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Chamber leaders havedubbed them the YoungGuns.

It’s a group of 20- or 30-something-year olds whohas shaken up the old guardand added some bright newideas to the CrittendenCounty Chamber of Com-merce’s list of events andservices.

No one is saying theChamber’s executive boardhad become old and stuffy inrecent years, but ExecutiveDirector Susan Alexanderknows a ray of sunshinewhen she sees it. Alexanderis excited about the energythat this group of youngwomen has brought to theChamber, so much so thatshe gave them all shirts em-blazoned with the acronymCCCYG – short for CrittendenCounty Chamber YoungGuns.

Ten years ago, the averageage for a Chamber directorwas “probably over 40,” ac-cording to Alexander, andthere were as many or more

Chamber’s annualbanquet in 2 weeks

Crittenden CountyChamber of Commerce willhost its annualmeeting and awardsdinner at 6 p.m.Thursday, May 25 inthe fellowship hall ofFirst CumberlandPresbyterian Church inMarion.

RSVP is requested byMay 19 to Chamber Exec-utive Director SusanAlexander at (270) 965-5015. Glenn’s on Mainwill be catering theevent. The cost is $25for chamber mem-bers and $30 fornon-members.

The customary awardswill be presented, includ-ing Person of the Year.

Comer votes for‘Obamacare’ repeal

Congressman JamesComer voted last week toeffectively repeal the Af-fordable Care Act (ACA), orObamacare, and replace it

with a Re-publicanplan. TheAmericanHealth CareAct narrowlypassed theU.S. Houselast Thursday

by a 217-213 vote andmoves to the Senate, whereit will likely be reshaped

The freshman GOP rep-resentative said in a state-ment following the votelast week that the AHCA“ends Washington’s failedone-size-fits-all approachto health care.” The legisla-tion offers a variety ofchanges, but pre-existingconditions must still becovered by insurance com-panies. However, thosewho have let their insur-ance lapse would likelybe faced with much higherpremiums by being placedin a high-risk pool.

Public meetings- Marion Planning Com-

mission will meet at 5 p.m.today (Thursday) at cityhall to hear a request for azoning change at 243 TravisSt. Vance Todd is asking fora change from residentialto commercial so he canoperate an auto mechanicshop.

- Marion City Councilwill meet at 6 p.m. Mondayinside Marion City Hall.

- Salem City Commis-sion will meet at 6 p.m.Tuesday at Salem City Hall.

- Crittenden Fiscal Courtwill meet at 8:30 a.m. nextThursday in the judge-exec-utive’s courthouse office.The second reading andadoption of the county’sbudget ordinance for FiscalYear 2017 is scheduled.

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The first official step to-ward a new high school – aswell as a 5.8-cent tax in-crease on county propertyowners to pay for the build-ing – was taken this week.

Crittenden County Boardof Education voted 4-1 onTuesday evening to continuethe process that could see a

so-called “nickel” tax addedto the school rate on tax billsthis fall. The revenue couldbe used only for constructionand renovations.

The school district wantsto build a new facility forhigh-schoolers, which freesthe current high school forgrades 6-8 and allows the an-tiquated 68-year-old middleschool to be razed. The total

project is estimated at $8million.

The vote by the board inno way commits it to the taxat this time. In effect, it for-mally introduces the pro-posal for consideration, justas first reading of an ordi-nance does in city and countygovernment. A formal publichearing is tentatively sched-uled for June 1. A binding

vote is expected immediatelyfollowing that hearing.

“I think we need to em-phasize ‘intends to consider’committing to an additional(tax),” board member EricLarue said prior to his vote ofYes. “It just continues theprocess.”

Chris Cook, Pam Collinsand Ryan McDaniel alsovoted in favor of the measure.

Bill Asbridge, who repre-sents primarily the southernportion of the county, ex-plained his opposition priorto the call for a vote. He saidthere is not enough supportin his district at present forhim to vote in favor of mov-ing ahead.

“I’m still explaining and

Tax advanceTuesday vote 1st official step toward school levy

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*Direct tourism expenditures in Crittenden County by calendar year, according to the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet.

Tourisms impact on community growingBy DARYL K. TABORPRESS EDITOR

The economic impact oftourism in CrittendenCounty is growing.

On Monday, the KentuckyTourism, Arts and HeritageCabinet released 2016 fig-ures that show visitorsshelled out almost $4.6 mil-lion locally and $9.2 billionacross the state. Both are thehighest figures recorded.

"You can see by thegrowth of our restaurant taxreceipts that we areincreasing visitationand local traffic in ourrestaurants," saidMichele Edwards,Marion Tourism Di-rector. "The lack oflodging is a problem,but we do very wellwith what we have."

According to the Cabinet,

tourism supported theequivalent of 62 jobs in the

county last year.Statewide, visitorssupported 192,697jobs. Wages createdby those jobs andlocal and state taxrevenues are part of alarger wealth visitorsbring with them.

The Cabinet said the totalimpact of tourism in 2016

was about one and a halftimes direct expenditurescalculated from surveys ofbusinesses in the tourism in-dustry. That means an over-all $7.2 million injection tothe economy in CrittendenCounty and $14.5 billionacross the state in 2016. Thatis an increase of 16.7 percentand 5.1 percent over the pre-vious year, respectively.

Edwards said the big

jump locally is not coinci-dental.

"There is no doubt thatthe promotions we do suchas our website, social media,brochures (and) in-state andout-of-state advertising im-pacts the tourism numbersin Marion and CrittendenCounty," she explained.

Locally, $1.6 million in

Visitor’s pumping more into local economy*

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Pass the salt: Cafeteria rules loosenedBy DARYL K. TABORPRESS EDITOR

Relaxed federal guide-lines for school meals undera new President should leavea little more taste on the trayfor students in CrittendenCounty's two cafeterias.

The USDA eased nutritionguidelines for schools cham-pioned by former First LadyMichelle Obama. Thechanges were announcedlast week by newly con-firmed Agriculture Secretary

Sonny Perdue and allowcafeterias to continue serv-ing 1 percent milk instead ofnonfat, permit states to con-tinue giving some schools awaiver on serving morewhole grains and delay dras-tically-reduced salt contentuntil 2020 .

Emily Wheeler, food serv-ices director for the localschool district, welcomes theeased sodium restrictions,but says milk and wholegrain guidelines weren't on

her menu of concerns."Sometimes meeting

meal patterns andguidelines set by thegovernment can bedifficult; however, Ithink it is very impor-tant to have guide-lines," she said.

Currently, maxi-mum sodium levelsfor school lunchesrange from 1,230 mg for ele-mentary students to 1,420mg for high-schoolers. For

breakfast, salt limits are 540to 640 mg, respectively.

Wheeler and othernutrition directorsacross the nation werefacing a 25-percentreduction in salt con-tent starting next fall.Now, they have atleast three more yearsto cut the salt.

"The (previous)sodium limit was going to bevery difficult to adhere to,"she said.

The ultimate goal by the2022-23 school year underthe federal plan stalled byPerdue was to cut sodium inhalf from present levels,ranging from 640 mg forlunch in lower grades to 740mg for teens. For prospec-tive, two slices of a typicalfrozen pizza contain 770 mgof salt. A snack size back ofDoritos contains 210 mg.

Wheeler said she will still

Edwards

See CAFETERIA/Page 3

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Chamber refreshed by young women

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News&Views The Crittenden PressLetters to the EditorP.O. Box 191, Marion, KY 42064

2 THE CRITTENDEN PRESS, Marion, Kentucky 42064, Thursday, May 4, 2017

By CHARLES HITERGUEST COMMENTARY

The 18th annual obser-vance of National Women’sHealth Week kicks off onMother’s Day and is cele-brated through May 20. Na-tional Women’s HealthWeek encourageswomen to make theirhealth a priority andreminds them to takesteps for better healthat every age.

Pennyrile DistrictHealth Departmentstands with womenand encourage themto take advantage ofthe services provided by theirprimary care provider or ourown local health departmentclinics in order to get andstay healthy. This first stepin visiting a provider will helpensure you are receivingwellness exams and preven-tive screenings.

While these screeningsmay not prevent the onset of

an illness or disease, the re-sults of early detection typi-cally lead to in improvedmethods of treatment andcontrol or cure of the illnessand disease. This then allowsyou to return to living a nor-

mal healthy life.The second area we

encourage everyone,not just women, is toget active and eathealthy. Only half ofall women get the rec-ommended amountsof physical activitythey need. Womenneed about 150 min-

utes of moderate-intensityaerobic physical activity eachweek. That’s about 30 min-utes a day.

The Health Departmenthas begun some active com-munity programs and hassome coming in the future.

The first program wewould encourage women toparticipate in is our Walkand Talk Program. This pro-

gram includes communitygroup walks every week orso, and if you have a new-born or toddler, we can evencoordinate to have a strolleravailable to encourage you toget out and walk with yourchild. All ages and gendersare welcome to attend thesewalking groups.

The second programshould be available in themiddle to end of the summer.This is our Walk with EaseProgram, sponsored throughthe Arthritis Foundation.Many of us begin to feel theaches and pains of aging, sowe have found a programthat our employees will betrained in to help you walkwith ease and stay active.

Finally, we have a dieti-cian and diabetes educatoron staff who can help you de-termine what is right to eator prepare for your family.We encourage our eligiblefamilies to take advantage ofthe WIC program and use the

local farmers market tochoose healthy food optionsfor you and your families.

The final area that we en-courage women to take ad-vantage of is to avoidunhealthy choices. We'veseen an alarming rise inoverdose deaths from pre-scription painkillers amongwomen in the United States.Between 1999 and 2010,overdose deaths from pre-scription pain killers in-creased more than 400percent among women, com-pared to an increase of 265percent among men.

Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention researchhas indicated that womenhave risk factors that areunique or at least more com-mon for them. Psychologicalor interpersonal stress hasbeen identified as a greaterrisk factor for prescriptionopioid misuse among women.

Engaging in safe behav-iors, such as not smoking or

quitting smoking, not textingwhile driving and wearing aseatbelt or bicycle helmet areimportant to long-termhealth and to an overallhealthy lifestyle.

Research indicates thatwomen are more likely thanmen to use a handheld de-vice while driving. A result ofincreased distracted drivingis an increase in fatalcrashes. When you text, theaverage time your eyes are offthe road is 5 seconds. Whentraveling at 55 mph, that'slike driving the length of afootball field blindfolded.

We all recognize thatchoosing healthier livinglifestyles is easier said thandone, so we have programsthat are available to helpsupport you through thislifestyle choice. We have pro-grams for tobacco cessation,pre-diabetes and diabetes ed-ucation program, resourcesfor drug and alcohol addic-tion and general safe living

guidelines. While sometimes life just

happens, we have to acceptthat many times, we as indi-viduals are the cause of someillnesses and injuries.Women are frequentlystressed and working hard tomaintain a viable livelihoodfor themselves and their fam-ily. Women make approxi-mately 80 percent of healthcare decisions for their fami-lies, serving as the primarycaregiver for their parents,partners and children, espe-cially when they become ill.

We want you to know thatyou are not alone, and we inthe Pennyrile District HealthDepartment are available tohelp you make the healthychoices you need so you canlive a full and healthy life.

(Editor’s note: CharlesHiter is director of PennyrileDistrict Health Department inEddyville. The regional healthdepartment serves Crittendenand several other counties.)

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Mother’s Day kicks off week of wellness directed at women

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Of course, I al-ways appreciatedmy Mother and thethings she did forme and my brotherwhen we wereyoungsters, andeven since. Mother-hood never ends,even after it’s pre-sumed over.

My motherpassed away inFebruary, and nota day goes by that Ido not think abouther and what shemeant to me andmy family.

Although I havealways respected whatMother did, it took some ma-turity and a new perspectivelater in life before the truecolors of motherhood wereclear. Even sharper now arethose images of her in the

kitchen when I wasgrowing up. Losingher has tightenedmy focus aroundwhat mothers mustfeel like and howthey must find mo-tivation to completetheir role.

