the safe and
effective way to becoming fit
will change you forever. The
bottom line of fitness is staying fit for life.
Andrea Renee WYatt,
M.S.S., C.S.C.S., is a personal
trainer with an extensive
background in strength and
conditioning as well as therapeutic recreation. If you have
a fitness or training question,
e-mail Andrea at letters.
kjws@hearstsc.com, or write
her in care of King Features
Weekly Service, P.O. Box
536475, Orlando, FL 328536475
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•
line of fitness
• Continued from p4
4 cups (from a 16-ounce
package) coleslaw mix
114 cup snipped fresh dill
weed or 1 tablespoon dried
dill
In large saucepan bring
chicken broth to boil; add
pierogies. When broth returns
to boil, add coleslaw mixture
and dill. Simmer for 3 minutes. Serve immediately.
Yield: 4 portions (about 9
cups).
For more ideas and five
additional 15-minute meals,
send a stamped, self-addressed
business-size (No. I 0) envelope to: Dinner Leaflet, Mrs.
T's Pierogies, P.O. Box 606,
600
E.
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St.,
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Foods
• Continued from p4
Pat mixture into prepared loaf
pan. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Place loaf pan on a wire
rack and let set for 5 minutes.
Cut into 6 pieces.
• Each serving equals: 167
calories, 7 g fat, 14 g protein,
12 g carb., 312 mg sodium, l g
fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 2
Meat, l Starch.
Visit JoAnna's Web site at
www.healthyexcharzges .com
or call 1-800-766-896 I for
more information about her
"common folk"
healthy
recipes.
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Soup
• Continued from p4
deserved. We would be the
mother and father who would
love him, providing for his
physical, emotional and spiritual needs in ways that a
young girl was not yet capable
of.
With tears in my eyes, I
silently thanked a stranger
whose baby would become my
own. At peril to herself, she
had carried and nourished him
in her body, she had endured
the pain of delivery, and she
would carry the scars of childbirth until her dying day. And
then, she had given him to me.
I was his mother now, and
for the rest of his life. I slipped
the blanket from its tentlike
perch on the handle of the
baby carrier and stared into the
face of my son. Big, gray eyes
fringed with thick, black lashes solemnly stared back at me.
I touched the tiny, perfectly
formed fingers and toes. He
was beautiful!
With heartfelt words of
gratitude, I whispered, "Thank
you!" not only to God for
answering our prayers and
sending us a son, but to a girl I
would never meet. A girl
whose gift was a treasure
without price. Thank you.
***
Look for our latest books,
"Chicken Soup for the
Volunteer's Soul," "Chicken
Soup for the Teacher's Soul"
and "A Second Round of
Chicken Soup for the Golfer's
Soul."
Health
• Continued from p4
If repeat infections coincide
with intercourse, women can
take an antibiotic immediately
before or immediately after
having relations. They should
also empty their bladders after
intercourse.
For others whose infections
are unrelated to intercourse,
doctors
frequently
give
women patients a prescription
for antibiotics that are to be
taken immediately at the onset
of bladder infection symptoms. That nips the infection in
the bud.
Drinking 8-16 ounces of
cranberry juice daily keeps the
urine on the acid side and pre-
vents
bacterial
growth.
Cranberry juice also prevents
bacteria from clinging to the
bladder wall, and that is a
deterrent to bladder infections.
The recently written pamphlet on urinary tract infections gives a comprehensive
exposition to this topic.
Readers can obtain a copy by
writing: Dr. Donohue - No.
l204W, Box 536475, Orlando,
FL 32853-6475. Enclose a
check or money order (no
cash) for $4.50 and the recipient's printed name and
address. Please ·allow 4-6
weeks for delivery.
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49Bay
window
54 Lay down
the lawn
57 MIT grad
59 Cassowary
kin
60 Consequently
61 Use a
stopwatch
62 Marsh
63Actress
McCian·
ahan
64 Legendary
Giant
66 Boxing
maneuver
67 Lewis or
Belafonte
68 "-Room"
('02 film)
70Archaic
preposition
71 Puccini
heroine
721ndian
export
74 Health
club
75 Character
78 Essence
81- majesty
82 Rope
material
83 Utah city
84 "My kingdomhorse!"
85 Henning or
McClure
2
13
86 48Across
attraction
88 Photo
90 "Woe is
mel"
91 Certain
sandwiches
92 Eight bits
94 Jealous
Olympian
96 Japanese
dog
97lill
98 Complete
agreement
102 Solemn vow
103 Soprano
Fleming
105 "- forgive
those ...
107 VCR button
108 Native New
Zealander
109 Bk.'s
backup
110 Adroit
111 Sailor's
shout
112 Mall event
~
113 - aerobics
114 Exam
116 Tabloid flier
118 Mrs.
McKinley
119 "Whether
-nobler
in the
mind ..."
120 Hasbrouck
-,NJ
121 Security
grp.
122 Cambodia's
-Nol
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Sunday, ]anum)' 12, 2003 • C7
Regional
Weekly Rates (4 I.ine Minimum)
Sl 75 per line foe \\cdnesd:l) and fl'kil) Paper
DEADUNES:
$2 25 per line for Wl~ fricby & Shopper
S3 25 per tine foe: Wcdnc.sda), Frid:r. ~OOppL'f & ~undn
Wedn~y
,....
Paper,
Noon ~!on
ClASSIFIED IIAIIIGER:
,.... friday Papt.'l'
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,.... Regional Shopper Stopper,
Mon at5pm
,.... Regional Sunday F.ditioo,
Thurs at 5 pm
*24 HOURS*
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110 • Agriculture
115 • AlV's
120- Boats
130- cats
140- 4X4's
150 -loti$Cellaneous
180 - MoiO<cycles
170- P;uts
175 -SOV's
c.:t
Do You H•v• A Bu•lne-,
S.rvlce, Or Product You Would
Like to AdvertJ•• In
4.5 Million Hou-.hold• With
Only One Phone C./11
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The American Community
Classified Advertlsln9 Network
1-800-821-8139
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
180· TruckS
100- \laos
280 • s.Mc:e&
290 WOO. Wanted
2Gil.:..IMeLQYMEHI
3pA·f~L
210· Job Llsbngs
220 • Help Wanted
230 • lnfO<m&1100
250 • Miscellaneous
280 • Part Time
2'10 • Sales
31 0 - BIJsllltS$
Opportuolty
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
330 • For Sale
350 Mi96elllneous
380 • Money 10 Lend
380·Silf\'tces
!llll·llli8CH6NQISI
410•1\riomal$
4ZO • Appliance6
4-40 • Electronic&
44S•Fumillll'a
450 - lawn & <'fatllell
460 • V$d StlrJ
470. Health & ~
476-HouMhokl
87
OLDSMOBILE
ROYALE, red, 4
door, fair condition. When respondmg to
Call after 6 p.m. 606· Employment ads that
874-9143.*
have reference numbers. please mdicate
140-4x4's
that entire reference
number on the out2000 JEEP GRAND side of your enveCHEROKEE
4X4. lope.
Reference
Loaded, 1 owner, numbers are used to
29,000 miles with help us direct your
$15,950 letter to the correct
warranty.
606-523-6214.*
individual.
EMPLOYMENT
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490 - AectMUon
STO Mobile Homes
5110- ~lltOU$
•
730 - t..wn & Gaw.n
1$80 S.le ()( l -
870·~
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11111·81.MIAJ..S
880 • wanl8d To Aeot
505·~
1110 Ap311montJ
510·~
PrOperty
~
Property
530 Homes
660 •l$ICIA.ots
Storfl9'/
Ol1lofJ Sl*e
630 HOYWs
840 • LandA.cts
FINANCIAL
MERCHANDISE
7$' Legal
•
Morehead State University invites applications for a position as Director,
MSU-Prestonsburg. Responsibilities: Provides administrative leadership;
develops baccalaureate and graduate programs; schedules undergraduate
and graduate classes; recruits and advises students; manages registration,
fee payments, bookstore, student services and distance learning; develops
and supports an advisory board; establishes and assesses strategic plans
and develops marketing and fund raising plans; serves as a liaison with
Prestonsburg Community College, Mayo Technical College, Pikeville
College, local, regional, state, and federal agencies to marshal resources for
. enhancing and expanding services and programs; works with deans,
department chairs, directors, faculty, and staff to deliver programs and services. Qualifications: Master's degree in higher education, business
administration, education, student personnel or related field with five years
of progressive administrative or leadership experience. Excellent management, organization, and interpersonal and written communication skills are
essential. Desired Qualifications: Doctorate degree with progressive
administrative and academic experience in higher education. Familiarity
with regional resources, public schools, community college, businesses,
and public and community agencies in the service area. Review of applications will begin February 24, 2003, and will continue until position is filled. To
ensure consideration, submit letter of application, curriculum vita, and three
current letters of reference to: Office of Human Resources, Attn: MSU-P
#904, Morehead State University, HM 101, Morehead, KY 40351. To apply
on-line, visit: http://www.moreheadstate.edu/prospects/jobapp.html and
attach required materials.
805 • Announoemollt$
ZDQ. &if!Ylc:lii
1&11 • MobUe Home
810 AucliOni
815 Lost & Found
105
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110·~
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713 ChliOcate
766-~
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MSU is an EO/AA employer.
•
830·1.1~~
760 • f'lumbll19
850 Por$00 s
870. Sttvloe
1 B.A. APT. FOR
RENT: call 874·2644
FOR LEASE LARGE or 874-9174.
LOT FOR BUSINESS
will build to suit. Rt. 80 TOWNHOUSE,
2
close
to
Mtn. bedroom, 2 full bath.
Enterprise. 886-8366. 538 Arnold Ave.
2 lWO BEDROOM Prestonsburg.
Furn1shed k1tchen,
with washer & dryer,
859·608-0605*
590-Sale or Lease
RENTALS
61 O·Apartments
NEW 2 BEDROOM
DUPLEX AT LANCAPARTMENTS: Also ER KY. $550 month.
1994, 14X76, 2 B.A. 3 Bedroom House, $550 deposit. 1 year
2
BATH,
WITH near McDowell. 606- lease. 886-8781. *
DECK & OUTBUILD- 663-0420.*
ING located across
630-Houses
Highlands
from
APARTMENTS
156
Regional on
FOR RENT
3
BEDROOM
Oakwood Drive. 886Apartments
HOUSE: total electnc,
0973 after 5 p.m.*
Available
stove & refrigerator
furnished. 285-5192.*
Immediately
2 Bedroom Mobile
1 & 2 BR apts.
Home on Branhams Free processing fees 2
BEDROOM
Creek 828-754-4801
HOUSE FOR RENT:
PARK PLACE
or 606-587·1169.*
on Cracker Bottom
APARTMENTS
Road at Martin. 285Rt. 114,
3670.
Prestonsburg
12X60 3 BEDROOM
1 bath, $1400. 13x65 Section 8 welcome.
2 bedroom, 2 bath Call (606) 886-0039 Newly remodeled: 3
bedroom at Dwale,
E.H.O
$1000. Must move
$400 month plus ut11i·
yourself. 285-0539.*
ties. 886·9246.
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Banner, Kentucky
606-874-g195
ANNOUNCES NEW
WINTER STORE HOURS:
Mon.·Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Large Selection in stock!!
Most $9.99 or less!!
First quality pre-pasted vinyl!!
MothoP Goose
PIB}ZIBD«l
A Christian, Non-Denominational
daycare center, is now taking
applications for part-time substitute positions. We re also taking
applications for part-time/fulltime enrollment.
Contact Missy
886-0868 or 886-8648
:==========~
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.
TAN AT HOME
MOUNTAIN MANOR Wolff
Tanning Beds . ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _•
OF PAINTSVILLE is
Flexible
Financing
taking applications
Available
for a LPN (7 p.m.-7
Home Delivery
a.m. shift) Excellent
salary benefits. Apply FREE Color Catalog
Call Today
in person at 1025
Ave.
1-800-939-8267
Euclid
Paintsville,
Ky. www.np.etstan.com
Monday thru Friday
between 8:00a.m. to 495-Want to Buy
4:00p.m.*
Want To Buy-40..50
ENGINEER-Local
acres or more, 4-5
engineering firm has a acres levelland with
position for an engi- or without house. In
neer. A BSE in Civil or
Prestonsburg or
Mining Engineering is
Paintsville Area* 606required. Competitive
642-3388.
wage and benefit
&
package
includes
health insurance and
&
retirement. Please fax
INCLUDES:
resume to (606) 437530-Houses
Water line repair, drain line repair,
0110 or mail to
floors, walls, ceilings, doors, winEngineering Position,
FOR SALE PROP- dow repair.
43 Village Street,
For ail emergency repair and
Pikeville, Kentucky ERTY: 60 ACRES+ 3
or 4 flat, older Farm
remodeling needs, call
41501.*
house. above ground
(606) 478-3039
(606) 899-6854 (cell phone)
HELP
WANTED: heated pool with
New barn.
All service calls, C.O.D.
Motorola two-way deck.
Copperas Lick, Abb·
dealership
in
ott. Call 886-0079. *
KY.
Prestonsburg,
needs a experienced
BEDROOM
radio
technician 3
on 60x150
HOME:
/tower climber. Pay
at
419
South
lot
equal to experience.
&
Avenue
Good benefit pack- Central
Located at
age. Only those with Prestonsburg. 2 full
Weeksbury, Ky.
experience & refer- bath, great room, utilences need apply. ity room, breakfast
14 Years Experience
Must also have clean nook. Large porch,
Free estimates. call anvtime
drivmg record. Call blacktop driveway, 2
or car carport. $115,000
606·886·3181
606-452-2490
(800)-445-3166 to 886-9407 or 886·
0701
ask
for
Phillip.
*
or 606-424-9858
1nqu1re.
REAL ESTATE
780·~
790 1rav•l
lOll • tiQDitES
140· t.WMty
Tree Trimming
MSU-Prestonsburg Director Sought
no . At{)llt&!vl08
748·~$
HOUSE AND FARM
FOR
SALE:
on
Spurlock
Fork,
380-Services
Middle Creek. Call
BECOME
DEBT 886-1939.*
FREE! Cut payments
without new loans. 570-Mobile Homes
It's easy! 1 hr.
approval. Call 1·800- 1996 14x50, 2 bedroom. furnished, 2
517-3406
miles from Morehead
campus. 606-7842320 or 946-2877. *
11 a-Agricultural
We offer a competitive benefits package. For immediate consideration, please fax
resume with salary requirements and position of interest to 606-789-6486, attn: Human
Resources, or email to: jan.patton@pbhrmc.hma-corp.com EOEIDF/WP
660~
495 Wanlell To auy
41 0-Animals
2002 NISSAN EXTERRA, 4x4, 13,000 205-Business Opp.
CKC
POMERAN685 Case Intern- miles,
$14,900.
RN Nurse Manager
IANS first shots and
ational Farm Tractor, excellent condition.
INCREASE YOUR wormed, $250 each.
for
w/ new loader, 1700 606-478-5808. *
INCOME!
Control 358-2175.*
hrs. like new. 886Shelby Valley Clinic
Your hours! Home8366.
1996 GMC SON- based Business! full
Shelby Valley Clinic is a primary care
445-Furniture
OMA, 4x4, auto. Training.
Free
clinic. The clinic operates Monday thru
74,000 miles, asking Booklet. www.upervi120 Boats
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
$6000 also 1995 KX sions.com 888-373- ALLEN FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
16 foot. Aluminum V 250, Renthral sprock- 5174 *
Requirements include current licensure
Furniture,
used appliet
and
chains,
moose
Bottom
Boat:
20
in KY as a Registered Nurse.
ances, living I bedbars asking $1500
H.P.
Johnson
outBLS required. ACLS preferred.
21 0-Job Listings room
suits,
board with electric f.m.s gold senes
Primary Care. and/or Med/Surg and
exhaust.
Call
after
bunkbeds, and lots
starter. new trailer.
Management experience preferred.
4:00 p.m. 285-3047.
more!
886-2099.*
$$$ TOP QUALITY
Call 874-9790.
A competitive salary and benefit
SALES
190-Vans
130-Cars
PERSONNELLS$$
package accompanies this position.
RAY'S BARGAIN
2000
TOYOTA Does recognition of
'99
TOYOTA
CARCENTER
Send resume to:
OLLA: 37,000 miles, SIENNA, XLE, 1 your efforts and the New
& Used
Human Resources
potential
for
an
auto.. AC, one owner, owner, has warranty,
Furniture
&
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
high
has warranty. $7,950. loaded. 39,000 miles. extremely
Appliances @ unbe1709 KY Route 321, Suite 3
$16,950
606-523· 1ncome with a finan606-523-6227.*
lievable prices. Come
cially secure, rapidly
6214.*
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
in today for incredible
growing
company
1988 BUICK RE:F ax (606) 886-8548
savings. Shop At The
motivate you? We
GAL, 2 Dr. tinted
Email: r.frazier@bshc.org
Little Furniture Store
windows. V6- $300.
Subscribe
are West Virginia's
&
Save!! RT. #122,
does not run. Can be
A proud tradition of providing access
largest retail manutoday
McDowell. Call 606seen
at.
Music's
factured housing sale
to quality hl•a/th care.
377-0143.
Video in P'burg. 886Call Patty
organization, consistBig Sandy Health Care is an
6606.• Also new 26
ing of 11 retail opera886-8506
450-Lawn & Garden
Equal Opponunity Employer.
inch bicycle. asking
tions in West Virginia
$60.
and Kentucky, Virg- SIMPLICITY WALK·
ima and Kentucky BEHIND
SNOW
locat1ons. If you are BLOWER, self propilNational Healing Corporation, in conjunction with Paul B. Hall
The Best & want to ing chains. Good
Regional Medical Center in Paintsville, is opening a new Wound
be The Best, send shape, 874-2408.*
Healing Center, and is currently recruiting for the following positions:
resume to the Home
Show-Central OfficeDirector
2720 Penn Ave. 480-Miscellaneous
Responsible for the implementation, management, and overall success of the Wound
Chas. WV. 25302.*
Care Program. Individual will oversee operations, personnel, budget, reimbursement,
DON'T PAY HIGH
STORE
PRICES,
quality management and marketing/sales. Requires Bachelor's Degree in Business,
75% OFF Genuine
Management or Nursing. Previous health care experience in a program operations setAVON
leather Black coats,
Make your own
ting with a background in personnel, finance, sales/marketing. and/or reimbursement
Now $35. S1ze Med,
money sign up for
preferred.
Large, XX Large,
S10. for lim1ted
XXX
Large. Also kids
Clinical Manaeer
t1me Call Janey
leather coats $25
Responsibilities include the overall clinical operational aspects. Collaborating with the
at 886-2082
size 6-16. Call Ray
Clinical Director and Medical Director, individual will coordinate services in order to
VanCleave & Son
provide quality care to patients with chronic non-healing wounds. Position follows all
NHC and hospital policies/procedures and will assist the Clinic Director with the overDistributors. 606220-Help Wanted 743-3053.*
all operation of the Wound Healing Center in their absence. Qualified candidates must
be Registered Nurse with current KY license and minimum 5 years experience, preferPART TIME DENTAL Tern Star Natural
ably ambulatory experience. BS Degree and prior management background in an
ASSISTANT:
Exper- Gas Heater, 1 year
ambulatory setting preferred
ience preferred. 25- old. 125 BTU down30 hrs. per week. flow, 606-886-3914
Office Manaaer
may lead to full time. or 793-0421.*
The Office Manager is responsible for the smooth and effective operations of the
Send Resume to:
clerical, billing, admissions/registration. and patient scheduling aspects of the Wound
FIREWOOD
FOR
Dental Assistant c/o
Healing Center. Computer profenciency and positive interpersonal relationship skills
SALE: Call 886·
P.O. 390, Prestonsrequired. Associate Degree in Business AdministrationJSystems preferred.
8350.
burg, Ky 41653. *
is seeking candidates for
715-~
721) - H..alll & Beall!)'
850 • Mobile Home$
'
lMlE'S
MllllE liME MDVUS
INSURED
27 years experience.
Move single and
doublewldes.
Fun setup and fast service.
285·0633
285-5116
•---------..
P&N
Construction
Residential &Commercial
All Types of Building,
Remodeling, New Construction,
Roofing, Vlnyl Siding,
Replacement Windows,
Electical, Masonry and
Concrete Work
~
• Free Est1mates •
Phone 631·9991
Cell Ph: 4 77·9837
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
& TECHNOLOGY INC.
~
Hillside, lawn care
and light hauling.
Garage and Basement
Cleaning.
·Teaching Newly
Employed 24 Hour {Q .
r
• Annual 8-Hour
~...< I
Refresher Classes
• Mine Medical Technician
Instructor
• American Heart C.P.R. and First Aid
886."8350
606-434.0542 (Mobile)
Emergencv
Home Mobile Home
Service Repair
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seamless
•n••,•nn Siding
Phone 606-358-9303 (Home)
Garrett, Kentucky
Terry Triplett, Instructor
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Electrical Classes
285-0999
Train at your convenience.
DUMP TRUCK,
BACK HOE
FOR HIRE
Certified Septic Tank Installer
Bridges, Culverts, Concrete Driveways
Complete Home Remodeling
and Repair
Carports, Decks, Room Additions
Golden "H"
ConstRiction Co. Inc.
478-3039
�C8 • SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2003
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
------~~------~----------------------------~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------------------~:
2 BEDROOM HUD
APPROVED. located
near Wheelwright.
$365 month, 2853504.*
:·
The Floyd County Times
wants to encourage and acknowledge excellence in the
Floyd County Area. The Floyd County Times is conducting
its annual ballot of readers so they can let us know whom
they consider to be best in the county. Winners receive a
certificate suitable for framing and will be featured in a
SPECIAL SECTION in March titles ...
2
BEDROOM
HOUSE in Prestonsburg, very nice, $400
month $200 deposit.
874-9488*
LARGE 2 STORY
COUNTRY HOME on
lot.
estate
size
Located near Allen,
on Rt. 1428, lots of
space,
upstairs.
downstairs. & basement. Porches, deck
and covered patio.
for
details
8749794.*
,
650-Mobile Homes
For Sale or Rent: 2
bedroom
mobile
home with lot at
Maytown. 874-1214.
also
For
safe
Washer & Dryer, living
room
suite,
breakfast set.
For Rent: Two, 2
Bedroom Trailers
near Prestonsburg,
874-0011.*
3 BEDROOM MOBHOME:
at
ILE
Banner, $400 plus
deposit, very clean.
874-0267.
2
B.R
MOBILE
HOME.: total elect.
Located
between
P'burg & Paintsville.
No pets. 889-9747 or
886-9007.
1
& 2 B.A.
TRAILERS. Y..E.BY
.Q.J..fA.t::i suitable for 2
working men. Private,
AC, & Cent heat.
Near P'burg
No
Pets. 886-3941 . *
2 B.A. 2 BA. Mobile
Home, located at
Minnie. Appliances
included. $375 rent,
$375 dep. Also Two,
2 B.A. 1 BA. Mobile
Homes, $350 rent,
$350 *dep. 606-4785173.
SERVICES
70S-Construction
ALL
TYPES:
Remodeling & additions,
garages,
decks, etc. Also concrete work.
Robie
Johnson, Jr., calf
anytime, 886-8896.
-------------------------------------------------,
Barrer____________________
BEST IN FLOYD COUN1Y
B~s
Area Attraction _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Church _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Civic Club/Organization,_ _ _ _ __
College _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Community Festival Event _ _ _ ___
Dining Atmosphere_ _ _ _ _ __
Elderly Care Facility _ _ _ _ _ __
Elementary School _ _ _ _ _ __
Entertainment _ _ _ _ _ _ __
High School _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Hospital/Medical Facility _ _ _ _ __
LocruBand ___________
Middle School - - - - - - - Place to camp out _ _ _ _ _ __
Place to lose weight _ _ _ _ _ __
Place to meet friends - - - - - - Place to spend Saturday night _ _ __
Place to take out of town guests_ _ __
Place to work _ _ _ _ _ _ __
765-Professionals
TURNED
DOWN
FOR SOC. SECURITYISSI? Free consultation. Calf 1-888582-3345. No fee
unless we win your
case.
NOTICES
770-Repair/Services
Need Computer
Support???
Available evenings &
weekends. Calf for
an appointment.
424-4886.
812-Free
FREE
PALLETS:
Can be picked up
behind The Floyd
County Times.
FREE PUPPY TO A
GOOD HOME Kerr,
male, 3 1/2 months
old,
brown/black,
house trained, well
mannered Call 606478-8013.
815-lost & Found
$500 REWARD
Lost Boxer, Fawn
color with white chest
& white tips on feet
Last seen
in Cliff
area of Prestonsburg
calf
886-7065 or
424-7065.
REWARD
$500:
Lost Dog: Black
Pomeranian with blue
UK collar. Last seen
on Branham's Creek.
No questions asked.
587-2343.*
To Place
an ad
call
886·8506
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ __
_____________________
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Building Contractor _______ _
BEST FOOD
Barbecue _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Biscuits _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Brand of Soft Drink ________
Burgers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Catering--------Chicken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Chili
Chinese Food ___________
----------
Decorated C a k e - - - - - - - Desserts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Donuts---------Fish and Seafood - - - - - - French F r i e s - - - - - - - - Fresh Meat for Grilling _ _ _ _ __
HomeCookin' _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Hot Dogs._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Ice Cream _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Kid's Meal - - - - - - - - Mexican Food_~------
Onion Rings--------Pizza _ _~------Roast Beef Sandwich _ _ _ _ _ __
Bus Driver--------Car Salesperson--------Employed at _________.__
Chiropractor---------City Employee--------Club President _ _ _ _ _ _ ___
Cooch ____________________
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Dental Hygiene._ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed at - - - - - - - Dentist---------Electrician - - - - - - - - Employed at _________
EMf/Paramedic __________
Firefighter - - - - - - - - Funerru Home Attendant _ _ _ _ __
Employed at _________
Furniture Sales Person-----Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Generru Physician._ _ _ _ _ __
Hairstylist - - - - - - - - Employed at - - - - - - - - Heating/Air Service Room _______
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ ___
Insurance Agent-------Employed at _________
Jeweler---------Law Enforcement Officer_ _ _ _ __
Loan Officer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Mech~c _______________
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Nurse-----------
Employed at - - - - - - - Optometrist - - - - - - - - - - - Employed at - - - - - - - Painter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Paper Carrier - - - - - - - Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Pastor/Priest ___________
Pastor of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___
Pharmacist--------Photographer - - - - - - - - - Physicru Therapist _ _ _ _ _ __
Salad B a r - - - - - - - - Sandwiches _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - - Piumrer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Shakes/Malts - - - - - - - Steaks----------
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Politician - - - - - - - - Principal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
BEST PEOPLE
Accountant--------Attorney--------Bank Teller _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Concrete-------- - Construction/Remodeling _ _ _ ___
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Deli _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Dry Cleaners _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Citiz em r~f'Nr~vd Coiiii~J' siul'e 192/
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
• Basketball
Action
Two Aoyd County Detention Center
inmates had an extended stay in a holding
room on Monday. where they claim they
spent 12-and-a-half hours after being overlooked by the bailiff.
-Section B
Robin Lynn Jarrell and Shane Mosley
were transported to the justice center on
Monday morning at approximate}) 9:30
a.m. and placed in a holding room b)
Dentil McKinney, of the Floyd County
Sheriff's Department.
Jarrell appeared in court for a motion
and was returned to the cell, while Mosley
was there the entire time due to the fact
that the complaining witness failed to
appear.
"I never had a feeling like that in my
life." said Jarrell on Tuesday.
She appeared to be shaken by the incident and said that she was purple when
McKinney returned to get her. She said
that the cell was cold, she was hungry anil
she started to panic, but reminded herself
that "she had better get it together"
because she might have to stay the night.
She reported that she then "rapped tissue
paper around her arms in an attempt to stay
(See FORGOTIEN, page seven)
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TAKING
W'wright
Eight more
•
area prtsoners
being set free
OFFICE
mayor
~files
threat
charge
by JARRID DEATON
by RALPH B. DAVIS
STAFF WRITER
MANAGING EDITOR
WHEELWRIGHT The brother-in-law of
Wheelwright Mayor
Marlee Sammons was
arrested and charged
~ with terroristic threatening and criminal trespass for allegedly threatening him.
Johnny Gilliam, 40, of
Wheelwright, allegedly
went to the residence of
Sammons on Dec. 27,
and threatened to cause
serious physical injury to
him.
"He got drunk and
came down to the house
and was basically aggravating me," Sammons
said.
•
Sammons is scheduled to be arraigned on
the charges on January
22.
Janice Alle"l of Prestonsburg was sworn In Monday as the newest member of the Kentucky Board of
Education. She replaces William Weinberg, who resigned In December. Allen was sworn In by Franklin
Circuit Judge Reed Rhorer. Holding the Bible upon which Allen swore her oath of office was her son,
Patrick.
Local News
Odds and Ends ............ A2
Viewpoint ...................... A4
Obituaries .....................AS
Sports
Lifestyles
Poison Oak ..................C1
Yesterdays .................C2
Critter Corner ...............C3
I
The mother of a 5-year-old who
was left sleeping on a school bus at
May Valley Elementary for a significant amount of time on Feb. 14,
2002, has filed a complaint against
the bus driver.
As previously reported, Lonnie
Ray Hall IIJ was put on the school
bus by his grandmother, Bessie
Jenkins, at approximately 8 a.m.
and was found still on the bus sometime after I 0 a.m. when a phone call
from his mother. in which she
inquired about a Valentine's Day
party, prompted a search by the
child's teacher.
According to the complaint, filed
Jan. 10, Jackie Hall is seeking damages from Cathy Tackett. who was
the bus driver at the time of the incident. The complaint states that the
I
! Parents
Floyd County Board of Education
had a policy in effect that din:cted
all bus drivers to check their buses
at the end of runs to make sure no
children were left on the bus.
Hall's attorney, Jerry Patton, proposed in the complaint that a similar
incident had occurred within recent
years and another young student, a
6-year-old. had been left on the bus
(See LAWSUIT, page seven)
by SHELDON COMPTON
failing to send their children
to school, saying at the time
that parent involvement is
crucial to education.
Next month, five parents
who were cited last summer
with individual misdemeanor charges in the wake
of that effort will appear in
court.
STAFF WRITER
In recent years, schools
across Kentucky have buckled down on attendance and
Floyd County has been no
exception to that effort.
In the last two years,
Floyd County schools initiated a wave of criminal
charges against parents for
(See TRUANCY, page seven)
I Employer recruitment changing,
Tom Jones, with
East Kentucky
Corporation,
explained some
of the possible
Industries that
would be interested in coming
to the area at a
meeting of the
Big Sandy
Industrial
Authority on
Monday.
]ones tells industrial authority
by JARRID DEATON
2 DAY FORECAST
(Sec FREED, page ten)
headed to
court for students'
Bus driver sued for leaving 5-year-old · frequent misses
STAFF WRITER
BL Basketbaii ............... B1
Scoreboard ................... B1
Classifieds .................. 86
victed of sex offenses are
excluded from consideration.
Of the 328 being
released, eight are being
held in Big Sandy area jails.
The
Ployd
County
Detention Center will bid
farewell to two of its prisoners, Matthew Perkins and
Thelma Quillen. Perkins
was convicted of thirddegree burglary and firstdegree criminal mischief
and was originally sched-
FRANKFORT - Gov.
Paul Patton ordered the
release Tuesday of 328
felons beginning Frida), on
top of the 567 released in
December, as the state continues to wrestle with its
mounting budget shortfall.
As with the first batch,
prisoners being released this
time include nonviolent
offenders convicted of
minor felonies. Repeat
drunk drivers and those con-
by LORETIA BLACKBURN
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Volume 74, Issue 6 • 75 Cents
Inmates left forgoHen in courl
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STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- The issue of bringing
industry to the area was one of the focal points
in a meeting of the Big Sandy Industrial
Development Authority on Monday.
Tom Jones, with the East Kentucky
Corporation, was at the meeting to discuss
industrial recruitment to the area. According to
Jones, there have been some changes in the
recruitment process since the events of Sept.
II, 1001.
"We are talking with just as many people,
(See INDUSTRY, page seven)
photo by Jamd Daaton
Not all school districts treat snow days the same
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytlmes.com
For some time. Floyd Count) schools
have been noted for school cancellations,
especially due to weather. But a clo~er
look at cancellation records across surrounding counties reveal Floyd County is
not tops on that list.
Knott, Floyd lead Big Sandy area counties
Floyd County's 17 schools. most of
which extst on sepamte calendars. averaged missing 12 of 175 instructional days
last year.
Of those 17, the school missing the
most days was, by far, Betsy Layne High
School, which missed a total of 20 instructional days for the 200 1-2002 school year.
Seventeen of those 20 days were for
weather. according to Linda Rice. director
of pupil personnel for the Floyd County
Board of Education. while the remaining
three were for other reasons.
Last year. the lowest number of da) s
missed for the calendar year came from
four county schools. Allen Central High
School, Allen Central ~tiddle School,
Opportunities Unlimited and Duff
Elementary all missed I 0 days last year
(See SNOW DAYS, page thr~e)
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�A2 • WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
15, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Odds and Ends
• NEW YORK - The
Rockefeller Center Christmas
tree belongs to Gus the polar
bear now, and some of his buddies at the Central Park Zoo.
About half the tree was recycled at a New Jersey sawmill
and turned into "enrichment
toys," as zookeepers call sensory -stimulating toys that keep
their animals mentally and physically fit in captivity.
Gus nuzzled giant slices of
the trunk of the 76-foot Norway
spruce, licking peanut butter
stuffed into drilled holes. He
seemed in bear heaven, gnawing
on a pile of branches still rich
with spruce needles.
Six years ago, Central Park's
celebrity polar bear was so
bored and unhappy in his Arcticstyle abode that animal behaviorists created games and toys to
placate his "depression."
Sections of the tree also went
to the goats, and to the parrots
for their nest boxes. The crown
of the tree went to Othello, the
zoo steer. The otters foraged for
small fish hidden in pieces of
hollowed-out trunk, and the
Japanese snow monkeys picked
at apples and oranges hanging
from an arching branch of the
tree.
•
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.
- A coupon-clipper looking to
score a new car got the runaround when he presented a
dealer with $41.400 worth of
coupons.
Stay-at-home dad Chris
Shields of Eliot, Maine, said he
was perusing newspaper ads
recently when he noticed a
$200-off coupon from Toyota of
Portsmouth.
Shields said nothing in the ad
limited customers to one
coupon, so he bought more than
200 Seacoast Newspapers carrying the ad and clipped away.
On Jan. 4, Shields packed up
his coupons in a black briefcase
and made his way to the dealership in hopes of picking up a silver 2002 Sequoia Limited worth
about $42,000. He said he was
rebuffed with a suggestion that
he get a lawyer.
Dealership owner Jim Boyle
said Shields won't be getting the
car with coupons.
"The ad ran as it was supposed to run, and there was
nothing misleading or deceptive
about it," he said. "No reasonable person could possibly
expect to piggyback coupons
like that and walk away with a
new car."
Shields said he has no plans
to hire a lawyer but has contacted the state attorney general's
consumer protection bureau. So
has Boyle, who said he was told
Shields' case "has no legs to it at
all."
• CLEVELAND - A man
owns so many pieces of memorabilia from President William
Howard Taft that collectors call
him "Mr. Taft."
"People don't even know my
name. They call me up and say,
'Mr. Taft, could you tell me
about this piece I have?"'
Marshall Goldberg said.
Goldberg, of Woodbridge,
Calif., has about 2,000 political
items from the late president
from Cincinnati, who is Gov.
Bob Taft's great-grandfather and
served as the nation's 27th president from 1909 until 1913.
The retired manufacturing
executive, who has never lived
in Ohio, once paid $11 ,500 for a
pair of campaign buttons from
I 908. Goldberg, 60, said he
started collecting Taft items
when he paid $10 for two boxes
of postcards at a garage sale in
1980 and the stack of 200
included four featuring Taft.
Taft memorabilia isn't the
most popular, experts said. But
Public Invitation
E. Martin "Mickey" McGuire would
like to extend his invitation to the
public to attend his swearing in
ceremony for new District 1 School
Board Member. The event will take
place at Prestonsburg Elementary
School, Thursday, January 16, at 4:30.
Thank you for your support.
AnENTION
CUSTOMERS OF
If you purchased credit insurance
on a loan or refinanced a
real estate loan with any of
the above companies BE
AWARE that a class action law
sui t has b een filed for deceptive
m arketing practices.
YOU MAY BE ENTITlED
TOA CASH AWARD. ACT NOW!
because of the family's long history in national politics, Taft
collectibles have respectable
standing.
"The dynasty hasn't quite
taken off. They almost need
another
president,''
said
Jonathan Binkley of Toledo,
national president of the group
Republican Political Items
Collectors.
Gov. Taft's father and grandfather both served in the U.S.
Senate.
• FORT PIERCE, Fla. Florida officials say an accused
armed robber flushed his fi le
down the toilet.
It happened last week at the
St. Lucie County Jail as Eric
Brown, 38, was being booked
on an outstanding armed robbery charge and his paperwork
turned up missing.
Sheriff's deputies found him,
minutes later, shoving documents down a holding cell toilet,
officials said.
Deputies believe Brown took
the folder from the jail intake
room, his new arrest affidavit
states.
Deputies who contacted the
arresting officer to find out what
was in the files then learned this
wasn't the first time some of
Brown's paperwork had disappeared.
Brown was arrested in
December after being accused
of robbing a daycare worker at
gunpoint - but the robbery
charge never showed up in the
jail computer system. He later
posted bond on a trespassing
charge and walked out of jail.
T he armed robbery charge
was then reprocessed and he
was picked up again.
Brown could be charged with
destroying government property
and with conduct disrupting the
orderly running of a facility,
according to his new arrest affidavit.
Brown was booked without
bond.
• BEND, Ore. - You better hit the shower before you
board the bus in Bend.
Proposed new city rules
would ban spitting, defecating,
smoking, skateboarding, and
stinking on city buses.
The regulations ban anyone
who "emanates a grossly repulsive odor that is unavoidable by
other Bend Extended Area
Transit customers" from being
in the bus station or on a bus.
"It's an effort to keep the riding experience as pleasant and
safe as possible," said city attorney Jim Forbes. He noted that
the city already has an ordinance
prohibiting people from releas"highly
objectionable
ing
odors" from their property.
The City Council will consider preliminary approval of
the ordinance Wednesday.
T he city's transit system is
currently reservations-based.
Last year, the city expanded the
transit service for seniors and
the disabled into a service for
the general public, but no scheduled routes have been established.
•
LOS ANGELES
father of two couldn't cash in on
the $5 million offer.
After reading about the
online sale of a struggling town
in Humboldt County, Young
decided to put his wife and kids
on the auction block.
"If a town could be sold
online, then how much could
you get for a family?" Young
said.
After consulting with wife
Diana, and their two children,
Kelly, 9, and Casey, 8, Young
said he posted the ad Thursday
on eBay and received more than
10,000 hits within minutes.
But when eBay operators
heard about the auction early
Friday, they yanked the ad, saying it is against company policy
to sell human beings.
" People have tried to sell
themselves five or six times
over the past four or five years,"
said eBay spokesman Kevin
Pursglove. "There have been •
attempts to sell their nephew,
uncle, wife, whoever is in the
doghouse at the time. They've
even tried to sell their soul."
Young said the auction winner would receive a lifetime of
platonic companionship, including invitations to family outings
and holiday gatherings as well
as tips on writing, gardening and
cooking. The minimum bid was
$5 mHlion.
T he family was willing to
relocate anywhere, and the elder
Youngs would change their surname.
"You have patrons of the arts,
(See ODDS, page five)
Todav in Historv
The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 15,
the 15th day of 2003. There are
350 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in
History:
crime, and executed.)
• In 1992, the Yugoslav federation, founded in 1918, effectively
collapsed as the European •
Community recognized
the
republics of Croatia and Slovenia.
One year ago:
On Jan. 15, 1929, civil rights
leader Martin Luther King Jr.
was born in Atlanta.
On this date:
• In 1559, England's Queen
Elizabeth I was crowned in
Westminster Abbey.
• In 1844, the University of
Notre Dame received its charter
from the state of Indiana.
• In 1870, the Democratic
Party was represented as a donkey
for the first time in a cartoon by
Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly.
• In 1942, Jawaharlal Nehru
succeeded Mohandas K. Gandhi as
head of India's National Congress
Party.
• In 1943, work was completed on the Pentagon, now the headquarters of the U.S. Department of
Defense.
• In 1967, the Green Bay
Packers of the National Football
League defeated the Kansas City
Chiefs of the American Football
League in the first Super Bowl, 35-
10.
• In 1973, President Nixon
announced the suspension of all
U.S. offensive action in North
Vietnam, citing progress in peace
negotiations.
• In 1976, Sara Jane Moore
was sentenced to life in prison for
her attempt on the life of President
Ford in San Francisco.
• In 1978, Lisa Levy and
Margaret Bowman, two students at
Florida State University in
Tallahassee, were murdered in
their sorority house. (Theodore
Bundy was later convicted of the
Attorney
General
John
Ashhcroft said that John Walker
Lindh, the 20-year-old Californian
who had fought alongside the
Taliban in Afghanistan, would be
charged with conspiracy to kill
U.S. citizens and could face life in
prison if convicted. (Lindh
received a 20-year sentence after
pleading guilty to supplying services to the Taliban and carrying ~
explosives in commission of a
felony.) Arthur Andersen LLP said
it was firing senior auditor David
B. Duncan, who had organized a
"rushed disposal" of Enron documents after federal regulators
requested information about the
failing energy company. Michael
Bilandic, former Chicago mayor
and Illinois Supreme Court chief
justice, died at age 78.
Today's Birthdays:
Nuclear physicist Edward
Teller is 95. Actress Margaret
O'Brien is 66. Singer Don Van #
Vliet (aka "Captain Beetbeart") is
62. Actress Andrea Martin is 56.
Rock singer Martha Davis is 52.
Actor-director Mario Van Peebles
is 46. Actor Julian Sands is 45.
Singer Lisa Lisa (Lisa Lisa and
Cult Jam) is 36. Actor Chad Lowe
is 35. Actress Regina King is 32.
Thought for Today:
"I refuse to accept the idea
that the 'is-ness' of man's present nature makes him morally
incapable of reaching up for the
'ought-ness' that forever confronts him." - Martin Luther
King Junior (1929-1968).
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We hand craft furniture for you
Start a family heirloom collection.
At Paintsville, take Rt. 40 toward the Stock Mkt.,
then Hwy. 172 (15 miles)
-
Writer Steve Young may be able
to peddle his prose, but when it
came to selling his family, the
606-522-3141
Mon.-Fri., 8-5; Sat. appointments; No Sunday Calls.
SILENT BID SALE
The Floyd County Area Technology Center will be holding a silent bid sale
on Friday, January 17, 2003, at 10:00 A.M. This sale is open to the public.
Items may be inspected on the day of the sale beginning at 9:00A.M.
THE SALE WILL BE HELD ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
For further information about this sale,
call 606-285-3088
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Included will be items from surrounding area
centers. All items must be removed the day of
the sale. All items sold "as is"
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
15, 2003 • A3
Snow Days
• Continued from p1
II
~
due to weather.
These numbers may not stand
out until compared with othl!r
schools in surrounding counties.
Paintsville
Independent
Schools missed only two
instructional days over the
course of the 175-day calendar
school year. And that city school
district's pupil personnel director, James Baldwin. was quick
to point out that those missed
days were decisively compensated before the end of the year.
"We missed two days last
year, but made the days up,"
Baldwin said ''All we had to do
was attend on a holiday and then
add on another day at the end of
the year and go until May 31
instead of May 30."
In stepladder formation,
Martin, Johnson. Pike and
Magoffin counties, missed I I.
10, nine and eight days last year,
respectively.
However, contrary to what
many may believe, Flo)d
County did not set the curve for
school cancellations last yea1. ·
The county averaging the
most cancellations for the 200 12002 school year was Knott
Count), '' hich, considering the
nine school~ located throughout
that county. averaged 17 days
for the 175-day instructional
period.
Five of the nine schools m
that count) missed 18 da) s,
while t\\0 misst•d 17 and two
others canceled clas~es 16 times.
Considering the number of
cancellations across these six
counties and two independent
school districts for the current
year, the numbers may not fluctuate a great deal from the 20012002 figures.
Through approximately the
first five months of the 20022003 school year. Knott County
has averaged I 0 canceled
instructional days. Caney has
amassed II days, while Jones
Fork has missed nine. The seven
other schools in that district
have each missed 10 days of
classes.
Prior to the snow and ice
which fell Tuesday, rloyd
County had canceled school a
total of six days for the 20022003 school year. which has
consisted of 95 instructional
days, so far.
l\la' otfln Count) owlm h h.1cl
92 mstructiona da)S as
of Jan. 1-. and Murtm County,
\\luch hnd tini~hed 88 da)S,
haH each cancded cia ses four
times this )Car.
Pike County schools have
missed three of 92 days for the
2002-2003 school year, onethird the number of da)s cnnccled in that county last year.
Johnson County ~chools have
canceled classes tw1ce in 94
instructional
da) s.
while
Pamtsville Independent has
called off school only once.
With Knott at the top of the
last year's hst of school cancellations and nearly doubling
Floyd Count) 's totals so far this
year, the notorious stigma
attached to Floyd County
schools as the leading district for
throwing out instructional days
seems to be ill-fitted.
In addition. Lisa Gross,
spokeswoman for the Kentucky
Department of Education. says
the commonwealth is less interested in the number of days
attended as the number of hours
spent in class for the school
year.
tini~hed
photo by Jarnd Deaton
The Prestonsburg Fire Department and city pollee responded to a gas tank leak on Tuesday.
According to an officer on the scene, the driver of the van t)ad hit some debris which had ruptured
his fuel tank. The van was towed from the scene without incident.
"We don't keep records of
school cancellations for schools
,1cross the state,'' Gross said.
"They (school districts) do not
have to report to us when they
~.all school off. The main thing is
that they complete 1.050
instructional hours for the year."
Gross ~aid that decisions to
cancel school, which she agrees
are primaril) due to weatherrelated concems, rest entirely
wtth the indtvidual school districts.
"A lot of schools tend to
approach weather \vith caution,"
said Gross. ''That's something I
have mixed feelings about. On
the one hand, you have bus drivers out there traveling with
chtldren on those roads and I
wouldn't want to be those drivers, and they tend to do a pretty good job. But then students
need to be in class It's not a new
problem.''
Gross, who noted Floyd
County's school bus disaster of
1958, explained that weatherrelated issues connected with
travel and the need to keep students 10 the classroom have been
one of the primary issues revolving around school consolidation
plans that improve transportation.
However, the 1958 disaster
was found to be unrelated to
weather conditions at the time,
in spite of the time of year the
accident occurred. Nonetheless,
events such as this, according to
Gross, can increase the degree
of caution a certain school district may adopt when considering cancellations.
In the end, Gross contends
that the number of days canceled
for weather or any other reason
by any given school district
throughout the state is solely at
the discretion of that school district.
"As long as our audit shows
they have completed their 1,050
hours for the year, it's up to the
school when they get those
hours." Gross said. "A school
could have a 12-hour day if they
wanted as long as they have the
1.050 hours for the year. but
most wouldn't want to do that,
of course."
Superintendent of Floyd
County Schools, Dr. Paul
Fanning. said that canceling
school is a decision he makes,
but ·not without detailed information with safety in mind.
"Safety is number one,"
ranning said. "We make the best
decision we can with the information we have to determine
cancellations, with the safety of
the children in mind during
inclement weather."
Fanning said that 10 weather
observers, mostly county bus
drivers, keep the director of
transportation informed, who
then turns over the observations
to him.
As for days canceled that
were questionable, Fanning says
that caution is the best path to
take.
"When a decision to call off
school is questionable, we just
take safety into consideration,"
Fanning said. "I've called off
school and the sun was shining,
but around here the sun might be
shining on one side of the mountain, and you could have a
frozen road on the other side.
We just make the best decision
we can with the information we
have."
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JANUARY
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Death and
justice
Outgoing Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted the sentences of
every inmate on that state's death row- 163 men and four women.
Citing 17 wrongful capital punishment convictions, Ryan argued that
Illinois' death penalty system was fundamentally flawed and unjust.
Pending wholesale reforms to lllinois' system, Ryan refused to
sanction any more executions. His dramatic parting act raised fundamental questions which the rest of the country can usefully join
lllinois in pondering.
Public opinion polls show consistently that a solid majority of
Americans - 70 percent in a Gallup Poll last October - continue
to support the death penalty in appropriate cases. In California, as in
many states, these crimes, specified in the law, are the especially
heinous acts of murder compounded by so-called special circumstances; multiple murders, murder of children, rape murders, murder
of law enforcement officers, torture killings, murder committed in
conjunction with other felony crimes, and so forth.
But most Americans, death penalty supporters included, also want
a criminal justice system that comes as close as humanly possible to
precluding the execution of any innocent person.
On this vital question, 11linois isn't the only state with problems.
Death penalty appeals in recent memory from various states have
included evidence of incompetent or negligent counsel for capital
defendants, tainted evidence, coerced confessions, prosecutorial misconduct and improper jury selection, among other wrongs.
In addition, legal scholars and critics protest what they see as
racial, ethnic and class bias in the application of the death penalty.
They point to death rows populated disproportionately by the poor
and by racial and ethnic minorities. Whether these are, in fact, disproportionate or merely representative of those committing capital
offenses is subject to debate.
Finally, the recent use of newly developed DNA evidence to clear
several death row inmates served as a further shock. These belated
exonerations underscored the potential for horrendous error even in
a criminal justice system that grants appeal processes averaging a
dozen or more years.
The point here is not to argue against capital punishment. Our
view accords with that of most Americans - that the death penalty
is just and warranted for the most egregious crimes.
But the system that leads to capital punishment must be made as
fair and accurate as any human institution can be. Lives and justice
are at stake. In states where it doesn't meet that standard - Illinois,
obviously, and others - reform is urgently needed.
Gov. Ryan, meanwhile, unwittingly demonstrated the potential for
injustice on the other side when he commuted all death penalty sentences of death row inmates without exception. Collectively, the 167
felons whose death sentences were commuted were convicted of
killing more than 250 people. The Chicago Tribune, a strong advocate for death penalty reform, also editorialized that Ryan's blanket
commutation "will also spare the lives of some of the vilest killers in
illinois."
That cannot be justice, either.
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Blood donors
save lives
every day
by SUSAN BERRY-BUCKLEY
CEO/PRESIDENT
CENTRAL KENTUCKY BLOOD CENTER
We don't often have the opportunity
to save a life unless we're a doctor, a
firefighter, EMT or other rescuer.
However, blood donors do it every day.
Central Kentucky Blood Center is
pleased to offer that opportunity to anyone who is at least 17 years old, weighs
110 pounds or more, is in good health
and wants to make a difference in the
lives of others. Because January is
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month,
it's worth reflecting on the following:
• The leaders of the nation's blood
banking community are calling on eligi-
ble Americans to donate a combined
total of 1.2 million units of blood during
January 2003. This call to action comes
at a time when blood is traditionally in
short supply due to the holidays, travel,
schedules, inclement washer and illness.
Locally, CKBC's portion of this total is
9, 166 pints-the number needed to provide blood transfusions in January for
central and eastern Kentucky.
• According to the National Blood
Data Resource Center, collections for
whole blood donations by blood centers
in January 2002 were I ,064,344. The
blood banking community is challenging
the American public to increase that
number by approximately twelve percent
before the end of January 2003. CKBC
collected 8,018 pints in January 2002.
and needs a 14 percent increase this year
to keep pace.
The challenge of meeting these needs
comes in the face of several dramatic
changes in the blood banking industry,
including CKBC locally, such as:
• The voluntary withdrawal of
frozen plasma that was collected from
donors during the height of the mosquito
season and risk of West Nile Virus transmission this summer. In Kentucky,
health officials determined that time to
be July 27 through Oct. 28. Locally,
CKBC withdrew nearly 800 units of
fresh frozen plasma from its stored
inventory that now needs to be replaced.
CKBC issued a call to Type AB blood
donors to replace these donations. Type
AB donors are considered "universal"
plasma donors meaning patients of any
blood type can receive a transfusion of
Type AB plasma.
• The preparation to train staff and
educate donors about giving blood and
receiving the small pox vaccine. The
FDA has issued a guidance regarding
proper deferral periods for donors relating to whether or not the vaccine site
has healed. In general, most donors
receiving the vaccine may not give
blood for 21 days. "First Responder"
(EMTs, firefighters, police officers, etc.)
are high on the list of those set to
receive the vaccine first and are historically committed and loyal blood donors.
•
(See GUEST, page ten)
L e t t e r s
Most
vulnerable
often the
least obvious
"When you are a young
child, your heart is very tender, and a harsh word can
pierce the heart and stay there
forever," wrote Garrison
Keillor. He might have been
writing about young children
of alcoholics and addicts,
who are often targets of harsh
words and worse.
More than 50 percent of
today's alcoholics and drugdependent adults are the chi!dren of alcoholics. Their own
children are not only more
apt to develop alcoholism
than their peers. but also are
at higher risk to use other
drugs and to marry into families with addiction.
We must advocate for
those who can't speak for
themselves - children living
with confused, frightened and
angry adults whose addiction
destroys their ability to be the
"grown up" in the home. We
call these children "COAs"
(Children of Alcoholics}, but
they are not an acronym; they
are living, breathing, youngsters.
In the United States today,
more than 11 million children
under 18 years of age have at
least one chemically dependent parent. They are a very
special population, far more
vulnerable to using drugs and
alcohol because of the exampies set at home and. in some
cases, because of genetic factors. CO As can't talk to their
parents about drug use. The
daily stress of coping with
addicted parents is enormous.
Their world is upside down.
They WOIT) about their parents, often taking on adult
responsibilities prematurely.
They see heavy use of alcohoi and drugs as a normal,
although painful, way of life
- often as a way to cope
with problems. Man) COAs
may appear resilient and selfreliant, but depression and
anxiety are their close compan ions.
COAs need other adults in
the community to provide
accurate information about
addiction and its effects on
families. Often these chtldrcn
feel that it is their behavior
that causes parental drug
and/or alcohol use. and sometimes they are even told that
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In accordance with our editorial page policy, all letters must
include the signature, address and telephone number of the
author.
this use is their fault. They
need to hear that they did not
cause the problems in their
families. They need to develop plans and strategies for
staying safe when their parents are out of control. They
need to know whom they can
call, where they can go. They
need a safe place where they
can talk about their concerns.
All around these children
are neighbors, aunts and
uncles, teachers and scout
leaders, coaches and health
care workers who can sense
what is going on, but do not
know what to say. Ask caring
questions gently; then listen
and be present consistently.
Don't be put off if the child
does not open up right away;
it takes COAs a long time to
trust adults. Encourage partieipation in structured, peergroup acti\ ities. And if you
think the child is in danger,
all a treatment professional
and ask for input and assistance before offering advtce.
The involvement of one nurturing adult can help a youngster build on natural strengths
and resilience and, hopefully,
become a caring adult in tum.
A child in desperate need
of a healthy alliance is close
by each of us. Locally, how
can we get additional information or resources that will
help our children?
Renee D. Thornsberry
Coach and referee
Martin Jr. Pro Basketball
Martin
Thank God
for shelter
This summer, I had to take
five puppies to the Floyd
County Animal Shelter
because I could not give them
the care they deserved. I
spoke with Kathy Mullins,
the manager of the shelter
and she assured me that they
would be well taken care of
and that they would find good
homes.
She told me that I could
call anytime to check. on them
if I was in anyway worried. I
wasn't wotTied about them
taking care of the babies. just
worried in general, wishing I
could have kept them all. It
wasn't even a month that had
gone by and all five pupptes
were adopted to good homes.
Thank God for Kathy
Mullins and the staff at the
Floyd County Animal Shelter.
Melissa Dav1es
Prestonsburg
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�W EDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
15, 2003 • AS
Health Extra
. Community hospital
struggles to stay afloat
by KARLA DOOLEY
LEXINGTON HERALD·LEADER
MARTIN
When the
watl' rs ot Beaver Creek have
flu.. ,led this Floyd Count) tO\\ n
over th~ ) ears, boats found a
,.. refuge for residents at Our Lad)
of the Wa) Hospital.
The tin) hospital, which ~its
outside the flood plain. i~ a shelter for the community in many
wa)S.
Our Lady of the Way is a
'major source of health care for
the count) ·s poor and offers
dozens of commun1ty 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 b) the Catholic
Health Association of the United
States.
The study. conducted by
GeorgetO\\ n
Uni,ersity's
Institute for Health Care
Research and Polic). found that
most of the nation's 637
Catholic hospitals are a \ ital
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 in the Catholic Health
Association's legislative lobbying efforts to decrease the number of uninsured Americans and
to get better funding for private
"safety-net" health providers.
The 25-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
b) 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.
Thi1ty percent of the population in Floyd County Jives in
poverty, according to 2000 census data. But, since that tally
was taken, the economy has
\vorsened and demands on the
hospital have grown. The facility provided $1.6 million in free
care for the poor and uninsured
in 2001, 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."
One of the programs hospttal
officials are most proud of is
RESPECT. a ntne-week pregnancy prevention class for sixthand seventh grade girls that is
taught in some schools.
The 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, satd Francis, who
teaches the classes According
Governor campaign
getting costly early
The Associated Press
•
FRANKFORT - The race
for Kentucky's governor is
quick!) shaping up to be a cost·
l) one.
Since public tinancing and
spending limits are out for this
year's race. big-money contributors are making their presence
felt
Two recent examples indicate Kentucky could be headed
back into the high spending
1987-1991 era. when it had
some of the country's most
expensive campaigns for gover
nor.
In the first month of fullscale campaigning, a single
fund-raiser for Attorney General
Ben Chandler that produced
$134,300 and a $20,000 check
to l., .S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher illustrate the trend.
The Pikeville event for
Chandler. sponsored by the
state's leading road contractor
and by a lawyer who ov. ,s coal
mines, produced just more than
half of the $268,500 that
Chandler has reported raising
for the May 20 Democratic primary.
And Wyatt, Tarrant and
Combs of Louisville, one of the
state's largest law firms, gave
Fletcher a $20,000 check allocated among the finn's partners
for his Republican primary campaign, which raised a total of
$509,260.
Odds
• Continued from p2
museums and charities. I wanted
a patron for my family." he said.
•
PORT ANGELES,
Wash. - Seventy years ago,
Erling "Bub" Olsen baked bread
and served the hungry on
Depression-era bread lines as
the final project in his bid to
become an Eagle Scout.
But he drifted away from
scouting after the death of a
friend.
It wasn't until Saturday - at
the age of 84 - that he went
before a board of review to seek
the Boy Scouts of America's
highest rank. The national organization will make the final call
in February.
Olsen bought a new Boy
Scout shirt for his Saturday
appearance, attended by friends
and family.
"He's probably the oldest to
ever receive an Eagle Scout,"
said family friend Danetta
Rutten.
Olsen had forgotten about
scouting until last year, when his
411 pacemaker quit and his family
wondered how long he had to
live.
"We said, 'Bub, is there anything in life you want that you
didn't get'?'" Rutten recalled.
"And he said, quote, 'Yeah, my
Eagle Scout. I earned it, and I
never got it"'
One of the requirements is to
complete the process "before
your 18th birthday," said Mark
Hunter. director of marketing for
the scouts' Chief Seattle
Council. ··so to award it at this
point. there's exceptional circumstances that go with it."
•
Many merit badges now
incorporate technology that did
not exist in the '30s. Olsen's eligibility is based on 1933
requirements, Hunter said.
Just 4 percent of Boy Scouts
achieve the rank of Eagle,
Hunter said.
• JUNCTION CITY, Kan.
- An 8-month-old kitten named
Lilo may have exhausted several of his nine lives surviving
more than a month trapped in a
crate.
"We are dumbfounded. It is a
little miracle," said Lilo's
owner, Army Sgt. lst Class
Brody Hilstock.
The lost pet had been con
fined in the crate from early
December until he was freed
Thursday. He had lost more than
half of his normal body weight,
but will likely survive.
Hilstock was stationed at
Aliamanu Military Reservation
in Hawaii before his transfer to
Fort Riley. He and his family
packed up their belongings on
Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 - but they
couldn't find Lilo, named after
the star of Disney's Hawaiithemed film "Lilo and Stitch."
The kitten had crawled into a
set of box springs. And on
Wednesday, as the cargo passed
through Denver, a North
American Van Lines worker
heard meek meowing.
"We could hear him, but we
couldn't find him," said company manager Linda McNeal.
The multicolored kitten was
taken to an animal hospital for
treatment of starvation and
dehydration.
The Chandler fund-raiser
was the largest reported by a
candidate for governor since
199 I. the last gubernatorial
election without spending limits.
The latest examples, which
come from the candidates'
finance reports for December,
trouble supporters of public
financing.
"It's sad, and I think it's a
mistake, and I think when the
public understands it they will
agree," said former Gov.
Brereton Jones, a Democrat who
helped push the public financing
system through the legislature in
1992 and considered running for
governor this year.
Lt. Gov. Steve Henry has said
he would need to raise at least
$4 million to win. Jones spent
that much to win the 1991 nomination.
The spending limit that
began in 1995 was $1.8 million.
Pegged to inflation. it would
have been $2.13 million this
year.
Jones said taxpayers eventually will pay the price of not
having a spending limit in
favors granted by the next governor to major contributors and
fund-raisers.
"As people think through it,
they realize it's that old commercial
pay me now or pay
me a whole lot more later - and
that's what's going to happen,"
he said.
As part of a partisan dispute
over the state budget, no money
was allocated for public financing of gubernatorial campaigns
this year, and all candidates
have rejected the spending limit
and will devote more time raising money than if the limit and
subsidies were in effect.
Chandler, a longtime advocate of the campaign finance
system, said, "I think it's most
unfortunate that it blew up, that
the Republicans destroyed it,"
but sa1d he has to raise money to
be competitive.
Chandler reported this week
that he raised $268,500 during
December, and that $I 34,300 of
the total came from a reception
(See COSTLY, page seven)
to Kentucky Youth Advocates,
the overall rate in Floyd County
was 37 births per I ,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 2001. Our Lad) 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 are
the parts of America that, when
the economy is bad, they take it
on the chin."
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Fibromyalgia Support
Group- Meets first Tuesday of
each month, at 6 p.m., at the
Betsy Layne Senior Ciizens
Building on Pike-Floyd Hollow
Road, just above the Betsy
Layne Fire Dept. For more info.
call Sharon at 478-5224, or
Phyllis at 874-2769.
• Alzheimer's Association
Caregiver Support GroupMeets on the second Tuesday of
each month at the First
Presbyterian Church (near
Jerry's) at 7 p.m. For more info.,
call Dana Caudill at (606) 8860265.
• The Ups of Down's
Syndrome Support GroupMeets the 1st Sunday of each
month from 2-4 p.m., at the
Old Town Guide 147 and 160 in stock!
Pikeville YMCA, beside the
Pikeville Independent School.
For more info., call (606) 3776142, or (606) 478-5099.
• Narconon-Free assessment, evaluaton and referral services can help you to overcome
your drug addiction problems.
Call 1-800-468-6933, or visit
www.stopaddiction.com.
• Domestic Violence- 24
hour Crisis Line manned by
Certified Domestic Violence
Counselors- Call 1-606-8866025, or out-of-the-area 1-800649-6605. ''Love Doesn't Have
to Hurt."
• Kentucky Baptist Homes
for Children- Free, confidential
assistance for unplanned pregnancy concerns. Talk with someone who cares about you and
your baby. Call 1-800-928-5242.
• Prostate Cancer Support
Group-Group is for all men
with prostate cancer and their
families. Group meets every
third Thursday of each month at
6:00 p.m. at the Ramada Inn,
by CHARLES WOLFE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - To meet
requirements of a new federal
education law, Kentucky may
propose separate academic measurements for student "subgroups" based on race, disability,
income and limited Englishspeaking ability.
In addition, a third of the
schools that fall short of
Kentucky's own performance
goals - the lowest third of
schools classified as being "in
assistance" - may also be
deemed to have failed to make the
"adequate yearly progress" the
federal law demands.
Those are among details of
Kentucky's plan, still in the
works, for implementing the
Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, the law President
Bush has coined No Child Left
Behind.
The law expects all students,
• Continued from p5
Dr. Narong Chalothorn,
"Dr. 'Ghar lie,"
has joined Big Sandy
Health Care, Inc.
Dr. Charlie will be seeing patients
at Hope Family Medical Center in
Salyersville and Physicians for
Women in Prestonsburg, beginning
January 2, 2003.
Dr. Charlie
is board certified in
Obstetrics and
Gynecology.
Hope Family Medical
Center and Physicians
for Women Center
accept Medicare,
Medicaid and most
insurance plans,
including
Blue Cross/Blue Shield,
Anthem and UMWA.
Call today to
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Dr. Charlie.
Hope Family Medical Center
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5230 KY Route 321, Suite 2
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Subsidiaries of Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
':A proud tradition of p1 ouiding access to quality health care."
BOWL FOR KIDS' SAKE
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Big Sandy will hold a "Bowl for
Kids' Sake" fundraising event
on the following dates at the following locations: Prestonsburg,
Pin Zone, Feb. 22; Paintsville,
Sparetime Bowling Lanes,
March 1; Pikeville, Mark HI
Classic Lanes, March 8; and in
Knott County, Alice Lloyd
College campus, March 15.
Event will be held at all locations from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Event is free and open to the
public.
AUXIER LIFETIME
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New Classes to Begin:
Knitting Class - Tuesday.
February 18; 5-7 p.m.; 8 weeks.
Creative Sewing Class .
Thursday, February 20; 9 a.m. tc
12 p.m.; 8 weeks.
Quilting Class - Tuesday.
March
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Wallhanging/pillow
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Pattern - 1/2 Triangle; 3 weeks.
Serger Class - Wednesday.
March 12; lO a.m. to 2 p.m.; 1Day Only.
For more information and
class fees and to register fo1
classes, please call 886-0709
before coming to class.
DIABETES SUPPORT
GROUP TO MEET
There will be Diabete5
Support Group meeting on
Tuesday, January 21, at 6 p.m ..
at the Floyd County Health
Department. Meeting is open tc
(See CALENDAR, page eight)
State board may propose individual progress
measurements for student 'sub-groups'
•
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Paintsville. For more information, contact Susan Campbell,
Kentucky Cancer Program, P.O.
Box 1208, Hazard, KY 41702,
or call (606) 487-8360, or 1800-40 l-4287.
• MS Support Group - Meets
3rd Monday of each month, at 7
p.m., at the Seton Complex,
Martin. Offers group support
for MS patients and their caregivers.
hosted by Ross Harris, a
Pikeville lawyer who owns
Floyd County coal mines. At
least $90,000 of the money came
from people with Pike County or
Floyd County addresses.
Chandler campaign manager
Mark Riddle said the event's cohosts were Harris and Leonard
Lawson of Lexington, the state's
largest road contractor, but that
Harris was probably listed as
sole sponsor because he was
reimbursed for some event costs.
Daniel Groves, Fletcher's
campaign manager, said Wyatt,
Tarrant and Combs, which has
long done legal work for the
state, wrote the campaign a
$20,000 check. The firm and the
campaign attributed the money
to 115 partners, in amounts ranging from $101.07 to $296.47,
according to their share of the
partnership. At least three partners made additional, direct contributions.
including those in the sub-groups,
to reach the state's proficiency
goal by 2014. It also expects
schools to show "adequate yearly
progress" among students in each
group - black, Asian, Hispanic,
low-income, those with limited
English skills and those with disabilities.
The idea of separate time lines
for each group "is different from a
literal interpretation" of the federal law, Education Commissioner
Gene Wilhoit told the Kentucky
Board of Education on Monday.
But Kentucky's plan, which
has to be submitted to the U.S.
Department of Education by Jan.
31 , differs in several ways from
the law's literal intrepretation when there is anything to interpret.
For one, No Child Left Behind
does not define adequate yearly
progress. Each state was left to
decide for itself.
The state board is proposing to
do so with its current assessment
and accountability system, under
which every school is expected to
reach a predetermined level of
proficiency by 20 14 - coincidentally the same deadline as contained in the federal law.
Key to Kentucky's argument is
that "we have the same goal for
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The Big Sandy Area Development District is receiving bid proposals for providing Adult Day Care/Alzheimer's Respite Services to the elderly in the Big Sandy
Area Development District for fiscal year 2004 through 2006, covering the pefiod
July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2006.
Proposals are being solicited and accepted for FY04 contracts. Contracts will be
awarded for one-year duration. The awarding of contracts for FY04 will be based
upon the merit of the proposals submitted, previous program performance and/or
experience, and the availability of funds. The awarding of contracts for FY05 and
FY06 will be based upon the merit of the application proposals submitted, previous
program performance, and the availability of funds.
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Bid Proposal Packets may be picked up at Big Sandy Area Development District,
100 Resource Drive, Prestonsburg, KY 41653. All bid proposals (Original and three
copies) must be received at the Big Sandy Area Development District office, by
4:00 p.m. EST, Tuesday, February 26, 2003.
Please direct all questions and correspondence, as well as the original and three
(3) copies of the proposal, to: Doug Lawson, Big Sandy Area Development District,
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•Truancy
Industry
• Continued from p1
Harold residents Julie Hall and
Kim Hall, along with Bobbie
Murphy of Martin, Wendy
Stanley of Minnie, and Loretta
Lewis of Langley, are scheduled
to appear in Floyd District CoUJt
on Feb. 5 to answer charges that
they have allegedly failed to
make a solid effort to send their
• children to school.
Julie Hall, who had two sepa-
rate charges filed against her last
summer, failed to send her son
and daughter to school last year,
or sent them late, on over 30
separate occasions, according to
the school board. Hall's son
missed or was tardy for class 38
times, according to the school
board, while her daughter
missed or was tardy on over 32
occasions.
According to district court
records, when confronted at
home by school officials Hall
offered that both her son and
daughter "had been sick."
Records reflect, however,
that both of Hall's children had
also
accumulated
several
absences during the previous
(See TRUANCY, page ten)
Local Kmart stores remaining open
by JARRID DEATON
one in Cold Springs and two
stores in Louisville.
The planned closings in 44
states and Puerto Rico are subject to court approval.
The closing of the 326
stores will eliminate 30,000 to
35,000 jobs according to the
company. Last March, Krnart
closed 283 stores, affecting
22,000 jobs.
Kmart filed for bankruptcy
nearly a year ago after a stock
STAFF WRITER
~
Customers will still be able
to continue to shop at Kmart in
Pikeville and Paintsville as the
two stores were not among the
326 stores that the corporation
announced will close on
Thesciay.
Four stores in Kentucky
were selected for closing,
including one in Richmond,
dive and a disappointing 2001
holiday season. An appearance
in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in
Chicago is scheduled for Jan.
28 to address the store closings.
Managers at the Pikeville
and Paintsville locations would
not comment on the situation,
referring all calls to Kmart's
corporate headquarters.
The Associated Press also contributed to this article.
For.gotten
• Continued from p1
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wann.
Jarrell reported that at one
point she thought about lighting
a cigarette to set the sprinkler
system off in an attempt to alert
someone of their presence, but
was afraid of being charged with
arson.
Fire likely kindled by
neighbor burning brush
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
~
PRESTONSTBURG
A
fire that tame very close to
homes on Abbott Mountain in
Prestonsburg last week was
probably started by debris from
a local resident's brush fire.
According to Dexter Conley,
with the Divisions of Forestry,
they arrived on the scene around
8:30p.m. Thursday to relieve the
Prestonsburg Fire Department.
''The fire department gets
called out first and they contact
the Division of Forestry if it is in
the woods," Conley said.
Conley estimates that they
fire was contained by 10:45 on
Thursday night.
Prestonsburg Fire Chief Larry
Adams believes that the homes
were saved thanks to a team
effort from the two organizations.
"Our number one concern is
protecting the homes and structures in the area," Adams said.
Adams also suspected that
the blaze was started by a resident burning brush.
"That's what I thought, but as
long as the Division of Forestry
is on the scene, I wouldn't do an
investigation," Adams said:
Conley is quick to warn residents about burning trash and
brush during the winter months.
''Even though it is cold, it is
very dry," Conley said. "Please
be responsible when burning".
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When the two inmates were
returned to the detention center,
which Jarrell said was around
10:05 p.m., they were given
fried bologna sandwiches, which
she claimed she didn't like but
was glad to have. Although her
temperature was not taken at the
time of her return, Jarrell said
that a 2:30 a.m. a thennometer
reading showed her body temperature to be 92.5 degrees.
According to internet site
WebMD.com, mild hypothermia
is present when body temperatures reach between 89.6 and
93.2 degrees, and exposure can
occur in a building that is not
well heated during cold weather.
Jarrell said that she "broke
down" and cried when she was
returned to the detention center.
Mosley said that he used tissue paper to warm his feet and
worked out in an attempt to stay
warm, but finally resorted to
kicking the cell door, hoping to
get someone's attention. He
reported that he was unsure as to
what floor he was on or when
they would have court again,
fearing that they were going to
have to stay until that time.
"If there had been a fire, we
would have been in trouble,"
said Mosley.
Sheriff John K. Blackburn
said that McKinney had told him
that he had forgotten about the
inmates due to an extremely
busy day and, when he remembered, he returned immediately
to fmd them warm in their cells.
He said that McKinney reported
the two were returned to the
detention center at 9 p.m., which
put them at three and a half
hours past mealtime and that
they had been no danger to the
public in the Justice Center cell.
However, earlier on Tuesday,
assistant jailer Damon Newsom
said that the inmates were
returned to the detention center
around 10 p.m.
Jarrell
reported
that
McKinney told her he had
returned as soon as he was contacted by the jail, but attempted
to make light of the situation by
saying, "You are one of the
lucky ones, at least you didn't
stay all night."
Sheriff Blackburn said that he
is still investigating to determine
exactly why McKinney forgot
about the inmates.
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2002 Omitted UMC
2002 UMC
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1/1-31/03
Face + pen. + ;·int. 1/l-31/03:.
711-28/03
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3/J-31 /03
21% Penalty
thereafter
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but there are no longer any
commitments in terms of dates,"
Jones said.
Jones listed secondary wood
products, generic pharmaceutical production and homeland
security as possible industries
that would be interested in coming to the area.
One of the areas that had
proved successful in the past
may not be a prospect in future
plans. The communications
industry, which brought numerous call centers to the area, is no
longer a growing industry,
according to Jones.
"The bloom is off the rose in
the communications industry,"
Jones said.
Jones said that the corporation will be doing targeted mailings to let businesses know that
Eastern Kentucky is open to
industrial growth.
Also at the meeting, bids
were opened and reviewed for
park improvements in Martin
County and an update was pro
vided on a property sale to the
Martin County Developmen
Authority.
The authority also discusse<
an Open Meeting Act require
ment that forbids holding meet
ings by telephone but approve.
the use of teleconferencing.
The next meeting of the Bi1
Sandy Industrial Developmen
Authority IS scheduled for Feb
10.
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at the garage in Martin. He
said that when the matter was
brought to the attention of the
board, the transportation director, who was David A. Layne,
and the assistant superintendent,
who was Pete Grisby Jr., sent
him a letter on May 18, 1998, in
which they offered an apology
for the incident and claimed that
they would again stress the
"importance of inspecting the
buses each morning and afternoon to the bus drivers." A settlement was reached between that
plantiff and the board of education, however, the board now has
sovereign immunity, which protects it from being sued.
The complaint claims that
because Tackett did not check the
school bus and her negligence
led to Lonnie Hall being left on
the bus alone, she is liable for the
damages that are physical, mental and emotional in nature.
Shortly after the incident
occurred, Hall said that her son
told her that he yelled for someone to come get him but no one
could hear him. He told her that
he tried to open the door but it
was locked. Upset by the incident, Hall said that if her son had
been left on the bus for five or I 0
minutes then it would not have
been an issue, but someone
should have noticed after such a
long time.
It was later reported that the
bus aide was reprimanded and
given consequences in regards to
the incident, but Tackett was not.
Patton stated that the identity
of the bus aide is not known at
this time. However, if after disposition the aide or anyone else
appears liable, they will be
bringing them into the case.
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Notice of Public Meeting
Under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (Public Law 88-578), citizens are afforded the opportunity to express their views concerning the recreational
needs of their community. To provide a forum for discussion, an open meeting is being held on Thursday, January
23, 2002 at 3 p.m. in the courtroom of the old Floyd
County Court House. The meeting is sponsored by Floyd
County and the Floyd Service Project, Inc. The specific
purpose of this meeting is to discuss the plans tor the
development of the Elk Horn Recreational and Education
Park at Turkey Creek. Anyone with a significant supporting
or opposing opinion is invited to voice that opinion at this
meeting or in writing to:
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Department of Local Government
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 340
Frankfort, KY 40601
within two (2) weeks of the date of the meeting. For more
information about the meeting, contact Neil Parsons at Big
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Dr. Tussey received his medical degree· from the University of Kentucky,
Lexington, in 1993. He completed a family practice residency at the University of
South Carolina, Columbia, in 1996, and an internal medicine res1dency at the
University of Virginia, Roanoke, in 1998. Dr. Tussey also completed a cardiology
fellowship at Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 2001, and an inteNentional
cardiology fellowship there in 2002.
COurthouse- P.O. Box 152
Face Amount
• Continued from p
We're happy to welcome cardiologist Mark Tussey, M.D., to our medical staff.
He is practicing at Cumberland Cardiology, in association with Zane Darnell, M.D.,
Richard Paulus, M.D., Terence Ross, M.D., and John Van Deren, M.D.
John K. Blackburn, Sheriff
He is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Pract1ce. and the
American Board of Internal Medicine, with Subspecialty Cer:tification
in Cardiovascular Disease and Nuclear Cardiology.
Dr. Tussey is a nat1ve of Allen, Kentucky, near Prestonsburg.
(606) 324-47 45
thereafter
617 23rd St. • Suite 16 • Ashland, Kentucky
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JANUARY
15, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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'!very school," Helen Mountjoy.
1\e board's chairwoman. said.
'We do it in a way that keeps the
Jressure on" to show consistent
mprovement. "We do have the
,ame high expectations tor all,"
;he said.
The states also get to decide for
hemselves what constitutes "proicient" performance. lb ensure
mccess, some are setting staniards low - far lower than
(entucky's, Wilhoit said.
"By setting a high standard, we
.viii be compared - there's no·
.vay otlt of this
to states that
1ave set a low standard," Wilhoit
old the board.
The board also is proposing to
;tick with its current assessment
;chedule, under which students
lfe tested late in the school year.
The state Department of
Sducation says teachers prefer
llat arrangement because scores
lfe more reflective of a full year
)f instruction.
However, it takes until mid-fall
to get results. and the federal law
requires quick reporting so parents can make decisions about
electing supplemental educational
services or transferring out of
schools that failed to make adequate yearly progress two years in
a row.
Wilhoit said at least one state,
whose assessments include essay
questions and multiple choice,
plans to rely exclusively on the
multiple-choice portion for federal reporting purposes. ''This is an
area where states are being very
creative," he said.
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all persons who are diabetic or
others who are interested in
learning more about diabetes.
This is a free service of the
Health Department. Call 606886-2788 for more information.
In Memory of
FCCD JANUARY MEETING
Troy Blackburn
The
Floyd
County
Conservation District will hold
its monthly meeting on Tuesday,
January 21, at IO a.m., at the
District office located on Mayo
Branch of Brandykeg. The
meeting is open to the public and
all interested persons are invited
to attend. For more information,
call 889-9800, or email to: conserve@eastky.net.
Departed life, 1-5-90
HRMC COMMUNITY
SERVICES CALENDAR
Daddy, I Miss You
Daddy, I miss you and God knew.
o December 3, 2002. he sent you
to v1sit me for a short while, you
were dressed in blue. as you started walking toward me with a beau·
tiful smile. I got up and met you. I
hugged and kissed you on the
cheek. I told you that 1 ed and
missed you. In return you hugged
and kissed me on the cheek, and
said, "Honey 1 love and miss all
'" 1,-,milv." I gave all my thanks to
)d at Christmas. He gave me the
greatest gift of all. He knew all I
wanted for Chnstmas was to see
and talk with you.
From all your family,
We love and miss you, Daddy.
Your daughter, Judy Coleman
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Jan. 21
Senior
Advantage, Meeting Place A &
B. 9-11 a.m.
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Jan. 21 - Highlands
S.H.A.R.E.• Martin Room, 7-9
p.m.
WHEELWRIGHT IDGH
CLASS OF'58
Will hold a reunion on
September 27, 2003, at the
Holiday Inn, Prestonsburg.
Classmates who may have
attended school with our class at
any time/or in any grade, are
especially invited to join us for
our special 45th reunion. For
more information contact:
Brenda Bryant Vance at 740642-2648,
or
at:
BrendaBryantVance@msn.com;
or. Joann Little at 606-285-9387.
ituaries
Dessie Carver
Dessie Carver, 82, of Printer,
died Saturday, January 11, 2003,
at Highlands Regional Medical
Center, Prestonsburg.
Born August 10, 1920, in
Weeksbury, she was the daughter of the late Stumbo and
Rosetta Isaac Johnson. She was
a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Walk Carver.
Survivors include one son,
Roger Wayne Johnson of
Printer; a brother, Everett
Johnson of Blackwood, New
Jersey; 10 step-children, Willie
"Ed" Carver (wife, Bessie),
Roland Carver, Tommy Carver,
Randy Carver, Billy Carver,
Chris Carver, Donnie Carver,
Laura Kleen, Judy McDonald
and Bonnie Carver; a granddaughter, Stephanie Hall, and
eight
great-grandchildren,
Brianna Hall, Jason Tyler Hall,
Willie Carver Jr., Michael
Carver, Crystal Carver, Mandy
McDonald, Angie McDonald,
and Michael McDonald.
In addition to her parents, and
husband, she was preceded in
death by three brothers, B.H.
Johnson, Fred Johnson and
Robert Johnson; four sisters,
Grace McCurry. Irene Cook,
Betty Johnson, and Violeta
Collins.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 14, at I
p.m., at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, in Martin, with James
Butler, Farley Howard, and John
Dollarhide officiating.
Burial was in the Halbert
Cemetery at Printer, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Active pallbearers: Ed Carver,
Gary Johnson, Lon C. Jarrell,
Michael Carver, Mike Tackett,
and Cy Carver.
Honorary pallbearers: Johnny
Daniels, Ronnie Johnson, and
Mitchell Crum.
(Paid obituaJy)
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Card of Thanks
The family of Zelia Howell wishes to gratefully acknowledge the kindness of friends. relatives. and neighbors in the
loss of our loved one. Thanks to all who sent food, flowers,
prayers, or spoke comforting words. We are especially grateful to Clergyman Harry Hargis for his comforting words, the
McDowell First Baptist Church. the Sheriff's Department for
their assistance in traffic control, and the Hall Funeral Home
for their kind and professional care.
THE FAMILY OF ZELLA HOWELL
Card of Thanks
The family of Earnest Hall would like to thank all those
neighbors, friends. and families who helped during the Joss
of our loved one. Thanks to those who sent flowers, food,
cards, or said prayers and comforting words. A special thanks
to Clergymen Ralph Hall and Don Fraley Jr., for their comforting words, the Sheriff's Department for their assistancein
traffic control, and the Hall Funeral Home for their kind and
professional service.
THE FAMILY OF EARNEST HALL
Card of
The family of James "Jimmy" Reynolds would like to
extend their appreciation to all those friends, neighbors, and
loved ones who helped to comfort us during our time of sorrow. Thank-you to all those who sent food, flowers, or just
spoke kind words. A special thanks to Clergyman Hubert
Presley for his comforting words, the Sheriff's Office for
their assistance in traffic control, and to Hall Funeral Home
for their kind and efficient service.
THE FA.VIILY OF JAMES "JIMMYH REYNOLDS
Agnes Aileen
Hamilton
Agnes Aileen Hamilton, age
61, of McDowell, wife of
Curtis Hamilton, passed away
Sunday, January 12, 2003, at
her residence.
She was born November 25,
1941, in Price, the daughter of
Henry Shannon Bailey of
Pikeville, and the late Viola
Tackett Bailey. She was a
homemaker, and was baptized
into the Regular Baptist Church
in 1974.
Survivors include one son,
Eric Shane Hamilton of Garrett;
two daughters, Kimberly Dawn
Potter of Wilson Creek,
Langley, and Kristy Shannon
Conn of McDowell; three
brothers, Henry Douglas Bailey
of Louisville, and Benny Ray
Bailey and Earl Shannon
Bailey, both of Hindman; one
sister, Emogene Smith of
Michigan; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services for Agnes
Aileen Hamilton will be conducted Wednesday, January 15,
at 11 a.m., at the Rockfork
Regular Baptist Church, at
Garrett, with Regular Baptist
ministers officiating.
Burial will follow in the Curt
at
Hamilton
Cemetery,
McDowell, under the professional care of the Hall Funeral
Home, Martin.
Visitation is after 10 a.m.,
Wednesday, at the church.
(Paid obitiary)
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Card of Thanks
The family of Spencer Mutter would like to thank all those
friends, neighbors, and family, who helped them in any way
upon the passing of their loved one. Thanks to those who sent
food, flowers, prayers, and words of comfort expressed. We
deeply appreciate you all. A special thanks to Clergyman Ted
Shannon for his comforting words, the Sheriff's Department for
their assistance in traffic control. and the Hall Funeral Home for
their kind and efficient sen icc.
THE FAMILY OF SPENCER MUTTER
FLOYD COUNTY
CATHOLICS
WELCOME YOU
ST. MARTHA CHURCH
Water Gap
Masses: 5 p.m., Sat, 11:15 a.m.
Sunday
Leo C. Harmon
Ida M. Estep
Leo C. Harmon, 80, of
London, Ohio, formerly of
Maytown,
died
Tuesday,
January 7, 2003.
He was a retired miner and
son of the late Luther and Emma
Harmon.
He is survived by two nieces,
Lorena "Sis" Hall, and Bonita Jo
Hall; one great-niece, and one
great-nephew.
Informal family services will
be held at 2 p.m., Saturday,
January I8, at the family cemetery in West Van Lear.
Ida M. Estep, 69, of Dwale,
died Friday, January 10, 2003,
at Highlands Regional Medical
Center, Prestonsburg, following
an extended illness.
Born November 19, 1933, in
Prestonsburg, she was the
daughter of the late Georgie
Jones and Dora Smith Jones
Nelson. She was a retired home
health aid for Big Sandy ADD,
and was a member of the Dwale
Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by
her first husband, Vernon B.
Oliver.
Survivors include two sons,
Vernon B. Oliver of Batavia,
Ohio, and Jonathan Allen Estep
of Dwale; two daughters,
Evelyn Darlean Keith (husband, Bonnie) of Harrison,
Ohio; and Dora Mae Croft
(husband, Lee) of Stanford,
Virginia; four sisters, Sue Crisp
of Lexington; Rebecca Janz,
Virginia Turner and Barbara
Faulkner, all of Florida; eight
grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.
ln addition to her parents and
first husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Johnny
Wayne Oliver; a brother, Robert
Eugene Jones and three sisters,
Mane Reynolds, Vivian Allen
and Evelyn Metzger.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, January 13, at
11 a.m .. at the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home in Martin, with
Patty Crisp. L.B. Keith and
Paul Metzger officiating.
Burial was in the Jones
Cemetery (Shortwood)
at
Allen, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
(Paid obituary)
Palestine Stumbo
Vanderpool
Palestine Stumbo Vanderpool,
age 88, of Lexington, formerly
of McDowell, wife of the late
Ottis J. Vanderpool, passed
away Friday, January 10, 2003,
in the Central Baptist Hospital,
Lexington.
She was born September 2,
1914, in Minnie, the daughter of
the late H.H. (Dump) Stumbo
and Harriet Mosley Stumbo
Cryder. She was a retired
teacher for the Fayette County
School Systems.
Survivors include two nieces,
Marcie Kimmins of Columbus,
Ohio, and Janet Pack of Minnie;
four nephews, Delano Stumbo
of Kettering, Ohio, Hugh
Stumbo of St. Tipton, Iowa,
Bobbie Stumbo of Lexington,
and Ivan Stumbo of McDowell.
In addition to her husband and
parents, she was preceded in
death by two brothers, Wentz
Stumbo and Woodie Stumbo;
three
nephews,
Maoris
(Tommy) Stumbo, John Stumbo
and Phillip Stumbo.
Funeral services for Palestine
Stumbo Vanderpool were conducted Sunday, January I 2, at 1
p.m., in the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, Martin, with Clergyman
Clinton Moore officiating.
Burial was in the Lucy Hall
Cemetery, at McDowell, under
the professional care of the Hall
Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Jason Pack, Josh
Kimmine, Taylor Kimmine,
Delano Stumbo, Ross Stumbo,
Clarence
Stumbo,
Hugh
Stumbo, Rodney Little, Ivan
Stumbo, and Bion Stumbo.
(Paid obituary)
Areolas Boyd Allen
Areolas Boyd Allen, age 85,
of Pikeville, widow of Dewey L.
Allen, died Saturday, January
11 , in the Pikeville Methodist
Hospital.
She was born May 9, 1917, in
Floyd County, a daughter of the
late Worley C. and Gustavia
Conn Boyd. She worked as a
retail sales clerk at Sears and
Watson Department Stores, and
was a member of the Vogel Day
United Methodist Church, at
Harold.
Survivors include one daughter, Sue Lykins (Bob) Sublett of
Kingsport, Tennessee; two sisters, Addie Bea Hall of Harold,
and
Ezella
Watkins
of
Worthington; four grandchildren, Melissa (Rick) Sizemore,.
Chris (Glenda) Sublett, John
(Beth) Sublett, and Andrew
(Melinda) Sublett; seven greatgrandchildren,
Christopher,
Sarah, Allie, Molly, Mathew,
Josh, and Zachary.
She was preceded in death by
her first husband, Selven
Lykins; and one sister, Mabra
Stratton.
Graveside
services
for
Areolas Boyd Allen were conducted Monday, January 13, in
the
Davidson
Memorial
Gardens, Ivel, followed by burial.
A memorial service was held
at 1 p.m., Monday, at the Vogel
Day United Methodist Church,
with visitation following, Hall
Funeral Home caring for those
arrangements.
Keltzie
Louise Little
Keltzie Louise Little, daughter of Gary Little Jr., and
Stacey
Scott,
both
of
Weeksbury, was stillborn
Friday, January 10, 2003, at the
UK
Medical
Center,
Lexington.
Survivors include a twin sister, Kenzie Rhnea Little of
Weeksbury;
half-sister,
Candace Brooke Little of
Wheelwright; maternal grandparents, Frank and Lisa Scott
of Weeksbury; paternal grandparents, Gary and Brenda Little
of Weeksbury; maternal greatgrandmother, Vienetia Scott of
Somerset; paternal greatgrandmother, Mary Jane Little
of Ypsilanti, Michigan; and
Jessie Nemore of Albion,
Michigan,
and
Virginia
Nemore Blanken of New
Tazewell, Tennessee; and two
aunts, Jamie Thacker and
Brandi Scott.
She was preceded in death by
her maternal great-grandfather, •
the late Posey Scott Jr.; maternal great-grandparents, the late
Homer and Opal Blankenship;
paternal great-grandfather, the
late Ballard Little; an aunt,
Jolene Nemore, and an uncle,
Markus Little.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 15,
at II a.m., at the Wheelwright
Freewill Baptist Church in
Wheelwright,
with
Louis
Ferrari officiating.
Burial will be in the Little
Family Cemetery at (Skull)
Weeksbury, under the direction
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, Martin.
Visitation is at the church.
(Paid obituary)
(Paid obituary)
Virgil B. Hall
Virgil B. Hall was born on
November 28, 1928, at Grethel,
and passed away on January 11,
2003. at the Lawnwood
Hospital in Ft. Pierce. Florida,
following a brief illness.
He was the fourth of ten children born to William J. and
Maudie Vance Hall. He served
four years in the Navy during
the Korean War, aboard the
USS Helena. A retired contractor and businessman, he worked
in California, Idaho, Ohio and
Kentucky, before retiring to
Okeechobee, Florida in I986.
He enjoyed golfing, fishing,
and visiting with his many
friends and family.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by four
brothers, Raymond Cecil Hall
of Clyde, Oh10; Richard Hall of
Soda Springs, Idaho; Delano
''Pood" Hall of Manning, South
Carolina; and Love! Hall of
Maytown; two half-brothers,
John Hall and Curt Hall of
Grethel, and three half-sisters,
Gertrude Sturgill of Harold, and
Effie Newsome and Octavia
Akers, both of Grethel.
He is survived by his wife of
fifty years, Jane Hall of
Okeechobee, Florida; two sons,
Renny
(Linda)
Hall
of
Prestonsburg,
and
Redgy
(Clarissa) Hall of Okeechobee,
Florida; five grandchildren,
Shanna (Kelly) Davis of
Raleigh,
'\Jorth Carolina,
Heather (Robert) VanHoose of
Paintsville. Christina (Jay) Pitts
of Mount Sterling, Renny Alan
Hall of Lexington. and Laken
Hall of Prestonsburg; two step-
granddaughters, Kerrie and
Brittany Patton; two greatgrandchildren, Shala Spradlin
and Austin Vanhoose, both of
Paintsville; and two sisters, (J
Delphia (Carson) Driggs of
Tawsen, Maryland; and Eloise
(Gene) Pratt of Columbus,
Ohio; three brothers, James K.
(Geneva) Hall of Beaver,
Forrest (Pearl) Hall of Grethel,
and Denzil Ray (Donna) Hall of
McDowell; four widowed sisters-in-law, Goldie Hall of
Grethel, Verlie Hall of Clyde,
Ohio, Merion Hall of Manning,
South Carolina, and Cendia
Hall of Maytown; one aunt,
Maggie (Veri) Wheatley of
Pocatello, Idaho; as well as ft
numerous nephews, nieces, and
cousins. He will be sadly
missed by all who knew him.
Services in Okeechobee,
Florida were under the direction of Buxton Funeral Home
and visitation was Monday,
January 13, from 4-7 p.m.
and
funeral
Visitation
arrangements in Kentucky, are
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home, of Martin, and
are as follows: Thursday, 11,
January 16, and Friday, January
17, at 6 p.m., until 10 p.m., (no
services).
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Saturday,
January 18. at the Hall Funeral
Home Chapel.
Burial will be in the Hall
Family Cemetery at Grethel.
Services will be officiated by
Jimmy Hall of the Little Rosa
Regular Baptist Church.
(Paid obituary)
Card of Thanks
The family of Timothy D. Conley would like to take this
opportunity to thank everyone for their help in the loss of our
loved one. A special thanks to all the family and friends who
sent flowers and helped to comfort us in any way. A special
thanks to Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home for their kind and professional services; Clergymen Jerry Manns, Clinton Moore,
and Jimmy Hall; the Martin Senior Citizens Center; Mayor
Thomasine Robinson; Sister Karen; Roger Webb and staff; the
Floyd County Sheriff's Department, for their assistance in
traffic control: and the Floyd County road crew.
THE FAMILY OF TIMOTirt'D. ctj
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
15, 2003 • A9
The Floyd County Times
wants to encourage and acknowledge excellence in the
Floyd County Area. The Floyd County Times is conducting
its annual ballot of readers so they can let us know whom
they consider to be best in the county. Winners receive a
certificate suitable for framing and will be featured in a
SPECIAL SECTION in March titles ...
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College _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Community Festival Event _ _ _ _ __
Dming Atmosphere_ _ _ _ __ __
Elderly Care Facility _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Elementary School _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Entertainment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
High School _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Car Dealership---------
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Store Cashier _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Car Wash - - - - - - - - - - Commercial Printer - -- - - - - Concrete _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __
Bus D r i v e r - - - - - - - - - Car Salesperson _ _ _ __ _ _ __
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Teaches at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Surgeon _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Sunday School Teacher - - - - - - Teaches at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Surgeon _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Electrical Supplies---- - - - -
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Electronics - - - - - - - - - Eyewear _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Dental Hygiene·,---------Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - -
Exterminating - - - - - - - - Farm/Agriculture - - - - - - - - Financial Institutions - - - - - - - Financing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Building Contractor--------
Veterinarian~--------
Dentist ----,---,..----.-----~
Electrician _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed at -----.,.--.,-----.,.------
Place to lose weight _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Place to meet friends _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - EMT/Paramedic _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
BEST PIACE TO PrRCHASE
Place to spend Saturday night - - - - Place to take out of town guests._ _ _ __
Firefighter - - - - - - - -- Funeral Home Attendant - - - - - - Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Athletic Shoes._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
BEST FOOD
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Secretary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Local B a n d - - - - - - - - - .\'fiddle School _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Barbecue
Biscuits
Brand of Soft Drink
Burgers
Catering
Chicken
Chili
Chinese Food
Decorated Cake
Desserts
Donuts
Fish and Seafood
French Fries
Fresh Meat for Grilling
Home Cook in'
Hot Dogs
Ice Cream
Kid's Meal
Mexican Food
Onion Rings
Pizza
Roast Beef Sandwich
Salad Bar
Sandwiches
Shakes/Malts
Steaks
BEST PEOPLE
Accountant---------Attorney
Bank Teller _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed at - - - - - - - - -
Auto-Body Repairs _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Construction/Remodeling _ _ _ _ __
Convenience S t o r e - - - - - - - -
Crafts----------Daycare Center _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Deli _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Dry Cleaners _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Floor Coverings--------Florist _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Funeral Home _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Furniture _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Garage._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
GasSmtion ____________________
Furniture Sales P e r s o n - - - - - - Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
General Physician _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Cabinets-----------
Hairstylist - - - - - - - - - Employed at _ _ _ __ _ _ __
Carpet - - - - - - - - - - Dairy Items _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Heating/Air Service Room - - - - - Employed at _ _ __ _ _ _ __
Dress Shoes - - - - - - - - - Film Developing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Insurance A g e n t - - - - - - - - Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Frozen Foods - - - - - - - - - Health & Beauty Aids - - - - - - Home Health Care Needs _ _ _ _ _ __
Janitorial S e r v i c e - - - - - - - - -
Home Mortgage Loan - - - - - - Kids Clothing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Men's Clothing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Perm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Laundromat - - - - - - - - - Manufacturing - - - - - - -- Mine Supply _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
MUningCompany ________________
Pet Supplies - - - - - - - - - -
Mobile H o m e - - - - - - - - - Motel/Hotel - - - - - - - - - Motorcycles/ATV _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Music Store._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Jeweler----------Law Enforcement Officer_ _ _ _ _ __
Loan Officer _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __
Mechanic _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Nurse _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Optometrist _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Painter_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Paper Carrier - - - -- - - - - Employed a t - - - - - - - - - Pastor/Priest _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Pastor of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Pharmacist _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Photographer - - - - - - - - - Physical Therapist _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Bath T o w e l s - - - - - - - - - Bed Linens _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Produce - - - - - - - - - - School Supplies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Seafood items _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Shoe Repair _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Snack Food _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Stereo-----------TV-VCR Repair _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Used Automobiles - - - - - - - Vinyl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Women's Clothing - - - - - - - -
Gifts----------Grocery Store _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Gun~Ammo __________________
Hearing Aids _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Home Decorating _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Insurance Agency _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Jewelry - - - - - - - - - - - Landscaping _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Newspaper---------Office Supplies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Oil C h a n g e s - - - - - - - - - Pawn S h o p - - - - - - - - - Pharmacy----------Plumbing - - - - - - - - - - Real Estate Agency _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Rental I t e m s - - - - - - - - - - Restaurant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Retail Store _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Security_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Politician - - - - - - - - - - Principal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Antiques/Collectibles-------Appliances _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Sewing/Alterations _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tanning Salon _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Radio Announcer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Artwork/Framing--------Athletic Supply _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Auto Parts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tire Store - - - - - - - - - - - Tools & Supplies - - - - - - - - Truck Dealership - - - - - - - - Upholstery---------Videos _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Employed a t - - - - - - - - School Teacher _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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Bait/Tackle---------Beauty Salon._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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�A10 • WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
15, 2003
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Judge dismisses
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dismissed one of the two
remaming allegations made by
fina Conner in her lawsuit
against Gov. Paul Patton.
rranklin County Circuit
Judge Roger Crittenden ruled
I uesday that Patton did not
defame Conner when he initial!) denied having a sexual rela-
tionship with her.
However, Crittenden ruled
that Conner may pursue a claim
that Patton's conduct was outrageous. The ruling likely means
that Patton will be questioned
under oath by Conner's attorney
during a deposition.
Sheryl Snyder, Patton's
lawyer, said he was encouraged
that Crittenden hinted that the
last allegation might never go to
trial. Crittenden said he will
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ulcd to be released May 20.
Quillen had been convicted of
trafficking and would have
stayed behind bars until June 21.
Two other jails in the Big
Sandy Valley will be releasing
prisoners, the Pike County Jail
and the Big Sandy Regional
Detention Center in Johnson
County.
Prisoners being released from
Pike County include:
• Mark Bailey, who was con\ icted in Rowan County of
th1rd-degree burglary and was
originally set to be released July
14.
• Arthur Courtney, who was
con' icted of theft and burglary
and was originally supposed to
serve until June 6.
• Jeffery Damron. who had
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Prisoners being released in
Johnson County include:
• Johnny Copley, who was
convicted of drug trafficking and
was originally scheduled to be
released May 7.
• Sandra Kay Rice, who was
sentenced in Boyd County to
serve until June 12 for drug trafficking.
• Demetrius L. Simpson,
who was convicted in Campbell
County of flagrant nonsupport
and had been set to be released
May 28.
As with the first group, part
of Patton's order commuting
their sentences is that the early
release time will be added to any
sentences they receive for new
offenses.
Patton has been criticized by
prosecutors, law enforcement
officers and some legislators for
the early release. At least one
inmate released early is already
back in custody, charged with
bank robbery.
"This continues to be a very
difficult decision, but one that is
absolutely necessary as a part of
the solution to Kentucky's
severe fiscal revenue shortfalls,"
Patton said in a statement from
his office.
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decide after more evidence is
compiled whether to dismiss
Conner's last claim.
"He didn't just say, 'You
lose,'" Snyder said.
Conner, in September 2002,
made public her two-year affair
with Patton. Conner said she
benefited from Patton's influence during the affair, but was
punished after she broke it off
and Patton turned state regulators loose on her nursing home.
Conner has since lost the
nursing
home,
Birchtree
Healthcare in Clinton, in bankruptcy proceedings.
Crittenden did not set a
schedule for further proceedings
in the case.
Snyder argued that Patton's
denial was tantamount to a
response to the lawsuit, in which
comments are not subject to
claims of defamation.
Fred Radolovich, Conner's
lawyer, said Patton's denial of a
relationship and comments that
she was desperate were the same
as saying Conner committed
perjury.
The claim that Patton's conduct during and after the affair
was outrageous presents other
legal and practical issues.
Snyder said the governor
should not be subject to getting
hauled into court for doing his
job, including whether state regulators should have been
inspecting Birchtree.
If Patton abused his power,
he is subject to impeachment,
Snyder said. If his conduct was
criminal, he could be prosecuted
and if he breached ethics rules,
he could be fined. But it raises
separation of powers issues if
the governor can be questioned
in court about how he does his
job, Snyder said.
Radolovich countered that
Patton, even if he is the governor, should not get a free pass
for his misconduct.
"It's still Paul Patton the person committing these offenses,"
Radolovich said. "He is not
above the law."
If Patton is required to give a
deposition, he would be subject
to questioning by Radolovich,
but Snyder said he could take
steps to ensure the proceeding
doesn't tum into a "snipe hunt
for arguably relevant details."
Snyder raised the possibility
of asking Crittenden to attend
the questioning so he could
immediately rule on the propriety of questions.
Conner attended the hearing,
but declined to comment.
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year.
Minnie resident Bobbie
Murphy will also appear in court
on Feb. 5, to explain her daughter's ll absences and two
tardies.
According to district court
records, Murphy told school
officials during a home visit in
November that her daughter
would not miss another day of
school without a doctor's
excuse.
Two of the remaining three
mothers facing charges Loretta Lewis and Kim Hall,
whose children combined to
miss or arrive late 44 times last
year - attributed illnesses to
their children's poor attendance.
Wendy Stanley told school
officials
during
another
November home visit that her
child had been absent or late •
over 24 times, in most part, ,'T'
because the family had nowhere
to live.
Regardless of the reasons,
Floyd County Superintendent
Dr. Paul Fanning said that pressure will continue to be placed
on parents not sending their kids
to school.
"It's regrettable. We regret
having to go to court, but we
have and will continue to,"
Fanning said. "We're just complying with attendance laws and
regulations. The basic thing is
getting parents involved."
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All five mothers are sched- ~
uled for arraignment before
District Judge Eric Hall on Feb.
5 at 9:30a.m.
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deferrals of donors who have
logged extended stays in the
United Kingdom and Europe.
Because of possible exposure to
variant
Creutzfeld-Jakob
Disease (vCJD of "mad cow"
disease), these donors can no
longer give blood even though
the risk of transmitting CJD
through blood transfusions is
still considered theoretical.
Locally, CKBC must tum away
nearly 75 donors every month
compared to only six per month
before the restrictions.
In 2003, CKBC begins its 35
year of offering others the
opportunity to save lives. In less
than an hour, donors become
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for the hungry plus clothing and •
shelter for the needy, so why not
make time to donate life for
those battling illness an injuries.
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SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
Sports Editor
Stef•e LeMaste1·
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
Alice Lloyd • page 3B
" David School • page 4B
UK Football • page 5B
GIRLS'
East Carter 95 . • .. ,. .. .. .. Lewis County 38
Allen Central 75
• • .. .. • . .. . Phelps 60 l Ea!.t Ridge 62 . .. . .. .. , ..... Flemtng-Neon 41
Ashland Blazer 54 • . . . .......•. West Carter 52 l Evarts 56 .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . Harlan 50 (OT)
Betsy Layne 53 .. . . . .. . .. .. . . Pikeville 48 l Fleming County 65 . • . . . • . . . . Estifl County 54
Boyd County 70 • • . . . . . . . . . . . . Patntsville 35 ; Johnson Central 58 . . . . . . ....• Sheldon Clark 43
Breathitt County 62 . . . •. ...... Owsley County 41 ~ Knott County Central 89 .. . ............. Belfry 44
"The B.ESI source for local and regional sports news"
www.floydcountytlmes.com
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - Just three days
after beating Prestonsburg for
58th District Win No. 2 of the
season, the Allen Central Lady
Rebels returned to their homecourt Monda) night and promptly
scored a 75-60 victory.
Allen Central got off to a slow
start, which ultimately saw head
coach Cindy Halbert pull all five
starters in place of five reserves.
Allen Central led 19-ll at the end
of the first quarter and thanks to a
27-point second quarter effort,
46-28 at the half.
Email: sports@floydcountytlmes.com
photo by Steve
LeMaster
• AC girls turn back Phelps
by STEVE LeMASTER
Lawre11ee County 54 .......... Greeoop County 41
tee County 78 .............. , .. , Jackson City 31
Magoffin County 64 ......... .... Shelby Valley 50
Menifee County 52 ..•...• . ••......•. Falrvi&w 32
Pike County Central69 . . . • . . . . • • . South Floyd 84
Powell County 65 .. ..•........ Morgan County 40
ALL"A"
Allen Central
sophomore
Megan Harris,
pictured followIng a first-quarter free throw
attempt, scored
21 points In
Allen Central's
win over Phelps
Monday night.
Sentor guard Amanda Scott
shared game-high honors with
Phelps guard Hope Wolford.
Each player netted 23 points in
the game.
Sophomore Megan Harris
added 21 points for Allen Central.
(See PHELPS, page t\\O)
Champs from
15th Region,
16th Region
will meet in 'A'
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
LADYCATS ESCAPE PIKEVILLE-
HI HAT - Most of the current high
school basketball season has been
marred with close games and near-misses for the South Floyd girls' basketball
team. Such was the case Monday night
when a rally saw the South Floyd girls
fall short in a home game against visiting Pike County Central. The Lady
Raiders. after trailing 15-14 at the end of
the first quarter, and 31-25 at halftime,
fell 69-64.
Pike Central outscored South Floyd
16- 11 in the thtrd period and the Lady
Boys first-round pairings for the
Touchstone Energy All "A" Classic
state tournament have pitted the 16th
Region against the I 5th Region.
The two regions will play the 8 p.m.
game on Thursday, Feb. 6, at
McBrayer Arena on the campus of
Eastern Kentucky University in
Richmond.
The 15th Region girls' champion
will play the 7th Region champ at
noon on the first day of the tournament. Betsy Layne is the defending
girls' champ.
The 16th Region champ plays the
opening game of the tournament
against the 14th Region winner on
Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 9 a.m.
West Carter's girls are the overwhelming favorite to repeat as All-A
regional champions when that tournament begins next week. The Lady
Comets reached the state finals of last
year's small school state tournament.
The potential for a Rose HillPaintsville game in the opening round
of the boys tournament exists as well.
(See SOUTH FLOYD, page two)
(See CHAMPS, page three)
Pike Central
slips past
South Floyd
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
photo by Jamie
Howell
Betsy Layne
senior
Natasha
Stratton (34)
looked to
make a pass
over the
Pikeville
defense.
BOYS' BASKETBALL
ACIDEVEMENT
Inaugural Tiger
Hoops Classic
announced
Halbert
.
records 200th:
•
careerwm
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE - The first annual
Paintsville Tiger Hoops Classic is
scheduled for late December of this
year. The national high school basketball tournament will showcase some of
the best boys prep teams from
Kentucky and
all across the
United States.
The
Paintsville
tournament will
be held
December 2629 and will
involve 16 teams. The fonnat will be
pool play with four divisions - East,
West, North and South, consisting of
four teams in each pool. Each team will
play a minimum of three games. The
winners of each division will advance
into the championship round of four.
(See TIGERS, page two)
Newsome
leavesOUSC
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LYKENS' 20 POINTS
LEADS COMEBACK
by JAMIE HOWELL
SPORTS WRITER
PIKEVILLE The Betsy
Layne Ladycats are in the midst of
an excellent season on the hardwood this year, but on Monday
SCO
night at Pikeville the Ladycats had
trouble finding the range and fell
behind a good Pikeville team by
double digits in the first half
before scoring a 53-48 win.
Coach Cassandra Akers' team
found itself down by I 0 at the half,
~G
but a 20-point perfonnance by
Whitney Lykens helped Betsy
Layne outscore Pikeville 21-11 in
the third quarter and erase the
Pikeville lead. Betsy Layne was
(See LYKENS, page two)
WAS S OLIOWS:
Betsy Layne- Lykens 20, Stratton 8, Clark 12, Meade 8. Whitt 5.
Pikeville - McCoy 4, Hartsock 3, Dye 3, Howard 19, Shockey 4,
Colvin 4, Evans 6.
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - Allen Central girls'
basketball coach Cindy Halbert recorded her 200th win Monday night when
the Lady Rebels downed Phelps 75-60
in a home game. Her career record
now stands at 200 wins opposed to 97
losses in II seasons as a head coach.
Prior to becoming a head coach in the
1992-93 season, she served as an assistant at Belfry for two campaigns.
Halbert, who coached three 15th
Region championship teams at Belfry
High School, her high school alma
mater, came to Allen Central in 2000
and is in her third season at the helm of
the Class-A school.
This season, Halbert's Allen Central
team is vying to upend Betsy Layne,
last season's 58th District Champion,
15th Region All "A" Champion, and
15th Region runner-up. The Halbertcoached Allen Central team finished
runner-up to Betsy Layne in last season's 15th Region All "A"
As a player. Halbert experienced a
state championship game back in 1984
(See HALBERT, page four)
GIRLS BASKETBALL ACriON
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
rRONTON, Ohio - Freshman
guard Shawn Newsome bas left the
men ·s basketball team at OhioUniversity Southeru Campus.
New">ome did not give a reason,
other than personal reasons for his
departure from the team. Newsome,
the state's leading scorer last season
as a senior at Allen Central High
School, will likely play college basketball again, more than likely as
soon as next season. The high-scorIng gunrd was averaging over 20
points per game for the small Ohio
college.
AC teams sweep
Prestonsburg
CHAMPIONS:
The host
Betsy Layne
freshmen
boys' basketball team beat
Allen Central
to win a tournament over
the weekend
at the Dome.
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG - The Allen Central High
boys' and girls' basketball teams came to
Prestonsburg on Friday night and made a sweep of
the host Prestonsburg teams. In the opener, the Allen
Central girls, after startinp slO\\ and trailing host
(See SWEEP, page three)
�82 • WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
15, 2003
THE FLOYD C OUNTY T IMES
Hardwood match-up: Ego vs. Common sense
by BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
Toda) let's talk about the
University of Kentucky's nonconference basketball schedule,
the high travel cost of Western
Kentucky's conference affilia-
tion. and what could be the most
Interesting Eastern Kentucky··
Morehead State game in years
After UK 's 18-point loss to
Louisville on December 28 in
Freedom
Hall,
Athletics
Director Mitch Barnhart, displaying hJs vast knowledge of
the university's glorious 100
year hoops tradition, made mat
ters worse by saying that maybe
the Wildcats' second-half meltdown was due to their tough
December schedule.
Never mind that BEFORE
the game, this very same schedule was one reason that most
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Big Blue loyalists believed UK strength-of-schedule
ratings this Saturday, are games that get
was going to smack Coach Rick systems didn't even have UK in the public's juices flowing.
Pitino in the face with a hoop- the nation's top 20. Heck, U of L
In other words, Barnhart
sized pizza and tum
was ranked AHEAD should never schedule non-conhis team into a
ference games against the likes
of the Cats.
bunch of limp pasta.
So as he plans of Middle Tennessee, ArkansasSurely
you
future
schedules Little Rock, Arkansas State, •
remember the logic:
with coach Tubby Florida International, Denver,
New
The Cats had won at
Smith,
Barnhart Louisiana-Lafayette,
North
Carolina,
would be well- Orleans, New Mexico State,
lost
to
bareI y
advised to schedule South Alabama (well, this one
Michigan State at
more
respectable might be acceptable as long as
home, and squeaked
teams, especially at John Pelphrey is the coach
past Indiana in neuhome. This season there), or North Texas.
Alert readers in the Bowling
tral Freedom Hall. The Cards, only Michigan State, a narrow
meanwhile, had played nobody winner over UK on December Green area immediately will
worth talking about except 14 in Rupp, and Notre Dame,
Purdue, which beat them in neu- which will play in Lexington
(See REED, page three)
tral Conseco Fieldhouse in
Indianapolis.
So after Pitino's team
stomped that argument into the
Freedom Hall floorboards,
Barnhart suggested that perhaps
the Cats need to make their nonconference
schedule
less
demanding, assuming that it's
possible to further downgrade a
schedule that already includes
the likes of High Point, Tulane,
Tennessee State, Alcorn State,
and Ohio.
Obviously, Barnhart doesn't
understand that Kentucky didn't
become the most magical name
in college basketball by beating
up on a bunch of nobodies.
For as long as anybody can
remember, the Wildcats have
taken pride in playing - and UMPIRE CALLS TIME OUT FOR DINNER: Jerry Layne, Major ·
usually beating - the best com- League Baseball umpire, made a visit to his 91 year old grandmother Amanda Mus ic on Abbott Creek for dinne r Wednesday
petition available.
Understand, no program, evening. Layne is a very busy man in the off-seas on as well as
he is during the regular bas eball s eason, but he always has the
including UK, wants to schedule time for a visit to see his grandmother. During his off s eason,
a Top 25 team every game. But he travels to many vetera n's hospitals throughout the country
under coaches Adolph Rupp, talking baseball and showing films to the patients. He is also an
Joe B. Hall, Eddie Sutton, and Instructor at Harry We ndelstedt Baseball Umpire School in
Rick Pitino, even the weakest Daytona Beac h, Florida through Janua ry and February. Layne,
teams on UK's non-conference 43, was born In Pikeville and Is the s on of Robert Layne of Betsy
schedule were generaUy nation- Layne and Mary (Music) La yne of Dwale, both of whom now live
ally respected independents or In Prospect, Ohio. Jerry and his wife Jackie a nd two daughte rs,
lower-level members of top con- Brittany and Monica reside in Winter Haven, Fla.
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ferences.
The wrongness of Barnhart's
thinking was made painfully
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clear when a couple of those
The four wmnmg teams will morning and evening sessions.
advance to the championship The gym seats approximately
game, with the two losers play- 2,000 and is handicap accessible.
ing for third- and fourth-place.
• Continued from p1
The final four teams will
For more information on the
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final period.
Paintsville and veteran head
pant from all 16 teams will
Pike Central had three differ- receive complimentary gifts coach Bill Mike Runyon have
ent players score in double fig- prior to the first game played.
traveled across the country to
ures.
All tournament games will compete in holiday tournaAshley Johnson led South be played at the Paintsville ments before, but will instead
Floyd in scoring with a game- High School Gym, with a host an event next season.
f
high 26 points. Tabetha
Trammell chipped in 13 and
Megan Ousley finished with 11
for the Lady Raiders. Brandy
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Anderson added I 0, giving
South Floyd four players in dou- bitten by the turnover bug in the and began to cause Pikeville to
ble figures scoring for the game. first half and was also the victim tum the basketball over.
Valerie King and Sharee of cold shooting.
The Ladycats started to fmd
Hopkins each had two points
Pikeville applied the full court the range from the field in the
apiece in the Joss for South press in the first half which second half as well with both
Floyd.
helped the Lady Panthers Lykens and Kim Clark having a
outscore Betsy Layne 16-7 in the big second half.
second quarter. Like any good
The game was even at 36-36
team, Betsy Layne would not quit after three quarters before the
playing and in the second half the Ladycats went on a 17-12 run
momentum began to switch to the over the final eight minutes to ~
Ladycats. Betsy Layne picked up pull off the come-from-behind
the pressure on the defensive end win.
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South Floyd
Lykens
Phelps
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Becky Thomas, Tiffany
Turner and Jackie Martin all had
six points apiece. Terri Mullins
finished with five points and
Jessica Isaac added four on a
pair of second-quarter fieldgoals.
Tabatha Caudill and Yumeka
Hunter rounded out the Allen
Central scoring with two points
each. Caudill's two came on a
pair of fourth quarter free
throws. Hunter dented the scorebooks on a first quarter field
goal.
Allen Central was scheduled
to be back on the court last night
at Piarist. Piarist dropped a second straight meeting versus
Prestonsburg Monday. Friday's
game was another district contest for both Allen Central and
Prestonsburg.
JV: Allen Cen,ral 40,
Phelps 18
Prior to varsity action Monday
night, Allen Central beat Phelps
rather handily in a junior varsity
game. Alanna Cline scored a
game-high 15 points to lead the ~
Allen Central junior varsity to a
40-18 victory over the other N.
Elizabeth Dingus scored eight
points and Yumeka Hunter and
Sara Johnson each had six points
apiece to push Allen Central to the
win. Guards Amanda Thacker
scored five points and Amanda
Mills and Mara Biliter each had
two points apiece to round out the
scoring for the Lady Rebels.
Allen Central's N controlled
throughout the contest, leading 162 at the end of the first quarter,
28-2 at the half.
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PIPPA PASSES - Alice
Lloyd College tangled with
Montreat College recently and
came away on the losing end of
the score in the men's game by
a fina l of 77-70. Alice Lloyd
w as tied at the half with
Mo ntreat at 27-27, but a strong
second half from Jeremiah
T inch helped Montreat pull
away for the win. Alice Uovd
was led by former Johns~n
Central
guard
Tomm)
McKenLie who finished with
19 points in the contest. Alice
Lloyd got some cuahty mmutc-.
off the bellcn from former
Betsy l nynt standout Jerl'nl)
Onr11cls who netted six points
on the night and pulled down
seven rebounds for the Eagles.
The Eagles struggled from the
fn.:c throw line going 13/21 on
the evening. but the turnover
bug also claimed Alice Lloyd
as the Eagles turned the ball
Champs
• Continued from p1
•
As does a possible South FloydRose Hill matchup. Rose Hill and
Paintsville are the defending
champions of their respective
regions.
Rose Hill \\.a<; selected as the
preseason favorite to repeat while
South Aoyd was listed as the
favorite in the 15th Region. Last
year. Paintsville upended South
Aoyd 75-74 in the All-A r\?gion
fmals.
Rose H ill and Paintsville
bowed out in the opening round of
last year's small school state tournament.
The 16th Region All-A touma-
mcnt begins a week from tonight
at various sites. The tournament
\'enue S\vitches to Menifee Count)
High School for the semifinals and
finals.
The 15th Region All-A tournament will be Jan. 29-Feb. I at
Pikeville High School.
There are 260 boys and girls
teams throughout the state competing for· the right to play in
Richmond the week of Feb. 5-9.
There are also competitions for
academics, cheerleading, art,
music and JROTC. Last year, there
were 80 scholarships given to students from the Class A schools.
ovl.!r 16 times in the contest.
Montreat had thrl!c phi) ers finish in double figures as Tinch
finished with 19. and Frankie
Cantadorc added 16. Ryan
15, 2003 • 83
• to Monfre
Cook added 16 for the
Cavaliers.
In women's action. Alice
Lloyd also came up on the short
end. losing a close battle, 93-
8
8
Montreat's women led the host
Lady Eagles 43-41 at the end of
the first half before pulling
away for the victory in the sec-
ond half.
Julie Buchanan and Jennifer
Brooks each had 26 points in
(See MONTREAT, page four)
Sweep
• Continued from pt
Prestonsburg 12 10 at the end of
the first quarter, turned things
around in the second half to post
the win. The l.ady Rebels held a
26-21 lead at halftime.
Senior Amber Scott led the
Allen Central girls in scoring
with a team-high 15 points.
Becky Thomas scored 14 and
Megan Harris added 13. Terri
Mullins finished with I 0 points
for Allen Central. while seniors
Tiffany Turner and Jackie
Martin each had six points
apiece.
Meaghan
Slone
led
Prestonsburg in scoring with a
game-high I 8 points. Chane!
Music finished w1th nine.
The win was Allen Central's
seventh of the season, opposed
to six losses. Prestonsburg fell to
1-9.
Thomas 14, Martin 6, Isaac 2, Biliter
2.
PRESTONSBURG (47)- Slone
18, Music 9, Harris 6, Hick 4,
Whitaker 2, Shafer 6, Key 2.
Records-Allen Central7·6,
Prestonsburg 1-9.
Runnin ' Rebels 79,
Blackcats 69
With senior Justin Allen out
with an injury. the Prestonsburg
boys· basketball team had the
tall task of hosting Allen Central
in the nightcap. It was a challenge sophomore Kris Bentley
was willing to accept and meet
head o n. T he Prestonsburg
sophomore scored a game-high
30 points, including eight threepointers. However, the Blackcats
would fa ll short, losing 79-69.
Neil Allen led Allen Central
in scoring with 28 points. Mike
S lone scored 19 and Rossi
Samons added 18. A ustin
Francis was Allen Central's
other player in double figures
with I I .
The
Rebels
led
host
Prestonsburg 17-9 at the end of
the first quarter and 36-27 at
halftime.
The Blackcats rallied in the
third quarter to outscore Allen
Central 26-16. The R ebels
turned away the challenge with a
27- 16 fourth quarter.
Senior Joey Willi!-. added 14
for Prestonsburg. Teammates
Trevor Compton and .Jesse
Chaffin each had eight points
apiece.
Allen Central was otT last
night. Prestonsburg was on the
road at Belfr). Results were
unavailable.
ALLEN CENTRAL (79) - Aller
28, Pack 1, Slone 19, Samons 18,
Francis 11, Webb 2.
PRESTONSBURG (69) - Willis
14, Compton 8, Bentley 30, Chaffin
8, Blackburn 2, Stephens 2,
Morrison 5.
Records-Allen Central 6·5
Prestonsburg 5·7.
ALLEN CENTRAL (68) - Scott
15, Turner 6, Mullins 10, Harris 13,
Reed
• Continued from p2
recognize those lightweights none of whom was ranked higher than 59th in the nation in last
week's Sagarin ratings - as
Western's partners in the hapless
Sun Belt Conference. a league
that leads the nation only in frequent flyer miles.
At a time when state government is so financially strapped
that it's being forced to make
• cuts in social services and education, the General Assembly
should call Dr. Wood Selig. who
may be the only athletics director in history to be absent when
his university won a national
football
championship,
to
explain why state government
should continue to underwrite
Western's memberships in
the Not-So-Sunny Belt.
It would be one thing if the
Sun Belt was a great league. But
it's not. It would be another
thing if Western got tremendous
national TV exposure b)
~ belonging to the Sun Belt. But it
doesn't. It would even be tolerable if Western was able to pay
for its folly through a self-supporting athletics association. But
it doesn't.
I don't have the figures in
front of me (I would welcome
anybody who can send them
along), but it stands to reason that
Western should dump the Sun
Belt and move back mto the Ohio
Valley Conference. where it
belongs. It's reasonable to
assume that Western's athletic
travel expenses ma) be larger
than Eastern. Morehead, and
Murra) combined.
Where the OVC is essentially
a "bus league," Western must fly
to get to league schools such as
Denver, Florida International,
and \lew Mexico State.
This is supposed to be a
recruitmg advantage for Western
- recruits love to fly - but the
facts don't bear that out. Of the II
NCAA tournament appearances
the Toppers have made in the 32
years since the 1971 team went
to the Final Four, they've been
eliminated five times in the first
round and six times in the second.
Some advantage. huh?
Last season the Sun Belt
teams. which the average capacity of the II arenas is I0.571 compared with the OVC's 7,149 for
nine arenas. was 14th in Division
I attendance with an average of
3.501 fans per game. The OYC
was 16th with an average of
2,923. But the OVC crowds averaged 45 percent capacity for its
arenas, while the Sun Belt teams
averaged about 33 percent.
The OYC's three Kentucky
members - Eastern, Murray. and
Morehead - averaged 2,788,
2,737, and 2,564, respectively.
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aged 6.433 in Diddle Arena, the
top three in the Sun Belt were
New Mexico State with 8,041,
Arkansas State with 5,086, and
Arkansas-Little Rock with 4.567.
But while no OVC team averaged less than Tennessee State's
2,220, the Sun Belt's bottomfeeders, Denver and Florida
International, averaged 942 and
602, respectively. It would be
interesting to come up with a
cost -effective number on trips to
play those programs.
On Western's home schedule
this season, there is no opponent
that qualifies as a "traditional"
rival, unless you count Middle
Tennessee, the other Sun Belt
member that formerly belonged
to the OVC (By the way,
Middle's average home attendance last year of 2.421 would
have ranked seventh in the OVC).
Furthermore. Coach Winston
Bennett's Kentucky State team. a
member of Division II, is the only
home-game rival from the state.
And according to the latest
Sagarin ratings. !13th-ranked
South Alabama, which will visit
Bowling Green on Saturday. is
the toughest foe that will play in
Diddle this season.
A half-hour before Western
and South Alabama tip it off,
Eastern and Morehead will
square off in Richmond's 6,500seat McBrayer Arena. The place
should be close to capacity, considering the proximity of the
schools and the fact that both the
Colonels and the Eagles are on
the upswing under former UK
point guards Travis Ford and
K) le Macy, respective!)
Through
last Saturday's
games. Morehead led the OVC
with records of 8-5 overall and 40 in the league; Eastern was third
with records of 7-6 and 2-1. The
F.agles have an outstanding allaround player in Ricky Minard,
and the Colonels have four players averaging in double figures.
Western would be the best
team in the OVC, just as it is in
the Sun Belt, but the travel costs
wouldn't be nearly as exorbitant
and the public surely would be
more interested in seeing the
Toppers play Eastern, Murray
and Morehead instead of Denver,
Flonda
International,
and
Arkansas-Little Rock.
