Livingston flu shots $12 FridayItʼs National Influenza

Vaccination Week andLivingston Hospital is obligingwith a flu immunization clinicthis Friday. The clinic will beoffered for $12 from 9 a.m., to5 p.m., in the conference roomat the hospitalin Salem.The vaccine is

recommendedfor people age50 and older,those withchronic illness-es, pregnantwomen, healthcare workersand caregivers,as well as children from sixmonths to five years old.This year, there's a record

supply of flu vaccine available,about 132 million doses. Theflu kills about 36,000Americans a year.Besides getting vaccines,

people can lower the risk ofinfection by washing handsoften and avoiding sick people.

U.S. 641 meeting set for Tuesday

A public information meet-ing on construction of anew U.S. 641 fromMarion to Eddyvillewill be from 5 to7:30 p.m., Tuesdayat the FredoniaLions Club Building on ShelbyRoad in Fredonia. TheKentucky TransportationCabinet meeting will discussplans for the second leg of thenew superhighway, whichincludes a Fredonia toEddyville corridor.

Letters to Santa coming Dec. 20

The annual Christmas tradi-tion of childrenʼs letters toSanta Claus appearing in TheCrittenden Press returns againthis year. On Dec. 20, ThePress will publish the musingsof Crittenden CountyElementary School students toSt. Nick. The letters willappear as written by the chil-dren.

Local meetingsUPCOMING• Crittenden County

Extension District Board willmeet 1 p.m., Nov. 30 at theExtension Office located in thecourthouse.

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STAFF REPORTThis is the time of year

that churches, families andcommunity organizationsreach out to the less fortu-nate through CommunityChristmas in CrittendenCounty.

More caring individualsare needed if more thanthree dozen more childrenare going to have a merryChristmas.

With three weeks remain-ing before gifts are distrib-uted to qualifying CrittendenCounty families, the wishlists of 35 to 40 of the origi-nal 164 children remain on

the Angel Tree at Pamida. Inall, 88 families signed up forthe charitable event, downfrom just over 100 last year.

Co-coordinator MonaManley is concerned that thechildren still lacking spon-sorship are members of larg-er families, and she doesn'twant their siblings to besponsored and not them-selves.

“There is a risk that theywon't all get sponsored buttheir brothers and sisterswill,” Manley said. For thatreason, she and the other

Police handing out drug test kitsSTAFF REPORT

Parents who want a discreet, safeway to test their children for drug usecan now get free testing kits from theMarion Police Department or theCrittenden County Sheriff'sDepartment.

The two local law enforcement agen-cies have about two dozen kits that arebeing made available through coopera-tion with the Pennyrile Area NarcoticsTask Force based in Hopkinsville.

Each test kit requires a urine sampleand provides an immediate result.Instructions that come with the kit pointout that false positives are possible andencourage parents to take a second testeither by scheduling an appointmentwith their family physician or by obtain-ing a more detailed test kit from theMarion Police Department.

Police Chief Ray O'Neal said the testkits are free and police are asking no

STAFF & SMP WIRE REPORTThe secret to successful aging is

simple – stay in tune with newtrends. So say some of our nation'soldest Americans who were polled ina new study.

The second annual “Evercare 100@ 100 Survey” polled 100 Americansturning 100 and older this yearabout their practices and habits andfound that, contrary to some con-ventional stereotypes, centenariansare staying in touch with the times.

Like the rest of Americans, theyare following current trends likereality television, video games andiPods, worrying about health anddiet, and keeping up on news andcurrent events.

A couple of Marion's 90-some-thing residents, who remain on thego, say a long and healthy life ispretty simple. It includes modera-tion, exercise and religion.

According to these and other

vocal seniors,healthy lifestylesshould include bet-ter diets and no cig-arettes, butStarbucks and fastfood are acceptable– albeit in modera-tion. Also playing abig role in the livesof these centenari-ans is their trust infaith and spirituali-ty.

Lois Edwards is98. She lives alonein downtown Marion and stays busyby attending church and participat-ing in activities at the SeniorCitizens Center.

“I always liked playing Rook,”said Edwards. “It works your brainand that makes you feel better.”

Reading newspapers, her Bibleand other religious study books has

also helped keepEdwards' mind sharp;however, her agingeyes are making thatmore difficult.

“My eyes are myworst problem,” saidthe retired cafeteriaworker from MattoonSchool. “I try to do mydevotional readingsbefore breakfastbecause it seems like Isee better in themornings.”

By understandingthe lifestyles of our mature popula-tion, Americans can better plan forthe future.

“As Americans strive for healthi-er, longer lives, the ‘Evercare 100 @100 Survey’ provides us with a pre-scription for longevity from those

This is strict-ly somethingwe’re provid-ing so thatparents canknow what

their children are doing.– Chief Ray O’Neal

on drug-testing kits being handed out

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PHOTO BY DARYL K. TABORAlicia McDowell (left) and Mona Manley, co-coordina-tors of the Angel Tree portion of CommunityChristmas, take a phone call Tuesday to sign upthree more children for Christmas gifts.See ANGEL/page 2A

Still searching for Santa Claus40 Crittenden children in need of sponsors for Christmas toys

Staying active | Living longer

PHOTO BY CHRIS EVANSYou probably wonʼt find 98-year-old Lois Edwards watching much MTV to keep up with trends like 27 percent of cen-tenarians recently polled, but faithful reading of her Bible like last Friday in her home has kept her life balanced.

