FROM STAFF AND SPM WIRE REPORTSParents used to worry about their kids

never becoming computer literate. Thosedays are gone. Most children now mastercomputer literacy faster and more natu-rally than book literacy.

“Today computer chips are as much apart of toys as batteries, even toys forbabies. So kids are using miniature com-puters from the first weeks of life,” saidDr. John Laurence Miller, a learning spe-cialist and author of Mind Magic.

“The real question is when are chil-dren old enough to use computers aspurposeful tools for personal expressionand learning,” he stressed. “A rough butuseful rule of thumb is they are probablyold enough to do something online ifthey are old enough to do it offline.”

Children old enoughto draw with paper andpencil are also oldenough to draw with amouse. Kids who canwrite and receive postalmail are old enough tosend and receive email.

Carol Harrison is thecomputer lab teacherand technology coordi-nator for CrittendenCounty Elementary School. While shesays most children need to be able toread and write to gain a great deal fromthe Internet, kids much younger canlearn from computers.

At CCES, preschoolers are taughtbasic computer skills like how to use amouse across a computer screen.

“That type of exercise is good fordeveloping dexterity,” Harrison said.“Kids who are good with a mouse havegood hand-eye coordination.”

Research has shown that most chil-dren are age three before they developthe ability to reason or show cognitivethinking skills, Harrison said. That’s agood time to start them on computers. AtCCES, even kindergarten studentsspend at least an hour a week in thecomputer lab.

The elementary school has a definedplan for making technology available tostudents. Right now, the school has a32-unit computer lab, a 20-unit mobilelaptop learning center, more than a halfdozen desktop computers in the libraryand every classroom has at least twocomputers available to students.

A $60,000 grant announced recentlywill help the school upgrade old comput-ers and add news ones, Harrison said.

Librarian Regina Merrick at theCrittenden County Public Library saysthe demand for computer time foryounger children is becoming greater.The library has recently retooled its com-puter use policy because younger chil-dren are starting to need computers formore and more things, especially home-work assignments.

The library used to require constantadult supervision for anyone under age12 using a computer. Because ofchanges in culture and in demand forcomputer usage, the library amended itspolicy.

Anyone under 18 wishing to use thecomputers at the library must have asigned consent form on file at the library,Merrick said.

“Children 12 and under have to useInternet computers facing the circula-tion desk and will be closely monitored,”she said.

According to Miller, children who areready to do research in a public libraryare also ready to use a children's onlineresearch tool like AskforKids or

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CLEANINGCLEANINGFree dump dayswill help clear outunwanted mess

Crittenden County Judge-Executive Fred Brown hasdeclared March 30-31 FreeHousehold Dump day.Residents may dump for freetheir large household itemssuch as old beds, mattresses,furniture, appliances, scrapiron or metal and some build-ing materials to the countyconvenience center on U.S.60 East. General householdgarbage is not included in thefree service. Those type itemswill require a fee. The dump isopen from 8 a.m., until 4:30p.m., Friday and from 8 a.m.,until noon on Saturday.

Underdown booksigning Saturday

The Crittenden CountyPublic Library will host areception and book signing forlocal historian and authorBrenda Underdown from 10a.m., until noon Saturday atthe library. Underdown, aweekly columnist for ThePress, recently published abook about area history. It istitled Forgotten Passages andis now on sale.

Feed Mill hostsafter hours event

Marion Feed Mill will hostthe next Business After Hoursevent on Thursday, March 29,from 5 to 6:30 p.m. BusinessAfter Hours is sponsored bythe Crittenden CountyChamber of Commerce.Reservations will be acceptedthrough March 26. If youwould like more informationabout this event or to makeyour reservation, call theChamber office at 965-5015.

Wheeler named to Park board

Kory Wheeler has beenappointed to a four-year termof the Marion-CrittendenCounty Park board. Shereplaces Wayne West, whoseterm expired.

Tax time approachingIt’s less than a month until

your individual federal incometax returns are due. Thisyear’s deadline is Tuesday,April 17.

Unpardonable sin?Last week, we incorrectly

published the start time of theUK-Villanova NCAATournament game. We hopethe mix up didn’t create toomuch of a problem for all ourloyal Wildcat fans, and weunderstand such goofs areclose to unpardonable sins inthe State of Kentucky. Sorry.

Kasey Herrin and Nate Stariwat work on projects in the Crittenden County ElementarySchool computer lab.

Preschool students are learning basic skills

Computers & kids:What’s the right age?

Guardsmen injured in Iraq

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Web sites for kids�www.Kids.Yahoo.comwww.AskForKids.comwww.pbsKids.orgwww.SurfnetKids.comwww.webkinz.comwww.KidGrid.com

Computers at homeshould be in a hightraffic area such as akitchen or study.Bedrooms are not recommended placesfor a child’s computer.

Tourism plansvideo of areaBY JERRITT HOVEYPRESS STAFF WRITER

By year's end, Marion andCrittenden County will havea new marketing tool.Officials think that a promo-tional video will help peoplediscover Kentucky's HiddenTreasure – the motto selectedfor Crittenden County by thelocal tourism commission.

S&W Productions ofPaducah will begin filming apromotional DVD this springabout Marion and CrittendenCounty.

Marion Tourism DirectorMichele Edwards explainedthat the idea for the informa-tional DVD has been in theworks for a while.

“This DVD has been one ofthe main projects that thecommission has been work-ing on,” she said. “We're allexcited to see the finishedproduct.”

