The first day of classes for Ballard County Schools is Thursday, Aug. 7. It’s back to school for student drivers, parents and bus drivers alike. Here’s a reminder of traffic patterns and pick-up/drop-off points for everyone on the main

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Elementary School: For both pick-up and drop-off times, all traffic to BCES should use the campus entrance between the west wing of Ballard Memorial High School and the Board

Started as joint venture by the Fiscal Court and the Ballard County School District it took 10 years and $130,000 to complete the new restroom facility at the Ballard County Recreational Park. Partially paid for by a community development Land and Water Conservation Funds

Grant, concluding paper work on the project that has been referred to as “an argues process,” was submitted as the June 30, 2014 completion deadline approached.

After multiple complaints about the existing facility at the park it was sure something needed to be done. Former

District Superintendent Ed Adimi and Judge Executive Vickie Viniard collaborated on the idea and with the approval of the Fiscal Court, applied for and used the LWCF grant to construct the new facility. The $65,000, 50/50 matching, reimbursable grant was

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Earl Gidcumb plays Taps in honor of fallen U.S. servicemen in front of the World War II Memorial. A U.S. Navy veteran, Gidcumb will celebrate his 89th birthday on July 31. Happy Birthday, Earl!

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Middle School will hold “A Day in the Life of Your Sixth-Grader” for all incom-ing sixth-graders and their parents on Tues-day, Aug. 5, from 6-8 p.m. at the school at 3565 Paducah Road, Barlow. This program will provide a block-by-block introduc-tion to sixth grade for parents and students. For more information, please contact BCMS Interim Principal Amber Parker at am-ber.parker@ballard.kyschools.us, or call 270-665-8400, ext. 2301.

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Edward Earl Gidcumb is a Navy veter-an of World

War II, and Monday, July 31st marks his 89th birth-day. I want to tell you all Earl’s story, but I won’t be able to do it nearly as well as Earl himself, so here is his story, from his point of view.

“I was still in high school in 1941 when Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese and World War II began, I graduated from high school on May 23, 1943 and was sworn into the US Navy on May 25, 1943 at Marion, IL. I was sent by train, to Great Lakes Naval Train-ing Station, Chicago, IL for basic training. My training was confined to teaching swimming to the new trainees. I did

not participate in any ac-tual training while there. I had a friend stationed at Great Lakes Naval Train-ing Station and because of him; I was assigned to teach swimming.

On July 30, 1943, I was shipped to San Diego Naval Receiving Station, San Diego, CA. I arrived on August 4, 1943. This was a holding place until I received my permanent duty assignment. After a

By MAry AnneMedlock

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One of the most beau-tiful vistas of the conflu-ence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers can be seen from the City of Wickliffe’s Fort Jefferson Hill Park.

Each day, you’ll find

a stream of cars visiting the scenic overlook. It’s no surprise to find many out-of-state licenses plates scattered among the Ken-tucky plates as families enjoy the view, picnic, or utilize the new walk-ing trail that was recently completed. Many visitors

have no idea of the his-toric significance of the site, as they came for the scenery.

“We pass by here of-ten on our way to Lam-bert’s in Cape Girardeau,” said Johanna Salma from Huntingdon, Tenn. The The Salma Family from Huntingdon, Ten-

nesse enjoy driving through Wickliffe.

Ballard County veteran set to celebrate 89th birthday on July 31

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Tourists discover thrills of visiting Wickliffe’s historic Fort Jefferson hill

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family recently noticed the new sidewalks. They decided to stop, let the kids stretch their legs, and take a few photos. “The new sidewalks are really nice and it gives the kids a nice break from sitting in the car,” Salma added.

Considered a national security strategic asset since America’s infancy, Fort Jefferson Hill Park

remains an important site to the region: the tourism opportunities and dollars it can bring into Wickliffe’s local economy. Soon the park will become part of the network of interpre-tive centers established by the National Mississippi River Parkway Commis-sion, thanks to funding provided by the National Scenic Byways Program of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.

Some of the work on the project has been com-pleted with the establish-ment of a walking trail which meanders around the site. Wickliffe has be-gun renovating a building at the site’s entrance that will become a welcome and interpretive center. The facility will offer in-formation about the site including its Native Amer-ican past, its establishment as a Revolutionary War Fort and settlement by or-ders of President Thomas Jefferson, and its signifi-cance as an Union Army encampment during the Civil War.

awarded to the county in 2004.

