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Caleb Brannon, Calloway County High School freshman FFA member (left), received the state winning Agri-Entrepreneurship Award from Roger Thomas, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Agricul-tural Policy, at the recent state FFA convention in Lexington. Brannon received a certificate, $150 for winning the chapter award, $250 for winning the Purchase Region and $1,000 for being named state champion. He will now compete at the National FFA Convention for the opportunity to become one of 10 national winners. The 84th National FFA Convention will be in Indianapolis on Oct. 19-22. His FFA advis-ers are Jacob Falwell and Bill Sampson, and his parents are Tony and Lisa Brannon.

FFA member receives State Agri-Entrepreneurship Award

BENTON — Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gilbert of Benton will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Zions Cause Baptist Church, U.S. 68 west. All friends and relatives are invited.

Mr. Gilbert and the former Vada Littlejohn were mar-ried July 15, 1961, in Monkey’s Eyebrow by the Rev. T.D. Tucker. Their attendants were Vernon and Flora Down-ing, brother-in-law and sister of the bride.

Mrs. Gilbert retired from Lucabond Technologies. She is the daughter of the late Calvin and Annie Littlejohn.

Mr. Gilbert retired from Smith Construction. He is the son of the late Terrell and Velma Gilbert.

Mrs. Gilbert is the mother of the late Scarlett Ray Brown.

Vada and Harold Gilbert

Anniversary

The Benchwarmers team recently won its second straight B-League championship at the Sports Plex in Paducah. In front from left: John Shumaker, Dave Blum, Paul Signa, Fransico Robles, and Gerardo Chile. In back from left are Greg Oldham, Mitchel Peeler, Paul Robinson, Mike Markowski, Jason Martin, Luke Richardson, Dylan Lynn.

Benchwarmers wins second B-League championship

June Home of the Month

McCracken County Civic Beautification Board selected the home of Tobin and Renae Crane and Pat Carroll as the June Home of the Month. The house is located at 185 Cimarron Way.

The Paducah Civic Beautification Board’s House of the Month for July is Bob Dillinger’s home at 6030 Guyline Drive.

July Home of the Month

Seven West Kentucky Community & Technical College students recently got the chance to learn about the culture, climate, and diverse plant and animal species of Costa Rica through the college’s Study Abroad program.

Online courses that fo-cused on culture, conserva-tion biology, and education were developed to prepare students for the Costa Rica trip. Studies began a few weeks before the trip and concluded a few weeks fol-lowing the nine-day excur-sion as students shared their experiences in post-trip essays.

“This was a once in a

lifetime experience,” said recent WKCTC graduate Morgan Alvey. “We had studied about the culture, climate, plants, and animal life before making the trip. But nothing can accurately describe what it was like to see the country fi rst-hand. It was the perfect learning ex-perience for me and the fi rst step in my independence as I continue my education at the University of Louisville this fall.”

Current WKCTC student Stella Riley was amazed with the biodiversity of the conservation conscience country. “It is so beautiful there and I learned how Costa Rica reversed the de-

forestation trend of the last century,” Riley said. “

WKCTC faculty mem-bers Pat Blaine, Carolyn Perry, and Bobby Ann Lee developed this year’s online courses and traveled with the students to Costa Rica. Five additional WKCTC fac-ulty and eight community members also joined the group for adventure.

Ronda Garneau made the trip with her children, Garrett and McKenna, both Lone Oak High School stu-dents who were enrolled in the WKCTC Study Abroad program. “Both my kids have a deeper appreciation for biology and are now talk-ing about pursuing a career

related to that fi eld,” she said proudly.

WKCTC Education Professor Pat Blaine is excited about the growth in the program. “We’re in our third year and the program continues to thrive,” Blaine said. “But our goal is always to reach more WKCTC students and provide them with life-changing experiences.”

The next study abroad trip will be to the South American country of Peru next summer. The trip is open to the public. Contact Pat Blaine at 270-534-3207 or pat.blaine@kctcs.edu for more infor-mation.

