FROM STAFF REPORTS

What will certainlygo down in theannals of time as

one of the broadest naturaldisasters in county historyhas now come and gone. The Winter Ice Storm of February2008 will long be remembered, notfor its destruction to homes norfatal consequences, but for thegreater inconvenience that it causedand the message it sent to disasterpreparedness coordinators.

Although damages to homes,vehicles, livestock, barns, standingtimber and landscaping was wide-spread and problem-atic, it could havebeen even more dis-astrous.

"We dodged a bigbullet," said GregBinkley, maintenancesupervisor forCrittenden CountySchool District. "Theweather cooperated.It never got coldenough to do major damage whilethe power was out. If we'd have hadtemperatures down near zero, therewould have been major problems

with pipes freezing. We wouldn't beback in school this week, I can tellyou that."

Homes and buildings that werenot well insulated suffered fromfrozen water pipes, but for the mostpart that type of damage was miti-gated by temperatures that neverdipped below 25 degrees during theelectricity outage.

At the peak of power outage,electric companies that serveCrittenden County and the Salemarea say they had 7,500 customerswithout electricity. Restorationcrews worked 16-hour days clearingright-of-ways and repairing dam-aged lines. Within a couple of days,about half of the power to the coun-

ty was restored. Bythe weekend, therewere about 1,000homes still withoutpower and a couplehundred started thisweek without lights.That was especiallytroublesome for fami-lies with school-agechildren who had to

report back to class Monday.Schools let out early on the first

day of the storm, Monday, Feb. 11,and classes were dismissed theremainder of the week.

� School buses operated onroutes that were cleared of stormdebris Monday. Several areas werestill too troublesome for the big, yel-low buses to navigate. Caney Fork,Nunn Switch, Fishtrap, SulpherSprings, Airport, Love Cemetery,Youth Camp, Baker Hollow, NorthKirk Bluff, Nipper, CopperasSprings, A.T. Crider, Brown School,Moore Springs, Bridwell Loop, FordsFerry and Roe Wofford roads wereeither impassable or problematic forschool buses Monday.

Bus drivers checked their routes Sunday in private vehicles andmade special arrangements to pickup students where roads inhibitedtravel, said school transportation

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By DARYL K. TABORMANAGING EDITOR

The state's plan for road projectsthrough 2014 won't see a lot of newblacktop put down over the next twoyears, but transportation plans inCrittenden County remain on the map.

Because of massive revenue short-falls, the 2008 Recommended HighwayPlan introduced to the public and leg-islators last week anticipates no moneyfor new, state-funded projects untilmid-2010. For Crittenden County,however, that will have little effect,according to Judge-Executive FredBrown. In fact, all projects from thelast six-year plan issued in 2006 havecarried over into this year's version.Those projects include a four-lane U.S.641 and the Ohio River Ferry at Cavein Rock, Ill.

The proposed highway planunveiled last week by the KentuckyTransportation Cabinet anticipates

that $5.3 billion in state and federalfunding will be available over theupcoming six-year period – $1.03 bil-lion less than the basis for the lastplan. Moderate growth in the Kentucky

Road Fund has notkept pace with a 40percent increase in theprice of road-buildingmaterials since 2005,the report noted. Inaddition, the state por-tion of the plan con-tains projects thatexceed forecasted rev-enues by nearly $3 bil-lion.

“As we assess the TransportationCabinet’s ability to meet future high-way needs, we must recognize thatwhen projects cost more, careful choic-es must be made about the type andextent of road system improvementswe pursue,” Transportation Secretary

Joe Prather said.Despite the mas-

sive revenue prob-lem, full funding forgrade, drain andsurfacing work onthe 5.2 miles of anew U.S. 641 inCrittenden Countyremains intact, butappears to havebeen pushed back ayear.

"I was hoping 641 would be slatedfor this year," Brown said of the $49.54million, two-phase construction pro-ject.

Instead of that work beginningsometime after Fiscal Year 2009 thatbegins July 1 of this year, it will nowhave to wait until after July 1, 2009.That "slippage," as Rep. Mike Cherryputs it, has nothing to do with the rev-enue shortfalls.

" C o n s t r u c t i o nmoney has beenpushed to 2010,absolutely, but that'sas quick as we couldspend it," Cherry toldThe Press Tuesday.

Part of the delay isdue to a hold-up inproperty acquisition.Because of legal dis-putes in the courtsystem between local

property owners and the state over theamount offered for the land needed toconstruct the four-lane road, the nextphase must await legal decisions oneach case. That next phase will be util-ity construction, for which $3.5 millionis set aside, according to Cherry.

"It's all on track," he said.The Princeton Democrat said the

Prather

U.S. 641, ferry remain in new road plan

Highway plan moneyOnly two projects for Crittenden

County are in the stateʼs transportationplan through 2014.

� U.S. 641....................$49,540,000� Ohio River Ferry ............$600,000

Tax tableMagistratesdelay call on new levyBy CHRIS EVANSEDITOR/PUBLISHER

About 100 residents packed into theCrittenden County Courthouse Tuesdaymorning, many of them armed with theirown reasons for opposing a proposedfour-percent insurance premium tax.

Crittenden County Judge-ExecutiveFred Brown and localmagistrates had dis-cussed during theirJanuary fiscal courtmeeting the idea ofimposing an insurancetax on citizens in orderto make up for a pro-jected $145,000 short-fall in the FY 2008-09budget. The planpassed on a 4-2 vote.Before the idea couldbecome law, however,a public hearing andsecond vote wererequired.

The public meetingwas held this week amid a hail of opposi-tion, prompting county leaders to backoff the idea temporarily while exploringother options. Dozens of people attendedthe Tuesday hearing, forcing it out of thefiscal court's normal chambers on themain floor of the courthouse and into themore spacious district courtroomupstairs. Still, every bench and chair wasfilled. Many voiced their opinion regard-ing the tax; all were against it. However,some in the crowd expressed their under-standing of the county's financial woes. Afew offered their own ideas of how to solvethe county's budget crisis.

Of those ideas, many were either illegalor impractical based on federal, state andlocal laws. Some had merit and were duly

recognized by county offi-cials as possible options.

Local businessmanBobby Martin suggestedputting a $10 surchargeon property tax bills tohelp pay for county firedepartments; Tolu resi-dent John May, a formercounty judge-executive,suggested taking part ofthe county judge's salary

out of the road department instead oftaking it all from the general fund; coun-ty resident Gary Hardesty asked if theinsurance tax could be collected one yearthen eliminated, giving the county somemuch needed cash right now but notholding up taxpayers from now on.

Magistrate Curt Buntin gaveHardesty's idea some credit when hesaid, "We just have a shortfall right nowand a year from now we might not behaving this discussion."

Local leaders have suggested that thenew jail will save the county thousands inthe coming years, but right now they arenot certain enough to pencil those figures

City axestax hike

Marion CityCouncil tossedout the idea ofdoubling the cityʼscurrent 4-percenttax on insurancepremiums. Seestory on Page 3A.

See ROADS/page 3A

Buntin

See TAX/page 3A

PHOTO BY CHRIS EVANSDavid Stone, like other enterprising folks around the area, began contracting tree and debris cleanup jobs last weekfor residents of Crittenden County hit by the witner ice storm.

Thaw-out

Lessons from ice storm notedas cleanup, recovery continues

See STORM/page 9A

We dodgeda big bullet...

– Greg BinkleyCrittenden County Schools

Maintenance Supervisor

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year’s special bridal segment fromThe Crittenden Press. The five-pagefeature is full of bargains, specialsand tips to make your wedding day asuccess. There are even tips for theguys looking to pop the big questionand slide a shiny rock onto the ringfinger of their love. Feature begins onPage 1B.

Superintendent resigns his postCrittenden County

School Superinten-dent of John Beltannounced his resig-nation Tuesday. Beltmade his intentionspublic at this week’sboard of educationmeeting. He will stayon until July 1, 2008. “It’s just time for me

to move on,” the Tolunative told The Press, adding thatother personal obligations havebecome more important. “The districtis at a point where I feel like it needsto find somone who will be in place for10 or 12 years.” At the time he was hired in the spring

of 2005, Belt said he did not intend tobe a long-term superintendent. He hasone year left on his contract.

Free food given out today to residentsFree food will be available from

12:30 to 2:30 p.m., today (Thursday)at the Senior Citizens Center on NorthWalker Street. Residents are asked topick up food only for themselves.

Board reschedulesinfo sharing meetCrittenden County Board of

Education has rescheduled lastweek’s community information sharingmeetings, inviting the public to com-ment on the education and economicimpact of the school district. Originallyscheduled for Feb. 12 at the Ed-TechCenter, the noon and 6 p.m., meetingshave been reslated for the same timeson March 20. Anyone wishing to shareinput or concerns related to the schooldistrict should call 965-3525 to makea reservation, which is needed for thenoon meeting only.

Chamber seekingaward nominationsThe Crittenden County Chamber of

Commerce is asking the community tonominate for recognition some ofthose people or businesses that makea difference in the county.Nominations can be made by phone,fax, e-mail or mail for the followingawards: Person of the Year,Community Pride, Unsung Hero,Volunteer of the Year and CustomerService of the Year. The deadline forall entries is March 18. The Chambercan be reached by phone at 965-5015or 704-2712. The fax number is 965-0058 and e-mail is chamber@marionkentucky.us.

Storm coverage5A Businesses suffer,

flourish from outage

6A Baptist group helpsclean up town

8A Past disasters leavetheir mark

8A Remembering thedisaster in pictures

9A Tree work requiresconsideration

Belt

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Utility workerswent beyond duty To the editor:

I have always appreciatedour utility workers; however,after this past week's weath-er, I have a whole new appre-ciation. Last Wednesday wasthe first time I was out to seethe damage our county sus-tained from the ice stormand it was unbelievable.

I realized then I wanted totake time to say thank you tothe employees of our localpower companies. I have tobe honest, we were blessedthat our electricity went offand came back on quickly.We did have friends and fam-ily not so lucky, several ofwho stayed at our house andothers who spent manyhours in the cold and in thedark trying to pass the time.It had to be most miserable.

I also have friends that

work for both electric compa-nies. When we have a prob-lem, and no electricity is amajor problem, we want itresolved quickly. However, Ithink sometimes we don'tstop to consider the manylong dark, cold miserablehours these workers spendtrying to fix it. Not to men-tion the danger involved.

When the power is off atmy house my husband ishome with us to make condi-tions the best they can untilhelp arrives. Their familiesdon't have that luxury. Ichecked on some of ourfriends whose husbands wereout working this week andthey were sitting home withno heat and electricity. Likemany others, they to have towait their turn. So when Isee any of the Kenergy or KUemployees I plan on sayingthank you. I hope you willtoo.

Kim Asbridge

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The Press Letters PolicyWhile the wild Winter ’08

weather continues, many ofus are climbing the walls andgrimacing when we step onthe scale while awaitingspring—and the resumption,or beginning, of our outdoorfitness and conditioningplans.

However, we don’t have towait for spring to begin toprepare ourselves. Even if wedon’t take advantage of thesmattering of mild-weatherdays to exercise at MarionPark or run in town, we canalways participate in guidedindoor exercise such as theyoga and stretching programsfound at Tumble Extreme, orwalk laps at Rocket Arena.

I always compare thisperiod to another activitymany undertake in mid- tolate February—starting gar-den plant seeds indoors fortransplanting to the warmersoil in April. Let’s plant theseeds for a spring, summerand fall of optimal fitness andoutdoor recreational enjoy-ment now.

The simplest place to startis by improving our flexibili-ty—especially if we’ve sentour conditioning into deep

hibernation for the past fourmonths. A series of simpleleg, back and upper bodystretches, practiced regularly,will help our bodies to loosenup. In addition, the act ofstretching speeds up thebody’s metabolism, burns fatcells, boosts the immune sys-tem, and provides a subtlemassage to the vital organs.By spending twenty minutesper day of gentle stretching,you will warm up your bodyfor outdoor workouts andstimulate your body’s abilityto maintain and improve yourhealth.

I would suggest the follow-ing simple combination ofstretches to begin your pri-vate “spring thaw.” Bear inmind that the goal is to cre-ate a gentle stretch and togradually improve your flexi-

bility—not to see how far youcan go on the first try:

� Forward bends. Leanforward and try to touch yourknees, shins, ankles or toes.Hold your stretch for at least10 seconds before returningto a standing position. Repeatfive or six times. Try toincrease your bend slightlywith each day.

� Back warm-up and mul-tiple stretch. Lie on theground and pull your kneesto your chest. Roll gently sideto side. Now, hold one leg toyour chest while stretchingthe other out. Hold for 20seconds, then repeat with theother leg. Finally, stretchyour legs forward, stretchyour arms behind you as faras they will comfortably go,and hold for 20 seconds.Bring your arms to yoursides, and relax. Breathe nor-mally.

� Knee bends. From astanding position, crouchabout halfway down withyour arms in front of you.This posture is very similar tositting in a chair. Hold for upto 10 seconds, then standagain. Repeat five to sixtimes.

� Upper back stretch.Kneel on the ground. Stretchyour arms in front of you asfar as they will go. Youshould feel a stretch in theupper back, and a secondarystretch in the lower back.Hold for up to 30 seconds.This is a very relaxingstretch, so repeat four to fivetimes.

� Abdominal stretch andstrengthener. If you don’thave access to an Ab Loungeror similar equipment, here’san easy stretch to activatethose pesky abs. Lie on yourback. Bend your kneestoward your chest, and liftyour head and shouldersslightly. Try to keep yourarms in front of you. Try tohold for five seconds. Repeatfive to ten times per sessionfor the next week or two.

Always remember tobreathe normally duringthese stretches. The breathcontributes greatly to yourbody’s relaxation while exer-cising.

(Bob Yehling is a two-timeBoston Marathoner, long timeyoga practitioner and theassistant track coach atCrittenden County High.)

The Lord has a very com-pelling method of shutting"progress" down and educat-ing us all.

We have become so depen-dent on modern convenienceswe are becoming weak andvoid of ingenuity. Now we allknow just how we have lostso much of the pioneer spiritthat our forefathers had in"making do.”

It has always been my pol-icy to have both electric andgas cook stoves (plus a woodcook stove) so when the elec-tricity goes off we can still usethe gas stove to cook andbake.

Not so! Little did I knowthat when I purchased a gascook stove that was electrical-ly ignited when you turnedon the gas, that if you lostelectricity you could usematches to light up the topbut not the oven. The older

models have the pilot lights.The electric ignition was to

represent progress, but Idecided that progress in thiscase is regression, becausethe ice storm did not turn offthe Amish lights, refrigera-tors, ovens, washingmachines, or stall their vehi-cles.

Also, I've laughingly toldsome of them that if the gasprices keep climbing we mayhave to start hiring them tohaul us around.

God was certainly good to

us that tree breakage and thebroken electric lines did notcause any causalities. Buttragedy still struck with theice causing two very bad carwrecks. Again, it is surprisingthere weren't even more ofthose.

My commendation goesalso to Kentucky Utilities.They really worked hard toget us all hooked back upand even came here twice tomake sure we were still onafter we were reconnected.

What would it be like if adirty bomb dropped on us, orall the computers shut down,or all power plants? We arebeing made into invalids,especially the younger gener-ation that has always had allthese conveniences. Thiscountry would be incapacitat-ed. Disaster would really bethe mode.

One thing I'm sure of.

This ice storm will causemany to make some changesand be better prepared for thenext disaster that comes ourway.

Please keep in mind: thebest preparation any of uscan make is be sure we areready to meet our Creatorand make Heaven our home.The other option is out of thequestion if you want perfec-tion and eternal joy when youleave this world, and don'twant to spend eternity in aburning hell.

Besides, living for the Lordmakes this life so much morewonderful and has a lot ofbuilt-in safety and a multi-tude of daily blessings, peace,honor, divine help, love, andwell-being.

