Two fund raisers were held this past weekend; one for 9-year-old Aydan Hogancamp and another for Lisa Turner.

Hogancamp is the son of Ginger Hogancamp of Oscar and the grandson of Cindy Martin of Cindy’s Flowers and Gifts. Ho-gancamp has a form of Autism known as Asberg-ers Syndrome. Turner was diagnosed with breast cancer and recently began Chemo Treatments.

Both fund raisers were ‘100 percent plus’. Sim-

ply put 100 percent of the proceeds excluding the expenses of actual food products benefited the re-cipients; the plus is there were no administration fees and any expenses such as fuel, wood, pack-aging, delivery, etc. and time was donated by the sponsor.

Thunderbolt Barbecue hosted Hogancamp’s at Cindy’s Flowers and Gifts and Mark Rundles hosted Turners at the Wickliffe City Hall.

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The Barlow City Com-mission held its November meeting on Monday. At its meeting, Commissioners were informed that Mur-ray State has granted the e-Learning Center $13,000.

Additionally, a security system will be purchased from Damorn’s that will include two cameras and a DVR with a 30-day re-cording and Wi-Fi acces-sibility.

With a flip of the calendar and a dip in the thermometer, administrators at Ballard County Schools are discussing contingen-cy plans for the upcoming winter. Last year’s weather prompted 18 days that school was not in ses-sion, pushing the end of classes by all accounts to the latest date in 36 years.

“I was watching a school-related event in blowing snow in Lexington last weekend,” said Su-perintendent Casey Allen. “While we all hope this winter is consid-erably milder than last, we know the possibility for bad weather is right around the corner.”

Last year’s precipitation events were followed by long periods of sub-freezing weather, making the closures last for days after the major highways in the county were cleared. The district decided to try and break the pat-tern by establishing alternate bus routes that traveled only priority A-C state routes once those major routes are cleared (see map).

Transportation Director Kerry Fulcher said bus drivers contact-ed parents to make arrangements along those alternate routes, in-cluding pick-up and drop-off times, alternate locations and so forth. This year, he said, routes would be basically the same, with the exception of county-main-tained roads, until all roads are safe enough for bus travel.

Allen added, “The safety of our

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Gravy Breakfast for the Ballard baseball team will be held on Nov. 15 from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m.

The event will be held at Betty’s Restaurant in Barlow.

Nov. 15The Masonic

Lodge will hold a FREE Breakfast to the Veterans and their families on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Nov. 19The New Liberty

Methodist Church food pantry will be avail-able for local residents needing assistance from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 19.

The food pantry is located at the New Lib-erty Methodist Church at 6955 New Liberty Church Rd. To get to New Liberty Methodist Church, take New Lib-erty Church Road off Highway 60, at second stop sign, the church is on the left.

Nov. 21The first application

cutoff period date for USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service consideration for 2015 funds is Nov. 21, 2014. Applications received after Nov. 21 will be held until the next cut off period, which is March 20, 2015.

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When life gives you lemons ...A tree damaged in the ice storm of 2009 that stands next to Bill and Cathy Trovillion’s home on Woodville Rd. in Kevil is a new work of art. After the tree didn’t recover from the storm, Cathy said she and her husband knew they wanted to do something with it so they cut it off high and commissioned Sam Dunning of Marshall County to do a chainsaw carving on the stump. It took Dunning only one and a half days to complete.

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Bruce Kimbell, Presi-dent of First Community Bank of the Heartland, Inc. (FCB) announced today that the bank has recently entered into an agreement to purchase property on Skyhawk Parkway in Martin, TN for the purpose of con-structing a new banking facility. Subject to final

regulatory approval and closing on the property, the bank plans to start construction in 2015 with a projected opening set for 2016.

Kimbell stated that this expansion of loca-tions provides the means for FCB to bring its style of hometown banking to Martin, as well as the sur-

rounding Weakley Coun-ty communities. “High quality, common sense banking from a locally owned institution is what the people of Weakley County expect and we feel confident in our abil-ity to deliver. We are ex-tremely excited about this new location and look forward to serving the

people of this wonder-ful community,” Kimbell said.

