Meade County 's Paper for the PeopleMeade County, KentuckyFriday, November 7, 2008 Volume 3, No. 5

Barr Automotive maintains an old-fashioned, quality fi rst rapport that keeps customers happy and their vehicles purr-ing like kittens.

Business, A10

Raising the ‘Barr’The Meade County FFA recent-ly received an elite three-star award, and continues to raise its levels of excellence through tireless work and dedication.

Agriculture, A11

‘FFA-bulous’ fanfare Looking to win The girls and boys cross country teams earned solid fi nishes at last week’s home meet, and both are keeping their sights set on a trip to the state fi nals.

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Another election has come and gone, and some people may be swearing they’ll move to Canada — or at least the next county.

But a University of Ken-tucky psychologist suggests those folks may want to wait

a while before calling the movers.

“My wife is the same way. She says, ‘If my candidate doesn’t win, we’re moving to Canada,’” says Nathan DeW-all, a professor in the UK De-partment of Psychology.

“Initially, disappointed vot-ers may have the attitude, ‘I’m going to be sad for as long as

my candidate’s opponent is in offi ce,’” he said.

“In reality, people bounce back very quickly after disap-pointments. In a week, or a month, they’ll be fi ne,” DeW-all says.

DeWall attributes the emo-tional recovery from backing losers in elections to a per-son’s “psychological immune

system.” “This is a response in the

body that helps cheer us up. It gets at the core of mental well-being,” he said.

“The psychological im-mune system allows us to be resistant against be-ing steeped in a negative

Psychologists say post-election ‘blahs’ will pass

Sports, B1

By Crystal Benhamcrystal@thenewsstandard.com

A three-star general visited Fort Knox last Fri-day, to elaborate upon the Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) project occurring at the Army in-stallation and how surrounding communities will benefi t economically from the expected long-term affects.

Lt. Gen. Ben Freakley — commander of Army Accessions Command at Fort Monroe, Va. — is supervising the initiation of the three-story Hu-man Resources Center of Excellence complex at Fort Knox which consumes almost 900,000 square feet and is projected to house roughly 4,000 em-ployees.

“Right now our assessment is we are going to start off with 1,200 job opportunities once this building is fi nished,” Freakley said. “This build-ing will hold multiple headquarters for the Army

HISTORY IS MADE

Veterans Day ceremonies to honor those who gave all

MEADE CO.MCCAIN 59.7%OBAMA 38.8%

MCCONNELL 53.4%LUNSFORD 46.6%

GUTHRIE 50.9%BOSWELL 49.1%

KENTUCKY

MCCAIN 57% MCCONNELL 53%OBAMA 41% LUNSFORD 47%

*GUTHRIE 53% *BOSWELL 47%

AMERICA

OBAMA-BIDEN 349 ELEC. VOTES

MCCAIN-PALIN 147 ELEC. VOTES

Election is one for the record books

Meade has lower turnout than last presidential election

PRESIDENT-ELECT SEN. BARACK OBAMA

Three-star general visits Knox, gives update on BRAC

By Laura Sayloreditor@thenewsstandard.com

At the crack of dawn Tuesday morning, Meade Countians fl ocked to local schools and other polling places to cast their votes in a presidential election that was bound to create history, no matter what the outcome. With either the country’s fi rst African-American president or the nation’s fi rst female vice president prepared to take oath, voter turn-outs were expected to reach record highs, though that prediction fell short in Meade County.

The county clerk’s offi ce lists 17,642 registered voters, 11,463 of which voted in the Nov. 4, 2008 election. The 64.98 percent voter turnout is lower than the general election held four years ago.

“We had about a 66 percent turnout for the 2004 election,” said county clerk Katrina Fitzgerald.

Some voters waited in line up to 50 minutes, she said, though no major problems with voting machines was brought to the offi ce’s attention.

“Some people only vote every four years, so of course, some people weren’t so familiar with the machines,” she said.

Campaigns for the presidency and Kentucky seats have been contemplated and deliberated by the general public for several months, with some name-calling and personal attacks by politicians becoming more and more stringent during the fi nal days before the Nov. 4 election.

Muldraugh City Council members

Curtis Kelly 134 votes

Louis W. “Woodie” Holston

134 votes

Patricia Reese 130 votes

Kenneth H. Toler 121 votes

Joseph E. Noon Sr. 115 votes

Ronald M. Heschke 113 votes

Community members pleased, disappointed with outcome of state and national elections

See GENERAL, A2

9 7%ADEADE CO.CO.

*531 OF KENTUCKY’S 3,541 PRECINCTS VOTED IN THIS RACE

See BLAHS, A4

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Lt. Gen. Ben Freakley (right) stands with lo-cal contractors and Fort Knox public affairs personnel near the construction site of the new Human Resources Center of Excellence.

See ELECTION, A5

Submitted by the Offi ce of the Governor

FRANKFORT, — Gov. Steve Beshear received word (on Wednesday) from the United States De-partment of Agriculture (USDA) that farmers in all 120 counties in Kentucky are now eligible for emergency loans due to drought and high winds that occurred in Kentucky in 2008.

“I am pleased that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer recognized the fi nancial hardships our farmers are facing following two consecutive years of drought and compounded by the disas-trous winds experienced this September,” Beshear said. “This disaster aid will help lessen the impact on our farm families and rural communities.”

On Sept. 19, Gov. Beshear sent a request to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer requesting that USDA disaster assistance be made avail-able to farmers across the Commonwealth due to crop losses resulting from widespread drought conditions that began in early 2008 and continue

Kentucky counties now eligible for disaster assistance

See DISASTER, A4

United States elects fi rst African-American president

“The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.

“I promise you, we as a people will get there.“There will be setbacks and false starts. There

are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can’t solve every problem.

“But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, espe-cially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this na-tion, the only way it’s been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, cal-loused hand by calloused hand.” —Excerpted from Sen. Obama’s victory speech

“Tonight, more than any night, I hold in my heart nothing but love for this country and for all its citizens, whether they supported me or Senator Obama, I wish Godspeed to the man who was my former opponent and will be my president.

“And I call on all Americans, as I have often in this campaign, to not despair of our present diffi culties but to believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is in-evitable here.

“Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history, we make history.” —Excerpted from Sen. McCain’s fi nal campaign remarks

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN

By Laura Sayloreditor@thenewsstandard.com

As the fanaticism and fury of the Nov. 4 election begins to wane, Americans prepare to commemo-rate another special day in the country’s history: Veterans Day.

Several local ceremonies will be held around the county, some be-ginning as early as today. City and county offi ces will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11 in honor of the

holiday. Ceremonies will be held at the

Meade County High School and the Meade County courthouse. A

special “Purple Heart” event will be held at the Muldraugh Post Of-fi ce during which Muldraugh El-ementary School sixth-grade stu-

dents will help retire an American fl ag and assist in raising a new one — all in honor of American vet-erans. A parade and cer-emony is also scheduled to be held at Vine Grove Optimist Park.

The country’s fi rst Vet-erans Day was held in 1919 as “Ar-mistice Day” to commemorate the

Veterans Day ceremony at MCHS—Ceremony will be held today at 1:30 p.m. at the Meade County High School. Call 270-422-7515 for more information.

Veterans Day ceremony in Brandenburg—Ceremony will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Meade County Courthouse. Members of the local VFW Post 11404 will attend. For more informa-tion call, 270-422-5184. Veterans Day “Purple Heart” event in Muldraugh—Sixth grade students will assist in retiring a tattered American Flag in front of the post offi ce. Call 502-942-2730 for more information.

Veterans Day Ceremony and parade in Vine Grove—Parade will begin 10 a.m. Saturday at Op-timist Park, with a ceremony commencing at 10:30 a.m. Call 270-877-2422 for more information.

See HONOR, A9

FRANKFORT — The school year may just be getting fully up to speed, but for many high school seniors planning on go-ing to college next fall, the groundwork for a success-ful transition is already well underway.

This can be an anxious time for families in this situ-ation, especially when it comes to fi nancial consid-erations in light of today’s economy. Fortunately, Ken-tucky offers several options designed to help in that re-gard.

The most widely known is perhaps the Kentucky Ed-ucational Excellence Schol-arship, or KEES. With it, high schoolers begin earn-ing money for college when they are freshmen, depend-ing on how good their grades are. When factoring in the bonus for a high ACT score, students could poten-tially earn up to $10,000 for pursuing a postsecondary degree in Kentucky.

Starting this year, stu-dents who qualify for a free or reduced lunch at any time during high school

could earn extra money for scoring well on Advanced Placement tests. A new law also extends the time stu-dents can use KEES if they enlist in the military fi rst, while another will ease aca-demic requirements for stu-dents starting college next year.

KEES began a decade ago, when the General Assembly began dedicating 100 per-cent of the state’s lottery proceeds to that program, two others offering grants to qualifi ed students and a literacy initiative. Com-bined, they have received more than $1 billion since 1998.

Locally, our students ap-pear to be taking full advan-tage of KEES, according to a report last month from Ken-tucky Lottery offi cials. In Meade County last year, 444 college students received $588,010.

KEES represents 45 per-cent of the state’s lottery proceeds after a $3 million annual deduction for lit-eracy programs. The other 55 percent is set aside for the College Access Pro-

gram (CAP), which offers fi nancial aid to qualifi ed students attending a public college or university; and the Kentucky Tuition Grant (KTG) program, which does the same for students attending a private or independent college or university. There were 330 Meade County college stu-dents who obtained one of these grants last year.

One of the state’s top long-term goals is to double the 400,000 bacca-laureate degrees Kentuck-ians had in 2000 by the year 2020. We are making positive progress with the halfway point a little more than a year away, but sig-nifi cantly more will need to be done to achieve the goal. To reach that point, we will need to build on our efforts to ease the fi nancial crunch families face.

To address that, Governor Beshear appointed a work-ing group late last month whose sole goal is to fi nd ways to make college more

affordable. Its fi rst report is due by mid-January, with a more in-depth version due

in September.Since the 1997 re-

forms of our post-secondary schools,enrollment at ourpublic collegesand universitieshas grown about athird, with nearly213,000 studentson campus lastfall.

It won’t be easyto raise those num-

bers, but I believe we are at least moving in the right direction despite the eco-nomic downturn the nation is suffering through.

If you have any thoughts on what more could be done, feel free to let me know. I can be reached by writing to Room 351E, Capitol Annex, 702 Capitol Avenue, Frank-fort, KY 40601.

You can also leave a mes-sage for me or for any leg-islator at 800-372-7181. For the deaf or hard of hearing, the number is 800-896-0305.

I hope to hear from you soon.

A myth usually contains a kernel of truth. But that compares with putting a drop of poison in a glass of water — it may be mostly wa-ter, but drinking it will kill you.

The “kernel of truth” this week: Greed contributed to the recent fi nan-cial crash. But to call it the primary cause equates to myth. And to use such claims as an excuse for the most intrusive level of government intervention this country has seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s is worse.

The whole truth: It was left-wing politicians such as Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank who used the force of government to intimi-date mortgage giants Fred-die Mac and Fannie Mae, pressuring them into loan-ing money to credit-chal-lenged borrowers. They got mortgages that may have matched their dreams, but failed to refl ect the reality of their checking accounts.

Now, Barney and friends want taxpayers to bail out them and their buddies.

Turns out, greed was the

problem. But not greedy Wall-Streeters as much as Frank and his leftist pals

such as U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd would like you to believe. Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, received the most from Fan-nie May and Freddie Mac PACs and em-ployees — $133,900 since 1989, reports the Center for Re-sponsive Politics Web site, opense-

crets.org.Rather than voting for

the recent $700-billion bail-out, members of Congress should have moved to im-peach Frank, Dodd and oth-ers who caused great harm to our country. I’m very unhappy with the members of Kentucky’s delegation in Washington, who at the very least, are guilty of aid-ing and abetting politicians looking out for their own interests rather than the tax-payers.

I recently called out Ken-tucky congressman Ben Chandler for his stance on getting rid of private ballots in labor-union elections — the “card check” issue. But he and fellow U.S. Reps. Ed

Whitfi eld and Geoff Davis deserve praise for voting “no” on this bailout.

Yes, the big spenders who voted “aye” say: “We had to do something.”

But “something” never seems to include policies that involve courageous po-litical decisions such as cut-ting spending, promoting transparency and ticking off powerful politicians.

Can’t you imagine a senior senator standing in front of his Senate-club members and saying: “Gentlemen, I know we’re late for our golf games. But there are only a limited number of taxpayer dollars, and if we spend $700 billion of them on this bailout, it means cutting something else. What’s that going to be?”

Dead silence cloaks the Senate chambers.

Then this response: “Why do we have to cut some-thing? Can’t we just spend more?”

“Brilliant” the senators roar in unison.

The truth: History repeats itself.

Similar dynamics oc-curred during the 1930s.

The truth: Those policies didn’t get the country back to work and prospering.

Rather, they prolonged the pain — turning a recession into an economic depres-sion. In 1933, one of every four workers remained un-employed. In 1938, one in six still couldn’t fi nd a job. Even on the verge of World War II, one in seven U.S. workers were still out of work.

Big-government types offer lots of talk but little proof to accompany claims that the New Deal’s govern-ment-backed programs and experiments brought the country out of its economic malaise.

The Congress didn’t stop FDR. And desperate for “change,” the people, as Hillsdale College econom-ics professor Ivan Pongracic states, “were willing to con-sider adopting full-blown socialism in the 1930s as a way to deal with the down-turn.”

That’s the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Jim Waters is director of policy and communications for the Bluegrass Institute, Ken-tucky’s free-market think tank. You can reach him at jwaters@freedomkentucky.com. Read previously columns at www.bipps.org.

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LegislativeUpdate

Veterans Post

Freddy Groves

Jim Waters

BluegrassBeacon

Editorial

The ‘depressing’ truth about economic myths

Scholarship programs shed light on college prepThe Department of Vet-erans Affairs’ Domiciliary Rehabilitation and Treat-ment program is for vet-erans who can take care of their own daily self-care, but need treatment for medical, psychiatric, voca-tional, educational or so-cial dysfunctions because of substance abuse, mental illness or homelessness.

The VA says that the domiciliaries give care in a “safe, secure, semi-struc-tured homelike environ-ment.” The “community method” of integrated therapeutic programs is used by “interdisciplin-ary teams,” meaning that the care involves using all types of resources to bring about the needed changes.

This is all well and good, but the Offi ce of the In-spector General for the VA took a close look at basic issues of safety, security and privacy, and uncov-ered problems. Then the IG went back and checked for compliance.

Most of the facilities — 94 percent — had at least one issue with security or safety.

The audit concluded

that three issues need to be addressed:

1. Procedures for un-announced room inspec-tions, to include checks for contraband and for controlled substances that should be locked up. (Ninety-two percent of the patients have substance abuse issues.)

2. Additional safety and privacy for all the veter-ans, but especially women (4 percent of the popula-tion). The audit revealed that not all domiciliaries have locks on bedroom and bathroom doors for women. In two facilities, access into rooms could be made through ceilings.

3. Some facilities are not reporting their progress in meeting guidelines, which makes it diffi cult to deter-mine if corrective actions have indeed been taken.

Earlier this year, funds were provided to quickly implement key-card sys-tems, but it wasn’t done in all facilities.

As of now, there are 49 domiciles, with plans to open four more next year.

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.

VA domiciliaries get scrutinized for safety

As former presidential candidate Sen. John McCain said during his adjourning speech, it is only natural to have strong feelings — whether positive, negative, or even the feeling of uncertainty — in regards to the re-cent election. But, no matter what those feelings may be, it is important to take a step back, focus on the hard-ships our country is facing, and realize that hope and faith formed the backbone of this country and hope and faith are what we — as Americans — must utilize to help fi ght and reshape our country’s current turmoil.

“Understanding the challenges that tomorrow may bring” is crucial in rebuilding our economy, as president-elect Barack Obama said during his victory speech.

We must come together, form a coalition and “help re-store our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren with a stronger, better country than we inherited,” as McCain said.

Americans should be proud of this historical election; proud, that we lived to see an African-American presi-dent elected; proud, that we could have elected the old-est president and the fi rst female vice president in the history of the United States; proud, that as Kentuckians, our Republican Senator Mitch McConnell is now re-garded by news media across the nation as “the most re-spected Republican voice in all of Congress;” and proud, that no matter who was elected as president, his agenda will include much-needed change to restore the state of our country.

No matter our difference in political beliefs, race, eth-nicity, religion, or sexual orientation, “We are and al-ways will be the United States of America,” as Obama remarked in his speech. Our government is still a gov-ernment “of the people, by the people, and for the peo-ple,” and “We still make a difference. We rise and fall as one people,” he said.

No matter what your vote, opinion, or beliefs are, this is a hopeful time for our nation and the great state of Kentucky. Our country, our state, and our community is struggling, but we made our voices heard on Tuesday. It is important to remember that our voices are what make the difference, are what make this country great, and are what will spur resolution and reformation.

Remember that we are “one nation, undivided, for which it stands.” Remember our founding fathers and the changes our ancestors brought to this country, but most of all, remember that now is our time. It is our chore to ensure that our schools prosper, our jobs are re-bounded, our soldiers are provided for, and our country is refurbished and remains the greatest country on earth. We must stand by in support of our new president and demand he and all our nation’s leaders pledge to see our country through the challenges it faces, and ensure America’s freedoms remain imperishable.

‘Now is our time’

It’s that time of year again — time to get your family’s fl u shots.

The best way to prevent or lessen the severity of the fl u is to get a fl u shot every fall. On average in the U.S., up to 20 percent of the population gets the fl u, and children ages 6-10 have the highest rates of in-fection. In fact, chil-dren are up to three times more likely to get the fl u than adults.

Flu vaccination usually begins in September, or as soon as vaccine becomes available. Vaccine manufac-turers are estimating that 146 million doses of infl uen-za vaccine will be produced in the U.S. during this year’s fl u season.

There are two types of fl u vaccine: the fl u shot, which is an inactivated (or killed) vaccine which is given with a needle in the arm, or the nasal spray fl u vaccine, which is a live, weakened vaccine that is sprayed up the nose.

The shot is approved for use in people over six months of age, including people with chronic medi-cal conditions.

The nasal spray vaccine is

approved for use in healthy people ages 2-49 who are not pregnant.

Both types of vac-cine contain the three types of infl u-enza virus that sci-entists estimate will circulate in a given year.

Anyone who wishes to reduce their chances of get-ting the fl u can be vaccinated, but it is recommended that the following groups get vaccinated each year:

•Children ages six months to 19 years

•Pregnant women•People ages 50 and old-

er•People of any age with

certain chronic health con-ditions

•People who live in nurs-ing homes or other long-term care facilities

•People who live with or care for those at high risk for fl u complications

If you are severely allergic to eggs, have ever had a se-vere reaction to an infl uenza vaccination, or are younger than six months of age, you should contact your physi-cian before receiving a fl u vaccination.

The Meade County Health Department current-

ly has plenty of fl u vaccine in stock. You can receive your fl u shot on a walk-in basis while supplies last. Please contact the Health Department at 270-422-3988 for pricing and insurance acceptance information.

Friday, November 7, 2008A4 - The News Standard NEWSNEWS

Melissa D. Kinnard

HealthUpdate

As flu season nears, take time to vaccinate

Submitted by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) 511 travel information system just got a face lift.

Now, in addition to time-ly and accurate roadway information, travelers can view real-time traffi c cams, obtain weather information or even subscribe to an RSS

feed to receive travel alerts via e-mail or text messag-ing. It’s all part of KYTC’s continuing effort to keep travelers safe, aware, and cutting edge.

Travelers can log on to the 511 system at www.511.ky.gov. An interactive map is provided with informa-tion related to construction, incidents or accidents, traf-fi c alerts, and roadway con-ditions.

Weather information is also available through the weather radar or, for a clos-er look, local Weather Bug cams. Visitors can choose different versions, including a map view, satellite, terrain or hybrid view.

Visitors can link to traffi c information services in ur-ban and surrounding states, view tourism information, fi nd rest areas and weigh stations, learn important

driving tips, link to the Ken-tucky State Police or Vehicle Enforcement Web sites, or even report a pothole.

KYTC’s 511 telephone service has also been up-dated. The new system uses text-to-speech technology, which allows the user to either speak to maneuver through the system or use the phone keypad.