Although there were meeting all along, according to Viniard, the project came to “kind of a stand still.” After being with the school district

for only a week Director of Transportation and Maintenance Kerry Fulcher was briefed by Adami and received the assignment to complete the construction. The project showed no real progression until early 07 when “it gained

momentum just prior to my hiring date,” Fulcher said.

With basically only an agreement between the court and the school district and a drawing for what had been originally planned as a combination concession and restroom facility Fulcher began coordinating and organizing meetings with every one involved.

The first issue to deal with was internal affairs. With those ironed out they could move on to design phase. The original desire was to construct a single structure containing a men’s and women’s restroom along with concessions at the same location. To accomplish the planned facility would mean tearing down and rebuilding in phases all the while keeping the existing building useable, an undertaking that would be too difficult and time consuming, with added expense.

The next idea was to build in a new location; the problem with this was finding a suitable spot. One would be to small an area to accommodate the size of the building required or it would be too far away to be convenient. With time constraints now becoming a factor to deal with, it was decided to concentrate their efforts on the restrooms as the priority. Without a site large enough and in a convenient location it was decided to have a separate concession and restroom.

With new plans in hand and coordinating with magistrate Steve Cooper, actual construction began with the demolition of the old facility beginning in mid September 2013. The recently completed facility meets the American Disabilities Act standards.

The county’s $65,000 portion to the project was largely met by ‘in-kind’ services; donations of labor, material, and equipment that could be valued and counted as part of the county’s $ obligation. Fulcher, a licensed master electrician, donated his time to the electrical portion of the project. Johnny Dennis preformed the carpentry work on the project. Eagle Masonry provided masonry work. Jimmy Ivitts and Bard Chandler donated materials and labor. Ferguson Plumbing Supply of Paducah contributed restroom fixtures and on-demand water heater.

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by Kay Presson

Last Friday, July 18, I went with Carlisle County Senior Citizens to Paducah. We traveled on the Senior Citizens van, and one of the areas we passed was Elmwood Court. As we passed, memories of a portion of my childhood came back to me. From the fifth grade to the first half of the ninth grade in my school attendance, my family lived at 30J Elmwood Court. How well I remember walking to Henry Clay Elementary School for the fifth and sixth grades. At that time,

Dove Anna McNabb was the principal, and was a wonderful, encouraging person. In fact, the former Andrew Jackson Elementary School was re-named after her, and is now McNabb Elementary.

How well I remember the fifth and sixth grades, for my teachers, Mrs. Charlotte Hall, the fifth grade teacher, and Mrs. Emily McGuire, the sixth grade teacher, were so very encouraging. Mrs. Hall passed away several years ago...however, Mrs. McGuire and I have stayed in touch over the years.

When I began working at Hancock’s of Paducah in 2006, she graciously took me out to eat. She may be remembered by many people who used to watch “Romper Room” on WPSD-tv...for she was “Mrs. Emily.”

Mrs. Hall and Mrs. McGuire were indeed wonderful, encouraging teachers, and perfect representatives of what teachers should be, and the effect they have on their students.

If you have a teacher you would like to recognize by writing Ballard County Weekly, please feel free to share.

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KEVIL – Harold Campbell Robey of Kevil, age 85, died at Baptist Health at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday morning at Baptist Health in Paducah.

Harold was a member of Kevil United Methodist Church. He was retired owner and operator of Robey Septic Tank Service. Harold was a Journeyman Electrician with Local # 816. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for over 55 years. He was a member of North Ballard Masonic Lodge # 537.

He was employed by Ballard Rural Telephone Company for years.

Harold is survived by one son, Harold Gene Robey and his wife, Brenda, of Paducah, Ky; one daughter, Cheryl Ann Loe and her husband, Stanley of Kevil; one grandson, Brian Robey of Paducah and one granddaughter, Kristie Knight and her husband, Tom, of Paducah, and a very special friend, Maxine Tinsley, of LaCenter.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Rexana Robey, and his parents, Eddie

Campbell and Myrtle Herrold Robey.

Funeral services were Thursday, July 25, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter, Ky. with Dr. Stewart Strikland officiating. Interment followed at Odd Fellows Cemetery in West Paducah.