The bank also an-nounced that as of Nov. 3, 2014 the name has been changed to First Community Bank of the Heartland, Inc. Kimbell added that this change is a more accurate reflection of our geographic foot-

print and the communi-ties we serve.

First Community Bank is an independent com-munity bank with its main office located in Clinton Kentucky, with banking centers in Fancy Farm, Wickliffe, La Center and Kevil. The bank reported total assets of $167 mil-lion as of Oct. 31, 2014.

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Duck time ...With the start of duck season only a couple of weeks away on Nov. 27,quite a few ducks have already arrived in Ballard County, including this mallard drake photographed at the Ballard Wildlife Management Area on Nov. 8.

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By Kay PressonFrom the time I was a

small child, Mama told me...”Janet Kay Throg-morton, you don’t miss a thing!” Mama was referring to me being what is also known as a “nosy little kid.” I lis-tened to conversations by the adults that were not intended to be over-heard. However, I did remember them. I sup-pose being a “nosy lit-tle kid” gave me some experience in remem-bering and being able to conduct interviews.

My brother, the late Frank Richard Throg-morton, and I used to discuss things we over-heard when we were children. This is one of the many memo-ries I have of Frankie. He joined the Marines when he was 18 years old, served in Vietnam in the U.S. Marines,

was wounded and re-turned home. He mar-ried and he and his wife, Diane, were the proud parents of Christi Michelle Throgmor-ton. Christi was born November 11, 1972. Sadly, my wonderful brother, Frankie, was killed in a car wreck between Wickliffe and Barlow....December 9, 1972...four days past his 21st birthday. Their baby was one month old the day of his funeral.

Veterans Day is Tuesday, November 11, and on this day, we re-member our wonderful, heroic veterans. If not for them and members of our armed forces, we would not be a free nation. Of course, we have our differences, yet, we are free.

Indeed, we are all connected, and two of my friends, who

are residents of Gen-esis Healthcare here in Bardwell....Jackie and Roberta “Bobbie” Harper, are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of Linda Houston Harper. Linda is one of may classmates of the Class of 1965 Heath High School. Linda is a wonderful artist, and on the wall of their room is a painting of their old home place, which Linda painted. Jackie is a veteran and served in the Navy.

Yes, indeed, there are heroes among us, and my late brother, Frankie....Jackie Harper are some of my heroes. The photos with this article are those of my brother and the paint-ing by Linda Houston Harper. Thanks to each of you and thanks to our veterans!

The 2015 Relay For Life of Ballard County will take place on June 12, and will run from 6 p.m.-midnight, at BMHS.

Five teams have already signed up for the event.

For more information call 1-800-227-2345.

Relay For Life set for June 12

Bruce Teeters began doing benefits after being injured in an accident.

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With Kentucky’s deer season in full swing I thought a few facts about the White-Tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, were in order.

When Kentucky was first settled there was an abundance of game in-cluding deer. Over hunt-ing and the lack of any management practices however soon decimated the deer herd. By the late 1800’s only a few ani-mals remained in the state in the area of what is now Land Between the Lakes and mountainous regions in Eastern Kentucky. Kill-ing any deer in Kentucky between March and Sep-tember was outlawed in 1894. Then in 1912 when the sportsmen of the state

convinced Kentucky to form a game commission a new law was enacted and deer became a pro-tected species year round. The next season to legally harvest a deer would not occur until 1946. Ironi-cally this was actually not for the white-tailed deer but an introduced species, the red deer. In the late 1940’s or early 1950’s, the now named Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, re-ceived deer from Wiscon-sin to begin a white-tailed deer restoration program. Department personnel relocated most of these deer to Christian, Crit-tenden, Livingston and Ballard counties. During the 1960’s and 1970’s

stocking intensified with deer being trapped in one part of the state and relocated in another. By the 1980’s there was a viable herd with enough population to hunt in the western two thirds of the state. During the 1990’s KDFWR trapped and re-located around 12,000 deer in Kentucky. The success of this program is evident today with an estimated statewide population of 800,000 to 900,000 white-tailed deer in the state. Last year over 130,000 animals were re-ported harvested.