Everything else - level of
competition, size of crowds. TV
exposure. national prestige \\ Ould be pretty much the same, if
not better. So there's no earthly
reason for Western to sta) in the
Sun Belt. just as there's no earthly reason for UK to downgrade its
non-conference schedule. But Dr.
Selig is just as bull-headed about
staying in the Sun Belt as UK 's
Barnhart is about. say, defending
his
football-coach-hiring
process. If love is never having
to say you're sorry, ego is never
·being willing to admit you're
wrong.
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With the newest rankings. the
Johnson Central lligh girls' program finds itself ranked No. 12
in the state, receiving II votes.
West Carter, a perennial 16th
Region and state power received
15 votes to rank just outside or
the top I 0 at II th. Johnson
Central made a good showing
for its No. 12 ranking Monday
night with a 58-43 win over visiting Sheldon
Clark and
MarshalllJnivcrsity signee Kelli
Moore.
The top teams in the
Kentuck) Associated Press high
school basketball polls, with
first-place votc.:s, records. total
s~o/s and previous rankmgs·
Rank-School
1. Lou. PAP
2. Mason Co
3. Warren Central
4. Elizabethtown
5. Lex. Cathoflc
6. Apollo
7. Lou. Ballard
8. Scott Co.
9. Wayne Co.
(tie) Lou. St. X
FPV
(9)
(3)
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(1)
Red TP Pvs
12-1 133
1
14-1 113
2
•o.1 82 4
13-0 68
5
10-4 63
3
12-1 60
6
10·3 56
7
9·2 38
8
11-2 21
10-0 21
Others receiving votes: Lou. Male 15,
Rose Hill Christian 15, Hopkinsville 12, Cov.
Catholic 12, North Hardin 11, Christian Co. 9,
North Laurel 9, South Laurel 8, Red Bird 8,
Boyle Co 6, Muhlneberg North 4, Highlands
2, Powell Co. 2, Lex. Tates Creek 2, Barren
Co. 1, Simon Kenton 1
GIRLS
Rank-School
FPV
1. Lou. Sacred Heart(14)
2. Clinton Co.
3. Christian Co.
4. Jackson Co.
5. Lou. Manual
6. Lex. Catholic
7 ShelbyCo.
Red TP Pvs
12-1 140
1
13-1 98
3
13·2 89
2
9-2 76
5
9-Q 72
6
4
9-4 71
10-1 58
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Hall leads
Adams to win
by JAMIE HOWELL
SPORTS WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- The Adan1s
Middle School Blackcats have tangled with the Allen Eagles on several occasions this season, and each
time Allen has come away with the
win. Adams head coach Rick
Hughes was convinced his
Blackcats could defeat Allen if they
put a \\hole game together.
On Thursday e\ening at Adams,
it wao; the Blackcats whoi finally put
the whole game together and came
away with the 45-38 win. Wes Hall
led the Blackcat charge with a game
high 20 points. a see-saw battle in
the first quarter ended with Adams
holding a 9-8 lead after the first
period of play.
Carmen Maines led Adams in the
second quarter with 5 points in the
period and Wes Hall tossed in 4 to
help give Adams a 20-17 lead at the
half. In the second half. the teams
played even in the third quarter and
finished with 10 points each in the
stanza.
Nick McManus led Allen in the
quarter with four points, while Mike
Crum led Adams with four. Adams
led 30-27 after three quarters. and
extended the lead over the tina)
stanza.
The final period would pro\ e to
be the difference in a tight game as
Wes Hall poured in 10 of his gamehigh 20 points in the final quarter.
Allen stayed close early in the quarter behind four quick points from
Brennan Case, but in the end it wac;
too much Adams as the Blackats
pulled away for the 45-38 win.
Scoring was as
follows:
8 Peny Central
9 EastCarter
10 OhiO Co
12·2
12-3
14·1
18
17
16
10
O:hers receiVIng votes. West Carter
15 Johnson Central!' Lou Mercy 10, Lou
Christian 9 Russell Co. 7 Wayoe Co 6,
Henderson Co. 6 Muhlenberg North 6
Woodford Co. 6, Clay Co. 5, Lou Holy Cross
5 Newport Central CatholiC 4 Cawood 4,
Lou. Butler 4, Mercer Co. 2, Central Hard•n
2, Elizabethtown 2, Somerset 1, Webster Co.
David School comeback
falls short in Pike County
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LICK CREEK - In a game
that was closer than the final
score of 41-31. the David
School Comets fell to the East
Ridge Warriors in basketball
action at the new East Ridge
School in Pike County. After
falling behind b) a 16-0 count.
the Comets stormed back
behind the hot shooting of
guard Michael Tussey. The
Comet guard fouled out of the
game with two minutes
remaining, after the Comets
closed the score to a 37-31
count.
Tussey led the Comets with
14 points while East Ridge
held David superstar Brian
"The Byrd" Conn to 10 points
on the night.
As has been the case all sea·
son, opposing teams have used
double teams and triple teams
to slow the 6-3 Conn.
According to Comet Coach
Ned Pillersdorf. the las time
Brian was single covered he
scored 16 points in about eight
minutes against Hazard. The
Comets closed the gap with a
strong defensive effort, and
rallied when Tussey began his
three-point barrage. Nathan
Ousley added a three·point
goal during the rally, and
freshman Brandon Caudill had
four rebounds for the Comets.
David traveled to Hazard
last night for a game against
Perry Central. Results were
unavailable at press time.
Montreat
• Continued from p3
the \vin for ,'vtontreat. Jessica
Mills added 13 points for the
\ isiting Lady Cavaliers.
Delores Jenkins led Alice
Lloyd with a game-high 33
points. Leah Whitle)' scored 17
and pulled down a game-high
I 0 rebounds and Bets) La)' ne
grad Devon Reynolds chipped
in II.
Halbert
• Continued from p1
during her senior season. The
Belfry team she helped lead lost
to Marshall County by two
points in the finals that year.
Halbert also coached Belfry
to district championships in all
eight seasons she was head
coach there.
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Robinson repeats as player of the week
TIMES STAFF REPORT
•
Another solid week for the
Pikeville College Bears came to
an end with no losses and their
second straight player of the
week nod .
Wins at Miami-Hamilton and
Cincinnati Bible were followed
by a decision at home over
Bluefield State College pushed
No. 10 Pikeville to 15-2 on the
season, and thanks to terrific play
in those outings. Jason Robinson
has repeated as Mid-South
Conference Player of the Week.
The 6-6 senior averaged 23.3
points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists
and 2.0 steals per game for the
Bears in their three wins. He had
26 points at Miami-Hamilton and
followed with consecutive 22point efforts.
Robinson shot 23-of-45 for
the week. good for 51.11 percent.
He made 3-of-9 from the arc. and
went 19-of-24 from the line
(79.17 percent).
Since gaining his eligibility
shortly
before
Christmas.
Robinson had averaged 22.7
points and six rebounds through
six games. He's shooting 51.0
percent from the floor, 30.8 percent from the arc and 70.3 percent from the line.
Most importantly, the Bears
entered tonight's game at No. I I
Mountain State (W.Va.) winners
of live straight.
"Jason has given us a boost
and has taken a lot of the workload off his teammates," said
Coach Rand) McCoy. "We knew
he'd make us a better team, and
he certainly has done the things
he needed to do to do that. He's
a special player.''
Wildcats in All-Star Games
•
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LEXINGTON
University
of Kentucky football players
participating in the post season
all-star games include wide
receiver Aaron Boone, defensive end Otis Grigsby. tight end
Chase Harp. punter Glenn
Pakulak. and running back
Artose Pinner. Here is a list of
the games and the players who
will participate in each game:
• Senior Bowl (Pinner), Sat
Jan. 18, 2 p.m. EST, Mobile,
Ala., televised by ESPN
• Paradise Bowl (Boone,
Grigsby, Harp), Sat. Jan. 25, I
p.m. EST, St. George, Utah,
televised b) Fox Sports
Network
• Rotary Gridiron Classic
(no UK players), Sat. Jan. 25. 2
p.m. EST, Orlando, Fla , tele-
High School
Basketball Roundup
Girls: Magoffln Co. 64,
Shelby Valley 50
•
Johnson Central 58,
Sheldon Clark 43
The Magoffin Co. Lady Hornets
continued their winning ways
Monday night as they defeated
the Shelby Valley Wild Kats for
the second time this season 6450 in front of a large crowd at
Sam
Bailey
Memorial
Gymnasium in Salyersville. The
home standing girls had beaten
the Lady Wild Kats at Shelby
Valley back m December 70-66
and The Lady Wildcats now
were looking for a little revenge.
Ashley Howard paced three
Magoffin County players who
scored in double figures with a
team-high 23 points.
Jerrica Dye led Shelby Valley
with a game-high 27 points.
The host Lady Eagles led 1913 after one quarter and 32-22 at
the half en route to the convincing win.
Kelli Moore had more than
half of her team's points, scoring
28 for Sheldon Clark in the short
effort.
Brianne Daniels led Johnson
Central in scoring with a teamhigh 17 points. Ashley Wireman
had 16 points for the host Lad)
Eagles.
Johnson Central, with the
win, improved to 14-1.
Sheldon Clark struggled
severely in the second and third
quarters, scoring just nine points
in each of the two quarters.
MAGOFFIN CO. (64) - Adams
1o, S. Howard 5, Shepherd 11, A.
Howard 23, C. Howard 4, M.
Howard 11
JOHNSON CENTRAL (58) Daniels 17, Wireman 16, Adams 7,
Murphy 11, Music 2, D1als 5.
SHELBY VALLEY (50) - Hall 9,
Howell 5,Taylor 2, Dye 27,
Tackett 3
SHELDON CLARK (43) - K.
Moore 28, Meade 6, Horn 4,
Johnson 5.
vised by espn2
•
Hula
Bowl
Maui
(Pakulak), Sat. Feb. I, 9 p.m.
EST, Wailuku, Hawaii, televised
by ESPN. Pakulak also will be
honored with the Mosi Tatupu
Award as the National Special
'Teams Player of the Year during
the week of the Hula Bowl.
The Wildcats return to campus this week to begin spring
semester classes and the off-season conditioning program. The
spring semester begins today.
New Kentucky football
coach Rich Brooks no\\ has six
coaches on his staff - Ron
McBride, Steve Brown (defensive backs), Michael Gray
(defensive line), Ron Hudson
(offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Paul Dunn (offensive
line), and Joker Phillips (wide
receivers/recruiting coordinator). Three more full-time assistants will be hired, along with a
pair of graduate assistant coaches.
Kentucky Football
Calendar
• Today - Spring semester
begins
• Wed., Feb. 5 -High school
signing period begins
• Mon., March 31 - Spring
practice begins
• Sat., Apr. 26 - Blue/White
Spnng rootball Game
• July 29-31 -SEC Football
Media Days; Kentucky appearance is Tue. July 29
•
Mon., Aug. 4
Newcomers rep011
Thu .• Aug 7 - Veterans
report
. • Fri., Aug. 8 - Kentucky
Football Media Day
• Sat., Aug. 30 - Louisville
at Kentucky
Allen B-Team runs past Adams
by J AMIE HOWELL
SPORTS WRITER
•
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he Allen Eagle B-team has
enjoyed a successful season on
the hardwood and on Thursday
evening, the Eagles kept things
rolling by defeating a good
Adams Middle School B-Team
by a final of 36-22. The duo of
Breenan
Case and
Josh
Rodebaugh are a big reason why
Allen is having such a great
year. The two combined for 24
points in the win over Adams as
Rodebaugh finished with 13
points and Case added I J.
The first quarter spelled
doom for Adams a-; Allen raced
out to a 12-0 lead after one quarter and never looked back as
Rodebaugh scored 6 of his 13 in
the fi~t quarter.
11 · Allen defense continued
to pu the pressure on Adams in
the second stanza, as the
Blackcats could manage only
one field goal in the first half.
Allen would outscore Adams 73 in the second quarter and take
a 19-3 lead at the half Adams
would start to put some points
on the board in the second half,
however Allen was up to the
challenge and increased the lead
to 28-10 after three qua11ers.
Jody Tackett helped Adams
outscore Allen in the final stanza, scoring 7 points in the period
but the lead would prove too
much to overcome and Allen
came away with the 36-22 win.
C-TEAM
The Adam::. Middle School
C-Team improved its record to
13-2 with a win at home Friday
night over BetS) Layne. The
teams played a very close first
half with the visiting Bobcats
holding a 13-11 lead at the half.
The teams were tied at 15 after
three quarters.
Adams then outscored Betsy
La) ne I0 2 in the final quarter
to win 25-17.
Adams was led in scoring by
Jod) Tackett and Seth Setser
who pitched in I 0 points each.
Chris Schoolcraft and Kyle
Hall scored two points each,
and Matt Sword scored one to
round out the scoring for
Adam!'.
Austin Gearheart, Allen
Craynon, and Luke Sturgill had
'>olid
first-half
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efforts. Stephen Patrick, Billy
Robinson, Alex Stumbo, Adam
Kimbler and 'Iyler Gayheart
also sa\\ action for the
Blackcats.
Adams hnd four games
scheduled for this week.
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Romey Spears
(606) 874-2688.
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• Teaching Newly
Employed 24 Hour
• Annual 8-Hour
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• 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
Hillside, lawn care
and light hauling. ·
Garage and Basement
Cleaning.
886·835
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No Phone Calls, Please!
E.O.E.
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
is seeking candidates for
RN Nurse Manager
for
Shelby Valley Clinic
Shelb} Valley Clinic is a primary care
clinic. The clinic operates Monday thru
Friday, 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Requirements include current licensure
in KY as a Registered Nurse.
BLS required. ACLS preferred.
Primary Care, and/or Med/Surg and
Management experience preferred.
A competitive salary and benefit
package accompanies this position.
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
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POSITION AVAILABLE
•
Big Sandy Area Development District is accepting
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AmeriCorps Appalachian Self-Sufficiency Program.
The individual selected will be responsible for the
implementation of the program. The director will
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the cohesive link for all program components.
Management and extensive reporting requirements,
case file experience required. Members are placed
throughout a 17-county area in which the director is
expected to travel. The incumbent will solicit, select,
coordinate and supervise AmeriCorps members
and volunteers.
Individuals with a college degree preferred, but not
required. Applicants with previous experience
and/or working knowledge of AmeriCorps/Kentucky
Works/Community Based Service's program management will take precedence and is required.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Applicants must submit a letter, resume, and list of
references to Terry Trimble, by January 20, 2003.
The Big Sandy Area Development District is an
equal opportunity employer.
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2
5
6
7 41653 *
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vided No experience Motorola two-way
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to
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MAILING
400
B R 0 C H U RES I LPN: A POSITION
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on
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fax resume to 606437-6243 or mail to
WORK
FROM Office Manager P.O.
HOME
Stuffing Box 2380 Pikeville,
Envelopes.
$4000
Mo. PIT. Receive Ky 41502.*
$4.00 for every enve- WHOLESALE
lope processed with
our sales material. DISTRIBUTER in the
Call
24
hours. underground water
Recorded Message sewer industry is tak·
ing applications for
1-858-492-8624
Warehouse/Delivery
position. Applicants
must be at least 21
AVON
years of age per DOT
Make your own
regulations.
Must
money. sign up for
pass a DOT physical
S10. for limited
& Pre-employment
time. Call Janey
Drug Screen. Must
at 886-2082.
have 6 months or
more driving experiGOVERNMENT ence in a 20' flatbed
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48K+ per 5 p.m. Applications
year. Full benefits. can be picked up at
Paid training. No 625, John CC Mayo
Auxier,
Ky
experience neces- Ave.
sary. For application 41602, Phone 886and exam call toll 9974.*
free 1-888-778·4266
ext. 140
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ience preferred. 25· Home Weekly, Health
Late
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Send Resume to: Orientation, Class A
Dental Assistant c/o CDL & 1 Yr. OTR
Retirement
P.O. 390, Prestons- Exp.,
Package. SHARKEY
burg, Ky 41653. *
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800-354-8945
MOUNTAIN MANOR
OF PAINTSVILLE is
takmg applications
for a LPN (7 p.m.-7
a.m. shift) Also RN
Excellent salary benefits. Apply in person
at 1025 Euclid Ave.
Paintsville,
Ky.
Monday thru Friday
between 8:00 a.m. to
4:00p.m.*
National Healing Corporation, in conjunction with Paul B. Hall
Regional Medical Center in Paintsville, is opening a new Wound
Healing Center, and is currently recruiting for the following positions:
Director
Responsible for the implementation, management, and overall success of the Wound
Care Program. Individual will oversee operations, personnel, budget, reimbursement,
quality management and marketing/sales. Requires Bachelor's Degree in Business,
Management or Nursing. Previous health care experience in a program operations setting \\ ith a background in personnel, finance, sales/marketing, and/or reimbursement
preferred.
Clinical Mana&er
Responsibilities include the overall clinical operational aspects. Collaboratmg with the
Clinical Director and Medical Director, individual will coordinate services in order to
provide quality care to patients with chronic non-healing wounds. Position follows all
NHC and hospital policies/procedures and will assist the Clinic Director with the over
all operation of tht: Wound Healing Center in their absence. Qualified candidates must
be Registered Nurse with CUJTent K Y license and minimum 5 years experience, prefer
ably ambulatory experience. BS Degree and prior management background in an
ambulatory setting preferred.
Office Mana&er
The Office Manager is responsible for the smooth and effective operations of the
clerical. billing. admissions/registration, and patient scheduling aspects of the Wound
Healing Ct!nter. Computer profencicncy and positive interpersonal relationship skills
required Associate Degree in Business Adminjstration/Systems preferred
We offer a competitive benefits package. For immediate consideration, please fax
resume with salm') requirements and position of interest to 606-789-6486. attn : Human
Resources. or email to: jan.patton@pbhrmc.hma-corp.com EOEIOF/WP
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1278
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0
K
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1057
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BEDROOM
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HOME: on 60x150
517-3406.
lot at 419 South
480-Miscellaneous Central
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NESSEE - NORRIS
Mortgage? Don't File 743·3053.*
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building contractors
410-Animals and
erectors.
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FOR
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800-501-1777 EXT.
9811
610-Apartments
2 TWO BEDROOM
APARTMENTS: Also
3 Bedroom House,
near McDowell. 606·
663-0420.*
TOWNHOUSE, 2
bedroom, 2 full
bath. 538 Arnold
Ave. Prestonsburg.
Furnished kitchen,
with
washer &
dryer,
859·608·
0605*
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
Apartments
Available
Immediately
1 & 2 BR apts.
Free processing fees
PARK PLACE
APARTMENTS
Rt. 114,
Prestonsburg
Section 8 welcome.
Call (606) 886·0039
E.H.O
NEW 2 BEDROOM
DUPLEX AT LANC·
ER KY. $550 month.
$550 deposit. 1 year
lease. 886·8781. *
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
2 BEDROOM HOUSE also 3 Bedroom
doublewlde, both in
excellent condition,
references & deposit
required. No pets.
886-9007 or 889·
9747.*
2 BEDROOM HUD
APPROVED. located
near Wheelwright.
$365 month, 285·
3504.*
2
BEDROOM
HOUSE in Prestonsburg, very nice, $400
month $200 deposit.
874-9488*
650-Mobile Homes
For Rent: Two, 2
Bedroom Trailers
near Prestonsburg,
874-0011.*
For Rent: At Emma,
clean nice setting, 2
B.R. 1 Bath, mobile
home,
den,
Big
porch, maintance of
large yard included.
$350 mth. + deposit
& utilities. Cross
Emma
bridge,
straight ahead turn
right. First black top
road on nght, end of
road. 874-3285 after
4 p.m.*
3 BEDROOM MOB·
ILE
HOME:
at
Banner, $400 plus
deposit, very clean.
874-0267.
MOBILE HOME FOR
RENT: 2 Bedroom,
stove & refrigerator,
total electric, on pri·
vate lot. No pets.
886·3709. No HUD.*
FIRST TIME HOME
BUYERS! $0 DOWN,
NO CREDIT NEEDED!HUD, VA, FHA 1800-501-1777 EXT.
.9826
2
B.R
MOBILE
HOME.: total elect.
570-Mobile Homes Located
between
P'burg & Paintsville.
1996 14x50, 2 bed· No pets. 889·9747 or
room. furnished, 2 886-9007.
miles from Morehead
campus.
606-784· 2 B.R. 2 BA. Mobile
2320 or 946-2877. *
Home, located at
Minnie. Appliances
1994, 14X76, 2 B.R. included. $375 rent,
2
BATH,
WITH $375 dep. Also Two,
DECK & OUTBUILD· 2 B.R. 1 BA. Mobile
lNG located across Homes, $350 rent,
from
Highlands $350 dep. 606-478Regional on
156
5173.*
Oakwood Drive. 8860973 after 5 p.m.*
1
& 2 B.R.
TRAILERS. V~'(:
12X65 TRAILER: 3
QU:~ suitable for 2
BEDROOM, 1 1/2
working men. Private,
bath, new plumbing,
AC, & Cent heat.
2 nice covered porchNear P'burg. No
es, good condition.
Pets. 886-3941. *
$3,750. Call 889·
0087.*
Subscribe
12X60 3 BEDROOM
't'o 't'he Floyd
1 bath, $1400. 13x65
County
2 bedroom, 2 bath
$1000. Must move
Times,
yourself. 285·0539.*
336·8S06
�98 • WEDNESOAY,JANUARY 15, 2003
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 equiva- PUBLIC NOTICE
lency diploma with
our easy home study
The Housing Authcourse1-800·569· ority of Martin is
2163 ext 310
accepting Proposals
for Management CoCOLLEGE DEGREE nsultant for a Capital
QUICKLY!
Grant Modernization
Bachelor's, Master's, Program
in
the
Doctorate by corre- amount
of
spondence
based $222,315.00.
For
upon prior education, more
information,
life experience and please contact Bruce
short study course. Coleman , Housing
Not Accredited by an Authonty of Martin.
Agency Recognized
P.O. Box 806, Martin,
by the U.S. Secretary KY 41649, or phone
of Education ( See 606-285-3681 .
All
Free
Information proposals must be in
Catalog) Call 24 hrs. current HUD format
Cambridge
State and received by 2
University
1(800)· p.m., local time,
964-8316
January 23, 2003.
The housing authority
714-Eiderly Care reserves the right to
refuse any and/or all
NEED SOME ONE proposals.
TO STAY with 2
elderly
people,
Daytime, 2 days a
NOTICE OF
week on Fri. & Sat. BOND RELEASE
7a.m.-5p.m. ReferPERMIT NO.
ences required. 8742937 or 874-2371 .*
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of
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(1)
In
accordance with KRS
350.0093, not1ce is
hereby given that
Melva S1ding Co.,
General
Delivery,
Drift, KY 41619, has
applied for Phase 3
bond release on
Permit No. 836-6018.
The application covers an area of
approximately 2.04
acres, located .57
mile northwest of Drift
in Floyd County.
(2) The permit area
is approximately .57
mile northwest of KY
122's junction with
KY 11 01 . and located
along the left fork of
Beaver Creek. The
latitude is 37-29-25
The longitude is 8245-36.
(3) The bond now in
effect for the Permit is
a letter of credit bond
in the amount of
$10,000.00. Approximately 100% of the
original bond amount
of $10,000.00 is
included in the application for release.
(4)
Reclamation
work performed includes final backfilling,
grading and seeding,
completed, Fall 1996.
(5) Written comments, objections,
and requests for a
public hearing or
informal conference
must be filed with the
Director, Div. of Field
Services, # 2 Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort.
Kentucky 40601, by
March 3, 2003.
(6) A public hearing
on the application
has been scheduled
for March 4, 2003, at
9 :00
a.m.,
the
Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcements Prestonsburg Regional Office,
3140 South Lake Dr.,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653. The hearing
will be canceled, if no
request for a hearing
or informal conference is received by
March 3, 2003.
NOTICE OF
EXEMPTION
TO ABANDON
A LINE OF
RAILROAD
CSX Transpprtation, Inc. gives ''notice
that on or about
January 17, 2003, it
intends to file with the
Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423, a
notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1152
Subpart F6Exempt
Abandonments permitting the abandonment of a 13.4 mile
THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
line of railroad in the
Central Region, known as its Appalachian
Division, Long Fork
Subdivision, between
railroad
Milepost
CON 3.1 at Salisbury,
Kentucky, and railroad Milepost CON
16.5 at the end of
track near Clear
Creek Junction, Kentucky. The line traverses through United States Postal
Service Zl P Codes
41649,
41631,
41647, 41636, 41604
and 41606 In Floyd
County,
Kentucky.
The proceeding will
be docketed as No.
AB-55
(Sub-No.
627X).
The Boardfs Section of Environmental
Analysis (SEA) will
generally prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA), which
will normally be available 25 days after the
filing of the notice for
abandonment exemption. Comments on
environmental and
energy matters should be filed no later
than 15 days after the
EA becomes available to the public and
will be addressed in a
Board decision. Interested persons may
obtain a copy of the
EA or make inquiries
regarding environmental matters by
to
SEA,
writing
Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423 or
by calling SEA at
(202) 565-1526.
Appropriate offers
of financial assistance to continue rail
service can be filed
with
the
Board.
Requests for environmental conditions,
public use conditions,
or rail banking/trails
use also can be filed
with the Board. An
original
and
10
copies of any pleading that raises matters such as trails
use. public use and
offers of financial
assistance) must be
filed directly with the
Boardls Office of the
Secretary, 1925 K
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423
[See
49
CFR
1104.1(a)
and
1104.3(a)), and one
copy must be served
on applicantls representative [See 49
CFR
1104.12(a)).
Questions regarding
offers of financial
assistance,
public
use or trails use may
be directed to the
Boardls Office of
Congressional and
Public Services at
(202)565-1594. Copies of any comments
or requests for conditions
should
be
served on the applicantls representative
(Natalie S. Rosenberg, Counsel, CSX
Transportation, Inc.,
500 Water Street, J150, Jacksonville, FL
32202).
ADC REQUEST
FOR
PROPOSALS
The Big Sandy Area
Development District
is receiving bid proposals for providing
Adult Day Care/AIzheimer's Respite
Services to the elderly in the Big Sandy
Area Development
District for fiscal year
2004 through 2006,
covering the pefiod
July 1, 2003, through
June 30, 2006.
Proposals are being
solicited and accept·
ed for FY04 contracts. Contracts will
be awarded for oneyear duration. The
awarding of contracts
for FY04 will be
based upon the merit
of the proposals submitted, previous program performance
and/or experience,
and the availability of
funds. The awarding
of contracts for FY05
and FY06 will be
based upon the merit
of the application proposals
submitted,
previous
program
performance, and the
availability of funds.
Bid
Proposal
Packets may be
picked up at B1g
Sandy Area Development Dlstnct, 100
Resource
Drive,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653. All bid proposals (Original and
three copies) must be
received at the Big
Sandy Area Development District office.
by 4:00 p.m. EST,
Tuesday, February
26, 2003.
Please direct all
questions and correspondence, as well
as the original and
three (3) copies of
the proposal, to:
Doug Lawson, B1g
Sandy Area Development District, 100
Resource
Dnve,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653, Phone· 8862374, or 1·800-7372723.
·An Equal Opportunity Employer-
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
FOR THE
PROJECT
TITLED:
MOUNTAIN TOP
RECREATION
PARK IRRIGATION SYSTEM
The City of Prestonsburg will receive
sealed bids for the
Irrigation
Project,
until 2.00 p.m., Local
Time, January 29,
2003, at the office of
the Mayor, 200 North
Lake Drive, Prestonsburg, Kentucky
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
The Project consists
of installation of all
athletic field irrigation
systems as indicated
on the plan documents prepared by
REED Engineering
Company, Inc., dated
January 3, 2003 The
project work will consist of one (1) bid
package.
Bidding Documents
may be examined at
the following place:
REED Engineering
Co., Inc. - 259 North
Arnold Avenue, Prestonsburg, KY 41653,
Phone :606-8867884.
Bidding Documents
may be obtained
upon a non-refundable
deposit
of
$60.00 per set, cash
or check,
made
payable to REED
Engineering Co .. Inc.
There will be an on
site pre-bid meeting
at 11 :00 a.m., Local
Time, January 22,
2003.
All bids shall be
accompanied by a
Bid Bond of not less
than five (5) percent
of the total amount of
the bid. A one hundred (1 00) percent
Performance Bond
and Payment Bond
shall be required of
the sucessful Bidder.
All
bonding
and
insurance
requirments are contained
in the Instructions to
Bidders and/or the
General and Supplementary Conditions
of the Contract. All
prospective bidders
must be a single firm
specializing in irrigation work with a mini·
mum of five (5) years
experience properly
installing irrigation
systems of comparable s1ze. All prospec·
tive bidders must also
provide references of
your last five irrigation systems of comparable size with th1s
bid proposal.
Bids must be submitted, in duplicate
originals, on the Bid
Form included in the
Project Manual.
Submission of a bid
shall be construed as
confirmation that the
bidder has VIsited the
s1te and satisfied
themselves as to the
extent of the work
requrred No changes
to the contract will be
cons1dered, based on
misunderstandings of
the scope of the
work, if such misunderstandings could
have been addressed
by a site visit
Any bid received
later than the time
specified for receipt
of bids, or any bid
which is not submitted in the proper
form, shall not be
considered.
The Owner reserves the right to reject
any and all bids, or to
waive any formalities
bidding
in
the
process. Bids received after the scheduled closing t1me for
the receipt of bids will
be returned unopened to the bidders.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of
thirty (30) days subsequent to the opening of bids, without
consent
of
the
Owner
NOTICE OF
PERMIT
CONFERENCE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NUMBER 8365276, MAJOR
REVISION #3
In accordance w•th
the prOVISIOnS of 405
KAR 8:010 Section
11, not1ce 1s hereby
given that a perm1t
conference IS scheduled for January 31 ,
2003 at 10·00 a m. at
the
Prestonsburg
Reg1onal Off1ce for
the Department of
Surface
Minmg
ReclamatiOn
and
Enforcement, concerning the above
application, filed by
Kentucky May Coal
Company, Inc. 1045
Arnold Fork Road,
Kite, KY 41828. The
application is for a
major revision to an
existing underground
coal mining and
reclamation operation, located approximately 0 78 m1le
southwest of Week·
sbury
in
Floyd
County. The major
revision Will not add
surface or under
ground acreage to
the permit area.
The proposed major
revis1on
area
is
approximately 2.20
miles southwest from
KY Route 466 junction with KY Route
122, and located 0.02
mile west of Left Fork
of Left Beaver Creek
The proposed major
revision is located on
the
Wheelwright
U.S.G.S.
7
1/2
minute quadrangle
map. The surface
area to be affected by
the major rev1sion IS
owned by Clifford
Tackett The major
rev1s1on proposes to
change the reclamation plan and post
m1n1ng land use.
The application has
been flied for public
1nspect1on at the
Department
for
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's
Prestonsburg Reg1onal OffICe, 3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653. Any per·
son whose interest
may be adversely
affected by the issuance of the proposed
permit may present
informat1on relevant
to the permit, in oral
or wntten form at the
t1me of the conference.
41602
Kentucky
domg bus~ness as
Auxier Double Kwik.
The partners are as
follows: William D.
Childers, 133 Letcher
Avenue, Whitesburg,
Kentucky
41858,
Donna J. Childers,
114 Country Knoll
Lane, Nicholasville,
Kentucky 40356, and
Ina M. Matthews, 34
Fields Cliff, Whitesburg, Kentucky 418·
58
Any person,
association, corporation, or body politic
may protest the
granting
of
the
license by writing the
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 1003 Twilight
Trail, Frankfort, Kentucky
40601-8400,
within 30 days of the
date of this legal publication
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
Hometown Convenience, LLC . 51
Highway 2034, P. 0.
Box 430, Whitesburg.
Kentucky
41858
hereby
declares
intention(s) to apply
for a Retail Beer
License no later than
February 15, 2003.
The busmess to be
licensed will be located at 5459 Ky. Rt.
231, Prestonsburg,
This is to not1fy
Defendant, Toni Danielle Coleman, of the
nature and tendency
of a certain Complaint filed on or about
November 15. 2002.
Said lawsuit has
been filed in the
Floyd Circuit Court,
and is styled as Civil
Action No. 02-CI1193, Division I,
Greenwich Capital
Financial Products,
Inc., vs. Rhonda
Clay, et at. The bas1s
of the SUit IS a foreclosure act1on f1led
against the Defendants by Greenw1ch
Capital Products. Inc.
The Complatnt alleges
that
the
Defendants
have
defaulted on the1r
obligations to pay per .._
the terms of the (W
finance contract. The
Plaintiff is seeking to
foreclose on the
home and property
which is the subject
of this action, and
damages
in the
amount of the entire
balance due under
the finance contract.
The
Defendant,
Toni Danielle Coleman, shall have 50
days from the date of
the Complaint to hie
an Answer With the
Floyd County C1rcu1t
Court Clerk, If she
des1res to do so. If
the Defendant does
not appear in the tawsuit and present a
defense, then a judg·
ment may be entered
against her, at the
Court's discretion.
Earl M. McGuire
Warning Order
Attorney
181 East Court
~
Street
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
Fridav to the nmes
606.886.8506
�~
Wed., ja;,uary 15, 2003
SECTION
F OYDCOUNTY
Features l:'ditor
Kntby Prlller
Pbone· f606) 886-8)/j(j
FtL\'
(606J S86-3603
Member::;:
A~sociatcd
Pres.,
Keutud'} Pro:;s l\S50CtafiOII
.\auonal \eu 'fJaper A\Sociation
I SIDE
SCHOOlNE
"Adams Middle • page 2C
Clark Element1.ry • page 2C
Duff Elementary • page 2C
~,
Our yesterdays • page 2C
School happenings • page 2C
Gavin's Birthday • page 3C
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----------------------------------------------------POISON OAK
_A popcorn
The fact that 1\tother
Na ure pulls a blank~t of
dar}mess around the shoulders of these mountains,
ong before a time that
seems reasonable, means a
ot more TV and scrabble
~ames than we have an
.:>pportunity to experience in
_'!le summer months.
That's good for several
Ireasons, the first being an
:excuse to park in the Lazy
Boy and enjoy. for the tenth
time.
Barne) 's
promise to
"nip it in
the bud,"
and some
of Ernest
T's poetry.
A couple
Clyde Pack
of weeks
ago. we
even watched one of the new
hows. It's a good thing ole
Andy didn't use words Iike
that or Miss Crump or Aunt
Bea would have washed out
his mouth with lye soap.
And a good thing about
all the extra time in fmnt of
the tube, is popcorn.
I' II guarantee, that at our
house, we eat three times
more popcorn in January
than any other month of the
year. For one thing. popcorn
is in perfect contrast to all
the sweet Christmas stuff we
nibbled on last month. Of
~ course. as much I enjoy popcom. it still isn't as good as
it used to be when I'd order
up a big red and white
striped box (for a nickel) at
the Royal Theatre, when I
was about lO years old. I
"Ginger." Ginger is owned by
Miss Ada Prater, of Lansing,
Michigan, who says she " enjoys
the Times very much." (Editor's
note: Hello, cuz! Your doggie Is a
cutie!)
Think
animals
by DR. CAROL COMBS MORRIS
DVM
Liz Swick, visiting representative from The Art Institutes, Pittsburgh, talked with students about careers in art last
Friday morning at Prestonsburg High School.
Fun an games or
rewar ing careers?
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
(See OAK, page three)
•
Exercise:
How much
is enough?
by Karen Collins, MS,
RD, CON
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR
CANCER RESEARCH
For many people, the
questton isn't whether or
not exercise is good for
health. but how much
physical activity it really
takes to get health and
weight control benefits.
The best answer once
was that anything is better than nothing. But
experts now advocate
consciously carving out
time for an hour of moderate activity every day.
A recent stud) in the
New England Journal of
Medicine reported on
pre,enting heart disease
in \\Omen past
menopause with no
known heart disease.
The most active women
had more th:m a 50 percent reduction m the risk
of having a heart attack
or stroke, compared to
those who were the least
active. Yet even a small
increase in activity
above that of the least
active group reduced the
rbk of such problems by
more than 25 percent. A
few years ago, the same
journal reported virtually
identical statrstics from
the very large Nurses'
(See EXERCISE, p tgc
rhree)
proto by Kathy J Prater
Samantha Creech, a PHS sophomore, stayed behind after class
ended to ask liz Swick, of The Art Institutes, a few questions about
a formal education in the field of art careers.
It's neYer too early f()r high school students
to begin thinking about their futures, or to discover that the most rewarding career choices
are those that involve a subject for which they
harbor a true passion.
Prestonsburg High School art rnstructor,
Ellen Trimble. should know, for she is one of
the fortunate folks who happen to work each
day with a subject for whit.:h she has a passion
- the study of art.
"I tell my students all the time. look at this
chair you're sitting in; look at the clothes
you· re wearing. look all around you, everywhere )OU look. )OU see the worl\ of artists,"
she said.
Trimble's sentiments were echoed resoundingly this past Friday \\hen a 'isitor. Liz
Swick. senior high school representative presentation coordinator. The Art Institutes.
Pittsburgh. Pennsyh ani a. stopped in at the
school to spend the da) in Trimble's classrooms.
Swick, who prm ided information to the
students about a variety of ar1-related fields
such as graphic design. multimedra and web
design. photography. video production and
film. and visual and game programming,
among others, told the students that careers in
art comprised a ·•very strong industry" and
that "everyone who works in the field loves it
- it rs their passion."
S'" ick spoke with the students on the subJects of character development. designing with
(Sec CAREERS, page three)
Once again, 1am sitting on a
Sunday night, staring at a blank
computer screen, trying to come up
with an interesting topic. I really
wish readers would write in with
some questions or suggestions. Email me at carolbcac@tiusa.net.
Since a good theme eludes me,
I'll spend this week reporting on
some odds and ends that haven't fit
anywhere else, but that may be of
interest to local animal people.
First off. S.~.O.O.P.. the Spay
and ~euter Organization of
Prestonsburg. has receiYed a sizeable gift from an anonymous donor.
This is going to be a big help to the
organization. whose goal is to make
spay/neuter surger) available to
pets of those who otherwise might
not be able to afford it. As this
group becomes more active, the
need for more volunteer workers
grows. If you would like to
become involved, call the
S.N.O.O.P. line at 889-9982. Their
work is beginning to sho-w, in terms
of fewer unwanted litters born in
our area. but the fight is far from
over; we can't afford to relax our
efforts.
While s.;o..:.O.O.P. concentrates
on preYention. area shelters deal
with the other end of the animal
control spectrum. If) ou haven't
been to the Flo) d Count) Animal
Shelter in a while, make it a point
to pay them a '1sit. They have also
been the recipients of a grant
recently. which has allo",;ed major
renovations. Get the idea of dark,
damp, depressing surroundings out
of your head -Ill? \\ paint. wallpaper
and floor covenngs make the office
area bright and a it), \\ hile the animal quarters have n~w kennel
doors, a modern bathing station and
newly enclosed runs. A new heated
quarantine building allows sick and
newly acquired animals to be separated from the rest of the shelter's
residents. A treatment room will
soon be finished, complete with an
(See CRITTER, page three)
A daily dose of 'Vitamin R'
's
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4)
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4)
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i:
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I am n trrm believer God
bnnfs people imo our live<; for
a rl·.tson, sorn~: for,, lilctunc.
nnd <;omc fm Jllst a ..cason.
There have been multitudes in
this lift• that ha\c made
imprints 111 nlllon the heart
Some bnng '' rt, \\ tsdorll, lm e,
frit•ndshrp. loyalt), laughter
and c;nmc wt•ll. bring chaos
and trrals.
On~.: perc;on that wa<> intro
duccd rn thrs lrfc ''a) back Ill
19lJ2 was none other than the
infamous Rita Brock. Ms. Rttu
has brought many a smile to
this face over the years and
continues to do so to this day.
!'.ever have I ever met a person "ith more "old sa) tngs" in
therr conversation than this
woman. r am telling you she
could write a book. If you
could keep her sttting st11llnng
enough that rs. She's got more
energy than the E' cread) rab-
bit e\ er hoped to have. And a
heart ,ts big as Texas, yet cross
IK·r path on the wrong side,
and watch out. She'll float like
a butterfly and sting like a bee.
Rita came on the "advertising" board tn .<\ugust, and
though we've known one
another through our daughters'
tune in school together. we had
never worked with one another
on a daily basis.
She is a hoot! When we met
to discuss the pll'>sibility of her
coming aboard stall. as our
special sections in education
sales rep .. sill' was definitely
gung-ho! "Children First" is
and has ah' a) s been Rita's
main objective. (No pun
intended). When we began discussing ad sizes, rules. deadlines. etc., she said. "Whoa,
hold your horses, girlfriend.
{See KORNER. page three)
�C2 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
15,
ADAMSNUDDLESCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICES
CENTER
• 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 sta) ing informed with your
s~hool'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. Michelle Keathley.
Assistant coordinator, Sheila
Allen. Center offers services to
students regardless of income.
Center telephone: 886-9812.
• Jan. 27 - PTO meeting, 6
p.m.
**School is collecting Food
City receipts. Receipts may be
given to any AMS student or staff
member, or dropped off at the
Youth Services Center.**
2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ALLEN CENTRAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL YOUTH SERVICE
CENTER
• Jan. 15 - Basketball
Homecoming.
• Jan. 21 - Eating Disorders
presentation, 8th grade.
*Each Monday, 8:30-9:25
a.m., "Respect Class," for 7th
grade girls.
**Collect Food City receipts
and tum them in to home room
teachers.**
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
WlC 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
• 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. 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
• School is collecting Food
City receipts that will be used
toward receiving free computers
and other educational items.
Please send your receipts to
school with your child or drop
them off at the Family Resource
Center, or the school's front
office. Any help with this valuable school project is very appreciated.
MAY VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
• Floyd Co. Health Dept. is at
the school each WedneM::!:'
Services include 6th grade physicals and immunizations; WIC;
well-child
physicals;
Kindergarten and Head Start
physicals; blood pressure checks;
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 turn 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 Thesday 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 8-11:30 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. Call377-2678
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
• *PES is collecting Food
City receipts. Have your child
tum in receipts to their home-
room teachers.
Community
members may also tum in
receipts to the school office or
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, 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
• Jan. 21 - Nutrition classroom presentations.
• Jan. 24 - Genetics and
Heredity classroom presentations.
• Jan. 28 -Peer pressure/conflict resolution classroom presentations.
• Jan. 31 - Drugs anti
Addiction
Prevention
"'Awareness 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.
•
(See SCHOOL, page three)
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and
60 years ago.)
Ten YQars AUo
Oan. 20 and Jan. 22, 1993)
Floyd County man accused of the
tempted murder of Floyd County Sheriff
~u l Hunt Thompson was sentenced,
\tesday, to a four-year prison term after he
leaded guilty to a lesser charge last week.
reg Little, 37, of Water Gap, appeared
'fore Circuit CoUit Judge Harold Stumbo
)r sentencing Tuesday morning. Stumbo
ntenced Little to the term recommended
~the commonwealth attorney's office and
ished Little "the best of luck.".. .State edu,uion officials are proceeding with hearngs for two Floyd County School Board
11embcrs to determine if the pair should be
'-)Usted from office. Thursday's agenda for
he State Board for Elementary and
Secondary Education includes a proposal
to schedule a hearing for Floyd County
Board vice-chairman Tommy Boyd, who
has been accused of misconduct in office.
Boyd was accused by Education
Commissioner Thomas Boysen, m
October, of interfering in the hiring of a
employee for the Betsy Layne High School
Youth Service Center. State School Board
members will also conduct a summary
hearing concerning allegations of misconduct levied, January 5, against Floyd
County Board Chairman Ray "Shag"
Campbell, accused of signing architect and
construction manager contracts for the 21classroom addition at Betsy Layne
Elementary, in October 1991, without
board approval... A 27-year-old Magoffin
County man pleaded guilty to charges of
first degree robbery Saturday afternoon,
two days before his trial was scheduled to
start. John Fletcher of Marshallville had
pleaded guilty, last year, to the robbery
charge, but failed to adhere to part of the
agreement, and his trial was reset to begin
Monday. Commonwealth Attorney Jerry
Patton said Monday. Patton recommended
a 12 and one-half year prison sentence on
the robbery charge. Formal sentencing has
not been set...State School Board Members
voted. Thursday, to hold a second hearing,
next month, for Floyd County School
Board Chairman Ray "Shag" Campbell to
determine if misconduct charges levied
against him warrant his removal from
office. At a summary hearing, Thursday, in
Frankfort. state board members listened to
evidence in Campbell's case and voted to
hold a second hearing on the charges,
February 22. at 9 a.m. The second hearing
was scheduled in order for the state board
to "get greater depth and detail of evidence
and defense testimony," department
spokesman Steve Swift said after
Thursday's hearing ...Carl Thomas Patton's
wife and child left the Floyd Circuit
Comtroom in tears, Thursday, when he
pleaded guilty to the 1991 first degree rape
and sexual abuse of a nine-year-old girl.
During jury selection Wednesday, public
defender David L. Williams sought to delay
the trial, complaining that he was only
recently assigned to the case and was not
allowed enough time to prepare an adequate deffense. Williams also told prospective jurors that his client could prove that he
had been out of the state on the day of the
rape; that Patton's civil rights had been violated, because no counsel was present when
he was questioned by police; and that
Patton had been confused, because he had
only a first-grade education, was illiterate,
and had a possible history of mental and
behavioral problems.. .In response to state
education department scrutiny, Floyd
County School Board members called for a
thorough review of contracts for ongoing
school construction projects at Tuesday's
board meeting. The board also voted to
delete a highly controversial open-ended
clause in the construction manager's contract for the Betsy Layne classroom addition in October 1991. The clause in the contract allows for monthly payments to continue to the contractor even if the project is
delayed "through no fault" of the construction manager. Removal of the "open-end"
provision in the construction manager's
contract appears irrelevant at this point,
however, since the validity of the entire
agreement remains in question ...There
died: Samuel R. "Buddy" Hatcher, 83, of
Allen, Monday, at Humana Hospital in
Louisa; Hannah Mead, 71, of Hi Hat,
Monday, at Pikeville Methodist Hospital;
Josephine Thompson, 81, of Martin,
Saturday, at her residence; Maxine Boyd,
48, of Dana, Sunday, at Central Baptist
Hospital, Lexington, Helen Slone
Smallwood, 43, of Bevinsville, Wednesday,
at U.K. Medical Center in Lexington as the
result of an automobile accident; Burt
Hollifield, 53, of Clear Creek, of Fisty,
Friday, at Hazard Appalachian Regional
Medical Center; Bessie Gibson Isaac, 74,
of Prestonsburg, Monday, at her residence;
of Brainard
Ernest
Prater,
79,
(Prestonsburg), Thursday, at St. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington: Jerry Lee Tackett, 42,
of WiJlard, Ohio, formerly of McDowell,
Thursday, at the Willard Mercy Hospital;
George Leo Murray, 73, of Wayland,
Saturday, at Pikeville Methodist Hospital;
William Charles Anthony "Tony" Francis,
20, of Ft. Lewis, Washington, formerly of
Garrett, Sunday, in Washington; Jim Conn,
71, of Martin, Tuesday, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Sally Newman
Humphreys, 90, of St. Cloud, Florida,
Monday.
Twentv Years Ago
(January 19, 1983)
New hope rises for Floyd County Solid
Waste, as the board resolved to clamp
down on collections ...The death of 53year-old Zelma Anderson, whose skeletal
remains were found near McDowell
December 23, almost five months after
she disappeared, may have been murder,
but as of yet there are no known suspects ... The completion of the new
$888,000 Tram bridge is expected to be
completed within the next few
weeks ... Bernard and Pearlie Adams claim
that a county road crew had trespassed on
their Mare Creek property, and they have
gone to court, seeking $50,000 in damages ...There died: George C. Meadors,
90, of Lackey, Thursday, at VA Hospital;
John McCoy, 71, of Bypro, Sunday, at
McDowell
Appalachian
Regional
Hospital; Isaac Samons, 30, of Martin,
Saturday, at his father-in-law's home;
Marlin Combs of Estill, Sunday, at VA
Hospital in Lexington; Nora Martin, 73,
of Garrett, Friday, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center; Marvin Calhoun, 60,
Friday, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center; Dove Blevins, 76, of McDowell,
Saturday, at McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Mamie Kidd, 79, of
Harold, Sunday, at her home; Esmond
Little, 63, of David, Saturday, at his
home; Susie George, 71, last Wednesday,
at her home at Hi Hat; Gustava Sword,
50, of !vel, Thursday, at her home;
William J. Storie, 56, Sunday, at his home
in McDowell.
Thirtv Years Ago
(January 17, 1973)
Floyd County law enforcement has
made no improvement smce the
September grand jury hit at the crime
situation and, if anything, has become
worse, the January grand jury reported
to Circuit Judge Hollie Conley at its
adjournment,
last
Tuesday... Construction
of Beaver
Elkhorn Water District water mains,
from Allen to Wayland, on Right Beaver
Creek, and to Clear Creek, on Left
Beaver, should be completed within the
next 45 days ... "Meals on Wheels," a
non-profit organization, is scheduled to
begin delivering low-cost, nutritious
meals to many of the county's homebound, elderly, handicapped, or convalescing ... Mr. and Mrs. Tom James held
their annual "Old Christmas" party at
their home, here. Sunday, afternoon,
January 7 ... Miss Dallas Fay Sammons,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas D.
Sammons, of the Auxier Road, is among
the 245 members of the Morehead State
University Band, who will represent
Kentucky at the Presidentiallnaguration
in Washington, D.C .. Saturday... Born:
Their second child, a daughter, Monica
Grace, on Dec. 16, to Sergeant and Mrs.
Elman Blair, in Phoenix, Arizona; a
daughter, Catherine Lynn, on December
22, to Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. George,
of Findlay, 0.; their first child, a daughter, Kelly Elizabeth, on January 16, to
Dr. and Mrs. Norris McCormick
Langford 1r., in Richmond, Va... There
died: Mrs. Arkie Williams, 66, of Halo,
last Thursday, at the McDowell
Hospital; Lewis P. Montgomery, 60, of
Prestonsburg, January 9, at a hospital •
here; Mrs. Zella E. Frisby, 79, of
Wayland, Wednesday, at a hospital here;
Mrs. Julia Hunt Garrett, 87, of Stanville,
December 16; Theop D. Salmons, 98,
former police judge at Allen, Monday, at
a nursing home, here.
Fortv Years Ago
(January 17, 1963)
The
Community
Facilities
Administration has approved a grant of
$298,700 to Floyd County as part of the •
cost of construction of a new courthouse, Congressman Carl D. Perkins
announced, last Thursday... State ABC
and federal agents, last Wednesday,
ended a week's round of steady moonshine raiding which, in all, netted nine
stills, seven prisoners and several hundred gallons of whiskey and mash ... A
water system to serve the Betsy LayneHarold-Stanville community is envisioned, with the organization of a water
district under state law and federal aid,
under
the
Accelerated
Works
Program ... The United Mine Worker's
welfare and retirement fund intends to
close four of its Eastern Kentucky hospitals, but it does not propose to give the
closed hospital structures away... Born:
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Daniels, of
Covington, Ky., twin sons, January 1, at
a Cincinnati, 0. hospital.. .There died:
Allen Bruce Webb, 52, formerly of
Allen, Sunday, in a train-car collision at
Taylor, Michigan; Linzie Moore, 53, of
Orkney, Friday, at McDowell Memorial
Hospital; Leonard Moore, 84, of ._
Langley, Monday at the home of a
brother; Raymond Cooley, 52, veteran
Dwale schoolteacher, last Thursday, at
Huntington, W. Va.; Melvin Frasure, 67,
of Amba, Saturday, at McDowell
Memorial; Mrs. Effie Baldridge, 54, of
East Point, Monday. at Danville, Ky.;
Benjamin Moles, 88, of Justell, Jan. 3, at
home.
w
FiiiV Years AUo
(January 15, 1953)
(See YESTERDAYS, page three) ,
�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
15,
2003 • C3
School
• Continued from p2
• 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 9fiJ7 and ask for Mable
Hall, ext. 243, or Keith
Smallwood, ext. 242, or Donna
Johnson, ext. 153.
•
•
STUMBO
ELEMENTARY/MUD
CREEK FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Jan. 21 -Advisory Council
Meeting (school library) - 4 p.m.
• Jan. 23 - "What is it Made
Of?" program, 2nd and 3rd
grades - 8:30 a.m.
• Jan. 28 -"Rain Forest," K-1
- 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 29- "Rain Forest," 2nd
and 3rd - 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 30 - "Smokeless
Tobacco," 5th and 6th - I p.m.
• The Bridges Project is
located in the school each day,
Monday thru Friday, from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00p.m. If you have any
questions about the Bridges
Project, call 587-2644.
• 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 - Fall 200 I:
• Monday
-McDowell Family Resource
Center, 8:30 - II :30 a.m. Call
377-2628. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30 - II :30 a.m. Call
478-3389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsburg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
• Tuesday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Call 874-0621.
Instructor:
Chrissy.
-St. James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
Center, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Instructors: CAP.
•wednesday
-McDowell Family Resource
Center, 8:30-J 1:30 a.m. Call
reunited. It takes all of us here to
bring this paper to you three
times each week. And with the
deadlines, and all the stress can
become somewhat overwhelming at times. But, teamwork is
such a wonderful, thing when
everyone's on the same page, so
to speak. And it makes "work"
so much more pleasant. Justin,
Sherry, Rita, and we've gotten
to add Melissa to our department recently; all are such a joy
as well as our extended work
family. So, for however long
this season lasts, I am thankful
all of you have been put in my
life!
Til' next week God bless!
Oak
• Continued from p1
•
wouldn't have had it as often as
we did.
Although it's a little late for a
Christmas story, I also remember
when, on more than one occasion,
we'd sit around the kitchen table,
and, using needle and thread,
string popcorn into lengthy
strings of popcorn garland to decorate the Christmas tree.
But as the days start getting
longer, and winter evolves into
spring, Floyd and Goober will be
playing to smaller and smaller
audiences, and the aroma of
microwave popcorn will be
replaced by the sweet smell of
honeysuckle, and we'll enjoy the
view of the world from our back
deck ,as we wait for darkness at
the end of the day.
Yesterdays
~
'
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• School is participating in
Food City "Apples for Students"
program. Please send your register receipts to school with your
student, or drop them off or mail
Gavin is 3!
Gavin Dwayne Slone
turned three years old
on Sunday, January
12, 2003. He celebrated his special day on
Saturday, January 11,
with a "Spongebob"
theme skating party.
Gavin is the son of
Dwayne and Kimberly
Slone, of David. He is
the grandson of Janis
Prater, of David, and
the late Don Prater,
and Malcom and Joan
Slone, of
Prestonsburg. Gavin
is the great-grandson
of Bernice Prater, of
David, and the late
Arnold Prater, and the
late Henry and Sally
Arnett, Ernest and
Margalene Mitchell, of
McDowell, and Elmer
Slone, of Salyersville,
and the late Irene
Slone.
W.D. OSBORNE RAINBOW
JUNCTION FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Jan. 21, 22, 23 - Hygiene
program.
• TBA- Recycling program,
all grades.
• "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.
• Continued from p1
a particular audience in mind,
product design and the development of individual skills and talents. 'There has never been a better time than now to think about a
career in art. With the advancement and success of multimedia
fields, animation, computer graphics and design, the opportunities
are endless," she told the students.
Swick also presented the students with information about The
Art Institutes, which operates
higher learning institutions in 23
U.S. cities, as well as an online
site. "Students who attend the
institutes spend hours learning the
• Continued from p1
had developed popcorn-eating to
a science in those days, and could
make one box last through half a
double feature. Don't know if I
could still eat it one kernel at a
time, but I did in those days.
I come from a long line of
popcorn eaters, and although
show popcorn was quite special,
what Mom popped in a big cooker on top of the stove was quite
good, too. She'd fill a big roaster
pan full, and we'd hold a full
sheet of newspaper, (either the
Grit or The Paintsville Herald), in
our laps and eat it from that.
When the popcorn was gone,
we'd simply wad up the paper,
toss it in the grate, and that was
that. Likely as not, had we dirtied
bowls every time we had it, we
•Thursday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Call 874-0621.
Instructor:
Chrissy.
-St. James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
Center, 1-4:30 p.m. Instructors:
CAP.
them in to school office at: P.O.
Box 454, 103 Methodist Lane,
Allen, KY 4lfiJI.
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, I 0
a.m.
Career
Korner
you're talkin' to a few fries short
of a happy meal here." Up to
t that particular point the meeting
had gone pretty much total business-like. After that statement, I
lost it! You never know what
she's gonna say next, but you do
know she's loyal, dedicated,
respectful, hard working, and
guaranteed to make you smile at
least once a day. Yep, Rita's like
a vitamin and I for one am
thankful we get our daily dose.
Ya know, when newspaper
ink gets in your blood it's really
hard to get it out. I've had many
blessings working newspaper
over the years. Co-workers that
~ have come and gone and some
377-2628. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Call
478-3389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsburg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
The city council here, last Friday, voted final steps for the
purchase of the First National Bank building, here, and
of
the
$40,000
purchase
financing
price... Representatives of this area, attending a meeting
called in Ashland, Saturday, by the Kentucky
Agricultural and Industrial Development Board, took
preliminary steps toward getting things done in a hurry
for this section of Kentucky, hoping eventually to attract
new industries to this region of declining coal business ... At the Prestonsburg Board of Education meeting,
Monday night, there was mounting sentiment for merger
of the Prestonsburg Independent School District with the
county system...Exactly 773 petitions to the U.S. Corps
of Engineers, asking for the deepening of Dewey Lake
by five feet, had been returned to the Floyd County
Times office by Wednesday afternoon ... Senators
Clements and Cooper are, in a non-partisan effort to aid
Big Sandy Valley and the Green River watershed, cosponsoring legislation in the Senate that will provide
funds for the development of the rivers... Prestonsburg's
City Council, last week, named the Rev. M. Robert
Regan collector of delinquent taxes ... Bom: to Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Brown, of Allen, a daughter, Diana Mae, at
the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin ...There died:
Granville Hyden, January 9, at home at West
Prestonsburg; William A. Vance, 77, of Ligon, January
10, at the home of George Tackett, Melvin; Mary Alice
Bush, 71, of Hi Hat, at home, January 11; Liza Prater, 70,
of Hueysville, January 13, at her home on Salt Lick.
craft," said Swick, "it is unlike
other learning institutions, there is
no basic subject core that you have
to take, you concentrate your
hours and your energies on a single skill, or subject of study, of
your choosing."
Swick encouraged the students, noting several success stories of Art Institutes graduates
who have gone on to work for
major fllm and advertising corporations and to become successful
entrepreneurs. 'There are no limits to the successes you can
achieve in this industry if you are
willing to work hard and study,"
she said.
As students paused to speak
with Swick following her presentation, Trimble said that she was
thrilled to be able to present her
students with facts about art
careers. "So many times, our kids
just don't really know what's
available out there, what they can
do with their talents. Ms. Swick
comes here for free, all the way
from Pittsburgh and I think that's
wonderful. It's wonderful for
these kids to know that their talents are wanted, and needed, in
such a wide variety of different
fields," she said.
Pat Barnette, coordinator of the
Floyd County School System's
Talented and Gifted (T.A.G.) programs, also attended the special
presentation and said that "we are
always glad to be able to provide
students with opportunities that
show them the many interesting
things they can do. There was a
lot of information presented to
them today."
Each student enrolled in an art
class at the high school was
allowed the opportunity to hear
Swick's presentation, which was
punctuated by video presentations
and student works, as well as a
few students from other of the
school's departments.
"We
always try to include as many students as we can in any special presentation," said Trimble. "And
one thing to mention is this. Ms.
Swick will come to any school in
our area for absolutely free, all
they have to do is let her know. It
might be a good thing for some of
our parents, and students, to know
that maybe all those hours spent
playing video games and doodling
could actually tum into a rewarding career."
Critter
• Continued from p1
exam table and light that will
rival any veterinary clinic.
The shelter is located on Sally
Stephens Branch in Prestonsburg
Gust past the Mountain Arts
Center on the way out of town,
then follow the signs)-a little out
of the way, but worth the trip. Their
phone number is 886-3189.
As usual, the Eastern Kentucky
Kennel Club is looking for members, especially with their annual
Dog Show and Obedience trial
coming up March 22 and 23 in
Morehead. Club meetings are held
the first Tuesday of each month at
the Mandarin House Restaurant in
Paintsville at 6:30pm. For more
information, you can call me at
358-9913. Even ifyoudon'tknow
anything about dog shows, we'll
be glad to give you a crash course
and find a spot where you can help
out! Most of us learned the same
way-hard, but fun!
If you are a self-proclaimed
"animal nut" there are lots of ways
to put your interest to good use
around here. Admittedly, you may
have to look a little harder than in
some big city, but you can find
opportunities. You may even have
ideas for starting some sort of animal-oriented group or club-let
me know; this is as good a place as
any to toss out a new idea and see
if it floats. I would personally love
to see a more organized network of
animal lovers in the area. (I know
you're out there.) We could
accomplish so much more working together instead of out on our
own, which we are so often forced
to do. An area-wide humane society, maybe, where there would be
ideas and input from several different counties on animal control,
spay/neuter programs, education,
etc.-it's an idea I've had in the
back of my mind for a long time,
but I'm a terrible organizer.
Anyway, give me some input on
this and your own ideas.
I'll stop rambling now, and try
for a less disjointed column next
week!
Bald ridge-Campbell
Ralph and Bonnie Baldridge, of Prestonsburg, are pleased to
announce the engagement of their daughter, April Dawn
Baldridge, to Christopher Michael Campbell. April is a 1998
graduate of Prestonsburg High School and is currently a student at Central Kentucky Technical College. She is employed as
a carpenter in Lexington. Christopher, the son of Alvin and
Joanne Campbell, of Clay City, is a 1997 graduate of Powell
County High School. He is also a graduate of Central Kentucky
Technical College and is employed as an industrial maintenance technician in Lexington. A summer wedding is planned.
Exercise
Health Study. Even women who
did not become physically
active until middle age, or older,
had a lower risk of heart disease
than those who remained sedentary. In general, these studies
find heart-related benefits start
accruing with even one to three
hours of walking a week, and
adding more exercise adds even
more protection.
Diabetes is another health
problem that exercise helps ward
• Continued from p2
off. Studies in Medicine and
Science in Sports and Exercise,
and the New England Journal of
Medicine, report 58 to 68 percent less development of diabetes when people engage in
moderate physical activity for at
With gymnasiums already being constructed at Martin least 30 minutes a day, five to
and Auxier, the Prestonsburg Board of Education sub- seven days a week. Some of this
risk reduction is related to exermitted its proposal, last week, to the County Board of cise's
impact on weight control,
Education for a gymnasium at Prestonsburg ...The tax bill but studies show that even after
to be presented to the taxpayers by the state of Kentucky, adjusting for such effects, exerfor the year 1932, will be $1,164,533.68 less than in the cise itself still lowers risk.
Many people don't realize
year of 1931, according to Sheldon R. Glenn, of the State
that
keeping physically active is
Tax Commission... Flying rocks and debris from blasting
now considered an essential part
on the grade work of the Allen-Lackey highway, caused of a lifestyle that lowers the 1isk
minor damage to several residences near Hueysville, last of cancer. As reported in a
week...The home of George W. Bailey, of Hueysville, Journal of Nutrition at1icle on
was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin, Wednesday the American Institute for
night...There died: Harry D. Spears, 62, Monday, at his Cancer Research (AICR) interresearch conference last
home at Garrett; Adam F. Halbert, 60, of Printer, at national
year. convmc1ng evidence
home, January 4; Fred Martin, 52, of Wayland, at the showed that regular exercise
home of E.S. Martin, Wayland; January 5; H. G. could reduce the risk of colon
Spradlin, 76, of Wayland, at home, January 3; James cancer by 40 to 50 percent, and
Gibson, 53, at his home on Big Branch of Abbott Creek, breast cancer 30 to 40 percent.
Monday; Tom Martin, 60, Monday, at home at Jump; Reduced risk of other cancers
may also occur.
Mrs. Amanda Dingus Preston, 69, at home at Martin,
To reduce cancer risk, any
January 9; Mrs. Audrey E. Kishpaugh, 38, of amount of exercise is clearly betPrestonsburg, at the Methodist Hospital, Pikeville, ter than none. But AICR recommends a total of an hour of modJanuary 1.
erate activity (like brisk walk-
Seventv Years Auo
Oanuary 13, 1933)
• Continued from p1
ing) each day, and an hour of
vigorous activity each week.
Breaking up your routine into
brief sessions can help reach this
goal.
AICR 's goals were originally
higher than the general government health guidelines that
called for 30 minutes or more at
least five days a week. But the
latest recommendation, from the
National Academy of Sciences
(NAS), also calls for accumulating an hour of moderate exercise
a day. (For those who prefer vigorous exercise, like jogging, the
report notes that 20 to 30 minutes, four or more days a week,
is sufficient.) According to a ne\\
N AS report, a major reason for
the increase to an hour of moderate exercise a day is that the previously recommended 30 minutes a day is not enough to maintain a healthy weight for most
adults. Hormonal and, metabolic
changes due to excess weight are
being linked to many health
problems today.
Even small increases in exercise can produce a loss of several pounds over the course of a
year. But, for those Americans
who are overweight, exercise
aJone will not produce results
without reducing calorie consumption. And studies show that
reducing calories without exercise can cause loss of not just fat.
but also muscle, which is not
conducive to long-term weight
maintenance or health. Studies
also show that, although regular
exercise alone may not be
enough to help us lose weight,
without it, adults gradually lose
muscle and gain body fat each
year.
�C4 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
15, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Business/Professions
Flovd Countv awarded emergencv food and shelter funds
article submitted by Gwen
Hall, Catholic Social Service
Bureau
Floyd County has been
awarded $15, 138 in federal
funds under the Emergency
Food and Shelter National
Board Program for use during
2003.
"Although Congress again
appropriated $140 million
nationwide as it did last year,
Floyd County's portion is
$11,378 less than it was in
2001. and $5,431 less than in
2002." noted Gwen Hall, Chair
of Floyd Count) 's Emergency
Food and Shelter Board.
Awards are based on relative
unemployment rates, not county
needs.
A newly convened local
board will detem1ine how the
funds are to be distributed
among Floyd County agencies
that provide emergenc) food
and shelter. Members of the
board include the Floyd County
Judge-Executive
or
his
designee, (Brett Davis in recent
years), local representatives of
national social service agencies
and interested citizens. Persons
interested in serving on the
board should contact Gwen Hall
at 874-9170 to volunteer.
Under the terms of the grant
from the National Board. local
organizations chosen to receive
funds must: 1.) Be private voluntary nonprofits or umts of
government. 2.) Have an
accounting system. 3.) Practice
nondiscrimination. 4.) Have
demonstrated the capability to
deliver emergency food and/or
shelter programs. 5.) If they
are a private voluntary organization, the) must have a voluntary board.
An assessment of local needs
conducted by the Phase 20
Floyd County Emergency Food
and Shelter Board determined
that 93~ of the funds will be
Planning to Lose
Weight? 'Think Sleep.'
For
the
millions
of
Americans who resolved to
lose weight in the New Year.
success may hinge on how
much the) sleep. Studies in the
Journal of the American
Medical Association and the
Lancet suggest that sleep loss
may increase hunger and affect
the body's metabolism. which
may make it more difficult to
maintain or lose weight.
Specifically, sleep loss has
been shown to affect the secretion of cortisol, a hom10ne that
regulates appetite. As a result,
individuals who lose sleep may
continue to feel hungry despite
adequate food intake.
"Many people do not realize
that better sleep habits may be
instrumental to a successful
weight management plan." said
Dr. Michael Thorpy, director of
the Sleep-Wake Disorders
Center at Montefiore Medical
Center in New York. "Anyone
who made a resolution to lose
weight in the New Year should
probably consider a parallel
commitment for getting more
sleep."
According to the 2002
"Sleep in America" Poll by the
National Sleep Foundation.
only 30 percent of adults say
they get eight or more hours of
sleep per night on weeknights.
Fifty-eight percent of respondents reported that they regularly experience at least one
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symptom of insomnia (either
difficulty falling asleep. waking
a lot during the night, waking
up too early and not being able
to get back to sleep. or waking
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"People who experience
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Experts recommend that
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adjust their sleep habits as well
as their eating habits. The following are useful tips to help
Americans keep their resolution on track:
• Don't go to bed feeling
hungry. but don't eat a big meal
right before bedtime.
•
Exercise
regularly.
However. do so at least three
hours before bedtime.
• Avoid caffeine. nicotine
and alcohol in the late afternoon and evening.
• Go to bed and get up at
the same time each day to
establish a healthy sleep pattern.
For more information on
sleep, visit www.slwteye.com.
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Action Team
spent on food, 5% on shelter.
and 2% on administration.
Qualifying organizations are
urged to apply by contacting
Gwen Hall. at 874-9170, for an
application packet. Completed
applications are due by 12:00
p.m. on Thursday, January 23.
and may be dropped off at St.
Martha Catholic Church or
mailed to the Catholic Social
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at 60 Martha's Vineyard.
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held Friday, January 24. at
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played in Chicago
nightclubs where, for
years, black American
singers had been singing
the blues - sad and
soulful songs that told of
being poor and black in
the southcm cotton fields
and cities. But the blues
started to change with
the invention of the
electric guitar after
World War II.
Black American blues
singers used these guitars
to punctuate and pep up
their songs - and a new
form of music was born.
At first it was called
rhythm and blues
(R&B). Today's rock
and roll started as R&B.
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Joy. T his song 1s A m erican. I
like it because I can p lay it on
my clarinet.
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when rock was young!
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~ ~ ~\fJlii) in the South. Elvis Presley grew up dirt poor.
He listened to the blues sung by black singers and the country songs of the white
singers. He started to sing both kinds of music and even combined them. His new style,
called rockabilly, would introduce rock and roll to teenagers worldwide, and earn him
the nickname "The King of Rock & Roll."
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involves the flute. Flutes are
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sweet and beautiful. T hey have R
a ringing pitch . It fl o ws
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and it helps you to think and
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dance to and w ill wake you up.
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is why it is my favorite.
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6th GradeD
My favorite song is the 007
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theme song. I like it because 1 IJ
like 007. He h as cool gadgets
and a very cool theme song.
Drew, 15th Grade
My favorite band is E m erson
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makes m e feel happy inside.
E mma,
3rdGrade
My favorite music is rock and
roll. My favorite song is
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is very old. I like this song best
because sometimes my parents
just don't understand.
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Standards Link: History: Students
understand that history relates to events,
people and places of other times.
Find the differences between these two pictures of Elvis.
When was the first TV show broadcast in color? To find the answer, add the year Disneyland opened to
the year Sputnik orbited the Earth. Then subtract the year Tamla Motown records were introduced and you
have the year of the first color television show.
Radio host Alan
Freed introduces the
term "Rock 'n' Roll."
World's .first credit
card 1ssued.
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of Mt. Everest.
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Brown vs. Board of
Education case
ends school
segregation.
First transistor radios
introduced.
Rosa Parks
arrested.
Disneyland
opens in
California.
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Richie alens die in plane crash. This comes to
be known as ''1he day the music died."
Russian satellite
Sputnik orbits Earth.
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Tamla Motown Records.
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Find the
mov1e
listings in the
newspaper.
Make a
timeline of
the
listings,
starting with
the earliest
show.
Standards Link:
History; students place
events on a timeline.
Elvis' "Heartbreak ~ ''That'll Be the Day"
Hotel" and Little
by Buddy Holly and
Richard's "Tutti Frutti"
"You Send Me" by
top the music charts.
Sam Cooke are hits.
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Hit songs include "Shake,
Rattle & Roll" by Bill Haley &
His Comets and "Only You" by
The Platters.
David,
6th Grade
My favorite music is rock and }
the band l like is K id Rock. 1
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had their newest a lbum. I liked .i
it bul I can't liste n to it now
because I lost it.
Mathew,
4th Grade
My favorite type of m usic is
rock and roll and rap. Rock
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and roll is music I like to play
when I want lo cheer up and
get going. Rap I listen to when ~
I am angry because its rhythm ~-·.
helps me to cool down .
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Back in the 50s, car radios and
transistor radios brought rock and
roll music to young people, black
and white, all over the world. To
play music at home, kids put a
needle in the groove of black vinyl
disks that looked like big CDs. It
was ca1led a record and played
on both sides!
One of the first R&B
musicians, and perhaps
the greatest, was Muddy
Waters. He would
become the inspiration
for Elvis Presley, the
Beatles, the Rolling
Stones, Jimi Hendrix and
just about every great
rock and roll artist for
the next 50 years.
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you feel good. I do not have a ft
favorite song but my favorite
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hit songs: "Sweet Little
Sixteen" and "Johnny
B. Goode."
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week's Kid Scoop
stories and activities .
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words. Skim and scan reading . Recall spellin9 pattems.
SeQ:>
Past, Present and Fut ure
Look through the newspaper for examples of
products that were not around 50 years ago.
Make a list of them and then list products that
were around back then. Which do you think will
still be around in another 50 years? Why?
Rainbow Feelings
D o different colors make you feel
different? D escribe h ow o ne or
m ore colors make you feel.
Example : "When I wear (n ame
of color), I feel..."
Deadline: February 9, 2003
Published: Week of March 9, 2003
Send your story to:
Rainbow Feelings
P.O. Box 390
Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653
Standards Link: History: Students compare and contrast everyday
life in different times and recognize that some aspects of people,
places and things change over time.
Please include your school and grade.
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W EDNESDAY, J ANUARY
15, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Newspaper reading adventures lor llnlelearnersl
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My name:
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Learning Buddies: Spell your child's first name, using the lines to write large letters. Use an uppercase letter
for the first letter in the name and lowercase letters to spell the rest. Have your child trace the letters with a finger,
crayon or pencil.
Jeff Schinkel. Designer/Illustrator
My Letters
Dis for Day
dis for day
Doggy Dot-to-Dot
Connect the dots to see what is in the dog's daydream .
Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your
child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase
letter D . Say the letter as you trace it.
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How many words or pictures can
you find on this page that have
the sound that the letter D makes
in the word day?
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D o diddle di do, poor Jim Jay,
Got stuck fast in yesterday.
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
My Name
Dot-to-Dot
L etter Id entification
M ath Play
Day or Night?
With your child, look
through the newspaper
to find pictures of things
that start with the same
sound as the letter
Din day.
Point to the number
7 in the newspaper.
Have your child say the
number and, if it's large
enough, have your child
trace the number.
Look at picLUres in the
newspaper and ask your
child if it is day or
night in each picture.
After your child answers,
ask why he or she
thinks it is day or
night.
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Learning Buddies:
Trace and say the
number Read the
questions. Touch and
count to find the answers.
L earning B uddies: Read the first part of the sentence aloud. Ask your child to think of a way to finish the sentence. Write your child's words in the
lines. Rea~ the entire sentence to your child while pointing out that reading is done from left to right. Older children may want to trace all or some of
the letters m the sentence.
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On one newspaper page,
find the letters that spell
your child's name.
Make a dot next to each
of the letters. Number the
dots in the order
that spells your child's
name. Then let your child
connect the dots!
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Letter D Dot-to-Dot
Paper Pompoms
My Day Book
On one newspaper page,
find the examples of an
uppercase D and put a
dot next to each one. Then
find examples of a
lowercase d and put a
dot next to each of those.
Have your child draw
lines to connect a b ig D
to a little d.
Celebrate the weekend with
newspaper pompoms!
Roll up a sheet of newspaper
and tape it shut at one end.
Then cut or tear strips from
the one end to about the
middle of the row.
Look through the
newspaper for pictures
that represent something
your child does in the
morning, afternoon,
evening and night. Cut out
each picture and make a
picture book about what
people do in a day.
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My Kid Scoop comes out once a week, but you can use the newspaper every day to prepare your child for success in school. Each daily activity focuses on a specific learning readiness skill.
Step by St ep S uccess 1. Read the activity instruction aloud. 2. Show how to do the activity by doing it yourself first. 3. Ask your child to copy what you do.
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Kid Scoop- the proven 8r award winning
kids activities page arrives every (Day of
Week) in (Newspaper Name)
ACROSS
1 Bikini half
4 Sternward
7 Caffeine-rich
15
nut
11 Red (Sp.)
18
13 Boar's mate
14 Press
15 "-Old
Cowhand"
16 Vast expanse
17 Mr. Gingrich
18 Spent the
card's limit,
with "out"
20 Sweater woe
22 A billion years
24 Boxing equipment
28 Tend tykes
32 Previously, in
verse
33 Lotion additive 57 Caustic solution
34 ~andle clum- 58 Faction
SI~Y
59 Barks shrilly
36 Gtv? up
60 Corn serving
37 E~nches
61 Scepter
39 Ptdure puzzles
41 ComputerDOWN
printer type
1 Fedora feature
43 Expected
44 Rotation pivot 2 Actress
Downey
46 Biological divi3 Trojan War
sion
hero
50 Harmonization
4 Foolish one
53 Surpass
5 Enemies
55 "And Then
There Were -" 6 Nasality
7 Kevin James
56 Plumbing
sitcom, with
problem
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30 Supreme
8 Raw rock
Court nomi9 Despondent
nee Robert
10 Picnic crasher 31 Pitch
12 1961 Western 35 Marry
directed by
38 Gender
Marlon Brando 40 Annoy
19 - and don'ts 42 Name
21 Carte preceder 45 Sauce source
23 Pinch
47 Bleak, film25 Part of
wise
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
15, 2003 • 03
My name:
Learning Buddies: Spell your child's first name, using the lines to write large letters. Use an uppercase letter
for the first letter in the name and lowercase letters to spell the rest. Have your child trace the letters with a finger,
crayon or pencil.
My Letters
V is for Violet
v is for violet
Rainbow Colors
Use your colors and find out the way a rainbow is colored.
Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your
child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase
letter V . Say the letter as you trace it.
How many words or pictures can
you find on this page that have
the sound that the letter V makes
in the word violet?
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My Numbers
How many
My Rhyme Time
How
Red and yellow, pink and green,
Orange and purple, and blue,
I can sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow, too.
M Y S ent ence
Sunday
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Learning Buddies: Read the first part of the sentence aloud. Ask your child to think of a way to finish the sentence. Write your child's words in the
lines. Rea~ the entire sentence to your child while pointing out that reading is done from left to right. Older children may want to trace all or some of
the letters m the sentence.
Monday
Tuesday
.
Wednesday
Thursday
What Comes Next?
Rainbow
Headlines
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Letter Identification
Math Play
Rainbow News
With your child, look
through the newspaper
to find pictures of things
that start with the same
sound as the letter
V in violet.
Point to the number
2 in the newspaper.
Have your child say the
number and, if it's large
enough, have your child
trace the number.
Select a sheet of the
newspaper that is mostly
columns of type. Have
your child color or paint
each column a color of
the rainbow. Say the
name of each color as it
is applied. For example:
"Now I am coloring
(painting) the color red."
Open the newspaper to
one of the first 10 pages
and tell your child the
page number. Ask, "What
page will come next?
What page will come
before?"
Use the colors of the
rainbow to decorate a
page of the newspaper.
Have your child trace the
letters in the headlines in
different rainbow
colors.
Saturday
Pictures to Paint
Find the Pairs
Water color paints add
life to black and white
pictures in the newspaper.
Have your child paint
the pictures!
With your child. look
through the newspaper for
twos of things. In a picture
of a person your child can
point out two eyes, two
ears, two arms, etc. Usc
the word "pair" to describe
the things that come in
twos. (i.e. a pair
of eyes).
My Kid Scoop comes out once a week, but you can use the newspaper every day to prepare your child for success in school. Each daily activity focuses on a specific learning readiness skill.
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15, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
World of Wonder
On this 4th
century B.C.
greek vessel,
called a
skyphos, is
a painted
design that
illustrates a
warp-weighted loom.
EXPLORING THE REALMS OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, NATURE & TECHNOLOGY
A rigid heddle made by an American Indian weaver from
the northern woodlands. The designs carved into it seem to
be Scandinavian. and it is thought that the use of the heddle
in American Indian weaving was introduced by European
settlers. Heddles are used to weave bands of cloth. The
warp threads pass through slots or holes in the heddle to
create a shed.
A woven basket holds the
tools of a weaver from
ancient Peru.
Terms and tools
What is weaving?
Weaving is a way of interlacing thread to
make cloth. Weaving differs from other fiber
arts in that two distinct groups of threads,
rather than one, are used. These thread
groups are called the warp and the weft.
Here's how they differ:
Warp threads
This set of threads is held, tensioned
lengthwise, in parallel, and is usually fixed to
a weaving loom or frame.
Weft threads
The weft (sometimes called the wooO is an
independent thread or group of threads that
winds over, under, through or around the
warp threads in a specific pattern that joins
them together and makes fabric.
Shuttles are flat, spool-like tools that are used to
hold the wound warp threads.
Heddles control the warp to create a shed. They
are made of bone, wood, plastic or metal. On some
looms, they are tied loops of string attached to a
stick. Sometimes, there are no heddles, and the
weaver manipulates the warp with the fingers.
Sheds are created when the warp threads are
opened to allow the weft threads to be passed
through.
Battens are smooth, hardwood sticks of varying
widths. They are inserted into the shed to hold ~
open, leaving both hands free to weave the weft.
Threads can be made from many materials and
fibers. Woven objects can be made from cotton,
wool, rayon, synthetics, and even metal. Window
screens are plain woven fine wire. Baskets are
woven using sticks, grasses. reeds and leaves.
The ancient craft of turning thread into cloth ~
Basic weaves
There are three types of basic weaves. They are called the plain weave, the
twill weave and the satin weave. Other types of weaves are called fancy
weaves. All weaves use two sets of thread.
~ Warp threads
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Weft threads
History of weaving
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In primitive cultures, weaving is an
occupation that a considerable amount of
effort goes into - only farming or food-gathering is given more time. Women usually do
the weaving and the related crafts of shearing, gathering, spinning and dying fiber to
weave. No one knows exactly when prehistoric peoples discovered how to weave, but
the earliest known examples of weaving
techniques can be seen on Egyptian Tomb
paintings dating from 5000 B.C. It is thought
that the earliest form of weaving was used
for food storage baskets made from grasses.
Today, primitive peoples in Amazonia still
quickly weave gathering baskets from giant
leaves in the rainforest when they happen
upon food. They also construct living quarters by weaving palm fronds together.
In China, weaving developed between 2500
B.C. and 1200 B.C. The discovery of silk
spinning started a huge industry, and silk
threads were exported from China to Persia
(now Iran) and Syria, where they were woven
into brocade and damask fabrics. Extensive
trade routes were established between
Europe and the Middle and Far East. Many
trade caravans loaded with fiber and woven
goods, as well as spices and dyes, traveled
along this "Silk Road."
Textile weaving had developed in Europe,
the Middle East and in Pakistan by 2500 B.C.
Frame looms were in use by the 12th century, and large, decorative tapestries were created, particularly in France, for the castles
and cathedrals of the Middle Ages. Rugs
were brought back to Europe by Crusaders
from the Middle East during this time. Spain
was the first European country to begin a
rug-weaving industry.
In the Americas, the Pueblo, Navajo and
Zuni cultures began to weave about A.D. 700.
Simple backstrap and frame weaving looms
are still used today for weaving in these cultures, and by the native peoples of Peru,
Mexico and Bolivia. In America's colonial
times, rugs were woven from scraps of cloth.
Weave a "God's Eye"
God's Eyes are an ancient form of ornament made
by the native people of Central and South America.
Originally, they were made to be placed on an anar
so that the gods could watch over the praying people and protect them. They are easy to make and
fun to experiment with. Here's what you need:
+ 2 smooth thin sticks about the diameter of
a pencil or less
+ Yarn or string of different colors
The plain weave
Sometimes called the tabby
weave, it is the simplest form of
weaving. In a plain weave, oddnumbered weft rows pass over,
under, over, under the warp
threads. Even-numbered weft
rows pass under, over, under,
over the warp. The plain weave
produces strong, flat-textured
cloth. Plain-weave fabrics
include muslin, percale and
gingham.
The twill weave
Twill cloth, which is very durable,
has raised, diagonal weft lines.
Each weft thread passes under
two, three or four warp threads
at a time. Each weft row follows
the same pattern, but is offset to
the right or left of the previous
row. Twills are named for the
number of threads used in the
pattern. So, a pattern that passes under three and over one
thread is called a 3/1 twill. Twill
fabrics include denim, flannel
and gabardine.
The satin weave
Satin-woven cloth is smooth,
light and soft. Weft threads in a
satin weave can pass over as
many as 12 warps. Usually, fine
fibers are used in this lightweight
weave, but threads of satin
woven fabric tend to snag.
Draperies, home decorating
fabrics and formal clothing are
usually manufactured from satinwoven cloth. The most common
satin weaves are damask,
sateen and satin.
What to do
1. Start by tying the end of a
strand of yam to the center of
one of the sticks as shown.
3. Holding the
yarn in your
other hand,
begin winding the yam.
Here's the pattern: Go over the
top of the stick and wrap the
yam around it from
top to bottom.
Then go to the
next counterclockwise "arm" of
the cross and
repeat. Once you get the hang of the
pattern, you may find It helps to tum
the God's Eye as you work.
Backstrap, or body tension looms
This is an ancient type of loom still used in
Central and South America. Warp threads
are attached at one end to a beam or post,
and at the other end to a beam that is held to
the weaver's waist with a belt or strap.
Here is a weaver from Peru. She wears a
manta, or shawl, she has woven using the
backstrap loom.
Drastic improvements in the art
of weaving occurred during
the European Industrial
Revolution. By 1785, an
English inventor named
Edmund Cartwright had
perfected a steam-powered
weaving loom. And in 1801,
a Frenchman named
Joseph Jacquard invented
the automatic pattern
loom, which made it possiCartwright
ble to use many colors of
weft thread to create complex designs in as much
time as a plain-weave
loom.
Today, industrial weaving
mills operate looms capable of
weaving 19 yards (17 meters)
of plain-weave fabric per hour.
Many tiny shuttles called
darts pass weft through
the warp faster than a sinJacquard
gle shuttle would.
4. Change colors as often as you like.
You may tie new and
••~ old yarns together, or
weave in ends.
Vertical looms
The Navajo Indians use a
primitive vertical loom that
has survived unchanged for
centuries. Using sapling trees
and fallen logs, the weaver
constructs her loom on the
spot. This practice evolved
from the semi-nomadic habits
of the Navajo. Among the
weavers permanent possessions are her needles, battens and spindle.
5. Finish off by tying the
loose end to the stick.
6. You can customize your
God's Eye by adding tassels
to the ends of the sticks and a
hinging loop at the top.
Treadle looms
It is believed that the Chinese came up with the
idea of using the feet to open and close the
shed in weaving. Ancient scrolls show weavers
using the feet to change sheds w~h large looms
that were constructed like backstrap looms. The
Spanish introduced this kind of loom to the
Americas in the 16th century.
Today, treadle looms can store many yards of
woven cloth on a large roller at the foot of
the loom.
SOURCES: Textiles, 5,000 years: An international
History and Illustrated Survey by Jennifer Harri,
World Book, Spiders' Games A Book for Beginning
Weavers by Phylis Morrison
Inc.
Distributed by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
2. Cross the sticks,
with the knotted one
on top, and hold
them in your nondominate hand.
Looms
There are many types of weaving looms. All share the same purpose: to keep the warp
threads evenly spaced and under consistent tension. The earliest known looms are
horizontal looms, called ground looms. This type of loom was depicted on pottery
made in Egypt between 5000 and 3100 B.C. The vertical, or upright loom is also
shown on Egyptian pottery from 1900 B.C. and onward. Here are
some of the most common types of looms:
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Firefighters worked quickly to bring a house fire under control Wednesday morning along University Drive in
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PRESTONSBURG - The winter
season always brings an increase in
the number of structure fires, with
people turning more often to heating
equipment as a means of staying
wann at home, but in the last few
weeks Prestonsburg firefighters have
found themselves busy even for this
time of year.
The Prestonsburg Fire Department
(See FIRES, page three)
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PRESTONSBURG - Eightyyear-old Black Bottom resident
Rita Blackburn couldn't have
imagined that Wednesday morning
would find her huddled in a pickup
truck outside her burned and watersoaked home along University
Drive, but at approximately 10:30
a.m. that's where Prestonsburg
firefighters found her.
According to Blackburn's son,
Curt Blackburn. his mother called
him at about 10:15 a.m. and said
she had heard a loud popping
sound and then noticed smoke in
the house.
By the time her son arrived,
along with members of the
Prestonsburg Fire Department,
Blackburn had been helped from
the smoke-filled house by a passerby.
Blackburn's rescuer, who left
the scene shortly after calling for
help and whom authorities could
\lfll) identif) as a Com Fork resident named "Jeff'. was passmg
Blackburn's home when he noticed
smoke, officials discovered later.
"A boy from Com Fork was
going by, saw smoke coming out of
the top of the house and stopped
and got her out,'' satd Curt
Blackburn. "We're not sure who he
is. but v.-e sure appreciate what he
done."
Blackburn, who was brought
from the home without injury, wa:-.
alone in the house when smoke
began to fill the kitchen and bathroom, the rooms fire officials say
took the brunt of the damage.
According to Prestonsburg Fire
Chief Larry Adams. the tire actually began in the bathroom of the
home. Blackburn used an electric
space heater which sat on the carpeted floor of the bathroom.
according to Adams, and was covered with throw rugs
"This is pretty typical ," Adams
home could
lose funding
by JARRID DEATON
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PRESTONSBURG- A Prestonsburg nursing home
in danger of losing Medicare and Medicaid reimburc;ements after a survey of the home determined that
it was not in compliance with the requirements of participation.
Riverview Health Care Center was notified that its
agreement ~ ith the Secretary of Health and Human
Services as a Medicare provider would be terminated
effective Feb. I.
According to Joyce Lang, spokesperson for the
Centers for Medtcare and Medicaid Services, a survey
of the facility conducted on Jan. 9 showed that
Riverview was not in compliance with the requirements
of participation.
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(Sec NURSING HOME, page three)
Man arrested after
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by LORETTA BLACKBURN
High: 20 • Low: 4
PRESTONSBURG- Gov. Paul Patton's decision
to grant early releases to nonviolent felony offenders to
help cure budget concerns was not something prosecutors accepted to begin with.
l'vtany have said the release of inmates should have
never been looked to as an option when turning an eye
to curing the budget crisis. These misgivings were
made clear after Patton's first batch in December and
have only increased with his second group of releases
announced this past Tuesday.
Two of those felons were set free from the Floyd
County Detention Center in Prestonsburg, but may not
have been the best candidates, according to the commonwealth's attorney's office.
GARRETT - A David man
was arrested on a bench warrant
for failing to appear at arraignment after the vehicle he was riding in hit a Floyd County
Sheriff's department vehicle.
According to court documents, Howard was arrested on
Tuesday, at 1:30 p.m on West
Garrett Road by Deputy B.J.
Caudill, after the vehicle he was
riding in was involved in an accident with a sheriff's department
vehicle.
The document shows that a
Julie Paxton took
part in the swearing in ceremony
for Mickey
McGuire on
Thursday at
Prestonsburg
Elementary,
where he became
a member of the
Floyd County
Board of
Education.
McGuire disclosed his motivation for seeking the seat and
vowed that he
"will go in with
dedication" and
"sincerely hoped
that In his contribution, he could
make things better."
bench warrant was served on
Howard for not appearing at
arraignment on an alcohol intoxication charge. It states that he was
again charged with alcohol intoxication, as well as third-degree
assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
The arrest warrant states that
Howard was yelling when
Caudill attempted to place him
under arrest and would not stand
on his feet. It also states that
Howard was talking to himself
with slurred speech.
Caudill reported that the driver
of the vehicle was driving under
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• CHARLESTON, W.Va.
- Spelling isn't a high priority
for several candidates in city
elections.
A handful of candidates misspelled their part) affiliation on
the official tiling forms in the
cit) clerk's office.
Four Democrats erroneously
spelled their part) name either as
"Democart" or "Democrate.''
Two GOP members transposed their party name to
'Repbulican'' and "Repucican.''
"I "as kind of rushed," said
AI Care). a Republican challenger in the 8th Ward, who
spelled his party "Repbulican."
Democrat Dana Griffith
attributed his misspelling to a
tight time frame and a dash of
carelessness.
" I was mshed." said Griffith,
a Cit) Council candidate in
Ward 18. "I \\as trying to beat
the deadline; I didn't even pay
an) attention to it I was in a big
hun).''
Misspelling hasn't yet proved
to be a candidate's political
undoing.
Four year:- ago. Fred Pettry
spelled
his
party
name
''Democart." and \\ent on to win
a seat on City Council as a representative from Ward 7.
He repeated his gaffe this
houses Pure Pleasure, did not
return a telephone call seeking
comment.
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• HOWELL, Mich. - A
man who wrote obscenities on a
check he used to pay a traffic
fme apologized but refused to
plead guilty or no contest to a
contempt of court charge.
District
Judge
John
Pikkarainen has refused to dismiss the case. After Eric
Wilmoth met with Pikkarainen
in his chambers, the judge
scheduled a Jan. 24 evidentiary
hearing that could include arguments and testimony from witnesses.
Wilmoth, 26, of Howell, was
ticketed after accidentally backing into another car. He paid the
fine with a check and wrote two
vulgar words on the memo line,
prompting Pikkarainen to charge
him with contempt in October
for "improper use· of language."
"It is my understanding that
the language that I used on that
check may have offended you.
For this I am deeply sorry, and
genuinely remorseful," Wilmoth
said in a letter filed Friday with
the court. "I did not intend to
trouble any of the court staff
with my choice of language."
Wilmoth's attorney, Ron
Plunkett, is trying to have the
case dismissed, arguing the contempt charge violates his client's
First Amendment free speech
rights.
If convicted, Wilmoth could
face 30 days in jail and a $250
fine.
Pikkarainen sentenced another Howell man to two days of
community service for writing a
vulgar insult on the memo line
of a check he used to pay a traffic fine last year.
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discount" has drawn the wrath of
its churchgoing neighbors.
A double-sided sign stands
outside Pure Pleasure in view of
people entering and leaving
Midwest Baptist Church.
People driving toward the
church, read: "And God said go
out into the world and have great
sex. God's gift to women. Amen
and amen."
People leaving see: "No need
to mail order. Gay videos in
stock. Clergy discount. Have
good sex. Hallelujah!''
"This sign shows me that he's
not only thumbing his nose at
the laws of the township, he's
thumbing his nose at the laws of
God," said the Rev. Joseph
Grimaldi, who heads the church.
"I just hope I'm not too close
when the lightning strikes."
Malcolm Prinzing, who owns
the land where the sign was
placed and the building that
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machine gun display disappeared in 1962. Forty years later,
the center has received a box in.
the mail containing the brushes
and an apology.
"I humbly apologize for my
prior indiscretion, and hope
these can be returned to their
proper place," the man who stole
the brushes wrote.
He said he was visiting his
brother in Bismarck when he
took the brushes, and recently
found them in a shoe box in his
garage. The brushes were mailed
from Minnesota.
"The gentlemen happened to
be visiting and decided to help
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pending in the state Senate
Judiciary Committee would lift
the statute of limitations on
child sexual abuse lawsuits,
allowing plaintiffs to sue
decades after alleged abuse
might have occurred.
Although it would apply to
all abuse cases, the bill was
aimed at lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of children by clergy,
said Sen. David Karem, one of
the bill's co-sponsors. Sen. R.J.
Palmer II said he filed the bill as
a way to hold churches and other
organizations accountable.
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• CLINTON, Iow a
They're talking trash about the
environment at Clinton High
School.
That's because the trash compactors in the lunchroom broadcast audio messages whenever
someone opens the panel of the
mechanism to throw away
garbage.
"Thank you for helping us
keep the environment clean," the
trash can says. "Thank you for
dining with us; we look forward
to serving you again."
The new cans are among
cafeteria improvements made
after the school adopted a new
policy that requires students to
stay in the building at lunch,
Principal William Cornelius
said.
Students
who
toured
Davenport North High School's
cafeteria last year saw similar
compactors and liked the talking
trash cans, said Jeff Weaver,
food service director for the
school.
Cornelius said there's a
"noticeable difference" in the
amount of trash students leave
behind at lunch. He thinks some
students use the compactors
more often to see what message
they'll hear.
The four trash compactors
cost $4,500 each.
Although some students
enjoy using the new cans, some
wonder why the school spent so
much on them.
"I don't think the talking
trash cans make a difference, but
if that is what they want, that's
OK," said Rohini Ramnath, a
member of the student council.
• HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.
- A couple looking to tie the
knot was ordered to stand trial
on charges they allegedly faked
the man's divorce papers so they
could get married more quickly.
Scott Alan Hite, 40, and
Patricia Palmer, 38, now face a
Bill would remove
PORTS statute of limitations
on sex abuse lawsuits
The Associated Press
Your Clue
himself to those brushes," said
Jenny Yearous, curator of collections for the State Historical
Society of North Dakota.
Yearous said the brushes
would help the Heritage Center
better interpret the artifact.
Yearous said that in l 962 the
machine gun was on display in
the open where people could
touch it, making it easy to steal
the brushes.
Now, it is much harder to
walk off with items from the
Heritage Center. Yearous said
security guards, cameras and
other measures make it nearly
impossible to steal anything.
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of Kentucky - that we're not
going to tolerate harboring a
molester," Palmer said.
If approved, the retroactive
bill could impact the 200 sexual
abuse lawsuits pending against
the
Roman
Catholic
Archdiocese of Louisville.
Some of the suits date back to
the 1950s, but plaintiffs skirted
the statute of limitation by suing
the church and accusing its officials of covering up knowledge
of abuse.
"What is so vitally important
in this legislation is that it eliminates the need to establish that
there was knowledge about a
particular priest that was not
reported to the police in order to
overcome the statute of limitations issues," said attorney
William McMurry, who represents more than 175 plaintiffs
suing the diocese.
Current state statutes permit
alleged victims of child sexual
abuse to sue the accused perpetrators within five years after
turning 18. Alleged victims also
may sue the alleged abusers'
employers within one year after
turning 18.
The bill also would make it
easier to sue alleged abusers
individually, clearing the way
for some plaintiffs to also file
suit against the priests and
church employees named as
(See ABUSE, page three)
formal Blair County Court
arraignment - on Valentine's
Day.
An investigation began shortly after the couple allegedly filed
a document in October that purported to confirm Hite's divorce.
Police said a Blair County
clerk noticed an odd coincidence: The chief judge in
Frederick County, Va., whose
signature was on Hite's divorce
decree, had the same name as a
Blair County judge: Thomas G.
Peoples Jr.
That prompted Blair County
Prothonotary Carol Newman to
check with Virginia officials,
who said they had no record of
Hite's divorce, and that the judge
there was not named Peoples.
Because Palmer is also
divorced, Blair County officials
looked up her file and found
Peoples was the judge who
signed her decree, police said.
Court officials, and later police,
determined the signature on that
document allegedly matched the
signature on Hite's divorce
decree, authorities said.
The couple were charged
with forgery and false swearing.
The
couple's
attorney,
Richard Behrens, said Tuesday
his clients "are not guilty of any
crime. Explanations will be
forthcoming."
• PENSACOLA, Fla. The idea for a smoke detector
that Jets parents record a message to tell young children what
to do when there is a fire came in
a dream, one of its inventors
says.
Eddie Fray was one of four
inventors of the KidSmart Vocal
Smoke Detector who shared an
award last week at the
International
Consumer
Electronics Association's 36th
annual show in Las Vegas.
"I dreamed there was a fire in
the house and the smoke alarm
told the kids to get out," said
Fray, a 42-year-old father of
three. "I almost went back to
sleep, but I decided to get up and
write it down."
Fray said he believes such a
detector, with a message in a
familiar voice recorded on it,
will be less confusing to a child
than a standard smoke alarm.
Fray and business partner
Dale McCarthy teamed up with
two other men, Brent Routman
and Larry Stults, who also had
patented a talking smoke alarm.
Routman and Stults received
their patent first but agreed to
partner with the two Pensacola
men in a single company, Smart
Safety Systems lnc., Routman
said.
He said young children often
panic and hide when they hear a
conventional smoke alarm,
sometimes fearing they have
done something wrong to set it
off.
• SAN FRANCISCO Residents here have redefined
their relationship with man's
best friend.
The San Francisco Board of
Supervisors passed an ordinance
Monday that changes the city's
health code to make pets' owners the animals' guardians.
City health officials last
November urged the board to
change the Jaw so pets would be
considered animals, instead of
someone's property.
"We're really trying to get to
the heart of trying to treat animals more humanely and promote guardianship," said Matt
Gonzalez, the board's president
and chief sponsor of the ordinance.
Supervisor Gavin Newsom
said the proposal could cause
confusion among pet owners and
veterinarians. He also noted the
words "owner" and "guardian"
have different legal definitions
and could open up the city to
frivolous lawsuits.
Other localities that have
passed similar ordinances are
Berkeley, West Hollywood,
Boulder, Colo.. and Rhode
Island.
The ordinance needs the signature of Mayor Willie Brown to
become law.
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Today is Friday, Jan. 17, the
17th day of 2003. There are 348
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 17, 1961, in his farewell
address, President Eisenhower
warned against the rise of "the
military-industrial complex."
On this date:
•
In 1706, Benjamin
Franklin was born in Boston.
• In 1893, the l 9th president
of the United States, Rutherford
B. Hayes, died in Fremont,
Ohio, at age 70.
• In 1893, Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group
of businessmen and sugar
planters
forced
Queen
Liliuokalani to abdicate.
• In 1945, Soviet and Polish
forces liberated Warsaw during
World War II.
• rn 1945, Swedish diplomat
Raoul Wallenberg, credited with
saving tens of thousands of
Jews, disappeared in Hungary
while in Soviet custody.
• In 1946, the U.N. Security
Council held its first meeting.
• In 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was
shot by a firing squad at Utah
State Prison in the fLTSt U.S. execution in a decade.
• In 1991, in the first day of
Operation Desert Storm, U.S.Jed forces hammered Iraqi targets in an effort to drive Iraq out
of Kuwait; a defiant Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein
declared that the "mother of all
battles" had begun.
• In 1994. a 6. 7 magnitude
earthquake struck Southern
California, killing at least 61
people.
• 1n 1995, more than 6,000
people were killed when an
eat1hquake with a magnitude of
7.2 devastated the city of Kobe,
Japan.
Ten years ago:
The United States, accusing
Iraq of a series of military
provocations,
unleashed
Tomahawk missiles against a
military complex eight miles
from downtown Baghdad.
President-elect Clinton, arriving
in Washington for his inauguration, backed the action.
Five years ago:
President Clinton gave a
deposition in Paula Jones· sexual harassment lawsuit against
him; during the nearly six hours
of sworn testimony. Clinton
denied having had a sexual relationship with former White
House intern Monica Lewinsky.
One year ago:
Enron fired accounting firm
Arthur Andersen, citing its
destruction of thousands of documents and its accounting
advice; for its part, Andersen
said its relationship with Enron
ended in early December 2001
when the company slid into the
biggest corporate bankruptcy in
U.S. history. A Palestinian gunman walked into a confirmation
party in northern Israel and
opened fire with an assault rifle,
killing six people; the gunman
was killed by police.
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Today's Birthdays:
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Actress Betty White is 81.
Ballerina-actress Moira Shearer
is 77. Singer-actress Eartha Kitt
is 76. Actor James Earl Jones is
72. Actress Sheree North is 70.
Talk show host Maury Povich is
64. Former heavyweight boxing
champion Muhammad Ali is 61.
Rhythm-and-blues
singer
William Hart (The Delfonics) is
58. Rock musician Mick Taylor
is 55. Rhythm-and-blues singer
Sheila
Hutchinson
(The
Emotions) is 50. Singer Steve
Earle is 48. Singer Paul Young is
47. Actor-comedian Steve
Harvey is 46. Singer Susanna
Hoffs (The Bangles) is 44.
Actor-comedian Jim Carrey is
41. Actor Joshua Malina is 37.
Singer Shabba Ranks is 37.
Rapper Kid Rock is 32. Singer
Ray J is 22. Country singer
Amanda Wilkinson is 21.
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Thought for Today:
"If there is one basic element
in our Constitution, it is civilian
control of the military." President Truman ( 1884-1972).
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CBS backing away from revival of 'The Beverly Hil~billies'
by DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK - The pickup
truck taking a new family of
"Beverly Hillbillies" out to
California may be sputtering.
Under pressure, CBS is
dampening expectations for
"The Real Beverly Hillbillies,"
a reality series in the works
that borrows its premise from
the hit 1960s sitcom. This time,
the network planned to use a
real family instead of a fictional
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Big Sandy ADD elects officers
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - A meeting of the Big Sandy Area
Development District on Thursday
was filled with new faces as elections were held for the appointment of board members.
•
The nominating corrunittee,
which consisted of five countyjudge executives, adjourned for
about an hour before returning
with the results of the election.
Floyd County Judge-Executive
Paul Hunt Thompson was elected
as the chair of the board, Johnson
Judge-Executive Tucker Daniel
was elected as the vice chair,
Martin Judge-Executive Kelly
Callaham was elected as the second vice chair, Frank Justice was
elected as secretary, Doris Barnett
was elected as treasurer and Susan
Howard was elected as the original
low income representative.
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"We found some conditions in
the facility that were identified as
putting the health and safety of the
residents in immediate jeopardy,"
Lang said
The notice of termination of the
agreement does not mean that
Riverview will not have a chance
to correct the violations. According
to Lang, Riverview can submit a
plan of correction that will be
reviewed by the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid to keep the
services.
"If the plan of correction is
accepted, another survey will be
conducted," Lang said. "Most
nursing homes will do whatever it
takes to correct the problem."
Riverview Health Care Center
directed calls to their corporate
office in Florida. A representative
from the office said that they were
not aware of the tennination notice.
Man sues over inability
to visit child's grave
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
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property to her own use in alleged
violation of both state and federal
law. Toney Newsome claims that
as a result of his ejection from the
property, he has been unable to
visit his child's grave.
Toney Newsome is asking for
judgment against Ruby Mae
Newsome, ordering her to
remove her name from the deed
to the property. Newsome is also
asking for compensation for the
harm he has suffered because of
the incident and past moving
expenses and future moving
expenses.
PRESTONSBURG
A
Grethel man has filed a lawsuit
claiming that his ejection from a
parcel of land located in Hi Hat
has unjustly kept him from being
able to visit the grave of his child
on the property.
Toney Newsome has filed the
complaint against Ruby Mae
Newsome claiming that he has
suffered mental anguish and has
incurred living expenses that
would not have happened if he
had not been ejected from the
property.
According to the lawsuit,
. Ruby Mae Newsome and her husband, Robert Junior Newsome
County
prisoners
used money belonging to Toney Floyd
Matthew
Perkins
and
Thelma
Newsome to purchase a home for
him. Because Toney Newsome Quillen were both serving senwas a minor at the time of the pur- tences for drug-related offenses
chase, the deed for the property when orders came through
placed in the names of Ruby Mae Tuesday to let them go.
Perkins -jailed for burglarNewsome and Robert Newsome
until he became an adult or if he izing a Martin drugstore of nearly 3,000 prescription pills and
got married.
According to the suit, Robert set to be released on May 20 Newsome removed his name walked nearly four months
from the deed on Aug. 5, 1996, before his sentence would have
and the property was transferred been completed.
Arresting
officers
said
to Toney Newsome and his wife,
of
Perkins
had
thousands
411Jamie-Newsome. The suit claims
OxyContin,
Lorcet,
Xanax,
that Ruby Mae Newsome refused
to remove her name from the Vicodin and Percocet tablets
stuffed into his pockets when
deed.
On Aug. 28, 2002, Ruby Mae taken into custody. An estimated
Newsome
ejected
Toney street value for Perkins' bounty
Newsome and his family from the was between $11,000 and
property and has converted the $12,000, officials said.
Convicted last year for drug
trafficking charges, Quillen
would have remained in custody
until June 21.
With the addition of the 328
being released starting today,
Floyd County School Board Patton has now shortened sen• employee Linda Rice was incor- tences for 895 felons in hopes of
rectly referred to as the school alleviating pressure from a cripboard's director of pupil person- pled state budget. In December,
nel in a related article
567 felons were set free from
Wendesday. Rice is actually the
jails across the commonwealth.
school board's attendance super~
One of the prosecutors quesvisor.
tioning the validity of the early
release plan is Floyd County
Commonwealth's
Attorney
Thrner,
who
says
his
office
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has problems accepting the idea
alleged abusers in the diocese of releasing convicted felons
purely due to budget concerns,
lawsuits.
Lawmakers supporting the even before turning his attention
legislation say they expect to faults in the plan.
"We would rather not see any
debate on the bill but believe
people released simply because
some form of it will pass.
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The Catholic Conference of of budget concerns. That's bad
Kentucky, the church's lobbying enough," Turner said. "But we
arm, likely won't oppose lifting have had no input whatsoever in
the statute of limitations. But the determining who's going to be
organization, which represents released."
Turner said his office has not
that state's four dioceses, has
objections about some sections been contacted at all in relation
to the early release of inmates in
of the bill.
One would require clergy to the county and wasn't made
report to civic authorities any aware that Perkins and Quillen
confession of child sexual abuse had even been considered for
made by other clergy members, release until probation and
breaking the sacrament's confi- parole officers brought it to their
attention.
dentiality.
"What had been stated before
"That obviously goes against
our faith," said Vincent Senior, was that they would carefully
the conference's executive consider each case," said Turner.
"And it was my understanding
~pirector.
The judge-executive appointees
were Phillip Hunt, Floyd County,
Lillian Wheeler, Johnson County,
Donna Adams, Magoffin County,
Sara Callahan, Martin County, and
Kitty White, Pike County.
The citizen members that were
elected were Burl Spurlock, Floyd
County, Paul Williams, Johnson
County, Doris Barnett, Magoffin
County, Craig Preece, Martin
County, and Mickey Anders, Pike
County.
· Paul Hunt Thompson was
elected to the KCADD Legislative
Committee and Bill Deskins was
elected as the second member.
James Whited presented a
financial report at the meeting saying that they would adopt a defensive posture in response to possible
cuts by the state. Whited said that
the organization had a $19,000 surplus of funds.
The meeting adjourned after an
announcement of the County
Budget Workshop which will be
held on Feb. 11.
Saved
that the biggest buffoon in the
one.
An advocacy group, the original sitcom was the rich guy
Center for Rural Strategies, next door.
"He's back-pedaling," said
placed a second round of news
paper ads protesting the series Dee Davis, president of the
in newspapers on Wednesday.
Whitesburg, Ky.-based Center
There is still no schedule for for Rural Strategies. While
when, or if, the series will get Davis was encouraged by
on the air, CBS President Leslie Moonves ' comments, he said
Moonves said.
Wednesday he would continue
"It's a show that's still very, the ad campaign.
very much in the discussion
Advertisements are running
stages," he said. "We have not in Los Angeles, Chicago and
even located a family."
Nashville, he said.
Many residents of rural
"If we just packed it in and
states have complained that the
show will perpetuate a stereotype of them as hicks; the advocacy groups claims thousands
of e-mails in support. Casting is has responded to six structure
being conducted in West fires just in the last few weeks,
Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, beginning, according to fire
Tennessee, North Carolina, chief Larry Adams, with the large
South Carolina and Georgia.
fire at Layne Brothers and ending
"When you're dealing with only a couple of days ago with a
reality - and it's happened house fire on University Drive.
with the bulk of reality (shows)
"Typically' in the winter
- ideas come from all over the months you usually see a rise in
place," Moonves said. "And structure fires due to heating
sometimes you're pushing the equipment," said Adams, "but
envelope, and sometimes .. . it this is not the case this year."
may appear you're pushing it
Adams said that most of the
too far."
half-dozen fires his department
The show's purpose, he said, has responded to recently have
"was to question social mores." not been related to heating equip"It wasn't our intent to ment.
offend everybody," he sa1d.
"We've had fires, but it's not
"I'm sorry if we have."
nessecarily related to weather,"
Moonves also pointed out said Adams.
Since the large fire at Layne
Fires
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said. "People who have them
don't think about carpeting or
throw rugs or clothing getting
very close to it."
Blackburn's home, which rests
in a pocket with several other
timeworn rental properties along
University Drive, are also more
susceptible to fire, department
officials said.
Due in most part to a quick
response to the early morning fire,
Blackburn's home was outwardly
saved from any damage. Still, fire
and smoke damage within the
home forced firefighters to toss
numerous household items from a
back window and could soon
SO-year-old
have
the
Prestonsburg resident looking for
another place to live, officials
quit right now, who's to say
they won't turn around and put
it on the air?" Davis said.
Meanwhile, Fox is working
on a new reality series that
might make Davis happy.
Called "The Simple Life," the
network wants to send two
young celebrities to a farm for
six weeks of feeding chickens,
milking cows and washing
dishes.
Producers
have
been
searching for a location in
Louisiana.
said.
Once the fu·e was fully under
control, fire officials then worked
quickly to shut down a set of gas
meters between Blackburn's
home and an adjacent residence to
avoid threats of a line explosion.
With no physiCal injury, other
than a few singed hairs,
Blackburn watched firefighters
and police officers bring the fire
under control from the warm confmes of a running pickup truck
near her house.
On-scene medical technicians
said Blackburn turned down
offers for medical treatment and
complained only of shortness of
breath, most likely from smoke
inhalation.
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Brother's
Ford
at
Ivel,
Prestonsburg firefighters have
been called to only a couple fires
related to the cold time of year.
One of those was Wednesday
at the home of Rita Blackburn,
whose home was damaged after a
floor heater caught fire in her
bathroom.
Adams, who is currently
working on a comprehensive
investigation into the surge of
structure fires in Prestonsburg,
says he cannot, at this early stage,
say exactly why structure frres
have skyrocketed.
"I'm working right now and
getting some information together," said Adams, "Then maybe
pretty soon we can get a better
look into this."
Tourism team votes to
spend money on marketing
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
The
Country
Music
Highway Corridor Team held
a videoconference meeting
with the Southern and Eastern
Kentucky
Tourism
Development
Association
(SEKTDA) on Wednesday.
According to Van Back,
director of community development, the corridor team has
$129,385 in funds to spend on
whatever projects they deem
necessary.
The team voted to spend
$24,000 on a promotional
video for the area and $6,000
for a media kit.
National Tourism Week,
which runs from May 10-18,
was also discussed at the
meeting. The SEKTDA staff
recommended that the corridor team start thinking about
activities that they could promote.
The next regular scheduled
meeting of the Country Music
Highway Corridor Team will
be Feb. 19.
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Abuse
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that they wouldn't be turning
drug traffickers loose . .. but if
they're going to do it, then they
should at least make an effort to
look at the files."
Turner, who pointed to
Quillen's conviction as proof
enough that she was once a drug
dealer, said Perkins, although
not convicted of dealing drugs,
was certainly comparable.
"Perkins wasn't charged with
trafficking, per se, but he was
caught with over 2,000 pills and
what do you think he was going
to do with those?" Turner said.
One of the most disturbing
details, said Turner, is that
Quillen had served only two
months of a one-year drug-trafficking conviction and will now
be free, without supervision.
"She won't be on any kind of
supervised probation, no one
will be drug testing her or keeping tabs at all," Turner said.
However, Perkins, who was
also charged with numerous
other offenses when arrested in
November, was harnessed with
supervised probation upon his
release and had served considerablly more time than Quillen.
But this does little to justify
the choices,. according to Thrner,
who says Eastern Kentucky's
growing drug problem should
carry more weight in early
release decisions.
"I can't believe these are the
best candidates we have in Floyd
County's jail," said Turner.
"When you consider the seriousness of the drug problems in
East Kentucky, it makes it that
much harder to accept. It's really
an insult to the people of the
commonwealth and the law
enforcement people who worked
so hard to put these people
behind bars."
Those who put their lives at
risk in getting these convictions
have also received a slap in the
face in the last two months,
according to Turner.
"Especially on the trafficking
cases," said Turner, "you've got
witnesses and undercover officers risking their lives in order to
catch drug dealers, only to have
them turned loose with the
stroke of a pen."
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The San Diego Union-Tribune, on bringing back the
draft:
The first thing to be said about New York Rep. Charles
Rangel's proposed legislation to reinstitute military conscription is that it is going nowhere....
Rangel and co-sponsor Michigan Rep. John Conyers
know this. What they do hope to achieve is a public and
political discussion that plays to their themes ....
How and by whom the price for war is paid is a fit subject for debate, most especially as a possible war in Iraq
looms.
Rangel and Conyers are liberal Democrats and AfricanAmericans. Both are Korean War veterans .... Both perceive the current burden of any U.S. military action as
falling disproportionately on racial and ethnic minorities.
For starters, the all-volunteer military is working
superbly, and has for three decades ....
On ... battlefields of the future, the Rangel-Conyers
army of short-term, inadequately trained and only partially willing conscripts would be as out of place as British
redcoats.
As for proportional sacrifice, it's true some racial and
ethnic minorities are disproportionally represented in
today's all-volunteer force .... But, then, AfricanAmericans, Hispanics and everyone else join the military
today for all the right reasons: opportunity, excellent training, pay nearly comparable with civilian occupations,
travel, adventure, the matchless camaraderie of service
life, and, of course, the chance to serve their country. ...
The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M., on North Korea:
... North Korea's "Great Leader," Kim 11 Sung, believes
the best way to negotiate with the rest of the world is
through escalation of threats ....
Kim is enigmatic, isolated, and paranoid but he is not
dumb. His timing has been impeccable. He created the
current crisis when the Bush administration was focusing
on a possible war with Iraq. He exploited the antiAmerican attitude of the new South Korean president.
And he is playing off the United States against the probable reactions of China and Russia ....
Nuclear power is the only real poker chip Kim has. It is
his leverage in dealing with the most powerful country in
the world. And as demonic and irrational as Saddam
sometimes appears, Kim is even more dangerous.
The United States cannot fix this problem alone. But it
must provide leadership by working with the United
Nations, and especially with neighboring South Korea,
Japan, China and Russia, in order to defuse this crisis and,
most importantly, develop programs to bring North Korea
out of its Stalinist isolation and into the world community.
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Death- What
is after "life"
I have heard a lot about death lately
and have had a variety of perceptions
concerning the afterlife shared with me.
I have been mulling these over and I
don't really know what to surmise as to
what is beyond life except that I don't
know.
Some fear it because they don't have
a internalized belief of what lies beyond
and can't achieve curiosity about the
unknown, while some are confident in
their belief that they are going to a better
place. I have heard those who believe
they are going to heaven and those who
fear going to hell, as well as those who
believe we simply become a part of the
mom e A t
earth. I don't particularly care for the
As far as what happens after "life," I
choose to believe that it is a death much ,
latter because it doesn't give one much
to look forward to. However, I respect
like the many we experience while we
an individual's right to believe whatever
are living. Because, if you are growing,
there will be many things in life that
he or she chooses.
must die so that something new can
I will admit that I am somewhat afraid of dying, because I
begin. In this process a person can find
an appreciation for the uncomfortable
don't know what that entails.
But really. who does know?
fear of the unknown that accompaAll we have is our beliefs,
nies those changes. It would be just
which is not proof but faith.
as easy to appreciate the fear of
I don't believe in a hell
death. It could very well be that
for me, because 1 really
this is just one more process in
think that we make our
which something dies, only
own hell while we live.
this time it is the body. Maybe
In tum. heaven must be
this time will be as before and
the feeling one gets
we will find something wonwhen they are following LORETTABLACKBURN derful is born as a result.
their heart and are relying
Maybe it is eternal and then
on the guidance of a higher power. To
again, maybe it is just the next phase.
know that you are where you need to be
This perception makes the fear suband accept that with gratitude is a slice
side in me and death doesn't seem so
of heaven in my opinion.
frightening after all.
Letter
Caring people
make Kentucky
Recently I had a bout with
pneumonia and pheblitis. I
want to take this means of
saying "thank you" to my
wonderful neighbors and
friends. To those who brought
me food, Shannon and Stef
Shepard, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie
Allen, Luke Misadoques, and
also the Betsy Layne Senior
Citizens (Center). My thanks
to Hershel and Mary Lou
Spradlin for taking care of
my mail. The caring people,
that's why I love Kentucky.
May God bless you all.
Faye Dingus Maynard
Betsy Layne
Are you a
spiritual seeker?
Randall Reno's Jetter, "Not
much difference," in last
week's paper struck a chord
within which made me ask
myself, "What is spiritual
growth? What does that
mean?"
How does one go about
advancing in matters of spirit? Do not all spiritual seekers
proceed and grow from a
foundation of spiritual know!edge, understanding and practice? Our teachers or spiritual
resources may differ, but
aren't we all seeking peace of
mind, harmony, healing? It
would be wonderful to hear
of others' spiritual habits,
pursuits and measures for
achieving progress spiritually.
Of course, the Scriptures
offer multitudinous directives
for growing spiritually, such
as, "What doth the Lord thy
God require of thee. but to
fear the Lord thy God, to
walk in all His ways, and to
love Him. and to serve the
Lord thy God with all thy
heart," (Deuteronomy 10: 12).
The spiritual seeker would
ask, "What does that mean?
How do I apply this statement
here and now?" We must
acquire an understanding of
God to know whom and what
we serve and how to walk.
How do we know we're
progressing? "By their fruits
ye shall knO\\ them,"
(Matthew 7:20). In other
words, we should see evidence that our prayers. our
spiritual efforts are effective.
Are our prayers in or out of
church for ourselves and others leading to healing? Do we
really know how to pray? Is
our spiritual practice "leading
us into all truth," as it says in
John - leading us to a better
understand and proof of truth
- God's goodness and
promises expressed?
A spiritual explorer of the
19th century, Mary Baker
Eddy, whose work spiritually
interprets scripture, wrote
extensively on the subject of
spiritual growth in her book,
Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures. This book is
available at any local public
library. as well as online at
spirituality.com. These spiritual resources continue to
inspire me to look to Spirit (a
name for God) for answers to
life's pressing questions. And
as I humbly listen and follow,
I find healing that is evidence
of spiritual growth.
Martha E. Risner
Staffordsville
Coal is
destructive
"From time to time,
Appalachian coal operators
have warned that they were
about to be destroyed by (A)
union demands, (B) health
and safety laws. (C) oppressive taxes. (D) interfering
outsiders, (E) local troublemakers, (F) return-to-contour edicts. (G) air pollution
standards, (H) the broad
form deed amendment. (I)
production west of the
Mississippi, (J) all of the
above, and (K) all of the
above plus anybody else
who presumes to criticize.
You name it and the coal
industry claims it will shut
down the mines. But when
push comes to shove (that's
what it always comes to in
dealing with Big Coal),
operators usually find a way
to keep mining."
The above is taken from
an editorial in the Louisville
Courier-Journal and is as
true as could be.
Mountain range removal
is destroying Appalachian
mountains, forests and
streams. Hundreds of miles
of Kentucky and West
Virginia streams have been
annihilated and left useless
for future generations.
Thousands of jobs have been •
lost to huge machines.
Homes and communities are
gone. Thousands of families
have had their drinking
water damaged or destroyed.
Flooding is becoming more
frequent and more severe. '
Until citizens realize
alternative energy sources
also give jobs, without massive destruction, coal companies will continue to take
advantage of us.
A flight over the mountains gives you the full
impact of what is happening. •
It is sickening. equal to the
nausea brought on by the
Massey TV ads.
Patty Frasher Wallace
Louisa
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At the Movies:
by CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
"Kangaroo Jack" isn't so
much a movie that merits seri
ous criticism as it is an oppor
tunity to sit in the dark for an
hour and a half and think up
one-liners.
And so, slogging through
this mindless muck. one \VOnders. how did produce• Jerry
Bruckheimer go from "Black
• Hawk Down" to, as the
Australian ditty goes, "Tie Me
Kangaroo Down ?"
That' s what Brooklyn hairdresser
Charlie
(Jerry
O'Connell) and his best
friend,
Louis
(Anthony
Anderson), try to do when an
obviously computer-generated
kangaroo steals the $50.000
they're supposed to deliver in
Australia as an assignment
from Charlie's mob-boss stepfather (Christopher Walken).
While trekking through the
• Outback in a Jeep (with Men
at Work's "Down Under" blaring from the stereo. natch),
they hit a kangaroo. think
they've killed it, then have a
little fun with the carcass by
sticking Louis· lucky red jacket on it and taking Polaroid
pictures with it. Then the kangaroo regains consciousness
and hops away wearing the
jacket. with the cash stuffed
geous. And because Charlie is
white and Louis is black, they
are racially mismatched buddies, of which they constantly
remind us.
After schlepping through
"Kangaroo Jack,'' a
Warner Bros. release. is
rated PG for language.
crude humor, sensuality
and violence. Running
time: 88 minutes.
One and a half stars
outoffour.
inside one of the pockets.
Charlie and Louis go on a
series of allegedly wacky misadventures to find the kangaroo. with the help of Jessie
(the lifeless Estella Warren), a
wildlife conservationist who
happens to be drop-dead gor-
the desert, the rotund, rambunctious Louis fantasizes
about chicken and grits. He
repeatedly refers to that fateful day on the beach 20 years
earlier, when he saved
Charlie, a poor little white
kid, from drowning.
Fifth Harry Potter book
~to be published June 21
by SUE LEEMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON
Muggles
mania has arrived with the publication date of J.K Rowling's
fifth book about wide-eyed
junior wizard Harry Potter.
Within hours of Wednesday's
announcement that "Harry
Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix" would be in bookstores on June 21. the book hit
No. I on Amazon.com's bestseller list.
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.Much anticipated, and somewhat delayed, "HalT) Potter and
the Order of the Phoenix" is 768
pages long, and by word count
one-third longer than its predecessor. "Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire."
That's just about all that was
revealed in a joint statement
Wednesday from Britain's
Bloomsbury Publishers and
Scholastic Children's Books in
the United States. Details of
Harry's latest adventure remain
as secret as the whereabouts of
Diagon Alley, where Harry buys
his wizard supplies.
But young fans were delighted.
"I am so excited- it has been
much too long since the last
one," said 10-year-old Phillip
Weekes. who heard the news as
he came out of his pnmary
school near Bishop's 5tortford,
30 miles north of London. ''I'll
buy it as soon as it comes out."
"It's about time there was
another one," said 10-year-old
Oscar Nisbet, who has read the
first four Potter adventures.
The plot remains a mystery,
but the publisher did reveal how
Pot bust results
·in 11 indicted on
federal charges
The Associated Press
LONDON- Seventeen people accused of growing nearly
4,000 marijuana plants have been
indicted on federal drug charges.
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U.S. Attorney Greg Van
Tatenhove of the Eastern District
of Kentucky said Wednesday that
the indictments show that he and
law enforcement agencies are
serious about cracking down on
the "most widely used illicit drug
in America.
"We're still in the midst of the
battle," Van Tatenhove said at a
news conference to announce the
indictments.
The two-day roundup of suspects that ended Wednesday
resulted in nine drug busts in
seven counties Breathitt,
Knott,
Knox,
Pulaski,
4tf tockcastle, Wayne and Whitley.
The largest bust turned up
more than I,300 plants in Knox
County.
The defendants each face up
to 40 years in prison and a $2
million fine if convicted of manufacturing in excess of 100 marijuana plants.
The announcement was made
at the London headquarters for
the Appalachia lligh Intensity
Drug Trafficking Area office, a
federal and state task force that
battles illegal drug trafficking in
the region.
Frank Rapier. deputy director
of the task force, said the confiscated plants weighed a total of
176 pounds and had a total value
of between $350,000 and
$500,000.