WKCTC students impressed with Costa Rican culture and climate

Study Abroad program give students a chance to learn in Costa Rica

At the annual Friends of McCracken County Public Library membership meeting on July 11, the 2011-12 board of directors and officers were elected. Pictured on the front row (l-r) are Annette Williams, secretary; Marj Heyduck; Jennie Boyarski, president; and Dewey Burger, treasurer. Other directors (l-r) are Beth Schmidt, Mau-dine Buchanan, Barbara Troutman, Bill Beasley, Doris Lents, Gerry Gut-freund, Carole Haywood, Ann Carne-al, and Janice Crosno (not pictured). The Friends are currently completing plans for the annual ‘Summer Used Book Sale’ to be held in Paducah’s St. Paul Lutheran Church’s gym on July 29-30.

Friends of the library

Students from West Kentucky Community & Technical School recently visited an elementary school, Escuela La Cruz, near Mon-teverde, Costa Rica. The students learned about folkloric Costa Rican dances from the children. From left are WKCTC student Stella Riley, recent WKCTC graduate Morgan Alvey, WKCTC student Shelby Finley, and WKCTC Associate Professor Carolyn Perry.

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Funeral noticesPaid obituaries furnished to The Paducah Sun by mortuaries.

Kenneth T. HardinHAMPTON — Mr. Kenneth

T. Hardin, 95, of Hampton passed away on Monday,

July 11, at his home.

M r . H a r d i n was born N o v e m -ber 19, 1915, in H a m p -ton, Ken-t u c k y , the son of

H. Clyde and Lora Slayden Hardin. He graduated from Hampton High School. He received a Bachelor of Sci-ence Degree from, then called, Murray State Teach-ers College, and a Masters Degree in School Adminis-tration from the University of Kentucky.

Mr. Hardin started teach-ing school in a one-room school house in Bayou, Ky., as well as Birdsville. He then became Principal at Smithland Elementary; and later became the Ag teacher at the old Livings-ton County High School.

In June 1942, Mr. Hardin was called up to be draft-ed to the U.S. Army, but did not pass the physical. He was asked if he would like to work in the Cincin-nati Ordnance District in Evansville, Indiana, to as-sist in manufacturing and inspecting Army 45 caliber and 50 caliber ammuni-tion. He completed his training at Philadelphia, PA. He was then sent to Detroit to learn to drive and inspect the Sherman tank. Before the end of World War II, Mr. Hardin had become the resident inspector of material at the Evansville plant. At the end of World War II, the U.S. Department of Agriculture set up what was called On Farm Training for Veterans who wish to farm. Mr. Har-

din was the teacher for the group in North Livingston County for four years.

On December 19, 1942, Mr. Hardin married the former Mary Louise Utz, also of Hampton.

In 1955, Mr. Hardin be-came the principal of the old Livingston County High School and later became the principal of the new Livingston Central High School in Smithland, due to the consolidation of the old high school with Salem High School in 1958. He was principal for 30 years in all.

Mr. Hardin was a mem-ber of the Salem Masonic Lodge #81 and Hampton United Methodist Church.

He is survived by one son, Kenny Hardin and wife, Jamie of Hampton; two grandchildren, Mar-ley Hardin Snow and hus-band, Brandon of Paducah and MacKenzie Hardin of Hampton; one sister-in-law, Bea Hardin of Paducah; one niece, and several nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise Utz Hardin; one sister, Maxine Ryan; one brother, Edgar M. Hardin; and his parents, H. Clyde and Lora Slayden Hardin.

Funeral services will be Friday, July 15, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors in Salem with Bro. Mike Birk offi ciating. Burial will follow at Hamp-ton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour Friday.

In lieu of fl owers, contri-butions may be made to the Hampton United Method-ist Church or the Hampton Cemetery c/o Boyd Funeral Directors, P.O. Box 26, Sa-lem, KY 42078.

Online condolences may be left at boydfuneraldirec-tors.com.

Paul R. SienerKINGSTON, Ill. — Paul R.

Siener, 72, of Kingston, Ill., died Friday, July 1, 2011,

at the Centegra Hospice C a r e Center in W o o d -stock, Ill.