What’s amazingare the thingsmothers do whilewe are sleeping. Itnever dawned onme as a child thevolume of work thatwent on while I wassnoozing comfort-ably in my bed. Thelaundry, the iron-

ing, the cooking, the clean-ing, etc. The list rolls on likean endless ribbon. 

I see more clearly nowa-days the things that are doneafter children are retired forthe evening or before the rise

to the new day. It neverceases to amaze me what mywife Allison accomplishes inbetween work and bedtime,or between morning awaken-ings and heading off to work. 

Watching her every morn-ing and evening helps remindme – even awakens me – tothe endless toils my Motherendured raising a couple ofboys who probably seemedselfish and inconsiderate attimes. For that, I am trulysorry. My eyes are clear nowand the truth has opened myheart to my Mother andmothers in general. 

A mother’s work is trulyneverending and her certifi-cations are unequaled. She’sa warden, a child psychia-trist, a nurse, a nurturer, areferee, a tailor, a cobbler, achef, a chauffeur, a pastorand a prophet. Without thoseskills, Mother could have

hardly filled the image of amother.

It is indeed tragically sadto imagine the many childrenwho struggle through child-hood and adolescence with-out a mother or with onewoefully inadequate. Unfor-tunately, those exist. 

It’s my prayer that moth-ers of all stripes find thecourage, dignity and grace tofulfill this necessary role withwhich God has graced them. 

I can only hope that chil-dren from pole to pole andsea to sea have a mother asgenuinely fitted for the job asthe one to which I was bornmore than a half centuryago. 

(Chris Evans is the pub-lisher and editor of The Crit-tenden Press. His columnappears periodically. He canbe reached at (270) 965-3191.)

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Motherhood a never-ending job

It happens everyyear around theend of May ... orthe first of Junewhen there’s a lotof snow. But thisyear, it’s hittinghome. It’s gettingpersonal.

Graduation thatis.

I’ve coveredgraduation cere-monies in Critten-den County sinceabout 1993. I’velistened to valedic-tory addresses –sometimes six inone night – takenpictures of the graduatesstraightening each others’caps and snapped the pic-ture for the ceremonial tossof the mortar boards. ButI’m about to second guessmy decision to strictly be aspectator this year for the

three nights of fes-tivities honoringthe Class of 2017.

That ugly ex-pression that ap-pears when you’retrying not to cry asthat emotionallump forms inyour throat isn’tnearly as visiblewhen your camerais trained on cap-turing the elationon a graduate’sface. I’m thinkingthis, of all years,would be a goodtime to hide be-hind my camera.

You see, our firstbornwill be donning a gradua-tion gown, sitting in RocketArena as a member of theClass of 2017. Yes, Mered-ith, I have tears in my eyes.

Seems most every men-tion of graduation festivities

and activities for the seniorclass are causing tears towell – to the shock of mysenior daughter, I mightadd. I try to hide it, but sheeyes me like a hawk to see ifI’m tearing up when we talkabout the events to come.

I know, I know, it’s a nor-mal thing. It happens everyMay, but your firstborn fin-ishing the last page of herfirst major novel only hap-pens once. And it’s emo-tional!

I’ve discussed this withother parents over the pastweek. And we all agree thatwe’re excited for them. We’llhave them all summer,most likely many weekendsthis fall, and it’s not thatI’m devastated about herleaving for college. I mean, Ihaven’t looked for an apart-ment in Bowling Green oranything.

On the contrary, I’m ex-

cited for her. Other momsagree, we’re excited for themto start writing the firstchapter of their next book,but there are so many op-portunities to get emotionalthese days!

It’s not just graduationthat we are expected toshow up to after bribing sib-lings to keep quiet and berespectful.

Our preamble beganweeks ago with discussionsabout caps and gowns,graduation invitations, col-lege signing day, senior exitinterviews, senior breakfast,senior lunch, a last supper,project graduation, seniortrip, the senior slide show –and let me tell you, themusic accompanying theslide show in and of itself isenough to make a grownman cry – and the tiny de-tails that accompany eachof these events. I mean, the

thought of my 9-year-oldproudly watching as her bigsister walks through herschool in her cap and gownas crowds of elementarykids cheer and wave in-stantly provokes a film ofwater through which myeyes cannot focus. Contraryto the little one, our sonmost likely will run his fin-gers through his hair androll his eyes at his sisterwhen she walks through themiddle school. Of course, heis already starting to dreadlosing his ride to schoolevery day.

It is awesome that ourschool system provides somany opportunities for ourkids to make the most oftheir last few weeks as theschool’s top dogs. While thesecond hand moves at light-ening speed and the min-utes tick toward the end ofthe school year, these sen-

iors are in the spotlight, andmost of them probably rel-ish the opportunity to fullycelebrate the end to 13years in the public schoolsystem.

Maybe for us parents theroad to graduation will bebumpy enough that once weget there, the emotions willbe in check, and we will beready to enjoy the gradua-tion festivities.

My wish for the parentsof the Class of 2017 is thatyou will have dry eyes and afull heart. And a little schol-arship money on ClassNight won’t hurt anyone’sfeelings either, right?

(Allison Evans is the ad-vertising manager and aneditorial contributor at TheCrittenden Press. The news-paper has been in her familyfor more than a half-century.She can be reached at (270)965-3191.)

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Tears well for graduating first-born

Auditor: Sheriff’s accounting errors discoveredBy DARYL K. TABORPRESS EDITOR

The most recent audit ofthe sheriff’s department findsseveral areas not in compli-ance with state accountingrules, but offers no suggestionof malfeasance or anythingnefarious.

The audit of CrittendenCounty Sheriff’s Office for cal-endar year 2015 was releasedlast week by Kentucky AuditorMike Harmon. The auditor is-sues two sheriff’s reports eachyear: one reporting on theaudit of the sheriff’s tax ac-count and another reportingon the audit of the fee accountused to operate the office.

The 25-page audit reportfor the 2015 fee accountshows some typical non-com-pliant areas for small public

offices as well as a handful in-stances where accountingpractices following previousAuditor Adam Edelen'sguidelines were flaggedunder Harmon, whotook office in January2016.

Sheriff Wayne Agentand his lone officedeputy, Mandi Harri-son, explained theseven instances citedby Harmon's audit re-port as easily correctablelapses or unavoidable for thesmall number of personnelhandling the books.

The first three problemscited by the audit report in-clude a lack of segregation ofduties over accounting func-tions, weak internal controlsover daily checkout proce-

dures and receipts and a lackof internal controls over dis-bursements. Those are inher-

ent with the size of theoffice, said Judge-Ex-ecutive Perry Newcom,whose own office hasbeen cited with thesame issues.

"There's a way totake care of that," hesaid, "but I don't thinkthe taxpayers want topay for more staff run-

ning around."A lack of more oversight,

the audit report warns, "couldresult in the undetected mis-appropriation of assets andinaccurate financial report-ing."

Because receipts were notkept in accordance with ac-counting rules, the office

showed $165 more in receiptsthan was deposited in the feeaccount. Agent responded inthe audit report summary that$65 of that amount was"found early on when it wasput in with the tax money bymistake."

The lack of internal con-trols over disbursements, ledto one part-time employeebeing paid from the wrong ac-count, which led to payroll taxnot being withheld. One dis-bursement for jury meals wasalso missing documentationat the time of the audit, butwas later found.

The sheriff's tax commis-sions were also not accountedfor properly, Harmon said,shorting the office $4,072 ofincome in 2015 to operate thedepartment. The commissions

are the fees due the sheriff'soffice from local taxing dis-tricts for collecting their taxes.

Harrison said the problemwas simply a matter of timing.Because the office was waitingon collections to come in, thefees were not paid in 2015.

"We were told to collectmoney from certain districtsand distribute them, (and) wehad to wait for all the moneyto come in before distribut-ing," the sheriff's official re-sponse to the auditor'scomments read in a press re-lease accompanying the auditreport.

Harmon also found thefourth quarter financial reportwas filed late and the ap-proved budget for calendaryear 2015 was overspent by$1,701. If the budget is over-

spent, the auditor's office said,it should be amended and ap-proved by the fiscal court.Agent responded that his of-fice was under the impressionthe budget was estimated so itwould not have to beamended.

"We will monitor thiscloser," he said.

Auditors also found payrollexceeded the maximum salaryof $93,000 approved by thefiscal court. The sheriff over-spent $3,970 on his field andoffice deputies due to payrolltiming issues in 2015. Harri-son and Agnet said this oc-curred due to auditrecommendations from theprior administration, but Har-mon said no such order couldbe identified from the 2014audit.

Agent

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PHOTO BY DARYL K. TABOR, THE PRESS

Serenity now!Second-grade Boy Scout Lucas Hardin searches for a moment of peace Monday evening after climbing atop a stump at thecorner of East Bellville and South College streets in Marion following a hard-fought troop kickball game. The boy used his ownversion of the lotus, a yoga meditation pose.

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TOURISM

YEAR DIRECT IMPACT TOTAL IMPACT

2011.......$3,429,199......$5,390,7012012......$3,638,380......$5,719,5332013.......$3,642,018......$5,725,2522014......$3,645,660......$5,730,9782015.......$3,913,251.......$6,151,6312016.......$4,564,913.......$7,176,043

By the numbersCrittenden tourism 2016 tourism

COUNTY TOTAL IMPACT

Lyon....................$54,019,842Livingston........$28,148,743Union..................$11,431,861Caldwell ..............$8,178,959Crittenden........$7,176,043Webster..............$5,070,340

Extension Homemakershad the opportunity to visitdifferent countries withoutleaving the comfort of theirchairs on April 21. Each spring Area Exten-

sion Homemakers uniqueseminars, and this year theychose to travel internation-ally. They enjoyed keynotespeaker Kathy Roesel-Byrnes from Kenton County.She presented KentuckyCooking - Celebrating ourGerman Heritage. Twenty two percent of

Kentuckians claim Germanancestry. She let attendeesknow that the dulcimer is aGerman instrument andthat the advent calendar,Christmas tree and EasterBunny are all traditions thatwe get from Germany. Every-one had a chance to tastetraditional German foodstoo. In addition to the keynote

speaker, attendees had thechance to choose three outof the four additional speak-ers for a short session. Bill

Minihan and Denise Jack-son Johnson presentedFounding of the Grace Eng-lish School in Guatemala byKentuckians. BrendaBosecker, Pennyrile AreaHomemaker Secretary, took

participants on a 30-minutetour of China. Virginia Lang-ford, Graves County FCS Ex-tension Agent, tookmembers with her to Ghana,Africa and shared her expe-riences and photos of the

Kentucky Academy whichhas been supported by Ex-tension Homemakers fromits beginning. Ashley White,Caldwell County FCS Exten-sion Agent, gave an excitingtour of Prague, the capitalcity of the Czech Republicand shared photos of hervisit there. Attendees werealso encouraged to dress asa "Tacky Tourist" and com-pete for that title during theday. Sharon Gates was de-clared the tackiest tourist.Extension Homemakers

participate in several funfilled days and workshopsthroughout the year. They will be taking an

overnight trip to Frankfort inJuly. They are always on thelookout for new members fortheir existing clubs, or if youhave a group of friends thatyou think would benefit fromall the information and wantto start your own club,please contact your Exten-sion Office at (270) 965-5236.

Sarah Ford, Micki Crider, Darl Henley and Jerrell James at-tended the Area Extenion Homemakers event.

Quilt clubmakes bags

The Crittenden County Exten-sion Homemakers Quilt club had anevening workshop April 24 led byclub memberDebbie Cox,who presentedthe workshoplesson on acharm (a quilt-ing term for asmall assort-ment of fabric)handbag.

The Quilt Club will be having an-other evening workshop in the fall,and members look forward to morefun and success with anotherquilted item.

The Quilt Club welcomes any-one who wishes to join or attendour workshops.

For more information on meet-ing dates and times please call theExtension Office at (270) 965-5236.

