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On the matGreenwave wrestlersare trying to get to thestate meet in their firstyear of existence.

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VIEWPOINTS....A2Support ourtroopsActive-duty militaryand reservists shouldbe exempt from stateand federal taxes.

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BUSINESS........A5Use tax refund toimprove finances Paying off high-interestdebt will help more thanbuying more goodies.

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Love story goes awry

Kayla Wilkins’ parents placedposters of their daughter and herboyfriend, Cory Whitaker, 19, who isalso missing, around Meade County.

BY CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND

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MIDWAY — What was intended tobe a romantic runaway by two localteens will be met with an ill-fated end-ing once local police find the couple.

Seventeen-year-old Kayla Wilkinsand her boyfriend, Cory Whitaker, 19,disappeared from their homes Jan. 18and family and authorities have beensearching for the two, who are assumedto be hiding out together.

The Meade County Sheriff’s depart-ment issued a warrant Monday forWhitaker’s arrest on a Class D felony forcustodial interference since Kayla Wilkins,a Meade County High senior, is a minor.That could result in one to five years in jailonce Whitaker is apprehended. Whitakeralso has an outstanding bench warrant fornot paying prior court fines.

Sheriff Butch Kerrick said the cou-ple’s plan to run away is puppy lovegone awry.

“We don’t believe she is in any dan-ger,” he said. “With the investigationwe’ve conducted, we don’t feel she’s beenabducted. She left of her own free will,even though we don’t know why she left.”

Kerrick said the couple may be hid-ing out in Louisville and has been trav-eling in a dark blue 1996 Chevrolet

Camaro missing a front fender. The car was spotted traveling south

on Dixie Highway in Muldraugh lastweek, but police there did not know tostop the vehicle. Kerrick said the vehicle,along with the couple’s information, isnow in a statewide system that will sendup warning flags if police stop them.

Andy Whitaker, Cory Whitaker’sfather, said his son had talked aboutrunning away with his girlfriend beforebut said he was able to talk his son outof such a rash decision.

“(Cory) talked about running awaywith her and said they just wanted to betogether all the time,” he said. “I wouldhear that probably every six months, but

YOUTHS: Minor runsaway with boyfriend,who faces charges

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Eight-year-old Dustin Hoskins, right, demonstrates his homemade Ferris wheel Wednesday to classmateMichelle Arnold, 7, at Battletown Elementary. Students in Nancy Bell’s second- and third-grade classhad to make projects demonstrating an amusement park-type ride that uses at least one simplemachine. A Ferris wheel uses a wheel and axle, while others used a pulley or inclined plane.

E-911 tobe readyin spring


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The first phase of updated Emergency-911technology could be ready for Meade Countyresidents this spring, but Bell South users mayhave to wait longer for the new upgrades.

Brandenburg Telephone Company hasapproved a master list of all addresses inMeade County, but Bell South has yet toapprove addresses for its users, who primarilylive in Muldraugh, according to Mark Bennett,director of the county’s 911 center and an E-911committee member.

“If we get these last few issues done …we’re ready to go online with wire-line serv-ice,” he said. “At least to (Brandenburg Tele-phone) customers, we can go online quick.”

Enhanced-911 will provide dispatchers withnames, phone numbers and addresses of allemergency calls made over telephone lines. Thecurrent system only provides phone numbers.The second phase will provide the same servicefor cell phones and voice-over-Internet pro-grams, and will use a global-positioning systemto pinpoint the location of cell phone users.

A representative for Bell South said Mul-draugh’s addressing needs to meet the nation-al standard before the company will allow theproject to move forward.

“We look toward a national compliance for911 because of the critical nature for that serv-ice,” spokeswoman Ellen Jones said. “To becompliant means they need to have validaddresses in the system. Our database needsto match that of Meade County. We would notwant any delay of helping someone in criticalneed, so we asked before we sign-off on thecontract that addresses are compliant with anational standard.”

Bill Lacey, who is in charge of readdressingfor the E-911 board, said one of the problemsin Muldraugh is the use of lot numbers andhalf numbers, such as when a building is con-structed between two pre-existing structuresand given the address of 103 1/2.

“One cannot stress how important address-ing is,” he said. “All your systems aredesigned to go by certain scales and certaincriteria. If your addressing is off, your systemis off. When you’re talking about 911, you’retalking about liability and people’s lives, and Ican’t stress how important it is to have anaccurate addressing system.”

Jones said lot numbers and half numberswould be rejected by the system and couldcause delays for emergency workers.

Riverport’s scope expands


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BRANDENBURG — The MeadeCounty Riverport Authority is lookingto make the port full service when itopens in about a year.

Riverport Authority Chairman DonBewley said original plans only includ-ed storing and exporting grain at theriverport in the Buttermilk Falls Indus-trial Park.

“Originally … there would be afacility to weigh (grain), dry it, store itand transport it to a barge,” he said.“That will remain, but we’re going togo beyond that. We’ll have the abilityto offload it. We’ll have a facility where

… we can move items from a barge toa bank.”

Bewley said the Riverport Authori-ty planned to have a full-service porteventually, but recent developments inthe county have changed its thinking.

“There’s no reason to not do it,” hesaid.

The Riverport Authority hadplanned to grow into unloading grainonce the loading part took off.

“Now we have the opportunity tomarket to a much larger audience, so itjust makes sense to go ahead with thewhole thing,” Bewley said.

Agri Fuels signed a purchasingagreement for 104 acres in the Industri-al Park in December to build anethanol plant.

Ethanol is an alcohol-based alterna-tive fuel produced by fermenting anddistilling starch crops that have beenconverted into simple sugars.

Feedstocks for ethanol include corn,barley and wheat. Ethanol is most

commonly used to increase octane andimprove the emissions quality of gaso-line.

Industrial Authority ChairmanDavid Pace said the decision to go to afull-service port should be beneficial tothe Industrial Park.

“I would think that would make itbetter for customers in the park,” hesaid. “That would probably be theremoneymaker. We’ve been using theRiverport as one of our biggest recruit-ing tools.”

Riverport board members votedunanimously Tuesday to renegotiateits contract with Consolidated Grainand Barge so a proposed riverport willbe able to import raw materials frombarges, rather than simply exportingmaterials to barges.

Mike Flint, executive director of theFlint Group, which is helping to

Boys, girls take to diamonds BY SHAUN T. COX

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Kids everywhere soon will beoiling up their gloves, putting awad of Big League Chew intheir mouths and getting readyto play baseball and softball.

Meade County Baseball kicksoff its season April 14 withParade Day in Brandenburg. Thekids march down Main Streetfrom the St. John Catholic Churchto Ramsey Field for a sun-filled— hopefully — day of games.

Joe Carter, president of theMeade County Baseball Associa-tion, said more than 550 kids willlikely “play ball” this summer.

“We have Cal Ripken andBabe Ruth leagues — we’re CalRipken-certified and it’s char-

tered so we can go to district andstate play,” he said. “The leaguesrange from 4-years-old all theway to 15. T-ball is ages 4 to 6, 6 to8 is rookie ball, 9 and 10 is minorleague, 11 and 12 is major league,and 13 to 15 is Babe Ruth.”

The league consists of 10 T-ball, nine rookie, six minor andmajor league teams each, andfive Babe Ruth teams. Cartersaid the district is made up ofteams from LaRue and Breckin-ridge counties, Elizabethtown,Fort Knox and Radcliff.

“They just changed the T-ballage from 5 to 4, so we’re lookingfor more kids to sign up for thatas well,” Carter said. “BabeRuth is hurting a little bitbecause once a kid’s 12 years oldin middle school, they can play

on the freshman team, and a lotof kids don’t want to do both.”

Carter said every child has theopportunity to play at least halfthe time, so no one gets left outand so parents have the opportu-nity to see their child play.

“The minimum every kidwill play is 10 games — no mat-ter if it’s this kid the all-star orthat kid who’s not as good anathlete. Every kid will play 50percent of the time, regardless.”

Carter said boys and girlsalike go out for youth baseball.

“With T-ball, we get quite afew girls,” he said. “There wereprobably four girls on each teamlast year. There’s not as many in

PLEASE SEE LOVE, PAGE A3

GOVERNMENT:Two citieshave issues with betteremergency response

DEVELOPMENT: Portwill be able to unloadas well as load goods

ROXANNE NANNEY FOR THE NEWS STANDARD

Gina Moorman and Sarah Cannady of First BaptistChurch in Brandenburg on Monday sort and loadcoats donated by members to Wayside Christian Mis-sion in Louisville. Donations will be received at thechurch from 9a.m. - 3 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 18.

PLEASE SEE E-911, PAGE A3 PLEASE SEE SCOPE, PAGE A8

PLEASE SEE DIAMONDS, PAGE A8

In the poolThree swimmers gaveup spots on a staterelay team so otherteammates couldcompete.

On the hardwoodThe boys and girlsbasketball teams haveimportant games thisweek.

February, being the unfortunatehost to Valentine’s Day, is filled with allkinds of malarkey about love. Mostlyadvertising, since this lustful celebra-tion has ranking on the commercialismmeter second only to Christmas.

“Ka-ching” go the cash registers asAmerica searches for the true mean-ing of love, fueled by the desire tofind that certain special someone whowill love us for who we really are —for “the real me.”

Well, sorry folks. That real specialsomebody is a figment of our imagina-tion, and even if he or she showed up,they wouldn’t love us very long if theyreally could see into our souls, into thevery heart of the person we are. Better tokeep the real you a little camouflaged.

It’s not a pretty sight.True love — the old hard-knocks,

survivalist kind that doesn’t duck andrun at the first sign of adversity —isn’t based on admiration of the inner-most being of our significant other.

It’s based on whether we can lovethem, or they us, in spite of who wereally are.

Of course, this goes against every-thing we want to believe. If this wereaccepted as the truth, a huge segmentof our economy would go down thetubes, from publishers of romancenovels to candy manufacturers to jew-

elry stores.There is something in us that hangs

onto the fairy tales about happily-ever-after. We want to think that there issomebody, somewhere, who is notonly going to accept our every fault,failure, bad habit and deficiency, but beenthralled by them. We dream of thePrince Charming or Cinderella whowill arrive in one glorious moment andnever change or demand that we do.

Ever wonder whether Romeo andJuliet would have made it if they hadlived long enough to have mid-lifecrises. Wonder if the prince wouldstill love Rapunzel if she got a hair cutand gained some weight? Nevermind! We don’t want reality mixed inwith our fantasy!

The farce of human romanticismdenies the simple reality that people

are just people — we’re all flawed,ugly, odorous and messy in some wayor another. The best we can hope for isto find someone who recognizes in usenough desirable qualities that theycan overlook all our undesirable ones.

The mosaic two people put togeth-er from the bits and pieces of them-selves involves a lot of time, patience,creativity and plain hard work.

“Nay!” shriek the love merchants.Where’s the profit in relationshipsthat actually last? Our economydemands shallow, short-livedromances to survive. What’s this rub-bish you are spouting about long-term durability?

I heard a good joke recently aboutthe first man talking to his Creator aboutwhat kind of mate he wanted. What willit cost me, he asks, to get a beautiful, lov-ing, smart, talented, rich woman whowill also give birth to a whole bunch ofkids and still bring me a beer?