(Editor’s note: Lucy Tedrickis pastor at Marion Church ofGod. Her column appearsweekly in The Press.)

Rev. Lucy

Tedrick

Religious Views

Crittenden Press guest columnist

Last week’s ice storm an education

Spring thaw starts with stretches

To honor AbrahamLincoln's 199th birthdayanniversary, the House ofRepresentatives and theSenate met Feb. 12 at theOld State Capital in down-town Frankfort. The last timewe met in the Old Capitolwas in 1998 so this was afirst for me. While I enjoyedthe experience and the set-ting was beautiful, it wasextremely close quarters andto do business under suchconditions must have been achallenge.

Speaking of challenges,Gov. Steve Beshear may needsome of Lincoln's politicalsavvy to help pass his casinogaming legislation announcedlast week. The governor's leg-islation (House Bill 550) tosupport a constitutionalamendment that would allow12 casinos in Kentucky wasfiled by House leadership lastThursday. It would includeseven at existing racetracksand five free-standing casinoswhich would require approvalfrom voters in the city orcounty in which they locate.

It's likely this language willbe changed to some extentbefore voted on. Some thinkit's too long, others don't likethe lead-in, and some, myselfincluded, think up to 12 totalcasinos is too many.

Another piece of related

legislation (HB 537) was filedto implement the amendmentif it were to be approved by amajority of Kentucky voters.This "enabling" legislationgoes to great length inspelling out the details thatwould be involved. For exam-ple, it contains the locationsof the five possible so-calledfree-standing casinos –Daviess County; Kenton orCampbell counties; Boyd orGreenup counties; ChristianCounty; and Laurel orWhitley counties.

Horse tracks that couldapply for a casino includeChurchill Downs inLouisville, Keeneland and TheRed Mile in Lexington,Turfway Park in Florence,Kentucky Downs in Franklin,Ellis Park in Henderson,Bluegrass Downs in Paducah,and Thunder Ridge in FloydCounty.

It also specifies how taxmoney from casino gamblingcould be spent after setting

aside $2 million for compul-sive gambling treatment pro-grams: 50 percent percent foreducation; 20 percent forhealth care; 5 percent each tocity and county governments;3 percent for host cities andcounties; and 17 percent forother programs including vet-erans' programs, tourism,fish and wildlife, agriculture,livestock research, and eco-nomic development.

Separate accounts wouldbe established for support ofracing and to further improvethe various breeds of horsesfound in Kentucky.

The governor said that hisproposal could generate up to$600 million a year in addi-tional revenue for state gov-ernment once all casinos arefully operating. He estimatedthat the fiscal impact of theproposal for next fiscal year(2009) from facility applica-tion and license fees would beapproximately $500 million.

The House will take a closelook at his proposals over thenext several weeks, with theknowledge that many pollsindicate a strong majority ofKentuckians, even thoseopposed, want to vote on thisissue.

At this point, it is too soonto say whether a gamingamendment will be on theballot this November. First, it

has to be approved by three-fifths of the GeneralAssembly, which amounts toat least 60 of the 100 Housemembers and 23 of the 38state senators. Only then,and because it is a constitu-tional question, would it goon the ballot for the people ofKentucky to, once and for all,decide this difficult and con-stantly reoccurring issue.

Another issue that is cer-tain to generate much debateand publicity will be the stateemployees' and teachers'retirement system. The gover-nor's proposed legislation isexpected to be made publicthis week and as StateGovernment CommitteeChairman, I'll likely be thelegislation's lead sponsor.

Meanwhile, a couple ofnoteworthy bills passed theHouse last week:

HB 446, which passed bya vote of 94-1, would keep agovernor from spending mostof the state’s highway emer-gency fund during a guberna-torial election year. FormerGov. Ernie Fletcher’s admin-istration spent $65 millionfrom the emergency fundbetween last July 1 and Dec.10, leaving Gov. Beshear onlyabout $307,000 to spend onhighway emergencies formore than half of the currentfiscal year. HB 446 wouldrequire that no more thanhalf of the HighwayConstruction ContingencyAccount be spent during thefirst six months of fiscal yearswhen a gubernatorial generalelection is held.

We also passed the"Booster Seat" Bill, by a voteof 68-28. Kentucky is onlyone of 12 states without

booster seat legislation, eventhough House Democratshave passed this legislationseveral times, only to have itstall in the Senate. HB 55would require that childrenunder the age of 8 andbetween 40 and 57 inches besecured in a child boosterseat.

Finally, HB 9 passed theBanking and InsuranceCommittee last week. It's thebill I'm sponsoring on behalfof the Retired Teachers'Association and the AARP.Considered a consumer pro-tection bill, it would requiremore oversight before long-term care insurance carrierscould raise rates. It's a billthat would put long-termcare insurance on the sameoversight footing as healthinsurance but because thebudgetary outlook is so grimand this legislation wouldcost approximately $250,000per year, its outlook is uncer-tain. However, this is legisla-tion that I believe will keepreappearing until passage.

(Rep. Cherry is a five-termDemocratic legislator fromPrinceton, representingCrittenden, Livingston,Caldwell and portions ofMcCracken County. He can bereached at (502) 564-8100,ext. 665 or mike.cherry@lrc.ky.gov.)

Rep. Mike

CherryHouse

Reviewmike.cherry@lrc.ky.gov

Proposed gambling amendmentAs submitted by Gov. Steve Beshear, the 93-word proposed limit-

ed gaming amendment question reads as follows:“Are you in favor of increasing state financial support for elemen-

tary and secondary education; expanding health care for senior citi-zens, children and others; support for local governments, and com-bating drug and alcohol abuse and other important programs by per-mitting the General Assembly to authorize up to five casinos subjectto approval of the voters in the city or county where the casino islocated; and up to seven casino licenses for existing horse racingassociations, all of which will be subject to the approval of a stateagency created to oversee casino gaming?”

Gaming bill submitted for consideration

ILPs best part of education’s alphabet soupI’m not much for soup. In

fact, plain condensed tomatosoup – made with milk, ofcourse – is about the only fla-vor I can stomach.

My least favorite is alpha-bet soup; a concoction ladledout by schools and the federalgovernment. There’s FEMA,IRS, CIA, FBI, USDA, CATS,KERA, NCLB, AP, etc. Why,just regurgitating these leavesa foul taste in my mouth.

Education acronyms seemalmost to be created with theintent of confusing. But onerendering of the alphabet soupthat is quite palatable, but notaround in my day, is ILP.

Individual Learning Plans.

They are exactly what theysound like, plans for individ-ual students starting in mid-dle school to get them on acareer path that matches theirinterests. These ILPs havereally taken off this year, afterweathering out the kinks lastyear.

Briefly, students will log onto the Web-based programand answer questions aboutinterests, goals and otherthings that shape young lives.They start this in sixth gradeand continue through theirsenior year. During that time,the program tracks theirdirection, takes and inventory,offers suggestions on how toget on a career path andmaintains a record of recom-mendations, experiences andawards that is updated asthey are acquired. Come timefor post-secondary educationor after-school careers, theprogram can even prepareresumes and college applica-

tions.It’s quite the cat’s meow. It

wasn’t around when I had afull head of hair. Nor was it forRobyn Taylor, CCMS guidancecounselor.

“The neat thing to me,” shesaid, “is that there are careersout there today that I didn’tknow existed. When I was asenior, nobody said, ‘Robyn,what do you want to do?’ ”

Middle schoolers CodyCaraway and TaylorChampion already have agood idea what they want todo, thanks in no small part tothe ILP. They recently had anopportunity to escort theboard of education through

their progress. One’s interest-ed in the FBI. Another’s con-sidering veterinary school.

“I could not believe this wasout there to help the kidsdecide,” their guidance coun-selor said.

I couldn’t either when Ilearned about ILPs. Heck, Icould have been an alligatorfarmer or Hostess taste-tester.I was as lost as an Easter eggin August as a teen. In fact, Istill don’t know what I want tobe when I grow up.

Lucky kids. And it seemsthe children now have theprocess down so well, it’s nowtime to educate the parents.The school district on Tuesday

will offer such training to allguardians, outlining what ILPsare and how they help stu-dents. It starts at 6 p.m., inthe high school library.

Parents will receive a pass-word and ID to help followalong in the child’s career pro-gression. It’s not for parents totinker, so if you find outJohnny wants to join a balletttroupe or Suzy wants toSherpa hikers up Mt. Everest,let them explore. Besides, theworld needs more alligatorfarmers.

(Editor’s note: Daryl K.Tabor is managing editor atThe Crittenden Press. His col-umn appears periodically.)

Daryl K.

TaborJust My Opinion

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into the budget. Judge Brownsaid that by state law, thecounty must present a bal-anced budget by May.

The idea presented byMartin, to make county firedues mandatory, has beendiscussed numerous times bythe fiscal court. However,county fire departments havebeen against the idea.

Judge Brown said if he tookMay's advice and pulled partof his salary from the roaddepartment – which receivesgreater state funding – thenthat would leave the roaddepartment's budget at adeficit.

For a full three hours, ideaswere shared by a sometimeshostile, but mostly amicablepublic. Magistrates listenedattentively to virtually all ofthem, even those that wereclearly impossible to imple-ment.

At one point, Judge Brownpicked up a copy of the budgetand started down it line forline asking what those in thecrowd would like to cut. Somesaid they would support cutsto the sheriff's department,economic development, theairport, parks and more. Someeven suggested taking moneyfrom the Extension service orpublic library, each of whichhave their own taxing districts.

County officials quicklypointed out that by law, thoseother taxing entities havenothing to do with the coun-ty's general operating fund.Those taxing districts, Browntold the crowd, might be cutthrough various legal means,but that wouldn't help the

county because you cannotdivert funds from those taxreceipts to the county coffers.

"We don't need to cut thesheriff's department. They'reunderpaid as it is," said localresident and private contrac-tor Wayne Crider.

Some people suggestedfinding a way to tax newlandowners who have come infrom out of state and driventhe price of property up toabout $2,000 an acre, mostlyfor deer hunting. Local officialswho understand federal and

state laws andr e g u l a t i o n stried to explainhow suchr e m e d i e swould be dis-criminatory.

May, whowas countyjudge for threeterms, saidhe'd looked at

the county's budget and couldfind no cutback in spending.

A good many attending themeeting stressed over and overtheir willingness to acceptfewer services for lower taxes.

"Take less from us and doless for us, that's what we'reasking for," Sister LucyTedrick said, summing upmuch of the crowd's senti-ment.

Local resident Jimmy Curtissuggested letting voters decideif they want to raise propertytaxes to pay for the servicesprovided by the county.

In the end, magistratestabled the plan in order topursue ideas posed during themeeting.

The fiscal court set up threeseparate committees to furtherresearch the county's 12-month spending plan that

starts July 1. The committeeswill be looking at ways to cutexpenses, shuffle dollars andperhaps raise new revenue asthe proposed insurance woulddo.

Judge Brown explained thatthere are limited resources forcounty funds, among them areincreased property taxes, anew insurance premium tax ora countywide payroll tax. Thecounty currently has neitherof the latter two, but the Cityof Marion does. Based on thecurrent projected spending fornext fiscal year, the county willhave to raise another$145,000 or cut that muchfrom expenses.

While the insurance premi-um tax was originally pro-posed at four percent on allinsurance except worker'scompensation and state spon-sored health plans, magis-trates suggested that if themeasure does eventually pass,it will be a streamlined ver-sion. Most of them, whenasked during the meeting,suggested they might be ableto support a two-percentinsurance tax if health and lifepremiums were excluded. Allstopped short of endorsingthat as the final plan though.

Since the tax ordinance pro-posal was tabled duringTuesday's meeting, there aresome special rules that mustbe followed in order to get thatmeasure off the table at afuture meeting.

According to general rules oforder, the original tax propos-al is not dead and can berevived at the next meeting bya simple majority vote of thefiscal court. A new undebat-able motion will be required totake the original proposal fromthe table. Generally, according

to Roberts Rules of Order, ifthe original motion is notrevisited at the next scheduledmeeting, then it dies. A newand separate tax motion couldbe introduced later, but itwould require another publichearing.

The next regularly-sched-uled meeting of the fiscal courtis Tuesday, March 18.However, Judge Brown allud-ed to the possibility of a specialmeeting being held prior tothat time in order to addressthe insurance tax matter.

According to state law, thecounty will have to implementthe insurance tax no laterthan next month in order tobegin collecting those fundsduring the 2008-09 budgetcycle.

Caldwell-Lyon County por-tion of the U.S. 641 projectalso remains in the highwayplan, despite some delay inscheduling. That segmentwill begin in Fredonia andeventually connect Marion toInterstate 24 and the WendellH. Ford Western KentuckyParkway.

“What has been presentedto the legislature is a draftplan," pointed out KeithTodd, public informationoffice for Districts 1 and 2 ofthe Transportation Cabinet."As the agency charged withmaintaining Kentucky’shighways, we also have ques-tions about a number ofdetails that will have to beworked out for ongoing high-way improvement projects.”

Meantime, funding for theferry that joins Ky. 91 innorthern Crittenden Countyto Ill. 1 in Cave in Rock isauthorized for another twoyears. The commonwealthhas set aside $660,000 tofund the privately-operatedferry through the next twofiscal years, an amount thatwill be matched by the stateof Illinois. Allocations beyond2010 will be allotted whenthe next biennial budget androad plan are introduced inearly 2010.

Rural and secondary roadaid will also stay intact,according to transportationofficials. The half-million orso dollars that come toCrittenden County each yearbased on the amount of gaso-line purchased in the countywill continue to flow and helpkeep those lesser-used roadsin top order.

"That comes from thegasoline tax and will not beaffected by any of the budgetchanges," said Mark A.Brown, public informationofficer with the Cabinet'sFrankfort office.

In Livingston County,$12.92 million has been slat-ed for 2009-10 reconstruc-tion, 2.1 miles of U.S. 60 eastof Dyer Hill Mine Road toLivingston County MiddleSchool. Also, beginning in2011, $1.625 million will bespent over four years toreplace the bridge andapproaches on Ky. 453 overEcho Spring Branch.

The recommended planalso contains a few new pro-jects, including improve-ments needed to keepKentucky’s commitments tothe World Equestrian Games,to be held in Lexington in2010, and to accommodate amajor enhancement of FortKnox, soon to be the home ofthe Army’s worldwide per-sonnel management com-mand.

Members of the KentuckyGeneral Assembly have thefinal say on how the plan isstructured, Todd, a Marionresident, said.

Open letter to residents of Crittenden CountyFirst of all, the recent winter storm disaster in our community was made bearable thanks

to 110% cooperation from our citizens, emergency personnel, including law enforcement, res-cue squad, fire departments, state, county and city road crews, the Kentucky National Guard,Red Cross, emergency dispatchers, ambulance workers, health department and especially allthose who volunteered.

Around noon on Monday, Feb. 11, our community came under attack from Mother Naturein the form of freezing rain and sleet. By that night and into early Tuesday morning, we wereexperiencing falling trees, tree limbs and utility wires. Early Tuesday morning, I signed anEmergency Declaration for Crittenden County, and our emergency plan was put into action. Anemergency operation center was established in the Marion police and dispatch center at cityhall, county emergency personnel were paged out, road crews were already in action, theNational Guard was called in to assist, the Red Cross was activated and emergency shelterswere established to provide medical and evacuation services. The relief effort continued aslocal individuals worked to open roads for utility crews, provide food for volunteers and assistwith evacuations. Emergency services, law enforcement, National Guard personnel and localleaders tried to assist and provide information to our residents by any means available.

Several locations were set up to provide emergency meals for people without power. Theywere provided by the following:

Meals were provided at elementary school by school, county, Red Cross and volunteers.Meals were provided at the Senior Citizens Center.Meals were provided at the Crittenden County Detention Center.Now that the storm is over and the cleanup is under way, it should be known that everyone

is welcome to cut firewood out of any downed trees on county roadways. However, roads mustnot be blocked and no debris can be left in roadway.