THE CRITTENDEN PRESS, Marion, Kentucky 42064, Thursday, May 11, 20174

Senior MenuCrittenden County Senior

Citizens Center is open week-days 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch isserved at 11:30 a.m. each dayand is $3 for those 60 andolder or $5 for those under 60.Milk, coffee or tea is availableeach day. Reservations arerequested by 9 a.m. Upcom-ing activities and menu in-clude:

– Thursday (today): Menuis pulled pork with gravy,mashed potatoes, peas andcarrots, cornbread and tropi-cal fruit. A nutrition lesson willbe presented at 10 a.m. bySue Parrent.

– Friday: Menu is Italianchicken breast with stewedpotatoes, broccoli soup,pears, whole wheat roll andcrackers. Bingo will begin at10:30 a.m. Mother’s Day ac-tivities begin at 11 a.m.

– Monday: Menu isspaghetti sauce with meatballs, spaghetti noodles, Brus-sels sprouts, whole wheatgarlic bread and fruit cocktail.Ladies exercise with Full BodyFitness Studio begins at 9:45a.m.

– Tuesday: Menu is hamand bean soup, hot spicedbeets, buttered spinach, corn-bread and pear crisp.

– May 17: Menu is ovenfried chicken, buttered newpotatoes, buttered broccoli,whole wheat roll and pears.Bingo begins at 10:30 a.m.

Every day, the center at210 N. Walker St. in Marionoffers billiards, card games,Wii games and the use of ex-ercise equipment. Call (270)965-5229 for more informa-tion.

The center is a service ofPennyrile Allied CommunityServices. Aging CoordinatorJenny Sosh is director of thecenter.

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COLLEGE SIGNING DAY CCHS 2017Preschoolscreeningis Monday

Crittenden Countyparents of three- and four-year-olds are urged toregister their children forpreschool screenings totake place Monday.

Appointments arerequested by calling theHead Start/Preschool officefor an appointment at (270)965-5846.

There are a number ofdocuments parents shouldprovide at the time of thescreening, which is held atEmmanuel Baptist Church inGreenwood Heightssubdivision. These include:proof of income, state birthcertificate, social securitycard, insurance or medicalcard and proof ofimmunizations.

For more information,contact the HeadStart/Preschool office.

Gem, mineralshow June 3-4

The Ben E. ClementMineral Museum’s annualGem, Mineral, Fossil &Jewelry Show will be heldJune 3-4 at Fohs Hall inMarion.

In addition to museumtours, participants canbrowse vendor tables, viewan Indian artifact display andenter to win hourly prizedrawings. A new vendor tothis year’s show will bringbeads to sell to jewelrymakers.

One activity children andadults may enjoy is SleuthMining, which is the processof washing and siftingthrough a screen to revealminerals.

A bake sale and silentauction will also be included.

Free children’s activitieswill be sponsored byFarmers Bank & Trust Co.

For more information, callthe museum at (270) 965-4263.

Legion suggestsred for veterans

The Burna AmericanLegion and Auxiliaryencourages everyone towear red each Friday tohonor our overseas militarypersonnel. The continueduse of yellow ribbons inhonor of our military is alsoencouraged to expresspatriotism.

Murray State UniversityCrittenden County seniors planning to attend Murray State University this fall are (front from left) Bristen Holeman,Cali Parish, Alice Blasdell, Britney Wall, Alexis Tabor, Francesca Pierce, Emily Hall; (second row) Emily Robertson,Adam Wright, Bobby Stephens, Landry McKinney, Sydney Leibenguth, Gage Moore, Michaela West, Jacob Hack-ney, Jamie Needs, Ethan Hunt, Jonas Duncan, Jared Lundy, Will Dobyns, Destiny Suggs and Amanda Lynch.

MCCCrittenden County seniors planning to at-tend Madisonville Community College thisfall are Chris Ladd and Kassidy Flint.

WKCTCCrittenden County seniors planning to attend Western Kentucky Community and Tech-nical College are (front from left) Carrie Peek, McKenzie Gilland, Alyssa Curtis, AnnaHazel, Tania Thompson and Mackenzie Evans; (back) Ashley Croft, Maeson Myers, Tay-lor Yancy, Macye Shoulders and Jessi Brewer.

Brescia, UK & moreAttending other area universities are (front from left) Cassidy Moss and Courtney Beverly,Brescia University; Nadia Hutchings, Missouri State University; Brittany Minton, Univer-sity of Kentucky; (back) Kaylee Graham, University of Southern Indiana; Charlie Johnson,Knox College; Will Perkins, Kentucky Wesleyan; and Jake Ellington, Spalding University.

WKUCrittenden County seniors planning to attend Western Kentucky Uni-versity are (from left) Meredith Evans, Brennan Jones, Emily Tinsley,Dustin Kirk, Ian James, Kiana Nesbitt, Kylee Beard and Will Tolley.

making calls,” he said. “I thinkwe’ve done a good job, butthere are a lot of people whohaven’t been to the meetings.”

The board has held twopublic forums to explain thereasoning for the tax proposaland let potential taxpayers askquestions and express theirconcerns or support. Thoughboth meetings were well at-tended, those present repre-sented less than 1 percent ofthe county’s population.

Tuesday’s vote came withan amendment to address tax-payer concerns that the levywould remain even after theproject was paid off. The boardincluded a sunset clause thatwould remove the tax at theend of the 20-year life of thebond. To keep levy, the boardof education in 2037 wouldhave to vote to do so. Other-wise, the school tax rate wouldautomatically drop 5.8 cents.

“At the end of the day, Ithink this is an olive branch topublic to show that we’veheard their concerns,” Mc-Daniel said.

Only three members of thegeneral public attended themeeting Tuesday. None spokeout either for or against theproposed school tax.

Since December, the boardhas discussed the possibilityof levying an additional taxthat would generate the equiv-alent of 5 cents for every $100of real and personal propertyand motor vehicles in the

county. Since vehicles are ex-empt from the extra rate andproperty tax collection in thecounty is below 100 percent,the Kentucky Department ofEducation set the rate at 5.8cents to achieve that goal.

If the board votes by a sim-

ple majority on June 1 to levythe tax, voters would haveuntil July 16 – 45 days – to pe-tition for a special countywidereferendum on the tax. Itwould take the signatures of408 registered voters to sendthe tax to the ballot box.

Receipts: 759 Last Week: 508 Last Year: 496 Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostlysteady. Sale consisted of 23 stock cattle, 95 slaugh-ter, and 641 feeders. Feeders consisted of 32%feeder steers, 39% feeder heifers, 17% feeders bullsand 14% of feeders were over 600 pounds.Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

2 150-200 178 190.00-200.00 194.652 200-250 230 195.00-202.00 198.6517 250-300 274 190.00-200.00 194.3810 300-350 327 185.00-195.00 192.288 350-400 379 180.00-189.00 182.7025 400-450 418 174.00-185.50 183.5039 450-500 470 168.00-174.00 171.6428 500-550 517 164.00-173.00 169.0920 550-600 587 155.00-170.00 158.313 600-650 638 139.00-145.00 143.012 650-700 685 140.00 140.005 700-750 725 148.00 148.001 800-850 825 122.00 122.001 900-950 905 122.00 122.00

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 150-200 185 185.00 185.004 250-300 269 180.00-185.00 181.751 300-350 300 182.00 182.002 350-400 388 170.00-172.00 171.018 400-450 422 163.00-173.00 170.382 450-500 485 160.00 160.003 500-550 545 162.00 162.001 550-600 575 154.00 154.004 650-700 697 135.00 135.003 700-750 725 130.00-138.00 134.601 900-950 915 110.00 110.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 150-200 150 185.00 185.002 200-250 225 165.00-175.00 170.114 250-300 275 165.00-170.00 167.7625 300-350 332 169.00-177.50 173.009 350-400 383 158.00-167.00 163.1827 400-450 431 155.00-162.00 159.8330 450-500 475 152.00-163.00 155.7232 500-550 515 147.00-156.00 152.1028 550-600 574 141.00-150.50 145.2115 600-650 632 130.00-141.00 134.471 650-700 675 130.00 130.002 700-750 720 120.00-121.00 120.504 750-800 780 120.00-125.00 123.734 850-900 858 109.00 109.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 150-200 160 165.00 165.003 200-250 230 152.50-160.00 157.454 250-300 264 150.00-155.00 152.462 300-350 330 160.00-165.00 162.5010 350-400 375 147.00-156.00 152.006 400-450 436 151.00-153.00 152.1612 450-500 471 140.00-151.00 147.276 500-550 532 130.00-142.00 133.871 550-600 595 139.00 139.002 600-650 632 120.00-123.00 121.491 650-700 680 116.00 116.001 700-750 730 114.00 114.001 750-800 755 114.00 114.001 800-850 810 104.00 104.00

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

5 300-350 326 180.00-181.00 180.8015 350-400 366 176.00-185.00 181.165 400-450 432 171.00-176.00 174.0116 450-500 475 164.00-170.00 167.878 500-550 523 157.00-164.00 160.469 550-600 575 144.00-153.00 146.338 600-650 624 137.00-147.00 141.376 650-700 674 134.00-137.00 136.016 750-800 764 122.00 122.00

Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

6 350-400 371 160.00-172.00 167.613 400-450 435 160.00-163.00 160.951 450-500 485 156.00 156.009 500-550 530 150.00-154.00 153.122 550-600 582 136.00-142.00 138.961 650-700 680 129.00 129.001 700-750 745 115.00 115.00

Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price11 1200-1600 1370 57.00-65.00 59.152 1200-1600 1292 53.00-54.00 53.51 LD1 1600-2000 1625 56.00 56.00

Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

9 800-1200 1085 58.00-65.00 62.696 1200-1600 1292 57.00-65.00 61.221 1200-1600 1300 54.00 54.00 LD

Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 700-800 780 55.00 55.00 LD13 800-1200 1042 56.00-64.00 58.677 800-1200 1005 52.00-55.00 52.94 LD4 1200-1600 1304 55.00-58.00 56.533 1200-1600 1390 53.00-55.00 53.60 LD

Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 1000-1500 1350 77.00 77.009 1500-3000 1749 76.00-85.00 81.513 1500-3000 1813 72.00-75.00 73.71 LD

Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 YoungHead Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 800-1200 815 830.00 830.00 4-6 Mos Bred

1 1200-1600 1330 1220.00 1220.00 4-6 Mos Bred

Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-AgedHead Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

2 800-1200 990 790.00-910.00 849.09 4-6 Mos Bred

1 800-1200 1170 1125.00 1125.00 7-9 Mos Bred

1 1200-1600 1265 750.00 750.00 1-3 Mos Bred

2 1200-1600 1265 900.00-950.00 925.40 4-6 Mos Bred

1 1200-1600 1270 1100.00 1100.00 7-9 Mos Bred

Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 AgedHead Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 800-1200 1020 650.00 650.00 4-6Mos BredStock Cows and Calves: Cows 5 to 12 years old with100-385 lb calves at side 1025.00-1575.00 per pair.Stock Bull: 15 month old black bull 1875.00.Baby Calves: 190.00-200.00 per head.

Legend: VA-Value Added. Low Dressing-LD. HD-Highdressing. BX-Brahman X.

Chip Stewart, market reporter: (502) 782-413924-hour Market News Report: (800) 327-6568

Source: Kentucky Department of Agriculture. U.S. De-partment of Agriculture Market News, Frankfort, Ky ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SVLS150.txt_LS150.txt

This report reflects price of majority of cattle with aUSDA grade, weight and sex on sale date. This reportdoes not represent all animals at sale.

STAFF REPORT

Unseasonably cool tem-peratures and wet weatherhave delayed corn and soy-bean planting across thestate, according to the USDA'sweekly "Crop Progress andCondition" report releasedMonday by the NationalAgricultural Statistics Service. Half of the corn crop has

been planted, but that’s 9percent behind the five-yearaverages and, 23 percent be-hind last years. A third of thecrop has emerged.At 10 percent in the

ground, soybeans are also be-hind last year’s pace of 14percent and the five-year av-erage of 12 percent.