H e was born April 29, 1939, in Golcon-

da, Ill., the son of James Monroe and Catherine Strobel Siener. He married Colleen Bennett, August 14, 1993, in South Elgin.

He is survived by his wife; son, Greg (Melissa) Siener of Paducah, Ky.; daughter-in-law, Andrea Siener of Paducah, Ky.; grandchildren, Angela Sie-ner of Sycamore, Camron and McKayla Siener of Paducah, Ky.; stepchildren, Faria (Jodi) P’Pool of Ca-diz, Ky., Tami (Dan) Neuzil of Elgin, Brian Bennett of Cary, Bradley (Belinda) Bennett of Martinsburg, W.Va, Terry (Kelsey) Ben-nett of McHenry, Ill., Wen-dy Parrotore of McHenry, Ill., Shawn (Lesley) Bennett

of Deltona, Fla., and Rebec-ca Bennett of Kingston, Ill.; his 20 stepgrandchildren and 11 stepgreat-grandchil-dren; sister, Amy (Wesley “Jack”) Kilpatrick of Gol-conda; brothers, Roy (Ma-rylou)) Siener of Sycamore, Ill., James “Jay” (Carolyn) Siener and Victor (Ava) Sie-ner of Paducah, Ky.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Steven Siener, who died Janu-ary 20, 2011, at the age of 49; brother, Rodney; and former spouses, Alice Sue Farmer Siener and Martha Siener.

Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2011, at the Reidland United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. prior to the service.

In lieu of fl owers, memo-rials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Milner & Orr of Paducah is in charge of arrange-ments.

You may leave a message of sympathy or light a me-morial candle at milneran-dorr.com.

Alice Nell Smith KossAlice Nell Smith Koss

of Smithville, Tennessee, passed away in her sleep

July 10, 2011, at the age of 89.

S h e w a s born in A t h e n s , Georgia, on Sep-tember 9, 1921, and

she died at her daughter’s home in Cookeville, Ten-nessee.

Her parents were Arward Luciene Smith and Ethel Alice Caruth Smith, both of whom preceded her in death. Nell had two broth-ers, Luciene Smith and Wil-liam Smith, and two sisters, Jane Talbott and Katherine Krout, all are deceased.

She married Dr. Theo-dore William Koss, M.D., and lived in Arcade, New York, and Paducah, Ken-tucky, and retired in Smithville, Tennessee. He preceded her in death in August of 2008.

Their children are Theo-dore Francis Koss, Brenda

Joyce Koss Curtis and William Richard Koss (de-ceased). They were blessed with fi ve grandchildren: Dr. Vard Curtis III, Richard Koss, Jeffery Koss, Weston Koss and Sabrina Koss Tay-lor. They have eight great-grandchildren: Kendall Curtis, Riggs Curtis, Helena Curtis, Seth Koss, Kaylee Koss, Ava Koss, Madison Taylor and Kailei Koss.

She worked in the in-fant section of a hospital in Georgia and always loved babies. She was a bowler, left-handed golfer and loved gardening. This be-loved Mother, Grandmoth-er, Great-Grandmother, Aunt and friend was dearly loved.

In lieu of fl owers, the family requests that dona-tions be made to Pearl S. Buck International Chil-dren’s Adoption and In-fant Charity at 520 Dublin Road, Prekasie, PA 18944 (215)249-0100 or psbi@perlsbuck.org.

Memorial services will be held at the chapel of the Woodlawn Cemetery, Paducah, Ky., at 2 p.m. Sat-urday, July 16, 2011.

Paul StricklandLA CENTER — Paul Strick-

land, age 84, went to be with his Lord and Savior

Wednes-d a y morning at 9:10 a.m. sur-rounded by his lov-ing fam-ily.

P a u l was a member

of First Baptist Church in La Center, where he had served as a Deacon for over 60 years. He also taught Sun-day School at Life Care Cen-ter in La Center. Paul was a faithful servant in the Gide-on Ministry for 33 years. He was a UK graduate. Paul was a World War II Army Vet-eran. He retired as a super-visor from Martin Marietta. Paul was retired from farm-ing. He was an evangelist with Baptist Medical Dental Mission.