An arm and a leg, was the reply.In that case, he says, what can I get

for a rib?So much for Cinderella.Write to Francis Shrum in care of

King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, orsend an e-mail to [email protected].© 2007 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Romancing Cinderella

Gov. Ernie Fletcher announced a plan last week that wouldexempt active-duty military and activated reservists frompaying Kentucky income tax.

About 10,700 Kentuckians are serving on active duty and anoth-er 12,700 are reservists or National Guardsmen. Fletcher estimat-ed exempting these soldiers would cost Kentucky about $8.6 mil-lion in 2008, when it takes effect.

Considering Fletcher is asking residents of the Commonwealthhow to spend a budget surplus, this plan may be more than just apolitical ploy to bolster his re-election chances. It also is longoverdue.

The United States has beenat war in Afghanistan since2001 and in Iraq since 2003.“Active duty” has a higher levelof risk and sacrifice duringwartime than in peaceful times.

Let’s remember that taxesare what we, as citizens of theUnited States, pay for the serv-ices we get from the govern-ment — including military protection. Why should we ask thosewho provide the service to pay for the service?

Granted, that argument could be extended to any governmentalworker. Teachers, police officers, garbage collectors — all provideimportant services paid by taxes. But members of our military arepaid exclusively to kill or be killed in defense of this country.

Even those who disagree with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraqcan get behind Fletcher’s proposal. As our government withdrawstroops from the Middle East and deactivates reservists andGuardsmen, the impact of the tax exemption will decrease.

The U.S. Senate is set to debate non-binding resolutions onPresident George Bush’s plan to increase troops in Iraq. Bush andhis supporters have said a resolution opposing the plan — or anyopposition to any of his military decisions — sends a message thatCongress and the American people don’t support the troops.

If Bush and Congress want to support the troops, exempt themfrom federal taxes regardless of where they are stationed. Soldiersserving overseas are exempt from state and federal taxes now. Butwhen they are stateside — even on active duty preparing to go towar — their pay is subject to taxes.

Support the soldiers and their families by letting them keepmore of the pay for which they are risking their lives. This boostwill not only help them financially, but show them that theAmerican people are willing to do more than just give lip serviceas our appreciation.

While all soldiers deserve a handshake of thanks, those being shotat don’t deserve the other hand taking money from their pockets.

Bush’s campaign for orderPresident Bush didn’t talk about the

yearning of the human heart for freedomin his latest Iraq speech. Such reductiveanthropology used to be a staple of hispronouncements — everywhere humanhearts were hungering for freedom, andthe global mission of the U.S. was torelease this pent-up desire for liberty.

Bush still talked of advancing lib-erty, but his key claim about thehearts of Iraqis was a stripped-down(but still somewhat dubious) one:“Most of Iraq’s Sunni and Shia wantto live together in peace.”

If this is the case — and it becomesever less so as the civil war intensifies— it speaks less to a hunger for freedomthan for order, which the Bush adminis-tration has foolishly neglected at boththe conceptual and practical levels.

Calls for order do not make forstirring lines in poetic presidentialspeeches. It is a cliché to say we takefreedom for granted, but it is not so.Freedom is constantly invoked by allsides of the American political debate.It is order — the underpinning of free-dom — that is taken for granted.

In his book “The Roots of AmericanOrder,” the conservative intellectualRussell Kirk explained that “justicecannot be enforced until a tolerablecivil social order is attained, nor canfreedom be anything better than vio-lence until order gives us laws.”

This is why Secretary of DefenseDonald Rumsfeld’s infamous state-ment during the rioting after the fallof Saddam Hussein that “freedom isuntidy” was so wrong-headed.Freedom ultimately has to be tidy,because it depends on boundaries andrules — a societal consensus — thathave existed for so long in the Westthat we often forget about them. Thehistorian Theodore Von Laue calledthem “the invisible substructures ofindividual and collective discipline.”

Iraq had few such substructures. Inthe Saddam era, it had only the top-down coercive power of the state.When that was removed, there waschaos, without the U.S. ever substitut-ing enough force to give the Iraqi peo-ple the blessings of order — an orderthat obviously would be more just andfree than that imposed by Saddam.

As Fred Kagan of the AmericanEnterprise Institute — the intellectualgodfather of the Bush “surge” — hasnoted, the absence of order is fatal toany government: “Continual violenceand death eliminate the people’s sup-port for the government, leading to anincrease in violence, as individuals andgroups undertake to protect andavenge themselves independently ofstate structures, legal institutions orgovernment sanction.” In other words,they cling to militias, insurgents and allthe other forces bedeviling us in Iraq.

The surge is meant finally to checkthis process. But American troopswon’t be able to do it alone. There is areason that so many democracieshave been created out of reformingauthoritarian governments. They pro-vided the prerequisite of order, butwith enough breathing space so thateventually freedom could flourish.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki already has a kind of demo-cratic mandate. Now, he needs to actwith enough strength to hold hiscountry together. So far, he simply hasbeen demonstrating Edmund Burke’sinsight that “nothing turns out to beso oppressive and unjust as a feeblegovernment.”

Rich Lowry is editor of the NationalReview.© 2007 by King Features Synd., Inc.

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it was such a long period inbetween I didn’t think therewas any chance of it actuallyhappening. I would tell him towait until she graduated. Iknow they planned thistogether and he’s not holdingKayla.”

Andy Whitaker filed amissing persons report on hisson Feb. 4, but his son hasbeen missing since he went tospend the night with a friendJan. 17. Andy Whitaker said hehas been concerned for hisson’s safety ever since.

“I’m worried to deathsomething has happened tohim,” he said. “I’d like to evenhave a phone call and I’d likefor him to be back home. Idon’t even know if he’s alive.I’m in the same state (Kayla’s)parents are in. I go out anddrive looking for him everynight.”

Andy Whitaker said his sontook a piggybank with change

in it and nothing else. KaylaWilkins’ father, James Wilkins,said she only took the clotheson her back.

“She left for school drivingmy wife’s car and we didn’tknow she was missing untilshe didn’t come home fromschool,” he said. “The schoolsaid she was absent that day.”

He said they found the carat the BP station inBrandenburg on the By-PassJan. 18 and his daughter’s cellphone was in the seat.

“The only call we couldfind that was made was to(Cory) around 8 a.m. thatmorning, so we assumed theywere together.”

None of the parentsinvolved could determine whythe couple chose to run awaythat day.

James Wilkins said runningaway from home is uncharac-teristic of his daughter and hebelieves she’s being manipu-lated and is in danger.

“This caught us off-guard,”he said. “We feel like (Cory)has manipulated this out ofher. Until I know in my heartshe is just a runaway, I’m

assuming she was taken.”Andy Whitaker believes

Kayla Wilkins is safe with hisson.

“I know Cory loves herwith all his heart,” he said.“He’s crazy about her andwould never do anything tohurt her.”

James Wilkins said he wasconcerned when the couplestarted dating about a yearand a half ago, but he allowedthem to date hoping it wouldprevent them from running offtogether.

“I did have concerns, and Ididn’t care for them dating,but my wife said we needed togive them space because …she was afraid it would push(Kayla) away from us,” hesaid. “I had a talk with (Cory)and told him he could date mydaughter if he didn’t interferewith school or college.”

Kayla Wilkins was sup-posed to graduate this sum-mer, but her father is con-cerned for his daughter’sfuture. He said his daughter isenrolled in the nursing pro-gram at the vocational schooland had talked about going to

college for nursing, but if sheisn’t found soon Kayla Wilkinsmay not graduate this year.

“The longer she’s gone, themore she’s hurting herself,” hesaid. “We don’t think sheknows she’s hurting herselflike she is.”

He said the most importantthing, though, is that hisdaughter knows she’s alwayswelcome home.

“We love her, we’re wor-ried about her and we’d like to

hear from her,” he said. “She’swelcome in this house any-time, regardless of what hasgone on. We’re here to helpher.”

The Wilkins family is offer-ing a $1,000 reward to anyonewho can provide informationleading to the return of theirdaughter. Anyone with leadsas to the couple’s whereaboutscan contact the Meade CountySheriff’s Department at 422-4937.

Most of Meade Countyhas already undergoneaddress changes to be com-pliant with the national stan-dard of plotting addresspoints every 5.28 feet, butofficials in Muldraugh andBrandenburg have beenreluctant to readdress theircities.

Judge/Executive HarryCraycroft said he will usediplomacy to reach an agree-ment with BrandenburgMayor David Pace andMuldraugh Mayor DannyTate rather than trying toforce the cities into complian-cy, which former Fiscal Courtmembers had advocated.

“We’re going to get Dannyand David and myselftogether and discuss somethings,” he said. “Instead ofthe old, ‘He said, she said’type of deal, we can air outhow everyone feels and geton the same page. I won’tspeculate what conclusionwe’ll come to.”

Tate and Pace both have

said they are willing to dis-cuss readdressing. The citymayors have said they areconcerned that readdressingtheir cities will be too costlyto residents and businessesand question if it is worth-while just to get an addresspoint for a digital map.

Bennett said he wants toavoid a legal battle at allcosts.

“Any kind of legal battlewould be detrimental to thecounty,” he said. “We feel ourway is the best, but we’ll dothings how the cities want ifthey refuse our recommenda-tion, but that would cost timeand money and would resultin a less-attractive product.”

Bennett said the 5.28 scalehas a specific purpose, whichis why it is the recommendedscale by the E-911 committee.The scale would plot addresspoints on a digital map thatwould be used during thecellular phase of E-911 serv-ice.

“The reason we dometered addressing is it’seasy to follow, particularly ina rural area,” he said.“Metered addressing has apoint and a purpose – it givesyou a physical idea where the

house is on the roadway.Your house number meanssomething.”

For example, 1065 OldEkron Road would mean thelocation is 1.065 miles fromthe start of the road. Bennettsaid this method would helpemergency responders findaddresses by watching theirodometer rather than readingoff every house number.

Lacey said the 5.28 scalewould be both lucrative forE-911 programs and wouldhelp the cities long-term ifthey annex unincorporatedparts of the county. The otheralternative, Lacey said,would be to plot grid coordi-nates at every residence inboth cities, which could takea year to 18 months andwould cost thousands of dol-lars.

The E-911 committeecould apply for state funds ifthe county is compliant withusing the 5.28 scale, Laceysaid.

“We could get up to$90,000 a year that can beused to fund other life-savingprograms,” he said. “And ifthey want to annex, they’dhave to readdress everythingthey annex.”

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Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Sat

2/10

34/24Mix of sun andclouds. Highs in themid 30s and lows inthe mid 20s.

Sunrise Sunset7:41 AM 6:18 PM

Sun

2/11

37/25Considerable cloudi-ness. Highs in theupper 30s and lowsin the mid 20s.


Mon

2/12

39/30Cloudy with a lightwintry mix.


Tue

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37/17Light wintry mix.Highs in the upper30s and lows in theupper teens.


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32/24Plenty of sun. Highsin the low 30s andlows in the mid 20s.


Lexington31/20

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New PINS president Liz Bellwas delighted to inform themembership at the regular PetsIn Need January meeting of a$5,000 grant from the localEphraim and Wilma ShawRoseman Foundation.

This money, combined withthe amounts raised at variousfundraisers throughout 2006,enabled the organization toagain offer 100 percent cover-age for spay/neuter of animalsadopted through the MeadeCounty Animal Shelter. Anyonewishing a voucher to help withthe costs of getting their ani-mals fixed can call our voicemail at 422-5288 and PINS cur-rantly helps pay the costs above$40 for cats or $50 for dogs.