See LIFE/page 3A

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Life expectancyon rise in U.S.YEAR FEMALE MALEBORN EXPECTANCY EXPECTANCY

2007 ........80.97 .........75.152006 ........80.82 .........74.022005 ........80.67 .........74.892004 ........80.36 .........74.632003 ........80.05 .........74.372002 ........80.20 .........74.502001 ........80.05 .........74.372000 ........79.90 .........74.25

Being in tune key to longevity

SOURCE: CIA World Fact Book

By DARYL K. TABORMANAGING EDITOR

Jack Frost has already beennipping at our noses, but OldMan Winter could soon bemaking his first appearance ofthe season if extended weatherforecasts hold true. Whetheror not those predicted snowshowers arrive next week, localroad crews will be ready.

“I hope it doesn’t get here,but if it does, we’re ready,” saidB.R. Kirk, head of CrittendenCounty’s Road Department.

State crews are armed tothe hilt with salt.

“We've got all we can hold,”said Heath Martin, superin-tendent of Crittenden County'sstate road department.

Three hundred tons of it, tobe exact. And, the CrittendenCounty Road and City ofMarion Streetdepartmentsare alsoprepped withtheir own storeof salt andsand. In fact,city crews onWe d n e s d a ywere readyingtheir lone plowfor snow duty.

Kentucky TransportationCabinet crews in all 120 coun-ties are prepared for the worstof winter's onslaught. Thoughno significant winter weatherevent has occurred in the state

this season, road crews acrossthe District 1 area werealready out Tuesday placingsalt brine on bridges. This pre-cautionary measure helps pre-vent frosting of the roadwayover the next day or two, saidKeith Todd, public informationofficer for the Reidland office.

“Bridges are subject tofreezing more quickly thanother roadway surfaces,” saidTodd, who lives in Marion.

Martin said no bridges inCrittenden County were pre-treated, but if a Wednesdaysnow remains on the radarearly next week, expect to findMartin's crew placing the lastof their snow-battling equip-ment on their trucks and hit-

ting the road.“We're holding off until clos-

er to snow,” he said.Plows and salt spreaders

are the weapons of choiceagainst snow and ice, butMartin said a chemical treat-ment placed on roads ahead ofwintery weather can providean extra hour or two before theprecipitation begins to stick.

“If we know for sure, we'llput some of the salt brine pre-treatment down,” he said.

The county's crew hasabout 180 miles of state roadsfor which they are responsible.Martin can run two crews aday, if necessary, as many as16 hours a day to keep roadsclear. As many as five trucks a

shift can spread and scrapeacross the county.

County road crews underKirk have more than 370 milesto cover with three plows andtwo graders. They, too, utilizechemical treatment but withno storage, they have to fill upin Marshall County each timea snow is predicted.

All three crews – city, coun-ty and state – have prioritylists for clearing roads. Butoverseeing twice the roadmiles of the city and statedepartments combined, Kirksaid he will alter protocol toensure rural lanes are clearfor those with medical condi-tions who may require regularattention.

Novemberaccidentsmore thandouble rateSTAFF REPORT

Traffic accidents have been more fre-quent during November, and the pastfew days have been especially busy foremergency personnel.

Crittenden County Sheriff'sDepartment had investigated 15 acci-dents this month as of Tuesday. That's

more than double thenormal number ofwrecks that occur in thecounty each month.

Of those accidentsthis month, seven haveinvolved injuries, saidSheriff Wayne Agent.

Wet roads and driverinattention have beenthe most common fac-tors in the accident

causes. On Sunday, wet roads werelargely to blame for two wrecks on U.S.641 south of Marion.

A Fredonia couple was injured whentheir vehicle ran off the road near theCrittenden-Caldwell line and hit a drive-way culvert.

Minos Cox, 85, and his wife, Launa,

Agent

See WRECKS/page 3A

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Main Street eyeing renovated homesTo the editor:

The article in your Nov. 15issue written by BrendaUnderdown on the history ofthe Runyan home was veryinteresting and informative.Thanks to Brenda for articlesthat give all of us an appreci-ation for our town's historyand heritage.

At Marion Main StreetInc.’s, annual meeting, Nov. 8,13 owners of historic busi-nesses and homes in thedowntown area were recog-nized and commended forefforts to preserve their build-ings. The historic buildings inall towns are what gives themthe charm and character thatwe all enjoy.

Marion Main Street Inc.,plans to have this presenta-tion as part of our futureAnnual meetings. We will con-tinue to search out and recog-nize the people in our city thatinvest their time and money tokeep our heritage and historyintact for future generations.

Marion Main StreetManager Rose Crider's officeis located in the Welcome

Center. We would welcomeinformation on older homes inMarion that have been pre-served or restored.

Sarah Ford, chairmanMarion Main Street board

Marion, Ky.