Additional available op-tions include traffi c infor-

mation by region, and the ability to summon roadside assistance from the KYTC SAFE patrol. SAFE (Safety Assistance for Freeway Emergencies) is a free ser-vice for stranded motor-ists. Another menu option allows the user to provide comments and suggestions for the 511 system.

“Our 511 system has proven to serve our travel-ers well over the years,”

Secretary of Transportation Joe Prather said. “All of our services, whether it’s construction, maintenance, SAFE patrol, licensing, or 511, are all conducted with one goal in mind — to help keep our motorists safe.”

Kentucky’s 511 system was implemented in late 2002, and through the years has been updated as tech-nology and interest in the system evolved.

Next generation of 511 offers enhanced travel information, services

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The Salem Women on a Mission Association of Meade County, a chapter of the Baptist Women’s Association (BWA), congregated Monday at noon at Riverfront Park in Brandenburg to take part in the Baptist Women’s Day of Prayer. Members were given sack lunches and Pastor Tom Bridges, of Ekron Baptist Church, blessed the meal before the program began with an introduction from Katrina Crutcher, a member of the Salem Chapter BWA.

According to Crutcher, the BWA is split into seven Continental Unions in 132 countries with 229 national Baptist Women’s organizations. Salem members were split into four groups, and each group was given a prayer guide and asked to pray for four continental partnerships: Africa and Latin America; Europe and the Southwest Pacifi c; the Caribbean and North America; and Asia and North America.

Catherine Aldridge, the longest active member of the Salem Chapter, said the program has taken place on the fi rst Monday in November for more than 30 years.

Members of the Salem Women on a Mission As-sociation of Meade Coun-ty met at the riverfront in Brandenburg last Friday for the an-nual Baptist Women’s Day of Prayer. The event has been held on the fi rst Monday in November for more than 30 years.

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Baptist Women’s Day of Prayer held at Riverfront Park

emotion,” DeWall says. Another UK psychology

professor, Suzanne Seger-strom, said studies have shown the length of depres-sion after a disappointment often depends on whether the individual was opti-mistic to start with.

“Some people argue that

when you expect the best, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. That’s not what I’ve found,” Segerstrom says.

Instead, she said, re-search indicates people who generally are optimis-tic recover more quickly from disappointments than those whose outlook is pes-simistic.

“Being pessimistic didn’t protect people,” Seger-strom said.

DeWall said the time it

takes people to recover from disappointments also may be affected by whether they already were depressed or had low self-esteem.

DeWall bases that view on research into individu-als’ responses to personal rejection in social situa-tions.

“Those people may not have as strong a psycho-logical immune system, so it can take them longer to bounce back,” he said.

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Illegal criminal activity happening in your neighbor-hood? Do you look the other way for fear of retalia-tion from the criminal element? Well, fear no more, the Meade County Sheriff’s Department has set up a phone tip line for you to call to report drug and criminal activity in your neighborhood. The tip line is totally anonymous, and your iden-tity cannot be revealed. The Meade County Sheriff’s Department is committed to fight-ing the drug and criminal problem in our community, but we need your help. Please help by report-ing any and all suspicious activity in your area.

The new tip line is 270-422-HOPE (4673).

Report A Crime 270-422-HOPE (4673)

today. He further amended

his request to include di-saster assistance related to wind damage that occurred on Sept. 14, 2008. Hurricane force winds fl at-

tened crops and damaged orchards across the com-monwealth. The devastat-ing wind damage com-pounded the effect of the two consecutive years of drought conditions Ken-tucky farmers have experi-enced.

In response to Gov. Beshear’s request, the USDA reviewed the Dam-age Assessment Reports

and other related informa-tion for all 120 counties and determined that all coun-ties sustained suffi cient production losses to war-rant a Secretarial disaster designation.

For more information on drought assistance, visit your local USDA/Farm Service Agency offi ce or visit the USDA’s Web site at www.usda.gov.

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State offi cials tour Knox, county during special visit

THE NEWS STANDARD/LAURA SAYLOR

State legislators, Muldraugh and Brandenburg mayors and city council mem-bers, and several Meade County magistrates and offi cials dined at Doe Run Inn Wednesday night during a special event organized by State Rep. Jeff Greer (D-Brandenburg). After a tour of Fort Knox Thursday morning, the party was slated to attend a meeting at Lusk Mechanical to discuss the initiation of a new pro-gram called “Helmets to Hard Hats” that encourages businesses to hire military personnel. See next week’s issue of The News Standard for a full article about the program, and what it means for local soldiers and Meade County businesses.

“Some of the commercials seemed out of hand,” said Meade County resident Shawne Brown. “Instead of putting the other guy down ... (politicians) should be talking about what they’re going to do, what positive changes they’ll bring for the greater good of the public. It’s easy to just bad-mouth somebody else.”

Browne said she is a reg-istered Republican, though she voted for some Demo-cratic candidates for the fi rst time on Tuesday.

“I’ve heard a lot of people say they’re not sticking with their party (this election),” she said. “And a lot of other people I know have changed their minds a lot throughout all the (campaigns).

“I’m happy with how the Kentucky elections came out ... Nationally, I’m ecstatic. We need somebody who’s (going to) give this country

an about-face and I’m excit-ed that Obama (is) the guy that’s going to do it.”

Saul Sheffi eld, a 36-year-old Payneville resident, voted for the fi rst time on Tuesday, and said this was the fi rst election that cap-tured his interest and urged him to vote.

“The Kentucky politicians are what got me going,” he said. “With jobs, the econ-omy ... I want to know my home and my home state are taken care of with every-thing going on.”

Sheffi eld said he was dis-appointed with the outcome of the presidential election, saying Sen. John McCain’s military service is why he was initially likened to the Republican candidate. As a former soldier, Sheffi eld said he was proud of Mc-Cain’s dedication to his country.

Polls closed at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, and Fitzgerald re-ported that most of the vote tallying within the county was completed by 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night.

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318 214 9 0 1 261 260 239 265 343 402 331 130 98 115 100 101 121 134 113 109 134

271 121 2 1 0 225 166 197 180 265 270

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383 170 2 3 0 320 231 283 251 389 382

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345 224 7 1 3 298 274 279 280 365 439 345

128 108 5 0 0 123 124 115 130 165 188 138

473 332 12 1 3 421 398 394 410 530 627 483

309 148 6 2 1 274 185 263 186 326 319 305

342 186 5 0 0 311 216 297 220 373 389 349

145 99 0 1 1 138 106 124 121 176 175 143

796 433 11 3 2 723 507 684 527 875 883 797

271 190 4 0 1 247 211 244 208 300 343

128 73 2 1 0 110 94 114 89 145 156

399 263 6 1 1 357 305 358 297 445 499

202 119 4 0 1 172 148 144 164 208 238

112 61 8 0 1 93 89 98 83 129 141

314 180 12 0 2 265 237 242 247 337 379

254 142 3 1 0 219 177 219 175 286 302

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365 194 5 1 0 327 239 318 244 427 425

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We have been blessed with relatively affordable fuel and housing in the past and American consumers have enjoyed a safe and plentiful food supply at a very reasonable cost.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service tracks the food expenditures of U.S. consumers. In 1929, we spent 23 percent of personal dispos-able income on food with 3 percent allocated for eating out.

In 2007, we spent only l8 percent of discretionary funds on eating, with about

half spent on food away from home. Our food sup-ply, shopping habits, cook-

ing skills, and social norms have changed signifi cantly over the past 50 years.

We now spend about half as much of our available income compared to 80 years ago. In fact, there has been a steady decline in food expenditures with the percent dip-ping below 10 for the fi rst time in 2000.

Both public and private economists now predict a rise in food pric-es for the next few years. Forecasts range from 5 to 9 percent per year through 2012.

The trend is attributed

to rising fuel costs and increased cost inputs for farmers. Corn, wheat, and soybeans are predicted to be in tight supply with no cushion to offset a poor harvest. Grain supplies im-pact other parts of the food supply chain.

For example, a 50 per-cent increase in corn prices would likely result in a 1 percent increase in food prices. The cost of food as a percentage of food expense is currently 19 percent. That fi gure is expected to rise to nearly 30 percent in the next fi ve years.

Clearly, American food consumers will need to make some adjustments in the way they spend food dollars. Choosing to eat in, instead of out, may just

help some of us learn to cook and lose some weight. But, people with less mon-ey typically have to spend a greater percent of their income on food.

For the next few years we can expect that food banks and supplemental food programs will see an increased demand for their services.

If you would like to learn more about how to stretch your food dollar or how you can help those who are hungry, contact the Family and Consumer Sciences Ex-tension agent at the Meade County Extension offi ce at 270-422-4958.

Source: Janet Tietyen, Ex-tension Specialist for Food and Nutrition, UK College of Agriculture

Prepare for an increase in food costs

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THE NEWS STANDARD/LAURA SAYLOR

Polls opened at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, with the heaviest voter traffi c occurring in the morning and over the lunch hours.

David Lee McIntoshDavid Lee McIntosh, 45, of Vine Grove passed away sud-

denly on Oct. 24, 2008. He was preceded in death by his father, Bob McIntosh.

He is survived by his loving wife, Missy McIntosh of Vine Grove; two sons, David Lee Raymond McIntosh of Vine Grove and Joseph David McIn-tosh of Owensboro, Ky.; two daughters, Katie Rena McIn-tosh and Lauren Lee McIntosh both of Louisville; his mother, Sandra Cook of Indianapolis; a brother, Robby McIntosh of Louisville; and three grand-children.

Funeral services were held, Oct. 28, from the chapel of Cof-fey and Chism Funeral Home in Vine Grove, with Randy

Case offi ciating. Burial followed in the Elizabethtown Me-morial Gardens.

In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to a memorial fund set up through Wilson-Muir Bank, 123 West Main Street, Vine Grove, KY 40175 in memory of David Lee McIntosh.

John T. “Jake” Harper, Jr. John T. “Jake” Harper, Jr., 85, of Vine Grove, died, Oct. 30,

2008 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky. He was a member of Vine Grove Baptist Church and a

veteran. He was preceded in death by his

parents, Jane Hager and John T. Harper, Sr.; two brothers, Ed Harper and “Bob” Harper; fi ve sisters, Beu-lah Harper, Pearl Miller, Mary Hig-bee, Nell Quisenberry and Katherine Hughes.

He is survived by his wife of six-ty-two years, Estelle Cruse Harper;

a daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne and Greg Shircliff of Elizabethtown, Ky.; two sons, Gary Harper and Vicki of Elizabethtown, Ky. and John G. Harper of Rineyville, Ky.; six grandchildren, Nealia Harper, Kelly Harper-Kelley and her husband Richard, Derek Vowels and his wife Amber, Sarah Vowels, Ryan Harper and Stella Harper; six great grandchildren, Shelby, Addison, Gabrielle, Caden, Ava and Sarah Michelle; and two sisters, Hallie Humphrey of Pekin, Ind. and Margaret Morris of Lexington, Ky.

The funeral service were held Nov. 3, at Vine Grove Bap-tist Church with Chaplain Larry Vance offi ciating. Burial was held at the Vine Grove Cemetery in Vine Grove.

Arrangements were held at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Fu-neral Home in Vine Grove.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contribu-tions to Vine Grove Baptist Church Renovation Fund, 408-410 W. Main St., Vine Grove, KY 40175.

The guest register may be signed at www.nebfh.com.

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Community Calendar

Richard Lee Smith Richard Lee Smith, 68, of Vine Grove, died Nov. 2, 2008 at

the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Louisville.He was a member of the Military

Order of Purple Hearts Heartland Chapter 767 and the North Hardin Lions Club.

He is survived by his wife, Elke Smith of Vine Grove; a daughter and son-in-law, Christina and David Gray of Crestwood, Ky.; a son and daugh-ter-in-law, Michael and Deanna Smith of St. Louis, Mo.; four grandchildren,

Kaitlynn Smith, Kyle Smith, Stuart Gray and Erin Gray; two sisters, Teresa Markers and Mona McGraw both of Arkan-sas; three brothers, Charles Smith, John Smith, and James Smith all of Missouri; his stepmother, Margaret Smith, his very special friends, Roberal and Carolyn Oliver of Mount Washington, Ky.; and a host of other friends.

Funeral services were held Nov. 5, 2008 at Nelson-Edel-en-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove. The service will be conducted by the Military Order of Purple Hearts. Burial are held today at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central at 2:30 p.m., Nov. 7, 2008 with military honors.

The guest register may be signed at www.nebfh.com. Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home is in charge of ar-

rangements.

Lonnie Keith ThomasMr. Lonnie Keith Thomas, 52, of Brandenburg, died Nov.

3, 2008, at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louis-ville. Mr. Thomas was preceded in death by his mother Catherine Emily Allen Thomas and a brother, Ricky Thom-as.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Thomas, of Branden-burg; daughter, Melissa (Paul) Frazier of Ekron; three grandchildren, Mikaela, Sarah and Sidney; his father, Lon Thomas, Jr. of Brandenburg; three sisters, Debbie Bush, Penny Towers, and Cindy Scott, and three brothers, Terry Cain, Mark Thomas and Jeff Thomas.

Funeral Services will be held today at 11 a.m., Nov. 7, from the Chapel of the Hager Funeral Home, with the buri-al in Garnettsville Cemetery in Brandenburg.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contribu-tions to the American Diabetes Association. Online condo-lences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

Ronald R. Hawkins

Ronald R. Hawkins, 55, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Oct. 29, 2008 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hos-pital.

Ronald Ray Hawkins was born May 29, 1953 in Ken-tucky. He was raised in Brandenburg and graduated from Meade County High School. Ron attended the Nashville Auto Diesel College and was a mechanic.

He was united in marriage to Patricia Lindquist on June 3, 1972 in Red Oak, Iowa. They lived in Omaha for a short time before moving to Red Oak. Ron worked for Missouri Valley Machinery from 1972-1974, Kirk National Leasing from 1974-1989, NSK from 1989-2004, and the City of Red Oak from 2004 until the time of his death.

He was a member of the National Riffl e Association, an avid gun collector, and a target shooter. He also loved poli-tics and his dogs.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Ernest and Ivy (Bullard) Hawkins.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia “Trish” Hawkins of Red Oak, Iowa; a son, Sam Hawkins and his fi ancé, Aman-da Miller of Omaha, Neb.; a daughter, Jennifer Hawkins-Eden and her husband, Joshua of West Des Moines, Iowa; a grandson, Carter Eden of West Des Moines, Iowa; a sister, Geri Hawkins of Austin, Texas; a brother-in-law, Don Lin-quist and his wife Tina of Red Oak, Iowa; sisters-in-law, Penny Torczon of Red Oak, Iowa and Peggy Embree of Montana; many nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Nov. 3, 2008 at the Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel with Pastor David Mac-Donald offi ciating.

Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery. Funeral arrange-ments were made by Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Cha-pel.

A memorial fund is being established in Ronald’s name.

Robert James Westcott

Robert James Westcott, 89, of Radcliff, Ky. passed away Oct. 30, 2008 at his residence.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Victoria Elaine, and his parents Lucian and Mabel Westcott.

He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Yates Westcott, of Radc-liff, Ky.; two sons, Wesley Westcott of Radcliff, Ky. and Thom-as Westcott, of Hodgenville, Ky.; three grandchildren; six great grandchildren; two sisters, Wilda Walker of Concord, Ohio and Evelyn Banis of Mentor, Ohio.

Funeral services were held Nov. 1, from the chapel of Coffey and Chism Funeral Home in Vine Grove, with Brother Jerry Bell offi ciating. Burial followed in the Vine Grove Cemetery.

George E. RiderGeorge E. Rider, 89, of Brandenburg, passed away Oct.

30, 2008, at his residence.He was born Sept. 4, 1919 in Winchester, Ill. to the late

Orville and Ethel Rider. He was preceded in death by eight siblings; William, Harold, Robert, Donald, Clayton Leroy, Grace, Catherine, Wanda, Ruth and Fern.

He was retired from Olin Chemical Corporation, Doe Run Plant and a member of Ekron Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Goodman Rider; daugh-ter, Anna Green (Bill) of Brandenburg; three sons, Donald “Deanie” Rider of Brandenburg, Bobby Rider of Omaha, Neb. and Randy Rider (Venita) of Brandenburg; sisters, Helen Coates of Brandenburg and Melba Six of Decatur, Ill.; 11 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Nov. 1, from the chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home with burial in Ekron Baptist Church Cemetery.

Pallbearers were David Elliot, Jack Rider, Kyle Rider, Eric Rider, Paul Rider, and Clint Rider.

David Brent Hughes, Sr. David Brent Hughes, Sr., 54, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died

Nov. 03, 2008.He was preceded in death by his father, Alfred Hughes.He is survived by his wife, Donna Sue Grubbs Hughes;

three children, David Hughes, Aaron Hughes and Abigail Hughes all of Elizabethtown, Ky.; his mother, Glenda Hughes of Murray, Ky.; one sister, Donna Gail Futrell of Murray, Ky.; and a brother, Barry Hughes of Tuscaloosa, Ala.

There will be a memorial service at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at Gloryland Harvest Church, 757 S. Woodland Dr., Radcliff, KY.

Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the church.The family requests no fl owers or food. If anyone feels led

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THE MEADE COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS ANNUAL MEETING

November 18, 2008 • 2:30 P.M.at the Center.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

FOR NEXT TWO YEARS.ONLY MEMBERS ALLOWED

Any questions, call:

422-5200between 10 A.M. & 2 P.M.

Monday - Friday, except Tuesday.

The Community Calendar is a free service to community groups and organizations for event announcements. However, if you have an event where there is a charge listed, there will be a $7 fl at fee for each time the announcement runs. No beauty pageants or yard sales. The News Standard offi ce is located at 1065 Old Ekron Rd. Call 270-422-4542 or e-mail news@thenewsstandard.com. Deadline for Friday’s paper is 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Friday, Nov. 7FALL FESTIVAL

Ekron Elementary School Fall Festival 5-8:00 p.m.

4TH ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAMMeade County High School. All veterans are invited.

Reception is at 1 p.m. and program is at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 8FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENING

Harrison County Hospital 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. by appointment only in Rehabilitation Services. Call the Wellness Line at

812-738-7869 to schedule an appointment or for information.

HOMEMAKER’S HOLIDAY BAZAAR9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Meade County High School in the cafeteria.

Santa is scheduled to arrive at 10 a.m. Cookbooks, cutlery, fresh pecans, crafts, gifts, etc. Lunch will be available for purchase.

CHRISTMAS BAZAARBethel Methodist 120 Bethel Church Rd., Brandenburg. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSEDesigns by Mary, 134 Broadway, Brandenburg. 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. For more information, call 270-422-4020.

VETERAN’S DAY PARADE AND CEREMONYParade at 10 a.m. and conclude at the Vine Grove Optimist Park

where the ceremony will commence at 10:30 a.m.For information, contact Donna Broadway at 270-877-2422.

COAT GIVE-AWAYCommunity-Wide coat give-away 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Glad Tidings Christian Center Café. Variety of sizes, fi rst-come,

fi rst-served. A free chili lunch will be served.Call 270-422-2020 for more information.

ATLETICO FLAMES FUTBOL TRY-OUTSThe Atletico Flames Futbol Club of Elizabethtown will be

holding try-outs for soccer teams. Go to www.atleticofl ames.

com for registrations forms, dates, and times.

Monday, Nov. 10“PURPLE HEART DAY” CELEBRATION

Honoring American Veterans 1 p.m. at the Muldraugh Post Offi ce.

All Veterans and the community are invited and refreshments will be served following the ceremony. The event will take place

in front of the Muldraugh Post Offi ce, 114 South Main Street. For more information please contact Postmaster Lillian Conklin

at 270-942-2730.

MULDRAUGH CITY COUNCIL6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Muldraugh City Hall.

BRANDENBURG CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m.the second Monday of each month at Brandenburg City Hall.

Tuesday, Nov. 11 VETERAN’S DAY

FREE ENGLISH CLASSES7 p.m. Buck Grove Baptist Church, 255 Buck Grove Road

No registration required.Free nursery care available for students during class.

For more information, call 270-828-3365 or 270-828-6320.

MEADE COUNTY FISCAL COURT7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month

at the Meade County Courthouse.