Future fund raisers were dis-cussed, with a new project,Bowling for PINS, to be sched-uled at Lynn’s Pins on March 17from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The May 5K Run/Walk willbe held May 19, beginning atthe Brandenburg Amphitheaterand going through ButtermilkFalls in Brandenburg and dogsare welcome.

The first PINS yard sale willbe held Saturday, April 28 onHighway 1638 by CreatureComfort Inn, with Derby Dayas the rain date. The Pet Festivalwill be held on Sept. 22 at theGazebo in BrandenburgRiverfront City Park. Our web-site has event information atwww.petsinneedsociety.org .

There are currently 124 PINSmembers, with one renewal for2007 already received. Thetreasury is in good shape, andMary Beck has taken over fromJean Rayner as treasurer. Therewere 89 calls to the PINSvoice/mail line in December,and 38 vouchers forspay/neuter sent out. InJanuary there were 88 calls,with 56 vouchers mailed.

The next PINS meeting willbe held Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at LittleDave’s Restaurant.

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Owensboro Grains – Owensboro Market Report per bushelFor Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007Soybeans 7.31Corn 3.96

COMMODITIES

BY JENNIFER BRIDGET

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT FOR

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

Tax time is looking us squarein the face, but that’s not neces-sarily a scary prospect for manyKentuckians. According to theInternal Revenue Service, morethan three quarters of taxpayersreceive refunds each year. Forthose who fall into that majori-ty, a little planning can maketheir money work for them.

This year, for the first time,consumers can have their taxrefund direct deposited in upto three different accounts,such as savings, retirement andchecking. This is the IRS’ wayof encouraging people to banktheir money. The opportunityto allocate refunds to multipleaccounts is available to all indi-vidual filers, no matter which1040 form is used. Consumersdesiring to direct-deposit theirrefund into two or threeaccounts must use IRS Form8888. There is still a line onForm 1040 for those who wantto have their refund depositedinto a single account.

Before the money arrivesand starts to burn a hole inyour pocket, it’s a good idea toreview your debt. Consumerscan realize substantial savingson interest payments by usingthe refund as a one-time extrapayment on a loan or creditcard. If you’d like to know howmuch a one-time additionalpayment will save you oninterest charges, go tohttp://www.powerpay.org.

Pay close attention to yourcredit card balances. Pay offthose with the highest ratesfirst. If you receive a substan-tial tax refund, eliminate asmany high-interest credit cardbalances as possible. And asyou pay off those cards, con-sider closing all but oneaccount, for emergencies.

In the future, if you mustuse a credit card, set a goal to

pay the entire balance beforethe grace period ends. Evenbetter, develop a budget so youcan pay cash for all purchases.

Start or add to an emergencysavings account for unexpectedexpenses. Then make arrange-ments to automatically depositmoney in each pay period. Sucha savings account can help youavoid using an interest-charg-ing credit card for emergencies.

Here are some other smartuses for your tax refund:

• Use your tax refund formajor purchases or homerepairs that may have been post-poned due to poor finances.

• Invest the money in anIndividual Retirement Account.This will help you become morefinancially secure for the future.

• Invest in yourself. Takecourses or other job training toimprove your knowledge andskills. Courses that will fit intoyour schedule are often avail-able at local colleges, universitiesor job-related trade associations.Money spent on education couldlead to raises or promotions thatwould pay back your tuitionpayment many times over.

• Review your withholdingstatement to determine if yourrefund resulted from excesswithholding or was a one-timerefund due to unusual deduc-tions. If it was from excess with-holding, reduce the amountwithheld from your pay. Put theresulting increase in take-homepay in a savings or money mar-ket account where it can contin-ue to grow. It’s a wiser use ofyour money to put it to workearning interest for you, ratherthan “loan” it to the govern-ment and earn no interest at all.Even the IRS on their Web sitehttp://www.irs.gov urges tax-payers to adjust their payrollwithholding so that they pay nomore than the required taxes.

For more information onpersonal and family finances,contact the Meade CountyExtension office at 422-4958.

Use tax refundto work for you

BY VICKI GLASS

ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

Attorney General GregStumbo is warning consumersto beware of “Consumer Loyal-ty Reward Programs.” This lat-est scam to hit Kentucky mail-boxes involves notificationsand checks mailed to con-sumers stating that previouspurchases made at popularretail outlets have qualified theconsumer for a “prize pool” inan amount of $36,000 or more.The mailing is from ReckittPoint of Sales Systems of NewYork and Mega Win Promo-tional Prizes of Canada.

The letter indicates that the

consumer was selected as a resultof purchases made in previousmonths and claims that the receiptnumber from one of the purchaseswas attached to a “winning ticketnumber.” The letter includes afake check for at least $3,875 to payfor “processing fees” prior toreceiving the “prize pool.”

The consumer is instructedto call a number to speak witha “claim processing representa-tive” who tells the consumerthat a previous purchase fromcommonly used retailers enti-tles them to a prize.

To report these scams, con-tact the Attorney General’sOffice of Consumer Protectionat 1-888-432-9257.

Attorney General warnsof consumer-loyalty scams

Roy E. Berry Roy E. Berry, 87, of Brandenburg, died

Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, at the Medco Center inBrandenburg. He was born in MeadeCounty April 9, 1919, the son of the lateArlen Forrest and Lura Argabright Berry.

He was retired from International Har-vester in Louisville, a member and deacon ofFirst Baptist Church and a member of HarrisonMasonic Lodge 122 F & A.M and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Luther and MarvinBerry; four sisters, Margaret Owen, Nellie Basham, Viola Hargisand Belle French; and his grandson, Stephen Berry.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda Ritchie Berry; three sons,Ronald E. Berry of Flaherty, Forrest (Sharon) Berry of Muldraugh,and Jerry R. (Brenda) Berry of Elizabethtown; eight grandchil-dren, Gregory Harper, Mark Berry, John Berry, Joshua Berry,Aaron Berry, Duane Berry, Dana Berry and Marlena Crawford; sixgreat-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Masonic services were held Monday, Feb. 5.Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 6, from the chapel of

the Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home with brotherSteve Butler officiating. Burial was in Cap Anderson Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may go to the First Baptist ChurchBuilding Fund at 338 High St., Brandenburg, KY, 40108.

Mary Lorraine CampbellMary Lorraine Campbell, 76, of Louisville, died Saturday, Feb.

3, 2007, at St. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, Louisville. She wasborn Sept. 22, 1930, in Newport, the daughter of Jess and LenaDalton.

She was retired from Canteen Food Service at Ford MotorCompany in Louisville.

Mrs. Campbell is survived by her husband, Dennis M. Camp-bell of Louisville; a daughter, Wanda S. Hurt of Louisville; abrother, Chris Dalton of Brooks, Ky.; a sister, Doris Helton ofSpencer, Tenn.; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren;three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Feb. 5 from the chapel of AlexanderFuneral Home. Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Irvington.Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions tothe Alzheimer’s Association.

Kenneth Emberton Kenneth Emberton, 75, of Vine Grove,

passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, atKindred Hospital in Louisville.

Mr. Emberton was retired from the U.S.Army after 26 years of service. His mem-berships include Mill Creek Baptist Churchin Radcliff, where he was a deacon for 11years and chairman of deacons for five years, and he was a proudmember of AA for 35 years, state secretary of AA for three years,and a Kentucky Colonel.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Glenda Emberton ofVine Grove; three sons, Thomas Reid Emberton of San Luis Obis-po, Calif., Kenneth Earl Emberton II of Fayetteville, N.C., andGary Lee Emberton (Denise) of Elizabethtown; six grandchildren,Jenevieve, Kenneth Earl III, Kerry, Jacob, Luke and Natalee; one

brother, Robert Bruce Emberton of Greenwood, Ind.; and one sis-ter, Carmen Gay Hacker of Bayou, La.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, at Mill CreekBaptist Church in Radcliff with Jim Shaw officiating. Burial was inNorth Hardin Memorial Gardens with military honors. Visitationwas held at Coffey and Chism Funeral Home in Vine Grove. Con-dolences can be expressed online at www.coffeyandchism.com.

Bernard Eugene FacklerMr. Bernard Eugene Fackler, 69, of Webster, died Sunday, Feb. 4,

2007, at Park Terrace Nursing Center in Louisville. He was bornDec. 6, 1937, the son of Mary Lorette and the late Jake Fackler.

Mr. Fackler was a lifetime member of St. Mary Magdalen ofPazzi Catholic Church, a retired truck driver for Dixie Cartage inLouisville, a farmer, a part-time carpenter and a John Deere mem-ber of the Lincoln Trail Antique Power of the Past.

He is survived by his wife, Susie Elder Fackler of Webster, Ky.;two sons, Chad Fackler of Webster, Ky., and Glenn (Stacy) Facklerof Louisville; two grandchildren, Justin Morgan of Ekron, Eli Fack-ler of Louisville; two step-grandchildren, Sara McCoy, and DylanHolman; his mother, Mary Lorette Fackler of Webster, Ky.; fourbrothers, Charles (Mary Helen) Fackler of Guston; Harold (Molly)Fackler and Anthony (Susan) Fackler, both of Brandenburg, andCarroll Fackler of Quick Sand, Ky.; and two sisters, Louise (Wayne)Stull of Brandenburg, and Aliene (Mike) Evans of Burlington, Ky.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 7 from St. MaryMagdalen of Pazzi Catholic Church in Payneville, Ky., with theRev. Robert Abel, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery,directed by Hager Funeral Home. Prayer services were held Tues-day, Feb. 6 from the chapel of the funeral home.

Lillie Huff ShainMrs. Lillie Huff Shain, 103, Rock Haven, Ky., died Thursday,

Feb. 1, 2007, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky.,after a brief illness. She was born, Sept. 20, 1903, to John andMartha Huff in Caneyville; however, she lived most of her life atOtter Creek Park in Meade County.

She worked for many years as a cook in the Meade County SchoolSystem and at Otter Creek Park and was a long-time member of theMeade County Senior Citizens. She loved to read, especially theBible, and enjoyed gardening, playing Rook, knitting and crocheting.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William BryanShain; and a daughter, Margie Evelyn Allen.

She is survived by a son, William Lee (Jean) Shain of Radcliff;a daughter, Mary Etta (Ralph) Worley of Elizabethtown; sevengrandchildren, Vicki (Scott) Eckley of Suwanee, Ga., Lindsey(Claudia) Shain of Rock Haven, Ky., Tom (Sandy) Allen of Corbin,Ky., Hilary (Celia) Allen of Meridian, Miss., Jeff (Vicki) Allen ofFlaherty, Myron (Elizabeth) Worley of Lexington, and Jeannie(Gerald) Smith of Elizabethtown; 11 great-grandchildren; sixgreat-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday,Feb. 4 from the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home, with the Rev.John Rowe officiating. Burial was in Garnettsville Cemetery,directed by Hager Funeral Home.

Adrian Lucille StullMrs. Adrian Lucille Stull, 86, of Payneville, died Wednesday,

Jan. 31, 2007, at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown. Shewas born March 5, 1920, the daughter of Frederick Jefferson and

Grace Elizabeth Hardin Schmitt. Mrs. Stull worked at Senior Citizens for several years and was

a member of Payneville Widows Circle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene; a son,

Dennis Earl; two grandchildren, Robin Denise Ross and StevenDaniel Fackler; and four brothers, William Karl, Edward Lamar,Fred Hardin and Herman Augustine Schmitt.