Cards would boost U.S. soldier moraleTo the editor:

Recently while searchingon eBay, we found a post froma man in Georgia who iswanting 10,000 holiday cardsfor American Soliders at theVeterans AdministrationHospital in Decatur, Ga.

We are writing this letter toencourage the citizens ofMarion and the surroundingarea to send cards to this gen-tleman. You can send yoursigned cards to: DavidJarrard, 3751 Ebenezer Road,Conyers, GA 30094. He willdistribute the cards to the sol-diers. This would be a greatway to let the soldiers knowthat they are appreciated fortheir service to our country.

Thank you for your help.Willard, Dorothy

and Melissa GuilllMarion, Ky.

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MayorMickeyAlexander313 S. Main St.Marion, KY 42064

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My thanks and my hat offto those people that work sohard to put up our hearttouching national flags thatfly bravely over our streets onour national holidays andthose that work and supportthe beautiful work of art onour Courthouse lawn that isa glorious reminder of Jesusand His wonderful advent tothis wicked world 2000 yearsago.

Why Jesus? Because He isthe Light of The World and allthe light coming through allthe different colored bulbs isa glorious reminder thatJesus came to save all thedifferent people of the world.

This Thanksgiving andChristmas season causes meto give extra thanks that I notonly was born and live in the

greatest nation on earth, butam so thankful I was bornand live in CrittendenCounty.

We have some great andgood people here and there-fore there still is a strongsense of decency and familylove and ties that cause peo-ple to stand for Christ andHis morals, which without,all communities become a'dog-eat-dog' hell on earth.

May we all be more thank-ful this year than ever, thatwe have not had more terror-ist attacks on our shores, thewar in Iraq is turning around,many countries are meetingin our great nation this weektrying to help bring peacebetween Israel and Palestine,and more than all of that,that Jesus loved us enough tocome to live as a man, die asa criminal for our sins, wasburied and then, thank God,arose and ascended for ourjustification.

How sad that the God whomade and owns us and sentHis Son to do all of this, hasto watch as most of the worldfollows the path of folly andignorance and thumbs theirnoses at Him, and many justdo not fully understand what

it really means to sell out toHim and His way, while theyspeed on down the shortslope of life, wasting theirprecious lives and headingpell-mell to their own tragicperil.

May all praying people whoread this continue to pray fora great earth shaking spiritu-al awakening and revival inCrittenden County, Americaand around the world.

That would be the greatestbirthday present that couldbe given to Jesus and thegreatest Christmas presentthat could be given to theworld.

Love to all.(Editor’s note: Lucy Tedrick

is pastor at Marion Church ofGod. Her column appearsweekly in The Press.)

Rev. Lucy

Tedrick

Religious Views

Crittenden Press guest columnist

County special during holidays

Tolu at heart of Arab-Israeli conflict... sort ofThis week leaders from the

Middle East are meeting inAnnapolis, Md., nearWashington to discuss furthera roadmap for peace amongArabs and Israelis. Namely,the dispute is over some terri-tories in and around present-day Israel which the Arabsbelieve they own and want toestablish a Palestinian stateon.

While most of us haveheard the terms Gaza Strip,West Bank, PLO and Arab-Israeli Peace Process, the vastmajority of Americans haveonly narrow understanding ofthe whole situation despite itbeing a major story almostnightly on the television news.

An expert on MiddleEastern affairs, I am not.However, with this week'speace talks going on inAmerica, I figured it would betimely to discuss – in simpleterms – what all of this fuss isabout. In doing so, I will usesome familiar terms and land-marks to draw a figurativecomparison to the Arab-Israeli situation.

Let's say for instance thatJerusalem is Tolu, the WestBank is Hurricane Island, theGaza Strip is Sawmill Hollowand Golon Heights is

Carrsville and its tall hillsideoverlooking the Ohio River.Okay, snicker if you will, butusing this imagery mightmake the whole thing easierto comprehend.

Tolu and the surroundingarea from Carrsville toHurricane Church, if you will,were once ruled by theBritish.

When the British Empirepulled out, some of theancient tribes of the areadecided they would retakeTolu for their own. Those werethe Israelis who during a warin the late 1940s won backthe land that their religionclaims to be an inalienableright from God (see Abraham,Genesis and the OldTestament). Now, when theIsraelis repatriated theirancient lands they ticked offtheir age-old rivals thePalestinians (see Philistines,

Goliath and the OldTestament).

Instead of wiping out theresidents of the whole area asthe Old Testament says Goddemanded in Biblical times,the modern Tribes of Israeldecided to try to live side byside among their enemies –granted their enemies weresubservient to the leaders ofnew Israel, I mean Tolu.

After it was apparent thatthe outlying areas werebecoming staging grounds fortheir enemies, the Israelistook by force in the late 1960sall of the area surroundingTolu, including HurricaneIsland and Sawmill Hollow.Slowly since then they'vestarted moving outward,establishing Israeli communi-ties at E-town Landing,Sheridan and even Carrsvillewhere a strategic hillsideoverlooks the valley where thecapital city Tolu is located.The new Tolu leaders couldn'thave the upset native riverpeople dropping bombs downfrom Carrsville Heights, nowcould they?