Paul is survived by his lov-ing wife of 56 years, LouNelle Strickland of La Center. One son, Tim Strickland of La Center; one daughter, Susie

Strickland Nutt of La Center. Four grandchildren, Gra-ham Harper and his wife, Abby of Hardin, Ky., Paige Harper of Andrews, South Carolina, Todd Nutt of Ban-dana, Ky., and Michaela Nutt of La Center. One sis-ter, Reba Strickland Kraps and her husband, Don of La Center; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Henry and Virginia Hall Strickland.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mor-row Funeral Chapel in La Center with the Rev. Mark Sickling and the Rev. Don Pippin offi ciating. Inter-ment will follow at La Center Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Gideons In-ternational, P.O. Box 10, Kevil, Kentucky 42053; or The American Cancer So-ciety, 3140 Parisa Drive, Paducah, Kentucky 42003-4582.

Visitation will be Friday evening from 5-8 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in La Center.

Opal Boyd SmithSYMSONIA — Opal Boyd

Smith, 81, of Symsonia, Ky., passed away at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at Oakview Nursing & Reha-bilitation Center.

O p a l r e t i r e d from the F l o r -

sheim Shoe Factory, and was the owner of Opal’s Flowers & Gifts in Sym-sonia. She was a member of the Symsonia Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Jack B. Smith of Symsonia, Ky.; one daugh-ter, Connie McManus and her husband, Donnie of Symsonia, Ky.; one son, Jackie Smith of Symsonia, Ky.; four grandchildren,

Jodi and Greg Butler, Jamie and Keith Adkins, Andrew Smith and Danielle Smith; and seven great-grandchil-dren.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Waymon Boyd; and one sister, Laurell Boyd Loveless. Her parents were Andrew Boyd and Allie Kimbro Boyd Williams.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home and Crematory. Rev. Rick Miller will offi ciate, and burial will follow in the Feezor Cem-etery.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2011, at Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home and Crematory.

Memorial contributions may be made to Symsonia Baptist Church, 680 State Route 348, Symsonia, Ken-tucky 42082.

Virginia LittleSALEM — Mrs. Virgin-

ia Little, 95, of Salem, passed away on Tuesday at Parkview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Paducah.

Mrs. Little was a member of Salt and Light Commu-nity Church.

She is survived by four daughters, Annette Max-fi eld of White Lake, Mich., Jeanette Berry and hus-band, Jack of Brighton, Mich., Joyce Raymer and husband, Edward of Led-better, Ky., and Yelanda Woodward and husband, Charlie, also of Ledbet-ter; one son, Greg Little of Ledbetter; two half-sisters, Phyllis Johnson of Clifford, Mich., and Barbara Doom of Warren, Mich.; fi fteen grandchildren; twenty-fi ve great-grandchildren; and

twenty-four great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her fi rst husband of 60 years, Garland Little, and second husband, H.P. Rudolph; two brothers; one sister; and one half-sister; and her parents, Claude and Florence McDaniel Grimes.

Funeral services will be Saturday, July 16, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Boyd Fu-neral Directors in Salem with the Rev. Jim Glover and the Rev. Frank McCal-lion offi ciating. Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery.

Visitation will be Friday, July 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the chapel of Boyd Funeral Directors.

Online condolences may be left at boydfuneraldirec-tors.com.

Dan WestfallDan Gordon Westfall, 84,

of Paducah, died June 20, 2011, at Western Baptist Hospital.

He was a member of Car-penter and Millwright Union #1031 and had worked at New Pathways Home for Children.

Surviving are his daugh-ter, Rachelle Blain of Mesa, Ariz.; his son, Dan Jobe of Indiana; a sister, Margaret Minor of Odessa, Texas; and grandchildren, Amber Blain, Zachary Blain, and Saman-tha Guisinger.

He was preceded in death by two daughters, Rebecca Sue Guisinger and Nora Jean Hutchison; three sis-ters, and fi ve brothers. His parents were Absolum Ward Westfall and Nora Ophelia

Carr Westfall.Memorial services will be

held at 2 p.m. Thursday at United Church of Paducah with Rev. Ronald Ruggles of-fi ciating.

Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah is in charge of arrangements.

Contributions may be made to Paducah-McCrack-en County Senior Citizens Inc., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive, Paducah, KY 42002-7965; McCracken County Humane Society, 4000 Coleman Road, Suite 101, Paducah, KY 42001; or United Church of Paducah, 4600 Buckner Lane, Paducah, KY 42001.

You may leave a message of sympathy or light a me-morial candle at milneran-dorr.com.

Stephen StacyStephen Ray Stacy, age

38, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, July

12, 2011, at 7:30 a.m. from his resi-dence.

M r . Stacy was born in Paducah. He was a member of the Lit-

tle Cypress Baptist Church and was the former owner of A+ Roofi ng.

He is survived by his parents, William “Bill” and Carol Mayhugh Stacy. Two daughters, Kline Paige Stacy of Grand Rivers and Aspen Rockelle Stacy of Calvert City, Ky. One brother, Billy K. Stacy Jr. of Paducah. One

nephew, Kessler Stacy of Paducah; and niece, Tessa Stacy of Murray, Ky.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rob-ert and LaVern Mayhugh and Stephen Ray and Helen Carter Stacy; and a nephew, Kyle Stacy.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at the Keeling Family Funeral Home with the Rev. Dennis Lawrence offi ciating. Burial will follow in the Cothran Cemetery in Livingston County, Ky.

Friends may visit the fam-ily today after 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Keeling Family Funeral Home, 2410 Jack-son Street, Paducah, KY 42003.

You may leave a message online at keelingfamilyfu-neralhome.com.

Babette WattsHARDIN — Babette L. Watts,

50, of Hardin died at 2:21 a.m. Monday at Western Bap-tist Hospital.

Arrangements were incom-plete at Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home & Crematory.

Jackie SmithCALVERT CITY — Mary Jac-

queline “Jackie” Smith, 81, of Calvert City died Wednes-day at Lourdes hospital.

Arrangements were in-complete at Smith Funeral Chapel in Smithland.

Samuel PratherSamuel T. Prather, 46,

of Paducah died at 11:59 a.m. July 2 at his home.

He was a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School. He worked as a cook at the Paducah Country Club and was a certifi ed nursing assistant at several facilities.

He is survived by his mother, Thelma Rogers Prather; two brothers, Aundre Prather of Michi-

gan and Don Prather of Paducah; and three sis-ters, Linda Dyson, Thel-ma Leavell and Shirley Freeman, all of Paducah.

He was preceded in death by his father, George Prather; two brothers, and one sister.

There will be no servic-es or visitation.

Mundy Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-ments.

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Virginia LongMAYFIELD — Virginia Ruth

“Ginger” Long, 62, of May-fi eld died at 10 a.m. Mon-day at her home.

She was a member of New Life Baptist Church and a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Freddie Long Sr.; four sons, Larry Long, Fred Long Jr. and Richard Long, all of Mayfi eld, and Michael Long of Draffenville; 12 brothers and sisters; seven

grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Her parents were John and Eunice King Brown.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Brown Funeral Home in Mayfi eld with the Rev. Jimmy Madding of-fi ciating. Burial will follow in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

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Dear Annie: My best friend, “Bob,” has struggled with alco-holism for many years, and has been in and out of rehabilitation programs. Two years ago, he found a program that worked. He went into a men’s halfway house, where he received coun-seling, attended A.A. meetings and got a job. After 18 months, he was promoted and even set a goal of becoming an addiction counselor.

Bob seemed on top of the world until two weeks ago, when he started drinking again. He was kicked out of his resi-dence and is now staying with me. He may also have lost his job. His employers are willing to give him another chance, but he refuses to call them. He is now drunk or sleeping all the time, spending whatever mon-ey is left in his bank account.

This situation is not new. I have put up with it before. If I kick him out, he may end up

passed out in an alley, a hos-pital, jail or worse. At least he is safe here, but I can’t do this forever. The local detox center offers emergency protective custody, but all they can do is hold him until he is sober.

