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CRIKEY KIDS: Bindi and Robert Irwin star in a new YouTube series ‘Growing Up Wild.’ | 3E

Picture yourself in a small room.There may or may not be a window.

There’s a piano, likely a mirror and prob-ably a music stand. Now picture yourself spending more time in that room than in your car, bedroom, work or any other location. And one more thing: You’re in the room alone. That about sums up life for a lot of singers.

Jacob Waid is one of those singers. Waid recently fi nished his sophomore year at the University of Kentucky. As a vocal performance major, he spends hours in the practice room. Despite the stress, the odd waking hours and the roller coaster of emotion that comes with a life on the stage, Waid doesn’t plan to give any of it up.

The Paducah native is back home briefl y for a benefi t recital before he departs for a summer program in New York. Waid performs his concert, “The growth of a singer,” Sunday afternoon to what he hopes will be a plentiful and sup-portive crowd.

The tall, curly-haired baritone prepared last week to give his friends and family a taste of how he’s grown as an artist. Things started a long time ago for Waid, on the Market House Theatre stage. Without the support of April and Michael Cochran, Waid said, he would be no-where near the performer he is today. His theatrical training embodies his opinion on good singing.

Don’t sing at people, Waid says. Sing to them.

The thrill of the stage is a high Waid can’t quite describe. But that’s what is great about it.

“It’s a certain feeling when I’m on stage, I’m singing to people and I know I have them right here,” he said, holding out the palm of his hand.

The growth of a singerThe growth of a singerBY REBECCA FELDHAUS

rfeldhaus@paducahsun.com

REBECCA FELDHAUS | The Sun

University of Kentucky student Jacob Waid rehearses for his Sunday afternoon recital. Waid, a Paducah native, will travel to New York for a nine-week opera and musical theater camp soon after his recital. The benefits from the recital will help defray the cost of the program.

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Johnson— Jordan Michael Johnson, son of Charles and Kami (Dunkin) Johnson of Metropolis, Ill., May 10, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Joe and Pat Dunkin of Karnak, Ill., and Hucky and Betty Johnson of Metropo-lis, Ill. Great-grandparents are Lessie Sims of Dongola, Ill., Marvin Johnson and Kathy Johnson, both of Metropolis, Ill.

Hammonds — Jude Gregory Hammonds, son of Jason and Amanda (Deweese) Hammonds of Paducah, May 10, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandpar-ents are Jimmy and Nancy Deweese of Paducah, and Greg and Pam Hammonds of Paducah. Great-grand-parents are Alice Courtney of Paducah, Betty Deweese of Paducah, Janice Lamb of Paducah, Rachel Ham-monds of Lovelaceville and Fred Dexter of La Center.

May — Isabella Grace May, daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Brown) May of Paducah, May 11, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Mitch and Rebecca Brown of Paducah, and Vaughn and Debbie May of Paducah. Great-grandparent is Rose May of Paducah.

Barnes — Adalyn Paige Barnes, daughter of Joshua and Darla (Hays) Barnes of Melber, May 12, Western Baptist Hospital. Grand-parents are Gene and Jill Hays of Melber, and Joe and Kim Barnes of Fancy Farm. Great-grandparents are Truman and Judy Hays of Melber, Janice Gard of Mayfi eld, Joe Pete and Ger-aldean Barnes of Benton,

Billy and Dorris Griffi th of Mayfi eld.

Miller — Ida’Lyne Mae Miller, daughter of Barbara Miller of Paducah, May 14, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Tia Miller Winters of Paducah and Andra Winters of Hopkins-ville.

Barabas — David Mi-chael Barabas, son of Wil-liam and Shanna (Wood) Barabas of Paducah, May 14, Western Baptist Hospi-tal. Grandparents are Pat and Kristie Guess of Mari-on, Kevin and Sandy Wood of Daphne, Ala., and Angela Barabas of Ocala, Fla.

Morries — Jackson Earl Morries and Darin Michael Morries, sons of Timothy and Ashley (Wisdom) Morries of Marion, May 14, Western Baptist Hos-

pital. Grandparents are Jerry Wisdom of Princeton, Sherri Wisdom Compton of Marion, Michael and Patricia Downey of Marion, Noah and Mishele Mor-ries of Lees Summitt, Mo. Great-grandparents are Bob and Bettye Matherly of Protem, Mo.

