STAFF REPORTCommonwealth Cleanup Week

returns this weekend in CrittendenCounty, with free dumping offered at thecounty’s convenience center.

Sue Padgett, the county’s solid wastecoordinator, said freedumping of certain itemswill be allowed Friday andSaturday. Though house-hold trash will not be per-mitted as a part of the freeprogram, items such asappliances, toys and junktypically cleaned out ofgarages or basements willbe accepted for free.

The convenience cen-ter, located behind the county roaddepartment on U.S. 60 East of Marion,will be open Friday from 8 a.m., to 4:30p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m., to noon.

This is the 10th year forCommonwealth Cleanup Week. Theweeklong event began Monday acrossKentucky in conjunction with theTransportation Cabinet’s Adopt-a-Highway Spring Clean Week.

Last year, more than 8,350 people

Storm debris notcollected by cityThe City of Marion is not collecting

storm debris piled on curbsides. Onlyresidents who have previously beenassisted by the Baptist group cleaningup in the aftermath of the storm willreceive some relief thanks to the city.However, as a general rule, city resi-dents are responsible for the removal oftheir own storm debris. A city debrisdump located on Mill Street is open andresidents may use it free of charge.

Bobcats ‘08 ticketpackages on saleSeason and 10-game ticket packages

for the Marion Bobcats are now on saleat two local outlets – Mike’s BarberShop and Superior Trophies on MainStreet in Marion. The packages offer upto a 20-percent discount on the facevalue of tickets. A 10-game set of tick-ets can be purchased for both adultsand children. For more, see story onPage 3B or visit the Bobcats online atMarionBobcats.com.

Learn how to spota gathering stormA free basic weather class will be

taught by a representative from theNational Weather Service of Paducahtoday (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m. Thisclass at the Ed-Tech Center in Marionis designed for those who are outdoors,whether they are hunters or farmers.The class will discuss basic weatherterminology, identifying cloud forma-tions and how to protect yourself fromsevere weather. It is sponsored byCorey Payne, Crittenden CountyExtension Agent for Agriculture, andDee Brasher, Adult AgricultureInstructor.

Quisenberry throwssoftball no-hitterWhat better way to start

her softball season thanwith one of pitching’s topaccomplishments?Sammie Jo Quisenberrybegan the Lady Rocketsoftball season Tuesdaywith a no-hitter to beatTrigg County. For story,see Page 4B

U.S. 60 CorridorSafety Blitz is onIf you're going to be dri-

ving on U.S. 60 thisweek expect to seelaw enforcementofficers. Aspart of theU.S. 60Corridor SafetyBlitz in severalcounties from the Ohioto Mississippi rivers, localpolice will be checking for speeding,seat belts and other traffic violationsincluding DUIs.“We are planning to have three road

safety checkpoints,” said Marion PoliceChief Ray O'Neal. “If weather permits.”One safety checkpoint was planned

for Wednesday afternoon and two moreare scheduled for Friday and Saturday.The checkpoints will focus on U.S. 60near the city limits. At least one locationhas been pinpointed at the city limits onU.S. 60 West near Turner and Conyer.O'Neal said that motorists should beprepared to show their driver's license,registration and proof of insurance.

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STAFF REPORTThe Crittenden County Humane

Society Inc., officially closed its bookslast Wednesday and signed over all ofits cash reserves to the CrittendenCounty Animal Shelter.

The humane society was formed in1982 and through a great deal ofeffort had raised thousands of dollarsto help countless pets and pet ownerswith all sorts of services over theyears.

“We had yard sales, road blocks,trail rides and solicited donations,”said Ruby Crowell, the last president

of the now defunct organization. Although the humane society had

remained incorporated, it had whit-tled back its activity over the past fiveor so years, Crowell said.

“We didn't publicize it, but we werehelping people at times,” she said.

Flying largely under the radar forthe past few years, the group paid forspay and neutering of dogs and catswhen owners couldn’t afford it.

That’s exactly the mission it hasset for the last of its resources. Lastweek, Crowell wrote a check for$29,223.27 to the county’s animal

shelter.Judge-Executive Fred Brown said

that, based on the wishes of the lastremaining members of the society,the funds will be used to spay andneuter animals that show up at thecounty’s shelter. The money will beused to defray the costs for peoplewanting to adopt stray dogs and cats.

There are some other stringsattached, Brown said, such as a limiton the amount that can be used foreach animal. While the money will notpay for the entire adoption process, itwill tremendously reduce the costs a

person will bear to save a pet frombeing euthanized.

To learn more about adopting apet, call Animal Control Officer RickyWinders at 965-3376 or the judge-executive’s office at 965-5251.

The local shelter is located on U.S.60 East, just outside of Marionbehind the county road department.Animal lovers are welcome to visit theshelter at any time, as the animalsare caged. The dogs in particular arefree to roam inside or out of the ken-nel through an opening in the build-ing.

By DARYL K. TABORMANAGING EDITOR

Just under 10 percent ofthe students 16 or olderenrolled at CrittendenCounty High School at thestart of school have droppedout, bringing to 78 the num-ber of local teens who havegiven up on a secondary edu-cation in the last four years.

“I think it's a combinationof things,” cited Vince Clark,instructional supervisor forboth the high and middleschools.

Clark believes it is the fail-ings of parents, the schooldistrict and state policymak-ers that have led to a total of27 dropouts so far this year.Some local trends show stu-

dents who have transferredin from other districts or arecared for in non-traditional

homes – such as with agrandparent as the primarycaregiver – are the most atrisk for dropping out. Homelife that includes parentswith a substance abuseproblem can also be a factorfor students who quit school.

According to nationaldata, at least half of thoseformer students will becomea burden to the country'staxpayers, with high schooldropouts accounting for 50percent of both welfarehouseholds and the prisonpopulation.

It's a nationwide problemthat seems to have no easysolution, Clark said.

“I don't think there's aquick fix,” he added.

Thirty-seven percent ofCCHS's dropouts in the lastthree years have been sopho-mores. Clark said that is typ-ically the yearstudents turn16, the mini-mum age inKentucky thata teen canquit schoolwith a par-ent's permis-sion.

“I've had acouple of par-ents who have given that as abirthday gift,” Clark said ofthe dropout permission.“That's one of the problemswe're dealing with.”

The number of students to

quit school has steadilyincreased the last four schoolyears according to figurespresented to the board ofeducation last week by Clark.This year's number ofdropouts has climbed from13 in 2004-05, to 15 in 2005-06 and 23 in 2006-07.

Clark compares the num-bers to the similarly-sizedLyon County district withonly two dropouts this yearand Henderson County,which has 10 times theenrollment but approximate-ly the same number ofdropouts.

He estimates the numberof Crittenden dropouts will

One of the lastvestiges of 20thcentury farm

life has disappearedon the edge ofMarion's city limits.

The old, tin-roofed, white clap-board house on the south side nextto the industrial park has comedown to make way for a new home

for Eddie and Karen Wheeler. Thehouse and farm have been inWheeler's family since the 1940swhen Eddie's father, BruceWheeler, purchased it from W.E.and Rose Crider.

Wayne Crider, 71, a local con-tractor, was born and raised on theplace during the earliest part of hischildhood. He recalls walking toschool at Fohs Hall from the farm,which back then seemed far fromdowntown.

“I hate to see the old place go,”

Crider said last week, pointing tomany fond memories of the placethat once was a sprawling 300-acreworking farm. “I remember sleep-ing on the front porch with myfather during the hottest part ofthe summer.”

Crider's father was an old-fash-ioned horse and mule trader, hesaid. He swapped, sold and boughtlivestock of all shapes and sizes.

“He must’ve done pretty wellback during the Depressionbecause I have documents thatshow where he sold milk cows oncredit,” Crider explained.

W.E. Crider bought the home in1922 from A.J. and Mary Baker.He paid $487.50 for the house and9.75 acres.

“They swear that the tin roof onthe house is the same one that wason it when he bought it,” saidWayne Crider.

His father patched togetherother area farms until he had quitea large ranch. A.H. Cardin, who

The survey says...Reasons given by Crittenden County

High School students for dropping outof school:Failing classes.........................35.0%Student/teacher conflict ...........17.6%Employment.............................17.6%Medical reasons*.....................12.0%Family issues.............................7.0%To get GED................................4.0%Other..........................................8.2%

*Includes pregnancy

Clark

School dropouts account for $600,000 loss

See SCHOOL/page 3A

Defunct humane society hands over $30,000

Home sweet gone

Wayne Crider reflects on yearsgrowing up on Marion homestead

PHOTO BY CHRIS EVANSWayne Crider, 71, stands last Wednesday on the porch of his old homestead at the corner of South Main Street andIndustrial Drive just two days before the near-century-old home was torn down to make way for a modern home.Below, the tin-roofed home as seen across the road before it was razed Friday by owners Eddie and Karen Wheeler.

See CRIDER/page 3A

STAFF REPORT

Time totidy upStatewide cleanupweek offers no-costdumping at center

Padget

See CLEANUP/page 2A

Quisenberry

Kenergy seeksinput on its icestorm actionSTAFF REPORT

One of the two electric utilities servingCrittenden County will host an informa-tional meeting tonight (Thursday) on theimpact of February’s ice storm on its cus-tomers.