Visitation was Wednesday Evening after 5 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter. Masonic Service will be at 7 p.m.

M e m o r i a l contributions may be sent to Kevil United Methodist Church, c/o Jean Trice, P.O. Box 121, Kevil, Kentucky 42053.

Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter is handling arrangements.

Janess Chandler Aldridge, 68, passed away at her residence in Columbus, KY. on Monday, July 28 at 3:25 p.m.

She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church of Wickliffe and a craft maker.

She is survived by her husband Archie T Aldridge of Columbus; her daughters, Tammy Freeman of Lovelaceville, Pamela DeAnn Stewart of Kevil, and Elizabeth Faye Aldridge of Louisville; her sons, Archie T Aldridge III of Wickliffe, Jeffrey Allen Aldridge of Wickliffe, and Gabriel Eugene Aldridge of Gage; a sister, Cindy

Ellis of Corpus Christy, TX; a brother, Randy Chandler of Wickliffe; 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James Robert and Blanche Walker Chandler and 1 brother.

Services for Mrs. Aldridge will be held at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Wickliffe, Friday, August 1 at 11:00 am with Rev. Larry Fraser officiating. Burial will follow at Behtlehem cemetery in Wickliffe. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5:00 pm Thursday, July 31 and on Friday morning untill service time.

Phyllis Ann Sadler, 70, of Kevil, died Saturday, July 26, 2014 at 5:05 am at Lourdes Hospital.

She was a homemaker and member of Trinity Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Nolan Sadler; two daughters, Crystol Myre of Paducah and Karon Sadler of Kevil; a son, Richard Sadler of Kevil; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Oralee Newcomb; and one great-granddaughter.

Graveside services will be held at 2 pm Thursday at Woodlawn Memorial

Gardens. Visitation will be held from 11:30-1:30 Thursday at Lone Oak Chapel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home.

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The two women met playing bingo seven years ago in southwest-ern Pennsylvania. Ever since, they’ve enjoyed traveling together.

When they announced they were coming to Kentucky, their friends wanted to know what was in Kentucky? Buck-ham told them that’s why they were going to find out.They haven’t been disappointed with the beauty of the Common-wealth and all the things to explore.

After visiting Fort Jef-ferson, the two were go-ing to start the return trip home.

“We’re going to fol-low the Ohio River,” said Buckman. “We think it will be fun to follow its path from where it merg-es into the Mississippi River to where it begins in Pittsburgh” said Buck-man.

The Fort Jefferson Hill Park’s welcome center is part of Kentucky’s Great River Road Corridor Management Plan and joins other sites includ-ing Wickliffe Mounds State Park, Columbus Belmont State Park, and the Carnegie Library in Hickman.

The Kentucky Mis-sissippi River Parkway Commission hopes that additional sites will be developed and added along the route.

Tourists discover thrills of visiting Fort Jefferson hill

Play it again ...Marshall and Joshua Suttles recently performed for residents at Life Care Center of La Center. They are the sons of Scott and Christy Suttles of Wickliffe. Marshall loves playing the violin and Joshua loves playing the cello. They perform at Life Care 2-3 times a year and the residents thoroughly enjoy their program.

Thelma and Betsy have enjoyed their trip through Kentucky.

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New Ballard Memo-rial High School Assistant Principal Leslee Davis hopes to use her experience as the school’s guidance counselor to her students’ advantage.

“I’m here first of all be-cause I care,” Davis said. “There will be correction, but part of my job is to teach them new, good be-haviors instead of old, inap-propriate ones. If I want to teach compassion, I’ve got to model that for them.”

The 1989 BMHS graduate earned her bach-elor’s degree in 2000, her master’s in guidance and

counseling in 2005, and is working on her Rank 1 in administration, all from Murray State University. She started teaching Eng-lish at BMHS in 2001, and served the last three as guidance counselor there.

Davis said she wanted to know her students on a more personal level, and that prompted the change into counseling. “Teachers do a lot of that, anyway,” she said. She believes that background will be helpful in her new role. “I hope to be able to help as much as to discipline. I want to see if we can keep them from

repeating inappropriate be-havior.”

She said there will be additional emphasis on positive behavior rein-forcement, as well. Davis said she hopes to be able to “catch students in the act,” and reward them for good things as they happen.