I started deer hunt-ing in the late 1970’s. I remember traveling to places like Ballard Coun-ty, Pennyrile Forrest, and Land Between the Lakes because those were the only places locally that deer were present. Heck, I can remember when just seeing a deer was big news! Today, I am able to hunt on my own farm in Marshall County and see deer almost daily

I hope by the time this column comes out most of you have had a successful hunt or maybe just wait-ing for that “big buck”. I plan to bag a couple this season myself and look forward to fresh venison on the table.

The white-tailed deer is a success story for Kentucky. Millions of dollars are spent in this state annually on license and tags, travel, lodging, food, etc. I know the in-surance companies would like to see the population decline but I personally enjoy both.

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KEVIL – Phyllis Ann Crabtree died, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at Baptist Health of Paducah.

She was born Nov. 22, 1932 to Olin and Leah Ford Canup.

She attended Heath High School and New Liberty Methodist Church. She was a member of Bandana Eastern Star.

She is survived by one son, J.V. Crabtree of Kevil; four daughters, Pat Warford of LaCenter, Marlene McCuiston of Eddyville, Mary Jo Crabtree of LaCenter, and Opaline Long of Bandana; one sister, Ruby West of Wisconsin and thirteen grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.

She was preceded in

death by her husband, Virgil Crabtree, her parents, Olin and Leah Canup, one brother, Ben Canup, one sister, Mary Vandene, one son, Gregory Crabtree and one daughter, Shelia Crabtree.

Graveside services for Phyllis Crabtree were Nov. 10, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Kevil with Cindy Engelhardt officiating.

Donations in memory of Mrs. Crabtree may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Greater KY and Southern IN Chapter, Kaden Tower, 6100 Dutchmans LN, STE 401, Louisville, KY 40205-3284.

Morrow Funeral Chapel of LaCenter is in charge of arrangements.

Charles Danny Brunston, 69, of Wickliffe, died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center of Nashville, Friday Nov. 7, at 6:35 p.m.

He was a member of the Worldwide Church of God, a former Mason, and a truck driver and transportation manager for Burkhart’s Manufacturing of Cairo.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Karin Thrall Brunston of Wickliffe; his daughter, Dee Mays of Wickliffe; his son, Justin D. Brunston of Wickliffe; his mother, Barbara Carr Brunston of Wickliffe; six grandchildren and 1 great grandchild; his sister, Cheryl Wood

of Jasper, Tx.; and his brother, Stan Brunston of Murray, KY.

He was preceded in death by his father, Robert S. Brunston; and three sisters.

Services will be held at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Wickliffe Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Drew Gray officiating. Burial will follow in Bethlehem Church Cemetery in Wickliffe. Visitation will be held Monday, Nov. 10 after 5 p.m. at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Shiners Hospital for Children, 1990 Richmond Rd., Lexington, KY, 40502-1204

LaCENTER – Alice Marie Moss, age 69, died on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 at Lourdes Hospital.

She was member of Ohio Valley Baptist Church, and was a school bus driver for Ballard County Board of Education for several years.

Alice is survived by her husband of 45 years, Wayne Moss of LaCenter; two sons, Jerry Moss of LaCenter; and Jimmy Moss of West Paducah, Ky.; one daughter, Penny Moss of LaCenter, Ky.; three sisters, Bertricia Goodrum of Greenville, Ky., Lena Quarles of Kevil, Ky. and Elizabeth

Hawkins of Kevil, Ky.; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death two brothers, one grandchild and her parents, James and Dorothy Gibson.

Funeral services were Saturday at 2 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter with the Rev. Bill Ogden and Rev. John Baker officiating.