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Dear Annie: My 54-year-old daughter, “Susan,” has been angry with me since she was a teenager. I have tried to question her about why she hates me so much, but she won’t discuss it. She is married to a control-ling man who shares her feelings and recently told the family to “go to hell.” Susan has a sweet daughter who appears to be a special needs child, although we’ve never been told what the problem is.

My husband recently died, and it devastated me. On the day of the funeral, the entire family came to my house. Several people were bothered by our dog, so I confi ned him to the porch and told the children to leave the dog alone.

I was sitting in the parlor when I heard the com-motion in my kitchen. My granddaughter had unlocked the door and put her face next to the dog’s

nose, and he bit her. The parents were not watching the child. After a trip to the hospital for stitches, I was assured that she would totally heal.

Susan told me to fi le a claim with my insurance company because she plans to sue me. I have had many sleepless nights dealing with this and fearing I might lose my house. I’ve also lost my granddaugh-ter because Susan and her husband will have nothing to do with the family any longer.

Is there a chance of sav-ing any part of this relation-ship? — Hurting Mother.

Dear Hurting: Our condolences on the loss of your husband. We know you are still grieving, and that un-doubtedly explains why you confi ned the dog to the porch but neglected to lock access. This, unfortunately, contrib-uted to the accident. Even closely supervised children can get into all kinds of mischief. We are relieved that your granddaughter will heal completely, but her parents are upset and angry (with them-selves as well as with you).

Your insurance company should be able to cover any claim Susan makes, so please stop worrying about your home. As for the relationship, Susan sounds diffi cult, and you may not be able to salvage much. But it

might go a long way if you sincerely apologize and ask them to forgive you for not being more careful.

Dear Annie: I’m having a milestone birthday soon and am inviting sev-eral people to a party. I’m looking forward to it. My concern is how to approach the people who will be disappointed that I didn’t invite them. Some may get angry. What do I say? I’m not sure if it is proper to say I can’t afford more people. — California.

Dear California: We don’t recommend noti-fying people in advance that they won’t be in-vited to your party. But if someone should fi nd

out later and become upset, simply say, “I’m so sorry I couldn’t in-clude all of the people I care about.”

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Need Another Opinion,” who is reluctant to take in his wife’s disabled siblings. In my state, we have California Mentors, part of a national organiza-tion where heavily screened families are trained to oversee the daily activities of various levels of devel-opmentally disabled adults. I always knew that when my mom’s health gave out my beloved sister would live with me. She is sweet and articulate, and is pro-foundly deaf, has epilepsy and is borderline mentally

handicapped.After more than a decade

of dealing with defrosted refrigerators, sticky carpets and an infi nite number of medical appointments, my blood pressure skyrocketed. I fought against putting my sister in a group home until one of our local health or-ganizations found Mentors. Now my sister lives nearby and adores her newfound freedoms and roommates. And my husband and I have our lives back. — Both Sisters Happy.

Please e-mail your ques-tions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Cre-ators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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He’s played a charming chef in a feature fi lm that he also co-wrote, and had his breakthrough role in an off-Broadway play about a restaurant. Yet actor-co-median Aasif Mandvi still can barely tell dosas from Devil Dogs.

“I enjoy eating Indian food, but I’m not an afi -cionado,” says Mandvi, best known as “Senior Correspondent” for South Asia (or the Middle East, or anywhere else Muslims may live) on Comedy Cen-tral’s “The Daily Show.” He admits to cooking only when it strategically suits him.

“I usually cook when I’m in a relationship,” he says. Yes, he can turn out a basic curry, “but ultimately, I just go to my mom and say, ‘This is what I did. It doesn’t taste right. What did I do wrong?’”

But his lack of skill hasn’t stopped him from tackling food topics. Through mid-June, Mand-vi, 46, is cruising the South Asian restaurants of New York with Madhur Jaffrey, the grande dame of the cuisine, sampling tandoori chicken and sticky sweet jalebis from Midtown to the boroughs in a special on the Cooking Channel.

