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WICKLIFFE – If you’ve never heard of a MOKAI you’re certainly not alone. MOKAI is an

acronym for a motorized kayak. On Tuesday, Sept. 2,, just at dusk with barely enough time to reach the Missouri shore and make camp before it got dark, three adventurous 60ish Tom Sawyer types shoved off from Wickliffe City Front in their MOKAIs, headed down the Mississippi River destined for Memphis on the fourth leg of a Pittsburg to New Orleans trek.

The trio, two from Charles Town, W.V., and the other from near Pittsburg PA. have been longtime friends and got the idea for the excursions from spokesperson for the group Russell (Rusty) Morgan. According to Morgan, he had known of some of his ancestors who had made the trip just for fun in 1811, but by chance he said he found a book, a pamphlet, in the college library which made mention of the trip from Shepherdstown W,V., in which it noted ancestors prior to the 1811 crew who had made the same journey in the 1700’s.

Morgan said the lower Mississippi river is “much bigger water” than the

former legs of the trip. With a seven-horsepower gasoline engine that can propel them through the water around 13 miles per hour he says they are able to out maneuver river boat tows so long as they see them in time. Only weighing approximately 300 pounds with bed roll and supplies, they are able to navigate in very shallow water and the group feels confident they can handle the much larger body of water the lower Mississippi River will impose on them.

The week-long trip was planned in advance, mapping-out where they will be able to stop along the river to get fuel and camp each evening. With the 3-gallon tank to supply their four-cycle lawn mower engines, which Morgan said can be lifted right out and worked on, will last all day if they don’t run at full throttle.

The first leg of the trip started at Pittsburg and concluded at Cincinnati. The second leg was from Cincinnati to Owensboro, KY. And the third was from Owensboro and ended at Wickliffe last year. The group is in their fifth year and has not set a specific time to complete the mission. As a matter of fact, they had to take one year off without being able to schedule a trip.

After they reach their destination they’ll

A sewer lift station pump replacement is nec-essary according to wa-ter superintendent Guy Johnson at the September Wickliffe City Council meeting held on the 2nd. According to Mayor Lynn Hopkins this is the sec-ond pump failure in five years at the station. The

reason for the failures, also according to John-son, is a 1,000 pound per square inch head pressure against the pumps when they turn on. Although the there is no way around the $10,000 cost of replacing the pump there are a cou-ple of options which may help reduce pump failures

and eliminate the need for a $600-800,000 second-ary lift station; 1) replac-ing the pump impellers at $1,000 each and reducing the revolution per minute the pumps currently oper-ate at. The engineer gives the impeller replacement an 80 percent chance of success. 2) Replacing the

pumps themselves with larger horsepower pumps and re-plumbing the en-tire lift station. Since the station installation larger HP pump motors have become available. The cost difference of the two options is estimated at around $30,000. Both options were table by the

council for further analy-sis.

Also reported by Johnson is the lack of space on Wickliffe prop-erty to drill another well. Close proximity of a new well with existing wells may render one of the wells ineffective as they

Agriculture was the main topic for McConnell at Rudy’s Thursday afternoon where he spoke to about 50 people. He addressed the crowd on the im-portance of ending the “worst tax of all,” the “Death Tax” and being able to pass down fam-ily farms without having to sell them to pay the taxes. Hemp production, the Farm Bill and crop insurance and the 2015 end of the tobacco buy out were all touched on.

McConnell told the crowd that if they were unhappy with the condition of country and you want to change the country that she is a new face for the status quo, a new face for no change at all. Change, McConnell said is not about how long you’ve been there change is about what you want to do.

He said to imagine the dif-ference with Kentucky setting the agenda; Kentucky would

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Sept. 11Rides at Harvest

Festival $10 arm-brands.

Sept. 12Kathlene Rollins

turns 100. her daugh-ter wishes for her to recieve 100 BD cards.

To mail a card ad-dress it to: Kathleen Rollins, Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center, 544 Lone Oak Rd Paducah Ky. 42003.

Sept. 12Armbrands for rides will be $15 at Harvest Festival.

Sept. 13Ride the rides for $20 all day armbrands.Wickliffe Harest Fest-vial.