Sincerely,Judge-Executive Fred Brown and your county magistrates

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The Crittenden County Schools’ Local Planning Committee(LPC) will conduct a PUBLIC MEETING on March 3 at 5:30P.M. CST at the Crittenden County Middle School, 519 W.Gum Street, Marion, KY 42064. This is one of a series ofmeetings to develop District Facilities Plan for CrittendenCounty Schools. This meeting and future meetings will beinformal gatherings to encourage local participation throughcommunity suggestions relative to future utlization of existingschool facilities and construction of new school facilities.These community suggestions or recommendations will beclosely monitored by the Local Planning Committee in thedevelopment of a proposed District Facility Plan for theCrittenden County Schools.

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Marion passes on tax hikeSTAFF REPORT

What may have seemed a good idealast month was quickly cast aside aftera brief discussion at Monday's MarionCity Council meeting.

For more than four weeks, councilmembers have been weighing a propos-al to increase the city's tax on insurancepremiums twofold. But council mem-bers on Monday seemed to have theirminds made up against the hike even asthe gavel fell to open the meeting.

About 15 city residents attended themeeting, presumably to protest aneight-percent tax on insurance premi-ums that could have started July 1.Introduced in January, the new taxwould have generated about $200,000more annually for the city, according toCity Administrator Mark Bryant.

Councilman Dwight Sherer, a mem-ber of the city's four-person financecommittee that met last week to analyzethe issue, told those gathered Mondaythat potential increases in revenue areon the city's horizon, despite the near-

$28,000 jump in required payments tothe state's ailing pension system. Thatadditional money, Sherer said, is on theway in the form of pay-roll taxes on anincreased number ofworkers at Par-4-Plastics inside Marion.Moreover, the city standsto gain $1 million laterthis year from the sale ofits hydroelectric licens-ing rights at SmithlandDam to AmericanMunicipal Power of Ohio.

"We've got options we've not lookedat," Bryant told council members.

The tax measure, magnified in thelast month when the fiscal court pro-posed its own four-percent insurancetax, died on the table for lack of amotion to question. None of the sixcouncil members was interested inputting the decision to a vote.

Richard Cruce, a former councilmember and the only city resident in

attendance to speak on the tax issue,liked what he heard but pushed formore.

"Good. Now can we roll back theinsurance tax," he said.

With business and rental propertyinterests inside the city, Cruce called fora total repeal of the insurance tax, wip-ing it off the books for good. The coun-cil did not seem interested in that pro-posal and ended discussion on the item.

Bryant said a bit of relief from man-dated retirement payments that haverisen 218 percent over the last fouryears has arrived. The GeneralAssembly, he said, has agreed to backoff on the rate municipalities must payinto the state's cash-strapped pensionprogram.

But the administrator warned thecity against dipping into its rainy dayfund or nearly $2 million in reserves ona regular basis.

"That's not a good idea," he cau-tioned.

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STAFF REPORTDonations are now being collected

for a veteran's memorial marker to beplaced at Dycusburg this summer. Thegranite marker will honor both livingand fallen soldiers from Dycusburg.

The project is being headed up bycommunity members who organized inOctober into a group called theDycusburg Community Committee.Among the group's goals are to assem-ble regularly to identify projects thatwill help the community advance.

Like many river towns, Dycusburghad a bad reputation because of theless-than-desirable folks who traveledthrough there on steamboats duringits heyday in the 1800s and early1900s. But, times have changed.

"It's been nearly 100 years since theroughest days of Dycusburg, and yetwe are still working to shake that rep-utation. We want Dycusburg tobecome known as a clean, reputableand desirable charming little commu-nity to live in," the committee report-

ed. Dycusburg was shaken last year

when Spc. Chase Matthews waswounded north of Baghdad, Iraq, whenhis humvee rolled over an improvisedexplosive device. Matthews was drivingthe scout vehicle for fuel tankers head-ed south on the main supply routefrom Baghdad to Basra.

The committee report continued,"We think this is an honorable way torecognize the servicemen and womenwho put their lives on the line every

day for the country. Some from aroundDycusburg paid the ultimate sacrifice,and we want to acknowledge that withthis beautiful marker."

The marker will cost about $1,500and the Dycusburg CommunityCommittee is soliciting donations.

These can be mailed to: DycusburgCommunity Fund, Barbara Ethridge,Treasurer, 841 Owens Road, Marion,KY 42064. Checks should be made to"DCF."

A dedication ceremony will take

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GeneralAssemblywatch ‘08Bill would move uppresidentail primary

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The stateSenate has approved a plan to moveKentucky's presidential primary tocoincide with other states in futureelections, while maintaining a second,later primary in late August for otherstate and national offices. The filingdeadline for the new mid-summer pri-mary would move from the lastTuesday in January to the lastTuesday in April, after the GeneralAssembly has adjourned.

The plan also removes gubernatorialrunoff elections from state law.Currently, runoff elections determinethe Republican or Democratic guber-natorial nominee if a single candidatedoesn't receive at least 40 percent ofthe vote in the regular primary.

Sen. Dorsey Ridley (D-Henderson)voted along with fellow Democrats todefeat the bill and its amendments.The bill passed, however, along partylines 23-13.

Rep. Mike Cherry (D-Princeton) isone of the original sponsors of the billto eliminate runoff elections. That ver-sion included nothing of changing oradding election dates. The senate-amended bill that now includes theearly presidential primary returns to theHouse for consideration.

More than 20 states took part in"Super Tuesday" earlier this month.Kentucky would have the option ofjoining those states in future presiden-tial primary elections.

Crittenden County Clerk CarolynByford in the past has expressedopposition to two separate primaries,saying that the cost is too high formany rural counties. Each electioncosts the county about $10,000.

There was no word on Wednesday ifCherry opposes or supports theamended House Bill 18.

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Senator responds to last week’s storm

Sen. Dorsey Ridley, a HendersonDemocrat who represents six westernKentucky counties includingCrittenden and Livingston, respondedto the winter storm last week in hisweekly communication to media out-lets in the district. In Frankfort at thetime the storm hit, Ridley said Friday:

“This past week, northwesternKentucky was devastated by an icestorm. After the storm, our communi-ties resembled a war zone. Up to fourinches of ice coated the surroundingarea, power lines were downed andhomes were damaged. Upon beingnotified of this natural disaster, I imme-diately contacted Gov. SteveBeshear's office seeking help forCrittenden, Livingston, Union,Webster, Caldwell and Hendersoncounties.

“Local and state emergency per-sonnel went beyond the call of duty toprovide aide to the residents of ourcommunities. This tragedy would havebeen far worse without the capableand caring emergency personnel whohelped get our communities back ontheir feet.”

Committee revisescasino legislation

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Gov. SteveBeshear's proposal to allow up to 12casinos throughout the state got amajor overhaul from Kentucky law-makers Tuesday, less than five daysafter the governor unveiled it.

A plan by Rep. Joni Jenkins (D-Louisville) would cut the number ofcasinos by three, allowing for no morethan five to be set up at race tracks.The move, Jenkins said, was aimed atresolving some of the concerns Houselawmakers had with Beshear's plan.

Rep. Harry Moberly, House MajorityLeader, called his fellow Democrat’ssuggested changes a “feasible com-promise.”

Though Jenkins’ plan would allow nomore than five casinos at race tracks,of which Players Bluegrass Downs inPaducah qualifies, some lawmakersissued concerns that all nine allowablecasinos could be free-standing, possi-bly hurting the horse racing industry.

Rep. Mike Cherry (D-Princeton), whohas voiced personal opposition to anycasino plan, is one of the 15 memberson the gaming subcommittee. He hashis own concerns.

“This is a very difficult bill for me tovote for period,” he said in Tuesday’ssubcommittee hearing, adding thatbefore he can approve an amendmentto allow casinos he wants to ensure anentire population, not just elected lead-ers, would vote on approval of anyproposed casino within a community.

CorrectionIn the Feb. 7 issue of The Crittenden

Press, Rep. Mike Cherry’s columnshould have listed Caldwell andLivingston counties as non-coal coun-ties, not Crittenden. Cherry says therewill be pleny of money for CrittendenCounty from the coal severence fund.

STAFF REPORTCrittenden County Jailer Rick Riley

has a new title to go along with his cur-rent one.

During its regular meetingTuesday, the fiscal court createda new position called CountyBuilding Superintendent andhired Riley to fill the job.

The county created the newposition largely to compensateRiley for his added duties ashead the new 133-bed, full ser-vice jail. When Riley was electeda little more than a year ago, thecounty's 20-bed jail fell under a differentstate designation, allowing Riley tomake only $29,585 in annual salary.

Now, Riley is in charge of a muchlarger operation, requiring more work

and more responsibility. Because ofthat, the county voted to pay him more.The funds will come out of jail fees,

Judge-Executive Fred Brownsaid.

Riley will paid the equivalentof $63,446 a year until his termas jailer expires in 2010. Duringthat period, he will receive hisnormal jailer salary, plus theequivalent of a $34,861 annualsupplement for serving as thecounty building superintendent.

When the next election is heldand Riley is re-elected or a new

jailer takes office, the salary will be inthe $63,500 range based on the sizeand scope of the jail. Then, the supple-ment will be eliminated, Brown said.

In other business Tuesday, the fiscal

court heard a proposal from KaraHarris-Crowell of Crowell Insurance Co.She presented a plan for countyemployees to enroll in ColonialInsurance, a limited, voluntary healthplan. Under the plan, the county'semployees could participate at their ownexpense. Two plans were recommended,one costing $69.18 a month and theother costing $112.26 a month.

Under the county's IRS Section 125Cafeteria Plan, the authorized payrollwithholding to pay the premiums wouldbe tax exempt.

Eventually, if the county wanted toparticipate in providing employeesinsurance, it could, she said.

Magistrates asked County AttorneyRebecca Johnson to research whethersuch a voluntary health plan would

require a public bid process. No furtheraction was taken.

� Magistrates approved a change tothe Crittenden County AdministrativeCode that will allow county employeesto be paid for days they missed lastweek due to the winter storm.

Based on the new provision in thecounty code, employees may be com-pensated even though they are not atwork if there is adverse weather oradverse conditions. The pay is subject toapproval by the judge-executive and fis-cal court on a case-by-case basis.

� The fiscal court voted to not buyearthquake insurance on the new jail.The policy would be about $9,000.Brown said the company that soldbonds to finance the jail does not requireearthquake insurance on the facility.

Riley

Jailer gets new title, $35K pay raise

Flu season worsening;vaccines still available

Dycusburg to place veteran’s memorial marker

By DARYL K. TABORMANAGING EDITOR

It was the best of times. It was theworst of times for Marion businessesduring last week’s prolonged blackout.

While some establishments rackedup record sales numbers, others suf-fered without revenue for as long as thepower was out – up to three days forsome. Perhaps no place was hurt morethan the town’s only 24-hour outlet,Five Star Food Mart.

“It hit us real hard,” said managerKen Floyd.

The convenience store and gas sta-tion was without power all day Feb. 12and 13 and didn’t reopen until almost2 p.m., last Thursday when full powerwas restored to its gas pumps. With anaverage of 1,200 transactions per day,that amounted to about 3,000 lostsales for the three-day period. And thatwasn’t all.

“We had to throw away a lot of food,”Floyd said.

On the south end of town, it wasquite the opposite for Bobby DonGilland, who never lost power at hisstore.

“We had more business than wecould handle,” said the owner of LibertyFuels, also a gas station and conve-nience store.

At one time, Liberty Fuels was theonly place pumping gas in Marion.Gilland said business last week wasup, as much as 40 percent on the dayafter the ice storm hit Feb. 11. ThatTuessay was the busiest day in storehistory, he added.

Remaining a vital lifeline Tuesdayafter the storm hit was Conrad’s FoodStore. The grocery, like Liberty Fuels,

was fortunate enough to have neverlost power during business hours. Thestore’s deli served more than 1,000meals on Tuesday alone.

“It’s the biggest week this store hasever had,” said store manager MikeWasielewski. “And you don’t talk aboutsetting records in February.”

Wasielewski counted about 9,500transactions last week, up from theaverage of 8,000. Winter is typicallyslow, he pointed out, with only big hol-iday weeks rivaling last week’s activity.

The store will be handing out “icebonuses” this week to employees who

endured long, non-stop days duringthe storm. Even Wasielewski, whosemanagerial duties typically confine himto an office, was washing dishes andemptying trash cans to help the delikeep up with customers.

“They really enjoyed that,” he said.A couple of miles down the road,

Food Giant suffered Tuesday withoutpower from 9:30 a.m., to 5:30 p.m.However, employees stayed on, await-ing the electricty to return. Meantime,they stocked shelves by flashlight.

“We had the stock up in two hours.We never get it up that fast,” store

Manager Keith Marks said.Workers stocked the shelves in

gloves and coats, as Marks ordered thedoors open to allow the cold air fromoutside to keep frozen and refrigeratedstock cold. That effort saved the entirestock, with no losses due to thawing.

“The ice cream never even got softand the pizza freezer never got above 20degrees,” Marks said.

In downtown Marion, ThomHawthorne suffered through a disas-trous week, shutting the doors ofMarion Cafe and losing a store of food.

“It hurt bad,” he said.With food costs up 35 percent over

last year, three days without powerduring an already slow winterdestroyed his bottom line. And it tookhim four hours to cut his way throughdowned trees just to borrow a genera-tor from his family on White Road.

Both Peoples Bank and FarmersBank were without electricty for all orparts of three days. Fifth Third lostpower only briefly.

“This can be a very serious thing,”said Farmers Bank President GarethHardin, but “we faired very well.”

Hardin said his bank was crippleduntil power was restored. But whileclosed to the public, the bank kept tabson its merchant customers to ensurethey had enough cash to operate. OnThursday, before full power wasrestored at the bank’s main office,transactions were taken but could notbe entered into the system. This creat-ed a backlog of input that had to beentered later that day.

Hardin said the bank will review itsperformance during the event and usethat to prepare for future incidents.

Businesses flourish, suffer through storm

PHOTO BY CHRIS EVANSThere was no business as usual in Marion last week. Above, Judge-ExecutiveFred Brown was at the Emergency Operations Centers for nearly two daysstraight before power was restored at the courthouse. Also pictured are (fromleft) Patrolman Chuck Hoover, Police Chief Ray OʼNeal and Sheriff Wayne Agent.

FROM STAFF AND AP REPORTSThe flu season is getting

worse locally and across thestate, and U.S. health officialssay it's partly because the fluvaccine doesn't protect againstmost of the spreading flubugs. Kentucky's flu activity isclassified as widesread.

The flu shot is a goodmatch for only about 40 per-cent of this year's flu viruses,officials at the U.S. Centers forDisease Control andPrevention said Friday.

The situation has evendeteriorated since last weekwhen the CDC said the vac-cine was protective againstroughly half the circulatingstrains. In good years, the vac-cine can fend off 70 to 90 per-cent of flu bugs.

"Reports are coming in offlu locally," said Jim Tolley,director of Pennyrile DistrictHealth Departments. "Lateseason flu vaccination can bebeneficial and is encouraged."

Infections from an unex-pected strain have been boom-

ing, and now are the mainagent behind most of thenation's confirmed flu cases,said Dr. Joe Bresee, CDC'schief of influenza epidemiolo-gy.

It's too soon to knowwhether this will prove to be abad flu season overall, but it'sfair to say a lot of people aresuffering at the moment.``Every area of the country isexperiencing lots of flu rightnow,'' Bresee said.

This week, 44 states report-ed widespread flu activity, upfrom 31 last week. The num-ber of children who have diedfrom the flu has risen to 10since the flu season's officialSept. 30 start.