Interment followed at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Visitation was Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter.

LaCENTER – Elma L. Crews, age 92, of LaCenter, Ky. passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 at Life Care Center in LaCenter, Ky.

She is survived by two sons, Jimmy Timmons of Columbus, Ky. and Joe Timmons (Linda) of Erie, Pennsylvania; one daughter, Janet Viets (Mark) of LaCenter; three

grandchildren, Emily Story (Jason) of Kevil, Ky., Jason Timmons and Jennifer Timmons both of Erie, Pennsylvania; one great grandchild, Hadley Story of Kevil, Ky.

Elma was a member of Barlow Baptist Church and also had attended The Christian Church in LaCenter. She cooked for 20 years for the Ballard County Board of Education

at the Barlow School.She was preceded in

death by her first husband, Edwin H. Timmons, and her second husband, James W. Crews; two sisters; a daughter in law; a grandson; one neice and her parents, Sterling and Laura Epperson.

Graveside services were Sunday at 2 p.m. at Barlow Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Sickling officiating. Interment followed at the Barlow Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Mary’s Food Pantry, P.O. Box 570, LaCenter, Kentucky, 42056.

Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter is handling arrangements.

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BandanaBANDANA

BAPTIST CHURCH157 Allen Street, Bandana

BANDANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

11524 Oscar Road, Bandana

LITTLE UNIONBAPTIST CHURCH

5601 Bandana Rd., Bandana

BarlowANTIOCH

BAPTIST CHURCH315 Antioch Church Rd, Barlow

BARLOWBAPTIST CHURCH135 N. 6th Street, Barlow

BARLOW UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

198 So. 5th Street, Barlow

FIRSTGENERAL BAPTIST

255 S. 4th, Barlow

OHIO VALLEYBAPTIST CHURCH

538 Hazelwood Rd., Barlow

HinklevillePLEASANT HILL UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH1718 Credo Rd., Hinkleville

KevilBETHEL

CHRISTIAN CHURCH12245 Woodville Rd., Kevil

HEATH CHURCH OF CHRIST10025 LaCenter Rd., Kevil

KEVIL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

1072 N. 1st Street, Kevil

NEW LIBERTYMETHODIST CHURCH

Kevil

PROVIDENCEBAPTIST CHURCH

4409 Monkey Eyebrow Rd., Kevil

SPRING BAYOUBAPTIST CHURCH

4575 Old Hobbs Rd., Kevil

GRACE VALLEYBAPTIST CHURCH403 Kentucky Ave., Kevil

KEVIL FIRSTBAPTIST CHURCH986 N. 1st Street, Kevil

NEWTON CREEKBAPTIST CHURCH

12800 Ogden Landing Rd., Kevil

LaCenterFAIRVIEW BAPTIST

CHURCH373 Forest St., LaCenter 665-5084

FIRST BAPTISTCHURCH OF La CENTER

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LaCENTER CHRISTIANCHURCH

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RESURRECTIONFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

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ST. MARY’SCATHOLIC CHURCH624 Broadway, LaCenter

LovelacevilleLOVELACEVILLE MISSIONARY

BAPTIST CHURCH253 N. Broadway, Lovelaceville

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143 North broadwayLovelaceville, Ky

WickliffeBETHEHEM

BAPTIST CHURCH2346 Bethlehem Church Rd.,

Wickliffe

BLANDVILLEBAPTIST CHURCH

5576 Bethlehem Church Rd.Wickliffe

CALVARY CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

54 Linda Circle, Wickliffe

FAITHBAPTIST CHURCH

585 Barlow Rd., Wickliffe

FIRSTBAPTIST CHURCH

Wickliffe

FIRSTCHRISTIAN CHURCH326 N. 4th Street, Wickliffe

FULL GOSPELTEMPLE CHURCH754 Court St., Wickliffe

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106th anniversary ...On Oct. 26, Fairview reached a milestone of 106 years of Kingdom Building. It was a great celebration of recognizing our past, looking at the present and living in faith for our future. The historic church originally opened to serve area residents in 1908.