Sept. 14St. John Mission-

ary Baptist Church, Bardwell, will cel-ebrate Rev. Wendell D. Gray’s 32nd Pas-toral Anniversary, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be Overseer Johnathan J.H. McReynolds, Se-nior Pastor of Oakley Full Gospel Baptist Church, Columbus, Ohio.

Dinner served im-mediately following worship service.

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Dixon’s Barber Shop to open

Wickliffe- By the 16th Pat Dixon plans to open his barber shop on Fourth Street directly across from the courthouse next door to Princess Tutu’s. After traveling 1,000 miles one weekend looking for a lo-cation. He said when he drove into town he knew he had found the place.

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Adventurers (left to right) George Kennedy, Russell Morgan and John Rendeiro preparing to shove off after a brief stop in Wickliffe. The three said the Mississippi River was ‘much bigger water’ than the Ohio.

Adventures enjoying traveling the Mississippi in motorized kayaks

River Riders

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Former Circuit Court Judge Jimmy Don Robinson and law school classmate U. S. Senator Mitch McConnell shake hands during a campaign stop at Rudy’s Farm Center on Sept. 4.

be advantaged by having him as the offensive co-ordinator instead of the defensive coordinator. He directed attention to

Alben Barkley and there being no accident the number of things named after him and the advan-tage to having the leader from your state.

In closing he briefly mentioned the war on

coal and said “every sen-ator has one vote but ev-ery senator doesn’t have equal influence” and in every way Kentucky would be advantaged for the next six years with him as senator.

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Sydney Stivers, Katelyn Poloski, and Breanna Jones won third place dancing to “Red, Red Robin.”

Second place in the intermediate division went to “Feet Do Your Stuff”, a tap routine performed by Jonnah McManus, Audriana Bush, and Abby Monan.

SENATORContinued from Page 1

Dennis Owens, MD

Dennis Owens, MD, has joined Blair Tolar, MD, and Amber Savells, MD, at Baptist Health Women’s Choice.

Owens has been a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist in Paducah since 1986. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Murray State University.

His office remains at Doctors Office Building 2, Suite 302, Baptist Health Paducah, 2603 Kentucky Ave., Paducah, KY 42003. The office phone is 270.575.4551.

Owens joins Baptist Health Women’s Choice

Dancers from the Anita Howle School of Dance recently placed in several divisions of the Heartland Talent Showcase preliminary in Benton, MO. Lauren Mantle and Zoie Overby placed 4th in the junior division dancing to “Pink Shoe Laces”. Second place in the intermediate division went to “Feet Do Your Stuff”, a tap routine performed by Jonnah McManus, Audriana Bush, and Abby Monan. Senior division dancers- Sydney

Stivers, Katelyn Poloski, and Breanna Jones won third place dancing to “Red, Red Robin”. All winners will advance to the finals competition. Other groups whose score qualifies them for the Heartland finals were junior division dancers - Samantha Dowdy, Hannah Bush, Bryce O’Neill and Hannah McManus tapping to “Puttin’ on the Ritz” and intermediates Jasmine Shackles and Emily Morehead dancing to “Sh-Boom”.

Howle dancers shine at Heartland Talent Contest

rent a U-Haul and return to Wickliffe,where they

have their vehicle stored. The MOKAIs will be loaded onto a specially-designed trailer, built by George Kennedy

one of the adventurers, and they’ll return home and begin planning the next segment of their ‘MOKAI voyage.’

RIDERSContinued from Page 1

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Barlow Days Royalty ...Ryan Blankenship (top left) was Little Mister and Nikki Logsdon was Little Miss during the Barlow Day festivities. (middle)Sable Parker was the 2014 Prince while Aubrey Doublin was Princess. (bottom) The Baby Barlow winners were Ayden Babb and Madison Page Bergeron.

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BANDANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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LITTLE UNIONBAPTIST CHURCH

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BARLOWBAPTIST CHURCH135 N. 6th Street, Barlow

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CHRISTIAN CHURCH12245 Woodville Rd., Kevil

HEATH CHURCH OF CHRIST10025 LaCenter Rd., Kevil

KEVIL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

1072 N. 1st Street, Kevil

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4409 Monkey Eyebrow Rd., Kevil

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GRACE VALLEYBAPTIST CHURCH403 Kentucky Ave., Kevil

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Mary Garrison, age 91, died at 10:32 p.m. Tuesday evening, September 2, 2014 at Life Care of LaCenter.