The purpose of the DVD isto help entice people to visitCrittenden County and to seesome of the attractions it hasto offer. Some of the thingsthat will be featured are theAmish community, annualfestivities, collections at theBen E. Clement MineralMuseum and the CrittendenCounty Historical Museumand the Cave In Rock Ferrythat carries commuters

across the Ohio Riverbetween Crittenden Countyand southern Illinois.

The DVD proposed by thetourism commission is thesecond such film currently inthe works. In January agroup of citizens began rais-ing funds to produce a pri-vately funded $50,000 docu-mentary about CrittendenCounty.

Linda Schumann, one ofthat project’s local leaders,told the Marion City Counciland Fiscal Court this weekthat she has been encour-aged by the support for thefull-length, made-for-TV doc-umentary about the county’shistory.

“There can never beenough publicity for Marion,”Schumann said.

She does not believe thetourism group’s promotionalvideo will create a conflictwith the historical documen-tary she and others havebeen working on.

Shooting for the tourismvideo will begin this spring,and will continue throughthe next three seasons withthe final product hopefullybeing done in late fall,according to Edwards.

The cost of the DVD is

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BY CHRIS EVANSPRESS EDITOR

The issue of skateboardingin town took a new turnMonday night during the reg-ular monthly meeting of theMarion City Council.

For the past few weeks,city leaders have discussedmeasures to deal with theincreased popularity of skate-boarding here. They’ve talkedabout helping the park boardbuild a skate park area atCity-County Park and thepolice department asked thecity council for direction inhow to enforce current ordi-nances.

Marion Police ChiefKenneth Winn asked thecouncil last month to clarifythe city ordinance that pro-hibits bikes, skates andcoaster sleds from citystreets. He wanted the lan-guage to include the morespecific “skateboard” phraserather than coaster sled, anoutmoded term for skate-boards.

When the council looked atthe proposed ordinance

Monday, it didn’t like the newlanguage. Also added was theterm “sidewalk” to areaswhere skateboards would bedisallowed.

Almost every council mem-ber spoke out against theidea of outlawing skateboardson all sidewalks and someeven wondered why kidscould play on streets in sub-divisions where traffic is notas common as it is in town.

Winn said safety is the pri-mary concern.

Councilmen JasonHatfield and Donnie Arflackwere the first to voice theiropposition to making skate-boards illegal on all side-walks.

“It’s too broad,” addedcouncilman Darrin Tabor.

Councilwoman JanetPierce agreed andCouncilman Dwight Sherersaid he could see prohibitingskateboards in front of busi-nesses, but didn’t under-stand why kids shouldn’t beallowed to ride them to a

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Police want direction

Council waffleson skateboards

BY CHRIS EVANSPRESS EDITOR

Two local National Guardsmenwere seriously injured in Iraq earlythis week when the military vehiclethey were riding in ran over a road-side bomb.

Family members said theyreceived word Monday that Sgt.Jonathan McMackin, 25, of Marionhad suffered a broken bone andpuncture wound to his leg during the

explosion.Another local soldier, Spc. Chase

Matthews, 23, of Dycusburg sufferedgreater injuries. His condition hadbeen stablized Tuesday night at ahospital in Germany. He had beenairlifted there following his injuries inIraq.

Matthews’ aunt, BarbaraEtheridge of Dycusburg, said hernephew suffered extensive injuries tohis legs and his left arm. Her brother

Rudy Matthews is the injured sol-dier’s father. She said he learned ofhis son’s condition Tuesday night.

Etheridge said that her nephewlost his left leg above the knee andhis right leg above the ankle. He alsohas a fractured arm.

“Chase is a tough kid and he’sgoing to be all right,” she saidbetween tears. “Chase is alive and hewill have his family to come home to.”

A third soldier, apparently notfrom Kentucky, was also hurt, buthis name and injuries were notimmediately known.

The Kentucky National Guard,through its public affairs depart-ment, said it could not comment onthe status of the soldiers nor discussdetails of the mission the men wereon, where they were or when the inci-dent occurred. Family members saidthe men were injured Monday.

Kevin McMackin, father of the

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injured sergeant, said awoman from the Departmentof Defense called him athome Monday afternoon andexplained the situation.

“She didn’t have a wholelot of information, but toldme she would stay in touchand keep us informed,” KevinMcMackin said, a coal minerwho went home work earlythe next day hoping to learnmore, but hadn’t receivedany new news as of Tuesday.

The father was told thathis son had suffered shrap-nel wounds to the leg andthat he was taken to a hospi-tal in Iraq then transferred toGermany.

“Jonathan talked to hiswife on the phone and toldher not to worry,” McMackinsaid about his son, who wasmarried only a couple of daysbefore leaving for Iraq.

McMackin and Matthewsboth deployed with CompanyB, 2nd Batallion, 123rdArmor, which is headquar-tered at the Marion NationalGuard Armory. They leftMarion just before Christmas2005 and spent a few weekstraining in Mississippi beforegoing overseas in early 2006.The men were supposed tohave completed their missionthis month, but recentorders had extended theirstay until later in the sum-mer, family members said.

Lt. Barkley Hughes, com-mander of the MarionGuard’s rear detachmentwhile the unit is deployed,said Tuesday night that anydetails regarding BravoCompany soldiers wouldhave to come from theKentucky National Guard’spublic affairs division.

Lt. Hughes did not deploywith Bravo Companybecause he was serving inAfghanistan when the unitgot its marching orders.