Kenergy District Manager DonniePhillips Sr., said Wednesday the 6:30p.m., meeting is for anyone who mighthave input on storm response by theelectric cooperative.

“It’s to serve as a review of our icestorm procedures,” he said. “What wentwrong, what went right.”

The informational meeting will be atthe high school multi-purpose room.

Kenergy is hosting similar meetings inother counties affected by the storm. Therural utility’s service territory covers 14western Kentucky counties and theextent of ice damage was system wide,leaving 10,000 customers without power.

“We couldn’t find a single mile of linethat didn’t have ice on it,” said KenergyCEO Sandy Novick.

participated and picked up13,343 bags of trash alongKentucky roadways. Therewere 44 illegal dumps cleanedup, and volunteers collectedand properly disposed of 458appliances and 30,360 tires.Nearly 1,100 groups now par-ticipate in the Adopt-a-Highway program, which thecabinet established in 1988.Those volunteers clean about8,000 miles of roads.

Crittenden County's partic-ipation in both cleanup weekswill be somewhat limited com-

pared to efforts in other coun-ties, but many of the aspectsfeatured without cost else-where during the week arefree year-round locally.

In fact, Judge-ExecutiveFred Brown said appliancesare accepted without cost atthe convenience center everyday during regular businesshours. Those like air-condi-tioners and refrigerators, how-ever, must have the coolantproperly disposed of beforethey can be accepted.

A recycling program is alsobased at the convenience cen-ter.

Brown also said the coun-ty’s brush dump for limbs and

other foliage remains open 24-7 for those still cleaning upafter February’s ice storm.Dumping at the old landfill offBridwell Loop is free, as is thecity’s brush dump on MillStreet, which is also openaround the clock.

No tires, paint or other haz-ardous household chemicalswill be taken during CleanupWeek, but a special time forfree disposal of those itemswill be held at some point.

“We’ll do that later on,”Brown said.

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Return to paperballots bad idea To the editor:

From the article (Countyvoting transferring to paperby 2010) in the Feb. 28issue of The CrittendenPress, are we to believe thatthis is anything but a returnto the Dark Ages?

The machines we havenow can generate a papertrail, tape trail, data trailand be downloaded to amain frame. To go back topunching cards is far tooreminiscent of Florida’s

“hanging chad” and thatmost awful word, disenfran-chisement.

Now, to the money thatwill be wasted changingover, storing and accountingfor paper ballots again.Please, someone in govern-ment wake up and do whatyou were elected to do andstop wasting our tax dollars.

Stan WheelerMarion, Ky.

(Editorʼs note: The federalHelp America Vote Act waspassed in 2000 by Congress.That act requires a return topaper ballots by 2010.)

Humane Societygift appreciated To the editor:

On behalf of the animalsat the Crittenden CountyAnimal Shelter, I would liketo thank the members of theCrittenden County HumaneSociety for their very gener-ous monetary donation forthe spay and neuter pro-gram. I personally know thatmany years of hard workand dedication went intosaving this money, and weare very lucky to havereceived such a gift.

Spay and neuter is thebest preventative to controloverpopulation, as we allknow.

The next time you areconsidering adding a mem-ber to your family, pleasecheck out the animals avail-able at the CrittendenCounty Animal Shelter, foryou are their last chance.These animals may not havea pedigree but they haveplenty of love to give.

Toyia ReddCrittenden County Animal

Shelter Volunteer, Marion, Ky.

The Press Letters

Press Editorial

Educators musttake heed of roleEducation is an easy mark for attack with its

goals and expectations of leaving no childbehind.

Our American system of learning is so critical toour society's success and relevance that it shouldbe of great interest to every member of a communi-ty whether they have a child in school or not.

Last week, Crittenden County Board ofEducation took the enterprising step of inviting thebusiness community to informally share its con-cerns related to how the school system prepareseach new wave of employees, leaders and futureparents who will drive the local economy.

“We want to know the good, the bad and theugly,” Board Chairman Chris Cook urged the noon-time crowd gathered last Thursday at the Ed-TechCenter in Marion.

What was shared with all five board membersand administrative staff from the central office andall three schools was an array of concerns from theteaching of simple math to life skills.

“We know we have a good school system, but wealso know we can be better,” Cook said after a sec-ond forum held later that night.

That thinking is spot on.No institution of education should be satisfied

with the status quo, including the rural, cash-strapped school districts of Kentucky like our own.Opening dialog with the public – particularly ourbusiness community – is fundamental to encourag-ing growth and improvement in our local educationsystem.

We applaud the board's openness to criticismand its apparent willingness to make adjustmentsto current methods of instructing. That is a goodstart for raising the bar of expectations.

America is failing as a whole in education, lag-ging behind other industrialized nations poised toreplace us in the global economy. A faltering dollar,major energy issues and political division are prob-lems not easily solved by coming generations ill-equipped to handle even the most basic elements oflife.

Many of the failings of today's student-turned-adult are rooted at home. What used to be instilledbefore the first day of class now rests on the backsof pre-school instructors. The character-buildingthat used to be merely supplemented by paid edu-cators now often starts with those teachers.

Education needs have become more than simplyreading, writing and arithmetic.

Whether we like it or not, the new American wayof life has put a strain on what is available at homefor a child. Whether it is due to apathy or the stres-sors of a more complicated lifestyle, things thatwere once taught at home are now neglected.

That's where our school system must take a lookat its responsibility to not only parents, but thepublic at large. Schools must first take notice ofwhat is missing at home, then take charge by fillingthat void.

It is a tough job, true, but open communicationand a willingness to change course is key to gettingit done.

It is now the responsibility of public school sys-tems to discover what is missing and begin to closethat gap. It is the responsibility of every taxpayer topay attention to the schemes of state and federallawmakers and see that they provide those publicschool systems with the tools and freedoms theyneed to get the job done.

It is unfortunate that our school resources mustbe spent to teach cleanliness, promptness, punctu-ality, morality and basic communication skills. Butthat, we are afraid, is the new trend for America'sprimary and secondary educational institutions.

Beware lest you committhe unpardonable sin! Whenthe Holy Spirit is charged withcommitting sin it is blasphe-my. When the Holy Spiritmoved the writers of the Bibleto print what was sin, andanyone denied the sins asbeing sin, it was blasphemingthe Holy Spirit.

When Jesus was doinggreat things by the power ofthe Holy Spirit and thedoubters of His time said thedevil was doing them, Jesuscautioned them about blas-pheming the Holy Spirit ofwhich there was no forgive-ness.

The Bible tells us:"Without holiness, no manshall see God," and those whodeny that you have to liveholy to see God, are on quick-sand.

The Bible tells us "Thoushalt do no murder, and nomurderer has eternal life inthem." But there are thosewho support murdering thelittle helpless, unborn humanbeings, and the partially-born

human beings. They murderthe little ones that survive anabortion attempt even afterthey are alive when they comeout. They vote to kill it andthrow it in the trash then saythey are followers of Christ.Are they not blaspheming theHoly Spirit, denying the Wordof God and lying?

The Bible plainly sayshomosexuals, lesbians, forni-cators, adulterers, liars andmurderers are not saved andare on their way to hell. Thosewho deny that, or commit, orsupport any of these sins thensay that they are followers ofChrist, are they not blas-pheming the Holy Spirit? Orare they are calling the Holy

Spirit that moved the writersof the Bible a liar?

Any politician or anyoneelse, and there are many, whoare guilty of these sins, andtheir voting records reflectthese facts, are bringingshame and reproach on God.They are misleading people,bringing God's judgmentdown upon themselves andour nation, and are not fit tobe leading our nation. Theycertainly are lying when theycall themselves Christian.

People would not bedeceived into believing theycan be guilty of these sins andstill be Christian if all the peo-ple who call themselvespreachers would love peopleenough to tell them theGospel truth, not water itdown, not comprise it butremind all who will listenthat, "Jesus will judge thealive and the dead at Hisappearing and at HisKingdom; Preach the Word; bequick to do so when theywanted it and when they donot want it. Reprove, rebuke,

and exhort with all long suf-fering and doctrine.

"For the time will comewhen they will not enduresound doctrine; but after theirown lusts they will only listento those that will tickle theirears; and they will turn awaytheir ears from the truth, andshall be turned unto fables.But watch in all things,endure afflictions (for preach-ing it), do the work of anevangelist, make full proof ofyour ministry." 2 Timothy4:1-5

To my sorrow that time ishere in too many cases, andmany people are headed tohell and do not even realizeit. That is why all who knowthe worth of prayer need tojoin us in praying for a HolySpirit, Heaven sent awakeningand revival.

God said we would findHim if we would seek Himwith our whole heart.

(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

The unpardonable sin

Historymuseumre-opens TuesdaySTAFF REPORT

The Crittenden CountyHistorical Museum and logcabin will open for the seasonon Tuesday.

The museum, inside theformer presbyterian church

on EastB e l l v i l l eStreet inM a r i o n ,h o u s e smany localdocumentsand items ofh i s t o r i cvalue.

The logcabin, whichis about ablock fromthe museum

on North College Street, is anauthentic cabin that oncebelonged to Tom Croft andwas located near Tolu.

