Amid many interests and ac-tivities Kaylee McCollum has one great love — the written word.

The McCracken County High School senior spends much of her time outside the classroom work-ing as an editor and reporter for the school’s Crimson Legacy news-paper. McCollum has been an ac-tive part of the newspaper’s inau-gural year by helping brainstorm the paper’s name and working to develop the newspaper’s website.

“It was quite a challenge getting everything started up since it’s the fi rst year for the newspaper,” she

said.She said at times her position

of editor can be stressful but the

role has taught her many vital skills applicable to a future career in journalism. The self-described

homebody lists her other interests as baking, reading literature, run-ning and spending time with her parents and sister Emily McCol-lum, a McCracken County High School freshman.

McCollum, son of Tim and Christy McCollum, is the Mid-Continent University Teen of the Week. Each Monday, the Sun features a different MCU Teen of the Week selected from nominees guidance counselors throughout western Kentucky and southern Illinois submitted to the Sun. Mid-Continent University will provide

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As roller derby gains popu-larity nationally, one local team continues to successfully recruit new players and work to intro-duce a new generation to the game.

Roller derby is the fastest growing women’s sport nation-ally and local interest in the unique athletic outlet continues to increase, according to Barbie Clark, co-president of the West Kentucky Rockin’ Rollers. Flat-track roller derby has members skate in a circle in one of three positions — jammer, blocker and pivot blocker — to score points, while stopping the other team from the same activity.

She said the group began in 2007 on a different team with only a handful of women who practiced during the rink’s open skate time. In 2010, the West Kentucky Rockin’ Rollers were founded and gradually grew to about 25 active regional mem-bers from ages 18 to 40. Al-though co-ed leagues have also gained popularity in larger cit-ies, the local team is comprised of just women, according to Clark.

“It keeps getting bigger and bigger,” she said. “Women come to one practice and get addicted to the game.”

The West Kentucky Rockin’ Rollers, whose season is from February to September, play about eight bouts per year and travel up to six hours away to play matches. She said atten-dance at the team’s home games has remained steady at 300 to 350 spectators.

Clark said recruitment is a yearlong process and because the team is a non-profi t and has

limited recruitment funds, much of it is done by word of mouth. Members of the team practice once a week during the off-sea-son and twice a week during the season. The group also spends time on community service pro-grams and volunteerism, giving a proceed of sales from each game to a selected local charity, according to Clark.

Roller derby groupkeeps rolling along

BY KATHLEEN FOXkfox@paducahsun.com

Photo contributed by Erich Budeshevsky

West Kentucky Rockin’ Roll-ers player Alex Cork, aka Mi-chonne Unslayable, skates around a opponent during one of the team’s bouts this sum-mer. The team, which began in 2010, has about 25 female skaters ranging in age from 18 to 40.

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“It keeps getting bigger and bigger. Women come to one practice and

get addicted to the game.”

Barbie ClarkWest Kentucky Rockin’ Rollers

FORT CAMPBELL — The skies above Shaw Air Force Base in central South Carolina and the fi elds across Fort Campbell on the Tennessee-Kentucky line have been a bit quieter in recent months.

Budget cuts to the military have forced installations around the country to alter training exercises and daily routines to save money. For airmen and pilots, that means fewer fl ights. For soldiers and

Marines, it means fewer drills or delaying them until a deployment nears.

The automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration, come as the military is in the midst of a drawdown in Afghanistan and shrinking its overall size.

The Army has retooled training regimens to focus on soldiers de-ploying to Afghanistan and Korea — those who will be in hostile ar-eas soonest, said George Wright, a civilian Army spokesman in Washington. The Army curtailed training to smaller units of eight

to 14 soldiers each — the squad level — for 80 percent of the fi ght-ing force in fi scal year 2013 and canceled seven Brigade Combat Team training center rotations.

In cases where only part of a brigade is deploying from Fort Campbell, some soldiers are be-ing pushed into fi eld training while others are held back until their departure date draws near-er, spokesman Bob Jenkins said.

“That way, we’re able to meet the requirements for the people

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Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell reload rockets onto a helicopter during a training exercise Friday. The unit was able to continue flying training missions during the government shutdown and budget cutbacks by purchasing spare parts for helicopters over the summer before budget restrictions took effect.

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Scott A. Farmer, CCIM & broker/owner of Farmer & Co Real Estate, earned the Certi-fi ed Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the CCIM Institute, one of the leading commercial real estate associations in the world. Earning the designa-

tion at the Institute’s biannual busi-ness meetings in Denver, Farmer was among 215 commercial real estate professionals who passed the CCIM

Comprehensive Examination, the fi nal component in the designation process.

Farmer also holds desig-nations as a CRS (Certifi ed Residential Specialist) and a GRI (Graduate of the Realtor Institute). Farmer is a mem-ber of the Egyptian Board of Realtors and Paducah Board of Realtors. Farmer is a past president of EBOR and a re-cipient of the Life Ruby Award for Outstanding Sales. Farmer, an alumnus of Murray State University, became a realtor in 1992 and has been the broker/owner of Farmer & Company

Real Estate since 2002. He and his wife Angela have three chil-dren, Max, Grant and Claire.

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Presented by nationally known Realtors and educators, Buddy West and Gee Dunsten, this class brought together forward thinking real estate

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The class provided most cur-rent information and sources available. In addition, these Realtors continue to build a national referral network of Military Residential Specialists for clients considering a move or planning to buy an invest-ment property.

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There are few greater plat-forms to make Major League Baseball dreams a reality than Yankee Stadium, but former Heath High School pitcher Daniel Webb can offi cially check that one off in life’s box score.

Webb, 24, returned to his hometown Sunday to impart some of those recent profes-sional experiences and help local athletes develop a few tossing tips straight from the Chicago White Sox bullpen during a pitching clinic at Riv-er City Baseball and Softball Academy in Paducah.

“Baseball’s a great game and I think it can help kids in all as-pects of life — not just in base-ball — you can learn so much from the game,” Webb said.

Athletes region-wide fl ocked to the clinic for a chance to get one-on-one instruction with Webb and to get autographs from the local standout. Par-ents also heard from Webb’s father, Champ Webb, about the importance of persever-ance in the sport.

Daniel Webb, drafted in 2010 by the Toronto Blue Jays, played for the team’s minor league affi liate before being traded to the White Sox on New Year’s Day 2012. In his fi rst major league appearance in September 2013, the right-hander was called center stage from the bullpen in the sixth inning against the New York Yankees. His fi rst batter — Derek Jeter.

“It was shocking, and either way it was nerve-wracking going to the big leagues but

to make my debut in Yankee Stadium was unbelievable,” he said.

Webb walked Jeter, who ultimately scored on a sacri-fi ce fl y by Alfonso Soriano. He went on to make eight more appearances last season with the White Sox, posting a 3.18 earned run average and strik-ing out 10 in 11 1/3 innings for the season.

Among the many things that he has picked up through his

career thus far, Webb told a group of young pitchers about the importance of thick skin and a short memory.

Tim Stewart, River City in-structor and Webb’s former coach at Heath, said one of the greatest aspects of having Webb return home for a clinic is to show local athletes they too can follow their dreams, not even necessarily in base-ball. Webb provided a fl esh-and-blood example of how

hard work can pay off.“Seeing how hard he’s

worked to get to where he is, it’s just inspiring for everyone and that’s why I wanted these kids to be around that,” Stew-art said. “I wanted these kids to really see what can happen if you believe in yourself.”

Contact Will Pinkston, a Paducah Sun staff writer, at 270-575-8676 or follow @WCPinkston on Twitter.

Dreams took Webb to Yankee StadiumBY WILL PINKSTON

wpinkston@paducahsun.com

WILL PINKSTON | The Sun

Daniel Webb, Chicago White Sox pitcher and former Heath High School baseball player, discuss-es proper pitching techniques with 14-year-old Eli Crider, of Paducah, during a clinic at River City Baseball and Softball Academy in Paducah on Sunday. Webb returned to his hometown for an af-ternoon of pitching instruction for local athletes.