"High risk individualsincluding elderly, children,immuno compromised, thosewith chronic medical condi-tions and pregnant women areconsidered high risk and mostvulnerable," Tolley said,adding that flu vaccines arestill available at the CrittendenHealth Department.

STAFF REPORTCrittenden nor Livingston

County school districts wereamong the 17 Kentucky dis-tricts to have served potential-ly tainted beef to students.

This week, the KentuckyDepartment of Agriculturenotified those school districtsthat 143 million pounds ofbeef products from theHallmark/Westland MeatPacking Company of Chino,Calif., have been recalled.

The U.S. Department ofAgriculture announced the

recall Sunday. USDA officialssaid about 37 million poundsof the recalled beef went to theNational School LunchProgram and other domesticnutrition programs nation-wide. Districts as nearby asFulton and Marshall countieswere affected by the recall.

USDA has ordered that allbeef products from Hallmark/Westland since Feb. 1, 2006,and all foods produced withHallmark/Westland beefprocessed since that date bedestroyed.

Local schools not affectedby nationwide beef recall

� Marion Baptist Church YouthSuite “The Basement” will be open

Friday from 7 to 11 p.m., for youthgrades six to 12. For more, call 965-

5232.� Mexico Baptist Church will host its

fourth annual Wild Game Supper at 6 p.m.,Saturday.� Freedom General Baptist Church is wel-

coming its new pastor Bro. John Dunn thisSunday. The church hosts Sunday school at 10

a.m., and worship service at 11 a.m.� Sturgis General Baptist Church will have its

homecoming on March 2 at 1:30 p.m., featuringHis Praise from Hopkinsville.

� Rocket Sunday is March 2 at MarionBaptist Church with all coaches, parents, students,

administrators, teachers and everyone involved withthe school system encouraged to attend. Sundayschool begins at 9:30 a.m., with 10:45 a.m., wor-ship. A meal will follow morning worship in theFamily Life Center. All are encouraged to wear theirRocket apparel.

� On March 9, during morning worship, MarionBaptist Church will be recognizing its Upward min-istry, including players, cheerleaders, parents, coach-es, referees, concession workers and prayer partners.

All participants are encouraged to come and worship. � Easter Sunday is March 23. If your church is planning

special activities, be sure to place an announcement in this seg-ment of The Crittenden Press. Placement of Church Notes isfree to any church or religious organization in the community.

ThePressReligion 6AThursday, February 21, 2008

St. William Catholic ChurchSunday Mass 11 a.m.Father Larry McBride

860 S. Main St.Marion, Ky.965-2477

Bro. Steve Tinsley, Pastor

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.

The People of The United Methodist ChurchSunday School 10 am • Service 11 am • Bible Study 6 pm

Tolu United Methodist ChurchWe invite you to be our guest

College Street • Marion, KentuckySunday School 9:30 a.m. • Worship 10:45 a.m., 7 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study, 6 p.m.www.the-press.com/MARIONunitedmethodist.html Pastor Wayne Garvey

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.The People of The United Methodist Church

Marion United Methodist ChurchFirst Cumberland Presbyterian Church

224 W. Bellville • Marion, Ky.Sunday School 9:45 a.m. • Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.

Sunday Night Worship 7 p.m.Dee Ann Thompson, Pastor • Mickey Alexander, Choir Director

Marion Church of God334 Fords Ferry Road • Marion, Kentucky

Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Service 11 a.m.Sunday Evening 6 p.m. • Wednesday Evening 6 p.m.

“Where salvation makes you a member.” Lucy Tedrick, pastor

Deer Creek Baptist ChurchFive miles on Ky. 297 from U.S. 60 just past Sheridan

Come make a splash at “The Creek”Sunday Bible study: 10 a.m., 5 p.m.

Sunday worship: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday services: for all ages 7 p.m.

E-mail us at: dcbc@bellsouth.net

Whateverit takes!

State Route 723, 4 miles north of SalemSunday School 10 a.m. • Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday Evening 6 p.m. • Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.Herbert Alexander, Pastor

Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church175 Mexico Road, (270) 965-4059

Sunday Bible Study 10 a.m. • Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m.Sunday Discipleship Training 6 p.m. • Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. • Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

Pastor Tim BurdonMinister of Music Mike CrabtreeVisit us at www.mexicobaptist.org

Mexico Baptist Church Hurricane ChurchHurricane Church Road off Hwy. 135 W.Bro. Wayne Winters, PastorSunday school, 10 a.m. • Worship, 11 a.m.Sunday and Wednesday evening services, 6:30 p.m.

Unity General Baptist Church4691 U.S. 641 Crayne, Kentucky

Sunday School 10 a.m. • Sunday Worship 11 a.m.Sunday Evening 6 p.m. • Wednesday Night Service 7 p.m.

Pastor, Buddy Hix • 365-5836Buddy Hix

Second Baptist Church730 E. Depot St., MarionSunday Bible study and coffee 10 a.m.Sunday morning worship 11 a.m. • Sunday night study 6 p.m.G-Force children fellowship Wednesday 6:30 p.m.Thursday Bible study and prayer 7 p.m.

Bro. Danny Starrick, Pastor • Bro. Chris OʼLeary, worship leader

Emmanuel Baptist ChurchBro. Rob Ison, Pastor Captured by a vision...

108 Hillcrest Dr., Marion, Ky. • 965-4623Sunday School 9:30 a.m. • Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. • Sunday Evening 6 p.m.

Wednesday 7 p.m. Adult Bible Study - Children and Youth Activities

Marion Baptist ChurchCollege and Depot, Marion • 965-5232• Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.• Sunday worship: 10:45 a.m., 6:30 p.m.• Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.• Mission Possible (Grades 1-12):

Wednesdays 3:10 p.m. Pastor Mike Jones

Piney Fork Cumberland Presbyterian ChurchState Route 506 - Marion, KentuckySunday School 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday Night Bible Study 6 p.m.Pastor Cortis Hill

Come Join Our Youth Activities!

Goshen Independent General BaptistLocated behind Pizza Hut in Marion

Need a ride to church? Call 965-5009Sunday School 10 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m.Casual apparel | Greg West, pastor

Marion General Baptist ChurchWEST BELLVILLE STREET • MARION, KY

Sunday School 10 a.m. • Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. • Tony Perryman, Pastor

Sugar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church585 Sugar Grove Church Road • Marion, Ky.

Sunday School 10 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.

Gary Carlton, Pastor • www.sugargrovecp.org

MARION CHURCH OF CHRIST546 WEST ELM STREET • MARION, KY

965-9450Bible Study 9:30 a.m. • Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.– The End Of Your Search For A Friendly Church –

Minister Andy Walker

M A I N S T R E E TMISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH720 S. Main St. • Marion | Bro. Gary Murray, pastor

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13

WEDNESDAY: Bible Study 5:45 p.m. • Prayer Service 7 p.m.SUNDAY: Sunday School 10 a.m. • Morning Worship 11 a.m. • Evening 7 p.m. Harold Patrick

LIFE IN CHRIST CHURCHA New Testament Church Contemporary in Worship

2925 U.S. 641, Marion • Harold Patrick, PastorSunday Services 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

• Sunday school: 9:45 a.m. • Sunday worship: 11 a.m.• Sunday evening: 6 p.m. • Wednesday night Bible study: 6 p.m.

Barnett Chapel... where everyone is welcome.

Barnett Chapel General Baptist ChurchBarnett Chapel Road

Crittenden County, Ky.

Worshipwith us

For where two or three are gathered together inmy name, there am I in the midst of them.

– Matthew 18:20

Located between Dycusburg & Frances on Hwy. 70Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday 6 p.m.Lonnie Knight - Pastor

– Fundamental, Pre-Millenial, Independent –

SEVEN SPRINGS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

ChurchnotesOur evangelical churches

have been thoroughlyimmersed in “ChurchGrowth” ideas for the last 40or so years. We are told thatwe must be user friendly.Can you imagine someonewanting to “use” the church?We are told that we mustentertain the people withspectacular singing programsand dynamic dramas. We aretold that that we have to sus-tain a robust youth programthat majors in “fun.” We aretold that the young adultsneed a church softball league,while at the same time thechurch must also supply thevans and workers to helpthe “Antique Kids” keep thehighways hot between homebase and Branson.

For those who have readthis far there is probablybeginning to be a little irrita-tion coming into your voice asyou ask your newspaper…”What in the world is wrongwith any of these things?”The answer, of course, isnothing, if they are done inthe right place and for theright reasons. But the ques-tion is…”Is this what Jesusintended for His Church?”This goes to the very coreissues of what is a Church,and what is its purpose?

It is perfectly proper for acommunity organization to dothe kinds of things I am talk-ing about. It is perfectlyproper, and even commend-able for Christians to beinvolved in good clean activi-ties that help keep youngpeople out of trouble and

older people enjoying theirgolden years, but is this whyJesus established HisChurch? I don’t think so.

Jesus did not establish HisChurch to be the entertain-ment center for the commu-nity but to be the front line inHis blood and guts waragainst the forces of hell.Listen to His own words whenHe anticipated establishinghis church. “And I say alsounto thee . . . upon this rockI will build my church; andthe gates of hell shall not pre-vail against it.” (Matthew16:18)

Jesus did not establish Hischurch to be the showcase ofthe culture with one gala per-formance after another. TheLord despises religious per-formances. He called theperformers of His day hyp-ocrites (Greek wordhupokrites ).

Jesus did not establish Hischurch to be the center of"fun" for the young people.Don't misunderstand. I amnot putting a premium onboredom but I do not believethe Lord's church has in itscommission go into all theworld and have "fun." I doubtseriously if any of those early

Christians who were nailed toa cross for their Lord, wouldhave defined what they wereexperiencing as "fun."

Jesus did not establish Hischurch to be the best softballplaying outfit in the whole oftwo counties! He establishedHis church to be a spiritualorganism, spreading thegospel message with viralcontagion.

The ancient Romans hadfive different kinds of ball thatwere very popular amongthem. They enjoyed: Trigon,Harpastum and ExpulsumLudere. They were constantlyplaying Pila, Field Hockey andsomething called Roman Ball.But not once...not once...inthe pages of the NewTestament do you find ourLord, any of the Apostles, oranyone else for that matter,trying to raise a ball team tohelp shore up the attendanceof the church.

The Christians of the NewTestament were exhorted tomake melody unto the Lord(Eph. 5:19), but nowhere arethey told to put on massivechoir spectaculars.

Paul makes special provi-sions for widows that are wid-ows indeed (Titus 5:3) butnowhere is the churchinstructed to make sure theseniors are properly enter-tained.

There is a New Testamentyouth program. Here it is!“Honour thy father and moth-er; [which is the first com-mandment with promise;]that it may be well with thee,and thou mayest live long on

the earth.”(Eph. 6:1-2). Weare nowhere told that it is thechurches’ responsibility toprovide game rooms andgymnasiums and spend halfof the churches’ resourcesinsuring young people their“fun.”

Someone might say, “Butbrother Mike, if we didn’t dothese things we wouldn’t haveanybody coming to ourchurch.” What? No saintswould come to be fed on theword of God? What? NoChristian young people wouldcome in order to learn how tobetter represent their Lord totheir peers? What? No elder-ly people would come whohave walked into old age withthe banner of Christ flyingproudly over their lives?

I believe you are wrong.Jesus said the gates of hellwould not prevail against Hischurch. I believe what Hesaid is true. What Crittendenand Livingston Countychurches need is not anotherworldly program sent downfrom the denominationalchurch growth gurus. No.What we need is an old fash-ioned revival of repenting,praying and Bible preaching.That would do our churchesmore good than all the world-ly programs we could everconjure up. And it would dous good all the way into eter-nity.

(Editor’s note: Mike Morrowis pastor at Union BaptistChurch on Levias Road inCrittenden County. He can bereached at 965-9823.)

What is church growth?Dr. Mike

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ViewsCrittenden Press guest columnist

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STAFF REPORTJust days after completing

relief work in five countiesaffected by tornadoes,Kentucky Baptist Conventiondisaster relief volunteers arenow responding to damagefrom last week’s ice storm inMarion.

According to Coy Webb,disaster relief associate for theKBC, chainsaw teams are cur-rently working in Marion toclear debris and assist withcleanup. At least 27 volun-teers from Benton, Marion,Cadiz, Scottsville andHenderson are already on site.Additional teams are prepar-ing to join the effort.

Webb said the duration ofthe relief effort will lastapproximately a week. MarionBaptist Church is serving asthe unit’s headquarters.

Webb also noted thatefforts to provide relief lastweek to areas affected by tor-nadoes involved more than200 trained volunteers and194 completed projects.

Kentucky Baptists are partof a larger network ofSouthern Baptist volunteerstrained to respond to disastersby manning mass feedingoperations, using chainsawsto clear downed trees andlimbs, clear mud out of flood-ed homes and more.

KBC disaster relief nowin Marion cleaning up

Mohler drops bid for Southern Baptist post

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) –Conservative seminary presi-dent R. Albert Mohler Jr.dropped his bid last Thursday tobecome Southern BaptistConvention president after find-ing out he faces surgery for aprecancerous tumor in hiscolon.

Mohler, who heads SouthernBaptist Theological Seminary inLouisville, said the lengthyrecovery from surgery forcedhim to alter plans to seek thedenomination's presidency.

“I have decided to give mygreatest attention right now toaddressing this new challengeand to ministering to my wifeand children,” Mohler said in a

statement issued by the semi-nary. “This is clearly not the righttime for me to accept this nomi-nation.”

Robert Jeffress, pastor ofFirst Baptist Church in Dallas,said recently he intended tonominate Mohler at the denom-ination's annual meeting inIndianapolis this June.

Mohler said last week heasked Jeffress to drop thoseplans to nominate him.

“Frankly, that decision ismade much easier by myknowledge that there is at leastone strongly conservative, com-mitted pastor who intends to benominated,” Mohler said withoutidentifying the candidate.

8A THE CRITTENDEN PRESS, Marion, Kentucky 42064, Thursday, February 21, 2008

Disasterhas hit inall formsBy DARYL K. TABORMANAGING EDITOR

In Crittenden County's 166-yearhistory, floods, fires and freak weatherhave all left their mark on the popula-tion.

Last week's ice storm left nearly 80percent of the county without powerin its first hours, created hazardousroad conditions and closed numerousservices. It was certainly one of themost extensive disasters in countyhistory. The power was out for severaldays in some areas. A few started anew school and work week withoutlights or hot water.

"We've had other ice storms, but Idon't think the power had been out sowidespread and for that long," saidBrenda Underdown, county historian.

As bad as last week's winter stormwas, no one was killed and propertydamage was limited. This disasterpaled in comparison to some in thepast that have shut down the countyfor many days, destroyed an entirecity, swamped structures and farm-land under feet of water and turnedhomes to match sticks.

With help from Underdown, twopublished volumes of the county's his-tory and the archives of TheCrittenden Press, listed below aresome other serious disasters from theannals of local history:

� On March 27, 1890, a motherand her child were killed when a terri-ble tornado swept through the north-ern part of the county around the Mt.Zion Church and Cemetery area,destroying everything in its path.According to Underdown, the tornadopicked up a young mother, SusanMoreland, and her daughter, Gladys,and carried them several miles fromtheir home and left them both dead.

"This is the only disaster that Iknow where a death was reported,"the historian said.

� Other tornadoes have createdmore monetary devastation, but havespared lives. One occurred in June of1993 when a tornado hit Tolu andnearly wiped it from the map.

� In January of 2000, Crayne wasground zero for an F3 tornado thatripped 25 miles northwest through thecounty, causing $11.8 million in dam-age, destroying 97 homes and leadingto a federal disaster declaration.

� On March 16, 1923, there was amajor windstorm that struck the cityand county and did much damage toboth areas but only minor injurieswere reported.

