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A group of descendants from five different states converged in an old family cemetery near the Bland-ville area this past week for what had been planned for setting of new headstones

for (Pappy) William “Bill” A Combee and (Mammy) Antonia “Annie” Tarno Underhill.

The group of 11, three which had met in Denver; one having flown from Sun Lake Arizona, one from Casper Wyoming and the other from Colora-

do Springs Colorado had traveled three days on the road before arriving here. Three of the group had driven from Michigan and one from Nashville the rest that all reside locally made their way out too visit the old family plot. The best


Learning to hunt – and being good at it – just comes natural for Stephanie Wildharber, who had never been hunting until 4 years ago.

Wildharber may be about to be recognized for her skills state-wide. She was sought out in Janu-ary by Kentucky Outdoor Magazine (KOM) to be featured as a cover story for her 2013 kill of a 12-point trophy buck she took near the Oscar area.

On Nov. 24, the last day of gun season, Wildharber got to the field around 2 p.m. Within about an hour and a half she was texting her husband Billy Wayne, who at the time was hunt-ing over on the next farm, telling him she was seeing some deer. He responded to her, telling her to keep watching them as they would be in view shortly. Meanwhile, he was watch-ing a buck nearing his own location.

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Oct. 17Barlow and Pleasant

Hill United Methodist Churches invite you to Bible School.

When: Oct. 17-19Time: 6:30 p.m.-

9 p.m. Friday & Sat.:10:30 a.m. on Sun-day

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Stephanie Wildharber displays the mount of the big buck she harvested. The buck’s antlers, according to Boone and Crockett officials, measured 157 inches. The deer was shot near Oscar in Ballard County.

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“When I grew up as a kid I thought that Fish and Wildlife sat right next to the right hand of God and could do no wrong’ Presi-dent of The League of Kentucky Sportsmen (LKS) Kevin Murphy told The Four Rivers League of Sportsmen (FRLS) at the newly formed group’s first official meet-ing at the Extension office on Tuesday, September 30th.

Initially conceived to have negotiating power with the Ken-tucky Department of Fish and Wildlife for the restoration of the Ballard County Refuge, FRLS was formed as a chapter of LKS.

“We need a voice in Frankfort” is what one participant expressed during the meeting. Murphy said “we are the voice.” “The league is your avenue if you all got some-thing that you want addressed as long as it’s realistic that we can

FRLS has a voice with F&W

The first annual ‘Tour de SAVE’ (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) will sponsor a 15-30-60 mile bike ride scheduled to start at 8:00 am Saturday the 18th at the pre school in La Center, registration will begin at 7:00 am The bike ride will basically use the same course as Wheels for Wings.

A 5K costume run is also planned for Nov. 1. Both events

‘Tour de Save’ set for Oct. 18

bring to the table,” he would explain to the group who they are, what they do and the benefits of joining LKS.

Who: LKS, organized around 1935and is the old-est sporting organization in the state. It’s divided into nine districts accord-ing to F&W commission-ers. FRLS is now the forth club in District 1 under Commissioner Terry Teit-loff

What: “We are the voice of the sportsman, we are the lobbyist” accord-ing to Murphy. LKS meets on a quarterly basis with F&W to voice concerns, introduce resolutions and lobby for changes to the laws and regulations. Two examples for changes re-volved around hunting. The first, although not an issue in western KY, was bear hunting. Murphy said there are a large number of complaints on the eastern side of bears that seem to have no fear of humans tearing up bee hives. Until LKS petitioned the com-mission on the use of dogs to assist in bear hunting it was illegal. Another law addressed for The LBL Sportsmen’s Club was

hunting bobcats in Febru-ary with dogs and guns. Prior to LKS intervention all that was allowed was trapping.

Benefits: The League of Kentucky Sportsmen is the only organized sports-men’s group at the State level offered to organiza-tions dedicated to promote conservation of fish, wild-life and natural resources. LKS is 40,000 members strong and gives the indi-vidual sportsmen’s club two voting delegates (no club can have more then 2) at the yearly convention. It allows for the diversion of monies obtained by LKS to special projects.

After hearing the com-plaints of the condition of the refuge Murphy told the group they weren’t telling him anything he hasn’t heard that everyone state wide is disenchanted with their Wildlife Manage-ment Area’s (WMA). He said they have either been contracted out to some farmer that’s farming it from property line to prop-erty line or farming for in-surance leaving no place for the wildlife.

The Habitat Improve-ment and Land Acquisi-tion Foundation (HILAF) is an administrative arm of LKS formed to over-

see funds raised through the sale of Deer Head Li-cense Plates. HILAF gives away $90-100,000 a year generated from the sale of the license plate. Murphy said “my intent was to get some projects down here in this area” using HILAF funds to create a hunter fisher access point in the refuge.

Continuing the hunt-ing/fishing interest of youth and getting them in-volved will be a priority of FRLS. Youth events were discussed during the meet-ing and a committee was formed to initiate a youth event by October 25. LKS’s target shoot contest deadline for scored target entries of 2014 is Novem-ber 9th. Murphy said he’s been trying to get a winner from this area.

The youth event and membership drive was planned during a commit-tee meeting on Oct. 7 at the EOC building in La Center. The event partially sponsored by Lynn Mc-Cutchen of Shooters Sup-ply will include a .22 rifle shoot and a fishing com-petition to be held Sun-day, Oct. 19 from 1-4 p.m. in Paducah at the former Ohio Valley Gravel and Sand (east of Shooters) on Cairo Rd.