Meantime, winter wheatis far ahead of schedule,though not all news is goodwith the grain. Eighty-eightpercent of wheat has headedcompared with a 55-percentaverage over the last halfdecade and 76 percent lastyear. But while some farmersare optimistic about wheatproduction, others are ex-pecting short yields due to afreeze in mid-March.Twenty-one percent of thecrop is rated poor to verypoor.Meantime, pastures are in

great shape, with only 4 per-cent rated poor or very poor.Seventy-six percent wasrated good to excellent.

Chill, rain hampers planting

Livestock reportKentucky Weekly Summary, May 8, 2017

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STAFF REPORT

Students in MadisonvilleCommunity College’s (MCC)nursing program went toyshopping recently for a greatcause – stocking the CASAKids Store!

MCC Nursing Division As-sistant Kay Hawkins is aCASA, or Court AppointedSpecial Advocate, volunteerand serves as vice chair forthe CASA Board of Directorsfor Crittenden, Webster andHopkins counties. On a recentvisit to the CASA program inLexington, Hawkins andCASA Executive Director Da-phyne Maddox learned of a

unique toy donation programthat allows a CASA volunteerwho meets a child client forthe first time the opportunityto give a toy as an ice breaker.

The women wanted tobring that idea to the localCASA program and began ex-ploring ways to find assis-tance in the community sotheir volunteers could havethe same experience. Hence,the CASA Kids Store was cre-ated.

“The faculty at MCC’snursing program were con-tacted and we put the wordout to our students and this isthe result,” said MCC nursing

faculty member and CASABoard of Directors memberBarb Schnapt. "We are thrilledto see what they have done.We were able to pull togetherand give to the CASA programand the clients."

CASA of Hopkins, Websterand Crittenden Counties re-cruits, screens, trains and su-pervises volunteers to helpabused children in familycourt find safe, permanenthomes as soon as possible.

To learn more about CASAor to become a volunteer, go toFacebook .com/CASAo fHopkinsWebsterCrittenden oremail casaofhwc@gmail.com.

Toy shopping benefits CASA work

NICKELContinued from Page 1

“Because they receivednot the love of the truth, ...God shall send them strongdeception, that they shouldbelieve a lie; and that theybe damned who believed notthe truth, but had pleasurein unrighteousness.” 2ndThess. 2:10-12.

Please see that God Him-self will send them strongfalse beliefs, and He woulddamn them Himself, be-cause they do not love God’struth, regardless of howhard it might seem to us toobey it, or what it requires ofus.

Too many want to be toldonly what will make themfeel good, or convince themthey do not have to obeyGod’s Word in its fullness,because they have been con-vinced by their own desiresor by false teachers.

How sorry my very soulhas been that I ever spentsix and one half years in

stupid, igno-rant sin, be-cause I hadnever beenmade to re-alize justhow stupid,dangerousand destruc-tive sin is.

Being wellaware now, Ispend muchof my min-istry re-minding my listeners andreaders of God’s Words, andwarning all to obey Him orsuffer such dastardly conse-quences. That is the missionGod gave me at the very be-ginning of my born-again ex-perience.

My love and gratitude forGod forever saving me, andmy love for others and espe-cially my loved ones, hasbeen the grit to keep onkeeping on, not wantinganyone to be damned.

I didn’t know the differ-ence in the Old and NewTestament, that Jesus diedfor my sins and that we reapwhat we sow. Not under-standing anything I wouldread in the Bible, I neverdreamed God could ever useme in any way. Then, Ibought a ticket to go aroundthe world to see how I couldkeep making money to giveit to missions in other coun-tries.

After 10 weeks travelingin Europe and Asia, I was onthe bus leaving Rome head-ing for New York and was sohomesick for America, formy home, my decent safebed, freedom and the pros-perity of this nation. Overthere, I saw poverty, filthand suffering in those God-forsaken places. I sat behindmy driver, grieving over allthe thousands of little whitecrosses in the many memo-rial gardens memorializingthe lives of our bravest whohad given their all for Amer-ica. They did not get to leavethat wretchedness I saw andcome home. God spoke tomy heart as vividly as if thebus driver was speaking it.He said, “Lucy you go homeand give your life for Amer-ica.”

My whole soul cried out,“Oh God! I can’t kill anyone.”

He then said: “You takemy Word and give your lifefor America.”

People must understandthat God warns us becauseof His love for us, and thatHe, in Christ, died for oursin, so we could be savedfrom being damned.

Reading and crying be-cause I could not under-stand the Bible, I began tomove my clientele to otheremployees, and take moretime off to study.

With God’s help, and the

tutoring of some of God’sGodly professors – one ofwhom told me to take theBible and get under somebushes in Kentucky and letthe Holy Spirit teach mewhat the Bible is saying – Ibegan to seek the infilling ofthe Holy Spirit.

God obliged me, and Hebegan to open the Scripturesto me, and as He did, myheart since has been tryingto obey God to the limitedbest of my ability. I try to doas He said to Ezekiel, and Itake it as my own command,“Hear the word at mymouth, and give them warn-ing from me.

“When I say unto thewicked, you shall surely die;and you give him not warn-ing, nor speak to warn thewicked from his wicked way,to save his life; the samewicked man shall die in hisiniquity, but his blood will Irequire at you hand.”3:17,18

With God’s help, I will befaithful to His command, notman’s, doing as Paul toldTimothy: “Be thou partakerof the afflictions of thegospel according to thepower of God.”

Editor's note: Rev. LucyTedrick shares her views peri-odically in this newspaper. Heropinions are her own and arenot necessarily those of thisnewspaper.

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- Enon General Baptistchurch will host its Spring Re-vival May 21-24 at 7 p.m.,nightly. Evangelist will be Bro.Tony Perryman and there willbe special singing each night.

CHURCH ACTIVITIES &

OUTREACH

Rev. LucyTEDRICKGuest columnist

Religious andPolitical Views

STAFF REPORTTwo local youths are

Bible Drill state champions.Gabe Keller and Riley

Kirby won Kentucky BaptistBible Drill titles Saturdayduring the state competitionat Lake City Baptist Churchin Livingston County.

Keller is a fifth grader andKirby a fourth grader, bothat Crittenden Elementary

School. They were champi-ons in the Children’s Divi-sion.

Kirby was representingMexico Baptist Church inthe state competition andKeller was representingSalem Baptist.

Preparing for the compe-tition began late last sum-mer, according to TeresaBeavers, who coordinates

drill activities for MexicoBaptist.

“This was the first timeour church has participatedin the competition,” shesaid.

The drill starts at thechurch level where Biblestudents must be able to an-swer half of two dozen ques-tions within 10 seconds.From there, the qualifiers

move on to the AssociationalLevel event where they mustcorrectly answer 16 of 24questions. At the state level,the threshold is 20 correctanswers.

“They put in a lot of workto prepare for this,” Beaverssaid. “It’s amazing how theirminds pick up on this. Theyreally learn how to getaround their Bible.”

Above are champions Gabe Kellerand Riley Kirby. At left are contest-ants during the competition.

Local youths capture state Bible Drill titles

God commands us to spread his Word

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RudolphStella E. Cullen Rudolph,

94, died Saturday, May 6,2017.

She was born in DeKovenand her parents were ListonMarsh and Harriett Ann Van-cleave Cullen.

R u d o l p hmoved to Salemin 1958 andraised her family.She was a mem-ber of SalemBaptist Churchwhere she was a nurseryworker for years. She waspast president of Salem Hos-pital Auxilliary and she andher late husband startedRudolph Farm Supply.

In later life, Rudolphmoved to Madisonville whereshe was a member of FirstBaptist Church.

She was preceded in deathby her husband of 56 years,Leonard “Chicken” Rudolph;a teenage son, Bill Rudolph;brothers, Ellis Cullen, E.B.Cullen, Dick Cullen andHarold Cullen; and a sister,Ruth Emma Reynolds.

Surviving are daughters,Ginger (John) Trigg of BatonRouge, La., Bobbie (Ronnie)Downey of Salem, SueHoward of Madisonville andFaye (Darrell) Long of Madis-onville; grandchildren, Trey(Allison) Williamson of BatonRouge, Mary (Mark) Switzerof Jarreau, La., Carla (Mike)Hawthorne of Anchorage,Alaska, Mark (Jackie)Downey of Salem, Stacey(Shannon) Howard of Salem,Jo Howard and Amber Longof Madisonville, Ashley(Rusty) Boggs of Richmondand Jay Trigg of BatonRouge; 19 great-grandchil-dren; sisters-in-law MarthaWatson of Henderson andLinda Odom of Providence;and several nieces andnephews.

Services were Tuesday,May 9 at Whitsell FuneralHome in Sturgis with Rev.John East and Rev. StephenSeaford officiating. Burialwas at Salem Cemetery.

Memorials may be made tothe Baptist Children’s Home.

NationAnna N. Nation, 93, of

Evansville, formerly of Mar-ion, died Tuesday, May 2,2017 at St. Vincent MedicalCenter in Evansville.

She was preceded in deathby her parents, Mabel andO.P. Croft; brother, ThomasS. Croft; and her husband of55 years, John.

Surviving are a nephew,Garry (Janna) Croft; a great-nephew, John T. (Nikki)Croft; and a great-niece,Melissa L. Croft.

She was a member of Fair-lawn Methodist Church untilmoving to Florida where shewas a member of TrinityUnited Methodist Church inBradenton. After she movedback to Evansville, Nationwas a member of theMethodist Temple.

Services are at 2 p.m.,Sunday, June 4 at MethodistTemple, 2109 Lincoln Ave.,Evansville.

Gilbert Funeral Home is incharge of local arrangements.

Most obituaries in The CrittendenPress are published at no charge.However, extended obituaries areavailable for a small fee. There isno charge for use of a photo.

Please ask your funeral directorabout fee-based obituaries.

AreaDeaths

A S K T H E D I R E C T O RWhat do I need to know about funeral costs?

We are o�en asked “How much should a funeral cost?” and the answer can vary greatly depending on a number of factors which include the customs of your family, the type of services chosen, the method of disposition, and the types of casket, urn or other merchandise selected.

Because the price varies from funeral home to funeral home, the part of the country you live in and the factors mentioned above, it is almost impossible to quote a real dollar amount for a “typical” funeral. It is important to explore options with your funeral director, who will be able to help you create a digni�ed and meaningful service that suits your budget. �is is a good reason to pre-plan or to contact your funeral home for a cost estimate before the need arises, as this will give you the time to make sure you are considering the most cost-e­ective options to meet your needs.

In some cases, you or your loved one may be eligible for life insurance bene�ts, a Social Security Death Bene�t, or Veteran’s bene�ts, which may help o­set some of the funeral costs. Your funeral director will help you determine your eligibility and will also assist with completing any related paperwork.

Funeral costs can be divided into the following categories, which help to explain how funeral expenses are �gured. �e combination of services or merchandise from these categories determines the total funeral cost:

Services of Funeral Home Sta�/Use of Facilities Fees in this category cover the costs of the funeral or memorial services performed by funeral home sta­. �is also includes fees for such services as transferring your loved one to the funeral home, cemetery, and/or crematory, as well as the use of funeral home facilities and vehicles.

Casket or Cremation Vessel and Urn Caskets and cremation vessels or urns come in a wide range of prices and styles.

Burial Vault or Urn VaultIf burial has been selected, many cemeteries require that the casket be placed in a burial vault and the urn to be placed in an urn vault. A burial vault prevents a grave from sinking, whereas an urn vault protects the urn from becoming damaged by the weight of the earth and cemetery maintenance equipment.

Other Services/MerchandiseFamilies o�en wish to purchase additional services or merchandise, such as those that add personal touches to a loved ones funeral service. �ese may include memorial packages, special �oral arrangements, tribute services, register books, �ag cases and prayer cards.