Mary was a member of Cane Creek Baptist Church. In the past, she worked at Snores Clothing Factory in Cairo, IL.

She is survived by her husband of 72 years, Herman Garrison of LaCenter; one daughter, Phyllis Cooper and husband, Jerry of LaCenter; one son, Mike Garrison and wife Beverly of Murray; a daughter-in-law, Brenda Garrison of Kevil; five grandchildren, Chanda Jones and husband Jeff of Kevil, Tiffany Myers and husband Keith of Kevil, Kellye Nichols and husband Bear of Kevil, Chris Cooper and wife Jessica of Wickliffe, Courtney McKinney and

husband Kyle of Murray; nine great grandchildren, Weston Jones and wife April, Drew and Mary Beth Myers, Madison, Mason, and Miley Nichols, Will and Jase Cooper, and Gage McKinney.

She was preceded in death by one son, Harold Garrison; three brothers and one sister. Her parents were Jay and Lura Bell Hopkins.

Funeral services were at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Wickliffe Friday September 5 at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. Ricky Burton officiating. Burial will follow at Zion Cemetery in Columbus, KY. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday, September 5, from 11:00 a.m. untill service time.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Gideons International.

LaCENTER – Phyllis Jean Knight, age 47, of LaCenter, Ky. died Wednesday morning at 9:12 a.m. in Marshall County.

She attended Barlow General Baptist Church.

Phyllis is survived by her Mother Sue Goode and her Step-father Frank Goode of Kevil. One Brother Richie Turner of Kevil, Ky. One sister Cindy Bogusz of Myakka City,

Florida. Four nephews, Joshura and Luke Bogusz of Myakka City, Florida, and Chase and Jarred Turner of South Carolina. Two Great Neices Sabrina

and Kalie Bogusz ofMyakka City, Florida.

Four Step-sisters and one step-brother.

She was preceded in death by ones sister Lisa Ward and her Father Harold ( Skid) Turner.

Visitation will be Sunday Evening from 6-8 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter, Ky.

Graveside Services will be Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. at Newton Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Carter officiating.

Interment will follow at Newton Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

KEVIL ¬– Jean Ann Collins Trice, age 84, died Wednesday, at 2:00 p.m. at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.

Jean was born June 16, 1930 in Woodville Community in McCracken County to John F. and Bernice Bailey Collins.. She graduated from Barlow/Kevil High School in 1948. She had been a member of Kevil United Methodist Church

since 1940 where she served as treasurer, Sunday School Teacher, Parsonage Committee and Counselor for MYF. She was a member of the United Methodist Women since 1953. She served as treasurer of the Kevil Unit, and Treasurer of the Paducah District UMW for 3 years.

She was a charter member of the Kevil Municipal Memorial Park Board. She served

on the Ballard County Literacy Project.

She was employed by The Kevil Bank and retired from the bank after 26 years of service.

Jean is survived by her husband of 66 years, Charlie L. Trice of Kevil; one daughter, Karen Yancey and husband, Michael of LaCenter; two grandchildren, Kimberly Yancey Morris and husband, David of Kevil, and Kyle Yancey and wife, Marrisa of LaCenter. and one great granddaughter, Charley Leigh Morris of Kevil.

She was preceded in death by her parents John and Bernice Colllins and one sister, Sandra

Crews.Visitation for Jean

Ann Trice were Friday, September 5, from 5 to 8 PM at Morrow Funeral Chapel of Kevil and after 9:00 A.M. Saturday morning at the church. Funeral Services were Saturday, Sept. 6, at 11: a.m. at Kevil United Methodist Church with Rev. Randy Stacy officiating. Interment willl follow at Woodville Cemetery, Kevil, KY.

Donations may be made to Kevil United Methodist Church, 115 Britton Drive, Kevil, KY 42053.

Morrow Funeral Chapel of Kevil is in charge of arrangements.