MEADE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month

at the Meade County Board of Education building.

Wednesday, Nov. 12

NUTRITION CLASSThe Meade County Health Department will have nutrition

classes taught by a registered dietitian. Initial class is at 1 p.m. Follow-up class is at 3 p.m.

Registration is required 24 hours in advance.Please call 800-280-1601, ext. 1035 for more information.

FLU VACCINE CLINICMain lobby of Harrison County Hospital. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Open to the public for adults 18 and over.Call for information on cost. 812-738-4251 or 270-422-4666.

QUESTION: What should you tell an adopted child about his or her biological parents in “closed” adoption situa-tions? How do you answer his tough questions about why he wasn’t wanted, etc?

DR. DOBSON: I’ll give you an an-swer written by a Dr. Milton Levine in a vintage par-enting book titled “Your Child from 2 to 5,” and then I’ll comment on his recommendation. Dr. Levine was associate profes-sor of pediatrics, New York Hospital, at the time. He listed three possible ways to tell an adopted child about his origin, as follows:

1. Tell the child his biolog-

ical parents are dead.2. State plainly that the

biological parents were un-able to care for their baby themselves.

3. Tell the child noth-ing is known about the biological parents, but that he was secured from an agency dedi-cated to fi nding good homes for babies.

Dr. Levine preferred the fi rst approach be-cause “the child who is told that his biologi-cal parents are dead

is free to love the mother and father he lives with. He won’t be tormented by a haunting obligation to search for his biological par-ents when he’s grown.”

He continued, “Since the possibility of losing one’s parents is one of childhood’s

greatest fears, it is true that the youngster who is told that his biological parents are dead may feel that all parents, including his sec-ond set, are pretty imper-manent. Nevertheless, I feel that in the long run the child will fi nd it easier to adjust to death than to abandonment. To tell a youngster that his parents gave him up because they were unable to take care of him is to present him with a complete rejection. He cannot comprehend the circumstances, which might lead to such an act. But an unwholesome view of him-self as an unwanted object, not worth fi ghting to keep, might be established.”

I disagree with Dr. Levine at this point. I am unwill-ing to lie to my child about anything. I would not tell

him that his natural parents were dead if that were not true. Sooner or later, he will learn that he has been mis-led, which could undermine our relationship and bring the entire adoption story under suspicion.

Instead, I would be in-clined to tell the child that very little is known about his biological parents. Sev-eral inoffensive and vague possibilities could be of-fered to him, such as, “We can only guess at the reasons the man and woman could not raise you. They may have been extremely poor and were unable to give you the care you needed; or maybe the woman was sick; or she may not have had a home. We just don’t know. But there is one thing we do know. She must have

loved you very, very much -— enough to give you life and to make sure you were raised in a loving home where you would be taken care of. We’re so thankful that the Lord led her to let us raise you.”

QUESTION: I understand your emphasis on a child being taught to respect the authority of his or her par-ents, but doesn’t that coin have two sides? Don’t par-ents have an equal respon-sibility to show respect for their children?

DR. DOBSON: They cer-tainly do. The self-concept of a child is extremely frag-ile and it must be handled with great care. A young-ster should live in complete safety at home, never being belittled or embarrassed de-

liberately, never punished in front of friends, never ridiculed in a way that is hurtful. His strong feelings and requests, even if foolish, should be considered and responded to politely. He should feel that his parents “really do care about me.” My point is that respect is the critical ingredient in all human relationships, and just as parents should insist on receiving it from their children, they are obligated to model it in return.

Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofi t organization Fo-cus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995 (www.family.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from “Solid Answers” and “Bring-ing Up Boys,” both published by Tyndale House.

Divine Guidance

DanNewton

Friday, November 7, 2008 The News Standard - A7FAITH & VALUESFAITH & VALUES

Focus on the family

James Dobson

Encouraging Words

Ronald Knott

BIBLE TRIVIAby Wilson Casey

1. Is the book of Gomorrah in the Old or New Testa-ment or neither?2. From Matthew 24, Heaven and earth may pass away, but Jesus’ “what” shall not? Life, Children, Love, Words3. From what type of person did Saul seek relief when an evil spirit tormented him? Harpist, Sorceress, Mad-man, Soldier4. What two weapons did David use to kill Goliath? Spear/Rock, Sword/Mallet, Sling/Stone, Axe/Knife5. The grain of what seed did Jesus liken to the kingdom of heaven? Mustard, Barley, Apple, Corn6. What daughter of Leah was defi led by Shechem? Bathsheba, Dinah, Elisabeth, Anna

ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Words; 3) Harpist; 4) Sling/Stone; 5) Mustard; 6) Dinah

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“He has gone to stay at a sinner’s house!”

—Luke 19:1-10

“You can’t judge a book by its cover.” We have all heard this warning about disappointing contents coming in beautiful pack-aging. All of us, no doubt, have been fooled into buy-ing a book with an attrac-tive cover or rented a mov-ie with a great-sounding trailer that turned out to be “garbage.”

In the religious world, “you can’t judge a book by its cover” is true as well.Many, no doubt, have been fooled by “religious types” with their great made-for-TV images, who were really nothing more than “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”

In the spiritual world, “you can’t judge a book by its cover,” is true as well, in a very different sense. The story of Zacchaeus is a case in point. On the outside, he

appears to be a rotten low-life sinner, but he turns out to be a humble, generous and religious man. “You can’t judge a book by its cover” in his case either.

Externally, Zac-chaeus was a sawed-off, greedy, little crook in the eyes of his home-town folks. He was up to his eyeballs in an extortion racket under the auspices of the hated Roman government.

He was one of those tax collectors hired by the oc-cupying Roman authorities to squeeze money out of his fellow Jews, especially the poorest of the poor, to line the pockets of the Ro-man Emperor, as well as his own. He appeared to be one rotten little scumbag.

In the Old Testament we read, “People see exter-nals, but God sees into the

heart.” Nowhere do we see this more clearly than in a side-by-side comparison of

Zacchaeus and those who judged him.

On one hand, the Pharisees appeared to be holy, upstand-ing members of the community. Un-derneath, however, they were rotten to the core. Jesus called them “white-washed tombs that looked good on the outside, but inside

were fi lled with stench and rottenness.”

On the other hand, Zac-chaeus appeared to be a rotten, no-good, sinner in the eyes of all the people. Jesus, however, because he had the ability to see into hearts, did have the abil-ity to judge a book by its cover.

When he looked up in the tree and saw Zacchaeus, he saw a lot of goodness down

deep inside this little man. “People see externals, but God sees into the heart.”

Since we can only see people’s outsides, while God can see into people’s hearts, Jesus warned us not to judge each other. We never know for sure what’s going on inside people. It’s a sound spiritual practice, therefore, to give each oth-er the benefi t of the doubt.

I have spent most of my ministry reaching out to people whose magnifi -cent goodness was hidden under some pretty aw-ful appearances. Some of the meanest “Christians” I have ever met have been those “pillar of the church” types, while some of the most devout Christians have been those who have been rejected or hurt by church people.

Father Knott, a Meade Coun-ty native, is a priest from the Archdiocese of Louisville.

Be delicate when telling adopted child about birth parents

Not a good idea to ‘judge a book by its cover’

“He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.”

—Psalm 112:7 (NKJV)

His adoring fans called him the “Sul-tan of Swat.” He was Babe Ruth, the baseball player who set records for home runs and strikeouts. Babe’s philosophy was simple. He said, “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.”

That’s smart advice on the diamond or off.

Of course it’s never wise to take foolish risks (so buckle up, slow down, and don’t do anything when it comes to the game of life) But when it comes to the

game of life, you should not let the fear of failure keep

you from taking your swings.

Today, ask God for the courage to step beyond the bound-aries of your self-doubts. Ask Him to guide you to a place where you can real-ize your full poten-tial — a place where you are freed from the fear of failure.

Ask Him to do His part, and promise Him that you will do your part. Don’t ask Him to lead you to a “safe” place; ask Him to lead you to the “right” place and remember: those two places are seldom the same.

Reverend Dan Newton is the pastor of Grace Baptist Church.

Don’t fear a strike out

SUBMITTED PHOTOS

ABOVE: Judy and Bobby Hubbard enjoy the luncheon that was provided after the homecoming service at Muldraugh United Methodist Church on Nov. 2. RIGHT: Dan Molnar played the bag-pipes during a special celebration was held at Muldraugh United Methodist Church last Sunday.

Members of the Muldraugh United Methodist Church enjoyed live music, lunch, and each other’s company at a homecoming held Nov. 2.

Special music was provided by Dan Molnar on the bagpipes and a vocal duet by Rev. Dan Paddack and Melissa Molnar.

A luncheon was served after the ser-vice, during which attendees shared memories and stories from the past.

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C.E. Smith and Sons Corporation to William Drury, Sr. and Virginia L. Drury, property located in Meade County.

Donald L. Stanfi eld to Stone Holdings, LLC, by and through Alec G. Stone, member, 311 Mead-owview Drive, Brandenburg, deed tax $50.

Gary L. Hartlage and Sarah Hart-lage to Stanley K. Slinker and Jen-nifer Slinker, 32 Summitt Drive, Brandenburg, deed tax $220.

Lenora A. Johnson to Kevin P. Shaughnessy and Lois Jeaneen-Stivers, lot seven in Poole Estates located in Meade County, deed tax $130.

Fred L. Vowels, aka Freddie L. Vowels to G&F, Inc., A Kentucky Corporation, by and through Steven R. Crebessa, parcel one and two, property located in Meade County, deed tax $30.

The Estate of Charles Eugene Smith to Charles E. Gene Smith, tract three, property located in Meade County.

James Keith Smith and Janice Smith to A.Q. Construction, Inc., a Kentucky Corporation, lot 31 of Skees Farm Division located in Meade County.

A.Q. Construction, Inc., a Ken-tucky Corporation, to Eileen E. Shacklett and James A. Shacklett, lot 31 of Skees Farm Division lo-cated in Meade County, deed tax $187.50.

Steve Redmon Construction, Inc. to Ellis Ray Joiner and Monica Stok-er, 475 Lake Drive, Vine Grove, deed tax $111.

Joyce F. Kirk to Michael Ray Miller, Sr. and Sabrina Miller, 86 Warren Court, Vine Grove, deed tax $80.

TMN Services, LLC, as Trustee of Land Trust No. 080806 to Eq-uity Trust Company Custodian FBO Albert C. Lee #80788, lot 299,274, 269, 219, 144, 82, and 277 of Audubon Woods section of Doe Valley Subdivision located in Meade County, deed tax $420.

William K. Davis to Edward C. Staton, lot 34 of The Knobs Subdi-vision located in Meade County, deed tax $27.50.

Malinda Board to Donnie R. Har-din and Daisy L. Hardin, property located near Guston.

Quit Claim DeedsDoug Jones, Jr. and Ann L. Jones

to Douglas L. Jones, Jr. and Ann L. Jones, lot 11 of Doe Haven Estates located in Meade County.

Joseph C. Clark to Kimberly Clark, tract one and two, property located in Meade County.

Joseph C. Clark to Kimberly Clark, a 2.5 acre tract located in Brandenburg.

Roger Risen and Elizabeth Risen to Ronald L. and Barbara J. Green-well Trust, by and through Barbara J. Greenwell, Trustee, parcel 11 of Haynes Estates located in Meade County.

Anna Margaret Stull, by Diana Stull O’Bryan, her attorney in fact, to John Mark Stull and Patricia Stull, property located in Meade County.

Building Permits10/23/08 John (Chris) Mitchell,

Clarkson Road, Vine Grove, pole barn $27.50

10/27/08 Kenneth Wayne, Evan Road, Vine Grove, garage $27.50.

10/27/08 Donnie and Daisy Har-din, Hwy 60, Guston, barn.

10/28/08 Trading Post Homes, Redhawk, Guston, doublewide $82.50.

10/29/08 James R. Greenwell, Rabbit Run Road, Vine Grove, sin-gle family dwelling $228.82.

Septic Permits10/28/08 Trading Post Homes,

Red Hawk Drive, Guston.10/28/08 Mark Powers, Simpson

Lane, Brandenburg.

Retail Food Establishment Report

10/24/08 Dollar General, 4413 Flaherty Road, Vine Grove. 95 per-cent, 100 percent after same day follow-up. Dented cans voluntarily destroyed.

10/24/08 Beehive Assisted Liv-ing, 103 Commerce Drive, Bran-denburg. 98 percent. Oven door missing, employee needs hair re-straint.

10/27/08 Roberts Family Farm, 125 Kennedy Road, Guston. 98 per-cent. Food item improperly stored.

10/27/08 Bewley’s Shell, 2960 Brandenburg Road, Brandenburg. 94 percent food service. 100 per-cent retail. Food service: food item not at proper temperature, correct-ed immediately, no hair restraints worn in food prep area.

10/27/08 Main Street Café, Inc., 235 Main Street, Brandenburg. 92 percent, 97 percent after same day

follow-up. Hot food item at improp-er temperature, corrected immedi-ately, ice improperly stored, no hair restraints worn in food prep area.

10/28/08 Little Dave’s Down on the River, 155 Main Street, Branden-burg. 95 percent. Build-up inside of microwave, build-up on shelv-ing in back, build-up in bottom of some coolers/freezers, build-up on fl oors, light shield in poor repair in kitchen.

10/28/08 Meade County High School, 938 Old State Road, Bran-denburg. 100 percent.

10/29/08 Kroger, 568 River Ridge Plaza, Brandenburg. 96 per-cent food service. 97 percent retail. Food service: sanitizer not working properly at 3-comp sink. Retail: no thermometers in some cold units, build-up in bottom of some cold units, vents and tiles stained.

10/29/08 Otter Creek Tavern, 6860 Flaherty Road, Vine Grove. 92 percent. Steaks and pork chops not being thawed properly, cut-ting boards not cleanable, handle missing on upright freezer, interior of walk-in two double doors bare wood, ceiling tiles in food prep area in poor repair, dumpster lids open, double doors on walk-in not closing properly, wall by hand sink panel-ing cracked in poor repair in food prep area.

10/29/08 Sweet Dreams Ice Cream and Arcade, 125 Old Mill Road, Brandenburg. 100 percent.

10/30/08 Domino’s Pizza, 757 By-Pass Road, Brandenburg. 93 percent. Wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer, no back fl ow preventer on mop sink in back, hand sink faucet leaking, mops improperly stored.

10/30/08 Miguel’s Mexican Restaurant, 634 River Ridge Plaza, Brandenburg. 96 percent. Cutting boards in poor repair, build-up in bottom of some cold units, build-up on fl oors.

Brandenburg Police Department

10/30/08 at 5:02 a.m. Talena Ku-prion of Brandenburg was driving a 1996 Ford F250. Frances Fischer of Webster was driving a 1994 Mazda Miata. Fischer was stopped for north bound red light. Kuprion stated that she could not get stopped in time before colliding into the rear of Fis-cher’s vehicle. Moderate to severe damage to Kuprion’s vehicle. Se-vere damage to Fischer’s vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report BPD08113 was fi led by Offi cer Whited.

Meade CountySheriff Department

10/22/08 at 8:35 a.m. Lorrie Hall-Stallworth of Brandenburg was driving a 2007 Nissan Altima. Donna Sanders of Brandenburg was driving a 2004 Ford Mustang. Both were east bound on Old Mill Road with Hall-Stallworth directly be-hind Sanders. Sanders was stopped in traffi c due to vehicles in front of her. Hall-Stallworth was unable to stop prior to collision with the rear of Sanders’ vehicle. Severe damage to both vehicles. First aid was given by Meade County EMS and injured parties were taken to University of Louisville Hospital and Hardin Me-morial Hospital. Report 08-0255 was fi led by Offi cer Foster.

10/22/08 at 12:50 p.m. Michael Smith of Elizabethtown was driv-ing a 2005 Ford Police Interceptor south bound on KY1051 when a deer ran into the side of his vehicle. Moderate to severe damage to his vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 08-0257 was fi led by Offi cer Graham.

10/22/08 at 1:56 p.m. James White of Ekron was driving a 2001 Ford Escort north on KY448. Rose-mary Donnelly of Brandenburg was driving a 2005 Toyota Prius south on KY448. Both vehicles collided on or near the center line. White ad-vised that he observed Donnelly in his lane of traffi c and he attempted to slow to avoid collision. Donnelly advised that White appeared to be attempting to make a left turn into a driveway and entered into her travel path, thus causing collision. No de-bris on roadway to indicate exactly where the accident occurred on the roadway. No witnesses to the actu-al collision. It is the opinion of this investigator that White may have caused the collision. This opinion is based on the point of impact and location and type of damages sustained by each vehicle. Severe damage to both vehicles. No inju-ries were reported. Report 08-0256 was fi led by Offi cer Foster.

10/24/08 at 4:05 p.m. Alexan-dria Ellis of Vine Grove was driving a 2003 Pontiac Sunfi re. William Sloan of Westview, Ky. was driv-ing a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 PU. Ellis was stopped at the stop sign of Hobbs Reesor Road preparing to cross highway US60. Sloan was west on US60 approaching the in-tersection of Hobbs Reesor Road.

Sloan had his right turn signal on, stating he was signaling motor-ists behind him that a vehicle was slowing to make a turn. Ellis be-lieved that Sloan was making a right turn and proceeded to cross US60, failing to yield the right of way to Sloan. Sloan continued west on US60 and struck Ellis’s vehicle. Moderate damage to Ellis’s vehicle and minor to moderate damage to Sloan’s vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 08-0258 was fi led by Offi cer Ponder.

10/25/08 at 9:12 a.m. Charles Bosley of Brandenburg was driv-ing a 2003 Chevrolet Blazer. Bobby Pendleton of Hardinsburg, Ky. was driving a 2001 International Pro Sleeper. Both drivers were east bound on KY1051 with Bosley di-rectly behind Pendleton. Upon ap-proaching a fl agman in a construc-tion zone, Pendleton activated his right turn signal. He then received a signal from the fl agman to proceed with his turn. Due to construction zone activity, coupled with Pendle-ton having a large vehicle, Pendle-ton pulled to his left in preparation to execute his right turn. Bosley could not see the fl agman, due to the size of Pendleton’s vehicle, and proceeded to pull alongside of him. As Pendleton made his right turn, he entered into the path of Bosley, forcing him to stop. Pendleton then struck Bosley’s vehicle. Minor to moderate damage to Bosley’s ve-hicle. Very minor damage to Pend-leton’s vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 08-0259 was fi led by Offi cer Foster.

10/26/08 at 12:31 a.m. The Meade County Sheriff’s Department was notifi ed of an accident having occurred at 1175 Rock Ridge Road, Brandenburg. Prior to offi cer’s ar-rival on scene, they received in-formation that the involved vehicle had fl ed the scene. Investigation led the offi cer to Wilkerson Transport Company of Edmonton, Ky. Offi cer spoke to David Osborne, of Bran-denburg, who was driving the 2004 Dodge Transport, via telephone and he verbally admitted to his involve-ment in the accident advising that he simply lost control of the auto. Minor to moderate damage was done to Osborne’s vehicle. No inju-ries were reported. Report 08-0263 was fi led by Offi ce Foster.

10/26/08 at 3:32 a.m. Suzette Allen of Brandenburg was driving a 2007 Ford west bound on Rock Ridge Road. Allen left the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, then traveled back onto the road-way. Allen overcorrected and trav-eled back off the right side of the roadway, coming to a rest on the right shoulder of the road. Moder-ate damage to her vehicle. First aid was given by Meade County EMS. Report 08-0260 was fi led by Offi cer Wright.

10/28/08 at 9:00 p.m. Rhonda Clark of Guston was driving a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro north on Mid-way/Payneville Road when her right front tire blew out, causing her to lose control of her vehicle. She ran off the roadway and struck a tree. Minor to moderate damage to her vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 08-0261 was fi led by Offi cer Ponder.

10/28/08 at 10:18 p.m. Mariah Kruse of Brandenburg was driving a 1995 Ford F150 south on Hwy933 with her mother when a car com-ing towards her had its bright lights on. Kruse hit the shoulder of the road because of the bright lights and went off into the ditch, striking

four guide wires for a RECC utility pole and then struck at tree. Minor to moderate damage to her vehicle. No injuries were reported. Report 08-0262 was fi led by Offi cer Matti.