The Agenda is a listing of govern-ment meetings today.

■ Barkley Regional Airport Board of Directors — 3:30 p.m., Midwest Aviation, 200 Hardy Roberts Drive.

■ Fulton City Commission — 5:45 p.m. City Hall.

■ Graves Fiscal Court — 5 p.m., courthouse.

■ McCracken Fiscal Court — 6 p.m., district courtroom D, main floor.

■ Metropolis City Council — 7 p.m., council room, city hall.

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McCrackenDistrict Court

Aug. 20Johnathon M. Mabry, 32, 8275 Timberland Drive, West Paducah,

assault fourth degree domestic violence, no visible injuries: 90 days, serve 14, 76 days concurrent, conditional discharge 2 years, no fur-ther offenses, no contact with victim, domestic violence assessment/course, pay $210 by 12-17-13.

Trenton J. Sullens, 34, 3424 Minnich Ave. #H2, Paducah: drug para-phernalia buy/possess; possession of marijuana: 2 day concurrent, no further offenses, forfeit items seized, pay $185 by 11-12-13.

Akeem R. Perry, 20, 1121 N. 13th Street, Paducah, traffi cking in mari-juana less than 8 ounces, fi rst offense: 7 days, no further offenses, forfeit items seized, pay $535 by 2-18-13.

Victoria L. Fernandez, 20, 4813 Old Mayfi eld Road, attempted theft by unlawful taking to include shoplifting: 5 days, conditional discharge 2 years, theft prevention classes, stay out of Banks Market, pay $285 by 12-17-13.

James S. Hamilton, 30, 2954 Clay St., Paducah, theft by unlawful taking to include shoplifting: 4 days, no further offenses, pay $685 by 2-18-14.

Brody B. McKinney, 18, 780 Holland Road, possession of marijuana: 5 days, conditional discharge 2 years, no further offenses, forfeit items seized, pay $285 by 10-22-13.

Matthew S. Markowski, 28, 2404 Beiderman, Paducah, theft by unlaw-ful taking to include shoplifting: 5 days, conditional discharge 2 years, no further offenses, theft prevention classes, stay out of Walmart, pay $285 by 11-5-13.

Jovonette L. Johnson, 26, 7628 Wice Church Road, Boaz, theft by unlawful taking to include shoplifting: 5 days, conditional discharge 2 years, no further offenses, theft prevention classes, stay out of Walmart.

Sara E. Wilcox, 20, 3712 Clark’s River Road, Paducah,  theft by unlaw-ful taking to include shoplifting: 5 days, conditional discharge 2 years, no further offenses, theft prevention classes, stay out of Walmart, pay $285 by 10-1-13.

Bradley A. Clay, 20, 51 Harris Lane, Brookport, theft by unlawful tak-ing to include shoplifting: 5 days, conditional discharge 2 years, no further offenses, theft prevention classes, stay out of Walmart, pay $310 by 2-18-14.

Kindra Hamby, 20, 1012 Crane Cemetery Road, Fredonia, theft by unlawful taking to include shoplifting: 5 days, conditional discharge 2 years, no further offenses, theft prevention classes, stay out of Walmart, pay $435 by 12-3-13.

John A. McGregor, 24, 210 Pugh Road, Paducah, violation of a Ken-tucky emergency protective order or domestic violence order: 30 days, conditional discharge 2 years, no further offenses, no contact with vic-tim, abide by domestic violence order, pay $285 by 1-14-14.

Rebekka L. Mullen, 33, 501 S. Seminary St., Princeton, theft by un-lawful taking, all others: 30 days, serve 4, 26 days, conditional dis-charge 2 years, no further offenses, theft prevention classes, stay out of JCPenney, pay $460 by 1-21-14.

Anton L. Thomas, 43, 1436 Walter Jetton Blvd., Paducah, assault fourth degree domestic violence, minor injury: 90 days, conditional discharge 2 years, no further offenses, no contact with victim, anger management, pay 210 by 12-17-13.

Dawnesha B. Gaines, 31, 728 Jones St., Paducah, assault fourth degree domestic violence, minor injury: 60 days, serve 4, 56 days, conditional discharge 2 years, no further offenses, no violent contact with victim, supervised visits, comply with Department for Community Based Services/Family Court orders, parenting classes.

WILL PINKSTON | The Sun

Ministries join for Thanksgiving serviceThe Rev. Gregory Waldrop, of Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church, leads a con-gregation of parishioners from a number of local churches in Psalm 104 at the pulpit of Fountain Avenue UMC during the annual Paducah Cooperative Ministry Community Thanksgiving Service on Sunday. The annual service welcomed the public and mem-bers of the area’s different denominations and faiths to recognize the community generosity that sustains the works of the non-profit PCM. The ministry has provided basic human services like a food pantry, homeless shelter and emergency relief pro-grams with the help of more than 50 area churches.

being trained for deploy-ment and make sure they had all the things that were required,” Jenkins said. “If people were supposed to go out and shoot 500 rounds one day, they went out and fi red 500 rounds. That didn’t change.”

The 77th Fighter Squad-ron, one of three that make up the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw, was told to stand down in April after it re-turned from a six-month deployment to Afghani-stan. It was one of several groups in the 9th Air Force ordered to idle jets for weeks in response to the automatic budget cuts.

Col. Clark Quinn, the F-16 wing’s vice com-mander, said the pilots were given the vacation time they would have nor-mally taken and then put into ground training, such as on computer simula-tors. It gave them a chance to rest, and polish up some of their technical skills, he said.

“They were not fl ying. Their aircraft were just parked,” Quinn said. The maintenance support units worked on other air-craft to stay sharp, he said.

The pilots and airmen are now back on their regular training schedules, Quinn said.

Over the summer, the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cav-alry Regiment, 101st Air-borne Division at Fort Campbell anticipated cuts

would come and pur-chased helicopter parts that typically need replac-ing, rather waiting to buy them when equipment failed. The move has al-lowed the regiment to keep fl ying, even if on a more limited basis, once the cut-backs kicked in, said Maj. Matt Wolfe.

“We had to cut down fl ight hours for a while with the funding issues,” Wolfe said. “But, we’ve been fl ying on the cheap. The only thing we cost them is fuel.”

Navy Lt. Rob Myers at the Pentagon said budget cuts have forced the Naval

Air Forces to trim fl ight hours for aviators back to 11 hours per aviator per month — the minimum needed to maintain fl ight profi ciency. Pilots are turning to simulators to get in fl ight hours beyond the minimum.

“Our deploying forces are properly manned, trained and equipped to meet all mission require-ments. Our non-deployers have had some degrada-tion due to impacts based on exercise cancellations, port visits cancellations, schools cancellations, fl ight hours reduced,” My-ers said.

Col. Steve Yackley, dep-uty commander at Fort Jackson outside Columbia, said the post continues to train about 45,000 sol-diers annually and expects to get the money to do so for the next two years. It is the Army’s largest train-ing installation and trains about half the service’s new soldiers every year.

“We are a little pro-tected,” Yackley said. But he said the installation has to look for savings in other ways. At both Shaw and Fort Jackson, grass isn’t cut as diligently and repairs to buildings are made only in emergencies.

Fort Campbell has un-dertaken similar steps, stopping reunions for for-mer soldiers and health and informational ses-sions for soldiers and their families.

“If we could do without

it, we did,” Jenkins said.Along with maintenance

and training delays, some soldiers are being put to new tasks while not de-ployed.

Capt. J. Stephen Donald-son, company commander of 551st Military Police at Fort Campbell, is teach-ing soldiers who recently returned from deployment how to handle post securi-ty. Donaldson’s job entails taking 72 soldiers, from the infantry and supply, and teaching them how to use pepper spray and work security at the entrance gates to the post. The sol-diers will work security on a six-month rotation.