Magistrate Percy Cook, amember of the HistoricalSociety Board of Directors,said the cabin was takendown and reassembled inMarion by Amish contractors.The cabin includes chimney

stones from another log houseonce located on HebronChurch Road. The stones arefrom the fireplace at the homewhere Cook was born 77years ago.

The local historical society

operates the museum andcabin. This year, the museumwill have a new curator, DotMeredith. The museume isopen Tuesday throughSaturday from 10 a.m., to3:30 p.m.

PHOTO BY CHRIS EVANSCrittenden Countyʼs history museum opens for the season onTuesday. Just more than a block down from the museum on NorthCollege Street is an authentic log home now owned by theHistorical Society. The cabin was once located near Tolu.

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CLEANUPContinued from Page 1A

STAFF REPORTStart with a couple of guns, mix in a

few bicycles, add several keys and CDsand even a bank card and you’ve gotMarion Police Department’s recoveredproperty list.

On the list are 17 unclaimed itemsdating back to January2006. Most of the proper-ty was recovered by policeofficers inside the city, buta few items, including a.22 caliber handgun foundoutside a Marion home,have been turned in bycivilians who found theitems.

The list is maintainedby Patrolman Bobby West,

who can be contacted to reclaim rightfulproperty.

Police Chief Ray O’Neal said he has lit-tle hope some of the property will berecovered, even though names have beenattached to at least two of the items – awallet belonging to Tyrone Harbin and abank card in Buffie Koue’s name. He saidattempts to contact those individualshave been unsuccessful.

The remaining booty has some value,

too, particulary 30 keys on three separatekey rings, 52 music CDs and three bicy-cles. The chief said he doubts at least oneof the two guns on the list will be soughtby its owner due to the circumstancesunder which it was found. It could, hesaid, incriminate the individual.

O’Neal said law enforcement agencies

often hold auctions to disperse unclaimedproperty, but at this time the city’s policedepartment just doesn’t have enoughitems of value to hold an auction.

To contact West about any of the prop-erty listed with this story, call MarionPolice Department at 965-3500 or e-mailthe officer at bwest@marionky.gov.

Marion Police Department recovered propertyDATE RECOVERED LOCATION ITEM(S)

Jan. 28, 2006 ........East Depot Street............................3 Kumho Ecsta tiresMay 18, 2006 ........Food Giant.......................................Mountain Climber all-terrain bikeAug. 21, 2006........Old Salem Road..............................3 sets of keysSept. 20, 2006.......Kevil Street ......................................Integra Bank card (Buffie Koue)Oct. 2, 2006...........Old Piney Road ...............................Schwinn Stingray bicycleNov. 13, 2006........Cherry, Bellville streets....................CD case with 29 CDsNov. 17, 2006........Oak Street .......................................Tri-fold wallet (Tyrone Harbin)March 2, 2007.......305 Moore St...................................Jennings .22 caliber handgunMarch 25, 2007.....Critttenden County High School .....18-speed mountain bike (maroon)April 11, 2007 ........1294 Ky. 120....................................TT-Olympia .22 caliber pistolMay 31, 2007 ........Ky. 91 North.....................................Keyring with 16 keysJune 10, 2007 .......Chapel Hill Road .............................Roadmaster bicycle (silver)July 9, 2007...........Lake George parking lot..................Keyring with 11 keysAug. 3, 2007..........Commonwealth Attorneyʼs office ....GPX home stereoAug. 12, 2007........306 S. Main St.................................Black tri-fold wallet with chrome crossSept. 29, 2007.......West Bellville, Yandell streets .........Black CD case with 23 CDsSept. 29, 2007.......West Bellville, Yandell streets .........Dierks Bentley CD case

Bikes, guns among MPD recovered items

West

once ran for governor ofKentucky, owned a piece ofland next to the farm, andForest C. Pogue, a famousauthor and Crittenden Countynative, had signed one of thedeeds as a notary public. Thereare volumes of history wrappedup in the deeds and docu-ments Crider has dug out ofthe county courthouse withhelp from local researcherBrian Guess.

From the 1920s andthrough the '30s, W.E. Cridercontinued to buy parcels adja-cent to his original plot of lessthan 10 acres. He purchasedtracts from Fosters, Clements,Jameses, Kimseys, Millikans,DeBoes and Gasses.

By the 1940s, he was selling

off parts of the farm so otherscould start building homes inthe neighborhood. By then,town had already encroachedupon the country setting.There was once a large pondwhere The Front PorchRestaurant is today, Criderexplained.

“That big oak was right nextto the pond,” he said, pointingto the tree jutting up from thepaved parking lot of therestaurant.

The old farm started thereand ran on both sides of thecurrent highway all the way tothe creek at the intersection ofColeman Road and U.S. 641.The eastern border of the farmwas at the crest of the big hillwhere water towers are locatedtoday. Crider remembersexploring a cave on the side ofthe ridge.

“The cave had a really small

opening. You had to get downand crawl into it, but onceinside it opened up into a bigroom,” he said.

When the sell-off of the farmbegan, one of the first pieces togo was on the far southwesternend of the place.

“My dad sold 5.4 acres tothe City of Marion and that'swhere they built old City Lake,”Crider added. “My dad builtthe levy with a team (of mules)and scrapers. He hired otherpeople to help, anybody hecould find. Can you imaginemoving that much dirt withmules and a scraper?”

The railroad track ranthrough the center of the farm.One day a train stopped justdown from the home and theengineer walked back up to thefarmhouse. He told Crider'sfather that the train had runover one of his horses.

“He offered to pay for thehorse,” Crider said. “Can youimagine that happening nowa-days? After that, the railroadcompany gave my dad the wireto run a fence down both sidesof the track.”

Crider's father was anephew of William Deboe, aU.S. Senator from Marion whoserved in congress during thelate 1800s and early 1900s.His mother was very under-standing when the family left

Marion and moved farther outinto the county.

“If I was her, I would havebeen mad as heck at my fatherfor selling that place,” Cridersays now. He was one of 12children born to the couple. Allbut four are still living.

In 1944, right before theCriders sold the farm to theWheelers, Wayne's father hadthe home wired for electricity.

“I don't know why he did it,but he sold the house thenmoved my mother and us kidsout to the country on Lone StarRoad near Piney. The place wemoved to didn't have powerand there was horse weedhigher than our heads growingin the yard.”

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7 BUILDING LOTS - Coleman Rd. with under-ground electric. rgLOTS - GRANDVIEW ESTATES IN MARION - Lot19 $24,900.00, 3.23 AC, Lot 11 $10,000.00, 1.02AC, Lot 6 $11,500.00, 1.208 AC, Lot 5 $10,500.00,1.068 AC. Lot 4 $11,500.00 1.509 AC, CountyWater, Underground utilities. jnAPPROX. 1 ACRE - Hwy. 506. $5,900.00. dhGOOD LOCATION - Lot across from CrittendenFarm Supply on Gum St. $8,000.00. rdNEW - 3 NICE BUILDING LOTS - On CampbellLane & Hwy 641. County water & elec. Lots rangefrom 1 acre to to 2 1/2 acres. Mobile homes o.k.Broker/Owner. jcVERY NICE BUILDING LOT - In Penn Estates, Lotsize 150x200, close to town. Price reduced to$8,000.00. jgNICE CORNER LOT - This nice 1+/- acre lot islocated on the corner of Chapel Hill Rd and Oak HillDr. It adjoins the golf course property, has city water& sewer and is nicely shaded with lots of maturetrees. $27,500.00. jn3 BEAUTIFUL LOTS - On Hillside Rd. off ofChristopher Rd. in Fredonia, KY. Lots of big oak &hickory trees on these lots. Priced to sell at$12,500.00BUILDING LOT - with underground city electric,phone and county water. $5,300.00. kd4 BEAUTIFUL BUILDING LOTS - County water.$8,700 to $12,500. jn

COMMERCIALCOMMERCIALNEW - EXCELLENT COMMERCIAL LOCATION- Approx. 4.98 acres (includes a 3 br home)located on Hwy. 60 E. in Marion. Prime locationready for development. Call for details andprice.MOTT CITY - Concrete block bldg. w/approx.2,400 S.F. - 3 overhead doors, hyd. lift. Great loca-tion for a workshop. Motivated seller $25,000.00. jnNEW BUILDING - GREAT LOCATION - 30x50bldg, concrete floor, H/A, insulated, 2 entrances &1 overhead door, natural gas & county water avail-able, new survey for dividing. Sitting on 8 beautifulacres. $65,000.00. Owner/Broker jcLOCATION - LOCATION - 1 block from The CourtSquare on Main Street. Nice commercial bldg.Ready for your new business, cen h/a, securitysystem, motivated seller. jnNEW - HARD TO FIND - Excellent double lot atcorner of US 60W & Yandell St. 80ʼx229ʼ. Could bedivided. Zoned light commercial. Good location.priced to sell. $30,000.00. tg