She is survived by seven children, Marvin (Linda) Stull ofUnion Star, Ky., Betty Lou (Bobby) Ross and Larry (Peggy) Stull,both of Brandenburg, Howard (Janet) Stull of Webster, Ky., Paul(Audrey) Stull, Terry Stull and Anna Jean Barrett, all ofPayneville; Dennis’ wife, Norma Lou Stull of Louisville; three sis-ters, Juanita Mattingly of Brandenburg, Lois Leonard of SouthBend, Ind., and Catherine Crews of Irvington; 26 grandchildren;53 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 3 from St. Mary Mag-dalen Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert Abel, officiating. Bur-ial was in the church cemetery, directed by Hager Funeral Home.Vigil services were held at Friday, Feb. 2 at the funeral home.

Agena Ranae ThorntonAgena Ranae Thornton, 34, of Vine Grove, passed away on

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at home. She was born on Friday,March 10, 1972, in Louisville.

She was preceded in death by her father, Louis Hoyt Noe; herhusband, Patrick Thomas Jo Thornton; and an infant son, RichardHatcher III. She was a loving wife and mother.

She is survived by her mother, Susan Jean (Cheeks) Noe; herdaughters, Dorothy Ranae and Cassie Jo Thornton, both of VineGrove; her sisters, Charlotte Cheeks Frame and Stacey (Ronnie, Sr.)Morgan, both of Brandenburg; her mother and father-in-law, Dorothy“Tootsie” and Bobby Thornton; and many, many close friends.

Services were held at Schoppenhorst Brothers Funeral Homein Louisville, on Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, with her nephew, brotherMichael Catron, officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Cemeteryin Louisville

Local arrangements were handled by Bruington-Jenkins-Stur-geon Funeral Home in Brandenburg. Expressions of sympathymay be made to Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home, P.O.Box 546, Brandenburg, KY 40108, to assist the family.

KeepsakesPage A6 Friday, February 9, 2007

Used Car Dealer Swears Under Oath

That Methods Used To Help Customers

Obtain Credit Are 100% LegalMany say he performs “credit miracles”

MULDRAUGH - After being hailed as a“miracle worker” by many and as “toogood to be legal” by others, sales manag-er of Knox Budget Car Sales, RandyHendrickson, agrees to settle the caseonce and for all by taking a sworn oath infront of an audience of 24.

“I hereby certify that our credit poli-cy is completely legal and involves noform of supernatural intervention,” saidRandy during his oath.

Last month Randy and his team wereable to secure financing to 76 new cus-tomers, most of whom had been turneddown time and time again in the past.

“Listen…I don’t care what other cardealers say. I know my customers – and Iknow they will pay, even if they’ve hadproblems in the past,” explains Randy.

“I’ve spent a lot of time and a lot ofmoney building solid relationships withbanks and lenders who are committed toapproving my customers. I trust my cus-tomers and the banks trust me…that’s allthere is to it.”

So what kind of credit problems hasRandy Hendrickson been able to dealwith? When asked, he proudly rattled offa list including bankruptcy, medical bills,charge offs, late payments, divorces, stu-dent loan problems, IRS demands, repos-sessions, and more.

Chuck Crain, finance manager, andRandy’s right hand man explains,“It’s notmy business to judge other people. We allmake mistakes. That doesn’t mean wewon’t do the right thing when givenanother chance. Like the Bible says, ‘Lethe without sin cast the first stone.’”

Helping people get approved isn’tthe only thing Randy and his team dowell. The hundreds of pictures of smilingpast customers that line the wall of thedealership tells a story of a car buyingexperience like none other.

“In my mind, buying a car should befun and easy. It shouldn’t be a terrifyingexperience like it is for most people. So,we all make a big family environmenthere on the weekends. We bring in foodand jumpers for the kids and have ani-mals from the zoo…anything that can

help people relax and have a good time.Because that’s what we are – we’re a fam-ily. Many of our customers have boughtcars from us 3 or 4 times in the past,” tellsRandy.

“Are we miracle workers? Can wehelp everybody? No. There’s no magic.We get people approved because wework hard and they work hard. If a per-son has a job and can put together a fewhundred dollars to show their commit-ment to the bank, we can usually get themapproved. But if you don’t have the ini-tiative to get and keep a job, we can’t helpyou. You gotta help yourself before wecan,” Randy continued.

If you’re interested in finding out ifRandy and his team can help you, callKnox Budget Car Sales at 800-608-6944and ask to speak with Chuck. Chuck willget some basic information from you overthe phone then schedule an appointment.“You can be in and out in less than anhour in many cases,” promised Chuck,“sodon’t be afraid to call for any reason – welive to help people just like you.”

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Friday, February 9• Alcoholics Anonymous

meeting at REBOS Club on Hwy79 in Irvington at 8 p.m. For moreinfo call 547-8750 or 547-8752

• David T. Wilson ElementaryBulldog Beach Party from 4:30-7p.m. at the school. Free admis-sion and the annual winter festivalwill offer food, games and prizes.

Saturday, February 10• Meade County Archery in

the Schools In-County Tourna-ment, at David T. Wilson. MCHS& SPMS students, 11 a.m., andelementary students at 2 p.m. Formore information, call PresidentTim Parcell at (270) 497-4559

• Alcoholics Anonymousmeeting at REBOS Club on Hwy79 in Irvington at 8 p.m. For moreinfo call 547-8750 or 547-8752

• Turkey Shoot at VFW Post10281, 299 Briggs Lane in VineGrove. Sign up at 11 a.m., shootstarts at 1 p.m. 12 gauge only. EverySaturday through March. For moreinfo call the Post at 877-2138

• Wolf Creek Fire Depart-ment meeting, 7 p.m., firehouse

Monday, February 12• Brandenburg City Council

meeting at city hall, 7 p.m. (Sec-ond Monday of each month)

• Muldraugh City Councilmeeting at city hall, 6:30 p.m.(Second Monday of each month)

• David T. Wilson student,parent faculty meeting, 3:00 p.m.

• Optimist Club of MeadeCounty - board meeting, 11:30 a.m.

• JRA SBDM, 3:15 p.m.• MCHS SBDM, 5:30 p.m.• Battletown Fire Protection

District meeting, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, February 13• Fiscal Court meeting at the

Meade County courthouse, 7 p.m.(Second Tuesday of each month)

• Parks Committee, 6 p.m.(Second Tuesday of each month)

• Story Hour, 10:30 a.m. atMeade County Public Library. Formore information, call 422-2094

• Family Fun Night, 6:30 atthe Battletown Elementary. Formore information, call 422-2094

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3:45 p.m. in the media center• Alcoholics Anonymous

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QUESTION: Are there pro-ductive ways older peoplecan remain mentally alert astheir bodies age? Is mentaldecline inevitable in the gold-en years?

DR. DOBSON: If you livelong enough, there will besome loss of intellectual acu-ity. There is, however, muchthat a person can do to post-pone that deterioration.

An article in Family Circlemagazine suggested fiveways to maintain healthyminds through the agingprocess.

The first rule is to "use it orlose it." The human brain isn'tlike a calculator that you canplug in and leave idle for ayear and find it working justas well when we return.

It must have constant useand regular input of sensoryinformation.

Second, proper brain func-tion is dependent on a bal-anced diet with ample sup-plies of all the essential nutri-ents.

Third is exercise. Everyorgan of the body benefitsfrom physical activity, includ-ing the package of neuralmatter with which we think.

Fourth is regular physicalexaminations and goodhealth care. Untreated dis-eases can affect us physicallyand mentally.

Finally, the fifth way tokeep our brains healthy is byhaving an active social life.Being sick, isolated and aloneis a prescription for rapidmental decline. Unfortunate-ly, many older citizens areunable to implement thesefive suggestions for one rea-son or another. Some arealone and have no one to talkto. Others lack the resourcesfor good medical care andhealthy nutrition.

That's why those in theyounger generation owetoday's seniors their time and

attention. They were cared forwhen they were frail andhelpless. Now it's their turnto return the favor.

******QUESTION:

What do you consid-er to be the greatestthreat to the stabilityof families today?

DR. DOBSON: Itwould be a phenome-non that every marriagecounselor deals withregularly.

The scenarioinvolves a vulnera-ble woman whodepends on her hus-band to meet heremotional needs,and a workaholic man whohas little time for familyresponsibilities. Year afteryear she reaches for him andfinds he's not there.

She nags, complains, criesand attacks him for his fail-ures -- to no avail.

He is carrying the load ofthree men in his business orprofession and can't figureout how to keep that enter-prise going while providingwhat his wife needs.

As time goes by, shebecomes increasingly angry,which drives him even fur-ther into his workaday world.He is respected and success-ful there. And thereafter he iseven less accessible to her.

Then one day, to her hus-band's shock, this womanreaches a breaking point andeither leaves him for someoneelse or files for divorce. It is adecision she may live toregret and one that often dev-astates her children —although by then, the mar-riage is long-gone.

It's such a preventable dis-aster, but one that millions ofother families will be victim-ized by in coming years.

******QUESTION: Our 14-year-

old recently came to my hus-band and me to say, "I'mpregnant." Nothing has everupset us more than hearingthose words. What should

our attitude towardher be now?

DR. DOBSON:Responding to ateenage pregnancyis one of the most

difficult trials parentsare ever asked toface.

When the newsbreaks, it's reason-able to feel anger atthe girl who hasbrought this humil-iation and pain intoher life.

How dare this kid dosomething so stupid andhurtful to herself and theentire family!

Once you have caughtyour breath, however, a morerational and loving response

is appropriate. This is no timefor recrimination.

Your daughter needs yourunderstanding and wisdomnow more than ever. She'llface many important deci-sions in the next few months,and you can't afford to alien-ate yourselves from her.

If you can summon ameasure of strength and loveat this stressful time, youshould be able to create thebond that often developsbetween those who have sur-vived a crisis together.

Dr. Dobson is founder andchairman of the board of the non-profit organization Focus on theFamily, P.O. Box 444, ColoradoSprings, CO. 80903; orwww.family.org. Questions andanswers are excerpted from "TheComplete Marriage and FamilyHome Reference Guide" and"Bringing Up Boys," both pub-lished by Tyndale House.© 2007 JAMES DOBSON INC.

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Choosing wisely a responsibilityTest everything. Retain what is good.Refrain from every kind of evil.

— I THESSALONIANS 5:21-22

We Americans are so used to havingchoices and plenty of them that we forgetjust how fortunate we are. A “buffettable” might just be the perfect symbolfor our culture.

We are known around the world forhaving unlimited choices, but we are alsoknown for making some very poor choic-es. Simply having the freedom to choosedoes not guarantee making good choices.We may have a right to choose, but wealso have a responsibility to choose wise-ly because our choices, good or bad, havean effect on ourselves and others.

This is exactly what Paul tells theThessalonians. He tells them to wait forthe coming of the Lord, living not as avictim of their own addictions and com-pulsions, but intentionally, on purposeand selectively.

To do that he offers some timelyadvice: Look before you leap, don’t fallfor everything you see or hear, and afteryou have checked it out, keep what isgood and reject the rest.