� With two major rivers and onesecondary river bordering the county,several floods have inundated commu-nities from Tolu to Dycusburg. Mostnotable was the 1937 flood – perhapsthe worst natural disaster in westernKentucky history – that left one mil-lion homeless and registered damagesof $500 million from the origin of theOhio River in Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill.Dycusburg, along the CumberlandRiver, was evacuated and most ofnorthern Crittenden County was leftunder water from the swollen OhioRiver.

� Other floods in 1913 and 1997also created widespread damage, butnothing near the 500-year event in1937.

� The county courthouse wasdestroyed by fire twice, first during theCivil War in 1865 at the hands ofConfederate Gen. Hylan B. Lyons. Fiveyears later, the courthouse was againdestroyed by a blaze.

� On March 28, 1905, a stable inthe rear of a Marion home burst intoflames, spewing spars and embersacross the city. Homes and buildingsin the downtown business districtwere destroyed. In 1919, anotherdowntown fire created similar wide-spread damage.

� The winter of 1917 and 1918 leftthe entire county in a deep freeze.According to Underdown, the temper-ature was in the single digits or belowzero the entire month of December1917 and continuing into Januaryand February of the next year.

"The snow over a period of weekshad risen to well over four feet deep,"Underdown said. "Finally, in March,the cold spell broke and it startedraining."

� The winter of 1977 and 1978 wasalso terrible with snow and below nor-mal temperatures, but the followingyear, in January 1979, there was somuch snow and bad weather that "wedidn't go to school the whole month ofJanuary and on into February,"Underdown said.

PHOTO BY JANSON JAMESA tree fell across a powerline on North Main Street in Marion near Curve Inn.

PHOTO BY CHRIS EVANSCity of Marion employees worked to clear Clark Street of fallen trees.

PHOTO BY JANSON JAMESPower company workers repair the broken pole onNorth Main Street.

We've hadother icestorms, but Idon't thinkthe powerhad been out

so widespread and forthat long.

– Brenda Underdown

“

PHOTO BY CHRIS EVANS

After the storm, a big thaw created runoff,

causing an already rising Ohio River to leave

its banks. The Cave In Rock Ferry has been

closed periodically since last weekʼs ice storm.

A look back at lastweek’s winter storm inpictures from The Pressand the community.

JeanetteBrantleystayed withher routineand walkedher dogalongCollegeStreet rightafter thestorm hit.

PHOTO BYCHRIS EVANS

Hugh and Shelia Highfil of the Mexico community e-mailed us this photoof the ice covering trees on their farm as the sun popped out briefly lastThursday. The Highfils have lost 15-20 trees on their property.

PHOTO BY CHRIS EVANSEmergency dispatcher Paula Miniard and Ginny Tinsley answered hun-dreds of phone calls during the first few hours of the storm on the morn-ing of Feb. 12. Two dispatchers manned the phones most of the day.

director Al Starnes.� So far this year, students have

missed 8.5 days due to weather.The school calendar had somesnow days built into it and schoolofficials are already planning tomake up a day and half by shuf-fling the remaining schedule.

As of right now, students willhave to make up four days at theend of the year, meaning the lastday will be May 30,unless other adjust-ments are made to thecalendar such as elimi-nating spring break orgoing to school on daysalready scheduled asholidays.

� The American RedCross and CrittendenCounty teamed up toprovide a local shelterduring the power outage.Crittenden ElementarySchool was turned into amakeshift motel andrestaurant. It fed severaland provided warmlodging two nights.Overnight Tuesday therewere 41 at the shelterand overnightWednesday there were61.

Geraldine Shouse,local Red Cross coordi-nator, said volunteerswere very helpful in pro-viding services to thosein need.

"Conrad's, CVS andother businesses andchurches really helpedout by providing food,plates, towels, napkinsand other items," shesaid. "We had Red Crosscots and the jail gave usmattress pads and the nursinghome provided blankets.

"We even had Bingo and learnedballroom dancing thanks to DougWallace and Don Cruce."

Wallace, whose family was stay-ing at the shelter, borrowed Bingocards from the nursing home andeven bought prizes himself to giveaway to winners.

"People were just wonderfulhelping each other out," Shousesaid.

� Donations to the LakelandRed Cross, which provided assis-tance last week, may be made c/oGeraldine Shouse, 60 LafayetteHeights, Marion, KY 42064.

� The Crittenden County SeniorCitizens Center and CrittendenCounty Public Library were bothwithout power part of last week,disrupting service to local resi-dents. The library re-opened Fridayand changed its schedule this weekto be open on Presidents Day, afederal holiday, to better serve peo-ple needing to use computers andother library material. No late finesare being charged on books turnedin this week which were due lastweek during the power outagewhen the library was closed.

The senior center was closed lastTuesday and Wednesday and oper-ated on an abbreviated scheduleThursday and Friday. The center,operated by the Pennyrile AreaCommunity Services, providesmeals and transportation.

� Donnie Arflack, chief of theCrittenden County Rescue Squad,said the disaster was the mostwidespread he's ever seen.

"This was actually worse than atornado," he said, "because a tor-nado actually goes in a direct lineand you normally have a straightpath of destruction. This one affect-ed everybody."

Arflack suggests that area emer-

gency and disaster agencies gettogether in the coming days to dis-cuss the community's weaknessesin such disasters.

"We got a taste of what couldhappen if we ever suffer a majorearthquake," he said. "If that hap-pens, there will be little or no out-side help. All these power crewsthat came in from somewhere elsewouldn't be coming in to help."

� The storm earned nationalmedia coverage. Crittenden Countywas mentioned in USA Today'sweekend edition and on national

television and radio networks.Many people kept up with the

storm damage through TheCrittenden Press Online. Multipledaily updates, video, slideshowsand still photographs were postedat www.the-press.com. Peoplearound the country and world wereable to watch the storm andrestoration efforts unfold. The PressWeb site had thousands of dailyviewers, many of whom were get-ting information from the Internetthen calling powerless relatives inCrittenden County on cell phonesto keep them posted on electriccompany updates.

The Crittenden Press and WMJLradio, the county's only two mediaoutlets, were both disrupted by thestorm. The Press was without ade-quate power to operate its presseson a normal schedule. Withoutelectricity to power computers,newspaper staffers moved equip-ment to the Marion Ed-Tech Centerand set up shop to produce lastweek's Press. It was on sale at ThePress office at 9 p.m., lastWednesday, but wasn't available atnormal newsstands until latemorning Thursday. The Feb. 14edition was an abbreviated version,containing just a dozen pages andhad to be printed out of town.

WMJL was without power andoff the air for more than three days.The station went down due to theloss of electricity overnight Mondayand was back on the air at 6:15a.m., Friday.

Reliable communication to thecommunity as a whole was difficultduring last week's power outagefrom the winter storm. While theCity of Marion regularly issues itsboil-water advisories and otherurgent news to WMJL in Marionand broadcast and print outlets inboth the Paducah and Evansvilleareas, Arflack is concerned resi-

dents do not know where to turnfor emergency information.

Because cable television was outfor a period and weather radiosdon't provide such local informa-tion, he said many people were leftin the dark about shelter availabili-ty and where to turn for help.

However, City AdministratorMark Bryant said WMJL and 93.3FM WKYQ and WPSD TVNewsChannel 6 out of Paducah arethe most reliable sources for up-to-the minute news on weather andemergencies in Crittenden County.

He said he communicates withthem any important informationpeople may need to know.

Judge Brown said there is alsoinformation made available on theweather radio system.

� At one point, Liberty Fuelswas the only facility in CrittendenCounty able to pump fuel. Hadsuch private businesses beenunable to provide gasoline anddiesel, the city would have beenwithout a fuel source for its vehi-cles, including police and fire units.

� No set backup to CrittendenCounty Elementary School existedto shelter residents of the countyleft without power or whose homeswere damaged in the storm,according to Arflack. Had theschool lost power in addition to thechurches and other large facilitiesin the county capable of providingrefuge and warm meals to severalpeople, no alternatives with backuppower were available.

"These are things we need to belooking at," Arflack said duringMonday's city council meeting.

� Area farmers were fortunate,as were homeowners, that temper-atures stayed in the normal rangeduring the icy conditions and sub-sequent blackout. Van Hunt, alocal cattleman, said his animalshandled the weather okay.

"I lost a couple of old cows, butthey weren't healthy to start with,"he said.

Charlie Hunt, who operates thelivestock feed mill in Marion, saidhis business was without power fortwo days, but fortunately there wasenough food in manual bins andstores to keep farmers in grain.Their delivery trucks had troublegetting to some cattle yards early inthe week, but they found ways inand out, Hunt said, thanks to theirown chain saws.

Corey Payne, the county

Extension agent for agriculture,said most stock animals are wellequipped to handle a good bit ofbad weather as long as their nutri-tional levels are high. Because ofthe poor hay condition this winter,Payne said some farmers wereprobably on edge, worrying thattemperatures could dip lower andindeed been a serious threat totheir livestock.

� Kentucky TransportationCabinet crews are continuing tomake progress on removingdowned trees and limbs along high-

ways across the 12 countiesand 2,800 miles of road indistrict one. However, high-way engineers expect theclean-up to take up to sixweeks or more. It may takeanother two months beforethe cost of ice stormresponse can be fully calcu-lated. According to DistrictOne Operations EngineerHenry Luken, highway crewsin the hardest hit areas aregetting assistance fromneighboring counties. “Wehave a few of our southern-most counties that were notas hard hit as those closer tothe Ohio River. Those crewswill be assigned to assisttheir neighbors with removalof fallen limbs and trees tohelp expedite the process,"Luken said. Two contractorcrews are working to cut upand remove trees that maybe larger than what highwaycrews are normally equippedto handle. Luken noted thatBallard, Livingston, andCrittenden counties werehardest hit.

� Marion residentSteffany (Smith) Lesterwas seriously injured inan automobile accidentlast week at the onset ofthe storm. The wreck

happened Feb. 12 on the U.S.60 Ledbetter Bridge near theMcCracken County line.

Lester, three months preg-nant, was taken to VanderbiltHospital in Nashville where sheremains in critical conditionwith multiple injuries. A familyfriend said she is in a coma.Her husband, Shain, was alsoin the car, but suffered onlyminor injuries. He was treatedand released from the hospitallast week.

� As KentuckyTransportation Cabinet DistrictOne workers prepped road-ways for another blast ofexpected winter precipitationthis week, engineers beganre-plenishing stocks of salt andother ice-fighting chemicals.The district has placed ordersfor 7,000 tons of salt and28,000 gallons of calcium chlo-ride. So far this winter, thedistrict has used just underhalf of the ice-fighting suppliesit had on hand at the start ofsnow and ice season Nov. 1.Snow response season officiallyends for state highway crewson April 1.

� Sign-ups for free treeremoval and maintenancethrough Marion Baptist Churchnetted assistance for about 190people in need of help cleaning upafter last week's ice event. EddieOsburn, coordinator of the Salem-based Ohio River BaptistAssociation Disaster Relief, saidTuesday that the all-volunteercrews had cleaned up about 40properties. Sign-ups for the freeaid have ended, but the crews willneed the rest of the week to fulfilltheir work. The coordinator saidthe effort comes under the umbrel-la of the nationwide SouthernBaptist Convention Disaster Relief.

THE CRITTENDEN PRESS, Marion, Kentucky 42064, Thursday, February 21, 2008 9A

PHOTOS BY CHRIS EVANS

At left, Donnie Phillips, manager of the local Kenergy office, said hiscrews ate breakfast at their Marion headquarters before leaving earlyWednesday morning. Few of them had power at their own homes and

hardly any places were open to buy food, so the men made sausage andbiscuits before heading out for a 16-hour day. At right, Amy Lee of WestPoplar Street fills a pickup truck with limbs that had fallen in her yard.

Trees hit hard by ice stormSTAFF REPORT

Scars from last week's winter stormwill be evident for months or years tocome despite the best efforts of home-owners to remove limbs and damagedtrees from their lawns.

Dr. Bill Fountain, a master arboristwith the University of Kentucky, saidthere are several things property ownersshould know about damaged trees, fore-most is whether the person doing yourcleanup work is properly insured.

Fountain said tree trimming specialistscost between $45 and $75 per hourdepending on the type of equipment theyhave at their disposal. Smaller operatorsconcentrating on lawn cleanup are fetch-ing around $25 to $30 an hour.

A property owner should ask twoquestions before contracting with anagent to handle storm cleanup.

"Ask them: Are you insured and doyou carry worker's compensation insur-ance?" he said. "If they don't and they areinjured on the job, it can bankrupt you.Also, make sure that if they cut a limband it falls through your roof, their insur-ance will cover it."

Fountain says tree trimming is thesecond deadliest job in North America.High winds mixed with widowmakers –large, damaged limbs and branches cling-ing atop trees – can be dangerous foramateurs and professionals alike.

For those doing their own cleanupwork, the City of Marion and CrittendenCounty are each keeping their debrisdumps open to the public round theclock. Both locations are for logs, limbsand other plant matter. No garbage orhousehold refuse can be left there. Bothare free of charge.

The city's dump site is on Mill Street.Its can be accessed best from East DepotStreet. It's a gravel road next to the oldrailway.

Neither the city nor county will pick uplimbs or other storm debris left on thecurbside or on rights-of-way of county orstate roads. In fact, Judge-Executive FredBrown says no such material should beleft on the edge of the road.

The county's storm debris dump site islocated on Bridwell Loop Road at theentrance of the old county dump.

When considering whether a damagedornamental shrub or a tree with senti-mental value should try to be salvaged orcut down, Fountain said it's best to seekprofessional advice.

"There are so many factors to considersuch as what species it is, how manybranches it's lost and the size of those

branches. Some trees willrecover," said the arboricul-ture specialist.

Fountain was atMadisonville Wednesdaymeeting with area Extensionagents, providing informationthey can use to pass along toarea property owners whosuffered tree and shrub dam-age.

Cory Payne, CrittendenCounty Extension Agent forAgriculture, met withFountain and is available toanswer questions about treesand landscaping plants.Payne is also working toschedule a Marion workshopfeaturing Dr. Fountain.

Tree wounds never heal,Fountain explained. However,trees can survive being dam-aged. He suggests that if adamaged tree is hanging overa house, a driveway or aplace where children play, it'sprobably best to remove it.Safety should be the primaryconsideration, he said.

If a limb is damaged, itshould be pruned.

Fountain said pruning is aprecise process and the limbshould be cut at the pointjust before where it intersectswith the main trunk. Theexact location of the cutshould be where the limb asit gets closer to the trunkbegins to flare out in a bellshape.

"We call that the collar," Fountain said."You don't want to leave too much of astub or cut it off flush."

Do not use pruning paint, Fountainsays. It will actually slow the closing overof tissue and promote decay.

When negotiating a price for cleanup,Fountain says the property owner may beable to get a discount if the limbs arechipped up on site and left in the yard.That material can be used later for mulchand could save the homeowner becausethe workers will not have to haul off thedebris.

For more about trees and storm dam-age, go online to www.treesaregood.org.

Make or break?Tree species with a high potential forice damageRed mapleSilver mapleSugar mapleRiver birchCatalpaHackberryRedbudYellowwoodAmerican beechWhite ashGreen ashSweetgumTulip poplarCrabappleWhite pineEastern sycamoreSawtooth oakWhite oakSouthern red oakPin oakBlack locustWeeping willowAmerican elm

Tree species withreduced potentialfor damageWhite firSugar mapleGinkgoKentucky coffeetreeBlack walnutDawn redwoodBlackgumHop hornbeamSprucesBur oakBald cypress

PHOTO BY DARYL K. TABORDon Cruce (left) and Ed Hinchee pass time with a game of Hands and Feet at a makeshiftshelter from the winter storm at Crittenden County Elementary School last week. Both menwere left without power at their Bellville Manor Apartments.

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By BOB YEHLINGSPECIAL TO CRITTENDEN PRESS

Don Douglas has spent thebetter part of his lifetime play-ing, advocating and promotingbluegrass music around thecountry.