�ird-Party As a courtesy and convenience to families they serve, most funeral homes o­er to pay third- party expenses up front, then later bill for all the expenses in a lump sum. Families are billed for the actual cost of the third-party items–there are no additional fees added. Examples include: church and cemetery fees, newspaper notices, crematory charges, postage, certi�ed copies of death certi�cates, out-of-town funeral home charges, monuments and markers and the cost of catered meals served at the funeral home.

Funeral homes are required to provide you with a list of prices for their services and merchandise upfront upon request. While cost is certainly an important consideration, there are other criteria you may want to keep in mind when trying to find the funeral home that is right for your family. A funeral home’s reputation, its investment in the community, the appearance of its facilities and amenities, and whether or not you feel a connection to the staff, are also very important things to keep in mind. Please feel free to contact us for a free funeral planning guide as well as a cost estimate at any time.

Andrew S. Fox, Vice PresidentFuneral Director and Embalmer

Boyd Funeral Directors, Inc.

212 East Main Street • Salem, KY 42078270-988-3131 • www.boydfuneraldirectors.com

STAFF REPORTPolice in Marion continue

to recovery property stolenduring recent thefts.

A trailer allegedly stolenon April 17 from an unoccu-pied home on Old Morgan-field Road has been locatedin Eddyville, according toMarion Police Chief RayO’Neal.

The police departmenthas suspects in the case,but no one has been chargedat this point.

The trailer was found onMonday at the home of aman who only a few monthsago ended up with a gun

that stolen from Marion. Nocharges have filed againstthat man at this time either,but police say other utilitytrailers allegedly stolen fromother counties were alsofound at the same location.

Last weekend, Marion po-lice arrested a fugitive fromTennessee. Kelly Norman,47, was arrested at a homeon North Maple Street. Shewas lodged in the CrittendenCounty Detention Center.

A tip from a bail bonds-man from Tennessee ledlocal authorties to Norman’swhereabouts.

STAFF REPORTThe Cave In Rock Ferry

was still operating on Tues-day, but there was a hint ofconcern that rising watercould hamper it later thisweek.

The Ohio River is risingand as of Tuesday it was ex-pected on crest at near 39feet on Saturday, accordingto forecasts for Shawnee-town, Ill.

If so, the ferry should notbe affected by the highwater.

However, more rain ispredicted later this weekwhich could change the sit-uation. The ferry can operateuntil waters reach around42.5 feet above flood stage,according to historic stan-dards. Check The Press On-line where updates areposted if the ferry closes.

Mr. SniffipiticusFormer Crittenden County Middle School principal A.Y. Hodge of Sturgis spent some time thisweek with local elementary school students discussing the book he published recently, “TheLand of Sniffipiticus.” It’s a fictional tale he dreamed up years ago for his own children. Thestory is a children’s fantasy, but he says adults might enjoy it, too. It is a chapter book with apowerful message about good vs. evil, said CCES librarian Mary Ann Winders.

Police locate stolen trailer;arrest fugitive from Tenn.

Ohio River rising, but it maynot affect Cave In Rock ferry

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For further information call Shyral Estes at 704-1068. You can also e-mail shyralestes@yahoo.com.

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*Campers must have completed 2nd grade.

Attention Parents!

Registration deadline is May 26, 2017. Limited space is available. Mail your registration form to: Mandy Gardner, 184 Wilson Farm Rd., Marion, KY 42064 or call (270) 704-5216 or (270) 836-3133 for more information.

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Cost is $150Day Camp Fee $135

Judge-executive promoting motorcycle awareness during May

– NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK (MAY 7-13) –

– MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH (MAY) –

Salem mainstay Croft retiring at end of June

Croft

SummerReadingregistrationunder way

CALENDAR- Evening Belles Extension

Homemaker Club invites visi-tors to its meeting at 1 p.m.today (Thursday) at the Exten-sion office.

- 4-H Cloverbuds will be hav-ing their final meeting today(Thursday) at the Extension of-fice. Parents need to pick uptheir student at 4 p.m. From 4 to4:45 p.m., students may showtheir parents and/or grandpar-ents all of their works of artdone throughout the year.

- Crittenden County Geneal-ogy Society will meet at 10 a.m.Saturday in the meeting roomat the public library. The pro-gram will be “Reading and Un-derstanding the Old CensusRecords.”

- Crittenden County HighSchool SBDM will meet at 3:30p.m. Monday at the school.

- After Hours ExtensionHomemaker club will meet at 5p.m. Tuesday at the Extensionoffice. The public is invited.

- Woman's Club of Marionwill meet at noon next Wednes-tay at Glenn's on Main. To makereservaions, call (270) 978-3328.

- Livingston County MiddleSchool's SBDM will meet at 3:30p.m. next Wednesday in theCardinal Room Annex.

- Crittenden County Friendsof the Library will meet at 6 p.m.next Thursday in the meetingroom at the public library.

- Dycusburg Cemetery fishfry will be at 1 p.m. May 21.

PHOTO BY DARYL K. TABOR, THE PRESS

2nd-year successKenley McNamara was named ROCKET Way Employee ofthe Month for April at a recent meeting of CrittendenCounty Board of Education. She currently teaches eighth-grade social studies at the middle school. "As she ap-proaches the end of her second year teaching, she hasalready distinguished herself as a forward thinking educa-tor and technology leader," said CCMS Principal Tom Radi-vonyk. He said she has emerged as a leading voice in theschool district's efforts to bring 21st Century Learning op-portunities to students by identifying and utilizing the bestavailable tools and resources to make the most of theChromebooks assigned to each student in the middle andhigh school. "The kids love her and she is a true advocatefor them every day," the principal added.

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RESULTS FROM TUESDAY, MAY 2

AT PRINCETONCaldwell Cardinals .............104 030 14 — 13Caldwell Braves ..................201 104 11 — 10Cardinals leading hitters: Kamiah Clark 1B; Carlee Palm 1B, 1B; Olivia Robinson 1B, 1B, 1B; Adley Lewis 2B, 2B; Madison French 1B, 1B, 2B; Ella Johnson 1B, 1B; Paisley Hooks 1B; Taylor Spurlock 1B; Josie Palm 1B, 1B; Addison Robinson 1B; Holly Heppner 1B, 1B, 1B; Serenity Bratcher 1B, 1B.Braves leading hitters: Daelynn Kizzee 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Tember Oliver 3B; Kynlee Butts 1B; Alexis Wood 1B, 2B, 2B; Veyda Grinols 1B, 1B, 3B; Dariah Riley 1B, 1B.

AT MARIONCrittenden Cubs .......................... 100 00 — 1Crittenden Astros........................ 005 04 — 9Cubs leading hitters: Allison Martin 1B, 2B; Layken Gilchrist 1B; Morgan Stewart 1B, 1B, 1B; Maeson Martin 1B.Astros leading hitters: Abigail Champion HR; Shelbi Belt 1B, 1B; Braylyn Merrill HR; Morgan Piper 1B, 2B; Olivia Hinche 1B, 1B; Lexie Lester 1B, HR: Gracie Orr 1B, 1B; Emerye Pollard 1B, 1B.

AT EDDYVILLECaldwell Padres ......................... 000 300 — 3Lyon Marlins .............................. 600 30x — 9Padres leading hitters: Not available.Marlins leading hitters: Not available.

RESULTS FROM FRIDAY, MAY 5

AT PRINCETONDawson Nationals at Caldwell Cardinals, PPDLyon Marlins at Caldwell Padres, PPD

AT MARIONCaldwell Braves ......................... 303 40 — 10Crittenden Cubs ........................ 101 00 — 1Braves leading hitters: Daelynn Kizzee 1B, 1B; Alexis Wood 1B, 1B, 2B; Tember Oliver 1B, 1B, HR; Emma Ward 1B; Dariah Riley 2B; Kinley Butts 1B; Veyda Grinols 1B, 1B, 2B; Katelyn Milan 1B, 2B.Cubs leading hitters: Allison Martin 2B; Morgan Stewart 1B, 1B, 2B; Maeson Martin 1B.

Caldwell Braves .......................211 353 — 15Crittenden Astros....................103 21x — 6Braves leading hitters: Daelynn Kizzee 1B, 1B, 1B, 3B; Veyda Grinols 1B, 1B, 1B, 3B; Dariah Riley 1B, 1B; Alexis Wood 1B, 1B, 2B, HR; Kynlee Butts 1B; Kiley Frederick 1B, 1B; Tember Oliver 1B, 1B; Nakiyah Glover 1B, 1B; Katelyn Milan 1B, 1B.Astros leading hitters: Abigail Champion 1B; Shelbi Belt 1B, 1B; Braelyn Merrill 1B, 1B; Morgan Piper 1B, 1B; Olivia Hinchee 1B; Lexie Lester 1B; Gracie Orr 1B; Emerye Pollard 1B.

C A L D W E L L , C R I T T E N D E N , D A W S O N , L Y O N

CCDLY O U T H B A S E B A L L & S O F T B A L L L E A G U E S

WEEK1

12U BASEBALL STANDINGS

W L GBCrittenden Astros 1 0 -Caldwell Braves 0 0 0.5Caldwell Cardinals 0 0 0.5Caldwell Orioles 0 0 0.5Dawson White Sox 0 0 0.5Lyon Nationals 0 0 0.5Trigg Cubs 0 0 0.5Crittenden Dodgers 0 1 1

10U BASEBALL STANDINGS

W L GBCrittenden Rangers 2 0 -Caldwell Braves 1 0 0.5Lyon Diamondbacks 1 0 0.5Crittenden Blue Jays 1 1 1Caldwell White Sox 0 0 1Caldwell Yankees 0 0 1Dawson Mets 0 0 1Lyon Tigers 0 0 1Caldwell Indians 0 1 1.5Caldwell Reds 0 1 1.5Crittenden Royals 0 2 2

8U BASEBALL STANDINGS

W L GBCaldwell Blue Jays 1 0 -Caldwell Reds 1 0 -Crittenden Cardinals 1 0 -Crittenden Dodgers 1 0 -Caldwell Yankees 0 0 0.5Dawson Nationals 0 0 0.5Lyon Astros 0 0 0.5Lyon Brewers 0 0 0.5Caldwell Braves 0 1 1Caldwell Red Sox 0 1 1Crittenden Cubs 0 1 1Crittenden Indians 0 1 1

12U SOFTBALL STANDINGS

WEST DIVISION W L GBCaldwell Cubs 0 0 -Caldwell White Sox 0 0 -Crittenden Angels 0 0 -EAST DIVISION W L GBDawson Cardinals 0 0 -Trigg Nationals 0 0 -Trigg Red Sox 0 0 -

10U SOFTBALL STANDINGS

W L GBCaldwell A’s 1 0 -Caldwell Angels 0 0 0.5Caldwell Dodgers 0 0 0.5Crittenden Cubs 0 0 0.5Crittenden Royals 0 0 0.5Dawson Giants 0 0 0.5Dawson Pirates 0 0 0.5Lyon Phillies 0 0 0.5Trigg Cardinals 0 0 0.5Trigg Reds 0 0 0.5Caldwell Red Sox 0 1 1

8U SOFTBALL STANDINGS

W L GBCaldwell Cardinals 1 0 -Lyon Marlins 1 0 -Caldwell Braves 2 1 -Crittenden Astros 1 1 0.5Dawson Nationals 0 0 0.5Caldwell Padres 0 1 1Crittenden Cubs 0 2 1.5

Standings as of Sunday, May 7

8U SOFTBALL LEAGUE

10U baseBALL LEAGUE RESULTS FROM TUESDAY, MAY 2

AT PRINCETONCaldwell Braves ........................010 62 — 9Caldwell Indians ....................... 001 1x — 2WP: Cody Pruitt LP: Tyree McLeanBraves leading hitters: Cason Littlejohn 1B; William Goodman 1B; Eli Stevens 1B, 1B; Cody Pruitt 1B; Ethan Ramage 1B; Preston Birrell 1B.Indians leading hitters: Chase Lantrip 1B.