PERFECT FOR A BED & BREAKFAST -Quality built in 1834 & still in excellent condi-tion. 5 brs, 5 baths, kitchen, formal dining rm &liv. rm. Extra wide halls up & down w/beautifulstaircase. Hardwood floors, all original detailedwoodworking. 1 br apartment att. to house. Alsoa detached full living quarters or apt. Beautifullandscaped grounds. Located on S. Main &Gum st. Must See. App. Only. $175,000.00. erENOUGH SPACE FOR FAMILY - 4 or 5 bed-rooms, 2 baths, living room, dining room with fire-place, kitchen complete with appliances.Basement, new front porch, side deck, carport,brick patio. Large yard. Well cared for. jwREDUCED - STURGIS, KY - A 3 br 2 bath doublewide w/large eat-in kitchen & laundry rm withroom for upright chest freezer. Thereʼs centralH/A, new front & back porches, an outbuilding(needs repair) & a paved drive. Price reduced to$31,000.00. vmhPOPLAR STREET - 3 br, 1 bath home, dining rm,kit., 1 car garage on double lot. Good starterhome. Price reduced to $25,000.00. mcWALKING DISTANCE - 2 br, eat-in kitchenw/app., laundry with w/d, Oak hardwood floors,new vinyl siding and new cen H/A. Price Reducedto $51,500.00. bgLOOKING FOR A BEAUTIFUL SETTING - and ahome? Large maintenance free home, 4 or 5 br, 31/2 baths, kitchen w/app. Walk out basementw/deck, central H/A, paved drive. Wooded 1 acre+/-. A must see property. dbGREAT FOR A HUNTERʼS LODGE - 3 brw/large great rm, lots of kit. cabinets, large laun-dry rm, & fam. rm. A barn & small storage bldgs.A 32x52 metal bldg. w/upstairs br apt., a 1/2 bathon lower level & concrete floor, 4+ acres fenced &a spring. Salem area. $130,000.00. jsGREAT FAMILY HOME - 3 Br bath, living rm,eat-in kitchen w/nice oak cabinets & ap. A Doublelot & 5 out buildings.This home is well kept. PriceReduced to $65,000.00. ewIMMEDIATE POSESSION - On this 3 bedroomhome with bath, living room, kitchen, 2 cargarage, paved drive and 3+/- acres. $63,000.00. DONʼT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY - N. Grant St.,Sturgis, 2 br, bath home w/1 car detached garage.Conveniently located. Excellent for rental or firsttime buyer! Reduced to $25,000.00. db

LOTS & ACREAGELOTS & ACREAGE128 +/- ACRES - Excellent pasture, lots vinylfencing, barn, 2 older homes (less than aver-age). Acres may be purchased at $2,175.00 peracre. Price $278,400.00. vc30 +/- ACRES - 30 Wooded acres with creek,excellent for hunting. Price $64,500.00. jhGOOD ROAD FRONTAGE - 1 Acre +/- located onHwy. 60 W. $19,900.00. dw70 +/- ACRES - Of prime hunting. Creek on oneside, bluffs on back & food plots. Fenced front withlots of road frontage. jf

SCENIC VIEW - House overlooking Ohio River,hardwood floors, 2 baths, kitchen w/appliances,open dining room, sun room, 3 br, deck, familyroom w/fireplace, garage, laundry room w/appl.Landscaping includes pond, pear trees. Mortonshop with concrete floor and entrance. Includes6 +/- acres. Price $145,000.00. Additional acres(128_ may be purchased $2,175.00 per acre. vcHUNTING YOU CAN GO - This 45 +/- acres isall woods, has rustic 2 br, bath, living room,kitchen (appliances stay). Has barn and oldershed. Price $185,000.00. bjYOUʼLL LIKE IT - This is a 1200 sq. ft., 3 brhome which had total interior remodel in 2006.Has 1 bath, kitchen w/appliances, located inquiet neighborhood close to town (Sturgis).Price $52,000.00. rsNEW - AFFORDABLE - 2 br, living room, diningroom, kitchen, utility room. 2 car detachedgarage, central heat & air. Has had someremodeling, Hwy. 60 W located on 1+/- acres.Priced $69,900.00. dwCOUNTRY LIFE - Two story 2005 log cabin inrural setting, needs finishing touch. Main floorhas 1 bedroom, upstairs has large loft area with2 bedrooms. Includes 2 bathrooms, sits on 1+/-acre. Price $125,000.00. sdNEW - THE HARD WORKʼS DONE! - 3 br brickhome, new windows, new laminate wood floors,central heat & air. 1 and half bath, carport, andlarge patio. Nicely landscaped on large lot.$75,000.00. tbNEW - SPLIT LEVEL HOME - A well maintained4 br, 2 bath home, living rm, kit. w/ dining area,family rm & lots of amenities. A 2 car garage, a3 car det. garage (both with elec.) A big fencedyard. A must see. $128,000.00.jwTALK ABOUT ROOMY - COLLEGE ST. - Thisis the home, 4 br, bath, living rm, dining rm,kitchen w/stove & refrigerator, fireplace, base-ment, carport and a garage. Well maintained. 3blocks from town. $59,500.00. sfNEW - A BEAUTIFUL HORSE RANCH - Thisranch features a 4,000 sq. ft. home w/4 bed-rooms, 3.5 baths, large liv. rm w/see thru fire-place, sun rm, large kit w/beautiful wood cabi-nets, all appliances stay. Large dining rm, laun-dry rm, extra kitchen in finished walk out base-ment, 10 closets & lots of professional wood-work in the inside of the home. 2 car garagew/closets, 5 stall horse barn w/washing area inimmaculate condition. A large machine bldg.w/concrete floor, several hundred ft. of whitevinyl fence, loafing shed in the pasture, a 17x21hunting cabin, all sitting on 95 acres (partiallywooded) in Beautiful Crittenden County. jdLOOKING FOR PEACE & QUIET? - Sheridanis where youʼll find this 1 br home, w/laundry, liv-ing rm, dining area, kitchen & bath. It has adeck, a front porch & 24x30 A style metalgarage. All on 3+/- acres. $52,000.00. bbWHAT A DEAL - Built in 2003, a 3br, 2 bathhome w/a large living rm & open kitchen/diningarea. New paint, central h/a, 2 car garage w/a14x26 addition, a 12x16 insulated storage bldg.& a beautifully landscaped lot w/a privacy woodfence. Priced To Sell $99,500.00. jg

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cost the district $600,000between 2005 and 2011 dueto the state's formula forschool funding based onabout $3,800 per student peryear.

As a silverlining, howev-er, 16 of 78 oflocal dropoutssince 2005have gone onto get theirGED, includ-ing four so farthis year. Andthe localdropout rate is right at thenational average of 9.4 per-cent, according to the U.S.Department of Education.

But the data does not sitwell with SuperintendentJohn Belt.

“I shared with the (Board ofEducation) my concern aboutthe dropout issue at the meet-ing (in February) and at thattime indicated we had a situ-ation that is unacceptable,”Belt said in an e-mail.

To help combat the grow-ing dropout rate, Clark andDistrict Community LiaisonHolly White have spent weeksresearching and traveling toother districts to observe theirmethods for aiding teens atrisk of giving up on their edu-cation.

School districts inMcCracken and Marshallcounties, as well as inMayfield, utilize alternativeprograms to address theneeds of at-risk students. Theprograms craft curriculumand a learning environmentthat limits triggers for drop-ping out, which are often citedas student-teacher conflict or

a lack of classroom under-standing.

Clark said about four per-cent of the student populationhas trouble in the traditionalclassroom, making the alter-native instruction a viablesolution to the dropout issue.

“All of these programs aredifferent,” said White, “Butstudents work, and they workhard.”

Clark is quick to point outthe difference in the off-cam-pus auxiliary school and atrue alternative school. Thealternative school, heexplains, is for students withdisciplinary problems, notthose who have trouble learn-ing in a traditional classroomenvironment.

White today (Thursday)plans to submit a WorkforceInvestment Act grant applica-

tion that could bring $55,000to the district to fund aninstructor for an auxiliaryhigh school for at-risk stu-dents. Grants awards will beannounced in early May.

Since a disconnectbetween students and teach-ers is commonly cited byteens as one of the reasons fordropping out, the proposedoff-site program would lavishgreater attention to the indi-vidual needs of those 16 orolder who may be consideringleaving school. Smaller classsizes, constant monitoring,extended counseling andwork-readiness programswould all be aimed at provid-ing the student a better shotat graduation.

“This gives them an oppor-tunity to get that high schooldiploma,” Clark said.

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PUBLIC NOTICELocal State Board Public Hearing

The Crittenden County Board of Education and the KentuckyBoard of Education have scheduled a local/state Board public hearing on the proposed Crittenden County District Facility Plan forThursday, April 10, 2008 at 5:30 PM CDT, in Rocket Arena located at519 ½ West Gum Street, Marion, KY 42064. The District FacilityPlan lists the pending capital construction and/or renovation projects that the school district may undertake, and the priorityorder, if applicable, that projects will be initiated. Copies of theproposed District Facility Plan are available for examination byinterested individuals at the Board of Education office, 601 West ElmStreet, Marion, KY 42064, between 8 AM and 3:30 PM through April10, 2008. Questions may be directed to Superintendent John W.Belt at (270) 965-3525. Those individuals wishing to comment onthe proposed District Facility Plan may present oral or written comments at the local State Board public hearing.