“It is an honor and a privilege to be here,” she continued with a smile. “I come from a long line of green.”

Davis and her hus-band Brad live outside of Barlow, and have three children who are BMHS alumni.

davis named assistant principalat Ballard Memorial High School

Stephen Queen is new interimassistant principal at BcMS

Uk Field daysare approaching

New Ballard County Middle School Interim Assistant Principal Ste-phen Queen said he didn’t start out wanting to be an administrator, but decided it was the right fit.

“I’ll still have contact

with students, and I can use my insights from be-ing a teacher to help our younger teachers become better,” he said.

The 2001 BMHS graduate earned his bachelor’s degree in sci-ence in 2005, his mas-ter’s in secondary educa-tion in 2013, and is now working on his master’s for administration, all at Murray State University. He has served as BCMS health and PE teacher for the last two years, and as varsity golf coach.

Queen also will be the district’s interim athletic director. One of his first moves was to fire up a new Twitter account, @BallardBombers, to

be used for announce-ments, scores, stat lines and more. “I’m looking forward to working with our coaches, and want to showcase our student-athletes, too,” he said.

He expects his areas of emphasis to be in dis-cipline and assisting in the teacher evaluation process. “I want to assist in any way that I possibly can to help every student be the best they can be,” he said.

Queen recently re-turned from his third mission trip with Antioch Baptist Church, to Haiti. He and his wife, Kacey, live in Slater with their 5-year-old daughter and 5-month-old son.

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Specialists with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment will host the Corn, Soy-bean and Tobacco Field Day July 31 at the UK re-search farm in Princeton.

The field day begins at 7:30 a.m. CDT and fea-tures tours of UK research plots of the three crops. A total of four tours, three of which center around grain crops and one for tobacco, will run concur-rently, but producers will have opportunities to visit all.

Highlights of the field day include a tour led by representatives from commodity groups and UK specialists about water quality issues. UK weeds scientists will also lead a discussion on strategies to manage her-bicide-resistant weeds in a tour focusing on inte-grated pest management. Additional presentations include corn populations and yield, sidewall com-paction, variety and hy-brid updates and an inva-sive insect update.

During the tobacco tour, specialists from UK and the University of Tennessee will discuss varieties, conservation tillage and tank-mixing pesticides.

Continuing education credits are available for

pesticide applicators for one general and two spe-cific hours in categories 1A, 4, 5, 10 and 12. Cer-tified Crop Advisors can receive a total of 4.5 con-tinuing education units broken down into the following categories: 1.5 in crop management, 2 in pest management, 0.5 in nutrient management and 0.5 in soil and water.

The field day con-cludes at noon with lunch provided by the Kentucky Corn Growers Associa-tion, Kentucky Soybean Board, Drexel Chemical Co. and Burley Stabiliza-tion Corporation.

The UK Research Farm is located at 1134 Hopkinsville St. in Princ-eton.

Programs of the Ken-tucky Cooperative Ex-tension Service serve all people regardless of race, age, sex, color, religion, disability or national origin. For additional information, contact the Ballard County Extension Office, 110 Broadway, LaCenter, 665-9118.

Leslie Davis ......new assistant

principal at BMHS

A past field day at the UK research farm in Princ-eton

Steohen Queen ......new assistant

principal at BMCS

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today re-minded producers that changes mandated through the 2014 Farm Bill re-quire them to have on file a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wet-land Conservation Certi-

fication (AD-1026). The Farm Bill relinked highly erodible land conservation and wetland conservation compliance with eligibil-ity for premium support paid under the federal crop insurance program.

“It’s important that farmers and ranchers tak-ing the right steps to con-serve valuable farm and natural resources have completed AD-1026 forms on file at their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) of-fice,” said Vilsack.

For farmers to be eli-gible for premium sup-port on their federal crop insurance, a completed and signed AD-1026 form must be on file with the FSA. Since many FSA and Natural Resource Conser-vation (NRCS) programs have this requirement, most producers should al-ready have an AD-1026 on file.

USDA reminds farmers ofFarm Bill compliance changes

It’s about that time of year again – sew-ing time! The first day of school is around the corner and many 4-H sewing programs will be gearing up very soon.

In preparing for the year’s program, the an-nual Clothing Leader Train the Trainer Work-shop is approaching.