According to the Drug
Enforcement Administration,
marijuana is the leading cash
crop in Kentucky, West Virginia
and Tennessee. The states comprise only 4 percent of the U.S.
population but produce 28 percent of the nation's marijuana.
17, 2003 • AS
the book begins: 'The hottest
day of the summer so far was
drawing to a close and a drowsy
silence lay over the large, square
houses of Privet Drive ....The
only person left outside was a
teenage boy who was lying flat
on his back in a flowerbed outside number four."
And youngsters will have a
few months to ponder what
Hogwarts headmaster Albus
Dumbledore means when he
tells Harry, some pages on, "Tt is
time ... for me to tell you what I
should have told you five years
ago, Harry. Please sit down. T
am going to tell you everything."'
Harry will be 15 in the new
book. He was II in the first volume, "Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone" - released
in the United States as "Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone." It was published in
1997. "Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets" and "Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkiban" followed over the
next two years, and the fourth,
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire," appeared in July 2000.
Rawling's books have served
as rebuttals to those who predict
the death of reading. Kids anticipate a new Potter book the ''a)
teenagers once hurried out to
buy Beatles records.
Fans have pestered book sellers and obsessed on Web sites
about the next installment.
Hunger for news about Potter
No. 5 drove an American collector to pay more than $45,000
last month for a card full of
clues about the plot. It contained
93 words, including "Ron,"
"broom" and "sacked."
Kids aren't alone in celebrat(See POTTER, page ten)
And he has a terr1er named
Waffles. who shows up 111
early scenes to give director
David McNally (Y. ho also
directed
the
2000
Bruckheimer extravagan1.a
"Coyote Ugly") something
cute to cut away to when
there's nowhere else to go.
Everyone in the movie
makes fun of Charlie's profession. the source of several
lame jokes about \\ hether he's
gay.
The paltr) laughs that
"Kangaroo Jack'' kicks up
come mainly from Walken,
whose talents are woefully
squandered here as a gangster
who tries to 1mpro\e h1:;
vocabulary through an audio
tape course but still confuses
"anathema" \\ ith "plethora."
More often, "Kangaroo
Jack" feels like an extended
episode of "The Amazing
Race" - the CBS series that
Bruckheimer also produces with its whiplash aerial shots
of Australian tourist spots that
appear to have been edited
together by a koala on crack.
It's a slick. shmy beer commercial of a movie. but it also
tries to appeal to kids with
jokes about flatulent camels.
And then there's the kangaroo himself. who's so awkward and fake-looking. and so
obvious)) not inhabiting the
same space as h1s human co
stars, that he's the Jar Jar
Binks of the marsup1al '' orld.
And he only talks once. So if
you looked forward to seeing
a talking kangaroo movie,
you'll be seriously disap pointed.
ave!
MON.•SUN., 7&00 ONLY;
MON.-5UN., 7:00, 9&00;
SUN., (h30), 7:00 ONLY
SUN., (1:30), 7:00, 9&00
SUNDAY MATINEE. - Open 1:00; start 1:30
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"Kangaroo Jack," a Warner
Bros. release, is rated PG
for language, crude humor,
sensuality and violence.
Running time: 88 minutes.
One and a half stars out of
four.
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Wayland Area Semor Citizens offers a variety of activities for our senior dtizens Once a
month our seniors go to Prestonsburg r.hopping and they eat lunch. 1\vice a month • local
pastor comes to the center and we have g1 cat
discussions. We have Bingo games wilh special pnzes throughout the month. We have
door prizes twice a month .md once a n onth
we have a gift for the senior who atlends the
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center the most that month. Every three
months we ha>e, trip to Pike County or to
Perry Count)
We semi o t meal<> to horne bound seniors
and we try to send information to them that
may be of interest to them. We al<;o refer them
to other agencies that may possibly be of help
to them. Please come vi~it us at the Wayland
Area Senior Cit1zcns Center.
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Mud Creek Senior
Citizens Center
The Mud Creek Senior Citizens have a beautiful
home away from (their homes), to come and gather
for daily activities, or simply enjoy one another's
company.
Mud Creek's "outstanding seniors" may take part
in the many activities provided such as, bingo, Uno,
checkers, horseshoes and many more. Cardio
Aerobics exercise is provided on Mondays at 12:45
p.m. instructed by Carl Johnson of the Pikeville
YMCA. An exercise room full of equipment is provided for daily use.
Crafts are another enjoyment of the seniors especially quilt making.
A walking track is another favorite for the entire
communities usc. Park benches for relaxing. and a
large shade tree provides for a nice summer break.
Twenty-two seniors have joined the Go,emor's
Pacesetters walking program. They keep track of
their miles recorded in a book. which makes them eligible for nice gifts and a Govemors Luncheon.
The annual Floyd County Senior Citizen
Christmas Prom sponsored by Floyd County Judge
and Fiscal CoUI1 is held at the Wilkinson-Stumbo
Convention Center. Crowned King was Mud Creek
Senior Citizen Hubert Hall. Mud Creek Queen
Ovene Sloan was crowned at the Thanksgiving
potluck dinner, where poinsettia presentations were
presented to eve1) senior.
Traveling rates tops with Mud Creek Seniors, and
they've enjoyed such trips as Florida, Virginia Beach,
Branson. Walton's Mountain, N1agara Falls. Renfro
Valley and the Smoke) Mountains, to name a few.
Director Loretta Bentlc) would like to invite any
senior in the area who would like to come to the center and join in on all the fun to drop by or call 606587-2507.
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Wheelwright Senior
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The Wheelwright Senior Citizen Center
provides "good. old-fashioned get-togethers" every day. Exercise is another daily
provision at the center. Transportation is
provided three days a week, as well as
trips to the bank on the third of each
month. The center has home delivery for
meals pro\ ided 1
as congregation ot
each day.
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Prestonsburg Senior Citizens Center
The Prestonsburg Senior Citizens Center hosts a multitude
of activities for their "outstanding seniors".
From aquatic exercising to the most unique hat competition, Prestonsburg's seniors are enjoying their Center daily.
If you or your lo\ ed one would Iike to become apart of this
extraordinary group of individuals contact Director AI Gunter
at the Prestonsburg Senior Citizens Center.
Acti\ ities Director for the Center is Cathy Neeley. Cathy
also serves as PACE Instructor, and Water Aerobics
Instructor. Secretar) for the Center is Christina Reed. Come
visit the Prestonsburg Senior Citizens Center today!
BetsyL
Betsy Layne Senior
Citizens Center is located at
Pike and Flo) d Hollow
Road at Betsy Layne.
AI\\ ay<; with our doors
open, for anyone to come in
e Senior Citizens Ce
for a great meal, serious
game of rook, or a fun game
of pool. The center opens at
8 a.m. through 4 p.m ..
Monday thru Friday. An estimated 25-to-30 "outstanding
seniors" enjoy the everyday
acth ities, a da) of shopping,
or ma)be a tnp to a doctors
visit, or to visit a sick fnend.
The Center has a potluck
dinner the last f·riday of
each month. This is the day
where every senior can bring
in their special and favorite
food they themselves prepare. The trading of recipes
and enjoyment of one anotb-
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ASSEMBLY Of GOD
First Assembly ol God. t.'anil; Sunday School. 10 am.;
~ SeMce. 11 am. and 6 pm.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.:
l.ofie V<rru::ci. lllnistsf.
New Bethel Assembly of God, Burning Fori< Rd •
SalyerMie, Soo:tay School, 10 a.m., Worship SeMce 11
am. and 6 p m • Wech!sday. 7 p.m. Mhl.r (Sam) Sndl,
Mirlstet
Praise Assembly, I mie S. d PresiOOSilurg illelsec:tion ol
Rt 00 and u.s. 23; Sunday School, 10 am., Worship
SeMce. 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; We<tlesday. 6:30p.m.;J.M.
Sbce. l.b;ter.
BAPTIST
Allen Ar11 Baptist, Aiel\: SmdaySchool. lOam.; Worship
Serw:e, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday. 7 p.m., Amoi:J
To.mer Moister
Auxier Freewil Baptist, M1iet', Sunday School. 10 am.
Worship Service. 11 am. and 6 pm llusday, 7 p m
Bobby Spencer. Paslof.
Benedoct Baptist, Sid< Rock Btarch. Cow Creek; St.nday
School. 10 am: Worsllip SeMce. II a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p m, Gordon Filch. MrltSter.
Betsy Layne Free Win Baptist. Betsy Layne Sooday
School. 10 am. Worship SeMce. 11 a.m. and 6 pm.;
Wednesday 7 p.m., Tracy PaiiOO. lkiisler
Bonanza Freewin Bapbst, Allbott Creek Aoa:t. Bonanza.
Sonday School 10 a.m.; Worship Setvice. 11 a.m.;
Wednesday. 7 p m.. Jmny D. Brown. Mnisler.
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Com Fori<; SUlday School,
10 am. Worship Se<vice, 11 am, Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Roger Mlsic. MiniSter.
Calvary Southern Baptist, Belsy Layne; Surday School,
9 45 a.m. Worshop SeMce. 11 am. and 7 p.m.
Wednesday. 7 p.m.; ~ Lew.s. Mnisle<.
Community "'-'" Baptist. Goble Aobel1s Mitiori:
Sl.flday School, 10.am. Womp Service. 11 am 1Vld6
p.m.; Wednesday 7 p m, Pa~ D. Coleman. MlntSter
Cow Creek Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek SUlday School,
10 am., Sooday. 11 am and 6 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p m.;
Nalhon Lalfer1y. Mntslef.
Daniels Creek Baptist Fellowship Church of God.
Banner: Sunday School, 10 am; Worship SeMce, 7 p.m.;
Tuesday, 6:30pm.; Drift Freewill Baptist, Onft, Sl.flday
School. 10a.m.;Worstip$efvice, 6:30pm llusday 6:30
p.m. AandyTll!le(,lllnistsf
Endicott Freewill Baptist. Buffalo; Slrday School. 10
a.m. Worship Service, 6 p.m.· Wednesday 7 p.m.; James
H. S!Mh, Pasror
Faith Freewill Baptist 114 mie alxMl ~ Eq:tC. M
At 1428: SUlday Service. 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11
am and 6 p.m.: Wednesday 7 p.m. BOOdy Jones. Mr1isler
First Baptist. Garrett, Sunday School, 945 am., Worship
Servtoe 11 am and 7 p m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy
()st)oroo, Mrisler.
First Baptist. Marttt: Sooday School. 10 am. Worship
ServiCe. 11 a.m Sunday Evening SeMce 7 p.m.
Wednesday. 7 p.m. Graydon Howard. Mnosler.
First Baptist. 54 S FI(JI\1 Sl (Irene Cole Memonal); Stnday
School, 9 45 am., Worship SeMce 11 am and 7 p.m.•
Wednesday. 7 pm.; Dr Floyd Proe.llllrostef
Fitzpatrick First Baptis~ 2656 We& M. Parl<way,
Presltlnsburg: Sunday School 10 am; Worship Service. 11
am and 6 p.m.. Wednesday 7 p.m. Jermgs W&i#..
Monisler
Free Unned Baptist. West PresiOnSilurg: Stnday School,
10 a.m.; Worship SeMc:e. 11 am and 630 p.m.,
Wednesday, 7: p.m.
Free UnHed Baptist. West Preslonsllutg, Stnday School,
10 am: Worsh;p ServiCe. 11 am and 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday. 6:30pm
Grethel Baptist. Slate At 3379, (Btarhim's Creek Rd.);
SmdaySchool. 10am.• WorstipServtoe 11 amand6:30
pm, Wednesday 6:30pm.
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School. 9:50
a.m. Wor&1ip Setvice. 11 am and 6 p.m. ~ 7
p.m., David Garrett. MlltSter
Jacl<s Creek Baptist. Bevinsville: Sunday School, 10 a m ;
Wor5hll SeMce 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m,
JeW Barrett. Mnister.
K~ Friend FreewUI Baptist. 2 mtes 14> Allbott. SUlday
School, 10 am. Worship Serw:e, 11 am IVlCI 6 pm.;
Wedtlesday, 7 p.m.; Jm Price Minister.
Lackey Freewill Baptist,~ Sunday School. 10 am;
Vbshrp Service 11 am.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.: Jotmy J.
C<llils, MrltSter
LMcer Baptist Church 71 Cr:dey St. Ptes1oosburg.
SUlday School10:00 am Momi1g Vbshrp, 11:00 am.
Evenng ~. 6:00 p.m Wednesday Pra)'Sf Meet:rg
and Bille S1udy 7:00 p.m. Pastor Bobby Ca1penter
Ubelty Baptist, ~;SundayServtoe, 10am;Worsllip
SeMce. 11 am and 6 p m, Wednesday. 6 p.m. Mette
Ul11&. Minister.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, ltgon WOfsh4>
Servtoe. Sunday. 11:00 am. Thursday. 7 p.m
Martin Branch Freew111 Baptist, ESiil. Surday Service 10
am, Wor&lipServtoe. 1115am and 7 pm Wednesday.
7 p m , James (Red) '-txTis. Moister.
Martin Freewill Baptist, Marttt SUlday School, 10 am.
Worsh4> Service. 11 am and 6 pm. We<klesday. 7 pm,
John L Blai, Mn!Sier.
Maytown First Baptist. M3Jn SL, t.'ay10Wn; Sunday
School. 10 am Worsttop SeMce. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bob~. Mtnisler
Mcll<lwell Arst Baiptist. McDowell SUlday School, 9 45
am. Wotsltip SeMce. 11 am and 7 p.m., Wednesday. 7
p.m. Hany Hargis. MlltSter
Middle Creel< Baptist, !b Riwr, &may School, 10 a m.,
'Ml<ship Service. 11 am and 6 p m. We<klesday. 7 p.m ;
Vernon Slone Minister
Lighthouse Baiptist. 2194 KY At 1428. Prestonsbutg
Slrday Ser.ioe, 10 am., Worship SeMce. 11 am and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Donald Crisp. Minisler
home phone~
Pleasant Home Baiptist. WatarGap Road. t..ancer: Stnday
School 10 am Worship SeMce. II am. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday. 7 p m MarX Tackea. Paslor.
Pmer Creek Baiptist. 8<mef SUlday School. 10 am.
Vbsllip SeMce. 'I am and 7 p m., We<klesday. 7 p.m.
Ga<y Fish. Mrister
Pt96tonsburg Community College Baptist student
Union, J 102. Wedne6da)( 11:30 a m , Frencll B Hannon.
D~eclor. ElaC. Goble PresiJenl, 874·9466'478-2978
Rock Fori< Freewill Baptist; Gatli!CI Sunday School, 10
a m • Worship Service, 11 am Wednesday. 7 p m •
'Mlrdel Grage<, ~.
Rock Fo11t Regular Baptist. Garrell; Vbshrp Servtoe. 9:30
am. Ear1 Slone. Minister; Jeny Manns, Assislart Minisler.
Salt l.lck United Baptist. Salt l.lcl<. Hueysvile; Worship
SeMce, 10:30 am, 4lh Sunday; Tlusday. 6:30 p.m.;
Paslof. Chesler Lu:as.
Sammy Clark 8nn:h "'-il Bapdst, Dam; Sunday
School 10 am, Worship SeMce, 11 am and 6 p.m.
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m ; Pasb'. Robert Shane Pcwers.
Stephens 8nn:h Missionary Baptist, Slephens E!ta'dl;
Sunday Setvice. 10 am.• Wotsltip Servtoe. 11 am.:
Wednesday. 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue Freew111 Baptist; Stnday School. 10
am.. Worship SeMce. II am and 6 p.m. ; Wednesday 7
p.m .• Manlool Farm. Minister.
Tom's Cnlek Freewnl Baplst, US. 23 (n01111 d l.a)'le
Brochers), Sunclay School. 10 am; Worship Servtoe. II
am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. CllJck Ferguson
Mnsler.
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; a,ff Road
Sunday School. 10 a.m., Worship SeMce. 11 am.; YOUih
Service. 5:00p.m., Evening Servtoe. 6:00p.m.; No SeMce
1he 1st Sunday of each month; Wednesday. 7 p m: Jody
Spencer Mrlistar.
Trtmble Chapel "'-IU Baptist; lntetsedton ol U.S. 23
and KY
Wale< Gap: SUlday School. 10 am. Momi1g
Worship Servtoe, 11 am and Evemg Worship SeMce 6
p.m ; Wednesday Bille S1udy 7 p.m. Youth Sec\'ices 7
p m: E'o'81}'0118 Welcome
United Comunfty Baptist, H>ny 7, t+.Jeysv~e; Worship
Servtoe. 2 p.m.; Fnday. 7 p.m.; Carlos Bevertt. Minister
oo.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist. v.llee~~ .m:tlon:
&may School 10 am Worship Servtoe, 11 am and 7
pm.;Wednesday. 7p.m l.oulsfemln. Minister
Mother's Home Church. Toler Creek. Harold 9:301he 2nd
SaltJday a tel Sunday of rmry nmtl. ~'oderaiOr. Kemi
Newsome
CATHOUC
St. Martha, Waler Gap; Mass. Sunday. 11:15 a.m:
SaiUrday, 5 p.m. Sl.flday.; Falher Robert Danvon. pasloo'.
CHRISTIAN
First Christian, 500 Nor1h Amoi:J Aveooe. Sunday School.
10am., Wotship SeMce. 11 am, Jrn Sherman. Mnister
Garrett Community Christian, Route 550 Garrell
Worship SeMce. 10~ am and 6:30 p m Wednesday.
6:30pm. Dome Hackwor1h. Mnister
Victory Christian Minlstr1es, 1428 E.. Sunday School
11:30 am. ~ SeMce. 11 am.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.
Shenn WAams. Mrister.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Belsy layne; SUlday
School 10 a.m. Worsh~ SeMce, 11 am and 6 p.m.
Wednesday, 7 p.m · Tonmy J Spears Minister.
Church of Cltrlst. Soulh Lake Drive,~ Service. 10
am. and 6 p.m., Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Benny IJiarj(oostjp,
Mnister.
Harold Church of Christ, Harold. SmdaySchool. lOam;
Wotship Service. 11 am and 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p m;
James H. Harmon, MillSier
Highland Church of Christ. At. 23 Hager HI; Surtcldy
School. 10 a.m.; Worship Service II a.m. and 6 pm.
Wednesday 7 p.m.
Hueys>111e Church of CMst; SUlday School. 10 am.
Wotship Service. 11 am and 7 p.m; Wednesday 7 pm.
Chesler llatrey, ~Ms!ef.
Lower Toler Church of Cltrlst. Harold: Sunday School, 10
am, Worship Servtoe. 11 a.m and 6:30p.m., Wednesday,
6:30pm., looe Meade, Mnsler
Mare Cnlek Church ol Christ, Stanvlle; Surday School.
10am WorstipService 1' amand6p.m.;Wednesday
6~pm.
Martin Church of Cltrlst, Marttt: SU1day School, 10 am
Worship Servtoe. 11 am and 7 pm., Wednesday. 7 p.m.
Gart Milllcllel Minister
l.Wer Toler Church of Christ. 3.5 tnles 14> Toler Creek M
righl, Sunday School 10am;Worsh!JServtoe. 11 a.m. IVlCI
6 p.m.. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Tonmy Dale Bush. l.b;ter
Weeksbuly Church of CMst; Stnday School, 10 a.rm1 :
Worship Service. 10:45 am. and 6 p.m Mil<a Hall Mnister
CHURCH OF GOD
Betsy Layne Church of God. 00 U.S. 23: Stnday School.
10 am. ~Service. 11 am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday.
7 p.m.• Judllll Caudil Moris!Pf.
Community Church of God, Mansas Creek. Martin;
Worship SeMce. 11 am. Friday 7 p.m.; Bud Cn.m,
Minister.
Arst Church of God Sunday School, 10 am: Wotship
SeMce. 1045 am. and6 p m., Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Sleloo
V. w.ams, PasiO<
Gam!tt Chtl'dt of God. Garret1 Soo:laySchool. lOam;
Worshp Servtoe. 11 am and 7 p.m., Wednesday. 7 p.m. ;
DQnaJd Bragg. Mrisler
Landmarl< Church of God, Goble Aobef1s Addttion;
Sunday School. IOa.m, WorsllipSeiVice. II :lOam. and7
p.m.; Wednesday. 7 pm.; KeooelhE. Prater. Jr. Mrntster.
Utile Paint First Church of God. 671 UtUe Pm Road.
East POOl, SUlday Sdlool. 9.45 am; Worsh!> SeMce, 11
a.m IVlCI 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p. Charles Healer $.
Mnosler.
The Church o1 God of Prophecy, li Hat SU1day School
lOam, VbshrpSeMce 11 am and7 p.m. Wednesday.
7 p m. Don Fraley. $, Mnister.
EPISCOPAL
St. James Episcopal; Stnday SeMce. 9:45 am. Holy
Eucharist 11:00 am Wednesday SUiy GfOl4) 6:00p.m,
Holy Eucharist & Healflg 7:30p.m. Falher Jolmie E. AossAedor
LliTHERAN
Our Savior Luthe!8n. SW Bayes Room Caniage Hou<le
Mo4BL Pads'lie Slrday SeMce. 11 a m WIG.W (600
am) 121l5 p m., Aolal1d Bentrup, Mllrster
METHODIST
Auxier Un~ed Methodist. Awoor. Sunday School, 10 a.m.,
Worsh4l Service 11 a m: v.llOOesday, 6 p.m.· ~
Lawson. Mnslef.
~sy Layne United Methodist, nex110 8 L GyrrnaSillll;
Sunday School. 10 am. Worshrp SeMce 11 am
Wednesday. 7 p m. Randy Blad<tun, lllnistsf.
Cltrlst United Methodist, Aiel\, SUlday School, 9 45 a m
Wotship Service. 11 am and 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p m,
Kennelh Lemaster. MRsler
Community United Melhodis~ 141 Bu1<e Averoe (oil
t.nversily Drive and Neeley Sl); Stnday School. 10 am.;
Worship SeMce 11 am and 6 p.m Wednesday, 7 p.m.,
Slew Pescosoido. Mf1ister
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Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist. At 979, BeaYer. SUlday
School, lOam.; Worship Servtoe, 11 am. and 6 p.m.;Phtltp
t Smth, Mnosler.
Emma United Methodist, Emma: SLflda)ISchool. 10 am:
Worship SeMce. II am, Wednesday, 6 p.m., P.U A.ilen.
~Mister.
Ar11 ~ Methodist, 256 SOIAh Amoi:J Averoe: 9 am.
~ SeMce: SUlday School, 945 am; 'Ml<ship
Service.10:55am.and5p.m UMYSSeMce Wecmsday
7 p.m., Matte D Walz. Paslor.
Hom Chapel Methodist, AtriJ8l Road, ALIXIO<, SUlday
School, 10 am, Wotship Service. 11 am. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday, 6 p.m. Garfield Potter. ~Mister
Martin MeChodlst; Stnday School, 10 am; Worship
SeMce. 11 am.· Wecilesday7 p.m., Roy Har1ow, Mnister.
Maytown United Methodist, Langley. SUlday Servtoe 11
a.m.;Worsllip SeM:e. 9:30am. and6pm.;Wednesday. 6
p.m.; Roy Harlow. Mn&ster.
Salisbury United Methodist, PMlllr; Sunday School. 10
am.; Wots1tip Service. 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7
p.m.: Bollby G Lawson. MlliSier
Way1and Un~ed Methodist, At 7, Wayland; Sooday
School. 10 am., Worship Service. II am.; Wednesday. 6
p.m.; Brad Tacl<ett. Mnisler.
Wheelwright Unfted Methodist. WheetM\ght: Sooday
Schoi:ll. 10 a.m. ~ SeMce. 11 am and 6 p.m.;
v.\lOOesday. 7 p.m.; Bollby Isaac. Mtn&Ster.
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Servtoe, SaltJday!SLflday. 7 p.m., We<tlesday. 7 p.m.: Ted
Shannon. MrliSier.
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p.m.,~· 6:30pm., Buslef HayiOn, Mnister.
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�A10 • FRIDAY,
JANUARY
17, 2002
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
For the Record
Marriage
Licenses
Group vs. Ralph Lewis Jr.; debt
collec~ion.
Gknda Ann Hall, 20, to
Chad Ed" arc! I ovdy, 28. both
of Wayland.
Angela 1\'laric Brimmer, 19.
to Rick) Lee Humer Jr.. 20,
both of Preston~burg.
Sheila Swafford. 27. to
Bnan David Boleyn. 32. both
of G:IITett.
fel1cia Jill Elliot, 40, to
Robert Howard Solie), 48, both
of Pnnter.
Civil Suits Filed
Ida l\1atilda Cole vs. Robert
George Cole Jr.: divorce.
Danny Hamilton vs. Tammy
Hamilton: divorce.
Hackie Hall, as guardian for
Lonnie Ray Hall IlL a minor,
vs. Cathy Tackett: leaving a
child on a school bus.
OhiO Causality Insurance
In Loving Memory
of our Grandfather
Paul Ward Thompson
October 26, 191 O..January 18, 2001
Grandaddy it is so hard to believe
that you have been gone two years.
You never said "goodbye", you were
gone before we knew it, and God only
knows why.
In life we loved you dearly, In death,
we love you still, in our hearts you
hold a special place, no one can ever
fill.
It broke our hearts to lose you, but
you didn't go alone, for a part of us
went with you, the day that God
called you home. We miss you and
will love you forever.
"Who shall separate us from the love
of God which Is in Jesus Christ?...We
are more than conquerors through
Him Who loves." (Romans 8:35, 37).
Sadly missed by your family.
Becky Marie Poe vs.
William Ashland Poe; divorce.
Pamela M. Shepherd vs. Joe
D. Shepherd; petition for health
care insurance.
Gwendalou Shepherd vs.
Richie 0. Shepherd; petition
for health care insurance.
Crystal D. Prater vs. Justin
D. Slone; petition for health
care msurance.
Jeana H. Vance vs. Michael
R. Vance: petition for child support and health care insurance.
Kala Webb vs. Keith Webb;
pet1t10n for child support and
health care insurance.
Kimberly P. Yielding vs.
William E. Yielding; petition
for child support and health
care insurance.
Evelyn B. Newsome vs.
Ralph G. Newsome; petition
for health care insurance.
Renee L. Rogers vs. Chad
Rogers; petition for health care
insurance.
Nancy A. Webb vs. Bobby
E. Webb; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Tonya Ross vs. Shannin
Ross; petition for health care
Potter
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Wednesday's
news.
Publishers, too, are elated. The
industry endured its slowest
holiday season in years, with
many complaining about the
lack of a "must-have" book to
get shoppers in stores. Few
books are more "must-have"
than a Harry Potter story.
"It's an emotional lift, something to drive business and put
books back in the news," said
Carl Lennertz, publisher and
program director of BookSense,
a national marketing campaign
for independent bookstores in
the United States.
Some fans may have to
squint through the "Order of
Phoenix." One reason for all
those pages is that publishers
have used a smaller type. "The
last book was pretty chunky,
and we wanted to prevent this
one from being too big," said
Bloomsbury
spokeswoman
Rosamund de Ia Hey.
When the book failed to
make it into print last year, as
expected, there was speculation
that Rawling was suffering
from writer's block. She denied
it. but the book has taken far
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longer to complete than its predecessors, published every year
from 1997.
With readers eager to hear
about Harry's meetings with
monsters and Muggles (nonmagic people), and his fastmoving games of quidditch (a
sort of aerial hockey played on
flying broomsticks), booksellers
now anticipate another bonanza.
After all, fans stood in line at
bookstores to be first to buy
previous volumes.
"With the amount of interest
and excitement surrounding
Harry Potter, we expect the
interest in advance reservations
to be enormous," said Lesley
of
book
chain
Miles
"We
know
Waterstone 's.
Harry's fans can't wait to get a
copy of the new volume." In
Britain, it is possible to reserve
books in advance.
Rawling's four published
titles have sold an estimated 192
million copies worldwide in
hard and soft cover, and the
books have been published in at
least 55 languages and distributed in more than 200 countries.
The first two books have been
adapted into hit movies.
insurance.
Kimberly A. Robinson vs.
Bradley C. Robinson; petition
for child support and health
care insurance.
Linda Smith vs. Brent M.
Smith; petition for health care
insurance.
Nettie M. Marshall vs.
Steven J. Spradlin; petition for
health care insurance.
Teresa L. Suver vs. Earl E.
Suver; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Susan R. Slone vs. Silas
Slone Jr.; petition for health
care insurance.
Ladonna S. Shepherd vs.
Clyde Shepherd; petition for
health care insurance.
Belinda K. Greer vs.
Anthony W. Greer; petition for
child support and health care
insurance.
Lona Calhoun vs. Herman
S. Hall; petition for health care
insurance.
Walter Fick III vs. Linda L.
Jarrell; petition for health care
insurance.
Toney Newsome vs. Ruby
Mae Newsome; property dispute.
Rogers Petroleum Services
vs. Comfort Mining; debt collection.
S&P Capital Investments vs.
Kaye Gallion; debt collection.
Greenpoint
Credit
vs.
Donald L. Tackett; debt collection.
Small Claims
Filings
James F. Halash vs. Harold
Williams and Alltech Heating
and Cooling; reimbursement
for check.
Prince Albert Stables vs.
Charles and Cheryl Prater; debt
collection.
East Kentucky Tire vs.
Robert Skeans; debt collection.
Worldwide Equipment vs.
Bill "Crush" Dingus
Elsie Chaffins Craft
Bill "Crush" Dingus, age 69,
of Prestonsburg, formerly of
Martin, passed away Tuesday,
January 14, 2003, at his residence.
He was born November 7,
1933, in Martin, the son of
Hazel Taylor Robinson, at
Salyersville, and the late Arthur
Dingus. He was a former East
Kentucky
Transportation
Liaison for the Governor's
Office, a graduate of Martin
High School and Pikeville
College, and a member of the
Salyersville
First
Baptist
Church, in Salyersville.
Survivors include two sons,
Bobby Sherman Dingus and
Billy Dingus, both of Martin;
one daughter, Diane Dingus
Spurlock of Allen; two stepdaughters, Carla Felty and
Jammie Martin, both of
McDowell; one sister, Florence
Arnett of Madisonville, five
grandchildren, Bobby Sherman
Dingus II, David Cline, Traci
Dingus, Gina Justus, and Kellie
Dingus Spurlock; and three
great-grandchildren, Brandon
Daniel Justus, Hannah Grace
Dingus, and Connor Graham
Spurlock.
Funeral services for Bill
Dingus will be conducted
Friday, January 17, at 11 a.m., at
the Hall Funeral Home Chapel,
at Martin, with Clergyman
Arnold Turner Jr., officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Dingus Cemetery, at Martin,
under the professional care of
the Hall Funeral Home.
Elsie Chaffms Craft, 84, of
Garrett, died Monday, January
14, 2003, at her residence.
Born October 28, 1918, in
Floyd County, she was the
daughter of the late Kelse and
Ollie Coburn Chaffins. She was
a homemaker and a member of
the Freewill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Bert Craft.
Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie Shipley of Garrett,
and Madonna Craft of Portgage,
Indiana; four grandchildren,
Brion Keith Shipley, Teresa
Baldridge, Gregory C. Wireman,
and Kimberly Payne; and six
great-grandchildren, Michael
Baldridge, Nicholas Gray
Wireman, Nicole Payne, Kaleb
Payne, Shayna Baldridge, and
Dylan Shipley.
In addition to her parents, and
husband, she was preceded in
death by one daughter, Madeline
Craft; two brothers, Hiatt
Chaffins and Clayton C.
Chaffins; and five sisters, Seatta
Foster, Hazel Reed, Gertrude
Chaffins, Annis Bailey and
Velma Collins.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 18, at
l p.m., at Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Clinton "Buddy" Jones officiating.
Burial will be in the Tom
Martin Cemetery, in Garrett,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
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Charges Filed
Michael H. Gastiger, 42,
Louisa, alcohol intoxication.
Rodney Dan Yates, 35,
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication.
Robert D. Gregory, 28,
Paintsville, alcohol intoxication.
Brandon
Hoover,
21,
Eastern, possession of marijuana.
Margaret R. Albright, 21,
Prestonsburg, fourth-degree
assault, disorderly conduct.
Michael
Gastigel,
42,
Prestonsburg, use/possession
drug paraphernalia, violation of
EPO.
Billy D. Stumbo, 35,
Mcdowell, public intoxication,
disorderly conduct.
Johnny Dwayne Fitch, 32,
Betsy Layne, menacing.
Leta J. Griffith, 32, Betsy
Layne, third-degree criminal
trespassing,
fourth-degree
assault.
Angel Thacker, age unlisted,
Betsy Layne, assault fourthdegree.
Julie Hall age unlisted,
Harold, two counts of parent
failure to send child to school.
Kim Hall, age unlisted,
Harold, parent failure to send
child to school.
Lorretta Lewis, age unlisted,
Langley, parent failure to send
child to school.
Wendy Stanley, age unlisted,
Minnie, parent failure to send
child to school.
Bobbie Murphy, age unlisted, Martin, parent failure to
send child to school.
Lydia M. Spradlin, 36, Blue
River, terroristic threatening,
harassment, wanton endangerment second-degree.
Obituaries
(Paid obituary)
l
Delmer Fletcher; debt collection.
Ronald Frasure vs. Tonda
Patton; collection of rent.
(Paid obituary)
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Denver Spurgeon
Denver Spurgeon, age
70, fonnerly of Bypro,
KY died at the OSU
Hospital in Columbus,
Ohio, on January 8,
2003, after a brief illness.
He was preceded in
death by his mother,
Montina
Spurgeon
Henley and stepfather,
Clarence Henley. He
was a long-time member of the Pentecostal
Church of God, before
moving to Michigan,
and later resided in
Marion, Ohio.
He is survived by six
sisters, Opal Young of
Marion, Ohio, Gennette
Thacker of Youngstown, Ohio, Joyce
McCain of Caledonia,
Ohio, Loretta Gilliam
of Flat Rock, North
Carolina, Sue Thomas
of
River
Rouge,
Michigan, and Ann
Miller of Wyandotte,
Michigan; two brothers,
Wamie Spurgeon of
Hager Hill, and Elmer
Henley of Applegate,
Michi-gan.
In addition to his
mother and stepfather,
he was preceded in
death by a brother,
Virgil Spurgeon, and
two sisters, Maxine
Ratliff; and Clara
Spurgeon.
Funeral services were
held
on
Monday,
January 13, and interment
at
Marion
Cemetery, in Marion,
Ohio.
(Paid obituary>
Cindy Hagans, 32, Langley
third-degree, criminal trespassing, harassment.
Earl Slone, 35, McDowell,
first-degree crintinal trespass- •
ing, assault fourth.
Gary Little Jr., 25, Melvin,
harassing communications.
Dana Bevins, age unlisted,
Hurley, Va., theft by deception.
Lucinda A. Kidd, 76,
Martin, fourth-degree assault.
Edgar Kidd, 83, Martin,
fourth-degree assault.
Gary Tackett, 37, Beaver,
alcohol intoxication.
Jimmy Ray Castle, 38, East
Point, fourth-degree assault.
Stephanie Tackett, 33, Betsy
Layne, fourth-degree assault.
Chris T Jenkins, 25,
Hueysville,
fourth-degree
assault.
Alex Solar, 29, Harold,
fourth-degree assault.
Mark C. Stanley, 22, Blue
River, alcohol intoxication.
John Terry, age unlisted,
Wayland, harassing communications.
50,
Johnny
Gillam,
Wheelwright, terroristic threatening, third-degree criminal
trespassing.
30,
Kevin
Calhoun,
Prestonsburg, fourth-degree
assault.
Cheryl Davis, 33, Hi Hat,
theft by unlawful taking.
44,
Elizabeth
Spears,
Pikeville, theft by deception.
Toby Mack Akers, 26,
Martin, receiving stolen property.
Alexandra Johnson, 29,
Prestonsburg, theft by deception.
Ricky James Hall, 19,
Wayland, theft by deception,
ftrSt-degree criminal mischief. ~
Paul L. Dotson Jr., 43,
Wayland, theft by deception.
Joyce Hall, 56, Galveston,
theft by failure to make
required disposition.
Steve W. Howard, 41,
David, third-degree assault,
resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, alcohol intoxication.
Shon Hall, 32, Wayland,
public intoxication.
Jamie
Gibson,
26,
Saylersville, falsely reporting
an incident, theft by unlawful
taking.
Matthew Moore, 22, Martin,
alcohol intoxication.
Ill
Jeffrey Lee Stanley, 28, Blue
River, alcohol intoxication.
Kermit Hall, 53, Hindman,
alcohol intoxication.
Jimmy Chaffins, 35, Vest,
alcohol intoxication.
James
D.
Alley, 42,
Mcdowell, entry on land without consent.
David Knox, 45, Denniston,
harassment.
Property
Transfers
Helen B. Hamilton to
Charles T. Hamilton, property
located, Hwy. 979.
Freddie Jervis and Nancy
Jervis to Stanley Jervis, property located, Short Fork of Tom
Branch.
Edward Ousley and Peggy
Ousley to James M. Osborne
and Margie N. Osborne, property located on Spurlock Fork
of Middle Creek.
City of Prestonsburg to
Henry 0. Hackworth and Edith
Hackworth, property located in
Crestwood Subdivision.
Wayne Wright to Henry
Harvey, property located,
Fisher Hollow, Printer.
Frances K. Henson and
Clayton E. Tee! to Courtney
Henson and Brittany Henson,
property location not listed.
Deed
of
Master
Commissioner: Phyliss Ann
Jarrell to Russell Warren
Jarrell, property location not
listed.
Clarence Kidd to Sherry
Ann Ray, property location not
listed.
Steven D. Parsons to Elmer
Parsons, property located, Rt.
1428.
Teddy Akers and Janice
Akers to Shawn Combs and
Kevin Prater, property located
on Big Mud Creek.
Burl Wells Spurlock and
Jeanne C. Spurlock to Spurlock
Holdings, LLC, property located, in Richmond Subdivision
II.
Deed
of
Master
Commissioner: Phyliss Ann
Jarrell to Russell Warren
Jarrell, property location not
listed.
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COMMENTARY
• Ex-Cat Macy
forges ahead
by BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
4
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Kyle Macy, the beloved floor
leader of the University of
Kentucky's 1978 NCAA champions, probably won't be in
Rupp Arena Saturday afternoon
to join his former teammates in
a 25th reumon celebration at
half-time of the nationally tele\ised UK1\otre Dame
game.
"J'hey're
having a
breakfast and
I'm going to
that," Macy
said earlier
this week,
Billy Reed
"but I doubt
Columnist
if I'll be able
to stick around for the half-time
ceremony because my team will
be starting its shoot-around
about then in Richmond."
And there. in a nutshell, you
have the essence of Kyle Macy.
It's so typical that he would pass
up individual glory for the sake
of his team - the
Morehead ')tate Eagles in this
case. At 8 p.m. Saturday, the
Eagles will play rejuvenating
Eastern Kentucky in Richmond's
McBrayer Coliseum. With Macy,
missing festivities in Rupp
Arena isn't a sacrifice as much
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Paintsville takes lead in 57th
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE- In a game which
pitted two of the state's fiercest rivals,
visiting Johnson Central trailed rhal
Paintsville at the end of each quarter
before tying the game and sending it
into an overtime period Monday night.
Brandon Wheeler hit on a short shot and
then, v. ith his team trailing b) only one
point, went to the free-throv. line and
nes the game at 62 to force the overtime. Paints\ ille before the game went
into overtime had a shot to win at the
end, but a shot attempt came up short.
Peyton Conley scored the first tv.o
points of the overtime for Pamtsville as
the 'I igers outscored the Eagles 8 3 in
the extra session to post a 70-65 victory.
Allen
Central
guard
Tiffany
Turner and
the Lady
Rebels are
scheduled
to host
Betsy
Layne
tonight.
Paintsville. coached by 15th Region
veteran mentor Bill Mike Runyon, Jed
17-16 at the end of the first quarter and
33-31 at the half. Paintsville again
outscored the VIsiting Golden Eagles,
coached by Les Trimble, 14-12 in the
third period.
Johnson Central played well enough
(See LEAD, page three)
H.S. BASKETBALL
-SOUTH FLOYD WHIPS BETSY LAYNE -
David to host
Prestonsburg
frosh in first-ever
home game
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MARTIN - The David School, in its
inaugural season of playing high school
basketball, will host its first ever ho,e
game on Saturday at the Mountain
Christian Academy Gymnasium in
Martin. In a game scheduled to tip off at
2 p.m., the David Comets will host the
Prestonsburg High freshman team. The
David School inv1tes all friends of the
school including all former alumni and
parents the the groundbreaking event.
The David School team has been organized this season and has been playing
road
games
throughout
Eastern
(See REED, page three)
(See DAVID, page three)
BENTLEY'S COMMENTS
More sports
oddities
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
6
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till
It's sunken to this, ladies and
gentlemen: A man has gotten
busted for- get this - trying to
fix a fishing tournament.
0 bother.
That's right. In an effort to
keep you the reader informed
and fill my
weeki) quota
of words that
I pro' ide to
this very publication. I
scanned the
depths of the
internet this
week and
Rick Bentley
found well, I
Columnist
found out
there's not a
lot of entertaining, humorous
stuff on there when it comes to
sports.
That's what I found.
I mean. when a high school
senior playing with a remotecontrol car passes for sports
humor, we've got ourselves a
slump here.
Knott
photo by Jamie Hall
standout
.;tgns with
Pikeville
Justin Hall (dribbling) was caught up by Betsy Layne senior Brent Newsome.
RAIDERS REMAIN PERFECT
IN 58TH DISTRICT
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE -If South l·lo)'d
had any leftover aggression foliO\\ing two losses 10 the WYM'l
Mountain Classic, it was taken out
Wednesday night on the road agamst
Betsy Layne. The Raiders remained
perfect in the 58th District, pounding
Betsy Layne 78-59
TtMES STAFF REPORT
HINDMAN - One of the top
players in the 14th Region has
signed to play basketball at
PikevHle College. Knott County
Central product Tonya Amburgey is
the third member of next year's
freshman class to sign with the Lady
bench for South Ho)d. giving the
Raiders a spark. Meade finished as
the game's leading scorer with 17
points, 13 of which came in the second quarter, thanks in part to a pair
of three-point field goals. Michael
Hall. after being limited somewhat
in the WYMT tourney, scored 15.
Tyler Hall finished with 14 and Jack
Coach Henl) Webb's Ra1ders d1d
trail at one point against the host
Bobcats. South Flo)d. after tradmg
midway through the first quarter
went on a huge run. South Floyd led
15-13 at the end of the first quarter
before it blew the game open in the
second quarter, outscoring the
Bobcats 25-7 en route to a 40-20
halftune lead.
Brilln Meade came in off the
Bears.
Amburgey, a 5-7 senior who can
play either point or shooting guard,
a\tet.lges 16 points a game for the
La4y Patriots this season.
~''tbllya. is very versatile, and that
is'''always helpful on the college
!eyel," said Pikeville College Coach
Bill Watson. ''She's been very producti-ve for Knott Central, creating
opportunities for not only herself
but for her teammates. We think
Tonya. bas a blight future ahead of
her.''
(See DISTRICT, page three)
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Johnson 2, Ma. Hall1, J. Hall 5
BETSY LAYNE (59)- Hamilton 13, J. Kidd 6, N. Newsome 12. B. Newsome 3, B. Hall10, Howell6, B.
Kidd 5, Bryant 2, Case 2.
(See KNOTT, page three)
(See BENTLEY. page three)
HORSE RACING
H.S. BASKETBALL
Road to Kentucky
Derby open
for business
Ladycats flex muscle,
beat South Floyd
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
by RICHARD ROSENBLATT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
It's the time of year when
trainers hang over the rail, stopwatches in hand, with an e)e on
more than just the fastest workout of the day. They're searching
•
(See DERBY. page four)
photo by Steve LeMaster
Junior Lady Raider
Sharee Hopkins looked
to get the ball in during
the third quarter
Wednesday night.
BETSY LAYNE Betsy Layne
continued its hold on the 58th
District girls' basketball race
Wcdnesda) n1ght with a 59-37 win
0\er 'ic;Jting Soutl) Floyd. The two
teams hooked up shortly after 5 p.m.
in a game that was postponed and
played one day later because of
snow which hit Eastern Kentucky
earlier this week.
Betsy Layne. the defending 58th
District champ, got off to a slow
start, but eventuall) straightened
things out to hold a I : · (' I ad at the
end of the fir~t qu,\rtcr. The
(See LADYCATS, page four)
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TIMES STAFF REPORT
PAIN rsVILLE
Highland
Elementnry is the 2002-03 Johnson
Count)'
l·lementary
Athletic
Association Champion m boys' basketball.
I'IH: Wildcats defeated W.R. Castle
61-40 in the championship game of the
ACHS Basketball
Homecoming set
for Saturday
by STEVE
LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Amanda Tackett
Amber Scott
Brittany Combs
Heather Deaton
Jaclyn Martin
Kari Hicks
Samantha Bailey
•
Tiffany Turner
Whitney Hayes
EASTERN·
Allen Central High
School will hold its
basketball homecoming ceremonies
on Saturday. The
Runnin' Rebels will
host Buckhorn in a
varsity boys' basketball game. The
homecoming ceremony with the
crown of a queen
will begin at approximately 7 p.m.
Candidates for
the 2003 ACHS
Basketball Queen
will be selected
from the seven following senior candidates.
• Brittany Erin
Combs of Wayland,
the daughter of
Donnie Combs and
Connie Martin
Combs. She will be
escorted by Oliver
Kilgore.
• Heather
Danielle Deaton of
Hueysville, the
daughter of Julian
and Alberta Deaton.
Her escort for the
night will be Paul
David Francis.
• Shellie LeAnn
Hayes of Langley,
the daughter of
Keith and Elaine
Hayes. Hayes will
be escorted by Kyle
Webb.
• Kari Hicks of
Hueysville, the
daughter of Craig
and Della Hicks.
Her escort for the
night will be Austin
Francis.
• Jaclyn Faith
Martin of Drift, the
daughter of John
and Sherrie Martin.
Martin will be
escorted by Brad
Pack.
•Amber Rose
Scott of Martin, the
daughter of Beverly
Scott of Martin, and
Anthon)' Scott of
Prestonsburg. She
will be escorted by
Rossi Samons.
• Tiffany Thmer
of Garrett, the
daughter of Lee and
Brenda Turner. Mike
Slone will serve as
her escort.
This year's junior
representative is
Whitney Jade Hayes
of Hippo. She is the
daughter of Carla
and Charlie Rose.
Her escort for the
night is Wilfreda
Dominguez.
The sophomore
representative is
Amanda Varia
Tackett of
McDowell. She is
the daughter of Dr.
Dicky and Cathi
Tackett and will be
escorted by Andrew
Prater.
The freshman
representative for
this year's basketball
homecoming is
Samantha Suzanne
Bailey of Wayland,
the daughter of
Susan Stumbo of
Wayland and David
Bailey of Lancer.
Nathan Lafferty will
serve as Bailey's
escort.
JCEAA Tournament last Fnday night at
the Johnson Central High School
Fieldhouse.
Chase Richardson led the way for the
victorious Wildcats with 17 points. Tyler
Isaac added 16 points and Mike Conley
tossed in 13.
Jared Murray scored six and Jal'l'd
Meade finished with four.
/ ..:tch Hughes and Casey Brown finished with three and two points, respectively.
W.R. Castle sharpshooter Ian Welch
led all scorers with 24 points, Nathan
Dillon added 12 and Dennis Dillon finished with four points for the Tomcats.
Meade Memorial took the consolation
game with a 29-20 triumph over Porter.
l11e !·loyd County gmde school boys'
basketball season. like many other grade
school campaigns in surrounding counties, ha<; tempomrily bt:en put on hold due
to the recent winter weather.
At press time, signups for the 2003
Johnson County Buddy Basketball season were slated and scheduled to take
place on Saturday at Porter Elementary,
58TH DISTRICT BASKETBALL -
just outside of Aoyd County.
COACHES REMINDER:
If you are a coach and/or parent and
would like to have your team's scores and
game information published in The
Times, call 606/886-8506; fax 606/8863603 or email sports@ floydcoun
tytimes.com.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Basketball teams
continue upward
movement
photo by Jam1e
Howell
Charles Ray
(41) went up for
a shot against
the Betsy
Layne defense.
Ray, a senior,
finished with
four points in
South Floyd's
win. The
Raiders remain
perfect in the
58th District.
Betsy Layne's
Brandon Hall
and Brent
Newsome (30)
are pictured
looking on.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Both the Bears and Lady Bears moved up
in the NAIA Div. I basketball polls, released
today from the headquarters in Olathe, Kan.
The men moved up one slot to No. 9 after
a three-win week, while the Lady Bears
climbed two positions to No. 13.
For the men, the votes were tallied prior to
their 83-74 setback to Mountain State
(W.Va.). The Cougars, who lost their only
game last week, slipped from No. II to No.
14.
The Lady Bears continue their move up
the charts, improving two spots to No. 13.
This comes off a week where the team won
its only game, a 65-55 win over Milligan
(Tenn.) College.
The women moved past Mobile (Ala.) and
Wayland Baptist (Texas) in the ratings. Just
photo by Steve LeMaster
Valerie King dove
for a loose ball for
South Floyd is the
Lady Raiders' loss
to Betsy Layne
Wednesday night.
(See MOVEMENT, page four)
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Gragg to coach
at Tusculum
TIMES STAFF REPORT
The only volleyball coach in Pikeville
College history has F,en selected as the new
CQaCh at 'tustulum
College.
Missy Gragg, who
has posted back-toback winning seasons
with a program only
four years old,
informed Director of
Athletics Ron Damron
of her decision
Monday morning.
"It was a very difficult choice for me, because I have developed a love for Pikeville College and the
people here," said Gragg, who doubled as
the school's softball coach. "I believe this is
a tremendous opportunity for me, and one 1
couldn't pass on. But I will always love
Pikeville College, and always be a Pikeville
College Bear."
"Obviously, we had to see Missy leave
us," said Damron. "She has been a valuable
member of our college community, as well
I
photo by Steve
LeMaster
In a mismatch
of sorts, South
Floyd point
guard Megan
Ousley went up
against Betsy
Layne center
Tabetha Witt.
Looking on is
Betsy Layne's
Tiffany Meade
(35).
Betsy Layne
also still perfect in 58th
District play.
The Betsy
Layne boys'
and girls' basketball teams
are scheduled
to travel to
Allen Central
tonight.
(See GRAGG, page four)
Mountain State
holds on for win
over Pikeville
BOXING
Pennington plans boxing gym
by SHAWN HOPKINS
APPALACHIAN NEWS-EXPRESS
PIKEVILLE - The lights are
out in the cluttered yellow storage
building off By-Pass Road.
Through the gloom one can
make out stacked signs and other
items, stained floors and a low
ceiling. But Mayfield Pennington
sees more.
Mayfield's Boxing Gym will
have a boxing ring, he said, and
arm wrestling tables and weights.
photo by Steve
LeMaster
South Floyd
Middle School
eighth-grader
Heather Dean
was Included
on an all-tournament team
over the weekend. The tournament was a
freshmen girls'
tournament.
It will be a place to train, for kids
to come and "toughen up" and
occupy themselves with something that will keep them too busy
for drugs and. he hopes. a place
(See BOXING. page four)
YOUTH BASKETBALL
Prestonsburg Junior
Basketball - Games
played Saturday, Jan. 11
Lakers 36, Grizzlies 11
Josiah Reno led the Lakers past the
Grizzlies with I0 points in the contest.
Bobby Hughes and John Michael
Turner finished with 8 and 9 points
respectively. The !..akers led 22-0 at the
half and went on to win. The Grizzlies
were led b) Katre Le~1aster and Matt
(See JUNIOR. page four)
Tll\lll$ STAFF REPORT
BECKEE?Y, W.Va..... Mountain State
University outscored visiting Pikeville
College, 51"37. in the second half en
route to an 83-74 victory Monday at the
Raleigh County Annory.
Senior Jason Robinson. who was
named as the Mid-South Conference's
Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, led three Pikeville play~
ers in double figures with 22 P9ints.
Charles Sanders followed with 19 and
Michael Thomas chipped in I0.
The Bears controlled the game early
and went ahead 37-32 at the half, before
later faltering.
Mountaitl State landed four players in
double figures. Zacb Moss fired in a
game~hlgh 27. Kortaa Hall followed
with 17. Zane Gilliard and Raynardo
Cuny each added 11.
Pikeville College (15~3) will host
OSU-Marlqn tonight in a game scheduled for a 1 p.m. start
BEARS' SCORING:
Pikeville (74) • Teon Knox 2-3 0-0 4,
Jason Robinson 9·18 L-1 22. Charles
Sanders 7-16 2-2 19, Kevin Gaines 3-8
0-0 6. Janus Mkhael 0-3 2-2 2. Greg
Davis 24 0-0 5. Joe Mirus 3-4 0-0 6,
Michael Thomas 4-9 0·0 10.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
17, 2003 • 83
Reed
• Continued from p1
as it's a matter of pnonttes.
Macy, the coach, is more important right now than Macy, the
legend. His many Big Blue fans
will be disappointed that No. 4
won't be there to receive his
due, but they'll understand. On a
different level, Macy is still
competing as hard as a coach as
he did as a player.
When Macy quit his cushy
job as Ralph Hacker's sidekick
on the UK radio network to
become a rookie head coach at
Morehead, his sanity was questioned throughout the commonwealth. He won't last long, the
thinking went. Once he gets a
taste of life in the OVC,
Morehead will be in his rearview mirror.
After all, at every step of his
career - Peru High in Indiana,
Purdue, UK, the NBA, overseas
- Macy had always gone flrst
class. He didn't know any other
way. So how was he going to be
happy coaching players who
were rejected or overlooked by
the big-time programs? How
would he like riding buses
instead of chartered flights, eating hamburger instead of steak,
working in small arenas where
half the seats were empty?
The answer is that Macy now
is in his sixth season at
Morehead, a far longer tenure
than anyone expected. His current team is leading the OVC
•
and bas a legitimate shot to be
the sixth Morehead team to
make the NCAA tournament
and the ftrst since Coach Wayne
Martin's 1984 team.
The Eagles will take a fivegame winning streak and a 9-5
record into their game against
the Colonels, who are coach by
ex-UK point guard Travis Ford.
But they've been toughened
up by a non-conference schedule that has included losses on
the road to Arizona State (5956), Wright State (80-74), Ohio
State (74-60), and former No. I
team Alabama (82-64).
In 6-foot-4 junior forward
Ricky Minard, who was lOth in
the nation last season in scoring
average, Macy arguably has the
OVC's best player. Heading into
this season, Minard was the
nation's leading junior returnee
in career points and career scoring average. He also was fourth
among returning juniors in
steals per game, seventh in
rebounds per game, and ninth in
most three-point fleld goals per
game.
"In my personal opinion,"
said Macy, "he's the best player
in our conference. He may not
score the most points, but he
does a lot of other things. He's
still got a little growing up to do,
but he's fun to coach."
But defenses can't gang up
on Minard because he's far from
David
• Continued from p1
Kentucky.
The team consists of 12 players who have had no prior experience playing organized basketball. The team is led by Brian
Conn, a 6-3 senior who is a
multi-talented player and has
been averaging 16 points a
game for the David squad. Also
~ joining Conn in the starting
lineup is shooting guard
Michael Tussey, a player who
has been averaging 14 points a
game for the Comets.
David is Jed in rebounding
by freshman Brandon Caudill
and James Garrett, who share
the center position for the team.
The team also features point
guards Brandon Brown, Johnny
Justice,
Nathan
Bentley,
Nathan Caudill and three-point
specialist Nathan Ousley. The
shooting guard is Jason Conn.
In addition, Paul Mullins has
•) contributed, starting several
games at center for David.
The Comets are coached by
Prestonsburg attorney Ned
Pillersdorf, David School
teachers Erica Ash and Tiffany
Colon, and former Millard
High School basketball star and
current Pikeville College freshman J arrod Adkins.
The David School is a private
non-denominational
tuition free school located in
David in Floyd County. The
school provides individualized
academic and vocational curriculum for area youth in
grades 8-12. The school has an
enrollment of 75 students and
has bee in operation for 30
years.
WMDJ announcer Dale
McKinney has agreed to be the
celebrity
public
address
announcer for Saturday's contest. The game will be telecast
on a tape-delay basis by WPRG
of Harold, a division of InterMountain Cable.
There will be no charge for
admission to the game, and the
David School would publicly
like to thank Mountain Christian
Academy for allowing it to use
the facility.
a one-man team.
His solid supporting cast
proves how Macy has widened
the scope of Morehead's recruiting. The Eagles have more players from Europe (one each from
France, Spain, and England)
than from Kentucky (senior
Chez Marks of Paris and freshman Quinton Smith of Radcliff).
Reflecting the traits that
made Macy so popular in his
UK days, the Eagles last season
led the nation in free-throwing
shooting (Macy is UK's all-time
leader in free-throw percentage), were seventh in field-goal
percentage (Macy was a deadly
outside shooter), and tied for
29th in assists per game (Macy
is sixth on UK 's career assists
-
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Lead
• Continued from p1
in the third period to put 19
points
up
opposed
to
Paintsville's 15.
Senior Stuart Rutledge led
Paintsville in scoring with 20
points. Conley and senior Adam
Rice each had 14 points for the
Tigers.
._
Senior Brandon Wheeler led
1
Johnson Central with 21 points.
Mike Walters scored 15 and
senior point guard Chris Hurt
added 11. Sophomore Nick
Music, who now starts for
Johnson Central, chipped in 10.
The win gives the Tigers a leg
up in the 57th District race. Both
Paintsville and Johnson Central
are expected to contend for not
only but a 57th District championship, but also a 15th Region
title. Johnson Central is the
defending 57th District champ,
while Paintsville fmished runnerup in both the district and the
region last season.
•
Trimble, in his third season as
head coach of the Golden Eagles,
this season has the most talent
he's ever had on a team on the
high school level. Trimble came
to the Johnson Central High program after a successful coaching
stint in the middle school ranks at
Johnson County Middle.
Each team is scheduled to
return to action tonight. 1ohnson
Central is set to host Magoffin
County. Paintsville is scheduled,
weather permitting, to travel to
Martin County to play Sheldon
Clark.
JOHNSON CENTRAL (65)
-Wheeler 21, Walters 15, Hurt
11, Music 10, Woods 6,
Stapleton 2.
PAINTSVILLE
(70)
Rutledge 20, A. Rice 14, Conley
14, JarrellS, Collins 6, Simpkins
5.
Records-Johnson Central 84, Paintsville 8-2.
tion remains: Why isn't Macy
No. I on everybody's list of who
should replace Tubby Smith if
and when UK and Smith ever
part company?
If the Wildcats don't go deep
into the NCAA bracket this year,
the grumbling about Smith may
get so loud that Smith will either
leave in disgust or be fired by
Athletics
Director
Mitch
Barnhart, who's not reluctant to
pull the trigger.
It would be a shame if either
event happened. But if it does
- and who knows what surprises lurk in the Big Blue soap
(See REED. page four)
District
• Continued from p1
• Continued from p2
where champions in boxing,
bodybuilding and arm wrestling
might get their start.
"All I can do is try to get it
off the ground," he said.
The 52-year-old Pikeville
native started his professional
boxing career when he was 26.
His scrapbook is stuffed with
yellowed newspaper clippings
detailing his more than 30 professional fights in Pikeville,
Louisville and South America.
Pennington became interested in boxing watching it on television with his grandfather. At
16 he was boxing people in the
neighborhood and working out
with a duffel bag filled with
sand.
"At night, I'd go to this rock,
right up on the By-Pass Road,
and start praying 'God, I want to
be a boxer. Please help me.
Make a way for me,"'
Pennington said.
Pennington's prayers were
answered when he found a benefactor to support his career and
correspondence that got him in
touch with Muhammad Ali. Ali
sent him a letter directing him to
his old trainer in Louisville, and
Pennington's career started from
there.
"All them fighters (at the
gym in Louisville) beat me up,
they beat me bad," Pennington
said. "(But) in a couple months I
was beating all of them."
Pennington had a rocky start
as a heavyweight, he said, but
did better as a middleweight. He
met boxing notables such as Ali
and Joe Frazier, beat champions
such as former world middleweight champ Emile Griffith
in 1977.
Since returning to Pikeville
six months ago, Pennington said
he's seen a need for something
like his planned gym.
"I come back home and
notice all this stuff that's going
on," he said. "I feel like I want
to be a trainer now. And be a role
model for the kids with the
youth program."
He said he might even talk to
some local judges about letting
problem kids serve some probation at the gym.
Currently, Pennington has
been talking to friends from his
past in Pikeville, such as local
attorneys and others who have
pledged to buy equipment and
help him furnish his gym. The
people of Pikeville had always
been supportive of him in the
past, he said, and they seemed to
be willing to help him now.
Slone chipped in 10 for the
Raiders.
Steven Stanley scored six,
Justin Hall added five, and starting center Charles Ray netted
four in the South Floyd victory.
Adam Tackett and freshman
Ryan Johnson each had two
points apiece.
Mason Hall, a freshman to
came to South Floyd John M.
Stumbo, went one-of-two on
free-throw attempts in the fourth
quarter, giving him one point in
the game.
Senior guard Bobo Hamilton
led Betsy Layne in points with
13. Nathan Newsome scored 12
and BRandon Hall tossed in 10.
Point guard Jordan Kidd was
held to six points. Wes Howell,
coming in off the bench, also
added six.
Brandon Kidd, a freshman
reserve for the Bobcats, scored
five points in the third quarter.
Brent Newsome checked in with
three points and Ryan Bryant
and Derek Case each had two
points apiece to round out the
scoring for Betsy Layne.
Both Floyd County teams
were due back in action tonight
- Betsy Layne at Allen Central;
South
Floyd
hosting
Prestonsburg.
Knott
• Continued from p1
Amburgey is a solid shooter,
hitting 47.3 percent from the
floor. Included in that is 38.3
percent shooting from the threepoint stripe.
The senior puts up solid numbers across the board. In addition to her scoring, she is aver-
• Continued from p1
Press handle this part:
"The White County Sheriff's
Department set up the camera
after a passer-by reported seeing
the sunken cage in a secluded
tributary of the lake."
Where's my friend Chris
Altman when I need him?
All of this begs several questions. I shall now name several of
them.
• How is it that this happened
way back in August and we're
just now finding out about it? As
my friend Missy Gragg would
say, "I mean, seriously." August
was ... carry the three ... divide
by . . . well, it was a long time
ago, and somehow this is just
now being brought to light? How
does this happen!
• Is there so little crime in the
beautiful little hamlet that is
Monticello, Ind., that the author-
onship game against Earvin
"Magic" Johnson's freshman
team at :viichigan State, Macy
calmly made eight free throws
down the stretch to secure UK's
52-49 victol').
"Kyle was one of the best
clutch players to ever play at
UK," wrote Cawood Ledford in
his 1992 autobiography. "I don't
know of any player I would
choose ahead of him to take the
last shot or go to the free-throw
line with the game on the line."
So now that Macy has proven
he can recruit and win without
the advantages enjoyed by the
UKs and North Carolinas of the
basketball world. only one ques-
Boxing
Bentley
But I continued to search,
because no amount of work is
too much when it comes to providing you with Friday-morning
entertainment (or me with column fodder), and I found out
about our buddy ... what's his
name again?
Oh, yes. Danny Engleking.
It seems Mr. Engleking
entered himself into a bass-fishing tournament back in August,
and in an effort to win the $300
grand prize, planted a crate in the
lake containing a prized flsh. A
few minutes into the event, he
made his way to the secluded
area in which he'd hidden the
fish, retrieved it and claimed the
prize.
However, what Mr. Engleking
wasn't expecting was that someone . . . well, I think I'd better let
our friends at The Associated
list).
In 1977-78. as a 6-3 redshirt
sophomore who had transferred
from Purdue, Macy was the
final piece to UK's puzzle. The
Cats had relentless inside scoring from Rick Robey and Mike
Philips, both 6-11; outstanding
perimeter shooting from Jack
"Goose" Givens and Truman
Claytor; and game-changing
subs in James Lee, Jay Shidler,
Lavon Williams, and Freddie
Cowans.
But the man who ran the
show, who operated as Coach
Joe B. Hall's alter ego, was
Macy, the cool coach's son who
never seemed to get ruffled or
make a stupid mistake. In the
1978 Mideast Regional champi-
ities would set up a camera to
catch a guy trying to win $300
from the local bass angler's association?
• Where was David Rowe
when this happened and has anyone ever heard him referred to as
"Mr. Engleking"?
• Did it ever dawn on the
White
County
Sheriff's
Department to just go pull up the
cage and set the fish free?
• After using that quote and,
to be honest, borrowing liberally
from them, do I have to put that
"The Associated Press contributed to this column" line on
the end of this?
People.
Well, see, what brought all
this to light is that on Tuesday,
Coach Rowe, I mean, Mr.
Engleking, pleaded guilty to "a
misdemeanor charge for claiming the prize," according to the
article. In exchange for this,
Andy and Barney agreed to drop
the charges of theft, which apparently were of the felonious variety.
So in exchange for this, Mr.
Engleking paid a $25 fme and
court costs in the amount of $132
and narrowly escaped jail time.
By my math, which I admit
isn't the strongest, it seems to me
that the guy eame out ahead to
the tune of $143.
I'm totally perplexed here.
I'm bumfuzzled is what I am.
And I'm drawing near the end of
this column, so it's time to put a
bow on this package.
So in the end, we've got ourselves a guy who just wanted to
win a bass fishing tournament, a
police department who finally
got an opportunity to use that
high-tech surveillance equipment, and both me and The
Associated Press enough copy
to fill the page.
As my friend Silvio Dante
would
say,
"Whaddyagonnado?''
aging 4.1 assists, 3.5 rebound
and 2.0 steals per game this season.
As of press time, she had
scored 1,243 points in her
career.
Amburgey will join Johnson
Central's Ashley Wireman and
Magoffin County's Amanda
Shepherd in Pikeville College's
freshman class next year. That
group was expected to expand
yesterday when the Lady Bears
were to sign Kim Helton, a
guard from Greenup County
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17, 2003
THE FLOV'D C OUNTY TIMES
ALOOK AT SPORTS
No Penny for the Reds but Wilson finds home
by ED TAYLOR
CONTRIBUTING WAITER
The Cincinnati Reds struck
out in their efforts to obtain
Brad Penn) from the Florida
Marlins but they did wangle a
way to ink free agent Paul
Wilson. fom1erTampa Bay right
hander.
That should excite Reds fans.
I mean we are getting a pitcher
who was 6-12 last season with a
4.09 ERA. What! That doesn't
excite you? What do you mean we
had plenty of that kind of pitching
in the past? Come on!
Well maybe it isn't like getting a
20-game winner but who has any
of those to give away. The Reds are
so desperate for starting pitchers
they would give Dale McKinney or
myself a try out if they thought we
could get the ball up to the plate.
Well, despite any pitching or
not, I am looking forward to the
start of spring training then the
major league season. I am not a
Ken Griffey. Jr. fan but I hope he
returns to the old form he had at
Seattle. Adam Dunn needs to fmd
his stroke at the plate again and
Austin Kerns, hopefully, will pick
up where he left off last year after
coming off the disable list
Boone at second base makes
some sense to me, allowing
Brandon Larson's bat to be in the
lineup more this season. I like Todd
Walker there but he is gone to the
Red Sox. Sean Casey is expected to
be healed up after surgery cut his
season short last year. Barry Larkin
may not be able to hit with consistency anymore but he still has a
good glove at short. He is just not
worth the money the Reds are dishing out for him. I say this will be his
Junior
• Cont inued from p2
Doyle each with 4 points.
Wizards 40,
Sixers 39
Logan Grindstaff poured in
22 points to help lead the
Wizards m:er the Sixers in a
thriller. Seth Moore scored 6 of
his 9 points in the overtime for
the Wizards. Amber Whitaker
led the Sixers with 13 points in
the game. Elizabeth Chaffin
pitched in 8 points for the
Sixers.
JUNIOR VARSITY
Devin Clifton paced the Lakers
effort with 4 points in the game.
Storm Roop added 2 points for
the Lakers.
both pitched in 2 points each for
the Hawks. The Knicks led 15-0
at the half and coasted to the
win.
TRAINING LEAGUE
Warriors 40, Hornets 4
Bulls 15 Lakers 11
Wit Allen scored 6 points and
helped lead the Bulls past the
Lakers. A 6-0 run in the second
quarter gave the Bulls the lead
for good. Brian Branham added
4 points for the Bulls. The
Lakers were led by Caleb Petry
with 6 points.
Erica Meade and Nathaniel
Fraley combined to score 34
points as the Warriors raced past
the Hornets. Brandon Quillen
led the Hornets with 3 points on
the night. Meade finished with
16 points for the Warriors, while
Fraley added 18.
PEE-WEE
Sanies 23, Raptors 10
Pacers 12 Raptors 2
Tosha Wallen tossed in a
game high 15 points to power
the Bulls past the Jazz. The
Bulls led 12-2 after one quarter
and never looked back. Vincent
Hayes added 7 points for the
winners. Wesley Hall led the
Jazz with II points on the night.
The Sanies defeated the
Raptors behind a strong outing
from Shawn Burkett who finished with 14 points. Marisa
Sammons added 4 points for the
winners. Alex Griffith paced the
Raptor effort with 8 points and
Adam Griffith added a bucket.
Madison Wright and Tyler
Honeycutt tossed in 6 points
each as the Pacers beat the
Raptors. John Cooksey had the
2 points for the Raptors.
Spurs 28, Lakers 7
Knicks 20, Hawks 5
Bulls 26, Jazz 17
D.J. Ousley led all scorers
with 20 points as the Spurs ran
past the Lakers. The Spurs held
the Lakers to only 2 second half
points on the way to victory.
Thomas Skeens tossed in 12
points to help the Knicks defeat
the Hawks. Tyler Keans netted 3
points for the winners. Evan
Hayes and Bryson Williams
Bulls 18, Hornets 9
Billy Holiday scorched the
nets for 14 points as the Bulls
defeated the Hornets. Grant
Martin added 3 points for the
Bulls. Haley Howell pitched in
5 points for the Hornets and
Allyson DeRossett added 2.
Jessica Hall added a basket for
photo by
Steve LeMaster
Brandy Anderson (14) went up
for two points In South Floyd's
loss to Betsy Layne. The South
Floyd girls came Into
Wednesday night's game following a close loss at home
Monday night against Pike
County Central.
High School Basketball
Boys'
Paintsville 70 ......... JCHS 65 (OT)
Russell 55 ........... East Carter 40
Spring Valley 48 ... Ashland Blazer 40
Whitesburg 81 ......•..•. Jenkins 75
June Buchanan 66 ...... Buckhorn 42
Girls': Wednesday's game
Betsy Layne 59 ...... South Floyd 36
Movement
• Continued from p2
ahead of them are Dillard (La.)
and North Georgia at 12 and 11,
respectively_ One Mid-South
Conference
team,
Campbellsville, is ahead of the
Lady Bears. The Lady Tigers
ladycats
• Continued from p1
Ladycats, playing on their home
court just two days after beating
Pikeville on the road, outscored
South Floyd 17-8 in the second
quarter to lead 31-18 at halftime.
The final two quarters of the
game also saw Betsy Layne
enter and leave with scoring
advantages.
The hard-to-handle tandem
of Whitne) Lykens and Natasha
Stratton again got things done
for Betsy Layne. Lykens scored
a game-high 20 points and
Stratton finished with 12. Guard
Kim Clark and center Tabetha
Witt each had eight points
apiece for the Ladycats.
A total of eight different
Betsy Layne girls scored against
South Floyd.
South Floyd. which struggled
against Betsy Layne's pressure
defense. onl) had only player
score over eight points in the
contest. Junior Megan Ousley
paced South Floyd with 14
points. Ashley Johnson, also a
junior. followed with eight.
Tabitha Trammell came in off
the bench to score seven for the
Lad)' Raiders.
At press time. both teams
were scheduled to be back on
the hardwood tonight. weather
permitting. of course. Betsy
Layne was to take to the road,
going to Allen Central. South
Floyd is scheduled to host
Prestonsburg.
SOUTH FLOYD (37) Skeens 4. Ousley 14, Anderson
4, Johnson 8, Trammell 7.
BETSY LAYNE (59) Lykens 20. Stratton 12, Clark 8.
Meade I, Witt 8, Daniels 4,
Newman 2, Akers 4.
Records-South Floyd 3-10,
Betsy Layne 11-2.
moved up one spot to No. 4.
Cumberland College is 20th,
while Georgetown College is
tied for 26th.
"We're very pleased to be
13th right now," said Bill
Watson, coach of the Lady Bears.
"We want to continue doing what
we're capable of and take care of
our business. and if we do that
we'll be in good shape."
The men moved up when
Science & Arts (Okla.) lost,
falling from fifth to I I th. Fellow
MSC school Georgetown took
over the top spot with a 1-1
record, gaining eight of the 12
first-place votes.
The Tigers and Bears are the
only two MSC teams in the Top
25. Lindsey Wilson is 26th, missing the Top 25 by only one point.
Cumberland College is 29th.
"We've got a very tough
stretch of our schedule right now,
and it'll tell us a lot about what
we're doing right now," said
Randy McCoy. "We're very
pleased with what we're doing
right now. We just need our guys
to keep working hard and doing
the right things on and off the
court, and we'll be alright."
the Hornets.
Warriors 14, Knicks 6
Tate Goble, Dustin Bartrum
and Coty Shortridge scored 4
points each as the Warriors beat
the Knicks. Tyler Bays had all of
the 6 points for the Knicks.
Celtics 15, Jazz 4
Owen Caudill led the Celtics
with 5 points and Kelsi Tackett
added 4 for the winners.
Braxton Tibbs tossed in 4 points
for the Celtics, in the game as
well. Steven Perry netted all 4
Jazz points in the contest.
last year in a Reds uniform.
However, he contends he is wanting to sign a new contract with the
Reds after his ends. I don't know.
Maybe, if he will play for free.
CANNOT STAND
PROSPERITY
I, like many others. have been
quick to wonder what is wrong
with UK once they mount a big
lead? The Cats look good against
South Carolina. rolling out to a 21
point advantage, only having to
beat off the Gamecocks in the fmal
minutes in securing their second
conference win of the season.
I blame Tubby Smith for the let
down. I think the players are just
not comfortable playing for him.
He seems to be so quick in jawing
a lot with both Keith Bogans and
Gerald Fitch, while others make the
same mistakes. Bogans is having a
great season and if it were not for
the senior guard, they would be
below 500 in wins and losses this
season. Fitch has always been a
rebel for UK.
When Saul played at UK, I
never noticed much jawing
between coach and player when he
made his multitude of mistakes.
But that is another subject.
NOTES:
• What about the 'Dores of
Vanderbilt and knocking off
fourth ranked Alabama at home?
The SEC is going to be one tough
conference to play in this basketball season. The Auburn Tigers
are for real and a team not to be
overlooked.
• Saturday, Kentucky will
host the fifth best team in
America when Notre Dame
comes to town. Oh dear! This is
should be a good one.
• I caught the Lady Cats on
the tube Sunday afternoon and I
was impressed with the play of a
very young Kentucky women's
team. r look for good things from
this squad, winning some ball
games. However, for the
women's coach to keep her job
after this season, she had better
come up with more than one SEC
win. The Lady Cats won only
once against SEC opponents last
season. They already own a win
over Alabama.
• Here in Aorida, they are
still replaying the controversial
call in the Miamai-Ohio State
game. Let it go!
Until Sunday, good sports
everyone and be good sports!
Derby
• Continued from p2
for that elusive something in a
horse that can carry him all the
way to the Kentucky Derby.
"We· re all Joolting for the
spark in our athletes that might
wind up being the fire that can
take them 1 I /4 miles the first
Saturday in May," said John
Ward, who trained 2001 Derby
winner Monarchos and has a top
contender this year in Sky Mesa.
From California to Florida to
New York. last year's promising
juveniles are ready to take their
first 3-year-old steps on the road
to the Derby, the world's most
glamorous horse race. Some
will earn a trip to Churchill
Downs on May 3, but most will
stumble along the way for a
variety of reasons.
With that goal in mind, the
traditional prep races along the
Triple Crown trail become even
more compelling.
"It adds spring to your step
and makes it fun to get up in the
morning and do your job," said
Ken McPeek, whose Derby
favorite Harlan's Holiday finished seventh last year. The
trainer won the Belmont Stakes
with 70-1 shot Sarava.
Let the preps begin.
On Saturday, McPeek will
send out two Derby hopefuls Powerful Touch and Not for
Profit - in the Holy Bull
Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
"Now is the time to see how
good they are. This is the first
test," said McPeek, who plans
to run another prospect, Ten
Cents A Shine, in the Fountain
of Youth on Feb. 15.
The West Coast has a prep,
too
Saturday's Santa
Catalina Stakes at Santa Anita.
home base of Derby-crazed
trainer Bob Baffert, who has
three Derby winners in the last
six years.
Baffert, of course, has a 3-
year-old in the I !-16th-mile
Santa
Catalina:
Domestic
Dispute, who finished second in
the Hollywood Futurity. So
does four-time Derby winning
trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who
plans to send out unbeaten
Scrimshaw.
Last week, another Lukas 3year-old - Ozzie Cat - was
second in the Golden Gate
Derby.
Derby fever is back. The
Breeders'
Cup
World
Thoroughbred Championships
said goodbye to many of last
year's top 3-year-olds in
October, including Baffert's
Derby and Preakness winner
War Emblem. But as always,
there's a slew of new stars ready
to enter the starting gate.
Picking them out is the tough
part, although the early Derby
favorites have been established.
Baffert's
unbeaten
Vindication tops the list because
of his impressive victory in the
Breeders'
Cup
Juvenile.
Vindication worked a half-mile
in an easy 49.60 at Santa Anita
on Sunday, but Baffert has yet
to decide when the colt will race
next.
Ward's unbeaten Sky Mesa
is next. The colt missed the BC
Juvenile with an ankle injury,
but has been training well in
Florida and is a likely starter for
the Fountain of Youth.
Toccet is high on the list, too.
Trained by John Scanlan,
Toccet won the Hollywood
Futurity for his third straight
stakes win since a ninth-place
finish in the BC Juvenile. A
winner in six of eight career
races, Toccet is set to take on
Sky Mesa in the Fountain of
Youth.
The underlying allure of the
prep
races,
however,
is
unearthing that "undiscovered
Reed
• Continued from p3
opera? Macy definitely
should be on the short list of
possible successors, ahead of
Florida's Billy Donovan, South
Alabama's John Pelphrey,
Michigan State's Tom Izzo, or
anybody else you want to name.
But it this era of bombast and
bragging, he could be hurt by
the fact that he's a quiet, selfeffacing, reserved man who
doesn't like to toot his own
horn. He's not a schemer, a
political animal, or a self-promoter. He doesn't plant ideas
with statewide
newspaper
columnists
or
loud-mouth
national TV commentators.
Just as he learned to shoot
free throws while playing under
his father in Peru, so did Macy
learn to let his work speak for
him. On UK 's 1978 title time, he
wasn't the first player whom the
media surrounded for quick
quotes and one-liners. Robey,
Givens, and Lee all were more
outgoing.
A quarter of a century later,
he hasn't changed much.
" I' ll bet I have more hair than
he does," Robey said recently.
He's right about that.
However, In style and temperament, Macy is just as he was
when Robey knew him at UK.
He's a far cry from Dick Fick,
the former Morehead coach who
drew national attention to himself with his sideline antics. He's
about poise more than passion,
although you can bet that Macy
hates to lose as much as anybody who had ever drawn up Xs
and Os.
If Macy were to change his
mind and attend Saturday's festivities in Rupp
Arena, it wouldn't be because
of his ego. It would be because
he might be able to get some
national exposure on CBS that
could help him with his recruiting at Morehead.
But even that isn't as important to Macy as his obligations
to his players.
'T d like to be there." Macy
said, "but this is a big conference road game for us. I don't
really thing I have a choice. My
team is the most important thing
to me right now."
To contact Billy Reed send emalls to BReedll@aol.com
jewel" of a 3-year-old who
could wind up winning the
whole thing.
At this time in 200 I, for
instance, Monarchos had yet to
win a race. Last year, War
Emblem was losing at the Fair
Grounds under the care of
Bobby Springer.
Here are a few others to
watch:
• Bull Market, Kafwain:
Both trained by Baffert, both
capable of reaching the Derby.
In the BC Juvenile, Kafwain
was second, Bull Market fourth.
Kafwain finished second in the
Hollywood Futurity last month,
but was DQ'd to fourth because
of interference. Bull Market,
though, hasn't worked since
November.
• Whywhywhy: Trained and
co-owned
by
Frenchman
Patrick Biancone, the colt was a
disappointing I Oth in the BC
Juvenile. But he's worked twice
at Santa Anita, including a halfmile breeze in 4 7.1 Wednesday.
• Hold That Tiger: Last seen
finishing a solid third in the BC
Juvenile, the Aidan O'Brientrained colt is back in Europe
and probably won't show up in
the United States again until
Derby week.
• Soto: Undefeated in three
starts, including a victory in the
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes
in November.
• Empire Maker: Finished
third in the Remsen at Aqueduct
in November for trainer Bobby
Frankel. Training at Hollywood
Park. with his 3-year-old debut
set for the Sham Stakes on Feb.
~
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7.
•
Added
Edge:
The
Canadian 2-year-old champion
is 4-for-4, including a win in the
Nashua
at
Aqueduct
in
November. Set to run in
Saturday's I !-16th-mile Holy
Bull.
Gragg
• Continued from p2
as our athletics staff. Missy has
built our volleyball program
from scratch, and now we feel as
if we can compete with anybody
in the country. We thank her for
her time and wish her nothing
but success."
Tusculum College is an
NCAA Di v. II school located in
Greeneville, Tenn. Gragg will
inherit a team that was 8-26 last
year and 2-12 in the South
Atlantic Conference.
Gragg came to Pikeville
College after graduating from ~
Clinch Valley College (now
called U.Va.-Wise) in 1998.
After coaching a club team for
one year. the Lady Bears moved
to varsity play in 1999.
In four varsity seasons,
Gragg's club has posted a 59-43
record. They were 17-9 last year
after a 200 I season that saw the
Lady Bears go 23-6 and qualify
for the NAIA Region Xl tournament for the first time.
Gragg, who is also director of
two resident's halls on campus,
has coached the Pikeville
College softball team for two
seasons.
�~Fri., january 17, 2003
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THROUGH MY EYES
• Fairy dust
and Disney
dreams
•
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I remember it like it was
yesterday. Lying belly-down
on the floor of my parent's
living room, watching, mesmerized, as Tinker Bell introduced the "Wonderful World
of Disney"
on lazy
Sunday
evenings.
No matter what
the offering,
whether it
be "The
Legend of
Kalhv Pnter
Uf8stJies 111nor
Daniel
Boone,"
"Old Yeller," "Pollyanna," or
one of those wildlife adventure shows that my father so
dearly loved, I knew that,
without a doubt, a treat was
in store. It was Disney, after
all.
And although I especially
loved it when the night's
offering highlighted the
Disney theme park in
California (Florida's was still
a dream), even the scenes
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"Bowl for Kids' Sake" fundraiser event
The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Big
Sandy will hold a "Bowl for Kids' Sake"
fundraiser event in the upcoming weeks
at the foUowing locations: In Floyd
County - Prestonsburg Pin Zone,
February 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In
Johnson County - Sparetime Bowling
Lanes, Paintsville, March I, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. In Pike County - Mark III
Classic Lanes, Pikeville, March 8, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In Knott County - On
the Alice Lloyd College campus, March
15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information on how you can
help Big Sandy kids by participating in
the "Bowl for Kids' Sake" fundraising
event, contact the Big Brothers/Big
Sisters of Big Sandy office at (606) 8861211. Event is open to the public and fee
lanes and shoes will be provided free of
charge. Stop by anytime during the post-
ed hours. Anyone raising $55 or more
for the kids of the Big Sandy region will
receive a free t-shirt. Please help Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of Big Sandy continue their work for the children of our
region by pledging your support to the
"Bowl for Kids' Sake" event.
photo by Kathy J.
Ptater
Daniel, right,
was excited
about his audition for an
upcoming
Disney feature
film, but not too
excited to take
a break to play
outside for a
few moments
with his
younger sister,
Hannah, age 4.
(See EYES, 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 through his eyes. His
columns are being reprinted due
to request. The following column
was written in 1961.
Tyrone Power used to cut
quite a figure, but we'd say,
in view of the urge folks now
have to quit smoking, that
Will is the big boy in the
family now.
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'
IEL N THE
ISNEY DEN'
SKID ROW-just about
any street or road you travel,
these days.
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
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contributions to a fund to be
used for the purchase of a jug
of dye for Ray Howard's
fast-sprouting goatee.
•••••
BLESS THE
~ YOUNG'UNS!
Traffic was stalled, business at a standstill. Older
folks complained, but the
youngsters drowned out their
gripes.
Water pipes froze, and
thawed, and flooded the
floors. Older folks shivered
and wondered when relief
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Young Daniel Halbert was eager to meet "the FedEx man," Tony
Dalton, at his door Wednesday afternoon. Dalton was hand delivering a package from Disney Studios outlining details of Daniel's
audition for the folks at the Magic Kingdom.
Children all over the world love Disney films
and their characters and five-year-old Daniel
Halbert is no exception. So, when the opportunity to read for the part of an animated Disney
character arose right in his own backyard, so to
speak, Daniel was eager to give it a whirl.
Daniel. and approximately 187 other children
from around the surrounding region, showed up
in mid-November at an open casting call from
Jennifer Rudtn, casting sei1ior manager, Walt
Disney Feature Animation, Disney Studios,
Burbank, California, to audition for an upcoming Disney feature film. The auditions were
held at Prestonsburg's Mountain Arts Center,
where, said Rudin, "a massive turn-out" of children took place.
"We actually had many more children show
up than we expected." Rudin said during a telephone interview. "The turn-out was very
•
What hath
Bell wrought?
According to legend, the first
words spoken over a telephone
were, What hath God wrought?
More than a hundred years
later, I'm wondering the same
thing, but not in such a positive
manner.
No offense, Mr. Bell, but telephones tend to
aggravate me.
Many years
ago, in a land
far away, my
then boss was a
true night owl
and a micromanager. He
had a habit of
Pam Shingler
calling those of
Contributing Wrtter
us on his cabinet at midnight
and later. He dido 't come into the
office until 10 or II a.m., but we
were expected to be at our posts
by 8.
Sometimes the calls were to
chew us out for what was usually
a minor infraction or a misunderstanding - guaranteed to ensure
we didn't sleep the rest of the
night. Other times, he'd say he just
wanted to run an idea by us. He
never apologized for calling so
late. I don't think it even occurred
to him that we might be asleep
already.
This was in the days before
answering machines and caller ID
were available to ordinary people.
~o we either answered the phone
or ignored it. I learned after a year
or so of my boss' insomnia to
ignore the ringing of a telephone. I
got to the point where 1 did not get
up to answer the phone and could
sleep, read, eat or whatever without even the remotest urge to pick
up the receiver.
That boss and I eventually went
our separate ways, and I generally
don't ignore the phone these days.
But I still don't much like telephones. I pretty much consider
them a necessary evil.
My primary communicative
peeve nowadays is the cell phone.
I concede their value. Traveling in
these hills is certainly less frightening when you have a cell phone
(assuming you can get a clear signal). Plus, many of the calling
plans make it cheaper to call long
distance by wireless, rather than
with home phone services. Then,
there's the added benefit for parents to keep in touch with children.
What 1 don't understand is what
so many people find to talk about
(See DISNEY, page two)
(See POSTSCRIPT, page three)
(See WORLD, page two)
~Things
POSTSCRIPT
to ponder: I'm just so tired all the time!
A couple of really good
friends and I were having dinner the other evening and the
mteraction of mind and body
came boldly to mind.
In the reciting of what had
happened during the week, why
it had not been a good choice to
overreact to everything, and
how each of us were coping at
the end of the work week, one
dear friend gave the same
response she has given for the
more-than-1 0 years that I have
known her. "I'm just so tired all
of the time. I just can't do anything, but go to work. after
work eat the dinner my husband
has fixed, and go to bed. I just
exist!" She has had some
episodes of health problems in
the past, but there are supposedly none known presently
Similar to many of us within
the "mature" stage of life, she
has had significant on-going
family difficulties, of wh1ch she
is well aware that she has no
controL
My dear friend attempts to
do what she can for the individuals involved and then tries to
accept the situation. However,
like the rest of us, her efforts to
"let them go," often end up in
her continuing to fret, worry,
and fix things. So often, for my
dear friend and others, the
restrained mental stress builds
up so that eventually the body
is overwhelmed and "alerts" the
person in some way "things are
not working well, during the
present arrangements. Do
something!"
Scientific investigation has
consistently supported what
primary care physicians, have
known for some time; that is.
there is a close relationship
between depress1on, and somatization (having to do with
complaints of the body). It is
common knowledge that there
is a high rate of major depression, and that it is a major cause
of disability.
The
World
Health
Organization has pred ickd by
2020, depression will be second
only to ischemic heart disease
in terms of disability. It is also
known that depression intensifies the impact of physical diseases, in that depressed patients
after a heart attack are more
likely to die. Research has
found that depression and
chronic pain share some of the
same chemical components of
the central nervous system.
Sometimes physical "chemical" imbalances can have the
(See PONDER, page two)
Mabie Rowe Lineberger, Ph.D.
�C2. FRIDAY, JANUARY
17,
2003
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICES
CENTER
• Center distributes school
activity calendars and newsletters on the last day of each
' month to all students. Parents
vptease be advised to be watch.. ing for these informational
'materials as a \vay of staying
informed with your school's
"happenings.
'
• Health Records Update:
JIParents 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 mformation about the center or any
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
listed activities, call 886-9812.
Center coordinator, Michelle
Keathley. Assistant coordinator, Sheila Allen. Center offers
services to students regardless
of income. Center telephone:
886 9812.
• Jan. 27 - PTO meeting, 6
p.m.
·*School is collecting Food
Cit) receipts. Receipts may be
given to any AMS student or
staff member, or dropped off at
the Youth Services Center.**
ALLEN CENTRAL
MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH
SERVICE CENTER
• Jan. 21 -Eating Disorders
presentation, 8th grade.
*Each Monday, 8:30-9:25
a.m., "Respect Class," for 7th
grade girls.
**Collect Food City receipts
and turn them in to home room
teachers.**
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
• 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. 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 TO 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.
Kindergarten and Head Start
physicals; blood pressure
checks; and more. Must call the
FRC at 285-0321 for an
appointment. Donna SamonsBartrum, FRC Director.
DUFF ELEMENTARY
• School is collecting Food
City receipts that will be used
toward receiving free computers and other educational items.
Please send your receipts to
school with your child or drop
them off at the Family Resource
Center, or the school's front
office. Any help with this valuable school project is very
appreciated.
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
MAY VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
• Floyd Co. Health Dept. is
at the school each Wednesday.
Services include 6th grade
physicals and immunizations;
WIC; well-child physicals;
(See SCHOOL, page three)
World
Disney
• Continued from p1
• Continued from p1
impressive."
According to Rudin, the
call was for "a young boy with
an authentic Eastern Kentucky,
or Southern, accent." Rudin
said that she recorded the
voices of 187 children from
which young Daniel, a kindergarten student at McDowell
Elementary, was chosen to fly
to Disney Studios in Orlando,
Florida to meet with and audition for Barry Cook, the director of the upcoming feature
film which, according to Jay
Carducci, also of Walt Disney
Feature Animation, is "still in
developmental
stages."
Disney fans will remember the
1998 film, "Mulan," about a
Chinese girl who went to battle in her father's stead. Cook
was co-director of that film.
When asked about how he
felt about his upcoming trip to
Orlando to meet with Cook,
Daniel replied, "Well, I'm
pretty excited."
Mrs. Bea Ratliff, lett, and Mr. Donald Akers, right, were
chosen as Floyd County's Senior Christmas Queen and
King at the annual senior citizens Christmas party.
-Seniors enjoy
Christmas party
Floyd County seniors
were treated to a Christmas
party on December 18, by
Floyd
County
JudgeExecutive
Paul
Hunt
Thompson. The party was
held at the WilkinsonStumbo Convention Center.
Present and representing
the Betsy Layne Senior
Citizens Center as Christmas
Queen and King were Bea
Ratliff and Donald Akers.
Chosen b) drawing to
represent Floyd County as
Christmas King and Queen
~ were, again. Bea Ratliff, of
Betsy Layne. and John
Turnley, of Martin.
Approximately
200
Floyd
County
seniors
attended the event and were
treated to a delicious
Christmas feast and as well
as an afternoon of entertainment.
Also attending the senior
Christmas party were Donna
I'hompson, wife of the
Judge-Executive, and Chris
Waugh.
The seniors of Floyd
County \\ish to express their
gratitude to all who helped
make the wonderful event
possible.
Daniel, a soft-spoken,
easy-going, diminutive redhead was pretty laid back
about all the commotion but
did say that he thought it
would "be pretty good" to be
the voice of an animated
Disney character.
"It's all happened pretty
fast," said Teresa Halbert,
Daniel's mother. "We got a
call last Tuesday, a week ago,
and we're leaving for Florida
on Thursday. It'll be a quick
trip but we hope to get a few
hours in at Disney World
before we head home."
Halbert says that no matter
the outcome, she is "thrilled
for Daniel to have this opportunity."
"When I was able to call
Daniel's mom and tell her that
Daniel had been chosen to
audition for the part in
Florida, it made me just really
happy. This is my favorite
part of my job, when I get to
call people with happy news.
Daniel is adorable and we
wish him the best of luck,"
Rudin said. "And I'm very
happy to have made such a
great contact as the Mountain
Arts Center. I had a great time
in Prestonsburg and I wish 1
had had time to do more
things, like visit Loretta
Lynn's birthplace, but, maybe
next time."
In the meantime, young
Daniel Halbert can rest
assured that all of us back
home in Floyd County will be
wishing him the very best of
luck with his audition as well
as praying for his safe return.
Daniel will be accompanied to Florida by his mother
and grandmother while his
father, Penny Halbert, and his
sister, Hannah, will remain at
home, cheering him on from
afar.
sants in men, an opinion was
that low levels of testosterone might be more common than thought among
men who did not respond to
treatment.
It is wise for physicians to
explore if there is "something" physically wrong,
before treating a person's
mental health symptoms.
There are different types of
physical problems voiced by
depressed individuals. A frequent group of complaints
given by clients pertains to
the gastrointestinal systemnausea, vomiting, diarrhea
and/or constipation, and
stomach pains. As discussed
other times, irritable bowel
syndrome has been shown to
occur at a higher rate in
depressed
than
nondepressed
individuals.
Depressed clients also usually report experiencing "some
type" of pain, such as
headache, back pain, or nonspecific
musculoskeletal
ones, inconsistent, vague
aches and pains. In fact, the
results of one research project emphasized the importance of paying attention to
complaints of back pain and
nonspecific musculoskeletal
pain in that they could be
significantly predictive of
depression, 43 and 39 percent respectively. It is not
unusual for clients to have
"bad" chest pain with a high
level of anxiety that is typically associated with depression. If patients and physicians keep focusing attention
on these physical complaints, the diagnosis of
depression can be delayed or
missed
altogether.
The
researchers found that, when
Highlands
New Arrivals
Jan.02,2003
Elizabeth Ann Compton, to
Teresa and William Compton
Dec.28,2002
Jan.03,2003
A daughter, Chelsey Ray
Endicott, to Sonya and Justin
Endicott
A son, Robert Bailee Ratliff,
to Stacey and Robert Ratliff Jr.
Ponder
,
person thinking that he has a
"nerve problem,"
when actually it is the body
not working correctly, such
as the thyroid not functioning properly. A recent study
reported in the New York
Times told how researchers
have identified other circumstances where the depression
was treated first and a physical "cause" was contributing
to the symptoms. This was in
reference to a Harvard study,
considered preliminary, suggesting that men whose
depression does not respond
to medication, should have
their testosterone levels
checked. A previous study
had indicated that about 10
percent of depressed men
had low or borderline testosterone levels. Besides suggesting a possible link
between testosterone and the
functioning of antidepres-
A son, Collin Pierce Bently,
to Jessica Courtney and Ricky
Vason Bently
Jan.03,2003
Dec.30,2002
Senior sisters celebrated dual birthdays this month at
•• the Betsy Layne Senior Citizens Center. Toda Tackett,
, lett, turned 85 while her sister, Novella Compton, turned
:191.
sisters
·;share birthdavs
:.~ senior
birthday and Mrs. Toda
Tackett, of Dana, who
turned 85. The two ladies,
who share birthdays, are
also sisters. The ladies have
three other sisters: Maeta
Howell, Emodele Boyd, and
Marie Kirby, who all also
reside in Floyd County.
A daughter, Kylie Paige
Whitt, to Rebecca Ann and
Johnny Lloyd Whitt Jr.
(See PONDER, page three)
Jan.04,2003
A daughter, Shelby Leigh
Ann Shepherd, to Traci Bolden
Jan.07.2003
A
daughter,
Keaira
Elizabeth Nicole Conn, to
Christa and Ricky Conn
Jan.07,2003
A son, Jordan Scott Collins,
to Jennifer and Wendell Collins
Jan.03,2003
Dec.30,2002
A daughter, Alexandria
Brooke Fannin, to Brittane and
Matthew Fannin
Dec.30,2002
A son, Jacob Tanner Sifers,
to Joey Suzanne and Zeth
Sifers
Dec.31,2002
.I
.(
Bets) Layne Senior
l Citizens held an exciting
· New Year's part) where
they enjoyed good food,
games, pool and Rook.
Also on this day, the birth·' days of two se!llor ladies
were celebrated - Mrs.
Novella Compton's 91 st
A son, Blayden Michael
Kole Sexton, to Tasca and
Kevin Sexton
A son, Tristian Caleb
Markus Rose, to Misty Dawn
and George Rose
Jan.02,2003
A daughter, Kylee Lynn
Ratliff, to Terry Lynn and
Nathan Eric Ratliff
\t
A son, Matthew Scott
Shepherd Jr., to Amanda Swich
Jan.04,2003
A daughter, Harley Marie
Crider, to Rachel Dee and
Shaunish David Crider
Jan.04,2003
A son, Mason Garrett
Smith, to Shawna and David
Smith
Jan.04,2003
A son, Jacob Michael
Smith, to Shawna and David
Smith
Jan.04,2003
A
daughter,
Kate lin
Jan.08,2003
A daughter, Kaylee Lane
Hammond, to Annette Melissa
and Billy Jack Hammond
Jan.08,2003
A son, Jeremy Andrew
James Barnett, to Healther and
Shawn Barnett
Jan.09,2003
A son, Donovan Shane
oulter, to Lucy Ann and
Bryan James Poulter
Jan. 10,2003
A son, Kyle Andrew Burns,
to Christy and Tony Burns
would come. Through it all the laddiebucks chortled gleefully.
School was out, and they cared not
how long the snow and ice and miseries
stayed with the rest of us.
•••••
WE APOLOGIZE
A friend from Huntington sends us a
newspaper clipping which, he says,
should impel us to apologize to Lennie
Moore for some reference we may have
made, at some time, to his driving.
It tells of a 15-year-old there who, in a
drive of only one block, struck four
parked cars, a utility pole, a gasoline
pump, a house and ran through two service stations.
When asked what happened, the boy
gave with a classic in the line of understatements:
"I can't drive too well."
~
•••••
POOR RICHARD'S EPITAPH
And this in the mail from a friend
nearer home:
"Re: the epitaph of Thomas Jefferson
in the December 19 edition of the
FLOYD COUNTY TIMES-did you
know that another Founding-Father, Ben
Franklin, composed his own ephitaph,
also? He did, and gave it to his good
friend Sam Morris, August 31, 1776. It is
reproduced below.
"The body of B. Franklin, Printer, like 'the cover of an old book, its contents torn
out, and stript of its lettering and guilding, lies here, food for worms.
"But the work shall not be lost. For it
will, as he believed, appear once more in
a new and more elegant edition, corrected
and improved by the Author."
•••••
GOSSIP TOWN
Somebody once wrote the verses
which follow. The name of the author has
(See WORLD, page three) ~
Eyes
• Continued from p1
from the "Pirates of the
Caribbean" were no match for the thrill I
received when I realized that what Disney
was bringing to me this week was an animated film.
Just watching "Tink" flit around all over
the screen each week, scattering those twinkling bits of fairy dust behind, was enough
to get me dreaming about all sorts of magical adventures.
(I
And speaking of magical adventures,
I'm wishing five-year-old Daniel Halbert a
wonderful one this week as he arrives in the
Magic Kingdom for his first visit to the
enchanting wonderland. I know that
Daniel's trip will be a whirlwind of activity,
and that he is being afforded the chance of a
lifetime in being asked to audition for Barry
Cook, the director of an upcoming animated Disney feature film, but I also hope that
he gets the time to experience the wonders
of "flying" through the air with Peter Pan
and singing along with all those "Small
World" children from around the world.
I met Daniel this past Wednesday afternoon and let me tell you, he is a real sweetie. Listening to his soft-spoken little boy (fl.
voice, it was easy to see why he had
received the call-back from Burbank.
Daniel's mom says that she once heard
that if a cat shows up at your house, it
means that good luck will come to your
household. A tiny kitten with a couple of
extra toes showed up at Daniel's house this
past New Year's Day. Just a few days later,
Daniel received a call from the Disney
Studios requesting his presence this week in
Florida. Daniel and his family have named
their new household addition, "Lucky
Kitty."
Lucky boy, we say.
Have fun, Daniel, and check in with us
when you return.
�FRIDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
17,
2003 • C3
Hot flash- The jury's still out
on
the
safety
of
black
co
hash
edtdne
By Martha A.
Simpson, D.O.,
M.B.A.
My wife has several friends who are
taking black cohash to reduce the
symptoms of menopause - particularly hot flashes. All these women say that
it works, but one of them has been bothered
by headaches since she started taking this
herbal product. I'm wondering if black
cohash is really safe, in case my wife
decides to take it.
Q
First let me give you a little
background on this herb. The
sale of black cohash, also
spelled cohosh. in the United States is
not controlled by the Food and Drug
A
e.
Ohio
•
MediCme
Administration because it is classified as
a dietary supplement rather than a drug.
Currently, as your wife's friends have
said, its most popular use is for controlling hot flashes and menopausal symptoms. Over the past several hundred
years, though, it's been used as a medicinal herb to treat a wide variety of human
ailments.
North American Indians used black
cohash for malaise, gynecological problems, kidney disorders, mild joint pain
and sore throats. They also used it to
enhance milk production in lactating
females. In the 1800s it was a popular
home remedy for fever and joint pain. It
was also used at that time as a diuretic
and to bring on menstruation.
The contemporary use of black cohash
often sold under the name of
Remifemin - is primarily as a treatment
for hot flashes and other menopausal
symptoms. Although the few studies that
have been done are encouraging, the
National Center for Complementary
Medicine (NCCAM) says that it can't yet
recommend the use of this herb in treating menopausal symptoms. On the other
hand, in 200 1 the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists - primarily based on the experiences of its
members with their patients - approved
a statement that said that black cohash
may be helpful for short term use (less
than six months) in the treatment of
women with menopausal symptoms.
The mechanism of action of black
cohash is not known, and many studies
have produced contradictory results. It is
believed to have estrogen-like activity.
Because black cohash in this country is
sold as a dietary supplement without
FDA assurances of quality, there is no
guarantee that the product you buy is pure
and contains the amount of the herb that's
stated on the label.
There have been some side effects
reported with the use of black cohash.
Headaches, as you mentioned, as well as
stomach discomfort and weight problems
were the most commonly reported. It
might be a good idea for your wife's
friend who was suffering from
headaches to stop taking the black
cohash and see if the headaches go
away.
I strongly recommend that women
who are pregnant or who have had
breast cancer not take this herb. We
need to know a lot more about its biochemistry before we can be sure it is
safe for these women.
Personally, I would recommend
against any woman using this drug to
control hot flashes until the results are in
from rigorous ongoing studies currently
being funded by NCCAM. But, if your
wife does choose to use it, she should let
her doctor know. It's a common misconception that herbal preparations
aren't drugs. They are. That's why it's
important to include herbs like black
cohash anytime a doctor, dentist or other
health-care practitioner asks what drugs
you are taking. Herbs can and do interact with other over-the-counter drugs
and prescription medications.
"Family Medicine" is a weekly column. To submit questions, write to
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A.,
Ohio University College of
Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box 110,
Athens, Ohio 45701. You can also
email Dr. Simpson at
simpsonm@ohio.edu. Past columns
are available online at
www.jhradio.org/fm.
Ponder
• Continued from p2
Wagoner-Blackburn
Michelle Renee Wagoner and Ronald Dean Blackburn are
pleased to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Michelle Is the daughter of Wayne and Ruby Wagoner, of
Paris. She is a graduate of Paris High School and Is employed
by Prime Finish, LLC, of Paris. Dean Is the son of Edna
Blackburn, of Prestonsburg, and Ron and Pam Blackburn, of
Winchester. He is a graduate of Anderson County High School
and the Louisville Electronic Institute. He Is employed by
Diebold, Inc., of Lexington. The couple will wed In a ceremony
that will take place on Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 1:30 p.m.,
at the Holly Rood Clark Mansion, In Winchester. A reception will
immediately follow. All friends and family are cordially Invited
to attend.
complaints of depression with
a high level of physical ones
were given, the depression was
missed more often than when
just significant histories often
related to depression was
given.
Although many folks think
they are well aware of the
signs and symptoms of depression, the following is the criteria for major depression,
according to the American
Psychiatric Association. The
emotional symptoms are: sadness and tearfulness; loss of
interest in the usual activities;
anxiety and/or irritability;
hopelessness; concentration
difficulties; guilt; and suicidal
ideation. The physical symptoms are: tiredness and/or
fatigue; sleep disturbances;
headaches; changes in energy
levels; gastrointestional disturbances; appetite changes; and
body aches and/or pains.
Needless to say, people can
present a complex set of overlapping symptoms in varying
degrees of severity.
It goes without saying, I
asked my dear friend if she
might be depressed.
School
One could tell by her facial
expression that she would
never believe that she was
depressed. It seemed that she
had probably been struggling
with her state of affairs for so
long that it seemed like a "normal" way of life for her. The
possibility of her being
depressed was nowhere on her
list. Are you or someone you
know depressed? Could the
"things" you complain of, all
of the time, be the tip of the
iceberg of depression. It is
important to remember, that
anyone with symptoms out of
proportion to the "typical"
findings or situation, would
benefit from a screening for
depression. Physical symptoms to listen for, are chronic
or "functional" pain, irritable
bowel syndrome, disequilibrium, "hypoglycemic" episodes
of undertermined cause, "hormone
imbalances,"
and
fibromyalgia.
As discussed earlier, it is
important to get a physcial
clearance, due to the possibility there are other causes for
the somatic complaints. In
addition to relieving all parties
concerned that "nothing physically is wrong," a more definite case is made for the
importance of obtaining appropriate mental health services.
• Continued from p2
month in FRC office at 5:30p.m.
• GED classes are held in
FRC
each
Monday
and
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 377-2678 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 3772678 for an appointment.
PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RFSOURCE
CENTER
• *PES is collecting Food
City receipts. Have your child
tum in receipts to their homeroom
teachers. Community members
may also tum in receipts to the
school office or Family Resource
Center.*
• MCCC services available at
the center. Call for additional
information.
• Center is open weekdays 8
am.-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
• Jan. 21 - Nutrition classroom presentations.
• Jan. 24 - Genetics and
Heredity classroom presentations.
• Jan. 28 -Peer pressure/conflict resolution classroom presentations.
• Jan. 31 - Drugs and
Addiction
Prevention
&
Awareness 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 4529600 or 9fiJ7 and ask for Mable
Hall, ext. 243, or Keith
Smallwood, ext. 242, or Donna
Johnson, ext. 153.
STUMBO
ELEMENTARY/MUD
CREEK FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Jan. 21 - Advisory Council
Meeting (school library) - 4 p.m.
• Jan. 23 - "What is it Made
Of?" program, 2nd and 3rd grades
-8:30a.m.
• Jan. 28 - "Rain Forest," K -1
- 8:30-10:30.
Postscript
• Continued from p1
constantly on their cell phones
in their cars. I don't care to
tell you it scares the youknow-what out of me sometimes.
Look around, particularly
at an intersection. Every other
driver you see is holding a
phone to his or her ear with
one hand. That leaves just one
hand for the wheel and to gesture with, as many of us tend
to do. It also means the driver's attention is divided.
What I wonder about- outside the obvious dangers - is
whether people are actually
communicating, despite all
the talking. Has the cell phone
replaced the dining room table
and the front porch? Or are we
replacing conversation with
mere chitchat - Whatcha
doin'? Have you seen my
green tie? How did Bubba like
your hair? Did you hear Daisy
Mae got herself pregnant?
I wonder, too, if our recreational use of the cell phone
indicates that we cannot bear
to be alone with ourselves. It
appears some of us can't drive
a mile without grabbing the
phone to call someone, can't
endure a few minutes of solitude and reflection.
I suppose I 'm somewhat
peculiar, but I cherish those
times when I can just drive
without anyone invading my
space. I can listen to music, or
I can replay an incident or
plan out my day. In a world of
unsolicited noise, the time
spent in my car or walking
along the road is precious.
• Jan. 29 - "Rain Forest," 2nd
and 3rd - 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 30 - "Smokeless
Tobacco," 5th and 6th - 1 p.m.
• The Bridges Project is located in the school each day,
Monday thru Friday, from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have any
questions about the Bridges
Project, call587-2644.
• 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 - Fall 2001:
•Monday
-McDowell Family Resource
Center, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Call
377-2()28. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Call
478-3389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsburg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
•Tuesday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, I2:30-3:30 p.m.
Instructor:
Call 874-062I.
Chrissy.
-St. James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
Center, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Instructors: CAP.
•wednesday
-McDowell Family Resource
Center, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Call3772628. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30-11 :30 a.m. Call4783389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsburg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
•Thursday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, I2:30-3:30 p.m.
Instructor:
Call 874-0621.
Chrissy.
-St. James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier
Family Learning
Center, l-4:30 p.m. Instructors:
CAP.
WF$LEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• School is participating in
Food City "Apples for Students"
program. Please send your register receipts to school with your
student, or drop them off or mail
them in to school office at: P.O.
Box 454, 103 Methodist Lane,
Winner
"Math-a-thon"
event
Allen, KY 41 fl.) 1.
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, I 0
a.m.
W.D. OSBORNE RAINBOW
JUNCTION FAMILY
RFSOURCE CENTER
Jazmln Mardis, a sec~
ond grade student at
Osborne Elementary,
recently won her grade
level's "Math-a-thon"
competition for the
month of December.
Jazmln Is the daughter
of Sherry Huff Mardis,
of Bevinsville, and Ron
Mardis, of Florence.
She Is the granddaughter of Ruth Huff,
also of Bevinsville.
Jazmln's family Is very
proud of her accomplishment.
• Jan. 21, 22, 23 - Hygiene
program.
• TBA- Recycling program,
all grades.
• "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.
World
• Continued from p2
been lost to us. It isn't great poetry, but we like the thought it
expresses so much that we break a
long-standing policy of rejecting
any and all verse submitted for
publication. They call it "Gossip
Town," and its lines run, as follows:
Have you ever heard of Gossip
Town
On the shore of Falsehood Bay
Where Old Dame Rumor,
with rustling gown.
Is going the livelong day?
It isn't far to Gossip Town
For people who want to go;
The Idleness Train will take
you down.
In just an hour or so.
The Thoughtless Road is a
popular route
And most folks start that way,
But its steep down-grade, if
you don't look look out,
Will land you in Falsehood
Bay.
You glide through the Valley
of Vicious Talk,
Tum into the Tunnel of Hate,
Then, crossing the Add-ToBridge,
You walk right into the city
gate.
The principal street is called,
They Say,
And I've Heard, is the public
well,
And the breezes that blow
from Falsehood Bay
Are laden with Don't You Tell.
In the midst of the town is
Telltale Park,
You're never quite safe while
there;
For its owner is Madam
Suspicious Remark,
Who lives on the street, Don't
Care.
Just back of the park is Slander
Row"Twas there that Good Name
died,
Pierced by a shaft from
Jealousy's bow,
In the hands of Envious Pride.
From Gossip Town peace long
since fled,
But trouble and grief and woe
And sorrow and care, you'll
meet instead,
If ever you chance to go,
But it is not healthy in Gossip
Town,
And I would not follow you
thereI would rather live on
Thanksgiving Street,
In the house that is called All
Prayer.
•••••
NECROLOGY
For the last 29 years Russell
(Buck) Layne, of Prestonsburg,
has compiled a year's end list of
deaths of Prestonsburg citizens.
He lists these 1963 deaths:
Wilson Stepp, 65, died Jan. 6;
Ella Anderson Sammons, 84, Jan.
8; Sam P. Hale, 69, Jan. 16; James
Estill Marcum, 24, Jan. 19;
--
Virginia Allen, 20, Jan. 30;
Virginia N. Stephens, 62, Feb. 4;
Martha Hughes Burchett, 79, Feb.
8; Marion J. Taylor, 69, Feb. 11;
Thelma Ellis Bunting, 64, Feb.
17; Starling Sweeeney, 67, Feb.
24; Darcus Hurst Hubbard, 68,
March 1; Gertrude Callihan
McWherter, 50, March 7; Ralph
B. Davis, 58, March 24; Sarah
Mildred Garrett O'Dell, 99,
March 24; Ruby L. Kirk, 28,
March 30; Nina Phipps, 75,
March
30; Anna
Reffett
Marsillett, 66, April 2; Lula
Harris, 83, April 2; Ernest
Baldridge, 46, April 9; Dave
Patrick Osborn, 9l,Aprill4; Julia
Clifton Spradlin, 85, April 24;
William J.
Vaughan, 70, April 26; Winnie
Preston Archer, 69, May 2; Ollie
Wallen, 54, May 4; John W.
Hensley, 69, May 28; Merida
Brown, 75, June 8; Sam Hale, 76,
June 16; James Harvey Howard,
64, June 21; Marvin Scott George,
June 22; Dr. John Sizemore, 92,
July 14; Martin Luther Osborne,
72, July 31; J. E. (Elza) Conley,
65, Aug. 5; Mary King, 92, Aug.
8; Lillie Newsome Vanhoose, 45,
Aug. 9; Walter Pennington, 71,
Aug. 15; Garland Rush Harris,
Oct. 25; Nicie Elizabeth Kenney,
86, Nov. II; Jack Poe, 64, Nov.
15; Rebecca Montgomery, 51,
Nov. 19; Dr. Martin J. Leete,
74, Nov. 30; Millard P. Goble,
78, Dec. 1; Perry Crider, 76,
Dec. 1; Elizabeth White, 83,
Dec. l; Lyda Nunnery Preston,
64, Dec. 17.
�C4. FRIDAY, JANUARY
17, 2003
~
110- Agriculture
115•ATV's
120 ·Boats
130 ·Cars
140 • 4x4's
150 - M1scellaneous
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.
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
2!H! • ~Mfi.Q:tMiif:li
210 ·Job L1sMgs
220 - Help Wanted
230 - Information
250 • Miscellaneous
260· Part Time
270 ·Sales
280 - Servic&s
290 • Work Wanted
~00 •
· 140-4x4s
2000 JEEP GRAND
CHEROKEE
4X4.
Loaded, 1 owner,
29,000 miles with
$15,950
warranty.
606-523-6214. *
FINAtjQ!AL
~•
205-Business Opport.
INCREASE YOUR
INCOME!
Control
Your hours! Homebased Business! full
Training.
Free
Booklet. www.upervisions.com 888-3735174.*
AUTOMOTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
Phone 1-800-444-RIDE /7433, for an application
for employment and more information.
SVTS is an equal opportunity employer M/F/DN.
The Housing Authority of Martin
is now accepting applications
and/or resumes for the position
of Office Assistant
This postlon is responsible for general housing
authority office activities, i.e. filing, phone,
typing, computer input, appllcaltons, etc. All
applications/resumes must be presented to
The Housing Authority of Martin, P.O. Box 806,
109 Raymond Griffith Or. #1101, Martin, KY
41649, and received by 2 p.m., January 24,
2003, with "RESUME" on the outside of the
envelope. You may call (606} 285·3681 for more
information. The Housing Authority of Martin
does not discriminate in employment on
account of race, color, creed, religion, sex,
national origin, age, familial status or disability.
MERCHAf:lDISE
AVON
Make your own
money, sign up for
$10, for limited
time. Call Janey at
886·2082.
220-Help Wanted
PART TIME DENTAL
ASSISTANT: Experience preferred. 2530 hrs. per wee!<.
may lead to full time.
Send Resume to·
Dental Assistant c/o
P.O. 390, Prestonsburg, Ky 41653. *
Individuals wtth a college degree preferred, but not
required. Applicants with previous experience
and/or working knowledge of AmeriCorps/Kentucky
Works/Community Based Service's program management will take precedence and is required.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Applicants must subm1t a letter, resume, and list of
references to Terry Trimble, by January 20, 2003.
The Big Sandy Area Development District is an
equal opportunity employer.
550 • t.andiLOIS
570 • Mobil$ Homes
$8(}- MisceBaneous
590 • Sale or U!a•
505 - BuSiness
MOUNTAIN MANOR
OF PAINTSVILLE is
taking applications
for a LPN (7 p.m.-7
a.m. shift) Also RN
needed.
Excellent
salary benefits. Apply
in person at 1025
Euclid
Ave.
Paintsville,
Ky.
Monday thru Friday
between 8:00 a.m. to
4:00p.m.*
HELP
WANTED:
Motorola two-way
dealership
in
Prestonsburg.
KY,
needs a experienced
radio
technician
/tower climber. Pay
equal to experience.
Good benefit pack·
age. Only those with
experience & references need apply.
Must also have clean
driving record. Call
or
606-886-3181
(800)-445-3166
to
inquire.*
84(}- land/Lots
650 • MOblle H0111$$
660 • Miscellaneous
670 -Commercial
Propet~y
690 • Wanted To Rent
~-~
480-Miscellaneous
DON'T PAY HIGH
STORE
PRICES,
75% OFF Genuine
leather Black coats,
Now $35. Size Med,
Large, XX Large,
XXX Large. Also kids
leather coats $25
size 6-16. Call Ray
VanCleave & Son
Distributors. 606743-3053.*
Tern Star Natural
Gas Heater, 1 year
old. 125,000 BTU
downflow, 606-8863914 or 793-0421. *
FOR SALE: HOME
INTERIOR
PICTURES
$5.00
each, full size comforter & matching curtains $25. Men's
dress slacks size 4230
$5.00
pair.
Football starter jackets size large $10.00
LPN: A POSITION each. Call 886-3326
OPEN FOR LPN in after 5 p.m.
busy office; part-time
ANTIQUES
FOR
with opportunity for SALE: also queen
full-time. Three days size bed with frame.
a week can guaran- 2 working juke-boxes
tee 30 hrs. salary including
records.
commiserate
on Also lap- top computexpereince. Please er in excellent condifax resume to 606- tion. etc. 606-454437-6243 or mail to 0817.* (12/22 all)
Office Manager P.O.
Box 2380 Pikeville, FIREWOOD
FOR
SALE:
Call
886Ky 41502.*
8350.
UNDERGROUND
TAN AT HOME
CONTRACTOR
NEEDED- Elkhorn #3 Wolff Tanning Beds
Flexible Financing
coal seam located in
Available
Floyd
County.
Home Delivery
Continuous
miner
section
preferred. FREE Color Catalog
Call Today
Call American Eng1-800-939-8267
ineering, LLC for bid
(606) www.np.etstan.com
information
886-1 062.*
FINANCIAL
380-Services
BECOME
DEBT
FREE! Cut payments
without new loans.
It's easy! 1 hr.
approval. Call 1-800517-3406.
MERCHANDISE
, "410-Animals
ALLEN FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furn1ture, used appliances, living I bedroom
suits,
bunkbeds, and lots
morel
Call 874-9790.
RAY'S BARGAIN
CENTER
& Used
New
&
Furniture
Appliances @ unbelievable prices. Come
in today for incredible
savings. Shop At The
Little Furniture Store
& Savel! RT. #122,
McDowell. Call 606377-0143.
4~9-Lawn & ~arden
705 • Cons1ructlon
12X60 3 BEDROOM
1 bath, $1400. 13x65
2 bedroom, 2 bath
$1000. Must move
yourself. 285-0539.*
3
BEDROOM
2
BATH, 1995 14x70
Mobile Home $9000
firm. excellent condition.
946-2833.
Possibly help with
financing.*
590-Sale or Lease
FOR LEASE LARGE
LOT FOR BUSINESS
will build to suit. Rt. 80
to
Mtn.
close
Enterprise. 886-8366.
RENTALS
61 0-Apartments
MINERALS ONLY:
50 ACRES, Coal and
Gas. Located on
Laurel Fork of Quick
Sand in Knott Co.
260-347-0259 *
570-Mobile Homes
740- Mawt~I'Y
805 Announcements
810 ·Auctions
815- tos1 & Found
OOJ) - Noncgs
830 • Mi$C$IIanoous
850 • Personals
870·SeMces
~ ISOUR
BUSINESS
T
IF YOU ARE
STARTING A NEW
BUSINESS OR
RELOCATING IN
PRESTONSBURG
WE HAVE THE PRIME
LOCATION.
Rent starting, $300 month,
plus utilities.
Call 886-8366
Located at
Weeksbury, Ky.
14 Years Experience
Free estimates. call anvtime
606-452-2490
or 606-424-9858
Come One, Come All
To CANTRELL'S AT RED BUSH, KY.
For the best used late model Mobile Homes in Ky
TOWNHOUSE,
2
bedroom, 2 full bath.
538 Arnold Ave.
Prestonsburg.
Furnished kitchen,
with washer & dryer,
859-608-0605*
2001, 28x60, 3 B.R. 2 Bath, with fireplace, like new, $32,900
All mobile homes delivered and set up FREE
For the best used cars & trucks around
1995 S-1 0, nice, $4,495. 1996 Taurus, nice, $4,995.
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
Apartments
Available
Immediately
1 & 2 BR apts.
Free processing fees
PARK PLACE
APARTMENTS
Rt. 114,
Prestonsburg
Section 8 welcome.
Call (606) 886-0039
E.H.O
CALL TODAY 606-265-3111 OR 606-265-4113
24-hour Wrecker Service
Dozer & Excavator Work, Blacktop Drives and Parking Lots
Work, we do it
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.
FOR
SALE
OR
RENT: 2400 sq. ft.
house. 4 Bedroom , 2
full baths, new carpet,
central Heat & air.
New kitchen appliances, with full size
basement & garage.
call 859-806-2188 for FURNISHED APART·
MENT: utilities paid in
more Information.*
Prestonsburg, refer3
BEDROOM ences required. 886HOME: on 60x150 8366.*
lot at 419 South
Central
Avenue
630-Houses
Prestonsburg. 2 full
bath, great room, util- 2 BEDROOM HOUity room, breakfast SE also 3 Bedroom
nook. Large porch, doublewlde, both in
blacktop drive way, 2 excellent condition,
car carport. $115,000 references & deposit
886-9407 or 886- required. No pets.
0701 ask for Phillip. * 886-9007 or 8899747.*
. ,550-Land & Lots
765 • PtOte&slonals
770 • Aepa1r/S&tvlee
180 • Timber
790 ·'travel
12X65 TRAILER: 3
BEDROOM, 1 1/2
bath, new plumbing,
2 nice covered porches, good condition.
$3,750. Call 8890087 *
REAL ESTATE
530-Houses
.
.
710 • Educational
7~3 • Child Cafe
715 • Electrician
720 • Heattll & k\1J1Y
730 • lawn & Gafdel'l
735- Legal
745 • Miscellaneous
750 - Mobile Home
Movets
7SS ·Office
760 - Pluml:lh1Q
ltl! « SliBYl!<Ei
NEW 2 BEDROOM
DUPLEX AT LANC495-Want to Buy
ER KY. $550 month.
$550 deposit. 1 year
Want To Buy-40-50 lease. 886-8781.*
acres or more, 4-5
acres level land with 1 BEDROOM FURNor without house. In ISHED APARTMENT:
Prestonsburg
or all utilites paid. washPaintsville Area. 606- er & dryer, No pets.
$150 dep. $395 rent.
642-3388.*
874-5577 or 2260999. Available Feb.
1st.
SIMPLICITY WALKBEHIND
SNOW
BLOWER, self propil- 1996 14x50, 2 beding chains. Good room. furnished, 2
miles from Morehead
shape, 874-2408 *
606-784campus.
2320 or 946-2877. *
Advertise..
It pays
886-8506
Office Space
630·H~
610 ·Apartments
.
Big Sandy Area Development District is accepting
resumes for the position of Director of the
AmeriCorps Appalachian Self-Sufficiency Program.
The individual selected will be responsible for the
implementation of the program. The director will
serve as the overall Program Supervisor and will be
the cohesive link for all program components.
Management and extensive reporting requirements,
case file experience required. Members are placed
throughout a 17-county area tn which the director is
expected to travel. The mcumbent will solicit, select,
coordinate and supervtse AmeriCorps members
and volunteers.
530-Homes
Sl! • BE& Ei!6IJ:;
CKC
POMERANHAIR
DRESSER IANS first shots and
NEEDED: Apply in wormed, $250 each.
person at Pro Hair 358-2175.*
located in Prestonsburg Village.
445-Furniture. , ,
_.,,. ......_..__.. .
POSITION AVAILABLE
51o - c()tll~M~at
Ptop&rty
Gfl:ll·Utn~l&
410 ·Animals
420 • Appliances
440 • Electronics
2002 NISSAN EXTERRA, 4x4, 13,000
miles,
$14,900. . 21~-Job listings
excellent condition.
LEAD WEBMASTER
606-4 78-5808. *
NEEDED at progressive
Central/East
: 11 0-Agricultural
. '.J90-Vans
Kentucky firm. attrac685 Case Intern- 2000
TOYOTA tive benefits packational Farm Tractor, SIENNA, XLE, 1 age. salary commenw/ new loader, 1700 owner, has warranty, surate with experihrs. like new. 886· loaded. 39,000 miles. ence. Design Funct8366.
$16,950
606·523- ionality with empha6214.*
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In~ 130-Cars
curcial.
Submit
resume with websit
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OLLA: 37,000 miles. When responding to to: helpwantednow2003
auto., AC, one owner, Employment ads that
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has warranty. $7,950. have reference numbers.
please
indicate
606·523-6227. *
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87
OLDSMOBILE number on the out- PERSON NELL$$$
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door fair condition. lope.
your efforts and the
Call after 6 p.m. 606- numbers are used to
potential
for
an
help us direct your
874-9143 *
extremely
high
letter to the correct
income with a finanindividual.
cially secure, rapidly
growing
company
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you?
We
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are
West
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4.S Million Hou•eholc:l• W'IC'h
Only O n • Phone Cell?
largest retail manuThe American Community
factured housing sale
Cta.•alf'led Advertlslno N e t w o r k
organization, consist~1-800-821-813~
ing of 11 retail operations in West Virginia
and Kentucky, VirgDISPATCHER NEEDED
inia and Kentucky
Sandy Valley Transportation Services, Inc.
locations. If you are
(SVTS), Is seeking qualified applicants for the
The Best & want to
position of a Dispatcher. Famllarity with the
be The Best, send
area's roads and previous dispatching experi·
resume to the Home
ence Is preferred, but not required. Must pass
Show-Central OfficeDOT drug test.