“It’s as he says, he is not a foodie, he doesn’t cook, he doesn’t know too much about Indian food,” Jaffrey said in a telephone interview. “And that is why he’s the perfect person to be on the show. He asks the questions that anyone might want to know, and I give the answers.”

But just because he works a takeout menu as easily as an audience doesn’t mean he lacks an appreciation for great food. For Mandvi, food — and especially the food of South Asia — can be a met-

aphor for personal trans-formation. In his 2009 movie “Today’s Special” he cast himself as an Indian-American chef who only connects to his roots and culture when he takes over his parents’ restaurant.

“Food represents so many things,” he says, “family, love, in some movies it even represents desire, passion, sexuality.”

The movie was based on Mandvi’s 1999 award-winning one-man show, “Sakina’s Restaurant,” which he wrote and starred in. He chose the restaurant setting, he says, because he was looking for an Indian venue that all Americans would connect with.

“The fi lm is as much about a restaurant as ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is about a savings and loan,” he says. “It was just a place.”

Mandvi says it was “To-day’s Special” that inspired the Cooking Channel program — and jokes that the special “will probably inspire a Broadway musi-cal which will then inspire another fi lm.”

Or perhaps his own cooking show? He laughs.

“Let’s see, I don’t know,” he says. But if he did? “I would call it ‘Friends.’ Then people would just tune in.”

Associated Press

Actor Aasif Mandvi walks the red carpet at the pre-miere of “The Last Airbender,” on June 30, 2010, in New York. In a TV special that plays through June 2012 on “The Cooking Channel,” Mandvi tours New York with Indian food guru Madhur Jaffery.

Aasif Mandvi earns foodie cred bite by bite

BY MICHELE KAYALAssociated Press

“I usually cook when I’m in a

relationship, but ultimately, I just go to my mom and say, ‘This is what I did. It doesn’t taste

right. What did I do wrong?’”Aasif MandviActor-comedian, “The Daily Show”

LOS ANGELES — In-stead of an alarm clock, they wake to the sounds of elephants and tigers. They walk their dogs, but it’s often to go see the crocodiles and echidnas. And when they worry, it is about creatures like the Tazmanian devil.

Robert and Bindi Irwin live in the center of the 1,500-acre Australia Zoo near Brisbane, a thriving legacy to their late father and crocodile hunter Steve Irwin.

They are also the stars of “Growing Up Wild,” one of several pet series FremantleMedia plans for its new YouTube channel called The Pet Collective.

Bindi, 13, says she hopes the show generates interest in conservation because “every time we lose an animal species, it’s like losing a brick from the house. Pretty soon, the house just falls over.”

Robert, 8, wants people to know: “Not all animals actually make good pets. Be careful what animals

you actually choose and always protect animals.”

Fremantle, the company behind “American Idol,” ‘’The X Factor” and the international “Got Tal-ent” franchise, is already a huge YouTube partner, said Richard Vargas of Los Angeles, senior vice presi-dent of development and production for London-based Fremantle.

“There are over 3.2 bil-lion views of Fremantle

content on YouTube today,” he said. “That’s where our audiences are going, from TV to the new media world, so we are moving there as well.”

The pet lovers chan-nel and “Growing Up Wild” debuted on May 31. Through the week, The Pet Collective debuted other new shows like “The Litter,” the story of a lit-ter of kittens narrated by Khloe Kardashian; “The

Unadoptables,” looking at hard-to-adopt pets; and “Master & Pet,” a scripted comedy-drama about a woman and her cat who seems to be mastermind-ing her dating life.

A new 5-minute epi-sode of each series will air weekly. There will be about 10 episodes in each series and they will remain in rotation for a year.

By the end of summer, Fremantle expects to have 20 hours of programming on YouTube. At 12 epi-sodes an hour, that’s 240 individual episodes.

Some series will feature audience-produced video, but “Growing Up Wild” features TV-style produc-tion. “They are such an engaging duo. It’s the Irwins naturally telling the camera and the audience their anecdotes about these animals. It’s not like they are reading scripts or anything. They are really passionate about the sub-ject,” Vargas said.

After their episode on the red panda, “I wanted a red panda for myself,” he said.