ObituariesMary Garrison

Phyllis Jean Knight

KEVIL – Rev. Donald E. Phelps, age 67, died Friday morning at 7:59 a.m. at his home in Kevil, Ky.

Donald grew up on a Dairy Farm, he graduated from Fredonia High School in 1965. He surrendered to preach when he was 27. Graduated from Mid-Continent Bible

College, Union University in Jackson, Tenn. and also graduated from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Donald pastored several churches in

Kentucky for 40 years. These churches included Crider Baptist Church in Caldwell county, New Zion Missionary Baptist church in Marshall County, Locust Grove Baptist Church in Trigg County and Barlow Baptist Church in Barlow, Ky. and First Baptist Church in Sturgis, Ky.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years Ann Phelps of Kevil, Ky. Three daughters Kim Shelley (Steve) of Trigg County, Deborah Webb (Jay) of Barlow, Ky. and Holly Kelly (Chad) of

West Paducah, Ky. Four brothers Ivy Phelps of Fredonia, Ky. Billy Ray Phelps of Fredonia, Ky., Buzzy Phelps of Fredonia, Ky. and Doug Phelps of Fredonia, Ky. Two sisters

Nancy Carol Huffstutter of Paducah, Ky. and Margie Carner of Eddyville, Ky. Six Grandchildren.

Donald was preceded in death by one brother Jerry Phelps and his parents Harvey and Marjorie Phelps.

Funeral Services were Monday, September 8, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Barlow Baptist Church in Barlow, Ky. with the Rev. Kevin Denton officiating.

Interment followed at Asher Cemetery in Caldwell County.

Visitation was after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday at Barlow Baptist Church in Barlow, Ky.

M e m o r i a l Contributions may be sent to Lourdes Hospice P.O. Box 7100 Paducah, Ky. 42002-9961 or the Barlow Baptist Church P.O. Box 160 Barlow, Kentucky 42024.

Rev. Donald E. Phelps

Jean Ann Collins Trice

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Profiles in Nature By Jack Glisson

Although I have nor-mally associated the Annual Cicada with hot dry weather it seems that the recent rains and cool spell has them out in large numbers. Com-monly known as the Dog Day Cicada, Annual Ci-cada, Harvestfly, or Dry Fly, Tibicen canicularis is one of several species of annual cicada present in Kentucky. One of the more common species in this end of the state they can be either green, brown, or like this speci-men mostly black.

Heard more often than they are seen, annual ci-cadas spend most of their time in the tree tops where they pierce the bark and feed on sap. The call is a loud high pitched scream that resembles an electric saw.

Although these insects are seen every year, hence their common name of annual cicada, they actu-ally spend two to three years underground as nymphs (juveniles). The only reason they are seen every year is be-cause there are always several ages or broods in the ground at any given time. This is the differ-ence between annual and periodical cicadas. Pe-riodical cicadas emerge every thirteen or seven-teen years depending on the species. By the way, West Kentucky is due a

large emergence of brood number XXIII which is a thirteen year periodical cicada in 2015!

The nymphs feed on the sap from tree roots and when ready emerge from the ground and transform into adults. The brown empty shells found on the side of trees are then the only rem-nants of this juvenile form. The winged adults only live for around a

month during which time they will mate and lay eggs.

The female will use her ovipositor to make a slit in a small twig where she will lay eggs. In a few weeks when the tiny young hatch they fall to the ground and look for a hole or crack to crawl into. Once underground they will remain there until ready to emerge and start the cycle anew

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By Kay PressonLike many people my

age who live in this area, I remember when USEC was built in the early 1950’s. My Daddy, Hom-er Russell Throgmorton Sr., worked for McGraw Construction and helped to build the plant, which was then called Union Carbide.

Last week, Mary Naas, who lives in Ballard Coun-ty, came to the Carlisle County Senior Citizens Center here in Bardwell. She gave us a handout and some interesting informa-tion. The handout is en-titled “Benefit Information for Atomic Weapons In-dustry Workers and Their Survivors.” Memories of the construction came back to me, and I share with you, the wonderful, faithful readers of Ballard County Weekly.

At the time of construc-tion, there was a population increase in Western Ken-tucky, especially Paducah.