Understand, too, that theold Tolu School, the Tolu PostOffice and former ToluGrocery Store buildings aresacred locations among

ancestral tribes, including theIsraelis, the Palestinians andother Arabs living in theregion (see Wailing Wall,Temple Mount and Dome ofthe Rock). In fact, thosesacred sites are among themost beloved by all of the eth-nic groups living in andaround Tolu. Each groupwants to own, occupy andcontrol its ancestral sites.

However, the new rulers ofTolu say the Arabs are toodangerous to let roam thestreets. They are consideredlow-life terrorists and analmost sub-human class ofpeople. Because of that, theIsraelis are building walls likein China around their citiesand communities out inSawmill Hollow and onHurricane Island. If any of thenon-Israeli people want fruit,meat or vegetables grown inthe fertile Sawmill Hollowlands, they have to buy it fromthe Israelis who only allow acertain amount to be sold tothe Palestinians. Likewise, ifthe Arabs living aroundHurricane Island want gaso-line from the island refineries,they have to stand in line andcan only have a small amountto put in their cars.

The Palestinians are ticked

off about their treatment.Some want to kill or eliminateall of the Israelis from Toluand surrounding areas. OtherPalestinians, or Arabs, saythey can tolerate the Israelis,but want Sawmill Hollow,Hurricane Island and part ofTolu proper for their ownstate. Some are willing to con-cede a great deal of land toIsrael, including part of thetown of Tolu and most of thearea from Hurricane Creek toMcKinley Island and fromBuck Creek below Carrsvilleall the way out to Sheridan.

If the Palestinians wouldquit throwing rocks at Israelisin Tolu and bombing busesnear Sawmill Hollow, theIsraelis, also known as Jews,say they are willing to talkabout giving up some of thelands that the Arabs want.

The biggest problem is thatthere is no one in Tolu whocan speak totally on behalf ofall of the people. Both sides ofthe conflict have weak leaderswho are feeble in the eyes of anumber of their more radicalfollowers. Israel really wantsto keep all of Tolu and isreluctant to consider givingup a single acre of it. Israelalso wants to keep some of itssettlements near Sawmill

Hallow and a fraction ofHurricane Island.

Folks in southern Illinois,across the Jordan, I mean theOhio, would like for the twosides to find an equitablesolution to the strife and toquit fighting all of the time.Folks as far away asSmithland, Marion, Paducahand even Frankfort are urgingthe two factions to find apeaceful solution to theirquarreling over land.

For me, the only solution Ican see is greater internation-al influence on the process.Tolu should be made an inde-pendent city-state such as theVatican. It could be ruled byan international board so thateveryone with a stake in theancestral city could enjoy itshistoric and religious values.As for Sawmill Hollow,Carrsville and HurricaneIsland, give up totally. Goback to the 1960 border thatwas established by theIsraelis. Then, if thePalestinians can't get alongwith the Israelis, let the rulesof engagement from the OldTestament be the guide.

(Editor’s note: Chris Evansis the editor and publisher ofThe Crittenden Press. His col-umn appears periodically.)

Chris

Evans

About Town

Crittenden Press editor/publisher

Community Christmas coor-dinator Alicia McDowell putnotes on the Angel Tree atPamida Monday, noting thatthese children's siblings havealready been sponsored.

“Hopefully there are peo-ple who will still go toPamida, like churches orgroups, and get names off ofthe tree," Manley said.

As of Monday, $3,400 inmonetary donations hasbeen collected from donorswho choose to give cash asopposed to buying gifts forfamilies. That money is divid-ed equally among families inthe final hours before distrib-ution Dec. 14 and given tofamilies in the form of foodand gift vouchers at partici-pating Marion businesses.Local businesses who acceptthe vouchers are FamilyDollar, Pamida, Conrad’s,

Food Giant, and new thisyear, Marion Feed Mill.

Manley said families whowere very generously spon-sored may not receive giftand food vouchers, with thatmoney instead dividedamong those who may nothave been sponsored.

Marion United MethodistChurch is among thosewhich support CommunityChristmas. The church holdsa Baby Shower for Jesuseach year, collecting baby

items – bottles, clothes, dia-pers, etc. – for infantsinvolved in CommunityChristmas.

To coordinate a similarproject or to get more infor-mation on sponsoring achild, call Manley at 965-5229 or take an angel fromthe Angel Tree at Pamida.

Gifts should be taken tothe Carson DavidsonNational Guard Armory Dec.13. Families will pick up giftsDec. 14.

ANGELContinued from Page 1A

Fiscal courts set Monday meetings

Crittenden Fiscal Court willhave a special meeting at 9a.m., Monday, at the court-house. On the agenda, accord-ing Daphenia Downs, countyfinance officer, will be the pur-chase of mattresses, sheetsand a phone system for thenew jail.

At the same time Monday,Livingston Fiscal Court willmeet at the courthouse inSmithland. On the agendathere is the opening of bids forsurplus equipment put up forsale by the county.

Fort Campbell troop 184th killed in Iraq

A Fort Campbell soldierfrom northwestern Ohio hasdied nearly two weeks afterbeing injured in Iraq. He wasthe 184th soldier based at FortCampbell to die in the war.