It will be held Friday, August 1, 2014 at the American Legion build-ing, 310 Bee Creek Drive, Murray, Ken-tucky 42071, from 9:00-5:00. The American Le-gion building is located across from the Bee Creek Soccer Complex on North 4th Street in Murray.

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WEDNESDAY, JuLY 30, 2014 THE BALLARD COUNTY WEEKLY PAGE 5

Dear Editor,Ballard County Clerk

Lynn Lane and Mary Sue in the Kentucky Sec-retary of State’s office agree that the Kentucky election laws and regula-tions disagree with me.

But because I think the laws and regulations should support me on this, I’m going to share my opinion.

When a person who is registered as a mem-ber of a political party decides to run as a write-in candidate against the party’s nominee as cho-sen in a primary election, that person should be ex-pelled from membership in the party.

I do not take the posi-tion that we should elim-inate write-in candidates; to the contrary, I think that anyone who is will-ing to face the formidable odds against a write-in candidacy should be able to do so. But if a write-in candidate chooses to run against the party’s nominee, in effect run-

ning against the party, then that candidate has, in my opinion, made it clear that he no longer believes in the party.

So far, one person has announced that he will be a write-in candidate for Ballard County Sher-iff. He is registered as a Democrat. Four qualified deputies ran in the Dem-ocratic Primary, where Democratic voters chose Carey Batts to represent the party in the general election.

In his ad in this news-paper last week, Billy Wayne Wildharber said, “I feel that our county and its citizens deserve the highest level of pro-tection, professionalism and proactive law en-forcement and I am will-ing and prepared to pro-vide that.”

Did he become will-ing and prepared only af-ter the primary election? If he has felt his willing-ness and preparation for longer than that, then why didn’t he put himself

up against the other can-didates and let the voters in his party decide if they wanted him to represent the party? Seeing that he has chosen to run against the party’s nominee, I think he should no longer be regarded as a member of the party.

I was a candidate for the party’s nomina-tion for Ballard County Judge/Executive but was defeated soundly by in-cumbent Vicki Viniard. (I was beaten so badly that I probably should ask new sheriff Carey Batts after the general election to consider filing assault charges.) I will vote for Mrs. Viniard whether she runs unopposed or if someone should decide to run against her. I will vote for Carey Batts no matter who else might run. Both of those candi-dates represent my party and they will get my vote.

Joe W. CulverLa Center, KY

Normally, I don’t respond to newspaper items, but af-ter reading a peculiar letter to the editor published in The Ballard County Weekly last week, pertaining to the legality of write-in candi-dacies, for which someone called Joe Culver has since taken responsibility, I feel I must make an exception.

Culver contends that Kentucky officials (he spe-cifically identified the Bal-lard County Clerk and the Kentucky Secretary of State) should take extraordinary steps to “expel” (Culver’s words) Billy Wayne Wild-harber, a candidate for Bal-lard County Sheriff, from Democratic voter rolls, in retribution for choosing to run for office as a write-in candidate, and Culver was surprised to learn that Ken-tucky law does not allow for such harsh, far-reaching measures.

Culver should note that Ballard County is not Ten-nessee (which has a less severe mechanism for this, used sparingly) and it is not Europe. What Culver de-mands is not legal in Ken-tucky, and even if it were, it would bring horrid conse-quences.

I also found Culver’s repeated references to “the party,” e.g., “be expelled from membership in the party,” “chosen to run against the party,” “believe in the party,” “no longer be regarded as a member of the party,” to be quite unsettling. Culver should realize that “the party,” locally, has at-rophied in registration num-bers for years, has failed to attract new voters, and ex-pelling voters is not the way “the party” will rebuild it-self. Instead, it would prove divisive and destructive for “the party.” If one wanted to make “the party” Culver re-fers to even less popular in Ballard County, they would do what Culver proposes.

I would go so far as to suggest politicians prioritiz-ing “the party” over the best interests of voters, is part of what has public disgust with politics near the high-est levels in living memory, if not higher.

Do Ballard Countians want to live in a place where our secretary of state, our county clerk, or a state or local party organization, can unilaterally and arbi-trarily decide that a voter hasn’t offered sufficient

support for the party they registered in, and deprive them of their ability to vote in primary elections? And how long does Culver think Wildharber should be barred from registering as a Democratic voter? For life? Should Ballard County de-velop an atmosphere where people report their neigh-bors to election authorities because they are upset with them for supporting another candidate from another par-ty? That’s not America, and it’s not Ballard County.