Even though many people care about Bob and are willing to help him, he seems to have given up hope. I think he has unresolved mental health is-sues. I have tried contacting his former counselor and even urged him to go to a priest. Friends tell me I am “enabling” him by letting him stay, but I don’t want him on the streets. What can I do? — Up a Creek.

Dear Creek: You are a kind friend, but you can-not help Bob until he wants to be helped. And yes, it’s possible he has

some underlying depres-sion that sabotages his ef-forts to remain sober. We strongly urge you to fi nd suggestions and support through Al-Anon (al-anon.alateen.org) and Sober Recovery (soberrecovery.com), which offer forums for family and friends of alcoholics.

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HoroscopesTHURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may not like what you encounter at work or at home but how you handle it will count in the end. Make sure you play by the rules.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will surpass everyone’s expectations if you follow through with your plans and make a big splash. Going overboard isn’t something you do often, but now is a good time to surprise everyone by doing so.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This is not the day to lend or donate to a cause you know little about. Keep your money in a safe place, remembering that charity be-gins at home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Let your intuition guide you when dealing with people from different backgrounds or with a philosophy that is new to you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): By entertaining the people you want to do business with or by forming a partnership, you will gain

insight into how you can get what you want more quickly and easily.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Everything is changing quickly, but that doesn’t mean you need to act fast. Let things settle down before you make a decision.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Watch what you say. Someone will be looking for in-formation that can be used against you. Don’t name-drop or exaggerate if you want someone to like you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There is a lot happening that isn’t visible just yet, so it is best to take a wait-and-see approach. A social event will take a sur-prising turn.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Re-search what you must do to reach your objectives. A sudden change in your personal life may confuse you but you eventually will realize that the change is in your best interest. Your quick wit will keep you in front of the competition.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You

may have a hard time keeping a lid on your thoughts and an even more diffi cult time trying not to take over to ensure things are done to your specifi cations. A chance meeting with someone from your past can open up ideas for the future.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will be pulled in many directions and it will be important to recognize where each path leads. It may be diffi cult to be logi-cal about personal issues, but you will have to put aside your emotions and do what’s right.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Getting involved in a neighborhood event will help you understand what everyone else wants and how you can make it happen. An effort to improve your environment will lead to social opportunities that will enhance your love life.

Birthday Baby: You are determined to follow your own path. You are sensitive to the environment and quick to react to opportunities.

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A Photographic Look Back atThe Floods of 1937 and 2011

• The Paducah Sun is announcing a photographic commemorative book to document the preparation, devastation and recovery of the 2011 flood, as well as take a look back at the flood of 1937• The book will be a compilation of photos submitted by our readers. Please share your photos with us!• There are two ways to submit photos: - For electronic submission, email your photos to flood@paducahsun.com. Include your name, phone number, date of photo, where it was taken, identify person(s) in the photos and a brief description. Photo MUST BE 300 dpi. - To submit a hard copy, please complete and return the form below along with the photo.• Space may prohibit us from printing all photos.• RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY! Only a limited number will be published. To reserve your copy, complete and return the order form below along with payment.Deadline to submit photos and pre-order the book is August 15, 2011

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NEW YORK — It seems so familiar to us now — pup-pet characters on television that are so real, so expres-sive, so alive that we forget there’s a human being do-ing the actual work behind the scenes.

There’s a reason that’s so familiar, the organizers of an exhibit opening this weekend in New York say: Jim Henson.

The master puppeteer and media innovator be-hind pop culture icons such as Kermit the Frog and Big Bird was a creative thinker who understood the oppor-tunities that television and technology presented, said Karen Falk, archivist for The Jim Henson Company and curator of “Jim Hen-son’s Fantastic World.”

“Jim was the fi rst one to recognize that you can use television and get these incredibly expressive and believable performances out of puppets,” Falk said. “This was his innovation, he was the one who start-ed this whole thing. This is why puppetry looks like this on television, because of this man.”