AT MARIONCrittenden Blue Jays .................. 202 0 — 4Crittenden Rangers ................... 221 1 — 6WP: Zac Purvis LP: Andrew CandelarioBlue Jays leading hitters: Bennett McDaniel 1B, 1B; Andrew Candelario 2B; Quinn Summers 3B.Rangers leading hitters: Zac Purvis 1B; Levi Suddoth 1B, HR; Kaiden Travis 1B; Jonah Reddick 1B; Camron Belcher 1B; Brayden Poindexter 1B.

AT EDDYVILLECaldwell Reds .........................000 10 — 1Lyon Diamondbacks ..............306 6x — 15Reds leading hitters: J.T. Palm 1B.Diamondbacks leading hitters: Kadin Riley 1B.

RESULTS FROM FRIDAY, MAY 5

AT PRINCETONCaldwell Yankees at Caldwell Reds, PPDDawson Mets at Caldwell Yankees, PPDDawson Mets at Caldwell White Sox, PPDCaldwell Braves at Caldwell White Sox, PPD

AT MARIONCrittenden Rangers ................... 204 1 — 7Crittenden Royals ...................... 203 0 — 5Rangers leading hitters: Zac Purvis 1B, 1B; Levi Suddoth 1B; Jonah Reddick 1B; Brennan Clifford 1B.Royals leading hitters: Landon Curry 1B; Caeden Brothers 1B.

Crittenden Royals ......................... 050 — 5Crittenden Blue Jays ..................... 35x — 8WP: Quinn Summers LP: N/ARoyals leading hitters: Travis Bull 1B; Caleb Whobrey 1B; Landon Curry 1B; Seth Lynn 1B; Landon Woodall 1B.Blue Jays leading hitters: Bennett McDaniel 1B; Caleb Riley 1B; Quinn Summers 2B, 2B.

AT EDDYVILLECaldwell Indians at Lyon Red Sox, PPDLyon Red Sox at Lyon Diamondbacks, PPD

RESULTS FROM MONDAY, MAY 1

AT PRINCETONDawson White Sox at Caldwell Braves, PPD

AT MARIONCrittenden Astros....................... 114 0 — 6Crittenden Dodgers ................... 200 1 — 3WP: Jeremiah Foster LP: Seth BlackburnAstros leading hitters: Levi Piper 1B; Travis Champion 1B, 2B.Dodgers leading hitters: Seth Guess 1B, 2B; Evan Belt 1B.

AT EDDYVILLECaldwell Cardinals at Lyon Nationals,

PPD

AT CADIZCaldwell Orioles at Trigg Cubs, PPD

RESULTS FROM THURSDAY, MAY 4

AT PRINCETONCrittenden Dodgers at Caldwell Orioles, PPD

AT MARIONCaldwell Cardinals at Crittenden Astros, PPD

AT CADIZCaldwell Braves at Trigg Cubs, PPD

12U BASEBALL LEAGUE RESULTS FROM MONDAY, MAY 1

AT PRINCETONCaldwell Blue Jays .................. 022 604 — 14Caldwell Braves ...................... 100 203 — 6Blue Jays leading hitters: Pax Aikins 3B, HR; Peyton Pruitt 1B, 3B; Brody Kirk 1B, 2B; Gauge Sherrill 1B, 1B; Ashleigh Parrent 1B.Braves leading hitters: Jacob McDaniels 1B, 1B; Elijah Thomas 1B, 1B; Westin King 1B; Drew Stevens 1B; Eli Cotton 1B, 1B; Evan Ramage 1B.

Caldwell Red Sox ......................................... 6Caldwell Reds .............................................. 9Red Sox leading hitters: Not available.Reds leading hitters: Camden Thatcher 1B, 2B, HR; Lukas Harper 1B, 1B, HR, HR; Hayden Patterson 1B, 1B, 1B, HR; Cruz Egbert 1B, 1B, 1B, 2B; Jaythen Towery 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B; Ethan Key 1B, 1B, 1B; Steven Mullins 2B; Jacob Cooper 1B, 1B; Jacob Hopper 1B.

AT MARIONCrittenden Cardinals ............... 330 24 — 12Crittenden Cubs ....................... 323 21 — 11C a r d i n a l s l e a d i n g h i t t e r s : L e v i Quertermous 1B, 1B, 1B; Roane Topp 1B, 1B, 1B; Gunner Topp 2B, 3B, HR; Tucker Boudro 1B; Davis Perryman 1B, 2B, 2B, 3B; Kayden Farmer 2B; Noah Byford 1B; Colt Belt 1B, 1B, 1B.Cubs leading hitters: Eli Herrin 1B, 1B, 3B; Cameron Nesbitt 1B, 1B, 2B, 2B; Brody Samuel 1B, 1B; Hudson Stokes 1B, 1B, 1B; Adam Dean 2B; Ethan Gonzales 1B, 1B; Charlie Ledford 1B, 1B, 2B; Parker Wood 1B; Lane Curry 1B, 1B.

Crittenden Dodgers .................................. 11Crittenden Indians ...................................... 6Dodgers leading hitters: Not available.Indians leading hitters: Not available.

AT EDDYVILLECaldwell Mets at Lyon Astros, PPDDawson Nationals at Lyon Brewers, PPD

RESULTS FROM THURSDAY, MAY 4

AT PRINCETONCaldwell Mets at Caldwell Reds, PPDDawson Nationals at Caldwell Blue Jays, PPD

AT MARIONCrittenden Cubs at Crittenden Dodgers, PPDC r i t t e n d e n I n d i a n s a t C r i t t e n d e n Cardinals, PPD

AT EDDYVILLECaldwell Braves at Lyon Brewers, PPDCaldwell Red Sox at Lyon Astros, PPD

8U baseBALL LEAGUE

NO GAMES IN 12U SOFTBALL;SEASON BEGINSTUESDAY, MAY 23

CCDLLEAGUE

RESULTS FROM MONDAY, MAY 1

AT PRINCETONCaldwell Red Sox ............................ 200 0 — 2Caldwell A’s ..................................... 106 2 — 9Red Sox leading hitters: Not available.A’s leading hitters: Avery Wells 1B, 1B, 2B; Harper Holeman 1B, 1B, 2B; Katie Smiley 1B, 1B; Jakhia Copeland 1B; Lainey Beshear 1B; Destany Cayce 1B; Kali Richardson 1B, 1B; Medeline Thomas 1B; Jazmine Richardson 1B; Alyvia Barnwell 1B

AT EDDYVILLEDawson Giants at Lyon Phillies, PPD

AT CADIZDawson Pirates at Trigg Cardinals, PPD

RESULTS FROM THURSDAY, MAY 4

AT PRINCETONDawson Pirates at Caldwell A’s, PPDCaldwell Red Sox at Caldwell Dodgers, PPD

AT MARIONCrittenden Cubs at Crittenden Royals, PPD

AT EDDYVILLETrigg Cardinals at Lyon Phillies, PPD

AT CADIZCaldwell Angels at Trigg Reds, PPD

10U SOFTBALL LEAGUE

PLEASE REPORT SCORESA reminder to all coaches and/or scorekeepers to report your scores and information each night after your games. Information should be sent to The Times Leader sports editor Todd Griffin. Take pictures of your scorebook pages and text them to 270-875-1126 or email them to toddgriffin@ timesleader.net. Please report all games, regardless of whether your team was home or visitor.

Chase Lantrip pitches for the Indians during 10U baseball action last week at the Ratliff Park Complex in Princeton. League play continues this week at ballparks around the area. (PHOTO BY TODD GRIFFIN)

The Crittenden Dodgers 8-underbaseball team beat the CrittendenIndians last week on opening nightfor recreational league baseball atMarion-Crittenden County Park.Pictured here is Indians batterAlex Hewitt looking at pitch on acool night at the ball field.

BrighterCourseRockets get ship backon better direction as postseason closes inBY DEREK McCREEPRESS REPORTER

The Rockets (7-16) are playing.500 ball since the All A Classic onApril 10 after a disappointing 1-11start. Now that spring rains haveslowed and weather is improved,Crittenden County’s ship is rightingjust in time for the Fifth DistrictTournament, which begins in about10 days. The Rockets would like tobe on track for the playoffs, particu-larly this year because the team ishosting the Second Region Tourna-ment for the first time.

Crittenden won 11-10 at DawsonSprings Tuesday night, extending aperiod of better results since it lostto Dawson last month in the Classicopener. Since that time, the Rocketsare 6-6.

Details of Tuesday’s win were un-available at press time.Crittenden takes first game of DH

CCHS split a double-header athome against Union County on Mon-day. Both games were decided byjust one run with the Braves needingan extra inning in the night cap tofinish off the Rockets 4-3.

The Braves (12-16) jumped out toa 2-0 advantage in the first frame.Crittenden took a short lived 3-2 leadin the fifth inning when Paxton Rileyscored off a double by Cody Belt. Beltscored when senior Bobby Stephensreached base on an error to center-field. The Braves tied the game intheir next at-bat and scored the win-ning run in the bottom of the eighthon an RBI single.

The Rockets used three pitchersin the game with sophomore EthanDossett throwing five innings allow-ing three runs on seven hits andstriking out two. Freshman HunterJones and senior Taylor Yancy sawtime in relief. Maeson Myers, LoganBelt and Cody Belt had two hits

each. A total of 23 runners werestranded on base with CCHS leavingnine and Union 14.

The Rockets committed four er-rors and withstood a late inningsurge by the Braves to inch out a 5-4 victory in the first game of a two-game matchup between the clubs. Asingle in the fifth inning by ShelbyRobinson drove in seniors EthanHunt and Maeson Myers to give Crit-tenden a 5-1 lead. The Braves scoredthree runs in the sixth inning andleft two runners in scoring positionin the seventh inning, when TaylorYancy made the final out on aground ball to the mound. Yancyclosed the game out for the Rockets,striking out two and walking one.Junior Kyle Castiller worked five in-nings giving up four hits and fiveruns with three strikeouts. Cody Beltwas the only Rocket batter to collectmultiple hits in the contest. Robinson’s big game not enough

A three-hitter through 81⁄3 inningswas a remarkable outing for seniorhurler Shelby Robinson, but it was-n't enough for a favorable decision asthe Rockets fell 2-1 in nine inningsat St. Mary on Saturday.

Robinson allowed two runs andstruck out four in the contest. CCHSfaced four different Viking pitchers,managing three hits and tallying 11strikeouts.

Senior Bobby Stephens scored theRockets’ only run off an error by theViking catcher in the first inning.With two outs in the ninth, St. Marywalked it off with a single against re-lief pitcher Kyle Castiller.

Junior Cody Belt led CCHS withtwo hits and Robinson a single. Rockets draw district split

Crittenden drew a Fifth Districtsplit in a doubleheader at LivingstonCentral last Tuesday night in Smith-land. CCHS won the opener 4-1 andlost 10-2 in the nightcap.

Senior Maeson Myers drove in tworuns on two hits to lead the three-run victory. Kyle Castiller and EthanDossett also had RBIs. Castillerpitched into the final inning beforegetting some late relief from TaylorYancy, who picked up the save.

In the second game, sophomorePayton Riley struggled on themound, giving up 10 hits and 10runs while walking seven. He fannedfour. Yancy threw for 21⁄3 innings inrelief, allowed one hit and fannedthree.

Cardinal ace Cameron Head threwa complete game, giving up only tworuns on seven hits, and he struckout seven CCHS batters.

Logan Belt was the only Rocketbatter to get multiple hits. He hadtwo singles and an RBI. The Rocketsstranded eight runners in the game.