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Temple, Lawrence exchange their wedding vows on Oct. 4

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Jessica Marie Temple and Nathan Tyler Lawrence were united in marriage on Oct. 4 in Phoenix, AZ. The couple will be honored with a reception at the Wickliffe Masonic Lodge in Wickliffe, Ky on Oct. 18 at 6 p.m.

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Joe and Doreen Temple of Phoenix, Arizona are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Jessica Marie to Nathan Tyler Lawrence, son of Phil and Debbie Lawrence of Wickliffe, Ky.

Jessica is a 2009 graduate of Raymond S. Kellis High School of Phoenix, Az. She

also graduated with a degree in Psychology from Mid-Continent University in 2013. She is currently enrolled at WKCTC and will begin the nursing program in January 2015.

Nathan is a 2007 graduate of Ballard Memorial High School in Barlow, Ky and he attended Southern

Illinois College in Harrisburg, Il. He is a 2011 graduate from Mid-Continent University also with a degree in Psychology. He is currently employed by Riley RV’s in Mayfield,

They were united in marriage on Oct. 4 in Phoenix, AZ and will be honored with a reception at Wickliffe Masonic Lodge in Wickliffe, Ky on Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.

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On the trail ...Former Gov. Julian Carroll visited Wickliffe and Ballard County last week to show support for District 1 state senate candidate Jeff Parker.

are to help bring awareness to the public about mental health issues causing suicide and the prevention through educational programs, reduce the stigma and serve as a resource for those touched by suicide.

Depression is a treatable medical illness marked by changes in mood, thoughts, energy, and behavior that affects more than 23 million adult Americans each year and is the most common brain disease in the United States. The events will not only raise money for SAVE, but will also offer educational material through a resource fair that will take place during the event.

Pre-registration for both events can be done at: http://save .donordr ive .com/index.cfm?fuseaction=-d o n o r D r i v e .e v e n t & e v e n t I D = 6 1 9 http://save.donordrive.c o m / i n d e x .cfm?fuseaction=donor-Drive.event&eventID=618.

Harold Davenport, age 85, passed away Monday, Oct. 6, at 4:55 a.m. at Oakview Nursing & Rehab Center. Harold was retired from Federal Materials as a truck driver. He was a veteran of U.S. Army having served during the Korean War. He was an avid University of Kentucky Wildcat basketball fan, and a St. Louis Cardinal Baseball fan. Harold enjoyed hunting and gardening.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Imogene Kaufman Davenport, three daughters, Sheila Styers (Lee), Debbie Clark (Marty), Jackie Schmidt (Mark) all of Paducah, KY; three sons, Donald Davenport of Central City, KY, Randy Davenport (Jeanette) of Sharpe, KY and Darrell Davenport (Johnna) of Kevil, KY; seven grandchildren, Carrie Edwards, Ashley Clark, Martin Clark, Christie Campbell, Wesley Davenport, Sydney Davenport and Rhiannon McIntosh; seven great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles & Effie Potts Davenport; five sisters, Mamie, Marie, Alma, Edith and Mozelle; five brothers, Conley, Buster, Paul, George and Junior.

Graveside services were held Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the St. John Catholic Church Cemetery with Rev. Tom Buckman officiating. There was

be no visitation.Lone Oak Chapel of

Milner & Orr Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Expression of sympathy may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN., 38105 or to Arthritis Foundation Kentucky Chapter, 2908 Brownsboro Road Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40206-3506.

KEVIL – Kenneth Benton, 75, of Kevil, KY went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, October 10, 2014 at 2:47 a.m. at Baptist Health Paducah surrounded by his loving family.

Kenneth loved his Lord and kept his faith in God through all of his challenges. He loved others deeply. He realized how blessed he was to have a wonderful son and daughter. He loved his son-in-law, brother, sister, friends, nephews and nieces. He loved spending time with his friends and family. He was an avid hunter and loved to fish with family and friends.

His granddad Turner named him Skipper at an early age and the name stuck with him for the rest of his life. His son-in-law, named him big Ken and the was a name he answered to also.

Kenneth was a member of Spring Bayou Baptist Church and Couples Sunday School Class of Spring Bayou for many years. He went on a church mission trip to Lynch, Kentucky, which was one of the greatest joys of his life. He was a graduate of Heath High School. He worked for C.T.S., Forest Gilliam Construction Company and Malon Sparks Construction Company

as a Carpenter. He is survived by

his wife of 50 years, Charlotte Rice Benton; son, Michael Benton of Kevil, KY; daughter, Michelle Benton Cowger and son-in-law Joey Cowger of Kevil, KY; brother, Joe (Gary) Benton and wife Judy Benton of West Paducah, KY; sister, Carolyn Keith of West Paducah, KY; uncle, Robert Benton of Kevil, KY; aunt, Gladys Powell of Lewisville, TX; nephews, Gary Benton and wife Jackie and great niece Shelby Benton of Jackson, TN, Rex Benton of Murray, KY, Marty Keith and wife Keelye and great niece Rachel of Franklin, TN; niece Kelly Keith of West Paducah, KY; great nephew, Branston York of West Paducah, KY.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, George and Ruby Benton of West Paducah, KY; grandparents, Thomas and Jewell Turner of

West Paducah, KY and Newt and Alice Benton of Qulin, MO.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at the Spring Bayou Baptist Church with Rev. Terry Tipton officiating. Burial will follow in the Spring Bayou Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation was held at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and after 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at the Spring Bayou Baptist Church.