The Army said Staff Sgt.Jonathon L. Martin, 33, ofBellevue, died last Thursday in

Regensburg, Germany, ofwounds he suffered Nov. 9 inJisr Naft when his vehicle washit by a roadside bomb. He wasserving his third tour in Iraq.

Martin was a cavalry scoutassigned to A Troop, 1stSquadron, 32nd CavalryRegiment, 1st Brigade CombatTeam, 101st Airborne Division,the military said. He is sur-vived by his wife, Rebecca, andchildren, Allura, Trenton andAlaina, of Fort Campbell; andhis parents, Laura and DonaldMartin of Bellevue, FortCampbell said.

Manley selected as FRYSC Best Partner

Mona Manley is the best, atleast according to her peerswith Kentucky’s FamilyResource and Youth ServicesCenters (FRYSC).

Manley has received thestate’s lone Individual BestPartner for Bridges OverBarriers Award, an honorawarded to only one person inKentucky for their work withFRYSC.

“That’s why this was so spe-cial to me,” the Pennyrile AlliedCommunity Services agingcoordinator for CrittendenCounty, said Tuesday, with theplaque she received lying onthe table next to her.

Manley, was nominated byKathryn Turner, Heart to HeartFRYSC director in Marion.State awards were given to for-and non-profit organization aswell. Turner nominated Manleyfor her work with children’sfood programs, teaching musi-cal keyboard, serving as chairof the FRYSC Advisory Council,serving as coordinator ofCommunity Christmas the lastfour years of her 13-yearinvolvement with the programand many other volunteer ser-vices.

“I truly believe that Mona ismore than a person withresources, but a friend andmentor that is always therewhen you need here,” Turnersaid in her nomination letter tothe Bridges Over Barriersselection committee. “Her con-cern for our children and fam-ilies is far beyond the word

‘partner.’ She is truly an ‘angel’that is always look out forthose less fortunate.”

Colleges inviting back ex-students

Kentucky colleges will teamtogether to offer incentivesaimed at luring back formerstudents who were well alongthe path toward obtaining adegree before leaving school.

It's part of the strategy bythe state Council onPostsecondary Education todouble the number of collegegraduates in Kentucky by2020.

The outreach effort bringstogether eight public universi-ties along with the KentuckyCommunity and TechnologyCollege System and theAssociation of IndependentKentucky Colleges andUniversities.

The program, called “ProjectGraduate,” will offer incentivesand services to try to bringback former students with 90or more credit hours to com-plete their degrees.

State&RegionalBriefsNews from the

region and state from AP and staff reports

82, were both transported toCrittenden Hospital with mul-tiple injuries. Launa suffered abroken leg and arm. That acci-dent happened shortly afternoon.

A little more than an hourlater, a two-vehicle accidentnear Crayne sent two people tothe hospital, including a three-year-old boy.

According to sheriff'sreports, Christopher Fleming,22, of Sturgis was southboundon U.S. 641 in a Camaro whenthe vehicle hydroplaned andveered into the northboundlane where it was struck by anSUV driven by Lisa Hunt ofMarion.

Hunt and a passenger inthe Fleming vehicle, ChrisFleming, 3, were both taken toCrittenden Hospital. AnnaBryant, 10, a passenger in theHunt vehicle, was not injured.

Emergency personnel at thescene said the boy sufferedonly a cut on his head, whichseemed relatively minor con-sidering the passenger door ofthe Camaro was pushed intothe seating area.

There were three morewrecks Monday but noneresulted in serious injury. One

was in the edge of UnionCounty near Sullivan.

Sheriff Agent said therewere seven wrecks in Octoberand on the average about halfa dozen in this county eachmonth are investigated by hisoffice.

Sheriff looks into cow killingSheriff Agent is investigat-

ing the shooting of a Charolaiscow on Cave Springs ChurchRoad last weekend.

The sheriff isn't sure if deerhunters mistook the cow for adeer or whether someonedeliberately targeted the cow.

He thinks it was shot with ahigh-powered rifle. The bulletwill be removed from the car-cass and ballistics tests will bedone to determine what type ofgun fired the fatal shot.

The 1,200-pound animalwas found in a field on Sundaymorning. It wasn't clearwhether the cow was shot afterdark on Saturday or earlySunday.

Anyone with informationcan contact the sheriff'sdepartment at 965-3400 orcall the Crittenden CountyTipLine at 965-3000 andremain anonymous.

STAFF REPORTThe Kentucky Transpor-

tation Cabinet plans to sharethe findings of an Interstate69 planning study for sec-tions of the Ned BreathittPennyrile and the Wendell H.Ford Western Kentucky park-ways during a series of fivepublic meetings over the nextfew weeks. The first wasMonday in Princeton.

The study provides a moredetailed scope of work neededto allow the parkways to beupgraded to interstate stan-dards between Hendersonand Eddyville.

According to the Cabinet,

the study found many of theneeded improvements can bephased in as I-69 bringsincreased traffic to the region.

Four remaining meetingsto share the new informationare scheduled at the followinglocations:

� Sebree, today (Thursday)at City Hall.