The soldiers will fi ll in for two platoons from the 716th MP Battalion de-ployed overseas. With two more platoons headed out soon, the extra hands are needed to avoid hiring pri-vate contractors.

For the soldiers, shuf-fl ing training schedules and cutbacks are diffi cult, but nothing they say they can’t handle.

“It sucks, but you do what you need to do,” Spc. Chris Allen said after returning to Fort Camp-bell in October from six months in Afghanistan.

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Maj. Matt Wolfe of the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cav-alr y Regiment, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell watches as he-licopter pilots train on a firing range at the mili -tary post on Friday. Wolfe says, “We’ve been flying on the cheap.”

“If we could do without it, we

did.”

Bob JenkinsFort Campbell

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn plans to return to Brook-port with American Red Cross regional CEO Cindy Erickson at noon today to provide an update on the relief and recovery efforts in Massac County following the Nov. 17 tornado.

Offi cials will also discuss the opening of the Multi-Agency Resource Center at 306 Crockett St., be-hind Brookport Elemen-tary School, that provides storm-affected residents with an array of disaster-related information and assistance. The MARC center is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Red Cross closed the shelter at First Baptist Church in Metropolis and moved volunteer and meal services to the MARC. Of-fi cials estimated about 720 meals and 110 snacks have been distributed through the center and more than 2,200 clean-up supplies in Brookport.

Governor to revisit Brookport

Staff report

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Water quality, not the number of fi sh, will be the biggest factor determining what happens in the effort to save an endangered fi sh found only in a small area of southeast Missouri.

In September, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added the grotto sculpin to the list of endangered species but decided against designating a “critical habitat,” which lo-cal offi cials feared could have caused restrictions harming economic development.

The Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice will review data in fi ve years. “We’re going to base recovery on water-quality parameters. ... Counting fi sh can be tricky,” Fish and Wild-life Service biologist Shauna Marquardt said at a public meeting Wednesday.

Water quality can be tested frequently, and monitoring will show how the conserva-tion plan is working, Mar-quardt said.

At times, Perry County’s water quality has fallen be-low the standards necessary to maintain aquatic life.

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WASHINGTON — For those who expect and fear an irre-pressible confl ict between the tea party and the Republican establishment, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is a hopeful anomaly. Should this anomaly become a trend, the GOP’s future would be considerably brighter.

Lee’s tea party qualifi ca-tions are beyond question. He co-founded the congressional Tea Party Caucus. He helped discover Ted Cruz. His advo-cacy for the recent government shutdown was impeccably ir-rational. Lee is a man in whom FreedomWorks can fi nd no fault.

Few have done more to burn ideological bridges within the GOP. Yet no one, from the tea party side, is now doing more to construct them.

In a series of speeches, Lee has made the case that populist resentment has little lasting infl uence without policy innovation and political outreach. “Frustration is not a platform,” he recently told a Heritage Foundation audi-ence, “Anger is not an agenda. And outrage, as a habit, is not even conservative. ... American conservatism, at its core, is about gratitude and coopera-tion and trust, and above all, hope. It is also about inclusion. Successful political move-ments are about identifying converts, not heretics.”

Lee proselytizes for a “comprehensive anti-poverty, upward-mobility agenda” — making him one of the few Re-publican politicians in America talking in any sustained way about stalled economic mobil-ity, stagnant middle class wages and economic inequal-ity. To this, Lee adds a dollop of populist “anti-cronyism,” proposing to simplify the tax code and rein in the big banks.

Setting aside the policy details, Lee is making some strikingly sane observations about the Republican future. Populist energy is useful only when channeled into an ap-pealing public agenda. And

that agenda must somehow address economic conditions faced by the poor and work-ing class. The obviousness of these points has not prevented many Republicans from miss-ing them. Lee’s recognition of political reality distinguishes him. While fi rmly denying any presidential aspirations, Lee is one of the few Republi-cans giving speeches that are presidential in ambition and quality.

But policy details refuse, in the end, to be set aside. Given Lee’s tea party belief in strictly enumerated constitutional powers, what role is left to gov-ernment in a “comprehensive, anti-poverty, upward-mobility agenda”? Lee answers with a gutsy — and perhaps not entirely consistent — ideologi-cal move. He embraces limited but energetic government to promote the compassionate work of civil society and to encourage economic oppor-tunity. While rejecting the centralization of government power, Lee is willing to use government to empower com-munities and individuals.

In a recent speech, Lee calls for “a new, bold and heroic of-fensive in the war on poverty” — hardly the language of your average tea party rally. The historical models he employs are taken from Mormonism (his own religious background) and from Abraham Lincoln — both rich communitarian traditions.

“For all America’s reputation for individualism and competi-tion,” he asserts, “our nation has from the beginning been built on a foundation of com-munity and cooperation.” As

evidence of the practical value of these social virtues, he cites Utah’s remarkable safety net, in which government, church-run charities and volunteers cooperate to provide benefi ts while encouraging self-suffi -ciency.

Lee goes on to praise Lin-coln’s activism in creating the preconditions for economic opportunity: dredging rivers, building canals, broadening land ownership, founding land grant universities. “These pub-lic goods weren’t designed to make poverty more tolerable,” he says, “but to make it more temporary.”

The subtext here is not a challenge to establishment Republicanism, which would offer no ideological objection to the role of government that Lee describes. The real contrast is with libertarian-ism, particularly of the Rand Paul variety. And Lee comes close to making his criticism explicit. “Freedom means ‘we’re all in this together,’” he says. “The conservative vision for America is not an Ayn Rand novel. It’s a Nor-man Rockwell painting, or a Frank Capra movie: a nation of ‘plain, ordinary kindness, and a little looking out for the other fellow, too.’”

This is a good, general prescription for Republican recovery: More Frank Capra. Less Ayn Rand.

Lee’s specifi c agenda — increasing the child tax credit, promoting fl extime, building transportation infrastructure and replacing Obamacare with a market-oriented alternative — is only half formed. But it is well within the broad tradition of reform conservatism, of empowerment conservatism, even (though Lee would prob-ably be loath to admit it) of compassionate conservatism.

Mike Lee’s conception of the tea party’s future is hardly predominant within the move-ment, but it is fully consistent with Republican success. And might even help ensure it.

BY JIM WATERSThe Bluegrass Institute

TodayIFoundOut.com contains hid-den facts about Thanksgiving that should make us appreciative for blessings be-yond our table’s bountiful spread.

Take, for example, the pioneering Sarah Josepha Buell Hale. Chances are you’d be pulling an eight-to-fi ve and there would be nothing at all special about November’s fourth Thursday if it had not been for Hale, who lobbied fi ve presidents for 20 years to make Thanks-giving a national holiday.

It wasn’t until Kentucky’s own Abra-ham Lincoln became president that a day was offi cially set aside for Americans to give thanks to the Almighty.

Twenty years is a long time to work on any policy. But Hale did it and her efforts resulted in one of our great holidays.

Hale’s spirit lives on in Kentuckians dedicated to implementing consequential changes that will impact future genera-tions.

It lives on in those who have worked tirelessly for years to bring a parental school choice policy to Kentucky. Like Hale, these policy patriots are committed

to giving Kentucky parents the oppor-tunity to provide a better education for their children.

I am also very thank-ful that we have fi nally succeeded in getting both sides of the school choice divide to meet together and debate the issue.

Allow me to offer this shameless plug: The fi rst of three in the Bluegrass Institute’s “Free to Learn” debate series will be held Dec.

3 at 6 p.m. at Southern Baptist Semi-nary’s Heeren Hall in Louisville. It’s free and open to the public.

We’ve worked for a decade to have these debates — only half as long as Sarah Hale labored to bring a Thanksgiv-ing holiday to America.