The family wishes to express their appreciation for the wonderful care he was given at Baptist Health Paducah by the Intensive Care Nurses, staff and Doctor Carl Johnson and Doctor Winston Chua, and his staff and nurses and others who assisted in his care.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Spring Bayou Baptist Church, 11205 Woodville Road, Kevil, KY 42053 or to the Gideons International, P.O. Box 10, Kevil, KY 42053 or to the West McCracken Fire Department, 9340 Ogden Landing Road, West Paducah, KY 42086

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BandanaBANDANA

BAPTIST CHURCH157 Allen Street, Bandana

BANDANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

11524 Oscar Road, Bandana

LITTLE UNIONBAPTIST CHURCH

5601 Bandana Rd., Bandana

BarlowANTIOCH

BAPTIST CHURCH315 Antioch Church Rd, Barlow

BARLOWBAPTIST CHURCH135 N. 6th Street, Barlow

BARLOW UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

198 So. 5th Street, Barlow

FIRSTGENERAL BAPTIST

255 S. 4th, Barlow

OHIO VALLEYBAPTIST CHURCH

538 Hazelwood Rd., Barlow

hinklevillePLEASANT HILL UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH1718 Credo Rd., Hinkleville

KevilBETHEL

CHRISTIAN CHURCH12245 Woodville Rd., Kevil

HEATH CHURCH OF CHRIST10025 LaCenter Rd., Kevil

KEVIL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

1072 N. 1st Street, Kevil

NEW LIBERTYMETHODIST CHURCH

Kevil

PROVIDENCEBAPTIST CHURCH

4409 Monkey Eyebrow Rd., Kevil

SPRING BAYOUBAPTIST CHURCH

4575 Old Hobbs Rd., Kevil

GRACE VALLEYBAPTIST CHURCH403 Kentucky Ave., Kevil

KEVIL FIRSTBAPTIST CHURCH986 N. 1st Street, Kevil

NEWTON CREEKBAPTIST CHURCH

12800 Ogden Landing Rd., Kevil

LaCenterFAIRVIEW BAPTIST

CHURCH373 Forest St., LaCenter 665-5084

FIRST BAPTISTCHURCH OF La CENTER

421 Broadway, LaCenterGRACE UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH3752 Paducah Rd., LaCenter

HOUSE OF PRAYERPaducah Road, La Center

LaCENTER CHRISTIANCHURCH

414 Walnut Street, LaCenter

MT. PLEASANTBAPTIST CHURCH

576 Mt. Pleasant Rd., LaCenter

NEW HOPEBAPTIST CHURCH

901 Monkey Eyebrow Rd.,LaCenter

OSCARBAPTIST CHURCH

7820 Oscar Rd., LaCenter

OSCAR UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

intersection Michtell Lake Cut-off Rd and Turner Landing Rd

RESURRECTIONFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

6914 La Center Rd., LaCenter

ST. MARY’SCATHOLIC CHURCH624 Broadway, LaCenter

LovelacevilleLOVELACEVILLE MISSIONARY

BAPTIST CHURCH253 N. Broadway, Lovelaceville

LOVELACEVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCh

143 North broadwayLovelaceville, Ky

WickliffeBETHEHEM

BAPTIST CHURCH2346 Bethlehem Church Rd.,

Wickliffe

BLANDVILLEBAPTIST CHURCH

5576 Bethlehem Church Rd.Wickliffe

CALVARY CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

54 Linda Circle, Wickliffe

FAITHBAPTIST CHURCH

585 Barlow Rd., Wickliffe

FIRSTBAPTIST CHURCH

Wickliffe

FIRSTCHRISTIAN CHURCH326 N. 4th Street, Wickliffe

FULL GOSPELTEMPLE CHURCH754 Court St., Wickliffe

NEW LIBERTYGENERAL BAPTIST4214 Gum Corner Rd.,

Wickliffe

VICTORYBAPTIST CHURCH

2456 Mayfield Rd., Wickliffe

West PaducahHARMONY

BAPTIST CHURCH9215 Ogden Landing Rd.

West Paducah

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Obituaries

Harold Davenport

Kenneth Benton

Maude Moss

Harold Davenport

Kenneth Benton

Mrs. Maude Moss

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Mrs. Maude Moss, 99, passed away 11:40 a.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014 at Life Care Center in La Center, KY.

Mrs. Moss has been a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church since 1935. Maude had a love for her grandchildren and even had enough love to serve as a daycare worker at Immanuel Baptist Church for over 30 years.

Mrs. Moss is survived by four sons; Tom Moss and wife Dolores of Poplar Grove, IL, Bill Moss and wife Barbara of Paducah, Frank Moss and wife Elma of Waveland, IN and Joe Moss and wife Barbara of Kevil, KY .

She also leaves behind 15 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 20 great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Moss was preceded by her parents Frank Richard Andrecht and Mary Jane McGuire Andrecht; her husband William Harlan Moss, three sisters Dorothy Dickson, Margaret Rust and Thelma Clark and

two brothers Frank Andrecht and Harry Andrecht.

Her family wants to say a special “Thank You” for the loving care provided by the staff of Life Care Center.

Friends may visited with the family from 5 until 8:00 on Sunday evening at Milner & Orr Funeral Home.

Funeral service were 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at Milner

& Orr Funeral Home Of Paducah with the Rev. Jamie Broome officiating. Burial service will follow at Mt. Kenton Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy made to Immanuel Baptist Church, 3465 Buckner Lane, Paducah, KY 42001

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that could be figured it had been nearly 20 years since any of them had visited the site.

Perched atop a hill the old cemetery is pretty much obscured and hid-den a misted a cluster of trees. Its unique but dete-riorating concrete fence and still working metal gate almost instantly upon entrance produces an aura of nostalgia with the char-acter of a bygone age. The family could not have imagined the condition the cemetery had been in just days before their arrival. On the Saturday prior to the family visitation the Ballard County Cemetery Board, aware the planned visit, had weedeated and cleaned the debris from in and around the burial plot.