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SCHEDULESSpring Sports EventsWEDNESDAYSoftball at Livingston Central (DH)THURSDAYBaseball hosts Calloway CountyFreshman baseball at Trigg CountyFRIDAYBaseball hosts University HeightsFreshman baseball at HendersonSATURDAYTrack at First Region meetBaseball hosts Lyon CountyMONDAYBaseball hosts MadisonvilleSoftball at Dawson SpringsTUESDAYSoftball at Paducah TilghmanBaseball hosts Dawson Springs

5th District StandingsBaseball

Team Overall DistLyon County 13-9 4-0Trigg County 12-13 3-3Livingston Central 8-9 2-3Crittenden County 7-16 1-4

SoftballCrittenden County 21-6 2-1Trigg County 13-10 2-3Lyon County 16-7 2-1Livingston Central 6-7 1-3

OUTDOORSGobbler count is 305Crittenden County hunters

bagged 68 turkeys over the finalweek of spring hunting season.The three-week season closedSunday. The total harvest for thegeneral spring season was 373,which was two more than lastseason. Crittenden had thestate’s 24th highest harvest.Other counties in western Ken-tucky with greater harvest figureswere Muhlenberg, which led thestate with 680, Ohio, Breckin-ridge, Hopkins, Graves, Christian,Butler, Warren, Webster andTrigg. Livignston hunters took 295turkeys, which ranked sixth inwestern Kentucky.KDFWR public meetingThe Kentucky Department of

Fish and Wildlife Resources willhave committee meetings at Ken-lake State Park meeting room A8:30 a.m., until 1 p.m., Friday.This is public session wheresportsmen can discuss issues im-portant to them.Hunting seasonsCoyote Night Hunt Feb. 1 - May 31Spring squirrel May 20 - June 16LBL squirrel May 13 - June 11Coyote Year RoundGroundhog Year Round

GOLFUpcoming events•Deer Lakes Golf Course inSalem will host a four-personbenefit golf tournament on Satur-day. Proceeds go to LivingstonCounty cheerleaders. Contact thepro shop for details 270-988-4653.•The Heritage at Marion CountryClub will host a 3-Person Scram-ble May 20-21 at the club’s ninehole course. Register at the proshop 270-965-5415 or call 270-704-5015.

TRACK & FIELDResults from last week

May 2 Marshall Co. MeetGirls results

Team Totals: Marshall 164, Mc-Cracken 140, West Creek 122, FultonCounty 33, Livingston 22.5, Dawson15.5, Crittenden 14, Henry County(TN) 10, St. Mary 10, Fulton City 9,Graves 26, Fort Campbell 5, Lyon 3100 hurdles 5. Jessie Potter (19.41)300 hurdles 5. Jessie Potter (56.00)1600 meters 7. Kate Keller (6:03.48)3200 meters 3. Kate Keller (13:38.83)400 relay 7. Crittenden County A(59.61)800 relay 7. Crittenden County A(2:09.27)Triple Jump 4. Kenlee Perryman 28-10.5Discus 8. Alexis Tabor 69-02

Boys resultsTeam Totals: West Creek 155, Mar-shall 113, Henry County (TN) 87, Crit-tenden 47, Fulton County 41, Dawson28, Graves 26, Lyon 17, St. Mary 14,Livingston 14, Fort Campbell 12, Ful-ton City 3110 hurdles 4. Will Perkins (18.27)300 hurdles 5. Will Perkins (47.29)100 meters 8. Branen Lamey (11.89)200 meters 8. Branen Lamey (24.81)400 meters 2. Will Tolley (53.80)800 meters 4. Aaron Lucas (2:08.59)1600 meters 3. Aaron Lucas (4:43.82)3200 meters 1. Aaron Lucas(10:42.06)3200 relay 4. Crittenden A (9:01.34)High Jump 6. Will Perkins 5-06Long Jump 7. Branen Lamey 17-06Discus 3. Adam Beavers 121-05

Sports The Crittenden Press

Rockets revving up for Saturday’s regionalBY DEREK McCREEPRESS REPORTER

Two-time state qualifierAaron Lucas heads a growingnumber of Crittenden Countyathletes with high aspirationsas the First RegionTrack and Fieldmeet nears.

Just a junior,Lucas is a two-timestate qualifier andthe top rankedCCHS runner in thestate. However, an-other dozen or so Rocket ath-letes have a great chance toadvance past Saturday’s re-gional event, says coach AngelaStarnes.

One thing the 26-year trackcoach said has helped prepareLucas this year is the team tak-ing part in larger meets and

qualifiers. “Distance runners need to

know how to run in a pack,"Starnes said. “In his freshmanand sophomore year he didn'tever have to run in the pack be-cause he was leading. He didn'tknow how to navigate and thisyear he is learning to do that.”

Lucas admits this year hasbeen a little tougher than previ-ous ones. He’s hoping to beattimes from the last year’s re-gional and state meets.

“I should have trained overthe summer more,” Lucas said.“I'm catching up now, andpeaking at the right time.”

Another athlete seeking a re-turn to the state is senior WillTolley. Tolley is ranked secondin the region in the 400 and800 meter runs.

“I've worked very hard andtrying to get my name in therecord books,” Tolley said. “Myintentions are to win at leastthree events at the region andmaybe a fourth.”

He also participates on sometop-notch relay teams that havea chance to make some noise inthe regional meet.

On the girls’ side, eighth-grader Kate Keller has made in-credible strides and Starneswould love to see the middleschooler get the chance to makeit to state.

“The venue is so different atstate than any place else werun and you can't imitate that,”Starnes said. “She is right therein the 1600 and 3200 metersand she is only a middleschooler.”

Freshmanteams sethigh goalsBY DEREK McCREE PRESS REPORTER

For the first time in mem-ory, Crittenden County HighSchool has fielded freshmenbaseball and softball teamsand so far, results are favor-able, according to coaches.

The baseball team wonmost of its games against stiffcompetition that included Mc-Cracken, Union and Christiancounties, some of westernKentucky’s top baseball pro-grams. The young Rocketswon two against ChristianCounty but lost to McCracken5-0.

The squad is made upsolely of middle school playersas the program’s only threefreshmen are playing varsityor junior varsity baseball.Tyler Boone, Trace Adams,Gabe Mott, Braxton Windersand Caden McCalister lead theteam offensively and defen-sively. Eighth-grader IanEllington has been the club’sace this season, posting a 5-1record and 1.15 ERA throughhis first six starts.

A number of seventhgraders are seeing consider-able playing time on the firstteam, including Ben Evans,Maddox Carlson and LoganBailey. The freshman teamplays a doubleheader eachdate, approaching the firstcontest as a varsity matchupand the second as a juniorvarsity type game. Other play-ers showing promise are Cole-man Stone and HaydenAdamson, according to thecoaching staff.

Chris Evans, coach of thefreshmen boys, says the teamhas deliberately scheduledteams like Henderson, Union,Christian and McCracken inorder to raise the bar. TheRockets play at HendersonFriday to close out the season.

“This is a very talentedgroup of young players. Wetalk regularly about the highexpectations that this grouphas for itself, so it’s aiminghigh. As this group moves intothe high school varsity ranksI think we’re going to seeRocket baseball soar to maybesome heights it hadn’t reachedpreviously,” Evans said.

Stephen Smith, the highschool softball coach, says hisfreshman team is also playingvery well despite many of thegames being rained out. Theteam boasts a 6-3 record andis comprised of mainly eighth-graders, many of which are al-ready seeing varsity playingtime.

“Our eighth-graders are aspecial group. They wouldstart for just about any highschool team around,” Smithsaid. “In another year or twoyou are going to be hearingbigtime from this freshmanteam. It could be the bestteam we have ever had.”

Freshman Jenna Potterand eighth-graders AshlynHicks, Matthia Long, Chan-dler Moss and Kali Championare leading the team offen-sively. Currently there areonly three seventh-graders onthe team – Hadley Rich,Raylee Belt and Callie Brown.All are making improvementsand will be the building blocksfor a larger incoming groupnext year, Smith said.

“Most bigger schools havefreshman and middle schoolprograms and that is what weneed to succeed and build afoundation for our varsity pro-gram going forward,” Smithsaid.

PHOTO BY DEREK McCREERocket coach Donnie Phillips communicates with a batter using customarybaseball sign language while Ethan Dossett gets ready at third. Phillips hashis team back on track with postseason less than two weeks away.

Class A 1st RegionCCHS Athlete RankingsAaron Lucas 1st 800meters, 1st 1600 me-ters, 1st 3200 metersWill Tolley 2nd 400meters, 2nd 800 me-ters3200 Relay Team 1st(Will Tolley, GavinDavidson, TysonSteele, Aaron Lucas,Sawyer Towery, ChrisPerez)1600 Relay Team 2nd(Branen Lamey, GavinDavidson, WillPerkins, Will Tolley)Adam Beavers 2ndDiscusKate Keller 3rd 1600meters, 3rd 3200 me-ters

Best Chances for StateAaron Lucas 1600 & 3200

Will Tolley 400 & 8003200 Relay Team 1600 Relay Team

Outside Chance for StateAdam Beavers discus

Kate Keller 1600 & 3200Will Perkins hurdles

Jessie Potter hurdles

Tolley Keller

Lucas

STAFF REPORTCrittenden County avenged one of

its few losses of the season by beat-ing Union County 7-0 at home Tues-day on senior night.

Senior Cassidy Moss threw ashutout and Brandy Book andCourtney Beverly added some poweron offense. Beverly had three hitsand Book drove in three. ChayleeWolf also had a strong day at theplate with two hits.

The Lady Rockets are now 22-6 onthe season. They lost to UnionCounty (10-14) by a run in March.Since then, the Bravettes have loststarting pitcher Evyn Hendrickson toan injury and lost nine of their last10 games. Hendrickson may be backlater this week. About a month agoshe took a line drive off her face.Girls tripped at Caldwell County

Looking to avenge two previouslosses including one in the SecondRegion All "A" Classic Tournament toCrittenden, the Caldwell Countyjumped out to an early two-run leadMonday at Princeton and won 4-2.

In the third inning, senior aceCassidy Moss gave up a two-runhome run to sophomore MosheaGlover, giving the Lady Tigers a 4-0advantage.

Crittenden's only runs came latein the sixth inning on a two-rundinger by sophomore Brandy Book.It was Book's sixth home run of theyear, breaking a 16-game slumpafter recording five in her first 11games.

Crittenden didn't generate much

offense at the plate, collecting onlysix hits. Those were by Kalli Cham-pion, Ashlyn Hicks, Kaitlyn Hicks,Book, Jessi Brewer and EmmieSmith. On the rubber, Moss allowedfour runs on eight hits, striking outseven, but gave up her first homerun of the season in the outing.

Softball SluggersPlayer R HR RBI Avg.Cassidy Moss 29 5 28 .532Brandy Book 22 6 42 .296Ashlyn Hicks 37 1 9 .404

Lady Rockets get 22nd win in avenging fashion

Senior Jessi Brewer beats out an infield hit against Union County Tuesday.

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By LARRY VAUGHTEven though Kentucky

and Indiana no longer playannually, the two basketballcoaching staffs certainlyhave some interesting tiesnow.Two of John Calipari’s

former assistant coaches,Ed Schilling and BruiserFlint, are on new coachArchie Miller’s staff at Indi-ana and both readily ac-k n o w l e d g eCalipari hashad a big influ-ence on theircareers.“I think the

biggest thing Igleaned fromcoach Cal isone, just howhard he gotthem to work.He knew thebuttons topush. He knew how to pushthem, how to just maximizethem. And I think if you seecoach Calipari's teams, yousee how hard they play,”Schilling said.“And also sitting in in re-

cruiting visits with coachCal, you see his charisma.You see how he connectswith players regardless oftheir – where they are from,whether it's a kid in thesouth or the north or rich orpoor, he has an incredibleability to connect with them.“I think the extent of how

hard he gets them to playand how he connects withthem in recruiting, and alsoto be able to challenge play-ers the way he has over theyears, but yet, at the end ofthe day, they know that hecares about them.”Both Schilling and Flint

were on Calipari’s staff atMassachusetts in 1996when UMass (35-2) madethe Final Four and lost tonational champion Ken-tucky. Schilling went withCalipari to the New JerseyNets as an assistant coachfor one year. He landed onCalipari’s staff again for twoyears at Memphis.Flint was on Calipari’s

UMass staff for seven sea-son and eventually becamehead coach at UMass.“I learned a lot from him.