The question of whether Ballard County politics needs “reform” is obvi-ously a debatable one, but if there’s one reform I’d like to see, it’s for our discourse to become reflective of the good values in the hearts of Ballard Countians, not to become reflective of the politics of revenge, enmity, and pettiness we see on television daily.

And, for what it’s worth, I am not publicly endorsing any candidate for any local office, and I wish Messrs. Batts and Wildharber well in the fall elections.

Cale SullivanBallard County

Profiles in Nature By Jack Glisson

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The Deer Fly or Yellow Fly

The Deer Fly or Yel-low Fly, scientific name Chrysops callidus, seem to be out in droves in this warm humid weather. They are easily identified by the colorful eyes and dark banded wings.

Homing in on dark moving objects and CO2 emissions from breath-ing mammals (including humans) these flies are persistent pest once they locate a potential meal of blood. Male deer flies are harmless and eat pollen. The females however are another story. Using knife like mouth parts

they cut an X shaped wound through the skin and lap up the blood. This bite is very painful and can potentially trans-mit a number of diseases including tularemia and anthrax. As with most any insect bite there is always the possibility of an allergic reaction to the bite as well. Deer Flies are particularly annoying in that once they locate you they will not stop attempting to land and bite, usually requiring a well aimed slap to kill the offending beast!

The female lays

clumps of 100 to 1,000 creamy white eggs on vegetation near the wa-ter. These eggs soon turn shiny black and when they hatch the young fall off into the water or damp soil. The young live in mud or moist soil and feed on organic mat-ter. When mature they will pupate in the mud and metamorphose into those aggravating adult flies that everyone hates. Deer flies over winter as larvae and may take anywhere from a few months to three years to reach adulthood.

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of Education office at 3465 Paducah Road.

In an effort to keep backed-up traffic off of U.S. 60, vehicles going to BCES in the morning and afternoon should form two lines as soon as they enter the area behind the Board office. This two-lane traffic pattern will merge into one line when it gets to the traffic delineator posts near the first BCES building entrance.

“That two-lane pattern is essential to keep Highway 60 clear, especially in the afternoons,” said Ballard Transportation and Facilities Director Kerry Fulcher. “Please be courteous to other drivers, and let them merge as necessary to get into the drop-off line.”

BCES Principal Vicki Gough said that if parents plan to walk their child into the building, they must park in the east parking lot and walk their

child up the sidewalk to the front doors. “For the safety of our students, there will be no parking in the lot directly in front of the doors, because then students have to be walked right through traffic,” she said. Fulcher said that only parents using this option should use the BCES campus entrance under the school’s sign, and also may exit there.

All traffic should exit the elementary line at Ballpark Road.

Ballard County Middle School: For morning drop-offs, drivers should use the campus entrance between the Career and Technical Center and the east end of BCMS. Traffic will exit at the driveway between the west wing of BMHS and the Board office, unless they’re going to the elementary school for additional drop-offs.

For all middle-school afternoon pick-ups, drivers should use Vocational School Road, and enter the parking lot

beside the sixth-grade wing of BCMS. They will exit via Vocational School Road.

Ballard Memorial High School: All student drivers should use the campus entrance between the west wing of BMHS and the Board office. All other drivers should use the campus entrance between the CTC and the east end of BCMS. Traffic will exit at the driveway between the west wing of the high school and the Board office.

Fulcher said that during bus arrival (7:10-7:40 a.m.) and departure (2:45-3:15 p.m.) times, no external traffic should be on the bus loop that runs along the back of campus, from the middle school to the elementary school. During those times, there should be no traffic at all traveling from west to east on campus.

For more information, please contact Fulcher at kerry.fulcher@ballard.kyschools.us, or call 270-665-8400, ext. 2002.

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short time, the Navy with all its wisdom, put me on a train and sent me back east to New Orleans, LA where I was delivered to Algiers Naval Receiving Station for (once again) permanent duty assign-ment. Algiers was a Na-val Station on an island near New Orleans.