Penn Ave.
2720
Health, dental, life, retirement, holidays, sick
Chas.
WV.
25302.*
and vacation days available.
.·
445 • Fumrtut~
450 • Lawn & Gard&li
460 -Yard Sate
470 • Hlllllth & Seauty
475» HousehOld
480 - Miscellaneous
490 • Recreatlotl
495 • Wanted To Buy
310 • Bus1ness
Opportunity
~-For Sale
350 • Miscellaneous
360 • Money To Lend
380 ·Services
HOUSES,
APARTMENTS, &
TOWNHOUSES,
Call
B&O Rental
Properties
606-886-8991.
2 BEDROOM HUD
APPROVED. located
near Jacks Creek.
$365 month. 2853504.*
Advertise..
It pays
886-8506
P&N
Construction
Residential & Commercial
All Types of Building,
Remodeling, New Construction,
Roofing, Vinyl Siding,
Replacement Windows,
Electlcal, Masonry and
Concrete Work
• Free Estimates •
Phone 631·9991
Cell Ph: 477·9837
Emergencv
Home & Mobile Home
Service & Repair
INCLUDES:
Water line repair, drain line repair,
floors, walls, ceilings, doors, window repair.
For all emergency repair and
remodeling needs, call
(606) 478-3039
(606) 899-6854 (cell phone)
All service calls, C.O.D.
MotbeP Goose
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Pla)Ziand
A Christian, Non-Denominational
daycare center, is now taking
applications for part-time substitute positions. We re also taking
applications for part-time/full·
time enrollment.
Contact Missy
886-0868 or 886-8648
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 br. Ctass (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Electrical Classes
285-0999
'train at your convenience.
limE'S
MOBil£ HOME MOVERS
INSURED
27 years experience.
Move single and
doublewides.
Full setup and fast service.
285·0633
285·5116
DUMP TRUCK,
BACK HOE
FOR HIRE
Certified Septic Tank Installer
Bridges, Culverts, Concrete Driveways
Complete Home Remodeling
and Repair
Carports, Decks, Room Additions
Golden "H"
Construction Co. Inc.
478·3039
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
& TECHNOLOGY INC.
Tree Trimming
• Teaching Newly
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Employed 24 Hour \Q .~ i
·Annuals-Hour
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Refresher Classes
• Mine Medical Technician
Instructor
• American Heart C.P.R. and First Aid
Phone 606-358-9303 {Holl'l$)
Hillside, lawn care
and light hauling.
Garage and Basement
Cleaning.
606·434·0542 (Mobil&)
Garrett, Kentucky
Terry Triplett, Instructor
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.
886·8350
To place
your
ad call
Jenny
at 886-8506
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
650-M"obile Homes
3 BEDROOM MOBILE
HOME:
at
Banner. $400 plus
deposit. very clean.
874-0267.
TRAILER LOT FOR
RENT in Martin area,
$150 per month, 2853625 or 285-9112.*
MOBILE HOME FOR
RENT: 2 Bedroom,
stove & refrigerator,
total electric, on private lot. No pets.
886-3709. No HUD *
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2
B.R
MOBILE
HOME.: total elect.
Located
between
P'burg & Paintsville.
No pets. 889-9747 or
886-9007.
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2 B.A. 2 BA. Mobile
Home, located at
Minnie. Appliances
included. $375 rent,
$375 dep. Also Two,
2 B.A. 1 BA. Mobile
Homes, $350 rent
$350 dep. 606-4785173.*
1
& 2 B.A.
TRAILERS. VERY
CLEAN suitable for 2
working men. Private,
, & Cent heat.
ar P'burg. No
886-3941. *
6: 0-Comm. Property
FURNISHED
B!EAUTY
SALON
F~)R RENT: Located
in ' Martin area 285-
36rs;;~~~;•
70.5-Construction
AL
TYPES:
Remodeling & additions,
garages,
• decks, etc. Also con':' crete work. Robie
Johnson, Jr., call anytime, 886-8896.
714-Eiderly Care
NEED SOME ONE
TO STAY with 2
elderly
people,
Daytime, 2 days a
week on Fri. & Sat.
7a m.-5p.m. References required. 8742937 or 874-2371. *
765-Professionals
TURNED
DOWN
FOR SOC. SECURITY/SSI? Free consultation. Call 1-888582-3345. No fee
unless we win your
case.
Great new rates
on hospitilization,
major
medical,
Medicare supplements,
cancer
plans. disability
(even for coal miners) and great
rates on life insurance.
Call Billy R.
Maynard,
ph. 478-9500 or
478-4105.
770-Repair/Services
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Repair/Service
Need Computer
Support???
Available evenings &
weekends. Call for
an appointment.
424-4886.
NOTICES
812-FREE
FREE PALLETS :
Can be picked up
behind The Floyd
County Times.
NOTICE OF SALE
OF AN ELECTRIC
FRANCHISE
•
Notice is hereby
given that the City
Commission of Allen,
Floyd County, Kentucky, at a regular
meeting held on the
6th day of January,
2003 , directed me,
the undersigned, to
advertise for sale an
electric
franchise
and,
THEREFORE, pursuant to Order and
Ordinance of said
Commission, and m
accordance with the
terms and provisions
of the same,
Notice is hereby
given that I, City
Clerk of Allen, Floyd
County, Kentucky, or
in
my
absence,
Sharon S. Woods,
Mayor of the City, will,
at the front door of
the City Building, in
City of Allen, Floyd
County, Kentucky, on
the 3rd day of
February, 2003, at
the hour of 7:00 p.
m , Allen Time in the
City of Allen, offer for
sale an electric franchise, in accordance
with the terms and
conditions of the
aforesaid ordinance
of said City Commission, and subject to
conditions of said
Ordinance,
which
Ordinance and conditions are as follows,
to-wit:
SECTION NO. 1
That there be sold
at public auction to
the highest and best
bidder, the franchise,
privilege, right and
authority to acquire,
maintain, construct
and
operate
in,
above, under, across,
and along the streets,
thoroughfares, alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways and other
public places (as the
same now exists or
may hereafter be laid
out) of the City of
Allen, Floyd County,
Kentucky, lines, poles
and equipment for
the distribution of
electric energy, either
by means of overhead or underground
conductors, with all
the necessary or
desirable appurtenances for the purpose of supplying
electric energy to
said City and the
inhabitants thereof,
and persons, and
corporations beyond
the limits thereof, for
light, heat, power,
and any other purpose or purposes for
which electric energy
is now or may hereafter be used, and for
the transmission of
same within, through,
or across said City.
SECTION NO. 2
Said lines and
appurtenances shall
be constructed so as
to interfere as little as
possible with the traveling public in its use
of the streets, thoroughfares,
alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways and public places.
SECTION NO. 3
The franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority shall be in
full force and effect
for a period of twenty
(20) years from the
date of the passage
of the ordinance
granting it.
SECTION NO. 4
The grantee of this
franchise shall save
the City harmless
from any and all liability arising in any way
from negligence of
the grantee in the
erection,
maintenance, or operating
of said lines and
appurtenances.
SECTION NO. 5
The grantee of this
franchise shall have
the right and privilege
to take up such portion or part of any
pavement and make
such excavation in
the streets, thoroughfares, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, public
ways and other public
places of the City of
Allen, as may be
deemed necessary
tor the construction
and maintenance of
its lines, wires, or
cables, but whenever
the grantee of the
franchise shall begin
the erection of any
lines or other equipment, it shall prompt-
ly and diligently prosecute the work until
completion and leave
the streets, thoroughfares, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, public
ways and other public
places where such
work is done in as
good condition of
repair as before such
comwork
was
menced.
SECTION NO. 6
Wherever in this
franchise either the
City of Allen or the
grantee thereof is
referred to, it shall be
deemed to include
the respective successors and assigns
of either, and all
rights, privileges, and
obligations contained
in this franchise shall
be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of,
the respective successors and assigns
of said City and said
grantee, whether so
expressed or not.
SECTION NO. 7
The grantee of this
franchise
to
be
offered for sale may
make such rules and
regulations, covering
the furnishing of said
electric energy, as
may be fair and reasonable and consistent with the standard
practice
of
the
grantee. Said grantee
may charge such
rates for electric services as shall be fair
and reasonable. The
said grantee shall
render service under
said franchise of like
quality, that is, adequate, efficient and
reasonable, to that
now being rendered
to said City.
SECTION NO. 8
The consideration
paid by the successful bidder for the franchise, privilege, right
and authority provided for herein shall be
complete compensation and consideration for the sale of
said franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority and for the
use and occupancy
of the streets, thoroughfares,
alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways and other
public places of the
City, in lieu of any
street or alley rental
or of any charge for
the use and occupancy of said streets,
thoroughfares, alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways, or other
public places of the
City, and in lieu of any
pole tax or meter tax.
SECTION NO. 9
City Clerk of the
City of Allen, Floyd
County, Kentucky, is
hereby
appointed
City Commissioner to
sell said franchise,
privilege, right and
authority
hereby
ordered sold, and
said Special Commissioner is directed to
offer said franchise
for sale at public auction and shall sell
same to the highest
bidder at the front
door of the City
Building in Allen,
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, at 7:00
p.m., on February 3,
2003, after he/she
has advertised the
same, terms, conditions and place of
sale, pursuant to law
by inserting a notice
of sale in the Floyd
County
Times
Newspaper of general circulation in Allen,
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, once a
week for three (3)
consecutive weeks
prior to the date of
said sale, said advertisement to include
this Ordinance.
SECTION NO. 10
Each bidder for the
sale of said franchise,
privilege, right and
authority, shall file, as
a part of his bid, a
certified copy of his
bid a Certificate of
Convenience
and
Necessity from the
Public Service Commission of Kentucky,
issued under the
authority of KRS
278.020(3)
SECTION NO. 11
Bids and proposals
for the purchase and
acquisition of the
franchise, privilege,
right and authority
hereby directed to be
sold shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Mayor or
the City Clerk upon
the date and at the
time fixed by the
Clerk and/or Mayor in
said advertising for
rece1vmg
bids.
Thereafter, the Clerk
and/or Mayor shall
report and submit to
t~ ~ City Council, at
the time and place to
be fixed by it, said
bids and proposals
for said
Commission's approval, and
said City Commission
reserves the right for
and on behalf of the
City of Allen to refuse
any and all bids for
said franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority. In the event
the bids reported by
the Clerk and/or
Mayor
shall
be
refused by the said
City Commission, It
may direct, by resolution or ordinance,
said franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority to be again
offered for sale from
time to time, until a
satisfactory bid therefor shall be received
and approved. Each
bid shall be accompanied by a deposit
and each bidder shall
post bond in accordance with the provisions and requirements
of
KRS
96.020.
However,
such deposit and
bond need not be
made by a corporation or person already
owning, in or adjacent to the City of
Allen, Floyd County,
Kentucky, a plant and
equipment sufficient
to render the service
required by this resolution.
SECTION NO. 12
This
Ordinance
granting this franchise shall be accepted by the grantee
thereof within sixty
(60) days from the
date of its passage.
Done
by
a
Resolution of the City
Commission of the
City of Allen, Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
entered at its meeting
held on the 6th day of
Janurary, 2003.
WITNESS
MY
HAND, this the 6th
day of Janurary,
2003.
Bill Parsons
City Clerk of the
City of Allen,
Floyd County,
Kentucky.
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS FOR
THE PROJECT
TITLED:
MOUNTAIN TOP
RECREATION
PARK IRRIGATION SYSTEM
The
City
of
will
Prestonsburg
receive sealed bids
for the Irrigation
Project, until 2.00
p.m., Local Time,
January 29, 2003, at
the office of the
Mayor, 200 North
Lake Drive, Prestonsburg, Kentucky
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
The Project consists of installation of
all athletic field irrigation systems as indicated on the plan
documents prepared
by REED Engineering Company, Inc.,
dated January 3,
2003. The project
work will consist of
one {1) bid package.
Bidding Documents
may be examined at
the following place:
REED Engineering
Co., Inc. - 259 North
Arnold
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653, Phone: 606886-7884.
Bidding Documents
may be obtained
upon a non-refundable
deposit
of
$60.00 per set, cash
or check,
made
payable to REED
Engineering Co., Inc.
There will be an on
site pre-bid meeting
at 11 :00 a.m., Local
Time, January 22,
2003.
All bids shall be
accompanied by a
Bid Bond of not less
than five (5) percent
of the total amount of
the bid. A one hundred (100) percent
Performance Bond
and Payment Bond
shall be required of
the sucessful Bidder.
All bonding and insurance requirments are
contained in the
Instructions to Bidders
and/or the
General and Supplementary Conditions
of the Contract. All
prospective bidders
must be a single firm
specializing in irrigation work with a minimum of five (5) years
FRIDAY, JANUARY
experience properly
installing irrigation
systems of comparable SIZe. All prospective bidders must also
provide references of
your last five irrigation systems of comparable size with this
bid proposal.
Bids must be submitted, in duplicate
originals, on the Bid
Form included in the
Project Manual.
Submission of a bid
shall be construed as
confirmation that the
bidder has visited the
site and satisfied
themselves as to the
extent of the work
required. No changes
to the contract will be
considered, based on
misunderstandings of
the scope of the
work, if such misunderstandings could
have been addressed
by a site visit.
Any bid received
later than the time
specified for receipt
of bids, or any bid
which is not submitted in the proper
form, shall not be
considered.
The Owner reserves the right to reject
any and all bids, or to
waive any formalities
in the bidding process. Bids received
after the scheduled
closing time for the
receipt of bids will be
returned unopened to
17, 2003 • C5
the bidders. No bid
may be withdrawn for
a period of thirty (30)
days subsequent to
the opening of bids,
without consent of
the Owner.
ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS
The Floyd County Board of Education is now
accepting sealed bids on surplus technology items.
Technology itens include:
* MONITORS * KEYBOARDS
* PRINTERS * COPIERS
* C P U'S * PROJECTORS
For a more detailed descrption, contact Gina
Amos at 606-886-2354, ext. 508. Bids will be
opened on January 24, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., at the
central office, located at 106 North Front Avenue,
Prestonsburg Kentucky. Bids will be accepted until
2:00p.m., January, 24, 2003. All bids will be subject
to board approval at the January 27, 2003, board
meeting. On January 28, 2003, payment and pickup arrangements can be made.
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BANKRUPTCY AUCTION
Pursuant to Court Order entered December 24, 2002 in Lodestar Energy, Inc. Case No.
01-50969 United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District ofKentucky, the
following items are to be sold at auction on January 30, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.EST.
Interested parties should contact Ellen Arvin Kennedy, Fowler Measle & Bell, LLP (859)
252-6700 for a bid package no later than January 21, 2003. Initial bids and deposits are
due on January 24,2003 by 4:00 p.m.EST.
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CHEVY PICKUP
1999 FORD F450 CAB CHASSIS
1997 HOMESTEAD
1996 CHEVY BLAZER
1996 CHEVY BLAZER
1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
1995 CHEVY TAHOE
1994 CHEVY BLAZER
1993 CHEVY BLAZER
1993 CHEVY TRUCK
1996 CHEVY TAHOE
19711NTERNATIONAL WATER TRUCK
1976 FORD
1985 OFFICE MASTER
1978 INTERNATIONAL
1971 MACK
1988 MACK
MAGNUM MTT-10 WATER TRUCK
1990 MECHANIC TRUCK
1993 INTERNATIONAL MECH TRUCK
1984 AUTOCAR GREASE TRUCK
CAT 7738 W/10,000 GAL TANK
1999 CHEVY 1/2 TON PICKUP
MECHANIC TRUCK
1974 MACK OIL TRUCK
1986 AUTOCAR
1996 MACK
1987 FORD F750
19761NTERNATIONAL FLEET STAR LUBE TRK
1998 CHEVY PICKUP
1998 CHEVY PICKUP 4WO
1982 MACK FUEL TRUCK
1995 CHEVY TAHOE
1988 DODGE POWDER TRUCK
1992 GMC MECHANIC TRUCK
1986 POWDER TRUCK
1994 CHEVY CK15
VOLVO ROCK TRUCK
1981CAT CONVERTED TO WATER TRUCK
1985 GMC 7000
1999 CHEVY 1/2 TON PICKUP
19941NTERNATIONAL FUEL TRUCK
600 R MACK CAB/CHASSY TRUCK
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�C6 • FRIDAY, JANUARY
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-0295
Amendment No. 1
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 a permit for a surface coal
mining and reclamation operation, located at Craynor in
Floyd County. The
amendment proposes to add 74.08 acres
and delete 2.52 acres
of surface disturbance,
and
add
28.1 0 acres and
delete 21.21 acres of
auger area for total of
288.28 acres within
the
total
permit
boundary.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.5 mile southwest
from KY 680's junction with KY 979, and
located on Hamilton
of
Mud
Branch
Creek.
The proposed operation is located on
the McDowell USGS
7 112 minute quadrangle map. The surface area to be disturbed is owned by
The Elk Horn Coal
Corpora-tion,
Curt
Hall Heirs, Richard P.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Hall Heirs, Charles
Hall, Walker Tackett
et al.. Robert or
Marlene
Howell,
Frank and lvalee
McKinney, William L.
Hall
Heirs,
and
Barbara Hall. The
operation will underlie land owned by
Charles Hall, Walker
Tackett et al., Robert
or Marlene Howell,
and Frank and lvalee
McKinney. The operation will use the
area, contour, and
auger methods of
surface mining.
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
objeccomments,
tions, or requests for
a permit conference,
must be filed with the
of
the
Director
Division of Permits,
#2 Hudson Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
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F
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Advertisement Only):
This is the final
advertisement of the
application. All comments, objections, or
requests for a permit
conference must be
received within 30
days of today's date.
2003.
PUBLIC
Eugene A Grasser
NOTICE FOR
Associate
Regional
INVOLUNTARY
Administrator
TERMINATION OF
Department of
MEDICARE /MED·
Survey &
ICAID PROVIDER
Certification
AGREEMENT
Notice is hereby
given that effective
February 1, 2003, the
agreement between
Health
Riverview
Care Center,
79
Sparrow Lane, Prestonsburg, Kentucky,
and the Secretary of
Health and Human
Services, as provider
of nursing services in
the Health Insurance
for the Aged and
Disabled
Program
(Medicare). is to be
terminated.
The Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services has
determined that Riverview Health Care
Center is not in compliance
with
the
Requirements
for
The
Participation.
Medicare program
will not make payment for inpatient
nursing services to
residents who are
admitted
after
Febuary 1, 2003. For
residents admitted
prior to Feburary 1,
2003, payment may
continue for a maximum of 30 days for
nursing
services.
Such payment is
specifically limited to
covered
services
through the close of
business March 3,
Patton to propose tax
increase with budget
by MARK A. CHELLGREN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - Gov. Paul
Patton said Wednesday he wilJ
propose a tax increase to patch
the leaky state budget and the
brunt of it would fall on corporate Kentucky.
Patton met with business
leaders at his office Wednesday
to warn them of his plans and
float the balloon. Patton said the
final fonn of his tax proposal
will depend to some extent on
reaction.
Nevertheless, Patton said he
intends to propose a "complete,
comprehensive review of the
way we tax the business community in Kentucky."
The proposal is believed to
revolve around a business activity tax as a replacement for the
corporate income tax and corporate license fee.
A business activity tax is not
commonplace
and
only
Michigan among nearby states
imposes such a levy. Such a tax
often is based on a company's
payroll, investment and sales in a
state. It can be modified in many
ways, depending on the rates and
covered activities.
Patton outlined his idea to
nine members of the board of the
Kentucky
Chamber
of
Commerce, including its chairman, Dan Lacy of Ashland Inc.
Also in the meeting was Tony
Sholar, the chamber's lobbyist,
who said Patton was suggesting
"a fairly major shift in a tax policy, going from .. . corporate
income tax, which is based on
profits, to an activities tax, which
is a tax based on business activity irrespective of making a profit."
"You pay a tax on the privilege of doing business in a state,
based on how much money you
have invested in the state, how
much money you utilize to run
your business," Sholar said.
The chamber officials have
several questions about Patton's
idea, including whether the state
will end up having to grant larger and costlier incentives to
attract new and expanding business, Sholar said.
During an impromptu question and answer session with
reporters in the Capitol Rotunda,
Patton repeated a litany he began
a few weeks ago about how corporate Kentucky has not main
tained its obligations.
When the business community signed onto the 1990 tax
increase to finance the Kentucky
Education Reform, corporate
taxes raised about $350 million a
year and constituted about I 0
percent of the state budget.
By 2002, Patton said, corpo-
rate income taxes contributed
only about $320 million to the
General Fund and made up about
5 percent of the total.
While individual income and
sales taxes have more than doubled, corporate income taxes
have actually declined, Patton
said.
"I think the business community needs to get back to that 10
percent of the budget that they
were in 1990," Patton said.
Corporate
tax
payments
would have to rise by $350 million to $400 million annually to
reach 10 percent of the budget.
Business representatives say
their actual tax payments are
much larger and should include
income taxes paid by new corporate entities such as limited liability companies and partnerships.
The tax package could also
include a higher levy on cigarettes, but not higher alcohol
taxes, Patton said.
Patton raised the idea of
applying the sales tax to some
package liquor sales, but said
Wednesday he has since learned
that alcohol sales are subject to
many other taxes and pay their
way. "I spoke before I had all the
facts," Patton said.
Such changes in the package
are likely as the public discussion of a tax increase is beginning, Patton said.
A letter was sent to lawmakers Wednesday in which Patton
asked for time to make a budget
speech to a joint House and
Senate session when the General
Assembly
reconvenes
in
February.
Lawmakers,
especially
Republicans in the Senate, have
all but excluded any consideration of a tax increase, even as the
state budget faces a $500 million
deficit in the next 18 months.
Under
the
Kentucky
Constitution, legislation for a tax
increase must originate in the
House, which Patton's fellow
Democrats control. They are
leery of the Senate, where the
Republican majority seems
poised to kill any attempted tax
increase and use it as an election
issue against Democrats.
Patton wants to force the
Senate to take co-ownership of
whatever develops. He issued a
statement Wednesday that said
debate over the budget "has
boiled down to a dispute over
who has the ball. The answer is
clear, we all have the ball; the
Governor, the House and the
Senate."
Patton said he will propose a
budget to cover the shortfalls and
the money to pay for it, which
will put the onus on legislators to
either embrace the tax plan or
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-5423,
Amendment No. 3
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 mmmg and
reclamation operation located approximately 3.1 miles
southeast
of
McDowell in Floyd
County. The amendment will add 60.99
acres of surface disturbance and will
underlie an additional 52.95, all of which
overlie
permitted
underground acreage, making a total
area of 3,299.19
acres within the
amended
permit
boundary.
The proposed amendment area begins
at the intersection of
KY Route 1929's
junction with Buckhorn Fork Road and
Is located within
Buckhorn Fork of
Frasure Creek and
also at the head of
Frasure 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, McKinley Osborne Estate,
Pink Osborne Estate,
Charles T. and Janet
G. Vance, and Laura
Caudill
Estate,
Perley Howell Heirs,
Emmitt
Blevins
Heirs, and Freda
Bentley. The amendment will underlie
land owned by The
Elk
Horn
Coal
Corporation, McKinley Osborne Estate,
Pink Osborne Estate,
Charles T. and Janet
G. Vance, and Laura
Caudill
Estate,
Perley Howell Heirs,
Emmitt
Blevins
Heirs, and Freda
Bentley.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Mining
Surface
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's Prestonsburg
Regional
Office, 3140 South
Lake Drive, Suite 6,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653. Written
comments,
objec-
tions, 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.
STOP!
You've cleaned out your attic, your basement, your garage and now you're ready
to host a garage sale. Before you proceed, follow these signs for placing the
type of classified ad that will help
turn your event Into a best-seller.
Be sure to include in your
Garage or "ffird Sale ad ...
1
WHAT.
Describe the type of sale you 're hosting.
Is It mostly household goods? Nursery
furniture? Apparel?
WHEN.
Give dates and time
of sale, and rain
date Information.
3
WHERE.
Where the sale will be held,
with directions or phone
number for directions.
4
WHY.
Reason for sale, especial·
ly if it is a *moving• sale,
s1nce these tend to attract
more customers.
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BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
(LEXINGTON DIVISION)
LODESTAR ENERGY, INC.
LODESTAR HOLDINGS, INC.
DEBTORS. CHAPTER 11 PROCEEDING
CASE NOS. 01·50969 AND
01-50972
JOINTLY ADMINISTERED UNDER
CASE NO. 01-50969
JUDGE JOSEPH M. SCOTT, JR.
NOTICE OF AUCTION, BIDDING PROCEDURES, ASSUMPTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF
EXECUTORY CONTRACTS, UNEXPIRED LEASES, LICENSES AND PERMITS AND HEARING
FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE DEBTORS' ASSETS
I
I
I
(
I
i
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT:
On December 24, 2002, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington Division (the "Court(.).
entered an order (the "Procedures Order") granting a motion (the "Bidding Procedures Motion") under which Lodestar Energy, 1rlt.
("LEI") and Lodestar Holdings, Inc. ("LHI"), the debtors and debtors in possession in the above captioned chapter 11 cases (collectively,
the "LEI Debtors") requested authority to conduct a sale (the "Sale") Of all or substantially all of their real and personal property (the
"LEI Property"), free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances and other interests, pursuant to sections 105(a), 363, 365, 503 and
507 of title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"). The Sale will be by public auction (the "Auction") at
which the LEI Debtors will consider bids for the LEI Property. The Procedures Order approves the procedures (the "Sale Procedures")
for the Auction and Sale.
On January 10, 2002, Industrial Fuels Minerals Company ("I FMC" and, together with the LEI Debtors, the "Debtors"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of LEI, filed with the Court a petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. IFMC is chapter 11 case is pending in the Court as Case No. 03-70015. It is expected that IFMC is real and personal property (together with the "LEI Property," the
"Property") will be included in the Sale and the Auction, and subject to the Sale Procedures.
Further information relating to the Sale Procedures, the submission of bids for the Property, the Auction and the Sale are set forth in
the complete Amended Notice of Auction, Bidding Procedures, Assumption and Assignment of Executory Contracts, Unexpired Leases,
Licenses and Permits and Hearing for an Order Authorizing the Sale of the Debtors' Assets, dated January 14, 2003 (the "LEI Notice
of Sale Procedures") and the Notice of Auction, Bidding Procedures, Assumption and Assignment of Executory Contracts, Unexpired
Leases, Licenses and Permits and Hearing for an Order Authorizing the Sale of Industrial Fuels Minerals Company is Assets, dated
January 14, 2003 (but subject to Court approval) (the "IFMC Notice of Sale Procedures" and, together with the LEI Notice of Sale
Procedures, the "Sale Procedures Notices"). The Sale Procedures Notices may be obtained upon request to counsel to the Debtors,
Bradley K. Johnston, Esq., Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., mailing address: 312 Walnut Street, Suite 3500, Cincinnati, OH 45202;
facsimile (513) 361-1201; or email, HYPERLINK "mailto:bjohnston@ssd.com" bjohnston@ssd.com. Prospective bidders are urged
to review carefully the Procedures Order and the Sale Procedures Notices in their entirety, which Procedures Order and the Sale
Procedures Notices contain certain information related to the Sale and Auction not contained herein and which shall control in the event
of any inconsistency with any information contained herein. Any person desiring to purchase any of the Property must do so under the
terms and conditions set forth in the Sale Procedures Notices and Procedures Order.
The Debtors own real and personal property located in Kentucky, Colorado and Utah for use in the mining, cleaning and loading of
coal, including, without limitation, (a) accounts, accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment, general intangibles, executory contracts and unexpired leases, furniture, fixtures, and real property (the "General Property"); and (b) four categories of vehicles
listed in Schedule 1, attached to the Sale Procedures Notices (i.e. Eastern Kentucky Vehicles, Western Kentucky Vehicles, Colorado
Vehicles and Utah Vehicles) (the "Vehicles"). For purposes of the Procedures Order, the Sale Procedures Notices and the Sale
Procedures, the term lPropertyi shall include all real and personal, tangible and intangible property of any kind or nature of each of the
Debtors, including without limitation, the General Property and the Vehicles, but expressly does not include: (i) each of the Debtors'
cash on hand at the closing of the Sale, unless securing bonds or other surety obligations being assumed or replaced by a purchaser,
(ii) any cause of action of any of the Debtors under chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code; and (iii) any other claim or cause of action of
any of the Debtors arising prior to or after the chapter 11 petition date for such Debtor. Bidders may bid on the General Property in any
configuration including part or all of the General Property. Any bid for the Vehicles shall be for one or more entire category of such
Vehicles. No offers or bids for individual Vehicles will be accepted.
The Debtors will conduct the Auction on January 30, 2003, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST at the offices of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP,
250 West Main Street, 1600 Lexington Financial Center, Lexington, KY 40507-1746312 (the "Sale Site"). A hearing to approve the Sale
has been scheduled for January 31 , 2003, beginning at 9:00a.m. EST.
Any sale, assignment or other disposition of the Property shall be by bill of sale, without any representations or warranties whatsoever, of any kind, nature or description by the Debtors, their agents or representatives. Each party who has submitted at the Auction
a successful offer to purchase all or some portion of the Property (a "Successful Offeror") will have had the opportunity to conduct an
independent inspection and investigation of the Property and any liabilities of the Debtors that will be assumed by them in connection
with the Sale ("Assumed Liabilities") and all such other matters relating to or affecting the Property or Assumed Liabilities as each
Successful Offeror deems necessary or appropriate. In proceeding with its purchase of the Property and assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities and with the assumption of all of the Debtors' rights, duties and obligations under the Property and the Assumed Liabilities,
each Successful Offeror will be doing so based solely upon its independent inspections and investigations and will acknowledge that,
subject to the foregoing, it will be receiving all of the Debtors' rights, duties and responsibilities under the Property and Assumed
Liabilities purchased by such Successful Offeror on an "AS IS" and "WHERE IS" and "WITH ALL FAULTS" basis.
All of the Debtors' right, title and interest in and to the Property shall be assigned and sold, pursuant to sections 363(f) and (m) of the
Bankruptcy Code, free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances and security interests, which shall attach to the net proceeds
received by the Debtors as a result of the sale with the same force and effect that they now have, subject to further order of the
Bankruptcy Court. All secured creditors shall retain all bidding rights allowed under the Bankruptcy Code.
The closing of the Sale(s) (the "Closing") shall take place at the Sale Site no later than eleven (11) days after entry of an order authorizing the Debtors to sell the Property to the Successful Offeror(s).
The Debtors intend to offer for sale, as part of the Property, all or substantially all executory contracts and unexpired leases to which
the Debtors are party. Prospective bidders are urged to review carefully the Procedures Order and the Sales Procedures Notices, which
contain further information relating to such executory contracts and unexptred leases. The Successful Offeror(s) shall be responsible
for all obligations arising under or related to any executory contracts and unexpired leases that they direct Debtors to assume and to
assign to them, from and after the Closing, and for all obligations under section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code as set forth in the
Procedures Order.
Any objection(s) to the entry of a final order approving the final sale of any of the Property must be filed with the Court and served so
that they are RECEIVED by the undersigned counsel, counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, counsel to Congress
Financial Corporation and counsel to Wexford Capital, LLC no later than 9:00 a.m. EST on January 31, 2003.
Dated: January 14, 2003
Stephen D. Lerner
Jeffrey A. Marks
Bradley K. Johnston
SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P.
312 Walnut Street, Suite 3500
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Telephone: 513·361-1200
COUNSEL FOR DEBTORS AND DEBTORS IN POSSESSION
and
Taft A. McKinstry, Esq.
Ellen Arvin Kennedy, Esq.
FOWLER, MEASLE & BELL, lip
300 West Vine Street, Suite 600
Lexington, KY 40507-1660
CO-COUNSEL FOR DEBTORS AND DEBTORS IN POSSESSION
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�An update on
Friday, January 17, 2003
INSIDE
Behind the Wheel
Page • 01
the Ford Focus
••••
by TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI
Test Drive
Page • 0 1
Dear Tom and Ray:
••••
Classifieds
Page • 02
Cars - Buy'em, sel l 'em, fi x 'em, l ove'em
•
Behind the Wheel
TEST
DRIVE
by
Greg
Zyla
Volvo XC90-Box
by ANN M. JOB
FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
_.
Gosh, a lot of American drivers
are interested in Volvo's first sport
utility vehicle.
Scarcely had the 2003 Volvo
XC90 T6 AWD test vehicle shown
up curbside than people started stopping to examine it and ask questions.
I can't recall a recent Volvo -even
the company's C70 convertiblethat drew such attention.
Evidently the word is out that this
new Volvo is an SUV that's designed
to be safer than others. isn't quite as
brutish as traditiOnal SUVs and
might even be a tad more acceptable
TOM:
ISS8D
erra
(See WHEEL, page two)
Volvo XC90
BASE PRICE: $33,350 for two-wheeldrive XC90; 535,100 for all·wheel·drlve
model with five-cylinder engine;
$39,975 for all-wheel·drive model with
six-cylinaer engme.
AS TESTED: $45,555.
TYPE: Front·engine. all-wheel drive,
seven-passenger, mid-size. sport utility
vehicle.
ENGINE: 2.9-lner. double-overhead
cam, intercooled, twin turbo, irtline sixcylinder.
MILEAGE: 15 mpg (city), 20 mpg (high·
way}.
TOP SPEED: 128 mph. L
OPTIONS: Versatility package (includes
third-row seats, third-row air conditioning, self-leveling' rear suspension; second-row center cushion) $1,675; premium package (includes 11Hnch alloy
wheels, premium sound system with
Dolby Pro logic 2, wood·covered steer·
ing wheel, power retractable rearview
mirrors) $1,300; climate package
(includes tntenor air quality system,
headlamp washers, heated front seats)
$595; bi-xeoon headlights $500; metallic paint $450; reverse warning system
$400.
DESTINATION CHARGE: $660.
I have listened to your radio show for
maybe 20 years, and I read your column
religiously. I've enjoyed every minute of
it, and I've never disagreed - you' re
funny, knowledgeable and fair - until
recently. You wrote a column about the
Ford Focus, in which you cited "investigations" into safety problems with the
car. Not proofs, not findings, not manufacturer's recalls ... just investigations.
You then recommended that people not
purchase this car until these problems
are solved, based on this less-than-factual evidence. I had just purchased a Ford
Focus two weeks earlier. Your column
has caused great consternation. I think
you should apologize, be more careful in
the future
and- at the
least- follow up on
this story
when
NHTSAor
Ford releases
more information.Patrick
This week we test-drive
Nissan's popular Xterra SE-SC
4x4 SUV. a capable vehicle that
came through a week of I 0-inch
snO\\ fall with ease. We were especially grateful that Nissan provided the needed 4x4 traction this
week. as ice and snow hampered
drivers for several days. Not so
for the Xterra 4x4. We went
where we wanted when we wanted.
~
Available in either two-wheel
or four-wheel drive, the 2003
Xterra is powered by either a
four-cylinder or more powerful
six-cylinder engine. Not only did
our Xterra have the six-banger, it
was also fitted with a supercharg-
Base.Pri~e:
er for extra power. Xterra is still
the supercharger that results in
built on a full chassis. something
210 horsepower and 246 footwe look for when recommending
pounds of torque.
Our fully automatic four-speed
an SUV that will see severe-duty
driving along the way. It may be a transmission perfonned well, and
the easy-to-operate, part-time 4x4
little tougher on ride comfort, but
two-speed transfer-case lever,
the overall durability and 4x4
which can be utilized while movabilities are enhanced 10-fold.
Built on Nissan 's Frontier
ing forward, was a breeze.
pickup-truck platfonn. Xterra
Whenever we needed 4x4 capabiloffers excellent ground clearance
ity. we just pulled back on the
and u towing capaOit~ of 5,000
' lever and a li-ght on the dash indipounds. the latter not available in
cated 4x4 mode.
unibody-built competing brands.
Inside. the dashboard is easy to
Under the hood sits the 3.3read, although it looked a bit on
liter V-6, which in standard form
the "low cost" side with lots of
produces an acceptable 180 horse- plastics evident. The seats are
power. T he V-6 is standard on all
of the 4x4's, but ours also carried
(See TEST. page two)
Gee, Patrick, we certainly do apologize for causing any consternation. I was
consternated for a whole week once, and
boy was that unpleasant!
RAY:
The investigations we cited on the
2000 and 2001 Focus were taken up by
the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. And in our opinion,
NHTSA doesn't open investigations
lightly or without significant reports of
problems. Plus, the Focus was the subject of an unusual number of investigations. But you are correct - an investigation is not proof of a defect.
TOM:
Fortunately, there have been several
developments on the Focus front in the
past few months, and we're happy to
report on them here. First, Ford
acknowledged that the Focus has had
too many quality problems. The company responded by slapping a 5-year,
100,000-mile drive-train warranty on all
Focuses to help regain customer confidence. That's certainly a step in the right
direction.
RAY:
Ford also tells us that its internal
tracking shows quality problems and
warranty costs going down steadily
since 2001, reflecting the improvements
it says it's been making. We can' t verify
that, but if it's true, that's also good
news.
TOM:
$21,999 · Price tested: $30,903
As for the recall investigations we
mentioned, here are the updates: The
2000 model had a problem with the left
rear wheel falling off. Ford discovered
that the problem was caused by an
underdesigned seal in the wheel bearing.
In the middle of 200 1, Ford changed to
a "more robust" seal. Cars manufactured
before mid-2001 can be fixed for free at
Ford dealerships (provided you get there
before the wheel falls off).
RAY:
The investigation into air bags in the
2000 and 2001 Focuses causing bums
and fires was closed. That means there
was not enough evidence to suggest that
a defect exists, and the case was dismissed.
TOM:
The problem of front suspensions
collapsing while 2000 and 2001 Focuses
were being driven has resulted in a
recall and a manufacturing change. The
problem is a bolt that comes loose. Ford
dealers will inspect and tighten or
replace the offending bolt under the
recall. Those cars built after May 2001
were subject to a manufacturing change
that made sure the pinch bolt was properly tightened. Ford says this will solve
the problem going forward.
RAY:
The engine fires in 2000 and 2001
cars also resulted in a recall and a manufacturing change. That problem was
caused by wires that were routed near
the battery. Those wires were rerouted
for the 2002 model year, and all previous vehicles have been recalled so their
wires can be moved, too.
TOM:
That leaves only a couple of open
investigations. One is the front suspension collapse on the 2002 Focuses (the
recall only covered 2000 and 2001).
Ford says its internal data suggests that
the problem did not continue into 2002.
We'll let you know what NHTSA
decides.
RAY:
And there's still an open investigation
into a problem with engine stalling that's
related to the fuel-delivery module on
2000 and 2001 models. NHTSA has
(See CLANK, page two)
�02 •
FRIDAY, JANUARY
17, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Wheel
ifieds
685 Case Intern-ational Farm
Tractor, w/ rew loader, 1700 hrs.
hke new 886-8366.
TRACTORS
FOR
SALE.
Yanmar Model YM1500 2WD
Diesel
$2500. Model YM1500D 4WD
$3100 Can Deliver (256) 7769435
2002 NISSAN EXT-ERRA, 4x4.
13,000 miles, $14,900. excellent
condition. 606-478-5808.*
FOR SALE 1991 SUBURBAN
4X4 3 seats good running condition call 606-436-4764
CARS FROM $29/Month - Buy
Police Impounds & Repos. For
Listings/ Payment Details 800319-3323 x2156
150-MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE 4 WHEELER
HONDA 300, red adult ndder
o:1ly $3000.00 OBO 436-0118 or
438-0042
~· _- .. ·.. :. ,:130-CARS
'99 TOYOTA CAROLLA: 37,000
miles, auto.. AC, one owner, has
warra11ty. $7,950. 606-5236227.*
87 OLDSMOBILE ROYALE,
red, 4 door, fa1r condition. Call
after 6 p.m 606-874-9143.*
FOR SALE 1990 CADILLAC
SEVILLE good condition. low
m1les. completely loaded, new
tires, well kept 439-3999
1985 COROLLA & stoker coal
furnace 439-2405
1996 CAVALIER WHITE 2 dr. 5
speed, new !Ires, tinted glass,
good car $3500 606-476-8418
90 CAMRY. Decent condition.
Serv1co record available 238,000
miles 606-251-3069
FOR SALE 86 TOYOTA COROLA 4 door good condition perfect
work car $1200 436-5613
$500 CARS & TRUCKS! Police
Impounds:
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Chevy's from $500. Gov't
Surplus! 1-800-941-8777 Ext.
C9817
DON'T LET CREDIT PROBLEMS STOP YOU from buying
the car
or truck you need. Rick at
Faulkners
(606)436-3151
(606)434-9433
FOR SALE LIKE NEW 1997
SPRINTER
5TH
WHEEL
CAMPER used
approx 5 times very nice 4393999. PRICE REDUCED
160-Motorcycles
HARLEY DAVIDSON 1998
HERITAGE Classic, Black. 2300
Miles, Chrome, Like New,
$17,900. Can Deliver. (256) 7769938, (256) 259-3329
FOR SALE 1982 FORD 100
Pick-up Truck, also parts for F150 436-6368
FOR SALE OR TRADE TO 4
WHEELER 87 Dodge truck 4x4,
318 auto. long bed 439-1494 or
454-1000.
190-Vans
2000
JEEP
GRAND
CHEROKEE 4X4. Loaded, 1
owner. 29 000 miles w1th warranty $15,950 606-523-6214.*
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owner, has warranty, loaded.
39,000 miles. $16,950 606-5236214.*
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• Continued from p1
to SUV-hatcrs.
After all, the radiator in this
biggc~t Volvo passenger vehicle
helps clean ozone out of the air.
and nearly all the sheet metal
and other metals in the XC90
can be recycled.
In addition, interior fabrics
and materials arc tested to
ensure they are free from hazardous and allergenic substances,
and a front subframc structure is
designed to keep the XC90 from
ovenunning small cars in a crash.
The XC90's safety feature::.
have received a lot of publicity.
They include extra strength
boron steel-reinforced roof. automatic-cinching. pre-tcnsioncr
seat belts for all riders, standard
side curtain airbags for every row
of passengers, anti-whiplash
front seats and a stability control
system.
Shipments of the XC90 began
arriving late last year at dealerships.
Early models are fitted with
all-wheel drive and have a starting manufacturer's suggested
retail price, including destination
charge, of $35,760.
In a few months. a frontwheel-drive model will debut
with a starting MSRP, including
destination charge, of $14,0 I 0.
Note this is less than the
$35,430 starting price for Volvo's
previous SVV attempt, the V70
Cross Country wagon, and compares with the $37,6 I 5 starting
price for a 2003 two-wheel-drive
Mercedes-Benz ML350 and
$36,200 for a 2003 four-wheeldrive Acura MDX. All MDX
models come standard with fourwheel drive.
Recent clinics show that the
customers see an SUV as a natural step for Volvo, said Vic
Doolan, president and chief executi\•e officer of Volvo Cars of
North America.
Indeed, company officials
hope the XC90 will help them
retain Volvo owners who want an
SUV as well as lure new buyers
who have never owned a Volvo.
The Swedish-built XC90
actually is based on Volvo's large
car platform used by the S80
sedan and delivers a car-like ride.
So, with styling that's more
akin to a bulked-up station
wagon than a traditional SUV
and respectably easy entry for
passengers, this new model
might also be considered something of a crossover vehicle.
The XC90 uses modified versions of five- and six-cylinder,
turbocharged engines already in
use in Volvo cars, too.
But the XC90 ranks as the
biggest Volvo in the lineup. In
PSA
fact, the 15.74-foot-long XC90 is
6.3 inches longer than the
ML350 and 5.2 inches longer
than BWM's 2003 X5. It's about
the same length as the MDX.
The XC90 offers a choice of
five- or seven-passenger seating,
too, and an SUV-Iike maximum
cargo capacity of 93.2 cubic teet.
This compares with some 81
cubic feet in the ML350 and
MDX.
Two engines are offered, both
turbocharged, making the XC90
the only vehicle in the segment
with turbo power only.
The base engine is a 208horsepower. 2.5-liter, light-pressure. turbocharged five-cylinder
capable of generating 236 footpounds of torque as low as I ,500
rpm.
The upscale test vehicle, the
T6, had the 268-horsepower, 2.9liter, six-cylinder with intercooled, twin turbo. Torque is 280
foot-pounds coming in as low as
1,800 rpm.
Note the XC90's towing
capacity is a healthy 5,000
pounds, the same as the
Mercedes M-Class and more
than the MDX.
In the tester. the power was
enough to propel the quite heavy
XC90 AWD quickly into traffic
and provided ready power for
passing, even at highway speeds.
There was a distractmg whine
from the turbo on acceleration,
however.
The XC90's base engine gets
a five-speed automatic, but
because of space considerations,
the more powerful six-cylinder
engine has a four-speed automatic.
In the tester, it managed gear
changes mostly smoothly. But
the gear shift lever in the center
console seemed to lock into the
manumatic.
shift-it-yourself
mode every time I tried to move
the lever simply into "drive."
Note that premium unleaded
is the recommended fuel for both
XC90 engines.
The six-cylinder model has
the poorest fuel economy rating
of any 2003 Volvo- 15 miles a
gallon in city driving and 20 mpg
on the highway.
This is nearly the same rating
as Chevrolet's more traditionally
styled SUV, the 2003 Trailblazer
with six-cylinder engine and
four-wheel drive.
Though mid-sized, the XC90
conveys the feeling of a bigger
vehicle. In fact, the broad-shouldered sheet metal and spacious
front seats made me drive warily
in my first couple of outings as
the XC90 felt wide.
But I learned the vehicle,
which also felt heavy, maneuvered just fme in parking lots and
on narrow side streets.
Steering feel is a bit on the
light side, as it is in other Volvos,
especially in slow-speed situations such as parking.
The tester had optional, ISinch tires. The independent front
MacPherson strut suspension and
independent multilink in back
made road bumps feel they were
being expertly managed somewhere below, and body motions
were nicely controlled.
All-wheel drive works fulltime here, putting 95 percent of
the power to the front wheels in
nonnal driving with the ability to
shift power to the rear wheels
through a multi-plate clutch in
the rear differential in fractions of
a second if needed. The driver
doesn't have to do anything to
activate the system.
It's coupled with traction control that applies brakes to one or
more wheels to halt wheelspin.
Similar all-wheel-drive systems are found on other vehicles,
too, such as Mercedes 4Matics.
The XC90's stability system
uses electronic braking to help
control the vehicle. It works with
a gyroscopic sensor that's constantly monitoring to see if a
rollover is imminent. If so,
brakes are applied to help regain
stability.
The system is expected to
make its way into Ford SUVs.
Ford Motor Co. owns Volvo.
The XC90 was quite quiet
inside except for some wind
noise at the front-passenger door
of the tester.
I have long appreciated
Volvo's quality seats, which
work well to reduce fatigue, and
the XC90's seats are no exception.
Riders sit up enough to see
beyond cars and some other vehicles, and side windows are sizable.
But be aware of the large pillars at each end of the XC90
windshield. They block a driver's
view, enough that I nearly missed
a pickup corning down a cross •
street.
Also, the third-row seats for
two are optional on all but the
upscale six-cylinder model.
Legroom is just 30.1 inches back
there.
Volvo officials project sales of
some 39,000 XC90s annually in
the United States.
Fifty-five percent of buyers
are expected to be men, with 85
percent married, Volvo officials
said.
They're expected to be 45
years of age, some 2 years
younger than current Volvo buyers, with median household
income of $145,000. Some 30
percent will have postgraduate
degrees, and 40 percent are likely to have three or more other
vehicles at home, the company
said.
Because the XC90 is a new
vehicle, Consumer Reports magazine does not list owner trouble
reports.
Also because of the newness
of the XC90, the National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration does not list j
crash test ratings, and there have
been no safety recalls.
Test
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acceptable, offering a heightadjustable driver seat with a
manual lumbar-support setting.
We folded down one of the split
rear seats. and easily moved a 7foot Christmas tree. There is
ample leg and headroom. Cup
holders are convenient, and 12volt plug outlets fore and aft offer
power for kid games, computers
or what have you. There is even
an on-board fire extinguisher.
Our model included a load of
standard features, from air conditioning to Electronic Brake Force
Distribution. Things like privacy
glass, in-dash six-disc CD player
with AM/FM stereo, undercarriage skid plates, gauge and
tachometer package, 17-inch allseason tires mated to alloy
wheels. dual power mirrors,
cruise, all the powers, keyless
entry, fog lamps, tilt-steering
with radio touch controls and
four-wheel anti-lock brakes.
We'd like to see four-wheel
discs, too, but for now it's a
front-disc/rear-drum setup.
On the road, be ready to go
where you please. On rough
roads, the Xterra lets you know
it's built on a full chassis.
However, freeway driving is
comfortable. Xterra is sturdy and
strong, and the suspension is
double wishbone in front with
front and rear stabilizers.
Important numbers include a
104.3-inch wheelbase, 19.4-gallon fuel tank that requires premium fuel, EPA numbers of 15 mpg
city and 18 mpg hlghway and a
gross vehicle weight of 4,090
pounds.
Pricing is very impressive. If a
consumer opts for the six-cylinder 2x4 you can park one in your
driveway for less than $18,000.
For a top-of-the-line model like
ours, you'll need $30,903.
Included in the price were
options like a sunroof package
($349); side impact airbags ~
($499); splash guards ($89); a
Rugged Leather package ($999);
floor mats ($79); and a tow package ($349). Add the final destination charge of $540 to the
$27,999 base, and we arrive at
the final bottom line.
We loved Xterra during our
snow-covered week, and we recommend this vehicle as a must
drive if you are shopping in this
category.
Clank
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upgraded that investigation to an
"engineering analysis," which is
the next step up the ladder
toward a possible recall. We'll
follow that one, too.
Car:
Secrets Only Your
Mechanic Knows." Send $4.50
(check or money order) to Used
Car, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando,
FL 32853-6475.
••••
TOM:
So, while many of the open
investigations
have
been
resolved, we're still dismayed at
what we consider the "rookie
mistakes" that Ford made on
this car. I mean, engine fires and
wheels falling off were things
we thought the industry solved
ages ago.
RAY:
So, it's hard for us to tell you
it's fine to go buy one now. We
simply don't know whether the
problems have truly been
solved. or whether more will
pop up. We won't know that
until the 2003s have been on the
road for a few years.
TOM:
Even Fridav to the Times
We l>till like the way the car
drives. It's got a good warranty
now. and it's a lot of car for the
money, relative to the competition. But given its history, you
need to have your eyes open if
you decide to buy one. Let us
know how yours does, Patrick.
And we'll keep folks posted on
any other news from NHTSA.
••••
606.886.8506
If you buy a used car, will
you just he inheriting the previous owner's problem'? Tom and
Ray dispel this and other myths
about used cars in their pamphlet "How to Buy a Great Used
Got a question about cars?
Write to Click and Clack in care
of this newspaper, or e-mail
them by visiting the Car Talk
section of cars.com on the
World Wide Web.
Regulating AC
temperature
by TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray:
Here is a question that I'm
sure the dealer will not have a
correct answer for. When I run
my car's air conditioner (2003
Toyota Corolla), the air is too
cold. I've been instructed to turn
the temperature dial to a warmer
setting. What does this do? Does
it just air-condition the air and
then heat it up again? In which
case, is this a really inefficient
way to cool a car? Or does it run
the compressor less, and therefore use Jess power from the
engine?- Jim
RAY:
It just mixes in warm air, Jim.
The air-conditioning compressor has only one setting (well,
two on some cars with an "economy" option). And when it's on
and cycling, the only way to regulate the temperature is to mix
in heat to make it "less cool."
TOM:
It is somewhat inefficient,
but at least the heat is free- it's
taken from the heat that's naturally created by the engine. So
it's not costing you any MORE
in gas consumption than just
running the air conditioner
would.
RAY:
By the way, this is exactly the
way lots of climate-control systems work. They run the air conditioner and then regulate the
temperature by turning up the
heat.
~
TOM:
Turning up the heat. That's
what I've been trying to do to
my brother to get back the 200
bucks he owes me.
••••
Which is cheaper, buying or
leasing? Should you keep a car
forever or dump it after three
years, before trouble starts?
Find out in Tom and Ray's pamphlet "Should I Buy, Lease, or
Steal My Next Car?" Send
$4.50 (check or money order) to
Next Car, P.O. Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
••••
Got a question about cars?
Write to Click and Clack in care
of this newspaper, or e-mail
them by visiting the Car Talk
section ofcars. com on the World
Wide Web.
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Times reporter subpoenaed in Gunnels trial
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG -
In preparing for
~e the murder trial of James Austin Gunnels.
the commonwealth has issued a subpoena to
Floyd Count) Timeo; reporter Sheldon
Compton, who "as the recipient of a Jetter
containing a contession from Gunnels in
2001, which may be evidence in the case.
Gunnels allegedly stole a 1991 Buick
Regal on July 10, 2001, a .32 revolver on
July 11. and used them in an armed robbery
at Cardinal Mart in Watergap that resulted in
the rape and murder of Bonnie Jean Fraley
Hall, an employee who "as working that
July II morning. He then allegedly left the
scene taking with him a .22 Magnum and
WINTER
1995 Ford Contour, both belonging to Hall.
Gunnels was arrested at 7:42 a.m. on Wilson
Creek in Floyd County soon after police
arrived on the scene.
According to a court document, Gunnels
pleaded not guilty to 12 felonies on Jul) 18,
200 I, and was indicted on 10 felonies in
September 2001, yet admitted to committing
the crimes in a letter that he sent to Compton,
dated Dec. 18, 200 I.
The letter addressed to Compton appeared
to be an attempt to manipulate the Times coverage by threatening Compton's life if he didn't print "he did it." He wanted Compton to
dismiss the paper's innocent until prm en
guilt) stance and print his confession. which
(Sec REPORTER, page six)
HOLIDAY
Candidates
to speak at
Jenny Wiley
460workers
lclid oH from
m ine complex
~ ASHLAND - Marrowbone Development
Company will suspend
work at its four-m~nes
complex and plant Jn
Mingo County, W.Va • the
subsidiary announced
Friday
The company w111 place
the Tug Valley prep plant,
the surface Triad mine,
North Marrowbone Creek
mine, Morris Way Lov1ns
mine and East Omgess
Tunnel on permanent 1dle
status.
About 460 workers
~ ployed at the m nes
and plant will be laid off
starting March 1 7
The reductions are part
of company reorgamzat1on
following a bankruptcy filing announced in
November. Limited milling
opportunities and ow prof•
its make the operations
economically unfeasible,
said Marrowbones parent
company, Honzon Nature!
Resources Company based m Ashland
"This is our f1rst slgmflcant step toward nght-sizing our operation to the
~ rrent opportunities of the
marketplace." said Robert
C. Sharp, Horizon's acting
chief execulive
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
photo by Steve Lemaster
As in much of the state Friday, f-loyd County's buses sat silent and Its schools remained empty following tl'le season's largest snowfall so far. It might be a while longer before either is put to use again, as more snow Is forecast for the upcoming week.
Winter storm offers mixed bag
by BRUCE SCHREINER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
For some Kentuckians, the snow
arnved on cue and accumulated
quickly, turning driving into a risky
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Today
Elsewhere,
· propositi
on. schools were called off
Thursday and snow plows were
poised, but snow dido 't come until
late in the day.
"There's a big circle around
Louisville where it hasn't snowed all
day." said James Brotherton, a
National Weather Service meteorologist.
The snow reached Louis' ille by
midafternoon. but by then forecasters
had called off a ''inter storm warning
and lowered projected accumulations
to I to 3 mches. Earlier. they had forecast 3 to 6 inches. By day's end. 1.2
inches had fallen in Louisville, the
''eather service said.
The snow piled up in other parts of
the state. Cumberland County, along
the Tennessee border, received 7 inches, and some Appalachian counties
were covered in a half-foot of snow,
the weather service said.
Some highways remained slick
Friday,
especially
in
Eastern
Kentucky, and school was caJled off
for a second straight day in many districts.
Kentucky braced for a blast of arctic air that will drop lows into the single digits Friday night, forecasters
said.
At least one traffic death was
blamed partly on the snow.
Everette Hightower, 43, of Central
City, was killed in a fiery crash
Thursday morning on the Western
Kentucky Parkway near Caneyville.
according to Kentuck) State Police.
Hightower was westbound when
his truck sideswiped another vehicle,
police said. His truck crossed the
median, struck a rock wall on the eastbound
side
and
overturned.
Hightower was trapped inside the
match assistance from the Land
and Water Conservation Fund
(LWCF) to fashion the Middle
Creek Battlefield into a recreational source for area residents.
The decision was based on the
fact that LWCF is limited to funding a maximum of 50 percent of
proposed projects not to exceed
$75,000 in costs.
The move comes shortly after a
highly publicized reenactment of
the 1861 Battle of Middlecreek,
and a general increase of interest in
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
For up-to-the-minute
orecasts. see
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The
county made moves to reserve land
donations and provide labor and
equipment to ensure matching
funds for assistance to further
develop two ongoing recreational
projects Friday.
Agreeing to make preapplication in the developments, fiscal
court members agreed to hold in
reserve $65, 125 in land donation to
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PRESTONSBURG The Hast Kentucky
Corporation has scheduled a board meeting for Jan.
22 at the Wilkinson-Stumbo Convention Center at
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, and has asked c;everal
gubernatorial candidates to attend.
The meeting wiJI be used as n forum fcJr the candidates to speak on the subject of economic development for the commonwealth and how their plans
would pertain to Eastern Kentucky The corporation
has issued invitations to candidates Ben Chandler.
Ernie Fletcher, Rebecca Jackson, Steve Nunn, Jody
Richards, Virgil Moore and Bruce Lunsford.
Gov. Paul Patton was originally -;chedulcd to be
the guest speaker but canceled the appearnnce
A workshop will be held with the county-judge
e~ecutlves and magistrates before the meding to discuss coal severance tax and how it should be used in
the area.
The corporation expects at )east 200 people to
attend the meeting.
PRIDE board to
pull double duty
burning truck, but two passengers
were pulled to safet), police said.
The parkway was snowcovercd at
the time, which played a role in the
crash, said state police Trooper Steve
Pavey.
The snow started falling before
dawn Thursday in western Kentucky,
where amounts reached up to 4 inches
in Mayfield and Murray.
As the wintry \\leather moved
westward, some of the largest accu~
mutations were along Kentucky's
southern tier. The storm dumped 6
inches of snow on Simpson County
and 5 inches o~ Logan County.
Police were inundated with reports
of vehicles sliding into ditches or
slamming into each other.
Chuck Knowles. director of operations for the state Transportation
Cabinet, said most of the state's fleet
of 1,000 trucks would be called into
service to clear roads, ··we arc going
PRESTONSBURG - Illegal dumps and litter
have been a sore spot for Eastern Kentucky for some
time, and have been met with a great deal of effort to
improve upon the problem with organizations such as
PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirenble
Environment).
During the 2002 regular session of the Kentuck)
General Assembly, legislators t0ok further steps in
ensuring the fight to clean up Kentucky by amending
statutes already aimed at cunng the problem.
The changes. which became effective in July of
last year. placed conditions on counties across the
commonwealth requiring them to establish a "clean
county committee" before qualifying for semiannual
reimbursements from the state for money spent work-
(Set' WINTER, page three)
(Sec CLEANUP, page three)
Court moves forward on parks
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the area among county residents.
In addition to attention directed
at enhancing the historical Civil
War site. count) officials also
decided Friday to expand plans for
another recreational park.
The county has agreed to provide $55.000 in labor and equipment to match the 50 percent
offered from LWCF on the second
project.
The money will be used in the
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
Court sets salary cap
for sheriff's office
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
fhe sheriff"s department
joined the county clerk's
office in county budget
adju~tments after the Floyd
County Fiscal Court recently
set the sheriff's deputies and
as"iistants annual salary cap
forth~
upcoming fiscal year.
Court officials 'oted to set
Sheriff John K. Blackburn's
department salary cap nt
$621,000 during their regular
meeting Fnday moming.
The cup \1, Ill encompas!'i
deputies a..,sio;tants ..md other
employees of the sheriff':.
(See BUDGET, pa~c three)
(See PARKS, page three)
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19, 2003
THE fLOYD C OUNTY TIMES
Odds and Ends
•
OLYMPIA, Wash. -
Washington voters may get to
sound off on whether initiative
guru Tim Eyman is "a horse's
ass.''
Da\ id Goldstein. a Seattle
computer programmer and technical "ritcr. is pushing an initiative that says "The citizens of
the state of Washington do hereby proclaim that Tim Eyman is a
horse's ass."
Eyman said he thinks the idea
is hilarious. and should garner
publicity for his own latest ini-
tiative.
"It's stupid and there IS no
reason in the world why people
should be able to put an initiative like this on the ballot,"
Goldstein said in a telephone
interview Thursday night.
"My goal is to promote
change (in the initiative process)
and to achieve that, 1 think we
need to bring ridicule on the
process, to make people aware
of how easy it is to abuse.
"Any schmoe can go to
Olympia and pay $5 and file an
COMING SOON!
Cliffside
01
initiati ve. I'm the schmoe who
did it this week. Whoever
claimed I had any credibi lity? I
wrote an initiative about a guy
being a horse's ass."
Goldstein
tol d
The
Spokesman-Review newspaper
in Spokane his stunt is "a type of
political theater." After the
newspaper ran the story
Thursday, talk radio picked it up
and Goldstein's phone was
swamped all day.
Tax rebel Eyman is the state's
leading initiative sponsor. Voters
have approved at least one of his
initiatives each year for the past
four years, starting with $30 car
license tabs in 1999.
He said Goldstein is unwittingly helping him by calling
more attention to Initiative 807,
which would impose strict state
government spending limits and
require a two-thirds vote of both
houses to raise taxes.
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DRIFT, KENTUCKY
• CARLSBAD, N.M. - A
sheriff's deputy who assisted
two women and five children in
a van after it ran out of gas here
found there wasn't enough room
in the tank because it was full of
marijuana.
Eddy County sheriff's deputy
Kelly Calicoat was dispatched to
a location near the New MexicoTexas state line Wednesday to
help a motorist who ran out of
gas.
Calicoat arrived to find the
women and children had been
given some fuel. He decided to
follow them to ensure they had
enough to reach Carlsbad,
Bobby Sullivan of the Pecos
Valley Drug Task Force said
Thursday.
Calicoat stopped the van after
the driver exceeded the posted
speed limit.
Calicoat contacted the drug
task force after speaking with
women and becoming suspicious.
The agents found a concealed
compartment in the gas tank
containing 72 pounds of mari-
BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
(LEXINGTON DIVISION)
LODESTAR ENERGY, INC.
LODESTAR HOLDINGS, INC.
DEBTORS. CHAPTER 11 PROCEEDING
CASE NOS. 01-50969 AND
01 -50972
JOINTLY ADMINISTERED UNDER
CASE NO. 01-50969
JUDGE JOSEPH M. SCOTT, JR.
NOTICE OF AUCTION, BIDDING PROCEDURES, ASSUMPTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF
EXECUTORY CONTRACTS, UNEXPIRED LEASES, LICENSES AND PERMITS AND HEARING
FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE DEBTORS' ASSETS
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT:
On December 24, 2002, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington Division (the "Court"),
entered an order (the "Procedures Order") granting a motion (the "Bidding Procedures Motion") under which Lodestar Energy, Inc.
("LEI") and Lodestar Holdings, Inc. ("LHI"), the debtors and debtors in possession in the above captioned chapter 11 cases (collectively,
the "LEI Debtors") requested authority to conduct a sale (the "Sale") of all or substantially all of their real and personal property (the
"LEI Property"), free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances and other interests, pursuant to sections 105(a), 363, 365, 503 and
507 of title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"). The Sale will be by public auction (the "Auction") at
which the LEI Debtors will consider bids for the LEI Property. The Procedures Order approves the procedures (the "Sale Procedures")
for the Auction and Sale.
On January 10, 2002, Industrial Fuels Minerals Company ("I FMC" and, together with the LEI Debtors, the "Debtors"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of LEI, filed with the Court a petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. IFMC is chapter 11 case is pending in the Court as Case No. 03-70015. It is expected that IFMC is real and personal property (together with the "LEI Property," the
"Property") will be included in the Sale and the Auction, and subject to the Sale Procedures.
Further information relating to the Sale Procedures, the submission of bids for the Property, the Auction and the Sale are set forth in
the complete Amended Notice of Auction, Bidding Procedures, Assumption and Assignment of Executory Contracts, Unexpired Leases,
Licenses and Permits and Hearing for an Order Authorizing the Sale of the Debtors' Assets, dated January 14, 2003 (the "LEI Notice
of Sale Procedures") and the Notice of Auction, Bidding Procedures, Assumption and Assignment of Executory Contracts, Unexpired
Leases, Licenses and Permits and Hearing for an Order Authorizing the Sale of Industrial Fuels Minerals Company is Assets, dated
January 14, 2003 (but subject to Court approval) (the "IFMC Notice of Sale Procedures" and, together with the LEI Notice of Sale
Procedures, the "Sale Procedures Notices"). The Sale Procedures Notices may be obtained upon request to counsel to the Debtors,
Bradley K. Johnston, Esq., Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., mailing address: 312 Walnut Street, Suite 3500, Cincinnati, OH 45202;
facsimile (513) 361-1201; or email, HYPERLINK "mailto:bjohnston@ssd.com" bjohnston@ssd.com. Prospective bidders are urged
to review carefully the Procedures Order and the Sale Procedures Notices in their entirety, which Procedures Order and the Sale
Procedures Notices contain certain information related to the Sale and Auction not contained herein and which shall control in the event
of any inconsistency with any information contained herein. Any person desiring to purchase any of the Property must do so under the
terms and conditions set forth in the Sale Procedures Notices and Procedures Order.
The Debtors own real and personal property located in Kentucky, Colorado and Utah for use in the mining, cleaning and loading of
coal, including, without limitation, (a) accounts, accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment, general intangibles, executory contracts and unexpired leases, furniture, fixtures, and real property (the "General Property"); and (b) four categories of vehicles
listed in Schedule 1, attached to the Sale Procedures Notices (i.e. Eastern Kentucky Vehicles, Western Kentucky Vehicles, Colorado
Vehicles and Utah Vehicles) (the "Vehicles"). For purposes of the Procedures Order, the Sale Procedures Notices and the Sale
Procedures, the term lPropertyT shall include all real and personal, tangible and intangible property of any kind or nature of each of the
Debtors, including without limitation, the General Property and the Vehicles, but expressly does not include: (i) each of the Debtors'
cash on hand at the closing of the Sale, unless securing bonds or other surety obligations being assumed or replaced by a purchaser,
(ii) any cause of action of any of the Debtors under chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code; and (iii) any other claim or cause of action of
any of the Debtors arising prior to or after the chapter 11 petition date for such Debtor. Bidders may bid on the General Property in any
configuration including part or all of the General Property. Any bid for the Vehicles shall be for one or more entire category of such
Vehicles. No offers or bids for individual Vehicles will be accepted.
The Debtors will conduct the Auction on January 30, 2003, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST at the offices of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP,
250 West Main Street, 1600 Lexington Financial Center, Lexington, KY 40507-1746312 (the "Sale Site"). A hearing to approve the Sale
has been scheduled for January 31 , 2003, beginning at 9:00a.m. EST.
Any sale, assignment or other disposition of the Property shall be by bill of sale, without any representations or warranties whatsoever. of any kind , nature or description by the Debtors, their agents or representatives. Each party who has submitted at the Auction
a successful offer to purchase all or some portion of the Property (a "Successful Offeror") will have had the opportunity to conduct an
independent inspection and investigation of the Property and any liabilities of the Debtors that will be assumed by them in connection
with the Sale ("Assumed Liabilities") and all such other matters relating to or affecting the Property or Assumed Liabilities as each
Successful Offeror deems necessary or appropriate. In proceeding with its purchase of the Property and assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities and with the assumption of all of the Debtors' rights, duties and obligations under the Property and the Assumed Liabilities,
each Successful Offeror will be doing so based solely upon its independent inspections and investigations and will acknowledge that,
subject to the foregoing, it will be receiving all of the Debtors' rights, duties and responsibilities under the Property and Assumed
Liabilities purchased by such Successful Offeror on an "AS IS" and "WHERE IS" and "WITH ALL FAULTS" basis.
All of the Debtors' right, title and interest in and to the Property shall be assigned and sold, pursuant to sections 363(f) and (m) of the
Bankruptcy Code, free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances and security interests, which shall attach to the net proceeds
received by the Debtors as a result of the sale with the same force and effect that they now have, subject to further order of the
Bankruptcy Court. All secured creditors shall retain all bidding rights allowed under the Bankruptcy Code.
The closing of the Sale(s) (the "Closing") shall take place at the Sale Site no later than eleven (11) days after entry of an order authorizing the Debtors to sell the Property to the Successful Offeror(s).
The Debtors intend to offer for sale, as part of the Property, all or substantially all executory contracts and unexpired leases to which
the Debtors are party. Prospective bidders are urged to review carefully the Procedures Order and the Sales Procedures Notices, which
contain further information relating to such executory contracts and unexpired leases. The Successful Offeror(s) shall be responsible
for all obligations arising under or related to any executory contracts and unexpired leases that they direct Debtors to assume and to
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juana. The also seized $700 in
cash.
The compartment significantly reduced the van's fuel capacity, Sullivan sa1d.
Leticia Guadian, 24. and
Vanessa Chavez, 22, of Fabens,
Texas, were arrested and
charged with distribution of
marijuana and conspiracy. Both
were being held at the Eddy
County Detention Center on
Thursday on $10,000 secured
bonds.
Chavez's five children ranging in age from 18-months
to five-years - were kept in
police custody until their father
arrived to get them.
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HARRISBURG, Pa.
(AP) - How do judges keep
track of the steer, lambs and
other animals competing at the
Pennsylvania Farm Show?
Turns out, the nose knows.
"We tried to make sure all the
animals going to the farm show
have a unique identification that
can't be changed, and they
found that nose-printing is one
of the methods that can be used
because no two are alike," said
Chet Hughes, livestock extension agent for Lancaster County.
"We use fingerprint ink, roll it
on the nose of the animal, and
lightly touch the card to it."
T he cars are kept on file at
Farm Show offices, where officials said they are used to prevent the possibility of a contestant buying a champion-level
animal just before the show.
Nose-printing has been done
for at least a decade, officials
said. The temptation of bringing
in a ringer can be strong because
of the money a top-prize winning animal can bring.
Last year. the grand champi-
on steer sold for $16,000. The
1999 winning steer earned a
record $28,000.
•
"You're trying to avoid
cheating," Hughes said. "The
whole idea of the program is for
the kids to have the experience
of raising the animal, bringing
them up to market weight for the
farm show. training them."
Technology may soon render
the nose-print obsolete, Hughes
said.
"There are some places that
are starting to use a readable
implant, which is put in the ear
of the animal," he said. "That's
probably the next step."
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• EASTON, Pa. - The
lawyer for a man accused of
drunken driving is trying to get
the charges dismissed by arguing that no one knows whether
the man who pulled his client
over was really a police officer.
Troy Branstetter, 33, of East
Stroudsburg was pulled over for
driving recklessly on April 7,
2002, in Bushkill Township,
according to court papers filed
Thursday.
T he
filing
in
Northampton County Court said ~
the man who pulled Branstetter ~
over radioed to Bushkill
Township police officer Randy
Knauss, "Hey, I'm a police officer but I have to get to Bath."
Knauss found Branstetter in a
parked car, but the man who
pulled Branstetter over was
gone, the filing said.
Defense lawyer Thomas P.
Sundmaker said in cou1t papers
that Knauss had not seen
Branstetter driving, so he had no
justification
for
asking
Branstetter to perform field
sobriety tests, which he failed.
(See ODDS, page three)
Todav in Historv
by The Associated Press
Today is Sunday, Jan. 19, the
19th day of 2003. There are 346
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 19, 1853, Giuseppe
Verdi's opera "II Trovatore"
(perhaps best known for its
"Anvil Chorus'') premiered in
Rome.
On this date:
troops flew home from their
m
humanitarian
mission
Somalia.
Five years ago:
During a ceremony in Atlanta
commemorating the Martin
L uther King Jr. holiday, Vice
President Gore announced that
the Clinton administration
would
propose
increasing
spending on civil rights by $86
million. "Rockabilly" pioneer
Carl Perkins died in Jackson,
Tenn., at age 65.
• ln 1736, James Watt,
inventor of the steam engine,
was born in Scotland.
One year ago:
• In 1807, Robert E. Lee, the
Israel troops set off a powercommander-in-chief of the ful explosion that gutted the
Confederate armies, was born in official Palestinian broadcasting
Stratford, Va.
building, dealing another retalia• In 1809, author Edgar tory blow to Yasser Arafat and
Allan Poe was born in Boston.
the Palestinian Authority.
• In 1861, Georgia seceded
Today's Birthdays: Actor-"
from the Union.
• singer John Raitt is 86. Actress
• Jn 1944, the federal gov- Jean Stapleton is 80. Actor Fritz
ernment relinquished control of Weaver is 77. Former PBS
the nation's railroads following newsman Robert MacNeil is 72.
settlement of a wage dispute.
Movie director Richard Lester is
• I n 1955, a presidential 71. Singer Phil Everly is 64.
news conference was filmed for Actor-singer Michael Crawford
television for the first time, with is 61. Actress Shelley Fabares is
permission from President 59. Country singer Dolly Parton
Eisenhower.
is 57. ABC newswoman Ann
• In 1966, Indira Gandhi was Compton is 56. Singer Robert
Palmer is 54. Singer Harry
elected prime minister of India.
• In 1970, President Nixon McGilberry (Temptations) is 52.
Dewey
Bunnell~
nominated G Harrold Carswell Singer
to the Supreme Court; however. (America) is 51. Actor Desi ~
the nomination was defeated Arnaz Jr. is 50. Comedian Paul
because of controversy over Rodriguez is 48. Actress Katey
Saga! is 47. Reggae musician
Carswell's past racial views.
• In 1977, in one of his last Mickey Virtue (UB40) is 46.
acts of office, President Ford Actor Paul McCrane is 42. Actor
pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aguino, William Ragsdale is 42. Tennis
an American '" ho' d made player Stefan Edberg is 37.
Rock singer Whitfield Crane
wartime broadcasts for Japan.
• In 1981, the United States (Ugly Kid Joe) is 35. Singer
and Iran signed an agreement Trey Lorenz is 34. Actor Shawn
paving the way for the release of Wayans is 32. Rock singer52 Americans held hostage for musician John Wozniak (Marcy
Playground) is 32. Actress Jodie
more than 14 months.
Sweetin is 21.
Ten years ago:
Attorney General-designate
Zoe Baird apologized to the
Senate Judiciary Committee for
hiring illegal aliens as domestic
help. The first American combat
~~
"Truth is not a d1et but a
condiment." Christopher
Darlington Morley, American
journalist ( 1890-1957).
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Cleanup
• Continued from p1
ing toward these goals.
According to state law, counties that form such a committee,
made up ideally of representatives from businesses, schools,
agriculture, homemakers and
other concerned citizens, are
~' then eligible to be repaid 75 percent of direct expenses used in
eliminating illegal open dumps.
The
Kentucky
Natural
Resources and Environmental
Protection Cabinet would offer
the repayment of 75 percent of
total costs. as well as making
avaliable other incentives and
rewards to qualified counties.
Considering that Floyd
County has already initiated
work through a $34,195 grant
from PRIDE in 2000 for the
removal of garbage, brush and
.... debris from roads and streams in
the area, and has also worked
through many stages of a fiveyear plan to improve water and
sewage lines throughout the
county. court members agreed
Friday to combine their PRIDE
efforts with a "clean county
committee" asked for by the
state, rather than create a separate committee.
According to court records,
the PRIDE committee already
has several members in place
who meet the requirements of
the amended conditions and
believes combining the two
would be worthwhile "in order
to avoid duplication of efforts
and services regarding this
important cause".
The union formally establishes the new organization, known
as
the
Floyd
County
PRIDE/Clean
County
Committee.
The move is another step to
help ensure that work continues
in cleaning up the commonwealth, which has seen 650 illegal dumps cleaned since 1997,
the year PRIDE was established
by Congressman Hal Rogers and
the late James Bickford, former
natural resources secretary.
On the heels of the decision
to combine the two cleanup
committees, court members also
accepted and approved a fiveyear solid waste plan for 2003 to
2007 as part of their continued
attempts to stop the practice of
illegal dumping, water pollution,
environmental destruction and
reckless waste of natural
resources throughout the county.
Parks
• Continued from p1
development of the Elk Horn
Recreational and Education
Park, a park envisioned to serve
the multi-purpose function of
both recreation and a valuable
location for citizens to learn and
be educated about the environe-
ment through hands-on learning
opportunities.
Fiscal court members have
pointed to Turkey Creek, along
Route 680 between Eastern and
Minnie, as a possible location
for the park.
Budget
• Continued from p1
department, and will apply to
full- and part-time wages, over• time wages and vacation and
sick leave, according to fiscal
court records.
A certain portion of the sheriff's $621,000 cap will go to the
Kentucky Law Enforment
Foundation Program Fund,
which is more commonly called
the "pay incentive program".
The program provides a financial incentive of up to $3,000
annually to officers for complying with training and educational requirements, according to
program outlines.
In addition to what was
4} approved by fiscal court members Friday, Blackburn's office
will also be given a portion of
Alcoholic Beverage Control
money collected from the 3 percent tax on alcohol sales.
Law enforcement agencies
often partner with ABC, placing
undercover officers in businesses which sell alcohol in hopes of
controlling underage purchases.
During Friday's meeting, the
fiscal court also:
• Offered payments due to
well over 100 area businesses in
the total amount of $386,671.55.
A large portion of the payments
made went to county fire departments, each of wh.ich received a
payment of $5,890. Among
some of the payments made by
the county were bills of
$116,000 to Waste Management
and $55,467.82 to Bank One,
while paying the state treasurer
$19,776.
•
Offered supplemental
claim payments in the amount of
$18,772.23
to J & M
Monitoring, Floyd County
Clerk, Fitzpatrick, Osborne,
Heaberlin and SturgiU, Tackett's
Service Station and Jackie
Edford Owens.
• Authorized an easement
with American Electric Power to
allow construction of a power
line near Mud Creek Senior
Citizens Center.
• Issued a $47,000 bond for
Cow Creek Fire Protection
District Treasurer Jim Caldwell.
Odds
• Continued from p2
Sundmaker is to argue the
matter with prosecutors at a Jan.
24 hearing before Judge James C.
Hogan.
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• DETROIT - A real estate
developer is offering six months
of free rent to city police who
move into one of his six apartment buildings.
Bill Marsh told the Detroit
Free Press he made the offer
Wednesday to thank police for
helping to lower crime 13 percent last year in the area where he
owns the buildings.
The offer from Marsh's
Renaissance Investment Co. Inc.
is on a first-come, first-serve
basis.
It ends Feb. 14 and also is
available to Wayne State
University police, members of
the Detroit Fire Department's
Squad 2, Engine 5 and Midtown
EMS workers.
Police spokeswoman Ramona
Bennett said she was unaware of
anything in department regulations that would prohibit officers
from accepting the offer.
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McGuire takes office with plans of change
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - While
new to the Floyd County Board
of Education, it would appear
that Mickey McGuire aims to
be a positive contributor to the
improvement of the system as
he disclosed an emotionally
charged motivation to "change
things" during a swearing in
ceremony at Prestonsburg
Elementary on Thursday.
Though the snow was rapidly accumulating outside, a
large audience turned out for
the ceremony, which was
emceed by Court of Appeals
Judge David Allen Barber, who
gave an entertaining account of
how McGuire came to be there
along with state Rep. Greg
Stumbo and Family Court
Judge Julie Paxton. Principal
Gwen Frazier was also present
on the school auditorium stage.
Barber related that when he,
as county attorney, hired
McGuire as assistant county
Paxton
was
attorney,
McGuire's assistant. He shared
that Stumbo was a "hunting
buddy" and he introduced him
to McGuire and Paxton. He
poked fun at the fact that
McGuire and Stumbo didn't
always get along, yet when his
wife, Margo Barber, had called
him in Owensboro and
informed him that he was
invited to the ceremony, she
told him that McGuire asked
that he bring his black robe in
case Stumbo dido 't show up.
However,
after
Judge
Paxton, and Rep. Stumbo
swore McGuire into office,
things turned to a serious
nature. McGuire shared an
Winter
• Continued from p1
to work through the night, no
matter how long we have to
work," he said Thursday.
Kyle Sutherland, a weather
service
meteorologist
in
Paducah, said the storm took a
different track than usual.
Normally, winter storms head
out of the Plains and dip toward
the Gulf Coast before reaching
Kentucky, he said. This one followed a straight path as it headed east, which might have held
down snowfall amounts, he said.
"It didn't have as much moisture to work with as it would
have had if it had spent time near
the Gulf Coast," Sutherland said.
Some school districts called
off classes Thursday before any
snowflakes fell, as forecasters
issued a winter storm warning.
In Bullitt County, just south
of Louisville, school officials
canceled classes based on forecasts that the snow would start
around 8 a.m. EST and would
reach accumulations of 3 to 6
inches.
The snow didn't arrive until
midafternoon, about the time
school normally ends for the
day. Robert Beasley, the district's director of transportation,
called it a fluke and said he didn't regret the decision.
"I would much rather have
been safe than sorry," he said.
"If we had gotten them to
school and then all of a sudden
that stuff came down, we'd
have to turn around and take
them back."
He said some rural roads are
no wider than the school buses.
"You always run the risk of
sliding off the road, sliding into
somebody, somebody sliding
into you," he said. "You double
the risk and you put the child in
more danger than what they
need to be."
emotionally moving story of
how his daughter, who has a
learning disability, had attended Clark Elementary in first
grade. When she failed to
make progress, McGuire transferred her to Fort Thomas
Highlands
in
Northern
Kentucky. He shared that she
just completed her first semester at the University of
Kentucky and had acquired a
3.0 grade-point average and
during a conversation with her
she had said that she didn't
feel her accomplishments
would have been possible for
her if she had stayed in a Floyd
County School.
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he was aware he could not "fix
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hoped that he could make it
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public give suggestions that
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We sometimes become jaded to individual acts of
crime in this violent time. But a recent incident rates
some commentary because of factors that in many
ways are greater than the crime itself.
A 44-year-old man was arrested after a high-speed
chase and charged with assault, resisting arrest, drunken driving and driving with a suspended license.
During the arrest, the suspect allegedly struck an officer and tried to flee the scene where he crashed his
stolen vehicle.
Hardly a routine arrest, but one of the distinguishing
characteristics is that the driver was one of the 567
inmates released Dec. 18 from state custody on orders
of Gov. Paul Patton to help relieve a multimillion-dollar shortfall in the state budget and the state Justice
Cabinet.
The inmates had been housed in various state facilities and county jails across the commonwealth, with
the state footing the bills for their incarceration.
He now will be housed in the Christian County Jail,
with his room and board paid for, not by the state, but
by the Christian County taxpayers.
Another released inmate was recently arrested in
Owensboro on bank robbery charges.
Someone needs to refresh our minds on the wisdom
and real economics of that inmate release.
County jailers expressed deep concerns when the
program was proposed and were quick to point out
that any of the furloughed prisoners who were returned
to custody - and a certain predictable percentage
would return - would no longer be charges of the
state, but rather charges of the county where they were
arrested.
The jailers obviously knew what they were talking
about.
If the whole release program was a thinly veiled
ruse to shift the cost of incarceration from the state to
the county, Gov. Patton and the Justice Cabinet
deserve every word of criticism leveled at them before
and after the jail doors were opened.
If the whole release program was simply a case of
faulty judgment - and failure to listen to people in
the know - then both Gov. Patton and the Justice
Cabinet rightly deserve the same rebuke.
We expressed fears then that the release program
was a dramatization calculated to focus attention on
the severity of budget woes wrought by state agencies
and a legislature adrift and in disarray.
We just didn't think the dramatization would unravel
this soon.
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It's my sincere hope that what I have to
share in this column will be a source of
inspiration to you and a good number of
other people, as well. One of the greatest
blessings we have in this country which so
many people take for granted is opportunity. Because of the basic freedoms we
enjoy and an economic system that pennits
the free flow of goods and services to all
parts of the world, opportunity abounds for
each of us. Unfortunately, because there
are millions of our citizens who broke the
law and have committed crimes against
society or one or more individuals, they
wound up in prison and have forfeited therr
opportunity.
However, the greatest prison of all is
not made with human hands, but rather it is
the prison of the mind - people who are
bound up in their thinking and just can't
see all the opportunity that is around them.
For example, think of the millions of
people in America who are working at jobs
they don't like or jobs where they feel they
have no opportunity for advancement
Before I go on, could I be talking about
you or someone you care about? Here is a
statement that you may or may not agree
with: The problem I have just described in
99 percent of the cases is not the job, it's
the thinking of the person who holds the
job.
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This story will iiJustrate what I am saying: Some years ago there were three negative women who lived on a bayou in south
Louisiana, and day-after-day they complained about their circumstances. Each
day they would moan and
say, "There is no opportunity for us here." Sound
familiar? Then one day a
positive thinking woman
came along and heard them
complaining and she said,
"Look, so you live on a
bayou. Well, the bayou
runs into the river and the
river runs into the gulf, and
the gulf opens up into the
sea. You have a boat. You
can go anywhere from \\ here you are."
I don't know how you feel about it, but
to me this is really some exciting news! If
you or someone you care about is in a job
you don't like or one that seems to have
no possibilities for the future, in most
cases the problem is not the job - it's in
your thinking about the job. Like the
three negative women on the bayou, you
can go anywhere from where you are.
Here is what Walter Malone had to say
about opportunity: "They do me wrong
who say 1come no more. When once I
knock and fail to find you in, for everyday
I stand outside your door and bid you
wake and rise to fight and win. Wail not
for precious chances passed away. Weep
not for golden ages on the wane. Each
night I bum the records for the day. At
sunrise every soul is born again. Laugh
like a boy at splendors that have sped, to
vanished joys be blind and deaf and
dumb. My judgments seal the dead past
with its dead, but never bind a moment
yet to come. Tho' deep in
mire, wring not your hands
and weep. I lend my arm to
all who say, 'I can.' No
shamefaced outcast ever sank
so deep, but yet might rise and
be a man again. Art thou a
mourner? Rouse thee from
thy spell. Art thou a sinner?
Sins may be forgiven. Each
morning gives thee wings to
flee from hell. Each night a
star to guide they feet to heaven."
Until our next visit here is something
worth thinking about. The American editor and craftsman Elbert Hubbard once
said, "Opportunity is health and a job."
That's it. If we have good health and a job
we can use our time, talents and other
resources as a springboard to achieve any
success we desire. Don't procrastinate!
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AI Gore sent waves of excitement
coursing through the Democratic Party
last month by announcing that he was not
going to run for president. (The technical
name for this is anti-charisma, in which
Gore majored at Harvard.)
Almost immediately Democratic candidates began springing up like mushrooms after a cleansing rain.
The first was John Edwards, who
announced his candidacy by sa) ing: "If I
am the nominee of the Democrats in
2004, what I will be is somebody who
champions the cause of regular people."
A statement that moved most regular
people to ask: "Who in the hell is John
Edwards?"
Shortly thereafter AI Sharpton, spiritual advisor to Tawana Brawley, said that
he, too, was looking into running. He
said: "I'm qualified, probably more qualified than any other person who is expected to be on the Democratic ticket for
2004."
A statement that prompted the
thought: "Who's writing his material, the
Republican National Committee?"
Obviously, things are getting out of
control. Before they spin out completely,
let us consider the pluses and minuses of
each potential candidate. First:
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry:
Pro: A tall, ruggedly handsome Fonner
war hero (Vietnam) turned war protestor
(ditto) who can talk in paragraphs about
the major issues facing the nation.
(Compared to our president, who can't
even read in paragraphs.) Furthennore, he
has a nch wife, which never hurts. Con:
He is a Massachusetts liberal. The last
Massachuseus liberal who ran for president was left for dead
under a tank helmet.
Also, when Kerry talks
in paragraphs about
important issues, people
tend to fall asleep.
(Think someone who
looks like a cross
between John F.
Kennedy and Abraham
Lincoln and talks like
Mike Dukakis.)
Fonner House
:v1inority Leader Dick
Gephardt of Missouri:
Pro: An old-fashioned liberal who has
strong union support and will fight for
the rights of little people. He might have
an advantage in the primaries by being a
next-door neighbor to the Iowa caucuses.
Con: His strong union support comes at a
time when the Republicans have convinced the American people that unions
are the political equivalent of the AntiChrist. Also, he has no eyebrows--eyebrows so light that you can't see them-giving him the look of a villain in a
James Bond movie.
Sen. Joe Liebennan of Connecticut:
Pro: As AI Gore's running mate in the
2000 election, he has enviable name
recognition. In addition, he is an
Orthodox Jew'' t;, would solidify an
important Democ1atic constituency. Con:
He tends to be more conservative than his
party on many issues--the approaching
war on Iraq among them--so his greatest appeal is to independents and moderate Republicans, people who do not vote
in Democratic primaries.
Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina:
Pro: He is a Southerner. (The last time
the nation elected a Democrat who was
NOT a Southerner was 1960.) Con: He is
a trial lawyer, a profession granted only
slightly more respect than
labor unions, journalists and ~
serial killers. Also, he looks
like your paperboy.
Gov. Howard Dean of
Vennont: Pro: A doctor and a
decent fellow who has been,
from all reports, a competent
governor. He is the candidate
who has most strongly
opposed President Bush's
war policy and would draw
the peacenik vote, important
in Iowa. Con: He is the
answer to the trivia question:
"Who is more obscure than John
Edwards?"
The Rev. AI Sharpton of New York: !lit
Pro: A highly entertaining rabble-rouser
who appeals to African-Americans who
have lost faith in the system, of whom
there are many. Con: Did you understand
what I said? He's black! In the 225 years
of the Republic we have never once seriously considered a black man for the
presidency. You think that's an accident?
It's only been in about the past 15 years
that whites have trusted blacks to be pro
football quarterbacks, for crying out loud.
That's it: the bunch.
The good news is that one of these
men can beat Bush in 2004. The bad news
is thal he can do it only if we suffer a
(See BELTWAY, page six
�SUNDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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MOMENT
All have God within them
by REV. BOB DAMRON
PASTOR, ST MARTHA CATHOLIC
CHURCH
This week churches of various denominations throughout
the world are celebrating in the
Week of Christian L: nity, a '' eek
in which we Christians focus
upon what we hold in common.
what unites us as followers of
Christ and not the issues that
divide us. Tonight. for example,
the youth of various churches of
our area will be gathering to celebrate Chnst with word and
song.
In every human being, 1n
each of us. God has planted a
seed of His presence. Whether
old or young, rich or poor. male
or female, bank executive or
ditch digger, God is present in
each: God dwells in each. God
has planted a spark of the divine
in each person when we were in
the womb of our mothers. We
(every human being) are a
dwelling place for God. People
have value not because of the
clothes they wear. the job they
'' ork or the home they live in.
People have value because they
(we) are lo\'ed by God. God has
given value to a person, not us
- we do not give value to a son
or daughter of God.
The young lady who stands
on the street comer and becomes
an object of men's desires, the
young man sitting on the curb
drinking his problems away, the
unemployed with their dying
dreams walking the streets for
handouts in order to survive, the
confused
hospital
patient
screaming at everyone in chaos,
the elderly lady in the nursing
home with only her soap operas
to listen to her sighs of loneliness - they are children of God
and loved by God just as much
as someone who lives in a fancy
home. or lives a comfonable life.
They and we are more valuable
than all the gold on this planet,
more precious than all the jewels
of this world and loved more by
God than the entire universe.
Look beyond the rags of the
beggar, the poor - see the goodness in everyone. Look beyond
the lowness in society of the
Southern Baptist missionaries say
anti-Islamic statements put them at risk
By MICHAEL BUETINER
ASSOCIATED PRESS WAITE
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RICHMO.:" D. Va. (AP) - A
group of Southern Baptist missionaries working in Muslim
countries has asked the U.S.
leaders of their denomination to
tone down their harsh criticism
of Islam for safety reasons.
The missionaries said denigrating Islam puts them at risk
as they work to spread
Christianity under dangerous
conditions overseas.
On Dec. 30, a suspected
Islamic militant killed three
workers at a Southern Baptist
hospital in Yemen - the latest
in a series of attacks over the last
year on American religious
workers abroad.
"We are not sure if ) ou are
aware of the ramifications that
comments that malign Islam and
Muhammad have - not onl) on
the message of the gospel but
also upon the lives of our fami lies as we are living in the midst
of already tense times,'' the missionaries said in the Jan. I 0 letter.
The statement was signed by
"a group of Southern Baptists
serving in the Muslim \VOrld,"
who did not give their names.
The two dozen rn1ssionaries
were from I 0 countries in the
Mideast, North Africa, East
Africa and South Asia.
Several Southern Baptist
leaders have condemned Islam
since the Sept. I I terror attacks.
'I he Rev. Jerry Vines, a former Southern Baptist president.
has
called
the
Prophet
Muhammad a ..demon-possessed pedophile." The Rev.
Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, called
Islam "a vel) evil and wicked
religion."
The Rev. Jerry Falwell has
sa1d the religion promotes violence. His remark sparked rioting m India that led to confrontations between Muslims and
Hindus which left five people
dead. Falwell later apologized.
The missionaries work under
the auspices of the Southern
Baptist's . ntemational Mission
Board in Richmond. which has
about 5,500 missionaries around
the world.
George Braswell Jr.. the first
Southern Baptist missionaJ) in
Iran and a professor at
Southeastern
Baptist
Theological SeminaJ)· in Wake
Forest, N.C.. delivered the letter
to the m1ssion board after meeting with the workers overseas.
He then made the statement public.
Reached Friday by The
Associated Press, Braswell
declined to elaborate.
The Rev. Jack Graham, president of the convention, was trav-
eling Friday and could not be
reached for comment. according
to the Prestonwood Baptist
Church in Plauo. fexas, where
he serves as pastor
The board released a shon
statement in response to the plea.
saying that the m1ssionaries simply wanted their fellow Baptists
to focus on the positive side of
their faith "rather than arguing
Islam vs. Christianity."
"I believe what the) were trying to say is that their concern is
communicating the gospel to lost
persons without having to
defend what someone in
America said about Islam," said
Avery Willis Jr., senior vice
president of the board's overseas
op~.:r1tions oftice.
19, 2003• AS
prostitute or the drunkard
see
the value of all as a child of God.
Look beyond the senility, the
forgetfulness and the confusion
of the elderly - see the wisdom
and the nearness of God that
onl) a long life can bring. God
became one of us in His Son,
Jesus Christ. God became like us
in all things. except sin. By
becoming one of us. God made
all human life special and
sacred; God made all person
\aluable. God became one of us,
so that we may become more
like God.
Let us remember and celebrate this week Who unites us as
one - our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cecil Williamson, 79. of
Crum, West Virginia, died
Tuesday. January 7, at St. Mary's
Hospital, Huntington. West
Virginia. Funeral services were
conducted Friday, January 10,
under the direction ofRichmondCallaham Funeral Home.
Knott County
Lyd1a Adaline Clark Hale, 92,
of Red Fox, died on Sunday,
January 12, at Appalachian
Regional
Medical
Center,
Hazard. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday, January 14,
under the direction of Hindman
Funeral Serv1ces.
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JANUARY 22
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JANUARY
19, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
Floyd County
Arrangements were under the
direction of ~elson-Fraz1er
Funeral Home
Areolas Boyd Allen, 85. of
Pikeville, died Saturda:r. January
II. in the Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. Graveside services
were
conducted
Monday,
January 13, in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens, !vel. A
memorial serv1cc was held at I
p.m., Monday, at the Vogel Da:r
United Methodist Church. I !all
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Trudy Ann I'riplett Spillman.
56. a Lawrence County nati\-e,
died at Three Rivers Medicnl
Center. She is survived by her
husband, Johnny Spillman.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday. January 15, under
the direction of Wilson Funeral
Home.
Dessie Carver, 82, of Printer,
died Saturday, Januar:y I I. at
Highlands Regional ,\1edical
Center, Prestonsburg. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Tuesday. Janual) 14, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Denver Spurgeon, 70. for
merly of B) pro. died at the OSL:
Hospital in Columbus. Oh10. on
Januar:y 8. after a brief illness.
Funeral services were conducted
:\tonday. January 13. and inter
ment in the Marion Cemetery. in
Marion. Oh1o.
Elsie Chaffins Craft, 84, of
Garrett, died Monday. January
14, at her residence. Funeral services were conducted Saturday,
January 18, under the direction
of
Nelson-Frazier
Funeral
Home.
Josephine Adkins Stanley, 71,
of Betsy Layne, died Friday,
January 10. at her home. She ts
survived by her husband, Ira
Stanle). Funeral services were
held Monday, January 13. under
the direction of Lucas and Hall
Funeral Home
Bill "Crush" Dingus, 69, of
Prestonsburg,
formerly
of
Martin, died Tuesday, Januar:y·
14, at his residence. Funeral services were conducted Friday,
January 17. under the direction
of Hall Funeral Home.
Ida M. Estep, 69, of Dwale,
died Friday, January I 0, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, Prestonsburg. foliO\\ ing
an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted Monday.
January 13, under the direction
of
Nelson-Frazier
Funeral
Home.
Virgil B. Hall, native of
Grethel, died January II, at the
Lawnwood Hospital in Ft.
Pierce, Florida, following a brief
illness. He is survived by his
wife, Jane Hall. of Okeechobee.
Florida. Services in Florida were
under the direction of Buxton
Funeral Home. Funeral an·angements in Kentucky, were under
the direction of Hall Funeral
Home.
Jonathan
Hall,
36. of
McDowell,
died
Sunday,
January 5. Funeral ser. ices were
conducted Thursda), Januar:y 9.
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Agnes Aileen Hamilton, 61.
of McDowell, died Sunday,
January 12, at her residence. She
is survived by her husband,
Curtis Hamilton. Funeral services
were
conducted
Wednesday, January 15, under
the direction of Hall Funeral
Home.
Leo C. Harmon, 80, of
London, Ohio. formerly of
Maytown, died Tuesday. January
7. Informal family ser.ices were
held Saturday. Januar:y· 18, at the
famil)' cemeter:y· in West Van
Lear.
Keltzie Louise Little, daughter of Gary Little Jr., and StaCe)
Scott, both of Weeksbury, was
stiUbom Friday, January 10, at
the
UK
Medical
Center,
Lexington. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday,
January 15, at the Wheelwright
Freewill
Baptist
Church.
Beltway
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Palestine
Stumbo
Vanderpool. 88. of Lexington,
formerly of ,\1cDowell, died
Friday. January I 0. in the
Central
Baptist
Hosp1tal,
Lexington. Funeral services
were conducted Sunda). January
12, under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
Johnson County
Bett) Castle. 65. a nati' e of
Paintsville.
died
Friday,
December 20.
at
Kmg's
Daughters· Medical Center. She
is survived by her husband.
Lyman J. •·Joe · Castle. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Monday, December 23. and burial was in the Bellefonte
Memorial Gardens.
Emogene "Jean'' \1eade
\clams, 76. of V1rgie, died
Saturda), January
II,
at
\1ountain Vie\\ I kalth Care
Center, Hlkhorn City Funeral
serv1ccs
were
conducted
'I ucsday, January 14, under the
direct1on ol llall & Jones
Funeral I lome.
Htie Gilliam Baker, 99. of
PinsonJork,
died
Sunday,
January 12. at the South
Wtlliamo.;orl
Appalachian
Reg1onal Hospital. Funeral ser' ice~ were conducted Thursda),
Januat: IS. under the direction
of Rogers Funeral Home
Conrad "Rod'' Blackburn. 44.
of Bum\\CII. died Saturday.
JanuaQ II, at Williamson
;\lemorial llospital, Williamson,
West Virguua. He IS survived by
his
wife,
Donetta
Hunt
Blackburn. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday,
January 15, under the direction
of Rogers Funeral I lome.
A11drc) Rates Bostic. 79, of
Bel fry, died Friday. .January J0,
at
Wdlwrnson
Memorial
Hospital, Williauson
West
\ irglllicl. Ftmcral <;ervices were
conducted Monday, January 13,
under the d1rectwn of Rogers
Funeral Home.
Thoma!>
A.
"Tommy''
Campbell ":\I, of Vinton, Ohio.
d1ed Sunday, Januar) 12, in
Wa hmrton,
Pcnnsy lvania.
Funeral sen ICC) "ere conducted
J'hur::.day, Jnnuar:y 16, under the
d1rect1on of McCoy-Moore
Funeral Home.
Mitchell K~.: Jth Chapman, 41,
of K1mper. <IJed l'vlonday,
January IJ, at Ills horne. Funeral
serv1ces were conducted Friday.
.January 17. under the direction
nf Lucas & I !all Funeral Home.
Naomi Ruth Daniels Castle,
65. died Wednesday, January 8,
at Paul B. Hull Medical Center.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, JanuaJ) II. under the
direction of Paints\ ille Funeral
Home.
Anna Rae Cook, 66, of
Fredericksburg, Virginia. died
:\1onday. January 13, at her
home. h111eral services were
conducted Thursday. January 16,
under the dlrel.'tlon of Co' enant
Funeral Sen ice.
Ray Caudill, 92. a nathe of
R1cevtlle. died Wednesday,
January 8, at his residence. He is
survived b) h1s wife, Bethel
Williams Caudill. Funeral services were conducted Saturda),
January II, under the direction
Richards. Raff. and Dunbar
Memorial Home. Springfield,
Ohio.
Ella Marie Fuller, 75, of
Steele, d1ed Fnday, Januar:y· 10.
at her home. Funeral services
were
conducted
Tuesda),
January 14, under the direction
of Justice Funeral Home.
Crate Rice, 101, native of
.Johnson County. died Tuesda).
January 7. Funeral services were
conducted Saturday, January II,
under the direction of Paintsville
Funeral Home.
Trudy Ann friplett Sp1llman,
56, a Lav.. rence County natiw,
died at Three Rivers Medical
Center. She is sur.•i,ed by her
husband, Johnny Sptllman.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, January 15, under
the direction of Wilson Funeral
Home.
Ruby
Squires, 74,
of
Staffordsville. died Saturda),
January II. Funeral sen ices
were
conducted
Tuesday,
Januarv 14. under the direction
of Ph~lps and Sons Funeral
Home.
Joy Tackett,
44, died
Saturda), Januar) J I at home
She is survived by her husband,
Ronnie Tackett. Funeral sen ices
\\ere held Monda). Januar:y 13,
under the direction of Preston
Funeral Home.
Ruby Thacker. 89, nattve of
Johnson Count). died Tuesday,
December 31. in Marietta.
Georgia. Funeral sef\i ices ''e1e
conducted Friday, Januar:y 1,
.,, !lh burial in the Richmond
Ccmeter), Pamts\ ille.
'
I aura Edith Hall, 81, of
Hatfield, died "\nturday, January
J I, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. h111eral services were
conducted Tuesday, January 14.
under the <lirection of Rogers
Funeral Home.
Allee Rehccca Coley Harlow.
78. of South Williamson, died
Tueo;da), Januar) 14, at her
home. funeral services were
conducted Saturday, January 18,
under the d1rection of Rogers
founeral Home.
Ovada S. Jackson, 9~. of
Parkersburg. We ,t Virgmia, a
nattve of Pike\ ill e. died Sunda).
January 12, at Camden-Clark
\'lemorial Hospital. hmeral ser' ices were conducted I hursday.
January 16. under the direction
of I amhert-Tatman Funeral
Home.
Ralph James, 72, of Betsy
Layne, formerly of Powells
Creek, died Thursday, January
16, at Pikevdk· Methodist
llospital. He i~ survived b) his
Wile, Lorene .lame-;. Funeral ser' ices were conducted Sunday.
Januar) 19, under the direction
of Just1ce Funeral Home.
David
May.
74,
of
Pinsonfork. died Saturday,
January I I, at Wilhamson
Memorial Hospital, Williamson,
West Virginia. He is survived by
h1s wife, Jeanette May. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Tuesday, January 14, under the
direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
Andrew Bryson Maynard, 72,
of Majestic, died Saturday,
January II, at the Good
Shepherd Community Nursing
Center, Phelps. He is survived
by his wife. Sandra Stump
Maynard. Funeral serv1ces were
conducted Wednesday, January
15, under the direction of R.S.
Jones & Son Funeral Home.
Harold Edward Maynard, 36,
died Wednesday, January 15, at
Dupline Memorial Hospital,
Kenanszille, North Carolina.
Funeral arrangements are under
the direction of Thacker
Memorial Funeral Home.
Charles Wolfegang Moore,
infant son of Charles E. Moore
and Jennifer Bentley of Tram,
died Wednesday, January 15, at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Hall Funeral Home.
John Keith Ratliff, 47, of
Pikeville. died Wednesday,
Januar:y· 8. at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. Funeral services were
conducted Saturday. January II,
under the direction of J.W. Call
& Son Funeral Home.
Bessie Robinson, 94, of
Tallmadge. Ohio, formerly of
Greasy Creek, died Tuesday,
January 14, at Akron General
Medical Center, Akron, Ohio.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, January 18, under the
direction of Justice Funeral
Home.
Margaret E. Rose, 71 , of
Regina, died Tuesday, January
14, at her home. Funeral services
were conducted Friday. January
17. under the direction of Bailey
Funeral Home.
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Bobby Gareth Thompson, 67,
of Phelps, died Thursday,
January 16, at his home. He is
survived by his wife, Agnes
Gilbert Thompson. Funeral services were conducted Sunday,
January 19, under the direction
of Phelps Funeral Services.
Roscoe Thornsbury, 89, of
Kimper, died Thursday, January
9, at Pikeville Methodist
HospitaL He is survived by his
wife, Della Thornsbury. Funeral
services were conducted Sunday,
January 12, under the direction
of Justice Funeral Home.
Dense! Vanover, 81, of
Michigan, formerly of Long
Fork of Virgie, died Thursday,
January 9, at Botsford Hospital
in Michigan. Graveside services
were
conducted
Tuesday,
January 14, under the direction
of Lucas & Hall Funeral Home.
Gamer White, 76. of Mossy
Bottom,
died
Wednesday,
January 15, at Highlands
Regional
Medical
Center.
Prestonsburg. He is survived by
his wife, Anna White. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Monday, January 20, under the
direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
Inarene Wilson, 50, of
Marion, Ohio, a native of
Pikeville, died Friday, January
I0, at Arbors of Delaware. She is
survived by her husband, Fred
Wilson. Funeral services were
conducted Thesday, January 14,
under the direction of Boyd
Funeral Home.
Nancy Ann Wolford, 21, of
Stopover, died Tuesday, January
14, at Thacker West Virginia, a
result of injuries sustained in an
automobile accident. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Saturday, January 18, under the
direction of Phelps Funeral
Services.
Elkie "Granny" Young, 86, of
Pikeville, died Friday. January
10, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday, January 14,
under the direction of Thacker
Memorial Funeral Home.
•
Martin County
Clistie Backus, 75, of Kermit,
West Virginia, died Saturday,
January 11, at Three Rivers
Medical Center, in Louisa.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, January 15, under
the direction of RichmondCallaham Funeral Home.
Kelly Allen, 80, of Kermit,
West Virginia, died Wednesday,
January 8, at his residence.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, January 11. under the
direction of Richmond-Callaham
Funeral Home.
Lila Stacy Carter Stepp, 69, of
Ashland, formerly of Inez, died
Tuesday, January 7, at King's
Daughters' Medical Center, in
Ashland. Funeral services were
conducted Friday, January 10,
under the direction of RichmondCallaham Funeral Home.
(See OBITS, page five)
Reporter
• Continued from pt
with any other case.
Compton said that he surmised that the commonwealth
was planning to introduce the
letter as evidence in Gunnels'
trial, which is set to begin Feb. _.
10 at Montgomery County
Circuit Court in Mount Sterling.
The trial was moved pursuant to
a request from Danielle Johnson
and James Barrett, public advocates for Gunnels, on July 26,
due to the fact that their client
didn't believe that he could get a
fair trial due to the extensive
local media coverage, namely
the incriminating letter.
As previously reported, on
May 10, 2002, the commonwealth ftled a notice of intent to
seek the death penalty for
Gunnels on the basis that he w~ ._
charged with three crimes thatl
are listed as aggravating circumstances to be considered by the
judge and jury concerning the
death penalty.
However, according to the
letter he sent to Compton,
Gunnels professed to "care nothing about death at all."
The James Austin Gunnels
trial is scheduled to be tried Feb.
10 thru Feb. 28.
Callis joins Kirk Law Firm
Kenneth C. King, 55, of
(<;land Creek, died Saturday,
Januar:y 4, ut Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. He is sun·l\cd by his
w1fe, B1enda Sue Fields King.
Funeral ser. 1ces were conducted
Monda), January 6. under the
dtrectiOn
Lucas and Hall
hmeral I lome.
or
Pike County
I
James B. Taylor, 90, of Rising
Sun, Maryland, died Monday,
January 13, at Calvert Manor
Health Care Center, Rising Sun.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday, January 20, under the
direction of Crouch Funeral
Home.
was contained in the Jetter.
Gunnels wrote, ''I just did
what I did to have a little fun and
pass a little time or should I say
I
was just • killing time' ... I did
Ronnie A. Slone, 54, of
Versailles, a native of Pikeville, murder Bonnie Hall and I can't
died Sunda)'. January 12, at the say how good it did feel to kill
Frankfort Regional Medical someone that did nothing to
Center. Funeral services were me."
He
also
attacked
conducted Wednesday, January
Attorney
15. under the direction of Clark- Commonwealth's
Brent Turner in the letter, stating
Sunset Funeral Home.
that he had admitted guilt to
William N. Smallwood, 45, Turner, but had not formally
of Dorton. died Saturday, pleaded guilty to the charges.
January 11, at the University of The letter suggested that he was
Kentucky
Medical
Center, impatient with the time-consumLexington. Funeral services ing court process and seemed to
were conducted Wednesday, blame the prosecuting attorney
January 15, under the direction for it.
According to Compton, it
of Lucas & Hall Funeral Home.
appeared that part of the reason
Mable Carter Smith, 82, of Gunnels contacted the Times
Woodman, a Pike County native, was the paper's extensive coverdied Sunday. January 12, at her age of the incident and that the
home. Funeral services were Times was not the only media
conducted Thursday, January 16. that he had contacted at that
under the direction of Phelps time.
"We did extensive coverage,
Funeral Ser.ices.
as any newspaper would," said
Gladis Irene Francis Staton, Compton.
Regardless of the threats on
77. of Turkey Creek, died
Thursday, January 9. at the Compton's life, he said that he
South Williamson Appalachian handled the letter objectively as
John " Jay" Callis
Under
Loan!
Regional Hospital. Funeral services were conducted Monday,
January 13, under the direction
of Rogers Funeral Home.
PRESTONSBURG - John
Harlan ''Jay" Callis Ill has
become a partner with the Kirk
Law Firm. The attorney will prac
tice primarily in the firm's
Prestonsburg and Paintsville
offices.
Callis is an experienced and
accomplished anomey who has
practiced in Prestonsburg for 16
) ears. In 1981, Callis graduated
magna
cum
laude
from
Georgetown College. He graduated from the University of
Kentucky College of Law three
years later. In 1984, he was admitted to practice in all Kentucky
courts, in the United States Courts
in the Eastern and Western
Districts of Kentucky and before
the Sixth Circuit Court of
Appeals. He served as law clerk to
Justice Charles Leibson in 1984
and 1985. In 1990, he was admitted to practice before the United
States Supreme Court.
For the past four years, Callis
has served as president of the
Floyd County Bar Association. He
is current chairman of the
Kentucky Bar Association's Civil
Litigation Section and is a member of the Bar's Workers'
Compensation Committee and
Donated
Legal
Services
Committee. In 1997, he received
the Bar's Donated Legal Services
Award.
Callis will concentrate primarily in the firm's civil litigation and
\VOrkers' compensation depart-
ments.
"I am excited to join the Kirk
Law Firm," Callis said. "lt is my
hope that I can be of some service
and that we can continue to serve
the people of our area. I look forward to the challenge."
The Kirk Law Firm is in its
fourth decade wtth offices in various Eastern Kentucky cities and
focuses on work injuries. coal
workers' black lung, other injuries •
such as those received in auto
accidents,
disability
Social
Security, insurance losses and
general practice.
"Jay Callis is an honorable
man and a devoted father who just
happens to be an outstanding
lawyer," John Kirk said. "I'm
honored to be associated with him
and I look forward to working
with him."
Callis has three children who
are students in Johnson County
schools. Jacob. 17. is a senior and
Maggie, 16. is a junior at Johnson
Central High School. Courtney,
13, is in eighth grade at Johnson
County Middle School.
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SIDELINE SHOTS
Girls' hoops
getting more and
more attention
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
There was a time when girls' bas• ketball didn't get as much attention or
recognition as the boys. Hov.·ever.
times have changed.
Go to a high school basketball
game nowadays, and chances are
you'll find it on rad1o. A couple two
or three members of
the print media will
also more than likely
be on hand to cover
the game. Local and
hometown TV stations will often be
there for the games
as well.
Have you noticed the amount of
~ women's college basketball games on
TV these days? Fans now have a
smorgasbord of women's college
games to watch through the week and
on the weekend when college games
involving both genders crowd the
various networks.
I've always said Tennessee Coach
Pat Summitt was one of the top basketball coachrs in the country. on any
level. It was even rumored at one
photo by Steve
LeMaster
Teams enter 15th Region
All 'A' in search of state trip
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville
High School will once again
serve as host to a pair of 15th
Region All ·'A" tournaments.
The 2003 15th Region Girls'
All "A" Classic gets underway Monday evening with
three first-round games.
Paintsville and head coach
Mark Baldwin get things
started with the tall order of
BEST
OF
Allen Central
sophomore
Becky Thomas Is
one of the top
players in this
year's 15th
Region All "A"
Classic. The Lady
Rebels were a
pre-season
favorite to win
the tournament.
taking on defending champ
Betsy Layne. Tip-off for the
Paintsville-Betsy Layne game
is scheduled for 5 p.m.
The second game of this
(See REGION, page three)
~nLESTONES
T H E BEST
Collins
nearing 2,000
career points
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
photo by Steve LeMaster
PIKEVILLE - Pikeville
College senior Amanda Collins is
nearing 2,000 career points. As of
Friday, Collins had I ,983 points
for her career. She
ranks second
among Lady
Bears· all-time
scoring leaders.
Tere:-.a Ra) is second with 2.234
and Renee Brewer
A, Collins
is first with 2,333.
The Pikeville
College women's basketball team
continues to climb up the NAIA
poll. The Lady Bears are currently
ranked I 3th in the nation. Head
coach Bill Watson is pleased with
South Floyd seniors Michael Hall (sixth from left) and Tyler Hall (far left) lead a talented Raider team In state
stats which were released by the KHSAA Thursday evening.
(See COLLINS, page three)
(See SIDELINE. page three)
BOWLING
Pikeville bowlers
finish third
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Both the men's and ''omen's A
squads enjo) ed successful weekends
for the Pike\ ille College bowling
team. finishing third
in both draws of the
•i
'
Third Annual Bearcat
'
Hoinke Classic in
Cincinnati
'
I
The women had
, ~::~F
'
,
the top two bowlers
~·~:.''.-.~_r · .
in the field and three
Compton
of the top 12, while
the men also claimed
four of the top 16
places.
Ranked fifth
nationally in the latest poll, the women
Damron
finished third
McKendree (Ill.)
Purple and Morehead State A. The
~ Lady Bears entered two squads, with
Pikeville B finishing IOth in the ISteam field.
Patty Trust), a sophomore from
8
,
(See BOWLERS, page three)
DERS AMONG
STATE'S BEST
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
With one third of the boys' high
school basketball season in the
books, South Floyd's Michael Hall
and Tyler Hall rank among the
state's best in a couple of different
categories.
The Kentucky High School
Athletic Association (KHSAA)
released its state leaders Thursday.
Michael Hall through 14 games in
averaging 26.2 points per game,
good enough for fourth in state.
Adair County's Kevin Bridgewaters
is first in the state with an average of
35.5 points through 13 games.
Tyler Hall currently ranks third in
the state in three-point field-goal
percentage with an average of 3.8
goals per game. He has made 57 of
147 attempts.
Brandon Smith of Holmes is second with an average of 3.8 through
15 games with 57 makes out of 147
attempts. Rowan County's Steven
Kidd is first in the state with an aver-
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKEVILLE - A baseball umpire
training clinic will be held Feb. I 2 at
Pikeville College for any umpire who
wishes to attend. The camp fee is $60.
(See BASEBALL. page three)
PC game time
moved up
PIKEVILLE - Monday
night's matchup between
two Top 10 NAJA men's
basketball teams has
been moved up. No.9
Pikeville College will host
No.6 Martin Methodist
College at 6:30 p.m. That
game had been slated for
a 7:30p.m. opening tip.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.- Four
hours into the first official testing ses
sion of the 2003 season, Hendrick
Motorsports knew there was a problem.
Jimmie Johnson's Chevrolet was
slow, and crew chief Chad Knaus had
to make the dreaded phone can telling
the guys back at the shop to start cuttmg up the rest of the cars.
Across the garage, Billy Wilburn
haggled with a NASCAR official over
the legalities of Rusty Wallace's race
car. Making the switch from a Ford to
a Dodge this season, the Penske
Racing crew was testing the new templates to see how much flexibility
Major League
Baseball
umpiring veteran Jerry
Layne, a
native of
Betsy Layne,
will begin
work in
spring training games In
February.
Layne
returned to
his native
Floyd County
for a recent
meeting with
some family
members.
by t:ODIE PELl.S
. A$$0CIAiED PRESS
.............,.u.... IJ.n.. Calif. -
Tim Brown. Rich
Gannon. Rod Woodson. Bill
Romanowski.
Hollywood is 400 miles
away, but for stars - football
Stat'S - the Oakland locker
room is like no other m the
~.
(See RAIDERS. page three)
Testing critical for crews
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
bring gaudy
reputations,
resumes to
:,; pjg game
age of 4.7 made three-point fieldgoals in 13 games. Kidd, a transfer
from Elliott County has hit 61 of I 54
attempts.
South Floyd is the fourth top
scoring team in the state, averaging
76.1 points per game in 13 outings.
South Floyd is fifth in the state in
rebounding.
Other area players and teams,
both boys' and girls·, ranked among
the best in the state in respective cat-
BASEBALL
Umpires camp
iJ scheduled
AFC: Raiders
they'll have.
Testing sessions might not mean
much to a driver, but for a crew trying
to figure out how to make a car go as
fast as possible, it's the most critical
part of the year.
Because NASCAR only allows the
use of data acquisition systems - an
Raiders mystique? Take a
look around:
Rice is the most prolifit
wideout in league histol').
Brown is second behind
Rice in yards receiving.
Gf.ttllloll? He·s the Most
Valu~bte Player - of the
. ~tire league.
;;:,.·>.,;~ Woodson? He's one of the
t'ili~(9l(t greatest cOnlerbacks in
'~:f~ NFL -: over th~.; lirst 75
,% ,;-ears.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Johnson Central grad
Webb enrolls at UK
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
LEXINGTON -Johnson
Central High School graduate Paul Webb, a defensive
lineman, has enrolled in
classes at the University of
Kentucky. And he is not
alone.
Linebacker Brad Booker.
defensive end Travis Day,
wide receiver Maurice
Marchman and linebacker
Durrell White, and Webb,
who all committed to
Kentucky last year have
enrolled in classes at the
University.
All five players have
begun the off-season workout program and will be able
!l
· Ro.manowski. Seba:>tian
:Janikowski. Ch:trles Woodson.
For good and bad, everyone
knows who they are.
"When I got here. I looked
around," little-known Raiders
recei\er Alvis Whitted said. "1
asked m) self, 'Why am I
here'? What could the)' pos<;i
bly want from me?'"
Indeed, all those nnmes, all
that history and all that talent
<::an make it almost as hard
playing for the Raiders as it ts
playing against them.
The Tenne->scc Titans. "ho
face Oakland 111 the ArC
ehampionship game today. nrc
saying all the right thing:;.
, ''Raiders rnystiqu~'?" I:ddk
G~org~ asked. "1 don't get all
~ught up in that.''
But he acknowledged that
he was a huge fan of the
Raiders when he was growing
up. And he is. he concedes.
·•familiar with the ndlo hic;tory
(See GAME. p.1ge thr~..:c)
(See UK, page three)
�8 2 • SUNDAY,
JANUARY
19, 2003
THE FLOYD C OUNTY TIMES
S
P
0
R
T
S
Winter crappie are hot when it's cold
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The old t1mers taught us in youth
that the dog" ood bloom in spring signaled the start of crappie fishing for the
year. This was usually in late
March or early April when the first
aquatic plants begin to emerge and
bugs tirst start to buzz around our
heads.
But, for those thick-blooded enough
to handle it, the best weather for slab
crappies may be when ice bloom~ on
our gutters and emerges around the
edge of lakes where aquatic plants will
be in springtime. The winter months
offer Kentucky crappie anglers a great
chance at a wall-mounting size crappie.
l'he best lakes for winter crappie
fishing arc Kentucky Lake and Lake
Barkle). These two behemoth
impoundments of the Tennessee and
Cumberland Rivers produce some of
the best crappie fishing in the South.
but Rough River Lake in west-central
Kentucky and Buckhorn Lake in
Eastern Kentucky are overlooked high
quality crappie waters.
Winter crappie fis hing isn't for
everybody. It doesn't involve dipping
live minnows or :;mall tube or curlytailed jigs in bushes along the shoreline
like one might do in April. Successful
winter crappie anglers must find ledges
and brush piles along secondary creek
channels in 12 to 20 feet of water or
AUTORACING
BASKETBALL
2003 NASCAR Winston
Cup Schedule
MARCH
BRACKET
Smith among
ftrst 14
•
Horsemen
2003 Girls Regional Tournament
at Pikeville High School
January 20 - January 23
• Feb. 16 - Da)tona 500. Da)tona
Beach. Fla.
• Feb. 23 - Sub\\n) 400,
Rockingham, N.C.
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE
• March 2 - lJAWDaimlerChrysler 400, Las Vegas.
• March 9 - Atlanta 500, Hampton,
Ga.
• March 16 - Carolina Dodge
Dealers 400, Darlington, S.C.
• March 23 - Food City 500.
Bristol, Tenn.
• March 30 Samsung/RadioShack 500. Fort Worth,
Texas.
LEXINGTON - Magoffin County
High School graduate Grayson Smith is
one of 14 players to sign with the new
football team, the Lexington Horsemen.
Smith was one of 14 players announced
by head coach Tony Franklin, Thursday.
Former teammate and Uni versity of
Kentucky quarterback Dusty Bonner
joins Smith. Others include Dougie ~
Allen, Neal Brown, Gordon Crowe.
Harold Dennis. Lewts Diaz. Marte?.
Johnson, Anthony Kelly. Marvin Majors.
Ray McLaurin, John Radar, Kip S ixberry
and Julius Yeast.
Smith has served the past couple of
seasons as an assistant on the Magoffin
County High football team's staff.
Monday 5:00
BETSY LAYNE
Wednesday 6:30
ALLEN CENTRAL
APRIL
• April 6 - Aaron's 499, Talladega,
Ala.
• April 13- Virginia 500,
Martins\ ille, Va.
• April 27 - Auto Club 500.
Fontana. Calif.
(See FISHING, page three)
PRO FOOTBALL
Region15
FEBRUARY
deeper. The crappie prospects greatly
improve if these ledges nnd channel
drops are adjacent to shallower mud
flats where crappie go to feed during •
periods of warmer stable weather. A
spot really shines with papermouth
potential if the channel swings near a
Monday 6:45
PIARIST SCHOOL
(See SMITH. page three)
MAY
Thursday 7:00
• :'vla) 3 - Pontiac Excitement 400,
Richmond. Va.
• May 25 - Coca-Cola 600,
Concord, N.C.
J UNE
PROFILE
PHELPS
Aikman,
Staubach to field
Winston Cup
team in '04
Monday8:30
• June I Dover, Del.
• June 8 Pond. Pa.
• June 15 400, Brooklyn.
• June 22 Sonoma. Calif.
MBNA America 400,
Pocono 500, Long
PIKEVILLE
Sirius Satellite Radio
Mich.
Dodge/Save Mart 350,
Wednesday 8:1 5
JULY
• July 5 Beach. Fla.
• July 13 Ill.
• July 20 Loudon, N.H.
• July 27 Long Pond .
Pepsi 400, Daytona
by MIKE HARRIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SOUTH FLOYD
Tropicana 400, Joliet,
New England 300,
HONORED
Pennsylvania 500.
AUGUST
• Aug. 3 - Brickyard 400,
Indianapolis.
• Aug. I 0
Sirius at The Glen,
Watkins Glen, N.Y.
• Aug. 17
Michigan 400,
Brooklyn, Mich.
• Aug. 23 - Sharpie 500, Bristol,
Tenn.
• Aug. 31 - Southern 500.
Darlington, S.C.
SEPTEMBER
• Sept. 6 - Chevrolet Monte Carlo
400. Richmond. Va.
• Sept. 14 - New Hampshire 300,
Williams named All-American
TIMES STAFF REPORT
What many assumed all season
long was confirmed this week: Jeff
Williams is the best punter in the
country.
Williams. a 6-2. 215-pound
sophomore from Pelion. S.C., was
named a First-Team All-American
by the National Association of
Loudon , ~ . H.
• Sept. 21 - Dover 400, Dover,
Del.
• Sept. 28 - EA Sports 500,
Talladega, Ala.
OCTOBER
• Oct. 5 - Kansas 400, Kansas
City, Kan.
• Oct. II - UAW·GM Quality 500,
Concord, N.C.
• Oct. 19 - Old Dominion 500,
Martinsville, Va.
• Oct. 26 - Georgia 500, Hampton,
Ga.
NOVEMBER
• Nov. 2 - Checker Auto Parts 500.
Avondale, Ariz.
• Noo.. 9 - Pop Secret Microwave
Popcorn 400. Rockingham, N.C.
• ~ov. 16 - Ford 400. Homestead,
Fla.
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
when it announced the teams this
week.
Williams punted 50 times last
year with an average of 44.2 yards
per kick, which led the NAIA. The
runner-up on the list was Steve
Baker of Southern Oregon with an
average of 42.2 yards per kick. For
Williams, the longest kick of the
season was a 7 1-yard boot at U.Va.Wise, which is a school record.
"I'm really surprised by all this
attention. I'm very happy about it
though, because it's nice to know
that you're domg the right things
and that people have noticed,"
Williams said. "It's a great honor for
(See WILLIAMS. page four)
KE~iUCKY FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
UK trio to return for senior season
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - Wide receiver/kick returner Derek Abney,
offensive tackle Antonio Hall, and
quarterback Jared Lorenzen, who
considered forgoing their sen1or
seasons in order to enter the
National Football League draft,
have decided to remain at the
University of Kentucky to continue
their studies and play for the
Wildcats in 2003.
"One part (about deciding to
stay) was wanting to earn a trip to a
bowl game," Abney said. " I still
have things I need to work on and it
was in my best interest to come
back another year.
"The coaching staff is phenomenal. I'm very impressed with the
NH. experience they're bringing
with them. I got a great feeling
about Coach Brooks (head coach
Rich Brooks). When I met him, he
made it apparent that he wants to
win and win now. I really like
Coach Phillips (receivers coach
Joker Phillips). He'll be great for
the receivers and the team. And,
Coach Hudson (offensive coord ina(See SEASON. page four)
(See AUTO RACING, page four)
Cincinnati Reds begin
hiring ballpark staff
Lady Bears sign
Greenup star
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TIMES STAFF REPORT
(See BEARS, page four)
Troy Aikman and Roger Staubaeh
quarterbacked the same NFL team. ~ow
they're part owners of the same team planning to enter a car in ~ASCA R 's
Winston Cup Series in 2004.