The local Board of Education, after due process, will forward the approved District Facility Plan to the Kentucky Department of Education for Ultimate approval by the State Board of Education.

The local State Board public hearing is being scheduled in accordance with KRS 157.620, and regulated by 702 KAR 1:001.

STAFF REPORTMarion Tourism Director

Michele Edwards is collabo-rating with Eddyville tourismspecialists on a new market-ing campaign that targetssummertime lake goersfrom the GreaterE v a n s v i l l earea.

"Barkley ByBuggy," thename of them a r k e t i n gscheme, will targetHenderson and Evansvillearea tourists. It will encouragethose heading to Barkley Lakefor recreational outings totake the backroads on theirway. The idea is to get thoseheading to the lakes area to gothrough Marion rather thantake parkways and interstatestoward their destinations.

Edwards said thousands ofpeople from the southernIndiana and Henderson areashead toward Barkley andKentucky lakes every week-end. She wants to attractthem to Crittenden Countywhere local merchants cancapitalize on their spendinghabits.

More than 250,0000 peo-ple reside in the GreaterEvansville area. Reachingthem can be expensive, butEdwards and her friends inthe Lyon County tourismdepartment think they'vefound a way to get their mes-sage to a captured audience.

"We're going to put spots inthe theaters," Edwards said."Studies show that the reten-tion rate of advertising in the-aters is 90 percent."

Marion and Eddyville willbe splitting the cost of a six-month marketing campaignthat includes 30-second spotson the big screens at fiveEvansville area theaters.

Marion's video footage hasalready been shot for anotherproject so there will be noadditional production costs.The commercials will showduring movie previews. It will

promote Lake Barkelyand the scenic back-

roads ofC r i t t e n d e nCounty as the

most attrac-tive route.

"Barkleyby Buggy"

hopes to capture the imagina-tions of lake goers by usingthe Amish community as bait.Once they've bitten, Edwardssaid, there will be additionalefforts to encourage touriststo shop in Marion and to stopby the tourism office for agoodie bag. The goodie bagincentive will help local offi-cials track the success of thecampaign because they willbe able to count the peoplecoming through.

Cost of the marketing cam-paign will be just over $9,000,which includes an advertise-ment in the Evansville news-paper, brochures and a boothat the Evansville Home Showin April. The entire programkicks off early next month.Marion's share of the totalcost will be $4,523.

The movie theater spotswill be shown on every screen,every day in the Evansvillearea. That will come to about560 showings per week.

"Without the cooperativeeffort with Lyon County, wecouldn't have afforded to havedone this," Edwards said. "Itwas too expensive to do onour own."

The tourism departmentsare also working on plans foran Internet Web site to furtherpromote the campaign.

Buggy baitMarketing ploy hoping todraw lake goers to Amish

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STAFF REPORTThe quick action of a Marion Police Officer

may have saved a family from injury earlyEaster morning.

According to police reports, Donnie Phillipsof Marion was passing by a home at 308 FordsFerry Road when he saw smoke coming fromthe roof top. Phillips phoned police and thenchecked the front door of the home, but it waslocked. He knocked several times, but no oneanswered the door.

When Marion Police Officer Bobby Westarrived on the scene ahead of the fire depart-ment, he went around back to check the reardoor, which was open. West yelled inside sever-

al times and finally got an answer.A mother and three children were asleep

inside the home, Police Chief Ray O'Neal said.Angel Vogues, two young boys and a girl

were all escorted to safety by the officer beforethe fire spread to the lower part of the house.

The home suffered smoke, fire and waterdamage. Some furniture was damaged in thefront living room, too. The fire was largely con-fined to the attic area.

Marion Fire Department responded to thescene and extinguished the blaze. From thetime of the call until fire fighters arrived wasonly seven minutes. The call came in at 7:50a.m.

Today� Food will be available from

12:30 to 2:30 p.m., today(Thursday) at the Senior CitizensCenter on North Walker Street.Residents are asked to only pickup for themselves.

Friday� The Senior Citizens Center

will host bingo at 10:30 a.m.,Friday.

� Salem Springlake Healthand Rehab is having a Red CrossBlood Drive from noon to 6 p.m.,Friday. All blood types are need-ed. The life you save, may be thatof someone you love.

Saturday� Carrsville Masonic Lodge

No. 812 will have a fish fry atnoon Saturday. The event will beheld rain or shine.

� Come join others Saturdayat the Mantle Rock NativeEducation and Cultural Center fora cup of herbal tea and makeyour own native design herbalsachet. The class is $7 to coverthe cost of materials and will takeplace at the Mantle Rock Centerin Marion next door to Pamida.Class will begin at 10 a.m.

Monday� Bingo is hosted every

Monday at the Marion VFW poston North College Street. Thedoors open at 5:30 p.m., withbingo following an hour later.

� The Local Chapter 1373 ofNARFE has canceled its meetingwhich was supposed to be heldMonday at Miss Scarlett'sRestaurant in Grand Rivers.

Tuesday� Bigham Lodge No. 256

F&AM will hold stated communi-cation at 7:30 p.m., Tuesdaynight. All master masons invited.

Wednesday� The Woman's Club of

Marion will have its regularmonthly meeting at 1:30 p.m.,next Wednesday. Speaker for theEducation Program will be MarciSaign, RN-BC, Director of SeniorCare Program at LHHS. ProgramChair Ruth Davis invites mem-bers to hear this program.

Upcoming� Former employees of

Moore Business Forms will havetheir reunion at noon on April 5 atthe Cozy Hearth restaurant inMarion. For more information callBobby Woodward, ClaudenaTravis or Margaret Gilland.

� There will be a projectgraduation meeting at 6 p.m. onApril 7. All parents are encour-aged to attend.

� Kentucky Democrats will goto their local polling places at 10a.m., April 5 to elect precinct lead-ers. The leaders will consist of aman, woman and youth. Theseprecinct leaders will be responsi-ble for electing the CountyExecutive Committee on April 12at the courthouse.

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FIRESAFETY.GOV PROMOTIONAL IMAGEFormer Marion residents Lisa Cosby and her husband Tom go over a home fire escape plan withtheir daughter Alyssa, 7, for a FireSafety.gov promotional photo for a national home fire safety cam-paign. The Cosbys live in Lawrenceville, Ga. Lisa said the family was chosen for the campaign,which also includes video, from her daughterʼs photo that was sent in as application to be chosento help promote fire safety. “They initially just wanted her, but I decided to do it to show her theimportance of the matter,” said Lisa, who added that the family does utilize smoke alarms and hasan escape plan. The family can be seen by visiting FireSafety.gov, following the “for the Media/PIOs”link to the right and then clicking on the “Photos & B-Roll Footage” link. Lisaʼs parents, Gail andTerry Williams, still live in Marion and Tomʼs parents, Mary Jane and Glen Cosby are from Salem.

Passerby reports fire;officer wakes family

� Enon General BaptistChurch's open house anddedication of its new fellow-ship hall will be Sundaywith Sunday school start-ing at 10 a.m., followedby worship service at11 a.m. There willbe a meal and agospel singing by thePughs after the morningservices. There will not be a Sunday nightservice. Call 965-8164 or 339-2241 for more informa-tion.

� Marion General Baptist Church will be having revival at 7p.m., through Friday with evangelist Bro. Jeff Owens.

� Barnet Chapel Church will be having a spring revival at 7p.m., through Friday with evangelist Wayne Winters. Everyone iswelcome.

� Marion United Methodist Church inviteseveryone to its revival Friday through Sunday.There will be nightly services, plus the regularSunday morning service. Nightly services are at6:30 p.m., and will feature Dr. Jay Smith, theMethodist District Superintendent fromMadisonville. Marion United Methodist is locatedon South College Street across from the U.S.Post Office.

� The Harvest House, an Apostolic churchwith a pentecostal experience, will be having itssecond anniversary service at 7:30 p.m., April 11 at Fohs Hall.The speaker will be Pastor Monty Fuller from Ilsley, Ky., andspecial singing guest Eleventh Hour Praise from Star ofBethlehem Apostolic Church in Ilsley.

� There will be a Beth Moore bible study at the DycusburgBaptist Fellowship Hall, starting 6 p.m., Monday. In this 11-weekin-depth study, participants will seek the Heart of God through astudy of David. For more information, call 988-3058 or 988-2492.

� First Baptist Church of Fredonia and Mexico Baptist Churchboth offer clothes closets for those in need. New clothes areaccepted regularly.

ThePressReligion 6AThursday, March 27, 2008

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

175 Mexico Road, (270) 965-4059Sunday 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 First 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.Mickey Alexander, Choir Director

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 ChurchSecond 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

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

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! Piney Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church

State 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

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 Church 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.

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• Sunday school: 9:45 a.m.

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

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Barnett Chapel General Baptist ChurchBarnett Chapel Road

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to a nearby day filled with praise, wor-ship and Bible study just for them.

First Baptist Church of Mayfield willhost a Women’s Conference on May 3 atthe church from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Theprogram is designed especially forwomen.

Margaret Kennedy, founder andpresident of Threads of Hope, a biblicalspeaking and writing ministry inDothan, Ala., will be the featured speak-er and will be leading Bible study on“Stepping Up—In Your Faith as YouWalk with the Lord.”