District Court10/29/08

Mark Edward Whelan, 35,

careless driving; operating on sus-pended/revoke operator’s license; operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/5/08.

Afton Leroy Smith, 41, 2nd degree assault; 4 counts of 1st degree wan-ton endangerment- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 11/19/08.

Bryan E. Masden, 18, domestic violence and abuse/duties of law enforcement; reckless driving; 1st degree wanton endangerment- pled guilty preliminary hearing 11/5/08.

Pamela Ann Clark, 45, 1st degree criminal mischief- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 11/5/08.

Eric Scott Cundiff, 22, 2nd de-gree terroristic threatening- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 11/5/08.

Jesse Ford, 21, 3rd degree pos-session of controlled substance/drug unspecifi ed- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/5/08.

William Albert Moore, 66, disor-derly conduct- pled not guilty pre-trial conference 11/5/08.

Joann Louise Dearborn, 37, 3 counts of theft by deception includ-ing cold checks under $300- pled not guilty 11/19/08.

Beth Baker, 32, theft by decep-tion including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial con-ference 11/5/08.

Tammie Gail Benham, 35, 5 counts of theft by deception in-cluding cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/19/08.

Christi M. Pugh, 31, theft by de-ception including cold checks un-der $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/5/08.

Roxie Diane Bartlett, 32, 3 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/5/08.

Jessica Ladawn Bowman, 26, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/5/08.

Joshua Montgomery, 22, 4th de-gree assault with minor injury- pled guilty pretrial conference 11/19/08.

Andrew Justin Colasanti, 18, 2nd degree possession of a con-trolled substance/drug unspecifi ed- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/19/08.

Annemarie Jan Combs, 75, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting un-der $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/5/08.

Timothy Hunter Cole, 19, alco-hol intoxication in a public place; 2nd degree disorderly conduct; 2nd degree fl eeing or evading police on foot- pled not guilty pretrial confer-ence 11/5/08.

Stephen Wayne Clater, Jr., 23, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting under $300- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/5/08.

Michael Ray Eggen, 47, 7 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 11/5/08.

Robert E. Mills, 38, failure to notify of address change to depart-ment of transportation; no opera-tors/moped license- pled not guilty pretrial conference 12/3/08.

Shelby A. Chism, 18, speeding 18 mph over the limit; failure to produce insurance card- failure to appear.

William B. Humphrey, 50, no/expired registration plates; no/ex-pired Kentucky registration receipt- dismissed on proof shown; failure of owner to maintain required insur-

ance/security- pled guilty 90 days probate 2 years no public offense no driving without valid license/in-surance fi ne $1,000 plus costs.

Richard Capelo, Jr., 29, speeding 13 mph over the limit; operating on suspend/revoked operator’s license- failure to appear.

Nancy Eldridge Terry, 51, driv-ing on suspended licenses- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/19/08.

Jamil Lamar Parker, 22, speed-ing 24 mph over the limit- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/5/08.

Crystal L. Clifford, 37, 5 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled not guilty preliminary hearing 11/5/08.

David B. Thompson, 54, theft by deception including cold checks over $300- pled guilty 10 days pro-bated 2 years after serving 2 days no public offense writes no checks.

Alijah L. Cothern, 20, alcohol intoxication in a public place- pled not guilty pretrial conference 11/5/08.

Tonya Wright, 26, 2 counts of local county ordinance- dismissed on commonwealth motion; theft by unlawful taking/all others under $300- pled guilty 12 months probat-ed 2 years after serving 30 days no public offense pay $1,400 to Kathy Thompson at $100 per month no contact or communication and stay 500 feet away from Kathy and Keith Thompson cannot possess alcohol or illegal drugs/drug paraphernalia.

Vinson Mack, 47, 3rd degree ter-roristic threatening- dismissed on commonwealth motion.

Maryanne Schafer Barnes, 52, 2 counts of endangering the welfare of a minor- dismissed on common-wealth motion.

David Bernard Howser II, 29, 4th degree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- dismissed on commonwealth motion.

Adam J. Sipes, 23, 1st degree criminal mischief; leaving the scene of an accident/failure to render aid or assistance- continues 11/19/08.

Jason O’Neal Mode, 32, 2 counts of theft by deception including cold checks under $300- pled guilty 10 days probated 2 years after serving 18 hours no public offense writes no checks.

Hobart Allen Yeager, 23, pos-session of marijuana- continues 11/5/08.

Margaret L. Clarkson, 64, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting under $300- pled guilty 30 days probated 2 years no public offense stay out of Kroger’s cannot possess alcohol or illegal drugs/drug paraphernalia.

Tammie Gail Benham, 35, 3 counts of theft by deception includ-ing cold checks under $300- con-tinues 11/19/08.

William Joseph Gomez, 40, 4th degree assault/domestic vio-lence with minor injury- continues 11/19/08.

Marsha Lee Cox, 39, 3rd degree criminal trespassing- no contact or communication with Kimberly Renfro and stay off property at 485 &505 Phillips Lane.

Trena Louise Keith, 39, endan-gering the welfare of a child- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 10 days no public of-fense cannot possess alcohol or il-legal drugs/drug paraphernalia; fail-ure to wear seat belts- pled guilty fi ne $25; failure to use child re-straint device in vehicle- pled guilty fi ne $25.

David Mansfi eld, 31, theft by de-ception including cold checks un-der $300- failure to appear.

Meagan Nichol Bartley, 22, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting; im-proper parking/fi re lane/blocked traveled portion of highway; failure to produce insurance card; no/ex-pired registration plates- continues 11/5/08.

Michael T. Hammack, 31, 2 counts of theft by deception includ-

ing cold checks under $300- con-tinues 12/3/08.

David Dwayne Allen II, 36, alco-hol intoxication in a public place; possession of marijuana- pre-trial conference 12/3/08 jury trial 12/8/08.

Peggy Sue Gantt, 50, careless driving; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license; pos-sessing license when privileges are revoked/suspended- pretrial confer-ence 12/3/08 jury trial 12/8/08.

Ivan Ray Sweazy, 43, theft by deception including cold checks under $300- continues 12/3/08.

Jason Leo Priest, 32, alcohol in-toxication in a public place; pos-session of marijuana- continues 11/19/08.

Robert Owen Arnold, 41, speed-ing 15 mph over the limit- contin-ues 11/19/08.

Jonell M. Dailey, 48, speeding 10 mph over the limit- dismissed on commonwealth motion.

Charles Sterling Fields, reckless driving; license to be in posses-sion- dismissed on commonwealth motion.

Brian D. Conner, Jr., 29, speed-ing 19 mph over the limit; operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license- failure to appear.

Steven R. Gaydos, 20, speeding 15 mph over the limit; license to be in possession- continues 11/5/08.

Michael D. Tucker, 21, speeding 14 mph over the limit- pled guilty fi ne $28 plus costs.

Gregory A. Goodman, 58, driv-ing to slow for traffi c conditions; operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs; improp-er lane usage/vehicles keep to right except to pass; operating a vehicle with expired operator’s license; fail-ure to notify address change to de-partment of transportation; failure to wear seat belts- continues 11/5/08.

Katie L. Rhead, 20, instruc-tional permit violations- continues 11/5/08.

Frank D. Stanley, 22, reckless driving; operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs; possession of an open alco-hol container in a motor vehicle- continues 11/5/08.

Mitchell David Mills, 55, operat-ing a motor vehicle under the infl u-ence of alcohol/drugs- continues 11/5/08.

Amy Jo Hicks, 32, speeding 15 mph over the limit- pled guilty fi ne $30 plus costs; operating on sus-pended/revoked license- pled guilty fi ne $25; no/expired registration plates; failure to produce insurance card- dismissed on proof shown.

Brenda Joyce Straney, 55, oper-ating a motor vehicle under the in-fl uence of alcohol/drugs- continues 11/19/08.

Mark W. Knott, 18, operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs; license to be in possession; failure to notify address change to department of transporta-tion- continues 11/19/08.

Grady Curtis Johnston, Jr., 33, careless driving- dismissed on com-monwealth motion; operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- pled guilty fi ne $200 plus costs 30 days probated 2 years after serving 4 days 90 days license suspended.

Quintezz R. Thompson, 21, op-erating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs; operat-ing on suspended/revoked opera-tor’s license- continues 11/5/08.

Frederick Destephen Mahone, 28, operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- pre-trial conference 12/3/08 jury trial 12/8/08.

Judy C. Watters, 53, reckless driving; operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence of alcohol/drugs- pretrial conference 12/3/08 jury trial 12/8/08.

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cessation of hostilities be-tween German forces and the Allies during WWI — an event that went into ef-fect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. For that reason, Veterans Day is cel-ebrated annually on Nov. 11, no matter what day of the week it falls upon.

The original concept of the newly-instated holiday, which was first recognized during Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, was to observe parades and public get-to-gethers with a brief pause in business matters begin-ning at 11 a.m.

By 1954, Nov. 11 became known as “Veterans Day” — a national holiday that

would pay tribute to not only those soldiers who served in WWI, but would

honor veterans of all the country’s foreign con-flicts.

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Kyle A. Farvour, 21, operating a motor vehicle under the influ-ence of alcohol/drugs-continues 11/5/08.

Jeremy Eugene Guffy, 25, re-ceiving stolen property under $300- continues 11/5/08.

Marcus Andrew Slone, 23, al-cohol intoxication in a public place- continues 11/19/08.

Devon Phillip Lacefield, 18, theft by unlawful taking/shop-lifting under $300- continues 11/26/08.

Joann Louise Dearborn, 37, 5 counts of theft by deception in-cluding cold checks under $300- continues 11/19/08.

Douglas Lee Long, 20, use/possess drug paraphernalia- pled guilty 6 months probated 2 years after serving 10 days no public of-fense cannot possess alcohol or il-legal drugs/drug paraphernalia.

Timothy Wesley Chamberlain,

39, 2 counts of alcohol intoxica-tion in a public place- failure to appear.

Donnie Cole Allen, 22, speed-ing 15 mph over the limit; speed-ing 19 mph over the limit; oper-ating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; 2nd degree fleeing or evading police; possession of open alcohol con-tainer in motor vehicle ; failure to or improper signal- continues 11/19/08.

Larry H. Sedoris, 36, disorderly conduct; 3 counts of harassing communications- pled guilty 90 days probated 2 years after serv-ing 10 days no public offense stay 500 feet away from Cindy Chuk and her family and residence.

Bessie Jean Denkhoff vs. Don-nie Wayne Ray, domestic vio-lence- EPO entered continues 11/5/08.

Charles Phillip Reesor, Jr., 32, flagrant non support- continues 11/5/08.

John David Williamson, 34, flagrant non support- continues 11/5/08.

Justin J. Powell, 18, careless driving; disregarding stop sign; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs; 1st degree wanton endanger-ment; 1st degree possession of controlled substance/drug un-specified; 1st degree promoting contraband- waived to Grand Jury 11/10/08.

Joseph Patrick Eden, 45, failure to or improper signal; 2nd degree fleeing or evading police; resisting arrest; 1s degree trafficking con-trolled substance; possession of controlled substance; use/possess drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana- waived to Grand Jury 11/10/08.

Ismael Rodriguez Carrasco, 37, receiving stolen property- contin-ues 11/19/08.

Mario A. Aparico-Ramirez, 47, receiving stolen property over $300- continues 11/19/08.

Sergio L. Martinez, 34, receiv-ing stolen property over $300- continues 11/19/08.

Juile Ann McGaw, 32, flagrant non support- continues 11/5/08.

Marty Gene Long, Jr., 55, 1st degree wanton endangerment- continues 11/19/08.

Codi L. Cundiff, 18, 3 counts of theft by unlawful taking/from au-tomobile- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 30 days no public offense no contact or communication with Dakota Donkin complete high school; tampering with physical evidence- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years after serving 30 days no contact or communica-tion with Joshua Cain Allen; lo-cal county ordinance- pled guilty fine $25.

Robert D. Boehler, 24, 4th de-gree assault/domestic violence with minor injury- pled guilty 12 months probated 2 years no public offense enroll in KAPS for anger and parenting classes and counseling cannot possess alco-hol or illegal drugs/drug para-phernalia.

James Edward Popham, Sr., 44, reckless driving; operating a mo-tor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs-continues 12/3/08.

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AUCTIONSaturday, November 15th, 10:00 A.M.

Location: A-1 Auction & Realty, 530 Highland Ave., Vine Grove, KY

Selling farm equipment, tools, electric golf cart, furniture, antiques, collectibles,

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Trick-or-treaters take city streets by storm

ABOVE: Kaylynn Ory, 3, who dressed as a prin-cess, and older brother Trevor Ory, 6, take time out from trick-or- treating to receive a glow stick from Brandenburg Police Offi cer Ray Whited.

FAR RIGHT: Jamie Rouse, 4, of Bran-denburg donned a ladybug costume.

RIGHT: Cousins Kamryn Faus, 7, and Kaylee Nall, 4, both of Brandenburg, enjoyed dressing up as witches and hitting the local neighborhoods.

Ghosts, goblins, witch-es, and other creatures of all shapes and sizes skirt-ed across the county last Friday, celebrating Hal-loween by going trick-or-treating.

City and county offi -cials were also spotted around every nook and cranny of Meade County, as they ensured children were safely crossing roadways and motorists were using the utmost caution.

Trick-or-treat hours were held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in both the cities and county.

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Soldiers of the 353rd Infantry near a church at Stenay, Meuse in France, wait for the end of hostilities. This photo was taken at 10:58 a.m., on Nov. 11, 1918, two minutes before the armistice ending World War I went into effect.

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Maintaining an old-fash-ioned rapport is conducive to operating a successful busi-ness, according to Timmy Barr, owner of Barr Automo-tive.

He believes in providing his customers with guar-anteed satisfaction and fast services, and ensures each customer is treated fairly and comfortably from the time he or she walks in the door.

Barr Automotive is a ser-vice garage located in Bran-denburg, that has been suc-cessfully running for over 20 years, offering various ser-vices for cars, trucks, semis, boats and tractors.

After high school, Barr was employed building houses in Meade County. He contin-ued his construction career for two years, then decided to pursue a career in auto mechanics. He began work-ing for his older brother, Da-vid Barr, the former owner of Barr Automotive, and thir-teen years later, David sold the business to Joe Lambert who held ownership for al-most fi ve years, while Timmy Barr continued to work as a mechanic.

In 2003, Lambert decided to sell the business, and Barr chose to advance his career to the next level by obtaining the business and becoming the sole owner.

Barr’s history with me-chanics began as a hobby which he developed as a

young child growing up on the 400-acre Barr Family Farm. He enjoyed working on tractors, rebuilding race cars and “souping-up” just about any “toy” with wheels.

“I was a little bitty thing (when) Daddy had me work-ing on tractors,” Barr said.

“It always amazed me how (vehicles) worked. We had a whole line of toys. I liked to take things apart and see how they work.”

Barr’s knack for mechan-ics continued to grow — something discernible by the many certifi cations he obtained which now hang on the wall in the offi ce at Barr Automotive.

When it comes to being “the boss,” Barr chooses to operate a friendly environ-ment.

“I was in (my employees) shoes at one point,” Barr said. “I know how it is. All I ask is that they get the job done and they do it correctly. I like for them to keep it clean and ef-fi cient.”

Andy Thomas, a mechanic who has worked for Barr for four years, said he enjoys his employer’s “easy-to-put-up-with,” laid-back personality.

“He treats (customers and employees) right,” Thomas explained. “He’ll do any-thing for (anyone).”

Offi ce Assistant Tracy Ketterman is a seven-year veteran of the business, and has heard people complain about mechanics taking ad-vantage of their customers, but Barr is just the opposite.

“He’s friendly and good natured; he treats everyone fair,” she said. “He treats the older ladies that come in to get their cars fi xed like they’re his mother. He enjoys his customers.”

Barr and his employees toil with everything from cars and pick-up trucks to big rig semis, boats and tractors, and they specialize in anything from custom exhausts to elec-trical complications, catalytic converters, transmissions, tune-ups, diesel repairs, and more.

All trucks and cars are test driven before released back to the owner to ensure the vehicle is running properly after an inspection and labor are performed.

James Brown, a four-year employee of Barr Automo-tive, said Barr and his em-ployees make certain they correct any mechanical prob-lems on a vehicle the fi rst time they receive it.

“We like to get it right the fi rst time,” Brown said. “Be-cause if you’re not going to get it right the fi rst time,

when are you going to have time to fi x it a second time?”

According to Barr’s em-ployees, many customers re-turn to Barr Automotive be-cause of the fast service and high quality work. Margie Dialto and her husband have had their vehicles serviced at the business for 15 years.

“He’s the best,” Dialto said. “I trust him with every-thing I got, and I even trust him with my mother’s car. I brought her car up here, to-day, all the way from Mount Washington.”

Barr Automotive is located at 2070 Bypass Road, next to O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Store. The business is easily seen, Barr said, because of the new Barr Automotive sign that was “Barr-built from the ground-up.”

For more information, or to set up an appointment with a mechanic, contact Timmy Barr or Tracy Ketterman at 270-422-7442.

Barr Automotive is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.

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Raising the ‘Barr:’ Barr Automotive maintains quality services

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LEFT: Timmy Barr, owner of Barr Automotive, and James Brown, a mechanic, pull on the throttle of a car to listen for possible problems with the engine. ABOVE: Andy Thomas, a four-year employee and mechanic at Barr Automotive, re-places a catalytic converter on a customer’s vehicle.

Dollars and SenseBy David Uffi ngton

The Federal Deposit In-surance Corporation (FDIC) recently increased insurance coverage on bank accounts to $250,000.

Until the increase, ac-counts were covered up to $100,000, except for retire-ment savings, which have been covered to $250,000 since 2006.

The increase, however, is temporary. The new in-creased coverage will run through Dec. 31, 2009, at which time the coverage will be reduced to the previ-ous $100,000 amount.

The new insurance cover-age is as follows:

•Single owner account: $250,000

•Joint account $250,000: per co-owner

•Trust Accounts $250,000: per owner per benefi ciary

These amounts apply to the total amount that is deposited in a bank. For example, if you have both checking and savings at one bank, those amounts would be added together subject to

the $250,000 cap.If you’re concerned about

the safety of your present bank, consider spreading your money between mul-tiple banks and account types, or investigate credit unions as an option to tradi-tional banks.

Credit unions aren’t in business for profi ts, and most of them have been less likely to make the risky sub-prime housing loans that have been the downfall of banks across the country.

Shareholders are the members, and having a credit union account is a good way to get started in the credit world should you need a loan.

To keep credit unions on equal footing with banks, they have been included in the increased insurance cov-erage legislation.

Credit unions aren’t cov-ered by the FDIC. Instead they are chartered by the National Credit Union Ad-ministration and covered by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. No money has ever been lost in a credit-union failure be-

cause of the insurance.Keep an eye on the FDIC

Web site [www.fdic.gov] for press releases and the Con-sumers and Communities section for up-to-date infor-mation. Click on Industry Analysis and Bank Data and Statistics to check on a specifi c bank.

You’ll also be able to research comparisons be-tween banks and individ-ual bank ratings reports. The Failed Banks link will provide specifi c informa-tion about where accounts of failed banks have been transferred.

You can link from the FDIC site or go directly to www.myfdicinsurance.gov to see how much of your bank account balances are covered by the new legisla-tion.

David Uffi ngton regrets that he cannot personally an-swer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his col-umn whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Fea-tures Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to colum-nreply@gmail.com.

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FRANKFORT — Follow-ing through on a promise he made in September, Gov. Steve Beshear today, launched an initiative to enroll more children in the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program (KCHIP), including a new Web site, easier enrollment, improved efforts to retain children currently enrolled, and signifi cant education and outreach efforts.

The plan hopes to enroll more than 35,000 children in KCHIP or Medicaid by

the end of 2011.The new initiative meets

a goal set by Beshear to make enrollment easier by eliminating the need to meet face-to-face with a caseworker to apply for KCHIP.

Parents can now com-plete, print and mail an ap-plication available at www.kidshealth.ky.gov, request a mail-in application by calling 1-877-KCHIP-18 (toll-free), or return a post-card mailed to them by the KCHIP program.