When Daddy got hired by McGraw, we were living near Grahamville, and I began first grade at Heath Elementary. My family moved to a home on Old Mayfield Road, and my second grade was com-pleted at Emma Morgan Elementary. The house had only one bedroom, and there were four of us kids and Mama and Dad-dy. I walked to school and well remember the walk.

With some of his pay-check, Daddy bought a brand new car, a Manhat-tan Kaiser. He also bought us a swing set and my siblings and I enjoyed it. In fact, I remember late at night, I would climb out the bedroom window, go outside and play on the swing set. Even though it has been 66 years, I re-member those days.

Later, when the con-struction was completed, Daddy and many of his co-workers were laid off. Once again, we moved,

and took the swing set with us. The car, Daddy had allowed his youngest brother, Holt, to drive to California, and he had not taken care of it, allowing it to run out of oil. So, the car was ruined. Our fam-ily, which then consisted of five children and Mama and Daddy, moved to 109 Thomas Jefferson Apart-ments. The swing set was placed in our back yard. From the second grade through the fourth grade, I attended Andrew Jack-son Elementary, and once again, walked to school.

It is truly sad that USEC is no longer producing much needed uranium. It definitely helped this entire area, and the many people who were employed in the construction and later pro-duction.

If you have memo-ries of Union Carbide’s construction, please feel free to share with Ballard County Weekly

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Tara Hargrove lost her battle against cancer on July 3, 2014. While taking her chemo and radiation treatments, Tara enjoyed being pampered with an occasional manicure or pedicure. It made her feel good about herself.

After Tara passed away, her family and friends wanted to do something special in her memory. They came up with the idea to start a fund to provide

cancer patients with free manicures and pedicures and that is how “Let’s Nail Cancer” began.

Several cash donations have been collected so far. A raffle will take place at the Harvest Festival on Sept. 12-13 in Wickliffe and on Sept. 19 a zumba benefit and raffle will take place at Barlow First Baptist Church. Lots of nice prizes have been generously donated by local businesses.

Tickets for both

raffles can be purchased at City Hall in LaCenter, Wickliffe Paper Mill Federal Credit Union, or First Community Bank in Kevil or by contacting Karen Jones @ 270-556-9533.

All donations will be used to purchase gift certificates for cancer patients in our area to receive free manicures and pedicures. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Let’s Nail CancerIn Memory of Tara Hargrove

would all be competing to provide the same water. Lacking adequate space to drill has had Johnson talking with Newpage concerning property and easements. Their discus-sions have not produced a resolution to the problem.

Sheriff Todd Cooper reported five thefts in the city in August, two of which were at the same residence. Cooper also reported having investi-gated the synthetic mari-juana bust at Cut-Mart for ten months.

The Fort Jefferson Project is moving closer to a start as there is just one document left to be dealt with before bids can be let out. Project advisor David Phillips said the project is pretty much on tract ex-

cept for an environmental analysis done in 2012 was only good for two years and has expired and has to be reviewed and autho-rized. Phillips said he may be a little optimistic but hopes to be able to start the bidding process by the end of September.

Boundary line survey agreements, except for one, have all been signed on the Wickliffe School property. To expedite the ground breaking on the new Citizens Deposit Bank City Attorney Ryan Toombs has suggested di-viding the property into two tracks. Concerning the purchase of a new fire truck Toombs also sug-gested soliciting a more appropriate bid process even though a truck was decided on at last months meeting.

With the mention of the Fire Department Mayor Lynn Hopkins requested monthly equipment in-ventory reports to the council and locating an authorized consultant too determine the actual con-ditions the trucks in the place of just accepting the Fire Chief’s renderings.

The first reading of the tax increase ordinance was approved by the council. The increase will be 37.4 cents on each $100 dollars of assessed real property value. Hopkins said the hike figures to be $31 to every $50,000 of value. A resolution to support the Kentucky Work Ready Community application was approved. Bids for asbestos and mold remov-al at the Dalton House were tabled

Barlow House Museum will be holding a

Candlelight on Sept. 11thThe service willstart at 6 p.m.

Everyone is Welcome

ELKTON – Ballard Memorial scored first and never trailed in its latest outing, defeating host Todd County Central 27-6 in a non-district high school football game on Friday night.