‘Growing Up Wild’ tops YouTube lineupBY SUE MANNING

Associated Press

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Bindi Irwin (left), 13, and Robert Irwin, 8, children of famed animal adventurer Steve Irwin, pet an echidna at the Australian Zoo outside Brisbane, Australia, dur-ing a taping of “Growing Up Wild.” This is a new series from Fremantle Media that can be seen on The Pet Collective, a new YouTube Channel.

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Wedding

LEXINGTON — Nicole Lynn Williams and Ross Kenneth Cook were united in marriage Dec. 28 at Talon Winery in Lexington with the Rev. Dwight Kay-lor offi ciating. Recorded music was provided by Rick Bletzacker.

The bride is the daughter of Robin Parsley of Corbin, and David and Mary Wil-liams of Corbin.

The groom is the son of Dr. Kenneth and Darlene Cook of Paducah.

The bride chose her sister, Miss Holly Williams of Corbin, as her maid of honor.

The groom chose Cody Walls of Paducah as his best man. Ushers were Vincent

Parsley of Corbin and Kyle Collins of Caldwell, Idaho.

A reception followed.The bride is a 2004

graduate of Corbin High School in Corbin, a 2008 graduate of the University of Kentucky and a 2012 graduate of the Univer-sity of Kentucky College of Dentistry.

The groom is a 2003 graduate of Lone Oak High School, a 2007 graduate of the University of Kentucky and a 2012 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry.

The couple reside in Colorado Springs, Colo., where they will complete a dental residency with the U.S. Army.

Ross and Nicole Cook

Anniversaries

Anniversary

MAYFIELD — Mr. and Mrs. Otis Elliott Jr. of Mayfi eld celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends on June 3.

Mr. Elliott and the for-mer Judith Johnson were married June 8, 1962, at First Christian Church in Metropolis, Ill., by Alec John Lanford, minister. Their attendants were Lara Barton and Joe Paul Shelton.

Mrs. Elliott is a retired

offi ce worker for Mayfi eld Manufacturing Co. She is the daughter of the late Garvin A. and Nell Hicks Johnson.

Mr. Elliott is an electri-cian retired from Conti-nental Tire. He is the son of the late Otis D. and Miskel Lewis Elliott Sr.

They have two children: Michael Elliott and Steven Elliott, both of Graves County; two grandchil-dren; and three great-grandchildren.

Otis and Judith Elliott

KIRKSEY — Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stephens of Kirksey will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Bethany Baptist Church, 1829 Dove Road, Farmington. All friends and relatives are invited. The couple request no gifts.

Mr. Stephens and the former Sandra Belcher were married June 16, 1962, by Terry Sills at Kirk-

sey Baptist Church. Their attendants were Toy and Louise Venable.

Mrs. Stephens formerly worked in food service for the Calloway County School System and retired from Briggs & Stratton.

Mr. Stephens is an engi-neer employed at Briggs & Stratton.

They have two children: Robby Stephens of Marion and Wendy Joyce of Kirk-sey; and four grandchil-dren.

Sandra and Bob StephensMr. and Mrs. Carrel Chil-

dress of Paducah will cel-ebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a recep-tion from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Renee’s on Cairo Road. All friends and relatives are invited. The couple request no gifts.

Mr. Childress and the former Phyllis Goodwin were married June 16, 1962, at Southside Baptist Church in Paducah by the Rev. Tildon Garner.

Mrs. Childress is a retired cafeteria manager at Lone Oak Elementary School. She is the daughter of Pauline Qualls Goodwin of Paducah and the late Everett Goodwin.

Mr. Childress is a retired dairy/poultry farmer. He is the son of the late Hubert and Hazel Childress.

They have two children: Renda Childress and Ron-za Oliver, both of Paducah; and two grandchildren.

Carrel and Phyllis Childress

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thompson of West Paducah celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a party at their home with family.

Mr. Thompson and the former Betty Mae Don-nell were married June 3, 1962, by the Rev. James P. Archer at Palestine United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Thompson is a retired teacher with the McCracken County Public Schools and serves as an adjunct instructor for Mur-

ray State University at the Paducah campus. She is the daughter of the late Vernis and Evelyn Don-nell.