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Community members are invited to a second Community Café session at Ballard Memorial High School on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in the school’s media center at 3561 Paducah Road, Barlow.

Principal David

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Fun runners ...Three members of the Roadrunners Club at Ballard County Elementary School took part in a one-mile fun run at Noble Park in Paducah on Nov. 1. Shown from left are club Coach Debbie Wildharber with Davin Kirby and Jayden Glover. Kirby took fifth place in the 6-year-old division, and Glover took ninth. The other runner, Killian Brewer, is not shown.

The grant will also re-imburse the city just under $2,000 for the expense of the center installation. The remainder of the money will be used for operating

the center. Commissioners also

announced that infastruc-ture design for the Senior Citizens Center will begin after having received the $200,000 grant from the Delta Regional Authority.

For more than 30 years, Kentucky farmers have supported the beef industry through a per-head checkoff program. When it began in 1976, the checkoff was 10 cents per head. The passage of the 1985 Farm Bill replaced with state pro-gram with a Federal Beef Checkoff program of $1 per head when a beef ani-mal is sold during its life-time. Half of the money comes back to Kentucky to support state beef pro-motion through the Ken-tucky Beef Council.

When the Federal pro-gram was threatening to end in 2004, Kentucky producers overwhelm-ingly supported reinstat-ing a state checkoff and

even an additional check-off if the Federal program stayed intact.

In May 2014, the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association appointed a Kentucky Beef Checkoff Task Force. This group made an application to the Kentucky Board of Agriculture requesting a referendum to add an additional $1 state beef checkoff program in the state.

Many producers be-lieve this unique check-

off will strengthen beef demand not only in Kentucky, but across the country and beyond. The funds will allow Ken-tucky beef producers to fund their own industry in a way that compliments current programs and al-lows them to confront beef industry challenges including consumer atti-tudes, rising beef prices and food safety and ani-mal safety concerns.

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BCMS Students of the Week ...Each week at Ballard County Middle School, three students (one from each grade) will be selected and named Students of the Week. Students are nominated by teachers for outstanding behavior or performance. Shown from left are BCMS Students of the Week for Nov. 10: (seated) eighth-grader Chase Rundles, seventh-grader Ryan Rehkemper and (standing) sixth-graders Jason and Jonathan Kelley. Selectors said rundles is sweet, well-mannered and never complains; Rehkemper is intelligent, works well with others and listens well; and the Kelleys both try their hardest, answer questions intelligently and are pleasant to be around.

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State STLP qualifiers ...All 18 students from Ballard County schools who competed in the Student Technology Leadership Program regional competition at Murray State University on Nov. 7 have qualified for state competition. In the second photo, Ballard County Elementary School students (from left) Bobby Purcell, Molly Harris, Eli Stevens and Jake Miller presented a project on Snap Circuits. In the bottom right photo, Ballard County Middle School Student Shelby Taylor presented a project on Snap Circuits. The Snap Circuits projects were done in conjunction with the local 4-H Technology program. In the third photo, BCMS student Mason Purcell (bottom left) presented a project on making music with the Garage Band app. In the top photo, Ballard Memorial High School students Josh Byerley, Johnathan Thompson, Eli Mitchell and Jillian Babb presented a project on using Scratch in the classroom. In the third photo from the top, Haley Bohn, Sara Meinschein, Staci Henderson and Janie Curtis presented a project on the BMHS News. In the fourth photo, Logan Pickett, Kole Williams, Breanna Jones and Elizabeth Goodin presented a cartoon they created for the BMHS News. Adviser and teacher Korrie Purcell said, “I am so proud of each and every one of these students, and excited that everyone we took qualified for state. We also will send more entries to the state competition that only are judged at that level.” The state competition is March 26, 2015, in Lexington.