The former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks are partners in Hall of Fame
Racing, which will be directed by fonner
Trans-Am driver Bill Saunders, who will
act as managing partner.
" Roger and I have discussed this for a
while, and all the pieces just came
together. We're not naive going into this
thing. We recognize it will be a real challenge," Aikman said in a telephone interview Thursday with The Associated
Press.
~
So far. Aikman said, the team has no
shop, no equipment, no emplo)ees other
than the three O\\ ners, no driver and no
sponsor. The latter "ill be a priorit), the
three-time Super Bo\\ I \\inner added.
"For Roger and me, our imolvcment
will, hopefully. be in sponsorship, and
we 'II be go to the races when we can,'' he
said.
" Maybe we can bring some things to a
company that others can't. We're not in it
for the sake of being in it." Aikman
added. "We'll be up and running in 2004
but we know we've got a lot of work ..'I
ahead."
"'
Stars from other sports have not had a
very good track record in NASCAR.
NBA great Julius Erving and NFI. star
Joe Washington had a Busch team, but
couldn't sustain momentum. lost their
MAJOR LEAGUES
NAIA
GREENUP - Pikeville College's third
signing in the last two weeks is a standout guard from Greenup County High
School.
Kim Hilton. who is averaging 20.73
points per game this year, signed a schol-
•
photo by Steve LeMaster
South Floyd's
Tabitha Trammell
worked for a shot
against Betsy
Layne's Kesha
Newman.
CINCINNATI - Great American Ball Park will be an
attraction in itself when it opens in March, but the Cincinnati
Reds want to make sure fans keep coming back.
There will be restaurants and other amenities that weren't
available at Cinergy Field, where the Reds played since 1970,
and it will take about 50 percent more employees to staff the
ne\\ park.
"This community feels that the Reds is a part of them und
they made a commitment to this ne" faci lity, so the) created a
partnership with us," said Jennifer Green, the Reds' director of
(See REDS, page four)
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SUNDAY, JANUARY
Game
Testing
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the Raiders have."
Still, the Titans insist they are
not intimidated - by the players, the fans, the whole notion of
playing Oakland in a huge game
during a season in which the
Raiders look to be the best
they've been in two decades.
•
Nor do they think their overwhelming 52-25 loss here in
September was a matter of
being psyched out.
"We did not play well,"
Titans coach Jeff Fisher said.
"We had a number of injuries,
and we were just kind of struggling finding ourselves back
then. Things just got out of hand
real quick. We obviously feel
like we're better than we were
then.''
Although the Raiders are historically the team known for
stirring things up, it was Titans
safety Lance Schulters who got
off the first shot this week when
he said Rice and Brown get
more breaks than the average
receiver, and he called Brown "a
crybaby."
A blatant show of disrespect?
Maybe not, considering
Schulters has an autographed
jersey of Rice's framed and
hanging on a wall in his house.
For the record, none of the
Raiders have signed jerseys of
any of the Titans hanging in
their homes.
"When you see the questions
about Jerry and his work ethic,
man it's true. It's real," said
~ Baseball
Fishing
Schulters, a former teammate of
Rice':; in San Francisco.
Running the show behind the
brand-new fence the Raiders
erected around their complex
before the playoffs began IS AI
Davis - the eccentric owner
who, through all his trials and
travails over the decades, has
taken the NFL and its fans on a
strange and entertaining ride.
Jf it's true, as some NFL
purists say, that the league is at
its best when teams like the
Raiders are winning, then the
NFL is having a mighty good
year this season.
"It's a championship game in
the Black Hole, in Oakland,
against the Raiders," George
said. "It's exciting."
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or $40 for students who are still
enrolled in high school.
Registration and sign-in will
be at the Pikeville College science building Feb. 1 from 8 a.m.
to 9 a.m. For more information,
contact Andy Strain at 270/3517375 or ajstrain@aol.com.
Region
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year's regional tourney pits
Allen Central, last season's
runner-up against the Piarist
School.
Allen Central's girls came
into the season with one goal
being a 15th Region All "A"
title. The All "A" Classic website, www.allaclassic.org, ranks
Allen Central as the top team
ahead
of Betsy
Layne.
Paintsville is ranked third followed by Pikeville and South
Floyd. The rankings were however made before the start of
e the season.
Piarist, still winless on the
season, is coached by Darnella
Bradley. This year's tournament will be the third regional
AU "A" for Allen Central head
coach Cindy Halbert.
In the final game of the
opening night, host Pikeville
will play Phelps.
South Floyd has a firstround bye in this year's tournament.
The winning 15th Region
team will advance to Richmond
and the state tournament where
~ it'll play the winner out of the
7th Region.
A list of the region's top
teams and players, as listed on
the All "A" site follows.
15th Region
TOP TEAMS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Allen Central
Betsy Layne
Paintsville
Pikeville
South Floyd
2002-2003 Top Players
• ) GIRLS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
5.
Whitney Lykens, Betsy Layne
Desiree Haney, Paintsville
Becky Thomas, Allen Central
Megan Ousley, South Floyd
Shawna Howard, Pikeville
Samantha Howard, Pikeville
On the Net:
www.allaclasslc.org
www.floydcountytlmes.com
boat dock as many crappie
anglers submerge unwanted
brush and Christmas trees for
their own crappie fishing in
spring.
Nothing beats a small minnow under a slip bobber or vertically jigged in the brush for
slab winter crappie. Small
spoons and safety pin spinners
will work as well, but a small
minnow will out-fish any artificial lure in winter. Bites are very
subtle and diligent line watching
is very important. Some anglers
use piano wire or green twigs
taped to their poles to help them
detect bites during winter.
Safety on the water is always
important, but survival depends
on safety in the winter. Always
wear a life jacket when on the
water in winter.
Coveralls or bibs with a
jacket underneath are the best
at keeping in body heat, but
thermal underwear and with
another layer on top is vitally
important. Good warm boots
are worth their weight in gold
when on the water in winter,
but the most important thing to
keep warm are the hands. Cold
hands resonate through the
entire body and often prematurely end a great ttip.
A trick used by east coast
winter smallmouth anglers is to
cover their hands with a layer
of Vaseline before putting them
inside a pair of thin latex
gloves like surgeons wear.
Using these in conjunction
with a pair of fingerless gloves
allows the winter angler to use
their fingers normally while
keeping the hands warm. An
extra pair of latex gloves in the
tackle box is a good idea
should a fish's fin or a hook
prick one of the gloves leaving
one hand toasty warm and the
other freezing.
Hunting seasons ending
Now that it is mid-January,
Kentucky hunters are faced
with dwindling hunting opportunities for the statewide 20022003 seasons. Archery turkey
and deer hunting ends after
January 20 and rabbit and quail
seasons close January 31 in the
eastern zone and February lO
in the western zone.
Grouse season closes on
February 28.
Waterfowl seasons are also
winding down. All duck seasons close after January 26.
Canada Goose season closes
after January 31.
Snow goose season closes
statewide February 2, except
for Fulton Count), wh1ch closes February 15. The conservation order snow goose season
opens February 3, but may
open earlier if all other waterfowl seasons are closed. The
conservation order snow goose
season opens February 16 in
the part of Fulton County in the
Western Goose Zone. The conservation order snow goose
season closes March 31.
Youth waterfowl season for
the Western Zone is February
1-2. Hunters 15 and younger
who are accompanied by an
adult (adult can't hunt) may
hunt ducks, coots. mergansers
and geese on these days.
Juniors hunting during these
seasons must comply with
hunter education and hunting
license requirements. Bag limits are the same as the regular
duck and goose seasons.
Of course. any team with so
much talent, big names and
eccentrics is bound to have at
least one flaw. In this case. it's
prett) ob-. ious: These guys are
old.
Rice, Gannon, Brown and
Romanowski alone have 63
years of NFL experience
between them. This is, by
almost every account, the last
chance for this group of veter·
ans. Age and salary-cap problems have pretty much assured
the Raiders of that.
Remember the movie "Space
Cowboys," m which Clint
Eastwood,
James
Garner,
Donald Sutherland and Tommy
Lee Jones play aging former
astronauts who get together for
one more trip into space? This 1s
the NFL's version of that: One
more chance to add another
championship chapter to the
Raiders legacy.
"The way I look at it is, the
old Raiders are retired and gone,
and l want to call this the new
Raiders," offensive lineman
Frank Middleton said. "It would
be great to be known for what
this group can do."
Smith
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Smith, originally a walk-on at
the University of Kentucky,
earned a scholarship and played
in 34 games during his career
with the Wildcats. As a senior
defensive end, he made eight
tackles, including one for a loss,
and recorded a pass breakup.
Smith started two games at
defensive end as a junior, and
had two tackles for a loss and a
sack. He made 12 tackles and
recovered a fumble during his
sophomore season, and played
in one game as a freshman. In
2000, Smith reached the semifinals of the National Boxing
Championships.
Breathitt County's Radar
played in 3 I games, starting I 0,
at linebacker and defensive end
for the University of Kentucky.
As a senior he played in eight
games, mostly on special teams.
During his junior year, he made
three tackles from the linebacker
position before suffering a midseason foot injury. Radar started
in lO games as a sophomore,
making 39 tackles, including
seven for a loss. He also ran
back a 46-yard interception for
the game-winning touchdown
against Indiana. As a redshirt
freshman, Radar made three
tackles, including one for a loss,
as a reserve middle linebacker.
UK
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to participate in spring practice.
White, who had reconstructive
knee surgery last summer, is progressing well. He is expected to
have at least partial participation,
and perhaps full participation,
during spring drills.
Webb, who played three high
school seasons under former
Johnson Central Coach Bill
Musick, started all four prep
years.
Webb started at offensive
guard as a freshman, then moved
to defensive tackle for the remainder of his prep career.
Sideline
A short bio on Webb follows.
Had 52 tackles as a senior and
blocked two field goals in a game.
Named to the All-South team by
PrepStar magazine. Made 79
tackles his junior year, including
four sacks, and returned a fumble
for a touchdown. Notched 54
tackles and made an interception
in his sophomore season. Threeyear member of the all-district
team and was a two-year all-area
pick. Has excellent speed for a
player his s1ze. Named to the
Southern All Star Football Classic
team. Selected to represent
Kentucky in the Massey Energy
Hatfield-McCoy Senior Football
Game. Played in the Kentucky vs.
Tennessee High School All-Star
Game in the summer of 2002.
Three-year
competitor
m
wrestling in the 8-10 grades. Won
the district in his final year of
wrestling competition. Chairman
of his school's chapter of the
Future Farmers of America.
Dreamed of attending Kentucky
since a young child, he was the
first commitment to the 2002
recruiting class, despite recruiting
attention from numerous other
schools.
Personal: Full name is Paul
Ray Webb. Born 10-17-82 in
Morehead.
Son of Greg and
Belinda Webb. Plans a major in
agriculture.
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19, 2003 · 83
time that Summitt was in contention for the men's job at the
University of Tennessee. Many
area high school girls' coaches
urge their players to head south
and attend Summitt camps each
and every summer. The UT
coach, who has been pivotal in
getting women's basketball
some much-needed attention,
recently recorded career win
No. 800.
The 15th All "A" Classic will
be held at Pikeville High School
this week. Royd County's Betsy
Layne, the defending champion,
and Allen Central, last year's
runner-up, return as the leading
teams. But, one can't count host
Pikeville out. The Lady
Panthers and head coach Maria
Shockey pushed Betsy Layne in
a game played at the beginning
of this past week. South Floyd
and Paintsville, with guard
Desiree Haney back in the starting lineup are a couple of teams
also in contention. Again, the
girls' small school basketball
tournament should
be a
"Classic."
Here's a look at the head
coaches and some of the top
players in this week's regional
tournament:
• Allen Central: Coach Cindy Halbert. Top players Becky Thomas, Amber Scott,
Megan Harris, Terri Mullins,
Tiffany Turner, Jaclyn Martin.
• Betsy Layne: Coach Cassandra Akers. Top players Whitney
Lykens,
Natasha
Stratton, Tabetha Witt, Kim
Clark, Tiffany Meade.
• South Floyd: Coach Melinda Osborne. Top players Megan Ousley, Ashley Johnson,
Valerie King, Sharee Hopkins,
Brand) Anderson, Stephanie
Skeens, Tabitha Trammell.
• Paintsville: Coach - Mark
Baldwin. Top players - Desiree
Haney, Ashley Hall, Stacy
Music, Whitney Reynolds,
Shanna Preston.
• Phelps: Coach - Jamie
Keene. Top players - Hope
Wolford, Sasha Fields, Nikki
Smith.
• Pikeville: Coach - Maria
Shockey. Top players - Shawna
Howard, Samantha Howard,
Emily Colvin, Lawren McCoy,
Evin Shockey.
• Piarist School: Coach Damella Bradley. Top players Mary Bentley, Lakita Lykens,
Bethany Tackett, Tomm1 Sue
Tussey.
Raiders
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egories include:
• Pitt Connelley, Magoffin
County, I Oth 111 rebounding with
9.8 boards per game in 11
games.
• Ryan Raleigh, Breathitt
County. I Oth in field-goal percentage, making 78 of 122 tries
in 13 games for an average of
63.9. As a team. BReathitt
County is second in the state in
field-goal percentage.
• Jenkins· Ciera Pittman is
lOth in the !)tate in scoring for
girls' basketball with a 19.4
average in 12 games. She has
233 points. Pittman is also
eighth in the state in rebounding
with an average of 10.8
rebounds per game.
•
East Carter's Kim
Stapleton is seventh in the state
in free-throw percentage with an
average of 81-percent. She has
made 47 of 58 tries in 16 games
• The Johnson Central girls
are fifth in scoring defense. June
Buchanan in eighth. and East
Carter ninth. The Lad) Eagles
are third in scoring margin
behind second-place Perry
County Central
Bets) Layne is ninth and East
Carter, tenth.
• Perry Central is the fifth
best reboundmg team at this
point in the season. Johnson
Central is tenth.
Collins
in-car computer that regulates
everything from speed, to throttle position to steering wheel
input - during tests, teams
must attend as many sessions as
possible to understand their cars
better.
"We can't use data acquisition systems when we race or
during practices, so we have no
idea what a car is doing out on
the track," Knaus said. "It's all a
guessing game based on driver
input.
"So you go to the testing sessions and try different things out
and figure out how the car reacts
in every situation. You have to,
otherwise you would never get
ahead in this sport."
But it's a driver's least
favorite thing to do: Jeff Burton
called testing "acupuncture for
the eyeballs," and Wallace said
he wished NASCAR would just
eliminate it all.
"I just get to strap on and ride
it around for three laps,"
Winston Cup champion Tony
Stewart said. "I really don't
have a big role because the test
is more focused on what the
crews do with the car than what
the drivers do. The drivers really
don't have much emphasis."
Each team is allotted five
"official" tests this season, down
from seven a year ago, and must
use one of them at Daytona
International Speedway during a
NASCAR-assigned three-day
period in January. An official
test is held at a track where
Winston Cup races are run.
Winston Cup director John
Darby said the reduction in test
allowances was an overwhelming request from the teams, who
are trying to cut down on a
packed, 11-month season.
But that doesn't mean teams
still aren't testing.
They' II take their cars to
tracks such as Kentucky
Speedway
and
USA
International Speedway in
Lakeland, Fla., for tests that
NASCAR can't monitor. There,
they'll try radical setups and
things that won't make it past a
NASCAR inspector on tracks
that closely resemble Charlotte,
Richmond, Las Vegas and others.
It's expensive - track time
costs at least $6,000, tires cost
$8,000 and travel, meals and
lodging for a crew of 15 must be
added in.
And scheduling isn't that
easy. Ford already has Kentucky
booked up for every Tuesday
this year, meaning Chevrolet,
Pontiac and Dodge have to go
elsewhere on one of the only
two available testing days that
teams have during the week
once the season starts.
Still, it's invaluable practice
time for young drivers, even
though veterans wouJd do any-
Bowling
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Louisville, won the event with
an average of 211.667. Coming
in right behind her was April Ellis,
a sophomore from Jacksor., Tenn.,
who averaged 210.333.
Freshman LeDeanna Damron
of Millard fmished 12th out of the
97 bowlers registered with an
average of 196.778. Dana
Compton, a sophomore from
Prestonsburg. came in 28th with a
187.778 average, while Lindsey
Durham,
a
senior
from
Louisville, was 42nd with a
180.333 average.
For the B squad, Teresa
Sanderson led the way. A sophomore from Garfield Heights,
Ohio, Sanderson was 17th overall
with an average of 192.556.
Louisville sophomore Angela
Gatzke was 23rd with an average
of 190, while Michelle Leonard. a
freshman from Beavercreek,
Ohio. finished 30th at 186.667.
Tracy Miller. a freshman from
Louisville. came in 34th by averaging 184.333 Also Louisville
sophomore Stacy Wyatt was 66th
with a 174.286 average, while
Abb) StolarL. a freshman from
Louisville. v.as 83rd with an
avcmge of 166.5.
In the men's draw, PikeviUe A
finished third behind Morehead
shape. And of course, we are very
pleased with the way Amanda has
led us again."
The PC women's team, like
most all squads throughout Eastern
Kentuck) was hampered by the
winter weather which hit the area
th1s week.
State A and Saginaw Valley State
(Mich.) A. Pikeville entered four
teams, with Pikeville C finishing
17th, B rolling in at 19th and D
coming in 20th.
Tony Preston. a freshman
from Louisville, finished sixth in
the individual standings ,.,.·ith a
229.333 average. Polk. Ohio,
freshman Cassidy Schaub. freshman Dave Dusenberr) of
Howard, Ohio. and Mike Fan-ar. a
freshman from Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
finished 14th-16th, averaglllg
221.778, 221.444 and 220.667.
Matt Day came in 42nd with
an average of 208, while Jason
Muri was 50th at 206.111. Phil
Whitaker was 53rd, averaging
205.444, Jason Graham 59th at
202.778. Josh llarpcr was 60th
with
202.667
and
Craig
Guldenschuh 64th at :201.556.
Joe Smith finished 79th. averaging 196.333: Ethan ·lupts, 97th,
189.778: Kevin Reigle, 104th.
185.111; Trmis Bolling. 105th.
185, Todd Beers. 106th. 184.889;
Richie Jones, 108th. 207.875;
Chris Stoff. II Oth. 184.111: Chl)
Boyd. 113th, 206.625 ( bo" ling
fewer than nine games): Jeff
Gatzke. 123rd. 177.889; K)lc
Burt, 150th. 180.857: and Eric
Daniels. 171 st. 177 .~5.
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the play of Collins and the rest of
his team.
"We're very pleased to be 13th
right now," said Bill Watson. coach
of the Lady Bears. "We want to
continue doing what we're capable
of and take care of our business.
and if we do that wc!'ll be in good
thing to get out of it.
"Seat time is seat time. I'll
take it wherever I can get it,"
said Case) Mears, a rookie with
Chip Ganassi Racing. "We need
to test so I can get a feel for
these tracks, and so the crew and
I can gel together and get to
know all our tendencies."
Drivers aren't paid anything
extra to test, and Daytona is one
of the few tracks that sell ticket<>
for fans to watch.
So about I 00 people spread
out in the Turn 4 seats at
Daytona to watch cars run three
laps a pop, then go back to the
garage for adjustments.
In just those short increments, a computer propped on
top of each hauler spews out
information collected from
inside the car.
Wilburn watches Wallace
tum his laps on the track, then
turns to the computer. Wallace
can tell him how the car felt and
if he liked the configurations
used during that run, but the
computer gives the bulk of the
information.
"It tells us everything we
need to know about the car and
the changes we need to make,"
Wilburn said. "Rusty may or
may not be comfortable with
something, but this tells us if it's
working or not."
For Johnson
and
his
Hendrick crew, they knew
quickly that things weren't
working. Nothing Knaus tried
seemed to find any speed for his
driver, which meant he had to
make the call back to North
Carolina and tell Jeff Gordon's
crew to start from scratch in
their plans.
Because Johnson and Gordon
are teammates and were separated in the two test dates. Knaus
could continue to tinker with
things during his !)Cssion while
crew chief Robbie Loomis
planned a new course of action
for Gordon's track time.
After Gordon's test, the two
crew chiefs compare the data
and try to figure out what kind of
setups they'll bring to Daytona
next month for 500 qualifying.
If an easy solution can't be
found, Knaus will have to take
the team to Talladega for a second
superspeedway
test.
Because the Hendrick teams are
also headed to Las Vegas to test
later this month, Johnson's crew
will likely burn three of its
allowed five sessions before the
season even starts.
''We're in a really deep hole
right now because we hope very
much to be in the championship
hunt this year," Knaus said. "If
we've used three tests before the
season even starts, it's like tying
our hands behind our back and
making us fight. We'll spend the
rest of the season trying to overcome it."
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19, 2003
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NFC: McNabb prepared for Bucs' defense
by ROB MAADDI
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA - First,
they said he wouldn't return.
Then. the) said he couldn't run
anymore. Donovan McNabb is
enjoying proving his doubters
wrong.
In his first game after missing two months with a broken
right ankle, McNabb showed
few signs that he'd been away,
leading the Philadelphia Eagles
to a 20-6 playoff victory Atlanta.
The two-time Pro Bowl quarterback completed 20 of 30
passes for 247 yards and one
touchdown. He also ran for 24
yards, including a 19-yard gain
on his second play.
But that was against Atlanta's
19th-ranked defense. Running
away from Keith Brooking and
Patrick Kerney is easier than
escaping Tampa Bay's Simeon
Rice, Warren Sapp and Derrick
Brooks.
McNabb faces the NFL's topranked defense today when the
Eagles
( 13-4)
play
the
Buccaneers (13-4) in the NFC
title game at Veterans Stadium.
"They have great core linebackers, their defensive line
plays great. You have to be able
to attack them," McNabb said.
"If you're able to do that, then
Reds
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guest relations. "And for our
side of the partnership, we've
got to deliver entertainment,
whether they spend $5 or $10 or
$150."
Team officials know the new
setting will be a draw for a short
while. and hospitality will be
the key to keep fans coming
back.
"We understand that there are
a lot of different places now
where they can spend their
money and that we're not just a
ball park, we're an entertainment venue," Green said.
All told, the game-day staff
for the Reds and their contracted
concessionaires, volunteers and
cleamng crews will be almost
1.200 workers, up from about
800 at Cinergy Field.
The team will be holding the
first of two job fairs Thursday at
their downtown offices in an
attempt to fill about 400 gameday jobs that range from ticket
takers and ushers to newly created positions such as suite
"ambassadors," concierges and
tour guides.
All new Reds workers will be
required to undergo customer
service training.
"It's a challenge, but it's also
our responsibility to make sure
that this is a place where people
want to come back to, whether
or not the team is competitive,"
said Mike Maddon, assistant
director of operations.
"Our job does not stop at the
gates with the ticket taker," he
said. "We still have to make sure
that the fans have a good time,
and part of that is to make sure
we have the right amount of
people in the right places."
Sportservice, the .food service company the Reds contract
with for concessions, is going
from about 300 game-day workers to 700 workers. These will
include paid employees and volunteers from groups using the
concession stands as fund-raising opportunities.
The company in charge of
cleaning up after every game is
boosting its crew from 110 to
about 160 and maybe even more
for big crowds or after a long
home stand.
There will be more employees not only at food and beverage stands, but at souvenir concessions. The ratio at Cinergy
Field was one worker for every
280 fans; the new ratio will
mean a worker for 160 fans,
which the Reds hope means
shorter lines that could generate
more money.
Because the Reds will soon
take over full-time management
of the stadium from Hamilton
County, the team has hired a
carpenter, a new engineering
staff, a larger grounds keeping
staff, and even a low-voltage
technician to make sure the
scoreboard is always working.
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sponsor and disappeared from
the stock car sport. Three years
ago, Olympic track star Jackie
Joyner-Kersee and her husband,
Bob, announced plans to form a
team, but nothing ever materialized.
Aikman, 36, retired from the
NFL after the 2000 season. Twotime Super Bowl winner
Staubach will turn 61 on Feb. 5
and retired following the 1979
season. Their mutual love of
football and the Cowboys
brought them together years ago.
"Roger has been a friend and
mentor to me for many years,"
Aikman said. "Roger is very
competitive and I am very competitive, and now we get to be
involved in a sport and have an
opportunity to get together and
do something special."
Aikman said Joe Gibbs, former coach of the Washington
Redskins and now owner of Joe
Gibbs Racing, which won
Winston Cup championships in
2000 and 2002, has helped get
the team off the ground.
"Coach Gibbs has been a
tremendous resource for our
team already," Aikman said.
"When he got involved in the
sport, people helped him and he
is returning the favor and keeping us, hopefully, from hitting
some of the same pitfalls he
found."
He also said it's premature to
be talking about a driver.
The team will be headquartered in Dallas while maintaining
a race shop in Charlotte, N.C.,
where most of the Winston Cup
teams are based.
you put yourself in great positions to do other things."
Led by Brooks, The AP's
Defensive Player of the Year,
and Rtce, the NFC's sack leader
with 15 1/2, the Bucs allowed
just 12.3 points and 252.8 yards
per game. They had 43 sacks,
forced 38 turnovers and scored
five defensive touchdowns.
Tampa ranked first in seven
defensive categories, including
pass defense.
McNabb, however, has had
success against the Bucs, especially in the postseason. The
Eagles have won the last four
meetings, including playoff
games the last two years.
McNabb threw for 161 yards
and two TDs, and ran for 32
yards
and one TO
in
Philadelphia's 21-3 victory over
Tampa in a 2000 wild-card
game. He had 194 yards passing
and two TDs and ran for 57
yards in last season's 31-9 firstround win.
In a 20-10 victory over the
Bucs earlier this season,
McNabb passed for 127 yards
and one TO. He had just 4 yards
rushing, but scored once. Duce
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tor Ron Hudson) accomplished
so much at Kansas State. They
won II games four of the last
five years and I wanted to be a
part of that kind of success."
Abney was named first-team
AU-America by eight various
selectors following the 2002
season. He returned six kicks for
touchdowns and broke or tied
five NCAA records, nine
Southeastern
Conference
records and 10 school records
for kick returns. He averaged
15.1 yards per punt return,
including four touchdowns (at
Florida, at Arkansas, two at
Mississippi State). He averaged
26.8 yards on kickoff returns
with touchdowns at Florida and
vs. Vanderbilt. He was the only
player who ranked in the
nation's top II in punt returns,
kickoff returns, and all-purpose
yardage.
Abney also is a quality wide
receiver He caught 40 passes
for 569 yards and four touchdowns last season and ranks
third in school history in pass
receptions and pass receiving
yardage.
"Primarily, my teammates,"
Hall said when asked his reason
for staying. "If I had left I felt
like I would be abandoning my
teammates and I didn't want to
have that feeling of abandonment. I've had some tough
times with my family since I've
been here and my teammates
have been here for me during
those times.
"I want to be a leader on this
year's team and hopefully help
lead us to a bowl game and the
SEC Championship."
Hall, a first-team All-SEC
selection by the league Coaches
and the Birmingham News, was
the cornerstone of the offensive
line that helped Kentucky score
32.1 points per game last season, which ranked second in the
league. He blocked for the
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Staley ran for 152 )ards in that
game.
"We have to establish a run
game," McNabb said. "In order
to put yourself in a position to
score points, you have to be able
to run the ball. And in passing
the ball, make sure you're able
to spread the ball around."
McNabb set the tone for last
year's playoff victory with a 39yard run in the first quarter. His
run set up a 40-yard pass to
Todd Pinkston later in the game.
On the play, he froze the defenders by scrambling, then stopped
and threw downfield.
Against the Falcons last
week, McNabb proved right
away his ankle was fine with the
19-yard scramble. He didn't run
much after that, but he moved
around enough io keep the
defense off-balance.
On a fourth-and-! play in the
fourth quarter, McNabb rolled to
his right, faked running and hit
James Thrash with a 35-yard
pass that iced the win.
"He has the ability to llhy in
that system and run in that system, and he has the ability ro
break loose," said John Lynch,
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SEC's leading rusher, Artose
Pinner. Stationed at right tackle,
he is the blindside protector for
the left-handed Lorenzen. Hall
had 74 knockdown blocks last
season, including a season-high
14 against Louisiana State.
Also highly dedicated to
community service, he was one
of only 11 Division I-A players
selected to the AFCA National
Good Works Team.
"I decided to come back
because of Coach Brooks and
Coach Hudson," Lorenzen said.
"When I met Coach Brooks, it
was obvious that he is the head
coach and means business, but
he also seemed like a friend.
"When Coach Hudson started talking 'Xs and Os (i.e.
offensive system and plays)/ I
loved what I saw. He w~s to
get this team and this offense
going.
"I have to prove myself 10
the NFL. What they (the .De"'
coaches) are going to do will
help me get ready for the rfext
level I believe that one more
year with this staff definitely
will be worth it."
Lorenzen matured greatly as
a field general last season. leading the Wildcats to a 7-5 r~d.
only the seventh time since
1954 that UK has won seven or
more games. He completed 183
of 327 passes for 2,267 yards.
Most impressive was his ratio of
24 touchdown passes against
only five interceptions. He
attempted 152 consecutive
passes without an interception,
a school record and the eighthlongest streak in SEC history.
Kentucky generated 32.1 points
per game, ranking second in the
league in scoring.
Lorenzen was a semifinalist
for the Davey O'Brien National
Quarterback Award and a second-team All-SEC pick by The
Associated Press and SEC
Coaches.
Tampa's Pro Bowl .safety.
"He's a big, big man. and it
looks like he even got bigger in
his time off. but he still moves
well. It was impressive watching him. We heard about the
limp he had, but 1 didn't see any
limping going on. He seemed to
be moving extremely well."
McNabb acknowledged that
he wasn't at his best against the
Falcons. He overthrew a couple
open receivers and didn't see a
few others who were open. But
his receivers didn't help him by
dropping at least four passes.
"I got rid of a little bit of
rust," McNabb said. "There
were some plays in the game
that I felt 1 could have made better plays with. That's something
I can Jearn from."
The Bucs hope they've
learned by facing McNabb four
times in 24 months. Tampa had
success against other mobile
quarterbacks this season, holding Michael Vick to I0 yards
rushing in two wins against
Atlanta. The Bucs also limited
Daunte Culpepper to 8 yards
rushing in a win over
Minnesota.
"McNabb's a different quarterback," Brooks said. "We
know how to rush him. You
have to be disciplined. We just
need to go out there and make
plays. We have had every
chance to make plays against
them in the past, but for some
reason we didn't."
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A 5-8 guard, Hilton has
raised her scoring average by
nearly five points a game each
season. She averaged 9.19 as a
sophomore and 15.57 as a
junior. She also averages 4.1
rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.8
steals per game.
"We're very excited about
adding Kim to our program,"
said Coach Bill Watson, who is
in his sixth season as head coach
of the Lady Bears. "She's very
athletic and can do things with
her athleticism that very few
players on our level can. We
think she'll be a solid contributor to our program."
Her high school coach
agrees.
"Kim is an exciting offensive
player to watch," said Katie
Beehtel. "She is always looking
to create opportunities to score.
She has a lot of natural ability
and an intense work ethic."
Hilton is the fourth player to
sign with the Lady Bears this
season. She will join Ashley
Wireman of Johnson Central,
Magoffin County's Amanda
Shepherd and Knott Central
product Tanya Amburgey as
freshman next fall.
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not only me, but also for the
whole program. To be in only
our second year and have an AllAmerican is big for us."
Williams' new coach has
already seen enough to be
impressed. "Jeff is an outstanding young man, a quality person," said Coach John Gilliam.
"He's a terrific student as well
as an athlete. He's got his priorities set, and he's a hard worker
in the weight room. He's a quiet
person who just goes about his
business."
Gilliam
agreed
with
Williams that it's a solid step for
the young program. "Anytime a
second-year program can have
an All-American honoree, it's a
good reflection on the program," the coach said. "We look
forward to having some other
people join him on the list."
Williams said the honor wasn't just his work, but that of the
entire special teams unit. "Cory
Ellis is our long-snapper, and he
makes it awful easy on me back
there," Williams said of Ellis, a
6-2, 225-pound sophomore
from Raceland. "And it's easy to
relax when I know they're going
to protect me. I know if I need •
an extra second, I'll have it."
The NAIA doesn't name a
special teams player of the
week, but Williams received
that honor three times this season from Don Hansen's
National Weekly Football
Gazette. In December, he was
named
First-Team
AllAmerican by the Web site
naiafootball.net.
Williams was one of three
Mid-South Conference players
named to the first team.
Cumberland College linebacker
Bo Buchanan and Georgetown's
Shan Housekeeper, also a linebacker, joined him there.
Williams is the flrst Pikeville
College student-athlete to be
named an NAIA First-Team AllAmerican since Todd May took
the honor in back-to-back seasons in 1985-86 and 1986-87.
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Students sponsor impersonator concert
MOREHEAD- Morehead State
University's Non-Traditional and
Commuter Students are sponsoring a
special fundraising event on
Saturday, Feb. 8.
"The Night With the Stars" will
begin at 7 p.m. in Button Auditorium
on campus.
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Kentucky
Chautauqua
living history
at PCC
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College is proud to sponsor the
Kentucky Chautauqua living
history portrayal of York performed by Hasan Davis. The
performance is free and open to
the public at Prestonsburg
Community College Pike
Auditorium on February 20, at
10:50 a.m. If you have questions, you may contact Judy
Bowen at 606-886-3863 Ext.
6216 or 6221.
In the expedition Meriwether
Lewis and William Clark led to
the Pacific Ocean in 1803-1806,
one man stood out from the rest.
His name was York. He was distinguished by his black skin and
by the fact that he had not volunteered for this duty. York was
a slave, the body servant of
expedition co-leader William
Clark. We don't know whether
York wanted to be the first
African American to cross the
country, but he was. In the
wilderness, many of the usual
constraints of slavery did not
apply. Expedition journals make
it clear that York pulled his
weight and won the respect of
his fellow adventurers. He was a
major asset dealing with the
Indians, who regarded his
blackness as "big medicine."
But the return to civilization
was bitter. William Clark
refused to free York immediately. He had to wait five years,
and little is known of his life as
a free man.
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LOUISVILLE - Secondary
and postsecondary education
institutions in Kentucky are collaborating with Cisco Systems
Inc. to offer a broad range of
cutting-edge technology programs that prepare students for
high-paying jobs of the 21st
Century.
Colleges in the Kentucky
Community and Technical
College System (KCTCS), secondary technical schools operated by the Cabinet for Workforce
Development (CWD), and high
schools under the leadership of
the Kentucky Department of
Education (KDE) are serving
more than 10,000 students
through fue Cisco Networking
Academy Program.
The Networking Academy is
a comprehensive e-learning program that provides students with
the Internet technology skills
essential in a global economy.
The Networking Academy
delivers web-based content,
online assessment, student performance tracking, hands-on
labs, instructor training and support, and preparation for industry-standard certifications.
Cisco Chairman John P.
Morgridge visited Kentucky
today to participate in a celebration of his company's partner(See CISCO, page three)
The Valentine's Day-themed program will feature impersonations of
more than 25 popular country, rock
and Bluegrass performers. Jeff Clair,
Jackson senior, leads the group of
impersonators.
Performances will include the
Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, Elvis
Presley, The Soggy Bottom Boys,
Marty Robbins, Grandpa Jones,
Stringbean, Clint Black, George
Strait, Brooks and Dunn, Trick Pony
and Leann Rimes.
Participants also will impersonate
Kentucky natives Wynonna Judd,
Patty Loveless, Montgomery Gentry
and Loretta Lynn.
Tickets for the event are $10 for
adults and $5 for children 2-12.
Children under two years old will be
admitted free.
Shuttle bus service will be provid(See CONCERT, page three)
A View from
the Hill
About tllis time last year I
returned to my "home away from
home" at Pikeville College. Truly, it
was a most memorable time for me.
For the first time, since I graduated
in 1948 with my degree in Business
Administration, I walked the paths
that had become so dear aU those
years ago.
Pik~ville
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College was
a wonderful
adventure for
me. I was
never home~
sick. Every
ooywasan
exciting new
ett.perienceto
Allee Martin
treasure. l
loved every~
one and everything during my t;vo
years and one summer renn at
Pikeville when it was a junior col~
lege. And even though it was 56
years ago when I first arrived, there
are unforgettable memories of special friends who will live in my: beart:
forever. Dear names - Page, Damron,
Spilman, Nettinga • just to name a
few of the gifted people who guided
my life on the hill.
The most special time in my life
came one day during "Christian
Emphasis Week" while I was singing
the hymn "Just as I Am" at Chapel.
God called me that day and I went
forward and gave my life to Him. l
The Pikeville Concert Association's concert season continues with The Hungarian Symphony Orchestra on
Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. in Pikeville College's Booth Auditorium.
was baptized the following Sunday
and joined the Presbyterian Church
in Pikeville. Shortly after that, I was
honored to be elected the first May
Queen of Pikeville College. I was
escorted by E:tekiet Gibson and the
two ~f us presided over a May .Day
filled with fun, sports and activities.
During my vjsit to the College last
year. Oerri Kinder, the vice president
PIKEVILLE COLLEGE NEWS
Winterfest celebration Jan.
20-25 at Pikeville College
PIKEVILLE - Athletic Hall of
Fame honors, an alumni art exhibit,
and special ceremonies commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. headline Pikeville College's
Winterfest celebration Jan. 20-25.
The week's activities get under way
on Monday, Jan. 20, Martin Luther
King Jr. Day. A special ceremony celebrating the life of Dr. King will be
held in Booth Auditorium at 2 p.m.
The Rev. Gene E. Layne of the Church
of God M.P.G. of T., and Bishop
Nathaniel Collins Sr. of Wando, S.C.,
will be the featured speakers. Students
from Pikeville College's music program will also perform. On Tuesday,
Jan. 21, Bishop Collins will be the
keynote speaker for the weekly
Chapel service at 11 a.m. in Booth
Auditorium, with music by the
College's Concert Choir. The community is cordially invited to attend both
services.
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, the
Pikeville Concert Association will
host the Hungarian Symphony
Orchestra at 8 p.m. in Booth
Auditorium. Tickets will be available
at the door or for more information,
call (606) 437-5407 or (606) 4377878.
Winterfest activities continue on
Thursday, Jan. 23, with an alumni art
exhibit and reception for the artists
from 3-5 p.m. in the Marguerite Weber
Art Gallery located on level 2 of the
Record Memorial Building. The
exhibit will include drawings, paintings and some sculptures featuring the
works of more than a dozen alumni
from the Classes of 1966 through
2001.
Later in the evening, the campus
community will have an opportunity
to learn more about the countries some
of Pikeville College's students call
home during a Roll Call of Nations.
The ceremony will be held in Booth
Auditorium at 7 p.m.
Winterfest's events culminate on
Saturday, Jan. 25. The annual Hall of
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Morehead State University's annual Campus Giving Campaign was
considered a success, with substantial employee participation and
Increased donations. Faculty, staff, administrators, retirees and students contributed to the campaign, raising a total of $159.408.60 in
cash and pledges and gifts-In-kind. MSU President Ronald G. Eaglin,
third from left, was presented with a representative "check" at the
University's annual spring convocation by, from left: Dr. David
Magrane, chair of the Department of Biological and Environmental
Sciences; Mindy Highley, director of development, and Dr. Gerald
DeMoss, dean of the College of Science and Technology. Drs. Magrane
and DeMoss were co-chairs of the campaign.
Hazard College
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MOREHEAD -The 2002 annual
Campus Giving Campaign at Morehead
State University has been described as
successful with substantial participation
and increased donations.
Faculty, staff, administrators, retirees
and students contributed to the can1paign,
raising a total of $127,755.75 in cash and
pledges, which was $9,755.75 above the
$118,000 cash goal. The participation goal
of 50 percent of all faculty/staff also was
exceeded, with 52.8 percent of the
University's employees contributing. A
total of 18 units (with four or more
employees each) had 100 percent participation, which met a third goal of the campaign. A total of 368 employees chose to
donate by participating in payroll deductions.
"The 2002 Campus Giving Campaign
was a phenomenal success," said Dr.
David Magrane, chair of the Department
of Biological and Environmental
Sctences and co-chair of the campaign.
"We achieved almost every goal that we
had set, including total giving."
Gifts-in-kind of $27,353.23 and student
pledges of $4.299.62 added to the dona-
Hazard Community College held a ribbon cutting for its new $3.1 million Science
wing of the Learning Resource Center
which was opened officially on the first day
of classes for the spring semester, Jan. 11.
''This is a wonderful addition to Hazard
Community College," Dr. Jay K. Box,
HCC president and CEO, said. "We're
building a better future to change your
lives," he told the students attending the
ribbon cutting.
The 7,500-square-foot facility houses
six new labs for instruction, a green house,
a computer ready classroom, four prep
labs, storage areas. and ten offices for faculty.
"The two biology labs and two anatomy
and physiology labs increases the college's
facilities by one each. This will allow for
greater flexibility in scheduling which will
hopefully better serve student needs in the
future," noted Deronda Mobelini, science
division chair. "For example, the college
can now hold two biology labs and two
A&P classes at the same time if there is a
time of day when these classes are in greatest demand," she said. Physics and chemistry classes also are taught in the new
facility.
"It's a bright, fresh, colorful new facility. Mant students commented on how
pleasant fhe new space is and faculty are
also pleased with the office space, and we
are especially glad to have the much-needed extra storage space," Mrs. Mobelini
said. Previously, the lab prep space was
shared with the chemistry space. ·'Class
would be in session while prep work was
underway
and students may have to come through
a classroom in order to reach a faculty
member's office. This new facility alleviates all of those situatwns."
Amy Handshoe teaches in the new wing
and she's already heard students say how
they like the amount of room and the better
equipment. "Students will learn more efficiently," Mrs. Handshoe said.
Physics professor Jeremy Wood com-
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(Sec HCC, page three)
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13-week unemployment insurance extension program
FRANKFORT- The federal government has reactivated a 13-week unemployment insurance benefits extension
that
expired
Dec.
31,
2002.
Kentuckians who have exhausted their
26 weeks of basic
unemployment insurance coverage
but not received all of the 13 weeks of
extended benefits may be eligible for
additional assistance, according to the
Kentucky Department for Employment
Services.
"This law allows people who have
not used the Temporary Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act
(TEUC) benefits which were enacted in
2002 to use those 13 weeks. It does not
provide additional assistance for people
who have already used their original
13-week extension." said Division of
Unemployment Insurance Director
Tony DeName. ''This just extends the
deadline to make an unemployment
claim for the previous TEUC program
through May 31. 2003."
The
Kentucky
Division
of
Unemployment Insurance will be sending letters to Kentuckians who are eli-
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Med car Beneficiary
Coord!Ml¢r
Admin Star Federal
Does Medicare Part
B help pay for sup-.
plies that diabetics
use to manage and control
their diabetes?
Medicare covers
some diabetic supplies for both
insulin users and noninsulin users
These include limited
quantities of:
• Blood glucose test
strips
• Blood glucose meter
• Lancet devices and
lancets
• Glucose control
solutions for checking the
accuracy of test strips and
monitors
A
How many blood
glucose test strips
will Medicare help
pay for monthly If I am a
diabetic that uses insulin?
Medicare allows
up to 100 blood
glucose test strips
and 100 lancets every
month. This allows you to
test your blood sugar levels three times per day.
A
a
I have dia~etes, but
'am managmg my
condition with diet
and exercise at this time.
How many blood glucose
test strips will Medicare
help pay for monthly?
A
Since you are not
an insulin user,
Med1care will
allow up to I 00 blood
glueose test strips and 100
lancets every three
months. If the doctor that
orders )OUr supplies tells
Medicare in writing (and
give<> the -.pecific reason)
that you need to test more
often. Medicare may pay
for more than I 00 every
th1ee months.
Does Medicare help
pay for self-management training for
people with diabetes?
Yes. Medicare
Part B will help
pay for a program
that educates you in the
c;ucccssful self· manage·
ment of diabetes. The
traimng ntust be given by
a provider that meets certification and qualit) standards as requtred b)
Med1care. If you are a
dtabetic talk with your
health care provider about
getting the education ym1
nl~ed to help you manage
your diabetes.
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Jl1edicare
Outr~aeh
gible under the new law.
The weekly benefit amount for
extended benefits is the same as the
person received for regular unemploy
ment compensation during the origi-
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DALLAS, Texas - May Kay
independent beauty consultant Edith
Blevins, of East Point, is on the road
to success. Last month, Blevins
earned the use of a new Pontiac
GrandAm.
In keeping the company's quest
to maintain its preeminence as a
leader in providing women with an
unparalleled business opportunity
and desirable business incentives,
Mary Kay continues to elevate its
image by continually upgrading the
options available to its star performers. In addition to the Grand Am,
Mary Kay also offers the pearlized
pink Cadillac and the Pontiac Grand
Prix as part of 1ts notable career car
fleet.
"The career car program provides
our sales force the opportunity to
earn a visible symbol of sue
Pikeville Division
Chapter 7
Under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a
court-appointed trustee sells assets
and the debtor is discharged of
debts.
Fay L. Jarrett, of Mallie.
Thomas D. Hutton, of Neon.
Ronald G. Bentley Jr., of
Pikeville.
Eppie L. Jarrell. of Leburn.
Tildon Howard, of Hueysville.
Janet Carol Compton, of
Grethel.
Larry Jude and Amy Catherine
Jude. of Inez.
Benny C. Campbell and Sonya
(See CAREER, page three)
F. Campbell. of Cornettsville.
Kelli R. Rainey, of
Wheelwright.
Melissa D. Noble. of
Emmalena.
Brenda Maynard. of Pikeville.
Bobb) Joe Howard. of
Paintsville.
Danny Ramey and Sharon
Ramey. of Elkhorn City.
(See FILINGS, page three)
$3 Million in tax credits available to
investors in small Kentucky businesses
Frankfort - Kentucky's Office for
the New Economy announced· today
the availability of $3 million in tax
credits to qualified personal and corporate investors as part of the
Kentucky Investment Fund Act. This
investment program was revitalized
during the 2002 General Assembly to
encourage the establishment of small
businesses, and the development of
new products and technologies in the
state though capital investments. The
deadline for fiscal year 2003 applications is February 20, 2003.
The Kentucky Investment Fund Act
(KJFA) offers a 40% tax credit to qualified investors in approved investment
funds. The minimum size of an
approved lund ts $500,000 and must
have no less than four unaffiliated
investors.
Qualified investments
include Kentucky-based small busi nesses with 50'1r of the compan) 's
assets, operations and employees
located in the state; a net worth less
than $5 million ($10 million if knowledge-based); and no more than 100
employees.
"A thriving venture capital community is a key component of any
developing ne\\ economy. Without
venture capital investments. good
ideas and technology are not commercialized,"
said Dr. William G.
(See MICROTEC, page three)
CHAMBERNOTES
Fourth annual Big
Sandy Women's
Symposium
by REGINA BECKNELL,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FLOYD COUNTY
Bankruptcy Filings
The following is a list of bankruptcy cases filed with the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern
District of Kentucky in Lexington
from March 29 to April 4.
HAROLD - Two established local
companies have joined forces under the
Mikrotec brand to provide better telecommunications services by offering
improved delivery systems and unprecedented customer service at substantial savings.
MTS and Mikrotec have come together
under the Mikrotec brand. Effective
immediately, Mik:rotec will begin selling
the complete range of phone services previously marketed by MTS, even as the
regional internet provider continues delivering dial-up and high speed DSL service,
website design and advanced web services.
"Under Mikrotec, the two companies'
combined resources will result in a broader range of customer choices and opportunities," predicted John Schmoldt, director
of operations for Gearheart
Communications, parent company of MTS
and Mikrotec.
In essence, MTS's more than 1,100
local customers will continue receiving
Brundage. Kentucky's Commissioner
for the Ne\\ Econom). "KIFA is an
important part of the state's effort to
increase the size and vitality of our
'enturc capital community so that the
p1 ivatc sector ampl) supports our
state's entrepreneurs,"
The state's KIFA revie\\ committee
will evaluate applications based on
factot s in, It-ding the fund's business
I n, 1 lc\ ant im estment experience
u t tile applicant. and an oral presentation.
More information on Kif-A. along
\\ ith an application can be found on
the Ofticc fur the New Economy's
web site at http://wW\\.one ky.com/
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Ladies. Interested in dealing with ·
stress, managing your time or getting
more informed on your financial standing? Then plan now to attend the Fourth
Annual Big Sandy Women's Symposium,
for it is most certainly the place to be.
This one-day conference will be held on
February 25, at the Jenny Wiley
Wilkinson-Stumbo Convention Center,
from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., and will feature these, as well
as other, issues.
Registration is
now taking place.
Mrs. J ill Fraley
Hammond, former
WYMT-TV news
anchor will be on
hand to emcee and
to share in the
Jill Fraley
day's activities.
Hammond
Mrs. Hammond is
presently enjoying
some much-needed downtime as a fulltime wife, but remains active with her
husband in community activities.
The feature speaker this year is Ms.
Sue McMillin, who will be speaking on
"Creating Order Out of Chaos". Ms.
McMillin will help you gain time, energy
and generate some well-earned peace. She
is the author of three books: The
Organized Woman, If I File It, Can I find
lt?, and Taken By Surprise. She is a professional organiLer and motivational
speaker, and equipped with the strategies
to organize your life and business.
Dr. Mary P. Fox, MD will also be
returning this year by popular demand to
focus on "Stress and How To Handle It".
Dr. Fox is a retired physician from the
Pike County Health Department. Her
mountain humor accents her unique way
of handling our daily pressures.
This conference was developed to
strengthen today's women, whether you
are a stay-at-home mom, home-based busi(See NOTES, page three)
•
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Henderson joins staff of Matriks
•
ASHLi\ND
Kim
Henderson has joined the consulting staff of :vtatriks Management
as a facilities engineer.
Henderseon is a graduate of
West Virginia University Institute
of Technology with a bachelor's
degree in mechanical engineering.
She previously has been employed
with Nisourcc/Columbia Natural
Gas and CNG Transmission. Her
career has been focused on natural
gas facilities with design and construction management experience
with pipelines, compressors, dehydration, measurement, NGL plants
and other transportation and gathering assets. She is an BIT and is
presently completing the requirements for PE licensing.
Matriks Management is an
engineering and management con-
Loyal Jones
speaks to ALC
community
Loyal Jones, retired
founder of the Berea
College Appalachian
Center and former
Executive Director of the
Council of the Southern
Mountains, brought his
Appalachian humor to the
campus of Alice Lloyd
College on Monday,
January 13. Loyal Jones
has authored several
books and dozens of articles on Appalachia and Is
a true leader In preserving
the culture of the area. Mr.
Jones gave ALC a great
start to a new semester!
•
, Career
cess," said Tom Whatley, president of Mary Kay global sales
and marketing. "Each car in this
exciting program reflects the
hard work, determination and
professionalism of our sales
force.''
Blevins took delivery of her
new Grand Am. her third Mary
Kay career car, at Music-Carter
Chevrolet-Buick-CadillacPontiac
in
Prestonsburg.
Independent beauty consultants
earn the use of Mary Kay career
cars through outstanding sales
and team building. The U.S.
Mary Kay fleet. one of the
largest commercial fleets of GM
passenger cars in the world,
includes more than 10,000
career cars valued at more than
$150 million.
Mary Kay is on track towards
its fourth consecutive year of
record sales and recruiting
growth. 'With recent successful
launches of TimeWise skiing
care products, Domain men's
fragrance, Velocity line for teens
and the MKSignature collection,
.,
•
Mary Kay offers quality products and personalized service to
an expanding customer base
while providing one of the most
fulfilling career opportunities to
women today.
The Mary Kay product line
includes more than 200 premium products in eight categories facial skin care, color cosmetics,
nail care, body care, sun protection, fragrances, men's skin
care, and men's and women's
dietary supplements. Today
there are more than 850,000
Mary Kay independent beauty
consultants serving customers in
33 markets worldwide.
Mary Kay's mission is to
enrich women's lives. The Mary
Kay Ash Charitable Foundation,
established in 1996, is dedicated
to funding research on cancers
affecting women and supporting
efforts to prevent violence
against women.
On the internet
www.mkacf.org
Notes
nesswoman or maintaining a full
time job with family. Break out
sessions will be offered this year
to allow attendees an opportunity
to answer questions specific to
their needs. Make plans to attend
by placing your registration with
Judy Hankins (606) 432-5848 or
Regina Becknell (606) 8860364.
In addition to gathering valuable life and business strategies,
attendees will view a showcase
from our regions businesses. A
wide variety of business displays
will be available from cosmetics,
employment opportunities, fashion and more. If you are a regional business that has not been contacted about this symposium and
you would like to showcase your
offerings, please contact Judy
Hankins or Regina Becknell at
the above telephone numbers.
The Big Sandy Women's
Symposium is co-sponsored by
the Morehead State University
Small Business Development
Center, Floyd County Chamber
of
Commerce
and
UK
Cooperative Extension Service.
Business sponsors are Kentucky
Small Business Center, AAA
Real Estate Services, Inc., Coca
Cola Bottling Company, Inc.,
Family
Bank,
Highlands
Regional Medical Center, and
Morgan Stanley and Walker
Communications, Inc.
The Big Sandy Women's
Conference goal is to extend to
the region's women educational
advantages, convenient tips and
ideas, and most importantly an
opportunity to make new friends.
Everyone is welcome to be a part
of this one day, once a year conference created especially for
WOMEN.
HCC
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WHAT'S
HAPPENING
AROUND
SCHOOl
Checkout
Wednesday & Friday
liFESTYlES tor weekly
school updates and
schedules.
suiting fum. that serves natural
resource industries. Matriks
Energy is an independent energy
producer.
Matriks is based in Ashland,
with a branch office in Johnson
City, Tenn.
Microtec
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service from the MTS staff with
which they've always dealt, even
as that same staff, now an integral
part of Mikrotec, begins to develop
new opportunities for new customers with its increased resources.
This means that in addition to topquality internet solutions, customers
can now get their local phone service, long distance, paging and
security systems all on one bill.
The new Thin Up Your Mike!
campaign from Mikrotec - set to
launch in mid-January - emphasizes the increased benefits and
choices the merger creates for local
residents and businesses.
As Gearheart Communi-cations
vice president P.O. Gearlleart summarized, "We think this represents
a new era for our communities,
where customers will be able to get
the technology and service they
need at very competitive rates.
mented he enjoys the new place
to teach because it's so colorful
and the offices are
roomy. "Students will benefit
from the improved equipment,
such as the smartboards, which
allows for better technology in
the classroom," Wood said.
"The equipment is excellent for
physics instruction."
CMW architects and Correll
Construction were thanked for
their work in preparing the facility.
Fame induction ceremony will
be held at noon in Booth
Auditorium. This year's Hall
of Fame inductees are Clay
Campbell, Autumn Damron
Maynard, Joey Osborne, and
Andy Renick. The College
will also pay tribute to two of
its most supportive fans, recognizing Hal Blake Amos,
Class of 195 8, and Dr. Steven
J. Shockey as honorary Hall of
Fame members.
Though known throughout
the mountains of Eastern
Kentucky and southern West
Virginia as a basketball coach,
Clay Campbell, a member of
the Class of 1981, was an outstanding golfer in his college
days, winning several tournaments, including the Pikeville
College, Cumberland College,
and the Asbury College
Invitationals
and
the
Lonesome Pine Invitational.
He is the first golfer to enter
the Pikeville College Athletics
Hall of Fame.
During her career as a Lady
Autumn
Damron
Bear,
Maynard, Class of 1994, was
twice named her team's best
defensive player, and as a
senior was named the team's
Most Valuable Player after
averaging 22 points, five
assists and three steals. During
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who participated in the campaign. This shows their loyalty
to the University. The high participation in the campaign
demonstrates that we believe in
the University and are willing to
support it."
The results of the campaign
were announced during MSU's
annual spring convocation on
Jan. 8. Dr. Magrane's cochaired was Dr. Gerald DeMoss,
dean of the College of Science
and Technology. Additional
information about the campaign
is available by calling the Office
of Development and Alumni
Relations at (606) 783-2033, Dr.
Magrane at (606) 783-2944, or
Dr. DeMoss at (606) 783-2023.
her junior year, she averaged
15 points, five assists and
three steals. She was selected
to the all-conference team in
the KIAC both of those seasons. Her career total of 1,464
points was good for fifth place
on the all-time scoring list
upon graduation, and still has
her among the school's Top
10.
Joey Osborne, a member of
the Class of 1977, played both
baseball and basketball during
his career at Pikeville College.
He came to Pikeville with
Coach Wayne Martin and was
a member of the 1976 team
that played in the NAIA's
national tournament. It was on
the baseball diamond, though,
where Osborne excelled. A
shortstop, pitcher and catcher,
he was a four-year starter for
the Bears. His most memorable day as a Bear came in
Frankfort when he hit four
home runs in a doubleheader
against
Kentucky
State
University.
After graduating from
South Warren High School in
1948, Andy Renick came to
Pikeville Junior College to
play for another western
Kentuckian, Bill Houchins.
During his two seasons here,
the Bears made it to the
Kentucky State Junior College
Tournament both seasons and
the 1950 team won the state
championship. Renick was
named to the all-tournament
team both years. A fine
rebounder, he averaged 18
points per game in his career
and started every game the
Bears played during his two
seasons.
Winterfest excitement continues on Saturday afternoon
when the Lady Bears hit the
hardwood against Cumberland
College at 2 p.m. Then at 4
p.m. the Bears take on
Mountain State University.
During halftime of the Bears'
game, Pikeville College will
crown its representative to the
Mountain Laurel Festival.
Remote parking and continuous shuttle service will be
available for all Winterfest
View
For more information on
Pikeville Colleges Winterfest
celebration, please contact
the Office of Public Affairs at
(606) 218-5271.
Concert
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ed. Handicapped entrances and
seating also will be available.
Concessions will be sold during the program with proceeds
to benefit MSU's NonTraditional and Commuter
Students.
Additional information is
available by calling (606) 7832102.
Filings
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Danny Lee Mullins and
Joyce Mae Mullins, of Jenkins.
Timmie Lee Rivers, of
Paintsville.
Randy Kevin Potter and
Crystal Arlene Potter, of Elkhorn
City.
Justin Curtis Jones, of
Prestonsburg.
Melissa Carol Kestner, of
Sitka.
David A. Shepherd and
Melissa J. Shepherd, of Neon.
Frank T. Bell and Tammy
Lynn Bell, of Elkhorn City.
Thomas Wayne Taylor, of
Prestonsburg.
Dennison
Hayden
and
Tammy Lorene Hayden, of Flat
Gap.
Chapter 11
Under Chapter 11 bankruptcy,
a corporation reorganizes debt
and continues to operate.
Industrial Fuels Minerals
Company, of Pikeville.
Chapter 13
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for Public Affairs, took my
daughter, my son-in-law and me
on a tour of the newly-renovated
Derriana residence hall where I
had found such a warm welcome
all those years ago. This gracious
old building, with a sparkling
new look, welcomed me once
again. I saw the almost unbelievably beautiful transformation of
events from the College gymnasium, located on the lower
campus, and behind the Mark
III at the Landmark Motel. On
Monday the shuttle will run
from 1-4 p.m. and from 7:15
a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Shuttle service will be available from J I a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday.
my Pikeville College home on
the hill, which has been accomplished through the dedication
and hard work of some very caring people and most certainly
with God's blessing.
Alice Martin, of Garrett is an
alumna of Pikeville College's
class of 1948.
Under Chapter 13 bankruptcy,
the debtor arranges to repay debt.
Floyd Donald Collins and
Pamela Susan Collins, of
Prestonsburg.
Melinda Shawn King and
Mark Anthony King, of
Paintsville.
Kevin S. Adams and Teresa L.
Adams, of Isom.
Leonard Smith and Fanice
Smith, of Eolia.
Cisco
You
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your doctor. Medicare guidelines require a doctor's order
before you buy. To make sure
your Medicare diabetes medical
supplies are covered:
• Ask the pharmacy or supplier if it is enrolled with
Medicare before your buy. If
not, Medicare will not pay. You
will be responsible for the entire
bill.
• Only accept supplies you
have ordered.
• Make sure you request
your supply refills. Medicare
will not pay for supplies sent
from the supplier to you automatically.
• Also remember to ask the
pharmacy or supplier to 'accept
assignment' on your Medicare
claim. You will then only have
to pay the Part B deductible and
20 percent coinsurance on
approved charges.
Have questions about
Medicare? Call 1-800MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227),
1TYITDD 1-877-486-2048 (toll
free for the hearing impaired),
or visit www.medicare.gov on
the internet.
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nal 26-week period. The maximum amount of benefits is
$341 a week and depends on
the person's prior earnings.
The payment of these benefits
will be available through Aug.
30, 2003.
"Since the 13-week extension is completely federally
funded, it will not impact
Kentucky employers or the
Unemployment
Insurance
Trust Fund," said DeName.
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MSU
tions, for a grand total of
$159,408.60.
Eighteen units had 100 percent participation. Included
were: College of Education
dean's office; College of
Science and Technology (dean's
office, Water Testing Lab and
Space Science Center); departof
Accounting,
ments
Economics
and
Finance,
Biological and Environmental
Sciences, Industrial Education
and
Technology,
Military
Science, Nursing and Allied
Health - Radiologic Sciences,
and Psychology; MSU at West
Liberty; Office of Educational
Services Unit; Office of
Development and Alumni
Relations; Office of Physical
Plant; Office of Planning and
Budgets; Office of Research,
Grants and Contracts; Office of
the President; Office of the
Provost and Executive Vice
President for Academic Affairs;
Office of Women's Basketball;
and Morehead State Public
Radio.
"This is a tremendous outpouring of support from the
University community," Dr.
Magrane said. "We are very,
very appreciative of the students
19,
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SUNDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
applications for the extended
benefits after the Dec. 28 cutoff to minimize any potential
delay in payments if the program
was
reactivated.
Kentuckians who have qualified and filed for the extension
do not have report to their local
employment services office to
file for the additional benefits.
For more information about the
benefits extension, call your
local employment services
office or (502) 564-2900.
ship with community and technical colleges, secondary
technical schools and high
schools.
"A highly educated and wellskilled workforce is imperative
for the U.S. to remain competitive with the rest of the world,"
Morgridge said. "The nation's
education system needs to provide the necessary skills
required for students to compete
and succeed in the Internet
economy."
Launched in 1997 with 64
educational institutions in seven
states, the Cisco Networking
Academy bas spread to 149
countries and all 50 states.
Nearly 300,000 students have
enrolled at more than 10,000
academies located m high
schools, technical schools, colleges, universities and community-based organizations.
The Networking Academy
system comprises a layered network of institutions. Cisco trains
the Cisco Academy Training
Centers (CATCs); the CATCs
train Regional Academies; and
the Regional Academies train
Local Academy instructors, who
educate students.
In Kentucky, KCTCS is a
curriculum training site for
Cisco and includes nine of 10
Regional Academies. Local
Academies are distributed
among KCTCS campuses, high
schools and secondary technical
schools.
In fall 2002, more than 6,600
students enroJJed in non-introductory information technology
(IT) courses at KCTCS campuses and more than 1,500 KCTCS
students took Cisco computernetworking classes.
Through the partnership with
KCTCS and Cisco, secondary
schools are teaching about 4,000
students in such courses. When
the students enroll in college,
they automatically receive
appropriate credit.
"Our collaboration with
Cisco illustrates the seamless
education system that flows
through KCTCS," said Michael
B. McCall, KCTCS president.
"Information technology is a
prime example of a program in
which students transition successfully from high school to
our two-year colleges, and on to
universities."
Three years after the
Kentucky partnership began to
form, Cisco academies have
spread
across
the
Commonwealth, exceeding 120
locations. The academies offer
instruction in the following
technical fields:
• Cisco Certified Network
Associate (CCNA) and Cisco
Certified Network Professional
(CCNP) programs
• Fundamentals of web
design sponsored by Adobe
Systems
•
IT Essentials:
PC
Hardware and Software, and IT
Essentials: Network Operating
Systems, sponsored by HewlettPackard
• Fundamentals of Voice and
Data Cabling sponsored by
Panduit
• Fundamentals of UNIX
and Fundamentals of Java sponsored by Sun Microsystems.
The Cisco
Networking
Academy Program is the
world's largest e-learning community, employing a combination of web-based cu.rriculum
and instructor-led learning, as
well as hands-on labs to teach
students networking and information technology.
Despite the slow economy,
demand for IT professionals
The
remains
strong.
Information
Technology
Association of America estimates that more than 1 million
such positions will be filled in
the coming months.
In the South, IT employees
who have the CCNA certification earn an average salary of
$57,000. New employees with
the same certification make an
average of $43,000. Employees
who attain IT certifications
report that those credentials
increase job security.
"By teaming with Cisco,
Kentucky provides our citizens
with opportunities to prepare
for high-paying jobs that the
economy demands," said Allen
D. Rose, Cabinet for Workforce
Development secretary. "At the
same time, we're developing a
well-trained and well-prepared
workforce that is attractive to
new and expanding businesses."
Through the Cisco academies, Kentucky students are
receiving invaluable preparation for college coursework in
science, math and engineering,
or for employment in the IT
field. Students have a chance to
give back to their communities
while still in school by designing, building and maintaining
networks for local schools and
other civic organizations as part
of their project-based learning
activities.
"Kentucky's high schools
have moved from a 'one size
fits all' delivery method to providing individualized instruction to meet their students'
needs,"
said
Kentucky
Education Commissioner Gene
Wilhoit.
"Careers in the Information
Technology Cluster are among
the fastest-growing occupational areas. Cisco academies provide students a seamless pathway from high school to post-
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DEAR DIANE:
by Donna Erickson
My friend, "Margie," and I have been
friends for five years. Nothing has ever come
between us.
During our junior year, I became pregnant.
We were still best friends, but after I had my
little girl, we drifted apart, but I understand
why.
I got married my senior year, and Margie
had new friends she'd rather talk to. I understand that she didn't want to interfere, but I
believe I let her know that we could still
remain friends (she is also good friends with
my husband).
The last time we spoke, I discovered that
she has changed quite a bit. She has gotten into
trouble. I know she would not have gotten into
trouble if she and I had spent as much time
together, the way we used to before I got married and had a child.
It hurts me so much not to have Margie
around. Should I make the first move to try and
get back together with her, or should I wait for
her to come around? I'm afraid that she won't.
- TROUBLED IN TEXAS
Rollicking
Rituals
Rituals. Traditions. Aren't
they kind of the same thing? As
I look at a new year of living
together, with five people and a
dog under one roof, I realize that
our family life is built around
doing a lot of the same things
over and over, whether on a daily basis, with my husband grinding the coffee beans and my son
pouring the orange juice every
morning, or annually, when we
bring out the birthday flags.
•
DEAR TROUBLED:
On the surface, some traditions may seem a little routine,
even embarrassing. "Oh, there it
is again!" the kids might groan
in February, when I unpack the
dusty, old valentine heart my
child made years ago out of clay,
buttons and lace. But I'm not
easily fooled. Seconds later,
everyone will no doubt be smiling. Smiles that say, "I remember that! I can't believe you keep
saving this! You must really love
it. It makes me think of so many
other Valentine's Days."
Rituals, traditions, even daily
chores are reminders of where
we belong, how we are needed,
what's expected of us as the
years go by and, ultimately, how
glad we are to be a part of it all.
As you engage in your own
family activities this year,
whether they come from this
column or from your own childhood, notice how the experience
brings you together. If you make
a height chart on a long sheet of
paper or on a closet door, it
doesn't simply mark a child's
growth. Along with the marks of
other siblings, it ultimately proclaims, "Well, will you look at
how our family has grown
together?"
Sure, a chore chart reminds
your kids of the jobs that need to
get done. But it's also a fun and
loving way to help your children
get those jobs finished. A tradition, in other words, of family
members standing behind each
other.
Call them rollicking rituals to
run the house, or simply traditions. Every family deserves
them, because every family is
unique.
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service of a nutritious dish.
until hash browns begin to brown.
Transfer cutlets to a baking pan; bake 20
HASH BROWN-COATED
minutes or until chicken is no longer pink
and
potatoes are golden brown. Serve
CHICKEN CUTLETS
with
marinara sauce or ketchup, if
2 1/2 cups buttermilk biscuit mix,
desired.
Makes 6 servings.
divided
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2 eggs
l cup water
2 teaspoons black pepper
l/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups frozen Idaho potato hash browns, thawed and
finely diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 thinly sliced chicken breast cutlets (about I J/2
pounds)
by Plulomena
Conadeno
I. Heat oven to 400 F.
2. In medium mixing bowl, whisk together 2 cups of
the biscuit mix with eggs, water, pepper and salt until
smooth; set mixture aside for 20 minutes.
Comfort foods
••••
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.
bv JoAnna M. Lund
I can't think of a better time of the
year to travel to Mexico than in
January. While harsh winter winds
POTATOES AND PARSNIPS
IN SQUASH BOWLS
4 small acorn squash
4 medium Idaho potatoes, scrubbed and cut into l-inch
pieces*
2 parsnips, washed and chopped into l-inch pieces*
l/2 cup 2 percent milk
l/2 teaspoon salt
l/4 teaspoon pepper
*Note: Potatoes and parsnips may be peeled, if desired
(See BLOCK, page five)
I think we both know the answer to this: Of
course you should make the ftrSt move.
Margie is a dear friend of yours, and she is
obviously in need of a friend right now. Even
though you say she's in trouble, you didn't tell
me what kind of trouble, so it is difficult to
advise you on what course of action to take.
That said, you should do whatever you can
to help Margie get through this difficult time in
her life. It is obvious that Margie's new
"friends" have been a bad influence on her. The
sooner you separate her from them, the better.
If Margie has become involved with drugs, t8
do what you can to get her counseling or
enrolled in some kind of support group.
Since your husband is also a friend of
Margie's, see if he can help you.
I know that you have a baby, and you don't
have much free time; but it is clear to me that
you are willing to make a small sacrifice to
help your friend. I think this is beautiful gesture, and you should be commended for it.
Good luck.
Swollen Feet and ankles
can indicate big problems
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
About a year ago, my feet started swelhng
badly. My doctor put me on a water pill. The
swelling has now spread to my ankles. I am
86. I am praying you might have some suggestions. - L.P.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
I have a 50-year-old son who has put on
excess weight and has done some heavy
drinking. He
has swelling in
his ankles and
feet. He refuses to see a
doctor. I would
be extremely
grateful for
any advice. -
E.C.
Mexican Fiesta
may be blowing back here in Iowa,
it's nothing but blue skies and sunny
days South of the Border. If we can't
travel in person, we can at least travel there in our kitchen!
1 113 cups nonfat dry milk powder
2 112 cups water
l 112 teaspoons coconut extract
1/4 cup flaked coconut
l/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
FIESTA FLAN CUSTARD PIE
1 purchased, refrigerated, unbaked
9· inch pie crust
2 (4-serving) packages sugar-free
vanilla cook-and-serve pudding mix
Preheat oven to 400 F. Place pie
crust in a 9-inch pie plate and flute
edges. In a large saucepan, combine
ANSWER:
Fluid oozes out of blood vessels and percolates through and around all body organs and
tissues. Lymph channels, similar to blood ves·
sels, are long tubes with open ends that vacuum up the fluid and return it to the circulation. When everything is in working order, the
.::.
amount of fluid vacuumed equals the amount
of fluid oozing from blood vessels.
•
Too much fluid leaking from blood vessels
or too little fluid vacuumed by lymph channels creates swelling - edema. The feet,
ankles and legs are the usual places for fluid
accumulation.
Heart or kidney failure leads to swollen
(See FOODS, page five)
(See HEALTH, page five)
Chicken Sou fo the Soul: Snowed in
Sandra Julian
(FROM "CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE
MOTHER'S SOUL")
Reprinted by permission of Sandra
Julian Barker. (c)/997 Sandra Julian
Barker.
If it takes a village to raise a child,
then Jan. 17, 1994, was the day it took
a village to save a child.
Barbara Schmitt sipped coffee and
watched the snow outside her window
pile up. The city of Louisville, Ky., was
paralyzed, with drifts up to 2 feet deep,
but she and the two granddaughters she
was helping to raise didn't mind. They
were going to spend the day warm
indoors, playing and watching the bliz-
zard. Ashley, age 6, chatted excitedly. rang. Here was the news Barbara needed. A hospital in Omaha, Neb.,
Her
3-year-old
sister,
had located the right liver
Michelle, was subdued.
donor; they were sure it
Michelle was one of the
was
a
match
for
hundreds of American
Michelle, and they
children awaiting a
needed her there within
new liver.
12 hours.
Waiting and prayBarbara couldn't tell
ing were a daily routine
for
Barbara
for the
what to do first rejoice or despair. The
Schmitt, but today the
~
greatest gift Michelle
prayers were more intense.
would ever receive was awaitMichelle had been showing
signs that made an immediate liver ing her, and here they were, snowtransplant critical, but the telephone bound, 600 miles away. "We're snowed
was as silent as the snowy scene out- in," Barbara told the medical coordinator on the line. "The airport is 17 miles
side.
Then at 9 in the morning, the phone away, tntcks are jackknifing off the
e>.oul
c>•
roads, and there's no way we're going
to get there."
"Don't give up," the woman told
Barbara. "You have 12 hours to reach
Omaha, so start thinking!"
Fortunately, the phone lines were
still working, so Barbara got to work.
She started by calling Sharon Stevens, a
hairdresser who runs Hair Angels, a
fund for children with special needs.
Sharon had already lined up a Lear jet
and two pilots to fly the Schmitts to
Omaha when transplant time came.
How to get from the Sctunitts' house to
the jet was the big question, but Sharon
was as determined as Barbara to make
this work. "Start packing. I don't know
how, but you're going to make it."
Next, Sharon put out a call for help
through the local radio station. WHAS
broadcast continuous messages, inviting listeners to call in with ideas and
suggestions. Teresa Arnshoff heard the
story and suggested that the church
parking lot adjoining her house, only n
mile from the Schmitts, would make a
perfect helicopter landing pad. As precious minutes ticked away, the
Amshoffs rushed from door to door,
pleading for help to clear the lot.
Neighbors, already exhausted from
shoveling their own driveways. came
without hesitation. Within half an hour,
50 volunteers were working in subzero
(See SOUP, page six)
-
�SUNDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIME
19, 2003 • C5
Books: Them: Adventures with Extremists Fitness 101
By Jon Ronson
(Simon & Schuster, $13)
Reviewed by Cindy
Elavsky
.. . .. .
British journalist Jon Ronson
.,_ explores the world of conspiracy theorists
in
"Them:
Adventures With Extremists."
He mingles with the Grand
Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan,
spends months with an Islamic
extremist and infiltrates a topsecret meeting of the world's
most powerful men that takes
place deep in the Northern
California woods.
Told with clarity and humor,
"Them" captivates the reader
immediately. We explore these
secret societies right alongside
the author. When his innate
beliefs and sensibilities are
challenged and he begins to
doubt himself, we doubt ourselves too.
Each chapter is its own
vignette, telling of a separate
experience Ronson has with
each extremist. While each
chapter can stand on its own as
a complete work, the book as a
whole has an ebb and flow that
interconnects each character.
The most interesting, and
perhaps most frightening, section is that of the Bilderberg
Group, a band of world leaders
and CEOs who secretly come
together each year to plot the
ruling of the world. It has been
said that they are the ones who
elect presidents and who decide
world economies. It has also
been said that they are simply a
group of overgrown frat boys
whC'I !ike to cut loose and get
drunk in the woods.
Whatever your political
affiliation or level of skepticism, "Them" is a gripping narrative about the world's lunatic
fringe. Ronson's tenacity, years
of research and dedication have
paid off a hundredfold in
enlightening the world about
what others have dared not
speak about for fear of being
"red-flagged."
Books reviewed in this column
are available at your local
bookstore.
(c) 2003
Synd.,lnc.
King
Features
Wondering Eyes ...
• DEAR SAM AND DAVE:
My boyfriend, "Stmon," and I have
been seeing each other for three years. I
love him and aJI, but he has a habit that
really upsets me. Whenever we go out to a
dance club. I often catch Simon staring at
other women. It really makes me angry and
hurt. I have yelled at him many times about
doing this. I have even left him at the club
and gone home by myself. Nothing seems
to break him of this habit. What can I do to
keep Simon from looking at other women?
- VEXED IN VENTURA
~
DAVE SAYS:
Gouge his eyes out. That might work.
Try a melon baUer. Yeah. That should do
the trick.
Puh-leeeze. You take Simon to a club
that's packed to the rafters with hot chicks
who are dancing seductively and wonder
why he's constantly distracted. That's like
taking a 4-year-old to a pet shop and
expecting him to ignore the puppy bin. As
much as Simon may love you, and despite
the depth of his commitment to you, there
is no way that he can ignore the puppies.
It's a Man Thing. Cope.
And to be fair, I'll bet that you, too, are
look; it's only human nature. I'm willing to
guilty of checking out the hot guys - as
well as the women. The only difference
bet that you take a second or third look at
between you and
the same women he's
Simon is that you
looking at.
are more subtle
All jealousy is rooted
about it.
in insecurity, so I think
So, face up to
you need to take a good
the fact that
hard look at yourself and
Simon is going to
your own issues. If you
look. You might
really believe in your
suggest to him
own self-worth and the
that he take full
good qualities that you
advantage of
bring to your relationreflective surfaces
ship with Simon, you
•••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••
when doing his
won't worry that he's
by Samantha Weaver
girl-watching.
going to run off with
and Dave Smit h
This usually
every midriff-baring,
works for me.
miniskirt-wearing,
navel-pierced bimbo he sees.
SAM SAYS:
Incidentally, yelling at Simon isn't an
Does he talk to these women? Hit on
appropriate - or particularly effective them? Buy them drinks? If not, get a grip
way to get him to do what you want. The
on your (evidently) unrestrained jealousy
next time you have a problem, discuss it
and deal with the fact that there are other
with him like a mature adult. I can assure
women in the world. Unless you try Dave's you that a screeching, insecure harpy doeseye-gouging solution - and I don't recom- n't compare favorably with a cute, smiling
mend that in a healthy relationship girl in a bar.
Simon's going to see other women. If
they're attractive, he'll even take a second
(c) 2003 King Features Synd., Inc.
Sam
A Dave
explain rt all to you
Going to Extremes This Winter
Extreme changes in temperature mark the
winter season. Inevitably, this brings out a
desire for travel that rivals the summer rush.
And it isn't just in snowbirds, who travel
south and west to escape the bitter bite of
winter. There are many who wander north in
search of that perfect White Christmas, the
brisk sting of an icy wind and, more commonly, just a good old-fashioned look at a
snow-covered landscape. Consider these two
til contrasting destinations in the United States,
equally, but certainly diverse.
The Florida Keys
With an average high temperature of 75
degrees in January, the Florida Keys make a
spectacular winter getaway for those looking
for the laid-back beach life to defrost. And
with an average water temperature of 69
degrees, you can get by without a full wetsuit. Apart from walking the sands, there is
~
The Inside Passage to Alaska
average highs of 31 degrees and lows of 18
degrees. The Passage follows a waterway
passing by many small, landlocked communities. You can fmd treasures aplenty here.
Some activities include: bear viewing at
Admiralty Island National Monument near
Juneau, "flightseeing" over the Juneau
Icefield, walking on a real live glacier
(Alaska has more than 5,000), viewing birds
and eagles at the Alaska Raptor Center and
more. Be sure to spend some time at Glacier
National Park, and some more time gazing
off the sides of the ferry as you travel through
a true winter wonderland. For more information on traveling to Alaska, log on to
www.travelalaskacom.
Alaska's Inside Passage - the collection
of channels and straits that make up the protected sea route from Seattle to the larger part
of Alaska - is a hauntingly beautiful place
any time of the year. Winter temperatures
Write to Your America in care of King
Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or e-mail
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lots to do: more than 80 art galleries, a dozen
museums, literary events happening everywhere (this is, after all, the one-time stomping grounds of Hemingway) and more. There
is deep-sea diving, snorkeling in the reefs and
many opportunities to fish. The most prevalent part of a Keys vacation is the amazing
difference in attitude and the way stress
seems to melt away. Whatever else you do,
don't miss the impromptu celebrations at
sunset at Mallory Dock on Key West (the
southernmost and final key). For more information on travel to the Florida Keys, go to
www.fla-keys.com.
Eating six elephants in your lifetime
• Michigan once had a Jaw on the books
that stated that married couples must live
together or be imprisoned.
Little Hen," "Hans My Hedgehog" and "The
Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn
How to Shudder."
• Comedian Red Skelton, author James A.
Michener, singer Merle Haggard and entrepreneur Wmthrop Rockefeller have something in
common besides being well-known names in
America: They were all once hobos.
• The Empire State Building has 1,860
stairs, and someone once climbed all of them in
a record time of 10 minutes and 15 seconds.
• Grimm's fairy tales are well-known
throughout the world, but some are more wellknown than others. You've probably never
heard of some of the famous brothers' less popular tales, such as "The Girl Without Hands,"
"The Three Army Surgeons," "The Death of the
• During World War ll, Hoover, the company best-known these days for making vacuum
cleaners, made parachutes for fragmentation
bombs.
Thought for the Day: "History repeats itself
in the large because human nature changes with
geological leisureliness." - Will and Ariel
Durant
National Firewalls Defy
Net's Best Intentions
The American mainstream
• media has turned a blind eye to a
' growing phenomenon on the
Internet, that is, countries' willingness to block their citizens' access
to global Web sites considered
"dangerous."
In Germany, for instance, the
government announced its intention to block neo· Nazi Web sites
based in the United States. It isn't
an effort necessarily to censor the
people of Gern1any, but an effort to
enforce current German law that
bans the spreading of Nazi doctrine - a law that the existence of
the Internet nullifies.
Even though it's understand-
able why Germany should want to
filter such sites, this phenomenon
cuts both ways. This practice,
known as "national firewalling,"
has been used in China to police
sites that are not in the interests of
the Communist Party. Sites advocating the freeing of Tibet and the
Falun Gong are routinely kept
unseen in China.
Saudi Arabia, one of the most
oppressive regimes on the planet,
has its own system for blocking
out American sites about drugs,
women and rock 'n' roll, says the
Harvard Law Review.
In Myanmar, says Wued magazine, unauthorized use of a com-
Cardiovascular/Aerob
lc Training:
These forms of training
improve the endurance and efficiency of the heart muscle.
Activities that increase or maintain an elevated heart rate for 20
minutes or more with involved
continuous effort and the use of
large muscle groups are considered cardiovascular/aerobic
exercises. They include walking, jogging, cycling, hiking,
swimming, skating and dancing.
The more you train your
heart, the less likely you are to
develop certain diseases and
health conditions. In addition,
cardiovascular and aerobic
exercise lowers your resting
heart rate, enabling your heart
to work more efficiently and
making routine activities easier.
Strength/Resistance
Training:
The process of improving
the strength of your muscles,
bones and connective tissue
(ligaments and tendons).
Weight machines, free weights,
resistance bands, medicine balls
and even your own body weight
can be used to increase strength.
The added "resistance" upon
your body requires a response,
and when repeated, your body
increases its "strength."
Improving strength does not
necessarily mean you will "bulk
up." However, increasing the
overall strength of your muscles, bones and connective tissue will both help prevent
injuries by supporting your
joints and improve your functional strength to complete
everyday tasks. Squats, bicep
curls and push-ups are all
strength/resistance
training
exercises.
Functional Training:
These are training techniques that mimic and improve
everyday activities. Using a
combination of strength and
aerobic training, functional
training focuses on developing
strength, flexibility and aerobic
capacity to help with your daily
life. For example, a task such as
carrying groceries up a flight of
stairs can become easier by
strengthening the muscles
involved in that task. Whether
you are a professional athlete or
soccer mom, functional training
should be at the foundation of
your fitness routine.
Block
• Continued from p4
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
*Note:
Potatoes
and
parsnips may be peeled, if
desired
1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Cut acorn squash into
halves crosswise, remove
seeds and place, cut side
down, in large baking pan;
add 1/2 inch warm water to
pan. Place in oven. Bake 1
hour or until tender; remove
squash from pan and set aside.
3. Fill large stockpot halffull with water, and heat to
boiling. Add potato and
parsnip pieces to boiling
water; return to boil and cook
6 to 8 minutes or until tender.
Drain vegetables and place in
large bowl.
4. With spoon, scoop out
some of pulp from acorn
squash, being sure to leave a
1/2-inch "shell" so squash
holds its shape. Add squash
pulp to potato mixture. Add
milk and mash with fork (it
will be a little lumpy). Season
with salt and pepper. Using a
paring knife, trim bottom of
each squash so it will stand
steady, cut side up, making
"bowls." Fill each "bowl"
with about l/2 cup of potato
mixture; return to baking pan.
Cover squash with foil "tent"
and bake at 350 F 30 minutes
or until heated through.
Makes 8 servings.
Foods
• Continued from p4
dry pudding mix, dry milk powder and water. Cook over medium
heat until mixture thickens and
starts to boil, stirring often.
Remove from heat. Stir in
coconut extract and 2 tablespoons
ooconut Pour mixture into prepared piecrust Evenly sprinkle
cinnamon and remaining 2 tablespoons coconut over top. Bake for
25 to 30 minutes. Place pie plate
on wire rack and let set for 30
minutes. Refrigerate for at least 2
hours. Cut into 8 pi~.
• Each serving equals: 192
calories, 8 g fat, 5 g protein, 25 g
carb., 283 mg sodium, 1 g fiber;
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1
Fat, 1/2 Fat-Free Milk.
Soup
• Continued from p4
• If lumped together, six full-grown elephants would weigh about 60,000 pounds. That
is also the approximate weight of the food you
will consume over the course of your lifetime,
if average.
• The name of the popular breakfast food
the bagel comes from the word "beugel," which
means "stirrup." ·
• It's still not known who made the observation: "What makes folly so impossible is that
no amount of improvement perfects it."
• Many environmentally conscious people
recycle these days, but it's not a new idea. The
Japanese began recycling paper way back in
1035.
• The Virginia Code of 1930 contains a
statute prohibiting bribery or corrupt practices
by any person other than a political candidate.
When searching for a simple
exercise video, you may find
the terminology of the fitness
industry to be confusing.
Understanding some basic
terms and definitions can help
you sort out the difference
between a functional-training
and aerobic-training video.
puter or a modem earns up to 15
years in jail. In dirt-poor North
Korea, logging on is simply illegal.
In Saudi Arabia, fart jokes are illegal.
What's ironic is that most of the
systems that foreign countries
employ to "protect" their subjects
from dangerous ideas and images
are from the United States, the land
of the free. China got its system
from a company based in North
Carolina. The Saudis got theirs
from a California company.
There's nothing like being the
disease and the cure all at once, eh?
Yes, we publish morally subversive sites such as cannabis.com,
wamerbrosrecords.com and ivillage.com, and then write the code
to ftlter them out
So the moral onus falls on
American companies that are
unwittingly helping countries like
China in their censorship efforts.
These companies cry that if the
Chinese didn't get filtering software from them, they'd get it from
somebody else.
That's why they call it a moral
conflict As American companies
have readily demonstrated, assuming such a responsibility is apparently lost on them.
Yes, the land of the free; the
home of the not-so-brave.
winds to clear the area of snow.
Someone called Kim Phelps
of Skycare, an airlift service, and
he offered to dispatch a helicopter to take Michelle to the airport. The church lot was confirmed as a workable launch pad,
and Kim got busy arranging
rides to the church for the medical team.
In the meantime, Barbara
called Lear jet pilot Jason Smith
to be sure he could make it to the
airport. Like everyone else, he
and his co-pilot were snowbound, but he promised that they
would be there. A policeman and
neighbor were able to drive them
to the jet just in time.
Finally, with dusk looming,
WHAS sent a four-wheel vehicle
to transport Michelle and her
family to the church. When they
pulled into the meticulously
cleared parking lot, there were
150 people, leaning on shovels,
surrounded by mountainous
piles of snow. As fire trucks
arrived to provide makeshift
landing lights for the helicopter,
the crowd mushroomed to 300,
applauding and waving as the
Schmitts flew off into the snowy
night
Michelle's transplant was a
success. It was the success nOt
only of a skilled medical team, a
child with the fight to survive
and a family that wouldn't give
up - but the success of a whole
village that found something
much betterto do on Jan. 17 than
to stay warm inside and watch
the snow.
Health
• Continued from p4
feet, ankles and legs. So does
cirrhosis of the liver. Infections
or radiation can damage lymph
channels - two more possibilities. An underactive thyroid
gland can be implicated as a
cause. So can as benign a condition as varicose veins.
A water pill is only a temporary measure. The basic cause
must be found so the proper
treatment can begin.
There are some general measures for leg, ankle or foot
swelling that apply to all causes.
Elevating the legs as often as
possible during the day and propping them up on pillows at night
help drain fluid. Elastic compres-
sion hose worn during the day
can achieve the same goal.
LP.'s doctor has to find the
cause for her swelling. E.C.'s son
won't get to ftrst base without
seeing one.
Congestive heart failure is a
leading cause of edema. Readers
who would like information on
this common problem can order
the newly written pamphlet on
that topic. Write to: Dr. Donohue
- No. 103W, Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Enclose a check or money order
(no cash) for $4.50 along with
the recipient's printed name and
address. Please allow 4-6 weeks
for delivery.
�C6. SUNDAY, JANUARY
19, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
BY
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21 May or
Stritch
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"Mogambo"
co-star
23 She's not
a bleached
blond,
she's . . .
26 Tear
27 Walk
confidently
28 Composer
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29 Stevenson
scoundrel
30 Singer
Sumac
31 Fill to the
gills
34 flapier
37 - ·Locka,
FL
40 Eastern dye
42 Raven
maven?
45 - terrier
48 She's
not old,
she's. . .
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concern
55 · - Nidre"
56 Right-fielder
Tony
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measure
lnterludeM
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playwnght 110 MA Yank In
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the-·
colonist
('41 f1lm)
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64 Hazard
118 Beethoven
65 Keats' · - a
dedicatee
Nightingale" 120 Sahara
88 Scuba site
vision
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vase
Ruby
124 He doesn't
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snore,
have datenhe's .. •
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75 Ring figure
employee
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79 Puente or
peninsula
Jackson
132 Give off
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Novello
Prizm
86 Rushed
135 Lowdown
88 Poet
hound
Teasdale
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90 Paint over 137 Serengeti
92 Sacks
springer
94 Urania's
sister
DOWN
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ically
error
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2 Smeltery
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stuff
he's ...
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wrong
104 Superlative
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suffix
campus
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air
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pus org.
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coRREcTioNs
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snooze
author
words
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100 Quiet moppet
mouse
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Checker
~cape Fear"
moons
has three
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co.
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character
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llHU"S
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*24HOURS*
,
100 • A\li()MODYE
110 -Agriculture
115 ·ATV's
120 ·6Qats
130 ·Cars
140. 4l<4's
150 - Miscellaneous
160 • Motorcycles
170. Parts
175 · $0V's
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.
21 0-Job Listings
1eo • Tl\ld<s
190· Vans
290 ·Wort<. WailiOd
4!1!1· MEBCHANDisa
2!lQ • ~~LQ:t:M~
311!1• EIHAHltlAI.
410 -Amme~s
210 Job Listings
220 Help Wanted
200 • Information
260 • Miscellaneous
260•Partnme
270 • Sales
310 • $us!Oe$J
44(} •
LPN: A POSITION
OPEN FOR LPN in
busy office: part-time
with opportunity for
full-time. Three days
a week can guarantee 30 hrs. salary
commiserate
on
expereince. Please
fax resume to 606437-6243 or mail to
Office Manager P.O.
Box 2380 Pikeville,
LEAD WEBMASTER
NEEDED at progressive
Central/East
Kentucky firm. attractive benefits package, salary commensurate with experience. Design Funct·
ionality with emphaSIS on prorammmg
curcial.
Submit
resume with webs1t Ky 41502.*
11 0-Agricultural
profoho references
to:
helpwantednow2003 UNDERGROUND
685 Case Intern@yahoo.com
CONTRACTOR
ational Farm Tractor,
NEEDED- Elkhorn #3
w/ new loader, 1700
coal seam located in
hrs. like new. 886AVON
Floyd
County.
8366.
Make your own
Continuous
miner
money, sign up for section
preferred.
130-Cars
S10, for limited
Call American Engineering, LLC for bid
'99 TOYOTA CAR- time. Call Janey at
(606)
tnformation
OLLA: 37,000 miles, 886·2082.
886-1062.*
auto., AC, one owner,
has warranty. $7,950.
606-523-6227. *
220-Help Wanted ATTN: PRESTONSBURG, Postal posiClerks/carriHAIR
DRESSER tons.
140-4x4's
NEEDED: Apply in ers/sorters. No ep.
benefits.
2000 JEEP GRAND person at Pro Hair required.
CHEROKEE
4X4. located 1n Prestons- For exam, salary, and
testing information
Loaded, 1 owner, burg Village.
call
630-393-3032
29,000 miles with
warranty
$15,950 MOUNTAIN MANOR ext. 234 8 a.m .-8
606-523·6214.*
OF PAINTSVILLE is p.m. 7 days.
taking applications
2002 NISSAN EXT· for a LPN (7 p.m.-7
ERRA, 4x4, 13,000 a.m. shift) Also RN
380-Services
miles,
$14,900. needed.
Excellent
excellent condition. salary benefits. Apply
DEBT
606-478-5808.*
in person at 1025 BECOME
FREE!
Cut
payments
Euclid
Ave.
190-Vans
Paintsville,
Ky without new loans.
Monday thru Friday It's easy! 1 hr.
2000
TOYOTA between 8:00 a.m. to approval. Call 1·800517-3406.
SIENNA, XLE, 1 4:00p.m.*
owner, has warranty,
loaded. 39,000 miles. HELP
WANTED:
$16,950
606-523- Motorola two-way
6214.*
dealership
in
410-Animals
•
AUTOMOTIVE
FINANCIAL
MERCHANDISE
EMPLOYMENT
W\
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When respondmg to
Employment ads that
have reference numbers, please indicate
that entire reference
number on the outside of your enveReference
lope.
numbers are used to
help us direct your
letter to the correct
individual.
.
,
KY,
Prestonsburg ,
needs a experienced
radio
technician
/tower climber. Pay
equal to experience
Good benefit package. Only those with
experience & references need apply.
Must also have clean
driving record Call
606-886-3181
or
(800)-445-3166
to
inquire.*
P' Service,
Do You H•v• A Bu•l,.••..
~
Or Product You W'ould
Like ~o Advenl•• In
4.6 Million Hou••hold• W7U.
Only One Phon• C.ll?
The American Community
Cto••lf'led Advertl•ln9 Network
~1-800-821-8139~
DISPATCHER NEEDED
If
Sandy Valley Transportation Services, Inc.
(SVTS), Is seeking qualified applicants for the
position of a Dispatcher. Famllarlty with the
area's roads and previous dispatching experience Is preferred, but not required. Must pass
DOT drug test.
Health, dental, life, retirement, holidays, sick
and vacation days available.
Phone 1·800·444-RIDE/7433, for an application
for employment and more information.
SVTS Is an equal opportunity employer MIFIDN.
CKC
POMERAN·
fANS first shots and
wormed, $250 each.
358-2175.*
445-Furniture
ALLEN FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used appliances, living I bedroom
suits,
bunkbeds, and lots
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.
Subscribe
today
Call Patty
886-8506
420·1\ppl~
EillotfOIII'l!l
OpporD.mity
330 • For SUit
44$• Furnii\IJ~
4$0. Lawn & ~den
350 • Miscellaotous
360 • Mon&y To Lend
380 • Servlcet
460 ·Yard sal~
480-Miscellaneous
470 • H$anh & eeau1Y
41r>·HOO~
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490· AecrNiictl
495 - Wani!Jd To Buy
570 • IAobile Homos
~ • Mlscellalleous
590 • Sate et Leasi)
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11()6 • fl4.1SineS6
510 ' ()Ointllafel~l
610 • .Aparlm~nt$
7.Q~SL!lY!C!S
740 • MMOI'Ity
745. Mu;cellanoou~
75o • Mobile Home
620 • Stc(a!Jel
O!lice space
1()5
Conslluctloh
710 ·Educational
713 ·Child Care
755 ·Office
760 • Plumbing
7115 • Profes$10tlaiS
Property
530 -Honl$8
550 • t.andMtS
630 • Ho!ises
640 • Lan4llllls
2 B.A. 2 BA. Mobile
Home, located at
Minnie. Appliances
included. $375 rent,
$375 dep. Also Two,
2 B.R. 1 BA. Mobile
Homes, $350 rent,
$350 dep. 606-4785173.*
1
& 2 B.R.
TRAILERS. YfBY.
.cJ.EAt:l suitable for 2
working men. Private,
AC, & Cent heat.
Near P'burg. No
Pets. 886·3941. *
670-Comm. Property
FURNISHED
BEAUTY
SALON
FOR RENT: Located
FIREWOOD
FOR FOR LEASE LARGE in Martin area 285SALE: Call 886- LOT FOR BUSINESS 3625 or 285-9112. *
8350.
will build to suit. Rt. 80
close
to
Mtn.
TAN AT HOME
SERVICES
Enterprise. 886-8366.
Wolff Tanning Beds
70S-Construction
Flexible Financing
Available
Home Delivery
ALL
TYPES:
FREE Color Catalog
61 0-Apartments Remodeling & addi·
Call Today
lions,
garages,
1-800-939-8267
decks, etc. Also conAPARTMENTS
www. np.etstan.com
crete work. Robie
FOR RENT
Johnson, Jr., call anyApartments
495-Want to Buy
time, 886·8896.
Available
Immediately
Want To Buy-40.50
714-Eiderly Care
1
& 2 BR apts.
acres or more, 4-5
acres level land with Free processing fees
PARK PLACE
or without house. In
NEED SOME ONE
APARTMENTS
TO STAY with 2
Prestonsburg
or
Rt. 114,
elderly
people,
Paintsville Area. 606Prestonsburg
Daytime, 2 days a
642·3388.*
Section 8 welcome. week on Fri. & Sat.
Call (606) 886-0039 7a.m.-5p.m. ReferE.H.O
ences required. 8~42937 or 874-2371.
NEW 2 BEDROOM
530-Houses
DUPLEX AT LANC765-Professionals
ER KY. $550 month.
FOR
SALE
OR $550 deposit. 1 year TURNED
DOWN
RENT: 2400 sq. ft. lease. 886-8781.*
FOR SOC. SECURI·
house, 4 Bedroom , 2
TY/SSI? Free confull baths, new carpet, 1 BEDROOM FURN· sultation. Call 1-888·
central Heat & air. ISHED APARTMENT: 582-3345. No fee
New kitchen appli- all utilites paid. wash- unless we win your
ances, with full size er & dryer, No pets. case.
basement & garage. $150 dep. $395 rent.
call 859-806-2188 for 874-5577 or 2260999. Available Feb. 770-Repair/Services
more information.*
1st.
RENTALS
REAL ESTATE
Director
Responsible for the implementation, management, and overall success of the Wound
Care Program. Individual will oversee operations, personnel, budget, reimbursement,
quality management and marketing/sales. Requires Bachelor's Degree in Business,
Management or Nursing. Previous health care experience in a program operations setting with a background in personnel, finance, sales/marketing, and/or reimbursement
preferred.
Clinical Mana2er
Responsibilities include the overall clinical operational aspects. Collaborating with the
Clinical Director and Medical Director, individual will coordinate services in order to
provide quality care to patients with chronic non-healing wounds. Position follows all
NHC and hospital policies/procedures and will assist the Clinic Director with the overall operation of the Wound Healing Center in their absence. Qualified candidates must
be Registered Nurse with current KY license and minimum 5 years experience, preferably ambulatory experience. HS Degree and prior management background in an
ambulatory setting preferred.
Office Mana2er
The Office Manager is responsible for the smooth and effective operations of the
clerical, billing, admissions/registration, and patient scheduling aspects of the Wound
Healing Center. Computer profenciency and positive interpersonal relationship skills
required. Associate Degree in Business Administration/Systems preferred.
We offer a competitive benefits package. For immediate consideration, please fax
resume with salary requirements and position of interest to 606-789-6486, attn: Human
Resources, or email to: jan.patton@pbhrmc.hma-corp.com EOE/DFIWP
~~--------------------------------------~
E60 Miscellaneous
610-Commetclal
Property
69Q Wanted ro Rent
TRAILER LOT FOR
RENT in Martin area,
$150 per month, 285MINERALS ONLY: 3625 or 285· 9112. *
50 ACRES, Coal and
Gas. Located on 2
B.R
MOBILE
Laurel Fork of Quick HOME.: total elect.
Sand in Knott Co. Located
between
260-347-0259. *
P'burg & Paintsville.
No pets. 889-9747 or
570-Mobile Homes 886·9007.
Gas Heater, 1 year
12X65 TRAILER: 3
old. 125,000 BTU
BEDROOM, 1 1/2
downflow, 606·886·
bath, new plumbing,
3914 or 793-0421. *
2 nice covered porches, good condition.
FOR SALE: HOME $3,750. Call 889INTERIOR 0087.*
PICTURES
$5.00
BEDROOM
2
each, full size com- 3
forter & matching cur- BATH, 1995 14x70
tains $25. Men's Mobile Home $9000
dress slacks size 42- firm. excellent condi946-2833.
30
$5.00
pair. tion.
Football starter jack- Possibly help with
ets size large $10.00 financing.*
each. Call 886-3326
590-Sale or Lease
after 5 p.m.
3
BEDROOM
HOME: on 60x150
lot at 419 South
Central
. Avenue
Prestonsburg. 2 full
bath, great room, utility room, breakfast
nook. Large porch,
blacktop drive way, 2
car carport. $115,000
886-9407 or 886·
0701 ask for Phillip. *
715. E'~iCian
72!J • HeaHn & Beaut{
730 • Lawn & Garden
660 • Mllllllo Homes
735· Legal
no
n.o
"lcp ISeM;e
180 Tflltler
Tt11vet
eoo.:.~
005 AnnoollCemellt$
810 • Auctions
816 • L0$1 & Found
830 • M scellaheous
850 Personals
670 Services
MoY8t$
550-Land & Lots
DON'T PAY HIGH
STORE
PRICES,
75% OFF Genuine
leather Black coats,
Now $35. Size Med,
Large, XX Large,
XXX Large. Also kids
leather coats $25
size 6-16. Call Ray
VanCleave & Son 1996 14x50, 2 bed·
Distributors. 606- room. furnished, 2
miles from Morehead
743-3053.*
campus. 606·784Tern Star Natural 2320 or 946-2877. *
National Healing Corporation, in conjunction with Paul B. Hall
Regional Medical Center in Paintsville, is opening a new Wound
Healing Center, and is currently recruiting for the following positions:
e
480
280·SeMoos
Need Computer
FURNISHED APARTSupport???
MENT: utilities paid in
Prestonsburg, refer- Available evenings &
weekends. Call for
ences required. 886an appointment.
8366.*
424-4886
630-Houses
Notices
2 BEDROOM HOUSE also 3 Bedroom
812-Free
doublewide, both in
excellent condition,
FREE PALLETS:
references & deposit Can be picked up
required. No pets.
behind The Floyd
886-9007 or 889County Times.
9747.*
HOUSES,
APARTMENTS, &
TOWNHOUSES,
Call
B&O Rental
Properties
606-886-8991.
2 BEDROOM HUD
APPROVED. located
near Jacks Creek.
$365 month. 2853504.*
~IS OUR
BUSINESS
T
IF YOU ARE
STARTING A NEW
BUSINESS OR
RELOCATING IN
PRESTONSBURG
WE HAVE THE PRIME
LOCATION.
Rent starting, $300 month,
plus utilities.
UnLE'S
MOBilE HOME MOVERS
INSURED
21 years experience.
Move single and
doublewides.
Full setup and fast service.
285·0633
285·5116
Call 886-8366
P&N
FOR ALL YOUR
BUILDING NEEDS!
New homes, remodeling,
roofing, patios, block, concrete or siding. Have 30 years
experience.
Call Spears Construction,
Romey Spears
Residential & Commercial
All Types of Building,
Remodeling, New Construction,
Roofing, Vinyl Siding,
Replacement Windows,
Electical, Masonry and ~ .
Concrete Work
• Free Estimates •
(606) 874·2688.
Phone 631·9991
Cell Ph: 477·9837
Tree Trimming
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
& TECHNOLOGY INC.
·Teaching Newly
~
Employed 24 Hour
• Annual 8-Hour
Refresher Classes
-~
• Mine Medical Te(;hnician
·
Instructor
• American Heart C.P.R. and First Aid
Phone 606-358-9303 {HomtJ)
606·434·0542 {Mobile)
Garrett, Kentucky
Terry Triplett, Instructor
Hillside, lawn care
and light hauling.
,Garage and Basement
.,;"'"'
Cleaning.
886·8350
Emergencv
Home & Mobile Home
Service & Repair
INCLUPES:
Water line repair, drain line repair,
floors, walls, ceilings, doors, window repair.
For all emergency repair and
remodeling needs, call
(606) 478-3039
(606) 899-6854 (cell phone)
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
, 24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Electrical Classes
285-0999
Train at your convenience.
All service calls, C.O.D.
Seamless
&Siding
Located at
Weeksbury, Ky.
14 Years Experience
Free estimates. call anvtime
606-452-2490
or 606-424-9858
DUMP TRUCK,
BACK HOE
FOR HIRE
Certified Septic Tank Installer
Bridges, Culverts, Concrete Driveways
Complete Home Remodeling
and Repair
Carports, Decks, Room Additions
Golden "H"
Construction Co. Inc.
478-3039
890-Legals
ADOPT
Happily married couple promises your
new born love 1n a
warm, wonderful caring home. Financially
secure. Legal & discreet. All expenses
paid. Please call
Germaine and Fritz.
Toll free: 1-866-2116121*.
TAKE GRASP OF THE BEST
NEWS & ADVERTISING
SOURCE IN
EASTERN KENTUCKY!
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650-Mobile Homes
3 BEDROOM MOBILE
HOME:
at
Banner, $400 plus
deposit, very clean.
874-0267
MOBILE HOME FOR
RENT: 2 Bedroom,
stove & refrigerator,
total electric, on private lot. No pets.
886-3709. No HUD.*
Prefer to
SNitS:
E·mail
your ltd?
Our E-mail
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�C8 • FRIDAY, JANUARY
19, 2003
THE FLOYD C OUNTY TIMES
Gabrie l Joel Garrett
Born: May 1, 2002
Born: April 3. 2002
l~arents:
Brad and knnifcr Porter
of Washington. D.C.
Grandparents:
William (Jod~) and Rita
Porter, of Allen;
Mr. and Mr!>. Robert Jaime,
and the late Charles Fife.
of Prestonsburg
Great-grandparent:
B~atrice P011er, of Allen
Parents:
Veronica Garrett and
Kevin Garrett
Gra ndpa r en ts:
Theresa a nd D anny
Garrett,
Connie Harden and
J ohnny Younce .
Jacob Lloyd Leach
Born: Feb. 23. 2002
Parents:
Brad and Renne Kinzer
Leach
Grandparents:
Jerome and Ruby Taylor
Kinzer. of Allen;
Larr) and Judy Leach.
of Wartrace, TN.
Colby Adam Reece
Fugate
Born: Nov. 3, 2002
Parents:
Jackie and Tonia
(McGaffee) Fugate
Grandparents:
Tina McGaffee
and the late
George E. McGaffee, and
Adam and Helen Fugate
~
K ayle ig h B rooke
B evins
Born: March 3, 2002
Jord en Lynnsey
Ayala
Born: March 22, 2002
P arents:
Jason and Jennnifer
(Blair) Bevins
Parents:
Courtney and Zack Ayala
Grandparents:
Bobby and Bonnie King,
Jill L. Blair,
Bill and Barbara Bevins
Grandparents:
Dr. Denver and Cathi Tackett
Carmen P a ige M cKenzie
Born: Oct. 1, 2002
Parents:
John Alan and Denise
McKenzie
Grandparents:
Claude and Martha
McKenzie,
of Drift;
Bernice Porter,
of Salyersville;
Michael Porter, of Royalton
Lindsey Paige Fannin
Born: Nov. 8, 2002
Parents:
Joshua Darrell and
Dora Michelle Fannin
Grand parents:
Darrell and Cheryl
Fannin.
Chris Click and
Markquita Ward Smith
Parents:
Adam and Lamiki Hicks
Grandparents:
Michael and Shellia
DeRossett,
Charles Hicks and Peggy
Thompson
Allison Leann Akers
Born: Aug. 2, 2002
Parents:
Greg and Lisa Henry Akers
McDowell, Ky.
Maternal Grandparents:
Robert W. Witten, Sitka, Ky.:
Phyllis Henry. McDo,\ell, Ky
Paternal Grandparents:
LeRoy and Bett) Aker~.
McDowell. K).:
Maternal Great-grandparent:
Dolores V. Witten. Lexington
Whitney L acole
H a n cock
Born: Feb. 21, 2002
Landon K y le
Bra n s on lloward
Son of
Daneque a nd
Jack Kyle Howard
of Allen, Ky.
Paternal Grandparents:
Jack and Sharon Howard
Mater nal Grandparents:
Daniel and Pat Branson
Parents:
John Hancock
Margret Click
Grandpa rents:
Oscar and Barbara Hancock,
Edna Click,
Jackie and Dranna Click
Adam Grant Slone
I year old
Parents:
Ottis Ray and Karen Slone,
of David;
Maternal Grandparents:
Clyde and Teresa
Vanderpool, of Hippo;
Herbert and Andrea Spears,
of Prestonsburg
Paternal Gr a ndparents:
Ottis and Nancy Slone,
of Blue River
C ame ron Brice
Kimbler
Born : Sept. 5, 2002
Parents:
Dale and Amy Kimbler
Sister:
Bethany Kimbler
Grandpa rents:
Luther and Debra Tackett,
Larry and Sherry Kimbler
,..I
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Alyssa Raian n
Sheph erd
B o r n : Dec. 9. 2002
Jacob Lonzo Jervis
Born: March 7, 2002
Parents:
Lonw and Tammy Jervis
(;randparents:
Rosalee Jervis.
Audre} Burchett
Born: May 30, 2002
P a rents:
Susan and Tracy Tackett
Grandparen ts:
Ruby and Foster Tackett,
Rose and Darrel Lowe
Parents:
Sarah and Jason Shepherd
Grandparents:
Ray and Vickie Adkins,
Jack and Brenda
Shepherd
Jonathan Gage
Ritchie
Born: June 14, 2002
Parents:
Darryl and Sabrina
Coole}-Rttchte
Grandparents:
George and Teresa Cooley.
Louvenia Stone
E mma Makaylee J u stice
Born: Sept. 19.2002
Parents:
Missy and Bobby Justice
Grandparents:
Sallie Mullins, Johny Begley,
Tim and Susan Ousley,
Ralph Justice
Great Grandparents:
Opal and Columbus Brown,
Vergie and Bobby Little,
Ida Justice
Hew Office
Same Quality Care
Harong Chalothorn, M.D.
''Dr. Charlie''
Nas joined Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
Dr. Charlie Is now seeing patients at
Hope Family Medical Center in Salyersville
and Physicians for Women in Prestonsburg.
A proud tradition ot: providing access to quality helllth carel
Born : August 19.2002
Pa rents:
Donnie and Jennifer Howell
Grandpa r ents:
Bennie and Doris Hall,
Donald and Brenda Howell
Physicians
for Women
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Wednesday, January 22, 2003
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by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
PIKEVILLE - A
Pikev lie man was killed
on Saturday when he
rashed into the back of
n 18-wheeler on U.S.
23 near Foggy
Mountain.
Harold E. Maddox,
56, was pronounced
dead at the scene by
Pike County Coroner
Russell Roberts. A passenger in Robert's vehicle was transported to
Pikeville Methodist
Hospital.
The driver of the 18wheeler was not injured
.in the accident.
•• The incident is still
Under investigation by
tne Kentucky State
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Woman had
alleged sex
discrimination
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
photo by Jarrid Deaton
At least one person was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Route 114 at Middle Creek. The accident
appeared to have been the result of a head-on collison involving a pickup and a flatbed truck. The driver of the red pickup truck was killed and his passenger was taken to Highlands Regional Medical
Center. The driver of the flatbed was also transported to Highlands. No further information was available
at press time.
HA making changes
I in wake of slurry spill
Internal review finds
several weaknesses
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last
year, investigators with the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
took a close look at Martin County
Coal Company's Big Branch
impoundment spill of 2000 that
sent 3 million gallons of water and
coal slurry rushing into tributaries
of the Big Sandy River and found
the accident was the fault of the
Martin County Coal Company.
Those investigations pointed to
the coal company's failure to follow approved sealing plans for
impoundments.
The spill was a wakeup call for
MSHA, according to the agency's
Assistant Secretary of Labor Dave
Lauriski, who said Tuesday that
MSHA will now make efforts to
improve the way the agency over-
sees impoundments not only in
Kentucky, but across the nation.
"We saw w'th the Big Branch
<;rill that we needed to do more to
improve the way we oversee
impoundments," said Lauriski,
who initiated an internal review of
MSHA's existing policies in search
of weaknesses. "The purpose of
the review was to determine if our
management systems were inadequate, and, if so, improve them."
Lauriski said many weaknesses
were revealed in the review and
has now moved to eliminate the
problems by adopting new guidelines and attacking a daunting
(See MSHA, page three)
WHEELWRIGHT - A
former employee of the Otter
Creek Correctional Center
has filed a complaint against
Corrections Corporation of
America and Warden Randy
Stovall, in which she alleges
that her dismissal was the
result of retaliation and sexual discrimination.
According to a complaint
filed in Floyd Circuit Court
by her attorney, Jerry Patton,
on Jan. 21, Tara D. Reynolds
was working as a corrections
officer at Otter Creek when
she applied for a job that
entailed a promotion. She
alleges that she had received
nothing but good reviews,
and when Stovall, warden at
Otter Creek, hired a man less
qualified than Reynolds to fill
the position, she filed a grievance.
Reynolds claims Stovall
terminated her on Sept. 21,
2001, after she filed the grievance, and made allegations
against her that she had
engaged in an unprofessional
relationship with an inmate.
According to a referee
decision from the Workforce
Development
Cabinet,
Reynolds appealed the correctional facility's decision to
disqualify her from receiving
unemployment benefits on
Oct. 15, 2001. Pursuant to a
hearing held Jan. 15, 2002,
Ted Hall, Ul Appeals Referee
II, ruled in her favor, declaring she was discharged for
reasons other than miscon(See LAWSUIT, page three)
Wayland man charged
with bilking insurance
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
WAYLAND- A Wayland
man has been arrested and
charged with altering receipts
in an attempt to defraud the
United States Treasury of
money in relation to the
National Flood Insurance
Program.
Earl Slone, 50, allegedly
submitted receipts that were
altered to the National Flood
Insurance Program. The
receipt was part of an insurance claim in the amount of
$26,408.84.
Slone is scheduled to be
arraigned March 12.
Prestonsburg council begins new year with annexation
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - The Prestonsburg City Council
held meetings on both Monday and Tuesday to cover a
large agenda.
The council made a motion to declare an emergency
in order to get $100,000 for a short-term loan to be used
in the mountaintop development project. The council
decided to bid out $250,000 in a line of credit and schedule payback as the funds get reimbursed.
The meeting was also used for the first reading of four
ordinances for the city. The first ordinance proposed an
annexation of property located at Mutton Fork of Bull
Creek, while a second would annex the Middle Creek
National Battlefield into the city of Prestonsburg.
According to the second ordinance, the Middle Creek
National Battlefield Foundation and H.D. Fitzpatrick Jr.,
owners of the property, have given prior consent in writing and petitioned the city for annexation and incorporation into Prestonsburg.
The council also read an ordinance establishing a regular meeting time for the city council. According to the
ordinance, the council will meet on the second and the
fourth Mondays of every month at 6 p.m.
The final ordinance read by the council on Monday
related to the establishment of committees. The onlinance established:
• the Administration and Personnel Committee
• Economic Development and Planning Committee
• Traffic and Streets Committee,
• Cable T.V. Committee,
• Buildings and Equipment Committee,
photo by Jarnd Deaton
The Prestonsburg City Council held a special called meeting on Monday with new members C.E. "Little Shag"
Branham, second from right, and Kelly Moore, not pictured, in attendance.
• Finance and Revenue Committee,
• Recycling Committee,
• Community Projects Committee,
• Ordinance Committee,
• Appointment Committee,
• and Educational Committee.
Membership on each committee will consist of a
chairman and three other members, all of which will be
elected by the city council members.
The final item that the council passed was a resolution
to make a preapplication to the Department for Local
Government for assistance under the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act. The Land and Water
Conservation Fund is limited to funding a maximum of
fifty percent of proposed project costs not to exceed
$75.000.
The meeting held Tuesday involved the second reading of the ordinances originally read on Monday.
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22, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Odds and Ends
• KELLER, Wash. (AP) A S'' tmmer neared the hnlh\ ll)
point in n 1,250-mile JOurney
down the Columbia River - a
trip designed to mise awareness of it~ pollution lcvt•ls and
to encourage a cleanup.
Christopher
Swain
of
Portland, Ore., began his swim
at Columbia Lake, ncar the
British Columbia-Alberta bor
der, last June. He said he was
about on schedule for the journey that will eventually spill
him out into the Pacific Ocean.
The 24-year-old has been
S\\ imming about I 0 da) s a
month during the winter,
spending six to eight hours in
the water each da). A support
team, including an inflatable
boat, accompanies him.
Swain faces considerable
hazards, including rapids and
tricky currents. Nearer the
mouth of the river there are
container ships to dodge, as
well as sharks where the river
meets the sea. And there are
personal watercraft, barges and
pleasure boats.
''l'm going to be swimming
through water that runs with
everything from arsenic to
zinc," Swain said at the start of
his journey. "It's just a matter
of picking your poison. Heavy
metals we've got, radioactive
isotopes, human sewage we've
got."
He returns to a schedule of
20 days a month by March and
expects to finish in June.
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LUFKIN , Texas
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Rebecca Tarver Robins once
again has the high school ring
that she lost in 1965.
The 55-year· old Lufkin resident received a telephone call
Sunday evening asking her if
she'd lost her senior ring from
Hudson High School.
"Yes!"
she exclaimed,
recalling the exact day and
place where she lost the ring at
Stephen F. Austin State
University. "Gibbs Hall, Room
110, August l 965. It was my
second day in that dorm."
"I was at the sink brushing
my teeth or something. I had
taken the ring off and it fell
straight down the drain. I went
and told my dorm mom. The
next day, a plumber was in
there blowing the lines out. I
could just hear it clinking all
the way to the septic system,"
Robins told the Lufkin Daily
News for Tuesday editions.
University plumber Duane
Frazar found the ring last week
while replacing old pipes. He
had his secretary contact
Donny Webb, the high school
principal at Hudson, about 5
miles outside Lufkin.
A Hudson teacher who lives
in Nacogdoches picked the ring
up and brought it to Webb, who
then realized the initials on the
female
class
ring
were
"R.A.T." Skimming through
the 33 names listed in the 1965
Hudson High School yearbook,
Webb found two possible
matches.
It was Helen Weeks, a member of that graduatmg class,
who tracked down Rebecca
Ann Tarver Robins and made
the call Sunday night.
The ring no longer fits,
Robins said, but she's thinking
about having it resized.
• KEY LARGO, Fla. - A
Old Town Guide 147 and 119 in stock!
4-foot-long nurse shark named
Snoopy, kept for three years in
a suburban Detroit billiards bar
aquarium, was freed in the
Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary on Monday.
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Mammal
Conservancy director Rick
Trout carefully cradled Snoopy
as he slipped into the ocean
above the City of Washington,
a 100-year-old historic military
shipwreck about 6 miles off
Key Largo.
Trout kept control of the
female shark, which is sporting
a bright red identification tag
on its front dorsal fin. until
they reached the wreck and she
was allowed to swim free.
Trout and other divers then
watched Snoopy for about 30
minutes to make sure she was
OK.
Snoopy was about a foot
long when she arrived at the
Fifth Avenue Billiards in Novi,
Mich., in 1999. She shared a
500 gallon aquarium with
another shark and other fish.
Snoopy flourished on a diet of
calamari, shrimp and occasionally, other inhabitants.
When Snoopy grew too
large for her home, manager
Jeff Rospierski said he and
other bar staffers began a quest
to find her a new home.
Contact was eventually made
with the conservancy in Key
Largo, which coordinated the
release.
"Nurse sharks belong here
in the Florida Keys and pool
sharks, the human kind, belong
in Detroit," said Trout.
• OAK CREEK, Wis.
Don Meyer was a little
annoyed when a Pick 'n Save
clerk here recently carded him
in the liquor store.
He wasn'tjust upset because
they carded him while he was
buying nonalcoholic beer. He
was upset because he's 76
years old.
"I tell you, I was really
ticked off - this little-by-little
chipping away at your rights,"
the World War II veteran said.
Meyer won't be the only
senior citizen getting carded
now that 11 Pick 'n Save stores
in Wisconsin have begun
requiring clerks to card everyone who tries to buy alcohol.
Most alcoholic-beverage
retailers ask for identification
from patrons who appear
younger than 30 or 40. but Pick
'n Save officials say they wanted to eliminate the chance of
selling to someone underage.
"We've had a few complaints," said Robert Mariano,
president and chief executive
officer of Pick 'n Save's parent
company,
Roundy's
Inc.
"People may not like it, but
they understand what we are
trying to do. We're just trying
to do the right thing."
Milwaukee
Attorney
Michael A.l. Whitcomb, who
represents many clients with
liquor licenses, said he has
never heard of a store carding
everyone.
"Practically speaking, I see
no reason to instruct employees
to card the AARP crowd," said
Whitcomb.
• YORK, Pa. - The head
of the city's school district
wants every potential dropout
to have something to remember
what could be a short-lived
school career: an undiploma.
York City School District
Superintendent Carlos Lopez
wants to give the document,
which looks like a real diploma, to students who say they
want to drop out of William
Penn Senior High School.
"The purpose of the
undiploma is to make sure that
students know the impact of
their decision," Lopez said.
"It's also to deter kids from
dropping out."
The undiploma informs students about what they stand to
lose by not finishing their education and says the recipient
has decided to drop out "with
the full understanding that
he/she may lose up to $420,000
in earnings during his/her lifetime" by working in low-wage
jobs or being unemployed.
"Sometimes, you have to hit
people right between the eyes
that this is a life-altering decision," Dorm said. "I've not had
anyone ever say to me they
were glad they dropped out."
• MIAMI - Those who
like to bare it all on the beach
can get a head start stripping in
the air.
A travel agency that specializes in clothing-optional vacations has chartered a 172-seat
Boeing 727 for a flight from
Miami to Cancun in May. Once
the plane reaches its cruising
altitude, passengers will be
invited to disrobe.
Castaways Travel of Spring,
Texas, is touting the trip as the
world's first flight for nude
passengers. The crew will be
clad and the temperature inside
the plane's cabin will be regulated to accommodate the nud-
ists, Castaways co-owner Jim
Bailey said.
"People are looking for
stre!$ relief," Bailey said. "In a t
nudist environment, everyone
is the same."
Vacationers will stay at a
nudist resort for a week.
Rooms start at $9 I 0 weekly,
plus $499 for the flight, according to the company's Web site.
Federal
Aviation
Administration spokeswoman
Kathleen Bergen said there are
no regulations specifically banning nudity aboard an aircraft.
"It's not a safety issue," she
said.
•
Some safety issues are being
addressed, however - no hot
drinks or hot food will be
served to nude passengers. And
all nude travelers will be asked
to keep a towel between themselves and the plane seat.
•
PALMER, Mass.
Police officers who want more
than mustaches have struck a
deal with their boss: goatees
for good deeds.
Thirteen officers in this
western Massachusetts town
began grooming whiskers on ~
their chins last week after making an unusual agreement with
Chief Robert P. Frydryk. They
had previously been permitted
only to grow hair on their
upper lips.
Officers who raise at least
$50 by April I for the Jimmy
Fund, which helps children
fight cancer, can keep their
goatees. Those who do not
(See ODDS, page nine)
Todav in Historv
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 22,
the 22nd day of 2003. There are
343 days left in the year.
Today's
Highlight
in
History: On Jan. 22, 1973, the
Supreme Court handed down its
"Roe v. Wade" decision, which
legalized abortion using a
trimester approach.
On this date:
• In 1901, Britain's Queen
Victoria died at age 82.
• In 1905, thousands of
demonstrating Russian workers
were fired on by Imperial army
troops in St. Petersburg on what
became known as "Red
Sunday" or "Bloody Sunday."
• In 1917, President Wilson
pleaded for an end to war in
Europe, calling for "peace without victory." (By April, however, America also was at war.)
• In 1922, Pope Benedict
XV died; he was succeeded by
Pius XI.
•
In
1938, Thornton
Wilder's play "Our Town" was
performed publicly for the ftrst
time, in Princeton, N.J.
• In 1944, during World War
II, Allied forces began landing
at Anzio, Italy.
• In 1953, 50 years ago, the
Arthur Miller drama "The
Crucible'' opened on Broadway.
• In 1968, the fast-paced
comedy show "Rowan &
Martin's Laugh-In" premiered
on NBC TV.
f:
• In 1973, former President
Lyndon Johnson died at age 64.
• In 1995, Rose Fitzgerald
Kennedy died at the Kennedy
compound at Hyannis Port,
Mass., at age 104.
Ten years ago:
President Clinton resumed
his search for an attorney general, following the early-morning
withdrawal of nominee Zoe lfi1
Baird in the face of a political
fuestorm over her hiring of illegal aliens. On the 20th anniversary of the "Roe versus Wade"
decision, President Clinton lifted a series of abortion restrictions
imposed
by
his
Republican predecessors.
Five years ago:
Theodore Kaczynski pleaded
guilty in Sacramento, Calif., to
being the Unabomber in return
for a sentence of life in prison
without parole. On the first full
day of his visit to Cuba, Pope •
John Paul II celebrated Mass,
preaching the message, "Be not
afraid."
One year ago:
Kmart Corp., the discount
chain that gave America the
BlueLight Special, filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Jack Shea, a gold medalwinning speedskater and patriarch of the nation's first family
with three generations of
Olympians, died in Lake Placid,
N.Y., of injuries suffered in a llf,
car accident; he was 91.
Today's Birthdays:
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Country Quilts and
Love-Lite Candles
in our gift shop.
Former Sen. Birch Bayh, Dlnd., is 75. Actress Piper Laurie
is 71. Actor Seymour Cassel is
68. Author Joseph Wambaugh is
66. Actor John Hurt is 63.
Country singer-musician Teddy
Gentry (Alabama) is 51. Rock
singer Steve Perry is 50.
Hockey Hall-of-Farner Mike
Bossy is 46. Actress Linda Blair
is 44. Actress Diane Lane is 38.
Actor-rap OJ Jazzy Jeff is 38.
Country singer Regina Nicks •
(Regina Regina) is 38. Actress
Olivia d'Abo is 36. Rhythmand-blues singer Marc Gay
(Shai) is 34. Actor Balthazar
Getty is 28. Actor Christopher
Kennedy Masterson is 23. Pop
singer Willa Ford is 22.
Rhythm-and-blues
singer
Kelton Kessee (IMX) is 22.
Actress Beverley Mitchell is 22.