She speaks at Women’s Conferences

across the United States and is a writerand trainer for LifeWay ChristianResources. Her goal is to encouragewomen in their walk with the Lord asthey trust Him with their whole heart.Kennedy shares that God continues toweave into the tapestry of her life Hisprecious promises and eternal truthsfrom His Word, and sharing these rich-es with women everywhere is her great-est passion.

Kelly Garner, a resident of Franklin,Tenn., will be the worship leader. She iscurrently a freelance artist, developer,songwriter, producer, studio owner (BigDog Studio) and a worship leader atThompson Station Church of Christ in

Thompson Station, Tenn. Garner has led worship at events for

numerous Christian speakers includingBeth Moore, Liz Curtis Higgs, and LisaWelchel. Her greatest desire is to exaltthe name of the Lord and celebrate Hisgoodness and victory through worshipand praise.

The registration fee is $20 andincludes a box lunch. The deadline toregister is April 18.

You may register at the church officeor by mail. Please include a checkpayable to First Baptist Church andmail to Women’s Ministry, First BaptistChurch, 118 W. South St., Mayfield KY42066.

I love to read and learnhow God used ordinary mento do extraordinary things.

One such character foundin scripture is the man wecommonly call “DoubtingThomas.” Really, Thomaswas no more guilty of doubt-ing than the other apostles.Instead, he was probablyjust a little more emotionallyattached to Jesus than theothers. Maybe, we shouldactually be calling him“Hurting Thomas.”

You see, Thomas was alsocalled Didymus. The Greekword Didymus means twin.In other words, his namewas Thomas the Twin. Andthere is just somethingabout being a twin thatsometimes makes you a lit-tle more dependant onanother person.

Being a twin, Thomashad rarely been alone, andmaybe he had little experi-ence of being torn awayfrom those he loved. It isalso possible that Thomashad experienced an emo-tional loss of the twin henaturally loved and didn’twant to be torn away allover again from someone heloved deeply.

Whatever the case maybe, we are clearly taught in

scripture that when Jesuswas arrested, beaten, tried,crucified and placed in thetomb, Thomas took it harderthan the others. So hard, infact, that when Jesusappeared to His apostles,Thomas wasn’t present andwas most likely off by him-self, mourning in private.

When Thomas learnedabout the Lord’s resurrec-tion from the dead, hedoubted just like the otherapostles before they sawJesus themselves. Thomas’doubt caused him to swearan oath that revealed thedepth of his pain and theextent of his frustration.

Shortly after Thomas’ fitbefore the other apostles,Jesus entered the room andgreeted His followers by say-ing simply, “Peace be untoyou.”

I cannot imagine theemotion Thomas felt when

he heard the Lord’s voiceand turned to see that thething he dreamed too won-derful to imagine, had cometrue and Jesus was alive.

A contemporary moviemade famous the phrase,“You had me from hello.”And when I read about thelove Thomashad for Jesus,I can’t helpbut feel likethe contempo-rary responseto whatThomas feltthat daywould havebeen, “Jesus,you had mefrom peace beunto you.”

There wasreally no needfor the Lord togo any furtherin proving Hispresence toThomas. Thomas was con-vinced. His dreams hadcome true. And the emotionwas more powerful than hecould have possiblydescribed.

As you and I live ourlives, we know that life isdifficult and seems to getmore challenging with each

passing day. Whether theyare due to financial prob-lems, failing health, employ-ment, parenting, addictionor simply fatigue, our prob-lems seem to grow exponen-tially even when we are try-ing our hardest.

It is during these occa-sions that wecan mostappreciate theLord Himselfcoming ontothe scene andsimplyreminding usthat he is theone who cangive us peace.Perhaps, inour innermost being wecan even feelHim speakingand saying,“Peace beunto you.”

And thenthat famous contemporarysaying becomes lived out inour emotions as we pro-claim, “Lord, say no more,you had me from peace.”

(Editor’s note: Rob Ison ispastor at Emmanuel BaptistChurch in GreenwoodHeights His column appearsperiodically on this page.)

Bro. Rob

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Lord, you had me from ‘Peace’

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VATICAN CITY (AP) _ PopeBenedict XVI rejoiced overconversions to Christianity inan Easter Sunday Mass onthe steps of St. Peter'sBasilica a day after he bap-tized a prominent Muslimnewspaper editor.

A white canopy protectedthe 80-year-old pontiff from adownpour while thousands ofpilgrims, tourists andRomans braved thunder andwind-whipped rain.

The faithful were celebrat-ing their belief in the resur-rection of Jesus after he wascrucified. Thanks to the

apostles' preaching about theresurrection, “thousands andthousands of persons con-verted to Christianity,”Benedict said.

In a speech at the end ofthe Mass, Benedict singledout the Middle East and Tibetamong places most in need ofpeace and denounced “self-ishness, injustice, hatred andviolence” between individualsand peoples.

“These are the scourges ofhumanity, open and festeringin every corner of the planet,”the pontiff said, speakingover the sound of heavy rain.

Pope praises conversions,prays for Tibet, Iraq peace

GeneralAssemblywatch ‘08Ridley named toethics committee

Sen. Dorsey Ridley (D-Henderson)on Tuesday was appointed to a leg-islative ethics conference committeeto finalize details of House Bill 250,which relates to the executivebranch ethics code.

“With his experience as a legisla-tor in both the Senate and theHouse, Sen. Ridley brings to thetable a great deal of knowledge andexperience to help move the negoti-ations along,” said SenateDemocratic Floor Leader Ed Worleyof Richmond. “I feel confident thathe will represent the caucus welland work across party lines to reachan agreement.”

Ridley was chosenby Senate PresidentDavid L. Williams (R-Burksville) to repre-sent the SenateDemocratic Caucusas a member of thelegislative confer-ence committee.

If the conferencecommittee reachesan agreement, the bill will be sentback to the respective bodies to bevoted upon. If it gains approval fromboth the Senate and the House, thebill will be sent to Gov. SteveBeshear to be signed into law.

This is the second legislative con-ference committee that Ridley hasbeen named to during the 2008 leg-islative session. He is also servingon the pension plan conferencecommittee.

Senate, Housenegotiating budget

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) –Negotiations between House andSenate budgeteers began Tuesday,but lawmakers' talksover the state's nexttwo-year spendingplan advanced littlebeyond setting a tar-geted end date.

Lawmakersagreed their goal isto finish their negoti-ations by the week-end, a move aimedat preserving theGeneral Assembly's authority tooverride any possible vetoes byGov. Steve Beshear. By law, the leg-islature must complete its work byApril 15.

“I see a real determination on thepart of both sides, and I can assureyou that our side wants to have abudget and we want to have it in atimely manner,” said House SpeakerJody Richards (D-Bowling Green).

Kentucky lawmakers are attempt-ing to craft a state spending planamid dreary economic projections ofan approximately $900 million short-fall during the two-year period thatstarts this July 1.

Negotiations between the twochambers have not always gonesmoothly in recent years. The legis-lature adjourned without passing abudget in 2002 and in 2004.

This year, the House and Senatehave each passed different versionsof a nearly $19 billion budget. Gov.Steve Beshear's proposed budgetcalled for 12 percent cuts to publicuniversities and numerous govern-ment agencies and programs.

Proposals that cleared the Houseand Senate have dueling ideas onhow to handle the state's fiscalfuture.

In the House, lawmakers haveproposed an increase in the state'scigarette tax of 25 cents per packalong with raising various othertaxes on services. The Senate pro-posal did not call for raising anytaxes and instead would release upto 2,000 felons and increase thepercentage of money the KentuckyLottery must return to the state.

Beshear has called on lawmakersto increase the cigarette tax by 70cents per pack, among other things.

Legislators were scheduled toresume negotiations Tuesday after-noon, following the GeneralAssembly's daily session. A delay inproducing a comparison documentlisting the differences between theHouse and Senate plans, however,prompted lawmakers to insteadresume talks Wednesday.

The negotiations got under way ina government office building next

door to theCapitol. The tra-ditionally closed-door talks havebeen opened toreporters thisyear.

SenateMajority FloorLeader Dan Kelly(R-Springfield)said lawmakers

were under a tight schedule to finishtheir work on time.

“If we work hard, we can accom-plish it," Kelly said. "But there is alot to do. It will be very difficult.”

At press time Wednesday, nocompromise had been reached onthe budget, House Bill 406.

Parker graduates academy, on patrol

When Marion PoliceDepartment goes back to itscommunity policing programnext Tuesday, a new officerwill be on duty.

Jerry Parker, 42, graduatedlast week from the KentuckyLaw Enforcement Academy in

R i c h m o n d .Parker was ad e c o r a t e dcadet, graduat-ing among thetop new offi-cers. Duringthe 18-weekcourse, Parkerreceived one ofjust threeCertificates of

Achievement given to the classof 25 graduates. He alsoreceived the FirearmsProficiency Award with a 97.5rating on the handgun andshotgun ranges.

Parker was the oldest cadetto complete the training lastweek. He is a 23-year veteranof the U.S. Army where heachieved the rank of sergeantfirst class. Parker is a 1983graduate of Crittenden CountyHigh School. His duties start-ed Tuesday, bringing theMarion police force up to fullstrength with seven officers.