Mr. Thompson is an electrical engineer re-tired from the chemical industry. He is the son of Ada Rose Thompson of Paducah and the late Terry Thompson.

They have two children: Randall Thompson of Sioux City, Iowa, and Ann Bennington of Naperville, Ill.; and six grandchildren.

Larry and Betty Thompson BENTON — Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Franklin of Benton celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 28.

Mr. Franklin and the former Barbara June Mc-Gregor were married May 28, 1952, in Corinth, Miss.

Mrs. Franklin is the daughter of the late Guy R.

and Louise McGregor.Mr. Franklin is retired

from Air Products. He is the son of the late Alfred and Velva Franklin.

They have three chil-dren: Gregory L. Franklin of Paducah, and Gloria Lee Franklin and Gina Howes, both of Benton; and fi ve grandchildren.

Alfred and Barbara Franklin

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Anniversaries

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hig-don of Paducah recently celebrated their 50th wed-ding anniversary with a trip to Las Vegas and Reno, Nev.

Mr. Higdon and the for-mer Shirley Anne Hawkins were married May 26, 1962, by the Rev. Edward Soto at Nativity Catholic Church in El Monte, Calif. Their attendants were Nor-ma Scianna, sister of the bride, and Stan Thompson.

Mrs. Higdon is the daughter of the late Josie

Milligan Hawkins and Ben F. Hawkins.

Mr. Higdon is retired from Higdon Food Service and Higdon Furniture Corp., where he serves on the board of directors. He is the son of the late Ollie F. and Maurene Hobbs Higdon.

They have three chil-dren: Pam Zeruth of Columbia, S.C., Chris Higdon of Nashville, Tenn., and Matt Higdon of Louisville; and seven grandchildren.

Ken and Shirley Higdon

LA CENTER — Mr. and Mrs. James A. Curtis of La Center will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at the Curtis home beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Mr. Curtis and the for-mer Linda Joyce Chandler were married June 15, 1962, by the Rev. Buren Richardson at First Baptist Church of La Center. Their attendants were Alan Cur-tis and Sharon Dulworth Dershimer.

Mrs. Curtis is the daugh-

ter of the late Robert Earl and Dorothy Chandler.

Mr. Curtis is retired from the U.S. Navy and a retired teacher at West Kentucky Community & Technical College. He is the son of the late James Bennett and Lou Mamie Curtis.

They have four chil-dren: Teresa Curtis of La Center, John Curtis of Tampa, Fla., Debra Webb of Bardwell and Ben Curtis of La Center; and four grandchildren.

James and Linda Curtis

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Loe of Paducah will celebrate their 25th wedding anni-versary by renewing their wedding vows in a cer-emony beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Jenny Ridge Pentecostal Church, located on Highland Road in Murray. All friends and relatives are invited. The couple request no gifts.

Mr. Loe and the former Mildred Brown Loe were married June 20, 1987, by the Rev. Roy Balentine at

New Jenny Ridge Pente-costal Church in Murray.

Mrs. Loe is the daugh-ter of the late Robert and Vernie Brown.

Mr. Loe is retired from ISP Inc. in Calvert City. He is the son of the late James and Pauline Loe.

They are the parents of Kenneth Travis, Jimmy Loe III and Tod Taber, all of Paducah, and the late Roy Travis. They have eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Mildred and Jim Loe

VERSAILLES — The Rev. and Mrs. Fred Richardson of Versailles, formerly of Paducah, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniver-sary with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Big Spring Park in Versailles. All friends and relatives are invited.

Mr. Richardson and the former Juanita Glynn Sills were married June 13, 1942, in Charleston, Mo. Their attendants were Agnes and Garlon Sills, mother and father of the bride.

Mrs. Richardson is a retired organ and piano

teacher and substitute school teacher. She is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sills.

Mr. Richardson is a retired Baptist minister, having pastored Trinity Baptist in Paducah and Oscar Baptist churches in La Center. He is the son of the late Velma Wynne and the late Jack Langston.