With the win, BMHS moved to 3-0. Follow-ing the loss, Todd County Central fell to 0-3.

The Bombers moved out in front early,outscoring Todd County Central 14-0 n the opening quarter.

After giving up a touchdown in the second quarter, Ballard Memo-rial led 14-6 at halftime.

Following a scoreless third quarter, Ballard Me-morial added two more touchdowns in the final period.

Ballard Memorial broke open the scoreless game with around five minutes remaining in the first quarter when Alek Hugen reached the end-zone on a 30-yard touch-down run. Following an extra-point kick from Collin Garner, Ballard Memorial led 7-0.

At around the three-minute mark in the first quarter, quarterback An-drew Burton completed a 44-yard scoring pass to

Dre Bledsoe. Garner con-nected on the PAT to push Ballard Memorial out to a 14-0 lead.

Todd County Central, an opponent from neigh-boring Class 2A, District 2, cut into Ballard Memo-rial’s lead with a rushing touchdown of its own early in the second quar-ter. The Rebels, however, came up short on the two-point conversion attempt.

A strong rushing per-formance late in the game helped to push Ballard Memorial over the top for the win. Ethan Dun-ning scored a pair of rushing touchdowns for

the Bombers in the fourth quarter. Dunning’s first scoring scamper came with around 11 minutes remaining and covered six yards. On his second scoring run, Dunning reached the endzone from 35 yards out.

Garner hit his first of two PAT attempts in the final quarter.

Ballard Memorial will visit Class 3A, District 1 member Webster County for a non-district matchup on Friday, Sept. 12. Kick-off for the Ballard Me-morial-Webster County football game is set for 7 p.m.

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2014 Ballard Memorial High SchoolFootball Schedule

Date Opponent Site TimeAug. 22 McLean County Calhoun 7:30 p.m.Aug. 29 Fulton City LaCenter 7:30 p.m.Sept. 5 Todd County Central Elkton 7 p.m.Sept. 12 Webster County Dixon 7 p.m.Sept. 19 Hopkins County Central LaCenter 7 p.m.Sept. 26 Caldwell County LaCenter 7 p.m.Oct. 3 Murray Murray 7 p.m.Oct. 10 Houston County LaCenter 7 p.m.Oct. 17 Crittenden County Marion 7 p.m.Oct. 24 Massac County LaCenter 7 p.m.

BMHS drops games to Christian, Trigg

BMHS has busy schedule

Lady Bombers blank Mayfield, 2-0

Bombers upend Todd County Central

LA CENTER - The Ballard Memorial girls’ soccer team dropped two games in three days last week, falling to 2nd Re-gion opponents Christian County and Trigg Coun-ty.

Host Christian County pulled away to beat Bal-lard Memorial 7-2 on Tuesday.

Trigg County dealt Ballard Memorial its third straight loss on Thursday, shutting out the Lady Bombers 9-0.

Following the loss to Trigg County, Ballard Memorial dropped to 1-5.

Ballard Memorial has dropped additional games to 1st Region counter-

parts St. Mary, Mayfield and McCracken County.

The Lady Bomb-ers shut out Crittenden County 4-0 for a win on Aug. 25.

Ballard Memorial will host longtime foe Pad-ucah Tilghman on Tues-day. The Lady Bombers have additional regular-season games remaining versus Mayfield, Lyon County, McCracken County, Caldwell Coun-ty, St. Mary. Paducah Tilghman and Trigg County.

Ballard Memorial competes with McCrack-en County, St. Mary and Paducah Tilghman in the 1st District.

The Lady Bombers

exited the 2013 season with a 6-9 overall record. McCracken County beat Ballard Memorial 6-1 in the opening round of the 2013 1st District Tourna-ment at St. Mary.