Now, he and his renownedgroup, the Carefree HighwayBand, will come to Marion toshare the musical genre thatwas born and bred by BillMonroe, among others, inKentucky.

The Carefree Highway Bandwill perform on Saturday nightat Fohs Hall, along with specialguests Beth Palmer and BillyRobbins. The concert, present-ed as part of a growing seriesof special events by theCommunity Arts Foundation,will begin at 7 p.m. Doors openat 6 p.m. Tickets are just $5.

The concert affords arearesidents a rare opportunity tosee a bluegrass group that isamong the best in the busi-ness—and a leader, inDouglas, who is one of thenation’s greatest contributorsto the bluegrass music scenein the last 40 years.

Based in Paducah, theCarefree Highway Band per-forms at bluegrass festivals,state fairs, college campusesand indoor venues throughoutthe country. They’re consid-ered a top-end regional band,with a following that spreadsfrom northern Indiana southto Alabama, east to NorthCarolina and west toArkansas. That’s not to men-

tion Arizona and the West,where Douglas performed withScenic Route, a now-legendarybluegrass band, before return-ing home to Kentucky in themid-1990s and forming theCarefree Highway Band.

“We play mostlytraditional bluegrass,with a little bit of con-temporary thrownin,” Douglas said.“When we first start-ed the band inKentucky, we playedabout half and half,but we’ve gone withmore of a traditionalstyle.”

The CarefreeHighway Band fea-tures all the classicinstruments of blue-grass—and anesteemed group of musicians.Lead singer Sondra Asa, whoalso plays dobro, was theSouthwest Bluegrass Vocalistof the Year for three consecu-tive years and toured Europeon several occasions. Lead gui-tarist, mandolin player andvocalist Jim Nicholas has beena professional bluegrass per-former for most of his life,while banjo player and vocalistLarry Barger has participatedin the Tipton TV shows inNashville. Bassist and vocalistEddie Stubblefield, one of theband’s musical arrangers, hasplayed in groups throughoutKentucky and Tennessee.

Meanwhile, Douglas, theband’s other primary arranger,received a LifetimeAchievement Award in 1994for his many years in blue-grass music as a festival coor-dinator, promoter and band-leader. He created and facili-tated many of the ongoing fes-tivals and community blue-grass events in the Westernstates before returning toPaducah.

Bluegrass has taken on

many forms since its estab-lishment as a genre by BillMonroe, Douglas said. Groupssuch as Nickel Creek andUnion Station, founded andled by superstar AllisonKrauss, have introduced rock-

abilly, folk, rock andcountry influences tosell the bluegrasssound to wider audi-ences.

“After she first hitthe big time, AllisonKraus did more forbluegrass in five yearsthan most people cando in 30,” Douglas saidof Kraus, who is nowtouring with legendaryrock singer RobertPlant of Led Zeppelin.“She was a tremen-dous influence to a

new wave of bands, and ayounger generation.”

While the Carefree HighwayBand focuses on traditionalbluegrass, the Fohs Hall audi-ence will also be treated to afull range of bluegrass tunes.Douglas said the band willchoose their set from a regularrotation of 45 to 50 songs.“We’re always revolving songs,changing our sets a little fromshow to show,” he said. “Wecan do that with such a talent-ed group of musicians thatenjoys playing the music somuch.”

Following their perfor-mance in Marion, the CarefreeHighway Band will prepare toembark on a 2008 road sched-ule that already includes near-ly 40 shows—and the bookinghasn’t stopped. The scheduleis available at www.carefree-highwayband.com.

After the concert, membersof the band will sign copies ofthe new Carefree HighwayBand CD, which will be avail-able for sale.

For more information, call210-1781.

10A THE CRITTENDEN PRESS, Marion, Kentucky 42064, Thursday, February 21, 2008

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Renowned Bluegrass bandcoming to Marion Saturday

SUBMITTED PHOTOThe Carefree Highway Band, a renowned Bluegrass group based out of Paducah will be per-forming at Fohs Hall in Marion this Saturday evening.

Today� The Senior Citizens Center

in Marion will host chair volleyballat 10:30 a.m., today (Thursday).

� Senior Care at 129 W.Main St., in Salem will host anopen house today (Thursday)from 2 to 5 p.m. Refreshmentsand give-aways will be availablefrom the Livingston Hospital facil-ity.

� The Habitat for Humanitymeeting will be held at 6 p.m.,today (Thursday) at the courthouse. All members are urged toattend. Visitors are welcome.

� Salem Lodge #81, F&AMwill hold its regular monthlymeeting Thursday (today) at 7p.m. All members are urged toattend and all Master Masonsare welcome. The regularmonthly meeting is held on thethird Thursday of every month at7 p.m., with meal at 6 p.m.

� Paducah Area Amputeesin Action will meet at 5:30 p.m.,today (Thursday) in the BordersCommunity Room at LourdesHospital Nemer Pavilion inPaducah. Brandon Imhoff willspeak on the challenges of lifeand deer hunting experiences asa paraplegic. All amputees,friends and family members arewelcome. For more information,contact 488-3020 ortross@brtc.net.

Friday� Bingo will be played at

10:30 a.m., Friday at the SeniorCitizens Center in Marion.

� The Senior Citizens Centerin Marion will have no trans-portation Friday from 9:30 to12:30 p.m., due to training.

Saturday� Mexico Baptist Church will

host its fourth annual Wild GameSupper at 6 p.m., Saturday.

Sunday� The annual meeting of the

Sugar Grove CemeteryAssociation will be Sunday at thechurch after the morning churchservice.

Monday� Preadolescent girls can

learn about reproduction and themenstrual cycle at a WesternBaptist Hospital Girl Talk Classthis month. The class will befrom 4 to 6 p.m., Monday at thePaducah hospital. Call 575-2229to register for the free class.

� Bingo is hosted everyMonday at the Marion VFW poston North College Street. Thedoors open at 5:30 p.m., withbingo following an hour later.Food is also availablle.

Tuesday� Joyce Ray from Lourdes

Behavior Health Center will pre-sent a program at 11:30 a.m.,Tuesday at the Senior CitizensCenter in Marion.

� The Democratic Womenwill meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday atThom's Sweet Shoppe. AllDemocratic women are invited toattend.

� Carolyn Halbleib, anadmissions counselor at WesternKentucky University, will be visit-ing area high schools to discusswith prospective students theopportunities offered at WKU.Halbleib will visit CrittendenCounty High School on Tuesdayfrom 11:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.For more information, contact theWKU Admissions Office viaemail at admission@wku.edu orby phone at 745-2551.

Wednesday� Music by Hershel Belt and

Robert Hill will be provided at10:30 a.m., Wednesday, before

lunch at the Senior CitizensCenter in Marion.

Next Thursday� Crittenden Health Systems

will present a seminar at 11:30a.m., next Thursday at theSenior Citizens Center in Marion.

� Crittenden County PublicLibrary Board of Directors meetsat 5 p.m., next Thursday at thelibrary.

Upcoming� Teen Court in Crittenden

County will be held from 5:30 to7:30 p.m., March 3.

� Crittenden County HighSchool prom is May 3 atMadison Hall in Paducah.Pictures will be taken at RocketArena from noon to 4 p.m.,immediately followed by thegrand march. A charter bus toMadison Hall leaves MarionCountry Club at 6:30 p.m. Thedance begins at 8 p.m., andends at midnight.

� Rocket Sunday is March 2 atMarion Baptist Church with allcoaches, parents, students,administrators, teachers andeveryone involved with the schoolsystem encouraged to attend. Ameal to will follow morning wor-ship in the Family Life Center. Allare encouraged to wear theirRocket apparel.

Ongoing� The Senior Citizens Center

in Marion, located at 210 N.Walker St., is open for lunchweekdays at 11:30 a.m. Themeals are $2 for anyone over 60and $4 for others.

(Editorʼs note: CommunityCalendar items should be sub-mitted by 5 p.m., Monday forpublication in that weekʼs issue.Find the calendar online atwww.the-press.com.)

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Bluegrassmusic

The CarefreeHighway Band willperform Saturdayat 7 p.m., at FohsHall. Tickets areonly $5 and doorsopen at 6 p.m.

Rowland’ssingle hitsair Friday STAFF REPORT

A preview of a local band’sfirst full studio album can beheard on local country radiothis weekend.

Tabatha Rowland, asinger/songwriter fromLivingston County, will debuther band’s first single, "HankIt Up," played on WKYQ'sOutlaw Hours this Friday at11 p.m. "Hank It Up" is alight-hearted tribute to coun-try legend Hank Williams Jr.,and is the first selection froma country album Tabatha &Southern Fry’d is currentlyrecording in Nashville. Thetitle of the 10-song album is"Avoid Heat and Flame."

The album is scheduled forrelease in April on indepen-dent label Everk Records.

Rowland, who works at adermatology practice inPaducah, lives with her hus-band Jeff in the Iuka commu-nity. Besides having lived inCrittenden County at onetime, she has a daughter thatis a student at CrittendenCounty High School.

Tabatha Rowland

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1994 BOUNDER 28' Motor Homeon a generator, satellite system,new paint, 454 Chevy, queen bed,drives and runs great, sleeps 4,$15,900. Call 965-0302 or 704-0425. (33-nc)

1993 FORD 350, dually flatbed,automatic transmission, 7.3 diesel,$4000. Call 965-3692 after 5 p.m.or 704-0099. (33-nc)

2005 HARLEY DAVIDSON 883Sportster, app. 8200 miles. Extras:sundowner seat, back rest, lug-gage rack, forward controls, wind-shield, rush mufflers, chrome footpegs, screamin eagle kit, tote bag.Asking $6650. If interested call965-5954. If no answer - leavemessage. (32-nc)

1984 CHEVY PICK-UP, good bat-tery and tires, gas tank needsrepair, $800. Call 965-2490. (32-nc)

01 GMC JIMMY SLT, V6 leather,moon roof, good condition, $6500OBO, Call 965-3223. (32-nc)

1995 DODGE DAKOTA Truck, V6,extended cab, $3800. Call 965-8137. (32-nc)

1994 CADILLAC DEVILLE,103,000 miles, excellent condition,CD player. Call 704-5674. (32-nc)

1991 CHEVY LUMINA, runs good,needs shocks, $650. Call 704-9211. (32-nc)

2005 DODGE DAKOTA, 4x4,power windows/mirrors, loaded,V6, magnum, 4-door, auto, 49,000miles. Call 704-2119 or 965-5920.(32-nc)

1990 CADILLAC for sale. Call 965-3418 for more info. (32-nc)

1929 MERCEDES SSK ROAD-STER, (Replica) Professionallybuilt by Wildfire Customs, fiber-glass, replica, Ford Pintomotor/chassis, authentic M-B parts,radio, soft top. Perfect showcar-parade-cruise. $8500. Call 965-4227. (32-nc)

1965 FORD MUSTANG, red, looksand runs great. Call 704-0036. (33-nc)

1990 CHEVY SILVERADO, likenew, perfect, still has window pricestickers, $7800. Call 965-2783 or313-1087. (32-nc)

1990 CADILLAC ALLANTE, two-door, two passenger, convertible -collector car. Both soft and hardtops. White diamond paint, redleather interior. Every accessoryknown. Fitted storage cover. Soldnew for $75,000. Under 30,000miles. $10,000. Call 965-4227. (32-nc)

1994 CADILLAC FLEETWOODBROUGHAM, four door, luxurysedan. Cadillac's finest. Fullyequipped with every accessory.Dark cherry paint and leather interi-or. Perfect condition. 80,000 miles.$8500. Call 965-4227. (32-nc)

1990 DODGE STEALTH, red, V6,24 valve, DOHC, leather seats,automatic, 82,226 miles, $4200.Call 704-3788 or 988-2076. (32-nc)

2004 CHEVROLET 2500HDDuramax, low miles, fair condition,red. Call 988-4761 or 969-0909.(33-nc)

2000 FORD FOCUS, PW, PL, PS,5 speed trans., cruise control, CDplayer, tinted windows, great gasmileage, 30MPG, $3500. Call 965-9774 or 969-0376. (31-nc)

1979 HARLEY DAVIDSON, FXE1200, $4500, winter project. Call formore information. 704-1711. (31-nc)

01 GMC JIMMY SLT, V6, leather,moon roof, good condition, $6500OBO. Call 965-3223. (31-nc)

1999 BUICK CENTURY, custom,white, one owner. Good condition.Blue book listing $4,500- asking for$3,500. Call 704-1991.(3t-34-p)

CARS, TRUCKS, SUVs, VANS.Visit www.allredmotors.net or callBrett Travis at (270) 247-1011. (19-tfc)

ROUND BALES OF HAY for sale,apprx. 40 bales, have been storedinside. Call 965-2664. (1t-33-p)

FREE: 2008 VEGETABLE SeedCatalog. Note new and currentvarieties. At Akridge Farm Supply,Fredonia (545-3332) or Eddyville(388-2910) (7t-38-c) 650

BIRD DOG FOUND in BlackburnChurch Road area. Call 965-3815.(33-nc)

YOUNG FEMALE TABBI, in the300 area of Fords Ferry Road. Call965-2882. (32-nc)

RAT-TERRIER/BIRD DOG mix,found on U.S. 60 east on Feb. 15.She is black and white and needsto be inside. She needs to find herhome or if interested in adoptingher, please call 965-5179 or 704-3627. See ad on this page for aphoto.

CHIHUAHUA'S For Sale, regis-tered, call now for best color choiceand sex. Will be ready for newhome on March 1. Call 365-3345.(2t-33-p)

FURNITURE SALE: queen sofasleeper, 2 rocker recliners, 2 roundglass top tables with barchairs/stools, Yamaha DGX 500portable grand piano, other misc.items. All can be seen at Hunt'sSuperior Trophies and ScreenPrinting, 216 South Main, Marion.(1t-33-p)

LOOKING TO BUY Home with 2or 3 bedrooms with large lot orsmall acreage, preferably on con-tract. Please contact Michelle at952-0799. (2t-34-p)

LAND TO BUY For Hunting andFarmland. 50-1000 acres inWestern KY. Will pay cash. CallJohn at (931) 237-0136. (8t-36-p)

LADY SEEKING Respectable,Fun, Retired Gentleman who'sCompatible . PHOTO Please.Send to P.O. Box 512 Kuttawa KY42055. (4t-33-p)

FREDONIA AREA AutoTechnician taking large side jobsat home. Call for appointment.625-9390. (2t-33-p)

DUMMITT TREE SERVICE, TreeTrimming and Removal, CraneTruck Service, Hazard TreeSpecialist. Free Estimates. 20Years Experience. Call 969-0210.(2t-34-p)

STORM CLEANUP - Trees cut upand hauled away. Call 365-5388or 625-6910. (2t-34-p)

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COMPUTER SERVICE:Computer service repair andupgrades, on site or in shop.Diploma graduate with 8 yrs.experience. Call (270) 365-9833early mornings/late evenings, oremail lyndaj70@gmail.com. (8t-36-p)

NEW HAVEN Assisted Living isnow hiring. Apply in person at 60Nichols Ave., Marion. 965-4092.(2t-34-c) 650

LAWN CARE CO. in need ofexperienced Mower/Weed-eaterPerson. Top pay. Call 965-4491.(4t-35-c) 650 bs

CASH EXPRESS is hiring for anAssistant Manager Position.Marketing and Collection skill aplus, but not necessary. Will betrained. Apply at 103 MorningsideDrive, Marion. 965-9965. (2t-33-c)730

Assistant Controller: GeneralContractor with home office inLexington, KY seeks a bright,career-oriented full time accoun-tant. For more details go tohttp://lexington.craigslist.org/acc/540257057.html (KPA)

ELECTRICIANS INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL: Established elec-trical Contractor seeking licensedelectricians w/exp. in an industrial/commercial controls environment.Excellent pay w/medical, dental,optional life, 100% paid group lifeand disability insurance; 401(k)and paid holidays. Fax resume to502/992-3734 or mail to PO Box37270, Louisville, KY 40233-7270.EOE– M/F/D/V (KPA)

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NOTICEPADDY'S BLUFF is now closed tothe public. No Trespassing. (4t-34-p)

PUBLIC NOTICEThere will be a Public Hearing

for the City of Salem on February25, 2008 at 10 a.m. at the City Hallfor discussion of acquisition,development, and renovation ofoutdoor recreation areas and facil-ities.