The touring exhibit opening Saturday is mak-ing its last stop of a multi-year trip at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, where it will be on display into January. It’s fi tting that the fi nal stop is in New York — the muse-um is near Kaufman Asto-ria Studios, where Sesame Street is taped. Henson’s puppet creations including Big Bird and Bert and Er-nie have been a vital part of what has made the chil-dren’s show a global suc-cess for decades.

The fi nal stop is also get-ting something other loca-tions didn’t. Joining the drawings, cartoons and puppets on display is Miss Piggy, decked out as a bride from her stint in “The Mup-pets Take Manhattan.”

“She wasn’t traveling with the exhibit, she’s very sensitive,” Falk said with a laugh.

The exhibit gives visitors a window into Henson’s creative process. It touches on his youth and family life, his infl uences, his artistic endeavors from a young age through the years be-fore his unexpected death in 1990 at age 53.

There are sketches that show Henson’s original ideas for some of his pup-pets, like a drawing that shows how the Big Bird puppet would be oper-ated (with a puppeteer’s arm and hand stretched upright to function as the neck and head.) There are video clips showing early

incarnations of Kermit, as well as samples of the work Henson did while in college, and the commer-cial work he did after that. His movie efforts like “The Dark Crystal” and “Laby-rinth” also are included. And of course, there are Muppets.

It all showcases a man who spent his life thinking visually and sharing those images with others.

“Even as a child this man thought differently,” said Deborah Macanic of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Ser-vice, who was the exhibit developer. “It was probably quite an effort for him to adjust himself to the way that people expected him to be, but look at what it created.”

Visitors also will come

away with an understand-ing of who Henson was as a person, said Bonnie Erick-son, who worked with him and was the creator of the Miss Piggy puppet.

He was patient, great to work for, and extremely positive, she said. “He cre-ated stuff that lightened people’s lives.”

And that was part of his gift, presenting a positive, optimistic message without preachiness and making it entertaining, said Carl Goodman, executive direc-tor of the museum.

“You do have to be a very specifi c kind of talent to get it pitch perfect,” he said.

The museum is hosting a range of programming to go along with the ex-hibit. It includes screen-ings of Henson’s short and feature-length fi lms,

workshops for children on puppet-making and sound effects, and a talk by Jane Henson, his widow.

Exhibit to explore the man behind Muppets

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Art handlers Jo Nigoghossia (left) and David Colosi, wheel in the muppet character Miss Piggy for the upcoming ‘Jim Henson’s Fantastic World’ exhibit on June 30 at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. The exhibit organized by the Jim Henson Legacy and The Smithsonian, to open Saturday, explores the creative process of Henson through more than 120 artifacts, including drawings, anima-tions, props and video material.

LOS ANGELES — Prosecu-tors have charged a man arrested outside Halle Berry’s home with felony stalking.

Rich-ard Franco remains jailed and was ex-pected to appear for arraign-ment in a downtown Los An-geles courtroom Wednesday.

He was arrested late Mon-day after investigators say off-duty police officers saw him jump the wall of Berry’s Hollywood Hills home. Au-thorities say it was the third time he’d been spotted trespassing on the property since Saturday.

The 27-year-old faces up to three years in prison if convicted of stalking. Jail records do not indicate if he has an attorney.

The Oscar-winning actress obtained a civil restrain-ing order against Franco on Tuesday, saying she was

“extremely frightened” of him. The order remains in effect until Aug. 1 and also protects Berry’s 3-year-old daughter.

Oprah Winfrey expanding her role at

OWN channel

NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey is expanding her role at her struggling network beyond the position of chairman.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Net-work announced Wednesday that she will also become the chief executive officer and chief creative officer beginning this fall.

Winfrey is claiming the title once held by Christina Nor-man, the former CEO who was dismissed in May in the wake of disappointing ratings for the channel. Norman’s position has been filled in the interim by Peter Liguori, the chief operating officer for Discovery Communications.

OWN premiered Jan. 1. It’s a joint venture of Discovery and Winfrey’s Harpo, Inc.

Winfrey’s syndicated talk show ended in May. She has since pledged to devote her full energies to OWN.

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