Ballard Memorial (3-0)Christian Acad.-L’ville (3-0)Caldwell County (3-0)Shawnee (3-0)DeSales (3-0)Leslie County (3-0)Lloyd Memorial (2-0)Bardstown (2-0)Shelby Valley (2-0)Crittenden County (2-0)Lexington Christian (2-1)Glasgow (2-1)Hancock County (2-1)Danville (2-1)Murray (2-1)Prestonsburg (2-1)Thomas Nelson (2-1)Owensboro Catholic (2-1)McLean County (2-1)Walton-Verona (2-1)

Middlesboro (1-0)Newport (1-1)Betsy Layne (1-1)Butler County (1-1)Bishop Brossart (1-1)Union County (1-1)Gallatin County (1-2)Carroll County (1-2)Metcalfe County (1-2)Newport Central Cath. (0-2)Washington County (0-2)Cov. Holy Cross (0-2)Trimble County (0-2)Green County (0-2)Owen County (0-3)Fort Knox (0-3)Somerset (0-3)Todd County Central (0-3)

Spikers in action ...The freshman and JV volleyball teams went up against Cairo High School last Thursday. Each team played two games and Ballard won them all. Featured above is Faye O’Brien bump-ing the ball back to Cairo.

Class 2AFootball Records

Ballard Memorial have regular-season matches remaining versus Com-munity Christian (Pad-ucah), Graves County, Calloway County, Hick-man County and Univer-

sity Heights. Ballard Memorial is

scheduled to compete in the Quad State Tour-nament at McCracken County on Sept. 26-27.

MAYFIELD - The Ballard Memorial vol-leyball team posted its

second straight win on Tuesday, blanking host Mayfield 2-0.

Ballard Memorial beat Mayfield convincingly, winning 25-5, 25-8.

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BCMS Students of the Week ...Each week at Ballard County Middle School, three students (one from each grade) will be selected and named Students of the Week. Students are nominated by teachers for outstanding behavior or performance. Shown from left are BCMS Students of the Week for Sept. 8: (shown from left) sixth-grader Ryan Bochette, seventh-grader Abby Tyson and eighth-grader Steven Seaton. Selectors said Bochette has great grades, a pleasant attitude and a questioning mind; Tyson is smart, focused and hard-working; and Seaton is po-lite, always has his work ready on time, and has something interest-ing to share.

August Students of the Month ...Ballard County Elementary School has announced its Students of the Month for August. Students are selected by their teachers as good examples of the positive attitude, behavior and effort that is expected of everyone at BCES. Shown from left in the first photo are students in the intermediate (grades 3-5) wing of the school: (back row) Paige Treiling, Makenzie Wilkason and Cameron Hall, Eli Stevens, (middle row) Mackenzie Shrum, Emma Lehmann, Blaine Dowdy, (front row) Lindsey Hopper and Dalton Reno. Not pictured is Allison Enfinger. Shown from left in the second photo are (back row) Issac Chandler, Emma Drake, Jeslyn Bivens; (middle row) Elli Logsdon, Addley Leidecker, Owen Richards, Jonathan McGlenon, Alan Ingle; and (front row) Caylee Ratliff, Alvantice Smith, Kenslee Shepherd, and Charlee Birney. Not pictured is Aiden Ferren.

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Be on the lookout in your yard for armyworms feeding. I have had two calls so far, one in the La Center area and one in the Gage area, and have heard of many more locations in McCracken county where are worms are feeding in massive numbers on home lawns. Once you see them work, you know why they are called armyworms. Huge numbers of worms move through the lawn eating everything in sight and they just keep march-ing on – to the neighbor’s yard, across the road, in the swimming pool.

Moths fly in and lay eggs in the grass and then the worms hatch out. They are not very active in the daytime, but will feed at night and in the mornings and evenings on cloudy days. When the sun comes out they hide in cracks and crevices in the soil or un-der mulch in the grass. It almost seems like they ap-pear overnight, because they do over 80% of their feeding in the last few days of their development.

The samples I saw looked like regular army-worms to me, but there is also a fall armyworm that behaves almost the same way. In other parts of the state, the fall armyworm is the problem. It really doesn’t matter, because the same products will control either worm. They really like grass, but will eat other things when the grass is gone. I don’t think they will kill your lawn, if it is well established. They could severely damage any new seedings of grass.

If you want to treat your lawn, the best products are the pyrethrins. Ho-meowners can buy these

products in many generic forms. Look for the suffix –thrin in the active ingre-dient list and get the high-est concentration of –thrin for the money. Mow the lawn first to get rid of clo-ver heads or any blooming plants to protect the polli-nators that are out working now and then you can treat the lawn. We will soon be cooling down and fescue lawns will begin growing again, so they will quickly overcome the feeding dam-age before winter.