� Madisonville, Monday atthe Parkway Mall

� Henderson, Dec. 6 atNorth Middle School

� Eddyville, Dec 13 at theLyon County Public Library

All of the meetings runfrom 5 to 7 p.m., with a shortpresentation at 5:30 p.m.

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FROM AP AND STAFF REPORTSFewer people are signing up for

unemployment benefits inCrittenden County and in the UnitedStates, an encouraging sign thatcompanies are not resorting to large-scale layoffs as the country copeswith continuing problems in thehousing and credit markets.

The U.S. Labor Departmentreported last Wednesday that newapplications filed for unemploymentinsurance dropped by a seasonally-adjusted 11,000 to 330,000 for theweek ending Nov. 17. A year ago,new claims for unemployment insur-ance stood at 322,000.

During October – the latest monthfor which jobless figures are avail-able from the Kentucky Office ofEmployment and Training (OET), an

agency of theEducation Cabinet –unemployment fell to5 percent inCrittenden County,down from 5.9 per-cent the month beforeand up slightly from4.9 percent a yearago. There were only202 jobless workers inthe county lastmonth, as comparedto 237 in September.

Meantime, thestate and regional job-less rates fell as well in October.Statewide, unemployment fell from5.6 percent to 5.1 percent fromSeptember to October. In the nine-county Pennyrile Area Development

District that includesCrittenden andLivingston counties,unemployment fell from6.6 percent to 6.1 per-cent.

While new filingswere down across thenation, the number ofpeople continuing tocollect unemploymentbenefits rose by 7,000to 2.57 million for theweek ending Nov. 10. Ayear ago, continuingclaims stood at 2.43

million.The state of the nation's employ-

ment climate is a crucial factor indetermining whether the economywill, in fact, weather the stresses

from the housing slump and creditcrunch.

So far, decent job creation andwage growth have helped to offsetsome of the negative forces hittingsome people, problems ranging fromweaker home values to hard-to-getcredit. That is certainly the case inKentucky.

“...Real estate and rental busi-nesses lost 100 jobs in October2007," said Justine Detzel, OETchief labor market analyst. "Thisemployment decrease is reflective ofweakness in the housing market andthe credit crunch. Both of these fac-tors act to reduce mortgage andhome-equity loan applications,”

Even though the labor markethas so far been holding up fairly wellto stresses in the economy, job loss-

es have been painfully felt in con-struction, manufacturing, mortgagebanking and other businesses moreclosely linked to the troubled hous-ing and credit sectors.

U.S. retailers, however, seem tobe fairing well with a robust start tothe holiday shopping season,according to results announced by anational research group that trackssales at retail outlets across thecountry.

According to ShopperTrak RCTCorp., which tracks sales at morethan 50,000 retail outlets, total salesrose 8.3 percent to about $10.3 bil-lion on Friday, the day after theThanksgiving holiday, comparedwith $9.5 billion on the same day ayear ago. ShopperTrak had expectedan increase of no more than 4 per-

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who have aged successfully,and finds that tuning in totrends and current events,leading healthy lifestyles andholding faith and spiritualityin high regard are keythemes," said Dr. John Mach,CEO of Evercare, one of thenation's largest care coordina-tion programs for people whohave chronic or advanced ill-ness, are older or have disabil-ities.

The anecdotal survey ismeant to provide a culturalsnapshot of the lives andlifestyles of Americans whoachieve and surpass the 100-year-old milestone whileremaining active and indepen-dent. According to the U.S.Census Bureau, there arenearly 80,000 centenarians inthe United States, and thatnumber is projected toincrease seven-fold, to580,000, by 2040.

In Kentucky, according2006 Census estimates, thereare 66,540 people over theages of 85, with 198 living inCrittenden County.

Ethel Tucker was in herlate 80s when she authoredher first book, “From PilotKnob to Main Street.” She's

now working on a secondmanuscript as she turns 90this week.

"I had planned to finish mysecond book before my 90thbirthday," Tucker said. "But Iread somewhere that if you

live to be 90,your chancesare very goodof living to be100. So I figureI still haveplenty of timeto finish it."

Tucker saysphysical andmental stimu-lation are keys

to a long, healthy life. Sherides a stationary bike dailyand volunteers for variouscommunity and church pro-jects.

"Everything should betaken in moderation," sheexplains. "You can live, eatand be merry, all in modera-tion."

Edwards and Tucker bothstress the need to continueactive lives in order to behappy and healthy in lateryears.

Here are some key findingsand advice, culled from thewisdom of older Americanswho were polled in the newsurvey:

� Keep up with trends and

current events. Nearly a thirdof those polled have watched areality TV show and 27 per-cent have watched MTV ormusic videos. Nearly a quarterof centenarians have pur-chased a music CD, and onein seven has played a videogame. Some centenarianshave even tried the latest tech-nology. Six percent said theyhave been on the Internet andfour percent said they havelistened to music on an iPod.

� Consume a better dietand work toward a healthyheart, no "butts" about it. Afull 82 percent said that theirdietary habits have improvedor stayed the same as com-pared with 50 years ago. Just23 percent said they have eversmoked cigarettes, and onaverage, those who quit did so41 years ago.