I mean, we're like bestfriends to be honest with

you,” Flint said. “Our rela-tionship is more than justbasketball to be honest withyou. We talk about every-thing. So we were young. Imean, we were really young,and we talked about a lot ofthings, growing up, relation-ships with our families, withour players, all those thingslike that.“For us, it was almost

like, you grew up together,you know what I mean. Youhad a guy, your next doorneighbor, y'all are togetherevery day. So you experiencea lot of things with eachother. That's why our rela-tionship is the way it istoday. Cal coached you hardbut Cal is a big relationshipguy. Those are the types ofthings you learn when youwere young. I was 23 yearsold when I started work forhim. It's more than that.“But we always play de-

fense. We also believe, one ofthe things we always talkedabout was having post pres-ence. We think if you don'thave post presence, you're alittle bit of a fraud. So wetalk about that all the time.You know, those types ofthings like that.”Schilling comes to Indi-

ana from UCLA where hewas an assistant coach lastseason when the Bruinssplit games with Kentucky.“With coach Cal, you

have certain things that he'sgoing to allow you to do. I'vebeen fortunate to be withguys that let you run withdifferent things,” Schillingsaid. “And so I've been atprograms that have beenpretty successful. When Igot to UMASS, they hadeverything -- everything wasrolling. We went to the FinalFour at Memphis, it waskind of a little bit of a buildbut it had a lot of tradition.”----------------------------Kevin Knox fooled most of

the recruiting analysts whenhe announced that he wouldplay college basketball – notat North Carolina, Duke orFlorida State as the analystsexpected.Never mind that Knox, a

6-9 player with guard-likeskills, had always listedKentucky as a possibilityand that several sources atUK had continued to say

they liked their position withKnox, a consensus top 10player in the 2017 recruitingclass.The logic was that with

the return of Kenyan Gabrieland Sacha Killeya-Jonesalong with the arrival offreshmen Jarred Vanderbiltand P.J. Washington thatKnox could go to one of theother schools on his list andknow he would get moreplaying time.That theory made Kevin

Knox Sr. chuckle.“I think it says a lot about

who he is as a person thathe wanted to go to Ken-tucky,” Knox Sr. said. “Atthe end of the day, it was hisdecision to go to the Univer-sity of Kentucky. This wasnot the parents making thechoice. We just oversaw hisrecruiting and guided him.“It also says he is very

confident in his skill set.Everybody said he would notgo there because they havegot so many players. Whatthe pundits really meant isthat they already had play-ers like Kevin. But that iswhere they are wrong.That’s why we have a chipon our shoulders. We arenot like them.“We are not a 4 (power

forward). Coach Calipariand his staff are not going toput Kevin in a box. Cal said,‘You are a position lessplayer.’ He can bring the ballup the floor. He will play the2 (shooting guard). They (UKcoaches) are hoping he isthe guy that can replace(Malik) Monk.”----------------------------Kentucky freshman

Hamidou Diallo has untilMay 24 to take his name outof the NBA draft, somethingthat Tom Espinosa, Diallo’scoach at Putnam ScienceAcademy in Connecticut,still thinks he will do eventhough more and more draftanalysts seem to think itwon’t happen.Diallo enrolled at UK in

January. He chose not toplay and prepare for nextseason with the possibilitythat he might put his nameinto the draft to get evalua-tion from NBA personnel.He’s been projected as a latefirst-round pick in someNBA mock drafts.

LarryVaughtUK Sports Columnist

Vaught’sViews

Tracing direct lines from KY to Indiana;Why Knox decision makes sense at UK

Crittenden County held a fundraising alumni football game Saturday night as the Rocket old-timers took on Union County. Crittenden won the game 24-20. Itwas only the second time ever for an alumni tackle football game. Crittenden beat Caldwell County in the inaugral event two years ago. Among those partici-pating in last weekend’s event were (front from left) Jeremy Wheeler, Dugan Overfield, A.J. Thompson, Steve Thompson, Brian Bradham, Devin Hopper, AlexCosby, Tommy Templeton, Tyler Coleman, (back) Coach Al Starnes, Noah Dickerson, Barkley Hughes, Sean Thompson, Bryan Qualls, Travis McKinney, JeremyPoindexter, Barrett Sherer, Jacob Courtney, Gaige Courtney, Jacon Crider and Grant Gardner. Not pictured Blake Gardner.

At left CCHS associate head coach and alumni team QB Sean Thomp-son (14) rushes for a big gain. Above, Gaige Courtney and A.J. Thomp-son share a high five after a big play. For more photos from the alumnigame see The Crittenden Press Facebook Page or football website.

Real DealAlumni Game

STAFF REPORT“This game was so much fun!” That’s a quote from a fan, but the

players had a blast, too.The second ever alumni tackle

football game was held Saturday atRocket Stadium. Besides somebumps and bruises, everyone cameout with a sense of accomplish-

ment and fun – especially the Crit-tenden County Quarterback Club,which raised almost $2,000.The event was hosted by the local

football boosters and orchestratedby Alumni Football USA, a nationalcorporation that specializes inadult tackle football.The game was orignally sched-

uled under the lights on Friday,but heavy rain washed the contestinto the late afternoon hours ofSaturday. Some of the players saidthey were hoping to relive the Fri-day night atmosphere, but enjoyedthe opportunity to suit up onceagain no matter the time or day.“It was great to be out there

amongst some great athletes onboth sides of the ball,” said Rocketalumnus Barkley Hughes, who at44 was the oldest man on the field.This year’s roster was a bit

younger than the one that playedin the inaugural alumni gameagainst Caldwell County two yearsago. Crittenden beat Caldwell back

then and knocked off UnionCounty 24-20 this time.Several former collegiate players

were on the field for CCHS, includ-ing associate head coach SeanThompson (Campbellsvillegradaute), who quarterbacked hisclub to victory despite sufferingsome bruised ribs.

Alumni players bruised, booster club rakes in some dollars

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yard saleHuge yard sale, Fri. and Sat.,1859 Turkey Knob Rd. (SamuelYoder residence). Bunkbed, bed,loveseats, cribs, hickory rocker,camp stoves, heaters, coolers,table and 4 chairs, 8 ft. woodenfolding table, folding chairs, cof-fee table, end tables, stock pots,dishes galore, milkwhite, Tup-perware, screen doors, bigsmoker, hay forks, hay car-riages, dinner bell, sleds, andlots lots more. (1t-44-p)GARAGE SALE May 11-12 9amto 3pm. Rain cancels it. VeraBradley, Home Interior, Rugs,Furniture, Bedspreads, Curtains,Men’s and Women’s clothing, lit-tle bit of everything. 101 LakeView Drive, 3 miles from Marion.Call 270-965-4438 for directions.Ask for Debbie McKinney.(1tp44)Multi-family yard sale, Saturdayonly, 8 a.m.-? 9060 U.S. 60 East,enter from Nunn Switch Rd. (1-44-p) Yard sale through May on Fri-days, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Satur-days, 8:30 a.m.-noon. 211 FordsFerry Rd., many items. (4t-46-p) Multi-family yard sale. 237 ClubDrive, Fri., May 12 and Sat., May13, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; housewares,toys, jewelry, kids and adultclothing, misc. (2t-44-p)

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real estateWELL-MAINTAINED 3 BR, 2bath 1,512 sq. ft. Fleetwoodmanufactured home on 4.56acres 3 miles from Marion. Two-car garage, large two-level deckwith screened room, stockedfishing pond and woods for hunt-ing. All appliances stay. Refriger-ator, washer and dryer 5 yearsold. Energy efficient windowswith lifetime warranty installedwithin last month. Contract saleswill NOT be considered. Shownby appointment only. Call (270)704-9251. (2t-45-p)Speak your truth, not necessarilythe one you have been told tospeak. It’s called Truth 360 (de-gree mark). Accept it from anydirection. Send comments toDavid Watts, 1099 Tiline Rd.,Smithland, KY 42081. (24t-50-p)

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servicesDo you need someone depend-able, responsible to babysit yourchildren, or sit with your elderly?My hours are flexible. I also cleanhouses. Please call (270) 704-3149 any time. (4t-47-p)Dozer and backhoe work,ponds, clearing, Bluegrass Vinyland Dozing, Marion, Ky., (270)965-5803. (tfc)CONCRETE WORK: Parkinglots, garages, steel buildings,sidewalks, driveways, room ad-ditions. Call for quote (270) 724-4672, Joe Mattingly, ConcreteConstruction. (26t-12-p)

noticeNotice of Public Hearing, ZoningMap Amendment:  A request fora Zone Change form R-3 to C-2,General Business District, for theproperty located at 243 TravisSt., Marion, Ky. has been filedwith the Marion Planning Com-mission. A public hearing will be held at 5p.m. on May 11, 2017, before theMarion Planning Commission atthe Council Chambers in City

Hall, 217 South Main Street,Marion, Ky.For further information contactthe Marion Planning and ZoningCoordinator at (270) 965-2266.(2t-44-c)

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USE OF COUNTY ROAD AIDAND LOCAL GOVERNMENTECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

(LGEA) FUNDS. A public hearing will be held bythe Crittenden County FiscalCourt at the courthouse on May18, 2017 at the 8:30 a.m. regu-larly scheduled meeting of theCrittenden Co. Fiscal Court forthe purpose of obtaining citizenscomments regarding the possi-ble uses of the County Road Aid(CRA) and Local GovernmentEconomic Assistance (LGEA)Funds.All interested persons in Critten-den County are invited to thehearing to submit verbal or writ-ten comments on possible usesof the CRA and LGEAFunds.  Any person(s) who can-not submit written comments orattend the public hearing butwish to submit comments,should call the office of theCounty Judge Executive at (270)965-5251 by May 17 at 4:30 p.m.so the arrangements can bemade to secure their comments.(1t-44-c)NOTICE: The City of Marion willconduct a public hearing on theproposed use of LGEA fundsand Municipal Aid Funds in FY2017-2018 on May 15, 2017 at5:45 p.m. The hearing will be

held in the City Council Cham-bers at Marion City Hall, 217South Main Street in downtownMarion Ky. For more information,contact the City Administrator’sOffice at (270) 965-2266. (1t-44-c)Speak your truth, not necessarilythe one you have been told tospeak. It’s called Truth 360 (de-gree mark). Accept it from anydirection. Send comments toDavid Watts, 1099 Tiline Rd.,Smithland, KY 42081. (24t-50-p)

legal noticeNotice is hereby given that onMay 3, 2017 Teresa MichelleJohnson of 10745 RhinestoneDr., Colorado Springs, Co.87908 and Barry Todd Nelson of4107 Nebraska Ave., Nashville,TN 37209 were appointed co-ex-ecutors of Linda Jo Nelson, de-ceased, whose address was

2871 U.S. 641, Marion, Ky.42064. Hon. Robert Frazer, P.O.Box 361, Marion, Ky. 42064, at-torney.All persons having claimsagainst said estate are herebynotified to present the sameproperly proven as required bylaw to the co-executors beforethe 3rd day of November, 2017and all claims not so proven andpresented by that date shall beforever barred. All persons indebted to the es-tate of the above-named dece-dent, will please call and settlesaid debts immediately. Crittenden District CourtMelissa Guill, Clerk (1t-44-c)

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Womans Club gala"Let's Camp under the Stars" was the Woman's Club of Marion's 2017 theme for a gala heldlast Thursday at their club building. Several of their members and guests dressed in campingattire. The evening started with entertainment by the Classy & Grassy Band whose membersare Cutter and Cash Singleton and Brennan Cruce. Ginger Boone led the group in camp songs.Pictured above are (from left) Charlie Hunt, Lea Ann Klarner, K.C. Klarner and Susan Alexanderplaying Eclipse Trivia. Everyone attending went home with eclipse glasses so they will beready for the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21.

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