The headstones for the burial site had been or-dered well in advance of the arrival of family mem-bers from five different states, six including Ken-tucky. The anticipation of setting the stones gave way to disappointment for the family as the comple-tion of the stones fell short of the required delivery date.

Bill was born on May 5, 1857 in Christian County. Annie was born on August 22, 1861 in Blandville. They met and married and at some point had moved to White County Arkan-sas. After Bill’s death on February 24, 1930 Annie returned to Ballard Coun-ty. Bill’s body was also returned; a grave marker with ‘West’ being the only lettering still legible is as-sumed to be a maker of the Westbrook Funeral Home of Sercey Arkansas. Annie

passed in Ragland in 1935 and both are believed to have been laid to rest be-side each other in the Un-derhill-Combee Cemetery.

Over looking a piece of low lying ground mea-suring about the length of a football field wide and approximately three long bordered on one side by a road and a creek encom-passing the remaining two sides appears to be a hay field you think could have once been tillable acreage of an old homestead.

As you peer out from among the trees toward the entrance that slightly elevates gently to an open field you can just see in your imagination where an old farm house and home place may have once oc-cupied the location just out in the clearing. It makes you wonder if that’s why the Underhill Cemetery was placed in that exact location.

Drop offs on three sides of the hill are not quite sharp enough to qualify as bluffs but still steep enough to be useless for row cropping or for graz-ing cattle. As you look out through the trees toward the entrance the drop on the right side continues south another 75 yards into the hill side where a pond had been built.

Standing in the cem-etery on the triangular shaped piece of high ground looking through the trees at the field below gives the feel of looking off of a plateau that prob-ably could not be a more fitting location for the in-ternment for the son of a full-blooded Cherokee.

Harrison Combee, Bill’s father, moved to Ballard from Todd Coun-ty in the spring of 1868.

Bill’s mother was either Sally or Sarah Stegall. An-nie’s parents were Phillip W. Underhill and Mary Jane Hines.

Bill and Annie are the Great Grandparents of Bil-lie Elaine Yancey of Lone Oak and Glenda Cooper of La Center. Mrs. Yancey ‘Billie’ was named after her Great Grandfather.Bill Martin Billie’s nephew is named after her. Buried also in the cemetery is Nancy ‘Nannie’ E. New-man (1850-1895). Nannie was married to J. R. ‘Jerry’ Newman and is believed to be, Nannie Combee-(Newman) born 1850 in Halifax County, Virginia, the sister of William ‘Bill’ Combee. Jerry Newman is buried in the Antioch Cemetery with his second wife.

According to an 1800’s census, the Newman’s and Cumbee’s were neigh-bors.

Two of the Newman’s children, Charlie E. New-man age 5-days and Mary C. Newman age 6-months are buried with their moth-er. Two inscriptions on a double headstone read; “She faltered by the way-side until her angle took her hand.” “A little time on earth he spent till God for him his angles sent.” Another inscription found on Nannie’s; “Remember well as you pass by, as you are now so once was I, as I am now you will be, pre-pare yourself and follow me.”

When the new stones are completed they will be set in the cemetery at the heads of “Mammy and Pappy Combee.”

Dates and history provided by the Ballard County Cemetery Board.


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KEVIL - Dick Jones, “strictly a machinist, welder, and fabricator,” is the way he describes himself. Jones has opened his Confederate Custom Speed Shop in Kevil. “I’ll fix your mower deck, farm machinery and motorcycle from full frame alterations to a custom exhausts.”

Jones has been building custom motorcycles and parts for about ten years. Originally from Murray he has worked for Han-nigan’s Motor Sports in Midway, just south of Murray, producing custom trikes and sidecars.

Jones started as a parts cutter and within two years had advanced to the main machinist and fabricator doing lathe and mill work and then on to research and development. Jones has turned an 1800cc Har-ley into a four-wheeler and was on the design team turning an Indian motor-cycle into a trike. He also produces his own line of custom parts.

Formerly employed by James Marine at Wick-

liffe as a machinist Jones decided it was time to go ‘fulltime’ production in April 2013. He moved his wife, family and business to Kevil in March of this year after living in Berk-ley for five years; “closer to civilization” he said.

Jones is part of a two part team. He said he doesn’t turn a wrench, he sends the engine work south and his partner sends frame fabrication north to him. His partner who does the performance and speed shop operates out of Hendersonville Tn. where he ultimately hopes to wind up himself putting the complete operation “all under one roof.” Not only a motorcycle fabricator he just recently completed a mobile BBQ for Mike Trout of Window World. He said “he brought me a wooden trailer,” and show-ing a picture said “this is what I turned it into.”

Jones deals in orna-mental iron works also. John Eckstein of Mar-quette Transportation has enlisted Jones’s services

to fabricate an ornamental fire screen, hand rails and a bar top. Jones has cre-ated entry gates and doors for several county music stars that include Kenny Biggs of Big and Rich, George Jones and other stars also. Recently he has worked on a project with a friend of his that is in the medical field col-laborating on prototyping surgical equipment.

If you drop by his shop on East Wallace and you can’t find him occupy-ing it don’t be surprised. He spends a lot of time on location or at events like Ratoberfest, which was held this past week-end at Beacon Dragway in Paducah showing their productions. You can find him primarily available by appointment only but he will be there the 18th as his shop will be a des-ignated stop location for a poker run event.

Look him up on Face-book or confederatecus-toms270.com. To sched-ule an appointment call 270-748-6446.