Still, I could not be more grateful for the willingness of University of Kentucky education professor Wayne Lewis, Ph.D., and Jefferson County School Board member Linda Duncan to engage in a civilized, intellectually vigorous debate

on whether the commonwealth should have charter schools.

Citizens, educators and lawmakers who claim fuzziness about school choice — what it means, what it would look like, what it could accomplish: be thankful enough for this opportunity to hear both sides of the issue to show up.

I also discovered that the federal gov-ernment once tried to change the date of Thanksgiving to improve economic conditions. President Franklin Roosevelt lobbied to extend the Christmas shopping season by moving Thanksgiving from the last Thursday to the third Thursday of the month in the years 1939, 1940 and 1941.

The gimmick failed; only half the states went along with FDR’s idea.

Be thankful for America’s founders who created a Constitution in which the states — and the states’ citizens — had the right to govern themselves without Washing-ton’s interference. If Washington did dare impede, the states had the right to tell D.C. to mind its own business.

With more than 30 percent of Ken-tucky’s expenditures coming from federal revenues, it’s no wonder we don’t see

the state’s governor and attorney gen-eral standing up to their political pals in Washington to protect the Kentuckians they swore to serve.

Still, contemplate the whole picture and remain thankful that despite the over-enthusiasm for government edicts and control that too many political lead-ers display, we’re privileged to live in history’s greatest, freest and most-pros-perous nation.

Most immigrants will confess that they knew that their best chance of success was north of the border and from sea to shining sea.

Our nation has been diverse from the very beginning. It all began on that Mayfl ower ship long ago. The passengers weren’t all “pilgrims,” people who had a specifi c mission in the New World. There also were “strangers,” who were — ac-cording to the site — “hitching a ride.”

However and for whatever reason they came, aren’t you thankful that they — whether “strangers” or “pilgrims” — made that journey?

Jim Waters is president of the Blue-grass Institute, Kentucky’s free market think tank.

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Be thankful for those who pioneered our nation

Quotes of note

Some of the notable comments by peoplein the news in the Sun during the past week:

“In examining many,many other school districts,I remain convinced that the city of Paducah is indeed blessed with an all-too-unique school system where students remain the top priority.”

Paducah Schools Superintendent Randy Greene following offi cial notifi cation of his resignation. Greene, whose resignation will be effective June 30, has served as superintendent for 10 years.

“The holidays alwaysbring more need, but

the level of need has been extremely high all year long.”

Heidi Suhrheinrich, executive directorof the Paducah Cooperative Ministry,

on the increase in the food pantry’saverage number of households provided

groceries per month from 350 in 2012to 463 this year.

“It’s frustrating but you’ve got to understand we’re blessed compared to some of these people. They have nothingto go through becauseit’s been blown away.”

Keith Kidd of Paducah, while sorting through the belongings of his 87-year-old father-in-law, Orville Jordan, whosemobile home in Brookport was ravagedby Sunday’s EF-3 tornado.

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paducahsun.com News The Paducah Sun • Monday, November 25, 2013 • 5A

ALEXANDRIA — A case pending before the Kentucky Court of Appeals could af-fect how dozens of libraries across the state are funded.

The decision could affect 79 library districts because they were created by peti-tion but are funded through tax rates determined by House Bill 44.

Circuit judges have sided with residents who fi led suit over the funding mechanism and say the tax rate should be rolled back to what it was in 1978 when the libraries were formed.

Attorney Jeff Mando said in a brief for the Campbell County Public Library that rates shouldn’t be rolled back because they are legal.

“The arguments that we put together provide a solid rationale for a court of ap-

peals to see that the way li-braries have set their rates does comply with the law,” Mando said, “not only its wording but its spirit and its intent as well.”

The Court of Appeals has agreed to fast-track the case. Briefs are expected to be complete in December and a ruling could follow early next year.

Attorney Brandon Voelk-er, who represents the citizens who fi led lawsuits against the Northern Ken-tucky libraries, said he thinks his clients will win on appeal.

“It’s basically the same issue being decided by a higher court,” Voelker said. “They are asking the high-er court to determine that judges Summe and Ward determined the issue of law erroneously. Obviously, we

think they were right on.”A judge has ruled that the

Campbell County Public Li-brary can stay funded at its current level until the ap-peals process is completed.

Campbell County Public Library Director JC Mor-gan said rolling back the tax rate by more than 30 years would have devastating con-sequences. In 1978, the tax rate was 3 cents per $100 of assessed value; now, it is 7.7 cents. If the tax is reduced, the library’s budget would drop from $4.6 million to $1.9 million.

“We would retain some level of services, but the im-pact would be tremendous,” Morgan said. “Branches would close, our staff would be cut in half and some key services, such as childrens’ outreach, would have to be cut.”

Libraries brace for appeals decisionAssociated Press

Region BriefsShooting kills country singer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A downtown bar owner told police he fatally shot a country music singer in self-defense after the two got into an argument over the musician smoking a cigarette in a no-smoking area, au-thorities said.

Pit and Barrel owner Chris Ferrell shot Wayne Mills, 44, around 5 a.m. Saturday, after the bar had closed. Mills died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Police spokeswoman Kris Mumford said investigators are looking into Ferrell’s claim of self-defense. She said no arrests have been made. Fer-rell had a valid handgun permit.

Mills, a native of Arab, Ala., toured with the Wayne Mills Band, which played college towns for more than 15 years. Country music stars Jamey Johnson and Blake Shelton, as well as American Idol winner Tay-lor Hicks, all opened for the band in their early careers, according to the

group’s website.— Associated Press

City Council ousts mayor

LANCASTER — The Lancaster City Council voted unanimously to remove the city’s mayor following allegations that she has created a hostile work environment at city hall.

Several city hall workers testified against Mayor Brenda Powers at a public hearing on Saturday. The hearing was called after Powers and City Clerk Shari Lane had a heated discussion last month that had to be broken up by two officers.

Lane claimed Powers has ha-rassed and “bullied” her over the last three years that Powers has been in office. Two utility clerks also testified that Powers has created a hostile work environment.

However, Powers said the testimo-ny failed to demonstrate misconduct on her part.

— Associated Press

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A large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the Southwest on Sunday, leading to hun-dreds of fl ight cancellations as it slowly churned east ahead of Thanksgiving.

After the storm plows through the Southwest, meteorologists expect the Arctic mass to head south and east, threatening plans for Tuesday and Wednes-day as people hit the roads and airports for some of the busiest travel days of the year.

More than 300 fl ights were cancelled at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, representing about one-third of the scheduled departures, and a spokes-woman said deicing equip-ment had been prepared as offi cials planned for the worst in a fl urry of confer-ence calls and meetings.

“It’s certainly going to be a travel impact as we see the fi rst few people mak-ing their way for Thanks-giving,” National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Bradshaw said.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for chunks of North Texas until mid-day today. Parts of Oklaho-ma are also under a winter storm warning, while an advisory has been issued for other parts of the state. A mix of rain and sleet be-gan falling north of Dallas on Interstate 35 by mid-day Sunday, and areas of southwestern Oklahoma woke up to several inches of snow.

Some elevated over-

passes had icy surfaces, but Bradshaw said the worst weather could be expected between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m., possibly snarling morning rush hour.

Several inches of snow fell overnight in Altus in far southwestern Oklahoma,

said Damaris Machabo, a receptionist at a Holiday Inn motel.

“It looks great. I love the snow,” Machabo said. The snow and freezing tem-peratures made driving in the area treacherous, but Machabo said she had no

problems getting to work early Sunday. Forecasts called for more snow in the area later in the day.

Portions of New Mexico — especially in some of the higher elevations — also had several inches of snow, and near white out condi-tions were reported along stretches of Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque.

Then along the New Mexico-Texas state line, into the El Paso area, a mix of snow, sleet and ice forced some road closures and created messy driving conditions.