They are the parents of Sharon Gilliland of Belton, Lura Foster of Versailles and the late Ronald Rich-ardson. They have 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

Juanita and the Rev. Fred Richardson

Engagements

Timothy and Karen Pro-vow of Cunningham and Charles H. Carter of Arling-ton announce the engage-ment of their daughter, Kirstin Jessica Carter, to Chance Wade Futrell, son of Mike and Karen Futrell of Paducah.

Miss Carter is the granddaughter of Mrs. Carolyn Reid of Bardwell and the late Bobby Dunn, Charles R. and Ann Carter of Bardwell, and Ray and Shirley Provow of Paducah. She is a 2005 graduate of Carlisle County High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Murray State University in 2011. She is employed by Derksen Portable Buildings in Hickory.

Mr. Futrell is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. “Bud” Houser of Paducah, Margaret Futrell of Paducah and the late Cecil Futrell. He is the great-grandson of Ms. Reva Verschueren of Paducah. He is a 2003 graduate of Lone Oak High School and is employed by the United States Enrichment Corporation, Inc. in Paducah.

Wedding vows will be exchanged at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Paducah. All friends and relatives are invited to the ceremony and reception following at the St. John’s Knights of Columbus Hall in Paducah.

Carter- FutrellKim McReynolds

Youngblood and Jeff Crass, both of West Paducah, announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Michele Crass, to Dr. Jesse Aaron O’Donley, son of Larry and Patsy O’Donley of West Paducah.

Miss Crass is the grand-daughter of Cliff and Joy McReynolds of West Paducah, and the late Charles and Melinda Crass. She is a 2007 graduate of Heath High School in West Paducah and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2010 from the University of Kentucky in Lexington. She is employed by Four Rivers Behavioral Health.

Mr. O’Donley is the grandson of Sally Hall of Paducah and the late Harley Hall, and the late Lee and Oneda O’Donley. He is a 2003 graduate of Heath High School in West Paducah, a 2008 graduate of Murray State Univer-sity with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a 2011 gradu-ate of Bellarmine University in Louisville with a doctor of physical therapy degree. He is employed by Western Baptist Hospital.

Wedding vows will be exchanged at 5:30 p.m. June 23 at Spring Bayou Baptist Church in Kevil. All friends and relatives are invited.

Crass-O’Donley

Peggy Tippin of Paducah and Gary Tippin of Cam-den, Mo., announce the en-gagement of their daughter, Ashleigh Carissa Tippin, to Matthew Wayne Pickett, son of Darryl and Patricia Pickett of La Center.

Miss Tippin is the grand-daughter of Leo and Alta Hill of Lewiston, Idaho. She is a 2009 graduate of Heath High School and is attending Mid-Continent University. She is employed by the Paducah Regional Sports Plex.

Mr. Pickett is the grandson of Margaret and Teddy Thweatt of Paducah, and Marilyn and Malcolm Pickett of Barlow. He is a 2006 graduate of Ballard Memorial High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in 2012 from Middle Tennessee State University.

The wedding will be at 5 p.m. June 21 at Palestine United Methodist Church in West Paducah. All friends and relatives are invited. Only out-of-town invitations are being sent.

Tippin-PickettHeather Michelle Parks

and Nicholas Hunt Miller will be united in mar-riage at 7 p.m. Saturday at Leilanee’s Wedding Garden in Paducah. All friends and relatives are invited. Only out-of-town invitations have been sent.

Miss Parks is the daugh-ter of Deron and Shelli Parks of Melber. She is the granddaughter of Melvin and Joy Woodford of Led-better, Ronnie and Carol Cain of Hickory, and Bud and Joan Parks of Hickory. She is a 2007 graduate of Graves County High School and earned a degree in middle school education from Murray State University in 2011. She is employed by Hickman County High School in Clinton.

Mr. Miller is the son of Mark and Jean Ann Miller of Mayfi eld. He is the grandson of Harry Gene and Joyce Wilford of Mayfi eld, Bill Miller of Murray and the late Mary Sue Miller. He is a 2007 graduate of Graves County High School in Mayfi eld and earned a degree in electronic media in 2011 from Murray State University. He is em-ployed by Sirloin Stockade in Murray.

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There’s an intimacy between singers and the audience.

Waid studies with Cyn-thia Lawrence, an accom-plished soprano. When he started, Lawrence told him what she tells most of her students.