Paul’s words to the Thessalonians arewords to us, as well. We live in a societyand a time in history when personal

“choice” is seen as a “right.” Just as free-dom must be paired with responsibility,wisdom must be paired with choice. Stu-pidity paired withchoice spells disaster.In other words, wemay have the freedomto choose, but we alsohave the responsibilityto choose wisely.

For instance: We arefree to eat what wewant, but when we eatanything and every-thing in sight justbecause it is there, weshould not expect tohave a slim, healthybody.

Sexual activity of any kind is readilyavailable, but to engage in irresponsiblesexual activity, we should not be sur-prised by disastrous consequences: sexu-ally transmitted diseases, unwantedpregnancies and ruined relationships.

We are free to experiment with illicitdrugs, but we should know the devastat-ing consequences of addiction: disastersin finances, relationships, health andspirituality.

We are free to accept multiple creditcards, but if we use them without the

resources to pay for the things we havecharged, we will pay dearly and chokeoff other possibilities for years to come.

We have the freedom to vote, but notexercising that right regularly could leadto the loss of that right altogether.

We have the freedom to marry andhave children, but we must also be readyto accept not only the advantages, butalso the personal limitations that go withsuch commitments.

Failing to count the costs before actingwill hurt us and others for years to come.Yes, we have the right to choose, but wemust also be willing to accept responsi-bility for our bad choices.

Even though Paul’s advice is cen-turies old, it is still right on target anduseful today: Examine things carefully,look before you leap, everything that glit-ters is not gold, test everything, keepwhat is truly good and reject every kindof evil.

Rev. J. Ronald Knott, a periodic colum-nist, is the son of Jim and Ethel Knott ofRhodelia. He is presently serving as a Cam-pus Minister at Bellarmine University andDirector of the Institute for Priests andPresbyterates at St. Meinrad School of The-ology. He is also a weekly columnist forTHE RECORD, author of several books anda national motivational speaker.

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The Riverport Authorityboard members went intoclosed session for about 45minutes to discuss the contractrenegotiation with Consolidat-ed Grain and Barge. Thatappears to be an illegal closedsession, said Jon Fleischaker,general counsel to the Ken-tucky Press Association.

State laws governing openmeetings prohibit public bod-ies from discussing contractrenegotiations behind closeddoors, he said.

“It does not appear to be anegotiation under the terms ofthe statute, but appears to be aninternal discussion of contractrenegotiations,” Fleischakersaid. “The discussion itself

should have been in public.”Fleischaker said the River-

port Authority needs toacknowledge it was wrong andnot to make the same mistakeagain. Otherwise a member ofthe public could challenge theaction with the Attorney Gen-eral’s Office, which can nullifyany decision made during an

illegal meeting.Bewley said any violation of

the Open Meetings law wasunintentional.

“It was certainly our intentto follow the spirit of the lawand if what we did is wrongwe will learn from it and makesure we don’t do it again in thefuture,” he said.

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rookie league but still quite afew, and Breck County’s all-star team had one of the bestpitchers I’ve seen in a long timeand she was a 13-year-old littlegirl.”

There are other options forthe young ladies of MeadeCounty. Shawn Lanham ofBrandenburg is the secretary-treasurer of the slow-pitch soft-ball league, which has itsgames at Meade Olin Park.

“The season typically startsthe first weekend of May,”Lanham said. “We have girlsages 5 to 18, broken down inthree age groups: ages 5 to 8, 9to 12 and 13 to 18. We holdsign-ups here in Brandenburgand we’ll take any girls thatlive inside the county.”

Lanham said the league is amember of the American Soft-ball Association, and there is adraft before each season todetermine the teams.

“The number of teamsvaries, but last year we had16,” she said. “We have a goodturnout and we had 170 girlstotal last year. We usually try tohave 10 to 12 girls per teamand we have 10 players on thefield with four outfielders. Wewon’t know how many gamesthere are until after sign-ups,when the board will meet andfigure out how many teamsand games there will be, andthen we contact the coaches togo ahead with the draft on thefirst Thursday of March.”

Youth baseball will alsohave a draft except for twoplayers per team — usuallycoaches’ sons — which createsmore of a level playing field,Carter said.

“Cal Ripken recommendsthat we have a total re-draftevery year and there are prosand cons,” he said. “We did itin our Babe Ruth league lastyear and we only had onegame decided by mercy ruleand it was a perfect season.The rest were decided by acouple of runs. I’m takingsome heat for it, but we made itwell-known last year duringsign-ups that everyone wouldgo back in the draft and it wason the application.”

Carter said drafting eachyear is a great opportunity forkids from all over the county tomeet new friends.

Lanham also said it wasimportant for girls from differ-ent elementary schools to getto know each other beforegoing to Stuart Pepper MiddleSchool.

“Most coaches have teamparties for the girls and it’s areally good opportunity forthem — especially the oneswho live in Battletown or

Payneville and the outlyingareas of the county — to comein and get a chance to socializewith girls from the other areasof the county before they hitmiddle school and are all justthrown together. I’ve had girlsfrom all over the county on myteams.”

Lanham said there areexceptions for keeping teamstogether in the softball league,though.

“If there is an establishedteam, the girls will get to staywith that team unless the coachleaves,” she said. “If you’vebeen with a coach whosedaughter may have moved upand he moved with her, thosegirls will go back into thedraft.”

Carter said kids shouldlearn to play the right way, sohe’s bringing in a professionalfor a coach’s clinic March 10.

“Coach (Darren) Snell, thehigh school coach, will run itwith his assistants,” he said.“They will talk about the fun-damentals of hitting and pitch-ing to teach the newer coachesthat have no clue — like myselfwhen I first started. I playedfootball and had never toucheda baseball bat in my life, so itreally helps the newer coach-es.”

Carter said getting Snellinvolved with the teachingfundamentals is importantbecause he might see a lot ofthe players on his team oneday.

“Ultimately, 90 percent ofthese kids will never see abaseball once they get to thehigh school level,” he said.“But the ones that do, he’sgoing to see. So it’s to our ben-efit and the kids to have himshow us how he coaches.”

Carter is also bringing in acertified umpire for a rulesclinic.

“We’ll have an umpire’sclinic the same day because lastyear, one of the biggest prob-lems we had was the coachescomplaining about theumpires, and 80 percent ofthem are kids,” he said. “It’s$15 a game we pay them andit’s not worth getting yourhead chewed off for.”

Lanham said the slow-pitchleague also has had problemssecuring umpires.

“Our biggest issue last yearwas umpires, but it is myunderstanding that Danny Tateis bringing back the umpires’association, so that will makethings a lot simpler,” she said.

Tate, the Meade Countyparks director, said a group ofumpires will work games forthe slow-pitch league, a sepa-rate fast-pitch league, and

adult, co-ed and churchleagues .

“If you belong to the associ-ation, the president will assigngames for each member,” hesaid. “Some of the older mem-bers passed away and so itkind of fell off, and now we’retrying to get it going again.”

Youth baseball is strugglingto get quality volunteers,Carter said.

“The biggest thing we canuse volunteers for is umpiring,and we’ll even pay you the$15,” he said. “Parents arealways encouraged to helpcoach because we need a lot ofgood, quality coaches.”

Lanham said the slow-pitchleague has fared better withgetting volunteers, but moreare always welcome.

“We’ve been really fortu-nate,” she said. “Last year aftersign-ups were over, we hadenough girls in one league thatwe were short a coach and ittook me five minutes on thephone to find a coach for them.We have a line on the formsasking for volunteers, and it’swonderful how many are will-ing.”

Lanham said coaches arealways looking for a helpinghand.

“Typically, the parents whoare available, they can get withtheir daughter’s coach and talkabout helping with practice orwhatever they can, and coach-es are always receptive tothat,” she said. “The more par-ents get involved, the betterexperience it is for the girls.”

Carter said there are threethings he wants kids to learnfrom playing America’s pastime.

“My biggest goal is for thekids to have fun — this is arecreational league — and thesecond thing is for them tolearn sportsmanship,” he said.“The third thing is we want toteach them how to play base-ball.”

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Senior guard Jasmine Newby said theLady Waves have been working hard tostrengthen some of the weaknessesexposed earlier in the year by teams likeNorth Hardin and Iroquois, two of the Top10 teams in Kentucky.

“We’re practicing really hard and try-ing to correct the mistakes we’ve beenmaking like only really starting to playafter we get down,” she said. “It’s too latefor us to start playing in the third quarter.We’re also working on shooting a betterpercentage.”

The Lady Waves (8-12) will see ifthey’ve improved enough for a win whenElizabethtown brings its Top 10 state rank-ing across the Hardin-Meade County lineThursday.

“That’s going to be a tremendous task,”Coach Josh Hurt said. “They are reallywell-coached in that they value every pos-session and we’re going to have to getquality shots every time. Hopefully if wecan make five, six, seven passes, it can takesome of the pressure off of us defensively.I think they’re willing to play a half-courtgame and we’ve got to be patient enoughto do that.”

Elizabethtown (17-5) is the top team inthe loaded Fifth Region and is led by 6-foot sophomore center Alex Jones, thedaughter of former UofL and NBA player

Charles Jones, and junior guard JennaGoblirsch.

“They also have an eighth-graderwho’s playing a ton of minutes,” Hurtsaid. “With the big kids inside, we’ll justhave to give a lot of help and try to makethem take some perimeter shots.”

Meade and Elizabethtown have hadthree common opponents this season inNorth Hardin, John Hardin and Fort Knox.Meade lost to North Hardin 83-49 on Jan.9. Elizabethtown is 1-1 against the LadyTrojans, losing the first meeting 75-63 in itssecond game of the season Dec. 4, andwinning the re-match 59-58 exactly one

month later. Meade lost to John Hardin at home 61-

52 Jan. 12, while Elizabethtown destroyedthe Lady Bulldogs on the road 85-43 Jan. 5.Both teams have abused Fort Knox, withElizabethtown winning 79-15 on Jan. 9,and Meade winning 82-31 last Saturday.

The Lady Waves hope to have a bigcrowd at the game to offer support.

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SportsFriday, February 9, 2007

BasketballBoys: District Overall

W L W LMeade 5 0 15 6Hancock 4 2 11 10Frederick Fraize 1 4 5 14Breckinridge 1 5 8 12

Girls: W L W LMeade 5 0 8 12Hancock 3 3 10 10Breckinridge 3 3 8 13Frederick Fraize 0 5 0 14

February 9Swimming state tournament

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February 10Boys basketball

Frederick Fraize 6:30 p.m.Girls basketball

Frederick Fraize 8 p.m.Freshman basketball

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Freshman basketballFloyd Central 6 p.m.

February 13Boys basketball

@Grayson County 8 p.m.February 15

Freshman basketball@Bullitt Central 6:30 p.m.

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Swimmers show meaning of teamBY SHAUN T. COX

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Five Meade County swimmers qual-ified for this weekend’s state meet inLouisville. But three of those swimmersgave up spots on a relay team so thatone senior will get a last shot and twounderclassmen will get a taste of whatit’s like to compete against the bestKentucky has to offer.

That’s how five becomes eight andeight becomes one — one team thatcares more about each other than schooland personal records.

“These guys are team players andthe character of the individuals on thisteam is tremendous,” Coach J.P. Laver-tu said.

LaVertu said Meade’s medley relayteam isn’t one of the strongest in the

state, so he asked member Troy Jobe togive up his spot. Fellow relay membersJake Baldwin and Daniel Silva volun-teered to do the same.