On September 17, 1943 I went aboard the US Navy ship LST 218. This ship was anchored in the Mississippi River off Algiers Naval Sta-tion. LST 218 was a flat bottom ship for carrying equipment and could be beached in 12” of water for the purpose of un-loading equipment on the beach where the Marines and Army needed it for combat use. I spent the next 38 days aboard LST 218 with our destination being Pearl Harbor.

Other than being sea-sick and going through the Panama Canal, the trip was very boring. We did make one liberty at Coco Solo, Panama for one night. Coco Solo was a submarine base. We were told to stay away from the local women. Needless to say, some did and some didn’t. Those who didn’t paid the price. I do recall that water sup-

ply was very short and we took slat-water baths using a special soap for bathing in salt-water. We slept in bunks stacked 6 high and down below the main deck. It is to be noted that I started out in the Atlantic Ocean and ended up in the Pacific Ocean. In August 1943, I was in San Diego, CA and I will never under-stand why they shipped me to New Orleans to pick up a ship to send me to Pearl Harbor. I was already within 4 sailing days of Pearl when I was in San Diego.

Thirty-eight days later I arrived, along with 125 more sailors, at Pearl Harbor Receiving Sta-tion. Here, I would wait again, for my permanent ship assignment. I went on several liberties in Ho-nolulu and spent a lot of time in the Royal Hawai-ian Hotel and on Waikiki Beach. This hotel was the best in Honolulu and used by only the rich before the war. The Navy took it over for the submarine sailors to rest and relax in after a tour of duty. All Navy people could use it. We just could not stay there overnight.

On October 31, 1943 I went aboard the USS In-dianapolis CA 35, a heavy cruiser. This ship carried Admiral Raymond Spru-

ance. He was Admiral of the Navy 5th Fleet. Captain Johnson was the Skipper of the ship at the time. I received 5 Battle Stars while on the Indy.

I remember the day I boarded the Indy.

They had us lined up on the quarterdeck passing out our duty stations on the ship. We were asked if anyone could type. Fortunately, I could type and volunteered for the job, which landed me in the stores division, work-ing in the payroll dept. this was a lucky break for me. It was considered easy duty. I served on the Indy for 10 months at which time, on Septem-ber 2, 1944, I was trans-ferred to Pearl Harbor Receiving Station for as-signment to the new ship construction program. I was not told why I was transferred other than storekeeper were needed to help supply new ships with equipment and pro-visions, at this time I was given 30 days leave to go home, during that leave, I married my high school sweetheart, Jean Moore. (We were married 45 years when she passed away in 1989.)I made a lot of friends while on the Indy and we spent a lot of time on liberty in the various ports when we were anchored. The

USS Indianapolis was sunk on July 30, 1945 by the Japanese submarine I-58. This is a story near and dear to my heart be-cause I lost all my friends the night they sunk it. Briefly, there was 1,196 aboard, 800 went down with the ship, 317 sur-vived after several days in the water. Some died from their wounds, some were eaten by sharks, and the balance drowned. It was the Navy’s worst Navy disaster. After my 30-day leave, I arrived on October 2, 1944 at Naval Station, Seattle, WA for assignment. On November 14, 1944, I was transferred to Naval Station at Astoria, OR, to work on the commis-sioning detail for APA-235. My wife joined me at this point. We rented a bedroom with cooking privileges from a couple in Astoria. One thing I remember about Asto-ria was my wife went to work in a fish cannery. She came home smelling like a fish. She worked one day and made me go get her check – all for $5.00. I was assigned to the USS Bottineau APA 235. I went aboard her December 30, 1944. The Bottineau was a troop carrier along with carry-ing 24 LCVP vessels for carrying the troops from

the ship to the shore dur-ing the invasion. It carried 2400 troops. The ship was docked at Astoria, OR where she was being fitted for sea duty and fin-ishing the building of the ship. Guns were installed for use if the ship was at-tacked. I rode a train from Astoria to Portland to get all the supplies located and made ready for load-ing on the ship. This train was so old; it still had gas lights in it. The trip went along the Columbia Riv-er and was a very scenic trip. At this point I had my wife with me. The ship sailed up the Colum-bia to Portland where all the supplies were loaded and from there we went to sea. I served on the APA 235 until January 26, 1946.