“She told me, ‘When you wake up in the morning, if there is anything else you can picture yourself doing besides singing, anything, do it,’” Waid said.

He experienced the burnout that many sing-ers go through in their fi rst few years of devout performance. Waid called his teacher, they talked it out and fi xed some techni-cal aspects of his singing. What drives him now is the “what if.” What if he stopped singing and took another career? Though he believes he would be successful in most career fi elds with hard work, Waid doesn’t want to ask that question.

Sunday’s concert ex-poses the audience to the stylistic differences of an artist’s repertoire. Waid keeps a thought in the back of his mind through the long hours of practic-ing and intense competi-

tions. When art songs were fi rst written, it comprised a pianist, a singer and friends. The songs weren’t written to trip a singer up, he said. They were written for the enjoyment of the craft. He’ll embrace that thought as he travels to the Seagle Music Colony in upstate New York for the summer. Waid is excited to embark on rehearsals for the University of Ken-tucky’s production of “The Phantom of the Opera” in the fall.

The benefi t recital is at Paducah’s First Baptist

Church at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Call Rebecca Feldhaus, a Paducah Sun staff writer, at 270-575-8651.

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Paducah native Jacob Waid described the background to his Sunday afternoon recital, “The growth of a sing-er.” Waid hopes to expose family, friends and music lov-ers to art songs, arias and musical theater.

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■ 210 B.C.: The TerraCotta Army — thousands ofreplica warriors buried withChinese Emperor ShihHuang-ti and discovered in1974 — wore knotted scarves.And so it began.■ A.D. 100: Some Roman

orators and legionnaires sported neckcloths tied in a knot, probably for warmthand to set themselves apart socially.

■ 1630s-1660s: As Croatian soldiersarrived in France during and after theThirty Years War, the French noticed theytied distinctive scarves around their necks.The “cravat,” one story goes, derived fromthe word for “Croat.” Cravats got lacy.

■ 1690s: The Steinkirk emerged, pop-ular in military dress, with a loosely tiedknot and the ends twisted and tucked intothe buttonhole of the coat.

■ 1700s: The cravat was variouslyunderstated and frilly, depending on thefashion. Think of the Founding Fatherswith their ruffles, waistcoats and breeches.

■ 1850-60s: The longer “four-in-hand” tie became the precursor tothe modern tie. Some say four-in-hand referred to the clothingfashions favored by men whomade their way around townin four-in-hand carriages,which were led by four horsesand guided with one hand.

■ 1920s: New York tiemaker Jesse Langsdorf is cred-ited with creating the mod-ern necktie, constructedfrom three pieces offabric, cut on thebias, with a lining.

■ 1940s: Tiesebbed and flowedin width. Tieswith extra-wide

blades were nicknamed “belly warmers”and featured palm trees and hula dancers.

■ 1950s-60s: Ebbing from fat to skin-ny, cool ties could be as lean as 11/2 inches.

■ 1960s-70s: Anti-establishment atti-tudes led many to quit the tie. You didn’tneed one with turtlenecks or Nehru jack-ets, although they remained a staple inbusiness settings.

■ 1970s: Flowing from skinny back tofat, cool ties broadened amazingly into the4- to 5-inch range.

■ 1975: Even while the tieless leisuresuit was in its heyday, John Molloy’s“Dress for Success” told men to get seri-ous and put their business suits and tiesback on.

■ 1980s: The power tie was born, atake-no-prisoners, Reagan-era tie general-ly in a bold color, particularly red.

■ 1990s: By mid-decade, “businesscasual” had necktie salespeople twiddlingtheir thumbs. If dot-commers could makebundles of cash from home in their box-ers, there was no reason to dress up.

■ 2000: Researchers Thomas Fink andYong Mao of Cambridge University used

mathematics modeling to come upwith 85 different knots in their book,“The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie: TheScience and Aesthetics of TieKnots.”

■ 2001: The burst of the dot-com bubble signaled the need once

again to put the tie back on in busi-ness settings. Meanwhile, young

people noticed bandmembers, such as thosein Green Day andInterpol, were wearingties, so the neckwearstarted showing up inclubs.