“The health of Kentucky’s young people is my top priority and the most sig-

nifi cant investment we can make to secure the future of our commonwealth,” Beshear said. “I want ev-ery child who is eligible for KCHIP or Medicaid to be enrolled, and this new Web site and our other greatly expanded outreach efforts make enrollment much sim-pler and more convenient.”

The Web site also fea-tures information on the newly formed Kids’ Health Squad, a cross-section of consumers, advocacy or-ganizations, professional associations, health care and education profession-als, and religious, business

and legislative leaders who have come together to show that, in Kentucky, children really do come fi rst.

To celebrate the launch of the KCHIP initiative, Gov. Beshear and Kentuckians who care about children’s health care will gather at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at the Frankfort Civic Center in downtown Frankfort. The public is in-vited to attend.

“I call on all Kentuckians who want to help enroll more children in KCHIP to join the Kids’ Health Squad, attend our rally and visit the Web site to see how they

can get involved,” Beshear said.

KCHIP provides health insurance to children whose family income is below 200 percent of the federal pov-erty level, about $42,400 a year for a family of four.

An estimated 67,000 Ken-tucky children are eligible for KCHIP or Medicaid, but are not enrolled.

For more information or to request an application, call 877-KCHIP-18 or visit www.kidshealth.ky.gov.

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As the days of summer wind down, you might be thinking about a long rest from lawn care. But don’t take that va-cation just yet, or if you do, make it a short one, because fall is a good time to take care of weeds, remove leaves and fertilize grass.

Fall is the best time of the year to con-trol such broadleaf weeds as dandelion, plantain, chickweed, henbit and clover.

These weeds are actively growing in the fall, making them easier to control. And since grass also is actively growing during this time, it will fi ll in spaces the weeds formerly occupied.

Another reason to use fall broadleaf weed control is

that winds usually are calmer this time of year so there is less chance of herbicide drift.

Also, there are fewer sensitive plants in the yard that might be injured by drift or herbicide volatility.

You shouldn’t depend on frost for weed control be-cause it only stunts or kills the tops, not the crowns and roots.

It’s important to re-move leaves because they shade grass and

this prevents the growth of new grass plants. Although you can chop leaves with a lawn mower, it’s best to remove them because accu-mulation of chopped leaves hurts new grass plant and stem development.

Rather than send the leaves you’ve removed to the land-

fi ll, add them to your com-post pile.

Fall also is an important time to properly mow and fertilize your grass.

You should keep mowing grass as long as it’s grow-ing. Mow it shorter in the fall because grass should be no more than two inches tall go-ing into the winter.

Grass that’s too tall often fl ops over and smothers itself out, causing you to lose up to one-half the grass density.

Mowing grass shorter and fertilizing it in the fall pro-duces a more lush lawn. The short grass allows more light to penetrate. This, plus a high-nitrogen fertilizer, pro-duces new grass plants that thicken your lawn.

It also will produce earlier growth and green up next spring.

To increase lawn density

without excessive top growth, apply a high-nitrogen fertil-izer, making two applica-tions six to eight weeks apart before the end of December.

Apply the fertilizer at the rate of one and one-half pounds of actual nitrogen per 1,000 square feet.

The percentage nitrogen is the fi rst number in the analy-sis on the fertilizer bag.

So, when using ammoni-um nitrate (33-0-0) you’d ap-ply four and one half pounds per 1,000 square feet because three pounds of 33 percent nitrogen is the equivalent of one pound of actual nitrogen. With a 10-10-10 fertilizer, you’d apply 15 pounds per 1,000 square feet.

If you’d like more infor-mation, contact the Meade County Cooperative Exten-sion Service. We have several publications on lawn care.

The News Standard - A11Friday, November 7, 2008 AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE

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FFA members maintain level of excellence, look to the future

By Laura Sayloreditor@thenewsstandard.com

The FFA has broken down barriers over the last several years, leaving its reputation as a “farmers only” club behind, and welcoming students with vast interests into the organization.

As the program contin-ues to grow nationally since its inception in 1928, it also expands locally, with the Meade County chapter pres-ently 155 members strong.

“Farming will always be the root (of the organization) but we offer so much more,” said Jeremy Hall, Meade County FFA advisor and head of the Meade County High School Agriculture Department. “We have something for everyone ... forestry, small engine class-es; we offer public speaking and communication, green-house and landscaping ... agriculture envelops so many different things.”

The organization — which has two other advi-sors in Marc Adams and Josh Mitcham — is for fresh-men through seniors, and is managed by a six-person hi-erarchy, and 25 team leaders. The president is Callie Hobbs, vice president is Alex Rich-ardson, sec-retary is Alex Medley, trea-surer is Brittany Hager, reporter is Ashley Cart-er and sentinel is Aaron Popham. The 25 team leaders head different task groups that focus on various activities through-out the school year.

“It’s really all about their ideas,” Hall said. “There’s constant communication between (the students) and

the advisors ... and we try to not steer them in the wrong direction, but they make their own decisions. (The advisors are) not here to tell them what to do.”

Treasurer Brittany Hager has been a member of the local FFA since her fresh-man year. Now a senior, she is described by Hall as his “right-hand man” and one of the group’s truly dedi-cated students.

“The leadership skills I‘ve learned are something I’ll use all throughout my life,” Hager said. “And my public speaking has changed a lot, too. I used to not be able to talk in front of a group, (of any size) but now I’m fi ne no matter who I’m talking to.”

Hager said being a de-voted FFA member requires year-round commitment.

“We do so many activities ... it’s hard to list them all,” she said. “But it’s all year long that we’re doing some-thing.”

Some of the projects FFA members participate in are the supporting of the Ron-ald McDonald House and

local Angel Tree charita-ble programs, raking leaves for elderly c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s , hosting “Ag Safety Days” at various dis-trict schools, and organiz-ing canned food drives.

“Right now we’re working on pushing paper recycling throughout the school,” Hager said.

One of the most anticipat-ed events of the group’s cal-endar year is the National FFA Convention, which was held in Indianapolis Oct. 21 - 25. Members applied for

one of the 18 spots available to attend the trip by fi lling out applications and writ-ing essays.

Those 18 students and all three advisors attended a variety of seminars and pro-grams at the national con-vention, and also learned about the array of projects organized by FFA chapters from across the country.

The Meade County group also spent time together out-side the convention’s itiner-ary, working to establish a close-knit bond between members and to strengthen the camaraderie and team-work required for the group to progress toward its com-mon goals.

“We all went bowling, and had dinner together .. and went to a Taylor Swift concert,” Hall said. “We re-ally push them, but we want to make it fun, too. This group is good at knowing when it’s time to get down to business.

“I can’t say enough about the quality of these kids. They’re professionals, they talk the talk, and they dress the part. I just can’t say enough.”

Hager said the members dressed in khakis or slacks and wore their FFA shirts or jackets for the duration of the 4 hour bus ride to India-napolis.

“We want people to know who we are as soon as we get off the bus,” she said.

One of the highlight’s of the recent national confer-ence, was Meade County’s receipt of the prestigious National 3-star Chapter Award — the highest honor an FFA chapter can earn. As winners of the 3-star award, the Meade County FFA is among the top 2 percent of FFA chapters in the country. The group has won either 2-star or 3-star accolades nearly every year since 1999.

“It’s a great honor because it measures the success of the group as a whole,” Hall

said. “We love to receive the individual awards, too ... but this shows the team ef-fort that all 155 kids put into this to make it possible.”

Hager said the Meade County chapter has been successful because it sets lofty standards.

“We know what it takes ... so we expect a lot of our-selves,” she said.

Hall agreed, saying the group’s standard is excel-lence.

“We always set the bar high because we know that’s what we have to do if we want to be the best,” he said. “Our expectations have to be higher than what everyone thinks ... and we raise the bar and our expec-tations every year.”

Students receive prestigious National 3-Star Chapter Award

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY Market Report per CWT for Monday, November 3, 2008

Receipts: 506 head

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower on lower quality.

Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Price High Dressing Lo Dressing Breaker 75-80 880-1605 48.00-54.50 No Report 38.50-44.50 Boner 80-85 880-1335 42.00-48.50 56.00 37.00-40.00 Lean 85-90 670-1185 35.00-42.50 44.50-47.00 30.00-33.50

Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. Weight Carcass Boning % Average Dress Lo Dress 1 1695-1925 77-78 59.00-60.00 No Report 1-2 1355-2020 73-76 48.50-58.00 No Report

Commodities

Bred Cows: No Test

Cows and Calves: No Test

Stock Bulls: No Test

Calves: No Test

Owensboro Grains:

Owensboro Market Report per bushel for Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Soybeans: 9.19 Corn: 3.82

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Price 200-300 114.00 300-400 100.00-110.00 400-500 92.50-102.00 500-600 85.00-93.75 600-700 87.00-92.35 700-800 89.50-92.10

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It was just a half decade ago that NASCAR imple-mented its Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title.

The original for-mat had the top-10 drivers in the points standings at the end of the fi rst 26 races of the season quali-fying for 10 spots who would vie for the championship in the last 10 races of the year.

Five years later, the format is still pretty much the same with the exception being the

Chase fi eld has been expanded from 10 to 12 drivers, and drivers receive bo-nus points heading into The Chase for the numbers of wins they gained during the fi rst 26 stops of the season.

All of this came about because NA-

SCAR’s fi nal 10 races be-came stale and mundane,

and fans often lost their en-thusiasm as drivers sewed things up early.

For example, just be-fore The Chase began Matt Kenseth had won one race all season, but 25 top-10 runs and just two did-not-fi nishes (DNFs) in 36 starts translated into a title and a 90-point winning margin over Jimmie Johnson.

In 2004, Kurt Busch had less top-10 fi nishes (21) and more DNFs (3), but his three wins translated into an eight-point win over John-

son. That’s right; Johnson has gotten just that close to a possible fi ve titles before his 35th birthday.

“This deal is still far from over. I’ve been saying it all long,’’ Johnson said. “We’ve got to fi ght hard and con-tinue to fi ght hard.’’

Bottom line, The Chase has made for closer points battles and it’s peaked fans’ interests in the fi nal 10 races of the year.

Tony Stewart won fi ve races, scored 25 top-10 fi n-ishers and had one DNF in

2005, but he still won thechampionship by 35 pointsover Greg Biffl e and CarlEdwards.

“I know I’ve heard Carlsay he doesn’t believe inmomentum, but I’ve seenit and it’s pretty real forme,” said team owner JackRoush of Edwards’ back-to-back wins as of late. “Rightnow, the 99 and Carl, andthe Ford Fusion and (crewchief) Bob (Osborne), havegot this momentum.

By Ben Achtabowskisports@thenewsstandard.com

The Meade County football team started last Friday’s game sluggishly and ended the night on a sluggish note.

After traveling over 280 miles round trip, to the Connor Cou-gars High School in Northern Kentucky, the Greenwave (4-5 overall, 3-1 district) dropped the non-district game 49-13.

“We just didn’t play well,” said Meade County head coach Larry Mofi eld. “We came out slow. It just wasn’t a good night.

“They were more physical than us, they dominated up-front. They are a good foot-ball team. I don’t know if they

are 49-13 good, but they are good.”

Connor (5-4 overall, 3-2 dis-trict) broke open its scoring on-slaught with only four-and-half minutes into the game when quarterback Nick West found wide receiver Tyler Brake for a 14-yard touchdown pass. Kick-er Aaron Stephens converted the extra point attempt to put the Cougars on top, 7-0.

The Greenwave hole became even deeper after its fi rst pos-session of the night resulted in a three-and-out drive. Con-nor then took the ball 56 yards, which ended on a 29-yard screen pass from West to wide receiver Scooter Englemon. Stephens added the extra point to extend the lead to 14-0.

Meade County looked to shake off its weary legs from the long bus drive when it an-swered back with a touchdown during the ensuing drive. The Greenwave culminated the 58-yard drive, when junior wingback Kevin Graham dove across the goal line with 3:01 left in the fi rst quarter. Senior kicker Jonah Cundiff split the uprights for the extra point to make the score 14-7

The drive took three plays, and 38 of the yards were chewed-up by a second-and-eight pass play from junior quarterback Tyler Mattingly to senior wide receiver Michael Addesa.

By Ben Achtabowskisports@thenewsstandard.com

The Meade County boys cross country team was heavy favor-ites when it hosted the Lincoln Trail Heartland Conference Meet last Thursday.

Nevertheless, John Hardin edged out the Greenwave to claim the conference champion-ship title.

“I was very disappointed,” said head coach Larry Garner. “I thought we were by far the favor-ite to win. I mean, the boys ran well, John Hardin just ran better today.”

The feeling of disappointment settled only after developing late-season high expectations.

“We have struggled during the season,” Garner said. “They ran some terrible races at the begin-ning of the season. Then we went to North Hardin (Invitational two weeks ago) and ran great. They ran as a pack; they stuck together; they fought together.”

The boys meet was dominat-ed by North Hardin’s Andrew Stuart, who ran a 16:55.90 — 16 seconds faster than second place runner, John Egan of John Har-din.

With fast individual runners

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SportsNov. 7

Varsity Football Woodford County 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 8Varsity Cross Country Regionals @ St. X 10 a.m.

Nov. 10 8th grade girls basketball First round playoffs TBA

Nov. 117th grade girls basketball Playoff semifi nals TBA

Nov. 138th grade girls basketball Playoff semifi nals TBA

Nov. 14 PLAYOFFSGreenwave Football PRP 7:30 p.m.

SPMS Intramural Football TBA

Nov. 15 Varisty Cross Country State Meet @ Lexington Horse Park TBA

Friday, November 7, 2008

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Drivers BewareDeer migration causes driving dangers.

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Results from last Saturday’s Middle School State Meet

Boys 4k Run CC Middle School

21 Haycraft, Michael 14:30.02

88 Bates, Nathan 15:27.55

330 Schroeder, Austin 19:10.28

372 Longoria, Drew 23:41.91

Event 4 Girls 4k Run CC Middle School

166 Neal, Kaylea 18:15.29

192 Medley, Megan 18:40.37

209 Pearce, Makayla 19:02.02

292 Geren, Katie 21:20.06

302 Sutterly, Sarah 21:48.78

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RUNNERS-UP: Cross country teams take second at conference meet

Greenwave comes back home with loss after long trip

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Team Results from the Lincoln Trail Heartland

Conference Meet

Boys team results 1 John Hardin 2 Meade County 3 Elizabethtown 4 North Hardin 5 Central Hardin 6 Breckinridge County 7 Fort Knox High School Girls team results1 John Hardin 2 Meade County 3 North Hardin 4 Central Hardin 5 Elizabethtown 6 Breckinridge County 7 Fort Knox High School

Boys top fi ve1 Stewart, Andrew North Hardin, 16:55.90; 2 Egan, John, John Hardin, 17:11.50; 3 Kubisch, James, John Hardin, 17:17.10; 4 Breeds, Sean, Meade County, 17:34.40; 5 Larkin, Tyler, Elizabeth-town, 17:51.80

Girls top fi ve1 Mattingly, Maggie, John Hardin, 18:46.40; 2 Level, April, Meade County, 20:11.40; 3 Brown, Tiffany, Meade County, 20:56.80; 4 Bailey, Susan, Breckin-ridge County, 20:59.40; 5 Burgess, Alex, John Hardin, 21:02.00

By Ben Achtabowskisports@thenewsstandard.com Cross country doesn’t have

the nefarious reputation of an injury prone sport, such as football or hockey, but this year the Meade County girls cross country team has battled injury after injury.

Going into the season, the Lady Waves were ranked as one of the best teams in the state, but after losing top-run-ner junior Shelby Jenkins for the season due to an injury, the team has struggled to fi nd that championship stride.

Meade County hosted the Lincoln Trail Heartland Con-ference meet last Thursday and fi nished in a respectable second place — gaining much needed confi dence heading

A disappointing fi nish motivates the team to ‘pack up’ for regional meet

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Chad Medley tries to catch his breath after fi nishing last Thursday’s race.

Lady Waves battle injuries throughout the season

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TOP: The Meade County boys cross country team gets off on the right foot during the start of last Thursday’s meet. ABOVE: An exhausted Tiffany Brown crosses the fi nish line during the meet. She fi nished with a personal record along with a third place fi nish to put the Lady Waves in position to take second place in the conference meet. See PACK, B2 See INJURIES, B2

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Last Friday, quarterback Tyler Mattingly went 13-for-27 passing with 149 yards.

All three title quest remains interesting down the stretch

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into tomorrow’s regional meet in Louisville.

“They fought through the injuries and ran pretty well for a second place fin-ish,” said Meade County head coach Larry Garner. “I was a little disappoint-ed, but I was expecting to win both girls and boys this week.

“The girls are doing the best they can at this point. When you lose a girl like Shelby (Jenkins), she’s one of the top girls in the state; it’s really hard to replace that. But we’re going into region and looking to finish top-two and then we’ll see what happens at state.”

Other runners, such as junior Kim Dukes, en-dured injuries throughout the season. Last Thursday was her first meet back at 100 percent.

Cynthia Smith battled strep throat last week and was pulled out of the race by Garner at the two-mile mark.

With so many unhealthy runners, the second place finish was due to great individual efforts, such as junior Tiffany Brown’s third place finish.

“Tiffany Brown ran an amazing race today,” Gar-ner said. “Coming into today, she was probably picked to finish seventh or eighth and she ran incred-ible today. If she wouldn’t have finished third we wouldn’t have gotten second. North (Hardin) would have beaten us.”

Brown’s personal best time of 20:56.80 — which was set last Thursday — was evidence of her sprint-ing ability that crosses over from her track success.

“I didn’t want North Hardin to get in front of me,” said Brown, who is also one of the best 300-me-ter hurdlers in the state. “I just wanted to stick with

them and I knew I could sprint them out. That’s my strength. That’s how I catch up with my extra kick in the end.”

Brown hovered in the fifth and sixth position with a little over a mile left in the race. Garner knew she was running a methodical race, which is hard for a natural track sprinter to do.

“She’s got all the talent in the world, just she’s struggled to stay focused during the middle of the race,” he said. “Today she stayed focused. She’s smart; she’s learning how to use her strengths to outrun people.”

Even after the fantas-tic race, Brown remained humble and focused on the goal of getting to the state meet.

“This year, I haven’t done so great,” she said. “Last weekend, was the first weekend where I did well. I was pretty excited for that and I think it really boosted my confidence for the next few races coming up. I really needed that confidence.”

As the Lady Waves limp through the season, they have had one constant pil-lar: freshmen April Level. She has been one of the best cross-country runners in the state and finished a

respectable second place during last Thursday’s meet.

Level finished 1:25 behind first place John Hardin runner Maggie Mattingly, who ran an un-precedented 18:46.40 on the 5,000-meter course.

“It helps me go on,” Level said about racing against Mattingly. “I love her and competing against her just makes me push even harder. She’s just a great athlete.”

Level finished with a personal record time of 20:11.40 — something that will also elevate her confi-dence as she and the Lady Waves head into the re-gional meet.

“The meet went well,” she said. “This is probably the best I’ve ran all year. Everything was perfect out here today. There were really great competitors out there to help push my way through it.”

Mother Nature also had a helping hand in the run-ner’s favor. With tempera-tures in the 60s, with a very little breeze, proved to be optimum running conditions.

“The weather was awe-some,” Level said. “I love running in this kind of weather. It’s cool enough, and the sun wasn’t beat-ing down on us.”

Garner agreed that the weather was perfect, but also admitted that he was concerned earlier in the week when the tempera-tures dipped under the 50s.

“I was worried to death on Monday,” he said. “It was cold out there during practice, but it warmed right up and was perfect. The weather was great. The times were fast be-cause of the weather and course. This part of the season is about building confidence and getting good times just before re-gional. There were a lot of personal bests set today.”

With the rising confi-dence of the team, expec-tations run high — the team wants to secure a first or second place in the region.

“We want a top-two fin-ish,” Garner quickly an-swered about his expecta-tions.

“I know were can make it to state,” Brown said. “If everyone has confidence and runs with confidence, I’m sure we’ll make it to state. And at state, I was hoping for third, but with Shelby (Jenkins) out, I don’t want to get any low-er than sixth.”

The Lady Waves will compete in the Class AAA, Region 3 meet at

River Road Country Club tomorrow in Louisville. The girls race begins at 10:45 a.m.