He did say that BravoCompany was attached to abrigade headquartered inMinnesota.

According to family mem-bers, the two were in aHumvee and on patrol withat least one, perhaps twoother soldiers, when they ranover an IED (improvisedexplosive device).

Some of McMackin’sfriends said they were told byfamily members that he hadhelped save two others fromthe vehicle after the initialexplosion.

Matthews graduated fromCrittenden County HighSchool in 2002. McMackinhad joined the NationalGuard between his juniorand senior years atCrittenden High. He is com-ing up on his ninth year inthe Guard, his father said.

The American Red Crosshad been trying to arrangefor Matthews to come homethis week to be with hismother, Starla, who is in ahospital in San Antonio,Texas awaiting surgery for abrain aneurysm. His halfbrother, also in the military,had already been given leave,according to family mem-bers.

The Department ofDefense offered to flyMatthews’ brother toGermany to be with theinjured guardsman, but hisaunt said Matthews isexpected to be back in thestates at Walter Reed MedicalCenter in Washington laterthis week, perhaps by Friday.For that reason, she didn’tthink anyone would be goingto Germany.

McMackin’s wife, the for-mer Megan Markham, nowlives in Paducah where she isa nurse. McMackin’s mother,the former Estie Thomas ofMarion, also lives inPaducah.

McMackin has two youngsiblings who have recently

joined the military, too. Hissister, Lynise, has joined theAir Force and is in basictraining. His brother,Garrett, is a junior in highschool and will go to basictraining this summer, justlike his older brother did.

Some of Matthews’ formerschoolmates say he is aquiet, polite fellow who wasnicknamed, “Dawg” by hisbuddies.

Kyle Cosby went throughschool with Matthews. Thetwo attended FrancesElementary together beforethe small country schoolclosed in the mid 1990s.Cosby reads meters for theCrittenden-Livingston WaterDistrict. On his route a cou-ple of months ago, Cosbybumped into Matthews, whowas at home on leave.

“That was the first time I’dtalked to him in a long time.He said he was ready to gethome.”

Cosby also said he’dtalked to Rudy Matthews, thesoldier’s father, at theDycusburg store over lunchnot long ago.

“He was worried sickabout his boy being overthere,” Cosby said. “I bet heis taking this really hard.”

Matthews is Rudy’s onlychild. Matthews’ aunt con-firmed that the father wasterribly troubled by the newsthat reached DycusburgTuesday.

Crittenden County Judge-Executive Fred Brown, him-

self a veteran of the Vietnamera, said the grim news madeit to the courthouse Tuesday.He said we should allremember the injured menand not forget that we haveabout a dozen other soldiersover there in harm’s way.

“This is bad, bad, bad,”Brown said. “It brings thereality of this war home to acommunity where we some-times forget about it becauseof all the things going on inour lives.

“I am so proud of theseyoung men and all of the oth-ers over there fighting for ourfreedoms and the veteranswho have served. They don’tget the appreciation theydeserve,” the judge added.

When Marion’s BravoCompany deployed a yearago last winter, it included40 soliders from this armory.The unit, although a tankcompany, has been retrainedto handle other duties due tothe changing climate of thiswar. Dave Altom, spokesmanfor the Kentucky NationalGuard, said BravoCompany’s mission is as asecurity force for other coali-tion troops. Daily activitiesmight include route securityalong highways, at trafficcontrol points or rovingpatrols.

The war in Iraq has beengoing on for four years andPresident George Bush hasbeen ramping up participa-tion the last couple ofmonths trying to quell the

violence that has virtuallyturned into a civil warbetween religous factions inIraq.

Rev. Lucy Tedrick, a localminister, author and veter-ans advocate, said these arethe first two serious casual-ties this community has suf-fered since the Vietnam Warwhen at least six soldiersfrom Crittenden County losttheir lives and others wereinjured.

“The adage that came outof World War II was that ‘Waris hell.’ Only those who haveactually been in the battles,and those who have lostloved ones in them trulyknow the truth of that state-ment,” Tedrick said.

“My heart aches over everyAmerican and every innocentperson that has died or beeninjured in all wars,” Tedrickadded. “Now that the suffer-ing has once again touchedour own neighbors, our griefis compounded for ChaseMatthews and JonathanMcMackin and their families.As Crittenden Countians, letus rally around these bravemen and their families andhelp in any way that is need-ed.”

The local guard unit hasbeen deployed twice in thepast six years. It was sent toGermany after the 9-11attacks. Some guardsmen,including McMackin, hadalso been deployed to theGulf Coast to help rebuildLouisiana after a hurricane.The current troop deploy-ment is the local unit’s fifthin history. It was called upduring World War II and theBurlin Crisis.

Other local guardsmendeployed for the current mis-sion include Sgt. Sean Pace,SSgt. Brandon Wilson, Spc.Mark Wilson, Spc. JimYoung, Spc. Kyle Craig andSpc. Josh Jackson. A fewother local men and womenare also involved in the war,including three lieutenantcolonels from Marion. Theyare Lt. Col. John Watson, Lt.Col. Bill McDaniel and Lt.Col. Scott Campbell.