Confederate Customs Speed Shop ready to create dreams

Profiles in Nature By Jack Glisson

Have you ever won-dered what the difference is between the phases of the moon and a lunar eclipse?

Most folks see the moon on a daily basis as it cycles through its phases. Sometimes it looks larger than normal and some-times there is no moon at all. Many however don’t give a second thought to the factors involved in the changing view.

First, what causes the moon to sometimes ap-pear much larger? We all know that the moon orbits around the earth. What many don’t real-ize is that this orbit is not round but elliptical. So at times when the moon looks large it is actually in the portion of its or-bit that brings it closer to earth. When it looks smaller it is on the outer loop of this orbit. The distance of the moon from earth varies 26,465 miles! This helps explain why tidal changes vary so much.

What causes lunar phases? A common mis-conception is that lunar phases are caused by the earths shadow. This is not the case, lunar phases are caused by the shadow of the moon itself. Picture yourself standing in one place looking toward the

sun, if the moon is locat-ed directly to your right or left only the portion that is facing the sun is lit because the back half is shadowed by itself. If the moon was positioned be-hind you and you turned and looked the entire sur-face would be lit and there would be a full moon. As the moon completes the circle and is between you and the sun (not directly in line as this would be a solar eclipse) you are observing the shadowed back side and this is a new moon or no visible moon. The entire lunar cycle takes roughly 29.5 days to complete.

Now for what prompt-ed this weeks column, a lunar eclipse. Occa-sionally, the moons or-bit passes through the shadow of the earth. In other words the earth is between the moon and sun. The time it takes for the moon to enter

into and come out of the shadow cone depends on if it passes through the center or edge of the shadow and its distance from earth, usually 4 to 6 hours. One would think that the moon would be in total darkness at this time but another factor kicks in. As light from the sun passes through the earths atmosphere it is diffused and bent and causes an indirect lighting on the moon. Although the moon is located in the earths shadow it is dimly lit by this circle of light around the earth. This is the reason the moon is a reddish color during a to-tal eclipse.

We have had 2 total lu-nar eclipses this year and 2 more will occur next year in April and Sep-tember. If the sky is clear I encourage everyone to take advantage of a show sponsored by nature!

October 8th Lunar Eclipse

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LA CENTER - Ballard Me-morial snapped a two-game losing streak on Friday night, defeating visiting Houston County, Tenn., 33-6 in a late-regular-season high school football game.

With the win, Ballard Me-morial improved to 6-2 over-all. The Bombers returned to the win column after drop-ping back-to-back games to Caldwell County and Murray.

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first and never trailed en route to the win over Houston County.

The Bombers led 7-0 at the conclusion of the open-ing quarter,. Stretching its lead over Houston County in the second period, Ballard Memorial outscored the visit-ing team 20-0 to lead 27-0 at halftime.

Ballard Memorial led 33-0 before Houston County an-swered. Houston County was

held scoreless unil the fourth quarter.

Cash Owsley scored Bal-lard Memorial’s first touch-down on a 50-yard run After a successful point-after kick from Collin Garner, Ballard Memorial led 7-0.

In the second quarter, Ows-ley and Dre Bledsoe delivered rushing touchdowns.

Owsley’s second rushing score covered 27 yards.

Bledsoe reached the end-

zone on a 15-yard rushing ef-fort for the Bombers.

Prior to the rushing touch-downs in the second period, Ballard Memorial quarterback Andrew Burton completed a 20-yard scoring pass to Butch Williams to allow the Bomb-ers to take a two-touchdown lead.

Garner was two of three on PAT kicks for Ballard Memo-rial in the second quarter,.

Ballard Memorial added

another rushing touchdown in the third quarter but came up short on a two-point conver-sion attempt.

The Bombers have regular-season games remaining ver-sus Crittenden County and Massac, Ill..

Ballard Memorial will visit Crittenden County on Friday, Oct. 17. Kickoff for the Bal-lard Memorial-Crittenden County football game is set for 7:30 p.m..

SportsBombers handle visiting Houston County, 33-6

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2014 Ballard Memorial High SchoolFootball Schedule

Date Opponent Site/Result TimeAug. 22 at McLean County 20-6 (W)Aug. 29 Fulton City 45-6 (W)Sept. 5 at Todd County Central 27-6 (W)Sept. 12 at Webster County 50-8 (W)Sept. 19 Hopkins County Central 41-8 (W)Sept. 28 Caldwell County 18-55 (L)Oct. 3 at Murray 21-42 (L)Oct. 10 Houston County, Tenn., 33-6 (W)Oct. 17 Crittenden County Marion 7 p.m.Oct. 24 Massac County LaCenter 7 p.m.

LA CENTER - Ballard Memorial is ranked seventh in the Preseason 1st Region Girls’ Basketball Poll published in The Cats’ Pause 2014-15 Kentucky Basketball Yearbook.

The Lady Bombers are ranked ahead of Carlisle County (8), Community Christian (9) and St. Mary (10). Ballard Memorial is listed behind Calloway County (6), McCracken County (5), Graves County (4), Paducah Tilghman (3), Marshall County (2) and preseason favorite Murray (1) in the poll.

The Lady Bombers exited the 2013-14 season with a 14-14 overall record and lost several experienced players to graduation.

But two talented freshmen are back to lead the Ballard Memorial girls’ basketball team. Freshmen Leah Shelley and MacKenzie Blackford are poised to lead the Lady Bombers. Shelley averaged 11 points per game for Ballard Memorial during the 2013-14 season. Also productive last season, Blackford averaged seven points per game for the Lady Bombers.