Top 20 fi nishers1 Mattingly, Maggie, John Hardin, 18:46.40; 2 Level, April, Meade County, 20:11.40; 3 Brown, Tiffany, Meade County, 20:56.80; 4 Bailey, Susan, Breckin-ridge County, 20:59.40; 5 Burgess, Alex, John Hardin, 21:02.00; 6 Cho, Miriam, North Hardin, 21:10.40; 7 Davis, Kathryn, John Har-din, 21:15.20; 8 Chaney, Mallory, Central Hardin, 21:21.60; 9 Valenzuela, Brittney, North Hardin, 21:27.70; 10 Lynch, Jenny, Central Hardin, 21:30.90; 11 Dukes, Kim, Meade County, 21:34.60; 12 Swartz, Hannah, John Hardin, 21:36.80; 13 Rog-ers, Megan, North Hardin, 21:37.70; 14 Gimborys, Katarina, North Hardin, 21:42.40; 15 Catillo, Sarah, North Hardin, 21:54.00; 16 Baker, Brianna, Central Har-din, 21:55.50; 17 Dukes, Stephanie, Meade County, 22:02.80; 18 Bell, Morgan, Central Hardin, 22:05.90; 19 Stanfield, Marley, Meade County, 22:11.40; 20 Kuklinski, Taylor, Eliza-bethtown, 22:15.20

Other Meade County runners23 Lancaster, Christina 22:27.20 31 Kelch, Natasha 23:20.50

44 Estep, Stormy 24:55.20 47 Rowe, Devon 25:12.30 52 Perry, Brooke 26:21.80

Team scores 1 John Hardin, 1:45:22.90 2 Meade County, 1:46:57.00 3 North Hardin, 1:47:52.20 4 Central Hardin, 1:50:24.30 5 Elizabethtown. 1:58:57.80 6 Breckinridge Co., 2:05:52.61 7 Fort Knox, 2:01:44.00

leading the way, Garner felt the team lost its running pack mentality halfway through the race.

“That’s why I was disap-pointed tonight, because when they came to the two mile mark they were pretty spread out at the point,” he said.

After the rough start of the season, Garner had the team run as a pack during practice, which translated into faster times as a whole.

“At fi rst we were down in the gutter,” said sophomore Zach Bowen. “But our coach told us to stay together like a pack of wolves. He even makes us run in a pack during practice. That’s really helped us turn things around.

“In the pack we push each other. We all know how we run and how we react. When we run in a pack I don’t mind losing to a Meade County guy, because it’s better for the team.”

Bowen ended the meet with an eighth place fi nish and a personal best time of 17:56.60.

“I think I ran wisely and ran smart,” he added. “Today was the best I’ve ran all season.”

Other runners to post a per-sonal records included senior Chad Medley 17:57.00; fresh-man Malichi Merski, 18:27.80; junior Gabe Buttram, 19:00.10; and junior Joseph Humphrey,

18:13.50.Junior Sean Breeds fi nished

a team high fourth place. Though, he has consistently been the best runner for the Greenwave, he feels he pos-sesses the ability to be one of the best runners in the state.

“I just want to get out here and keep improving,” Breeds said. “I didn’t run track in the spring, which was really, re-ally dumb of me. I stopped with cross country last season, then didn’t run track. I lost all kinds of motivation during that time … coming back is defi nitely a progress.”

Because he missed last spring’s entire track season, Breeds has had to work his way into shape during the cross country season, which has made it diffi cult to post his best times.

“At the start of the season, I was running 18:20s, then I dropped 20 seconds, and then dropped another 20 seconds,” he said. “But for some reason I can’t get below 17:40. It’s agi-tating.”

He fi nished last Thursday’s meet with a time of 17:34.40, posting a season-best time and fi nally posted a score un-der 17:40.

Breeds has shown glim-mers of his ability, which de-veloped in middle school. He has hopes of advancing to the next level of competition.

“I really want to go to college and run,” Breeds said. “So I’m hoping to get my times down and get looked at by colleges. It’s motivation to get back to where I used to be.”

He may be looking toward the future, but right now Breeds has his sights for to-morrow’s regional meet in Louisville. The Greenwave will be fi ghting for a spot in the state meet.

“The guys are great,” Breeds said of the Meade County team. “There are 15 runners who changed up the top fi ve on the team all year long. It really helps out the team as a whole, because it pushes everyone. We’re all running towards the same goal. Right now that’s getting to state.”

Garner feels the team is jockeying for the fourth place fi nish at region, against Louis-

ville Male. Only the top four teams of the region qualify for the state fi nals meet.

“We’re fi ghting to beat Male,” the coach said. “They are the fourth best team in the region and you need to be top-four to get to state. This will be a hard fi ght. We’ll have to run hard that day. But we’re right on the brink of getting to that next level, which we’ve been waiting for a long time to do.”

Success will still bear on the idea of running like a “pack of wolves.”

“They do so much better when they run in a pack,” Garner said. “We’re fi nally getting to the next level we want with the boys team.”

The Greenwave runs at the Class AAA, Region 3 meet tomorrow at the River Road Country Club in Louisville starting at 10 a.m.Top 20 fi nishers1 Stewart, Andrew North Har-din, 16:55.90; 2 Egan, John, John Hardin, 17:11.50; 3 Kubisch, James, John Hardin, 17:17.10; 4 Breeds, Sean, Meade County, 17:34.40; 5 Larkin, Tyler, Elizabethtown, 17:51.80; 6 Henderson, Shawn, North Hardin, 17:54.80; 7 Alcock, Edward, John Hardin, 17:56.30; 8 Bowen, Zach. Meade County, 17:56.60; 9 Medley, Chad, Meade County, 17:57.00; 10 Ludwick, Ryan, John Hardin, 18:01.10; 11 Shartzer, Patrick, Central Hardin, 18:12.00; 12 Humphrey, Joseph, Meade County, 18:13.50; 13 Fack-ler, Matthew, Meade County, 18:15.60; 14 Parker, Trent, Eliza-bethtown, 18:20.40; 15 Dean, Clyde, John Hardin, 18:21.90; 16 Stroud, John, Meade County, 18:22.50; 17 Kiper, Jesse, Breckinrige County, 18:23.50; 18 Blair, Tyler, Meade County, 18:24.70; 19 Merski, Malichi, Meade County, 18:27.80; 20 Douglas, Nathan, Elizabethtown, 18:45.10 Other Meade County runners24 King, Jordan, 18:59.4025 Buttram, Gabe, 19:00.10 36 Beck, Travis, 19:27.00 54 Sheeran, Ben, 20:21.40 55 McGehee, Branden, 20:24.30 59 Mattingly, Jordan, 20:35.00 62 Fackler, Kyle, 20:48.00 Team scores1 John Hardin, 1:28:47.90 2 Meade County, 1:29:57.10 3 Elizabethtown, 1:32:56.50 4 North Hardin, 1:33:00.90 5 Central Hardin, 1:35:43.90 6 Breckinrige Co., 1:38:06.50 7 Fort Knox, 1:38:48.20

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Zach Bowen runs up a hill during last week’s meet.

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LEFT: April Level crosses the fi nish line. ABOVE: Stepha-nie Dukes (left) runs with teammate Marley Stanfi eld. RIGHT: Tiffany Brown out-sprints the rest of the fi eld.

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Sean Breeds fi nishes fourth during the boys conference meet last Thursday.

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Radcliff team claims Commonwealth Cup

By Ben Achtabowskisports@thenewsstandard.com

Tonight at Hamilton fi eld, the 2008 Meade County football regular season will conclude.

One thing’s for sure: The team will host a home play-off game against Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park next week, but what remains un-known is the regular season record and the legacy the team will leave behind.

“This is a big game no mat-ter what,” Meade County head coach Larry Mofi eld said. “When you’re 4-5 ev-ery win is a big win. This is huge because we either can be 5-5 of 4-6. I’d much rather be 5-5.”

With tonight’s fi nal game against Woodford County, the Greenwave can remain a .500 team or sink under the .500 mark.

The roller coaster season has seen its fair share of highs and lows. First, the team started with a three-game los-ing skid, then rallied together for two key district victories, which then dipped into a dis-turbing loss to Owensboro, but peaked after a win against district rival North Hardin. Now the team fi nds itself in another low valley heading into the playoffs after drop-ping last Friday’s game to Connor High School.

“Really, it comes down to which team will show up,” Mofi eld said. “Either there’s the team that has won four games or the team that has lost to Owensboro and Con-nor. It’s frustrating as a coach to not know what kind of team we have.”

Mofi eld also feels the rea-sons for early season bumps and bruises were due to a

young and inexperienced team, but that’s not the case anymore after having almost an entire varsity season un-der their belt.

“They have played in nine games together and two scrimmages,” he said. “That’s a total of 11 games — inexpe-rience is not an excuse.”

The end of the season also brings senior night: the last regular season game for the seniors on the Greenwave football team. Mofi eld hopes that will give an extra boost to the players.

“It’s senior night,” he said. “You’d like to think the se-niors would step it up. This is their last senior night ever; it should be special to them. Hopefully, the whole team will build off of that and put together a good game.”

The team will have to put together a good game, against another tough foe in the Woodford County Fight-ing Yellow Jackets (5-4 over-all, 2-2 district).

The Yellow Jackets bring yet another spread offense that has the potential to break open for big plays. The offense is lead by dual-threat quarterback senior Steven Duckworth, who leads the team in passing and rushing.

“They like to throw the ball around,” Mofi eld said. “They have a good quarter-back with a good arm. He also can run. They are ath-letic and big. But we’re used to that. It’s nothing new. Ev-ery game we play, the other team is bigger.”

On the season, Duckworth has 567 rushing yards on 93 carries and 10 touchdowns, while completing 160 of his 268 passes for 1,817 yards and 16 touchdowns.

The team will certainly

have to shut Duckworthdown to slow this highly ex-plosive offense.

For the Greenwave offenseto be successful tonight, itcomes down to taking careof the ball and creating arushing attack.

“We turnover the ball toomuch,” Mofi eld said. “Ithurts to give up defensivetouchdowns. When the otherdefenses get to score, it reallyhurts us. We have to hang onto the ball.

“That’s the bottom line.This year we have turnedover the ball when we couldleast afford it. We also giveup big plays on defense oncrucial plays. We just haveto eliminate those plays if wewant to win.”

Establishing a rushing at-tack is also important to theMeade County offense.

“I think we have to startwith our running game,”Mofi eld said. “And thatstarts with our line. We needto block and stay with ourblocks. We can’t hit and let go,like we did against Connor.”

Oddly enough, during thepast two losses the Green-wave passing game has beenits bright spot. However,the team’s rushing attackhas fallen fl at during thoselosses. An important aspectof getting back on track isfi nding a way for both thepassing and rushing game toclick simultaneously.

If Meade County doesn’tfi nd that stride tonight, theteam will have to pull itselfout of a late season funk dur-ing the playoffs.

“It’s important to get somemomentum,” Mofi eld said.“I hope we can collect our-selves and right the ship.”

Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. atHamilton Field.

Immediately following the touchdown, the Greenwave kickoff team recovered a squib kick by senior Kevin Carter. The ball was recovered by freshmen Thomas Wilson on the Cougar’s 44-yard line.

Again, Mattingly found Addesa two times for a total of 42 yards during the three-play, 44-yard touchdown drive. The drive ended when Mattingly hooked up with Addesa for 29 yards, while Cundiff had the point after at-tempt kick blocked, to make the score 14-13 wit 2:08 left in the fi rst quarter.

“We did cut the lead to 14-13, but we were never able to do anything else,” Mofi eld said.

The Greenwave comeback was short-lived, when Mat-tingly fumbled the ball dur-ing the fi rst play of the second quarter. The Cougars defense scooped up the ball and rum-bled off for a 35-yard touch-down run. Stephens added the extra point to make the score 21-13.

“After that touchdown, the air just came right out of us,” Mofi eld said. “At that point we weren’t out of the game; it was only 21-13, but our body language looked like we were down 100 to nothing. We just never really bounced back from that.”

That set the tone for the second quarter, as the Cou-gars rolled off 28 unanswered points before halftime.

Two drives after the Cou-gars’ fumble recovery touch-down, Englemon scored on a 47-yard scamper up the middle of the fi eld. West also added another touchdown when he found wide receiver Michael Gill for a 60-yard touchdown with 2:58 left in the half.

The fi nal fi rst half score came 18 seconds after West’s touchdown pass to Gill, when Mattingly’s pass attempt to Thomas Wilson was intercept-ed by defensive back Houston Dockery and returned for a 30-yard touchdown.

“We did fi ght and get back into the game,” Mofi eld said. “But the second quarter re-ally hurt us. That was an ugly quarter.”

The Greenwave found itself in a 42-13 defi cit heading into overtime.

The second quarter was not any friendlier to Meade County, who failed to fi nd the end zone for the remainder of the night.

“In the second half, they just got after us,” Mofi eld said. “We didn’t respond well to them. We did have great fi eld possession, but we did nothing.”

Meade County’s average

starting fi eld possession was on its own 30-yard line, how-ever the team only managed 61 total yards in the second half. Mofi eld contributed the offensive woes to the lack of running game.

“(Connor) really shut down our run,” he said. “We were working with second and longs, third and longs — you can’t win games when you have to convert those types of downs.”

Connor did score one more time in the third quarter when Austin Pugh ran up the mid-dle for a 4-yard touchdown to cap off a three-play, 27-yard touchdown drive. The short fi eld was set up by a Meade County botched long snap to Mattingly the Greenwave punter.

Graham led the Green-wave rushing attack with 36 yards on seven carries. Junior fullback Tyler Crowe had 35 yards on eight carries. The team netted a total of 41 rush-ing yards.

Mattingly had one of his best games of the season through the air as he com-pleted 13-of-27 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown.

Addesa received 104 of those yards on four catches along with a touchdown. Se-nior Alex Furnival also had four catches for 14 yards and six rushes for nine yards.

On the defensive side of the ball, senior linebacker Jimmy Crase had fi ve tackles, while

Addesa and senior corner-back Casey Dame each had four tackles.

Last Friday’s gameMeade County 13 0 0 0 — 13Connor12 28 7 0 — 49

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterC: 14 yard pass from Nick West to Tyler Brake (Aaron Stephens kick), 8:28C: 29-yard pass from West to Scooter Englemon (Stephens kick), 4:26 MC: 2-yard Kevin Graham run (Jonah Cundiff kick), 3:01MC: 29-yard pass from Tyler Mattingly to Michael Addesa (Cundiff kick blocked), 2:08Second QuarterC: 35-yard fumble return by Will Hardin (Stephens kick), 11:51C: 77-yard Englemon run (Ste-phens kick), 5:03C: 60-yard pass from West to Mi-chael Gill (Stephens kick), 2:58C: 30-yard interception return by Houston Dockery (Stephens kick), 2:40Third Quarter C: 4-yard Austin Pugh run (Ste-phens kick) 2:40 Fourth QuarterNo scores

RushingCrowe 8-35, Graham 7-36, Furnival 6-9, Mattingly 2- -17, Crase 1-4, Max Cundiff 1-2Passing Mattingly 13-27-1-149Receiving Furnival 4-14, Addesa 4-104, Wilson 2-24, Crase 2-5

Senior night ends regular seasonTripFrom page B1

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The Connor defense held the Greenwave offense to only 41 total rushing yards. Kevin Graham (top) led the team with 35 yards, while Tyler Crowe (above) had 35 yards.

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On Oct. 12, 20 teams of golfers squared off in the Eighth Annual St. John the Apostle Golf Scramble at Doe Valley Golf Course. The team of Tom Hewl-ett, Barrett Lindsey, Mat-thew Hewlett, and Val-erie Hewlett took the first place net prize.

Finishing second were Todd Mettling, Jeff Ashley, Pat Fanning, and Darlene Hayden. Only one stroke behind them was the third place team of Kevin Blake, David Wiltshire, John Grant, and Jim Nall.

The lowest gross score was a nine under par 62 posted by Braden Pace, Dennise Mudd, Larry

Cash, and George Harp-er.

Butch Sadler had the shot of the day on hole number 16. He missed driving away in a new Tony Brown Chevrolet when his hole-in-one at-tempt barely missed the hole and stopped just two feet behind the pin.

Other winners for clos-est to the pin and longest drive shots were Tim Liv-ers, Rachel Heavrin, Jerry Pease, Jeff Ashley, Butch Sadler, Scott Parker, and Donna Prather.

The weather was glori-ous for a day of golf. A great post game meal was served by June Downs and a good time was shared by all.

Golf scramble held in perfect weather

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The St. John the Apostle Golf Scramble winning team is (from left to right) Tom Hewlett, Barrett Lindsey, Mat-thew Hewlett and Valerie Hewlett.

“If it causes a misstep and they wind up second-guess-ing themselves on a change or if they wind up pushing it on their strategy some, it could make the difference.”

Johnson won the points ti-tle by 56 points over Kenseth in 2006 and by 77 points over Jeff Gordon last season.

What does all of this mean?

It means hold on tight be-

cause the fi nal two weeks of the season should be pretty interesting with Johnson holding a 106-point lead over Edwards with two rac-es left.

In fact, Edwards fi nds himself in two different title battles. He’s second to Johnson in the Sprint Cup battle and second to Clint Bowyer in the Nationwide battle — he trails Bowyer by 91 points with two races left in the season.

“We’ve got nothing to lose,” Edwards said. “We can just go out and be aggres-

sive and take chances and I can race as hard as I want and it’s cool. (Saturday), we picked up a few points on Clint and today we picked up a lot of points on Jimmie, so it’s neat. It’s fun.

“I’ve been part of cham-pionship efforts back racing in dirt cars and stuff, and it’s wild. I watched the Formula One race today and that was spectacular drama there and I just hope that we can get this thing close enough to make it that much fun at Homestead.”

The Nationwide Se-ries represents NASCAR’s Triple-A series if you will and its Double-A series, the Craftsman Truck Series, has the closest battle of them all.

Former Nationwide Series champion Johnny Benson Jr. leads three-time and defend-ing Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. by a mere six points with two races left in the season.

“(Winning) is obviously important,’’ said Kevin Har-vick, Hornaday’s truck team owner. “Even winning, we (Kevin Harvick, Inc.) are still short with our Nationwide and our No. 2 truck team so right now winning is very important to make sure we fi nd suffi cient sponsors to keep all that stuff going like it needs to.”

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TV host Rachael Ray (left), two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson (right) and celeb-rity chef Mario Batali talk on pit road Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. Johnson gave Ray and Batali pace car rides before the Dickies 500.

By Mark VastoA Sporting View

If there were ever a screen-play waiting to write itself, it would be about the 2008 Tam-pa Bay Rays.

Heading into the playoffs this year, the fan in me was pretty intrigued at possible World Series matchups. A Windy City series featuring the Cubs versus the White Sox? How about an antique-style Cubs-Red Sox mash-up? Or,

for drama, how about Dodger Joe Torre and Manny Ramirez taking on the Beaneaters for old times’ sake?

Then, straight out of central casting, comes a manager who looks like Spencer Tracy, wears Buddy Holly glasses and man-ages like Casey Stengel, and a team fi lled with talent, grit and such infectious energy that you couldn’t help but root for it to make the World Series.

No matter what the fi nal rat-ings were for the Phillies-Rays

series, real baseball fans saw a story for the ages unfold on their television screens.

Joe Maddon fermented from 1996 to 2005 as the An-gels bench coach. A serious candidate for the Red Sox job before Terry Francona took the helm in Boston, Maddon was tapped for the Rays job in 2005.

Things were not sunny in Florida when he arrived. Lou Piniella had just exited stage right, blasting ownership

for not doing what it takes to win. Luckily, the owners took the criticism to heart and made changes from the top down, turning operations over to Stuart Sternberg, who then installed a new manage-ment team.

But there were strings. Sternberg only offered a two-year contract, not the usual three, to Maddon. He had just invested more than $10 mil-lion worth of improvements to Tropicana Field, and was

actively wooing fans to come see the product he was put-ting on the fi eld. He needed a quick turnaround.