Thought for Today:
"To be capable of respect is
today almost as rare as to be
worthy of it." Joseph
Joubert, French moralist ( 17541824).
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Community Calendar
Calendar items will be
printed as space
permit8
HOWL FOR KII>S' SAKE
Rig Brothers Big Sisters of
Big Sand) \\ill hold ,, "Bm\ I for
Kids' Sake" fundraising event
on thc folio\\ ing dates at the folIo\\ ing ltKations: Prestonsburg,
Pin Zone, f ch. 22: Paintsville,
Sparctime Bo" Iing Lanes,
!\larch I: Pike' ille, Mark Ill
Classic Lane.;, March 8; and in
Knott County, Alice Lloyd
College campus. March 15.
Event ''ill be held at all loc~
tions from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Event is free and open to the
public.
AUXIER LIFETIME
LEARNING
CENTER
New Classes to Begin:
• Knitting Class - Tuesday,
February 18; 5-7 p.m.; 8 weeks.
DIABI.:TES
Lawsuit
SUPPORT
GROUP
• Continued from p1
photo by She don Compton
Judge-Executive Paul Hunt Thompson signed a proclamation
establishing the month of January as School Board Recognition
Month Tuesday afternoon. Floyd County School Community
Education Coordinator Beverly Crisman looks on.
Police make arrest
after undercover buy
~
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
A
Prestonsburg man was arrested
and charged with drug trafficking following an undercover
buy.
William H. Marsillett, 53,
\\as charged t\\O count:s of trafficking m a controlled substance
after he alleged!) sold 50 Lorcet
pills to a cooperating "itness
working under the direction of
Kentuck) State Police.
Mar.. illctt allegedly ~old the
ptlls to the " itness on two separate occasions
MSHA
backlog of plan:> awaiting
• approval.
In addition to this, plans are
also in the works to clarify and
streamline safety directives for
impounds. issue a new impoundment inspection handbook and
look to technology to bring a
clearer picture of underground
mining maps. Lauriski said.
"The agency lacked national
guidelines for impoundments,"
said Lauriski. "Also, a backlog
of impoundments were awaiting
review. some as long as six
years. Some of our personnel
were not always thorough in the
• documentation process, either."
Another point Lauriski hopes
to improve upon is providing
field workers a more comprehensive well of information
~ about
impoundment safety.
Lauriski said that of all the information accumulated in the field,
there had not been "single collection or updated collection of
those issues" as a result.
Many of the weaknesses
pointed out during MSHA's
internal review were also present in the Martin County
impoundment spill. Lauriski
said.
•
'The weaknesses '"e found
were reflected in the O\ en icw
of the Big Branch facility,''
l..auriski said. "One thing was
that our District 6 ofticials d1d
not follow their procedures at
the time of the failure. In addition, our personnel didn't properly communicate the problems
with the Big Branch impoundment.''
On Oct. II, '2000~ a rush of
\\ ater nod slurry poured from the
Big Branch impoundment into
an underground mine, cut
through the mine portals and on
mto the Big Sand).
In hopes of cutting into the
backlog of impoundments
awaiting revie\\, Lauriski has
since hired more staff members.
including technical specialists,
to see that locations are prompt1) dealt \\ ith by members with a
clear understanding of procedures.
A better idea of exactly where
underground mines are located
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12 p.m.: 8 weeks.
• Quilting Class - Tuesday,
March
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Pattern - 112 Triangle; 3 weeks.
• Serger Class - Wednesday,
March 12: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; !Day Only.
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duct connected with her duties.
Hts dcctsion was based upon
the fact that Sto~all's testimony
was based on hearsa). The document states that Otter Creek's
evidence entailed written statements from emplo)ees concerning what the) had heard and
bcen told b) inmate Phillip
Fisher, a \\ nuen statement from
Fisher, the address book of
Fisher,
\\ hich
included
Re) nolds · address (minus the
zip-code), and a handwritten
"letter" found in the inmate's
possession that Stovall claimed
was written by Reynolds to
Fisher.
Thc referee decision states
that prior to being questioned
about inappropriate behavior.
Reynolds had approached Sgt.
Frank Marrs, supervisor. ad\ ising him that she had heard
rumors wuhin the prison con-
cerning an inappropriate relationship between her and Fisher.
.Marrs reported the infonnation
to his supervisor. Captain Jamie
Tackett. in an attempt to
"squash" any appearance of
inappropriate
behavior.
Reynolds was never questioned
or presented with an opportunity
to defend the allegations until
Sept. 21, 200 I, when Stovall
and assistant warden Jeff Little
questioned her about the
rumors.
According to the document.
Reynolds denied any allegations
of inappropriate behavior. stating she did not have any "personal'' communication with
Fisher or any inmate.
Stovall testified that if
Reynolds had admitted the
behavior or showed remorse.
then she would have been disciplined instead of discharged.
The complaint filed b)
Patton on behalf of Reynolds
alleges that her dismissal was a
retaliatory discharge contrary to
• Continued from p1
fundamental public policy. The
is another step in increasing complaint alleges that the action
safet). according to Lauriski.
of the defendants constitutes
At Quecreek, Penn.. where intentional infliction of emonine miners wen:: trapped for 77 tional distress and sexual dishours after millions of gallons of crimination.
watcr from an abandoned mine
Reynolds is suing for lost
nearby crashed through to where wages. mental and physical
the miners were working, pain, suffering and anguish.
Lauriski said a map provided by embarrassment and humiliation.
a local museum provided a clear and punitive damages.
picture of where underground
When ask to comment on the
mines existed, something that is complaint filed against him,
not easily ascertained.
Stovall replied, ''I have absolute"We are going t6 appeal to ly no comment on anything.''
the general public to see 1f the)
ha\e these t)pes of things so we
can build a repository." said
Lauriski. "All of this is part of
our efforts to help miners' health
and :-.afety.
"We'\e got good momentum
and we want to build on that. We
"ant to make sure that we stri\ e
to make safet) a value, not only
for our agencies, but for the mining community ut large, and we
think this is a step in the right
direction.''
There will be Diabetes
Support Group meeting on
Tuesday. January 21, at 6 p.m.,
at the Floyd County Health
Department. Meeting is open to
all persons who are diabetic or
others who are interested in
learning more about diabetes.
This is a free service of the
Health Department. Call 606886-2788 for more infonnation.
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National Cancer Institute to
study cancer pain management
in the home.
"My patients with pain take
these drugs so they can go back
out and do the things that are
important in their lives,"
Vallerand said. "My addicted
population takes them to
escape."
Peyton Reynolds. head of the
Hazard office of the Depanment
• of Public Advocacy, said he sees
\ many addicts among his clients
- 95 percent of whom sell r
use prescnptton drugs, he sa~d .
..Our economy has foiled,"
Reynolds said. ..Young people
are in despair. They have no
future."
Those who get arrested sometimes wind up in the care of people such as Scott Walker. the
substance abuse program director
for
Mountain
Comprehensive Care.
Every person in Mountam
Comp's 21-bed Layne House in
• Prestonsburg is a recovering prescription-drug addict.
Prescription-drug abu~e has
been "slow and insidious over
the years; the last three or four
years. it's been overwhelming,''
Walker said.
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ashamed to own that he lw.~
been in the wrong, '.11/zich ;s
but saying, in other words,
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Man's actions
showed braverv
Last week's paper carried the story of a fire at Rita
Blackburn's home. What made the story remarkable is
that Blackburn. 80, was led to safety from her burning
home by a man who apparently had just been passing
by.
We wanted to know more about this aspect of the
story, including the identity of the man. We found out
what happened from officials at the scene. but the rescuer left and took his name with him. Those at the fire
could only call him "Jeff from Com Fork.''
That was a little dissatisfying. When someone performs such a good, even heroic. deed, we think he or
she merits a little recognition, if nothing else.
Here is a person who saw something terrible happening to someone else and he wasn't satisfied to do what
most folks do - either keep on driving down the road
or stop and watch with morbid curiosity.
Instead, this person recognized that someone was in
need, and then he did something about it. He stopped,
went into a burning house not knowing whether or not
· he was putting himself in danger, and helped lead Mrs.
Blackburn to safety.
Now. maybe Mrs. Blackburn would have been able
to get out safely on her own, but that's not the point.
The fire appears to have been relative!)• small, but that's
not the point. either.
The point is our rescuer knew none of these things
when he chose to act. The small fire could have triggered a much larger explosion. Mrs. Blackburn could
have been trapped or asleep. That's not just doing a
good deed; that's what you call valor.
Hopefully, our description was enough to help get our
hero a few of the pats on the back he deserves. If not,
here's one:
Thank you. "Jeff from Com Fork." You've proved
once again that there are good and decent and brave
people in the world who are willing to extend a helping
hand.
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Postmodem
government budgets
by SHELDON RICHM AN
If President Bush·.., bureaucrac> ''ere
as capable as the bureaucracy in George
Orwell 's great novel. Nineteen EightyFour, Lawrence Lmdsc). the president's
former economiC advisor, would ha\e
been airbrushed out of e\el) photograph
he appeared 111 wh1le holding that post,
and e' ery reference to his e~timate of
the cost of the coming Iraq war would
be wiped from e\el)' archi\e in the
country . Today no one '' ould know '' ho
Lawrence I inuse:r is or that he once said
1:.
that the "nr would cost $100 billion to
S200 brllion .
Alas, go,emment 1s not quite as P9Werful a~ Orwell envisioneu. So the Bush
admimstrnuon has to settle for simply
firing Lindsey (or insisting he resign)
and ha\ mg the budget director dismiss
and d1scred1t Lindse:r 's estimate and
issue h1s 0\\ n IO\\ er one.
Maybe that more transparent method
"ill work just as ''ell. After all. \\hile
$100 billion to $200 bilhon may strike
some as a mite expensi\c for a war
against a \\eak and toothles::. dictator.
$50 billion to $60 billion is an absolute
steal. It's the Kmart blue-light special on •
wars. We can't afford not to go to war.
Still. one has to chuckle at the way
the administration has pulled this off.
It's not as far from Orwell as it looks at
first sight. Through Om ell ian "doublethink" people knew the past had been
changed-the) just didn't acknowledge to
themselves that the) knew. Through
Bushian "doublethink," we all knO\\ that
the economist \\hom Bush respected
enough to make his chief economic
ad' isor estrmnted an exorbitant cost for
the "ar-but nO\\ "e tell our:-;elves that
he "as '' rong and had to go.
Did Budget Director Mitch Daniels.
"ho presented the new. lo" er estimate, tfl
explain why his number is better than
nonperson Lindse) 's? According to the
New York Times, "~1r. Daniels declined
(See GUEST, page six)
e tters
Veterans
forgotten
after election
Sen. McConnell. \\ e are
wondering why )OU haven't
responded to our last two e-
mails. We requested that you
introduce a bill by itself gi\ ing all disabled vets their
earned retirement pay
So ''hat is the problem?
The :-.:ovember elect1on is
over, so )OU no longer support the Kentuck) \etemns.
So what is your plan? Is it to
''a it until next election to
step up anu tell us how you
so strongl:r ~upport us? Let
me infonn ) ou that will be a
big mistukc.
I he \ cternns of Ken tuck)
''ill uo every thing in our
pO\\ er to see that ) ou don't
get elected again. You haven't
spoken up since the administration screwed us out of our
earned retirement. We "ill
not be duped b) you agam.
We no\\ kno\\ ) our motto
- support the \eterans only
at election time.
Ra)mond Adkins
Hamed
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Health Extra
Eastern Kentucky. prescription
drug trade outpaces cities
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
•
LEXINGTON
Prescription drugs are moving
into Eastern Kentucky in greater
volume than they do in any city,
statistics show.
In an analysis of data from
the federal Drug Enforcement
Agency, the Lexington HeraldLeader found that eastern
Kenmcky drugstores, hospitals
and other legal outlets received
more prescription painkillers
than anywhere else in the nation
on a per capita basis in the fouryear span from 1998-200 1.
The region led the nation
each year between 1998-2000.
In 2001, only St. Louis, home to
many oncologists and a teaching
hospital, surpassed Kentucky.
Nearly half a ton of narcotics
reached seven small mountain
counties in the state during that
four-year span - the equivalent
of one-eighth of an ounce for
every adult who lives there.
''1 can't imagine that
Kentucky has any more pain
than Detroit has. There's something
going
on,"
April
Vallerand, an assistant professor
at Detroit 's Wayne State
University who serves on pain
advisory panels.
said.
Courts and hospitals are
overwhelmed. The newspaper
found that possession and trafficking charges for all controlled
substances jumped 348 percent
in eastern Kentucky from 1997
" My patients with pain ta ke these
drugs so they can go back out and
do the things that are important in
their lives," Vallerand said. " My
addicted population takes them to
escape."
Richard Clayton, an addiction expert who heads the
University of Kentucky's Center
for Prevention Research, said
the problem is already out of
control.
"This may be the first epidemic- if it is an epidemicthat started in rural areas," he
through 2001, while admissions
of prescription-drug addicts to
residential drug-treatment centers tripled from 1998 to 2001.
Eastern Kentucky counties
led the nation in per capita narcotics distribution in 1998, 1999
and 2000, the newspaper found.
In 2001, the St. Louis area
Race for attorney general likely
to carry record price-tag
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RANKFORT - The race for
Kentucky attorney general could
become the most expensive ever
for the office.
In the first weeks of his campaign, Rep Greg Stumbo, DPrestonsburg, raised $277,327,
far more than his longer-running
opponents in the May 20
Democratic primary, former
Attorney General Chris Gorman
of Louisville and state Auditor
Ed Hatchett of Frankfort.
Stumbo, who already has
raised more than a quarter of the
total raised in the record-setting
1995 attorney general's race, said
his fund-raising goal for the primary is $500,000.
That would surpass Fred
Cowan, who spent a record
$442,702 to win the 1987 nomination and then was elected. In
the primary, Cowan and feUow
Louisvillian Todd Hollenbach
spent a total of $536,243, also a
record.
Stumbo has never run
statewide but enjoys name recognition as House majority leader
for the last 18 years.
Smmbo amassed so much in
about 40 days of active fund raising that his collections exceeded
the $268,500 raised in about 25
days by Attorney General Ben
Chandler,
the
leading
Democratic candidate for governor.
"There's going to be a lot of
people in the governor's race,"
Stumbo said. "I don't want to get
lost in the shuffle."
Gorman, who has been raising
money for two years has reported
collecting
$106,548,
plus
$12,093 ·from himself. Hatchett,
who has been doing fund raising
for a year and eased up in the past
three months, has reported raising $60,249.
On Dec. 31 , the end of the !atest reporting period, Stumbo had
$256,391 in the bank, compared
with $99,424 for Gorman and
$46,474 for Hatchett.
Hatchett said his fund-raising
goal is $200,000, and he is banking on the regard he has built
with "rank and file Democrats"
in seven years as auditor.
"I think the Democratic Party
believes I represent a future that
it should embrace," he said.
''That's what I hope I can use to
trump the money."
Gorman declined to say what
h1s goal is but said he is running
on his record as attorney general.
"There's no question we'll
have the amount of money"
needed, Gorman said.
Gorman spent $155,312 to
win the lightly contested 1991
primary over former state Sen.
John Lackey of Richmond, and
spent
$183,058
to
beat
Republican Commonwealth's
Attorney Tom Handy of London
that fall.
Chandler spent a record
$778,372 to gain the office in
1995, when he was auditor. He
was unopposed in 1999.
The attorney general's office
has become a political steppingstone, now that lieutenant governors are no longer elected separately from governors. That
change was made in 1992.
In 1995, the candidates for
attorney
general
spent
$1,046,628, a record that probably will be broken thi.> year in
light of the Democrats' spending
predictions and Republicans'
intention to field a strong candidate for an office they have not
won since 1943.
State Rep. Tim Feeley, RCrestwood, entered the race last
week.
State
Republican
Chairman Ellen Williams introduced Feeley, indicating party
leaders' preference for him over
Jack Wood of Louisville, a former district judge in southern
Kentucky.
The next most powerful position behind the governor is the
attorney general.
Stumbo, who has considered
entering the last two races for
governor, said that is part of his
reason for seeking the office.
"I've always had a strong
interest in my party, and that was
part of the equation," Stumbo
said, adding that his strongest
motivation is to use the office to
fight drugs.
Gorman also cited drugs as an
issue but said his top concern is
"integrity and character and the
ability to have the moral authority to lead."
Hatchett has several ideas for
the attorney general's office,
including protecting the public
from corporate misdeeds and
computer crime, tasks to which
he said he could bring his experience as auditor and banking commissioner.
He said he wants to increase
the share of the office's budget
that is devoted to prosecution,
offer free advice on "end-of-life
matters" and "smart-growth" initiatives, and act as a collection
agent for money owed the state.
He said he might convene grand
juries to gather evidence about
environmental disasters.
passed Kentucky, driven by
large increases in the amount of
OxyContin and of morphine,
which is widely used to treat
pain after surgery.
St. I .ouis is home to many
oncologists, plus a teaching hospital, which accounts for some
of its numbers, said Susan
McCann, administrator of the
Missouri Bureau of Narcotics
and Dangerous Drugs.
One Appalachian pain specialist suggested that Eastern
Kentucky, with its older population, many injured coal miners
and high rates of lung cancer,
might need large amounts of
narcotics to treat legitimate pain
sufferers.
"An older population with
r:nore chronic disease and more
chronic pain would, of course,
explain at least part of the need
for more pain meds," said Dr.
Philip Fisher, head of the
Huntington,
W.Va.-based
Appalachian Pain Foundation, a
non-profit organtzation.
Fisher and other pain specialists argue that law enforcement
intimidates too many doctors
into avoiding the use of
OxyContin to treat pain. The
American Pain Foundation, a
non-profit that lobbies for better
access to pain treatment, says
that 33 million to 125 million
Americans suffer from undertreated pain - a claim other
experts find hard to believe.
"Pain in the butt, I can
believe," said Clayton, laughing
at the suggestion that more than
40 percent of Americans are in
pain.
It ought to be easy to tell the
difference between legitimate
sufferers and addicts, Vallerand
discuss prospects for reauthorization of airport, highway and
public transit programs.
Thursday evening, U.S. Sen.
Jim Bunning will discuss
national security and the outlook for transportation on the
national level.
Other speakers will include
Gov. Paul Patton; Federal
Highway Administrator Mary
Peters; state Transportation
Secretary James C. Codell III;
state Justice Secretary lshmon
Burks; Jose Sepulveda, administrator of the Kentucky
Division of the Federal
Highway Administration; J.M.
Yowell, state highway engineer; John Carr, deputy state
highway engineer for intermodal planning; and Mike
Hancock, deputy state highway
engineer for program planning
and management.
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LEXINGTON
Hubert
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Transportation Committee, will
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Kentucky
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The conference, held at the
Radisson Plaza Hotel in
Lexington, begins today and
ends Friday.
The conference, "Changing
Needs in a Changing World,"
will bring local, regional state
and national leaders together to
focus on problems and opportunities facing Kentucky in terms
of transportation, economic
opportunity and quality of life.
A highlight of the conference will be a Friday noon session that will feature aJI of the
major gubernatorial candidates
discussing their objectives for
the state.
During a Thursday morning
session, the conference will discuss the status of funding for
transportation programs. John
Horsley, executive director for
the American Association of
State
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amount of driving while using drugs
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Law
enforcement
officials
say
Eastern Kentucky's raging prescription-drug
problem
is
changing the face of a DUI.
"Everybody you're looking
at now is a pillhead," said former
Martin County Sheriff Darriel
Young, who left office last month.
"In the last couple of years, it's
gotten a whole lot worse.
Everybody's pilling."
County after county has seen
explosive growth in "drugged"
driving, a signal that the abuse of
narcotics now rivals - or even
surpasses - the abuse of alcohol.
"Hell, the day of the old-fash·
ioned drunks on the road is about
over," said Flatwoods Police Chief
Buddy Gallion.
Gallion said more than half of
his DUI arrests now involve
drugs.
Last June, 24 of 27 DUI cases
in Martin District Court involved
drugs, not alcohol, court records
show.
In 2000, Martin, Laurel and
Clay became the first Kentucky
counties in which drug-related
DUI charges outnumbered alcohol-related DUis, state records
show.
In the last several years, eastern
Kentucky has become a posterboard for the abuse of legal prescription painkillers, such as
OxyContin and Vicodin. Nearly
half a ton of narcotics reached six
small mountain counties from
1998 to 2001 - the equivalent of
three-quarters of a pound for every
adult who lives there.
In an analysis of federal data,
the Lexington Herald-Leader
found that, on a per capita basis,
eastern Kentucky drugstores, hospitals and other legal outlets
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painkillers than anywhere else in
the nation.
The abuse reflects in the number of people seeking residential
treatment for painkiller addiction
- it nearly tripled from 1998
through 2001, according to Scott
Walker, the substance abuse program director for Mountain
Comprehensive
Care
in
Prestonsburg.
Prescription-drug abuse has
been "slow and insidious over the
years; the last three or four years,
it's been overwhelming," Walker
said.
Law enforcement says the
increase of abusers has created
problems with DUI arrests.
Quick, easy Breathalyzer tests,
routine in drunken-driving arrests,
will not work in drug cases.
Instead, drivers' blood samples
must go to the state crime lab,
where a nine-month backlog jeopardizes prosecutions in some
counties.
Clay County Attorney Clay
Bishop Jr. said that more than a
few drug-related DUis have been
dismissed because of delayed test
results.
State court officials have recommended that DUI cases be
processed within 60 to 90 days,
Bishop said.
"We try to leave it on the docket for as long as possible, but after
nine or 10 months, if a defense
attorney is worth anything he'll
move to dismiss," Bishop said.
The Kentucky State Police
crime lab has a backlog of about
6,000 drug-identification cases
that will take about nine months to
process, said Lt. Lisa Rudzinski,
an agency spokeswoman.
The last General Assembly •
approved the hiring of 25 new Jab
analysts, Rudzinski said. Eleven
were hired before tight budgets
forced a state government job
freeze, she said.
"We anticipate that backlog to
diminish, depending on what happens to the budget when the legislature meets," she said.
Though state records show significant growth in drug-related
DUis across Kentucky during the
late '90s, the problem was particularly acute in eastern Kentucky.
In 2000, one out of every three ~
motorists stopped on a firstoffense DUI in eastern Kentucky
was alleged to be impaired by
drugs, not alcohol.
In the rest of the state, the figure was one out of every I 0.
Patton says state could make
'quantum leap' with taxes
by CHARLES WOLFE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON - Gov. Paul
Patton on Thesday described his
idea of higher business taxes as
a chance for Kentucky to "make
a quantum leap" past states that
decide to retrench in bad economic times.
He said the alternative was to
make deep cuts in state government, including health care and
possibly education - cuts to
which the public would become
numb and accepting and whose
results would only be evident in
years to come.
"Other states, on average, are
in worse shape than we are,"
Patton said in a speech to the
Lexington
Chamber
of
Commerce. "It's the greatest
opportunity we'll ever have to
make a quantum leap relative to
our sister states. If we don't go
back, a lot of them wiJI," and
Kentucky can pass them.
Aides said Patton's remarks
were a preview of a budget
address he plans to deliver to the
General Assembly on Feb. 5, the
day after legislators return to the
Capitol to resume a 30-day, offyear session. Patton says the
state needs $500 million more in
revenue to keep up with its
"commitments" in Medicaid,
prisons and the like.
Speaking without notes, but
with a tone of urgency that
sometimes lapsed into hyperbole, Patton said "people will
die on the streets" and that "in
July the lights are going to go
out" if government spending in
the fiscal year that begins July 1
has to be cut to fit within current
rates of tax revenue.
Patton
told
Afterward,
reporters his remark about death t
alluded to cuts in Medicaid.
(See PATTON, page nine)
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It's a political document
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THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ituaries
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Virgil Slone
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Virgil Slone, age 73. of Hi
Hat, married 54 years to Joyce
Ray Slone, passed a\'.ay on
Thursday, January 16, 2003, at
Our Lady of the Way Hospital,
in Martin.
He was born April 24, 1929,
in Ligon, the son of the late
William and Sadie Newsome
Slone. He was a retired coal
miner after having worked for
30 years, and was a member and
deacon of the Samaria Old
Regular Baptist Church, at
Teaberry, for 23 I/2 years, and a
member of the United Mine
Workers of America.
In addition to his wife, Joyce,
he is survived by two sons,
Lowell Vernon (Ruth) Slone of
Ligon, and Virgil Jr (Robin)
Slone, of Hi Hat; four daughters,
Joan Slone and Debbie Slone,
both of Hi Hat, Henrietta
(Jimmy) Gibson of Ligon, and
Joetta Salisbury of Minnie; four
brothers, Adrian Slone of
Rockwood, Michigan, Bill Gene
Slone of David, and Hershell
Slone and Elmer Slone, both of
Ligon; seven grandchildren,
Margaret Bentley, Tara McCoy.
Tia Salisbury, Tiana Slone,
Margie Gibson, Bryan Salisbury
and Wesley Slone; and two
great-grandchildren,
Kitana
Bentley and David Bentley.
Funeral services for Virgil
Slone were conducted Sunday,
January· 19, at 11 a.m., in the
Samaria Old Regular Baptist
Church, at Teaberry, with ministers of the church officiating.
Burial was in the Newman
Cemetery, at Hi Hat. The family
entrusted the services to Hall
Funeral Home of Martin.
Pallbearers: Ricky Dean
Slone, Eric Ousley, Greg Slone,
Denver Ray Slone, William Lee
Slone, June Bug Slone, Larry
Ray, Johnny Ray, and Richie
Slone.
Eliza Doll Dusina, age 87, of
Lexington, Kentucky, formerly
of Wheel wright, widow of Tom
Dusina, passed away Friday,
January 17, 2003, at the
Samaritan Hospital, Lexington.
She was born September 17,
1915, in Tennessee, the daughter of the late George Cupp and
Eliza Wyrck Cupp. She was a
homemaker and a member of
the original Church of God, of
Lexington, North Carolina.
Survivors include four sons,
Carlton
Dusina
of
Barboursville, Jerry Dusina of
Lavona, Michigan, Tommy
Dusina of Hartselle, Alabama,
and Glen Dusina of Lexington,
North Carolina; five daughters,
Reba Hieschfield of Sanford,
North Carolina, Janice Johnson
of Lexington, North Carolina.
Donna Helton of Athens,
Alabama, Mary Barrett of
Lexington, Kentucky, Myra
Smith of Taylor, Michigan; one
brother, Ed Cupp of Cincinnati,
Ohio; 65 grandchildren, and
several great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband,
and parents, she was preceded
in death by one daughter, Jean
Weiss.
Funeral services for Eliza
Doll Dusna were conducted
Sunday, January 19, in the Hall
Funeral Chapel, Martin, with
Earnest Brock officiating.
Burial was in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens, at !vel,
under the professional care of
the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Tommy Dusina,
Billy Helton, Jerry Dusina,
Roy Dusina, Glen Dusina and
Steve Micuos.
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Kenneth Ray
"Kicky" Manns
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Preston Nichols, age 68, of
.( Prestonsburg, passed away
• Thursday, January 16, 2003, at
" the Highlands Regional Medical
• Center, following an extended
: mness.
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He was born April 28, 1934,
• in Prestonsburg, a SOl) of the late
Tobe and Martha (Stricklin)
Nichols.
He was a veteran, having
served in the U.S. Army. He was
retired from the Ky. and West
' Virginia Gas Company, where
he was a foreman.
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He is survived by his wife.
Verline (Calhoun) Nichols.
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Other survivors include one
daughter, Tammy White of
Indianapolis, Indiana; and one
grandchild, Dylan Bradley.
He was a Mason, a member of
• Zebulon Lodge No. 273,
F&AM, at Prestonsburg; a
member
of
Prestonsburg
1 Chapter
No.
182,
of
Prestonsburg;
Fred
W.
McKenzie Council No. 98 of
Paintsville;
Paintsville
I
: Commandery
No. 48 of
.,: Paintsville; and was a Shriner, a
•I member of El Hasa Temple at
I Ashland.
I Funeral services were conducted Monday, January 20, at
II a.m., at the Burke Funeral
Home, Prestonsburg, with Rev.
Bobby Joe Spencer officiating.
Burial was in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens at Ivel, under
the direction of Burke Funeral
Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home, where Masonic services
were held Sunday, January 19.
Kenneth
Ray
"Kicky"
Manns, 45, of Allen, died
Friday, January 17, 2003, in
Ohio.
Born December 29, 1957, in
Martin, he was the son of the
late Ethel Manns (natural
mother); and adoptive parents,
the late Tom and Sally Ellen
Manns. (He was blessed to
have two mothers.) He was a
disabled laborer.
Survivors include two sons,
John
Wayne
Manns
of
Wayland, and Christopher Lee
Manns of Prestonsburg; two
daughters, Louannie Birdie
Manns and Monica Betty
Louise
Manns, both of
Prestonsburg; four sisters,
Verna
Johnson,
Deanna
Reynolds,
and
Deborah
Stephens, all of Allen, and
Sophia Blackburn of Martin;
and one granddaughter, Jeonna
Tyshay Manns.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by one
son, Thomas Ray Manns; three
brothers, Mitchell Manns,
James Manns, and Junior
Manns; and five sisters, Edna
Blackburn, Anita Manns, Ethel
Manns, and two infants.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 21, at
1 p.m., at the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home in Martin, with
Tom Blackburn, Henry Lewis
and Denver Meade officiating.
Burial was in the Hicks
Cemetery at Hippo, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
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James Edward Carey
Mulelda Campbell
James Edward Carey, age 78, of
Allen, passed away on Friday,
January 17, 2003, in the
Riverview Health Care Center in
Prestonsburg, after an extended illness.
He was born on July 10, 1924,
at Allen, the son of the late Orville
F-l:~on and Nelle Clarlc Carey.
He was a railroad employee and
a veteran of the United States
Anny, having served in World War
II, and was a member of the Christ
United Methodist Church at Allen,
and a member and past master of
Zebulon Masonic Lodge No. 273,
at Prestonsburg.
ln addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a son,
James Edison Carey.
He is survived by his wife,
Louise Williamson Carey.
Masonic funeral services were
conducted Sunday evening, at the
funeral home.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, January 20, at 1 p.m.
in the Hall Funeral Home Chapel,
at Martin, with Ken LeMaster and
David Flannery officiating.
Burial was in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens at lvel. The
family entrusted the services to
Hall Funeral Home.
Pallbearers: Members of the
Cow Creek Volunteer Fire
Department.
{Paid obituary)
Mulelda Campbell, 70, of
Prestonsburg, died Monday.
January 20, 2003, at the
Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
Born December 5, 1932, in
Langley, she was the daughter
of the late Neddie and Mirna
Samons Ousley. She was a
homemaker, and a member of
the Brandy Keg Freewill
Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death
by
her husband. Hubert
Campbell.
Survivors include three sons,
Gregory Dean Campbell of
Dwale, Eddie Campbell of
Blue River, and Stephen
Campbell of Prestonsburg; two
daughters, Linda Frasure of
Bonanza, and Leda Kay
Blackburn of Prestonsburg;
two brothers. Willis Ousley
and Mexico Pitts. both of
Sidney, Indiana; nine grandchildren and l 0 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and
husband, she was preceded in
death by two brothers, Elmer
Ousley and Commodore Pitts;
and four sisters, Verdith Ward,
Gladys Wiley, Clelda Ousley
and Luria Gibson.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 23,
at 1 p.m., at the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Ray Daniels, Manford Fannin,
and Roger Music officiating.
Burial will be in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens,
at lvel.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers: Justin
Campbell. Keith
Stanley,
Delbert Hubbard. Jason Slone.
Shawn Jude, John Goble.
David Webb and Danny
Stamper.
Dora Belle Webb
Nelson
Dora Belle Webb Nelson, 68, of
East Point, died Saturday, January
18, 2003, at Highlands Regional
Health Center.
Born August 13, '
1934, at Bays Branch,
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(Floyd County), she •
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was the daughter of
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the late Dave Webb and Percella
Tackett Webb. She was a fonner
dental office receptionist for Dr.
Garland Godsey. She was a member of the Free Pentecostal
Church of God, at East Point.
She is survived by her husband,
Will Nelson of East Point.
Other survivors include two
brothers, Kaynard Webb of Hager
Hill, and Gene Webb of East
Point.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 21, at I p.m.,
at the Carter Funeral Home
Chapel, Prestonsburg, with
Tommy Nelson and Buster
Hayton officiating.
Interment was in the Webb
Family Cemetery, at East Point,
with Carter Funeral Home serving
the Nelson family.
22, 2003 • A7
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for
being with us in the loss of our loved one. Abe Sparks. Whether
you visited, sent a card or flowers, you helped comfort us.
A special thanks to Dr. Charles F. Arnett for your professional
services. Also, a special thanks to Lucille Sparks for the care
that you gave to Dad.
Thank-you to the Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home for their kind
and humble services. When death comes to our home, it's
friends like you that help us through our sorrow.
I would also like to apologize for the day of the funeral, when
the obituary was read, by leaving off the names of two stepgrandchildren, Ekel and John Meade.
Thank you,
Phyllis Sparks
Card of Thanks
The family of Areolas Boyd Allen would like to
thank all those neighbors, friends. and families, who
helped during the loss of our loved one. Thanks to those
who sent flowers, food, cards, or said prayers and comforting words. A special thanks to Clergyman Dennis
Love, for his comforting words, and the Hall Funeral
Home for their kind and professional service.
THE FAMILY OF ARCOLAS BOYD ALLEN
Card of Thanks
The family of Bill "Crush" Dingus would like to take this
opportunity to thank everyone for their help in the loss of our
loved one. A special thanks to all the family and friends who
sent flowers and helped to comfort us in any way. A special
thanks to Clergyman Arnold Turner Jr.. for his comforting
words, the Sheriff's Department for the1r assistance in traffic
control, and the Hall Funeral Home for their kind and professional services.
THE FAMILY OF BILL "CRUSH" DINGUS
Card of Thanks
The family of Palestine Stumbo Vanderpool would like to
thank all those friends, neighbors. and family who helped
them in any way upon the passing of their loved one. Thanks
to those who sent food, flowers. prayers. and words of comfort expressed. We deeply appreciate you all. A special thanks
to Clergyman Clinton Moore for his comforting words, the
Sheriff's Department for their assistance in traffic control, and
the Hall Funeral Home for their kind and efficient service.
THE FAMILY OF
PALESTINE STUMBO VANDERPOOL
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Olga Tackett Hamilton
Olga Tackett Hamilton, 72, of
Teaberry, wife of the late Sterling
Hamilton, passed away Sunday,
January 19,2003.
Born November 24, 1930, at
Beaver, she was the daughter of
the late Berry and Elvie Hamilton
Tackett. She was a storekeeper
and homemaker.
She is survived by one son,
Scotty (Gretchen) Hamilton; a
grandson whom she raised, Todd
(Barbara Gail) Hamilton, both of
Teaberry; three daughters, Scarlet
King of Teaberry, Julinia
(Eugene) Hamilton of Teaberry,
and Wanda (Frank) Rex of
Ypsilanti, Michigan; two brothers,
Sterling and Jimmy Tackett of
Pikeville; two sisters, Opal
Reynolds and Margie Kiser of
Beaver; nine grandchildren; one
great-grandchild, and one greatgreat-grandchild.
In addition to her husband, and
parents, she was preceded in death
by one granddaughter, Amanda
Leigh King.
Funeral services for Olga
Tackett Hamilton will be
Wednesday, January 22, at 11
a.m., at Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, Martin, with Regular
Baptist ministers, Jimmy Hall,
Clinton Moore, and others, officiating.
Burial will follow at Davidson
Memorial Gardens, Jvel.
Visitation was at the funeral
home, where services were held
nightly.
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22, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Business/Professions
Maioritv of Kv voters favor 75-cent ciuarene tax increase •
Voters support cigarette tax to
help balance state budget, fund
tobacco prevention and healthcare.
As state leaders wrestle with
the estimated $500 million budget
deficit, a new poll shows that a
strong majority of Kentucky voters support a significant increase
in the state's cigarette tax to fund
tobacco prevention, and help
cover the state's rising bill for providing Medicaid services.
Six out of ten Kentucky voters
(60 percent) support a 75-cent per
pack increase in the state's cigarette tax, with part of the revenue
dedicated to funding Medicaid
health services. This support
comes from a broad-based coalition of voters, including 59 percent of Republican, 60 percent of
Democrats and 60 percent of independents. Thirty-seven (37) percent of voters oppose a 75-cent
increase in the cigarette tax.
The survey of 500 registered
Kentucky voters was released
recently by Kentucky Health
Investment for Kids (KHIK).
KIDK is a coalition of health, education, community, and faith organizations dedicated to raising the
state excise tax on cigarettes and
other tobacco products to protect
our kids. KHIK's more than 170
member groups, including the
American
Cancer
Society,
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tax."
The poll found that increasing
the cigarette tax is the most palatable approach to addressing
Kentucky's budget woes. A
majority of voters (55 percent) say
they favor increasing the tobacco
tax to help deal with the state budget deficit. Fewer Kentucky voters
support other tax increases or
spending cuts that may be necessary to address the budget deficit,
including increasing the state sales
tax (2 I percent), increasing the
income tax (19 percent), reducing
funding for health care programs
( 12 percent), reducing funding for
education (10 percent) or reducing
funding for Medicaid (9 percent).
"Among the options that are on
the table, increasing the tobacco
tax is a perferred solution to the
state's revenue crisis," said
Dimitri' Pantazopoulos of the
polling ftrm Market Strategies Inc.
The poll also show~ that
Kentucky voters will express their
support for a cigarette tax increase
at the voting booth. By a margin
of 55 percent to 3 I percent, voters
would look favorably on a candidate for state office who supports
the tobacco tax over one who
opposes it. Again, this strong preference crosses party lines as
Democrats, Republicans and independents choose the candidate
who supports increasing the cigarette tax over the candidate who
opposes it.
Even more dramatically, a significant number of voters from
both parties are willing to cross
partisan lines to vote for a candidate of the opposite party who
supports the cigarette tax.
The voters surveyed would
favor a Democrat who supports
the tax over a Republican who
opposes it by a margin of 51 percent to 30 percent. This includes
38 percent of Republicans who
would cross over to the Democrat.
Likewise, voters would favor a
Republican who supports the tax
over a Democrat who opposes it
by a margin of 47 percent to 31
percent. This includes 37 percent
of Democrats who would cross
over and vote for the Republican
who acts to increase the cigarette
Reducing Tobacco Use, concluded raismg cigarrene taxes is widely regarded a-; one of the most
effective tobacco prevention
stratcgtes. and that such increases
would lead .to "substantial long~
run Improvements in health.''
Analysis by the Campaign fo ·
Tobacco-Free Kids shows that n
75-cent increase in Kentucky':;
cigarette tax would save approximately 40.000 Kentucky kids
aJive today from the death, addic- ,;;;:,
tion and disease caused by tobac- ~
co use. Based on currrent tobacco
sales in Kentucky, the additional
revenue from another 75-cents per
pack would provide the state with
an immediate boost of more than
$300 million in the first year
alone.
Kentuck) currently has the
second lowest cigarette tax in the
country at 3 cents per pack. while
the health care costs attributable to
smoking amount to $1.90 for
every pack of cigarrettes sold in
the state. "By increac;ing the cigarette tax. Kentucky will reduce
smoking, save lives and help offset the rising health care costs
caused by smoking:' said
Brackett.
A large body of economic
research, numerous expert panels,
experience in other states, and
even reports from the tobacco
industry, have concluded decisively that price increases effectively
reduce smoking, especially
among youth. The U.S. Surgeon
General, in the 2000 report,
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"Clearly, the public views the
cigarette tax in a separate category
from income or other taxes.
Therefore, they are not inclined to
punish lawmakers who support
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fact, they are more likely to
reward these legislators with their
support."
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Children and parents were
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Clause 2" on Nov. 10, 2002,
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Shaffer got word that a tornado
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Cinemas in Van Wert, Ohio.
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American Heart Association and
American Lung Association of
Kentucky, expressed support for
an increase in Kentucky's cigarette tax by 75-cents per pack, and
recommended that a portion of the
tax revenue be dedicated to tobacco prevention efforts and
Medicaid services.
In announcing its results, the
coalition declared the tobacco tax
a WIN, WIN, WIN for Kentucky.
An increase in the state's cigarette
excise tax is a win for public
health, a win for the state's fiscal
health, and a win for the political
health of politicians who support
it
Julie Brackett, director of
Advocacy for the American Heart
Association and KHIK coalition
chair, said raising the tobacco tax
will result in long-term benefits
for Kentucky residents. "The cigarette tax is a proven strategy to
protect thousands of Kentucky
kids from tobacco addiction
while, at the same time, helping
the state address the budget crisis
and protect vital programs."
Brackett continued, "The state
legislature should listen to the
people of Kentucky, and act
quickly to increase the cigarette
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• Make perception a reality.
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inside the concrete masonry
walls of the cinema's toilet
areas, 55 patrons, along with the
theater management, survived a
storm that ripped away the
entire structure where they had
been sitting only moments
before.
One of the most destructive
storms to hit the state in recent
years, the F-4 tornado plowed a
path through the cinema demolishing one theater and lifting
portions of roof or walls of two
others. (Tornados are measured
by the Fujita Scale. An F-4 tornado has wind speeds from 207
to 260 mph.)
But the concrete masonry
structure that shielded the
town's youngsters from danger
remained solidly in place.
Shaffer's decision to move the
children to the portion of the
Van Wert cinema surrounded by
concrete masonry waJls saved
lives.
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency encourages the addition of safe haven
areas constructed of strong,
impact resistant materials, such
as concrete masonry, within
homes and other structures
located in tornado- and hurricane-prone areas.
Experts at the National
Concrete Masonry Association,
who have developed tornado
safe room designs, say the
national trend toward lighter
commercial construction and
less restrictive building codes
has resulted in numerous structures like the demolished theater
in Van Wert.
"Our public places must be
made safer. Building codes that
allow trade-offs and less durable
building materials are not in the
best interests of the public," said
Mark B. Hogan, president of the
National Concrete Masonry
Association. "A change in building codes is long overdue.
Citizens can and should demand
the equivalent protection of concrete masonry in construction
by asking elected congressionaJ
representatives to support and
influence the development of
new and more restrictive testing
of wall materials."
Citizens can contact their
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at
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must shave their chins clean.
"llove it. It's just something
different. We've all talked
about it," Officer Robert A.
Young said.
A few weeks ago. Officer
Theodore Bonnayer, president
of the local officers union,
approached Frydryk about the
issue and the two came up with
"A Hair-raising (Hair-razing?)
Event for the Jimmy Fund."
Frydryk said the contest will
boost department morale,
involve the community, and
raise money to fight cancer.
The chief himself plans to
compete himself.
Officer Erin F. Sullivan
likes the contemporary look of
a goatee. "It shows our chief is
progressive and open to new
ideas," he said.
State Ethics Commission
guidelines prohibit officers
from collecting donations
while on duty, but they may
hand out donation forms. The
fund is part of the Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute in Boston.
• BLU EFIELD, W.Va. -
U.S. Marine Pvt. Kermit E.
4f Dailey Jr.
Dailey graduates
U.S. Marine
Corp training
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son of Kermit and Nesba Dailey,
of Ligon, graduated Marine
Corp trammg on Friday,
December 20, 2002.
U.S.
Marine Pvt. Dailey was stationed at Parris Island, South
Carolina during training exercises and graduation exercises were
also conducted at the Parris
Island base. Following graduation, Pvt. Dailey returned home
to Floyd County to visit with his
family during the Christmas holidays. He has now returned to
South Carolina where he will
undergo training to become a
military policeman.
Building a snowman is usually
carefree child's play, but for
the engineering department at
Bluefield State College, it's an
exact science.
After decades of research
and development, members of
the department have worked
out 10 surefire steps for creating the perfect snowman.
It begins with baseline conditions - at least 2 inches of
wet snow covering a large flat
surface preferably a front yard.
Construction should start at
the base by rolling a ball
approximately 3 feet in diameter, said Josh Hamilton, a
senior at BSC. Another ball 2
feet in diameter must be centered on top of the first.
For the head, roll a ball l
foot in diameter and place it on
top. Two sticks measuring
about 2 I /2-feet long must be
inserted halfway up either side
of the center ball.
The next, and very important, step is to give the snowman an identity.
Five rocks must be arranged
on the top snowball in a semicircle or arc to create a smile.
Place two slightly larger rocks
above the smile to form eyes.
A fresh carrot is mandatory,
Hamilton said. It should be
placed, stem first, just above
the smile and below the eyes
to form a nose. Old gloves, a
hat and a scarf can add an
extra bit of dash.
"Building a snowman is a
fun way for small kids to think
of structures. It's good to
know the weight of objects
and what they will hold," said
Bruce Mutter, an associate
professor of architectural engineering.
• RACINE, Wis. - No
wonder they call it the wise
old owl.
This one outsmarted officials at the Racine zoo and the
state Department of Natural
Resources.
They didn't realize why the
owl in front of Angie
Anderson's house wasn't moving and appeared injured: It
was a real fake.
A few days after Christmas,
a zoo official carrying a large
net and a snare knocked on her
door.
"And he said, 'I just wanted
to let you know I'm going to
be out front trying to catch this
injured owl,"' Andersen said.
" I just broke out laughing. I
told him it was a fake owl."
She bought the owl at WalMart two years ago for $14.99.
Since she moved to a busy
corner in October, people have
stopped to stare, including the
zoo official, who thought the
owl was real - and injured.
Anderson pulled it out of
the ground to reveal the metal
legs that push into the ground.
The zoo official laughed and
drove away.
A couple days later, a DNR
conservation warden stopped
by and told Andersen that
someone had complained and
that he needed to check o~t the
owl.
He didn't think it was real ,
but he needed to see whether
feathers came from a real owl.
Possessing owl feathers violates the federal Migratory
Bird Act. Owl and wildlife
experts determined they were
dyed chicken feathers.
He returned the owl to
Andersen and suggested she
not put it back in the front
yard, because bird-lovers
could think it's inappropriate.
But she didn't give a hoot
about his advice.
"I put it right back out there
when I got it back," Andersen
said.
She has since put up a sign
that reads, "This is not a real
owl."
"When people don't get health
services, ... probably some of
them are going to die early," he
said. Asked if he was prepared to
shut down state government,
Patton was noncommittal.
So was Patton's audience about 90 business people who
gave the lame-duck governor a
cordial reception and a cautious
but not overtly critical response
to his proposal to replace the corporate income tax and license fee
with a "business activity tax" that
could be less easily avoided.
Bob Quick, the chamber's
president and chief executive
officer, encouraged the group to
dig into Patton's proposal and
learn its implications for themselves and their community.
Tony Sholar, a vice president
and lobbyist for the Kentucky
Chamber of Commerce, said
businesses are wary of losing any
competitive edge. "If the economy is down, we've got to be cautious how we approach busi-
Winter 2003 Children's
Theatre Workshop &
Teen Theatre Workshop
Is winter starting to get to
you? Are your kids getting
Cabin Fever?
Acting up? Acting out?
Don't despair!
Jenny Wiley Theatre and the
Mountain Arts Center c an
help ... after all, acting is our
business!
Announcing Winter 2003
Children's Theatre Workshop &
Teen Theatre Workshop
Children's Theatre
Workshop
• Ages 6-11
• Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon
• January 25 - March 15,
2003
. $ 150
Teen Theatre
Workshop
• Ages 12-18
• Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. 3:30p.m.
• January 25 - March 15,
2003
• $175
These workshops give kids
the opportunity to learn about,
participate in and experience the
joys of acting and theatre in lots
of ways. Students will focus on
performance and acting tech-
nique, including vocal projection, diction and articulation,
musical tonality and rhythm,
body movement and choreography, improvisation, drama and
performance terminology, character development, plot analysis
and comprehension, scene
blocking and development, and
costume and set design. As
always, a variety of theatre
games and activities will be
used so that learning will be fun.
A final production will be performed by each Workshop Teen Theatre will produce a version of Shakespeare's Macbeth,
and Children's Theatre will perform a comedy about the trials
of childhood. Each participant
will also develop a short monologue that may be used in the
future at theatre auditions.
For more information and
registration call JWT at 8869274 or 877-CALL-JWT. Or
The MAC at 889-9125 or 888MAC-ARTS
• Registration deadline January 22,2003
*Funded in part by a grant
from Philip Morris USA The
Mountain Arts Center and
Jenny Wiley Theatre receive
funding from the Kentucky Arts
Council.
ness," he said.
Patton's approach Tuesday
was to try to drum up corporate
support for use with the General
Assembly.
He recalled how former chair·
men of Ashland Oil, Humana
Inc. and United Parcel Service John R. Hall, David Jones and
"Oz" Nelson, respectively promoted reforms of public
schools and higher education in
the 1990s.
But at that time, corporate
taxes raised about $350 million a
year and constituted about 10
percent of the General Fund. By
2002, because of changes in federal tax Jaw, Patton said corporate income taxes contributed
$320 million to the General Fund
and made up 5 percent of the
total.
"If somebody in the business
community doesn't step forward
... that legislature will cut the
bone out of government and go
home and get re-elected on it,"
Patton said. "If you all aren't
going to get engaged, it's not
going to happen .... The future of
Kentucky is literally in your
hands - the people in this room
and the people like you all across
the state."
Patton has been operating
state government on his own
"spending plan" since July 1
because the General Assembly
last year failed to enact a biennial budget. Patton plans to ride out
the current fiscal year and send
the legislature a one-year budget
for fiscal 2004, which begins
July l.
Kentucky's economic outlook
improved a bit in recent days.
The group of economists that
makes the state's official revenue
forecast revised its figures
upward by $94 million for the
current year and by $5 million
for the next. Even at that, however, current rates of revenue
would fall $75.4 million short of
what Patton's spending plan is
based on this year and $181.3
million short for 2004.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
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~ Lifesty1es • page 1C
Iii Our Yesterdays • page 2C
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-Putting the
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COMMENTARY
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Ladycats claW past Paintsville
by STEVE Le MASTER
SPORT S EDITOR
PIKEVILLE - Defending
champion Betsy Layne turned
back Paintsville Monday night.
winning 61-39. The Ladycats,
looking to repeat as 15th Region
All "A" Champion, began
defense of its 2002 title by
outscoring Paintsville in all four
quarters to score the victory.
Betsy Layne got 18 points
apiece from senior Natasha
Stratton and junior Whitney
Lykens. Tiffany Meade also
came up with a big game for the
Ladycats, scoring II points.
Eight different Betsy Layne girls
scored in the game.
Betsy Layne led 13-8 at the
end of the first period and 29-15
(See LADYCATS, page two)
by BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RICHMOND - Every now and then,
~ the media types who cover the big-time
college basketball programs on a regular basis should swerve off the Dick
Vitale path and check out the game as
it's pla)ed in a low-visibility league
such as the Ohio
Valley
Conference. It is,
in a word. refreshing.
The OVC
coaches realize the
players are more
important than
they are. The players don't worry
• about doing somethmg spectacular
enough to get on E5PN's SportsCenter.
The cheerleaders understand the game
isn't about them.
The students go for something other
than TV exposure. The public can buy
tickets without taking out a second
mortgage.
And - here's the real shocker ever) body seems thrilled to have the
media show up. The coaches thank us
for covering their game. The players are
15TH REGIO N GIRLS' ALL "A" CLASSICphoto by
Jamie Howell
Amber
Scott (20)
reversed
directions
In Allen
Central's
blowout
win over
Plarlst.
UK book
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
(See REED, page two)
•
NAJA ME~'S BASKETBALL
Bears win battle
of Top 10 teams
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE -No.9 Pikeville
College survived a night of shooting as
cold as the winter breeze to knock off
No. 6 Martin Methodist 71 ·66 before a
packed house in overtime Monday
41~
night
Senior Toni
Anderson and
junior Teon Knox
had 16 points
apiece, and both
played huge roles
in the win.
Anderson. a guard
• Teon Knox
from Zanesville.
Ohio. hit four big
three-pointers in the second half,
including one to send the game to overtime.
Knox, a center from Baltimore,
• added 12 rebounds against the nation's
top rebounding team. Entering the
(See BEARS. page three)
ALL-STARS
Evans, Sparks will
coach Ky. All-Stars
by STEVE LeMASTER
•
SPORTS EDITOR
Mercy Academy head coach Mark
Evans and Muhlenberg North head mentor Steve Sparks have been named to
coach the Kentucky All-Stars this summer
Evans rs in his sixth season at Mercy.
He previously won two regional titles at
Oldham County.
Sparks has won more than 300 games
in his career, and has been to the State
Tournament three times. He's also the
father of Western Kentucky University
standout Patrick Sparks.
The all-star games will be played
1une 14 at the Owensboro Sportscenter
and June 21 at Conscco Fieldhouse in
• Indianapolis.
Griusbv
included
in Trease's
Allen Ceillral
crushes Piarist
Lady Rebels advance to meet Betsy Layne
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKEVILLE - Allen Central
began the 2002-03 basketball season as the team favored to win this
year's 15th Region All ''A"
Classic
Girls'
Basketball
Tournament. The Lady Rebels
were runners-up in last season's
tournament and following a I0215 thrashing of the Piarist School
Monday night, look to have something to prove in this year's tournament.
Allen Central put the game out
of Piarist's reach early on, leading
33-5 '' ith just the first quarter
gone from the game.
A total of 13 different players
scored for Allen Central. Five different Allen Central girls scored
(See PIARIST, page three)
........................................................................................................................................................................................
S C 0 R I N G R E S U l T S
..
•
ALLEN CENTRAL (102) - Scott 2, Turner 2, Mullins 6, Harris 7,
Thomas 16, K. Biliter 3, Caudill 10, Isaac 8, M. Biliter 4, Cline 12, Mills 7, Hunter 10,
Thacker 15.
PIARIST (15) - Tackett 7, Williams 6, Dennison 2.
RECORDS-Piarist 0-11, Allen Central 9-6.
Talk with Floyd County resident
Pete Grigsby on the subject of
University of Kentucky basketball and stories and
countless recollections can be
heard for
hours
and
hours. A
couple of
Grigsby's
stories are
featured in
Tales From the
Kentucky
Hardwood, a book
written by WKYTTV anchor/reporter
Denny Trease. Trease
was the play-by-play
"voice of Kentucky basketball" on television from 1972 to 1980.
Grigsby was a graduate of tiny
Martin High School, and after starting
four years at the Floyd County high
school, signed to play basketball for
Coach Adolph Rupp and the University
of Kentucky in 1953 when the leg(See GRIGSBY. page two)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Gilliam
resigns from
PC grid post
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE- Pikeville College has
accepted the resignatiOn of football
coach John Gilliam.
Gilliam. an alumnus of Prestonsburg
High School, was announced as the
school's second coach on January 2.
However, citing his desire to move back
(See RESUMES. page three)
B.S. BASKETBALL
Pike Central 78,
Prestonsburg 56
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG - Paige Lowe
scored a game-high 25 points, leading the
visiting Pike County Central Lady Hawks
to a 78-56 win over' Prestonsburg. The
contest was a first game for both teams
following a length) layoff due to recent
winter weather.
(See PIKE CENTRAL. page t\\o)
photo by Steve
LeMaster
Betsy Layne's
Tabetha Witt got
a hand up In the
game against
South Floyd
when the two
teams met at the
Dome last week.
Both squads are
still alive In this
year's 15th
Region Girls' All
"A" tourney.
Betsy Layne Is
the defending
c hampion. South
Floyd was runner-up to
Pikeville In 2001.
ALL"A"
Three of four
remaining "A" teams
Floyd County squads
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKEVILLE- When action resumes in the
15th Region All "A'' Classic Girls' Basketball
Tournament tonight at Pikeville I licit School.
the majority of the cro"d in attendance \\ill
(See SQUADS. page C8)
�82 • WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
22, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Reed
• Continued from p1
delighted to be interviewed. I he
ports mformallon directors
actually seem to 'icw us as
something more than a nuisance, a necessal') C\ 11. or. as the
coache' pomtedl) call m., a
"distraCtiOn."
The diiTerence between the
"ha\ cs" and "hrn e nots" \\as
readil) apparent to an) hody
\\ho had the staying power to
attend last Saturdny afternoon's
nationall) -tclc\ ist•d Kt:ntuckyNotre Dame game in Rupp
Arena and that night's Hazard tclevto;cd
Morehcad-l.!astcrn
game in Richmond.
The announced crowd of
5,580 in McBra)er Coliseum
\\as Eastern's largest since
1987, but only about a quarter of
the rnoh that attended UK-Notre
Dame earlier in the day. The
Morehead buses were parked
outside. In the OVC, a plane trip
is about as rare as a day without
obligations for UK Coach
Tubby Smith.
At half. time of the UK-Notre
Dame game. the members of the
Cats' 1978 NCAA champions
were introduced and cheered in
honor of their 25th anniversary.
At half-time of the MorcheadI-:astcm game, the main attraction ''as a new head football
coach, Danny Hope. who's an
Eastern alum and too young to
be eligible for Social Security, a
novel concept in the Blue Grass.
Morehead Coach Kyle Macy,
the revered leader of UK 's '78
championship team, played
Hamlet all week. Should he
attend the half-time ceremonies
at Rupp and miss his team's
shoot-around in McBrayer? Or
should he skip the glorious
scene in Lexington to be with
his team?
Macy definitely was leaning
toward skipping the half-time
ceremony at Rupp until he had a
talk on Friday night with Joe B.
Hall, his coach at UK.
Thinking that Hall probably
would tell him that his team
came first, Macy explained his
Grigsby
• Continued from p1
endary coach visited during an
1953-54 season in the book. That
athletics banquet.
1953-54 team included Cliff
"All Coach Rupp had to do Hagan, Jack Ramsey and Lou
was wave his little finger at me, Tsioropoulos, among other veterand I was ready to follow him ans.
Grigsby, in Trease's book.
back to Lexington. It was my
dream to play for the Wildcats," tells about a vote held among
players during that season which
Grigsby confided.
Grigsby's desire to play for was heavily influenced by Rupp.
the University of Kentucky was He also recalls playing on the
the deciding factor
road against St.
in his choice of
Louis University
college. He had an
in
the
Kiel
Auditorium
in
offer to go to
Georgia Tech and
The
1953.
start
for
the
Wildcats
went
Yellowjackets as a
away with the win,
true freshman. And
but had a less than
easy time getting
that was just one of
out of St. Louis.
the many college
offers thrown his
"We had to put
way. He had many
our overcoats on
top-tier Division I
over our warmups
and jump into taxis
schools sending
Pete Grigsby
letters and keeping
to get out of
in touch with him
there,"
notes
before he headed off to Grigsby.
Lexington.
One thing the book didn't
In truth, Grigsby didn't see as mention, but Grigsby confided in
much time on the hardwood at an interview Monday, is a police
the University of Kentucky as he escort the 1953-54 team had to
would have liked. Grigsby notes get out of St. Louis that cold
in the book that Rupp often only December night.
played six players in a game,
That same game against St.
which made it hard for a young Louis was the first game for a
player like himself and others on new UK basketball play-by-play
the team to get a chance to shine. announcer by the name of
Grigsby highlights the marvelous Cawood Ledford. The now legendary Ledford took over that
night for Claude Sullivan.
From Rupp to Orlando
"Tubby" Smith, many UK coaches and players are included in the
UK basketball tribute book.
Grigsby, who served as a
longtime high school basketball
coach in Floyd County, was
pleased with the way the book
turned out.
"I'm well pleased with how
the book came out," said Grigsby.
"There's a lot of history and a lot
of great stories in the book."
Grigsby also hinted at a possible sequel for the book.
A lifelong educator, Grigsby
also played baseball at Kentucky
where he started at third base and
in the outfield.
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"Kyle," said Hall, smiling.
"Don't overestimate the importance of the head coach."
So Macy stayed and received
the huge ovation he deserved.
When he didn't show up for the
shoot-around, his players saw an
opportunity to give him some
guff.
Were they upset by his
absence?
"No comment," said senior
guard Maurice Sykes, an excellent player who hasn't done as
many interviews in his career as
UK's Keith Bogans does in a
week.
Did they feel slighted?
"No comment," said the
stone-faced Sykes. while teammates Ricky Minard and Chez
Marks giggled in the background.
Then Sykes finally broke into
a grin.
" He talked with us all week
about what he should do," Sykes
said. "But when he decided to
go, that's fine with us. But I
doubt that he would be as understanding if one of us missed a
shoot-around."
Heading back to Richmond,
Macy missed a second half in
Rupp that saw UK, doing a
wonderful Joe Frazier impersonation. continue to work the soft
underbelly of Notre Dame's
defense until it finally scored a
TKO. The Irish have a splendid
point guard in Chris Thomas
and a deadly perimeter shooter
in Man Carroll, but their inside
game 1s so weak that UK
outscored the Irish, 54-20, in the
at the half while holding
Paintsville to single digits in
points each of the first two periods.
Ashley Hall led Paintsville in
scoring with 21 points. She was
the only Lady Tiger to score in
double figures. Stacy Music
chipped in six points and junior
Desiree Haney added five.
Tabetha Witt and Kesha
Newman each had four points
and Kim Clark added three for
Betsy Layne. Breann Akers
flipped in two and reserve guard
Kristen Smith hit on a free throw
to round out the scoring for
Betsy Layne. The win advanced
the Ladycats to the semifinals of
this year's seven-team tournament.
BETSY LAYNE (61) -Lykens
18, Stratton 18, Clark 3, Meade 11,
Witt 4, Newman 4, Akers 2, Smith
1.
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Haney 5, Moore 2, Music 6,
Preston 2, Jarrell 2, Chafin 1.
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(See REED. page three)
Playing on its home hardwood, Pikeville held on Monday
night to beat Phelps 73-63 in the
final game of the first round of
the Girls' 15th Region All "A"
Classic. The Lady Panthers went
up early, leading 26-8 at the end
of the first quarter and 51-21 at
the break. Phelps made a late
rally in the final quarter to
outscore Pikeville 28-9, making
the game look closer than it
actually was via the final scoring margin.
Emily Colvin paced Pikeville
with a game-high 25 points,
sharing the honors with a player
from Phelps. Shawna Howard
finished with 18 and Samantha
Howard added 15.
Nikki Smith led Phelps in
scoring with 25.
PHELPS (63) - Wolford 10,
Prater 8, Fields 10, Abbott 2, Rice
2, Schwartz 6, Smith 25.
RECORDS- Pikeville 8-7,
Phelps 6-6.
Pike Central
• Continued from p1
PIKE CENTRAL (78) - Ratliff 9,
Weddington 7, Thompson 7,
Russell15, Coleman 10, Lowe 25,
Birchfield 2, Brown 3.
PRESTONSBURG (56)Sione 22, Music 6, Harris 2, Hicks
13, Whitaker 2, White 10, Shafer 1.
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Lowe was one of three players to score in double figures
for Pike Central. Ashley
Russell finished the game with
15 points for Pike Central
while Kim Coleman added 10.
Pike
Central
edged
Prestonsburg 18-16 through
one quarter, before beginning a
rout in the second period. The
Lady Hawks outscored the
younger Prestonsburg team 2 I10 in the second period to lead
by 13 at the half. A 21-12
showing by Pike Central in the _.
third period solidified the win
for Coach Tamm) Tussey's
Hawks.
Pike Central improved to 9 6 with the win.
Eighth-grader
Meaghan
Slone led Prestonsburg (2-11 )
in scoring "ith 22 points.
Darcey Hicks added 13 and
Heather White chipped in I 0.
Chanel Music finished with six
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Attempting only nine threepointers in its 65 shots, UK used
Erick Daniels. Chuck Hayes,
and Marquis Estill to outscore
Notre Dame's starting front line,
50-18, and outrebound the Irish
big men, 30-17.
"They jump-hooked us to
death.'' said Irish coach Mike
Brey. " In our league (the Big
East), we don't have teams that
can do that. Kentucky has bodies, and a number of them, to
keep wearing you down, and
they got us that way today."
In the OYC, there are no big
men good enough to jump-hook
a team to death.
There's such a premium on
good big men that the only way
a less-than-marquee program
gets one is if they're lucky
enough to find a late-bloomer
such
as,
say.
Western
Kentucky's Chris Marcus.
On a snowy night in
Richmond. the Colonels had a
chance to make a major breakthrough by upsetting the leagueleading Eagles. Yet even though
star swingman Ricky Minard
was off his game and scored
only 13 points. Macy's team
managed to pull out a 54-50 win
because Eastern lost its poise in
the last minute.
"I told my players that in a
low-scoring game, every single
possession
is
important,"
Eastern coach Travis Ford said.
"You can't make 24 tumovers
and expect to win a low-scoring
game."
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�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ALOOK AT SPORTS
Big games on horizo.n for UK
by ED TAYLOR
inside game of Kentucky?
Chuck Hayes has been outstanding in the past four outings and
The Kentucky Wildcats are it has picked up UK by inserting
coming off two very impressive Eric Daniels in the paint area as
wins after coming
well. Marquis Estill has
from behind to beat
learned he better serves
Vanderbilt on the
the team by being on
road and taking care
the court rather than on
of number lO Notre
the bench in foul trouDame rather easily
ble.
last Saturday. I must
Gerald Fitch seems
admit I like the way
to have adjusted some
UK
is
playing
to the point guard slot,
Ed Taylor
defense. They have
but I like it better when
their feet moving as
Cliff Hawkins is in that
well as slapping after the basket- position and Fitch at the two
guard. The Cats are getting good
ball causing some loose balls.
What can you say about the quality play off their bench
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
•
"
Piarist
• Continued from p1
....
double figures in the game, led
by Becky Thomas who finished
with 16.
Amanda Thacker was next in
scoring for AUen Central with
15. Alanna Cline scored 12 and
Tab Caudill and Yumekia
Hunter each had lO points.
The Allen Central starters,
with the huge lead established
early, didn't see much playing
time after the first quarter.
Megan Harris scored seven
points in her short time on the
floor and Terri Mullins finished
with six. Guard Amber Scott and
Tiffany Turner each had two
points.
Jessica Isaac finished with
eight points for Allen Central (96). Amanda Mills also chipped
in eight points for the Lady
Rebels.
Mara Biliter scored four for
the Lady Rebs.
Bethany Tackett scored seven
to lead Piarist (0-11 ). Stephanie
Williams scored six and Marie
Dennison added two for the
Lady Knights.
With the win, Allen Central
advances to the second round
where it'll meet Betsy Layne
tonight in a rematch of last season's tournament finals. Tip-off
is set for 6:30.
Resumes
• Continued from p1
to the Morehead area and saying
he didn't feel he was the right
-, person for the position, he presented his letter of resignation
to President Hal Smith on
Friday evening.
"We are sorry to learn of
John's decision," said Smith.
"We had a lengthy meeting on
Friday night, and then Ron
(Damron, director of athletics)
talked with him on Sunday, but
he felt this was the right thing
for him and his family. He apol-
ogized to us for the brevity of
his tenure. We wish him well in
his future endeavors."
Pikeville College began
playing football in 2000, going
7-1 as a club team. The Bears
have now played two seasons
of varsity football in the MidSouth Conference, compiling a
9-11 record. That mark includes
a 6-4 worksheet from last season.
The searcll for a new coayh
will begin immediately. •
although Tubby Smith goes with
his starters most of the time.
Some of the freshmen are not
seeing too much playing time
and that could hurt down the
stretch.
Well, with that all said, watch
them bomb out in their next two
SEC outings. The Cats will host
Auburn (14-2) at Rupp Arena
tonight before traveling to
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Alabama and the Crimson Tide.
Needless to say, both games are
big ones and both will be a challenge for the Cats. One has to
wonder how long UK can play
the pressure defense they have
enjoyed for the past several
games.
Coach Smith's ball club is on
(See SPORTS, page C8)
Bears
• Continued from p1
game, Martin Methodist was
winning the rebounding wars by
an average of 18.0 per game, but
tonight, the advantage was only
four (50-46).
The Bears were cold early,
making only 2I.6 percent (8-of37) while the Redhawks hit 51.9
percent (14-of-27). For the
game, the Bears finished shooting 3I.6 percent on the night, as
compared to 52.4 percent for the
season.
Pikeville (18-3) trailed by as
many as 13 twice in the second
half, including at 45-32 with
I3:23 to play. But suddenly for
the first time all night, the Bears
got hot from the arc. Five threepointers over the next six minutes - including three by
Anderson - turned the tide, and
a dunk by Charles Sanders
brought the crowd to life.
When Anderson threw in his
third bomb with 7:00 to play, the
Bears took their first lead since
8-6. A steal and layup by Kevin
Gaines pushed it to four, 53-49.
But the Redhawks aren't in
the Top 10 for nothing, and a
three by John King was followed by a layup by Marcus
McNair gave them the lead (5453) with 3:53 left.
Four made free throws - two
by C.J. Hill, followed by a pair
by Ricky Wood - gave Martin
Methodist a three-point lead
with 11 seconds left.
But after a timeout, the Bears
got the ball to Anderson, who
dribbled to his left to elude a
defender and de!ivered the tri~
fecta that sent the game to over-
time locked at 60.
Martin Method 1st (1 0-4)
scored on a layin by Andrew
Waite to start overtime, but went
scoreless over the next two
minutes. In the meantime,
Sanders turned a steal into
another thunderous dunk, followed by two free throws, making it 64-62.
Cori Tiggs had a layup to tie
the game with 2:42 left, but
layins by Knox and Anderson
made it a four-point game.
Mike Hill scored to cut it to a
basket, but Gaines sank two
free throws with 16 seconds
left, and after a steal, Robinson
iced it with one at 0:09.
Knox and Anderson were
joined in double figures by
Sanders with I3 and Jason
Robinson with 12. Gaines carne
up big across the board - his
nine points, six assists, four
rebounds and three steals were
big, but the point guard played
35 minutes with no turnovers.
Martin Methodist got I6
from John King, followed by I2
for Gerrod Shirrey and II by
C.J. Hill. Cori Tiggs led the
Hawks on the glass with eight,
while Mike Hill had seven off
the bench.
The Bears had only 11
turnovers,
while
Martin
Methodist had 24.
Pikeville will be back in
action on Saturday in another
huge game, playing No. 11
Mountain State (W.Va.). The
Bears will seek revenge from
the Cougars, who pulled out an
83-74 win
Beckley last
Monday.
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Under pressure, the Colonels
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game, but it was competitive
and entertaining. At crunch
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While Macy rarely got to his
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"I'm extremely impatient and
extremely competitive," Ford
said. "I'm a sore loser. I'm a
fighter; I'm competitive."
He says he's dialed it down a
bit, become more patient and
tolerant and aware that he can't
control every dribble of every
game, the way he did as a UK
player under Rick Pitino. Still,
he might need to do even more.
In the final minutes, his desperate desire to win seemed to
translate itself to the players,
who became a bit panicky.
But Ford, now in the midst of
his third season at Eastern, must
remember that Macy didn't have
a winning record at Morehead
until his fifth season.
The Colonels will get over
the hump. All they need to do is
keep grinding, maintain a positive outlook, and learn to close
the deal at crunch time.
Another endearing OVC
moment came when Macy conducted his post-game press conference with his son, Malone, on
his lap. Then when Macy got up
to tum the podium over to Ford,
the Eastern coach stopped to
chat with Malone. Memo to
NCAA: This was not - repeat,
not an illegal contact.
Leaving McBrayer Coliseum, a
visitor mused that it's too bad
that, say. a UK player and an
OVC player can't trade places
for a month. Each would learn
something important about how
the other half lives.
The UK player might learn to
put his rock-star status into perspective and understand the
importance of winning friends
and influencing people because,
someday, he 'II be old and fat or
balding, like certain members of
the '78 UK team; the OVC player might find that all the hype
and attention that he covets so
much also takes a Jot of the fun
and charm out of college basketball.
And each would surely learn
no matter how many people are
in the stands or how many news
types or pro scouts are hanging
around, the need to play hard
every night is the same in the
OVC as it is at UK.
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Hot shooting leads Bears to sweep of Marion
PIKEVII.LF
No. 9
Pike\ ille College shot 56.7 percent from the three-point stripe
to cruise to a 114-46 win and a
weekend sweep of Ohio StateMmton Saturday afternoon.
l'he Bears (17-3) had
knocked off the Scarlet Wave
115-53 on Friday night.
Senior Jason Robinson had
20 points on 9-of-11 shooting.
He also had four assists. Senior
Toni Anderson hit six threepoint shots to finished with 18
points, adding five assists.
Sophomore Emanuel Tekie
had 15 points thanks to 3-of-4
shooting from the arc. Junior
Greg Davis flipped in three
three-pointers to finish with 11,
while senior Jairus Michael
added 10.
While they shot unbelievably
from the arc, the Bears were
Plarlst School
guard
Stephanie
Williams (14)
looked to dribble past Allen
Central's Terri
Mullins.
even better from inside it. For
the afternoon, they shot 63.4
percent (45-of-71).
Freshman Tim Summa, who
graduated
from
Magoffin
County High School in 200 I ,
carne off the bench to lead the
Bears with seven rebounds, as
they controlled the glass 48-30.
Senior Charles Sanders, who
had seven points, was credited
with six steals in the game.
The Floyd County Times
wants to encourage and acknowledge excellence in the
Floyd County Area. The Floyd County Times is conducting
its annual ballot of readers so they can let us know whom
they consider to be best in the county. Winners receive a
certificate suitable for framing and will be featured in a
SPECIAL SECTION in March titles...
Mason boys'
team moves
up to No.1
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
LOUISVILLE- The Mason
County boys rank No. 1 in this
week's Kentucky Associated
Press high school basketball
poll. The Royals move to No. 1
ahead of Louisville Pleasure
Ridge Park, which falls to No. 2.
Mason County has just one loss
on the season.
The top teams in the
Kentucky Associated Press high
school basketball polls, with
first-place votes, records, total
points and previous rankings:
~
BOYS
Rank-School
1. Mason Co.
2. Lou. PRP
3.Apollo
4. Lex. Catholic
5. Elizabethtown
(tie) Lou. Eastern
7. Warren Central
8. Lou. Ballard
9. Rose Hill
(tie) Hopkinsville
FPV
(7)
(2)
(1)
Red
16·1
14-2
13·1
11-4
14-1
10·6
11·2
11-4
12·3
13·2
TP Pvs
92 2
85 1
54 6
52 5
39 4
39
30 3
29 7
19
19
Others receiving votes:
Wayne Co. 16, Lou. Iroquois 16,
Christian Co. 12, Muhlenberg North 10, •
Scott Co. 9, North Hardin 9, North
Laurel7, South Laurel4, Lou. St.
Xavier 3, Highlands 3, Lex. Tates
Creek 2, Red Bird 1.
GIRLS
FPV Red TP Pvs
(10) 13·1100 1
2. Clinton Co.
14·1 77 2
3. Lex. Catholic
9-4 50 6
4. Christian Co.
14-2 44 3
5. Shelby Co.
13·1 40 7
6. Jackson Co.
10·3 34 4
7. Ohio Co.
14·1 31 10
8. East Carter
14-3 25 9 ...
9. Lou. Manual
9·1 16 5 I\'
10. Henderson Co.
11-4 16
Rank-School
1. Sacred Heart
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Ballot Rules:
1 Only ballots from the Floyd CoUI'ltY 'times w111 be coumed. No
copies accepted,
2 Busmesses nominated have to be In the: Floyd County area and
tndividuals nominated ha~ to live and work in Floyd County.
3. Entries may be maUed to The Floyd County TffMS, P.O. Box
390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653 (Please allow 7 days for mail
delivery) or drop off at our office at 263 South Cemral Avel'ue.
4 All entrles must ~ at The F!Qyd County 'limes by Wednesclay.
Febrvary 12, .2002 (maned .or delivered)
5. Limited to 5 copies per person available for sale at front desk,
up to normal pre$$ tull COpjG$. No eldta forms will be printed.
YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Schools, Churches, Clubs...anyone...do all you can do, see that
your favorite people and places winllt's part of the fun!
Remember, vote as many times as you wish using an original
ballot. No copies of this ballot will be accepted.
Winners to be In the Wednesday, February 26, edition
of the Floyd County Times.
Others receiving votes:
Lou. Christian Academy 13, West
Carter 11 , Mercer Co. 11, Johnson
Central10, Lou. Mercy 9, Shelby Valley
7, Muhlenberg North 6, Woodford Co. 6,
Wayne Co. 5, Lex. Paul Dunbar 5,
Somerset 5, Russell Co. 4, Lou. Butler
4, Hopkins Co. Central 4, Lou. Holy
Cross 3, Scott Co. 3, Elizabethtown 3,
Apollo 3, Webster Co. 1.
Tenn.
Wesleyan
teams sweep
ALC units
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
ATHENS, Tenn. - Visiting
teams from Alice Lloyd College
had very little success against the •
host teams from Tennessee
Wesleyan College Saturday. The
host squads swept the visiting
Eagles in a mens'-womens' doubleheader.
The ALC women fell 100-60.
The men's team from the small
Kentucky college lost 97-75.
The ALC women trailed 44-30
at the half before being outscored
56-30 in the second half. Belicia
Mullins was the only player to get
into double figures for the Lady
Eagles. She had 10 points.
Delores Jenkins and Leah Whitley ~
each had eight points. Shannon
Sizemore came in off the bench
for six points for Alice Lloyd.
Andrea Kelley and Erica Webb
each finished with seven points.
Devon Reynolds had one
point, three rebounds and two
assists in the short effort for Alice
Lloyd's women's team. Kim
Tackett, Reynolds' teammate at
Betsy Layn~ High School, managed two points in the game.
Renee Robinson led Wesleyan
in scoring with a game-high 21
points. Six different Wesleyan
players scored in double figures.
Hondo Hearne, after his team ~
trailed 43-29 at halftime, led the
Alice Lloyd men in scoring with
14 points. Shannon Akers scored
13 and Matt Spencer finished with
12. Nick Samons and Jimmy
Stumbo, Floyd County alums,
scored nine and eight points,
respectively.
Kent Campbell finished with
seven points for the Eagles.
�~
Wed., january 22, 2003
SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
Features Editor
Katb.l' Prater
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Fax ((i(X)) 886-3603
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Adams Middle • page 2C
Clark Elementary • page 2C
Duff Elementary • page 2C
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CRinER COliER
Our yesterdays • page 2C
School happenings • page 2C
Ill Happy Birthdays • page 3C
'Carsick Pet?'
..paGE 1C
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Email: features@ftoydcountytimes.com
POISON OAK
Taken with a
grain of salt
CRITTER CORNER
-HOME ON THE RIDGE-
by Clyde Pack
•
~
What many readers of
this column may not know,
is that it all started with a
one-panel cartoon called
"Poison Oak and Country
Folk." It was built around
old-time cures and superstitions that were sent in by
our readers. We put it
together back in 1983, for a
brand-new Johnson County
newspaper called The
Mountain Chronicle.
Although
the newspaper is
long gone,
the cartoon took
legs and
has since
run in several area
Clyde Pack
new spapers, and still runs in at least
one paper that carries this
column.
Ironically, though, seldom does this column ever
discuss what the cartoon
featured.
Well, at least for this
issue, we're about to change
that. And, considering what
is happening politically,
these days. with Medicare
and insurance coverage, it
may even have some special
relevance.
But one thing's apparent,
at least to me. Regardless of
whichever way the pills
spill, we Eastern
Kentuckians will have an
advantage over those in
other parts of the country. I
base this bold prediction on
the fact that since my car-
"Shadow." Shadow is a personal
friend of Dr. Carol's and has been
mentioned more than once (and is
so today) in her "Critter Corner"
column. Shadow is also a volunteer "worker" with SNOOP and
often proudly wears a scarf with
the organization's logo during
outings and at fund raising events.
She Is also one of Dr. Carol's
demonstration dogs during her
obedience
training
classes.
Shadow was a stray puppy who
was found when she was about 5
weeks old and later adopted by
Barbara Dunn, of Prestonsburg.
She is now 3 years old.
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Charlie Logsdon, left, directs tourists as to where to "set their sights" In order to get the best view of roaming elk
herds atop Starflre Lake Road early Saturday morning.
ELK RETURN TO
~NTUCKY
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
J
(See OAK, page four)
Winter theatre
• workshops
for children
and teens
Jenny Wiley Th¢atte
and the MOWltain Arts.
Center, with. support .
from Philip Morri~ tJS~,
announce the Winter
Children's Theatre and
Winter Teen Theatre
Workshops. Th~e
eight-week workshops
will be held at the ·
Mountain Arts Center on
S~turdays, from January
25 through March IS,
2003. Children's
Theatre Worlcshop 1s
open to yotttb ages 6
through 11 and will be
held from 10:00 a.m.
until 12:00 noon each
Saturday. Teen Theau:e
Workshop is for young
ust when most folks are most content to
enjoy a long winter's sleep from the
warmth and comfort of their beds and
homes, Ron Vanover, Jenny Wiley State Resort
Park's Director of Recreation and Interpretation,
and Charlie Logsdon, Elk Biologist for the
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resources (KDFWR), are braving the frigid temperatures to bring nature "up-close and personal"
for those hardy enough to join them on early
morning elk viewing tours being held now
through the month of March.
"We've had a really good turnout," said
Vanover of the tours, which begin at the hour of 6
a.m. "We've had some interesting mixes on the
tours, people of all ages and people from several
states," he said.
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Wildlife enthusiasts from as far away as North Carolina braved
freezing temperatures and snowy roads to join Vanover and
Logsdon on a recent early morning elk viewing tour.
(See ELK, page four)
photo by Kathy J Prater
Elk now roam freely along Kentucky's gentle ridges thanks to the efforts of the Kentucky Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources. Before reintroduction of the herds to the state In 1997, elk had been extinct from Kentucky's lands
since the late 1800's.
12 -18 and
wiU be held from 12:30
p.m. - 3:30 p.m. eacl_l.
workshops is on perfor-
mance technique and
skills. The curriculum
will include professional
acting activities to help
students become more
aware of their senses,
their physical environ~
ment and space, their
relationship to others <>n
stage and the thoughts
and emotions of the
characters. Special
attention will be given to
the development of short
•
by DR. CAROL COMBS-MORRIS,
DVM
Have you ever had the unfortunate experience of travelling with a
carsick pet? It's certainly no fun,
but what can you do about it? As
usual, there is no simple answer.
"Carsickness" is easy to recognize, although it may take many
forms, from the puppy huddled in
the floorboard to the yowling, salivating cat, to the heaving dog in the
back seat. The first order of business is to figure out what the basic
problem is-true motion .sickness,
some form of anxiety, or a combination of the two.
Although I've pretty much outgrown it, I have vivid memories of
being carsick as a child-the hot
rear seat of our old Chevrolet
(before the days of air conditioning)
and the smell of my grandmother's
perfume. Mom said it would be
rude to say anything about the
cologne, so I laid in the back seat
and wanted to die while the car
lurched along the poorly paved
mountain roads. (This was also long
before we had a four-lane). As bad
as I was, my cousin Bill was worse.
Every summer our parents loaded up
Bill, his brother Greg and me, and
took us to Camden Park in
Huntington. I don't know why they
put themselves through it; every trip
was an unmitigated disaster that
almost always included Bill throwing up somewhere along the way.
There was no argument about who
got to sit by the window; that seat
was Bill's. (I could never understand how this same kid. filled with
pop and cotton candy, could then
hop on the Tilt-a-Whirl with no ill
effects.)
Most of my dogs have loved to
ride, but my Akita-mix, Legend, is
(See CRITTER, page four)
~dults ages
Saturday.
The focus of these
Pets and
Carsickness
Kim's Korner: Baby brother has a baby
Sometimes it's really funny
the things we remember and in
such detail, too. For instance,
33 years ago, at the young age
of 9, in the month of
September, we got a new addition to our family.
I'll never forget the day my
parents pulled into the driveway with my baby brother.
Rita Gail, Kathi Jo and I
had been at Rita's awaiting
their arrival. We had to go
through Rita's grandparents'
yard to get to our house, and a
Sears 4-foot chain link fence
surrounded their yard. We
probably could've and probably should've used the gate to
get us from the Hall's yard
into ours, however the excitement of my baby brother's
arrival was just too much, and
the three of us simultaneot..sly
jumped the fence and bombarded my parents to get the
first peek at this little bundle
of joy.
Once we had realized our
achievement of jumping the
fence we discussed our possibilities at becoming worldrenowned gymnasts. Hey, we
were 9!
And it was a fleeting
thought anyway. Several family members voiced their opinions on how I would handle
having to share my parents
after having them all to myself
for 9 years. And thanks to parents who made me feel as if I
had gotten my very own real
live "baby" I was overjoyed!
All these childhood memories began to flow last
Thursday morning. The phone
rang at 6:30a.m. and my little
brother's voice \Vas on the
other end.
(See KORNER, page four)
�C2 • WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
22, 2003
• Center distributes school
activity calendars and newsletters
on tl1e last day of each month to all
students.
Parents please be
advised to be watching for these
ormational 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
4p.m.
• Homework Hotline - 886·9314 - Homework information
ailable from 4 p.m. to 7 a.m.
lJpdated each day after 4:00 p.m.
• Center is open each day
from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. or later by
~pointment. 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: 886-9812.
• Jan. 27 - PTO meeting, 6
p.m.
**School is collecting Food
City receipts. Receipts may be
given to any AMS student or staff
member, or dropped off at the
Youth Services Center.**
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ALLEN CENI'RAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL YOUfH SERVICE
CENTER
*Each Monday, 8:30-9:25
a.m., "Respect Class," for 7th
grade girls.
**Collect Food City receipts
and turn them in to home room
teachers.**
ALLENELEMENTARYAND
FAMD.-Y RESOURCE
YOUTH SERVICE CENTER
• Call Allen Elementary Youth
Service Center at 874-0621 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 ll :30
a.m. Instructor: Linda Bailey
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.
CLARK ELEMENTARY
• 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
TO 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
Clad< Elementary School building
and can be reached by calling 8860815.
DUFF ELEMENTARY
• School is collecting Food
City receipts that will be used
toward receiving free computers
and other educational items.
Please send your receipts to school
with your child or drop them off at
the Family Resource Center, or the
school's front office. Any help
with this valuable school project is
very appreciated.
MAY VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
• 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; and more. Must
call the FRC at 285-0321 for an
appointment. Donna SamonsBartrurn, 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 Thesday of every month.
• FRC Advisory Council
meets first Thursday of each
month in FRC office at 5:30 p.m.
• OED classes are held in FRC
each Monday and 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 377-2678 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, WTC,
prenatal and post-partum services,
and school physicals. Call 3772678 for an appointment.
PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• *PES is collecting Food City
receipts. Have your child tum in
receipts to their homeroom teachers. Community members may
also tum in receipts to the school
office or Family Resource
Center.*
• MCCC services available at
tl1e 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 YOUfH
SERVICES CENTER
• Jan. 24 - Genetics and
Heredity classroom presentations.
• Jan. 28 -Peer pressure/conflict resolution classroom presentations.
• Jan. 3 I - Drugs and
Addiction
Prevention
&
Awareness 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 4529600 or 9(1J7 and ask for Mable
Hall, ext. 243, or Keith
Smallwood, ext. 242, or Donna
(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
Oan. 27 and jan. 29, 1993)
A 38-year-old Floyd County man was
released on bond, Tuesday, when he
pleaded not guilty to various charges
resulting from an altercation, Saturday
night, before a city commission meeting,
when he pointed a loaded pistol at the
head of Wheelwright Police Chief Bob
Moore and threatened to shoot him.
Rodney Thornsbury was arraigned in
Floyd County District Court, Tuesday, on
charges of first degree wanton endangerment; first degree assault on a police officer, with a weapon; resisting arrest; and
criminal mischief. Thornsberry pleaded
not guilty, and was released on a $9,000
surety bond... A restraining order was
issued against Floyd County Fiscal Court
members, Tuesday, barring the court from
terminating the employment of a deputy
jailer who has filed to run for jailer.
pt:puty jailer Jody Mullins flied a lawsuit
against the fiscal court ,Tuesday claiming
that a 1988 amendment, to the county's
ersonnel code is unconstitutional. The
amendment says county employees seeking to run for elected office, must take a
'feave of absence without pay...First, he
was in the race, then he dropped outnow he's back in No, it isn't Ross Perot,
'but Floyd County's own Commonwealth
Attorney, Jerry Patton. Last week, Patton
removed his bid for re-election to the
office of Commonwealth Attorney, a
position which he has held since 1988,
citing a desire to devote more time to his
private legal practice and to his five-yearold son. On Monday, however, Patton
announced, in a press release, that he had
re-entered the race so that he could continue
serving
people
of
the
Commonwealth. He said that his original
decision to pull out of the race was based
primarily on the fact that he was concerned about the strain that a campaign
~ould put on his parents, since his father
had earlier experienced heart problems
and
underwent
coronary
bypass
surgery... A Floyd County couple died,
Wednesday afternoon, after their automobile collided with a coal truck on Route
114 at Middle Creek. According to a
report filed, Wednesday, by the Pikeville
Post of the Kentucky State Police, Eula
Mae Huppert, 73, of Prestonsburg, drove
her vehicle out of the Compton's Grocery
parking lot on Route 114, directly into the
path of a fully-loaded coal truck, driven
by Donald Sturgill. Sturgill, 42, of Pound,
Virginia, was unable to stop in time, and
struck the Huppert vehicle. Both vehicles
careened into the east-bound lane and
struck a guard rail. Sturgill's truck went
over the hill, knocking over a utility pole.
-
Huppert's passenger, her husband, John
W. Huppert, 65, was pronounced dead at
the scene by Floyd County Coroner
Roger E. Nelson ...Despite earlier reports
and a United States Department of
Agriculture spokesman's insistence to the
contrary, last week, the Floyd County
and
Agriculture
Stabilization
Conservation Services may still fall under
the knife in a massive budget cut. The
proposed cut is part of a major down-sizing effort, intended to update and streamline the Department of Agriculture's operations. The current USDA field office
structure is comparable to that which
existed, when 20 percent of the U.S. population lived on fanns, and was without
modern communication ...The starting
lines have been drawn, and a 20-year race
for educational improvement is on in
Kentucky schools, where the stakes are
high for those unable to keep up the pace.
Test scores released Wednesday, by the
State Department of Education, will serve
as the baseline for improving education in
Kentucky, and they suggest some schools
will have to travel a wider circuit if they
are to meet state goals. The formula for
measuring success is fairly simple,
schools are expected to attain test scores
of 100 points, over a period of 20 years.
Scores from 1992 testing serve as the
starting point, and the difference between
that number and the goal of 100 points,
must be made up in ten percent increments every two years ... A Floyd County
jury found a Johnson County man guilty,
Thursday, of the attemped rape of a
Prestonsburg Community College student, last year, as the school campus
Romie Adams, 60, of Nippa, who was an
usher at the Upper Room Church, in
Paintsville, was convicted of first degree
criminal attempt to commit rape after a
two-day trial in Floyd County Circuit
Court...There died: Marie Rainey, 76, of
Wheelwright, Friday, at McDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Elva
Reynolds, 85, Wheelwright, Sunday, at
McDowell
Appalachian
Regional
Hospital; Charles E. Hall, 65, of Bypro,
Monday, at the Hazard Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Roxie Meade Parker,
68, of Prestonsburg, Friday, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; James B.
Daniels, 71, of Hillsboro, Ohio, formerly
of Garrett, Sunday, at Highlands District
Hospital in Hillsboro; Ronnie Warren
Slone, 39, of Hindman, Saturday, at his
residence; Phillip Morris Hall, 52, of
Topmost, Thursday, at his residence;
Billy Ray Castle, 47, of McDowell,
Sunday, at his residence; Mary Elizabeth
(Maw) Caudill, 79, of Lexington, formerly of Melvin, Thursday, at her residence;
Ada 0. Stephens, 78, of Martin, Friday, at
Our Lady of the Way Hospital; Arlen
Lewis, 78, of Tram, Monday, at the
•
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University of Kentucky Medical Center,
Lexington; Eliza Jane Little, 84, of
Weeksbury, Thursday, at McDowell
Appalachian Regional Medical Center;
Herald Campbell, 82, of Burlington, New
Jersey, formerly of Floyd County,
Saturday, in the Rancocas Valley Hospital
in WillingQQ.t9vNew Jerney; A);v.il Crum,
75, of Martin. fr'rjday, .at )lis residence;
Bob Griffith, 79, of Eastern, Monday, at
Our Lady of the Way Hospital; Dona B.
Hinton, 78, of Orange Park, Florida, formerly of Floyd County, Wednesday; Mary
Belle Griffith, 68, of Ligon, Thursday, at
McDowell
Appalachian
Regional
Hospital; Charles Everett Martin, 83, of
Eastern, Monday, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center; Aggie Hall Burke, 86, of
Weeksbury, Monday; Ola Mitchell, 75, of
Drift, Friday, at his residence; Mildred
Kidd Adkins, 58, of Ivel, Tuesday, in
Highlands Regional Medical Center;
Robert John Bowling, 44, of San
Francisco, California, formerly of
Weeksbury, Monday, at the University of
California Hospital; Zeb Ousley, 86, of
Hueysville, Thursday, at Our Lady of the
Way Hospital; John H. Huppert, 65, of
Prestonsburg, Wednesday, as a result of
an automobile accident on Route ll4,
Middle Creek Road, Prestonsburg; Eula
Mae Huppert, 74, of Prestonsburg,
Wednesday, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center, as a result of an automobile accident; Millie Lawson, 89, of
Garrett, Wednesday, at Mountain View
Health Care Center, Elkhorn City.
Monday, at his home at Weeksbury;
Elbert Griffith, 78, of Blue River,
Saturday, at his home; Neve Conley, 50,
of Lackey, last Tuesday, January 18, at
her home; Jeff Burchett, 73, Sunday, at
his home at Emma; and Lucy Marsillett,
59, of Auxier, Sunday, at her home.
, ifhinv Years Auo
Oanuary 31, 1973)
A number of familiar "alphabeti~al" •
programs-OEO, for one-will be pnme
casualties, if the budget proposed to the
Congress, Monday, by President Nixon is
adopted...The fuel shortage is so real, that
the city of Prestonsburg has been warned
by the Kentucky West Virginia Gas
Company, against using more gas than the
maximum
called
for
in
its
contract. ..Workmen's compensation rates
for coal mines, approved Monday, by the
State Insurance Department, retroactive
to Jan. 1, are more than double the rates
existing before that date...When the Floyd
Fiscal Court, last week, budgeted $98,000 •
of the total of $194,780 in revenue-sharing funds received for 1972 to the county's solid waste disposal program, it also
took preliminary steps to set the program
in motion ... Bom: to Mr. and Mrs. Clifton
Branham Jr., formerly of Floyd County, a
daughter, Kimberly Dawn, Jan. 17, at
Stuart, Fla.; to Mr. and Mrs. John Kevin
Shannon, a son, John Christian, Jan. 21, at
Bethesda, Maryland...There died: T. R.
(Tony) Ranier, 90, of Prestonsburg, last
Thursday, at the Highlands Regional j
Medical Center; Orville Tackett, 60, of
Willard, 0., formerly of Floyd County,
Oanuary 26, 1983)
January 21, at home; William C. Endicott,
A bizarre incident at Auxier, last 82, of Endicott, Sunday, at home; Mrs.
Thursday evening, in which a valuable Eva Spradlin Igo, 49, formerly of
mare was killed and three others were Wayland, January 22, at a Lexington hoswounded, is still under investigation by pital; Ralph DeBord, 51, of Raleigh,
the Kentucky State Police ... Sherman Ray N.C., formerly of this county, Friday, at
Poston, last of three men accused of Raleigh; Mrs. J. Martin, 83, of Prater
abducting and raping an Auxier girl, last Creek, Friday, at Highlands Regional
May, was convicted in Pike Circuit Court, Medical Center.
last Wednesday, and his prison terms
could extend over 20 years ... On the
strength of principal, spelled out by
Councilman Billy Ray Collins, that
Oanuary 31, 1963)
"everyone living off this city... should pay
taxes in this city," Prestonsburg City
Mine field violence remains unabated
Council voted to annex a tract on the in this county, it is evident, this week,
southern perimeter of the city, and added when a tipple was demolished, at
that it might do the same on the northern McDowell, by an explosion and a picket's
and western borders ...There died: Curt car was fired into at Drift... Dr. Russell,
Newsome, 63, of Teaberry, last Floyd County health officer, made a final
; Fronie Johnson, appeal this week for oral polio vaccine
Wednesday, at his ht
i1er home at Hi Hat; immunization ... Efforts of persons inter79, Saturdr
Bennie Branham, 58, of Prestonsburg, ested in promoting the strawberry proSaturday, at Highlands Regional Medical gram in this county are being intensified,
Center; Arab Alice Layne, 96, of Harold, in order to insure enough acreage to justilast Tuesday, at Riverview Manor
(See YESTERDAYS, page three) •
Nursing Home; Ishmael Hall, 63,
Twentv Years Ago
Fonv Years Ago
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2003 • C3 •
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
School
• Continued from p2
Johnson, ext. 153.
•
Pike Methodist
Little and Ronnie Hill.
November 26:
A daughter, Madison Elyss
to Jennifer and Benjamin
Workman.
December 16:
A daughter, Kaylee Dawn to
Misty K. and Scotty Evans; a
daughter, Ashley Brianne to
Connie Lynn and William
Roberts.
December 3:
A son, Linzie L. to Virgie
and Denver Goble.
December 4:
A daughter. Megan Paige to
Sheryl and Chris Stanley.
December 9:
A daughter, Hannah Nycole
to Sondra K. and David A.
Rogers.
., December 10:
A daughter, Isis Rhiannon to
Rebecca and Timothy Collins.
December 11:
A son, Jacob Michael, to
Jessica Lynn and Michael
Buster Justice.
December 12:
A daughter, Kelli Rene, to
Leslie Robin and Gary Charles;
a son, Isaiah Edward, to Christy
and Clarence Morton.
December 13:
A son, Kiem Blankenship to
Jennifer Lee and Earl Dwayne
Blankenship; a daughter, Reece
Suvannah, to Melody and
Travis Terry; a daughter,
Raighan Hope Fuller to Sherrie
Lynn Nicholas; a son, Logan
Chase Hamilton to Susan Akers.
•
December 14:
A son, Brady Gene, to
Terissa Lawson ; a daughter,
Briettany Hope, to Shelia and
William Slone; a daughter,
Izabella Shae to Holly and
David Gilliam; a daughter,
~ Destany Danille Hill to Selina
December 17:
A son, Anthony Michael
Pallotta to Joy Lynn Epling and
Michael Anthony Pallotta; a
son, Mason Lee to Tina
Lavonne and Argle Lee
Kendrick.
A daughter, Desiree' Abigail
to Darlena and William
Thacker; a son, Hunter Reed to
Jamie Lynn and Jeffery Dan
Burke; twin sons, Connor Ray
and Owen Jackson Newsome to
Sophia and Stuart Newsome.
December 27:
A daughter, Kaylee Lauren
to Janet Reena Weddington; a
son, Austin Tyler Ray to
Angelia and Elbert Thacker; a
son, Logan Gage to Fernie and
Stacy Hall;
a
daughter,
Alexandra Lee to Dr. Mary Jo
Ratliff
Fleniken
and
Christopher Lee Fleniken.
December 18:
A daughter, Jessica Ann to
Peggy and Russell Minix; a
daughter, Alexis Cheyenne to
Angie and Brain Pennington; a
son, Nicholas Shane Douglas to
Amanda D. and Jeremy Gibson.
December 28:
A son, Elyah Glenn Runyon
to Danielle Walters; a daughter,
Madoline Abigail Robinson to
Tina Nay Keene.
December 19:
A son, Chandlar Gage to
Brenna and Jason Ramey.
December 29:
A son, Donald Alan to Lola
and Donald Belcher.
December 20:
A son, Gabriel McKinnley
Shell to Madeana Justice.
December 31 :
A son, Phillip Micheal
Edward to Elizabeth and Shaun
McClain; a daughter, Skylar
Lanae to Natasha Irene and
Brain Adams; a daughter,
Cheyenne Faith to Lora and
Nickie Rogers.
STUMBO
ELEMENTARY/MUD
CREEK FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Jan. 23 - "What is it Made
Of?" program, 2nd and 3rd grades
-8:30a.m.
• Jan. 28- "Rain Forest," K-1
- 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 29- "Rain Forest," 2nd
and 3rd - 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 30 - "Smokeless
Tobacco," 5th and 6th - 1 p.m.
• The Bridges Project is located in the school each day, Monday
thru Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. If you have any questions
about the Bridges Project, call
587-2644.
• Resource Center hours are
8:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. Parents and
community members are welcome
to visit. For questions, call 5872233 - ask for Tristan Parsons,
Center Coordinator, or Anita
Tackett, Assistant.
THE DAVID SCHOOL
December 21:
A
daughter,
Madison
Kennedy to Julie G. McCoy.
December 23:
A son, Christopher James to
Nicole Leanne and Shannon
Neal Stanley; a son, Elathan
David Tucker to Genesia Lynn
and Terry Lee Bowling; a son,
Dawson Gage to Brenda Keen;
a son, Noah Daniel to Monica
and Randy !ricks.
December 24:
A daughter, Kristen Nicole to
Jessie M. and Ruben D.
Newsom.
December 26:
January 1:
New Year's baby, a son,
Stephen Anthony to Vaniesa
Robinson and Stephen Vaughn
Newsome; a son, Adam Lacy to
Rhonda and Michael Marcum; a
son, Austin McCoy to Kristin
Dawn Queen.
January 2:
A daughter, Makya Sierra
Black to Sharon Leah Senters
and Mikel E. Black; a daughter,
McKenzie Alyssa to Crystal
Lynn and Jeffrey Curtis Ramey.
• Adult Education Class
Schedule - Fall 2001:
•Monday
-McDowell Family Resource
Center, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Call
377-2628. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Call
478-3389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsbwg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
Happy 18th!
Joshua Kyle Kinzer will celebrate his 18th birthday today,
Wednesday, January 22, 2003. Josh is the son of Jammie and
Sherri Kinzer, of Allen. He is the grandson of Jerome and Ruby
Kinzer, also of Allen, and Esta Cole Cottrell, of Ripley, W.Va., and
the late Willis E. Hall, formerly of Martin. His great-grandparents are the late James and Bertha Tackett Cole, John Wesley
and Lyda Osborne Hall, Walace and Zelia McCoy Taylor and
Samuel and Nancy Rosa King Kinzer. Josh has one younger
sister, Brittany.
.Tuesday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Call 874-0621.
Instructor:
Chrissy.
-St James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
(See SCHOOL, page four)
Yesterdays
• Continued from p2
fy continued operation of the strawberry processing
plant, installed here last year.. .In an appearance over
WSAZ-TV, Huntington, W. Va., Monday night, Gov.
Bert T. Combs stated in strong terms, his commitment to
the community college program, and to the major highway system now under construction ...Born: to Mr. and
Mrs. Karl Oppenheimer, of Louisville, a son, Stephen
Brian, Jan. 25, at Louisville; to Mr. and Mrs. Burl Ray
Click, of Hazard, a son, Christopher Graham, Jan. 8, at
the Prestonsburg General Hospital ...There died: Hiram
Osborne, 84, Friday, in a fire which destroyed his home
at Hunter; Larry D. Mitchell, 17, of Gethel, Friday, at
Methodist Hospital, Pikeville, five days after being
injured in an auto collision near Blair Town, Pike
County; Roy C. Turner, 45, former Floyd County
teacher, Monday, at Columbus, 0.; Willie D. Webb, 67,
of Martin, last Wednesday, at McDowell Memorial
Hospital; Walk Spears, 62, last Wednesday, at his home
at Tram; Andy Newsom, 49, last Thursday, at his home
at Teaberry; Mrs. Goldie Stratton Collinsworth, 71, of
Pikeville, Jan. 20, at the Methodist Hospital, Pikeville.
~
..
FiUV Years Ago
aanuary 29, 1953)
The Prestonsburg Board of Education, at a special
meeting, Monday evening, took the first steps toward
merger of the Prestonsburg Independent School District
with the county system.. .In a case appealed from the
Floyd Circuit Court by the Olan Mills Company, photographers, the Court of Appeals ruled that Prestonsburg
does not have the right to levy a business-license tax on
out-of-state individuals or companies operating
~ here...The body of Denver Lee Wells, Prestonsburg soldier, who was killed in Korea, October 14, last, will
arrive here, Saturday, at the Arnold Funeral Home ...The
Eastern Kentucky Industrial Foundation, an organization
with the specific purpose of revitalizing the threatened
economy of this area, was founded Tuesday at a meeting
at the Paintsville Country Club... The grand jury of the
Floyd Circuit Court expressed in its final report to
Circuit Judge Edward P. Hill, doubt that crime in the
county is, as has been stated, on the decline... Born: to
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Halbert Jr., of Maytown, a son,
January 24, at the Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin...There
died: Ivan Lovely, 17, of Hueysville, in a truck wreck
near Reed Branch; Wess Campbell, former resident of
' Cow Creek, Monday, at his home at Jackson, Ohio;
William R. Younce, 79, of Water Gap, at the Methodist
Hospital, Pikeville, Wednesday; Henry McKenzie, 56,
West Prestonsburg, Monday, at the Prestonsburg General
Hospital; Mrs. Daisy Prater Stambaugh, 39, of David,
Saturday, at the Paintsville Hospital; Mrs. Virgie
Salisbury Likens, 49, of Hunter, Friday, at the Beaver
Valley Hospital, Martin.
Sixtv Years Ago
aanuary 28, 1943)
•
1
The strike of bus drivers, members of Transportation
Workers Union (CIO) Local 214, which began last
Friday, ending temporarily, 230 miles of service by the
Kentucky-Virginia Stages bus line, continued through
today... Floyd County's 1942 tax bill will be figured on a
total assessment of $10,706,984, Tax Commissioner
Clive Akers said this week...Further curtailment of -gaso..-•·
line distribution went into effect, Saturday, as Petroleum
Administrative Order No.4 became effective, restricting
the sale of gasoline to passenger automobiles by any service station to 72 hours a week, and not more than 12
hours a day...The Martin gymnasium has been selected
as the site for this year's district basketball tournament...W.H. Coffman, Hinton, W.Va., recently succeeded L. B. Mullins as manager of the A. W. Cox
Department Store, here...G. C. Spurlin, who resigned his
position as executive vice-president of The First
National Bank here, this week, announced the purchase
of a half-interest in the Spurlin Insurance Agency from J.
C. Spradlin...John D. Thomas, of the legal department of
the Warfield Natural Gas Company, has been named
Public Relations and Volunteer Recruting Officer for
Floyd War Price and Rationing Board No. 36 ... Born: to
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Westfall, of Allen, a daughter,
Sharon Elizabeth, January 23; to Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Chaffin, of Ligon, a son, Wednesday...There died: Jody
Sammons, 29, of Water Gap, by electrocution in a mine
of the Sandy Valley Coal Co. at Water Gap, Tuesday;
Second Lieutenant Elmo Fannin, 23, of Raceland,
native Prestonsburg man, Sunday, in an airplane crash
near the Roswell, New Mexico armed flying school; J.
E. Osborne, 69, of the Forks of Beaver area, Monday,
at the Martin General Hospital; Mary N. Martin, 18, of
Garrett, Wednesday, at the Martin General Hospital; J.
P. Spurlin, 90, native of Floyd Countian, January 16, at
Elkhorn City.
Sweet Sixteen
Brittany Leigh Kinzer will celebrate her 16th birthday on
Sunday, January 26, 2003. Brittany is the daughter of Jammie
and Sherri Kinzer, of Allen. She is the granddaughter of Jerome
and Ruby Kinzer, also of Allen, and Esta Cole Cottrell, of Ripley,
W.Va., and the late Willis E. Hall, of Martin. Her great-grandpar"'
ents are the late James and Bertha Tackett Cole, John Wesley
and Lyda Osborne Hall, Walace and Zelia McCoy Taylor, and
Samuel and Nancy Rosa King Kinzer. Brittany has one older
brother, Joshua.
Seventv Years Ago
aanuary 27, 1933)
Buck Gray, Floyd County officer, was shot and
instantly killed, late Sunday afternoon, near Allen, and
that same day, Deputy Sheriff Mel Sturgill was seriously wounded in another shooting, which took place in
the Elizabeth Hotel, here ... Streets of West Prestonsburg
are being surfaced with gravel and limestone through
the offices of the relief committee in charge of R.F.C.
funds and the courtesies of Highway Commissioner
Zach Justice and County Judge W. L. Stumbo ... The
store of J. J. Hughes, of Hippo, was robbed of $2,000
in cash, last week, and then set afire ... Mr. and Mrs.
Tobe Coburn, of Cliff, were injured Wednesday night,
when struck by a hit-and-run driver, on the Mayo
Trail...Members of the Beaver Valley Golf and Country
Club voted, Saturday night, to vacate the golf course at
Allen and move to a new location ... Edwin Everidge, of
the Maytown Consolidated School, is the 1933 spelling
champion of Floyd County... Born: to Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Proctor, of Prestonsburg, a daughter, at the
Paintsville Hospital; to Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Kelly, of
Prestonsburg, a daughter, Mary Ann, January 23, at the
Paintsville Hospital...There died: Curtis Harris, 23, of
Corn Fork of Brandy Keg, Saturday; Miles Hopkins,
42, at his home at Topmost.
New Arrival
Kerry "David" and Anita (Derosette) Bailey, of Lancer, are proud
to announce the birth of their new daughter, Kerrie Lee Ann,
born July 19, 2002, at Highlands Regional Hospital. The new
bundle of joy weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz. and measured 19 inches
long. Kerrie Lee Ann Is the maternal granddaughter of Jack
and Joann Derosette, of Prestonsburg. She is the paternal
granddaughter of Arnold and Geneva Bailey, of Hippo. Her
maternal great-grandparents are Wade and Janie Marcum, of
Dingess, West Virginia, and the late William "Tate" and Maggie
Derosette, formerly of Naugatuck, West Virginia. Little Miss
Kerrie Lee Ann has four older brothers, Dustin Sheppard, and
Jerry, Jon, and Bucky Bailey, and two older sisters, Kayla
Sheppard and Samantha Bailey.
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!Nutrition Notes: The push for more calcium
Karen Collins, MS, AD, CON
AMERICAN INSmUTE FOR CANCER
RESEARCH
Calcium is probably best
known for its role in keeping
bones strong, but research now
points to two other possible
health benefits: weight control,
and lower risk of some cancers. If
further study supports these links,
it could create even greater concern that only one-third of
Americans meet their calcium
needs.
A recent report in the Journal
of the American College of
Nutrition discussed several studies in which people who consumed less calcium tended to be
more overweight and have
greater midlife weight gain. Each
daily intake of 300 milligrams
(mg) of calcium (about eight
ounces of milk) was associated
with about six pounds lower
weight in adults. Yet, people trying to lose weight, may give up
milk, because they think it's too
fattening. It may be that, rather
than low calcium causing overweight, perhaps being overweight
leads to low calcium.
At least two studies have
reported that weight-reduction
diets with more dairy products
(and higher calcium) produced
greater weight loss. A two-year
Purdue University study found
that, calorie consumption being
equal, people consuming 1,000
mg of calcium (the adult recommendation) lost more weight and
fat than those consuming only
age.
Some studies suggest that getting enough calcium might also
lower the risk of cancer. The
strongest evidence links colon
cancer with calcium. In two large
studies reported in the Journal of
the National Cancer Institute,
people with higher calcium consumption developed 35 percent
fewer cases of a certain type of
colon cancer than people with
low-calcium diets. In a study in
the journal Nutrition and Cancer,
increased calcium consumption
caused the cells that line the
colon, in the area where cancer
often begins to change into lowerrisk cell types.
In the Nurses' Health Study,
calcium in the diet did not affect
the risk of breast cancer in
women after menopause, but premenopausal women with higher
calcium consumption developed
about 30 percent less breast cancer than those who consumed
very little. Another study suggests
that calcium may offer some protection against ovarian cancer.
Much more research is needed,
however, to conftrm these links.
Adding confusion, some studies link higher calcium consumption with greater risk of prostate
cancer. Not all studies show such
a link, however, and some cases
of greater risk with increased
dairy products may be related to
an overall increase in food and
calories.
With calcium, is it a case of
the more, the better? No. In studies of cancer risk, calcium was
protective at levels of 700 to 900
mg a day. Studies of weight con- •
trol found benefits from I ,000 to ~
1,500 mg daily, which is what we
get in a balanced diet that
includes three servings of dairy
products or calcium-fortified
foods a day. These studies suggest
more potential benefits of meeting the current recommendations
of the National Academy of
Sciences (1 ,000 mg for adults
through age 50, and 1,200 mg for
older adults), but they don't imply
we need to go beyond them.
Korner
School
• Continued from p1
• Continued from p3
Center, 8 a.m.
Instructors: CAP.
600 mg (about average for
women). Calcium, however, was
not a magic fat-burner. The effect
was seen only at calorie intake
below the group average. Those
who consumed more calories
than they burned still stored the
excess as fat, regardless of calcium intake.
Research from the University
of Tennessee, published in the
Journal of the American College
of Nutrition and elsewhere, suggests that greater dietary calcium
makes cells less likely to store fat
and more likely to bum fat when
calorie intake is reduced. In a
complex chain of events, too little
calcium in the diet brings cell
changes that lead to decreased
fat-burning and increased fat stor-
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•wednesday
-McDowell Family Resource
Center, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Call3772628. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Call4783389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsburg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
•Thursday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Call 874-0621.
Instructor:
Chrissy.
-St. James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier
Family Learning
Center, 1-4:30 p.m. Instructors:
CAP.
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• School is participating in
Food City "Apples for Students"
program. Please send your register receipts to school with your
student, or drop them off or mail
them in to school office at: P.O.
Box 454, 103 Methodist Lane,
Allen, KY 41601.
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, 10 a.m.
W.D. OSBORNE RAINBOW
JUNCTION FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Jan. 22, 23 - Hygiene program.
• TBA- Recycling program,
all grades.
• "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.
Call452-4553 and ask for Cissy or
Karen. Parents/community members free to visit any time.
and nieces bring. My brother
and I have supplied our parents
with four grandchildren ranging
many years apart. From 22 to 6
days old, guess it keeps them hip
and up on whom Barney, Bob
the Builder and the Diaper genie
are.
There are many hopes I have
for Colby, but one is that he
loves his little sister as much as
I love my little brother.
May God's blessings yours.
'Til next week.
Oak
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toon began, readers have
been submitting old-time cures.
While we've always thought of
them as more of a curiosity than
anything else, if it ever comes to
a time that we'll need to rely on
them, who knows? After all,
something kept our ancestors
going, before there were three
or four drug stores within 15
minutes of every house in the _
country. Of course, where the
old folks had no cure for the
more serious diseases, when it
came to those little day-to-day
problems, they seemed to
always have a solution.
Like, for instance, the following remedies for poison ivy:
• Cover the afflicted area
with a paste made from baking
soda and boiled coffee.
• Cover the afflicted area
twice a day with a mixture of
black molasses and baking soda.
• Slice a green tomato and
run the juice over the afflicted
area.
• Cover the area with lather
from lye soap.
• Cover the area with a mixture of crushed leaves from the
I
-Elk
:-----------------------------------------------• Continued from p1
, Eastern elk were once native
; to Kentucky before being rooted
out of their native habitat and
becoming extinct from the area by
·the late 1800's. In 1996, the
KDFWR began to investigate the
possibility of bringing free-roam. ing elk back to the state. They
began by gathering information
about land cover and human population dynamics in Kentucky, as
. well as studying other elk restoration projects in the eastern U.S.
By 1997, the KDFWR was able
to send a trapping crew to the
Kansas Department of Wildlife
and Parks'' MaxweJI Refuge
wildlife area to collect elk for
:transport back to Kentucky.
According to Vanover, Logsdon
was one of the original members of
this crew who traveled to Kansas
• to dart and test seven elk - two
bulls and five cows and calves. In
mid-December, these seven elk
were released onto reclaimed coal
mining lands in Breathitt, Knott
and Peny counties.
Later herds were trapped and
transported in the state of Utah,
from privately owned wintering
grounds, with the assistance of the
"Utah Division of Wildlife
Resources. A total of three shipments consisting of 160 elk were
received from Utah in Kentucky in
February and March, 1998.
Each elk released in the state
•are fitted with GPS (Global
Positioning System), or radio, collars in order to track them and to
keep wildlife authorities abreast of
' the health conditions of each animal. The collars give off three different signals based on whether the
animal is head up, feeding, or dead.
The nine-year project is still
developing at a steady pace, with
wildlife specialists conducting ongoing studies on how best to trap,
test and release elk with the least
amount of stress to the animal.
"Sis," he says, "Kennedy
Nicole is here; she arrived at
6: 13 a.m. this morning. She
weighs 7 pounds, 10 ounces,
and is 19 inches long, and she is
beautiful". My eyes began to
swell with tears; my baby brother has a baby girl! What a feeling!
Those same elated emotions
erupted just as they did when
Colby arrived two years ago.
Now Colby is a big brother!
What love and joy nephews
In addition to the Knott, Peny
and Breathitt county releases, elk
have also been released on the
Bell/Harlan county line, into the
Redbird section of the Daniel
Boone National Forest. According
to both Vanover and Logsdon, elk
herds are now thriving in
Kentucky. 'The landscape suits
them," Vanover said, "elk like
grasslands, they are grazers." As
such, reclaimed surface mine
areas, such as those found atop
Starfire Lake Road in neighboring
Knott county, make for excellent
habitat for elk herds.
"Some people are pretty quick
to talk negatively about coal,"
Vanover said, "but if you like electricity and if you like your warm
house, then you probably like coal,
and coal feeds a lot of Kentucky
fanUlies. These reclaimed lands
make excellent habitats for freeroaming elk and the mining companies keep their roads in great
condition, making it easy for us to
give these tours. Generations of
people have been born and gone
without the opportunity to see elk
in Kentucky, or to hear a wild elk
bugle. That opportunity now exists
again. An opportunity that hasn't
existed for more than 150 years."
If you would like to take advantage of the opportunity afforded
now through the cooperation of the
Kentucky State Parks system and
the Kentucky Department of Fish
and Wildlife to take an early morning elk viewing tour with Vanover
and Logsdon, contact Vanover at
606-886-2711, ext 2269, or e-mail
to: rvanover@se-tel.com. The
tours run approximately four hours
and are offered at the minimal cost
of $10/person. Tours will continue
throughout the month of February
and into early March. Cameras are
welcome and rest assured that it
will be an adventure you will long
remember.
nightshade bush and canned
cream.
• Pour boiling water over
Epson salts. When cool, apply
several times daily to the affected area.
• Apply white shoe polish to
the affected area.
Lots of folks have sent us
sure-fire, can't-miss cures for
warts, too.
• Tie as many knots as you
have warts into a piece of yam.
Hide it, and the warts will go
away.
• Rub the wart with a dirty
dish rag, then put it under the
drip of the house. When the rag
rots, the warts will be gone.
Here are others we've
received for various ailments.
• To get rid of gout, soak
your feet in a pan of moonshine.
• To cure an earache, roast
cabbage stalks and squeeze the
juice into your ear.
• Dandelion is a good heart
stimulant.
• To avoid infection, never
let the water out of a blister
before the sun goes down.
• Rub plantain leaves on a
bee or wasp sting, to ease the
pain.
• To cure corns, make a
paste from crushed aspirin and
home-made lard.
• A mixture of castor oil and
egg whites is an excellent cure
for minor burns.
Of course, we don't advise
our readers to take any of these
seriously, and recommend it all
be taken with a grain of salt.
However, if bad comes to
worse...
Don H. Goble, center, was joined by two of his favorite girls, his
wife, Maxine, and his granddaughter, Katherine, at his 75th
birthday celebration held Dec. 27 at the Holiday Inn.
'Roasted' by Munroe
on 75th birthday
Donald
Goble,
of
Prestonsburg, was recently treated
to a "Birthday Roast" at the
Holiday Inn, on Friday evening,
December 27, by his family and
"Munroe" of the
friends.
Kentucky Opry was on hand to do
the roasting and to provide the
entertainment.
Those attending were treated to
horsdouvres, cake, punch and coffee.
Guests attending the celebration were: Greg, Janet and Seth
Stephens, David and Peggy
Hereford, George Ed Estep,
Critter
• Continued from p1
an exception. He evidently suffers from true motion sickness,
and it used to be like trying to
ride somewhere with Bill.
Conventional advice for an animal with this condition is to
withhold food for a few hours
before travel, and then possibly
take along some ice cubes to
lick. When this didn't help, I
tried letting him munch on a dry
cracker every few miles-this
works for me and had the same
effect on him. We share a pack
of crackers when we travel now.
Experimentation may help you
determine the best approach for
your pet. Of course, there are
some anti-nausea medications
available from your vet if the
simple things don't work.
In animals, I think that anxiety often plays a bigger role in
carsickness than the motion of
the car. These are the animals
that are freaking out and/or
retching before you get the car
out of the driveway. While there
are anti-anxiety medications and
tranquilizers available, I hesitate
to use them in most situations.
They can have side effects in
very young, elderly or sick animals, and if you are going to the
vet, they may mask important
symptoms.
In cases like
Legend's, where those car rides
were often to obedience class, a
"stoned" dog would have been a
major problem.
Calming drugs are best used
in combination with training to
desensitize the animal to the car.
I advise owners of a nervous
dog to allow it to explore the car
with all the doors open and the
motor shut off. If the dog will
enter the car and sit quietly for a
few seconds, give a food reward
and take the dog back out of the
car. Repeat this several times a
day until the dog shows no sign
of nervousness. Increase the
difficulty of the exercise gradually-shut the doors for a few
seconds; extend the time; turn
the motor on briefly and so on.
If you can get this far, start with
short trips-and I do mean
SHORT-such as to the end of
the driveway and back. I know
this is beyond many people's
limit of time and patience, but
this is the approach. It may be
worth the effort if you want a
dog you can travel with. I suppose the same tactics could be
used with a cat, but generally,
they are so stressed from the
carrier that the car ride is almost
a secondary problem. (Hint: in
this situation, desensitize the cat
to the carrier.)
Once an animal is doing better about the car, see to it that the
ride doesn't always end at the
vet's! This is enough to provoke
anxiety in any animal! Take a
trip to the park, go for ice cream,
go to the post office and backanything that leaves a pleasant
feeling in the dog's mind.
Sometimes I think there is a
little mixture of motion sickness
and
anxiety, which
was
Shadow's problem. Shadow
belongs to my friend Barbara,
and carsickness has been something of a problem since puppy
days. It got a little better while
the two attended training classes, and they were even able to
go to the lake for walks.
Barbara had hopes of showing
Shadow in obedience matches,
but long trips were still out of
the question. A minor accident
on an icy road that threw
Shadow into the floor of the car
caused a major backset. The
problem appeared primarily
anxiety related, but any sort of
tranquilizer was out of the question for a performance dog.
When I really needed Barb
and Shadow for an obedience
demonstration in Pikeville, we
decided to try a plain anti-nausea medication, although it produced limited results in the past.
This time it worked like a
charm. Why the difference? We
don't know. We think that the
combination of the settled stomach and the previous desensitization training convinced her
that riding in a car isn't so bad
after all. She also got a giant
positive reward at the end in the
form of extra attention in front
of an audience, which she loves.
The next week, Barbara tried
the same thing again, with the
same results. Now here's the
kicker. When they returned
home, Barbara found Shadow's
medication in the floor, where
she had spit it out. She had
made the long trip without her
medicine and has never needed
it since! I don't have a good
explanation for this, but it
serves as a reminder not to give
up. It may take training, ice
cubes, crackers, medication, or
some combination of them all to
achieve a dog who rides comfortably, but it may be possible.
Even Bill has outgrown most
of his problem with carsickness.
Just to be safe, I still want him
next to an operable window if I
have to ride with him!
Pamela Goble, and Ronnie, Laura
and Katherine Goble, all of
Lexington; Walker, Thursa, and
Terri Keathley, of Ashland; Jan
and Reuben Montgomery, of
Nicholasville; Don and Etta
Lafferty and Harold and Alice
Conley, of Oil Springs; Paul and
Beverly Estep, of Keaton; Ocelene
and J.R. Barber, Charlene and
Henry Marcum, and Keith Hall.
all of Pikeville; James and Lola
Gay, of Richmond; Sonny and
Geraldine Owens and Dallas Faye
Sammons, of Morehead; Margie
Ann Lainhart, of Huntsville,
Alabama; Gary and Yulanda Rose,
of Beaver; Iva Crutcher. and
Debbie and Nathan Omerall, all of
Louisville; David R. Hereford ll,
of Atlanta, Georgia; Donnie
Goble, Tammy Goble, Nikki
Bradley, Laura Vaughn, Cheryl
Jarrell, Woody Jarrell, Frank
Bradley, Kristal Bradley, Bill) and
Thelma Pruitt, Pauline Crisp,
Arnold 1\uner Jr., Libby Turner,
Ryan 1\uner, Brent 1\uner, Angel
1\uner, Blake Turner, and Celeste
Turner, Rocky and Phyllis
Branham, Betty Castle, Willa Mae
Branham, Robert and Roslyn
Burchett, Mary Lou Lavender, •
Evelyn S. Goble, Joshua N. Walls,
Dallas and Ruby Sammons, Dean
and Noralene Murray, Bill and
Hattie Branham, Sharon and John
Thomas Justice, Estil and Sally
Branham, Diane Killion, Beverly
and Freddy Goble, Maxine Goble,
and the honoree himself, Don H.
Goble, all of Prestonsburg.
Theatre
• Continued from p1
monologues that may be used
for theatre auditions in the
future. Students will also learn
and experience fundamental
components of theatre arts
including vocal projection, diction and articulation, musical
tonality and rhythm, body
movement and choreography,
improvisation, drama and performance terminology, character development, plot analysis
and comprehension, scene
blocking and development, and
costume and set design. As
always, a variety of theatre
games and activities will be
used so that learning will be
fun. Components covered in
the Workshop curriculum are
also geared to compliment and
meet the KERA arts and
humanities requirements.
Each workshop will develop
and perform a final production.
Teen Theatre Workshop will
produce an adaptation of
Shakespeare's Macbeth and
have a unique opportunity to
not
only
learn
about
Shakespeare's work but also
perform it. Children's Theatre
Workshop will perform a short
age appropriate comedy about
childhood.
As always, a variety of the- ~
atre games and activities will be
used to support and enhance
coordination, creativity, musical
tonality, rhythm, specific acting
skills, diction and articulation,
staying in character and theatre
knowledge. Staff will include
Sasha Ruth Weddington, Emily
Meyer, Heather Branhan1 and
Miriam Silman. Fees are $150
for the Children's Theatre
Workshop and $175 for the
Teen Theatre Workshop. A limited number of scholarships
may be available upon inquiry.
For more information and regis
tration call Jenny Wiley Theatre ~
at 606-886-9274 or 877-CALLJWT or the MAC at 606-8899125 or 888-MAC-ARTS. You
may also register in person at
the MAC on January 20, 21 or
23 between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.
Don't miss this opportunity
for hands-on experience in theatre arts for your child or
teenager. Call and register for
Children's and Teen Theatre
Workshop today!
Jenny Wiley Theatre and the
Mountain Arts Center receive
funding from the Kentucky Arts
~
Council.
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Prestonsburg, KY 41653
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based upon the ment
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and/or expenence,
and the availability of
funds. The awarding
of contracts tor FY05
and FY06 will be
based upon the merit
of the application proposals
submitted,
previous
program
performance, and the
availability of funds.
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at Big Sandy Area
Development District,
100 Resource Drive,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653. All b1d proposals (Origmal and
three copies) must be
rece1ved at the Big
Sandy Area Development District office,
by 4:00 p.m. EST,
Tuesday, February
26, 2003.
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questions and correspondence, as well
as the original and
three (3) copies of
the proposal, to.