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Great job ...This is the Ballard Memorial Lady Bomber volleyball team presenting Kathe Aydlotte a check for Ballard County Relay for life in the amount of $1,284.03. The team held a “Pink Out” night led by Mrs. LorryBeth Wilson (also shown) on Sept. 23 at the Green Palace.

MORGANTOWN - The Ballard Memorial Bombers outlasted the host Butler County Bears, 18-14, in the opening round of the Class 2A Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl on Friday night.

With the win, Ballard Memorial improved to 9-2 and advanced to the second round of the Class 2A state playoffs. Butler County concluded its campaign at 7-4.

Ballard Memorial scored first and owned a two-touchdown advantage over Butler County before facing a deficit in the second half.

Ethan Dunning scored Ballard Memorial’s points, reaching the end zone on a 13-yard rushing touchdown in the opening quarter. BMHS, however, missed the PAT after Dunning’s rushing score.

The Bombers took the 6-0 lead out of the first quarter.

Ballard Memorial returned to the end zone in the second period. Faring well on the road,

The Bombers moved ahead 12-0 on a 63-yard touchdown run from Dunning with 11 minutes remaining in the first half.

Following a failed two-point conversion attempt, Ballard Memorial held a 12-0 lead at the halftime.

Proving to be a second-half team, Butler County wouldn’t go away. The Bears battled back to take

a 14-12 lead on a pair of touchdowns and PATs in the third quarter.

Ballard Memorial persevered to post the win. Dunning delivered his third touchdown on a 2-yard run with around nine minutes remaining in the game.

Dunning’s run allowed Ballard Memorial to grab an 18-12 lead.

Bombers outlast Butler County, advance to second round of Class 2A playoffs

BMHS to visit Caldwell County in 2nd round

After knocking off Butler County on the road in the opening round of the Class 2A Russell A t h l e t i c / K H S A A C o m m o n w e a l t h Gridiron Bowl, Ballard Memorial will visit familiar foe Caldwell County on Friday, Nov. 14.

Caldwell County dismantled Hancock County in the opening round of the Class 2A state playoffs, pulling away to win, 63-26.

Longtime rivals, Ballard Memorial and Caldwell County met during the recently-completed regular-season. Caldwell County beat the Bombers, 55-18, on Sept. 26.

The Tigers are 10-1 through 11 games. Ballard Memorial owns a 9-2 record

Kickoff for the Ballard Memorial-Caldwell County football game is set for 7 p.m. in Princeton.

The Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association announced its 2014 All-State Teams and Miss Kentucky Volleyball on Monday. Among the players honored was Ballard Memorial senior middle blocker/outside hitter Elizabeth Goodin, who was named First-Year All-State.

Merideth Jewell of Mercy Academy has been named Miss Kentucky Volleyball. Jewell has committed to play for Morehead State University next season.

KVCA All-State Teams are voted on by KVCA member coaches.

In addition to Goodin, Hannah Givens (Green County), Jannah Halbert (Allen Central), Natalie Jones (Owensboro Catholic), Taunee Justice (Pikeville), Katie Kendrick (Allen Central), Faith Runyon (Pikeville), Kerrigan Samons (Paintsville) and Molly Thompson (Owensboro Catholic) received First-Team All-State honors.

Goodin namedall-state

students and employees is our number-one concern. We used this method to get students back into school after the winter storm we had in early February. The key issue is for our driv-ers to have viable contact information for all of their families. If your informa-tion has changed since the beginning of school this year, you may need to contact us to make sure we have a working phone number and/or email ad-dress.”

As soon as a decision to close or delay school is made, the district has several pathways for let-ting parents and the public know, Allen continued. The district always ad-vises local media outlets of any schedule changes. Banners are placed on the district’s webpage at www.ballard.kyschools.us as soon as possible. Par-ents also are welcome to check the Ballard County Schools Bus Transporta-tion page on Facebook, WPSD Local 6 or KFVS 12 on television; WKYQ-FM (93.3)/WDDJ (96.9), their related websites, and/or www.westkentuckystar.com for any delays, clos-ings or dismissals.