AREA NEWS BRIEFSDometic recalls RV & trailer refrigerators

Dometic, the top selling RV refrigerator manufacturer forcampers, motor homes, fifth wheels, horse trailers and house-boats, has issued a nationwide recall. Dometic is recalling all two-door refrigerators manufactured between April 1997 and May2003. A safety defect has been detected that can result in seriousfire or explosion. Contact Ford RV Refrigeration in Benton, Ky.,for more information about how to deal with the recall. Ford RVRefrigeration is the area’s authorized recall service center for therecall process. Call Ford’s at (270) 354-9239 for more informa-tion.

Deer Creek Church new voting placeDeer Creek Baptist Church will be the new voting location for

Sheridan Precinct 9 starting with the May 22 election. Ballotinghas been being held at the Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department.Crittenden County Clerk Carolyn Byford said the new venue willprovide better parking, HVAC and restroom facilities. At the firedepartment, the county had had to rent a portable toilet whichcosts about $100. Byford said the county will save money bymoving to the church. Its handicapped accessibility is also better,Byford said.

Accused car thief arrested in MarionA man accused of stealing a vehicle in Princeton was arrested in

Crittenden County March 4. According a report in the PrincetonTimes-Leader newspaper, the theft victim’s son is charged withtaking the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix. Dallas C. Rickard, 26, wasarrested in Marion and lodged in the Crittenden County Jail basedon the warrant from Caldwell County. The newspaper reportedthat the man allegedly took the keys from his mother’s purse andleft with the vehicle without her consent. The car was later foundabandoned on Caldwell Chapel Road near Princeton.

Livingston takes step toward libraryPlans are moving froward for Livingston County to build a public

library. Livingston is one of just four counties in Kentucky thatdoes not currently have a public library. The county has hired anarchitectural firm to begin planning the facility which will help itdetermine the actual construction costs. The library will be built inSmithland next to the new judicial center. The county will be seek-ing funding from a variety of sources to pay for the new library.County Judge-Executive Chris Lasher has said that no taxes willbe raised to pay for the facility. He also said that recent increasesin mineral tax revenue may be used to help fund the library con-struction. A Friends of the Library non-profit organization hasbeen created to accept private donations.

Wal-Mart looking at Princeton SupercenterWal-Mart is pursuing plans to construct a new Supercenter in

Princeton. The Princeton Times-Leader newspaper reported lastweekend that Wal-Mart has confirmed that it is looking into build-ing a new store a mile west of its current location on U.S. 62West on land known as the Tandy property. Wal-Mart officialshave told the newspaper that it’s too early for any other specifics,but a typical Supercenter ranges from 150,000 to 195,000 squarefeet. No timeline has been announced. Wal-Mart has had a storein Princeton since 1978. Wal-Mart opened four Supercenters inKentucky in January. Only one was in western Kentucky. It wasbuilt at Henderson.

Lyon County trying to land companiesLyon County may be a contender for a Michigan-based compa-

ny seeking to locate a business operation to serve its customerbase in the south, according to an article in the Princeton Times-Leader newspaper. The company could generate as many as 100jobs. Lyon County is also trying to attract Broadbent B&B Foodsfrom Cadiz. The company, which produces cured hams, has beenlooking to move closer to the home of Ronnie and Beth Drennan,who live in Fredonia. If the ham producer moves, the new locationwould be near I-24 at Kuttawa.

Webster moves ahead on jail expansionIn Webster County, magistrates are moving forward with plans

for a $3.2 million expansion of its jail. The county has hired anarchitect, CMW, Inc. of Lexington, according to the ProvidenceJournal-Enterprise newspaper. The expansion will add 84 beds tothe existing structure. The addition is needed to meet the continu-ally growing number of state and county prisoners housed at theWebster County Detention Center, Judge-Executive JimTownsend told the newspaper.

Trelleborg buys next door neighborTrelleborg Automotive Americas has purchased the assets of

Dawson Manufacturing Morganfield Division, located in theMorganfield Industrial Park and next to the local Trelleborg plant,according to a report in the Union County Advocate. The pur-chase became effective March 1 at which time Trelleborg tookresponsibility for management of the facility. Trelleborg GeneralManager Jeff Jones will also be in charge of the newly acquireddivision which will be named Trelleborg Adhesive Plant. The facili-ty currently has about 75 workers, but Jones told the newspaperthat 10 to 15 new workers could be hired by the end of the year.

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around $4,000, which coversall costs and includes 100promotional DVDs.

There has been some con-sideration by the CrittendenCounty EconomicDevelopment Corporation(CCEDC) for a similar videogeared toward industrial andbusiness recruitment. If itchooses to participate, theCCEDC and Marion TourismCommission will split thecost of two separate DVDsand each get 100 promotion-al videos.

Edwards said the videowill be available for viewing atthe Welcome Center. That willhelp visitors learn whatCrittenden County has tooffer before setting out on alocal tour. It will also be

mailed to regional organiza-tions who plan tours in thearea. It can also serve as atourism marketing tool atregional shows or conven-tions, Edwards said.

Founded in 1976 by TerrySchmitt, S&W Productionsspecializes in several differ-ent types of videos, includingcorporate, educational, politi-cal and documentaries. Manyof its videos have been awardwinners.

One such award was theAward of Excellence in 2006,according to S&W's website,for a 30-second televisioncommercial produced forPaducah law firm Bryant andKautz. Another award was anAward of Distinction whichwas given for the 2005 videoWelcome to Paducah, whichwas produced for newcomersto the area and can be found

at the Paducah Chamber ofCommerce. The video is thesame type of piece that theTourism Commission wantsfor Marion.