Flagstaff in Arizona had 11 inches of snow by early Sunday, and was expected to get another inch by the end of the day before the storm petered out. Metro Phoenix and other parts of central Arizona received between 1½ to 2½ inches of rain over the course of the storm.

Wintry storm threatens travelBY RAMIT

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BOSTON — Dirk Thomp-son III doesn’t hold out much hope that he and the 750 other victims in a na-tionwide meningitis out-break will ever see much, if any, compensation for the deaths and illnesses caused by tainted steroids.

He hopes to fi nd justice another way if criminal charges are brought against the principals of a Mas-sachusetts compounding pharmacy that made the steroid injections blamed for the fungal meningitis outbreak.

A federal grand jury in Boston has been investigat-ing the New England Com-pounding Center for more than a year. A separate grand jury in Minnesota also has been conducting an investigation.

“They have to be pros-ecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said Thomp-son, 58, of Howell, Mich., who was hospitalized for 38 days with meningitis after receiving a steroid injection for back pain. “They were totally irresponsible.”

Since the contaminated steroids were fi rst dis-covered, 751 people in 20 states have developed fun-gal meningitis or other in-fections, including 64 who died. Michigan, Tennessee and Indiana were the hard-est-hit states.

Federal prosecutors have declined to comment on the investigation, but the FBI recently asked anyone who received one of the tainted injections to fi ll out a ques-tionnaire detailing their ill-nesses and saying whether they believe another medi-cation distributed by NECC caused harm to them or their family.

The FBI, which has also sent agents to visit victims, set a Nov. 30 deadline for

victims to submit the sur-veys online or to mail them to its health care fraud squad in Boston.

It is unclear whether the company or its executives will face criminal charges. Several lawyers who rep-resent victims in lawsuits say health care compa-nies charged with selling contaminated drugs often reach settlements with the federal government and agree to pay large fi nes. But the New England Compounding case is dif-ferent because of the large number of deaths and seri-ous illnesses caused by the

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Meningitis victims want criminal chargesAssociated Press

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — Coming soon to your lo-cal sheriff: 18-ton, armor-protected military fi ghting vehicles with gun turrets and bulletproof glass that were once the U.S. answer to roadside bombs during the Iraq war.

The hulking vehicles, built for about $500,000 each at the height of the war, are among the big-gest pieces of equipment that the Defense Depart-ment is giving to law en-forcement agencies under a national military surplus program.

For police and sheriff’s departments, which have scooped up 165 of the mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPS, since they be-came available this sum-mer, the price and the ability to deliver shock and awe while serving warrants or dealing with hostage standoffs was just too good to pass up.

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Police to receive leftover war trucks

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Cars slide on Paseo del Norte on Sunday in Albuquerque, N.M., after a winter storm hit New Mexico over the weekend, making driving difficult. A large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the southwest Sunday as it slowly churned east ahead of Thanksgiving.

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Warren County Under-sheriff Shawn Lamouree stands in front of the department’s mine resis-tant ambush protected vehicle on Wednesday in Queensbury, N.Y. The Defense Department is giving vehicles to law en-forcement agencies un-der a national military surplus program.

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Chrissy Green and daughter Skyla take their turn down the hill Sunday at Cameron Stadium in Lawton, Okla., after a morning snowstorm left a blanket of inviting icy stuff on the slope.

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WASHINGTON — In a potentially history-shaping choice of diplomacy over confrontation, the U.S. and other world powers agreed Sunday to give Iran six months to open its nuclear sites to possible daily in-spections in exchange for allowing Tehran to main-tain the central elements of its uranium program, in a multi-layered deal to test Iran’s claim that it does not seek atomic weapons.

The deal is a tentative fi rst step easily presented as a win-win: Iran gives a little on nuclear enrichment and gets some economic sanc-tions relief in return, as its amiable president waxes diplomatically about con-tinued trust-building with Washington. But America’s closest Mideast ally, Is-rael, called it a “historic” mistake, fearing that by not insisting on an actual rollback the world has ef-fectively accepted Iran as a threshold nuclear weapons state. Saudi Arabia and sev-eral other Gulf Arab states close to the U.S. hold simi-lar views and many in Con-gress are dead set against a deal that allows Iran to con-tinue to enrich uranium.

The marathon talks in Geneva appeared at times to be a study in Internet-age brinksmanship and public diplomacy — with all sides sending out signals and statements by Twitter and Facebook — but they also were the culmination of a painstaking process of old-school contacts and secret sessions between Iranian and American envoys that began even before the sur-prise election of Iran’s mod-erate-leaning President

Hassan Rouhani last June.The shadow dialogue,

mediated by mutual ally Oman, was so sensitive that it was kept from even close allies, such as negotiat-ing partners at the nuclear talks, until two months ago, according to details ob-tained by The Associated Press and later confi rmed by senior administration offi cials. The pace of the back-channel contacts picked up after Rouhani offi cially took offi ce in Au-gust, promising a “new era” in relations with the West.

“Today, that diplomacy opened up a new path to-ward a world that is more secure — a future in which we can verify that Iran’s nuclear program is peace-ful and that it cannot build a nuclear weapon,” Presi-dent Barack Obama said in a weekend White House

address. Obama referred to publicly known contacts between his administra-tion and Iran and did not specifi cally confi rm the clandestine talks. Senior administration offi cials, though, told the AP that at least fi ve such meetings were held with Iran since March. Four of those took place after Rouhani’s in-auguration and produced signifi cant chunks of the eventual agreement.

But even the extensive groundwork couldn’t clear away all the obstacles to a deal during make-or-break moments in Geneva. The snags were the same that have been at the heart of the impasse since public negotiations resumed 18 months ago: Whether to permit Iran to keep its abil-ity to enrich uranium, the central process in making

nuclear fuel for energy-producing reactors and, at higher levels, weapons-grade material.

Iran insisted that trying to block its enrichment was a dead end. For Iran’s lead-ers, self-suffi ciency over the full scope of its nuclear efforts — from uranium mines to the centrifuges used in enrichment — is a source of national pride and a pillar of its self-pro-claimed status as a tech-nological beacon for the Islamic world.

In the end, Iran agreed to cap its enrichment level to a maximum of 5 percent, which is well below the 90 percent threshold needed for a warhead. Iran also pledged to “neutralize” its stockpile of 20 percent en-riched uranium — the high-est level acknowledged by Tehran — by either dilut-

ing its strength or convert-ing it to fuel for its research reactors, which produced

isotopes for medical treat-ments and other civilian uses.

Nuclear deal with Iran puts faith in diplomacyBY BRIAN MURPHY AND

MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures Sunday as he talks to the media as Lib-ya Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (center) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague look on at Winfield House, the residence of the U.S. ambassador to Britain, in London. Kerry arrived in the United Kingdom following two days of negotiations in Geneva to forge an agreement between the United States and five other nations with Iran over its nuclear program.

WASHINGTON — Law-makers from both parties said Sunday they are skep-tical that Iran will stick to a new nuclear deal and want Congress to prepare beefed-up economic penal-ties to hit Tehran if the ac-cord falls apart.

In an early morning an-nouncement, Tehran agreed Sunday to a six-month pause of its nuclear program while diplomats continue talks aimed at preventing Iran from developing a nu-clear weapon. International observers are set to monitor Iran’s nuclear sites and ease about $7 billion of the crip-pling economic sanctions.

But the announcement, after months of secret face-to-face talks between the United States and Iran, left many U.S. lawmakers deep-ly doubtful of the most sig-

nifi cant agreement between Washington and Tehran af-ter more than three decades of estrangement. The chair-man of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Dem-ocratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, said Sunday he would work with col-leagues to have sanctions against Iran ready “should the talks falter or Iran fail to implement or breach the interim agreement.”

Such distrust that Iran was negotiating in good faith ran across political parties that are otherwise deeply di-vided. And ready-to-go sanc-tions seemed to have rare bi-partisan support across both of Congress’ chambers.