“Seniors CodyBaldwin and AndyWilkins, along withjunior Alex Medleyand sophomoreMathew Spilman willnow compete in the200 medley relaybecause these guysgave up their spots totheir teammates,” hesaid.

Lavertu, the Third Region coach ofthe year, said this has been the mostrewarding season for him personally,not because he won the award for thesecond-straight season, but because of

what he’s seen from this group andhow it has validated his decision to giveup coaching football.

“Seven, eight years ago I was coach-ing football and they asked me to helpstart this program because the originalcoach got a job outside the county,” hesaid. “I thought, ‘I’ll help out for a yearand hopefully they can find someoneelse,’ because football was my love.”

Lavertu played football and coachedfor Meade County for a total of 11 years,and never swam competitively in hislife.

“After that, I decided to stick with itanother year,” he continued. “The sec-ond year, my love for it grew and here Iam, eight years later with a passion sogreat for it.”

During last week’s regional meet inVersailles, four girls set school records,

though none advanced to the statemeet. But the boy’s medley relay fin-ished second, Jobe finished second inthe 200-meter freestyle and Baldwinqualified in the 50 freestyle.

Jobe and Baldwin became the firstindividuals from Meade County toqualify for the state swim meet.

“It was — by far — the most success-ful regional meet we’ve had in the his-tory of the program,” Lavertu said.

Jobe also earned a spot on the all-region team and Baldwin was namedthe Third Region Sportsman of the Year.

Baldwin said winning the awardcaught him off guard because he andthe others think Meade County is some-times overlooked.

J.P.LAVERTU

Hamlin returns to where it all started — ShootoutBY BUDDY SHACKLETTE

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —It wasn’t that long ago a littleknown rookie driver fromChesterfield, Va., stood up andmade everybody take notice.

It wouldn’t have seemed likethat big of a feat if he hadn’t doneit in the first non-points race ofhis rookie year and on one ofNextel Cup’s biggest stages.

A year ago tomorrow it wasDenny Hamlin who fended offplate-race studs Dale Earn-hardt Jr. and Tony Stewart in alate-race start, widened him-self and stayed there to win the

Budweiser Shootout.The Shootout isn’t the Day-

tona 500, but it’s the officialkickoff to the season-openingSpeed Weeks and an all-starrace no less. And the fact that arookie could come in and winthe thing on his first try was big.

“Everything sort of went inthe Bud Shootout last year,”Hamlin said. “I think I crashedin every single one of (thesuperspeedway points races)except one. I just got involvedin something because I wasrunning mid-pack. I just couldnever get to the front. Improv-ing on superspeedways, you

know you can run up frontwith an average car — a decentcar. I need to learn more in thedraft and that’s just going tocome with time and years andmore races. If they keep mearound long enough, hopefullyI’ll get better and better.”

Hamlin, 26, certainly didn’trace like a rookie last season.

It was the Davidson, N.C.,resident who was the only driverfrom Joe Gibbs Racing — andnot teammate Tony Stewart — tomake The Chase for the NextelCup championship last season.

Not only did he make TheChase, but he was one of the

few in the hunt for the champi-onship when the series ran itsseason-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

“I didn’t realize how toughit was. I got in that car at anoptimum, optimum time. I real-ly haven’t had to go through,like Dave (Blaney) was talking,those learning curves becauseour team really, since I’ve beenin it, hasn’t really struggled,”Hamlin said. “I mean, I thinkJoe Gibbs Racing started tostruggle midway in the earlypart of last season. They got itfigured out. Next thing youknow, I got in the car and things

just worked out great.”Hamlin closed out the sea-

son with two wins, eight top-5finishes, 20 top-10 finishes andthird in the points standings.

He swept both Poconostops from the pole and took apole at Richmond.

Now the challenge is to avoidthe same sophomore slump thatRoush Racing driver CarlEdwards endured last season.

“It’s so hard to stay on top inthis sport because if you have agood year, you’ve got five or sixreally good teams with the samebudget who are going to try toget to your level,” Hamlin said.

Statedrawdoesboys nofavors

BY SHAUN T. COX

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Meade County’s ThirdRegion drew the SeventhRegion in the first round of the2007 Sweet 16 tournament lastFriday. The Seventh Region isperhaps the toughest draw inthe state behind the 11th, inwhich the state’s top team,Scott County, is king.

Meade County (15-6) has lostto two Seventh Region teamsthis season: Louisville Male (20-4) and Trinity (16-5). The Green-wave lost to Male in the firstround of the King of the Blue-grass tournament 59-38 on Dec.14, and narrowly lost at Trinity51-46 on Jan. 3. According toMeade County coach Jerry Gar-ris, Ballard (22-2) may be the topteam in 11th, but defendingstate champion Jeffersontown(16-5) is no slouch, either.

The Greenwave’s chances ofeven making it to the Sweet 16will become clearer after nextFriday’s game at OwensboroApollo, as the two teams arewidely considered Nos. 1 and1A in the region. Meade Countyis undefeated in regional playat 8-0, while Apollo is 9-1.

But first the Greenwave willhost district whipping postFrederick Fraize (5-14) tomor-row, and then travel to GraysonCounty (16-6) on Tuesday for amatch-up with the Cougars.

Meade flattened the Aces 72-35 on the road Jan. 19, andFraize has won only one districtgame this season. The Green-wave rode the hot three-pointshooting of senior guard RileyBenock (3 for 4), sophomoreguard Kerry Rupe (3-7), juniorforward Rob Williams (2-3) andsophomore forward JonathanIves (2-5) to get the win on thefloor where the district tourna-ment will be held.

“It’s the last district game, wewant to finish up undefeated andthat’s the mind-set going in,”Garris said. “There are no secretsthis time of year. We’re going togo out and play our game andhope it will be good enough towin. We’ll have had eight daysoff and that’s a concern.”

Junior center Nick Stinnettsaid the team needs to get agood seed going into theregional tournament.

“It’s really importantbecause it will make us one ofthe top seeds in the region andthat will give us a relatively

Girlsworkto fixflaws

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Meade County’s Thomas Damico-Roach com-peted in a JV tournament last Saturday at FernCreek. The team will compete in its first-everregional tournament this weekend.

Wrestlers make bid for stateSHAUN T. COX

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As the Meade County wrestlingteam competes in its first-everregional tournament tomorrow,Coach Bob Davis says fundamentalshave allowed his team to be success-ful in its first season.

“The thing is, we are focusing onthe basics,” he said. “We’re not doinganything elaborate outside of Arthur(Ohmes), and I think that’s paid off inour favor, and why we’ve done sowell is because we’ve kept it basic.”

Davis said he expects even morenext year out of the team, especiallyfrom the guys who have experiencein the program.

“Of course, next year we’ll have todo better and we’ll go to a couple ofcamps this summer and we’ll ask for

more out of them,” he said. “They’vedone great this year and you can’task for any more because they’re allfirst-year kids. When you watchthem wrestle, you realize thatbecause of the mistakes they make.”

Juniors Nathan Kelch and Ohmessaid they take pride in proving otherteams wrong about their inexperi-ence on the mat.

“I think it’s gone wonderfully,”Kelch said. “We’ve actually donepretty well and a whole bunch ofother teams said we were going to becrap, but we ended up being prettygood. Coach Bob, he’s a good coachso I knew we’d do better than whatthey were thinking.”

Ohmes agreed.


Senior forward Kayla Stull grabs a loose ball between Fort Knox’s StevonnaScott, left, and Karissa Jackson, right. Stull had 12 points and five boards inthe Lady Waves 82-31 win last Saturday.

PLEASE SEE TEAM, PAGE B2

LADY WAVES: Toughroad behind preparesteam for road ahead

PLEASE SEE DRAW, PAGE B3PLEASE SEE STATE, PAGE B2

PLEASE SEE FLAWS, PAGE B8

SWIMMINGRegional Meet

Feb. 2-3 in VersaillesTeam Region finishBoys team 4thGirls team 10th Race FinishGirls 200 medley relay 6thBoys 200 medley relay 2nd200 free relay 5thTroy Jobe 200 free 2ndJake Baldwin 50 free 2ndSchool recordsGirls 200 medley relayLisa Hurt 200 IM

100 breastKaitie Webb 100 flyBoysJobe 200 free

100 backHobbs 100 breast200 free relay

Wrestlers finish 25-19-1LOUISVILLE — The Meade

County wrestling team finishedits regular season last Wednes-day with matches against threeother schools, going undefeatedat the meet.

Meade defeated Holy Cross 72-6, Doss 42-33 and Fairdale 48-36.The matches took place at Doss inLouisville and several members ofthe team went undefeated.

ResultsClass NameRecord103 James Childress 1-2112 Arthur Ohmes 3-0119 Antonio Stewart 3-0125 Brandon Wyatt 2-1130 Ethan Medley 1-2135 Josh Tygret 1-2140 Kurtis Perkins 1-2145 Thomas Damico-

Roach 3-0152 Chris Coomer 2-1160 Nathan Kelch 3-0171 Alex Furnival 3-0189 Justin Geary 3-0

215 Tyler Crow 1-2285 Bobby Fuqua 2-1

Wednesday, the team com-peted in a JV competition at FernCreek High School. BobbyFuqua took first place in the 285-

pound class, Tyler Crow tookfirst in the 215 class, ThomasDamico-Roach took third in the152 class, Kurtis Perkins tookfourth in the 140 class and JoeyCarter took fourth in the 119class.

“It’s not something I expect-ed because Meade County isforgotten sometimes, but therewe were having our namescalled in front of everyone,” hesaid. “And then Troy was ableto do in two years what I wasnever able to do in four andthat’s make the all-regionteam, so props to him on that.”

Jobe also was shockedwhen he heard his name calledas one the eight best swimmersin the region.

“I had no idea it was goingto happen and it was really ashocker,” he said. “I was talk-ing to everyone when theywere announcing the (all-region) team and not even pay-ing attention because I didn’tthink I was a candidate for it,so it really caught me off-guard.”

Jobe has only been swim-ming competitively for twoyears and has unlimited poten-tial, according to his coach.

“I’ve never seen more natu-ral talent in a young man thanwith Troy,” Lavertu said. “He’sbeen given a gift and he’s usingit to his advantage. In two sea-sons, he’s qualified for statefour different times. I believethat Troy will go someplace ona full scholarship and do wellfor himself in college, and he’sstill got two years left in highschool. He has the ability toreally make a name for himselfin these next two years and gosomeplace big-time to swim.”

Jobe said being the firstindividual swimmer in MeadeCounty history to qualify forstate meant a lot to him, but hestill has plenty to work on.

“It feels like you’re setting alandmark and hopefully otherswill follow,” he said. “I’mgoing to swim all summer andI’m going to break everythingdown and reevaluate it all to

see anything I’m doing wrongwith all my strokes.”

The girls’ season may beover, but Lavertu said they stillaccomplished a lot this year,and they can use it as a spring-board going into next season.

“The girls have placed high-er in the region, but the greatthing about them is they arevery young,” he said. “We’vegot six middle school girls onthe team and there’s a lot ofroom for improvement. … Theyounger girls are only going toimprove and in the next fewyears, they’re going to be avery solid group to contendwith.”

One of those seniors, Miran-da Williams, said she is sad herMeade County swimmingcareer is over, but she is think-ing about swimming in col-lege.