Schumann also noted thatSam Koltinsky, the producersof the historical documentaryabout the county, has recent-ly been notified of accoladesfor his documentary aboutPrinceton, Ky. She said hewill be going to WashingtonD.C., to receive that award.

Donations are beingaccepted for the historicaldocumentary that Schumannand others are working on.They can be made throughFohs Hall, Inc., so that theyare tax deductible.Schumann is also seekinginformation and documentsfrom individuals that couldbe included in the film.

Rep. Mike Cherry (right) talked with Guardsman ChaseMatthews of Dycusburg, Matthews’ aunt Barbara Etheridge andhis father Rudy Matthews during a sendoff ceremony in 2005.

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From the archives of TheCrittenden Press we learn ofsome of our early historyregarding the county's partici-pation in the Mexican and Civilwars. Information in parenthe-ses has been added as subtextto the original article.

September 7, 1893

In War With MexicoUpon the passage of the

act admitting Texas into thesisterhood of states, Mexicoimmediately broke off alldiplomatic action with theAmerican government, calledhome her minister and beganpreparations for war. Warsoon followed.

Gen. Zachary Taylor wassent with a small force tohold the disputed territory.Some skirmishing ensued. Acall for volunteers soon fol-lowed, the news of the battleof Palo Alto, the first regularbattle of the war.

Kentucky's quota underthe first requisition for troopswas 2,400 men, of this num-ber Crittenden County fur-nished one whole companywhich was commanded byCapt. Cook, of Princeton, Ky.

William Polk, who lives atAnora, (now known asMexico, Ky.) is the only sur-vivor of this company.(William Polk died Oct. 10,1899 and is buried in theSulphur Springs Cemetery.)

Crittenden and Livingstoncounties jointly furnishedanother company, but it wasmustered in to the service asMississippi troops. This com-pany started at the firstimpulse of the war and tookan active part in the battle ofResaca de la Palma, BuenaVista and Corro Gordo.

James Jones ofDycusburg is the only knownsurvivor of this company. Heis totally blind from theresult of a gun burst on thefield of Buena Vista.

The Civil War“The cause which led to

the great Civil War has beenso elaborately discussed byits friends and opponents asto embalm it in the minds ofthe whole people.”

Although Kentucky usedthe most strenuous efforts toremain neutral, during thefirst year of the war, her soilwas invaded by recruitingofficers from both armiesuntil the neutrality was bro-ken and her citizens precipi-tated into the conflict.

Crittenden County wasstrongly Union, and whenthe Federal drum rolled outthe sad tiding of the disas-trous defeat of Bull Run, andcalled for volunteers for thepreservation of the Union,Crittenden came gallantlyforward, offering her mostcherished sons.

As nearly as can be ascer-tained from the adjutant gen-eral's report, Crittenden fur-nished about 600 men to theUnion Army, enlisted withcompanies in adjoiningcounties so that the exactnumber cannot be obtained.

Below we give a list ofcompanies wholly or princi-pally raised in the county.The first named officers werethe ones in command at theorganization of the compa-nies, the others succeeded tocommand in order of theirnames. (Several of these menshowed up later as enlistedin the Illinois 48th Infantry).

17th Kentucky Calvary,Company I

Charles E. Van Pelt, CaptainFinis H. Little, 1st Lieut.Uriah M. Brown, 2nd Lieut.

20th Kentucky Infantry,Company B

Hugh M. Hyatt, CaptainWm. H. Rushing, 1st Lieut. (Alsoserved in Illinois 48th Inf. Co.E.William was born Mar. 1, 1841and died Oct. 31, 1873. He isburied in the Old RushingCemetery)John Tyler Rushing, 2nd Lieut.(Also served in Illinois 48th Inf.Co. E. He was a twin brother tothe above William. John isburied in Golconda Illinois.

20th Kentucky Infantry,Company C

John J. Wright, CaptainJohn F. Lay, 1st Lieut.Logan Belt, 2nd Lieut.

20th Kentucky Infantry,Company D

Theo B. Rushing, Captain (Diedat Louisville, KY of consump-tion)James C. Morris, CaptainWm. C. Musselman, CaptainSamuel Coram, 1st Lieut.John W. Hale, 1st Lieut.James R. B. Cole, 2nd Lieut.

20th Kentucky Infantry,Company E

Robert F. Haynes, Captain (DiedOct. 19, 1896 and is buried inMapleview Cemetery)Franklin Gipson, CaptainHenry C. Brennan, CaptainWalter M. Asher, 1st Lieut.James C. Guess, 1st Lieut.S. A. Crowell, 2nd Lieut.Robert B. McNary, 2nd Lieut.James D. Young, 2nd Lieut.Richard F. Minner, Captain(Enlisted Oct. 26, 1863 was dis-charged Dec. 15, 1864. BornMay 20, 1820, died Feb. 12,

1867. Is buried in the HurricaneCemetery with a family tomb-stone)William Hoyt, 1st Lieut.Wm. J. Small, 1st Lieut.Wm. J. Wilson, 2nd Lieut.

20th Kentucky Infantry,Company H

Thomas M. Duvall, CaptainJohn Glenn, CaptainJohn R. Fleming, 1st Lieut.Frank S. Loyd, 1st Lieut.O. R. Herring, 2nd Lieut.Wickliffe Cooper, 2nd Lieut.Bartholomew Scott, 2nd Lieut.

48th Illinois InfantrySeveral of this regiment

were partially raised inCrittenden County.