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pment District, 100
Resource
Drive,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653, Phone: 8862374, or 1-800-7372723.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-5110
OPERATOR
CHANGE
~
(1) In accordance
with 405 KAR 8:010,
notice is hereby g1ven
that FCDC Coal, inc.,
750 Town Mountain
Road. Pikeville KY
41501 Intends to
revise permit numbers 835-511 o to
change the operator.
The new operator will
be RV MINING, LLC.,
P.O.
Box
130,
BEAVER, KY 41604 . •
The operator presently approved is,
B&R Coal Company,
Inc. P.O. Box 246, Hi
Hat, KY 41636.
(2) The operation is
located 1.5 miles
Sooutheast of Teaberry
in
Floyd
County. The operation is approximately
0.90 miles east from
State Route 979's
junction with Tinker
Fork Road and located 0.90 miles east of •
Big Mud Creek. The
operation IS located
on the MeDowell and
Pikeville U.S.G.S. 7
1/2 minute quadrangle maps. The latitude is 37° 24' 411".
The longitude is 82°
38' 05".
(3) The application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Surface
Minmg
Reclamation
and
Enforcements Pres- •
tonsburg
Regional
Office, 3140 South
Lake Drive, Suite 6
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653. Written
abjeccomments,
tions must be filed
with the Director of
the
Division
of
Permits, # 2 Hudson
Hollow, U.S. 127
South,
Prankfort,
Kentucky, 40601 within fifteen (15) days
of todays date
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
e
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT
DIVISION NO. II
C.A. NO. 02-CI01046
U.S. BANK, NA
(SUCCESSOR BY
MERGER TO
FIRSTAR
BANK, NA, FIK/A
STAR BANK, NA)
PLAINTIFF
vs.
ANGELA D.
LITTLE AND
GLEN KEITH
LITTLE
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER'S
._
SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Default
Judgment
and Order of Sale of
the Floyd Circuit
Court, entered on the
27th day of December, 2002, in the
Floyd Circuit Court, in
the above styled
action, in the principal
sum
of
$30,545.45, together
with interest, costs
• and fees, I shall proceed to offer for sale
at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door, 3rd Avenue,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky, (behind the new
Royd County Justice
Center) to the highest
bidder, at public auction, on Thursday, the
6th day of February,
2003, at the hour of
9:00a.m., the following described real
estate, located at
~a~ 1409 Prater Fork,
~ Hueysville,
Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
and more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at an iron
stake on creek bank
running across bottom 74 ft. to a stake
at road side; thence
turning left and running by road side 151
ft. to a stake at a
small hollow, then
turning left and running with small hollow
75 ft. to a stake at
W edge of creek, then
turning left and running with creek 151
ft. to a stake at beginning.
There is 14 ft. road
way excepted out of
this property on
upper end at small
hollow for the purpose of traveling to
near by property
when needed by
other members of
family.
Being the same
• property conveyed by
deed recorded in
Volume 283, Page
559, of the Floyd
County,
Kentucky
Records.
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 ease• ments and restric~ tions 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 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.
In the event
(d)
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. Septtimous
Taylor
4830Towne
Square Court
Owensboro,
Kentucky 42301
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-CI00954
VANDERBILT
MORTGAGE &
FINANCE, INC.
PLAINTIFF
vs.
TIM WALKER
AND
SHANNON
WALKER
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER'S
SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Default
Judgment
and Order of Sale of
the Floyd Circuit
Court, entered on the
27 day of December,
2002, in the Floyd
Circuit Court, in the
above styled action,
in the principal sum
of $35,522.12, together with interest,
costs and fees, I shall
proceed to offer for
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 6th day
of February, 2003, at
the hour of 9:15 a.m.,
the following described real estate
located, in Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
and more particularly
described as follows:
Said real estate is
situated in Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
and bounded as follows: On Big Sandy
River, being Lot 2, 3
in the Prospect addition to Dwale. Lot 2
starts 60 feet from
Rail Road Track,
together with Lot 3. It
continues to the Big
Sandy River containing, 2 Lot acres more
or less. As shown by
plat filed in the Floyd
County Court Clerk's
Office for a more perfect description.
Being the same
property conveyed to
Tim Walker and
Shannon Walker, by
deed dated February
1, 1998, of record in
Deed Book 418,
Page 353, in the
Office of the County
Court Clerk of Floyd
County, Kentucky.
AND to be included
in sale is a 2001
Clayton
16'x80'
mobile home, Serial
No. CWP009579TN
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 interest at the rate of
twelve percent (12%)
per annum from the
date of sale until
paid, having the force
and effect of a
Jucfgment.
(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.
In the event
(d)
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. Jennifer L.
Pennell
Christopher M. Hill
& Associates, P.S.C.
P.O. Box 4989
Frankfort, Kentucky
40604-4989
unnamed tributary of
Raccoon
Branch.
The operation is
located
on
the
Handshoe
and
Wayland U.S.G.S. 7
1/2 minute quadrangle map, at latitude
37°30'45" and longitude 82°53'06".
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface Minmg Reclamation and Enforcement's Prestonsburg Regional Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Suite 6, Prestonsburg, Kentucky
41653-1410. Written
comments or objections must be filed
with the Director,
Division of Permits,
#2 Hudson Hollow,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601. All comments
or objections must be
received within fifteen
(15) days of today's
date.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC
HEARING
A public hearing will
be held on Febauary
5, 2003 at 9:00 a.m.,
Daylight
Eastern
Time, at the off ice of
the Kentucky Public
Service Commission,
211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, KY
for the purpose of
cross-examination of
witnesses of Kentucky Power and
Intervenors in the
Application of Kentucky Power Company d/b/a American
Electric Power for
Approval
of
an
Amended Compliance Plan for Purposes
of Recovering the
Costs of New and
Additional Pollution
Control Facilities and
to Amend its Environmental Cost Recovery
Surcharge
Tariff.
Errol K. Wagner
Director of Regulatory Services Kentucky Power Company d/b/a American
Electric Power
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC
HEARING
Sandy
Valley
Transportation Services, Inc. (SVTS), will
host a Public Hearing
at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 20,
2003, at the Jenny
Wiley State Park,
May
Lodge,
in
Prestonsburg, Kentucky. The Public
Hearing is for the
consideration of an
application for federal
funds for capital and
operating assistance
for the period of July
1, 2003, to June 30,
2004, for the rural
community
transportation services in
the Big Sandy area,
including
Floyd,
Johnson, Magoffin,
Martin and Pike
counties.
There is no significant environmental
impact. Regulations
regarding the disabled and the elderly
shall be complied
with
accordingly.
Comments may be
made in person or
through written submissions. The application will be available at the SVTS
office, 81 Resource
Court, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653, on
April 1. 2003.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
des final backfilling,
grading and seeding,
completed, Fall1996.
(5) Written comments, objections,
and requests for a
public hearing or
mformal conference
must be filed with the
Director, Div. of Field
Services, # 2 Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601, by
March 3, 2003.
(6) A public hearing
on the application
has been scheduled
for March 4, 2003, at
9;00
a.m.,
the
Department
for
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enf-
orcements Prestonsburg Regional Office,
3140 South Lake Dr..
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653. The hearing
will be canceled, if no
request for a hearing
or informal conference is received by
March 3, 2003.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
Permit No. 8366018
The following property will be offered at public sale at
Worldwide Equipment, HWY 1428 East, Prestonsburg, KY
41653, on 1/30/03, commencing at 09:30am.
Year
(1)
In
accordance with KRS
350.0093, notice is
hereby given that
Melva Siding Co.,
General
Delivery,
Drift, KY 41619, has
applied for Phase 3
bond release on
Permit No. 836-6018.
The application covers an area of
approximately 2.04
acres, located .57
mile northwest of Drift
in Floyd County.
(2) The permit area
is approximately .57
mile northwest of KY
122's junction with
KY 11 01, and located
along the left fork of
Beaver Creek. The
latitude is 37-29-25
The longitude is 8245-36.
(3) The bond now in
effect for the Permit is
a letter of credit bond
in the amount of
$10,000.00.
Approximately 100%
of the original bond
amount
of
$1 0,000.00 is included in the application
for release.
(4)
Reclamation
work performed inclu-
Make
Model
Description
VIN#
2000 Kenworth W900L Tractor 1XKWD49X7YJ861160
2000 Kenworth W900B Tractor 1XKWD69XOYJ845274
2000 Kenworth W900B Tractor 1XKWDR9X1 YJ856260
2000 Kenworth W900B
Tractor 1XKWDR9X2YJ861161
The property may be inspected by appointment prior to the
sale at Worldwide Equipment, HWY 1428 East, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653.
Cash sales only. Inquiries: CitiCapital Commercial Corp., at
972-652-1187-02-07151-0
ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS
The Floyd County Board of Education is
now accepting sealed bids on surplus technology items. Technology itens include:
*monitors* keyboards
*printers* copiers
* C P U's * projectors
For a more detailed descrption, contact Gina
Amos at 606-886-2354, ext. 508. Bids will be
opened on January 24, 2003, at 2:30p.m., at
the central office, located at 106 North Front
Avenue, Prestonsburg Kentucky. Bids will be
accepted until 2:00p.m., January, 24, 2003.
All bids will be subject to board approval at
the January 27, 2003, board meeting. On
January 28, 2003, payment and pickup
arrangements can be made.
WILLIAMS.
KENDRICK
M a s t e r
Commissioner
P. 0. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-2812
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MLNE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-5429, Operator
Revision
In accordance with
405 KAR 8:010,
notice is hereby
given that Motts
Branch Coal, Inc.,
P.O.
Box
2765,
Pikeville, Kentucky
41502, intends to
revise Permit Number 836-5429, operator rev1s1on. The
operator presently
approved is Motts
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P.O.
Box
2765,
Pikeville, Kentucky
41502. The new additional operator will be
CONSOL
of
Kentucky Inc., P.O.
Box 130, Mousie,
Kentucky 41839.
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located approximately 2.9 miles northeast
of Hueysville in Floyd
County. The operation is approximately
1.5 mile northwest of
KY Route 7's junction
wi1h KY Route 2029,
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JANUARY
22, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY T tMES
Girls' High School Basketball Roundup
Belfry 84,
Sheldon Clark 55
Belfr) handed Sheldon Clark
another loss on Monday night.
The Lad) Pirates beat the struggltng Lady Cardinals 84-55. It
\\as Belfry's sixth win of the
season opposed to nine losses.
Belfry's Anna Bevins scored
her I ,000 point in the game. She
finished with 17 points. Five different Lady Pirates landed in
double figures in the game.
Belfry drove the proverbial
nail in the second period when it
outscored Sheldon Clark 40-12
in one of the state's highest scoring quarters by one team this season.
Marshall University signee
Kelli Moore, Sheldon Clark's
starting center, led all scorers in
the game with 25 points.
exploding en route to the win.
Leslie County center Heather
Benton led all scorers with a
game-high 32 points.
Whitesburg 71 ,
Jenkins 35
A talented Whitesburg team
proved to be too much from
beginning to end for Jenkins.
Whitesburg outscored Jenkins in
each of the four quarters and led
31-17 at the break en route to the
triumph.
Chasity Fox led Coach Dickie
Adams' Whitesburg team with a
game-high 21 points. Camille
Cook scored 17 and Whitney
Hogg finished with 10.
Ciera Pittman, ranked lOth in
the state in scoring. flipped in 13
for Jenkins.
Magoffi n Co. 88,
Morgan Co. 50
Magoffin County notched win
No. 12 of the season with an 8850 win over Morgan Count)
Monday
night.
Amanda
Shepherd was the high scorer for
Magoffin County with a gamehigh 17 points. Five different
Lady Hornets scored over I0
points in the game. Magoffin
limited Morgan County to less
than 15 pomts in each of the four
periods.
LADY HORNETS'
SCORING
MAGOFFIN CO. (88)Shepherd 17, Adams 15, S.
Howard 11, C. Howard 11, A.
Howard 4, K. Howard 9, M.
Howard 16, Manns 5.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BELFRY (84) - Hall 21, Bevins
17, Smith 7, Hensley 12, Johnson
2, Mahon 2, Combs 11, Hamilton
10, Chapman 2.
SHELDON CLARK (55) - K.
Moore 25, Meade 9, Parsons 2, T.
Moore 4, Johnson 8, Adkins 4,
Hammond 2, Cornette 1.
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Belfry 6-9
Knott Co. Central 72,
Leslie County 52
Knott Central seniors Tiffany
Slone and Tonya Amburgey led
the Lady Patriots to the win over
Leslie Count) (5-9) in a 14th
Region matchup. Amburgey, a
recent Pikeville College signee.
scored 20 points and Slone
scored a team-high 22 to lead
Knott Central to a 20-point victory. Knott Central led b)' onl) one
after the first quarter before
The David Comets hosted their first-ever home game Sat urday at Mountain Chri stian Academy In
Martin, coming up short against the Prestonsburg High freshman team.
The David team is pictured. Front row, from left to right: Nathan Ousley, Brian Conn, Michael
Tussey, James Garrett. Second row, left to right: Nathan Caudill, Erica Ash, Brandon Brown,
Johnny Justice, Brandon Caudill. Third row left to right: Nathan Bentley, Jason Conn, Paul
Mullins, Coach Ned Pillersdorf, Coach Jarrod Adkins.
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MARTIN - When guest
public address announcer Dale
McKinney introduced the David
School Comets as the "home
team" it was a truly historic
moment. While the small nondenominational school in David,
Kentucky has been serving area
youth for thirty years, this year
marks the first year of its basketball team, and its first home
game, well sort of. While the
historic game was actually
played at the Mountain
Christian Academy gym, it
marked the first time that the
David School fans got to see
their team in action.
There was plenty of action
as the Prestonsburg Freshman
led by Coach James DeRossett,
played a well balanced game to
defeat the Comets by the score
of 65-38 in Saturday afternoon
action.
The Blackcats were led by
Michael Stephens with 16
points and Michael Lackey
with 12 points. David School
superstar Brian "Byrd" Conn
was limited to I I points, as the
usually deadly shooter had
trouble finding the range from
three point range. The Comets
shot a total of 40 three-pointers.
as they tried to overcome the
Prestonsburg lead and defense.
Michael Tussey added I 0
points for the Comets, while
Brian Conn grabbed
11
rebounds. As has been the case
throughout the season the
Blackcats made life difficult for
Conn by double teaming the
star player.
The Comets went to a zone
defense with defense specialist
Nathan Ousley guarding the
elusive Stephens.
Comets
coach Ned Pillersdorf said he
was well satisfied with the
effort of his team. and noted
that his team did everything
well but put the ball in the basket. Regardless of the score the
players were thrilled to have a
televised home game, and be
introduced to the home crowd.
The Comets will continue
playing freshman and junior
varsity teams throughout the
region. Opposing coaches are
encouraged to call Comets
coaches Erica Ash at 606/8867323 or Ned Pillersdorf at
606/886-6090 to schedule
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has forgotten the beating they
took against Rick Pitino's
Louisville Cardinals. Speak.ing
of the Cards, they are in the top
25 for the first time in a long
time. Look for the Pitino's bambinos to be one of the top 10
teams in the country before this
season ends. They are playing
great basketball and I hope they
win Conference USA.
CINCINNATI REDS
Only Bruce Chen remains
unsigned b) the Cincinnati Reds
after the Reds inked Danny
Graves to a three-year deal
recently with an option after that.
Graves has been one of the
game's top relievers while with
the Reds. Graves is expected to
join the Reds rotation this season,
something he did toward the end
of the 2002 season.
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be of strong Floyd County influence. Three of the four remaining teams in this year's tournament, three of the four participating teams from Floyd County,
will be in action. vying for a spot
in this year's finals.
Betsy Layne, after beating
Paintsville 61 ·39 Monday night,
advances to the second round
tonight where it will meet Allen
Central, a I 02-15 winner over
Piarist in Monday night's second
game of the opening round.
Betsy Layne and Allen Central
- last year's champion and runner-up- will tip things off at 6:30.
The other second round/semifinals game pits Pikeville, a 73-63
first round winner over Phelps
,against South Floyd. the other
Floyd County team. South Floyd,
coached by Melinda Osborne,
drew a bye in this year's tournament. Tonight's Pikeville-South
Floyd game is a rematch of the
2001 All "A" championship
game, a meeting which sa\\
Pikeville hold on for the title in
Osborne's first season as a htgh
school head coach at South
Floyd.
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15th Region
Girls' All "A" Classic
Game I
Betsy Layne-Allen Central.
6:30p.m.
Game2
Pikeville-South Floyd. 8: 15
p.m.
The three-year deal keeps
Graves in the Reds can1p through
2006. When you join the long •
tem1 contract of Graves with the
other youthful players such as
Austin Keams, Adam Dunn, Sean
Casey, Brandon Larson, Aaron
Boone as well as veteran Ken
Griffey Jr. the future looks
promismg if the Reds could just
include a quality pttcher or two.
The Reds open spring training
February 13 and will begin their
Grapefruit League games on
March I at Sarasota. I am hoping
I can make a trip even further
south in Florida for some gan1es.
I would like to grap some photos
and o1her information of the
Rt!ds.
Ozzie Smith says he would
welcome Pete Rose's induction to
Baseball's Hall of Fame but onl)
if Rose will admit he did wrong in
bcttmg on the Reds qnd \lajor
League Baseball. Rose has been a
man of pride ever since he came
ro the game and it is not likely he
\\ill admit to something he has
denied doing. And that bit of
pride may keep him out of the
Hall. Again, Rose has not been
reinstated in baseball and remains
ineligible tor the Hall of Fame
until such a time as Bud Selig and
baseball does reinstate him.
Until Friday, good sports """"\
everyone and be good sports!
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This ., ; eek: &Os Rock & Roll
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Vic Vinyl here groovin' to the sounds of the 60s.
All kinds of musicians caught the rock beat folk songs, protest songs and even surfer songs
started to rock!
Teenagers drove the new
I rock and roll industry.
For the first time. most
teenagers d.idn 't have to go to
work to help their families
put food on the table. :They
had time to listen to their
radios, buy records and go
to dances.
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Surf's up!
In 1964, the Beatles, a British rock band, gave concerts in cities
around the United States. During the nine days of the Beatles'
tour, Americans bought more than 2 million Beatles records
and more than $2.5 million worth of Beatles-related goods.
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played rock
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California surfing crowd.
In the summer of 1961 ,
Dale and his band
unveiled the new surf
sound in Balboa. CA.
Surlers came to dance to
their cool, twangy tunes.
When tlie songs of the Beach
Boys hit the airwaves, surf
music became a hit all over
the country.
Standards Link: History: Students
understand that history relates to events,
people and places of other times.
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At the end of the 60s, millions
of rock and rollers, young and
old, gathered at huge, outdoor
music festivals featuring lots
of great bands. The best
remembered was Woodstock,
held on a farm in New York.
For three days in August 1969,
more than 400,000 people
came to enjoy the music and
to taiJ_x opposition to the war
in V'~tnam.
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Songs of Protest
While the surfers were singing about waves,
summer fun and pretty girls, another group
of musicians sang about more serious subjects.
Racism. war. workers rights, and the pain of
poverty were all sung to a rock and roll beat
and inspired a nation of young people to
demand the country to change.
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:Yhe 60s were famous for fashion trends. To find out the year mini-skirts and bell bottoms were introduced
add the year of the Woodstock Art & Music Festival to the year Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
Then subtract the year the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan TV show.
President
Kennedy
elected, pledges
to put man on
moon by end of
decade.
Valentina
Tereshkova
first woman in
space.
Yuri
Gagarin
first man
Martin Luther King, Jr.
assassinated in Memphis.
Beatles release
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band."
First James Bond
movie released.
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Hit song:
Hit song
Only the
Please
Lonely
Mr Postman
by
by the
Roy Orbison Marvelettes
Hit song:
The Twist
by
Chubby
Checker
Hit song
WipeOut
by
the Su'liaris
Hit song:
I Want to
Hold Your
Hand by
the Beatles
Hit song.
Satisfaction
by
the J:Rolling
Stones
My favorite musician is
Beethoven because r like his
chamber music. Beethoven
was ~om in Germany on
December 16, 1770. He kept
on playing the piano even
though he was losing his
hearing. From about 1800, his
increasing deafness changed
his personality.
Tanis, .
S'h Grade
Breaking news about a hot
new singer. Her name is Avril
Lavigne and she is 16 years
old. She is sweeping the world
with songs like ··complicated"
and "Sk8ter Boy." Everyone
knows about her. Do you?
Kelsey,
6'h Grade
My dad is a 38-year-old man
and he still plays the guitar
and piano. I'm writing about
my dad because it amazes me
that even after having four
kids, he still finds time to play.
Noelle,
S'h Grade
I want to tell you about Elvis
Presley. Elvis was born in
Tupelo, Mississippi. During
his childhood there he was
exposed to the music that
shaped his later singing style,
including country music,
rhythm and blues and gospel.
In 1954 he began recording for
Sun Records in Memphis.
Mathew,
4'h Grade
Here are some facts about
Wayne Newton. People call
him "Mr. Las Vegas.'' He has
incredible talent and showmanship and he is a natural.
He learned piano, guitar and
steel guitar by ear and with the
help of a few lessons. By the
time he was six, he was doing
a radio show before school.
S'h Grade
Tyler Dis becoming the best
musician ever! He is in our
elementary school band and he
plays clarinet. His favorite
sport is soccec His favorite
candy bar is Twix.
Thomas,
S'h Grade
"' My favorite artist is Pink.
, Three facts about her are that
she has pink hair, she can sing
well and she has great songs.
Hit song:
Good
Vibrations
by the Beach
Boys
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The Monkees and the Doors were two
popular rock bands in the 1960s. If the
looked like their band name, here's how
they might appear:
On another sheet of paper, draw what
other singers or bands might look like
if they matched their name. (Britney
Spears? 'N Sync? The Rolling Stones?)
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for examples
of:
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with long hair
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using their
right to free
speech
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spell the
nameofa60s
band
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written directions.
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SUMMER
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PROTEST
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JOHN
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MOON
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then in this week's Kid Scoop
stories and activities .
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Talking Cocoon
One day I heard a tiny voice.
Looking around, I saw that
the voice came from a little
cocoon. Finish this story.
Deadline: February 16, 2003
Published: Week of March 16, 2003
Look through the newspaper for stories or ads
that identify the music stars of this decade. Do
the clothes the stars wear influence the clothes
you and your friends wear? Do you think young
people should dress like music stars?
Send your story to:
Talking Cocoon
P.O. Box 390
Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653
Standards Link: Oral Communication: Deliver informative
presentations about an issue developing the topic with simple
facts, details, examples and explanations.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
22, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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A WORD BRIDGE!
The bridge to
the left contains
10 supporting
words. We give
you the first
letter of each
word, plus lots '
of hints.
CAN YOU GUESS which one of these little
squirrels remembered where he hid his food
in the fall?
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1. Found on dresses.
2. One who is blindly adored.
3. A children's game.
4. Something you tum or pull.
5. To rent or lease.
6. An animal sound.
7. Central part of a church.
8. An oil or color.
9. A famous bear.
10. A fixed, boring routine.
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18 Broadway lyricist Green
20 Camera stand
21 Shrieking
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23 Hydro-carbon
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28 Catch sight of
31 Ostrich's
cousin
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34 Poolroom stick
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Newspaper reading adventures tor little learnersl
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
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Learning Buddies: Spell your child's first name, using the lines to write large letters. Use an uppercase letter
for the first letter in the name and lowercase letters to spell the rest. Have your child trace the letters with a finger,
crayon or pencil.
Vol. 2 No.19
My Letters
Z is for Zipper
z is for zi~per
Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your
child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase
letter Z. Say the letter as you trace it.
How many words or pictures can
you find on this page that have
the sound that the letter Z makes
in the word zipper?
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My Numbers
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Z is for the Zebra
That kept Zoe busy,
She counted his stripes
'Til she felt she was dizzy.
S ent ence
How many
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Learning Buddies:
Trace and say the
number. Read the
questions. Touch and
count to find the answers.
How many~?
Learning Buddies: Read the first part of the sentence aloud. Ask your child to think of a way to finish the sentence. Write your child's words in the
lines. Read the entire sentence to your child while pointing out that reading is done from left to right. Older children may want to trace all or some of
the letters 1n the sentence .
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Letter Identification
Math Play
Fasteners
With your child, look
through the newspaper
to find pictures of things
that start with the same
sound as the letter
Z in zipper.
Point to the number
3 in the newspaper.
Have your child say the
number and, if it's large
enough, have your child
trace the number.
Look at the clothes
people are wearing in
pictures in the newspaper.
Talk with your child
about bow those clothes
might be fastened.
Do they use zippers,
buttons, hooks, belts?
Something else?
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Handwriting
Stripes
Who's in the Zoo?
Three Z
Zebra Visit
With your child, look
through the newspaper
for pictures of animals.
Ask which animals could
be found in a zoo.
Where else could you
find each of the
animals?
Practice rhyming, listening
and large motor skills. Wad
a sheet of newspaper into
a ball. Tape the ball so that
you can toss it back and
forth. Each time you or
your child tosses the ball,
say a word. The person
who catches the ball needs
to say a rhyming word.
Pretend you and your
child are going to have a
visit from a zebra. Look
through the newspaper
for things you would need
to have on hand to care
for the zebra.
Lay one sheet of
newspaper on the table
so that it is horizontal.
Use the columns of type
as lines to practice
writing. Have your child
trace the lines of type to
make zebra stripes.
My Kid Scoop comes out once a week, but you can use the newspaper every day to prepare your child for success in school. Each daily activity focuses on a specific learning readiness skill.
Step by Step Success 1. Read the activity instruction alood. 2. Show how to do the activity by doing it yourself first. 3. Ask your child to copy what you do.
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• Vertical squares should add to totals on bonom.
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What are owls?
Owls are mysterious, mostly nocturnal birds
that have been worshiped by primitive peoples,
associated with magic, superstition and sorcery,
and made companions or advisors to gods and
goddesses. The owl has figured prominently in the
folklore and legends of people around the world.
The owl is often portrayed as wise, or as an omi- ·
nous portent or sign of things to come.
Because owls are seldom observed by the
average person, many of its traits or habits are not
so obvious. Owls are extraordinary and unique
birds.
Efficient hunters
Owls are raptors, like hawks, eagles and falcons.
They capture living prey using specialized talons
on their feet. The beak is razor sharp, but unlike
other raptors, the owl swallows its prey whole, or in
roughly torn chunks.
Super vision
The owl has the most
versatile eyesight of any
bird. It has what
scientists call a tubular
eye. It differs from other
animal's eyes in that it
allows more light to be
gathered and concentrated on the back of the
Cross-section
eyeball. This is why an owl
of an owl eye
can capture small prey
like mice or voles in a dense wood in
complete darkness. But the trade-off
for such a large eye is that the owl
cannot swivel its eyes in their sockets like other animals can. Instead, it
must turn its neck, but has an amazing range of motion and can rotate 270 degrees
its head a full 270 degrees.
On the flight deck
The owl's nocturnal lifestyle has led to some
effective adaptations in its feathers. The plumage of
an owl is fluffy, and the leading edge of the primary
wing feather is finely toothed to absorb any sound
made by air rushing over the wing.
Saw-whet
owls are about
8 inches long.
They have very
fluffy plumage, and
their call sounds like
the a saw being sharpened (whetted). The saw- '
whet feeds on small mammals
and lives in the dense conifer
forests of North America.
A closer look at owls
The
great
horned
owl is the
largest
eared owl
in North
America. It
can grow to
22inchesin
length and has the
power to take skunks
and Canada geese as prey.
The short-eared owl grows
to be about 15 inches long. It
lives in all of North America
but is becoming endangered due to habitat
loss. It lives in open
Pri!Jlary country, tundra,
wmg marshes and
feat tier weedy fields.
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The bird
nests on
Owls eat a huge amount of food. They can
open
consume the equivalent of their own body weight
ground.
each night. But because they don't chew the food
they eat, owls end up with lots of fur, feathers,
bones, beaks and nails in their gizzard. As with
other predatory birds, the owl has evolved the
ability to regurgitate the animal parts it can't digest
as neat little pellets, which can be found under
nests and around feeding areas.
Greater
wing coverts
There are over 150 known species of owls.
Scientists who study birds (ornithologists)
group them according to a hierarchical system. All living creatures are classified this
way. In this system, animals are assigned to
progressively smaller and smaller groups based
upon their similarities. Here's how it works for owls:
Strigidae: The "typical owls" have
a round fac1al disk forming a semicircle on each side. The legs are
short with no comb on the middle
claw. The breast bone and
collar bones are fused.
SOURCES: World Book, www.owlpages.com, National GeographiC
Field Guide to Birds of North
America
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The owl has many features comon
to all birds, as well as the
specialized features already
discussed. Here are
a typical owl's parts:
Forehead
SecQndary
wmg
feathers
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disc
Puzzler
Barn owls grow to be about 16
inches long. They like to roost in
old buildings, eaves and farm
buildings. They have smaller
eyes than most owls and a clearly defined heart-shaped facial
disc. Females are paler in color
than males.
Kingdom
Animalia
Owls are animals
Phylum
Chordata
Owls have nerve cords or flexible
skeletal rods
Sub-phylum Vertebrata
Owls have backbones
Class
Aves
Owls are birds
Order
Strigiformes
Owls are grouped in their own
order, which is divided like this:
Families
Tytonidae: The barn and grass
owls have a heart-shaped disk that
enc1rcles the face, and long, narrow
skulls. The legs are long, and the
middle toe has a serrated comb on
the claw. Collarbones are separated
from the breastbone.
Owl anatomy
Lesser
wing coverts
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1. Owls capture prey with
these specialized nails.
3. The eye of an owl is
this shape.
4. Birds are members of
this animal class.
6. Undigested bone, fur
and feathers.
How owls are clllssi.fied
Snowy owls
live in far North
America. They inhabit
the frozen tundra and
feed mostly on lemmings
and hares. During the Arctic
summer, they hunt in the
daytime. Tis large owl grows
to about 23 inches long, and
the female's plumes are
more heavily barred, or
speckled, than the male's.
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active at night.
5. The smallest North
American owl.
7. Owls have special
fringed edges on
these.
The elf owl is North
America's smallest owl. It
lives in the Southwestern
desert, where it usually hollows
out a nesting cavity in the tall
saguaro cactus. It is strictly nocturnal, and only grows to be
about5incheslong.
Owls and humans
Owls have had a long relationship
with the folklore and myths of
humans. The earliest known drawing of a bird was of snowy owls in
the cave of Les Trois Freres in
Southern France.
One of the oldest coins made
depicts a saw-,~~-~-~
whet owl, a
symbol of
Athena. the
goddess of
wisdom,
from ancient
Greece. It is dated
from about 500 B.C.
The owl was associated with death
by the Aztecs. Below is a wooden
drum called a teponaztli. It is carved
with the image of an owl's face.
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made by woodpeckers, or the aerie of a raptor.
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touch with their parents by directional sounds and
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Volume 74. Issue 10 • 75 Cents
R&S union recognized; workers rehired
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by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WAITER
ALLEN - Negotiations between the
"Jational Conference of Fireman and
Oilers. an affiliate of SEIU, and Godwin
Manufacturing, recent purchaser of R & S
Truck Body Company, have resulted in a
signed agreement calling for recognition
of the union and the rehiring of seven
workers "'ho were not rehired in August,
when the company changed hands.
Godwin Manufacturing owner and
president, James Patrick Godwin. related
the decision to not rehire the men in
August, to downsizing within the compa-
ny. However, those who failed to be
employed by the new company suggested
that the reasons were centered around their
involvement in union activity.
As previously reported, Ray Knott, one
of those not rehired, stated that the union
was awaiting a decision from the U.S.
Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. and that
they were really close to being voted in .
Knott had been fired from R & S in I 996
due to his involvement with bringing the
union to the company, but was rehired in
2001, at which time he received lost
wages.
(See UNION, page three)
-Section B
Candidates
talk about
economic plans
Martin Co.
shooting
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by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WAITER
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WAITER
INEZ - A Martin
County man was shot m
the chest after a domestic altercatron with hrs
wife on Tuesday.
Accordmg to the
police report Connie
~avis was 1n an altercation with her husband,
Winford Davis, when
she locked herself rn the
bedroom. Her husband
allegedly forced the
door open and the altercation continued until
she fired two shots at
pim.
One round struck
Winford Davis in the
chest. He was flown to
Cabell Huntington
Hospital for treatment.
• The incident is still
under investigation by
the Kentucky State
Police.
photo by Jarrid Deaton
Ron and Clyde McCoy confer with their lawyers during a break in Pike County Circuit Court on
Wednesday.
Hatfield, McCoy descendants
argue over cemetery in court
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John F. Vance listens as the McCoys present
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PRESTONSBURG The
East Kentucky Corporation, an
organization supported by communities, agencies, public officials and citizens, will tell you
that one of the keys to this
region's economic future rests in
the ability to attract businesses
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Fraud charge 'an honest
mistake,' preacher says
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WAITER
WAYLAND- An article in
the Wednesday edition of the
Floyd County Times about
charges against Earl Slone, 59,
of Wayland. incorrectly listed
that he had been arrested on the
charges.
Slone was not arrested on
the charges and was instead
issued a court summons on the
charge of submitting an altered
receipt to the National Flood
Insurance Program through the
United States Postal System.
According to Slone, who is
a preacher, the receipt was part
of documents dating back five
years that he had to present for
an insurance claim for damage
done by flooding to his home.
According to Slone, he just
signed what the insurance
adjuster had provided.
"I have not received any
money at all, not a dime,"
Slone said.
The Floyd County Times
received information that the
charges has been amended to a
misdemeanor, but was later
told that the records were
sealed.
"All of this was over a
receipt for $30. It was all just
an honest mistake," Slone said.
East Ky. Corp. optimistic
despite first-ever loss
Dispute over nude
by SHELDON COMPTON
High: 24 • Low: 9
PIKEVILLE - A property lawsuit that came
before the circuit court in Pikeville on Wednesday garnered a unusually large amount of publicity.
The suit, filed by Clyde and Ron McCoy against
John F. Vance and Barbara Vance, would appear to be
a regular property dispute at first glance, but becomes
something more when it is realized that John Vance is
a descendant of the Hatfield family.
The lawsuit claims that the McCoy descendants
have not been allowed to visit the cemetery because it
is on land that is owned by Vance.
The main argument that John Vance made in the
case was that the McCoys were trying to tum the
graves into a tourist attraction.
Della Justice. attorney for the McCoys, told the
court that it was their right as family members to visit
the graves.
PRESTONSBURG - Of
the seven gubernatorial candidates invited to speak at East
Kentucky Corporation's annual
meeting at Jenny Wiley State
Resort Park, two-and-a-half
showed up.
Republican
candidates
Ernie Fletcher and Rebecca
Jackson were accompanied by
lieutenant governor candidate
Charlie
Owens
at
the
Wilkinson-Stumbo Convention
Center
in
Prestonsburg
Wednesday afternoon.
Candidates who were invited to speak at the economic
development organization's
annual report meeting, but did
not attend, included Ben
Chandler - Owens' running
mate and favorite in the governor's race so far - Steve
Nunn, Jody Richards, Virgil
Moore and Bruce Lunsford.
Gov. Paul Patton was originally scheduled as the afternoon's guest speaker, but canceled the appearance, a move
that might have spared the outgoing governor some arguably
harsh criticism from one hopeful candidate.
Although Jefferson County
Rebecca
Judge-Executive
Jackson was preceded by some
inspired speech handling by
Fletcher, who elicited applause
from the sizable crowd on a
couple of occasions, it was
Jackson's hard handed, if
belated, strikes against Patton
that stood out.
"I've took a look at this little piece of fiction he's
(Patton's) working on," said
Jackson. "I finally got a copy
and I've seen this little piece of
fiction he calls a budget.''
Pike County-based LJ Miller
Company's decision to pull out of
that county and take with it the
roughly 100 local jobs the furniture factory created after moving
in.
It was a uncommon setback for
EKC, but has not dampened the
organization's
spmts about
Eastern Kentucky\ potential for
growth
through
economic
improvement, according to executive director Tom Jones.
"It was the first year in 12
years we've suffered a loss, but
this will probably bt! the last,"
said Jones. ''The loan portfolio
should show nothing but black
ink from now on.''
Forced to write off the loan
provided to U Miller. EKC has
not changed its perspective on
makmg loans available to small
businesses.
Jones highlighted several
small businesses during an EKC
meeting at Jenny Wiley State
Resort Park Wednesday which
have reaped the benetits of such
efforts and are currently working
video sparks lawsuit
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - Two
people at the center of a bogus
"sex slave·· contract filed in the
Pike County Courthouse have
filed a different kind of document in Floyd Circuit Court.
Ike Jason England and
Amanda Pinion - who goes
by "Amanda England" as a
(See EAST KY., page three)
stage name although the two
are not married, related or in
any relationship, according to
England - filed a lawsuit
against Charles Hopkins, of
Frankfort, Ind., alleging that he
is claiming interest in the production of "~tiss WWW
America: Party Girls" videos
currently solely owned by Ike
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• MILWAUKEE
One of
the oldest dCtiVl' poltCl' ollicers in
the count!) is retiring after more
than 60 years on the force.
"I woke up one moming at 4
a.m. and it just seemed ets though
God was standin!' there and
telling me, 'It's about tunc
Andy."' sa1d
Lt. Andrew
Anewenter, 86.
The grcat-grandfathl.!r holds
the record for longest service in
the department. His last day is
March 14.
Ancwentcr said he iigun:d he
\\Ould have to karn a whole new
procedure in 1 O\embcr when the
department gets a new chief - and
he's tired of all till' pa~m ork and
10-hour days.
"I think I needed a little bit
more time for m)self and ffi)
wife... Ane\\ enter said.
He made the decision last
week and turned in his paperwork
Monday. He was invited to the
command
staff
meeting
Wednesday. where they presented
him with a plaque and praised him
for all his years on the job.
"I am retiring to possibl) some
other category, you know.
whether it's volunteer work or
financial return," he said. "Even
with my seniority, they feel I have
things to offer and I have."
Anewenter started with the
department June I, 1942, and has
investigated murders, assaults,
thefts, counterfeiting, dmgs and a
plane crash, and done secmity for
celebrities,
including
Elvis
Presley.
President Bush congratulated
-\newenter for his decades of service last ~a)' during a visit to
Milwaukee.
• BROWNSVILLE, Texas
- An 8-year-old boy was named
an honorary fire chief for leading
h1s 96-year-old great-grandmoth-
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her house.
Austin Serra was watching
television last week when a fire
started in the kitchen. He said his
great-grandmother, Irene P.
Gonzalez, had wanted to try to put
the tire out with glasses of water.
Gonzalez was reluctant to leave,
so Scn·a insisted.
''There was too much smoke,"
Austin said 111 a story in
Thursday's editions of The
Brownsville Herald. "She didn't
listen, so I just took her hand and
took her outside."
Gonzalez recalled with pride
how her great-grandson led her
from the house and put a jacket
over her.
"I was very afraid and very
nervous," she said. "I dido 't knov..
what to do."
The fire did not spread from
the kitchen and no major damage
was done to the home.
Along with his new title, Serra
was given a firetighter's badge for
his bravery before his third-grade
class Wednesday.
"You have to use your position
to educate the rest of the kids,"
said Brownsville Ptre Inspector
Cassandra Teran. "In case anything like that ever happens, they
remember what Fire Chief Austin
taught them."
• WARNER ROBINS, Ga.
- A bridge club whose members
Can you guess who is pictured? Each caller who
guesses correctly will have their name entered m a
drawing for a weekly prize.
Guess Who: Call 886-8506
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are younger than 50 has been
banned from taking part in activities at a senior activities center.
City attorney Jim Elliott made
the ruling Tuesday after the I 0
members of the Warner Robins
Duplicate Bridge Club complained the city was unfairly
excluding them from the Senior
Activities Center.
Elliott said his research indicates the city can legally ban people younger than 50 from participating in programs at the center.
"I don't think that there is any
unlawful
discrimination
involved," Elliott said.
Bridge club members dis-
agreed.
"We pay for the use of this
building," club spokeswoman
Dee Walls said. "We can't understand why they don't want us in
the building."
Oub manager Linda Greene
said the club has operated in the
building for nine years and has
always had members younger
than 50.
Officials said the age requirement doesn't ban people younger
than 50 from the center, only from
participating in programs at the
center.
•
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Gettin' hitched? The residents of
Central City want you to tie the
knot in their town.
The small, south-central
Nebraska farming town is reaching out to the betrothed in hopes
they will choose Central City for
their wedding.
The town is even working on
a web site (www.nebraskaweddingcapital.com) and sending
out free wedding-planning kits
to couples preparing to take the
plunge.
The town is sponsoring a
bridal fair this fall and convinced Gov. Mike Johanns to
sign a proclamation Wednesday
declaring Central City the
"Wedding Capital of Nebraska."
"We were looking for a special niche," said Kay Wimmer,
of the local Chamber of
Commerce. "We have all the
businesses you need to do a
wonderful wedding ... the whole
nine yards. So we just decided
to go with promoting our wedding services and reaching out."
• NESQUEHONING, Pa.
Chrysler
- A company that makes a garlic-based repellant to keep critters out of flower beds and vegetable gardens is having the
same effect on a neighboring
business.
Charles Otto, owner of warehousing and shipping company
PenNY Fulfillment, is raising a
stink because of odors he says
are emanating from L iquid
Fence. The companies are separated by a wall in a building
Carbon County opened in Green
Acres Industrial Park in 1999.
Otto said soon after he
moved merchandise into the
40,000-square-foot, multimillion dollar building, "the stink
hit."
He said the odors damaged
$100,000 in merchandise, and
his insurance policy does not
cover damages caused by gas,
vapor or fumes from industrial
operations.
PenNY Fulfillment stopped
paying rent in the fall because of
the dispute, he sa1d.
Toni Artuso, director of the
county's
Economic
Development Corp., said the
county had people from a Penn
State technical assistance program look at the building.
"We're working on it," she
said Tuesday, declining further
comment.
Officials from Liquid Fence,
whose product is sold in more
than 8,000 stores nationwide,
would not comment.
County officials said work
was done on sewage traps and
ionizers were installed to prevent odors from spreading
around the building.
motor vehicle, as well as failure
to stop at the stop sign.
Joseph Picchi, a spokesman ~
with the state Department of
Motor Vehicles, said 296 suspensions does not reflect the
number of summonses Williams
received. He said each time a
person either fails to appear in
court or pay a fine, a suspension
is recorded on the driver's
record.
Picchi did not immediately
know how many summonses
may have been issued to
Williams in order for him to
amass 296 suspensions.
In J994. New York City •
police stopped a Bronx man
who had 633 driving suspensions.
• ROOSEVELT, N.Y. - A
Long Island man stopped by
police for failing to obey a stop
sign was found to have 296 suspensions on his driving record,
police said.
When Marion Williams was
stopped early Monday, officers
called in to headquarters and
learned of the suspensions,
police said.
The most recent suspension
was Ill May 1997 when he
missed "a court date for the
other traffic offenses," Sgt.
David Curry said. He was
charged Monday with aggravated unlicensed operation of a
• OSKALOOSA, Iowa Want a post office to call your
own? Look no farther than your
Internet browser.
The Oskaloosa post office is
to be put up for sale on eBay, the
Internet auction site, this week.
Officials sealed the eBay deal at
Monday's City Council meeting.
"We've had some minor
offers that would come through,
and they just don't quite succeed," said Dave Krutzfeldt, a
city councilman. ''We thought,
,f
(See ODDS, page six)
Todav in Historv
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Today is Friday, Jan. 24, the
24th day of 2003. There are 341
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 24, 1848, James W.
Marshall discovered a gold
nugget at Sutter's Mill in northem California, a discovery that
led to the gold msh of '49.
On this date:
• In 1908, the first Boy Scout
troop was organized in England
by Robert Baden-Powell.
• In 1924, the Russian city of
St. Petersburg was renamed
Leningrad in honor of the late
revolutionary leader (however. it
has since been renamed St.
Petersburg).
• In 1942, a special court of
inquiry into America's lack of
preparedness for the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor placed
much of the blame on Rear
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
and Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short, the
Navy and Army commanders.
• In 1943, President Franklin
Roosevelt and British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill concluded a wartime conference in
Casablanca, Morocco.
• In 1965, Winston Churchill
died in London at age 90.
• In 1972, the Supreme
Court struck down laws that
denied welfare benefits to people
who had resided in a state for
less than a year.
• In 1978, a nuclear-powered
Soviet satellite plunged through
Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated, scattering radioactive
debris over parts of northern
Canada.
•
In 1987. gunmen in
Lebanon kidnapped educators
Alann Steen, Jesse Turner and
Robert Polhill and Mitheleshwar
Singh (all were later released).
• In 1989, confessed serial
killer Theodore Bundy was put
to death in Florida's electric
chair.
• In 1992, a judge in El
Salvador sentenced an army
colonel and a lieutenant to 30
years in prison for their part in
the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit
priests, their housekeeper and
her daughter.
Ten years ago:
Retired
Supreme
Court
Justice Thurgood Marshall died
in Bethesda, Md., at age 84.
Five years ago: Pope John
Paul II, delivering blunt political
messages during his visit to
Cuba, called for the release of
"prisoners of conscience" and
respect for freedom of expression, initiative and association.
President Clinton, in his weekly
radio address, unveiled a proposal to root out Medicare fraud.
One year ago:
A House committee opened
hearings into the collapse of ,.
energy giant Enron Corp.
Officials of Enron 's accounting
firm, Arthur Andersen. claimed
fired auditor David Duncan was
solely responsible for the massive destruction of Enron documents; Duncan refused to
answer questions, invoking the
Fifth Amendment. John Walker
Lindh, the so-called "American
Taliban," made his first court
appearance
in
suburban
Washington D.C.
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Actor Ernest Borgnine is 86.
Evangelist Oral Roberts is 85.
Actor Marvin Kaplan ("Top
Cat") is 76. Cajun musician
Doug Kershaw is 67. Singersongwriter Ray Stevens is 64.
Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond
is 62. Singer Aaron Neville is 62.
Actor Michael Ontkean is 57.
Singer Warren Zevon is 56.
Country
singer-songwriter
Becky Hobbs is 53. Comedian
Yakov
Smirnoff
is
52.
Bandleader-musician
Jools
Holland is 45. Actress Nastassja
Kinski is 43. Countr) musician
Keech Rainwater (Lonestar) is •
40. Comedian Phil LaMarr is 36.
Olympic gold-medal gymnast
Mary Lou Retton is 35. Rhythmand-blues singer Pat "Sleepy"
Brown (Society of Soul) is 33.
Actor Matthew Lillard is 33.
Actress Merrilee McCommas is
32. Actress Tatyana Ali is 24.
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"T he most fatal illusion is the
settled point of view. Since life is
growth and motion, a fixed point
of view kills anybod) who has
one." Brooks Atkinson,
American drama critic ( 18941984).
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24, 2003 • A3
ACLU seeks to force high schools to accept gay rights group
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ASHLAND
The
American Civil Liberties Union
is asking federal judges in
Kentucky and Texas to force
two school districts to allow students to form Gay-Straight
Alliances on campus.
The ACLU claims in lawsuits
filed Wednesday that Bo)d
County High
School
in
Cannonsburg and Klein High
School in Klein, Texas, violated
students' right:; under the feder~
al Equal Access Act and the
First Amendment.
"With these lawsuits we hope
to put school officials on notice
that we will no longer tolerate
- Video
• Continued from p1
•
Jason England.
The video in question advertises "31 girls" who "bare it all," as
well as "amateur home movies of
your favorite Hollywood celebs
and supermodels." Pinion, who
along with England, was named in
a "slave contract" which was filed
in the Pike County Courthouse in
200 I. is the cover girl on the
video.
Pinion later wrote The l-loyd
County Tunes and said the slave
contract was a joke and had been
fll.ed by mistake. Pike officials at
first brought charges against the
two, but those were later dropped.
According to the civil complaint, Hopkins executed an
acquisition agreement that gave
all rights, copyrights and trademarks of the video production to
Ike Jason England. The suit also
claims that Hopkins agreed to
have no further interest. compensation, royalties or residuals for
the video production.
England and Pinion claim that
they will suffer immediate and
irreparable harm if Hopkins continues to interfere with their business.
Candidates
• Continued from p1
~
~
As Jackson continued, taking
open shots at Patton's decision
to grant early prison releases, his
work with tobacco money and
other points, newly-elected Pike
County Judge-Executive, and
long time friend of the governor,
Bill Deskins rose from his seat,
motioned to those attending the
meeting with him and left.
Jackson briefly touched on
the coal severance tax. an espe~
cially important issue for the
attending judge-executives, but
added that "coal was a vanishing
commodity".
Fletcher, a 6th District congressman, preceded Jackson's
speech and won some favor by
promising the 200 or so in attendance contmued efforts to
increase the percentage of coal
severance tax coming to Eastern
Kentucky.
''I will continue to make sure
you get your fair share of the coal
severance tax to help improve
the area economically," said
Fletcher.
The condition of roads in this
portion of the state and an
emphasis on education as a direct
link to economic improvement
was a point made by all the candidates. but Fletcher allotted the
largest amount of time to the
issue.
"We have to have skilled
workers, prepared for potential
businesses," Fletcher said. "They
need more opportunities so they
don't have to leave this area."
Fletcher talked of a "cycle of
dependency" and mentioned his
congressional efforts to see that
children across Kentucky are
given every chance at a good
educational experience.
Cable television magnate
Charlie Owens, who has revisited the political spotlight with
Chandler this year, addressed the
issue of economic development,
saying he found it important to
develop an economy able to
attract capital and jobs. But
Owens was quick to point out
his and Chandler's commitment
to attacking the state's problems
with chronic preventable dis~
eases, saying that on a national
scale, Kentucky had became "a
poster child" for this health
issue.
The last of the three candidates to speak, Owens fmished
by saying recognition was the
least important aspect of effective change.
"It's not up to us to come up
with all of the good ideas," said
Owens, "but it is up to us to recognize the good ideas when we
hear them and see them."
• Early prescription request
results in criminal charge
by LO RETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
•
PRESTONSBURG
A
Prestonsburg woman is being
held on a $5,000 cash bond for
allegedly altering a narcotic prescription in an attempt to fill it
12 days early.
According to a court document, Palma S. Porter, 45, was
charged with forging a prescrip-
tion for a controlled substance
on Jan. 9, when she marked out a
portion of the prescription that
stated "do not fill until Jan. 21 ."
The criminal complaint states
that she attempted to have the
prescription filled on Jan. 9.
According to the arrest warrant, Porter was arrested on Jan.
16, in Prestonsburg, and was
arraigned on Jan. 21, at which
time a $5,000 cash bond was set.
East Ky.
• Continued from p1
toward expansion.
The most local of those busi~
nesses is Paintsville's Sandy
Valley Fasteners, a company
owned and operated by Christy
Henry, which provides fasteners
to mining and excavation contractors. EKC, which helped the
e, business with startup costs three
years before, recently assisted
Henry with expansion plans to
move shipments beyond the
region's boundaries.
"This is an example of a company up and going and making
it," Jones said. "And now it's
ready for its first expansion.''
Jones also pointed to the construction of speculative shell
buildings 115 a viable draw for
prospective companies.
"A dozen (Eastern Kentucky)
commumt1es
have
built
spec/shell buildings'' Jones said,
referring to a trend aimed at
• bringing companies into the
mountains. "We've found that
two out of tbree (companies)
want to sett a building before
coming in\0 the community.
They may not end up using the
building, but they want to look at
one before making decisions."
The 60,000 square foot building that housed LJ Miller
Furniture Company in Pike
County is an example of a builtto-specifications spec building.
In order to keep members and
officers informed of progress
through the organization's
efforts, EKC includes a "running
• box score" featuring recruited or
financed businesses in its annual
report.
According to their report for
2002, EKC had a lead role 111
bringing 26 facilities to Eastern
Kentucky, which created 4,325
JObs. Twelve of those facilities
were wood companies and
brought 1,520 jobs, eight were
call centers and provided 1,750
Eastern Kentuckians with jobs
and one was a plastic company
employing 75 people. In addition, five other companies, such
as food manufacturing compa~
nies and metal working companies, were recruited and created
a total of 980 jobs.
The most crucial statistic provided in the 2002 annual report
was a reflection of loans given to
area businesses.
Forty-two businesses were
given loans by EKC last year
with the anticipation of about
2,700 jobs being created, as a
result. However, only 825 actual
jobs were brought about through
these efforts.
Of those 42 businesses, 19
were were startup loans for
beginning business ventures.
Eleven of those have since went
under and EKC has lost money
on five, leaving 42 percent still
operating.
Established business made up
over half of the companies
financed last year at 23, and only
four of those have ceased operation. EKC recorded losing
money on only one, and 83 per~
cent are still up and running.
England and Pinion are asking
for judgment against Hopkins that
will result in an amount greater
than $4,000, temporary and per~
rnanent injunction that would prevent Hopkins from taking any
action that would affect the plaintiffs' interest in the production of
"Miss WWW America: Party
Girls" and other legal ventures to
include but not limited to the we~
site www.misswwwamerica.com.
their dirty tactics and bureaucratic excuses to keep students
from forn11ng Gay~Straight
Alliances," snid James Esseks,
litigation director for the
ACLU's Le:.bian and Gay
Rights Project. "As theses l\\0
cases so clearly show. there is a
tremendous need for students to
have a club where they can discuss how to deal with the antigay harassment the)' face."
The school board in Boyd
County suspended all clubs in
England has also tiled criminal
charges against Hopkins, accusing
him of terroristic threatening and
harrassing communications.
According to that complaint,
Hopkins allegedly threatened to
kill England and communicated
with him through email and telephone "in a manner which causes
anno)ance and alarm and serves "Relati\ es have an unquestionno legitimate purpose ... on a con- able right to visit the gra'<es of
their families," Justice said.
tinuous basis."
Vance believes that the road
that leads to the cemeter) is a
private drive .... ay and cannot be
used for public travel or
tourism.
"What about my family's
rights? We have a right to some
privacy," Vance said. "I have
had my drivewa) blocked by
tourists.''
Ron McCoy sees the cemetery as a way of keeping history
alive.
"If you don't pass on the
ed the events that led to the Illelegacy in some way it will go
gal exchange. She stated that she
dormant and die,'' McCoy said.
went to the bank on Nov. 21 and
Tourism officials made it
cashed her check for five $100
widely known in the case that
bills. She stated that she went to
the grocery store and then later to Slone's Market at David,
where she exchanged two $50s
for a $100 in order to get a large
bill.
Rowe claimed that when she
got to work, she started thinking
about the $100 bill that "didn't
feel right.·· She then took the Qill
by JARRID DEATON
from her purse and exchanged it
STAFF W RITER
for five $20s from the cash register, informing co-worker
MIDDLE CREEK - 'I he
Ladonna Settles that she didn't accident on Route 114 on
know if it was real or not.
Wednesday claimed the life of a
"I thought in my mind, I Forest I lilts man.
couldn't get stuck with a bad
Joel C. Johnson. 28, was
$100," Rowe recounted in the killed when his 1992 GMC
sworn statement.
Sonoma truck crossed the center
Rowe, who is free on a line and struck a flatbed truck
$2.000 surety bond, said that she driven by Douglas Bradley of
was willing to help law enforce~
ment in any way that she could.
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
A
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park
employee says she exchanged a
$100 counterfeit bill for five
$20s from her register, because
it "didn't feel right."
According to an arrest warrant, Deborah Sue Rowe, 39. of
Auxier, was arrested on Jan. 16
and charged with first-degree
possession of a forged instrument for a Nov. 21 incident in
which she confessed to passing
the counterfeit bill to Jenny
Wiley. The warrant states that
Rowe confessed to the crime
while being interviewed by
arresting park ranger Steve Price
and Rocky Johnson, of the U.S.
Secret Service.
After waiving her right to
remain silent on Jan. 16, Rowe
gave agent Johnson a sworn
statement in which she recount-
• Continued from p1
the Hatfields and the McCoys
are a \Cry big draw for Pike
County.
''We feel that it is the top
tourism draw in this county,"
sa1d Phyllis Hunt, director of
Pike County Tourism.
Pike Circuit Judge Charles
E. LO\\ e Jr. had prcvtou:.l)
granted an injunction that gives
the McCoy relatives temporary
access to the cemetery. 'I he
injunction will remain in place
until Lowe makes an official
ruling on the case.
Attorneys for each side have
30 days to issue a proposed
judgment in the case. Judge
Lowe will look at both of the
proposals and come to a decision as to what should be done.
Forest Hills man killed
in Route.114 wreck
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Union
• Continued from p1
In August, it was reported that
at least five of the men who did
not get hired by Godwin
Manufacturing
had
been
involved in union activity. The
men reported that they believed
this was the reason behind
Godwin's decision not to rehire
them.
However, Godwin said that
he was the one who did the hiring and he had no prior knowledge of the employees, asserting
that he made his decision based
only on the applications they
submitted.
Regardless of the reasons
behind the company's decision
for the layoff. the men will be
called back to work and will
receive back pay for the time
they were off. Pursuant to the
agreement reached between the
union
and
Godwin
on
Wednesday, the other men that
were furloughed will be placed
on a recall list.
Godwin reported that, as in
the past, the company hopes to
bring back as many of the
employees as possible, who had
been laid off due to the prolonged downturn in economy.
"This takes us to another
stage of union organization,"
said John Thacker, director of
organtzmg
for
National
Conference of Fireman and
01lers
He stated that the union
would now begin bargaining
with R & S/God.,.. in with aspirations of negotiating a fair contract for all workers at R & S.
Thacker said that although the
failure to rehire the seven union
affiliated workers had impacted
the agreement by causing the
union to bring more charges
against Godwin, the reason for
the union's status was a result of
a representation election in 1996.
"It had reached the point
where the decision was to be
heard in federal court," said
Thacker.
Regardless of who owned R
& S, the company was required
to negotiate. Thacker said that he
would surmise that the company
agreed to bargain with the union
when they realiLed that representation rights were won.
Godwin reported that he felt it
would be in the best economic
interest of the company and its
employees if they could reach a
(See RIGHTS, page five)
Lawsuit
State park employee
charged with passing
counterfeit $100
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
December w an effort, the
ACUJ contends, to prevent a
group of approximately 30 students from forming a Gn) Straight Alliance. Seven stu
dents are lbted as plaintiffs Ill
the Ia\\ suit filed agamst the
school board in Lexington.
The measure would affect
four other nonacademic clubs
the Human Rights Club, Pep
Club,
Bible
Club
and
settlement with the union rather
than to go into lengthy and costly litigation, which included the
hiring of the seven men. He
reported that R & S Godwin is
currently preparing for those
negotiations.
Thacker referred to the
process as the "wheels of justice" asserting that "With the
union, you can't just fire people".
A relieved Ray Knott said he
had been called at I :30 p.m.
Wednesday and would be returning to work on Monday.
" It feels good." said Knott.
Glad to be back at work,
Knott said he is eager to start
negotiating for a union.
R & s, Godwin released a
statement sa)' mg that, going forward, the) \\ ill continue to focus
their efforts on providing the
highest quality products for the
truck body industry and continuing to provide a safe and productive work environment for their
employees.
The other six men who w11l
return to work are Gary Knott,
Merle David Marshall. John
McCoy, Brent Clark, Jack
Woods and Tom Floyd.
Sal)ersville. Johnson \\as pronounced dead at the sc-ene b)
Ao)d Count) Deputy Coroner
Glenn Frazier.
Hodge A. McClanahan. a
passenger in Johnson's vehicle,
and Bradley were transported to
Highlands Regional Medical
Center for treatment.
The accident is still under
investigation by Kentucky State
Trooper Rick Conn.
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Editorial roundup
The Santa Fe New Mexican, on reinstating the military draft:
Coming as it does from a couple of Democratic congressmen, a proposal to revive the military draft is likely
to go nowhere.
Its most vocal opponent is none other than Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and it isn't because
Rumsfeld is a Republican. It's because our all-volunteer
armed services are vastly better than they were when
conscripts were dragged kicking and screaming into the
Army, or hastily enlisted in the Navy or the Air Force as
less-onerous alternatives.
But Reps. Charles Rangel of New York and John
Conyers of Michigan are concerned a disproportionate
number of minority youngsters constitute the cannonfodder which soon may be marching into Baghdad.
It's a legitimate concern: They're not exactly being
forced into the armed forces, but minority kids don't
have all the college opportunities young whites do. In
greater proportions than gringos do, they join the service
for job training or for tuition money.
It's a good deal- in peacetime, anyway. But if our
troops end up sitting ducks for Saddam Hussein's
snipers, will the content of body bags will be more
black and Hispanic than WASP?
Maybe not. According to Defense Department figures,
whites are more likely to find themselves in combat than
blacks, who occupy more military-support position:> ....
If Rangel and Conyers could broaden their scope. they
might get their Capitol Hill colleagues talking about service to our country and who should be performing it.
Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, on Congress:
In a reversal of folk wisdom, which holds, "If it ain't
broke, don't fix it," Congress has taken something that
was fixed, and it has broken it.
When the 108th Congress reconvened Jan. 7., it might
have been expected to get right to work on saving
Social Security or cutting taxes or addressing the budget
and its looming deficits or tackling the health care crisis.
But, no, one of the first things the U.S. House of
Representatives did was roll back the 1995 ethics rules
that prohibited members of Congress from accepting allexpenses-paid vacations from lobbyists or elaborate
gifts of expensive food.
We never thought we'd hear ourselves pining for the
days of Speaker Newt Gingrich, but at least he had a
sense that the peoples' House should be careful about
the messages it sent.
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A
t h e
The butterfly
When I am caught between where I
am going and where I have been, it
means that a decision to move on has
not been made. I find this place to be
one of discomfort and I chastise myself
for not being able to get "off the dime."
I suppose the agitation comes from not
being confident in my state of conflicted
existence, which is often necessary.
I imagine this must be how the butterfly feels as he is struggling to get out
of the cocoon that he built around himself when nature told him it was time to
make a change. He is enveloped in this
blanket that protects him from the rest of
the world, yet the protectant prevents
him from knowing what is outside of the
moment
shell. He can only presume.
feel to be able to glide through the air on
such splendid wings. Yet some will
He is confined to the cocoon until he
attempt to capture his beauty, ultimately
is ready to come out, at which time he
taking his freedom away.
easily bursts through the walls that once
A question that comes to mind when I
held him captive. When he makes his
think about the changes the caterpillar
way into a world that he has
experiences is, "Does he know he will
previously experienced, he
be a butterfly?" "Does his intuition
sees it differently because he
tell him that his patience and effort
is not the same creature that
will be worth the experience that
went into the cocoon. Instead
awaits him?" Maybe he just waits
of inching along on the surrac;e of things while he
in a suspended state of confusion,
explores, as he once did, he
surviving until he can once
now has the option of
more see the world in which
he lives.
flying through the air
and selecting what he
Regardless, his existence
wants to take a closer
LORETTABLACKBURN and experience is inspirational
to the rest of the world. We are
look at.
reminded that what may
His freedom makes
appear to be a trap, may actually be a
him more attractive to the rest of the
world. Some will admire his beauty
cocoon, and attacking the walls will not
from a distance, wondering how it must
help until you are ready to come out.
Letter
A 'real' drug
prevention
program
Last week I received a
call from a member of the
Maytown Lifetime Learning
Center. She had read my
recent letter to the editor
regarding the wasting of
approximately $1.5 million
on the "supposed" after
school drug prevention program funded, "purportedly,"
for "all" the youth of Floyd
County.
The comparison between
the results achieved from
$26,088 (mostly donations)
and $1.5 million used by the
fiscal court and their handpicked board of directors is
amazing.
Let us compare the two
programs:
Maytown Lifetime
Learning Center
Money: $26,088
Youth served: 200
approximately
Salaries: $6,000
Activities: $545
Programs: Wednesday,
after-school mentoring program; Thursday, weekly programs for high school youth
and five-week art program
for fourth- through eighthgraders; Tuesday, breakfast
club; Monday, volleyball for
all ages; Tuesday, basketball
for all ages.
Project Serve: Five-month
service program for high
school students and young
adults that ends with a weeklong service/tourist trip to
Florida.
A full workout gymnasium.
Community Center
Money: $1,425,870
Youth served: 0 approximately
Salaries: ?
Activities: 0
Programs: 0
This non-profit organization is located in the old
Maytown High School. The
building needs major repairs
to stay in operation and is
deserving of the assistance
of all our "dedicated" public
officials. A board member of
the Maytown program said
there had been a drastic
reduction in vandalism since
this program began.
Can you imagine what
this group could have done
with $1,425,000? This is an
example of what can be
done by people who are
"really" interested in helping
their community, not themselves.
In my humble opinion,
since the agreement between
the Department for Local
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Government and the Floyd
Fiscal Court stated that fiscal government must return
the money to the state if
they did not use it in the
manner funded, the building
should be leased to this
group for $1 a year and all
of the "wasted" money
should be required to be
either returned to the state or
given to a group that knows
how to serve the people.
The Maytown Lifetime
Learning Center is doing
many of the things my wife
and I envisioned when we
prepared our proposal for an
after school drug prevention
program for all our children.
Lawton Ray Allen
Minnie
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Without question, these
are tough times to serve the
public as elected representatives. Kentucky's state revenue problems have been
well documented, and this
situation is being repeated in
dozens of other states across
America. Tough times
require leaders willing to
make tough decisions, so it's
appropriate that Kentucky is
joining the rest of the nation
in marking January as
School Board Recognition
Month.
Our community is served
by the school board leadership of Jeff Stumbo, Dr.
Chandra Varia, Carol
Stumbo, Glenna Slone and
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McGuire. As superintendent,
I know how focused on student learning these board
members have to be in their
roles as your representatives
in school system governance. Our board members
work to ensure that every
child has an equal opportunity for a quality education.
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next generation of citizens,
taxpayers, workers, elected
officials, parents and consumers.
Floyd County's school
board members strive to be
role models for the official
observation of this month's
recognition - "A brighter
future through better public
schools." These are leaders
who put children first!
On behalf of our students,
faculty and staff, I want to
publicly say "thank you" to
our board members and join ,...
in a community salute to
them for their vital service.
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Fellowship
of
Christian
Athletes. School Superintendent
Bill Capehart said he thought
nonacademic clubs were leading
to "educational disruption."
Kim McCann, an Ashland
attorney representing the school
• board, said board members felt
the decision to suspend the clubs
was correct and that it would
help the high school to concentrate on educating students.
" I know the school district is
disappointed that the ACLU and
the Gay-Straight Alliance have
taken this avenue," McCann
said. ''Now this lawsuit will just
continue the debate over clubs
rather than education, which is
the primary purpose of schools."
The lawsuit filed in U.S.
District Court in Lexington
~ claims that school officials have
permitted many clubs, including
the Beta Club, drama club, student council, cheerleaders and
sports teams, to continue to
meet since the school board's
decision to suspend aU clubs.
Besides claims under federal
law, the lawsuit charges that the
school board also violated state
law.
"School officials in Boyd
County deserve an F for the dishonest and bigoted tactics
they've taken to keep a group of
students from talking about tolerance and acceptance," said
Jeff Vessels, executive director
of the ACLU of Kentucky. "It's
shameful that the students have
had to be the responsible ones
and teach the educators about
freedom and equality."
In the Texas case, the ACLU
claims that school officials
changed requirements for school
clubs after students at the high
school submitted their application to form a Gay-Straight
Alliance in September.
The students resubmitted
their application following the
new rules. With the school year
more than half over, the students
have still not been notified by
the school if they can meet.
"Officials at Klein High
School have been sitting on the
students' application far too
long," said David George, an
ACLU attorney in Texas. "It's
time for the school to follow the
law or face the consequences in
court."
Forget fall: Fox will
debut its new shows
in the summer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES- Bucking
decades of television tradition,
Fox Broadcasting Co. plans to
launch some of its new shows in
4 the summer instead of fall.
The move is the most aggressive yet as networks struggle to
hold on to viewers who are
increasingly switching to cable
and satellite - especiaHy during
the summer months when networks air mostly repeats.
"One of the lessons that reality television has taught us is
that summer is a really good
time to launch big franchises,"
said
Fox
Television
Entertainment Chairman Sandy
Grushow. "It's a better time than
aH six networks launching with_. in the same week or two in late
September."
Grushow
made
the
announcement over the weekend at a gathering of television
critics and writers.
Fox has struggled with its fall
lineup, with ratings down by
more than 5 percent this season.
Compared with two years ago,
Fox's fall ratings have tumbled
by nearly 30 percent among its
core audience of 18-to-34-yearolds, according to advertising
buying firm Magna Global
USA.
To gain a better foothold, the
•
News Corp.-owned network is
drawing on its success last summer with "American Idol: A
Search for a Superstar."
The network plans not only
to air reality-based shows this
summer, but also to debut new
comedies and dramas in the
summer. Later in the fall, after
the baseball season is finished,
the network plans to begin new
episodes of its more established
shows such as "24" and
"Malcolm in the Middle."
"This is going to be done
selectively," Grushow said.
"And if we can pull it off, then it
will sure beat waiting until
September."
Lizbeth Johnson, assistant
superintendent for community
relations
at
the
Klein
Independent School District,
said Wednesday school officials
had not seen the lawsuit and had
no idea what they were being
accused of doing.
David Feldman, attorney for
the Klein school district, said
that the filing by the ACLU is
premature
because
Klein
Superintendent J im Surratt is
still in the middle of a review of
all student clubs within the
Houston-area school district.
"The fact is the application of
this group is sitting on the super-
LOS ANGELES - " Harry
Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets" will materialize on
home video April 11.
The sequel about the boy
wizard and his curious classmates at Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry has
collected $257.8 million at the
domestic box office since it
debuted Nov. 16.
Among the extra features on
the two-disc DVD are 19 scenes
with deleted material, tours of
sets from the film and an exclusive interview with· "Harry
Potter" author J.K. Rowling,
Warner Home Video announced
Tuesday.
It will also include digital jigsaw puzzles, printable "magic
card" collectibles and interviews
with
child
stars
Daniel
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this?"'
The post office is owned by
the city of ll ,000, about 60
miles southeast of Des Moines,
and is leased to the federal government.
The building has been a
money-loser for city officials up to about $5,000 to $6,000
annually, City Manager Don
Sandor said.
"It's not our business to be
landlords," Sandor said.
The city built the 10,000square-foot facility in 1989 to
use as a post office after the previous one was demolished.
"When I first heard about it, I
thought, 'Is this for real?"' said
Jan Dorsey, postal service manager of consumer affairs for the
district that covers Iowa.
Area residents' mail service
won't change, Dorsey said. The
buyer will take on a guaranteed
lease that keeps the post office in
the building for another 30 years.
The minimum accepted eBay
bid will be $300,000.
• BROWNSVILLE, Texas
- A lottery winner may have
just learned a big lesson: Easy
Radcliffe, who plays Harry, and
Rupert Grint and Emma Watson,
who play his pals Ron and
Hermione.
"Chamber of Secrets" also
will be available in the VHS format.
Rowling's fifth book in the
series, "Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix," is set to
debut on June 21 and has
already ranked No. 1 on
Amazon.com's best seller list.
The film version of the third
book in the saga, "Harry Potter
and the Prisoner of Azkaban," is
scheduled to begin filming in
mid-February or early March.
Warner Bros. has not yet
announced who will replace the
late Richard Harris, who died of
cancer in October. Harris played
Hogwarts headmaster Albus
Dumbledore in the first two
films.
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intendent's desk along with a
whole stack from other groups,"
Feldman said. "It simply hasn't
been acted on. T he superintendent hasn't made any decision
on any applications. The lawsuit
is premature because there is no
case or controversy at this time."
He said he will likely
respond with a motion to dismiss so the district can complete
its review of all clubs.
Feldman said the districtwide
review of student clubs has been
in the works for months and it
predates the students' efforts to
Theater Classes begin Saturday, January 25.
Music & Art Classes begin the week of February 3
Voice Classes begin on Thursday, February 13
Classes Scheduled Include...
* Early Childhood Art: Ages 3 - 4.
* Early Childhood Music & Drama: Ages 3- 4.
* Early Childhood Art: Ages 5 -6.
* Early Childhood Music & Drama: Ages 5 - 6.
* Art For Middle Grades: 5th through 8th grades
* Art for Teens: Ages High School.
* lntro. To Voice: Ages 8 - 12.(Limit of 10 students)
* Voice Instruction (females only): Ages 13 - 18.
(limit of 5 students)
* Voice Instruction (males only): Ages 13 - 18.
(limit of 5 students)
*Children's Theater: Ages 6- 11(starts Sat., Jan. 25-10 am)
* Theater For Teens: Ages 12-18(starts Sat., Jan. 25-12:30 pm)
- Registration Monday through Wednesday, January 27, 28, & 29, 10 am to 4 pm
At Registration, 1/2 of the Tuition payment must be made.
In order to receive tuition and schedule lnfonnatlon, please call1-606-889-9125.
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Jose Luis Betancourt had a
huge stroke of luck just before
Christmas when his Lotto Texas
ticket matched all six numbers,
netting him a $7.5 million prize.
His luck ran out less than a
month later when U.S. Customs
agents found 1.63 kilograms of
cocaine hidden in the dishwasher
and pantry of his apartment,
according to officials.
Betancourt, 53, appeared
before U.S. Magistrate Judge
Feliz Recio on Tuesday and was
ordered held without bond on
charges of cocaine possession
and conspiracy to distribute
cocaine.
Recio said Betancourt committed a "crime of violence," and
was a flight risk due to the prize
he had claimed just a week earlier.
U.S.
Customs
Service
spokesman Rick Pauza confirmed Betancourt was arrested
Friday, but would not say
whether the government was
planning to seize his winnings.
Lottery officials said a background check on Betancourt,
performed for every lottery winner, came back clear.
"We usually check to see if a
person owes money for child
support, taxes, things like that,
before we award them the
money," said lottery spokesman
Keith Elkins. "Once they receive
the money, we have no say on
how they invest it."
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24, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
For the Record
Civil Suits Filed
Teresa L. Suvcr vs. Earl E.
Suvcr: petition fl)r child support
and health care insurance.
Harold D. Salisbury and
Janet Salisbury vs. Melinda G.
Short: compensation for injuries
in automobile accident.
Kenneth Roberts vs M11.:hele
Belcher: compensation for
injuries in automobilt.· accident.
Ike Jason England and
Amanda England vs. Charles
Hopkins: false claims of interest
in video production.
Tara Reynolds vs. Rnndy
StO\ all
and
Corrections
Corporation of America: unlawful termination of employment.
Tommy
Thompson
vs.
Brenda
Fish
and
First
Commonwealth Bank: collection of money for falsely '' rittcn
checks.
Small Claims
Filings
Big Sandy RECC vs.
Michelle Newsome; debt collection.
Big Sandy RECC vs.
Kennith Perry; debt collection.
Big Sandy RECC vs.
Roseanna Poe: debt collection.
Big Sandy RECC ,·s. Jeffrey
Ramey; debt collection.
Big Sandy RECC vs. Roger
Dale Sammons: debt collection.
Big Sandy RECC vs. Angela
Bevins; debt coltection.
B1g Sandy RECC vs. Robe1t
Hardy. debt collection.
Big Sandy RECC .vs. Jackie
Hoover; debt collection.
Big Sandy RECC \s .
Sherman Hunt: debt collection.
Big Sandy RECC vs. Bel'
Johnson; debt collection.
Charges Filed
David Knox, 45. Denniston.
harassment.
Virgil Tackett Jr.. 37, Beaver,
alcohol intoxication.
William R. Tackett, 37,
Prestonsburg. alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct.
Danny Compton, age unlisted, Weeksbury, harassment.
Susan Crum, 35, Garrett,
first degree criminal trespassing.
Rhonda Compton, age unlisted, Weeksbury, harassment.
Sandra
Branham,
49,
Prestonsburg, third-degree criminal mischief, terroristic threat-
ening.
Dale Stewns, age unlisted,
Langley, theft by failure to make
required distribution of property.
Andrea Adkins, Robinson,
age unlisted, Shelbiana, theft by
failure to make reqtmcd distribution.
Brian K. Mallhcws, 33,
Debord, theft of motor vehicle
registration plate.
Pamela S.
Porter. 45.
Prestonsburg, forged prescription/controlled substance.
Paul R. Evans, 19, Pilgrim,
alcohol intoxication, possession
of open alcohol beverage container, minor in possession of
alcohol.
Wanda Gilman, 34. Lenore.
W.Va., alcohol intoxication.
possession of an open alcohol
beverage container.
Steve Dwayne Thacker, 26.
Prestonsburg, failure to surrender revoked license, fourthdegree assault.
Maranda 1-iolthousc, 18,
Hueysville, alcohol intoxication.
Heather
Tackett,
21,
Prestonsburg,
fourth-degree
assault.
Melodic Renee Newsome,
New identification
cards available for kids
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - Kentucky is
offering parents a chance to register their children with a photo identification card that helps track
missing children.
The ID card, for children ages
2-15, is registered with the
Kentucky State Police's missing
persons clearinghouse. It includes
a photo of the child. their name.
date of birth and a physical
description, but doesn't list a home
address.
If a child "ith an ID turns up
missing, police would have ready a
description and photo of the child.
The cards, \\ hich cost $4, can
be obtained from a county's circuit
court clerk's office'' ith a birth certificate and Social Security card.
State Rep. Carolyn Belcher, D-
Preston, called for the IDs in a
House bill that passed last year.
"While prevention of child
abduction is the ultimate goal.
return of missing children IS a pri-
ority with all agencies involved,"
Belcher said in a statement on
Wednesday.
The system is patterned after
one in West Virginia.
Stumbo rescinds
suppon tor Stanford
The Associated Press
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Majority Leader Greg Stumbo, a
candidate for attorney general.
said Wednesday he has rescinded his support for clemenc) for
convicted murderer Ke' in
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that he was "not sufficiently
a\\are of all the facts" when he
joined a handful of other legislators in askmg Gov. Paul Patton
to grant Stanford's petition for
clemency.
Stanford "as 17 when he
raped, kidnapped and killed
Baerbel Poore in Louis\ ille rn
1981 . Stumho says he mistakenly thought Stanford was younger
than 16 at the time. "That's my
fault. r should not have added
rny name without an in -depth
investigation,'' Stumbo said m a
statement released through his
legislative office.
Considering the ''gn1esome
nature'' of the (;rime, Patton
should sign Stanford ·s death
\\·arrant, the statement said.
Stanford is out of appeals and
has petitioned Patton for
clemenc).
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officially fonn a Gay -Straight
Alliance at Klein High S(;h(Xll.
The school district, \Vith its
ongoing review, wants to make
sure it has a uniform policy
regarding the formation of students clubs that can be applied
across the board, Feldman said.
Currently, indiv1dual schools
regulate the formation of dubs.
Feldman did not know when
the ongomg rc" ie\\ would be
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Sdena Blankenship. 23,
Grethel. selling alcohol to
minor.
Emma
Perry,
50,
Wheelwright, theft by deception.
Joey D. Hamilton, age unlisted, Pikeville, two counts of theft
by deception.
Dcborah Sue Rowe, 39,
Auxier, forgery first-degree.
William H. Marsillett, 53,
Prestonsburg, two counts of second-degree
trafficking
in
codeine.
Earl Slone, 59, Wayland,
fraudulent insurance act.
Jenny
Perry.
47,
Wheelwright. theft by deception.
Property
Transfers
Branch Banking and Trust
Company to Charles W. Gibson,
property located on Kentucky
Highway No. 1428.
Adrian B. Ousley and Cloetta
Ousley to Jennifer L. Halbert,
property located at Salyers
Branch.
Appalachian Oil Company
Inc. to Hometown Convenience
LLC, property location not listed.
NAELCAM,
LLC,
to
Appalachian Oil Company Inc.,
property location not listed.
Bluford Smith to Dana P.
Smith. property location not listed.
Obituaries
John Archer Burchett
Mary Manuel Adams
Mary Belle Newman
John Archer Burchett, 62, of
I vel, died Tuesday, January 21,
2003, at King's Daughters
Hospital in Ashland.
Born September I I, 1940, in
Prestonsburg, he was the son of
the late Belvard and Opal
Martin Burchett. He \Vas a diesel
mechanic, and a member of the
Emma Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife.
Joann Hammons Burchett.
Other survivors include one
son. John Michael Burchett of
Ivel; a daughter, Emily Michelle
Hannah of South Point. Ohio:
two brothers, Ernest Graham
Burchett of Emma, and Martin
Belvard Burchett of Ridge
Crest, California; and five
grandchildren, Benjamin Cody
Jonathan Taylor
Burchett,
Burchett, Elizabeth Danielle
Justice, Abigail Cirria Hannah
and Paul Brian Hannah.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by one
brother, Bert Quinton Burchett
and two sisters, Doris Faye
Burchett and Ann Burchett.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 25, at
11 a.m., at Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Paul Stilton and Jack Howard
officiating.
Burial will be in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens at Ive1.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Steven Graham
Chafin, Timothy Carr, Ernest
Burchett,
Breck
Keith
Hammonds, Tracy Kendrick,
Steven Kendrick, Gary Lee
Wright, Kevin Wright and Brian
Wright.
Mary Manuel Adams, age 76,
of Brainard. Prestonsburg, died
Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at
Central Baptist Hospital m
Lexington.
Born April 24, 1926, at
Brainard, she was the daughter
of the late Mander and Altonia
Bays Manuel. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by
her husband. Ellis Adams.
Survivors include a son,
James
Ellis
Adams
of
Prestonsburg;
a
daughter,
Sharon Kay Holbrook of
Prestonsburg: one brother, Sam
Manuel of Prestonsburg; two
sisters. Molly Holland of
Salyersville. and Lucy Prater of
Claypool, Indiana: and two
grandchildren, Sherry Lynn
Holbrook and Mary Annis
Adams.
In addition to her parents and
husband. she was preceded in
death by three brothers, Ed
Manuel. Ford Manuel, and Brice
Manuel; a sister. Audrey Adams:
and a granddaughter. Lesha Ann
Holbrook.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 24, at 1
p.m., at the Chestnut Grove
United Baptist Church m
Prestonsburg,
with
Ruben
Lycans and others officiating.
Burial will be in the Chestnut
Grove Cemetery at Brainard, in
Prestonsburg, under the direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, Martin.
Visitation was at her residence, in Prestonsburg.
Mary Belle Newman, age 92,
of Grethel, widow of Oscar
Newman, passed away Tuesday,
January 21, 2003, at her residence.
She was born December J5,
1910, in Grethel, the daughter of
the late Rod Hall and Francis
Hall. She was a homemaker, and
a member of the Samaria Regular
Baptist Church for 53 years.
Survivors include five sons,
Buford Newman of Circleville,
Ohio, Ronald Newman of Elyria,
Ohio, Carmel Newman of
Lorain, Ohio, R.H. Newman of
Sevierville, Tennessee, and
Wendell Newman of Grethel;
five daughters, Barb Wilson of
Durand,
Michigan,
Eloise
Chaffm of Lorain, Ohio, Patsy
Frasure of Grethel, Patricia
Hudson of Elyria, Ohio, and
Beulah Hamilton of Lorain,
Ohio; two brothers, Walker Hall
of Beaver, and Ottis Hall of
Grethel; one sister, Maxie
Howell of Grethel; 39 grandchildren, 65 great-grandchildren and
eight great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mary
Belle Newman will be conducted
Friday, January 24, at II a.m., at
the Pilgrim Home Regular
Baptist Church, at Grethel, with
Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Newman Family Cemetery, at
GretheL
Hall Funeral Home, of Martin,
is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation is at the church.
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Mexico Pitts. 84, of Sidney,
Indiana, died Tuesday, January
21, 2003, at the Kosciusko
Community Hospital.
Born January 26, 1918, at
Risner, he was the son of Tom
and Jamima Sammons Pitts. l le
had lived in Kosciusko County
since 1952. He was a factory
employee at Gatke Corp.
Dalton's Foundry and attended
the Northern Little Dove
Church. He liked to hunt and
fish.
He is survived by his wife,
Nancy Burchett Pitts, whom he
married in 1944, in Prestonsburg.
Other sun ivors include one
brother. Willis Ousley Sr. of
Leesburg. Indiana; and one
greatniece. Melissa Evans of
Sidney, Indiana. whom he
reared.
He was preceded in death by
five sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 25, at
I p.m., at the McHatton-Sadler
Funeral Chapel, Pierceton,
Indiana.
Burial will be in the S1dne)
Cemetery, Sidney. Indiana.
Visitation is at the funeral
chapel.
Memorials may be made to
the American Cancer Society.
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34. Pikeville, alcohol intoxication.
James Dingus, 36, Minnie,
theft by unlawful taking, criminal trespassing.
Lawerence R. Brown, 21,
Martin, alcohol intoxication,
giving false name and address.
possession of open alcohol beverage container.
Deatra Stambaugh,
41,
Staffordsville, alcohol intoxication, possession of open alcohol
beverage container.
Daniel R. Clark, 26, Thealka,
alcohol intoxication, possession
of open alcohol beverage container.
Connie Lou Rogers, 37,
Teaberry. selling alcohol to
minor.
Paige. 87, of Teabeny,
died Wednesda), January 22,
2003,
ctt
the
McDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital.
Born September 20. 1915, in
Floyd County, she was the daughter of the late John D. and Viola
Hall Mitchell. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by
her first husband, Charlie
Hamilton and her second husband, Emmitt Paige.
Survivors mclude two sons,
Roger Paige of Betsy Layne, and
Wilburn Hamilton of Teabeny; a
daughter, Madge Brumley of
Bardstown: a step-daughter,
Verbal Martin of Teaberry; a sister, Virdie Martin of Teaberry: 13
grandchildren: several greatgrandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.
In addition to her parents, and
her husbands, she was preceded
a son, Burnis
in death b~
Hamilton: two daughters. Bernice
Mnchcll and Doll) Hamilton;
two brothers, Andy Mitchell and
Bill Mitchell; a sister, Doll
Mattin: and a grandchild.
Funeral serv1ces will be conducted Friday, January 24, at 1
p.m., at Nelson Frazier Funeral
Home, in Martin, with Old
Regular Bapt1st ministers officiating.
Burial will be in the Hall
Cemetery, at Grethel.
Visitation is at the funeral
(i".Ud obituary)
home.
Lizzie N. Hays, age 97, of
McDowell, widow of Doug
Hays, died Tuesday, January 21 ,
2003,
in
the
McDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital,
at McDowell.
She was born February 21.
1905, in Pike County, a daughter
of the late Johnny and Fannie
Ray Newsome. She was a retired
restaurant owner.
Survivors include one son,
Eugene Hamilton of McDowell;
and one daughter, Esther
Sammons of McDowell; nine
grandchildren, Richie Sammons,
Sammons,
Larry
Michael
Douglas Hamilton, Darryll Gene
James
Bryon
Hamilton,
Hamilton, Ronnie Hall, Terry
Heinisch and Glenn Heinisch:
eight great-grandchildren, Pam
Casey, Mike) Sammons, Lany
Wayne Hamilton, Gary Dean
Hamilton, Chris Hamilton, Carla
Stephens, Brittany Heinisch, and
Ryan Heinisch.
In addition to her parents, and •
husband, she was preceded in
death by one son, Henry
Hamilton Jr.; and one daughter,
Madeline Heinisch.
Funeral services for Lizzie N.
Hays will be conducted Friday,
January 24, at II a.m., in the Hall
Funeral Home Chapel, Martin,
with Arnold Turner Jr., officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens, at
!vel, with the Hall Funeral Home
caring for those arrangements. n
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FLOYD COUNTY
Sports Editor
Stet·e Ldlastt>r
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Clay County 58 . . . . . Jackson County 40
Cordia 75 . . . . . . . . • . . . Fleming·Neon 0
Elliott County 75 • . • . . . . • . . Fairview 52
Menifee County 78 . . . . . Jackson City 62
Owsley County 68 . . . . . June Buchanan 52
Raceland 57 . . . . . . ..... Bath County 34
Rose Hill Christian 101 .... West Carter 88
ACHS 71 . . . • . .. . . . . . .. Betsy layne 53
(postponed)
Boyd County 61 ....... Greenup County 51
Hazard 79 .. •• .......... leslie County 67
Johnson Central 55 . . . . . Sheldon Clark 45
Knott County Central 72 .•.•.... Letcher 45
lawrence County 78 ..... Tolsia, W.Va. 74
Lewis County 65 . . • .•... East Carter 62
OBI 52 . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. Cordia 48
Owsley County 65 . . . . •. Wolfe County 62
Paintsville 62 . . . . . . . . . . . South Floyd 43
Perry Co. Central 80 .. Magoffin County 59
Powell County 101 .•••...... Buckhorn 33
Shelby Valley 68 ... Pike County Central 60
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COMMENTARY
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If Gov. Paul Patton and his
pals in the Kentucky General
Assembly want to solve the
state's financial crisis in a hurry,
they should immediately declare
a state of emergency and put
into effect an aggressive plan to
generate revenue from Sunday's
Super Bowl in San Diego.
The government's first item
of business
should be to
seize all the
state's TV
stations and
cable companies. The
game would
be available
only at stateBilly Reed
approved
Columnist
locations
such as
Freedom Hall. Rupp Arena, and
various cockfighting venues,
where admission would be $50
per person, or on home TV only
if the owner is willing to pay an
amount equivalent to his, or her,
property tax.
The basic package would
include the football game only.
The pregame show, half-time
show, commercials, and lockerroom interviews would require
extra fees. Each commercial featuring Britney Spears or other
scantily-clad young
South Floyd
junior
Megan
Ousley
drove to the
basket In
South
Floyd's setback to
Pikeville
Wednesday
night.
Email: cporta@floydcountytlmes.com
Lady Panthers back in finals
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKEVILLE- After a one-year
absence, the Pikeville Lady Panthers
won a ticket back to the 15th Region
All "A" Classic finals with a 5946
win over South Floyd Wednesday
night.
South Floyd, which trailed 114
early in the game exited the first
quarter trailing 16-13 and matched
points with Pikeville in each of the
second and third quarters before letting the game slip away and back to
the host Lady Panthers in the fourth
quarter. Coach Maria Shockey's
Pikeville team outscored the Lady
Raiders, one of three teams in the
sernifmals, 22-12 in the fourth peri-
15TH REGION ALL 'A ' CLASSIC
•1haveHIbeen
HAT- If school would
in session in Floyd
tt
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County on Thursday, the
Pikeville College men's basketball team
would be one
player more
and the 15th
Region's
leading scorer
and top boys'
basketball
player would
have the
weight of
Michael Hall
signing to play
college basketball off his chest.
South Floyd senior Michael Hall
was scheduled to sign with the
Bears and head coach Randy
McCoy Thursday at J p.m. but
school was called off and the so
was the signing. The signing ceremony will be rescheduled and
held at later date.
Hall scored his 2,000 points
and dished out his assist No. 500
in December.
photo by Steve LeMaster
Betsy Layne junior Natasha Stratton lofted a shot in the Ladycats' come-from-behind win o ver Allen Central.
Lady Rebel Becky Tho mas is pictured defending.
BETSY LAYNE PULLS
AWAY FROM ACHS
Clark puts game
out of Lady
Rebs' reach late
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKEVILLE - For a second
straight year the girls from Betsy
Layne played their way into the
championship game of the 15th
Region All "A'' Classic. Betsy Layne
battled back from a 28-22 halftime
deficit to beat Floyd County foe
Allen Central 57-48 in a came which
saw each team holds on numerous
occasions in the game.
· Allen Central came out in the first
half and held Betsy Layne leading
scorers Whitney Lykens and Natasha
Stratton in check for most the first
two quarters. But things would
change. Stratton found a way to get
open for Betsy Layne. She eventually had 15 points, good enough for
second best on the team. Sophomore
Kim Clark led Betsy Layne in scor-
Johnson Central 55,
Sheldon Clark 45
Raiders fall to Tigers
(See B'BALL. page five)
Rebels
ing with a game-high 16 points.
Clark got half of her points in the
game's final minute from the freethrow line.
Betsy Layne Coach Cassandra
Akers was elated to see her team pull
out the win after such a slow start
from the game's opening tip.
"We were actually glad to just be
down six at the half," said Akers.
"We played much better in the second half."
Betsy Layne went on a run to
begin the third quarter and by the
EASTERN - Allen Central
improved its district standing Tuesday
night with a 71-53 win over Betsy
Layne. The Bobcats
traveled to county
rival Allen Central
and suffered the loss,
remaining winless in
the 58th District.
Betsy Layne
struggled from the
floor. Allen Central
had five different
Slone
players score in double figures on the
night. Betsy Layne,
despite having eight
players score in the
game had no players
score double figures.
Mike Slone led
Allen Central in
Pack
scoring with 18
points. Brad Pack
and Kyle Webb each scored 13 and
Austin Francis netted 12 Neil Allen
added 10 for the Rebels. Rossi Samons
finished with six points for Allen
(See REBELS, page five)
NEWS AND NOTES
Lafferty transfers
fromACHS to
Prestonsburg
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG - When sophomore Nathan Lafferty was an eighthgrader at Allen Elementary a couple of
years ago he was faced with the decision
of where to attend high school. He chose
Allen Central and this season even started some games for the Rebels and head
coach John Martin. But Lafferty won't
start any more games for Allen Central
(See ACHS, page five)
(See TRANSFERS. page li\e)
H.S. BASKETBALL
BLACKLOG- Johnson
Central improved to 8-4 on the
season wtth a 55-45 win over
ho't Sheldon Clark on the road
Tuesday ntght. The Golden
Eagles trailed 14-JO after one
period and 23-12 at the half
before outscoring the host team
15-12 in the third period and 1810 in the last quarter.
B.S. BASKETBALL
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
H.S. BASKETBALL
TIMES STAFF REPORT
(See FINALS, page five)
Bobcats
COLLEGE
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Pikeville (9-7) placed three di1ferent players in double figures. Shawna
Howard led the Pikeville attack with
16.
Emily Colvin scored 15 and
Samantha Howard added 12.
Junior guard Megan Ousley led
rout
(See REED, page five)
Hall gives
Bears verbal
commitment
od.
Tyler Hall out
with injury
by JAMIE HOWELL
SPORTS WRITER
HI HAT - The South Floyd
Raiders and the Paintsville
Tigers are two of the teams
expected to contend for a 15th
Region title at season's end, but
on Tuesday evening it was the
Tigers who looked like a contender. Paintsville came out of
the gate running and built a 155 lead after one quarter. South
Floyd was playing without second leading scorer Tyler Hall
and the Raiders seemed to Jack
a scoring punch other than
Michael Hall.
The Paintsville defense held
South Floyd to only five firstquarter points and 15 first half
(See RAIDERS, page five)
photo by Jamie Howell
Paintsville senior Adam
Rice (10) worked against
South Floyd senior
Michael Hall. Rice
scored nine points In
Paintsville's win over the
Raiders. Hall scored a
game-high 26 for South
Floyd. South Floyd s
Tyle r Hall did not play in
the game.
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"We can't do this, we can't do that. It's cold, it might snow,
the field was not good. Everything but man on man."
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Bentley Comments: Notes: This n' That
For those of you who love ness certainly should be tended
winter- and you knO\\ who you to. Kentucky won for the 14th
are - we offer snow-covered time in 17 tries and remained a
perfect 4-0 in the Southeastern
notes:
• It wasn't the stuff of the Conference with its 67-51 win
last
three
halves,
but over Auburn, a terun that came
Wednesday's effort for the Cats to Rupp Arena unbeaten in
was good enough, and at this league play as well.
point. that's all that matters.
That goose egg is to be
After a sensational second enjoyed; it will not last. In the
half at Vandy last
Southeastern
week, Kentucky put
Conference, peron a masterful perfection should be
aimed for but
formance
last
never expected.
Saturday
against
Even in Big Blue
Notre Dame to have
Nation, we know
a 60-minute stretch
that had people
seasons like that
finally daring to
come along only
compare this club
once every, say,
100 years.
with those who wore
Big Blue in the winBut the key to
ters of 1996 and
all this is how
Rick Bentley
long it lasts. When
1998.
Columnist
you play in the
Notre Dame was
a club some were
rugged
Eastern
saying would be a Final Four Division, if you can keep it there
entry only a couple of weeks for a couple of more weeks you
ago, but as is their wont. they've may begin to distance yourself
gone the way of the Crimson from the pack. Right now, with
Tide of late - The Irish and three of the nation's elite teams
Alabama have gone south for in this half (Florida and Georgia
the winter.
join Kentucky) while none
All those surprised by this reside on the other side, every
raise their hand. Anybody?
game is of paramount importance.
OK.
But on Wednesday, it wasn't
We tend to write about the
a show-stopping perfonnance. It negative here, simply because
was simply a team taking care of we want so desperately for the
business in January, when busi- Cats to play as well as they can.
And while it didn't happen
Wednesday, the 60 minutes prior
to it shouldn't go overlooked.
• If you're a college basketball fan, do yourself a favor:
Come to the Pikeville College
Gym tomorrow.
I usually leave the promoting
to the other sports guys here, but
four teams ranked in their Top
20s will be in action. At 2 p.m.,
the Lady Bears will play
Cumberland College. Pikeville
is 13th; the Lady Patriots are
18th. At 4 bells, the No. l 0
KHSAA NOTEBOOK
POSTSEASON SWIMMING
SITES
Following are postseason
sites for regional swim meets.
Contact the host school for a
schedule of events. The host
school is listed in parenthesis if
meet will be held at a nonschool venue.
Regional Swim Meets (Sat.,
Feb. 8)
I - Hopkinsville; 2 - Mary T.
Meagher Pool, Louisville (St.
Xavier); 3 - Falling Springs
Recreation Center, Versailles
(Woodford County); 4. Scott; 5
- Eastern Ky. University
(Model).
POSTSEASON
WRESTLING SITES
Following are postseason
sites for regional wrestling tournaments.
Contact the host
school for a schedule of events.
Regional Wrestling Tournaments (Sat., Feb. 15)
1 - Christian County; 2 Anderson County; 3 - Doss; 4 Seneca; 5 - South Oldham; 6 Conner; 7 - Woodford County;
8 - Sheldon Clark.
POSTSEASON
BASKETBALL SITES
Following are postseason
district and regional basketball
tournament sites for this year.
Tournament brackets will be
posted on the KHSAA website
as they are received.
BOYS' & GIRLS' DISTRICT
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(MARCH 3-8)
(Host school is listed in parenthesis if playing at another site)
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1 - Carlisle County; 2 Reidland; 3 - Ballard Memorial;
4 - Murray; 5 - Livingston
Central; 6 - Union County; 7 Madisonville-North Hopkins; 8
Christian County; 9
SportsCenter
(Owensboro
Catholic); 10 - Muhlenberg
South; 11
Breckinridge
County; 12- Ohio County; 13-
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In addition, we'll introduce
to you the four new members of
the school's athletics hall of
fame, the two new honorary hall
of famers, and the young lady
who will represent Pikeville
College in the Mountain Laurel
festival this spring.
• Is the All "A" losing some
of its luster locally?
I surely hope not, but you
have to wonder. When the thing
started, Pike County had nine
OF THE WEEK
Todd County Central; 14 Bowling Green; 15 - Glasgow;
16 - Metcalfe County; 17 Central
Hardin
(Boys)/
Elizabethtown (Girls); 18 LaRue County; 19 - Nelson
County; 20- Marion County; 21
-Central; 22- Butler; 23 - Beth
Haven; 24 - Southern; 25 - St.
Xavier; 26- Seneca; 27 -Moore;
28 - Waggener; 29 - North
Bullitt; 30 - Anderson County;
31 - Gallatin County; 32 - Owen
County; 33 - Ryle; 34 - Lloyd
Memorial; 35 - Holy Cross
(Covington); 36 - Highlands; 37
- Harrison County (Boys)/Paris
(Girls); 38 - Silver Grove
(Boys)/Campbell Co. (Girls); 39
- Augusta; 40 - Estill County; 41
- Woodford County; 42 - Sayre;
43 - Lafayette; 44 - EKU
McBrayer Arena (Madison
Southern); 45 - Danville; 46 Mercer County; 47 - Site of #1
Seed; 48 - South Laurel; 49 Rockcastle County; 50 -Whitley
County; 51 - Red Bird; 52 Cumberland; 53 - FlemingNeon (Boys)/Jenkins (Girls); 54
-Perry Co. Central (Buckhorn);
55 - Breathitt County; 56 Owsley County; 57 Paintsville;
58 - South Floyd; 59 - East
Ridge; 60- Belfry; 61 -Rowan
County; 62 - Elliott County; 63 Fairview; 64 - Boyd County;
BOYS' REGIONAL
BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT SITES
(MARCH 10-15)
(Host school in parenthesis)
1 - Murray State University;
2
Hopkinsville; 3
Muhlenberg North (Trinity
(Whitesville)); 4 - Barren
County; 5 - Hart County; 6 Louisville Gardens (Valley); 7 Louisville Gardens (Eastern); 8
- Henry County; 9 - Ryle; 10 Mason County; 11 - EKU
McBrayer Arena (Madison
Southern); 12 - Garrard County;
13 - Whitley County; 14 Powell County; 15 - Sheldon
Clark; 16 - Morehead State
(Semis & Final).
GIRLS' REGIONAL
BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT SITES
(MARCH 10-18)
1 - Murray State University;
2- Henderson County; 3 - Butler
County (Frederick Fraize); 4 Western Ky. University (Semis
& Final); 5 -North Hardin; 6Louisville Gardens (Valley); 7 Louisville Gardens (Eastern); 8
-South Oldhrun; 9- Holmes; 10
- George Rogers Clark; 11 Berea College (Lexington
Catholic); 12- North Laurel; 13
-Whitley County; 14- Jenkins;
15 - Sheldon Clark; 16 Morehead State (Semis &
Final).
BOYS' & GIRLS'
STATE BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENTS DRAW
The draw for the Boys' &
Girls'
State
Basketball
Tournaments will be held
Thursday, Feb. 13 at the studios
of WKYT-TV in Lexington.
The draw will be aired live by
KYT as a part if its Afternoon
news program beginning at
12:30 p.m. (ET). WKYT-TV
will provide a live satellite feed
of the draws for outlets across
the state. Satellite information
will be released once finalized.
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.
BASKETBALL
NOTES
(Taken from Member School
Reports to the KHSAA)
IN GIRLS' ACTION
• Beth Fields of Lloyd
Memorial has surpassed the
I ,000 career points scored mark.
On the year, she has scored 252
points in 14 games for the Lady
(See KHSAA, page three)
high schools and eight of them
played in it. Hoyd County had
five high schools and two of
them were in it. although all of
them except Prestonsburg have
experienced it at one point or
another.
Now, however. where· Pike
used to put eight teams in the
field itself, only six schools in
the whole region will qualify to
compete for the title next week.
Of that number, only Phelps and
Pikeville will represent Pike
County.
They'll join Floyd County
teruns from Allen Central. Betsy
Layne and South Floyd along
with Paintsville to see who will
play in McBrayer Arena in a
couple of weeks.
With any luck, local fans will
still come out to see some of the
finest basketball around. It will
begin on Wednesday, with the
semifinals on Friday and the
title decided on Saturday.
There will be five games in
the whole tournament. I remember the first year when we
played three the first night. Still,
it will be enjoyable.
• Oakland 23, Tampa Bay
16.
• Kyle Macy seems to have
the Morehead State University
Eagles flying high. They enter
play this weekend unbeaten in
the Ohio Valley Conference. As
we said about the Cats. the •
longer that goose egg is there ...
• Congratulations, Ralph
and T.
•
Should we expect
Cleveland to play Smart basketball now?
• RIP, Ed rarhat.
You may not recognize that
name, but you don't have to be
from Michigan or a wrestling
fan to be familiar with The
Sheik.
I, however, have been both at
some point in my life, so I knew
full well who he was. Before it tfl
all became too cartoonish to
ever be believed, The Sheik was
known the world over. I knew
the "camel clutch" before The
Rock liked pie, I'd seen his
famous fireball before Jerry
Lawler finished junior high, and
The Sheik knew hardcore before
Paul Heyman was born.
For anyone who has lived in
Michigan or ever heard of Big
Time Wrestling, The Sheik is
synonymous with the famous
(See BENTLEY, page five)
Front row, John Chafin, father; Robert Chafin; Susan Chafin;
Back row, Dr. James Riley, Pikeville College golf coach; Roland
Wierwllle, Pikeville College assistant golf coach.
Chafm to play golf
at Pikeville College
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - A young man
from Paintsville High School
will continue his educational
and athletics career at Pikeville
College.
Robert Chafin, a senior at the
Johnson County school, will
enroll at Pikeville this fall and
join the golf team. He signed
with the NAIA school on
Wednesday morning.
Chafin placed second in the
regional golf championships as
a junior, shooting 73 at
Paintsville Country Club.
"We're trying to get a solid
base of local golfers, and Robert
is a good place for us to start,"
said Roland Wierwille, assistant ~
golf coach at Pikeville, adding
there are three golfers at
Prestonsburg the staff is interested in as well as members of this
year's junior class. "There are
some good local golfers coming
up, and we're looking to get
them at Pikeville College."
Another plus to signing local
golfers m their familiarity with
the college's home course, "We
play our home matches at
StoneCrest 1n Prestonsburg and
at Green Meadow in Pikeville,
so these players are right at (f
home there already," Wierwille
added.
H.S. WRESTLING
Prestonsburg wrestlers
in WSAZ tournament
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG
Prestonsburg Wrestling Club and
Prestonsburg Jumor Wrestling
Club members will venture across
state lines today for the 15th
Annual WSAZ Invitational
Wrestling Tournament. The tournrunent ranks as one of the top
runateur wrestling events in the
entire country.
Prestonsburg Wrestling Club
wrestlers in the tournament
include Nick Chaffin, Heath
Chaffin, Steven Thompson, Tim
Peters and Zach Lafferty (See
Page 5 for photo; Lafferty not pictured).
As of 11mrsday, Prestonsburg
Junior Wrestling Club members
scheduled to be in West Virginia
for the competition today were
Chris Bostic, Cody Hamilton,
Shane Johnson, Kevin Burchett
and Justin Ward.
The Prestonsburg Wrestling
Club since beginning competition
at the end of la-;t year has fared
well in several different events and
hope to continue that trend this
weekend in West Virginia.
25TH ANNUAL WSAZ
INVITATIONAL WRESTliNG
TOURNAMENT, Huntington.
W.Va.. , at the Veterans Memorial •
Field House beginning at 6.30
p.m. For the very latest tournament results go to the WSAZ web
page of wsaz.com. Tickets are $5
for adults and $4 for students per
session. All session passes are $15
for adults and $12 for students.
Wrestling begins today and continues on Saturday. For more
infonnation call 304/697-4780 or
304/528-6412.
PHS schedules
matches for Thursday
The Prestonsburg High School
wrestling team has scheduled a •
multi-terun meet for Thursday. It
will include host Prestonsburg and
some other area teams. A tentative
start time of 6 p.m. has been set.
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24, 2003 • 85
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people would cost the equiva .
lent of sLx month's pay or two UK
basketball season tickets, whichever is more expensive.
Naturally. such drastic measure
also would necessitate the closing
of all airports and bridges in order
• to keep the citizens from fleeing to
other jurisdictions. Besides that,
grocery and convenience stations.
pizza joints, and other fast-food
restaurants would be required to
quadruple the price of their Super
Bowl food staples. with all profits
going to the state.
To be eligible to watch the
game. each citizen must take a test
administered under the auspices of
KERA and the Jefferson County
VET program. The test would cost
$50, and everybody would get a
passing grade, in keeping with the
notion that competition is evil, but
only those who answer the following trivia question will be allowed
to watch the game: Who was the
Boston Yanks'
No. I draft pick in 1946?
Of course, the biggest chunk of
new revenue will come from taxes
levied on Super Bowl betting
through the Kentucky State
Lottery Corp., a public-minded
organization that's a model of efficiency and forthrightness.
Each year the legal sports
books in Las Vegas handle millions on the Super Bowl, and that's
peanuts compared with what's bet
illegally. Just in Kentucky and
Indiana, for example, the total
wagered illegally on the big game
easily exceeds the GNP of most
emerging Third-World nations, not
to mention the amount that
teenagers spend on jeans, junk
food, and hip-hop COs.
It also must be noted that Super
Bowl gambling is different from
most football game. Instead of
simply betting a team will score
over or under the gambling point
spread, Super Bowl gamblers can
bet on anything and everything,
including who wins the coin flip
and how many Oakland runners
will be put out of the game by
Tampa Bay's Warren Sapp.
Heck, it's almost un-American,
virtually blasphemous. to not have
~ Bowl
• Continued from p3
ill
regiment of Raiders.
Think of these brash Bucs
and their top-ranked defense
slowing down the NFL's No. !rated offense. It's a far cry from
what everyone came to expect
from one of pro sports' most
downtroddden franchises.
''But you look at it, and
everything people were talking
about didn't have anything to
do with football," Sapp added.
Not exactly. The talk was
about football, bad football: an
0-14 debut season; 26 straight
losses before a victory; two
solid decades of unprecedented
failure; and, when they finally
turned things around, an inability to get this far.
These, however, are the new
Bucs, the Gruden Bucs. Groden
was, uh, pirated away from
Oakland for a very handsome
booty of $8 million and four
draft choices sent to the
Raiders. At the time, some said
he was leaving Oakland
Coliseum's Black Hole for
another - a black hole of an
organization.
But he was just what Tampa
Bay needed, providing the
impetus for this Super Bowl run
with his hard-charging style,
something the Bucs obviously
lacked while falling flat in the
playoffs under Tony Dungy.
"If he would tell me to jump
off the Walt Whitman Bridge,"
Sapp said following the NFC
championship
victory
in
Philadelphia, "I would jump
off."
When Gruden jumped ship,
Callahan, whom he hired,
moved from the supporting cast
to a starring role. He's overseen
Defense
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Gruden hardly was missed as
Oakland opened its playbook further and scored 450 points this
season. And he didn't really put
his offensive touch on the Bucs
until these playoffs, in which
they have outscored the Eagles
and 49ers by 58-16.
"Certainly there's some sensitivity there and some emotion to
see Oakland play
m the Super Bowl," Gruden
admitted. "I have not talked a lot
about how I got here, but I
respect where I came from. I
• know there's some players that
maybe don't feel that, but I'm
proud of my experience there and
I have a lot of respect for the
players there and what they may
have done."
Gruden knows there won't be
any sympathy coming from the
Silver and Black during the big
game. The Raiders' trash talk
already has begun.
"How ya doing, Coach?"
Porter quipped. "I'll see ya later."
Added Brown, the longesttenured Raider with 15 seasons:
"We thought this could happen.
For it to come to fruition, you
really can't dream about it. We're
going to go get Jon."
a significant increase in the
Raiders' offensive potency;
they scored 450 points during
the season and have 71 in two
playoff games.
Most important to the Silver
and Black and to Davis, the
team's
maverick
owner,
Callahan ended nearly two
decades without a trip to the big
game.
He did it by transforming
some castoff star power into a
formidable cast with the likes
of Jerry Rice, Tim Brown, Rod
Woodson, Charles Woodson,
Bill Romanowski, and league
MVP Rich Gannon.
And he doesn't care about
the spotlight, which is good,
because Davis, who stayed
behind the scenes last week,
isn't likely to do so again.
Of course, many in the NFL
still consider Davis a villain
because of his endless series of
lawsuits and threats agamst the
league. That his team failed to
play for a title from 1985 until
now - with both Los Angeles
and Oakland as their ports of
call - probably was a source
of extreme pleasure everywhere
outside Raider Nation.
"Mr. Davis is the Raiders,"
safety Anthony Dorsett. "It
rolls off him and onto us. He
could tell you about every player. He could tell you the guy on
the practice squad's wife and
kids. He loves this football
team."
And he loves the image he
has created for it. The only
problem is, the guys on the
other side might be ready to
some kind of bet on the Super
Bowl. Even bettors who don't
know Rich Gannon from Freddie
"Boom-Boom" Cannon are forced
to bet on something - the total
points in each quarter, how many
yards each team will get in penalties. the quarter in which the man
of the house goes to sleep in his
La-Z-Boy.
Whatever.
By adopting the aforementioned plan, the state probably
would generate a windfall of $100
million or so. There would be little
overhead because the agenctes and
the machinery already is are place.
The new revenue would go a long
way toward putting the state back
on sound fmancial footing.
(By the way, the answer to that
test question is Notre Dame quarterback Frank Dancewicz, but you
probably already knew that.)
To put this plan into effect, Gov.
Patton and the General Assembly
need to act quickly, which could be
difficult considering that they seem
to be operating on Sundial
Standard Tune. In the same time it
takes them to agree on anything.
you could probably find out where
Jimmy Hoffa is buried, crawl from
Pikeville to Paducah and back, or
publish a motivational book by
Tina Conners.
Now, if you happen to be one of
those poor souls who doesn't give
a hoot about football but still is
being forced at gun point to
attend a Super Bowl, you should
know that the favored Oakland
Raiders will win the game, 24-
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - The most
dangerous hitter on the Big Red
Machine is no longer overlooked. George Foster is going
into the Cincinnati Reds' Hall of
Fame.
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After leading 28-15 at the
half, Paintsville gave South
Floyd a glimmer of hope by
turning the basketball over on
three straight trips down the
floor. South Floyd was able to
briefly cut the lead under double
figures as Michael Hall pumped
in 15 of his 26 points in the third
quarter.
South Floyd freshman guard
Ryan Johnson came off the
Raider bench in the fourth quarter and tossed in four points in
the period, but the Tigers would
not be denied on this night.
Paintsville went on a 19-11 run
over the last eight minutes to
come away with the 62-43 win
and in the process may have
claimed the favorites role in the
I 5th Region.
Scoring was as follows:
South Floyd - Michael Hall 26 ,
Ryan Johnson 4, Jack Slone 3,
Justin Hall 3, Adam Tackett 3,
Steven Stanley 2, Brian Meade
2.
Paintsville-Peyton Conley
14, Shane Simpkins 12, Steven
Jones 10, Adam Rice 9 points,
Stuart Rutledge 6, Ryan Jarrell
6, Adam Collins 5.
B'ball
• Continued from p1
Juggernauts.
• Kara Caudill of June
Buchanan posted a double-double last Wednesday in a 51-41
win over Letcher.
Caudill
scored 34 points and pulled
down 11 rebounds in the win.
She leads the team in scoring on
• the year with 202 pomts in I 0
games (20.2 ppg.).
•
Scott County's Lady
Cardinals are a scoring machine
this season. The Cards have
topped 90-plus points in their
last two games; a 94-40 win
over Walton-Verona and a lO 144 win over Franklin County.
Overall, they have surpassed the
90-point mark four times this
season. Scott County and Estill
County teamed up for the fifth..:. highest combined team scoring
., total in state history back on
Dec. 12. Scott County won, 9780. The state mark for combined scoring in a game is 193,
set back on Feb. 8, 2001, when
Logan
County
defeated
Christian County 107-86.
• Monticello's Meg Phillips
connected on seven of 12 three-
point attempts in an 83-53 win
over Harrodsburg last Monday.
IN BOYS' ACTION
•
Britt Yarborough of
Calvary Christian poured in 45
points in an 80-75 win over
Beechwood last Saturday.
Yarborough leads the team in
scoring on the year with 305
points in 13 games (23.5 ppg.).
• Lucas Waters of McCreary
Central posted a triple double in
a 95-63 win over Monticello
recently. He scored 25 points,
pulled down lO rebounds and
dished out 11 assists. In addition, Waters picked off seven
steals in the game.
In a 73-64 win over Newport
last week, Holmes knocked
down a school-record J6 threepoint shots. Brandon Smith
and Ryan Fischer connected on
seven each, while Brandent
Englemon connected for the
other two. In addition, all 24
points put on the board by
Holmes in the first quarter were
from three-point shots.
Andy Beard of Ludlow post-
Bentley
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Bobo Brazil, as the two seemed
ftl to feud for 50 years. The Sheik
passed away last weekend of
heart failure at 76.
• And finally ...
Today. we at Pikeville
College lose our volleyball
coach, softball coach, and one
of our residence hall advisors.
Missy Gragg is short, has
red hair and is full of spunk,
and we've made sport of her
about all three of those things
since the day she started. Come
Monday. it'll be all right, but
we won't have her to kick
around anymore.
She's off to Tennessee to
start her new job as volleyball
~ coach at Tusculum College, and
ed his 1,OOOth career point in a
54-40 win over Calvary
Christian on Monday.
we'll miss her every day. She's
always got a story to tell, many
about her driving, and they all
seem to be funny. At least they
are to us.
I've learned more about volleyball from her than I ever
knew before, even though I've
pretended not to. For the last
four years, we've been each
other's dates for the winter
dance, even though we still
haven't made it to one yet.
And Saturday night, I'll be
looking for a new date to miss
the dance with.
One of these days, we '11
head to Margaritaville and
dance there.
Good luck, Michelle.
STATE BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT TICKETS
Tickets sales for both the
Boys' & Girls' Sweet 16 State
Basketball Tournaments have
been strong, but tickets to both
events remain on sale through
the KHSAA office by calling
859/299-5472 or by ordering
online
at
www.khsaa.org.
Tickets for the Boys' State
Basketball Tournament are $100
a set in the lower arena (one
ticket to each of the 8 sessions)
or $50 a set in the upper arena.
At this time, only full tournament books are on sale - there
are no single-session lower
arena tickets at this time. There
is a $5 handling charge per ticket order. The Boys' State
Basketball Tournament is scheduled for March 19-22 at Rupp
Arena in Lexington.
Tickets for the Houchens
lndustries/KHSAA Girls' State
Basketball Tournament are $100
a set for sideline seats (one ticket to each of the 8 sessions) or
$50 a set for end zone seats. At
th.is time only full tournament
books are available - there are
no single-session tickets available at this time. There is a $5
handling charge per order. The
Houchens Industries/KHSAA
Girls'
State
Basketball
Tournament is scheduled for
March 26-29 at Western
Kentucky University's Diddle
Arena in Bowling Green.
Senior Brandon Wheeler led
Johnson Central in scoring with
a game-high 23 points. Chris
Hurt chipped in 14 for the
Golden Eagles and senior Justin
Woods added nine. Mike
Walters scored seven and Nick
Music added two for Johnson
Central.
Freshman Brandon May led
the way for Sheldon Clark (3-8)
with a team-best 12 points.
ACHS
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midway point of the period had
regained the lead.
Betsy Layne outscored
Allen Central 13-5 in the third
frame and 22-15 in the final
quarter.
Betsy Layne (13-2) got eight
points from reserve Kesha
Newman and seven more each
from Lykens and Tiffany
Meade. Starting center Tabetha
Witt rounded out the Betsy
Layne scoring with four points.
Allen Central sophomore
Megan Harris tied the game for
the Lady Rebels in the fourth
quarter on a three-point field
goal. However, Allen Central
fell behind and wouldn't recover. Clark went to the ltne five
different times for Betsy Layne
as the game wound down and
put the game away for the
Ladycats.
(See REED. page six)
Foster, Hoy voted into
Reds' Hall of Fame
KHSAA
• Continued from p4
And if you need to make
casual conversation around the
punch bowl, you might want to
mention that you like the
Raiders because three former
UK heroes - George Blanda,
Rodger Bird. and Derrick
Ramsey - once played for
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Raiders
points as the Tigers were able to
key on Michael Hall and slow
down a usually potent Raider
attack.
PaintsviJle held a 28-15 lead
at the half behind a strong first
two quarters from Peyton
Conley who tossed in 10 first
half points. Michael Hall finished the game with 26 big
points but the problem for South
Floyd was that nobody else finished with more than four points
on the night.
Paintsville Coach Bill Mike
Runyon has always been noted
for his teams discipline on the
basketba11 court, and this years
group is no different. Paintsville
worked the ball around the floor
and found the open man on several different occasions which
led to uncontested shots that the
Tigers were able to knock down.
The Tigers also got a balanced scoring attack as three
players finished in double figures for the game (Peyton
Conley 14 , Shane Simpkins 12
and Steven Jones 10) the balanced attack gave Paintsville
many different options on how
to attack the wounded Raiders.
17.
Harris finished as Allen
Central's leading scorer, netting 13. Senior guard Amber
Scott flipped in 10 and Tiffany
Turner and Becky Thomas finished with eight points each.
Terri Mullins and Jackie Martin
finished with seven and two
points, respectively.
Betsy Layne also beat Allen
Central in last season's 15th
Region All "A" finals.
ALLEN CENTRAL (48) Scott 10, Harris 13, Turner 8,
Mullins 7. Thomas 8, Martin 2.
BETSY LAYNE (57) Lykens 7, Stratton 15, Clark
16, Meade 7, Witt 4, Newsome
The local chapter of the
Baseball Writers Association of
America voted Foster and 19th
century outfielder William
"Dummy" Hoy into the team's
Hall of Fame. The Reds
announced Tuesday that they
will be inducted on Aug. 3.
Foster led the Reds in homers
and RBis for SIX straight years,
an accomplishment that was
(See FAME, page six)
Transfers
• Continued from p1
this season. Martin confirmed
Monday that Lafferty had switched
schools and is now attending
Prestonsburg High School. His eligibility was unknown at press time.
Rebels
• Continued from p1
Central.
Allen Central, now 2-1 in the
58th District controlled the game
in the second half and eventually
pulled away for the win.
Senior Bobo Hamilton led
Betsy Layne in scoring with nine
points. Brent Newsome and
Nathan Newsome each scored
eight apiece for the Bobcats.
Jordan Scarberry chipped in
seven.
BETSY LAYNE (53)-B.
Newsome 8, IGdd 6, Hamilton 9,
Hall 7, N. Newsome 8, Scarberry
7, Simon 6, Howell 2.
ALLEN CENTRAL(71) Allen 10, Pack 13, Slone 17,
Samons 6, Francis 12, Webb 13.
ACHS Homecoming
rescheduled
Allen Central 'li Homecoming
game last week against Buckhorn,
previously scheduled for Saturday
was canceled due to the winter
storm which hit Eastern Kentucky
hard last week. As of yesterday
evening, Allen Central had
rescheduled its Homecoming for
this Saturday night. The Runnin'
Rebels, previously scheduled to
travel to Phelps, will now host the
Hornets in a Homecoming game.
The homeco.ming festivities will
begin at 5 p.m. The game between
the Hornets and host Rebels is
scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m.,
weather permitting.
Finals
8.
Records-Allen Central 9-7,
Betsy Layne 13-2.
This is a reminder to order your
tickets now. Tickets purchased
at the arena for either tournament will incur an additional
walk-up charge per ticket.
photo by Steve LeMaster
Prestonsburg Wrestling Club wrestlers (pictured) Nick Chaffin
(119-pound class), Heath Chaffin (125-pound class), Tim Peters
(130-pounli class) and Steven Thompson {145-pound class) will
be in Huntington, W.Va. along with teammates today and this
weekend for the 25th Annual WSAZ Television 3 Wrestling
Tournament.
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South Aoyd (3-11) in scoring with
13 points. Tabitha Tran1JlleU came
in off the bench for 12 points and
Sharee Hopkins chipped in 10.
Ashley Johnson ended the game
with seven points. Hopkins also
had l2 rebounds, giving her a double-double for the game. Johnson
went out of the game with an injury
and that didn't help South Floyd's
chances any.
Pikeville, with the win,
advanced to last night's championship game against Betsy Layne.
Results were unavailable at press
time.
SOUTH FLOYD(46)-Skeens
2, Ousley 13. Hopkins 10.
Anderson 2, Johnson 7, Trammell
12.
PIKEVILLE (59)- McCoy 3,
Sh. I-' ~", rd 16. Shc11. kt. v 2 Sa.
Howard 12, Dye 3, Colvin 15,
Hartsock 5, Rogers 3.
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24, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
o
ELECTION PREVIEW
2002
Fame
• Continued from p5
overshadowed because of the
cast around him. Not even
Foster realized until the last few
years how valuable he was to the
two-time World Series champions.
"When I was looking through
the stats book, I didn't realize I
had led the team in RBis more
years than any individual,"
Foster said Tuesday, during a
conference call. "At that time, I
thought that I did what I needed
to do to get into the Reds' Hall
of Fame."
Pete Rose was the grit. Joe
Morgan was the dash. Tony
Perez was the glue. Johnny
Bench was the foundation. Each
got credit for playing a big role
in molding the Big Red
Machine. Three of them made
baseball's Hall of Fame- Rose
The Wesley Christian School Riders and cheerleaders are pictured in
action in a win over Adams Middle School earlier this season.
The Floyd County Times
wants to encourage and acknowledge excellence in the
Floyd County Area. The Floyd County Times is conducting
its annual ballot of readers so they can let us know whom
they consider to be best in the county. Winners receive a
certificate suitable for framing and will be featured in a
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Hospital Medical Facilit) - - - - - Local Band _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Middle School _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Place to camp out _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Building Contractor _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Sunday School Teacher - - - - - - -
Bus D r i v e r - - - - - - - - - Car Salesperson--------Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Teaches a t - - - - - - - - - Surgeon _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Chiropractor---------City Employee--------Club President _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Cooch _____________________
Sunday School Teacher - - - - - - Teaches at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Surgeon _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Dental Hygiene _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Dentist----------Electrician - - - - - - - - - Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
EMTIParamedic _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Car Dealership _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
CarWash _______________ __
Commercial Printer - - - - - - - Concrete _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Construction/Remodeling _ _ _ _ __
Convenience S t o r e - - - - - - - Cmts _____________________
Daycare Center_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Deli _ _ _ _ _.,--_ _ _ _ __
Dry Cleaners _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Electrical Supplies - - - - - - - -
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Waitress/Waiter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Electronics------ - - - Eyewear _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Veterinarian._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Exterminating - - - - - - - - Farm/Agriculture--------Financial Institutions - - - -- - Financing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - -
BEST PlACE TO PURCHASE
Floor Coverings _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Florist _ _ _ _ _ _ ____,_ __
Athletic Shoes._ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Funeral Home _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Furniture _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Furniture Sales Person _ _ _ _ _ __
Auto-Body Repairs._ _ _ _ _ _ __
Bath Towels _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Garage._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Gas Station _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed at _ _ _~----General Physician _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Bed L i n e n s - - - - - - - - - Cabinets-----------
Barbecue _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Hairstylist _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Carpet - - - - - - - - - - Dairy Items _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Gifts-----------Grocery Store _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Gun~Ammo ________________
Biscuits _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Heating/Air Service Room - - - - - -
Brand of Soft D r i n k - - - - - - - Burgers
Catering _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Chicken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Insurance Agent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Dress Shoes - -- -- - -- - Film Developing_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Place to lose w e i g h t - - - - - - - Place to meet friends - - - - - - Place to spend Saturday night _ _ _ __
Place to take out of town guests._ _ _ __
Place to w o r k - - - - - - - - -
BEST FOOD
Chih - - - - - - - - - - - Chinese Food _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Decorated Cake _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Desserts - - - - - - - - - - Donuts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Fish and Seafood - - - - - - - - French F r i e s - - - - - - - - - ~resh Meat for Grilling _ _ _ _ _ __
Home Cookin' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Hot Dogs._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Icc Cream _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Kid's Meal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
\1ex1can Food _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Onion Rings _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Piu.a - - - - - - - - - - - Roast Beef Sandwich------Salad B a r - - - - - - - - - - Sandwiches _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Shakes/Malts - - - - - - - - -
Firefighter - - - - - - - - - Funeral Home Attendant - - - - - - Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Jeweler----------Law Enforcement Officer_ _ _ _ __
Loan Officer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Mechanic - - - - - - - - - Employed a t - - - - - - - - Nurse ____________________
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Optometrist - - - - - - - - - Employed a t - - - - - - - - Painter_ _ _ _ _ _______
Paper Carrier - - - ; - - - - - - Employed at _ _~--..,.,----Pastor/Priest - - - - - - - - - Pastor of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Pharmacist---------Photographer - - - - - - - - Physical Therapist _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Plumber - - - - - - - - - - Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Frozen F o o d s - - - - - - - - Health & Beauty Aids _ _ _ _ _ __
Home Health Care Needs._ _ _ _ __ _
Hearing Aids _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Home Decorating _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Insurance Agency _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Janitorial Service _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
J e w e l r y - - - - - - - -- - -
Home Mortgage Loan - - - - - - Kids Clothing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Men's Clothing _ _ _ _ _ __ __
Landscaping---------Laundromat---------Manufacturing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Mine Supply _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Perm-----------Pet S u p p l i e s - - - - - - - - - -
Mining Company-------Mobile Home _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Produce - - - - - - - -- - School Supplies--------Seafood items _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
MoteJIHotel - - - - - - - - - Motorcycle~ATV _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Shoe Repair - - - - - - -- - Snack Food _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __
Newspaper---------Office Supplies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Stereo----------TV-VCR Repair - - - - -- - -
Oil C h a n g e s - - - - - - - - - -
Used Automobiles - - - - - - - Vinyl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Pharmacy---------Plumbing - - - - - - - - - Real Estate Agency - - - - - - - -
Women's C l o t h i n g - - - - - - - -
Music Store._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Antiques/Collectibles _ _ _ _ _ __
Appliances----------
Sewing/Alterations _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tanning Salon _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Anwork/Framing - - -- -- - - Athletic Supply _ _ _ _ __ __ _
Tire S t o r e - - - - - - - - - Tools & S u p p l i e s - - - - - - - -
Auto Pans _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Accountant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - Radio Announcer _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Real Estate Agent _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Attome) - - - - - - - - - - Bank Jeller _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Employed a t - - - - - - - - School Teacher _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Truck Dealership - - - - - - - Uph o l s t e r y - - - - - - - - - Videos _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Emplo}ed a t - - - - - - - - -
Teaches a t - - - - - - - - - -
·.