Ballard Memorial will tip off the 2014-15 season on the road on Dec. 2 at three-time defending 1st Region champion Marshall County. The Lady Bombers will compete in the Lyon County Christmas Tournament Dec. 18-20.

LA CENTER - Ballard Memorial is ranked second in the latest Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association 1st Region Top 5 Poll. The Lady Bombers are listed directly behind top-ranked McCracken County in the coaches poll.

Ballard Memorial is ranked ahead of Murray (3), Marshall County (4) and Community Christian (5) in the regional rankings.

The Lady Bombers entered the week with a 23-11 overall record. Ballard Memorial captured the 2014 1st Region All “A” Classic earlier in the season and owns a 17-3 record versus

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were set to host University Heights in a regular-season finale on Tuesday. Results from, the Ballard Memorial-University Heights volleyball match were unavailable at press time.

Ballard Memorial finished undefeated in the 3rd District. The Lady Bombers will compete in the 3rd District Volleyball Tournament next week.

LA CENTER - The Ballard Memorial girls’ soccer team edged longtime rival Union County 2-1 in its regular-season finale on Tuesday (Oct. 7).

With the win, Ballard Memorial improved to 4-12. The Lady Bombers won for the second time in three outings.

Following the loss, Union County fell to 7-10-2. The Bravettes, who hail from the neighboring 2nd Region, suffered their second straight loss.

A pair of Ballard Memorial players provided scoring in the victory. Kylee Heal and Erin Young led Ballard Memorial with one goal apiece.

Pacing the Ballard Memorial defensive effort, veteran goalkeeper Laken Hall held the Union County girls’ soccer team scoreless.

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Scores from the third year of statewide testing under the new system, Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) are in, and the Ballard Coun-ty School district again has shown overall im-provement, including its first distinguished rank-ing for the district. This year’s results are from tests that students took in May 2013.

The district earned this important “first” based on large gains in account-ability scores from Bal-lard County Elementary School, a first-ever dis-tinguished ranking and top 6 percent statewide for Ballard County Mid-dle School, and a second year of distinguished performance and top 5 percent statewide from Ballard Memorial High School, said Superinten-dent Casey Allen.

“For the last two years, Ballard County garnered the status of Proficient; this year, with the high performance of all three buildings, we move into the Distinguished cat-egory for the first time,” Allen said. “I can’t begin to say how proud I am of the successes in our dis-trict. It is only through the hard work and com-mitment of the dedicated staff of each school and our district, the students in the classroom, and the parents and community that support us every day that we can make such significant gains.”

According to the Ken-tucky Department of Edu-cation, the district’s over-all score of 73.4 put it in the 94th percentile, mak-ing it in the top 6 percent of the state’s 174 school districts. Last year’s dis-trict score was 67.6.

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dents in grades 3-8 take K-PREP tests in reading, mathematics, science, social studies, writing and language mechanics. High school students take K-PREP tests in reading, math, science, social stud-ies, writing and language mechanics, plus end-of-course assessments in English II, Algebra II, Biology and U.S. His-tory. Their performance is categorized as novice, apprentice, proficient or distinguished.

The K-PREP ranks every school and district in the state using a com-bination of five major categories: achievement (student performance on tests); gap (comparing student group perfor-mance among tradition-ally underperforming groups such as minori-ties, special education, poverty); growth (com-paring individual stu-dent scores to those of academic peers); college/career readiness (middle and high schools only, for students who have met standard readiness indi-cators); and graduation rate (high schools only, for percentage of on-time graduates). The appli-cable portions from each school are combined to determine the overall score of a school district.

BCES showed the largest gain, moving from last year’s adjusted overall score of 60.1 to 69.4 this year. The score places them in the 70th percentile, according to the Kentucky Department of Education, nearly a 40 percentile gain from last year’s 31st percentile rank. The school is now designated as Proficient/Progressing, meaning that the school met annu-al measurable objectives (AMO) and participation

goals. This is not BCES’ first time as a Proficient school, but the first un-der the new Unbridled Learning accountability system.

“BCES refocused its efforts under the new leadership of Principal Vicki Gough, and brought the school from the bot-tom 31st percentile of Kentucky elementaries to an amazing top 30th per-centile in just one year,” Allen said. “That means BCES faculty, staff, stu-dents, and parents worked together to raise their school from the bottom third of schools to the top third. BCES is living up to its new vision of get-ting everyone ‘Ready for the Next Level’.”

All accountabil-ity markers were well above last year: achieve-ment, 75.5 (last year 68.8), gap 49.0 (41.6) and growth, 57.2 (52.5). In the achievement sub-groups, the percentage of BCES students scor-ing Proficient and Dis-tinguished was above state averages in reading (BCES 58.6/state 54.7), math (52.6/49.2), science (74.7/71.3), social studies (64.1/58.2) and language mechanics (65.3/51.8). The school was below state averages in only in writing (25.7/38.7).

The percentage of stu-dents scoring Proficient and Distinguished in the gap subgroup also was above average in reading (BCES 49.6/state 45.1), math (40.4/39.1), science (68.6/62.9), social studies (54.9/47.7) and especial-ly in language mechanics (62.7/42.2). Only writing was below state average, at 23.5 percent versus 29.7 percent.

In the growth sub-group, BCES fell short of state averages in reading (BCES 56.3, state 59.6), math (57.9/59.9) and a combination of the two subjects (57.2/59.8).