“I expect Jerry to excel as alocal police officer,” said Chiefof Police Ray O'Neal. “He isvery level headed and a hardworker.”

Steve Blackwell, a 25-yearveteran of civilian law enforce-ment, was added to theMarion police force earlier thismonth.

Parker and other police offi-cers will be reintroducing com-munity policing next week.Through the program, officersare assigned particular sectorsof the community and encour-aged to be out on foot in thoseareas, meeting with citizensand discussing their concerns.

Domestic response nets two arrests

A 42-year-old Marionwoman was jailed last weekafter a domestic complaint ledauthorities to an unrelateddiscovery of drug parapher-nailia and a stolen gun.

Cathy J. Martin was lodgedin Crittenden CountyDetention Center Friday oncharges of receiving stolenproperty and possession ofdrug paraphernalia afterpolice responded to a domes-tic-related complaint on Ky.297 near Marion.

Kentucky State Police,along with the CrittendenCounty Sheriff’s Department,responded to the residenceand discovered Alfred M.Baxter, 55, of Providence hadapparently entered the homethrough a bathroom window.According to reports, Baxterdid not live there and was inthe home without permission.

He was arrested and alsolodged in Crittenden County

Detention Center.While at the home, authori-

ties also learned there wereitems of drug paraphernaliaand a stolen rifle in Martin’spossession. The 30-30Winchester rifle, valued ataround $300, had beenreported stolen fromHenderson and the case wasunder investigation by theHenderson Police Department.

Skateboarder rats on illegal trail use

Two men were arrested lateFriday night after a police offi-cer observed them driving acar on the walking track atMarion-Crittenden CountyPark.

A young man at the skatepark called police at about9:50 p.m., and reported avehicle driving on the track,which is prohibited.

When Marion PolicemanBobby West arrived, he parkedhis cruiser at the basketballcourt and started on foottoward the a silver Saturn Ionthat was driving on the trailnear the old railroad bridge.The car started toward theofficer who shined his flash-light at the driver, announcedhimself as a police officer andordered the car to stop. Thedriver's side window wasdown, West's report said.

Instead of stopping, the dri-ver accelerated and left thepark area, turning north ontoOld Morganfield Road. Westhopped back in his cruiserand began following the sus-pect with his blue lights flash-ing. The driver did not imme-diately respond, but laterpulled off the side of the roadnear the intersection of AdamsStreet and Old MorganfieldRoad.

West charged the driver,Christopher L. Schuler, 29, of403 W. Gum St., with DUI,fleeing and evading and havingno driver's license. A passen-ger, Lawrence J. Boviall Sr.,65, was charged with alcoholintoxication.

West's report said therewere beer cans in the floor-board of the automobile and astrong smell of alcohol omit-ting from it when he got thedriver to stop.

Police Chief Ray O'Neal saidthe call from the skateboarderis testament to how importantit is for park users to helpmonitor illegal activity there.The chief also said officersroutinely check the park whenthey are on patrol.

Crittenden native featured in paper

Earlier this month, ThePaper of Montgomery County(Ind.) caught up with a formerlocal resident in its daily com-munity profile.

Donnie Fritts, Salem-bornand a graduate of CrittendenCounty High School in 1984,was asked a series of fivequestions used in each of thepaper’s community profiles.

From that, thereaders of theCrawfordsville,Ind., newspa-per learnedthat Frittsa t t e n d e dP a d u c a hC o m m u n i t yCollege beforetransferring toW e s t e r nKentucky University and thathe is a truck driver and youthbaseball coach.

This May he and his wife,Rhonda, will celebrate their16th anniversary. They havetwo children, Jessica, 20, andCody, 12. Jessica has a 10-month-old daughter, Jeane.

He and his wife also recent-ly opened their own businessin the Indiana community.

Fritts also responded to acouple of whimsical questions:

� If given an all-expensepaid vacation, he would go to“Hawaii. I’m a tropical dude.”

� If given $1 million, he’dinvest most of the money andspend the rest on his family.

“I'd buy a house and mywife a real gym,” he added.

Veterans must file taxes for stimulus

The Kentucky Departmentof Veterans Affairs (KDVA)urges veterans and their fami-lies to file federal tax returnsto ensure they qualify for eco-nomic stimulus checks of atleast $300 this year.

Those veterans who wouldnot ordinarily file a federal taxreturn must do so in order toreceive the federal stimuluspayments that will begin inMay. Retired members of themilitary, who don’t have arequirement to file a taxreturn, need to be aware thatthe only way they can get astimulus payment is to file areturn said KDVACommissioner Les Beavers.

Even those who have littleor no tax liability may qualifyfor a minimum payment of$300 ($600 if filing a jointreturn) if their tax returnreflects $3,000 or more inqualifying income.

8A THE CRITTENDEN PRESS, Marion, Kentucky 42064, Thursday, March 27, 2008

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Davidson earns top honors from agency

Larry Davidson, theCrittenden County Farm BureauInsurance agent, has been rec-ognized by the Farm Bureau

InsuranceCompanies forachievement.Davidson recentlyreceived theMaster Agentaward, the mostprestigious honorgiven to agencyrepresenatives. It is

the “highest level of achieve-ment awarded by the KentuckyFarm Bureau InsuranceCompanies,” the company saidin a news release. It was thefirst time Davidson had recievedthe award in 27 years of servicewith Farm Bureau. He alsoreceived the Presidentʼs Clubaward for being among the topagents in the state.

City administrator attends KLC training

Marion City AdministratorMark Bryant attended theKentucky League of CitiesʼInsurance andSafety Training inBowling GreenMarch 4-7. He satin on sessionsranging from legalinterviewing prac-tices to safetrenching tech-niques. The insur-ance and safety training givesthe city additional points on itsinsurance “report card,” whichbears significantly on the cityʼsrates for workers ̓compensation,property and liability insurances.

Farmers shareholderselect new directors

Shareholders of FarmersBancorp, Inc., of Marion elect-ed their board of directors for anew term during the annualmeeting March 18. Re-electedto the board were Gareth W.Hardin, Joseph W. YarbroughJr., William G. McConnell,Richard H. Peek Jr., Alan C.Stout, William R. Frazer, JamesT. Hatfield, J. Wade Berry andG. Morris Hodge.

Deputy aids in searchfor missing woman

Crittenden County deputyand emergency managementdirector Greg Rushing was inParis, Tenn., last weekend help-ing search for awoman missingsince March 13.Rushing is part ofthe Four RiversCanine Search &Rescue Team thatwas called toassist in thesearch for RachelConger. Conger went missingtwo weeks ago and her hus-band, Paul Conger, was founda few days later, dead of anapparent self-inflicted gunshotwound. Law enforcement agen-cies in the west Tennesseetown have exhausted most oftheir resources looking for thewoman, who is feared dead,too. They called on volunteersfrom the area to help searchSaturday, but nothing wasfound. Rushing said his searchand rescue team used cadaverdogs and other trained caninesto search for the missingwoman.

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In the early 1900s theautomobile age was begin -ning to appear in Marion. Thefirst sighting of one of thesenew contraptions in Marionwas in August of 1904.

From the archives of TheCrittenden Press let's take atrip back in time and explorethis period of our history. Itmust have been an interestingtime with the excitement ofp u rchasing a new drivingmachine, but a frustratingtime, too, for the horse andbuggies and the folks whoowned them.

August 11, 1904, a partyof tourists, four in number,passed through the city in anautomobile, en route fro mNashville to the World's Fairat St. Louis. This was thefirst horseless carriage everseen in Marion and the sud-den appearance of the horse-less carriage coming up MainStreet created a stir amongour population.

It was county court dayand the streets werethronged with people, whichadded to the excitement. Thesmall boys yelled and startedin pursuit of the automobile,the whole crowd, big and lit-tle alike, following andyelling. The horse jockey lefthis plug and joined in thechase. The druggists, sales-men hotelmen, all made arush for the street. The mer-chant left his counter andmade for the door. The gro-cery men left their bars ofsoap unwrapped and leapedinto the street.

One lady cried out "What astrange street car."

A boy yelled, "There goesone of them threshers with-out any engine."

The Press news gathererwalked down the steps intothe street and was promptlyrun over by a gentleman whowas going at a fast gait tryingto join the pro c e s s i o n .“That's one of them autum-bleboles,” said a small boy asthe auto disappeared in theoutskirts of the city.

Several years later, in Mayof 1911, The Press tells usthat “motoring in CrittendenCounty is getting more popu-lar each day, and all thatstood in the way of universaluse of automobiles is thedesperate roads, and not the

cost as many would think.For compared with horse-flesh and the expense ofkeeping same, automobileswere not high and were cer-tainly a most delightful modeof transportation. With theadvent of better roads theuse of the automobile willgrow into popular favor allover Crittenden County.”

Also in the May of 1911issue, an item appeared enti-tled “An Early Jaunt.”