The House in July passed its latest round of sanctions against Iran with backing from both parties, but the measure stalled in the Sen-ate.

President Barack Obama convinced Senate leadership to hold off consideration of the measure while nego-tiators pursued an agree-ment. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada agreed to the request but said his chamber would take up new sanctions in Decem-ber — with or without an agreement with Iran.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, a member of his party’s lead-ership team, said he was “disappointed” by the deal, which he called dispropor-tional. The New York Demo-crat said sanctions forced Iran to negotiate and said he plans further discussions with colleagues.

“This agreement makes it more likely that Democrats and Republicans will join together and pass additional sanctions when we return in December,” Schumer said.

Congress plans tough sanctions if deal failsAssociated Press

Iran nuclear deal: Key pointsHALTING URANIUM ENRICHMENT ABOVE 5 PERCENT — This

would keep Iran’s enrichment level well below the threshold needed for weapons-grade material, which is more than 90 percent enrichment. Uranium enriched to 5 percent is adequate to make fuel for Iran’s lone energy-producing reactor in Bushehr on the Persian Gulf coast. For Iran, the ability to keep its enrichment program is a critical issue. Iran’s leaders insist they maintain self-suffi ciency over the entire nuclear cycle from mining uranium to making nuclear fuel.

‘NEUTRALIZE’ IRAN’S STOCKPILE OF 20 PERCENT ENRICHED URANIUM — This level of enrichment is within several steps of reach-ing weapons grade. Eliminating the stockpile eases Western concerns that Iran possibly could move quickly toward a nuclear weapon. Iran can either convert the 20 percent uranium into reactor-ready fuel, which effectively blocks it from further enrichment. Or Iran can dilute the material to levels below 5 percent enrichment. Iranian offi cials have said the country has a suffi cient stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium for long-term operations of its research reactor, which runs at the higher-level uranium and produces isotopes for medical treatments and other uses.

NO NEW CENTRIFUGES — This effectively freezes Iran’s enrichment capacities for the next six months. Centrifuges are used to turn con-centrated uranium into nuclear fuel. Iran, however, is allowed to keep its two main enrichment facilities in operation.

SUSPEND WORK AT THE ARAK REACTOR — The planned Arak re-actor in central Iran is a “heavy water” plant, which means it uses a molecular variant of water as a coolant and can run on non-enriched uranium. It also produces a higher degree of plutonium byproduct, which could be extracted and potentially used in weapons production. Iran’s agreement not to build a plutonium reprocessing facility deals directly with the weapons program concerns. It also could clear the way for future agreements to resume work on the reactor.

IRAN’S PLEDGE TO ADDRESS U.N. CONCERNS, INCLUDING THE PARCHIN MILITARY SITE — The specifi c mention of the Parchin mili-tary base near Tehran touches on a longstanding impasse between Iran and the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency. U.N. inspectors want to revisit the site to inves-tigate suspicions of past explosive tests that could have applications in nuclear bomb designs. Iran denies the claim. Iran has said further inspections are possible, but also wanted to impose restrictions that limits on public disclosures by the U.N. agency. The deal could open the way for greater Parchin inspections.

— Associated Press

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1. Pam Wade and Bob Echols.

2. Tom and Maxine Wynn.

Flight C1. Jim and Louella Lyon.

Tuesday Afternoon Stratified Pairs

N.S.1. Jim Kallaher and Ron

Brockman.2. Ron Brotherson and

Warren Swift.3.-4. (tie) Barbara Day

and Ron DeLuca, Doug Edwards and Jane Baker.

Flight B1. Ron Brotherson and

Warren Swift.2. Barbara Day and Ron

DeLuca.Flight C

1. Audia Meunier and Mayme Moran.

E.W.Flight A

1. Judy Shepherd and Larry Lemon.

2. Martha Kallaher and Pam Fee.

3. Joel and Jo Krin Pen-dergraft.

Flight B1. Judy Shepherd and

Larry Lemon.2. Martha Kallaher and

Pam Fee.3. Joel and Jo Krin Pen-

dergraft.Flight C

1. Martha Kallaher and Pam Fee.

Thursday Afternoon Stratified Pairs

N.S.Flight A

1. Jim Kallaher and Dennis Rose.

2. Doug Edwards and Danny Edwards.

3. Helen Roemisch and Dian Fleming.

Flight B1. Jim Kallaher and

Dennis Rose.2. Helen Roemisch and

Dian Fleming.Flight C

1. Helen Roemisch and Dian Fleming.

E.W.Flight A

1. Bob Echols and Paul Quayle.

2. Joel and Jo Krin Pen-dergraft.

3. Ron Brockman and

Dennis Bristol.Flight B

1. Joel and Jo Krin Pen-dergraft.

2. Pam Fee and Ron DeLuca.

Flight C1. Pam Fee and Ron

DeLuca.Thursday Night Open

Pairs1. Larry Lemon and

Jane Baker.2. Fran Russell and

Maxine Wynn.Novice Game

1. Julia Sampson and Mayme Moran.

2. Jane Thomas and Barbara Schultz.

METROPOLISWednesday Afternoon

Open Pairs1. Villa Aschenbrenner

and Bea Adkins.2. Julia Rambo and

Jane Baker.FULTON

Monday Morning Stratified Pairs

Flight A1. Pam Fee and Tommy

Taylor.2. Betty Amberg and

Freddye Oliver.3. John and Lois Har-

bour.Flight B

1. Pam Fee and Tommy Taylor.

2. Bertha Henry and Margie Cannon.

Saturday Afternoon Stratified Pairs

N.S.Flight A

1. Julia Rambo and Doug Edwards.

2. Margi Dyer and Doug Snow.

3. Ron and Janet Broth-erson.

Flight B1. Margi Dyer and Doug

Snow.2. Ron and Janet Broth-

erson.E.W.

Flight A1. Mary Parker and Bill

Lentz.2. Jo Echols and Dennis

Rose.3. Fran Russell and

Sharon Henneke.Flight B

1. Mary Parker and Bill Lentz.

2.-3. (tie) Pam Fee and Jane Bright, Villa Aschen-brenner and Pam Wade.

MAYFIELDMonday Night Open Pairs

1. Julia Rambo and Ron Brockman.

2.-3. (tie) Tom and Max-ine Wynn, Marcy Darnell and Doug Edwards.

Wednesday Afternoon1. Peggy Brady2.-3.-4. (tie) Doris Fin-

stad, Margi Dyer, Marcia Hubbard.

Wednesday Afternoon Individual Game

1. Jan Ochoa.2. Marcia Hubbard.3. Peggy Brady.4.-5. (tie) Beverly Carl-

isle, Steve Van Cise.Friday Night Team Game

1. Doug Edwards and Dennis Rose, Ron and Ja-net Brotherson.

EDDYVILLE — Willis Huell Redd Sr., 80, of Ed-dyville, formerly of Mar-shall County, died Satur-day, November 23, 2013, at his home.

He was a self-employed master plumber.

He is survived by two sons, Willis H. Redd Jr. of Eddyville and Chuck Huff of Princeton; two daugh-ters, Marcia Woolf of Ed-dyville and Mary Pitts of Benton; two grandchildren, Trace Bonds of Farming-ton and Michael Brittian of Almo; two great-grandchil-dren; and two nieces and one nephew.

He was preceded in death by one sister. His parents were Tandy Willis Redd and Josephine Cotton Redd.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at Collier Funeral Chapel in Benton with Ed-gar Paschall offi ciating. Interment will be at Mar-vin-Oliver Cemetery in La-masco.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthri-tis Foundation, P.O. Box 96280, Washington, DC 20077-7491.

Willis Redd

BURNA — Mrs. Casa-deen Croft, 97, of Burna, KY., went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Salem Springlake

N u r s -ing and R e h a -bilitation C e n t e r in Salem, KY.