BCES Principal Vicki Gough said the school had seen large increases in the 2013-14 school year in parent participa-tion in school-sponsored events, number of par-ents voting for Site Based Decision Making council elections, and an increase in student attendance. She said points of empha-sis for the 2014-15 year would improve those growth numbers. “We have fewer students in the novice category, but more in apprentice,” she said. “We have to move them up to the proficient level.”

Ballard County Mid-dle School earned its first ranking as a distinguished

school, scoring 73.1 and landing it in the 94th per-centile in the state – the top 6 percent of middle schools in the state. Last year’s score was 68.4, with a 77th percentile ranking. The change also means that BCMS received a Progressing distinction like BCES, as well as being named a High Performing school. The latter means that the school met its AMO and participation goals, and scored in the 90-94th per-centile.

All accountability markers were well above last year: achievement, 80.8 (last year 74.2), gap 49.9 (44.5), growth, 73.0 (65.6), and college and career readiness, 50.4 (44.8).

As for the school’s first-ever distinguished ranking, BCMS Principal Amber Parker said, “It just goes to show that hard work pays off. Teachers have worked long, hard hours, and it shows. The expectations are there across the board, from students to staff. We’ll be looking at some differ-ent strategies for writing, and we’ll keep working hard. It’s like when I was a coach: I used to tell my players that the only time success before work in the dictionary.”

In the achievement subgroup, BCMS again bested state averages in all but one category. The percentage of students scoring Proficient or Dis-tinguished was higher than state averages in reading (BCMS 61.5/state 53.2), math (55.5/44.8), science (80.4/64.2), so-cial studies (68.0/59.4) and language mechanics (BCMS 58.9/40.3,). The only shortfall was in writ-ing (34.2/43.7).

The percentage of stu-dents scoring Proficient and Distinguished in the gap group subgroup also was higher than state averages in reading (BCMS 50.8/state 42.2), math (42.5/33.0), sci-ence (71.4/53.5), social studies (54.5/47.5) and especially language me-chanics (52.5/29.8). The only subject below state averages again was writ-ing (24.1/34.1).

In the growth sub-group, BCMS outper-formed the state in all three categories: reading (BCMS 64.7/state 59.8), math (81.2/60.0) and a combination of the two subjects (73.0/59.9).

Middle schools also include scores on the Explore test as part of their accountability. The test measures all eighth-graders on their ability

to meet prescribed ACT benchmarks for their age of 13 in English, 17 in math, 15 in reading, and 20 in science. BCMS beat state averages of the per-cent of students meeting benchmarks in three cat-egories: English (BCMS 68.8/state 64.6), math (40.6/34.6) and science (16.7/15.2). The only shortfall was in reading (41.7/44.1).

Ballard Memorial High School was ranked a distinguished school for the second consecutive year. Their overall score increased from 74.4 to 77.6, placing them in KDE’s 95th percentile in the state, or the top 5 per-cent of all high schools.

The school again re-ceived all 100 possible points for college and career readiness, the highest in the state. The school also achieved all of its AMOs for the sec-ond straight year, as well as its participation rates. All other accountability markers were well above last year: achievement, 65.9 (last year 58.9), gap 42.7 (32.5), growth, 52.5 (50.1), and graduation rate, 93.5 (92.4).

In the achievement subgroups, the percent-age of BMHS students scoring Proficient or Dis-tinguished was above the state averages in reading (BMHS 55.8/state 55.4), science (44.0/39.8), so-cial studies (68.6/58.0), writing (51.5/43.3) and

language mechanics (51.0/49.9). The only shortfall was in math (34.4/37.9)

The percentage of stu-dents scoring Proficient and Distinguished in the gap group subgroup also was higher than state aver-ages in math (28.6/27.2), science (40.4/26.9), social studies (61.4/45.0) and writing (44.6/31.8). The only subjects below state averages were reading (40.4/42.2) and language mechanics (34.7/37.4).

In the growth sub-group, BMHS outper-formed the state in read-ing (BMHS 57.3/state 56.4), but not in math (47.6/56.2) or a combina-tion of the two subjects (52.5/56.3).

BMHS Principal Da-vid Meinschein attributed gains in achievement and gap scores to the school’s focus last year on moving each individual student. Other contributors were the schedule change to a seven-period day, and im-proved/increased college curriculum and skills that are transferrable to ca-reers. “I can’t say enough good things about my staff,” he added. “They have been great all year, making all the adjust-ments necessary to move forward.”

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Skills learned ...Students in Kayla Vance’s eighth-grade reading lab class at Ballard County Middle School have just finished the book “Hatchet,” by Gary Paulsen. In it, the 13-year-old protagonist survives 54 days in the Canadian woods after a plane crash with only a windbreaker and a hatchet. The group took a trip to their own “wildereness” on Todd Cooper’s farm on Oct. 3 to try out their survival skills. They cooked their own hot-dog lunches, and participated in several survival stations. In the first photo, Austin Parrott and Christian Wallace try their hand at making a fire.

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Lady beetles, stink bugs, boxelder bugs, and flies are some of the crea-tures actively seeking protected overwintering sites as days get shorter and cooler. Many produce stains or unpleasant odors if crushed. Scavengers, such as carpet beetles, can be attracted to accumula-tions of insects that die in attics and wall voids. Last-ly, over-reaction to pests may lead to excessive in-secticide use indoors that can have serious conse-quences.Management Strategies

The best strategy is to keep as many as possible from getting indoors. Pest-proofing tips in the publi-cation How to Pest-proof Your Home will get you off to a good start.

Sealing as many poten-tial entryways as practical keeps bugs, mice, and cold air out. Check for gaps around openings where utilities and pipes enter structures, as well as, worn exterior door seals that let creatures crawl indoors from around foundations or crawlspaces.