John Eskew, with hisc h a u ff e u r, Mr. Estes, tookJ.B. Kevil, S.M. and RobertJenkins to the John Nunnf a rm on the Morg a n f i e l dRoad for breakfast. LeavingMarion at 3:42, the run wasmade in one hour and sevenminutes, and the indicatorshowed the exact distance aseleven miles. The machinebehaved splendidly on thee n t i re route and climbedBaker Hill (Baker Hill waslocated on Hwy. 365) withease. The trip was pleasantnotwithstanding the badroads.

In July of 1911, Dr. I.H.Clement's new Ford automo-bile arrived. The Pre s sreported it as follows:

It is a beauty and runs assmoothly as it's possible for acar to run; also J.W. Wilsonsold J.B. Croft of Tolu a newFord car. It is the first one togo to Tolu and will revolu-tionize travel there.

In January of 1912, J.W.Wilson, the local Ford auto-mobile agent, received hisfirst 1912 consignment, con-sisting of a car load of Fordmachines of various types,one a four-door passenger ofthe latest 1912 model, one arunabout, and one for deliv-ery purposes and generalutility use, such as express,ice, laundry, groceries, milkor any other public utilities.

The cars made quite apretty sight as they moved upDepot Street after beingunloaded and were displayedon Main Street. Afterward,they were put in Tucker'sFurniture Store, a part ofwhich Wilson has rented forthe coming season.

In the year 1915, we findmore interesting notes aboutthe automobiles. In June of1915, Prof. G.L. Lott of nearCaldwell Springs made thenews by purchasing a newrubber-tire buggy.

“The ladies of the area arebeing warned that Mr. Lottwould most likely be outlooking for riders. Mr. DaveOwen, from the same neigh-borhood, went to Marion andpurchased him one of thenew buggies also.”

From the Repton commu-nity, it was reported that RoyT h u rmond passed thro u g hMarion in his new car goingfor a Sunday afternoon drive.

F rom the Shady Gro v ecommunity, R.R. Tu d o r, ap rominent farm e r, was intown driving a new FordTouring car. Accompanyinghim were Henry Tudor, hisson and Dennie Hubbard.

In October of that sameyear, the County School Fairwas going to be held. Thewinners in the division's con-tests would be given a ride inan automobile. The followingmen, who were interested inCrittenden County's child-hood, offered their automo-biles to give the winners a joyride around town: T. H .Cochran, J.H. Orme, S.M.Jenkins, Morris & Son, R.F.W h e e l e r, T.C. Guess, C.W.Haynes, Wm. Barn e t t ,George Foster, Tom Martin,Bart Summerville, GabeAbel, O.H. Paris, W. B .Yandell, J.C. Bourland, Dr.Cook, Dr. Clement, RedfordYates, W. Boaz, EdgarT h relkeld, Charlie Haynes,Frank Charles and EmmettClifton. The parade of carswould be given under themanagement of Mr. Hollis C.Franklin and Miss MargaretMoore.

In an article that was writ-ten several years later byEvansville Courier columnistJoe Aaron, Mr. Allie Whittfrom the Frances communitytold him the following storyabout his experience withone of the new rubber tire

machines. Mr. Whitt must have been

a wonderful storyteller andhistory buff because Mr.Aaron wrote several columnsabout this unique man andhis humorous but true sto-ries.

This story tells aboutwhen Mr. Whitt nearly ranover a visiting senator in thetown of Marion. The timewould have been July of1918 and the visiting senatorwas Mr. Williams fro mAlabama. He had come toMarion to attend the funeralof Kentucky Sen. OllieJames, a powerful Democratwho came within a few votesof winning the presidentialnomination from Wo o d ro wWilson in the years leadingup to World War I.

Now enters Mr. Whitt inhis brand new car, the firsthe had ever owned, and hedecided to attend the funeraltoo. The story follows:

As he drove into town thatday, toward the MethodistC h u rch, Sen. Wi l l i a m s ,decked out in his funeral fin-ery, absent mindedly crossedthe street in front of the car.

Whitt felt around with hisfoot for the brake – and hitthe accelerator instead.

The car leapt forward and

the senator, suddenly realiz-ing that he was not strollingin some senatorial rose gar-den, lept briskly aside, leav-ing his hat behind.

As Whitt recalled thestory, he said it's funny now,talking about it, but he'soften wondered what wouldhave become of him if he'dstruck and killed the visiting

senator.–––––––––––––––––––––––In next week's article we

will recall some other excitingand frightful incidentsinvolving this new inventionthat was fast becoming themode of transportation inCrittenden County. We’ll visitsome of the early automobiledealers and take a look at the

Let’s take a ride down Main Street in 1913

THIS WEEK IN

HISTORYNews from 1983:

•Donna Joyce was picturedwith a four-pound largemouthbass she caught while fishing ina farm pond with her family.

•Seventh grade winners ofthe annual Crittenden CountyHigh School Science Fair werepictured in the newspaper. Theywere Allison Arflack, secondplace; Tonya Nation, first place;and Scott Martin, third place.

•The Crittenden CountyConservation District honoredcounty residents who had madeefforts to upgrade and conservenatural resources. Honored atthe banquet were Major Guess,Barthell Crowell, Larry andMargaret Parish, Daren Tinsley,Chris Cook, Rick Winders and

Rev. Ray Cummings.•D'Anna Browning and Dan

Kemper were crowned 1983King and Queen of 4-H at theannual Variety Show. They rep-resented the Tolu Hornets 4-Hclub. First runners up wereGala Belt and Brady Kirk of theCCES Green Machine Club.Angie Ritch and Bobby Hendrixwere second runners-up fromthe Northside Mattoon RocketsClub.

News from 1958:•Pictured practicing on the

front page of The Press were“Sharpshooters,” W.A. Franklin,James Branstetter and FredDresback of the Murray StateCollege rifle team. The shooterswere undefeated in 13 matchesthat year. Branstetter had theteam's highest firing average forthe season, 277.

•Mr. and Mrs. LaMont Westand Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilsonhosted a bridge party. Prizeswere won by Mr. William Allen

and Mrs. Clarence Newcom.Guests were Mr. and Mrs.Harvey Hill, Mr. and Mrs. HughSevers, Dr. and Mrs. RichardBrandon, Mr. and Mrs. ClarenceNewcom, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson,and Mr. and Mrs West.

•The Crittenden CountyChapter of Future Homemakersof America held its annualmother-daughter banquet at theMethodist Church. Rev. ShelbyR. Beaty was guest speakerand Donna Rushing served astoastmistress. Guests includedthe chapter mothers Mrs. BillyLoyd, Mrs. Wilbur Horning andMrs. Roe Williams; KeithFranklin, the FHA Beau; Mr.and Mrs. L.E. Dunning, the Rev.and Mrs. Hugh Allen, WilburHorning and Lathan Keatts; andeach member’s mother.

•Army Pvt. Paul A. WoodallJr. graduated from the 82ndAirborne Division Jump Schoolat Fort Bragg, N.C., and ArmyPvt. Billy R. Phelps graduatedfrom the 101st Airborne Division

at Fort Campbell. Both men hadreceived their parachutist wingsafter completing a course whichincluded five training jumps.

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U.S. ARMY VETERANS

RECOGNITION(Please note this is for U.S. Army branch veterans only)

The Ellis B. Ordway American Legion Post 111 in Marionis helping the U.S. Army honor its own. The AmericanLegion, through The Crittenden Press, is gathering namesof Army veterans as part of a Freedom Team Salute. Thefollowing is an application for recognition. Those namesreceived by a deadline of April 21, 2008, will be honoredduring a Memorial Day ceremony at Mapleview Cemeteryin Marion on May 26, 2008. Each honoree will receive acertificate of honor from the U.S. Army. Please fill in theblanks and return this to the address below.

Rank ______________________

Dates of Service _____________________________________

Last Name __________________________________________

Middle Name ________________________________________

First Name __________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________

City & State _________________________________________

Mail to: American Legion, c/o PO Box 134, Marion, KY 42064

Legion is helpingArmy honor vets

The Ellis B. Ordway AmericanLegion Post 111 in Marion ishelping the U.S. Army honor itsown. Legion member Jim Estessaid that the group is gatheringnames of Army veterans as partof a Freedom Team Salute.

An application for recognitionappears at left. Clip out the form,fill in the blanks and mail it toAmerican Legion, c/o P.O. Box134, Marion, KY 42064.

The deadline for mailing yourapplication is Monday, April 21.Those names received will behonored during a Memorial Dayceremony at Mapleview Cemeteryin Marion on May 26. Each hon-o ree will receive a certificate,decal, lapel pin and more.

Estes said this is for U.S. Armyveterans only. Currently, otherbranches are not doing anythingsimilar, he said. This is not afundraiser. It is free. Also, anyonecan honor a veteran, reservist,active duty soldier or guardsman.Guardsmen can honor their par-ents, spouse or employer.

The automobile parade in 1913 “brought into requisition all the machines here about and excit-ed much interest,” The Press said. Great throngs were on the streets in the line of the proces-sion. Each machine was full of pretty girls and each chauffeur thought he had the most preciousburden. Some of the machines were decorated beautifully. It was an inspiring sight, one long tobe remembered, the newspaper published 95 years ago.

John W. Wilson, the local Ford automobile agent, received hisfirst 1912 consignment of Ford machines. Wilson sits behindthe wheel of the Ford Touring car (pictured at far left) as he dis-played them on Main Street.