Crittenden County fur-nished but one full companyto the Confederate StatesArmy. This companybelonged to the 3rd KentuckyRegiment and was raisedprincipally in the northernpart of the county, and wasmustered into the serviceunder command of Capt. T.T.Barnett.

T.T. Barnett enlisted July1, 1861 in the 3rd KentuckyInfantry CSA. He was pro-moted to Lieut. Colonel andserved in that position untilthe close of the war. He par-ticipated in the battles atShiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg,Baton Rouge, Port Hudson,

Paducah and Guntown. (T.T.Barnett died March 12, 1898and is buried in the BirdsvilleCemetery in LivingstonCounty).

Many others joined theConfederate service near theclose of the war but theyreached the army at differentpoints in the South wherethey enlisted. The adjutant'sreports not being preservedwe cannot give the wholenumber enlisted or thenames of commanders.

There were not many bat-tles fought on the soil ofCrittenden County, but thecounty was over run by thetroops of both armies, whooften plundered the citizensof anything necessary fortheir comfort. Many valuablehorses were stolen from thelocal farmers.

After the war many farm-ers tried to get reimbursedfor the stock that was stolenfrom them by the UnionArmy. In 1907 HoraceWilliamson, of the View com-munity and Richard E.Pickens each received checksfrom the government forhorses taken from them.They each received $125each for their horses.

In next week's article wewill learn more of the tragichappenings to local families.

BrendaUNDERDOWN

Forgotten Passages

AreaHistory &Genealogy

Crittenden Countians off to early wars

FORGOTTENPASSAGESBY BRENDA UNDERDOWN

Crittenden CountyHistory & GenealogyVolume 1 - Hardback

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Or send $30.00 toBrenda Underdown139 Oak Hill DriveMarion, KY 42064

Wildflower enthusiasts in Kentucky havechosen Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)as the Salato Native Plant Program Wildflowerof the Year for 2007.

The flowers are ray flowers, yellow, withdark brown hemispheric centers, or eyes.

The plant is somewhat inaccurately namedbecause the centers are actually a reddishbrown and not a true black. Black-eyedSusans grow from one to three feet tall froma root crown and have one to several verybristly-hairy stems with alternate, hairyleaves. It blooms from May to September.

The genus, Rudbeckia, was named forSwedish botanist, Olaf Rudbeck, who taughtbotany to the “father of modern botany,”Carolus Linnaeus.

Wildflower of the Year (WOY) is a coopera-tive project between the Salato Native PlantProgram and the Kentucky Native PlantSociety (KNPS), a non-profit conservationgroup.

The purpose of the project is threefold:■ Increase public awareness and appreci-

ation of some of Kentucky's more than 2,500species of native flowering plants, includingtheir medicinal, wildlife and landscape val-ues.

■ To promote the conservation of nativeplants by offering seeds to grow your own.

■ To encourage local nurseries to makenative plants widely available to the garden-ing public, and to encourage backyard enthu-

siasts to share theirs with as many neighborsas possible.

To qualify, a wildflower must meet four cri-teria: It must be native and fairly commonand widespread in Kentucky; it must be rela-tively easy to grow in the backyard; and itmust have known wildlife value.

Plants or seeds can readily be purchasedfrom local or mail order nurseries.

Anyone having a favorite wildflower cannominate it as Wildflower of the Year by sub-mitting a nomination form published in theKNPC fall newsletter or you can call 502-564-7863 or 800-858-1549 and receive the KNPSform.

Photo courtesy of Martin van der Grinten

Black-eyed Susan is chosenKentucky’s wild flower of ’07

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THIS WEEK IN

HISTORYFrom The CrittendenFrom The Crittenden

Press ArchivesPress ArchivesLocal news articles fromthis week in 1957...

•Nancy Alexander and Clinton Bighamwere crowned King and Queen at cere-monies at Crayne School. Nancy is thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs. HaroldAlexander and Clinton is the son of Mr.and Mrs. Houston Bigham.

•Corbett Jackson was sentenced on twoyears imprisonment on a charge ofknowingly receiving stolen goods.

•The Rev. Benjamin H. Duncan was laidto rest in Mapleview Cemetery onMarch 21. Mr. Duncan, 67, died in LittleRock, Ark., where he edited a churchpaper. He attracted nationwide attentionwhen he announced in an editorial thathe was dying of leukemia.

•T.H. "Shine" Rushing this weekannounced that he will seek re-electionas Crittenden County jailer, subject tothe Republican Primary.

Local news articles from thisweek in 1982...•The Crittenden County Sheriff'sDepartment investigated an attemptedbreak-in Monday at Circle O GrainElevator on U. S. 60 North of Marion. Asuspect had yet to be named.

•Two Marion residents, Ricky LynnPenn, 20, and Sonja Bergman, 30,were arrested Tuesday by local policeofficers and charged with third-degreeburglary in connection with a March 18break-in at Fohs Hall ElementarySchool.

•Alan Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs.Marion Brown, was elected recently asvice president of the Crittenden CountyHigh School chapter of FFA.

•Mrs. Ada Long, 92, designs Barbie dollclothes for her great-granddaughters.She started making the clothes whenshe became a grandmother. Mrs. Longwas a resident of Best Care RestHome.

FormerCrittendenman killedin Florida

A former Crittenden Countyman was killed in a motorcycleaccident last week in Florida.