PUBLIC NOTICEUnder the Land and Water

Conservation Fund Act of 1965(Public Law 88-578), citizens areafforded the opportunity toexpress their views concerning therecreational needs of their com-munity. To provide a forum for dis-cussion, an open public meeting isbeing held on February 25, 2008at 10:00 a.m. at the Salem CityHall located in Salem, Kentuckysponsored by the Pennyrile AreaDevelopment District. The specificpurpose of this meeting is to dis-cuss the development of theCourtyard Project.

Anyone with significant sup-porting or opposing view is invitedto voice that opinion at this meet-ing or in writing to: Land and WaterConservation Fund Program,Governor's Office for LocalDevelopment, 1024 CapitalCenter Drive, Suite 340, Frankfort,KY 40601 within two (2) weeks ofthe date of the meeting.

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ThePressClassifiedsin Salem is seeking qualified individuals for the following positions:

Director of Nursing - Responsible for the overall organization, administration, planningand management of the department of Nursing and Emergency Room Services.Represents the Department of Nursing in hospital administration by serving as a memberof the organization’s management team. Kentucky RN licensure and a minimum of fiveyears of progressively responsibility experience in patient care management required.Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree in Nursing, Health Administration or relat-ed field preferred. Must excel in written and oral communication skills, have team build-ing capabilities, be highly motivated, goal oriented, and possess analytical and problemsolving abilities. This individual also determines the annual departmental budget andremains within budget parameters. Salaried position with fully paid health, dental, andlife insurance. FT benefits also include vision, vacation, sick, and incentive paid timeoff.

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LEGAL PUBLIC NOTICE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY SALE

The Livingston County Board of Education will sell by sealedbid the property known as Ledbetter Elementary School.Ledbetter Elementary School is located in the Southwesternsection of Livingston County in Ledbetter, Kentucky, at 1250 USHighway 60 West. The school occupies approximately 10acres of land.Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Superintendentlocated at 127 East Adair, Smithland, Kentucky 42081 until 2:00p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2008. Bidders shall mark bidenvelopes with the words "Bid for Ledbetter ElementarySchool." Also, bidders are required to review the LedbetterElementary School asbestos inspection report.The property listed in this notice may be examined on Mondaysthrough Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. or by makingspecial arrangements with Jack Monroe, Superintendent, at270-928-2111.The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and allbids. The Board of Education reserves the right to retain own-ership of any and all portable buildings.

LIVINGSTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATIONJACK COTHRAN, CHAIRMANJACK MONROE, SECRETARY

ACCOUNTANTExceptional local opportunity for a financial professional. Responsibilities include: preparation of financial statements, analysis of financial information,and coordination of audits. Position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Ideal candidate would possess Bachelor’sdegree or equivalent experience in accounting with a minimum of 3 years related work experience and strong financial, analytical, communication, andcomputer skills. For consideration please send a resume to:

Corporate@ervincable.com orErvin Cable Construction, LLCP.O. Box 10, Sturgis, KY 42459

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Found Rat-Terrier/Birddog Mix on Highway 60 East on February 15, 2008.

She is black and white and needs to find a home. If interested in adopting please call

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BARNEY, an 8-month-old St.Bernarnd-mix will grow to be alarge dog and will need room toroam. He is a white and brown,very friendly animal. To adoptBarney or any other dog fromthe Crittenden County AnimalShelter off U.S. 60 east ofMarion, call 965-3376. MicrochipIDʼs are available for only $10.

Hunt said she would never wait tomarry as late in life as her parents,Charlie and Nancy, who were 28when they tied the knot. Now shefinds herself in the same boat, readyto marry the love of her life at age27.

The couple, who were introducedby mutual friends while attendingWestern Kentucky University, havedated seven years. There was nomagical first date; instead, Hunt saidtheir friendship evolved into aromantic relationship over time.

"There wasn't really a big momentwhen I realized that he was the one,but rather over time we grew to loveeach other more and more," Huntsaid. "We love to laugh. We both canmake each other laugh and I believethat has truly impacted our relation-ship."

The story Vince tells of his pro-posal would bring tears to anyone'seyes.

"After dinner and before dessert atPatti's Restaurant in Grand Rivers, Ihanded Kim a little black book andtold her I had written her some-thing. In the book, at a marked page,was a poem I had written her. In thispoem my proposal waited to be read.After reading the last line she looked at me and with a littlesmile she simply said "yes." I then instructed her to turn thepage. Inside the remainder of the book, in the recess of a heartshaped hole cut into the remaining pages, resided a white goldband which was topped with a round cut solitaire diamond.The ring was tied to the book with a small piece of silver rib-bon. Upon removing the ring from its former home I placedmyself on one knee and gladly gave the ring a new home on herfinger."

Vince, a computer programmer, and Hunt, a history teacherat Crittenden County High School, are ready to end their long-distance relationship. The couple have spent very little timetogether, by most standards, in the years since their 2003 col-lege graduation. On average, they have seen each other lessthan once a month for the last four years. Vince works inMadisonville and Hunt in Marion. Last year they compro-mised, buying a house in Princeton where Vince resides aloneuntil they get married.

Those who know her describe Hunt as very attentive to

detail, highly organized and one who strives for excellence inall she does. With that in mind, it is no wonder that she andVince planned their wedding around their careers and a dreamhoneymoon. But she claims organization wasn't the main thingthat prompted an 18-month engagement.

"As a teacher it is easier to get married in the summer. Weweren't ready to get married last summer, so it was only logicalfor us to pick a date in June 2008. It's given us time to get allour ducks in a row. We've bought a house, I finish graduateschool in May, we both have solid jobs and the timing now isjust right."

The couple will tie the knot in an outdoor wedding at Hunt'sparent's house in rural Crittenden County on June 21.

"We made our wedding plans after we decided on our honey-moon," Hunt explains. "We're going to London, Edinburgh andDublin for 13 days. The trips only leave at certain times so wehad to plan our wedding around the departure dates. Neitherof us has been to the UK and we will be in London during theWimbeldon tennis tournament, so we are very excited."

Wedding

TipsBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Words for your Wedding

Writing vows. Making toasts.Sending congratulations. Thereare many moments in a wed-ding when people struggle tofind just the right words.

The latest volume to offerhelp has a familiar nameattached. "Bartlett's Words forthe Wedding" from Little,Brown and Co., is a collection ofpoems and prose on love, com-mitment and other nuptialthemes.

The volume is meant to savereaders from the time-consum-ing chore of going through theclassics looking for that lovelypassage vaguely remembered.For instance, it serves up sixlines pulled from "Romeo andJuliet," and a long paragraphfound in Ernest Hemingway's"A Farewell to Arms."

Present for the couple

What to give the bride andgroom? And how to give it?

Leigh Zarelli at the Web siteGifts.com, offers some tips:

If you've been invited to anengagement party and the cou-ple hasn't registered yet, takethe opportunity to be creative.Consider a membership to awine club, or "experience" giftslike cooking classes, or person-alized gifts such as anythingmonogrammed.

If you think the couple hasregistered but you don't knowwhere, call their parents, closefriends — or the couple them-selves — to find out. You mightalso find answers online, forinstance at Gifts.com's WeddingRegistry Finder service.

Should you bring the giftwith you on the wedding day?No. Better to send it, and givethe couple (and you) one lessthing to worry about.

TrendsCocktail hours. Blogs.

Orange. Italy. Those are amonghot wedding trends for 2008compiled by the Web siteTheKnot.com. More details:

From creamy peaches tomod citrus to deep tangerinesand burnt sienas, orange isbeing used to create a variety ofmoods.

Listing a personal Web sitewith a URL on the invitation isnow standard. Next, look fordaily blogs by brides, digitalmusic, streaming video andonline RSVP. To build your ownsite, check out WedORama.comor WeddingTracker.com.

The pre-ceremony cocktailhour has become a big event,and couples are breaking tradi-tion by seeing each other thereand taking pictures.

Wedding cake remains king,but a new dessert star is a mas-sive buffet, traditionally knownas the Viennese table. Thegoodies are rolled out on tablesonto the dance floor or occupy awhole room. Popular itemsinclude chocolate buffets andcheesecake sampling.

FloristsHow to find the right florist

for your shindig?WedAlert.com, a wedding

planning Web site, advisesbrides to start looking for aflorist six months before thedate, since good ones will bebusy.

You might start by askingthe hall where you are havingthe reception for any floriststhey recommend, the site says.Also get suggestions fromfriends and family.

Other tips:� Get price estimates from

prospective florists and go seetheir work. Bring some fabricfrom your bridesmaids' gownsso the florist can help with thecolors and types of flowers touse.

� Consider using a floristwho has worked in the hallwhere your wedding will be.They may have a better sense ofwhat works there.

� Remember that you mayneed to work with the florist onmany items, including thebride's and bridesmaids' bou-quets; boutonnieres; corsages;the flower girl's basket; aisledecorations; altar decorations;candles for the ceremony; tablecenterpieces; cake table; chaircovers.

� Don't feel bad about nego-tiating the price, and askwhether delivery and setup areincluded in the price. Ask aboutwhat flowers are in season.

� Don't hesitate to ask forreferences.

� Get a contract of exactlywhat will be provided.

JustMarried

1BThe Crittenden PressFebruary 21, 2008

Kim Hunt and Mark Vince are following anational trend, choosing to wait until theirmid- to late-20s before tying the knot. And

since Vince's unique proposal, the two have carefullyplanned their June 21 nuptials during an 18-monthengagement.

By TIM WOODWARDIDAHO STATESMAN

BOISE, Idaho (AP) – When one ofMarvin Sparrell's granddaughters askedhim about the best investment he evermade, he told her he'd sleep on it and lether know the next day.

His first thought was to tell her aboutthe stock he bought for $10,000 and soldfor $200,000. But the answer he gave hisgranddaughter the next day was very dif-ferent.

The best investment he ever made: the$10 he spent on a marriage license tomarry her grandmother.

“She's been my whole life,” he said.“We've been in love ever since.”

“Ever since” in their case acquires spe-cial significance. On Jan. 1, they celebrat-ed their 70th anniversary.

They met the night he asked her for adate at a dance in Whitefish, Mont.

“He didn't ask many girls, so I wasdelighted,” Dorothy Sparrell said. “Ithought he was nice looking.”

Times were hard.“We didn't have any money,” her hus-

band said. “We went steady for two yearsand saved a little over $100 for our hon-eymoon, a week in Spokane.”

The honeymoon was almost derailedwhen their friends tried to hold a shivareeand put them on trains heading in theopposite direction.

“We tried to keep our plans quiet, but

we were coming home from getting ourmarriage license in Kalispell and heard onthe radio that the county's last weddinglicense of 1937 had been given to us,”Dorothy said. “That meant that the secretwas out. But we got wind of the shivareeand fooled them.”

In those days, $10 for a weddinglicense was a major expenditure.

Marvin Sparrell, 95, still calls it thebest $10 he ever spent.

“He got a new family for his $10,”Dorothy said. “His dad died of diphtheriawhen he was 10, and he lived with hisgrandparents from the age of 12. Whenwe got married, my family took him in.He got four new brothers, a sister and asecond Mom and Dad.”

He also got a marriage as durable as aMontana cowboy. The Sparrells have sur-vived the Depression, five wars, 12 presi-dents, six children, 19 grandchildren and30 great grandchildren. They lived in halfa dozen Montana cities before moving in1964 to Idaho, where he worked as ameat cutter at the first Buttrey Foodsstore in Boise.

“We've had our ups and downs like allcouples,” he said. “But more ups thandowns. One thing we've always tried to dois never go to bed mad at each other. Ifwe disagree about something, we alwaystry to work through it. We've had one

Couples share recipes for enduring loveBy RICK CALLAHANASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) –Newlyweds could probably learn a fewthings from the five Estes sisters and theirtwo brothers, who collectively have livedthrough 391 years of marriage.

In an age when nearly half of newmarriages are expected to end in divorce,the seven surviving children of C.M. andMinnie Estes have all been wed 50 ormore years.

The youngest, Sue Bass, completed thestreak of golden anniversaries Saturdaywhen she and husband Edwin markedtheir 50 years together in a laughter-filledbanquet room, surrounded by Sue's sixsurviving siblings and many of the cou-ples' 71 children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

“We're the last. We made it,” Sue, 69,said after the Basses' spotlight dance.Added Edwin, 73: “The others made itand we weren't about to get beat!”

The Estes siblings, ages 69 to 84,attribute their marital success in largepart to the moral example set by their lateparents, who were married 58 years.

C.M. Estes was a Christian minister,and he and his wife raised their eight chil-dren – one is deceased and a ninth diedas a toddler – with the belief that mar-riage is for life.

Seventy-four-year-old Joyce Samplessaid her parents endured hard financial

times but set a loving example that she'semulated in her 57-year marriage to JohnSamples, 74, also a minister.

“They always showed respect for eachother, which made us know that was partof marriage. There wasn't a lot of verbaladvice. You just watched them and knewhow it was done,” she said.

Aside from Joyce and Sue and theirhusbands, the other Estes children andtheir spouses are: Agnes and HowardByrd, wed 61 years; Douglas and KathleenEstes, 60 years; Charles and Grace Estes,57 years; Eula and L.B. Champion, 54years; and Gladys and Bob Maple, whowere married 52 years when Bob died.

An eighth Estes sibling, Joe, died in1992, by which time he and his widow,Ruth, had been married 48 years. Theirmarriage boosts the Estes' matrimonialtotal to 439 years.

Stephanie Coontz, a professor of histo-ry at Evergreen State College in Olympia,Wash., said it's unusual for so many sib-lings to have such long marriages.

Coontz, who has studied marriagetrends for 25 years, said many marriagesthat began in the 1950s ended as morewomen entered the work force in subse-quent decades. That wasn't an issue forthe Estes siblings; all the wives werehomemakers.

David Popenoe, a professor emeritus

Siblings share 391 years of marriageMagic keeps couple together 70 years

See SIBLINGS/page 5BSee 70 YEARS/page 5B

Mark Vince and fiance Kim Hunt stand on the porch of Huntʼs parents ̓ home in ruralCrittenden County, where the young couple will exchange vows on June 21.

Story and photos byAllison Evans, Associate Editor

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It's no wonder then that 75 percent of all brides-to-be give their future husbands direct input on theengagement ring they want, according to industry

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who aren't so lucky to be on thereceiving end of such helpful girl-friend advice, would do well toheed these five tips from theexperts at Brides.com on how toselect and purchase the rightengagement ring:

� Determine style: Are youand your girlfriend modern, clas-sic or bohemian? Take a look atthe style most often worn andconsider the metal: is it mostlysilver, platinum, yellow gold?Having a sense of style helps nar-row your choices and will allow

the most comfort when wearing the ring. � Enlist family and friends: They may provide

valuable insight into what she might like or dislikein an engagement ring (If she's clever she will tellthem so they can drop you a hint!). If you are feel-ing brave, ask your girlfriend's best friend or sisterto shop with you. It helps to get a good secondopinion.

� Decide on a stone: Though diamond is theobvious choice, more and more brides are optingfor color with a ruby or sapphire. Also, familiarizeyourself with the different shapes -- round, square,marquis, heart, pear ... then buy the most expensivestone you can afford!

� Go to a reputable jeweler: You don't want to

take chances here. Make sure they have a solid rep-utation and are certified by the Jewelers of Americaand/or trained by the Gemological Institute ofAmerica (GIA). GIA also provides diamond-gradingcertificates. And don't forget to get it insured.