� Fast food is okay in mod-eration. The oldest Americanshave also tried specialty coffeeand enjoy fast food. Seventy-two percent report havingeaten at a fast food restaurantand 11 percent have orderedcoffee at Starbucks.

� Answer to a higherpower. Centenarians trusttheir spiritual leaders, withmany attributing theirlongevity to faith and spiritualcare more than to good genesor medical care.

questions. Residents request-ing a kit do not have to pro-vide any information regard-ing who will be taking the testor whether the test resultswere positive or negative.

The test kit give-away is inno means an opportunity toopen a criminal investigationagainst any individual, thepolice chief said.

“We just hope that provid-ing these two dozen kits freeto the community will helpsomeone who needs it. If wecan reach one person whoneeds help, then it's all worthit,” O'Neal said.

The test kits are manufac-tured by Redwood Toxicology

Laboratory of Santa Rosa,Calif. Similar kits sell forupwards of $20 at any phar-macy. The kits will providescreening for several differenttypes of drugs including mar-ijuana, cocaine, methamphet-amine, opiates or other nar-cotics.

“This is strictly somethingwe’re providing so that par-ents can know what theirchildren are doing,” the chiefadded. “If anyone is interestedin a kit, contact me or SheriffWayne Agent and we will per-sonally explain how to admin-ister the test and what youcan do to follow-up on a posi-tive test.”

Kits are available from thesheriff or police departmentbetween 8 a.m., and 3 p.m.,weekdays.

Crittenden unemployment drops to 5 percent

TESTContinued from Page 1A

PHOTO BY CHRIS EVANSFree, no-questions-asked drug-testing kits like the one heldabove by Marion Police Chief Ray OʼNeal are now available toparents both at the police department and sheriffʼs office.

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I-69 meetings remain

PHOTO BY DARYL K. TABORA two-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon on U.S. 641 aboutfour miles south of Marion sent two to the hospital, including athree-year-old boy who was a passenger in the white Camaro.

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Saturday� The Dycusburg

Community Fund Committee iscoordinating a Christmas Bazaar,from 10 a.m., to 4 p.m.,Saturday, next door to Lic's inEddyville, to raise money for aVeterans Memorial Monumentand flag poles for town. Therewill be handmade crafts, bakedgoods, Christmas candy, can-dles, white elephant sales, infor-mation tables, door prizes eachhour and Santa and Mrs. Clauswill be visiting. Call 988-2068 formore.

� The Salem ChristmasHome Tour arrives Saturday, withtours of five participating homestaking place between 2 and 5p.m. The Salem Garden Club issponsoring the event with pro-ceeds going toward civicimprovements around the Salemarea. Tickets are $10 and maybe purchased at the first homeon the tour, 714 E. Main St.,across from Livingston hospital.Advance tickets are only $8 or$15 for a pair. They may be pur-chased at the Extension office inSmithland; Professional Touch inMarion; or in Salem at HarrisGas. Co., Fay's Furniture or ThePumpkin Shell.

� American Cancer SocietyChristmas Greetings to appear inthe Dec. 20 issue of TheCrittenden Press are being takenthrough Saturday. Greetings canbe made in honor or in memoryof a loved one. A donation isrequested. For further informa-tion, contact ACS Mid-SouthDivision at 444-0384.

� Tickets for “A CommunityChristmas: Quarteto Gelato” atthe Glema Mahr Center forthe Arts are now on sale for$18 for the main floor and$13 for balcony seats. The7:30 p.m., Saturday showfeatures MadisonvilleCommunity College singersand Quarteto Gelato. Call 821-ARTS for tickets.

Monday� The entry deadline for the

Christmas parade in Marion is 4p.m., Monday. The parade isslated for 3 p.m., Dec. 8.

Next Thursday� The Woman's Club of

Marion will have its AnnualChristmas Dinner for membersand guests from 6:30 p.m., nextThursday at the Woman's ClubBuilding. Shelia Costner will pre-sent a mini-concert and JackieCook will entertain with a selec-tion for Christmas. Reservationsfor the dinner should be made byMonday through the telephonecommittee: Helen Lewis,Rebecca McConnell, MargaretJohnson or Ola Rhea Crider.

Upcoming� Woodmen of the World

Christmas party will be at 6 p.m.,Dec. 11 at the W.O.W. office onSouth Main. Meal and drinks willbe furnished and you should

RSVP by Tuesday if you plan toattend by calling 965-3333. Bringa covered dish or dessert.

� Tours of Christmas sightsand sounds around Marion arescheduled to begin next week,with hay rides on a 16-foot trailerstarting at 6 p.m., two or threenights a week. To find out theride schedule, contact RonPadget at 704-1958. Padget saidhe is still waiting for more homesto be decorated before setting afirm schedule.

� Crittenden County LionsClub's Lunch With Santa will be

Dec. 8 at MarionBaptist Church'sFamily Life Center.

� The MarionChristmas paradewill be at 3 p.m.,

Dec. 8. this year'stheme is "What

Christmas Means toMe."

� Marion United MethodistChurch will present on Dec. 9 apiano/organ mini-concert ofChristmas selections by BeckyJohnson and Mary HelenHodges. The mini-concert will befrom 5:15 to 5:45 p.m., followed

at 6 p.m., by a children andyouth Christmas program.