According to newspaperreports from Titusville, James“Jimmy” D. Green, 33, was dri-ving his 1994 Honda motorcy-cle north on U.S. 1 at a highspeed and failed to negotiate acurve, according to Floridastate troopers. He entered thegrass median and lost controlof his bike. It turned over sev-eral times and he was thrownoff the bike. He was not wear-ing a helmet.

The accident occurred at11:15 p.m., Monday, March 12on southbound U.S. 1 andRocket Road near Space CoastRegional Airport nearTitusville. Green was taken toJess Parrish Medical Center inTitusville where he died of hisinjuries early the following day.

Green went to high school inCrittenden County in the early1990s and played football forthe Rockets.

THE CRITTENDEN PRESS, Marion, Kentucky 42064, Thursday, March 22, 20076B

S P O R T S

OUTDOORSYouth turkey season

Hunters 15-under will get anopportunity to hunt wild turkeysApril 7-8 in advance of the regu-lar spring gobbler season whichopens April 14 and runs throughMay 6. Youth hunters must havethe proper license and no morethan two youth hunters may beattended by a single adult.Youth hunters must be accom-panied by an adult while afield.For more information, see theKentucky Spring Hunting Guide.

FOOTBALLSpring going okay

Rocket football coach AlStarnes said that only about adozen players are participating inspring practice. Although thenumbers are low, Starnes pointsout that no incoming freshmenare eligible to participate andmany others are playing baseballor running track. Based on that,numbers are not too bad.Starnes is pleased with theprogress the team is making inthe weightroom under the direc-tion of new team strength coachDenis Hodge. The Rockets prac-ticed three days last week andwill be working out all this weekand then finish up Monday andTuesday.

BASEBALLLL signup continued

Crittenden County Dugout clubis going to extend little leaguebaseball and softball registrationfor all teams through March 23,without penalty. The leagueneeds to register more 11-12year old girls. So far, only fourhave signed up to play andthere will not be a team withoutat least 10 players.

Umpires neededAnyone interested in umpiring

youth baseball and softballgames for pay should contactMickey Myers at 965-5001 orhmm@vci.net. The CrittendenCounty Dugout Club will host anUmpire’s Clinic on April 14 at 10a.m., at City-County Park.

SOFTBALL100-inning game

The Crittenden Lady RocketSoftball team will be sponsoringa 100-inning game Saturday atCity-County Park. The team israising money for new uniforms.The extra long game starts at 10a.m. There will be concessionsavailable.

BASKETBALLWebster coach out

Longtime Webster Countygirls’ basketball coach AlanVaughn has resigned at therequest of school administration.Vaughn had accumulated a 231-129 record over the past 12seasons as the Lady Trojanskipper.

SOCCERYouth soccer sign up

U6 and U8 spring soccer regis-tration forms are available atHomestead Realty, TheCrittenden Press, The CoffeeShop and The Front Porch. Costis $15 if you played in fall of2006 and $30 if you did not. Theinitial $15 covers insurance,which is still valid this spring.Forms and fees should bereturned to any of these loca-tions no later than Friday, April6. Teams assignments will bemade and practices will beginthe week of April 9.

CALENDARSpring sportsCHS athletics calendar for next week

March 26Softball hosts Caldwell County, 5 p.m.Baseball hosts Reidland, 5 p.m.March 27Softball at Trigg County, 5:30 p.m.Baseball hosts Dawson Springs, 5 p.m.March 29Baseball hosts Hardin Co. (Ill.), 5 p.m.Baseball hosts CFA, 7 p.m.Track at Caldwell County, 4:30 p.m.March 30Baseball at UHA, 7 p.m.Softball hosts Livingston Central, 5 p.m.March 31Baseball at Gallatin Co. (Ill.)Baseball at Joppa (Ill.)

At Rupp Arena, LexingtonWednesday’s gamesAdair Co. vs. Lincoln Co., 11 a.m.Scott Co. vs. Oldham Co., 12:30 p.m.South Laurel vs. Fairdale, 5:30 p.m.Covington Holmes vs. Tilghman, 7 p.m.Thursday’s gamesOwensboro vs. Louisville Ballard, 11 a.m.Clark Co. vs. Christian Co., 12:30 p.m.Elliott Co. vs. Shelby Valley, 5:30 p.m.June Buchanan vs. Warren Central, 7 p.m.Friday’s gamesQuarterfinals, 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.Saturday’s gamesSemifinals, 9 a.m.Championship, 7 p.m.____________________________________Lexington Christian won the Girls KentuckyHigh School State Tournament at BowlingGreen Saturday, beating Iroquois in the final 71-62. Lexington Christian, which also won theClass A Tournament, had dispatched SecondRegion champion Henderson County 74-54 inthe tournament’s opening round. The privateLexington school then went on to beatMontgomery County and Pike County Central toearn a trip to the championship game.______________________________________

The Rocket basketball team heldits annual awards banquetTuesday night. Among thosehonored were (front from left)Josh Cosby, Senior Award,Leadership Award, Most Assists,Co-MVP Award and TeamCaptain; Brayton Markham,Senior Award, Sixth Man Award,Intensity Award and MostImproved Player Award; LoganStout, Senior Award, Best FreeThrow Percentage Award,Sacrifice Award, Work Awardand Perseverance Award; AdamHardin, Sacrifice Award, WorkAward, Best 3-Point Field GoalPercentage Award and MostPoints; (back) Cody Holzer,WINS Award, Defensive Playerof the Year Award, SacrificeAward and No Excuses Award;Gaige Courtney, Best Field GoalPercentage Award, WINS Award,Versatility Award and FearlessPlayer Award; Jacob Courtney,Senior Award, No ExcusesAward, Leading RebounderAward, Work Award and Co-MVPAward and Jake Highfil,Academic Award, No ExcusesAward, Work Award and SeniorAward.