During my time on the APA 235, among other trips, we took a load of occupation troops to Hon-shu, Japan. This was after the A-bomb was dropped. I received 1 Battle Star for the encounter with a Japanese suicide plane in Okinawa Bay. This plane finally found its target, the battleship USS New Mexico. It went straight down the stack of the ship and killed 75 men. On January 26, 1946, I was transferred to Pearl Harbor Naval Receiv-ing Station in prepara-tion for discharge. The war was over for me. I had the magic 85 points necessary for discharge but they held me for six months after I was eligi-ble for discharge because I was a storekeeper. Why, I will never know! I was discharged on Febru-ary 3, 1946 at Seattle, WA. There is much to say about my 2 years 8 months and nine days in the US Navy. Let me mention a few that stick in my mind. I was only 17 when I entered the ser-vice. I had no idea what I was facing. Because of this I had no reason to be scared. I really can’t remember being scared at any time of my service in the Navy. I saw men put in LCVP vessels and sent to do battle on the beach to take the island back from the Japanese. I saw some men brought back in body bags. I saw 450 Japanese planes shot down in one day in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. I saw a Japanese zero so close I could see the orange Japanese flag on the side of the plane. I saw body parts of Japa-nese soldiers scattered

everywhere when I went to the Island of Tarawa. We lost 8000 Marines of our own. This was my first battle. Admiral Spru-ance was in charge of the 5th Fleet for the re-taking f this island. I do remem-ber we bombarded 3 days and nights, along with other ships, before the invasion. The Indy had 9 eight-inch guns as part of its armament. I saw tor-pedo wakes go along the side of the ship, just miss-ing us. I was in a storm in the Pacific that almost turned the Indianapolis on its side. I would not be here today if I had re-mained aboard the Indy. The second torpedo that sunk it hit the part of the ship where I slept each night. I was in Japan not too long after the A-bomb dropped.

In summary, when I went into the Navy, I was not a religious man. I did not attend church. I did not pray and I did not know Jesus as my Sav-ior. For some reason God carried me through the war and spared my life. For this I will be eter-nally grateful. I have ac-cepted Jesus as my Sav-ior and thank him every day for the blessings he has given me.”

I think I have an idea why God spared Earl. If you have ever heard Earl talk in public, you have heard him say that he is not a hero, that the real heroes are the men that didn’t come home, that died for our freedom. I believe differently. Earl is my hero. He risked his life at 17 years old, and continued to risk it for almost three years after-wards. He has since then spent his life making sure that people don’t forget the men that did die, and the families with missing members. At 89 years old, Earl is a healthy, active man, but there will come a time, hopefully many, many years down the road, when he will go to home to God, but he will not be forgotten, when the notes of Taps play in the air, Earl will be there. When another young kid joins the armed forces unaware of what they’re going to face, Earl will be up in heaven cheering them on as they become heroes.

So if you happen to see Earl, or any other veteran, out and about, shake their hand, thank them, and let them know that to you, they are heroes.

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Society announces arrival of family history book

Sandy Martin, president, and the members of the Society greatly appreciate everyone who submitted histories and photos to include in the book as well as their patience during the publication process.

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The Ballard-Carlisle Historical and Genea-logical Society has been working on the release of Volume 2 of the Ballard-Carlisle Family History Book for the past two years. Well, it seems all the hard work has paid off as the Society is ex-cited to announce the ar-rival of the publication.

Its 200 pages contains hundreds of never-before published historic pho-tos as well as histories of Ballard and Carlisle Counties, their com-munities, businesses, churches, organizations and families. To help

preserve the book, it is printed on glossy, acid-free paper for superior photo reproduction and longevity. This 8½ x 11-inch volume, bound in a luxurious black leath-erette cover with gold foil stamping, will be cherished by the people of Ballard and Carlisle Counties for years to come.

Books were shipped by the publisher on Fri-day, July 11th, to those who requested ship-ment. Society members delivered some to local purchasers. Others were notified for pick-up.

Even though pre-sales were taken to help offset the cost of the publica-tion, the society has ac-quired a limited number of copies to sell. Cost of the book is $64.95 plus KY state tax, if applica-ble, and $6.50, shipping. To place your order for the book or for more in-formation, contact Sandy Martin, (270) 642-2187, or Sally Boulton, (270) 559-7585. You can also visit our website to copy and print an order form, http://www.ballard-car-lisle-ky-genealogy.com/index.php?p=1_45.

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