“I was pleased that we gotthe school record in the (200-yard) medley relay and we hadpersonal records in all ourrelays,” she said. “I’m kind of

upset that it’s over because Ifeel like I’m finally getting bet-ter and better. I wish I hadmore time to see what I coulddo with the sport.”

Williams said the girlslearned from the boys thateven though they might beunderdogs, they can be a goodteam and had some advice forthe girls who will return.

“We learned that going tostate is achievable for us,” shesaid. “Last year when theymade it, we didn’t reallyexpect them to and thatshowed us that even though itmight be a long shot, it’s possi-ble. I would tell them not toquit because at first it’s hard,but it does get better and youdo get faster. By the end, it’svery rewarding and you justhave to stick it out.”

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“At first I thought it wouldbe difficult since it was thefirst year of the team, but thisseason has worked out reallywell,” he said.

The team’s preparednesswill be put to the test at 10 a.m.tomorrow when it travels toValley High School inLouisville to face the best theThird Region has to offer.

“There are 11 teams in theregion, but each team is not 14-men strong,” Davis said. “Bul-litt Central is a tough schooland is strong in every weightclass. They have two brothers,the Walls brothers, at 152(pounds) and 135, who arevery strong wrestlers. Their171 is outstanding as well.”

Davis listed PRP andDeSales as having strong pro-grams.

“PRP has a tight-knit groupof kids that are doing well,” hesaid. “DeSales is very strong intheir upper weight classes.Their 189, 215 and 285 are alldominant. So we’ve got ourwork cut out for us with thosetop three schools. They haveus as No. 4 in the region,which is probably truebecause not all the otherschools fill their weight class-es.”

Davis said he expects tosend at least seven wrestlers tothe state tournament in Frank-fort next Thursday, Friday andSaturday.

Kelch and Ohmes have thepotential to finish in the topfour of their respective weightclasses, which would automat-ically qualify them for state.

“I want to make the topthree and go to state,” Kelchsaid. “I hope I do well. CoachBob and Coach (Larry) Ohmeskeep telling me that I’m goingto have a hard time with thecompetition. The way itsounds, my chances aren’t thatgood, but we’ll see.”

Arthur Ohmes’ road will beless difficult, as there are onlyfive wrestlers in his class fromthe Third Region. So the goalfor him is to try and get the topseed, which would earn a byein the first round and possiblythe second in the state meet.

“There are only five kidsfrom 11 schools and you havea bracket,” Davis said. “How-ever he seeds — record-wiseand head-to-head — he mighthave a bye in the first round.The No. 1 seed usually gets abye in the first round and hemay not wrestle until thesemi-finals if he’s No. 1.”

Arthur Ohmes transferredto Meade County from FortKnox before this season andhas the advantage of learningfrom two good coaches. Hehas been able to pass hisknowledge to his teammates.

“It helped me out with howto teach them moves,” ArthurOhmes said. “I took what myold coach taught me and bal-anced it with what I’velearned from Coach Bob, andit’s helped me learn quickly.”

Kelch’s teammates havesaid he could be the best

wrestler on the team if hewould balance the technicalaspects of wrestling with hisimposing strength, which issomething he has workedtoward as the season has goneon.

“I’ve learned about how tokeep my weight down in the160-category, endurance, bal-ance and all new moves, sinceI didn’t know any before,” hesaid. “I’ve learned the basicsof wrestling.”

Kelch now understands it’snearly impossible to physical-ly be on top of your gameevery time out, and gettingpoints can be the difference.

“At the beginning of theseason I was 13-0 and I wantedto go undefeated, but that’srare and I wasn’t even close,”he said. “I’d have to say it’simpossible unless you’re God.Coach Bob is always runningthat through our heads, ‘Don’tgo for pins, go for points.’Then if you get up, you can gofor the pin. I started shootingabout three matches ago andit’s started working for me andI’ve tried to put that in mypackage.”

Arthur Ohmes also has

learned to balance the physicalaspect of the sport with thetechnical parts.

“I used to rely more on mystrength, but when I camehere, I found out that I wasn’tthat strong compared to someof the other guys that joinedthis team,” he said. “So I hadto learn to start using moretechnique.”

Kelch and Arthur Ohmesalso have learned a little aboutsacrifice this season, particu-larly something most peopletake for granted — what theyeat.

“It’s hard to pass up the fastfood,” Kelch said. “Once yousmell it, you’ve got to get a lit-tle something-something. ButI’ve had to cut out most of it. Iwanted to drop down to 152,but I can’t even get there.”

Wednesday the team com-peted in a JV competition atFern Creek High School.Bobby Fuqua took first placein the 285-pound class, TylerCrow took first in the 215class, Thomas Damico-Roachtook third in the 152 class,Kurtis Perkins took fourth inthe 140 class and Joey Cartertook fourth in the 119 class.

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SPORTS BRIEFS

I used to rely more on mystrength, but when I camehere, I found out that I

wasn’t that strong compared to someof the other guys.”“

ARTHUR OHMES, WRESTLER

easy game in the first round,”Stinnett said. “They haven’tbeen giving us the credit in theThird Region since we got herebecause last year was ourfirst.”

The trip to Grayson Countywill pit two undefeated districtteams against each other, andthe Cougars’ home floor is thesite of the regional tournamentthis year.

Garris said getting a gameon that floor was by design,and Williams said it’s animportant opportunity for theteam — which has neverplayed in the new gym there— to put up some shots andget acclimated.

“It will be good for us to getused to playing there,”Williams said. “We’ll try torebound and push it up thefloor and come out of it with awin.”

Garris said Grayson, likeMeade, can be tough to scoreon.

“They are very good defen-sively and they’ve got a youngpoint guard, Travis Johnson,who’s their leading scorer andhe really makes them go,” hesaid. “He had 31 against Muh-lenberg North. They executeand if they get a lead, it can bedifficult to come back becausethey’ll hold the ball and playkeep away. They can hold the

ball for four or five minutes ifthey have to. You better takeadvantage of the chances youget to score because you won’tget the ball too many times ifthey can get up.”

Stinnett said Grayson was agood game to have headinginto next Friday’s colossalmatch-up with Apollo.

“Hopefully we can godown there and beat them andthen we’ll have Apollo,” hesaid. “We’re the only team inthe region that’s still undefeat-ed and we want to keep it thatway.”

Meade and Grayson havehad several common oppo-nents this season, includingBreckinridge and Ohio coun-ties, Fraize and MuhlenbergNorth. The most interestingoutcomes, to Greenwave fans,would be Grayson’s five-pointovertime loss at home to Breck-inridge County on Jan. 30, andthe one-point win at Muhlen-berg North on Jan. 20. Meadehas owned Breckinridge Coun-ty, winning by 20 and 22 in thetwo meetings, and Meade beatMuhlenberg North by eight athome Jan. 20.

One of those wins overBreckinridge County came lastThursday, when the Green-wave moved one step closer toits second-straight perfect dis-trict season, winning 64-42.

The story of the game wasBenock, who scored 35 of theteam’s points on 12-for-22shooting from the field, includ-ing 8-for-13 from three. Benock

also pulled down 11 boards,dished out seven assists, hadtwo steals and a block.

“That was one of the bestperformances we’ve had here,”Garris said. “He just got somelooks and his shooting neverhas been bad, but it’s reallystarting to come around. He hit14 of 25 threes last week, andthey’re the same shots thathave been there before, buthe’s taking them now andwe’re reaping the benefits. Hewas reluctant to take some ofthose shots early in the year.”

After giving up 18 first-quarter points, the Greenwaveshut the Tigers down, givingup eight, seven and nine in thefinal three periods, respective-ly.

“We played a little timidand I don’t know why thatwas,” Garris said. “Breckplayed well and made somereally tough shots. We weredefending well and they justmade some shots over top ofus. They shot 61 percent thefirst half and were still behind,so I felt pretty good about thatbecause I didn’t think theycould shoot it any better andwe only gave them 24 pointsthe last three quarters.”

Box score: Greenwave 64,Tigers 42Meade: Hubbard 2-3 0-0 6,Williams 4-8 0-0 9, Ives 1-4 0-0 2, Benock 12-22 3-4 35,Stinnett 3-8 2-2 8, Roe 1-2 0-12, Whelan 1-3 0-0 2. Totals

24-50 5-7 64. Breckinridge: Critchelow 1-40-0 3, Lucas 0-4 0-0 0, Young7-14 2-2 19, Kennedy 5-9 3-413, Oliver 1-1 1-2 3, Phillips 1-3 0-1 2, Tucker 1-1 0-0 2.Totals 16-36 8-9 42.Meade 17 12 19 16—64Breckinridge 18 8 7 9—42Three-point goals—Meade 11-21 (Hubbard 2-2, Williams 1-3,Ives 0-2, Benock 8-13, Roe 0-1). Breckinridge 4-16 (Lucas0-3, Critchelow 1-4, Young 3-9). Fouled out—none.Rebounds—Meade 26(Benock 11), Breckinridge 23(Kennedy 7). Assists—Meade17 (Benock 7), Breckinridge13 (Oliver 4). Total fouls—Meade 13, Breckinridge 12.Technicals—none.

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plete each workout. Pleaseremember to check the creden-tials of your instructor toensure that he or she is quali-fied to conduct a group andhas the knowledge to safelydesign exercise programs, isCPR and first-aid certified,and is educated and trained inteaching. It is extremelyimportant for your safety toparticipate in a program thathas been designed as an effec-tive workout with minimumrisk for injury.

You may find group bootcamp classes offered at manyfitness facilities, through pri-vately owned group trainingstudios or on home video andDVD. The settings for bootcamp classes range from

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FRANKFORT -- Kentuckypostsecondary educationreform received recognition asa best practice in several recentnational publications.

Federal Education SecretaryMargaret Spellings cited Ken-tucky as a best practice in post-secondary education accounta-bility in the December issue ofthe Association of GoverningBoard’s Trusteeship magazine.

“In the area of accountabili-ty, I hope more boards willlook at the example of the Uni-versity of Texas, the SouthDakota Board of Regents, orthe Kentucky Council on Post-secondary Education,” Secre-tary Spelling states in the arti-cle. “These systems have cleargoals for performance, whichinclude learning outcomes,and they regularly report insti-tutional progress to the legisla-ture and the public.”

“While we have a long wayto go to reach our 2020 educa-tional attainment goals, we canbe proud of the progressachieved thus far,” said TomLayzell, president of the Coun-cil on Postsecondary Educa-

tion. “With the sustained sup-port of our state leaders, Ken-tucky will continue to be recog-nized as a national leader inpostsecondary educationreform and accountability.”

Kentucky’s Public Agendafor Postsecondary and AdultEducation was again cited as abest practice in postsecondarystrategic planning in a reportrecently released by theNational Conference of StateLegislatures, TransformingHigher Education: NationalImperative - State Responsibil-ity.

"The Kentucky Council onPostsecondary Education invit-ed education, business, com-munity and policy leaders tohelp devise a plan to raise thestate's standard of living to thenational average by 2020,”states the NCSL report. “Theemerging agenda focused onimproved adult literacy anddoubling the number of work-ing age Kentuckians who holdbachelor's degrees by 2020.”

Also, a recent article in Con-verge magazine, “When Gov-ernors Enter the Education Pic-ture,” discusses GovernorFletcher’s commitment to thealignment of education andworkforce efforts.