M r s . C r o f t was a graduate of Lola

High School and together with her husband, John Lowery Croft, owned and operated the local tele-phone company for sev-eral years and Lola Gulf and later Burna Gulf with her daughter and son-in-law, Doris and Sunnie Jim Belt.

Mrs. Croft attended Hampton Methodist Church in Hampton, KY.

Mrs. Croft is survived by two children, Dwayne (Nancy) Croft of Marion, KY., and Doris Croft Belt of Burna, KY.; three grand-children, Teresa (Ronnie) Beavers of Mexico, KY., Janet (Larry) McGregor of Burna, KY., and Jim (Lisa) Belt of Burna, KY.; eight grandchildren, Ryan (Lisa) Beavers, Jessica

(Brian) Penn, Molly Bea-vers, Chad (Jennifer) Mc-Gregor, Sunni (Cody) Ogg, Danielle (James) Lane, Erica (Brandon) Fondaw and Maranda (Drew) Wil-liams; nine great-great grandchildren, Reyann, Raven, Chloe, Victoria, Caden, Mela, Karli, Rea-gan and Madden; and special daughter-in-law, Jill Fay.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ora and Florence Suits; be-loved husband, John Low-ery Croft; grandson, Mark Dwayne Croft; and son-in-law, Sunnie Jim Belt.

A celebration of Casa-deen’s life will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at 2 P.M., in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors in Salem, KY., with Rev. Chuck Ladd and Mike Atkins offi ciating. Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 P.M. on Monday, November 25, 2013, in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors.

In lieu of fl owers, me-morial contributions may be made to: LHHS Aux-iliary, 131 Hospital Drive, Salem, KY, 42078.

Condolences may also be left online at www.boy-dfuneraldirectors.com.

Casadeen Croft

Croft

BARDWELL — Ellen Converse, age 67, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Sat-urday, November 23, 2013, in the Countryside Rehabilitation Center of Bardwell, KY.

She was born Septem-ber 23, 1946, in Cairo, IL., to parents, Henry Thomas Converse and Betty Rue Lee Converse. She was a former resident of Madi-sonville, Henderson and Paducah, KY. Miss. Con-verse was of the Method-ist faith.

Miss. Converse is sur-vived by her mother, Betty Rue Lee Converse; one brother, Tom Converse and wife Myra of Colum-bus, GA.; and one niece,

Emma Converse of Co-lumbus, GA.

She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Thomas Converse Jr.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Bardwell with Rev. David Fullen of-fi ciating. Burial will follow in the Roselawn Cemetery of Bardwell.

Friends may call after 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Bardwell.

You may leave a mes-sage of sympathy or light a candle at www.milneran-dorr.com

Ellen Converse

CADIZ — Myrtlene Cun-ningham, 97, of Cadiz died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Trigg County Hos-pital.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Cadiz United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Women.

She is survived by three sons, Waymon Cunning-ham of Clarksville, Tenn., Alton Cunningham Jr. of Calvert City, and Rick Cun-ningham of Cadiz; three daughters, Pam Witty of Cerulean, Kaye Sykes of Granite City, Ill., and Joyce Hale of Bowling Green; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Al-ton Cunningham Sr.; one son, Wayne Cunningham; one brother; and one sister. Her parents were Warren Gray and Garvia Faughn Gray.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Goodwin Funeral Home in Cadiz with the Revs. Jamus Redd and Scott Wilson offi ciating. Burial will follow at East End Cemetery in Cadiz.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2013, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Cun-ningham Mission Fund, c/o Cadiz United Methodist Church, 482 Lakota Drive, Cadiz, KY 42211.

Myrtlene Cunningham

FREDONIA — Alice Stone, 84, of Fredonia died Sun-day, November 24, 2013, at Caldwell Medical Center.

She is survived by one son, Johnny Stone of Caldwell County; three grandchil-dren, Alice Marie Cotton, and Casey and Jessie Stone, all of Caldwell County; one great-grandchild; and one sister, Martha Leonard of California.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnson Stone; one grandson; one sister; and one brother. Her parents were James Allen and Lillian Baker Crowell.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Morgan’s Funeral Home in Princeton with burial to follow in Bethle-hem Cemetery in Caldwell County.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, No-vember 25, 2013, at the fu-neral home.

Alice StonePRINCETON — Anthony

“Tony” Hanks, 55, of Princ-eton died Saturday, Novem-ber 23, 2013, at Rivers Bend Retirement Facility.

He was a truck driver.He is survived by three

brothers, Thomas Earl Hanks of Calvert City, Charles Stanley Hanks of Caldwell County, and Jerry Gayle Hanks of Princeton; and one sister, Faye Hanks of Princeton.

He was preceded in death by two brothers; and one sister. His parents were Thomas Wilson and Dollie Jane Litchfi eld Hanks.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, No-vember 26, 2013, at Pleas-ant Hill Cemetery in Lyon County with Rev. Robin Redd offi ciating.

Morgan’s Funeral Home in Princeton is in charge of arrangements.

Anthony Hanks

Opal Dodd, 85, of Paducah died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, November 24, 2013, at her home.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at the Lone Oak Cha-pel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, No-vember 26, 2013, at the fu-neral home. Other arrange-ments were incomplete.

Opal DoddFULTON — Peggy Taylor,

83, of Fulton died Sunday, November 24, 2013, at Parkway Regional Hospital.

Arrangements were in-complete at Hornbeak Fu-neral Chapel in Fulton.

Peggy Taylor

MURRAY — Geraldine Davis, 79, of Murray died Sunday, November 24, 2013, at Murray-Calloway County Hospital.

Arrangements were in-complete at J.H. Churchill Funeral Home.

Geraldine Davis

PRINCETON — Ken Walker, 77, of Princeton died Sunday, November 24, 2013.

Arrangements were in-complete at Morgan’s Fu-neral Home in Princeton.

Ken Walker

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Afghan president delays signing US deal

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai cast fresh doubt on the future presence of thousands of American and allied forces on Sunday by rejecting a rec-ommendation by an Afghan assembly of dignitaries to quickly sign a long-delayed security pact with the United States.

Although the mercurial leader did not fully spell out his reasons for deferring its signature until after the April 5 elections, the move was a slap in the face to U.S. officials who had repeatedly asked for a deal by the end of the year.

The U.S. administration has insisted the deal be final-ized by the end of next month, warning that planning for a post-2014 military presence may be jeopardized if it is not approved. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel both asked last week that it be signed by the end of the year.

Failure to do so could be the final blow to the Bilateral Security Agreement, leaving the Americans without a legal basis to keep forces in the country for up to a de-cade to train and mentor Afghan troops who remain ill-prepared to face a persistent Taliban insurgency.

— Associated Press

Egypt issues law restricting protests

CAIRO — Egypt’s interim president on Sunday banned public gatherings of more than 10 people without prior government approval, imposing hefty fines and prison terms for violators in a bid to stifle the near-constant protests roiling the country.

The new law is more restrictive than regulations used under the rule of autocrat Hosni Mubarak, overthrown in Egypt’s 2011 uprising that marked the start of unrest in the country. Rights groups and activists immediately denounced it, saying it aims to stifle opposition, allow repressive police practices and keep security officials largely unaccountable for possible abuses.

— Associated Press

Thousands rally in Kiev for closer EU ties

KIEV, Ukraine — About 50,000 demonstrators ral-lied in the center of Kiev on Sunday to demand that Ukraine’s government reverse course and sign a land-mark agreement with the European Union in defiance of Russia.

The protest was the biggest Ukraine has seen since the peaceful 2004 Orange Revolution, which overturned a fraudulent presidential election result and brought a Western-leaning government to power.

The rally was led by Ukraine’s top opposition figures, who called for the protests to continue until President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to sign the free trade and political association deal with the EU at a summit on Friday.