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Kentucky Boys’High School TournamentLEXINGTON

As spring approaches, LandBetween the Lakes will offer a vari-ety of programs to encourage visitorsto get outside for some unique out-door adventures and enjoy the freshspring air.

LBL’s programs are perfect forgrandparents to share with grand-children or for families to spend timetogether enjoying the outdoors,” saidAviva Yasgur, Woodlands NatureStation interpreter.

Many of the spring special pro-grams have an additional cost, orrequire reservations prior to theevent. For additional information,program costs or to make reserva-tions, call 924-2020 weekdays, 8

a.m., to 4:30 p.m.The list below highlights several

special spring programs at LBL: ■ Junior Explorer Day, Saturday,

April 7. Pond Prowl, 10:30 a.m., and3:30 p.m., at the Nature Station.

■ Discovery Hike, 2 p.m., at theNature Station, Sunday, April 8(Easter Sunday).

■ Spring Hayrides on the hour at1, 2, 3, and 4 p.m., at the NatureStation, Saturday and Sunday, April21-22.

■ Dr. Chester’s Wildflowers Walk,Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m., until12:30 p.m. and at 1:30-4 p.m., atthe Nature Station.

■ Wildflower Hike for Kids,

Saturday, April 21, 11 a.m. Meet atSouth Welcome Station.

■ Sunset Canoe Trip on HonkerLake, Saturday, May 26, 6-8:30p.m., at the Nature Station.

■ Early Morning Canoe Trip onHonker Lake, Sunday, May 27 from7-9:30 a.m., at the Nature Station.

Try out one of the LBL Fun Cardsthis spring for discounted generaladmissions to our day-use facilities.

You can purchase Fun Cards with10 visits for $20 and use them atThe Homeplace, Golden PondPlanetarium, and Woodlands NatureStation in any combination of visitsuntil all spaces on the card have

been used. During special events,when additional fees are sometimescharged for admission, the Fun Cardcan be used toward the total admis-sion cost. The cardholder simplypays the difference for either anadult or child admission for the spe-cial program.

Land Between the Lakes is man-aged by the Forest Service, U.S.Department of Agriculture, in part-nership with “Friends of LBL,” toprovide public lands outdoor recre-ation and environmental education.Visit the website at www.lbl.orgorcall 1-800-LBL-7077 or 270-924-2000.

Catch More Fish!With R.J. Abernathy

You know the local lakethat you spend all your timefishing? The one with allthose houses that line theshore – the houses with allthe boat docks? Thosedocks might be clogged withpeople loading and unload-ing boats and having allkinds of fun, but some ofthe best crappie fishing canbe found directly belowthem at almost any time ofyear.

The allure of docks asthey relate to crappie is thatthese structures provide thenecessities that these tastyfish need to survive. Pilingsthat support docks providefood and cover along a widerange of depths. Grassshrimps, crustaceans andminnows feed on the smallplankton, then crappie feedon them. The older dockshave algae growing onthem, which attracts bait-fish, and that attracts thecrappie.

Most importantly, docksare best when its sunny andhot. Clouds tend to make

the cover less importantand causes fish to scatter.The bright sun penetrationpushes crappie into themost shaded area under thedocks, and it's not unusualfor crappie to be on one sideof the dock in the morning,and then on the other sidelater in the day. The woodendocks just a foot or so abovethe water is ideal. Theposts and cross-membersalso provide shade and pro-tection for crappie.

Deeper water, at leastnearby, is another keyingredient. Shallow docksmay produce during certainseasons, but deep-waterstructures will hold crappieyear round.

Other than the spawningseason, the water depthbeneath or at the end of adock should be at least sixfeet to attract crappie.Docks and piers in shallow-er water can be productiveproviding there is nearbydeeper creek channels,which are travel corridorsthat crappie use to migratein and out of creek arms asthe seasons change. Also,

around most docks therewill be sunken trees, brush,stakes and other man-madestructures that have beenplaced in the water. Manydock owners do this toestablish a holding area forcrappie and also to hold alarger concentration of fish.

As for tackle, choose anultra-light spinning reel androd, like a like an AbuGarcia Cardinal 100 on afive-foot Berkley LightningRod. Most people prefer 4-to 8-pound test monofila-ment such as Trilene XL,but let things like waterclarity and the structureyou are fishing arounddetermine how heavy a lineto use. The last thing youwant is to lose a big crappiebecause it broke the line asit rubbed against the dock.

Many people target crap-pie using live bait - namelyminnows. There's ways tocatch more crappie usingartificial baits, and itlessens the amount of timeyou spend re-rigging baitsand running back and forthto the bait shop.

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Marion-Crittenden County Park hosted an eight-team preseason baseball jamboree Saturday. With temperatures in the 40s,action began at 9 a.m., with Crittenden playing Henderson County. The Colonels, one of the best programs in the SecondRegion, led the Rockets 4-1 before both teams went to their benches. Pictured above is hooded scorekeeper David Keslerand first baseman Dylan Clark looking over the book. At bat (right) is Crittenden County’s Zach Hewitt at the plate.

Cool Start Cool Start

To SpringTo Spring

Crappie congregate at docksfor food, shade and structure

LBL gearing up for busy spring season

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