On the crop side, these worms love corn, but our crop is too far along to be in any danger. I think the soybeans are also out of danger. They also love millet so if you have food plots or late planted millet for hunting, you may want to check these locations. They may be in grass pastures or hay fields, but where I would be most con-cerned is if I had any new seedings of grass pastures or alfalfa/grass combina-tions. These new seeding might warrant a treatment if the infestation was very high.

We have these worms every year, most of the time natural conditions and natural predators hold the populations in check. Every now and then some-thing with the weather or other conditions causes the populations to just explode. I remember about 10 years ago we had a severe infes-tation all across the county in the late spring. More than likely if you never no-tice them and do nothing you will be fine, just know they are out there and if you have a newly planted lawn or pasture, you need to check it and make sure it is not being destroyed.

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By Elizabeth Goodin If you’ve ever wan-

dered the halls of Ballard Memorial and heard one distinct voice over the rest, it is most likely se-nior Jillian Babb. Jillian’s bright and bubbly per-sonality easily makes her one of my best friends, and someone that anyone can talk to. She currently lives in LaCenter with her parents, Tracy and Barry Babb, and attends church at Bethel Cum-berland Presbyterian.

Throughout school, Jillian has been a mem-ber of the Lady Bomber Volleyball Team for four years. Jillian is also in-volved in many clubs including FCA for four years, Student Ambas-sadors for three years,

Student Council for three years, Beta Club for three years, Spanish Club for two years and FBLA for two years. Jillian also holds a leadership posi-tion in FBLA, where she is the local chapter sec-retary and has been class treasurer for three years. Although Jillian is a very busy student, she main-

tains her classes and has been on the A/B honor roll all four years of high school.

Outside of Jillian’s very busy schedule she enjoys hanging out with friends and just having free time. After leaving BMHS, Jillian hopes to be remembered as a per-son that anyone can talk to. She currently works at Bed, Bath and Beyond, but plans to pursue a ca-reer in banking. Jillian’s future plans include go-ing to Western Kentucky University and majoring in Business and Finance.

FAVORITESClass: Mrs. Purcell’s class-esTeacher: Mrs. PurcellMovie: “Ladder 49”Food: MexicanSchool Food: Bosco Sticks

By Carlie Pace This senior may seem

shy at first, but if you bring up the boy band One Direction, you will come to find that Perri Hogan is a talkative and bubbly girl. I know Perri as someone who is very understanding and will always listen when you have a problem. She is definitely thought of as dependable by her friends.

Perri is the daughter of Tony Hogan and Jayme Hogan of LaCenter. She is a two-year member of

FBLA, one-year member of HOSA and a one-year member of Spanish Club. In her free time, Perri likes to hang out with

her friends. When Perri leaves BMHS she hopes to leave behind lots of good memories! When she graduates, Perri hopes to attend WKCTC or Murray State Univer-sity to pursue her dream of becoming an ultra-sound technician.

FAVORITESClass: Mr.Q’s US HistoryTeacher: Mr. KennedyMovie: “Pitch Perfect”Band: One Direction Song: “Heartbreak Girl”TV Show: “Pretty Little Li-ars”Book: “Heaven is For Real”Food: ChickenSchool Food: Enchiladas

By Micah Medlin Stylish, easygoing,

and witty are all words I would use to describe senior Marlee Reid. Marlee is known for her fashion sense, going so far as to make yearly La-bor Day weekend trips to New York City to stay on top of the trends. The daughter of Clayton and Renee Reid of Barlow is an active member of Barlow First Baptist Church.

When it comes to school, Marlee hates hearing the early morn-ing bells at school. She has been a member of

FBLA for four years, and HOSA for one. She had the honor of being prin-cess at football home-coming her junior year, and received 1st place in FBLA Desktop Publish-

ing her sophomore year. Marlee hopes to be re-membered as funny and laid back, but also some-one who worked hard.

Currently working at the Ballard County Country Club, Marlee has plans of moving to New York and attending Aveda Institute. After attending the Institute, she hopes to follow her dream of becoming a hair stylist.

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