BEST PEOPLE
Bait/Tackle---------Beauty Salon _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __
Bookkeeping/Tax--------Building Supplies _ _ _ _ __ _ __
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them.
So let's all hope the Governor
and the General Assembly move
quickly to adopt this SOS (Save
Our State) measure. If it works,
and there's no way it won't, then
they can begin talking about
doing the same thing for the
NCAA basketball tournament, ~
which would make the Super
Bowl revenue look like petty
cash.
To contact Billy Reed send emails to BReedll@aol.com
People know
Pueblo for it$ ...
Retail Store _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Security_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Politician - - - - - - - - - Principal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Steaks-----------
Reed
Pawn S h o p - - - - - - - - - -
Rental I t e m s - - - - - - - - - Restaurant_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
BEST BUSINESS
is ineligible because of his gambling.
Foster
never
made
Cooperstown, in part because
his career dropped off markedly
after he left the Reds as a free
agent following the 1981 season. To this day, he is still considered in the second tier of stars •
on those Reds teams.
" It's part of life," he said.
"Some people are going to get
the credit, and some are not. It
was just great to be able to play
on the Big Red Machine. Maybe
they felt that Bench, Rose and
Perez were more marketable
than me. But it was great to be
around those guys."
The Reds got him in a 1971
trade with San Francisco that
disappointed the outfielder. He
grew up idolizing Giants out1
fielder Willie Mays and wanted ~
to continue playing for his team.
Instead,
he
came
to
Cincinnati and blossomed as a
power hitter. He hit 23 homers
and drove in 78 runs as the Reds
won their first World Series in
1975, then hit 29 homers with an
NL-leading 121 RBis as the
Reds made it two in a row in
1976.
His best season was 1977,
when he led the NL with 52
homers and 149 RBis and won
its.MVP award. He became only
the seventh player in baseball W
history to hit 50 homers.
In those days, 40 homers was
considered a benchmark and 50
was a level for the all-time elite.
Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire
and Barry Bonds have all topped
60 in recent years, with
McGwire getting 70 and Bonds
the current record of 73.
Foster can't imagine how
many homers he could hit today
with his long, muscular forearms and trademark black, 35ounce bat.
" I try not to torture myself,"
he said. "If you ask how many I,.
feel I would have hit, I'd say I'd
probably have 70 - at the AllStar break."
He left Cincinnati as the Big
Red Machine was crumbling
under the team's policy of shunning free agency. His power
already was in decline - 25
homers in 1980, 22 in 1981 when he became one of the New
York Mets' prized acquisitions.
His numbers continued to tail
off - 13 homers in 1982, never
more than 28 homers a season
until he retired in 1986.
"It was not going to New IJJ
York per se," he said. "It was
just not performing as consistently in New York as I had in
Cincinnati. The Mets were really just starting to rebuild."
Hoy, who got his nickname
because he was deaf and mute,
grew up in Houcktown and
played five of his 14 major
league seasons with the Reds 1894-79 and 1902. He batted
.300 three times and scored 100
runs eight times.
Because Hoy was deaf,
umpires started using hand signals to accompany their verbal calls. He died in 1961 at age 99.
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�•Fri., january 24, 2003
SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
Features Editor
Kathy Prater
Phone· (6fXS) 886-85(16
Fax (606) 886-3603
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INSIDE
Allen elementary • page 2C
David school • page 2C
John M. Stumbo • page 2C
School Calendar • page 2C
Ne',y Arrivals • page 3C
Family Medicine • page 3C
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THROUGH MY EYES
•Cinnamon
weather
and 'wild'
•
morn1ngs
It's Tuesday afternoon and
I'm getting down to the busi• ness of writing this column a
little earlier than usual
because
it's supposed to
snow again
and I'm
afraid I'll
get stuck
at homeagain.
Thougtl
lalhv Prater
at the
UfestJIIS ldl1lr
moment
it's rather
sunny and bright outside and
• \ it seems that maybe my kids
are home from school for no
apparent reason, I just
checked the local weather on
the net and the report assures
me that more snow is definitely on its way.
My youngest daughter, the
very busy "worker bee" of
our family, has already telephoned me three times w\th
(See EYES. page two)
41,
TillS 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 through his eyes. His
columns are being reprinted due
to request. The following column
was written in /96/.
nThyriod condition needs
treatment" ..PAGE 3C
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State Cost Share Program sign-ups announced
The
Floyd
County
Conservation District will be
accepting requests for financial
and technical assistance under
the Kentucky Soil Erosion and
Water Quality Cost Share
Program beginning Febmary 3,
2003 and extending through
February 28. 2003 .
The Kentucky Soil Erosion
and Water Quality Cost Share
Program was created to help
agricultural operations protect
the soil and water resources of
Kentucky and to implement
their agriculture water quality
plans. This program was established to assist lando\\ ners
address existing soil erosion,
water quality and other environmental problems associated
with their fam1ing or woodland
operation. The 1994 Kentucky
General Assembly established
this financial and technical
assistance program. Kentucky
Revised Statues 262.115, estab-
Agriculture Water Quality plans
on file with their local conservation districts. Funding for the
program comes from the
Kentucky General Assembly
through the direct appropria(See COST, page two)
POSTSCRIPT
Hair-raising
tales
Joint effort leads
to successful event
Club members Mable
Brown and
Kathy Lowe
arrange
gifts to be
given away
to area children.
From Milford Hall Sr., of
McDowell:
"Seven days without
prayer makes one weak."
CURRENTLY
SPEAKING
•
lishes that the program's funds
be administered by local conservation districts and the
Kentucky Soil & Water
Conservation Commission with
priority given to animal waste
related problems, agricultural
district participants, and to producers
who
have
their
Club member,
Sherry Ratliff,
had fun paintIng the faces of
children who
made the
Christmas event
one of their
holiday stops.
This, thanks to John M.
Yost, of Pikeville:
Atop a bookcase in the
late President Kennedy's
office was a small plaque. It
read, simply.
"0, God, Thy sea is so
• great and my boat is so
small."
This matter of cigarette
smoking has taken the minds
of most from such trivial
items as income taxes,
Christmas bills and kindred
worries. I have gone a full
week now and haven't been
asked about my fishing.
haven't heard golf mentioned. and it seems that
some have changed .their
salutation from "Nice morning," or "Terrible weather,
isn't it?" or "Can't you hear
Email: features@floydcountytimes.com
From left, club members, Orema Miller, Elizabeth Ramey, and lillian Baldridge,
enjoyed serving refreshments to guests of the event.
The Prestonsburg Woman's
Club hosted its annual "Christmas
in the Park" event on December
19,2002, at the Archer Park skating rink. The event was free and
open to the public and is held each
year in order to serve area children, ages 0-12 and their families.
Over 200 children and their families attended the 2002 event.
Activities included face painting, ornament making, and visits
with Santa Claus. Each child
received a gift and a raffle was
conducted for bicycles and boombox stereos were also given away.
Refreshing drinks and delicious
cookies were served to all.
"Christmas in the Park" is
annually co-sponsored by the
Prestonsburg Woman's Club, the
City of Prestonsburg, and Archer
Park, from which it receives generous support. Also contributing
to the 2002 event were Brown's
Food Service, the Prestonsburg
Wal-Mart. Christian Appalachian
Project's Operation Sharing, the
Chamber 6f Commerce, the
Prestonsburg Community College
Dental Hygiene Program, and the
Prestonsburg Dairy Queen.
Members of the Woman's Club,
as well as members of their individual families. staffed the event
and did all the pre-event planning,
What's with the trendy hairstyles these days?
The old fogey in me seems to
be rearing her ugly head again. no
matter how hard I try to keep her
in the hat box.
I'm talking here about those
styles where the hair is unevenly
cut and, in some cases, greased to
stick out wildly. Both men and
women are striving for the look.
I got that look naturally when I
was a kid (sometimes still). You
need only look at my school pictures to see that I'm telling the
truth.
No amount of
effort made my
hair look decent
during those
years. My mother would carefully roll my
hair on curlers
and I would
PMI Slllntler
sleep uncomCIIIIItllltllll Wlftlr
fortably a 1l
night. She or
Mammaw would comb it out and
tenderly pat and poof it into perfect place.
No matter. When my time came
to sit for the camera, the hair on
one side of my head would look
somewhat like it had in the morning, but the hairs on the other side
would be at total odds, fighting
among themselves.
The only decent image, to my
mind, was in fourth grade when
the camera caught me head-on
with bangs and a ponytail. My
family wondered why I had worn
my hair pulled back for picture
day, why I didn't tell them and get
it curled. The answer was clear to
me, even at that age. I'd given up
on picture-perfect hair. At least. a
ponytail kept it reined in.
The photo I hated the most
would have worked well by
today's hair standards. My aunt
had cut my hair in a veT) short bob
-out of desperation. l suppose.
With really short hair. the chances
are lower that it will do something
weird. Normally. In this picture,
one side of my hair is sticking
straight out, all one inch of it what some refer to as bed head.
What's worse. in that picture. I
have a black eye, caused by the
objects I hit while tumbling down
a hill a few days before.
I hope I have destroyed all
those pictures.
(See EVENT. page three)
(See POSTSCRIPT. page three)
(See WORLD, page two)
"'Things to ponder: Feed me emotionally
Here we are-stuck in the house for
a long, cold, snowy, icy, winter weekend. In some cases, family could not
come from out of town, which added to
the feeling of being "in for the long
haul." There were brief thoughts about
it being an excellent opfx>rtunity to do
every exercise that has been known to
man, and endless years of diet and
movement programs. Furthermore,
there could be that feeling of satisfaction with knowing that the likelihood of
i! obtaining one's New Year's resolution
is going to be increased by keeping the
chosen ''nutritional program." But, it
seems that the cold. winter days. and
the need to hibernate, st1mulate intensely the ~pontaneouc; era' ing for comfort
foods These arc usuall) foods from
childhood that evoke memories ol
being \\ann and cozy and cared for by
•;omcone special. There's nothing that
can replace them. and it is so hard to
den) ourselves, when the emotional
need tor comfort foods hits.
Not only are comfort toods the
meals we rrcw up \\ ith, but also the)
have jn~t the right smells. flavor<;, tcx-
tures. and chemical compositions to
make us fed all warm and fu11y inside,
e\ en on the coldest day. Researchers
h:nc labeled one phenomenon the
"olfactt)l') evoked recall," an odor can
induce a memory from the past along
"ith the associated positive mood. I
still have the pleasure of recalling the
last time I visited Aunt Adie in the midI<.J50's. She was Ill) grandfather's sister, and ">he still lived in the "home
place" on Miller's Creek. aver) rural
pm1 of Pike Count) that is now covered
b) Fishtrap Lake. Even though Aunt
Adie's kitchen proudly had a modem
natural gas stove, fueled by a gas well
on the family farm, she would only prepare her special Banana Pudding on her
wood-burning cook stove that she cherished deeply. and would not give up.
Aunt Arlie's kitchen was usually
steeped in a wealth of a delightful mixture of odors that represented home.
caring. and emotional comfort- wood
burning, fresh bananas, and the general
essence of a treasured family home,
(See PONDER, page two)
Mable Rowe Lineberger, Ph.D.
�C2 • FRIDAY,
JANUARY
24, 2003
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICES
CENTER
• 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.
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Center coordinator, Michelle
Keathley. Assistant coordinator,
Sheila Allen. Center offers services to students regardless of
income. Center telephone: 8869812.
• Jan. 27 - PTO meeting, 6
p.m.
**School is collecting Food
City receipts. Receipts may be
given to any AMS student or
staff member, or dropped off at
the Youth Services Center.**
ALLEN CENTRAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL YOUTH SERVICE
CENTER
*Each Monday, 8:30-9:25
a.m., "Respect Class," for 7th
grade girls.
**Collect Food City receipts
and turn them in to home room
teachers.**
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
• 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. The
center is currently scheduling
Hep B immunizations and physicals for students who will enter
the 6th grade 1n 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
• School ts collecting Food
City receipts that will be used
toward receiving free computers
and other educational items.
Please send your receipts to
school with your child or drop
them off at the Family Resource
Center, or the school's front
office. Any help with this valuable school project is very
appreciated.
MAY VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
• Jan. 27 - FRC Advisory
Council Meeting, 4 p.m., school
library. Open to public.
• Lending Library available
for use of students, parents and
teachers. Videos on a variety of
topics are available.
• Aoyd Co. Health Dept. is
at the school each Wednesday.
Services include 6th grade physicals and immunizations; WJC;
well-child
physicals;
Kindergarten and Head Start
physicals;
blood
pressure
checks; 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 (t}
receive computers, audio visual
equipment, etc. through the
"Apples for Students" program.
• SBDM Council meets on
(See SCHOOL, page three)
World
• Continued from p1
SAR-DAR hold
• •
•
JOtnt meetmg
submitted by Frances P.
Brackett, Regent, John
Graham DAR
Big Sandy Chapter Sons
of the American Revolution
and John Graham Chapter
Daughters of the American
Revolution held a joint
business-dinner meeting at
May Lodge, Jenny Wiley
State Resort Park, in
November.
SAR president, Robert
McAninch, recently retired
professor,
Prestonsburg
Community
College,
presided.
John Graham
regent, Mrs. Ray Brackett,
introduced
Chaplain
Virginia S. Goble, who Jed
the DAR Rituals, with the
Pledge of Allegiance to the
American Flag being Jed by
officer Betty Jean Conn.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Reid,
KSDAR State Curator and
member, Louisa Chapter,
led the American's Creed.
Following,
President
McAninch introduced new
SAR
member,
Sam
Thompson, of Lawrence
County.
Secretary-treasurer,
Karen Ousley, gave the
eulogy for Miss Maurine
Mayo, who died June 22,
2002.
Miss Mayo had
joined John Graham in the
line of Revolutionary soldier, John Graham, Va., who
later came to Floyd County
and is buried at Emma.
Miss Mayo was the last surviving member from the
charter group organized on
June 12, 1925. She held
various organization offices
such as corresponding secretary and librarian, as well
as serving on a number of
committees. Her burial was
in the Mayo Family
Cemetery, Prestonsburg.
President
McAninch
gave the eulogy for Ray
Brackett,
who
died
November 6, 200 I. Mr.
Brackett had served as Big
Sandy president, Kentucky
State Society vice-president, and Kentucky Society
State SAR president, as well
as national trustee. He was
among some of the state
presidents to place a wreath
at Point Pleasant, W.Va., in
memory of the first battle of
the Revolutionary War and,
under SAR auspices, had
placed 22 Revolutionary
stones for various ancestors.
Brackett joined SAR
under the lineage of Sgt.
Daniel Maupin, Va., and
held supplementary proved
lines to 23 Revolutionary
soldiers. Four are listed on
the monument at Fort
Boonesborough, second settlement in Kentucky. He
was buried in the Borders
Chapel
Cemetery
in
Lawrence County.
Chaplain James B. Goble
gave the invocation for dinner after which President
McAninch
introduced
Prestonsburg Community
Professor
of
College
History, Douglas Herman,
who gave an inspiring talk
about
Colonial
and
Revolutionary American
History using Miss Megan
Leslie, the daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Larry Leslie, as a
drummer boy in his presentation of the last battle of
the war fought at Yorktown.
The Treaty of Paris in 1783
formalized the final chapter
of the Revolutionary War.
Cost
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tions to the
program from the Phase I Tobacco Settlement Funds and from
funds provided by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
Practices eligible for cost share are Animal Waste Control
Facilities; Animal Waste Utilization; Vegetative Filter Strips;
Sinkhole Protection; Heavy Use Area Protection; Rotational
Grazing System Establishment; Livestock Steam Crossing;
and Riparian Area Protection.
Ranking of applications will be done on the state level by
the Kentucky Soil and Water Conservation Commission at the
Kentucky Division of Conservation located in Frankfort.
Approval of applications is based on a statewide ranking criteria and the availability of funds. Cost share rates are a maximum of 60 to 75 percent of the actual installation cost of the
practice not to exceed $7,500 per year for agronomic practices
or $20,000 per year for animal waste practices.
For more information stop by the conservation district
office located at 18 Mayo Branch Brandykeg, Prestonsburg.
Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone:
889-9800.
Children learn about the amazing world of theatre during Summer Theatre Workshops for
Children and Teens held each year at Jenny Wiley Theatre.
Jennv Wilev Theatre
Summer Theatre Programs
Jenny Wiley Theatre is
now taking applications for
Summer
Theatre
their
Workshop for both Children
and Teens.
The workshop
offers area kids an opportunity for classroom instruction in
the performing arts. Students
will receive instruction in the
following areas:
Diction;
Voice projection; Body movement, dance and mime; Vocal
performance, music and
rhythm; Theatre terminology
and stage directions; Stage
blocking;
Memorization;
Basic costume, set and prop
design; Audition techniques;
and, Performance prep and
production.
Sessions also include a
complete tour of the JWT
Amphitheater, and a visit to
the rehearsal for Big River.
Qualification:
Any
regional student from 6-12 in
the children's division, and
13-17 in the teen division.
Schedule:
Children's
Theatre Workshop begins
Monday, June 23rd and runs
through Monday July 14th,
concluding with a final performance on the JWT mainstage on July 15. There will
be no classes on July 4th.
• Time: lOAM- 3PM
Teen Theatre Workshop
begins Monday, July 7th and
runs through Monday, July
28th, concluding with a final
performance on the JWT
Mainstage, July 29th. Time:
TBA
• Where: TBA
• All participants will
receive one free pass to see
the opening production of
"Big River" on July 4th.
• Cost: $175 per student
with a maximum of 20 students in each division.
• Scholarships may be
available for special needs
and/or low income students.
Participants accepted on a
first come-first served basis.
Call the theatre at 606886-9274 today to register
your child. Don't let your
child miss this chance to Jearn
about theatre and have a great
time too!
Ponder
my bones aching?" and so on, to "What
brand of pipe tobacco are you usin'?"
One woman called to register a gripe
to true suffragette style. Said her husband •
sat around the house, pufffmg on his pipe,
the while leaving her to chew her nails.
Picking up the crumbs he had left behind,
she had tried to roll her own but couldn't
keep the tobacco from falling out the end.
"Don't ever tell me anybody can be a
movie cowboy after this," said she. "It
requires real talent to roll a cigarette with
both hands, not to mention turning the
trick with one hand while astraddle Old
Paint as he tears off across the lone
prairie!"
It's amusin', too, to listen to the arguments the boys dig up. They point out,
countering the scientists' claim that
tobacco tar applied to a rat's shaven back
will produce cancer, that egg white so
applied will have the same effect. And
that sugar will cause diabetes. And that
bathtubs are dangerous. Also your
weight. And son on The fact that you
don't smoke egg white or sugar, is
ignored, however.
I still contend that we hillbillies may
have something here, if we'll only get a
laboratory test run on the stuff first and
get our product in the clear. I refer to the
weed called "life everlasting" which
grows on poor points, and the dried
leaves of which boys used to smoke furiously and with tongue-burning success. If~
we can get together on this matter, we'll
swap places with the affluent Blue Grass
and all its burley. We've got something
no other product can touch for a tradename. Just think-"Life Everlasting"!
Oh, well, my dog just now has
approached the editorial chair and stuck
up a tentative paw with the idea of climbing aboard. Know what chased him
away? I stuck my pipe under his nose.
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Friend of mine who parks his car outside his office, and finds the parking area
littered with beer cans, expresses the wish
that purveyors of same around here
would get their brew in shorter cans.
"These cans are so long I can't miss 'em,"
he complains.
I'
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that cannot be bottled by any
fragrance designer.
Another big thing going
for comfort foods is the texture connection. Typically
they are all soft, somewhat
smooth, feel warm and comfortable, and are uncomplicated. They give you enormous
physical and emotional comfort. Like the old commercial
says about the other things,
comfort foods double your
pleasure by doubling up on
soft, creamy textures and
tastes. Besides Aunt Adie's
Banana Pudding, prime
examples of a well-established comfort food are
mashed potatoes and gravy,
and macaroni and cheese. In
our family, it was Granny
Grace's "bad cold soup.'' This
was Granny's special pot of
potato soup with just the right
amount of onion and lots of
black pepper. In addition to
feeling good from the warmth
in your head as you ate it, you
had definitely received the
message of love, and that
Granny was concemed about
how you felt. Guess this is
also similar to the good
Jewish mother's chicken
soup. One cookbook writer
called comfort food "baby
food for adults" with regard
to taste and texture. These
emotionally soothing foods
tend to be smooth and bland
tasting, such as chicken and
dumplings, and do not have
intense flavors like garlic or
anchovies.
Needless to say, "anything
sweet" is high on the scale of
comfort foods. This reminds
me of when I was working
one winter at the New York
Hospital as a young nurse,
and I'd never been away from
home so long. About this time
of year, my Aunt Mable sent
me a shoe box full of her
homemade
fudge
and
Divinity candy. I started eating that candy so fast, and I
could almost feel my favorite
aunt's presence. When I finally stopped, I must have felt
similar to someone who had
been on a drunk, being overloaded so quickly with so
much sugar and warm memories of being in touch with
home.
It is not surprising that
many of the foods we consider comfort foods also boost
the flow of feel-good chemicals in our bodies. The chemical cycle is something like
this: endorphins are another
name for "endogenous morphine" that is naturally produced in the body and make
us happy; the intake of fatty
foods or carbohydrates can
kick up the level of endorphins; eating too little carbs
causes the mood boosting
brain chemical seratonin to
drop (which is the focus of
anti-depressants); and thus,
chocolate is the perfect comfoJ1 food, such as hot fudge
ice-cream sundaes, milk
chocolate, and chocolate
syrup on just anything. Also,
besides releasing endorphins,
chocolate contains methylxanthines, stimulators that create a feeling of satisfaction,
and tryptophan, an amino
acid that helps in the production of seratonin. Maybe
depressed folks binging on
chocolate is yet another form
of self-medication?
Although individuals have
their own particular emotionally comforting food, larger
sets of people have acquired
groups of food that is satisfying. This could be our cultural "soul" foods, such as our
Appalachian foods of pinto
beans. home fried potatoes,
chopped onions, cornbread,
and buttermilk, or chicken
and dumplings, fresh green
beans, mashed potatoes,
"kilt" lettuce and onions, and
com on the cob, with big
glasses of sugar-sweetened
iced tea. The fruit cobblers,
fried apple pies. chocolate
cake, and banana pudding
cannot be forgotten. While
living in Mississippi for graduate school. we soon enjoyed
their cultural foods of red
beans and rice, jambalaya,
and bread pudding with
whiskey sauce. It seemed that
the jambalaya was comparable to our pinto beans, in that
it was one of those dishes that
the woman of the house prepared when she had many
jobs to do-like wash day(See PONDER. page three)
Eyes
• Continued from p1
more items to add to the grocery list she
gave me earlier this morning. Along with
the usual milk and bread, she has added
items such as "sliced American cheese,"
"all kinds of soups," and "cinnamon."
Cinnamon? Seems she and her brother made french toast this morning and ~
used up all the cinnamon left in the house.
Ever noticed how when you think winter
weather is going to keep you cooped up
inside your house, it suddenly becomes
necessary to not be without a single item
in your pantry? Like the cinnamon, for
instance. French toast can easily be made
without cinnamon and without powdered
sugar and it's still just as good. Most
likely, though, if it were not wintry outside and if this child were more occupied
with another task, like say, school work,
for instance, she wouldn't be calling to
inform me of how very sparse our larder
is.
And how could it be any other way?
The kids have been out of school for how•
long now? First, for Christmas, then next
for snow. With one or two snow days in
between, I think. I don't know about
yours, but mine are eating me out of
house and home - see you at the grocery
store ...
***
So, what do you like to do on bitter!)
cold Saturday mornings'? Sleep ir.? Stay
curled up tight inside the covers of your
bed until guilt finally sets in and gets you
moving?
Well, me too. But this past Saturday
was a little different. My kids and I,
(See EYES, page three)
lie
�•
Friend's thyroid condition needs
treatment, or it could be fatal
edicine
By Martha A.
Simpson, D.O.,
M.B.A.
a
tJ
F RIDAY, J ANUARY 24, 2003 • C3
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
My friend has been told that she
has Grave's Disease. She has
no health insurance and doesn't
want to go back to the doctor to get this
treated. What should I tell her? Is it
OK to wait until she has Insurance to
get treatment?
First, what is Grave's disease?
Grave's disease is the most
common type of hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism is overac-
A
I e.
MediCine
tivity of the thyroid gland, which is a
large gland that is found in the lower
front portion of your neck. It controls
your metabolism, body temperature and
muscle tone. In the case of Grave's
disease, the thyroid gland produces too
much thyroid hormone, which leads to
many problems throughout the body.
It is believed that Grave's disease is an
autoimmune disease, where the body
tries to "fight itself' and produces antibodies against its own tissue.
Many of the symptoms of Grave's
disease are nervousness, anxiety, and
irritability. Increased circulating levels
of thyroid hormone can also cause rapid
heart rate and palpitations. Muscle
weakness and tremors are common as
well. Weight loss, diarrhea and heat
intolerance can also occur.
A physician may look for physical
changes that go along with Grave's disease such as warm, moist velvety skin,
and redness of the palms. The patient
may also have fine, silky hair.
Nervousness, rapid speech and tremors
may also be noted.
Hyperthyroidism causes proliferation of the tissue behind the eyes, making the eyes bulge out, a condition
called exophthalmos. The person with
this condition also may experience staring, infrequent blinking and swelling
around the eyes. The cardiovascular
system can also be drastically affected.
Event
• Continued from pt
purchasing, and wrapping of
gifts, while Archer Park's director and staff did all the set-up at
the rink as well as helping with
• other details.
"Christmas in the Park" complements Archer Park's beautiful
displays of holiday lights and
other holiday activities held at
the park each year. The event
will be held in 2003 on the third
Thursday of the month of
December.
For more information, interested persons may contact Ralph
Little, director, Archer Park, at
886-6390, or Pam Weiner
Skeen, Prestonsburg Woman's
Club, at 889-9639.
The Woman's Club offers a
. , variety of activities and projects
throughout the year and always
welcomes new membership.
Blood pressure may rise to critical levels, and the heart may develop a rapid
rate. leading to atrial fibrillation, a serious heart dysrhythmia.
As you can see, there are plenty of
reasons your friend should get medical
attention promptly. Out of control thyroid levels can be fatal if left untreated.
The treatment for Grave's Disease
depends on what symptoms and conditions have resulted from the elevated
thyroid hormone levels, and how high
the levels are. Medications can be
used to destroy the thyroid gland as
well as to control the person's symptoms. If the hormone levels are not
controlled with medical management,
radioactive iodine can be given to
destroy - or "ablate" in doctor lingo
- thyroid tissue. Occasionally, part of
the thyroid gland has to be surgically
removed.
We often take important
things for granted-our family,
our home, and our good health.
January is National Volunteer
Blood Donor Month to honor
the thousands of people who
care enough to help the sick and
injured by making sure blood is
there when it's needed. Central
Kentucky Blood Center, together with St. Vincent Mission,
urges all Floyd County residents
to give blood on Wednesday,
Prestonsburg Woman's Club members Judy Bowen and Melissa
Forsyth helped children make paper ornaments for t heir
Christmas trees.
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PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• *PES is collecting Food
City receipts. Have your child
tum in receipts to their homeCommunity
. , room teachers.
members may also turn in
receipts to the school office or
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.
i1
SOUTH FLOYD YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• Jan. 24 - Genetics and
Heredity classroom presentations.
• Jan. 28 -Peer pressure/conflict resolution classroom presentations.
• Jan. 31 - Drugs and
Addiction
Prevention
&
Awareness 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
• Jan. 28- "Rain Forest," K1 - 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 29 - "Rain Forest,"
2nd and 3rd- 8:30-10:30.
• Jan. 30 - "Smokeless
Tobacco," 5th and 6th - 1 p.m.
• The Bridges Project is
located in the school each day,
Monday thru Friday, from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have
any questions about the Bridges
Project, call 587-2644.
•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 - Fall 200 1:
*Monday
-McDowell Family Resource
Center, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Call
377-2628. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30- 11:30 a.m. Call
478-3389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsburg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
*Tuesday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30
p.m. Call874-062l. Instructor:
Chrissy.
-St. James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
Center, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Instructors: CAP.
*Wednesday
-McDowell Family Resource
Center, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Call
377-2628. Instructor: Theresa.
-Betsy Layne Youth Service
Center, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Call
478-3389. Instructor: Chrissy.
-MSU Prestonsburg Campus,
12:30-3:30 p.m. Call 886-2405.
Instructor: Chrissy.
*Thursday
-Allen Elementary Family
Resource Center, 12:30-3:30
p.m. Call874-0621. Instructor:
Chrissy.
-St. James Episcopal Church,
5-8 p.m. Instructor: Chrissy.
-Auxier Family Learning
Center, 1-4:30 p.m. Instructors:
CAP.
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• School is participating in
Food
City
"Apples
for
Students" program. Please send
your register receipts to school
with your student, or drop them
off or mail them in to school
office at: P.O. Box 454, 103
Methodist Lane, Allen, KY
4 1601.
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday rooming, lO
a.m.
W.D. OSBORNE RAINBOW
J UNCTION FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Jan. 22, 23 - Hygiene program.
• TBA- Recycling program,
all grades.
• "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 for Cissy
or Karen. Parents/community
members free to visit any time.
January 29, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,
in the annex.
There is no substitute for
blood. When the ill and injured
require transfusions, only another human being can provide this
unique gift. The thousands of
Kentuckians who donate blood
each year are responding to a
continuous and vital need for
adequate blood supplies in hospitals throughout our area. Don't
wait for an emergency. Give
blood on January 29! For more
call
Dawn
information,
Wheeler, at 1-800-775-2522.
Piarist School
Honors students
The Piarist School, Martin,
announces its first semester
grade results. Receiving ftrst
honors are senior students,
David Hicks, Balin Loftus, and
Sarah Pillersdorf; ftrst honors
sophomore
students
are
Samanthia Farthing, Justin
Frasure, Ashley Gunnell, and
Lakita Lykins; and first honors
freshmen students are Sarah
Carty, Mike Combs, Marie
Dennison, Dionna Hall, Emily
Helton, Alyson Layne and
Joshua May.
Receiving second honors are
senior students Molli Hall and
Sarah Hill; second honors junior
students are Matt Francis,
Hannah Goble, Amanda Keeton,
and Tommi Tussey; second honors sophomore students are
Whitney
Friend, Shannon
Hicks, Ina Howard, Lauren
Preston, Keisha Slone, Trista
Tackett and Savanna Whitt; and
second honors freshmen students are Billy Howard, Alison
Maddox,
Skyler
McNish,
Ronnee Reynolds, Rodney
Tressler
and
Stephanie
Williams.
HRMC New Arrivals
Jan. 14, 2003
A daughter, Jaden R iley
Coleman, to Jessica McKinney
• Nicholas Dean Burchett
Burchen
awarded WYMT
Mountain
Classic
ScholarshiP
Nicholas Dean Burchett, a
student at Betsy Layne High
School, has been selected
among 49 nominees throughout
KHSAA Regions 13, 14, and 15
to receive a $1,000 WYMT-TV
Mountain Classic Scholarship.
The scholarship, based on academic and scholastic achievement, is made possible by proceeds and donations collected
through the annual WYMT
Mountain Basketball Classic
Tournament. Nicholas is the son
of Gary Dean and Diane
Burchett, of I vel.
Jan. 13, 2003
A son, Joseph Christopher
Parker II, to Amy and Joseph
Parker
Jan. 14, 2003
A son, Caleb Ray Slone, to
Reva and Glen Slone
Jan. 14, 2003
A son, Jason Julius HoUand,
to Martha and Burt Holland
J an. 14,2003
A daughter, Janice Fern
Weaver, to Rachel and Linford
Weaver
Ponder
• Continued from p2
and it could just cook on the
back of the stove and mind
itself, until the men came to eat.
If you haven't fixed jambalaya,
it consists of a lot of different
meats, ham, chicken, Cajun
sausage, fish, shrimp, and other
seafood, with vegetables, okra,
onions, and tomatoes, and Cajun
Eyes
along with more than a few
friends, all braved the frigid
temperatures to tag along with
Ron Vanover and Charlie
Logsdon, of the Jenny Wiley
State Park, and local state fish
and wildlife department, respectively, on an early morning jaunt
to sites mostly unseen in order to
view a few of Kentucky's
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newest immigrants - a herd of
Looking back, I wonder how Eastern elk.
my family could have let me out
Ron and Charlie loaded up
of the house on some of those two vans of people - about 24 or
days. I'm not sure I can ever for so - and headed up Route 80 to
give the lack of attention to my the Starfire Lake mountaintop.
appearance.
It was cold - extremely so. So
It's obvious, though, that 1 cold that the windows of the van
just came along too late. Story of were iced over - on the inside,
my life, I guess you could say.
mind you.
Today's raggedy hairstyles
But, the snow covered morncame naturally to me. With little ing made for beautiful scenery
effort, I suspect I could duplicate and once we actually spotted the
them even today without paying first herd of elk, we we~ so
a high-priced stylist.
excited that I don't think anyone
But 1 don't think I will - at - save a couple of thin-skinned
least not on purpose.
teenage girls (who should have
Postscript
"Family Medicine" is a weekly column. To submit questions, write to
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A.,
Ohio University College of
Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box 110,
Athens, Ohio 45701. You can also
email Dr. Simpson at
simpsonm@ohio.edu. Past columns
are available online at
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School
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
4t 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 M90re, 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.
After the gland is ablated, people
may need thyroid hormone supplementation, if the entire gland is no longer
functioning. Once you have thyroid
disease, it is a lifelong ailment and
needs
continual
monitoring.
Encourage your friend to go back to her
doctor as soon as possible. Perhaps,
you or some of her other friends could
help her out a little with the expenses.
Unfortunately, leaving this condition
untreated could have tragic results.
• Continued from p2
worn their warm winter coats!) was really thinking of the temperature any longer.
Ron and Charlie were quick
to set up binocular scopes and
everyone on the tour spent the
morning gasping at the beauty
of the wildlife surrounding us.
The setting was pristine, the animals elegant, and the company
interesting.
If you haven't thought about
joining these two men for one of
their early morning tours, please
do so. The tours will continue
through March and believe me,
if you even remotely like the
outdoors
and
Kentucky's
wildlife, you will thoroughly
enjoy going on one of these
tours.
And, if you're lucky, it'll be a
snowy morning, because all of
us on the tour seemed to agree
that the downy white stuff only
served to enhance the beauty
around us.
spices.
At a family level, nothing can
beat the significance of as many
family members as possible
gathering together when a family member, who doesn't get to
come often, comes to visit. It has
that sense of kiUing a fatted calf
in the past as a way to celebrate.
This coming together, with food
as the center, gives everyone
involved a sense of a family unit
that loves and cares.
As with other basics of life,
psychological impact of food
has been known forever. Several
quotes were found that seemed
to capture much of the importance of food as a source of nurturance. "Food, like a loving
touch or a glimpse of divine
power. has that ability to comfort." "The way to a man's heart
is through his stomach." "The
stomach is the center and origin
of civilization." As with other
issues of life, an excessive
intake of food, especially for
"all the wrong reasons," can
become a weakness and needs to
be addressed as soon as possible
for good mental and physical
health. If you feel your "emotional eating" is out of bounds,
seek professional assistance. It"
you are "OK" with nurturing
yourself with food, then enjoy
and be content, with the
reminder that you might need to
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
FIISt Assembly of God, Matlll; Sooday School, 10 a.m.,
~SeM:e. 11 am and6pm.;Wednesday 7 pm
lore VamJcx:i, lmsler
New Bethel Assembly of God, Bomllg FOil< Ad
Salyelsvle. Strday School, 10 a.m.. Vbshl) Service. 11
am and 6 p.m.; WeOOesday. 7 p m Mtu (SMl) ~
lkister.
PraiseAsselmly. 1mieS.otP~~ol
AI. lKl and US 23 Strday School, 10 am, ~
Service. 11 am and63lpm, Vlecresday. 63lp.m,JJ.l.
Sb:e. Mnisler
BAPTIST
AllenFVstllaptlst.Aieo StrdaySchool, lOam.~
Service 11 am and 7 p.m. Wech!sday. 7 p.m. NrUJ
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Auxier Freewll Baptist Auxier; Sirday School 10 am
Wolshlp Serw:e 11 am. and 6 pm., llusday. 7 p m.
BOOby Spencer, Pas!Of.
Benecf!Ct Baptist. Slick Rock Blanch, Cow Oeelt; Slllday
School, 10 am; Wotship SeMce. 11 a.m. and 6 p m,
Wednesday. -7 p.m., Gordon FilCh, MilistE!f
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptls~ Betsy layne; Sunday
School, 10 am, Worship Service, 11 am and 6 p.m,
Wednesday, 7 p.m., T!acy Patton, Mnister.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Allbott Creelt Road, Bonanza:
Sunday School, 10 a.m., Wo!Shlp SeM:e. 11 a.m,
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jimmy D. Brown, Mnistllf
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist. Com FOil<; S!Mlday School.
10 am, W<ilst'!) SeMce. 11 am: Wednesday. 7 p.m.,
Roger Music, Mnistar.
Calvary Southern Baptist. Be1sy Layne; Sunday School,
9:45 am. Worsh1p SeMce. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
~7~~·~~
AIWoo
Slllday School, 10 am.· ~ SeMoe. 11 am and 6
p.m. Wednesday 7p111. Pa!AO Coleman, MRsler
Cow Creek FreewiU Baptist, Cow Cteelt; Sooday School,
10am.~ 11amand6pm ~7p.lll
Nalhcn La!lerty MrliS1e<.
Daniels Creek Baptist Felowshop Cluth ol God,
Banner; Strday School, 10 am. ~Service. 7 p 'll
Tuesday. 63> p.m. Drift F,_al Baptist [)tt. Strday
School.10am ~SeMce 63lp.m,Tlusday63l
p.m. RaroyTim!f ~
Enc1cot1 Freewtl Ba!ltist. Malo Slllday School, 10
am \\Qstip Service 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p m James
H. Smlll. PasiD<
Faith Freewtll 8aptlst. 114 mie abM WclrtctMde Eqt on
AI. 1428; Strday Service. 10 am ~ &!Mce. II
am and 6 p.m., Wednesday. 7 p.m. Bud<t,o Jones. Mris!Elf
Arst Ba!ltist. Garrett Strday School, 9 45 am, Wormp
SeMce. 11 am and 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.: Ra'ldy
Osbome, Minlstef
Arst Baptist, Martll; Sunday School, 10 am: \\Qstip
SeiVice, 11 a.m. Sunday Evemng Secvice 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, 7 p.m., Graydon Howard. ~r
First Baptist, 54 S. Front St. (Irene Cole MemoriaQ; S!Mlday
School. 9:45a.m.; Worship SeMce, 11 am. and 7 p.m.,
Wednesday. 7 p.m.; OJ. Floyd PriCe, minister.
Fltzpatrlck First Baptist, 2656 WeS1 M1 Parkway.
Prestonsburg; Sunday School. 10a.m, WorshlpSeMoe, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Jennings Wast
Minister.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; S\nday School
10 am , Wolship SeiVice, 11 am. and 6:30 p m
Wednesday, 7 pm
Free UnHed Baptist, Wes1 f'res1onsllurg. Strday School.
10 a.nt Worship SeMce. 11 am. and 6:30 p m
Wednesda~ 630 p m
Gre4hel Bapt!st. Slale AI. 3379 (Bnmam's ~ Ad)
S\ndaySchool, lOam \\QstipServoce 11 a.m. and63l
p.m . Wednesday 630 p111.
Highland Avenue Freewtn Bapll$1; Sooday School, 9".50
am \\Qstip SeM::e 11 am and 6 p.m. w.mesday 7
p.m. David Ganea. ~
Jacf<s Creek Bapt!st Beinsvile Strday School. 10 a'll
\\Qstip SeMce 11 am and 6 p m Wednesday 7 p m
Jell 8arreU. Mnsler
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist. 2 mles ~Abbott; Sooday
School 10 am. Wormp Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m., .kn Price,ll!nis!er.
Lackey Freewill Baplls1, l..ad<ey: Slllday School, I 0 a m.
Worship SeMce. 11 am., Wednesday. 7 p.m., Johmy J
Colhns. Mnisler.
lancEr Baptist Church. 71 Cooley St, Pres!onsOOI!J
Sunday School, 1000 a.m. Morning ~. 11 00 am
Evening Woship, 600 p m.. Wednesday Prayer Moe~
and ~Study, 7:00p.m;PastorBOObyCarpentcr
Uberty Baptist, 0enV6f, SWlday Secvlce, 10 am, Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p m.. Wa<msday. 6 p m.: Merle
Uttle.MiO!s!Elf
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ugon Wors~ p
SeMce, Sunday, 1100 a m ThurWay. 7 p.m
Martin Branch Freewill Bap1isl, Estill· Sooday SeMle 10
a.m.;Wotsh~pServlce.11.15am.and7pm ~
7 p.m. James tRedi t>40rns Mnis!e1
Martin Freew>ll Baptist. M'lllln. Sunday School, 10 am
Wors114J SeMce 11 arn. and 6 p m. WildncWay. 1 p m
John L Blai Mnsler
Maytown First Baptist Mm St MayiOwn Sur1day
Schcd. 10 am. W:lrshp SeMcc 11 a 'll and 6 p.'ll
Wednesday 7p.m. Bob Varney ~~
McDowell Rrst Baptist, lkDowel: Strday School, 9:45
am. ~SeM:e,11 amud7p'll WocNsday 1
p.m
Hany'ialgis,~
Midcle Crooll Baptist, lllJe RMlr: StrdaySchool. 10 a.m.
ilasllp Scv'ce. 11 am and 6 p.m. ~ 1 p.m.
Vmm !l1ore 'bt:el:
Lighthouse Baptist. 2194 KY At 1428, Presloo:bug
fiu1day SeM:e 10 am. W:lrshp SeMce 11 am and 6
p.m. Wednesday lp.m. OomldCri!p Mr.
l)on'e Ji1one 285-3385
Pleasant Home Baptist, Wa!etG~ Aoed. Lancer Strday
School 10 am. Wormp SeMce 11 am and 6 p m.
Wednesday.? p.m. Mark Tackett Pa<;tor
Prater Creek Baptist. !laMe• Sunday School 10 am.
Wolshlp SeMce. 11 a m. and 7 p.m. WeOOesday 7 p m.
Gaty FISh. Moister
Prestonsburg Community College Baptist Student
Union, J 102, Wednesday 11:30a m, F1ench B. H:lmlOil
Dreclor; Ela C. Goble. Presiden1, 874·94681478·2976
Rock Fork Freewill Bapdst; Garrett Sullday School 10
a.m. Worship Serw:e. 11 am, Wednesday. 7 p.m
Wendell Crager. Milister.
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, GalreU; Wormp SeMce. 93>
a m., Eai Slone, Mvlster; Jell)' Mams. Assis1an1 Millsler.
San lick United Baptist, Salt Lid<. Hueysvte. Worsl'4>
SeMce 1030 am, 44h Stnlay, llusday, 63> p.m.;
Pas'lx Ches:er lucas.
Sammy Clal1l Branch "'-ill Baptist. Dana. Strday
School, 10 a.m. \\Qstip Service. 11 am. and 6 p.m.,
Wechlsday. 63> p m Paslor, Robert Shane Powers.
Sl1'phlns Branch IAI3Sionary Baptist, ~ Branch;
Sooday SeMce •o am v.tJrshl) SeMce 11 am
\'kOlesday. 6 p.m.
The Third A - F-'1 Bapll$1; Strday School, 10
a.m. W:lrshp Service. 11 am. .m 6 p.m.; Weci"esday 7
p m Minion! Farm.lkister
Tom's Creek F,_,ll 8aptlst. US 2'3 (llOilll ot layne
Brolllers). Sirday School. 10 am., Worstip SeMce 11
am and 6 p m. • Wednesday. 7 p.m.· Clu:k FEigiJSOil
Mrister.
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road;
Strday School, 10 am; Wotship SeMce. 11 am; Youth
Service, 500 p.m., E>'e11111Q Service, 600 p.m.: fib Service
tile 1st S!Mlday of each mMit Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jody
Spencer. Mlnist~
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; lnle!SeCtiorl of U.S. 23
and KY eo. Wa!Ar Gap; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning
W<ilshlp Service, 11 a.m. and Evening Wo!Silip Service 6
p.m, Wednesday !WJie Study, 7 p.m., Youth Services 7
p.m.; Ell8f)'OI16 Welcome.
UnHed Comunlty Baptist. Hwy. 7. Hueysville; Wo!Ship
Service, 2 p m., Fnday. 7 p.m.; Caros Beverly, Mnisler.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, Wheelwright Juncron:
Strday School, 10 a.m., W:lrshp Service. 11 am. and 7
p m · Wednesday 7 p m. ·louis Fenati. Miloster.
Molher's Home Church, Tole< Creek. Harold; 9:30111e 2nd
SaUday and Sunday ot eoJe(Of flllOIII. Mlderator. Kerml
Newson-e
CATHOLIC
St. Martlla. Water Gap; Mass Sunday 11:15 am.,
Sa:Lrday Sp.m Slllday., Faller Aobert Oarmln, pdlr.
CHRISTIAN
Fi1l Clvistllwl, 500 North NrUJ AYeRJe: Strday School.
lOam., W:lrshp SeM::e 11 am.,~ Sherman. t.Uster.
Garrett Community Christian, Route 550. Garrett:
\\Qstip Service 10:30 am. and 63> p.m.; Wednesday
63> p m. Dorrie~ Minlste<.
V1ctoly Ctlristiln Minlstrles. 1428 E.; Strday School.
1130 am. Worllhil SeMce. 11 am Wednesday. 7 p.m,
Sllerm Wl5alm Minlste<
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Betsy Layne Church of Christ. Betsy ~: Sirday
School, 10 am., W:lrshp SeMce. 11 am on! 6 p.m.
Wednesday. 7 p.m., Tomny J. Spears, IMsler.
Church o1 Christ, South l.ak.e ll!M!; ~ SeMce. 10
am and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bemy Blankenship.
Mrister.
Harold Church of Christ, Harold: Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Woo;hip Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
James H. Hannon, Mnisler.
Highland Church of Christ AI. 23, Hager Hill; Sooday
School 10 am., Wormp SeMle, 11 am. and 6 p.m..
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Hueysville Church of Christ; Sunday School. 10 a.m.;
W<ilst'!) Service. 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.nt,
Chos!or Varf'i1o/, Mosler
LOMr Toler Church of Christ Harokl, Strday School. 10
a rn v.tJrshl) SeMce 11 am. and 630 p.m. Wednesday,
63> p m lonie Meade. Mnster.
Mare Creek Church of Christ. Slanvile; Strday School.
10arl' W:irshipS. ..,... 11 3m.and6p.m.;Weci"esday
63lpm
Martin Church of Clvlst ~· Strday School, 10 am.
~ Service. 11 am and 7 p.m., WeOOesday. 7 p.m.
Gaty ~ Mriste<
Upper Toler Cluth ol Chl!sl. 3.5 mles ~Tole< Creek on
~ StrdaySchool, lOam. \~Service. 11 am. and
6 p.m. ~ 7 p m. Tomny Dale Q.JSh. MrliS1e<.
Wccksbu.y Church of Chrisl: Strday School, 10 anm,
~SeMce 1045am and6p.m.MkeHal,lmsler.
CHURCH OF GOD
Bclsy Layne Church of God. Od US. 2'3. Slllday School.
10 am. Woo;hip Ser.-al, 11 am and6p.m., Wednesday.
1 p.m. •.Adlll Cauddl. MBS!er.
Community Church of God, Alkansas Oeek. Marnn
Wo!Sillp SeMce, 11 am Fnday. 7 p.m.; Bud Crum.
Mnister
First Church of God, Sunday School, 10 am.,~
Service, 10.45 am and 6p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m., Sleo.-en
V WianlS Paslllf.
Garrett Church of God, Ganetl; Sunday School, 10 a.m.,
WotWp SeNioo. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Donald Blagg. Mrislor.
Landmark Church of God, Goble Robe!IS Addttion.
'iund.1y School 10 a m.; Wo!WpService, 11:10 a.m. and 7
p m Wednesday. 7 p m l<enne1h E. Prater. J<, Mllister.
Little Paint First Church of God. 671 l.iUie Painl Road
East Point;Slllday School. 945a.m, ~ SeMce.11
a m and 6 p m . Wednesday, 7 p. , Cilal1es Healer J1
IOOister
The Church of God ol Prophecy, Hi Hal Slllday School
10 am.. Wotship SeM:e. 11 am. and 7 p.m.; WeOOesday
7 p.m. Don Fl3kly Jr MRS1er.
EPISCOPAL
St. James £jllscopal; Slllday Service. 9 45 am.. Holy
E\.dlarisl 11:ro am WeMesday ~ Grot.p 6~.m..
Holy Euctar.sl &1-le*g 7~ p m. Falls Jenne E Ross.
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Our SaYlor Wheran. ~ ~ Room Carnage lt:luse
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"wday SeMce, 11 am Y,'rQW (00)
lb'isH
am) 1~ p rn. PlJtnl Bertn.!:>
METHODIST
Auxier U~ IAetllodlsl, Auxier: Sunday School, '0 am.
Wo!Sillp SeMce 11 am, Wednesday. 6 p.m. Doug
Lawson,~r
Betsy Layne United Methodist nex!lo B L GyrmasMil;
Sooday Scl1ool 10 a.m. Wo!Ship SeMce. 11 am,
Wcldnesday 7 p m., Raroy Bladdxm MiniS1ec.
Christ United Melhodlst.Aieo: SoodayScllool. 9.4Sa.m.,
Wo~ SeMce, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.: Wednesday. 7 pm,
Kennelh Lema.~. Mlnistllf.
Community United Melhodisl 141 Buri<e AIII!I1U9 (otf
Univ.'r51)1 OliVe and Neeley St.); Sunday School, 10 a.m.,
Wo!1lllip SeMce. 11 am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Sleva PescosoliOO, Mlllisler
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School. 10 am ~ SeMce. 11 am. and6 p m Pilip
T. Srrilh. llril!or
Emma United MeUiodlst, Emrre. Sinlay School. 10a m .
W:IIShip SeMce 11 am Wednesday. 6 p m. P1U At.oo.
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FVst United Methodist. 256 ~ NrUJ AYeRJe 9 am.
~ Serv<:e, Strday School, 945 a.m. 'Mlrship
SeM:e 10.55am. and5pm. UM'ISService. We01esday
7 p.m. Mark 0. Will Paslor
Hom Chapel Methodist AJ.p# Aoed AIDer. Slllday
School, 10 am., Wormp Service. 11 am. and 6 p m.
~ 6 pm GarfJeld l'ol!er,lm!ler
Martin Methodist; Sooday School. 10 a.m. ~
Service, 11 am. ~ 7 p.m.· Roy Harlow Mnis!st
Maytown ~lted Methodist. iJJt9ey; Sunday SeMce. 11
am. ~Service, 930 a.m. and 6p m , WeOlesday. 6
p.m., Roy H:IOOw. Mnisler
Salisbury Unrted Methodist, Pnr«er; Sunday School, 10
am.; Worship SeMce, 11 a m. and 7 p m.; We<msday, 7
p.m.; BOOby G. Lawson. Mnistor.
Wayland Unrted Methodist, AI 7, Wayland; Sunday
School. 10 am, W:lrshp Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6
p.m., Brad Tackett. Minister.
Wheelwright United Methodist Wheelwright; Sunday
School. 10 am.• Woo$hl> SeNioo, 11 am. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Bobby Isaac, Mlnlst!lf
Drift Pentecostal, Ooft; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh1p
SeMce, Sal\Jday&rlday. 7p m.; Wehsday, 7 p.m.; Ted
Sharmn. Mnisler
Free Pentecostal ChtKch of God. At 1428. East Pool.
SundaySchool10a m. \\QstipServoce 11 am. <n!630
p.m. Tlusday, 630 p.nt Bustec H3ykln Mnis1et
Free Pentecostal Chll!dl of God, ~ Sl.rday
School 10 am WOrship SaM:e, 7 p m.,
~ 7 p111., John "Jir{ Palm. Morislet
Free Pentecostal Oelvenlnce, Ell146 ol "'- Parl<way 81
Catrpol; \~ Service 5aUday and Sooday 7 p.m.;
Paroa Crider l.ftstst
Free Pentecostal Holiness. AI. 122. lJppeJ Burton,
Strday School, 11 am Wormp SeM::e 6 p m· Fri!ay, 7
p.m., louis s.nan, Mrsoc David Pte. Asscciale Mrisler
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&roay evening, 630 p.m.; Wemesday, 630 pm.; l..aloone
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Car s - Buy'em, sell'em, fix'em, love'em
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Behind the Wheel
TEST
DRIVE
by
Greg
Zyla
-The Endeavor,
a mid-size
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With an astronaut from America's
first Endeavor space shuttle guiding
the first Mitsubishi Endeavor off an
Illinois assembly line this month, you
know Mitsubishi has lofty hopes for
its newest vehicle.
In fact, the 2004 Mitsubishi
Endeavor. a five-passenger. mid-size
crossover vehicle with sport utility
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I know you are both big fans of the
Toyota Camry, so I'm hoping you can
help. I have a 2000 Toyota Camry LE
with 48,000 miles on it. Last week, I
had the front brakes replaced at a
Toyota dealership. I was driving on a
busy freeway in Michigan today, when
everyone in the right lane stopped suddenly. I, too, slammed on my new
brakes, and my car swerved back and
forth and finally spun around into
oncoming traffic. A truck heading right
for me hit
me on the
front driver's side,
but luckily I
walked
away from
the accident
without a
scratch. My
question is:
Why did the
car swerve
when I slammed on the brakes? I don't
have anti-lock brakes, and the road
was bone dry. Any help would be
appreciated. Thanks! - Carrie
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There are few things that'll make you
evacuate yourself faster than sliding
backward on a highway, looking
straight at the people who WERE
behind you.
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BASE PRICE: $25,597 for base LS
with two..wheel drive; $27,597 tor LS
with all-wheel drive; $33,497 for
Limited with four-wheeJ drive.
AS TESTED: Estimated $34,857.
TYPE; front-engine, afl·wheel·drlve,
five-passenger, mid-size crossover
vehicle.
ENGINE: 3.8-liter, single overhead
cam, 60-degree V6.
MILEAGE: Estimated 19 mpg {city),
27 mpg (highway).
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OPTIONS: Towing prep package
(includes full"size spare mounted on
alloy wheel, tow hook wiring, transfer differential oil cooler, larger radiator} estimated $775.
DESTINATION CHARGE: $585.
Chevy's 2003 Impala continues
to offer consumers the best of both
worlds: performance and functionality. Its reintroduction in 2000,
coupled with great design characteristics and a spacious cabin,
allows middle-class America to
again embrace a car that burst onto
the scene way back 1958.
Two front-wheel-drive Impala
models are offered: a base six-passenger sedan and the sportier fivepassenger LS. Similarly, two V-6
engines - a 3.4 liter and a 3.8 liter
- offer buyers a choice as to how
much power they want under the
Base Price:
hood. The LS comes already
equipped with the 3.8, while the
bigger engine is an option on the
sedan model. Our tester was a nice
LS version, so we already had
more horsepower under the hood.
The 3.8-liter V-6 is a great, bulletproof, 200-horsepower motor
that has proven itself in 14 years of
service. The electronically controlled automatic transmission and
converter are upgraded units that
have reliably served GM owners in
many applications.
Standard features on the LS
model are anti-lock brakes with a
tire inflation monitor, cast aluminum wheels and traction control.
Safety-cage cabin construction
complements Impala's security features that include dual air bags,
structural headliner, energy-absorbing foam in the side pillars, highstrength steel in the "B" pillars and
stronger rear doors to reduce force
upon impact.
Chevy integrates some of
General Motors' best suspension
ideas on the Impala LS, including a
(See TEST, page two)
$23,825 · Price tested: $25,285
But my guess is that the recent
brake job had little or nothing to do
with you spinning around, Carrie.
Here's my guess as to what happened:
You slammed on your brakes. Since
you don't have an anti-lock braking
system, your brakes locked up and
your car started to skid, with the back
end coming around.
RAY:
You then tried to correct and steer
into the skid. But, like most people
who don't skid a lot, you overcorrected. That sent the back end the other
way. You overcorrected again, repeating this process, with each correction
getting bigger due to the momentum of
the car, until the car spun all the way
around.
TOM :
So you are a walking, breathing
advertisement for anti-lock brakes. By
preventing the brakes from ever locking up, ABS allows you to keep steering the car during an emergency stop.
So if you wanted to stop in a straight
line, you could have. Or if you had
needed to veer around a stopped car or
other obstacle while stopping, you
could have done that, too.
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brake service played some role in all
of this. If the mechanic just replaced
your brake pads and didn't machine o
your discs, that might have caused the:
brakes to pull when you slammed
them on. Sometimes disc brakes will
pull in one direction or the other for a
few days until the pads properly seat
to the discs. So that might have been a
contributing factor.
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could have done to cause the car to
swerve back and forth. That had to be
your reaction to the skid.
RAY:
What you might want to do is go to
a wet or snowy parking lot some
Sunday morning before the stores
open, and practice putting your car
into a skid with no traffic or other
obstacles around. That way, you'll
have a feel for what the proper amount
of correction is when you do need to
make an emergency maneuver.
TOM:
And next time, get the ABS .
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Which is cheaper, buying or leasing? Should you keep a car forever or
dump it after three years, before trouble starts? Find out in Tom and Ray's
pamphlet "Should I Buy, Lease, or
Steal My Next Car?" Send $4.50
(check or money order) to Next Car,
P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475.
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Got a question about cars? Write to
Click and Clack in care of this newspaper, or e-mail them by visiting the
Car Talk section of cars.com on the
World Wide Web.
(See CLANK, page two)
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24, 2003
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110-AGRICULTURE
685 Case Intern-ational Farm
rractor, w/ new loader, 1700 hrs.
l1ke new. 886-8366.)
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FOR
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Diesel
$2500. Model YM1500D 4WD
$3100. Can Deliver. (256) 7769435
115-ATVs
FOR SALE 4 WHEELER
HONDA 300, red adult ridden
only $3000.00 OBO 436-0118 or
438-0042
130-CARS·
FOR SALE 1990 CADILLAC
SEVILLE good condition, low
miles, completely loaded, new
tl"res, well kept 439-3999
1996 CAVALIER WHITE 2 dr. 5
speed, new tires, tinted glass,
good car $3500 606-476-8418
90 CAMRY. Decent condition.
Service record available 238,000
miles 606-251-3069
f99 TOYOTA CAROLLA: 37,000
miles, auto., AC, one owner, has
warranty. $7,950.
606-5236227.*
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2000
JEEP
GRAND
CHEROKEE 4X4. Loaded, 1
owner, 29,000 miles with warranty. $15,950 606-523-6214.*
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FOR SALE 1991 SUBURBAN
4X4 3 seats good running condition call 606-436-4764
150•MISCELLANEOUS
DON,T LET CREDIT PROBLEMS STOP YOU from buying
the car or truck you need. Rick at
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(606)436-3151
(606)434-9433
FOR SALE LIKE NEW 1997
SPRINTER
5TH
WHEEL
CAMPER used approx 5 times
very nice 439-3999. PRICE
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HERITAGE Classic, Black. 2300
Miles, Chrome, Like New,
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180-TRUCKS
FOR SALE OR TRADE TO 4
WHEELER 87 Dodge truck 4x4,
318
auto, long bed 439-1494 or 4541000.
WILL TRADE 1997 JEEP
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Clean inside and out for
motorcycles prefer Harley at
same value phone 435-1631 or
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styling, is expected to generate
80,000 sales in North Americamost of them in the United States
- in its first full year.
That's close to the 85,449
SUVs and crossovers that
Mitsubishi sold in the United
States in all of calendar 2002.
The Endeavor's appeal? A
look that's similar to that of the
upscale Jeep Grand Cherokee; a
good amount of standard features, including remote keyless
entry, privacy glass, minimum
140-watt audio system with CD
player; and a commendable, 215horsepower V6 on every vehicle.
Starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including estimated destination charge, is
$26,182 for a base Endeavor LS
with V6 and two-wheel drive.
This compares with $24,390
for a base Toyota Highlander
with two-wheel drive and !55horsepower,
four-cylinder
engine. A 2003 Honda Pilot starts
at $27,360 for a model with fourwheel drive and 240-horsepower
V6.
Like other crossovers, the
Endeavor may look like a sport
utility. It rides on big, 17-inch
tires, too. But it's built on a new,
car-based chassis.
Inside, the black seat leather
of the top-of-the-line Endeavor
Limited was softly gathered for a
rich look.
But the Endeavor's interior is
dominated by a cheaper-looking,
silver-colored, large plastic piece
in the center of the dashboard
where the audio and ventilation
controls are congregated. It's evidently designed to appeal to
youthful drivers who want some
flair.
There's a feeling of roominess
inside the Endeavor, which, even
though it's a couple inches longer
than Honda's Pilot overall, does
not offer third-row seating as the
Pilot does.
The Endeavor's back seat
affords decent room for three reasonably sized adults. They would
sit touching each other but would
not be overly cramped. The middle passenger even gets a soft
resting spot
Rear seats split and fold for
additional cargo room. But the
Endeavor's maximum cargo
room of 76.4 cubic feet isn't
quite as much as the 81.4 cubic
feet in the Highlander and the
90.3 cubic feet in the Pilot.
In the test vehicle, which was
fitted with all-wheel drive, the
Endeavor's 3.8-liter, single overhead cam V6 mated to a fourspeed automatic transmission
was always ready to perform.
Even on hills, I didn't have to
wait for the power. On city
streets, I appreciated that the
Endeavor not only got me into
the traffic flow quickly, but it
decelerated readily when I lifted
up on the accelerator pedal.
Premium unleaded is the
Endeavor's recommended fuel.
Fuel economy is rated at 19 miles
a gallon in town and between 27
and 29 mpg on the highway,
depending on whether the model
is front- or all-wheel drive.
The first production Endeavor
came off the assembly line
recently, on Jan. 17, with Mark
Lee, astronaut on the first NASA
Endeavor space shuttle mission
in 1992, at the wheel.
By March, Endeavors should
be at showrooms. They're positioned between Mitsubishi 's two
traditional SUVs - the Montero
Sport, which starts at $23,492,
and the Montero, which starts at
$33,072.
Because the Endeavor is a
new vehicle, Consumer Reports
magazine does not list owner
trouble reports.
Also because of the newness
of the Endeavor, the National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration does not list
crash test ratings, and there have
been no safety recalls.
Antifreeze
Q
Greg, please tell me why I
can't just use water in my
radiator? I live in a warm climate, so why the need for
antifreeze? - Mabel H., e-mail
from Florida
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Mabel, although you
don't say what kind of
car you drive, your car's
cooling system is preset for running at a higher temperature
with the proper coolant in your
radiator. If you use just water, or
even have an incorrect coolant
mix, your engine could become
too hot and you would not
receive the "overheated" warn-
Making sence
of tire size
TOM:
C'mon, Martha. You've seen
one wheel, you've seen 'em all.
What difference does an extra
inch make?
RAY:
Actually, we e-mailed GM,
and it provided an answer for us.
It says that although the spare
wheel IS an inch smaller in
diameter, the tire is, in fact, bigger. So, overall, the wheel/tire
combinations are the same size.
In other words, they have the
same outer circumference, so
they all travel the same distance
per revolution of the axle.
Therefore, no damage is done if
you drive with the spare tire
installed.
TOM:
GM says there are two reasons for providing a 16-inch
steel wheel as a spare. One is
that some 17-inch wheels are
difficult to fit in the given sparetire storage space.
RAY:
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coolant will protect your car
down to minus 35 degrees F in
cold weather, all the way up to
an engine boiling point of 256
degrees F in warmed-up driving
conditions. The coolant also
protects against rust and corrosion.
You should change your
coolant every three years (something many people forget to do)
and have all hoses and connectors checked, too. Hope this all
helped.
Write to Greg Zyla in care of
King Features Weekly Service,
P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL
32853-6475, or send an e-mail
to /etters.kjws@hearstsc.com.
(c) 2003 King Features Synd., Inc.
Clank
I have a question that is driving my husband and me crazy.
The wheels on our 2003 Chevy
Tahoe Z71 are 17-inchers. But
the spare has a 16-inch wheel.
The sales people are scratching
their heads as to why. I e-mailed
both Chevrolet and GMC, and
they gave us a bunch of double
talk, saying they don't have any
information available to them
and referring us to the "parts"
department at the local dealership. We're hoping you can get
an answer for us. - Martha
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ing on your gauges or idiot
lights because your car "thinks"
it has the proper coolant.
Water will boil, I believe,
somewhere around 212 degrees
F; thus you can ruin an engine or
cause some other major problems because the water will be
boiling, but the car is not set up
to warn you because it thinks it
has coolant. If you live in a cold
climate like mine here in
Pennsylvania, too much water in
the mix can result in freezing
and actually crack the engine
block, cylinder heads, radiator,
hoses or heater core.
Also, if your car is under
warranty, using plain water or a
wrong coolant/anti-freeze mix
will void your warranty. A 50-50
mixture of water and the proper
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Dear Tom and Ray:
606 886 8506
ensures long drives; and the final
curb weight comes in at 3,466
pounds. EPA numbers for the 3.8
V-6 are 19 mpg city and 29 mpg
highway, with impressive acceleration from zero to 60 mph in
7.4 seconds.
On the road, Impala is comfortable and a good handler.
Whether merging on a freeway,
passing on a two-lane road or just
cruising, Impala did everything
well. Classified as a large car by
the EPA but a mid-size by GM,
Impala offers lots of room and
nimble road handling.
Chevy's Impala LS starts at
$23,825. Our well-equipped LS
four-door sedan bottomed out at
$25,285, delivered, with two
package options. The Impala LS
appeals to consumers who insist
on big-car room, looks, sporty
flair and a fair price. Two-door
enthusiasts may want to check the
2003 Monte Carlo, which is built
on the same platform and offers
identical powertrain choices.
We recommend Chevy Impala
in the mid-size class, but also
want to point out that the base
model Impala starts at $20,760.
That offers economy-minded car
shoppers an option to the lower
side - something Chevy has
been known for throughout its
marketing history.
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BY TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI
Fridav to the Times
four-wheel independent sport
touring suspension system,
extruded aluminum engine cradle, excellent four-wheel disc
brakes, standard 16-inch tires and
wheels, front brake cooling technology and full functional traction control. The "sport tuned"
suspension is comprised of
stronger
stabilizer
bars,
adjustable coil shock absorbers
and MacPherson struts on all four
comers. The end result is an
Impala LS that is comfortable,
hugs the road well and is safely
built
Impala's cabin is still one of
the best we've encountered.
Comfort and amenities abound as
Chevy creates more usable interior room by moving Impala's
seats, steering wheel and door
assemblies outward a bit, resulting in true "big-car" dimensions.
The rear passengers' frontal view
is enhanced because Chevy
raised Impala's rear seat slightly,
which is just one aspect of GMs
extensive seating research and
All
development
program.
gauges are large and easy to read,
and amenity control knobs are
within easy reach of driver and
passenger.
Cargo space is good at 18.6
cubic feet; the wheelbase is 110.5
inches; a 17-gallon fuel tank
But if the overall wheel and
tire combination is the same
size, what difference could that
make?
TOM:
I don't know. Maybe Martha
will e-mail GM and get us the
answer to that. I'd have to guess
it has to do with the shape of the
spare-tire well. Since it was
originally designed for 16-inch
wheels, maybe the wheel itself
is difficult to secure if it's bigger
than 16 inches, even if there's
enough room for a bigger tire.
RAY:
OK. The other reason it gives
is that the 16-inch spare is a
steel wheel, while the 17-inchers on the truck are aluminumalloy wheels. And since the
spare is stowed under the vehicle, GM says a steel wheel is
less likely to receive cosmetic
damage while under the car for a
long time.
TOM:
And we'll add one more very
important reason that GM didn't
mention, Martha: A smaller steel
wheel is cheaper.
Keep your car on the road
and out of the repair shop by
ordering Tom and Ray's pamphlet "Ten Ways You May Be
Ruining Your Car Without Even
Knowing It!" Send $4.50 (check
or money order) to Ruin, P.O.
Box 536475, Orlando, FL
32853-6475.
Got a question about cars?
Write to Click and Clack in care
of this newspaper, or e-mail
them by visiting the Car Talk
section of cars.com on the World
Wide Web.
CRUISIN'
• By Greg Zyla
By Greg Zyla
l own a 1958 Thunderbird,
and I am planning to
restore It to Its original
beauty the best I can on a
monthly budget. I know It will
take a long time to complete, but
it Is going to be my main hobby.
I am asking for advice as to
where I can purchase the proper
parts and where to look for
them. Can you help me? And
can you tell me what the car will
be worth when I finish It? I plan
to do a frame-off restoration.
Thank you, and I enjoy your
columns very much - Leonard
P., e-mail from Kansas
Q
A
Leonard, good luck
with your '58 T-Bird.
The first thing you want
to do is contact some of the
companies that make parts for
your
car.
The
"T-Bird
Sanctuary" is located in
Oregon, and it offers a free cat-
alog
at
1-800-275-2,661.
Another company is "Bird
Nest," which stocks more than
20,000
square
feet
of
Thunderbird parts. It is in Ohio
and can be reached at 1-800232-6378 for a free catalog.
There are many other companies specializing in parts for
your car, so pick up a copy of
"Hemmings Motor News" and
"Old Cars Price Guide," as both
are invaluable tools when it
comes to locating parts and
pricing
your
investment.
According to "Old Cars Price
Guide," your '58 Thunderbird
will be worth $21 ,000 to
$30,000 when finished.
Write to Greg Zyla in care of
King Features Weekly Service,
P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL
32853-6475, or send an e-mail
to letters.kjws@hearstsc.com.
(c) 2002 King Features Synd., Inc.
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180 · Trucks
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685 Case International Farm Tractor,
w/ new loader, 1700
hrs. like new. 8868366.
130-Cars
'99 TOYOTA CAR·
OLLA: 37,000 miles,
auto., AC, one owner,
has warranty $7,950.
606-523·6227.*
140-4x4s
2000 JEEP GRAND
CHEROKEE
4X4.
Loaded , 1 owner,
29,000 miles with
warranty.
$15,950
606-523-6214. *
1952 WILLYS JEEP,
all original Army surplus, $5800 4785173.
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TOYOTA
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$16,950
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400 • Recreation
710 •. EOOcatiOnaf
113 • Child: Care
Office Spaoo
630-Houses
530· Homes
640 • Landll.ots
550 • Landllots
!;i70 ·Mobile Homes
650 • Mobile Home&
580 • MisCe11aMOUS
670 • commetclar
590 • Sale or Lease
Property
690 • Wanted To Rent
7'f&«~
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100 • t.wn ~ Ga!'<len
660 - MtscellaneoUf;:
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it
pays
886-8506
FINANCIAL
380-Services
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DEBT
FREE! Cut payments
without new loans.
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DISPATCHER NEEDED
Sandy Valley Transportation Services, Inc.
(SVTS), is seeking qualified applicants for the
position of a Dispatcher. Familarity with the
area's roads and previous dispatching experience is preferred, but not required. Must pass
DOT drug test.
Health, dental, life, retirement, holidays, sick
and vacation days available.
Phone 1-800·444-RIDE /7433, for an application
for employment and more Information.
SVTS is an equal opportunity employer MIFIDN.
605 • Busl!'le$$
495-Want to Buy
F.
zoo. S£BII1CQ
Want To Buy-40-50
acres or more, 4-5
acres level land with
or without house. In
Prestonsburg
or
Paintsville Area. 606642-3388.*
WOULD LIKE TO
BUY: Treadmill in
good condition. Ask
for Patty, days 8868506 or evenings
789-9419.
REAL ESTATE
620 • Stora~/
DALEWOOD TOWNHOUSE: 1 bedroom
apartment with garage, hardwood, oak
cabinets, nice, Call
886-0893.*
630-Houses
2 BEDROOM HOUSE also 3 Bedroom
doublewlde, both in
excellent condition,
references & deposit
required. No pets.
886-9007 or 8899747.*
HOUSES,
APARTMENTS, &
TOWNHOUSES,
Call
B&O Rental
Properties
606·886-8991.
550-Land & Lots
420-Appliances
MINERALS ONLY:
50 ACRES, Coal and
CROSLEY Washer, Gas. Located on
automatic, like new.
Laurel Fork of Quick
285-5162.*
BEDROOM
Sand in Knott Co. 2
HOUSE,
$350
260-347-0259.*
445-Furniture
month, 285-3641. *
570-Mobile Homes
ALLEN FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used appliances, living I bedroom
suits,
bunkbeds, and lots
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
LPN: A POSITION & Save!! AT. #122,
OPEN FOR LPN in McDowell. Call 606·
busy office; part-time 377-0143.
with opportunity for
full-time. Three days 480-Miscellaneous
a week can guaranTEMPSTAR
tee 30 hrs. salary NEW
commiserate
on FORCED AIR GAS
expereince. Please FURNACE up flow or
fax resume to 606· horizontal 150,000
437-6243 or mail to BTU $800.00 Phone
Office Manager P.O. 606-874-2994. *
Box 2380 Pikeville,
STEEL BUILDINGS·
Ky 41502.*
Year End Clearance,
Factory Seconds.
ATTN: PRESTONFreight damaged.
SBURG, Postal posiRepo's
tons.
Clerks/carri- THOUSANDS OFF.
ers/sorters. No ep.
Financing Available.
required.
benefits.
1-800·222-6335.
For exam, salary, and
Made in USA.*
testing information
Do You Have A Bu•Jn•••,
46Q.·¥ardSa1e
470 • Health & Beauty
Property
4% ·Wanted To Buy
322 • EltiAN'¢1AL
call
630-393-3032
ext. 234 8 a.m.-8
p.m. 7 days.
'P'
510 . Commercial
4SO - Lawn & Garden
610 • Apal't!OOnts
LEAD WEBMASTER
NEEDED at progressive
Central/East
Kentucky firm. attractive benefits package, salary commensurate with experience. Design Functionality with emphasis on proramming
curcial.
Submit
resume with websit
profolio references
to: helpwantednow2003
@yahoo.com
Make your own
money, sign up for
$10, for limited
time. Call Janey at
886-2082.
310 • Business
Opportunity
300 F · ;)ale
350 • Miscellaneous
360 • Money To Lend
380 • Services
For Sale or Rent:
Two-3
bedroom
Doublewides
at
McDowell. No land
contract. 377-2073.*
BEST OFFER:1994,
14X76, 2 B.A. 2
BATH, WITH DECK
OUTBUILDING
&
located across from
liighlands Regional
on
156 Oakwood
Drive. 886-0973 after
5 p.m.*
HOUSE IN ALLEN, 2
BEDROOM
$425
month + utilities.
deposit required. No
Pets. 874-2219 after 5
p.m.*
650-Mobile Homes
3 BEDROOM MOB·
ILE
HOME:
at
Banner, $400 plus
deposit, very clean.
874-0267.
TRAILER LOT FOR
RENT in Martin area,
3
BEDROOM
2 $150 per month, 285BATH, 1995 14x70 3625 or 285-9112.*
Mobile Home $9000
B.R
MOBILE
firm. excellent condi· 2
tion.
946-2833. HOME.: total elect.
between
Possibly help with Located
financing.*
P'burg & Paintsville.
No pets. 889-9747 or
590-Sale or Lease 886-9007.
FOR LEASE LARGE
LOT FOR BUSINESS
will build to suit. Rt. 80
close
to
Mtn.
Enterprise. 886-8366.
RENTALS
61 0-Apartments
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
Apartments
Available
Immediately
1 & 2 BR apts.
Free processing fees
PARK PLACE
APARTMENTS
At. 114,
Prestonsburg
Section 8 welcome.
Call (606) 886-0039
E.H.O
GOOD CLEAN
WORK CLOTHES:
6 shirts, 6 pants
$34.95. Lined Work
Jackets $9.95. Send
Size with check or
money order, plus
$6.95 shipping and
handling to:
Lacy's Gift Shop
P.O. Box 75
NEW 2 BEDROOM
Lowmansville, Ky
DUPLEX AT LANC·
41232*
ER KY. $550 month.
$550 deposit. 1 year
FOR SALE: HOME lease. 886-8781. *
INTERIOR
HEIG·
PICTURES
$5.00 BRANHAM
APARTMENTS
HTS
each, full size comOF WHEELWRIGHT,
forter & matching curKY is accepting applitains $25. Men's cations for 1 and 2
dress slacks size 42- bedroom apartments,
30
$5.00
pair. water, sewage and
Football starter jack- garbage are included.
ets size large $10.00 carpet, stove, refrigereach. Call 886-3326 ator, and blinds are
after 5 p.m.
furnished. For further
information call 606FIREWOOD
FOR 452·4777.
Equal
SALE: Call 886- Housing
Opport8350.
unity.*
TAN AT HOME
GREETINGS FROM
Wolff Tanning Beds LIGHTHOUSE
MANOR,
Terry &
Flexible Financing
Sharon Smith. We
Available
have apartments for
Home Delivery
FREE Color Catalog rent that are effiency
apartments, all utilites
Call Today
paid. For more info
1-800-939-8267
call 606-886-2797.
www.np.etstan.com
FURNISHED APARTMENT: utilities paid in
Advertise..
Prestonsburg, refer·
ences required. 886it pays
8366.*
886-8506
2 B.A. 2 BA. Mobile
Home, located at
Minnie. Appliances
included. $375 rent,
$375 dep. Also Two,
2 B.A. 1 BA. Mobile
Homes, $350 rent,
$350 dep. 606-4785173.*
1
&
2
B.A.
TRAILERS:
PAR·
TIAL FURNISHED
VERY CLEAN suitable for 2 working
men. Private, AC, &
Cent heat.
Near
P'burg. No Pets. 8863941.*
1998 2 BEDROOM
MOBILE HOME, minutes from Prestonsburg, must see to
$350
appreciate.
month, $200 deposit.
No pets. 874-9488.*
705 • Con$trucl101'1
670-Comm. Property
FURNISHED
BEAUTY
SALON
FOR RENT: Located
in Martin area 2853625 or 285-9112.*
SERVICES
70S-Construction
ALL
TYPES:
Remodeling & additions,
garages,
decks, etc. Also concrete work.
Robie
Johnson, Jr., call anytime, 886-8896.
765-Professionals
Great new rates
on hospitilization,
major
medical,
Medicare supplements,
cancer
plans, disability
(even for coal miners) and great
rates on life insurance.
Call Billy R.
Maynard,
ph. 478-9500 or
478-4105.
770-Repair/Services
Need Computer
Support???
Available evenings &
weekends. Call for
an appointment.
424-4886.
NOTICES
812-FREE
FREE
PALLETS:
Can be picked up
behind The Floyd
County Times.
815-Lost & Found
FOUND;
WHITE
CAT, 2 black strips on
head & tail, yellow
eyes, Found in Walmart Parking Lot.
606-477-2355 ext.
162
890-Legals
ADOPT
Happily married
couple promises
your new born
love in a warm,
wonderful caring
home.
Financially secure.
Legal & discreet.
All expenses paid.
Please call
Germaine and Fritz.
Toll free:
1-866-211-6121*
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NUMBER 836-
0295
AMENDMENT
N0.1
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 a permit for a surface coal
mining and reclamation operation, located at Craynor in
Floyd County. The
amendment proposes to add 7 4.08 acres
and delete 2.52 acres
of surface disturbance, and add 28.10
acres and delete
21.21 acres of auger
area for total of
288.28 acres within
the
total
permit
boundary.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.5 mile southwest
from KY 680's junction with KY 979, and
located on Hamilton
Branch
of
Mud
Creek.
The proposed operation is located on
the McDowell USGS
7 1/2 minute quad·
rangle map. The surface area to be disturbed is owned by
The Elk Horn Coal
Corporation,
Curt
Hall Heirs, Richard P.
Hall Heirs, Charles
Hall, Walker Tackett
et al., Robert or
Marlene
Howell,
Frank and lvalee
McKinney, William L.
Hall
Heirs,
and
Barbara Hall. The
7$&A<·f.~lll
'l<IQ· Mesooeyc
14$. MIG(:e~ll
751-h M®lliJ HOme
~
7~$· Otltct
76$ • Pro!i!$$10~f;, ·: "
710- Aepalr~
700 • llmbl!t
790 • Travel
or Marlene Howell,
and Frank and lvalee
McKinney. The operation will use the
area, contour, and
auger methods of
surface mining.
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.
*Final
Advertisement Only): This is
the final advertisement of the application. All comments,
objections, or requests for a permit conference must be
received within 30
days of today's date.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NUMBER 836-
5423,
AMENDMENT
N0.3
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 approximately 3.1
miles
southeast of McDowell in Floyd County.
The amendment will
add 60.99 acres of
surface disturbance
and will underlie an
additional 52.95, all
of which overlie permitted underground
acreage, making a
total area of 3,299.19
acres within the
amended
permit
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boundary.
The proposed amendment area begins
at the intersection of
KY Route 1929's
junction with Buckhorn Fork Road and
is located within
Buckhorn Fork of
Frasure Creek and
also at the head of
Frasure Creek.
The proposed amendment is located on
the McDowell USGS
7 1/2 minute quad·
rangle map. The surface area to be disturbed by the amendment is owned by
The Elk Horn Coal
Corporation, McKinley Osborne Estate,
Pink Osborne Estate,
Charles T. and Janet
G. Vance, and Laura
Caudill Estate, Perley
Howell Heirs, Emmitt
Blevins Heirs, and
Freda Bentley. The
will
amendment
underlie land owned
by The Elk Horn Coal
Corporation, McKi·
nley Osborne Estate,
Pink Osborne Estate,
Charles T. and Janet
G. Vance, and Laura
Caudill Estate, Perley
Howell Heirs, Emmitt
Blevins Heirs, and
Freda Bentley.
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
of
the
Division of Permits,
#2 Hudson Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
*(For Final Advertisement Only): This is
the final advertisement of the application. All comments,
objections, or requests for a permit conference must be
received within 30
days of today's date.
Cl$ssifledal
ads work
�04 • FRIDAY,
JANUARY
24, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
NOTICE OF SALE ways and other public sale of said franchise,
OF AN ELECTRIC places of the City of privilege, right and
FRANCHISE
Allen, as may be authority, shall file, as
Notice is hereby
given that the City
Commlss1on of Allen,
Floyd County, Kentucky, at a regular
meeting held on the
6th day of January,
2003, directed me,
the undersigned, to
advertise for sale an
electric
franchise
and,
THEREFORE, pursuant to Order and
Ordinance of said
Commission, and in
accordance with the
terms and provisions
of the same,
Notice is hereby
given that I, City
Clerk of Allen, Floyd
County, Kentucky, or
in
my
absence,
Sharon S. Woods,
Mayor of the City, will,
at the front door of
the City Building, in
City of Allen, Floyd
County, Kentucky, on
the 3rd day of
February, 2003, at
the hour of 7:00 p.
m. , Allen Time in the
City of Allen, offer for
sale an electric franchise, in accordance
with the terms and
conditions of the
aforesaid ordinance
of said City Commission, and subject to
conditions of said
Ordinance,
which
Ordinance and conditions are as follows,
to-wit·
SE TION NO.1
That there be sold
at public auction to
the highest and best
bidder, the franchise,
privilege, right and
authority to acquire,
maintain construct
and
operate
in,
above, under, across,
and along the streets,
thoroughfares, alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways and other
public places (as the
same now exists or
may hereafter be laid
out) of the City of
Allen, Floyd County,
Kentucky, lines, poles
and equipment for
the distribution of
electric energy, either
by means of overhead or underground
conductors, with all
the necessary or
desirable appurtenances for the purpose of supplying
electric energy to
said City and the
inhabitants thereof,
and persons, and
corporations beyond
the limits thereof, for
light, heat, power,
and any other purpose or purposes for
which electric energy
is now or may hereafter be used, and for
the transmission of
same within, through,
or across said City.
SECTION NO. 2
Said lines and
appurtenances shall
be constructed so as
to interfere as little as
possible with the traveling public in its use
of the streets, thoralleys,
oughfares,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways and public places.
SECTION NO. 3
The franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority shall be in
full force and effect
for a period of twenty
(20) years from the
date of the passage
of the ordinance
granting it.
SECTION NO. 4
The grantee of this
franchise shall save
the City harmless
from any and all liability arising in any way
from negligence of
the grantee in the
erection,
maintenance, or operating
of said lines and
appurtenances.
SECTION NO 5
The grantee of this
franchise shall have
the right and privilege
to take up such portion or part of any
pavement and make
such excavation in
the streets, thoroughfares, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, public
deemed necessary
for the construction
and maintenance of
its lines, wires, or
cables, but whenever
the grantee of the
franchise shall begin
the erection of any
lines or other equipment, it shall promptly and diligently prosecute the work until
completion and leave
the streets, thoroughfares, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, public
ways and other public
places where such
work is done in as
good condition of
repair as before such
work
was
commenced.
SECTION NO. 6
Wherever in this
franchise either the
City of Allen or the
grantee thereof is
referred to, it shall be
deemed to include
the respective successors and assigns
of either, and all
rights, privileges, and
obligations contained
in this franchise shall
be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of,
the respective successors and assigns
of said City and said
grantee, whether so
expressed or not.
SECTION NO. 7
The grantee of this
franchise
to
be
offered for sale may
make such rules and
regulations, covering
the furnishing of said
electric energy, as
may be fair and reasonable and consistent with the standard
practice
of
the
grantee. Said grantee
may charge such
rates for electric services as shall be fair
and reasonable. The
said grantee shall
render service under
said franchise of like
quality, that is, adequate, efficient and
reasonable, to that
now being rendered
to said City.
SECTION NO. 8
The consideration
paid by the successful bidder for the franchise, privilege, right
and authority provided for herein shall be
complete compensation and consideration for the sale of
said franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority and for the
use and occupancy
of the streets, thoroughfares,
alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways and other
public places of the
City, in lieu of any
street or alley rental
or of any charge for
the use and occupancy of said streets,
thoroughfares, alleys,
sidewalks, bridges,
public ways, or other
public places of the
City, and in lieu of any
pole tax or meter tax.
SECTION NO. 9
City Clerk of the
City of Allen, Floyd
County, Kentucky, is
hereby
appointed
City Commissioner to
sell said franchise,
privilege, right and
authority
hereby
ordered sold, and
said Special Commissioner is directed to
offer said franchise
for sale at public auction and shall sell
same to the highest
bidder at the front
door of the City
Building in Allen,
Floyd County, Kentucky, at 7:00 p.m.,
on February 3, 2003,
after he/she has
advertised the same,
terms, conditions and
place of sale, pursuant to law by inserting a notice of sale in
the Floyd County
Times Newspaper of
general circulation in
Allen, Floyd County,
Kentucky, once a
week for three {3)
consecutive weeks
prior to the date of
said sale, said advertisement to include
this Ordinance.
SECTION NO. 10
Each bidder for the
a part of his bid, a
certified copy of his
bid a Certificate of
Convenience
and
Necessity from the
Public Service Commission of Kentucky,
issued under the
authority of KRS
278.020(3).
SECTION NO. 11
Bids and proposals
for the purchase and
acquisition of the
franchise, privilege,
right and authority
hereby directed to be
sold shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Mayor or
the City Clerk upon
the date and at the
time fixed by the
Clerk and/or Mayor in
said advertising for
receiving
bids.
Thereafter, the Clerk
and/or Mayor shall
report and submit to
the City Council, at
the time and place to
be fixed by it, said
bids and proposals
for said Com-mission's approval, and
said City Commission
reserves the right for
and on behalf of the
City of Allen to refuse
an~· and all bids for
said franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority. In the event
the bids reported by
the Clerk and/or
Mayor
shall
be
refused by the said
City Commission, It
may direct, by resolution or ordinance,
said franchise, privilege,
right
and
authority to be again
offered for sale from
time to time, until a
satisfactory bid therefor shall be received
and approved. Each
bid shall be accompanied by a deposit
and each bidder shall
post bond in accordance with the provisions and requireKRS
ments
of
However,
96.020.
such deposit and
bond need not be
made by a corporation or person already
owning, in or adjacent to the City of
Allen, Floyd County,
Kentucky, a plant and
equipment sufficient
to render the service
required by this resolution.
SECTION NO. 12
This
Ordinance
granting this franchise shall be accepted by the grantee
thereof within sixty
(60) days from the
date of its passage.
Done
by
a
Resolution of the City
Commission of the
City of Allen, Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
entered at its meeting
held on the 6th day of
Janurary, 2003.
MY
WITNESS
HAND, this the 6th
day of Janurary,
2003.
Bill Parsons
City Clerk of the
City of Allen,
Floyd County,
Kentucky.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MLNE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-5429, Operator
Revision
In accordance with
405 KAR 8:010,
notice is hereby given
that Motts Branch
Coal, Inc., P.O. Box
2765, Pikeville, Kentucky 41502, intends
to revise
Permit
Number 836-5429,
rev1s1on.
operator
The operator presently approved is
Motts Branch Coal,
Inc., P.O. Box 2765,
Pikeville, Kentucky
41502. The new additional operator will be
CONSOL of Kentucky Inc., P.O. Box
130,
Mousie,
Kentucky 41839.
The operation is
located approximately 2.9 miles northeast
of Hueysville in Floyd
County. The operation is approximately
1.5 mile northwest of
KY Route ?'s junction
with KY Route 2029,
and
located
on
unnamed tributary of
Raccoon Branch. The
operation is located
on the Handshoe and
Wayland U.S.G.S. 7
1/2 minute quadrangle map, at latitude
37°30'45" and longitude 82°53'06".
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface Mimng Reclamation and Enforcement's Prestonsburg Regional Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653-1410. Written comments or
objections must be
filed with the Director,
Division of Permits,
#2 Hudson Hollow,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601. All comments
or objections must be
received within fifteen
(15) days of today's
date.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
860-5218, Operator
Revision
In accordance with
405 KAR 8:010,
notice is hereby given
that CONSOL of
Kentucky Inc., P.O.
Box 130, Mousie,
Kentucky
41839,
intends to revise
Permit Number 8605218, operator revision. The operator
presently approved is
CONSOL of Kentucky Inc., P.O. Box
130, Mousie, Kentucky 41839. The new
additional operator
will be North Star
Mining, Inc., 29501
Mayo Trail, Catle-ttsburg,
Kentucky
41129.
The operation is
located approximate-
ly 0.4 mile northeast
of Handshoe in Knott
County. The operation is approximately
1.9 mile southwest of
KY Route ?'s junction
with KY Route 2029,
and
located
on
Saltlick Creek. The
operation is located
on the Handshoe
U.S.G.S.
7
1/2
minute quadrangle
map,
at latitude
3JD28'33" and longitude 8~54'18".
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
deparment for surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's Prestonsburg Regional Office,
3140 South Lake
Suite
6
Drive,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
41653-1410.
Written comments or
objections must be
filed with the Director,
Division of Permits,
#2 Hudson Hollow,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601. All comments
or objections must be
received within fifteen
(15) days of today's
date.
LEGAL NOTICE
The
Board
of
Directors of Appalachian Research and
Defense Fund of
Kentucky, Inc., will
hold its annual meeting on Saturday,
January 25th at 11 :00
a.m. at its ARDF of
Ky., Inc., office in
Richmond , KY. The
meeting is open to
the public.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Larry H. York
Director
LHY/dkt
ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS
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PUBLIC NOTICE
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
TRANSPORTATION CABINET
DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHWAYS
NOTICE TO
CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be
received
by
the
Department
of
Highways in the
Division of Contract
Procurement and/or
the Auditorium, located on the 1st floor of
the State Office
Building, Frankfort,
Kentucky, until 10:00
a.m.
EASTERN
STANDARD TIME,
on the 14th DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 2003, at
which time bids will
be publicly opened
and read for the
improvement of:
FLOYD-MARTINJOHNSON COUN121
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Right-of-Way
Mowing on various
routes in
Floyd,
Martin and Johnson
Counties, in District
Twelve, a total distance of 358.71 0
miles.
VARIOUS COUN-
ORDINANCE NO. 4-2003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY, ESTABLISHING A
REGULAR MEETING TIME OF THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS: A meeting time must be established according to
law; and
WHEREAS: The City Council is desirous of informing the public
and the press of their Regular Meeting time;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF PRESTONSBURG, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1:
The Regular Meeting time of the City Council of the City of
Prestonsburg, shall be the Second (2nd) and the Fourth (4th)
Monday of every month, at 6:00 p.m. The Meeting will be held in
the Council Room of the Municipal Building, located on North Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg, Ky.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
adoption and publication, as required by law.
Pursuant to 405 KAR 8:01 o, Section 16(5), the following is a summary of permitting decisions made by the Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Division
of Permits, with respect to applications to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation
operations in Floyd County.
CONSOL OF KENTUCKY INCORPORATED
LEVISA FORK MINING COMPANY
AEP KENTUKCY COAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
MOTTS BRANCH COAL INCORPORATED
CONSOL OF KENTUCKY INCORPORATED
836-5238
836-5389
836-5433
836-5435
860-5154
ISSUED021211
ISSUED021205
ISSUED021202
ISSUED021219
ISSUED021217
ORDINANCE NO. 5-2003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PRESTONSBURG RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEES
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish certain standing committees to meet,
investigate, report and recommend to Council, and;
WHEREAS, under the Open Meetings requirement of the Kentucky Revised Statutes it
is necessary to establish a regular scheduled meeting of each committee, and:
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to ratify all past actions of these certain named
committees,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED. by the City of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, as follows:
SECTION 1: There is hereby established the following standing committees of the City
Council of the City of Prestonsburg:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
Administration & Personnel Committee
Economic Development & Planning Committee
Traffic & Streets Committee
Cable T.V. Committee
Buildings & Equipment Committee
Finance & Revenue Committee
Recycling Committee
Community Projects Committee
Ordinance Committee
Appointment Committee
Educational Committee
SECTION 2: Membership of each committee shall consist of a chairman and three (3)
other members, all of which shall be duly elected City Council members. The Chairman
and other committee members shall be appointed by the Mayor, with approval of Council,
and shall serve until their respective term of offce on City Council expires.
SECTION 3: The regular scheduled meeting of each committee shall be as follows:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
Administration & Personnel Committee - Wed. 12 Noon
Economic Development & Planning Committee-Man. 12:30 p.m.
Traffic & Streets Committee - Thurs. 12 Noon
Cable T.V. Committee- Mon. 12 Noon
Buildings & Equipment Committee - Thurs. 12 15 p.m.
Finance & Revenue Committee - Tues. 12 Noon
Recycling Committee- Wed. 12:15 p.m.
Community Projects Committee - Fri. 12 Noon
Ordinance Committee - Tues. 12:15 p.m.
Appointment Committee- Wed. 2:15 p.m.
Educational Committee- Wed. 1:15pm
SECTION 4: Each committee shall keep minutes of every meeting including the names
of those voting for or against any action taken by the committee. The Chairman shall report
to Council at the next Council meeting any action taken by the committee. Nothing herein
shall preclude any committee from calling a special meeting, when necessary, provided
the requirement of the Open Meetings laws are complied with.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption
andpublication, as required by law.
SECTION 6: All Ordinances or any parts in conflict with the provisions herein are
expressly repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 3:
All Ordinances or any parts in conflict with the provisions herein
are expressly repealed to the extent of such conflict.
ADOPTED THIS THE 21st DAY OF JANUARY, 2003.
ATTEST:
Specimen propos- interested parties at a ABLE).
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Waterborne
paint be available to all ( N 0 N - R E F U N D striping, with QC/QA,
on various routes 1n
Floyd,
Johnson,
Knott,
Lawrence,
Letcher, Martin, and
The Floyd County Board of Education is
Pike
Counties
now accepting sealed bids on surplus tech(District 12), a distance of 1,300 m1les.
nology items. Technology itens include:
FLOYD COUNTY,
*monitors* keyboards
FD04 036 0023 000*printers* copiers
011: The PikevillePrestonsburg Road
*CPU's
*projectors
(US 23) Pavement
For a more detailed descrption, contact Gina
rehabilitation on US
23 from the Pike
Amos at 606-886-2354, ext. 508. Bids will be
County Line (MP
opened on January 24, 2003, at 2:30p.m., at
0.000) extendif"'q to
New
Allen
U-'•?
the central office, located at 106 North Front
10.1 00), a distance of
Avenue, Prestonsburg Kentucky. Bids will be
10.100 miles. Grade,
Drain and Asphalt
accepted until 2:00 p.m., January, 24, 2003.
Surface, Guardrail
All bids will be subject to board approval at
and Signals.
the January 27, 2003, board meeting. On
Bid proposals for all
projects will be availJanuary 28, 2003, payment and pickup
able at the Division of
arrangements can be made.
Contract
Procurement until 3:00 p.m.
Eastern
Standard
Time, preceding the
day of the letting of
Friday, FEBRUARY,
14, 2003. Bid proposals for all projects will
be available at a cost
of $10 each, and
remittance payable to
the State Treasurer of
Kentucky, must accompany request for
(NONproposals
REFUNDABLE). BID
PROPOSALS ARE
ISSUED TO PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS.
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Adopted this the 21st day of January, 2003.
AlTEST:
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EXHIBIT
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OROtNANCE NO.: 1 2003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PRE·
STONSBURG, KENTUCKY, BY WHlCH THE
CITY PROPOSES ANNEXING tNTO THE
CITY CORPORATE LIMITS CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY lOCATED AT MUTTON FORK
OF BULL CREEK.
WHEREAS, Mr. Thomas N. Half. owner of proper·
ty contained within those certain tracts and boun(l.
aries of unincorporated territory as mO!e specificallY
tJescribed herein below, and as reflected by the
Annexation Map hereto attached as Exhibit "A", has
given prior consent in writing and petitioned the City
tor annexation and ineO!pOratfoo.into the clty limits of
Prestonsburg said property; and.
WHEREAS, the area as hereinbelow more particularly described, and reflected in Exhibit •A'• here~o
. (Proposed Annexation Map) lfes adjaCent to or Js
contiguous to the CitY of Prestonsburg's current
boundaries; and,
WHEA.EASt the Prestonsburg- City CounCil having
considered the matter and determined after due dlsQ.Jssion and dellberation that lt is in the best Interest
of the City and best interest of "the property owner
whose property is contained within 1he area pro.
posed to be annexed; and,
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WHEREAS, the City Council, through passa:Qe of
this resolution and the ordinance set forth hereinb&low, declares it desirable 1o annex into the corporate
limits of the C:lty of ?(estonsburg that certain area
more fully described below:
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY
RESOLVED AND IS HEREBY ORDAINED
SY THE CITY OF PRESTONSBURG, KEN·
TUCKY A$ FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City of Prestonsburg does hereby
annex into the municipal corporate limits 1ha proper·
ty described as toflows:
Tract 1:
A certain tract or parcet of land adjacent to U.S.
23 located near W~terg;!p, floyd County,
Kentocky, and lying on MuttOI"l F"ork.of BuO Cteek,
Which was conveyed to Esta Mae Banks MUrton by
Billfe MarsnaU J,.ockheart. ind!vfduatly and as
guardian for Peggy Maishaft by deed bearing dale
September 1o, 1997 and is duly recorded in deed
boot< 410, page 536 in the Floyd County Court
Clerl<s offic&. This description reflects updated lnfor~
mation on the property, which differs from the origi·
nat deed conveyance. As of May 15, 1998, the propeJty is more particulatiy described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the Northern right-of~way of
U.S. Route 23, saki point being an iron pipe/cap
stamped AMeade Eng PLS 3109'' located 136;00
teet left of station 157+03.00 and being the
~east comer of Ffoyd SJ<eans, thence leaving
$keans line and with said right·of·way S 41£:31'38~
E. SO.OO feet to an iron pipe/cap, said Iron pipe located ~24.41 feetlettofs\ation 157+53.00, thenceleaving said right-of-way lineN 47E07'16~ E, 187.70feet
to a 20 inch pine stum~ the Eastern comer of a
cemetery; thence N 59E52'59" E, 65.68 feet to an
iron pipe/cap near the Northern comer of said cemetery; thence up the hollow and crossing the Creek N
07E45'51~ E, 333.46 feet to an iron pipe/cap in the
bottom; thence across the bottom N 72E29'30" W,
363.84 feet to a 20 inch hickOfY wlfence on top ofthe
pOint and on the line of Floyd Skeans; thence with
the fence and said Skeaos line down the point S
11E18'29" E, 15.38 feet to an 18 inch h!cl<OfY
w/fence; thence$ 36 E15'45" E, 14.76 teetto a 30
inch btack oak w/fence; thence S "11 E07'01 ~ E, 38.22
feet to an 18 inch white oak wlfence; thence s
09E38'06"
42.36 feet to a wooden fence post
thence S 12E56'0$" E, 54.19 feetto a 20 inch white
oak wifenee; thence S 12 EOO's1• E, 28.50 feet to a
12 inch white oak w/fence; thence S 34E14'58" E,
53.70 feet to a wooden fence post; thence S
21E3726" E, 68.38 feet to a wooden tenee post;
thence S 2SE50'01" E. 26.46 feet to a wooden fenee
post; thence S 17E20'41" 25.36 feet to a wooden
fence post; ttlence S 19E57'07• E; 144.18 feet to an
iron roof bolt at the foot of the point and near the
East edge of the road, said point being the East corner of Floyd Skeans property; thence continuing with
said Skeans lineS 47E44'10" W, 125.29 feet to the
poil\t of beginning, contail'llng .2.44 acres.
~oute
e.
e.
Tract 2
A ~rtaln tract or parcet of land adjacent to U.S.
Route 23 located near Watergap, Floyd County,
Ket~tucky, and laying on Mutton Fork of Bull Creek,
which was conveyed to Esta Mae Banks Murton by
Mae eanks Martin by deed nearing date April 22,
1992 ~ Is duly recorded in de$d bOok 964. pti(l$
707 In the FloYd COI.Itlty CoUrt Cferf<s ob. Th1$
description re~ updated informat.foo on the prop.
erty, whioh differs from ~- original deed ••(X)I'lv~ance, as cf May 16, 199&, the pr~ is ~r~
partleutarly deserlbed as f~
Beginning at •ar~ ·iron pipe/cap stamped AMeade
Eng PlS 31Q9'' located near the NOrthern comer of
a -cemetery; thencEJ up the point S 87E48'31 u e,
16.17 teet to a 48 Inch Beech Snag w/fence~ thence
S 32E51'49.. E~ 79.00 feet to a 48 inch 6eech
w/fence~ thence N 77625'36" E, S$.39 feet to a 12
inch white oak w/fence; thence N 77EHt37" S,
.25.32. teet to a e inch white oak wlfence; ttwnce N
77E34'42• E. 49.53 feet to- a wooden fefq PQ:St
thence N12E03'5Z' E, 21 ~efeetto a ~fetlee
rx>st; thence N 49E19'0t• E1 21.76 feet to an tS inch
whiteoakwlfence; thenc&N~43'57" E,21.85teet
to an 18inch blad<:oakw/fen¢e; tMnceN Q4E17'~
E, 83.88 feet tb a 14 int:h pjn(:l w/fenee; thence N
77E14~~ E, 13.30 feeno an iron pjpetcap.. said
polht
~ tOe Mortheast comer of Tract 3 and a
t¢ James "Sllrt:hett; 1,hence. leaving said
wmer
Burchett'$ 1fne apd con-unufng up the point N
77E13'f7• l::, 75.61 feet to an 8 inch Oogwooo
W/fence; lhenC$ N 74E34'20" E, 49.24 feet 1o a 6
inch Snag wlfence; the~ N 65E37'~1'' E. 26.67
feet to a 16 inch Pine wlfence; thence N 67E16t1~
E. 49.77feetto a 16inch White Oakwlfence; thence
N 54E35'3.1" E. 22.80 teet to a () inch Hickory
wltence; thoo<le N 64E.14'31" E, 24.26 teet to-a :ro
inch White Oak wlfence; thence N 79E0044" E,
38.21 feet to an 8
tUcl<ory wlfence; thence N
60!54'38~ E, .22.,fS feet to a 12 inch White Oak
wife nee~ thenc¢ N 69£:24'00" e, 21 .2$. feet to a 24
lnqh ijlaCk Oak Wifence~ thetlCe N 62E06'54n £;
46.67 feet to a 20 inch White Oak w/fence; thenceN
71E39W E, 24.01 feet to a wooden fence post, a
comer to James Burohett and Thomas Kuss; thence
leaving Burchett's line and with Kuss line N
03E00'51" W, 15.47 feet to a wooden fence post;
thence N 06£09'21" W, 9,59 feet to a 12 inch Black
Oak wlfence; thence h 21ES5'38" E, 26.21 feet to a
14 inch Blad< Oak wlfence; thence N 18E49'17" E.
42.53 feerto ~ 14 inch Chestnut oak w/fence; thence
N 13E06'0911 E, 17.74 feet to a wooden fence post;
thence N 18E57'15" e, 36,29 feet to a wooden fence
post; thence N 38E45'1Q" E, 5.60 feet to a No. $
rebar w/cap, said point being the Southeast comer
of Tract4; theneeJeaving the center of the point and
Kuss line and wifu the Southern lfne of Tract 4 N
89E57'55" W, 783.31 feet to an iron pipe/cap in the
bottom, said point bein9 the Northeast corner of
Tract 1; thence with the Eastem' line of Tract 1 s
07645.51 " W,.333.46 feet to the point of beginning,
containing5.12 acres.
loon
Tracts
A certain tract or parcel of lartd adjacent to U.S.
Route 23 located near Watergap, Floyd Coun~
Kentucky; and [ylng on Mutton Fork of Bull Creek,
which was conveyed to E~ta Mae 9anks Murton by
Mae 8. Martin by deed beartn9 date August 4, 1992.
and Is duly recorded In deed book 359, page 475 in
the Aoyd Cwnly Court Cietk's offiCe. This descrip·
tion reflects updated infonnation on the pr~rty,
which diffeJS from the original deed oonveyance. As
of May 15. 1998, the property Is more particularly
described as foi!Qws~
Beginning at a point in the Northern right-ot-way of
U.S. Ro1.1te 23. said point being an iron pfpe/cap
stamped AMeade Eng PL$ 3109" located 124.41
feet left of station 157+$3.06 and being the
Southeast comer ot Tract 1; thence leaving said
right·of~way and with the Eastem line of Tract 1 N
47E07'16" E. 167.70 feet to a 20 inch Pine stump
bear the West comer of a ~meteiy; thence N
59£52'59" E, 65.58 feet to an iron pipe/cap near the
Northam comer of a cemetery; thence up the point
S S7E48'31 • E, 76.77 feet to a 48 inch Beech snag
wlfence; thence S 32E51'49" E, 79.00 feet to a 48
Inch Beech w/feooo; thence N 77E.25'36• E. 86.39
feet to a 12 inch White Oak w/fence; thence N
77E1S'37" E, 25.32 feet to a 6 inch White Oak
wlfence; thence N 77634'42" E, 49.53 feet to a
wooden fence post: thence N 72E03'52• E, 21.26
teet to a wooden fence post; thence N 49E19'01" E,
21.78 feet to an 18 inch White Oak wlfence; theoce
N 29E43'5r E, 21.85 feet to an 18 inch Black Oak
w/fence: thence N 64E17'43fl E. 83.88 feet to a 14
inch Pinewlfencei1hence N 77E14'04" E, 13.30feet
to an iron pipe/cap, said point being a comer to
James Burchett and on the Southern line of Tract 2;
thence leaving the Southam line of Tract 2 and down
the hill with said Burchett's lin$ S 28 E1S'36n W,
368.82 feet to an iron pipe/cap found near the base
of the existing htghwall, said iron pipe being
stamped ALS 2912"; thence conUnuing with said
Burchett•s LIN~ S 28E 18'36" W, 95.61 feet to an iron
pipe/cap found near the top of the bank; thence S
28E15'56" W, 26.84 feet to an Iron pipe/cap found In
S 51E:44'~ w. 64.69 feet to a 28 inch hiCkory
wlfence; thence continuing down the point and With
said Nova, Jnc:s lineS 46E22'49" W, 103.78 feet to
~ 24 inch White Oak wlfence, said tree being a corner to Flcyd Skeans; thence leaving said Nova,
Inc.'s line and continuing down the point with said
Tta0t4
Skeaos.lioe S 34E34'10" W,69.71 feet to a 30 inch
A Certain ·t~aet or parcel of JM.Q. adJ~nt10 U.S. Chestnut 08k wlfence; thence continuing down the
Route 23 located near Wt=~tergap., Floyd County, point With said Skeans tineS 11E17'12" W, 22.31
KentuCky, and lying on MUtton Fork of Bun Creek, feet to a 241nch Chestnut Oak wlfence; thence conwhich was conveyed to Esta Mae Banks Murton by tinuing (!own the pOint with said Skeans line S
Mae Banks Martin by deed nearin~ date April 22, $2£:41'57'' W,1~.211eet to a 16 inch White Oak
1992 and Is duly recorded in deed book 364, page w/fence; thence continuing down the point with said
107 in the Floyd County COurt Clerks offiCe. This Skeans lineS 37641'05• W, 32.78 feet to an 18 loch
description. reflects updated- information in the prop- Chestnut Oak wlfence; thence continuing down the
erty, which differs from the original deed con· point with said Skeans line S 33E00'29'' W, 39.53
veyance. As of May 15, 1998, lt)e property is more teet to an 18 inch Chestnut oak wlfence; thence
particularly described as follows:
continuing down the point wltn said Skeans Une S
Beginning at a Nc. 5 rebar Jound on top of the 43E20'47" w,.~1.75 teet to a 32 inch Chestnut Oak
point, sald reba! being a<X>mertoThomas Kuss and whence; thence oon.tinuing .down the point with .said
the Northeast comer ofTtact 2; thence up the point Skeans lines 47E2,~51~ w.eo.S1 feet to a 16 inch
With Kuss= line N 34£36'56': £; 9.95 teet to a 30 inCh HickOIY w/fence; thence continuing down the point
Slack oak wftence: "thence continuing up the point with said Skeans Jine $ 68E:.22'06" W, 42.23 feet to
and With sa!d Kuss line N 12634'21 '' E, 27,00 teet a 28 inch Black Oak wlfence; thence continUing
to a wooden fence po$t; thence continuing up the oown the point witn said Skeans line S 67E07'51" ...
point with the fence N 13E05'1tY E, 19.17 feet to a W,121.SS feet to a 36 inch Black Oak w/fence;
wooden fence post; thence continuing up the point thence continuing d¢wn the point with th~ fence and
With the fence N 20E05'00" E, 20.30 feet to a wood· safd Skeaoo line S 04E50'17" W, 29.16 feet to a
en fence post; thence contir'luitlg up the point with wooden tence post; thence continuing down the
the 1ence N 23E38'~h E. 18.25 feet.,to a wooden point with 1he fence and $Bid Skeans line $
fence post: thence oontinuttig up the pofnt With the 111:26'50'' W;Ja.27 feet to a wooden fence post;
tlience continufng down the point with the fence and
te~e N 38E2733• E, 16.76 feet to a 26 inch Black
said
Skeans lineS 03E20'14" E,54,69 teet to a 32
Oak; 1hence continuing up the point with the fence N
inch
Chestnut Oak; thence continuing down the
25E1~'18'' e, 31.33 teet to a 24 inch Maple, said
point
with the fence and said Skeans line S
Maple being a comer to Phillip and Urtda Haywood;
thence leaving $atd Kuss line·;;~nd continuing up the 28E08'46"" E,50.32 teet to a wooden fence post;
point with said Haywoods line and fence N thooce continuing down the point with the fence and
20E28'51" w, 64.75 feet to a 36 fnch rotten stump; said Skeans lineS 25E24'05• E. 45.03 feet to a 12
thence continuing with said Haywoods line and inch White Otik: thence continuing down the point
fence up the point N 24E22'08" W, 55.35 feet to a 20 wlth the fence an9 said Skeans line s 13E27'56" e,
Inch HiCkory; mence continuing w'lth said Haywoocts 46.12 feet to a 14 inch forked Black Oak: 1hence
line and fence up the point N 23EOT46" W, 150.99 continuing down the point with the fence and said
feet 1o a 36 inch Black Oak; thence contim.Jing with Skeans lineS 09E22'34" E. 49.32 feet to a 10 inch
said Ha,ywoods line and fence up the point N White Oak; thence continUing down the point With
26E11'19'' W, 28.54 feet to a 30 inch Bfack Oak; the fence and said Skeans line s 09E45'20" E,
thence continuing with said Hayw<XXts lfne and 78.85leetto an 18 inCh White Oak; thence continufence up the point N 02E1713" W, 174.71 feet to an Ing down the point with the fence and Said Skeans
18 inch alack Oak; thence continuing with said lineS 14E57'{)9~ E. 56.09 feet to a.n 18 inch White
Haywoods line and fente up the: point N 07E22."139.. Oak; thence continuing down the point with tne
W, 46.72 feet to a 30 inch Chestnut Oak; thence fence and said Skeans line S 16EOQ'22" E., 172.42
continuing with said Haywood$ line andtence up the feet to a wooden fence post; thence continuing
po!nt N 14E4$'51" W, 119.1~ feet to a 1~ inch oown. the point with the fence and said St<eans line
HiekofY; thence continuing with said tiayw.oods line S 22ES9W ·~; 31.73 feet to a 20 inch Black Oak;
anq fence up the point N 17E56'51~ w, 74.Zl feet to thence continuing down"the point with the fence and
a 16 inch Hieko.-y; "thence continuirtg with s&d said Skeans ftne S OOE59'36" E, 80.80 feet to a 5
Haywoods line and fence up the point N 07E:27's7• inch Che$tntJt Oak; thence continuing down the
W, 26.S8 feet to a 14 inch HickO*)'; thence continu- point with the fence and said Skeans line S
ing Wittl said Haywoodslifle.and fence up the point 13E55'02" e, 84.44 feet to a bumt snag; thence conN 33E12'57" W, :25A5 teet to a 20 inch White Oak~ tinuing -down the point with the fence and said
thence continuing with sald Haywoocts line and Skeans line S .26E39'00a E, 3$.~ feet to a 20 inch
fence op the point N 04E.30'28~ W, 216.61 feet to a ttickocy1 said tree being the Northwest comer of
6 iMh Hickory; thence continuing with said Tract 1: thenCe leaving said Skeans line and down
Ha.yWOOds line and fence up the point N 01 £26'39" the hill with the Northam line of Tract 1 S 72E29'30"
363.84 teet to an 1ron pipa/cap set in the bottom,
E,72.62 feet to a 16 inch White Oak; thence continsaid
iron pipe being the NorthWest comer of Tract 2;
Uing with said Haywoods line and fence up the point
N OOE32'13" W, 75.74 feet to an 18 inch Chestnl)t thence across the bottom and With the Northern line
Oak; thence continuing with said Haywoods line and of Tract2 S S9E57'55" E, 783.31 feet to the point of
fence up the point N 08E54'46" W,105.66 feet to an beginning. containing 37.36 acres.
18 inch Chestnut Oak; thence conttnuing with said
Section It~ The Annexation Map attached hereto as
Haywoods line and fence up the point N OIE$0'01*
E, 146,75 feet to a 30 fnch Chestnut Oak; thence Exhibit ''A" reflects the description as hereinabove
continuing with said Haywood$ line up the point N stated and is Incorporated herein by reference as a
05E08'02" E.69.S5 feet to a P·K nail set in a large part hereof.
rock on top of the ridge, said nail being a comer to
Section ill: Upon the enactment ot thiS ordinance
James and Leda Kay Blackbu~ thence leaving
the
terrttcry shall become a part of the City of
Haywoods line and with the center of the rtdge and
Prestoost:>urg.
Kentucky, In accordance with
Blaekbums lineN 38S46'19" W, 83.12 feet to a 36
inch Black Oak with hack ma~; thence continuing Kentucky Revised Statute 81A.412.
wfth the rfdge and 61ackbums line N 46E07'36"
So resolved, ordained, and adopted, th.is 21st
164.44 feet to an 1S inch Chestnut Oak with haCk
day
of January, 2003.
marks; thence continuing with the ridge and
Stacl<bums line N 58E00'39" W, 7t27 feet to a twin
Chestnut Oak with hack marks near a high knob,
said tree being a comer to Nova, Inc.; thence leav·
ing said 81ackburns line and down the pOint with said
Nova, Inc.'s lineS 61£25'28" W,94.64 feet to a 10
Inch Chestnut Oakwlfence; thence continuing down
the point and with said Nova, Inc.'s. fine $ 42E51'45"
W.20.86 feet to an 18 inch Stack Oak wlfence;
thence continuing down the point and with said
Nova. inc.'s lineS 58E14'14• W,71.16 feet to an 18
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inch. Chestnut Oak w/fence; "thence continuing down
the potnt and with said Nova. Inc.'s tineS 47E26'34~
W,68.36 feet to a 10 inch HickOfY wlfence; thence
continuing down the point and with said Nova, Inc.'s
line S 44E46'21" W,100.31 feet 1o a 36 inch
Chestnut Oak w/fence; thence contlnulng down the
point and with $aid Nova, Inc.'s lineS 52€04'15~ W,
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92.81 feet to a 2S inch Hicl<ofY wlfence; thence con·
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tinuing down the point and with said Nova, Inc.'s line
the N6rthem rightof·way of t).$. Route ~; thence
oontinJJing with said rigtlt..of~y N 60E49'46" W.
39321 'feet. to an lwn pipe/cap set: thence continu·
in$Jwith$aidright-<>t..wayN41 E~t'38"W, 47.13feet
t() ~point of beginning,. oontaining 2.82 acres.
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ORDINANCE NO.: 2-2003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PRESTONSBURG,
KENTUCKY, BY WHICH THE CITY
ANNEXES INTO
THE CITY CORPORATE LIMITS CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED ON MIDDLE CREEK
WHEREAS, the Middle Creek National Battlefield Foundation,
Inc., and H.D. Fitzpatrick, Jr.• Trustee, owners of property contained
within those certain tracts and boundaries of unincorporated territory as more specifically described herein below, and as reflected by
the Annexation Map hereto attached as Exhibit "A", have given prior
consent in writing and petitioned the City for annexation and incorporation into the city limits of Prestonsburg said property; and,
WHEREAS, the area as hereinbelow more particularly described,
and reflected in Exhibit "A" hereto (Proposed Annexation Map) lies
adjacent to or is contiguous to the City of Prestonsburg's current
boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, the Prestonsburg City Council having considered the
matter and determin9d after due discussion and deliberation that it
is in the best interest of the City and best interest of the property
owners whose property is contained within the area proposed to be
annexed; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council, through passage of this resolution
and the ordinance set forth hereinbelow, declares it desirable to
annex into the corporate limits of the City of Prestonsburg that certain area more fully described below;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AND IS
HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City of Prestonsburg does hereby annex into the
municipal corporate limits the property described as follows:
TRACT 1:
Annexation H.D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. and the Middle Creek National
Battlefield property located on Middle Creek, Floyd County,
Kentucky, and more particularly described as follows:
Beginnmg at a point on the Northern right-of-way of State Highway
114 and existing corporate limits (Area #1 to Middle Creek) thence
N 40-16-01 E 624.69' to a point on a spur, thence N 26-05-44 W
378.21' thence N 22-25-18 E 277.27' with existing corporate limits
thence, N 24-05-02 W 502.12'
N 42-57-34 E 204.06'
N 28-29-35 W 440.00' with existing corporate limits
N 17-54-58 E 204.03'
N 50-0847 W 262.30'
N 18-02-59 E 313.09' with existing corporate limits to the City of
Prestonsburg, thence
N 16-28-22 W 231 .87'
N 26-35-19 W 132.41' to a point in hollow on existing corporate
limits to the city, thence
N 51-47-00 E 189.03'
S 84-07-22 E 275.38'
S 58-57-33 E 253.42' at the 900' +1- contour and corporate limits,
thence
S 44-51-54 E 419.88'
N 70-50-50 E 264.61'
S 55-52-50 E 333.68'
S 17-56-43 E 144.69' to a point on the corporate limits to
Prestonsburg, thence
S 61-40-04 E 292.65'
S 04-12-29 E 226.02' S 39-19-06 E 256.30'
N 86-09-12 E 935.12' to a point on the point Northwest of Ike
Fitzpatrick Branch, thence down said pointS 78-53-15 E 305.17'
thence S 62-56-45 E 241 .54' to the Northern right-of-way of State
Route 114, thence following the Northern right-of-way limits of
Route 114 to the beginning containing 94.16 acres as designated as
Area 2A of the H D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. and the Middle Creek National
Battlefield property.
TRACT II:
Annexation of the H.D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. And the Middle Creek
National Battlefield property lying on Middle Creek at the intersection of State Routes 114 and route 404 and more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Southern right-of-way of State Route
114 thence
S 77-49-39 W 212.55', thence leaving said right-of-wayS 75-2613 w 316.48',
s 70-51-01 w 282.95'
S 64-00-47 W 311.58' to a point near old stream channel thence
turning left S 18-21-34 E 781 .55' and running up hill with the boundary of the H.D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. Tract and Battlefield property to a
point on center line ridge, thence S 52-41-13 W 121.49' to a point
on ridge, thence S 33-56-18 W 306.31'
S 07-42-14 W 269.71' to a point on center line ridge on the H.D.
Fitzpatrict, Jr. and the Middle Creek National Battlefield property,
then continuing with said line and ridge
S 27-23-38 W 528.12' thence, S 19-29-21 E 309.51' S 03-59-52 E
230.50' S 62-33-33 E 182.76'
N 78-56-59 E 251 62' to a point on center line ridge and said H. D.
Fitzpatrick, Jr. and Middle Creek National Battlefield tract; thence N
76-02-12 E 239.05' thence
S 87-52-29 E 178.60'
S 66-21-20 E 213.79'
S 28-58-48 E 772.78' with said ridge and H.D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. tract,
S 16-21-59 W 411.52' to a point on said ridge line between Middle
Creek and Spurlock Creek S 16-20-02 W 212.06'
S 22-21-05 W 577.59' to a point on ridge between Lett Fork of
Middle Creek and Spurlock Creek,
64-52-56 w 307.45'
S 73-06-31 W 219.69' to a point on said H.D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. and
Middle Creek National Battlefield tract, thence
35-12-51 w 317.73'
S 35-04-17 W 419.41' to a point on center line ridge and
Fitzpatrick tract, thence
55-36-42 w 391 .92'
S 82-34-22 W 419.93' to a small knob and center line ridge on said
H.D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. and Middle Creek National Battlefield property;
thence running down spur
N 12-53-26 W 517.85'; thence turning left down the hill with H.D.
Fitzpatrick, Jr. tract
S 89-33-14 W 1,122.28' to a Walnut thence West 62.05' crossing
to right-of-way of the CSX Railway tracks to a point; thence N 2500-58 W 144.13' crossing to Western right-of-way of said tracks to
a point in the Left Fork of Middle Creek and property line of H.D.
Fitzpatrick, Jr . thence up said creekS 54-40-46 W 165.52'; thence
S 37-05-26 W 97.30' to a point in said creek; thence S 16-42-34 W
69.90' to a point in said creek on the H.D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. and Middle
Creek National Battlefield property; thence leaving said creek N 8505-27 W 50.24' to a point near the Eastern right-of-way of State
s
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Route 404; thence crossing said right-of-way and State Route 404
N 85-05-27 W 63.08' to a point on Western right-of-way of said State
Route 404; thence N 85-05-27 W 776.92' up the hill to a point on
said Fitzpatrick property, said point being center line spur or ridge;
thence N 16-51-06 W 168.27' thence N 26-10-04 W 170.94'
N 80-32-57 W 242.76'
N 47-33-14 W 356.75'
N 71-35-37 W 673.44' to a point on H.D. Fitzpatrick, Jr. property,
center line ridge between the Left Fork of Middle Creek and
Blueriver Creek; thence with center line said ridge and Fitzpatrick
tract N 42-10-24 W 188.25' thence;
N 13-58-21 W 576.06'
N 24-18-29 W 558.22'
N 05-53-25 W 419.38'
N 08-18-27 W 207 52 to a high knob on the H.D. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
and Middle Creek National Battlefield property; thence turning right
down the point N 44-37-41 E
136.22'
N 45-51-54 E 208.88'
N 67-27-30 E 357.11' with center line point and said H.D.
Fitzpatrick, Jr. property thence, N 59-18-37 E 506.21 ' to a point on
the existing corporate limits to the City of Prestonsburg; thence S
80-54-30 E 176.96'
S 71-34-58 E 354.75'
East 246.83' with said Prestonsburg corporate limits; thence N 7406-37 E 137.04',
N 71-47-33 E 243.92'
N 71-57-25 E 217.11' with said center line ridge and corporate limits; thence N 85-13-09 E 195.31'thence N 75-27-03 E 404.83'to a
point on the spur and corporate limits to the City, thence N 33-59-03
E 408.25' to the right-of-way of Kentucky State Routes 114 and 404;
thence crossing said right-of-way and State Route 404 N 84-52-04
E 115.60' to the Southern right-of-way of Routes 404 and 114;
thence following sa1d right-of-way of Route 114 to the beginning
containing 439.24 acres more or less encompassing the H.D.
Fitzpatrick, Jr. and Middle Creek National Battlefield lying East and
West of State Route 404 and South of State Route 114.
Section II: The Annexation Map attached hereto as Exhibit "A"
reflects the descriptions as hereinabove stated and is incorporated
herein by reference as a part hereof.
Section Ill: Upon the enactment of this ordinance the territory shall
become a part of the City of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, in accordance
with Kentucky Revised Statute 81A.412.
So resolved, ordained, and adopted, this 21st day of January,
2003.
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