� Think way ahead: Give yourself plenty of timeto buy the ring before you pop the question. Youmight need to save money, or if you are buying astone separate from the setting the jeweler willneed time to set it. Any custom work or engravingtakes time, too.

And when getting down to the nitty-gritty ofactually choosing a diamond or other gemstone, besure to visit the GIA's Web site at www.gia.edu tolearn how to compare different stones and to beable to speak the language of diamonds with thejeweler.

For more helpful wedding planning tips visitwww.brides.com.

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NEW YORK (AP) – Onceupon a time, when a man pro-posed, he gave a woman a shinysolitaire diamond engagementring. It was the standard. It'sprobably what her friends hadand she was eager to join theclub.

Fast forward to 2007: It'snow the norm for a woman toinfluence what her engagementring will look like – if not to pickit out herself, says Mary MosesKinney, director of theIndependent JewelersOrganization.

The result is bigger stones,nontraditional settings andsome rings that forgo the dia-mond altogether.

"Size matters," says MillieMartini Bratten, editor-in-chiefof Brides magazine. "People lovea big sparkly ring, especiallycoming from the person theylove most in the world."

Moses Kinney thinks thelarger rocks are being driven bytwo things: Women aren't shyabout asking for what theywant, and, because couples aregetting married a bit older, theytypically have more money tospend.

The older bride also has hadmore time to carve out her per-sonal style. "Women want per-sonality in their ring. They wantto make an emotional statementwith the ring. They want it toreflect who they are," saysMoses Kinney.

The groom, Bratten says, ifleft to his own devices, wouldprobably still go for a classicsolitaire because that's what hethinks an engagement ring lookslike. But he's rarely left to hisown devices.

Usually, she says, "He willtake his fiancee to the store andlet her point out shapes shelikes – the shape is the priority– and settings. She'll drop hintswhether she likes gold, platinumor white gold."

The Diamond TradingCompany, the sales and market-ing arm of De Beers, recentlyinterviewed 10,000 U.S. coupleson their purchasing behavior fordiamond gifts: Only 19 percentfit the conventional image of aman presenting a woman with asurprise diamond. Thirty per-cent of diamond purchases wereby women called "assertives" –those unafraid of making theirviews known early. Many wentso far as to buy the item, wrap itand hand their partner thereceipt.

If a man is a little more old-fashioned and does want theengagement ring to be a sur-prise, he still rarely goes into ajewelry store without doing hishomework.

He may have noticed whatkind of ring his girlfriend'smother has or if his intendedhas commented about a friend'sring, says Bratten of Brides. Atthe very least, he probably hasdone a little price research to try

to get the most sparkle for hisbuck. He also might ask otherbrides-to-be about their rings.

"We do get on occasiongrooms on our site asking otherbrides for ideas about the ring.The other brides completely getinto it: They'll ask, `What's shelike?' `What does her other jew-elry look like?' `What's thelifestyle?'" reports TheresaDiMasi, editor in chief ofBrides.com.

It's really in everyone's bestinterest to make sure the bridegets a ring she loves, DiMasisays. "She wears it for many,many, many years. It's not likethe dress that you wear for oneday."

Over the years, brides havemoved away from yellow gold,both for engagement and wed-ding bands, in favor of plat-inum, which they consider morewardrobe-friendly, DiMasiobserves. Men, she says, stilltend to want gold.

The price of platinum, how-ever, has shot up because ofincreased demand, and couplesare again interested in gold –yellow, white and rose-tinted.

"Rose gold is pretty, new andtrendy," according to Brides'Bratten. "It looks good on manyskin tones."

Many rings have micropavediamonds outlining the setting.That makes the center stoneappear bigger and sparklier."You get the look of the big ringwithout piling on too muchadditional cost," she says.

Another trend is three-stonerings, with pink or blue sap-phires – or, less often, emeralds

or rubies – flanking the centerdiamond. Colored diamonds areconsidered chic, but are alsoexpensive, more for the rich andfamous, Bratten says.

Model Heidi Klum's engage-ment ring is a canary yellow dia-mond, designed by LorraineSchwartz. Klum says herfavorite part about it is that herhusband, Seal, knew her wellenough to choose something inher own style.

(Seal was a traditionalistwhen he proposed two yearsago. Klum says she first saw thering when the singer went downon one knee and put it on herfinger.)

"The sentimental attachmentis something so special thattakes it beyond just a piece ofjewelry. I have a great husbandwith fantastic taste," says Klum,host of TV's "Project Runway"and a jewelry designer for theMouawad brand.

In the quest to personalizeengagement rings, even semi-precious stones are being used.

"There is no right or wrongring," says Moses Kinney. "It'slike a favorite color. If onewoman likes a princess cut, thenext will want an emerald cut."

Her own 1930s-era ringcomes from the estate of aChicago politician. It features anArt Deco-style emerald-cut dia-mond that is long and thin.

"I get stopped all the timeand hear, `I've never seen any-thing like that,'" Moses Kinneysays. "It's my favorite piece ofjewelry, bar none. And I thinkthat's how people should feelabout their engagement ring."

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Solicit recommendations fromfamily and friends.

Schedule interviews with sev-eral to review services offered,work quality and related fees.

Ask the photographer if he willbe photographing your wedding.If not, meet with the photograph-er who will be shooting it andreview photos from severalevents.

Does the photographer workwith an assistant? If so, is thatincluded in the fee?

Check the BBB for reports onphotographers you are consider-ing.

Check references. Someonewho is reluctant to provide refer-ences is questionable.

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It wasn't long ago thatattending a friend's weddingmeant spending a Saturdaynight eating prime rib and danc-ing to cover versions of "LouieLouie" and "Brown Eyed Girl."

Now, it might involve threedays in Mexico or a long week-end in Maine. There could bescuba diving, cruises, squaredancing or a marshmallow roastat a national park.

With a growing number ofcouples opting to exchange vowsfar from where they and most oftheir guests live, saying "yes" toan invite has taken on a wholenew meaning.

"Destination weddings" canbe fun. And time-consuming.And terribly expensive. Thosemost likely to be invited to a lotof weddings - people in their20s, say - also tend to have theleast seniority at work and theleast disposable income.

Some guests, of course, arehappy to pack their bags.

"I love the opportunity totravel and go somewhere Iwouldn't have gone, or just tohave an excuse to go somewherethat I like," says TamarKummel, a massage therapistfrom New York City. She plansto attend a friend's wedding inCalifornia and another on CapeCod later this year.

"If you didn't have this invi-tation, you'd never go," she says.

But there's a downside.Kummel's boyfriend, SeanHarris, who works at an invest-ment banking company, has alimited number of vacation daysand sees a three-day weddingextravaganza as a drain on histime.

"He finds it really inconsid-erate of people," Kummel says.

What's a modern weddingguest to do? A primer:

� Do you have to attend?"People who are having a

destination wedding absolutelyexpect certain people can'tattend the wedding for financialor schedule reasons," saysCarley Roney, co-founder of thewedding planning Web siteTheKnot.com. But she advisesagainst mentioning yourfinances when you decline. "It'ssuch a guilt-tripping kind ofthing," she says. "Come up witha very appropriate reason, evenif it has to be a white lie."

Joanna Hanak ofBroomfield, Colo., knew that

some invited guests wouldn'tattend her wedding last fall inPuerto Vallarta, Mexico. "Wetold people that we didn't expectthem to come, but wanted themto know they were welcome,"she says.

Hopefully, guests will getplenty of warning.

"Couples should give theirguests at least three or fourmonths to plan by sending outdetailed Save-the-Date cards,"says Lei Lydle, founder of theAtlanta-basedWeddingBasics.com, whichpublishes bridal Web sites inseveral U.S. cities.

That's especially important ifthe wedding falls on a holidayweekend, when travel can bedifficult and expensive.

� Must you stay where thebride and groom suggest?

The couple will likely offerinformation on a range ofaccommodations, and they mayhave blocked rooms at severallocations.

"In a situation where thebride and groom have not beenso thoughtful," says etiquetteexpert Samantha von Sperling,founder and director of PolishedSocial Image Consultants inNew York, "go online and bookyour own accommodations andthen you can call them and say,'I'm sorry but I couldn't affordthe place you picked, so I'vefound something else just downthe road. But I promise I'll bethere and be on time.'"

� Do you have to attendevery planned event?

Destination weddings ofteninvolve a raft of events, includ-ing a cocktail party to welcomeguests and a brunch the morn-ing after the ceremony. If threesolid days of bonding with rela-

tives, co-workers or strangersdoesn't appeal to you, Roneysays it's fine to opt out of a fewdaytime events. But if you'reskipping something, let some-one in the bridal party know sothat no one waits or searches foryou.

� What if you've got kids?If children are invited (with

destination weddings, they oftenare), your hosts may have somechildcare planned. Ask whetherkids are welcome at all theweekend's events, then ask ifbaby-sitting is available duringany that are grown-ups only. Ifnothing has been arranged, youmight contact the hotel wherethe wedding is happening orwhere you're staying andinquire about baby-sitting ser-vices.

Some guests, like NewYorkers Michele Clarke-Ceresand her husband, Rudy Ceres,see destination weddings as anopportunity for a private get-away sans kids.

"We take advantage of takingtime away to just spend timealone," she says.

� Do you have to bring agift?

"You can definitely scaleback," says Roney. "But unlessthey specifically say, 'the pre-sent is your presence,' youshould buy a gift, even if it's a$30 something off their registry.People who are in that agerange where they are going to awedding every weekend canchip in with a group of peopleand do a group gift."

Amid all the travel plans andscheduling difficulties, remem-ber that "being invited to wit-ness their union is an honor,"says von Sperling. "Even if it isan inconvenience."

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NEW YORK (AP) – MelaniaTrump did it.

So did rock star Avril Lavigne,with designs by Vera Wang.

Now, some regular women arefollowing suit, deciding that onedress isn't enough for their wed-ding day. They want princess-likeball gowns as well as sexiersheaths for the party that theycan dance in.

For her Aprilwedding inPalm Beach,Fla., KathyReilly wore asweet, flowinggown for anafternoon cere-mony and asleek numberfor the partythat evening.

"It's an over-whelmingchoice to try tonarrow it down to one," saidReilly, 42, a consultant to luxurybrands who lives in Manhattan.

On the other hand, "It's cer-tainly a big deal to purchase twodresses and get them altered andpressed. It's a big economic con-sideration."

Maybe not for Trump, whoseVera Wang and Christian Diordresses were featured in Vogue,or Lavigne, who wore an ivorystrapless tissue organza gownwith wrapped bodice andapplique lace beaded skirt, andthen an ivory strapless drapedChantilly lace dress.

Still, brides say they like theidea of a second dress for com-fort, to display another side oftheir personality and, of course,for show. The trend could have abig impact on the wedding indus-try, always looking to create newrevenue streams.

And it's not only those aimingfor the fashion stratosphere whoopt for two dresses.

Some brides want to wear vin-tage gowns worn by their mothersor grandmothers, then emerge intheir own dress later. Others seek

to blend different cultures, chang-ing from a traditional white gown,say, into Chinese or Indian bridalattire.

Mark Ingram, who runs theBridal Atelier on Manhattan'sEast Side, said he began noticingwomen buying a second weddingdress about a year and a half ago.

"As the primary dress isbecoming a little bit more elabo-rate, they wanted to change intosomething slinkier or shorter orsexier, that they could really party

in," he said.He said the

first dress mayconform to aparent's orfiance's wishes.

"The seconddress is more ofa statement ofwho they are, asa young inde-pendent womangetting mar-ried."

Women inhis shop, which sells designerssuch as Oscar de la Renta, KarlLagerfeld, Monique Lhuillier andCarolina Herrara, sometimesspend more than $6,000 for thefirst dress, then $2,500 and upfor the second, Ingram said.

Reilly wore a $7,000 backlesssilk taffeta designed by Amsalefor her ceremony. With thinstraps, a fitted bodice and a bub-ble skirt, it was more bride-likeand appropriate for a church, shesaid.

Later for the reception at theBreakers, an oceanfront resort,she changed into a white sheath,more "slinky, Hollywood and redcarpet-y," she said. Its price tagwas about $3,000.

"It just flowed so naturally andit was just a great dancing, partydress," said Reilly. "I could nothave gone solely for the secondone. It was probably a little toosexy for the church and probablynot high impact enough."

Kiki Hronis, whose alterationshave been fitting brides intogowns for more than 15 years inManhattan, worked on Reilly'sdresses. She said she isn't sur-

prised that brides would want tochange mid-wedding.

"Of course not. It's their wed-ding day. It's a very special day.They can keep the other dressand wear it again."

For her ceremony, StacyDeemar stepped into the samegown that her grandmother,mother and sister wore at theirweddings. Then she changed intoa more bubbly dress later. Sheeven explained the reason for thechange in the program for her2002 wedding in Chicago.

"People thought I was nuts,but it was important to me," saidDeemar, 35, a drama teacher.

"I didn't want to ruin it danc-ing and having dirt scrape on thebottom," she said of the heirloomdress, a hoop-skirt satin withfreshwater pearls and 6-foot trainthat had faded from white toivory but otherwise held up sinceher grandmother first wore it in1941. Her grandmother paid$66.75 for it, which included $5for alterations.

For Swati Bose, 31, the chal-lenge was including her Indianculture and her husband's Afghanone in their May wedding in NewYork.

She donned a red sari for theceremony and switched into awhite dress with mermaid blacklace for the reception. Hechanged too, from a traditionalAfghan embroidered long shirtand pants into a tuxedo.

"Since it's an interreligious,intercultural and interracial wed-ding, we wanted to find ways toincorporate both of our cultures,"said Bose, a law student.

Even two dresses wasn'tenough for Jane Chew at her1998 wedding in New York. InChinese culture, she said, themore times a bride changes thewealthier it shows she is. But shehad other reasons, too.

"I wanted to wear a whitewedding gown just because I wasborn and raised in the States,"said the dermatologist, 38, whopractices in Columbia, Md. "TheChinese dress is a nod to mystrong Chinese heritage. It would-n't have felt like a wedding with-

out it."Her three changes also dis-

played her thrift. She began thenight in a Vera Wang ball gown,found at a sample sale for $1,500.

"It was very simple, no lace, nostones, with a princess bodice,"Chew said.

A few courses into the Chinesebanquet, she changed into the redChinese silk with a mandarin col-lar and prints of dragons. The$250 dress was made for her inChinatown.

After the cake was cut, Chewemerged in a red taffeta straplessdress with matching red shawl.

"I found the dress for 100bucks at Saks, so I thought it wasa good deal."

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“One wag says the mostimportant thing for a marriage ishaving a bad memory – inessence, you overlook things thatwould cause other people to breakup,” said Popenoe, co-director ofRutgers' National MarriageProject.

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“When you're with one guythis long, you start to think likehim,” she said.

Some of their secrets for a life-long love might surprise you:

Don't get too busy to have fun.Once or twice a month, Marvinsaid, they made it a point to goout to dinner and a movie “andhave a couple of beers.”

“Have some kids,” Dorothysaid. “Kids keep you together.”

Invest something from everypaycheck. It leads to financial

security, peace of mind and fewerarguments over money, oftencited as a factor in troubled mar-riages.

Take a week of vacation everyyear just to be with each other. Nokids, no work, no distractions. It'sa way of reconnecting with whatattracted you to each other in thefirst place.

Set an example for your chil-dren by keeping your relationshipvibrant.

In the Sparrells' case, itappears to have worked.

“Two of our kids have beenmarried over 20 years, two ofthem over 40 years and one ofthem over 50 years,” Marvin said.“Divorce has never come up inour family.

He'd be the first to admit thatthere's also a little magic involved.“I've always loved her, and Ialways will,” he said. “That helps.”

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