Ballard County Schools also uses an automated messaging service, One Call Now, that allows it to contact all families within minutes. “We can send these notifications even when school phone lines are not operational,” Allen said. However, schools must have updated phone numbers and email ad-dresses for One Call Now to work effectively.

In order to receive these notifications, the most im-portant thing parents can do is verify the accuracy of their contact informa-tion as it is found in the district’s student data sys-

tem, Infinite Campus. The One Call Now system will call any phone number the family chooses (home, work or cell). Parents even may opt-in to a free text messaging service instead of a voice call.

All parents with inter-net access are asked to log onto the IC parent portal, which may be found via the “For Parents” link on the left side of the district website (www.ballard.kyschools.us). Parents who do not already have access to their child’s In-finite Campus information are asked to please contact IC Administrator Jennifer Robinson via email at jen-nifer.robinson@ballard.kyschools.us, or by calling 665-8400, ext. 2003.

Parents without internet access are asked to please call their school at 665-8400 (ext. 2100 for pre-school, 2200 for elemen-tary, 2300 for middle and 2500 for high school), dur-ing regular school hours to verify their information. One Call Now keeps all information confidential and secure. All data is password-protected on secure servers accessible only by school adminis-tration.

Fulcher said that any time severe weather con-ditions threaten, his job becomes more difficult. “Sometimes, it’s an easy decision. If we’ve got freezing temperatures and major snow or sleet before 10 p.m., and the tempera-ture isn’t changing, that’s simple.”

The district also has other options for those changing conditions. If the forecast calls for warmer temperatures or other mit-igating factors, sometimes schools will run on a de-layed schedule. For exam-ple, if the decision is for a two-hour delay to the start of a day, a bus pick-up that normally comes at 6:20 would be made at 8:20.

School start times (8 a.m. at Ballard Memorial High, 7:55 a.m. at Ballard Coun-ty Elementary and 7:50 at Ballard County Middle) also would be pushed for-ward two hours to 10, 9:55 and 9:50, respectively, he said. School would end at the regular times (2:55/3 p.m.).

Later-day weather can sometimes result in an early dismissal, and Allen said every effort is made to give parents as much time as possible to make arrangements for early afternoon arrivals of their children. However, he re-minded parents that any time school is closed due to weather, both Stop ‘n’ Go and ASK district daycare centers also are closed. If schools are closed more than one day, the daycares will combine and open if possible at Ballard County Elementary School after evaluating roads to see if they are safe for person-al vehicles. Parents are asked to please call 270-665-8400, ext. 2265, for updated recordings about daycare status.

Fulcher, Allen, bus driver-trainer Mike Wright and Director of Pupil Per-sonnel Bob Wilson form the final decision. When bad weather arrives, these four take to the highways themselves. “If there is snow or sleet, road con-ditions are personally checked by more than one person,” Allen said. Wright said bus drivers weigh in, too, on whether they think their routes are safe.

Fulcher and Allen stay in contact with adminis-trators in other school dis-tricts in the path of forecast weather, even as far away as Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. There are regu-lar road condition updates from the Missouri, Ken-tucky and Ballard County road departments, as well as coordination with the Ballard County Sheriff

and Emergency Manage-ment offices.

“We also have to take the human factor into con-sideration,” Wilson said. “We try to think about the abilities of our student drivers and what condi-tions our employees in surrounding areas might face if they’re coming to work.” The safety of parents who drive their children to school also is discussed, as well as what effect the final decision will have on ancillary pa-rental responsibilities.

As part of the board-approved school calendar for 2014-15, the following schedule was approved for weather make-up days:

- 1st weather day - Uti-lize banked time, no make-up for students.

- 2nd day - Last day for students (May 15) will be increased to a full day of instruction.

- 3rd day - Jan. 2, if there have been two weather days prior to that date. If not, third make-up day will move to the fourth day make-up day. (If weather days occur after designated make-up days, those days automati-cally roll down to the next available make-up day. In other words, if the third weather day occurs after Jan. 2, Feb. 13 will be the third make-up day, etc.).