� On Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to2 p.m., the Princeton TouristCenter will host Cookies for aCause. The price of the cookieswill be $5 per pound. Proceedswill benefit the Caldwell CountyFree Clinic Inc., that servesclients in Caldwell, Lyon andCrittenden counties and DawsonSprings.

� The fifth annual SalemLighted Christmas Parade will beat 5:30 p.m., Dec. 8. Anyonewishing to participate shouldcontact Salem City Hall at 988-2600.

� Cash Express will be col-lecting toys, coats and cannedfood until Dec. 13 for CommunityChristmas. It is located at 103Morningside Dr. Call 965-9965for more information.

� Fohs Hall Community ArtsFoundation, in conjunction withFohs Hall Inc., presents theChristmas program, “Sing aJoyous Song - A ChristmasCelebration.” The performancewill be held at 3 p.m., Dec. 9, atFohs Hall in Marion. The pro-gram will include soloists, violin-ist, piano solos and narrationwhich is moving and familiar toall of us. A reception will follow.For more, call Susan Alexanderat 965-5983.

� The Golden PondPlanetarium at LBL will offer theholiday favorite “'Tis the Season”and a holiday show, “A Story ofChristmas” through Dec. 21.After this holiday program, theplanetarium will be closedthrough the end of February.Additional LBL information isavailable by calling 1-800-LBL-7077 or visiting www.LBL.org.

(Editorʼs note: Share your hol-iday event with our readers nowthrough Christmas in TheCrittenden Press. If your church,not-for-profit group or communityorganization is planning some-thing special for the communitythis season, we want to know.We will run your announcementfor two weeks at no charge asspace allows. Simply call or e-mail your event details to us atpressnews@the-press.com.)

Today� Crittenden County Pubic Library Board

of Trustees will meet 5 p.m., today (Thursday)at the library. The next regular meeting of thelibrary board will be Jan. 24.

� Chair volleyball will be played at theSenior Citizens Center in Marion beginning at10:30 a.m., today (Thursday). The center islocated at 210 N. Walker St. For more, call965-5229.

� Crittenden County Elementary SchoolSBDM will meet at 3:30 p.m., today(Thursday) in the school library.

� Representatives from MadisonvilleCommunity College will be at the Ed-TechCenter in Marion from 11 a.m., to 2 p.m.,today (Thursday) to discuss college admis-sions, financial aide and scholarship informa-tion. If interested in applying for financial aidefor the spring semester, bring a copy of your2006 income tax form and your W2 form.

Monday� Salem Garden Club will meet at 6:30

p.m., Monday at the Christian Life Center inSalem. The Garden Club is a new organiza-tion which shares the love of gardening. Twolocal Master Gardeners will instruct the groupon better gardening practices. The club willalso take tours across western Kentucky andwork on civic improvements around Salem.Members are from both Livingston andCrittenden counties.

Tuesday� Bigham Lodge No. 256 F&AM will hold

stated communication at 7:30 p.m., nextTuesday All master masons invited.

Wednesday� Local Chapter 1373 of the National

Active and Retired Federal EmployeesAssociation will hold its annual Christmasparty at 11:15 a.m., Wednesday at the MarionCafe. All active and retired federal employeesand their guests are invited to attend all meet-ings. For more, contact Tom Diaz at 965-2621.

� The Goalie Club will meet at 5 p.m.,Wednesday in the high school library.

Next Thursday� The CCMS Site-Based Council will

meet at 5:30 p.m., next Thursday in theMiddle School Library.

� Paducah Area Amputees in Action, asupport group for new and experiencedamputees, will meet for its Christmas party at6 p.m. next Thursday at Holman HouseRestaurant. All amputees and family membersare welcome. For more information contactTerri Ross at 488-3020 or tross@brtc.net.

Upcoming� “Parchment of Leaves” by noted

Kentucky author Silas House is the book fordiscussion with the Crittenden County Public

Libraryʼs Book Discussion Group, set to meetat 6 p.m. on Dec. 17. The group is open toanyone interested in reading this book. Thereare 15 large-print copies of the book availablefor pick-up at the library. A lively discussion ofthe book and holiday snacks will be providedby the library. This activity is free and open tothe public.

� Terry L. Ford Insurance Agency andThrifty Pharmacy will host a general informa-tion session on Medicare Prescription DrugCoverage (Part D) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Dec.7 at Thrifty Home Medical Office, 116 WallaceSt., Providence. A licensed agent will beavailable to answer questions about enrollingin a Prescription Drug Plan. For more, call965-2239 or 667-2049.

� The final writing workshop for 2007 atCrittenden County Public Library will be Dec.18, under the direction of author Bob Yehling.This free, open-to-the-public Christmas Storiessession begins at 6:30 p.m.

Ongoing� The Senior Citizens Center in Marion,

located at 210 N. Walker St., is open for lunchweekdays at 11:30 a.m. The meals are $2 foranyone over 60 and $4 for others. For more,call 965-5229.

(Editorʼs note: Community Calendar itemsmay be submitted to pressnews@the-press.com. They should be submitted by 5p.m., Monday for publication in that weekʼsissue.)

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