The Rays continued to lose, but there were a few bright spots under Maddon. The team managed a win-ning record at home in 2006 (41-40), attendance was up 20 percent and the team was developing strong young players. Maddon’s number-crunching showed that the Rays were the best “six-in-

ning team” in the league.Armed with new pitchers,

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They were fun to watch, fun to root for, but pretty hard on the ears ... you know, we prob-ably could have used just a little less cowbell.

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Staff ReportThe News Standard

Xpolsive Cage Fighting held its second event last Saturday at the Farm Bureau Building with well over 600 attendees. The crowd saw a good mix of TKOs and three-round decisions, along with several local Meade County fi ghters. The coordinators of the event expect future events to come through Brandenburg.

Fight results:Derek Yocom fi rst round TKO over Michael DrustNathen Dailey decision over Tim Cook Lorenz Larkin fi rst round TKO over Stephen CarneyBenjamin Sergent choke out over Jason CroweNathen Relch choke out over Jordan DowellJason Manire choke out Travis CrainSean Lasley choke out over Ronald LynchCody Bruce decision over Jamie EvansJosh Stith won by forfeitNin Ansaroff TKO over Sara Seit

Cage fi ghts a knock-out

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TOP LEFT: Travis Crain swings at Jason Manir. LEFT: Nina Ansaroff pins Sara Seit against the cage. ABOVE: Cody Bruce goes in for a kick against Jamie Evans.

Darker shades of gray indicate the best fi shing or hunting potential based on the phase of the moon.

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Submitted by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department

FRANKFORT — Many driv-ers have experienced it.

You are slowly navigating a curvy road just after sunset. Suddenly, you hit the brakes just in time to miss a deer fro-zen in your headlights. The deer stands transfixed, and you are unsure what to do.

Perhaps you blow the horn or flip your bright lights on for a moment before the deer finally bounds away.

Kentucky has an estimated one million white-tailed deer in its herd. There is a chance of a deer encounter in nearly any rural or suburban area of the state as the breeding sea-son for whitetails approaches.

“It has to do with daylight length. Shorter days trigger hormonal changes and the breeding season,” said Tina Brunjes, big game program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wild-life Resources. “It’s already starting; road kills have start-ed going up. It peaks around the second to third week of November.”

Now is the time for drivers to slow down and be careful to avoid hitting a deer. Wear a seatbelt — it’s the law — drive

slowly and scan the road and the sides of the road, especial-ly around wooded areas.

Brunjes recommends driv-ers pay particular attention around dawn and dusk, when deer are most active.

“The best defense is to slow down and pay attention,” she said. “Anywhere you’ve seen deer standing beside the road, or where you’ve seen deer hit. That would be indicative of a deer trail, and a place you should be extra careful.”

Slow down if you see a deer alongside the road, even if it is just browsing in a field. Deer can move suddenly, so stay alert. Seeing one deer often means there are others close by.

Avoid swerving suddenly if you encounter a deer in the road. You could go off the road or hit something else, like a car traveling in the op-posite direction.

If another driver is not fol-lowing you closely and you can stop safely, simply wait for the deer to move off the road. Do not turn off your headlights. This creates an unsafe situation where other drivers can’t see you.

Drivers should contact their insurance companies if their vehicles are damaged in a

deer collision. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wild-life Resources does not pay for damages to vehicles involved in any collision with wildlife.

Drivers and passengers should never stand in the road to look at a deer struck by their vehicle — this is un-safe and can lead to another accident.

There is a common miscon-ception that hunting causes deer to move more in October, November and December. But deer movement increases re-gardless of hunting pressure. The increase is evident even in areas where hunting is not allowed.

Hunters actually help keep deer numbers in balance with available habitat, thinning the herd in over-populated ar-eas where collisions are more likely to occur.

“People hunt deer when the deer are most active, and there is a mistaken idea that hunt-ers cause this activity,” said Brunjes. “But it’s the activity that causes us to hunt them.”

Deer movement will de-crease in December, as the primary breeding season ends and deer resume their normal patterns and secretive nature. Until then, use extra caution while driving.

Submitted by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department

FRANKFORT — Ken-tucky’s 2008 bull elk fire-arms quota hunt ended Oct. 11, with hunters tak-ing 115 bulls in the south-eastern part of the state.

“Hunters had an 88 per-cent success rate, and most of those bulls were taken within the first four days of the season. This level of success is outstand-ing,” said Tina Brunjes, big game program coor-dinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “It would not be possible without the hard work of our biologists and offi-cers in the elk zone. Most of our hunters at some point speak to a Fish and Wildlife employee, who gives them information on where to hunt, both public and private land.”

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife issued 131 bull elk tags this year, includ-ing regular lottery draw-

ings, landowner permits, special Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission con-servation permits and one youth tag. Kentucky’s elk herd now numbers about 8,500 animals.

This year, the depart-ment divided the 16-coun-ty elk restoration zone into six Elk Hunting Units (EHUs), hoping to spread out hunting pressure and provide hunters with a high chance of success.

“It seemed to achieve that. I was impressed with how quickly every-body seemed to adapt to the EHU system,” Brunjes said. “The harvest num-bers everyone had in the first few days across the units is a good indicator that people are finding ac-cess in different places.”

At least two hunter-harvested bulls received preliminary scores that challenge Kentucky’s current state record for a non-typical elk. An 8x8 bull elk taken in Knott County on opening day

by Larry Holland of Perry County green-scored in the 390 class in the Boone and Crockett Club scor-ing system.

“I killed it about two miles from where I was born and raised,” said Holland, who took the elk at 242 yards with one shot from his .300 Win-chester Short Magnum rifle. “I was just excited to kill the bull — it wasn’t about the size. To possi-bly have the state record, I’m thrilled.”

Clay County’s Kelvin Jackson also took a 7x8 bull in Harlan County, which green-scored in the 370 class. Both of these pre-liminary scores are higher than the current non-typi-cal state record of 349 0/8 held by Andy Kidd of Mc-Creary County.

However, official scor-ing cannot take place for 60 days after the animal is taken, during which time the antlers may shrink slightly due to drying.

“We saw a lot of 320-class bulls come in, fairly young bulls,” said Brunjes. “That’s a good indication that they’re getting a lot of good nu-trition and shows a lot of potential to get really big as they get older.”

Department officials have not received notifica-tion that any typical bull elk taken by a hunter this year might challenge the current state record of 371 0/8, held by Greg Neff of Kenton County. However, some large bulls may not have been reported, and archery season for bull elk continues through Jan. 19, 2009. Kentucky’s cow elk firearms season runs Dec. 13-26.

Elk lottery applications for the 2009-10 quota hunts go on sale beginning Dec. 1. Hunters have until April 30, 2009 to purchase one of the $10 applica-tions. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife awarded 402 elk tags this year through the lottery system, and will is-sue more for next year’s hunt as the elk population increases.

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Drivers beware: There’s deer out there

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There is a common misconception that hunting causes deer to move more in October, November and December. But deer movement increases regardless of hunting pressure. Hunters actually help keep deer numbers in balance by thinning the herd in over-populated areas.

Elk hunters have high success rate during season

STOCK PHOTO

The 2008 Kentucky bull elk hunt ended Oct. 11, while hunters had an 88 percent success rate. Hunters took 115 bulls in the south eastern part of the state.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Decisions involving your fi nances might seem to be foolproof. But they could have underlying risks you should know about. Don't act on anything until all the facts are in.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You're attracted to a situation that appeals to your Bovine intellect. And that's good. But don't neglect your passionate side when romance comes calling later in the week.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A recentdevelopment enhances that special relationship. Spending more time together also helps make the bonding process stronger. Expect news about a possible career change.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A suspicious situation should be dealt with before it leads to serious problems. Get all the facts needed to resolve it. Then refocus your energies on those tasks that need your attention.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Try to bemore open-minded in working toward a resolution of that standoff between yourself and a colleague or family member. A little fl exibility now could work to your advantage later.

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Strange but True

By Samantha Weaver•It was Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman who made the fol-lowing sage observation: “There are 1011 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it’s only a hun-dred billion. It’s less than the national defi cit! We used to call them astro-nomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.”•Statistics show that widows outnum-ber widowers by a ratio of 5 to 1. •Holstein cows are known to be prolif-ic milkers. A good heifer can produce her own weight in milk in just a couple of weeks.•Soup is often served as a fi rst course in Western cuisine, but if you travel to China and eat traditional meals, you’re more likely to have it as the last course.•Are you ambisinister? Don’t worry, it’s just a fancy way of saying that you’re clumsy with both hands. The literal meaning is “with two left hands” - the manual equivalent of having two left feet. •It’s been reported that gangster Al Capone paid, in today’s dollars, up-ward of $300,000 in bribes every week.•More interesting collective nouns: A group of moles is known as a “labor,” a fl ock of turtledoves is called a “pity-ing” and a school of jellyfi sh is known as a “smack.”•Thought for the Day: “Man is a cred-ulous animal, and must believe some-thing; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfi ed with bad ones.” - Bertrand Russell

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Community Coat Give-away on Saturday, Novem-ber 8 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Glad Tidings Cafe`, 515 By Pass Road (across the street from McDon-alds). Winter coats given away & free lunch served. Open to the whole com-munity. For more informa-tion call 422-2020.

Stop Smoking Successful-ly. $30 fee includes book and educational materials (does not include nicotine replacement products). Minimum of four partici-pants must be enrolled for class to be held. Call Har-rison County Hospital at 812-738-8708 for more information and registra-tion.

Child Car Seat Inspections Free child car seat inspec-tions available at the EMS Training Center at 245 At-wood Street, Corydon, Ind. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 812-738-7871.

The PVA and Meade County Clerk’s Offi ces will be closed on Saturday, Nov. 8. due to NMVITS updates, per Frankfort. The Sheriff’s offi ce may be closed. For more informa-tion, call 422-3967.

Flu Vaccine Clinic in the main lobby of Harrison County Hospital Wednes-day, Nov. 12, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost is $15 (cash, check, or will bill for Medicare patients-must have medicare card pres-ent). Open to the public, for adults 18 and over. For more information, call 812-738-4251 or 270-422-4666.

Healthcare Provider CPR Wednesday, Nov. 19 and Nov. 26, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the EMS Training Cen-ter, 245 Atwood Street, Corydon, Ind. For more information, call 812-738-7871.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support class Monday and Tuesday, November 20th and 21st. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the EMS Training Center, 245 Atwood Street, Corydon, Ind. For more information, call 812-738-7871.

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GARAGE SALE- Thurs-day, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6, 7, & 8. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. HEATED GARAGE!! Lots of plus size women’s clothes, household items, and much more. 3370 Sirocco Road (1/2 mile off Payneville Road). 668-1883.

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525 N. DixieRadcliff, Ky 40160270-828-2222www.kentucky-land.comWOODED BUILDING LOTS, located near Ot-ter Creek Park, in Forest Ridge Estates, county wa-ter, streets will be paved, “restricted to houses”. $24,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

BUILDING LOTS in Mil-stead Estates, located near Flaherty in Hwy 144, city water available, streets will be paved “restricted to houses.” $29,900. Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

HOME IN VINE GROVE, 3 bedroom, 1 ½ baths, city water and sewers, completely remodeled with new kitchen, new bathrooms, new dry-wall, new laminated hardwood fl oors and carpets, located in Vine Grove on Shelton Street. $74,900. Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

6.4 ACRES, on Hwy. 228, 6 miles from Bran-denburg, city water available, lays nice for a home or mobile home. $34,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

Mobile Home on nice lot near Rough River Lake, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, city water, very clean and nice with new hard-wood laminated fl ooring through-out the home. Located off Hwy. 401 and Centerview-Rough River Road. $49,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.ken-tucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

5 ACRES set-up for Double-Wide Home, with city water, septic, electric, located be-tween Otter Creek Park and Doe Valley off Hwy. 1638 and Hwy. 933 in the Woods. $39,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.ken-tucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

1 TO 6 ACRE LAKE front lots on Rough River Lake, city water, long lake frontage, in a new development. Starting @ $22,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

1.3 WOODED ACRES off Buck Grove Road at Eagle’s Nest, city water good septic evaluation, nice property for your home or mobile home. $24,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

4 acres, water well, lays excellent, located on Shumate Road near Ek-ron. $24,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

MOBILE HOME and land off U.S. HWY 60 and Hobbs-Reesor Road. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, city water, on nice private one acre lot. $49,900. Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

Land and Mobile Home near Flaherty, 3 bed-rooms, 2 baths, city water, very nice and clean, with new kitchen cabinets, new fl ooring, new paint, on 2.1 acres of land, located off Hwy. 1816 on Lake Drive. $54,900 Financing Available for Everyone! www.kentucky-land.com, 270-828-2222.

LOTS FOR SALEENGLISH ESTATES

Lot 8 - 1.638 acres $25,900

Lot 28 - 1.696 acres $19,600

Lot 42 - 1.224 acres $13,900

Lot 48 - 1.572 acres $15,290

Lot 49 - 1.296 acres $14,500

Lot 50 - 1.27 acres $14,400

Lot 51 - 1.232 acres $13,900

INDIAN OAKSSUBDIVISION

Lot 10 - 3.46 acres $25,500

Lot 14 - 2.5297 acres $17,000

Lot 15 - 2.5399 acres $17,000

MEADE SPRINGS

Lot 29 - 4.092 acres $35,000

Lot 30 - 4.988 acres $42,000

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2837 Hwy 333 Webster, New Price $59,900. Nice 3 bed-room, 2 bath modular home, spacious rooms, nice view on almost an acre in Breckinridge County. Owner Financ-ing Available. No Cred-it Checks. Open 7 Days a Week.

130 acres off 86, near Hardin and Breckin-ridge County, open and wooded with county water, excellent build-ing sites, choose your tract size. $1,000 down. Owner Financ-ing Available. No Cred-it Checks. Open 7 Days a Week.

Nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath vinyl siding house with garage. In town 812 Park Ave. in Irvington. $54,900. Owner Fi-nancing Available. No Credit Checks. Open 7 Days a Week.

32 acres off Paul Al-exander Rd. in Custer. Nice, level, with barn and spring. $59,500. Owner Financing Available. No Credit Checks. Open 7 Days a Week.

Great starter or elderly persons home. 3 bd. 1 ba. located at 1015 Ot-tercreek in Vine Grove, across from golf course, landscaped, priced to sell at $69,900. Owner Financing Available. No Credit Checks. Open 7 Days a Week.

Many lots available from 4 acres to 15 acres near Rough River. Beautiful views, only $500 down. Owner Fi-nancing Available. No Credit Checks. Open 7 Days a Week.

Call our friendly sales associates today! We’re open 7 days a week, and visit our website at www.ky-landco.com.

For many more listings, call 866-865-5263!

HUNTER’S DREAM

(the following properties may be divided)

112 acres in Breckin-ridge County. $168,000.

367 acres in Lewis County off Interstate 65. $675 an acre.

88.9 acres in Ohio County. $1400 an acre.

We pay cash for farms or land. Call Marion at 668-4035 or www.mw-landforsale.com.

1-6 ACRES in Meade County near Fort Knox. Ok for single or dou-blewides homes. County water and electric avail-able, owner fi nancing.

7.7 ACRES, near Irving-ton, beautiful home site. Ok for horses. $24,500. Must see to appreciate. $500 Down.

1-2 ACRES, near Doe Valley Otter Creek Park. Restricted to houses, county water, electric and blacktop road.

32 acres and 20 acres in Breckinridge County. County water. Electric available. Perfect for crop, pasture or horses.

32 acres near Webster. All woods. Has electric available. Nice home site and good hunting!

We pay cashfor farms or land.

Call MW 270-668-4035 www.mwlandforsale.com

STAY AND PLAY at one of Kentucky’s top golf courses, Cherry Blossom, Georgetown. Call 502-570-9489 about Stay and Play, including furnished townhome, golf for four.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS, Alcohalt House, 2254 Fairgrounds Road, meets Sunday through Thursday, 8 p.m.; Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. Call 422-1050.

AL-ANON meets every Sun-day and Tuesday, 8 p.m., Alcohalt House. For more information, call 497-4885.

THE OPEN DOOR AL-TEEN group meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at The Alcohalt House. For more information, call 497-4885.

REPORT A CRIME, new tip line 270-422-HOPE (4673), the tip line is totally anony-mous, and your identity can-not be revealed.

ALATEEN meets every Thurs-day at 8 p.m. for teens ages 11-19 at the Alcohalt House, 2255 Fairgrounds Road, Brandenburg, Ky., 40108. Any teen whose life is or has been affected by drinking problems in a family mem-ber or friend. Call for more information, 270-547-4569 or 270-497-4885.

GAMBLERS Anonymous, Lincoln Trail Behavioral Center, Radcliff at 7:30 p.m.

OVEREATERS ANONY-MOUS Corydon Presbyteri-an Church. Every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Non-smoking. For more information, please call 828-3406.

TOPS Buck Grove Baptist Church. Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. For more information, please call Lena at 422-2692.

HOPE & HEALING Grief Support Group- Free month-ly support group for anyone who has experienced the death of a friend or fam-ily member. First Tuesday of every month. Call for next meeting date and time. 812-738-7893.

ALIVE GROUP-BREAST CANCER – Second Thursday of the month. Call Hardin Memorial Hospital for infor-mation. 270-706-1064.

BETTER BREATHERS CLUB-CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE – held quarterly at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Call for next available class. Johnna Sutton 270-706-1294.

LOSS GROUP – held monthly at Hardin Memorial Hospital. Call Program Care at 270-706-1064 for more information.

A.W.A.K.E. MEETING SUP-PORT GROUP Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Parvin Baumgart Education Center at Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, Ind. The purpose of these meetings is to provide sup-port through education and the sharing of ideas and in-formation among those who are affected by sleep disor-dered breathing. The meet-ing is free and open to the public. For more informa-tion, call 812-738-7892.

Drivers: Call Today! Sign-on Bonus. 35-41 cpm. Earn over $1000 weekly. Excel-lent benefi ts. Need CDL-A & 3 months recent OTR. 877-258-8782 www.melt-ontruck.com.

Drivers- CDL-A: Home weekends & Great Pay! Com-pany & L/P Available. Paid Vacation, Benefi ts & More. 3 months OTR required. 800-441-4271 xKY-100.

Drivers- Great equipment. Professional pay. Lots of freight. Van and fl atbed available. CDL-A 23 YO, 1year. OTR Smithway Motor Xpress 888-619-7607 www.smxc.com.

Drivers- Miles & Freight: Po-sitions available ASAP! CDL-A with tanker required. Top pay, premium benefi ts and MUCH MORE! Call or visit us online, 877-484-3061 www.oakleytransport.com.

Drivers: Sign-On Bonus with 1 year OTR experience! Stu-dent Grads welcome or we can train. American Eagle Lines www.aedrivers.com Call 800-569-9213.

Drivers- Top Pay & Miles! CDL-A with X endorsement preferred. We’ll help you get certifi ed! Call us anytime. (800)447-1211 x2057 www.transportamerica.com.

Guaranteed Weekly Settle-ment Check. Join Wil-Trans Lease Operator Program. Get the Benefi ts of being a lease operator without any of the Risk. 888-229-8712. Must be 23.

International Truck Driving School located in KY now enrolling students. Class-A CDL training. Job Assistance. Financing to try to help ev-eryone. Start working now! Call 888-780-5539.

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS and Narcotics Anonymous Meetings held at the Acceptance Place 1370 Hwy. 79 in Irvington, Ky. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings held every Fri-day, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meeting held Monday nights at 8 p.m. For more info, call 270-547-0347 or 270-547-0445.

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MONDAYChoose One:

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THURSDAYChoose One:

Breakfast PizzaCereal & ToastChoose One:Chilled JuiceFresh Fruit

FRIDAYChoose One:

Cinn. Roll & Yogurt CupCereal & ToastChoose One:Chilled JuiceFresh Fruit

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Cheese, Crackers, Fruit and Milk or Juice or

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Fresh AppleStrawberries

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CornGreen BeansFresh OrangeApplesauceIn Addition:

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Fresh Garden Salad Box Meal w/Popcorn,

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Salisbury Steak w/Brown GravyChoose Two:

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Fresh PearMixed FruitIn Addition:

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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soupw/Crackers

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Cooked CarrotsGrapes

Pineapple

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Oven Baked Tater TotsBanana - Peaches

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PB & J UncrustableChoose One:Chilled JuiceFresh Fruit

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Battletown Elementary Students “The polls are now open,”

declared the loud speaker on Oct 28.