- Other days are 4th day - Feb. 13; 5th day - Feb. 16; 6th day - March 13; 7th day - March 16; 8th day - May 18; 9th day - May 20; 10th day - May 21; 11th day - May 22; 12th day - May 26; 13th day - May 27; 14th day - May 28; 15th day - May 29.

Families, staff and com-munity members should be aware that an excess of weather-canceled days could push the district past the May 29 date for the last day of school. If that occurs, scheduled days of dismissal remaining on the calendar may be used.

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BMhS Senior Spotlight

By Olivia Robison Ecstatic: expressing

overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement. This is the word used by many to describe the personality of senior Ha-ley Bohn. Smiles seem to become contagious when she is around you. The daughter of Sarah and David Smith of Ban-dana and Tim and Carol Bohn of Louisville is a very involved student not only academically but in extracurricular activities as well. Starting with sports, Haley has played soccer for three years, in which she has lettered, and has also ran track for two years. She has also been involved in multi-ple clubs, including Beta for two years, FBLA for four years, FCA for four years, and FCCLA for two years. Even with all of these activities, Haley has remained on the A/B Honor Roll and has time to work at Smokey D’s as a waitress. Her favor-

ite thing about BMHS is the “feeling of family.” Haley hopes to leave behind many memories and laughs and would like to be remembered as a goofy, fun-loving per-son who was also a good student. Haley plans to go to college at WKCTC and possibly Murray State.

FAVORITESClass: MultimediaTeacher: Mrs. PurcellTV Show: “Chasing Life”Food: Chicken and Cheese on RiceBook: “The Fault in Our Stars”

Haley Bohn

Haley Bohn

By Anna Steinbeck “A single dream is

more powerful than a thousand realities.” A favorite quote of senior Janie Curtis, this funny brunette always accom-plishes her dreams, most notably in band. As an active member, Janie is a four-year member of the marching band, a five-year member of concert and pep band, and played in the dis-trict concert band and the Paducah youth sym-phony orchestra for one year. Janie achieved her dream of being cho-sen as the 2013 section leader for pit band and the 2014 co-pit band instructor. Through band, Janie acquired the nickname Big Mama Marimba. She is also a member of the drama club and FEA, both for three years. In FEA, she served as historian. Outside of school, Janie

enjoys Netflix, tumblr, watching weekly Lord of the Rings, and watch-ing cat videos. She is the daughter of Angela and Jason Curtis.

FAVORITESClass: Multimedia Teacher: Mr. QuertermousMovie: “Lord of the Rings” SeriesBand: ParamoreSong: “3005” by Childish GambinoTV Show: “Supernatural”Video Game: “Fable III”Book: “The Hobbit”Food: Pollo LocoSchool Food: Bosco Sticks

Janie Curtis

Janie Curtis

By Hannah Morrow There is only one

student at Ballard Me-morial that can use his sharp sense of humor to break the tension of any uncomfortable moment by impromptu song-parodies, even while dissecting frogs. That student is the unique and eccentric senior Ty-ler Pill.

Tyler is the son of Valorie and Gerry Pill of Glendora, Ca. They currently live in Barlow and attend the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter-Day Saints. Tyler has been a member of the concert and march-ing bands for four years, where he is a high brass section leader, as well as being a three-year member of the broad-casting team. He has been involved in Span-ish Club for two years, Drama Club for three years, and Academic Team for four years.

In his free time, Tyler enjoys playing a trad-

ing card game called Magic (The Gathering) and watching Netflix. His favorite thing about BMHS is the friends he has made. He hopes to be thought of fondly after graduation by stu-dents left behind at Bal-lard. Although he is un-sure of his plans for the future, Tyler is sure to continue impacting the world through his mas-sive intelligence and quick wit.

FAVORITESMovie: “Nightmare Before Christmas”Food: PizzaSchool Food: Crispitos

Tyler Pill

Tyler Pill

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