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BY ROBERT WEBER

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FRANKFORT — The HouseEducation Committee on Tues-day approved legislationaimed at preventing bullyingin schools.

House Bill 64, sponsored byRep. Mike Cherry, D-Prince-ton, marks the Western Ken-tucky lawmaker’s fourthattempt to pass legislationrequiring school districts tohave anti-bullying policies andprocedures in place.

The legislation, whichwould prohibit harassment,intimidation or bullying of stu-dents in schools and requiredistricts to investigate andrespond to complaints, is simi-lar to legislation that passedthe House last year.

Kentucky Center for SchoolSafety Executive Director JonAkers, who stated that bullyinghas changed over the decades,said the legislation needs to bepassed this session.

He mentioned a recent casein Bullitt County where afemale student committed sui-cide after being bullied repeat-edly through e-mail to makehis point.

Akers, who was a schoolprincipal for more than twodecades, said cyberbullying—or bullying over the Internet—and bullying among girls ismore of a problem today thanwhat he called the “old fash-ioned bullying” between boys.

“This is something that is leav-ing too many young ladies scaredto come to school,” he said.

Some lawmakers ques-tioned why the bill is necessarysince most, if not all, of thestate’s 175 school districts havepolicies in place against disrup-tive and disorderly behavior,which can constitute bullying.

“Don’t you consider bully-ing disruptive and disorderlybehavior?” Rep. Jim DeCesare,R-Bowling Green, asked.

Cherry agreed, but said

even the districts with policiesfor disruptive behavior believethe legislation is needed.

He said support for the billby the Kentucky School BoardsAssociation, whose legislativeadvocate Alicia Sells appearedwith Cherry before the com-mittee to speak in its favor, isproof of that.

“There are those 175 sys-tems that you are talkingabout. And they’re sitting heresaying ‘We need it.’” he said.

Sells said KSBA has workedwith the districts to come upwith one definition of bullying tomake it less subjective. The legis-lation will also help districts andschools track student behavior“so we can have some interven-tion strategies,” she said.

Bullying, harassment orintimidation of other studentsand consequences of violatinganti-bullying policies, includ-ing expulsion and suspension,would be placed in a student’sdisciplinary record and trans-ferred with that student shouldhe or she switch schools, Cher-ry said.

Other provisions in the billwould require school districtsto create a strategy for protect-ing students who report bully-ing from retaliation and createa process for annual discussionof the district’s behavioralcode, along with consequencesfor violations, with students,parents and legal guardians.

Teachers and other staffwho work directly with stu-dents would be required toreceive training on the code iffunds are available, and thecode would have to be includ-ed in district training manuals.

School councils that areplanning to adopt an anti-bul-lying curriculum for studentswould be required by the billto let parents review the mate-rial before it is adopted, eventhough parents and legalguardians would have theright to refuse that their chil-dren be taught the curricu-lum.

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Fun & GamesPage B6 Friday, February 9, 2007

ARIES (March21 to April 19) Lotsof mixed signals cancreate an unreliablesituation in which tomake decisions. Bestadvice: Hold off onmaking any commit-ments until you’resure you know what’sgoing on.

TAURUS (April20 to May 20) Anapparently friendlyoffer comes with somestrings attached. Becareful not to get tiedinto something youdon’t really want.Thoroughly examineall your options beforemaking a choice.

GEMINI (May21 to June 20) Ifyou’re not careful, dis-tractions can interruptyour best efforts.Continue to focus onwhat you need to do.You’ll soon have lotsof time to enjoy therewards of your dedi-cation.

CANCER (June21 to July 22)Knowledge replacessuspicion as youbegin to learn moreabout that “act ofbetrayal.” On a lighternote, someone close toyou might be plan-ning a pleasant sur-prise.

LEO (July 23 toAug. 22) Controlyour sometimes-over-active jealousy genebefore you find your-self saying or doingsomething that youcould later regret. Bestadvice: Stop obsessingand move on.

VIRGO (Aug. 23to Sept. 22) It’s agood time to loosenup and do somethingwonderful and excit-ing before your morereserved nature resur-faces. A messagebrings news of immi-nent change.

LIBRA (Sept. 23to Oct. 22) Cheerup. Things begin toimprove significantlyby mid-February.However, you mightstill need help to getthrough the rest ofthis sometimes-diffi-cult period.

SCORPIO (Oct.23 to Nov. 21)Something youlearned last weektakes on new meaningas you begin to relateit to another situationin your life. It’s best tokeep this matter toyourself for now.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22 to Dec.21) Your energy levelis climbing, and so isyour self-confidence.Good for you, becauseyou’ll need a gooddollop of both to tack-le an exciting chal-lenge on the way.

CAPRICORN(Dec. 22 to Jan.19) A family issuemight interrupt acareer-linked project.Try to give the matterthe attention it needs,but be careful not tojeopardize your work-place situation.

AQUARIUS(Jan. 20 to Feb.18) Some self-doubtshows up this week,causing you to ques-tion your ability tohandle a new chal-lenge. But you knowyou can do it, and thisis your chance toprove it.

PISCES (Feb.19 to March 20) Apersonal matterrequires you to be asclear and forthcomingas possible in order toavoid misunderstand-ings. A career move iseased with the emer-gence of new facts.

BORN THISWEEK: You have away of reaching peo-ple that makes themfeel good about them-selves. You would bea splendid motiva-tional speaker.

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As a warm-up for Elizabeth-town, the girls will close out dis-trict play against winless Fred-erick Fraize at home tomorrow.

Junior forward Mindy Oliversaid the game would be a chancefor the girls to loosen up a little.

“If we can put one in thewin column it will only help usbuild momentum and it will befun for us to get out there andplay together,” she said.

The team did just that lastSaturday at Fort Knox as allbut two girls scored and every-one played in the 82-31 win.Meade County shot 50 percentfrom the field, about 73 percentfrom the line, outreboundedFort Knox 41-16, and had 28assists on 35 field goals — anincredible 80 percent.

“It was impressive and weshould pass it like that everygame,” Newby said. “We didn’tpass the ball as much early in theseason, and Coach Hurt alwaystells us that we’re unselfish andthere are plenty of open shots foreveryone. He’s always telling usin practice, ‘One more pass, OK,knock it in.’”

Hurt said Fort Knox (2-12)is having trouble fielding ateam this year.

“Fort Knox is strugglingand a lot of their best playershave gone elsewhere,” Hurtsaid. “But I really thought weplayed well without runningthe score up and killing them.The assists-per-buckets wasoutstanding. And we reallyhad fun and I was really happywith us offensively.”

The bench contributed 24points, 25 rebounds, 13 assistsand 11 steals to the cause.

“Our bench playedextremely well and everyoneplayed a lot,” Hurt said. “Wehave a couple of juniors, a cou-ple of sophomores and then it’sall freshman and they’rematuring every day.”

Oliver had 19 points, sixboards and six assists in 16minutes, junior forward KaylaFackler had 15 points in 16minutes, senior forward KaylaStull had 12 points and fiveboards in 15 minutes. Juniorguard Kim Montgomeryadded eight points and sevenassists, while freshman centerBliss Powers had eight pointsand 11 rebounds.

Last Thursday, the girls trav-eled to Owensboro (15-5) to takeon the Lady Red Devils and lost59-37 after shooting poorly fromthe field. Hurt said Owens-boro’s height made it difficultfor Meade to get off good shots.

“They’re really big,” he said.“They’ve got 6-2, 6-1 and 6-1across their front line and weshot 25 percent, and a lot of thatwas because of their size. Welike to attack the basket. That’shard to do once you get in thereamongst the tall timber.”

Hurt said he was pleasedwith his team’s defense, but itgave up too many offensiverebounds (17).

Oliver had 11 points andfive boards, Stull had 10 pointsand four boards, Evans addedsix and three, and Fackler hadfive and five, respectively.

The game was another exam-ple of this year’s tough schedule— gaining a loss and a lesson.

“It’s not easy because lastyear we kind of rolled over

everybody and it’s hit us hardthis year because we weren’tused to losing,” Fackler said.“It will help prepare us for nextyear for sure because we knowhow serious we have to be.”

Oliver agreed and said thetough schedule will pay divi-dends next year in addition tothis postseason.

“We know it will help us outbecause last year we played adecent schedule and we got tothe first round of the regional,”she said. “Since we did play atougher schedule, we will bemore prepared for district playand hopefully we’ll grow as ateam in the next year by play-ing these hard games.”

Box score:Lady Waves 82,Lady Eagles 31Meade: Oliver 8-13 2-2 19,Fackler 7-7 1-1 15, Stull 6-130-0 12, Montgomery 3-6 1-2 8,Powers 3-7 2-4 8, Wathen 3-40-0 7, Ledford 2-6 0-0 5,Newby 2-5 0-0 4, Evans 0-2 2-2 2, Stinnett 1-3 0-0 2, Wilson0-1 0-0 0, Hurt 0-3 0-0-0 0.Totals 35-70 8-11 82.Knox: Scott 5-18 2-8 12, Bal-tazar 4-6 0-0 11, Jackson 2-102-2 6, Lewis 1-2 0-0 2, Sutton0-1 0-0 0, Alexander 0-2 0-0 0.Totals 12-39 4-10 31.Meade 29 17 23 13—82Knox 9 9 8 5—31Three-point goals—Meade 4-8(Oliver 1-1, Montgomery 1-2,

Wathen 1-2, Ledford 1-1,Newby 0-2). Knox 3-4 (Scott0-1, Baltazar 3-3). Fouledout—none. Rebounds—Meade 41 (Powers 11), Knox21 (Jackson 6). Assists—Meade 28 (Montgomery 7),Knox 6 (Scott 4). Total fouls—Meade 6, Knox 5. Techni-cals—none.

Lady Red Devils 57, LadyWaves 39Meade: Oliver 5-14 0-0 11,Stull 2-6 5-7 10, Evans 3-6 0-06, Fackler 0-5 5-8 5, Wilson 0-4 2-2 2, Wathen 1-2 0-0 2,Powers 1-1 0-0 2, Mont-gomery 0-0 1-2 1, Newby 0-90-1 0. Totals 12-47 13-20 39.Owensboro: 6-8 2-5 14, Smith4-10 2-4 10, Douglas 3-10 2-58, Johnson 2-3 3-4 7, Watkins2-2 3-8 7, Prince 1-8 2-4 4,Kendall 0-5 3-6 3, Haire 1-1 0-0 2, Hinton 1-1 0-0 2. Totals20-48 17-36 57.Meade 9 8 6 16—39Owensboro 11 15 7 24—57Three-point goals—Meade 2-10 (Oliver 1-3, Stull 1-3,Wathen 0-1, Newby 0-3).Owensboro 0-2 (Prince 0-2).Fouled out—Evans.Rebounds—Meade 23 (Oliver,Fackler 5), Owensboro 39(Smith 9). Assists—Meade 7(Wilson, Newby 2), Owens-boro 3 (Howard, Douglas,Johnson 1). Total fouls—Meade 25, Owensboro 17.Technicals—none.

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Junior forward Mindy Oliver goes up for one of her sixrebounds at Fort Knox last Saturday. Oliver led the team inscoring with 19 points in 16 minutes of action.

Senior forward KaylaStull tries to grab arebound against FortKnox. The Lady Wavesdefeated the short-handed Lady Eagles82-31 and outrebound-ed them 41-16.

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