Some shelter-seekers will congregate on warm sunny south- or west-fac-ing walls of houses and buildings for a while be-fore crawling around in search of a crack or crev-ice to enter. When practi-cal, this can provide an opportunity to reduce the number of potential invad-ers. Direct sprays of insec-ticidal soap or other insec-ticides for outdoor pests can kill many before they have a chance to enter. In some cases, an insecticide can be applied around the base of the foundation as a “barrier treatment” to reduce entry by accidental invaders.

A few creatures will get past the best defenses. When that happens, swat and remove them with a dustpan or vacuum. Limit the use of insecticides in-doors.Common Fall invaders

Here are some common culprits; their annoyance factor varies by surround-ings:

Boxelder bug adults and nymphs are most abundant where their food plants (including boxelder, maples, and ash) are read-ily available.

Boxelder bug adult. Winged adults can arrive from some distance, but if wingless nymphs are abundant, then host plants must be close.

Boxelder bug nymph. Boxelder bugs leave their host plants in fall in search of cracks and crevices that can provide shelter for the winter. One option is to control them before they leave these hosts.

Outdoor, exposed ag-gregations of accidental invaders provide an op-portunity for control be-fore they enter a house or building. Direct applica-tion of insecticidal soap, or other appropriate insec-ticide, should give good control. It is better to try to deal with them before they get indoors, if possible.

The brown marmorat-ed stink bug continues to rise in the pest ratings as its

populations increase and expand across Kentucky. This insect is showing up on exterior walls. Restless crawling will often allow it to find an opening to get inside before settling down. This insect has a wide host range so it will increase as a problem over the state.

Cluster flies are any of several species that spend the winter as adults and move to shelter in fall. The face fly can come into homes in rural areas in huge numbers. Big buzz-ing bluebottle flies also come into homes, but there usually are only a few of them. As with other fall invaders, these flies do not breed indoors, but it cer-tainly seems that way.

The multicolored Asian lady beetle is most likely to be at nuisance lev-els near woods because it tends to prey on sap-feed-ing insects that infest trees. The beetle releases a foul yellow defensive chemical that can trigger an allergic reaction in some people.

It is impossible to keep all invaders out, but an aggressive pest-proofing program is an important part of managing them.

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BCES ‘Young Leaders’ recognized ...Ten students at Ballard County Elementary School have been recognized as the top young leaders at the school. Shown from left are (front row) Adyson Gossom, Isabella Presson, Katherine Glisson, Hayden Buchanan, Addi Allen, (back row) Carson Buchanan, Jake Miller, Evan Cox, Wendy Burnley and Isabella Myers. These students have demonstrated academic promise, maturity and leadership potential, and have received invitations to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.

As they were texting back and forth, her bucksuddenly came into clear vision about 140 yards away. She took her shot at it and called Billy Wayne to tell him she had shot a deer. He was trying to re-main silent and hung up on her call in order to fo-cus on the buck that had come up under him.Stephanie said she got mad at him for ignoring her calls

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not to call,” he said. That’s when Stephanie says she texted a short response back.

“Big buck down.” “I got to wondering just

how big that buck really was,” he said. He called her back to ask, her re-sponse was “big.”

Stephanie said she had asked Billy to go with her to video her that day but he was intent on persu-ing a deer of his own. She said she asked him how she would know if she should shoot one or not, he just simply said “you’ll

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buck began to attract at-tention as it spread on Fa-cebook until it became a popular shared post. After the required 60-day dry-ing time for the antlers had passed, an Official Measurer for the Boone and Crockett Club met the Wildharbers to score the rack. B&C have been keeping records of North American big game since the early 1900’s.

Scored at a 157 inches, some feel as if the rack mayhave been miss-

scored. A couple of ac-complished local hunters had scored (unofficially) the rack much higher. One measured it in the 180’s and the other in the high 170’s. Billy Wayne agrees that it may have been scored wrong, pointing to other mounts hanging on the wall much less im-pressive but had received higher scores. In 2010, Stephenie Wildharber’s first year hunting, she killed a six-point buck, a wild hog and had an amaz-ing double kill of a pair of coyotes that found them-selves in her crosshairs. The first was a relatively easy shot for most hunters at only about 140 yards. The second, though, was

more typical of that of a seasoned veteran hunter, or a skilled sniper. At 340-plus yards, the coyote was still running away, Billy said. Watching the coy-ote, as he was filming the entire thing he was telling Stephanie not to shoot at it. The next thing he knew, he heard a “boom” and he watched as the other coy-ote hit the ground. He said he quit filming and told her she had hit it.

She told him she knew she would the entire time.

The last time the Wildharber,s had been updated by KOM was in mid-September, but were not given a confirmation as to what month the ar-ticle will be featured.

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More teens die from car crashes than any other cause, and the first year of driving is the most dangerous. With the help of State Farm Insurance Agent Susan Waldon, Ballard Memorial High School staff and students are participating in an awareness program to keeping teens safe on the road, and asking the community to help.

The school is asking everyone 14 and older to go to www.celebratemydrive.com once a day, every day, during National Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 15-24, and simply make a safe driving commitment: Two eyes on the road, both hands on the wheel, and no texting while driving.

“People with multiple email addresses can make one commitment from each email every day,” explained Family Focus Director Kelly Wray. “If everyone will take just a few moments to do this each day, they’ll really add up.”

The 100 schools nationwide with the most commitments win prizes, including 90 grants of $25,000 and eight grants of $100,000. The top two schools in each division (under 750 students, and 750 students and above) also win a free concert by The Band Perry.

Potential winning high schools will be notified on Nov. 14.

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