— Associated Press

Australians set record for Christmas lights

CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian family has claimed the Guinness World Record by stringing up more than half a million Christmas lights around their suburban home. Guinness World Records official Chris Sheedy confirmed today that the Richards family of Can-berra set the record for Christmas lights on a residential property with 502,165 twinkling bulbs.

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Kentucky: Mostly cloudy today, except increasing cloudiness in the north and east.

Illinois: Times of clouds and sun today; a couple of snow showers in the north.

Indiana: Mainly cloudy today. Snow showers near Lake Michigan; partly sunny in central parts of the state.

Missouri: Times of clouds and sun today; cold in the south. A couple of snow showers in the south tonight.

Arkansas: Cold today with showers around; a bit of ice in the morning, then rain in the south.

Tennessee: A shower in the west today; not as cold in the east. Mostly cloudy in central parts.

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Lake Barkley 359 354.70 +0.10Kentucky Lake 359 354.70 -0.01

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each Teen of the Week with a $2,500 annual scholarship to its universi-ty, which is renewable for four years. In the spring, a Teen of the Year will be chosen from the weekly winners. The Teen of the Year is eligible for a full four-year scholarship to Mid-Continent University or a cash award of $2,500, paid through the Paducah Sun, if the student selects another college to attend.

McCollum also devotes much of her free time to volunteering in the com-munity through her church Heartland Worship Center and with school activities and clubs. McCollum has assisted families in need when preparing for back-to-school expenses through the Jump Start program and volunteered with sev-eral educational programs including the Kid’s College, the Good News Club and the Praise Kids programs. She also purchased, sorted and organized nutritional and clothing donations through the church’s Acts of Compassion Through Service (ACTC) ministry.

She was the primary coordinator of the Great American Bake Sale last year, an event that raised $500 for the No Kid Hun-gry Organization, which provides nutritional as-sistance for children in need nationally. McCollum recruited volunteers and donations from local busi-nesses, handed out fl yers and advertised the sale.

“Sometimes we forget that we take from the com-munity but there has to be someone giving back too,” she said. “There has to be a balance between giving and talking and everyone has to do their part.”

McCollum is currently a member and previously served as the treasurer for the Beta Club and was in-ducted into the National Honor Society this year. She is currently serving as the high school’s junior Rotarian and has attended weekly Rotary Club meet-ing throughout November.

While attending Re-idland High School she participated in cheerlead-ing and soccer and was a member of student coun-cil, art club and game club. McCollum received the Sportsmanship Award in soccer during her junior year. She also received

several accommodations for her art work, includ-ing inclusion in the Yeiser Art Center Teen Spirit Exhibition and honorable mention in the Pennyrile Regional High School Art Exhibition.

She was selected to par-ticipate in the Governor’s Scholar Program last sum-mer, which allowed her to study journalism and gain additional linguistic expe-rience while working on the online newspaper.

“I was nervous at fi rst be-cause it was the fi rst time to be away from home for that long but it ended up being a great experience,” she said.

The 3.96 grade-point average student, whose fa-vorite class is English, said she has enjoyed attending McCracken County High School and meeting so many new students and teachers.

“I’ve loved being around new people ... Reidland was pretty small so I knew everyone,” she said.

She said one of her favor-ite high school moments was meeting and becom-ing close friends with a German exchange student during her junior year. Mc-Collum said she enjoyed learning about a new cul-ture and it inspired a desire to travel or study abroad in Europe.

McCollum plans to at-tend the University of Kentucky in Lexington to major and for a future ca-reer in Journalism. She be-came interested in writing and reporting through the Youth Leadership Educa-tion And Development (LEAD) program and fos-tered that interest with me-dia and broadcast classes and with her current lead-ership role at the Crimson Legacy.

She is looking forward to college because of family connections to the Lexing-ton area and a love for the city and the college cam-pus. The once shy student said involvement in school, church and other activities have prepared her well for the next step.

“Being shy is something I had to deal with in school and as I’ve gotten older, I’ve overcome it,” she said. “It’s so much easier to talk to new people now.”

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“Most people join for the fi tness aspect but we are also focused on giving back to the community, that’s a really cool part of it,” she said.

Team members empha-sized the fl exibility and in-clusiveness of roller derby, with no restrictions on age, weight, skills level or skat-ing ability. The team also adheres to the tradition of nicknames based on a spe-cifi c personality or interest, selected by the player.

Co-president and team

member Jenny Copeland encouraged anyone inter-ested to try the sport be-cause the typical player doesn’t exist. The team is full of women of different ages, occupations, hob-bies and temperament, she said.

“We have all types of women, every size, shape and frame,” Copeland said. “There is no specifi c type of player, as long as you’re willing to put in the hard work, you’ll be successful.”

The team began a junior derby team in January 2012, which includes chil-

dren 17 and under, many of whose mothers are on the team. Since it began, interest in the junior team has been high and aims to provide young people in-terested in exploring the sport an opportunity usu-ally reserved for larger cit-ies, according to Clark.

“It’s spawned interest in roller skating for a whole new generation,” Clark said. “I wish I had junior derby when I was a kid.”

Copeland agreed, add-ing, “It’s great to have an ongoing pool of talent, I can’t wait to see in 10 years

how much the sport has changed from these kids.”

Interested parties can at-tend practices and coaches will teach them the basic rules of the games and how to skate. The team practic-es from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and Sun-day at Kingsway Skateland on Wayne Sullivan Drive. The group also plans to have a boot camp in Janu-ary.

Contact Kathleen Fox, a Paducah Sun staff writer, at 270-575-8651 or follow @kathleendfox on Twitter.

Photo contributed by Erich Budeshevsky

West Kentucky Rockin’ Rollers players Lillie Kirkpatrick (left), Thriller Jackson, Ambur Frizzell, Allie Sills and Amber Tuhy, all in purple, skate against several opponents during one of the team’s bouts this summer.

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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican publicly unveiled a handful of bone fragments purportedly belonging to St. Peter on Sunday, reviv-ing the scientifi c debate and tantalizing mystery over whether the relics found in a shoe box truly belong to the fi rst pope.

The nine pieces of bone sat nestled like rings in a jewel box inside a bronze display case on the side of the altar during a Mass commemorating the end of the Vatican’s yearlong celebration of the Christian faith. It was the fi rst time

they had ever been exhib-ited in public.

Pope Francis prayed be-fore the fragments at the start of Sunday’s service and then clutched the case in his arms for several min-utes after his homily.

No pope has ever de-fi nitively declared the frag-ments to belong to the Apostle Peter, but Pope Paul VI in 1968 said fragments found in the necropolis un-der St. Peter’s Basilica were “identifi ed in a way that we can consider convincing.”

Some archaeologists dis-pute the fi nding.

But last week, a top Vati-can offi cial, Archbishop

Rino Fisichella, said it al-most doesn’t matter if ar-chaeologists one day defi ni-tively determine that the bones aren’t Peter’s, saying Christians have prayed at Peter’s tomb for two mil-lennia and will continue to, regardless.

“It’s not as if pilgrims who go to the altar (of Pe-ter’s tomb) think that in that moment in which they profess their faith that be-low them are the relics of Peter, or of another or an-other still,” he told report-ers. “They go there to pro-fess the faith.”

The relics were discov-ered during excavations be-

gun under St. Peter’s Basili-ca in the years following the 1939 death of Pope Pius XI, who had asked to be buried in the grottoes where doz-ens of popes are buried, ac-cording to the 2012 book by veteran Vatican correspon-dent Bruno Bartoloni, “The Ears of the Vatican.”

During the excavations, archaeologists discovered a funerary monument with a casket built in honor of Peter and an engraving in Greek that read “Petros eni,” or “Peter is here.”

Top Vatican Jesuits and other archaeologists strongly denied the claim, but had little recourse.

Vatican unveils bone fragmentsBY NICOLE WINFIELD

Associated Press