2006: ThomasPink offers the PinkCommuter iPodtie. Fashion andpracticality all atonce: It features apocket on theback to holdmusic players.

BY EDWARD M. EVELDMcClatchy Newspapers

he necktie is so tangled up in Father’s Day it’s become thecliché gift of the century.Or maybe it’s the perfect gift. Fine line.On the cliché side, the choice of a tie for Dad is lame, the

tie, unwanted. But the “not another tie” message resonated more

soundly just a few years ago, before suit coats and tiesstarted clawing their way back from “business casual.”

“People are dressing up more today,” said Keith Novorr,owner of Michael’s Fine Clothes for Men in Kansas City, Mo.“It’s reverting back.”

As for the tie being an uninspired gift, Novorr doesn’tthink so. It would be much easier to choose khakis and asport shirt for most men. Customers often ask, “Can you pickout a tie my father would like?” Novorr tells them he can, butfirst he has to learn something about him.

“Ties are extremely personal,” Novorr said. “You can almosttell the personality of a person by his neckwear.”

Lee Allison, who has a nationally recognized tie-selling Web site(www.leeallison.com), said there’s always been a lot to recommend atie gift.

“A tie rejuvenates an entire outfit, so it’s the biggest bang for thebuck,” Allison said. “The rest of the outfit is the frame, and the tie is thepiece of art. It’s the exclamation point.”

And, in fact, the tie remains the leading Father’s Day gift, according tothe U.S. Census Bureau. Americans buy 100 million ties a year.

So how did the necktie become intertwined with Father’s Day? Father’sDay emerged after World War I and was followed in the 1920s by the cre-ation of the modern tie, constructed from three pieces of fabric, cut on thebias, with a lining. Tie makers and sellers saw the potential and began push-ing neckties as gifts, said Jerry Andersen, executive director of the Men’sDress Furnishings Association in New York.

Now, as then, ties are an affordable gift. Buying the right size isn’t aproblem, and they’re in fashion again.

“A lot of people are just getting back into neckties, particularly youngermen,” Andersen said.

The deeper question — why wear anything around the neck at all? —takes us way back in time. Neck coverings were needed for protectionagainst the elements but quickly morphed into a fashion statement, fromdemonstrating social status to expressing individuality.

As our timeline shows, neckwear’s history is long and storied, but itsgenealogy can be stated fairly simply: Knotted scarves begat the cravat orneckcloth, and the cravat begat the modern tie, knotted carefully at the neckwith the blade falling cleanly to the belt.

THE HALF-WINDSOR KNOTMedium half symmetrical triangle — for standard shirt collars.

1. Start with wideend of the tie onyour right andextending a footbelow narrowend.

2. Cross wideend over narrowand turn backunderneath.

3. Bring up andturn downthrough loop.

4. Pass wide endaround front fromleft to right.

5. Then upthrough loop ...

6. And downthrough knot infront. Tightencarefully anddraw up to collar.

THE FOUR-IN-HAND KNOTLong and straight — to complement a standard shirt collar.

1. Start with wideend of the tie onyour right andextending a footbelow narrowend.

2. Cross wideend over narrowand turn backunderneath.

3. Continuearound passingwide end acrossfront of narrowonce more.

4. Pass side endup through loop.

5. Holding frontof knot loose withindex finger, passwide end downthrough loop infront.

6. Remove fingerand tighten knotcarefully. Draw uptight to collar byholding narrowend and slidingknot snug.

THE WINDSOR KNOTFor standard shirt collars.

2. Cross wide end overnarrow and bring upthrough loop.

3. Bring wide end downaround behind narrowand up on your right.

4. Then put down throughloop and around acrossnarrow as shown.

5. Turn and pass upthrough loop and ...

6. Complete by slippingdown through the knot infront. Tighten and drawup snug to collar.

1. Start with wide end ofthe tie on your right and extending a foot belownarrow end.

Skinny ties were fashion-able in the 1950s and ’60s.KATRINA WITTKAMP/CHICAGO TR IBUNE

JACK ORTON/MILWAUKEE

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SOURCES: MEN ’S DRESS FURNISHINGS ASSOCIAT ION, KANSAS C ITY STAR

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