How could this be, you ask when the real election is on Nov. 4? Let me an-swer that question with two words: mock election.

That’s right, “mock elec-tion.” You may ask, what does that mean? Well, a mock election is an election where children are able to vote.

Here at Battletown El-ementary we also chose a school president on Oct. 28. Trust me, here at Battletown we spare no expense in do-ing our mock election — we even had a real voting booth.

We had town hall meet-ings, debates, and even a primary election. After the primary election Emma Bell and Breezy Henricksen went to the general election.

Out of Emma and Breezy for school president, Emma is our school president. Be-tween Mitch McConnell

and Bruce Lunsford, Mitch McConnell won.

Finally after much con-sideration, Barrack Obama won for the national presi-dent.

The clerk who brought the voting booth said, “Out of all the elementary schools in Meade County, Battle-town Elementary was the only school who went Bar-rack Obama.”

Elementary students participate in mock electionLEFT: Gracie Fackler, left, and other Battletown El-ementary School students work hard to keep the mock election tallies and records in order.

BELOW: Breezy Henrick-son, left, and Emma Bell ran for school president at Battletown Elementary School. Emma Bell pulled off the win this year, after earning the most votes from her classmates.

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Students bug outThe Meade County Pub-

lic Library (MCPL) recently challenged local students to a creepy crawly contest. Kindergartners from Ek-ron Elementary and fourth graders from David T. Wilson created “junk yard bugs” out of random ob-jects in a kit provided by the library.

It was defi nitely diffi -cult to judge such creative bugs, but there were sev-eral entries that crawled apart from the rest.

The winner from David T. Wilson was Tori Aikin, with Madelyn Givans in second place and Nicole Belcher in third. Lexi Fuqua was the winner from Ekron, followed by Sean Bratcher and Braden Allgood.

Students also competed in a “mix and match” cate-gory, where they assembled bugs from different pieces of paper. The winner of this challenge from David T. Wilson was Emma Vu-jaklija, followed by Miguel Ocasio in second, Nicole Belcher in third, and Cody Janes a close fourth.

Ethan Tucker had the most creative bug in his Ekron kindergarten class, with Rachel Shacklett in second and J.J. Pike in

third. Congratulations to all

our winners and thanks to so many students for their wonderful ideas.

Halloween story tourAt this week’s Story

Hour, the Annex was home to Cinderella, Cookie Mon-ster, a lion, Spider Man, and even a race car driver. Thirty children dressed up and trick-or-treated at this last Story Hour before Hal-loween.

Book Signing Author Fred G. Wilson

visited the Meade County Public Library on Thurs-day, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. in the Library Annex. He signed his new book “Say What?”

Wilson’s childhood was set against the backdrop of The Great Depression and World War II, formative years that shaped his own character and the character of a nation.

“Having a sense of hu-mor seemed to ease the misery of those bygone days,” he writes, “and peo-ple poked fun at each other and sought to make light of the woes they were experi-encing.

“Out of this era came some colorful, humorous, and enlightened sayings. In every part of our na-tion, there were colloquial

expressions that summed up the feelings of the local region.

“This book contains some of these ... Many of these expressions were learned at home from Mom and Dad. This was before television and we learned to amuse ourselves with ‘homegrown’ entertain-ment. Farm work, taking care of the livestock, and the many chores kept us busy.

“When I refl ect back on those days, I wouldn’t

change them even if I could...”

Country folks have a language all their own. In “Say What?,” Wilson has gathered many of these ex-pressions in order to save them for future genera-tions, shedding a light on what it was like to grow up during the ‘40s and ‘50s in rural America.

Upcoming events•Library Book sale —

Our semi-annual book sale began Thursday, Nov. 6 at

noon and continues Friday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 and Saturday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon.

All items will be 25 cents each and will include books in hardcover, soft cover, audio books on CD and cassette, movies in DVD and VHS format, computer games, and more.

Encyclopedia sets are just $5. Come early for best selection.

Saturday will fi nish with our blow-out special of $1 per bag.

•Princess meeting — All local princesses are invited to a royal meeting on Tues-day, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. in the Annex. Come learn how to braid hair.

•Quilting Club Callout Meeting — Whether you are an experienced quil-ter or want to learn, join us Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. in the Annex for a callout meeting.

We will have several quilts on display. Please let us know if you will be attending by signing up at the MCPL front desk. For more information contact the library at 270-422-2094.

•Early Literacy Work-shop for Parents and Care-givers — Parents can begin at birth to help children learn important pre-read-ing skills. Join us for a workshop on Monday, Nov. 17 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Annex to learn how to use books, programs, and other resources at your li-brary to prepare your chil-dren for reading success.

Hear suggestions on what to read and how to read to young children so they can get the most from the experience. Give your children a lifelong advan-tage. Read to them often and ask today about how your library partners with parents to get children ready to read.

Book signing held, large book sale upcoming at library

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Boys and girls of all ages participated in a special, Halloween-themed story hour held last week at the Meade County Public Library annex building.

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Mrs. Whelan’s kindergarten and fi rst grade class at Battletown Elementary School decorated pumpkins for Halloween last week. Winners of the contest are pictured above (from left to right): Honor-able Mention Gavin Rodgers; 3rd place Brooklyn Worley; 2nd place Autumn Durham; and 1st Place Alaina Poe.

More than 330 runners participated in the 2008 Cross Country Tourna-ment held at the Brandenburg Telephone Company in Brandenburg Oct. 23. There were 173 girls and 158 boys signed in for the meet.

The following schools participated: Flaherty, David. T. Wilson, Bat-tletown, Payneville, Muldraugh, Ekron, West Point and Cloverport elementary schools. Top team awards went to the Fla-herty girls team and Ekron boys team.

CLOCKWISE: (from top left) Jason Sutton acknowledges Mike Ford as the origianal coordinator of Meade County elementary cross country teams. Jacob Robertson from Ekron Elementary has the overall fastest time of the day. The top three girl runners out of each grade level pose for a picture wearing their medals. The top three boy run-ners out of each grade level pose for a picture wearing their medals. Ekron elementary boys took fi rst place in the boys team division. Flaherty elemen-tary girls took fi rst place in the girls team division.

Friday, November 7, 2008 The News Standard - B11YOUTHYOUTHHundreds race their hearts out during cross country championships

Overall Top Boy: Jacob Robertson, Ekron (1st to cross fi nish line with the time, 6:31).

Overall Top Girl: Danielle Fabel, Flaherty (1st to cross fi nish line with the time, 7:01).

Boys Division3rd grade: 1st Levi Butler, Flaherty; 2nd Hunter Robert-son, Ekron; Noah Schwartz, David T. Wilson.

4th grade: 1st Levi Hurt, Payneville; 2nd Bryce Mat-tingly, Payneville; 3rd Bryan Patterson, Flaherty.

5th grade: 1st Jacob Robert-son, Ekron; 2nd Kevin Millay, Ekron; 3rd Gaberial Riggs, Flaherty.

6th grade: 1st Austin Curl, West Point; 2nd Jesse Whelan, Flaherty; 3rd Tyler Dowell, David T. Wilson.

Girls Division3rd grade: 1st Elizabeth Shannon, Payneville; 2nd Isabella Galvez, Payneville; 3rd Alyssa Neal, Flaherty.

4th grade: 1st Meg Geren, Flaherty; 2nd Maggie Millay, Ekron; 3rd Nichole Belcher, David T. Wilson.

5th grade: 1st Danielle Febel, Flaherty; 2nd Sierra Watkins, Flaherty; 3rd Emma King, David T. Wilson.

6th grade: 1st Michaela Hurd, Flaherty; 2nd Mary Kate Powers, David T. Wil-son; 3rd Emily Thompson, Flaherty.

David T. Wilson Elemen-tary Boys: 1st, Tyler Dowell, 6th grade; 2nd, Jake Bea-vin, 5th grade; 3rd, Noah Schwartz, 3rd grade; 4th, Ste-ven Benock, 3rd grade; 5th, David Timmons, 3rd grade.

Flaherty Elementary Boys: 1st, Jesse Whelan, 6th grade;

2nd, Gaberial Riggs, 5th; 3rd, Levi Butler, 3rd grade; 4th, Jon Woods, 6th grade; 5th, Bryan Patterson, 4th grade.

Payneville Elementary Boys: 1st, Levi Hurt, 4th grade; 2nd, Bryce Mattingly, 4th grade; 3rd, Logan Greco, 4th grade; 4th Austin Gouvas, 4th grade; 5th, Zach Harper, 4th grade.

Battletown Elementary Boys: 1st, Tray Powers, 5th grade; 2nd, Justin Ponds, 6th grade; 3rd, Logan Hardesty, 4th grade; 4th, Blake Thomas, 5th grade; 5th, Dakota Hosk-ins, 5th grade.

Cloverport Elementary Boys: 1st, Ezra Meador, 5th grade; 2nd, Nick Smith, 6th grade; 3rd, Christian Lamar, 5th grade; 4th, Skylar At-wood, 4th grade; 5th, Aaron Gamble, 6th grade.

Ekron Elementary Boys: 1st, Jacob Robertson, 5th grade; 2nd, Kevin Millay, 5th grade; 3rd, Cody Walter, 5th grade; 4th, Tyler Curry, 5th grade, 5th, Hunter Robertson, 3rd grade.

West Point Elementary Boys: 1st, Austin Curl, 6th grade; 2nd, Gavin Priddy, 5th grade; 3rd, Brandon Frost, 6th grade; 4th, Weston King, 6th grade; 5th, Dakota Miller, 6th grade.

Muldraugh Elementary Boys: 1st, Seth Davis, 5th grade; 2nd, Ethan Davis, 4th grade; 3rd, Jacob Schwartz, 4th grade; 4th, Logan Short, 6th grade; 5th, Shane Hens-ley, 6th grade.

Boys Team Winners: 1st, Ekron Elementary; 2nd, Fla-herty Elementary; 3rd, David T. Wilson; 4th, West Point.

David T. Wilson Elemen-tary Girls: 1st, Mary Kate Powers, 6th grade; 2nd, Adrienne Poole, 5th grade; 3rd, Kelsey Sutton, 6th grade; 4th, Alyssa Hannah, 6th

grade; 5th, Jaycee Serrano, 6th grade.

Flaherty Elementary Girls: 1st, Danielle Fabel, 5th grade; 2nd, Michaela Hurd, 6th grade; 3rd, Sierra Watkins, 5th grade; 4th, Emily Thomp-son, 6th grade; 5th, Meg Geren, 4th grade.

Payneville Elementary Girls: 1st, Elizabeth Shan-non, 3rd grade; 2nd, isabella Galvez, 3rd grade; 3rd, Ally Lancaster, 4th grade; 4th, Hailey Blevins, 5th grade; 5th, Elizabeth Fackler, 4th grade.

Battletown Elementary Girls: 1st, Hayley Ponds, 5th grade; 2nd, Desiree Mekks, 5th grade; 3rd, Emma Bell, 6th grade; 4th, Kayla Parcell, 4th grade; 5th, Gracie Fack-ler, 5th grade.

Cloverport Elementary Girls: 1st, Brilynn Hender-son, 5th grade; 2nd, Jennah Gatton, 4th grade; 3rd, Kat-nna Gamble, 4th grade; 4th, Olivia Carwile, 4th grade; 5th, Victoria Sanders, 6th grade.

Ekron Elementary Girls: 1st, Lauren Claycomb, 5th grade; 2nd, Maggie Millay, 4th grade; 3rd, Lexie Pergu-son, 5th grade; 4th, Alma Embrey, 6th grade; 5th, Erica Smith, 6th grade.

West Point Elementary Girls: 1st, Johnna Rogers, 6th grade; 2nd, Madison Mercer, 5th grade; 3rd, Skylar Woolums, 4th grade; 4th, Sabrina Rice, 4th grade.

Muldraugh Elemen-tary Girls: 1st, Victoria Huber, 4th grade; 2nd, Brit-tany Heath, 6th grade; 3rd, Natasha Farmer, 5th grade; 4th, Star Denkhoff, 5th grade; 5th, Alana Boggs, 4th grade.

Girl Team Winners: 1st, Flaherty; 2nd, David T. Wil-son; 3rd, Ekron; 4th, Payn-eville.

Championship elementary cross-country meet – Oct. 23 results

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DTW Gold, 15, Payn-eville Blue, 4; scorers of DTW Gold: Josie Board, 6, Mary Kate Powers, 1, Cassidy Adams, 6, Karissa Reader, 2. Scorers of Payn-eville Blue: Kasey Mielke, 2, Kelsey Hurt, 2.

Flaherty 1, 12, DTW Gold, 6; scorers of Flaherty 1: Brooke Spears, 6, Elissa Youart, 4, Raven Vega, 2. Scorers of DTW Gold: Mary Kate Powers, 2, Karissa Reader, 4.

Ekron 1, 21, Battletown, 10; scorers of Ekron 1; Lau-ren Claycomb, 9, Abby My-ers, 6, Kayla Miller, 2, Emily Brown, 2, Kayla Cook, 2. Scorers of Battletown: Emma Payne, 4, Breezy Henrick-son, 2, Arialle Daley, 2, Elizabeth Pollock, 2.

Flaherty 2, 3, DTW Blue, 22; scorers of Flaherty 2: Kaylee Compton, 1, Sierra

Watkins, 2. Scorers of DTW Blue: Morgan Turner, 14, Kelsey Sutton, 4, Abby Lindsey, 4.

Ekron 1, 13, Payneville Gold, 5; scorers of Ekron 1: Lauren Claycomb, 7, Abby Myers, 4, Emily Brown, 2. Scorers of Payneville Gold: Shelby Wooten, 2, Whitney Morgan, 3.

DTW Red, 10, DTW Blue, 21; scorers of DTW Red: Marty Mattingly, 8, Jessa Pollird, 2. Scorers of DTW Blue: Morgan Turner, 7, Kelsey Sutton, 10, Rebekka Robins, 2, Abby Lindsey, 2.

Ekron 2, 0, DTW Green, 36; scorers of DTW Green: Kristin Peters, 6, Addi Lynch, 8, Taylor Cucino, 8, Maggie Durbin, 2, Rachel Clinger, 2, Hannah King, 4, Derby Stull, 2, Sadie Hobbs, 4.

QUARTER FINALSFlaherty 1, 6, DTW Green, 18; scorers of Flaherty 1: Brooke Spears, 2, Elissa Youart, 2, Kaylin Logsdon, 2. Scorers of DTW Green: Kristin Peters, 6, Taylor Cucino, 2, Natalie Reichmuth, 6, Darby Stull, 2, Sadie Hobbs, 2.

Ekron 1, 7, DTW Blue, 23; scorers of Ekron 1: Lauren Claycomb, 3, Abby Myers, 4. Scorers of DTW Blue: Morgan Turner, 6, Kelsey Sutton, 8, Shavone Brown, 3, Caroline Smith, 2, Rebekka Robbins, 2, Abby Lindsey, 2.

CHAMPIONSHIPDTW Blue, 15, DTW Green, 11; scorers of DTW Blue: Morgan Turner, 9, Kelsey Sutton, 4, Abby Lindsey, 2. Scorers of DTW Green: Kristin Peters, 3, Natalie Reichmuth, 2, Darby Stull, 2, Sadie Hobbs, 4.

2008 Championships 5th and 6th grade girls basketball

David T. Wilson Blue defeats David T. Wilson Green, 15 to 11 during the championship game. Left to right: Abby Lindsey, Coach Jeanna Turner, Rebecca Robbins, Alexis Effi rd, Kelsey Sutton, Morgan Turner, Coach Jeff Turner, Mary Basham (in front), Caroline Smith, Shavone Brown.

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Edna Walker’s 85th Birthday CelebrationOn Oct. 23 eleven people

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What a surprise it was. Edna was so happy to see old friends and family.

She kept saying “I thought I would never see you again.” After all the greetings and opening of birthday gifts, lunch was served to all by the nurs-ing home staff. It was an exciting time.

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Senior Halloween partyThe Meade County Senior Citizens Center held its Hal-

loween party on Oct. 28. Over 80 people attended the event, with a live band, dancing, good food, and delicious treats for all to enjoy.

The costume contest was a tough decision for the judges. Among the contestants, there were two nuns and a preg-nant bride, a scarecrow man and scarecrow woman, a jailer, a hobo, a cowboy, and a cowgirl.

Gladys St. Clair of Guston won fi rst place, dressed as the jailer, Carol Yeary of Irvington won second place, dressed as a scarecrow woman, and Lee St. Clair of Guston won third place, dressed as a hobo.

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ABOVE: The winners of the Meade County Senior Citi-zens costume contest (left to right) Lee St. Clair, third place, Carol Yeary, second place, and Gladys St. Clair, fi rst place. RIGHT: Ellis Pollock fi lls up his plate with food and treats from the buffet after enjoying music and dancing at the Meade County Senior Citizens Center Halloween party.

On Oct. 14, the Blue-grass Homemakers met at the home of Liz Hawk-ins in English Estates. Liz called the meeting to order and gave the devotional as well as the thought for the month.

Roll was called with ev-eryone answering with her favorite thoughts for fall. Margaret was absent. Minutes were read and ap-proved and dues were col-lected. Committee reports included:

Environment, housing and energy: Shirley B. re-minded us to be sure to change the batteries in smoke detectors and to set the clocks back on Nov. 2.

Family and individual development: Ann cau-tioned members to use common sense and safety when using generators

during a power failure.Foods, nutrition, and

health: Theresa gave us a new and different use for honey; it is good for mi-nor burns. Shirley A. also told us that more vitamin D is being given to infants now to benefi t them later in life.

Doris informed us that she found hair conditioner is good for cleaning base-boards, since she acciden-tally spilled some there.

Clothing: Shirley A. in-formed us that members wishing to update their wardrobe can go to the “kaboose” website to fi nd out many ways to be in style.

New Business: Doris motioned for our club to fi x a fall themed basket for the Meade County Saddle Club for auction. Muriel

seconded the motion. The River Heritage Festi-

val was Oct. 18 and baked goods were due that morn-ing. The trip to Berea is Oct. 28; Ann and Liz are going and there are 10 seats available. Our club ordered pecans today.

They will also be sold at the Holiday Bazaar on Nov. 8. We worked on a craft project for the bazaar. The Women’s Expo is Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Doris showed us how the scrapbook will be set up for this year’s competi-tion.

Old Business: The Farm Bureau Dinner went well with Doris, Theresa, Ann, and Linda Pike working.

The “Backpack” program is feeding 136 children each weekend. America’s second KY Harvest Heart-

land has received a $7,380 grant from Ronald Mc-Donald House Charities to fund the program for one month in eight Kentucky counties, including Meade County.

Members should send donations for school sup-plies to the KY Academy in Ghana next February.

The lesson for the meet-ing was “Accessories: The fi nishing touch,” which was beautifully presented by Shirley A.

The hostess for the Nov. 11 meeting will be Shirley B. Liz, once again, out did herself by serving a delicious meal using fall’s bounty in her stew, slaw, stuffed mushrooms, sliced tomatoes and chocolate swirl cheesecake.

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Bluegrass homemakes meets

November 7Dustin Morgan, Sandra Mercer

November 8Kevin Snider, Harry Bruce, Stuart Kanter

November 9Wesley Knott

November 10Kimberly Vincent, Haley Knott

November 11Chad Benham, Jesse Kennedy

November 12Missy Owen, Kim Miller, Bridgette Tibbits

November 13Debbie Chee, Briana Rice, Pam Knott, Ruth Early

Jonna Lynn Mattingly, 22, of Guston, daughter of Charlotte Opal Dickey and Johnny Edward Mattingly, to Jeremy Allen Townsend, 23, of Lexington, son of Ra-mona Kay Conner and James Norton Townsend.

Amanda Dawn Millard, 24, of Madisonville, Ky., daughter of Brenda Ann Todd and Lande Robert Mil-lard, to Raymond Edward Taylor II, 22, of Brandenburg, son of Jeanne Teresa Cotner and Raymond Edward Tay-lor.

Regina Louise Roberts, 44, of Brandenburg, daughter of Clara Martha Hamilton, to Terry Dean Roberts, 48, of Brandenburg, son of Brenda Joyce Dowell and Misch Casper Roberts.

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