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VOL. 96, NO. 8 Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky 42408, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Seventy-Five Cents

By Carolyn Walker

Dawson Springs High School has the distinction of being the first school in Kentucky to have students trained for the Teen Commu-nity Emergency Response Team program. Teen CERT, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency with local training through the Hopkins Coun-ty Emergency Management Agency, prepares youth to be first responders in case of an emergency in the com-munity.

Fifteen students and two faculty members began the program Jan. 9 and will com-plete certification in May. The group is being trained in disaster preparedness and emergency response. This is especially important for the Dawson Springs community because of its location in the county and distance from hos-pitals and full-time emergency responders.

Teen CERT members were recently certified in CPR and are receiving first aid training. The program also includes online National In-cident Management System training which provides a sys-tematic approach to managing incidents at all levels.

During Teen CERT train-ing, participants learn skills

such as extinguishing small fires, conducting light search

and rescue, assisting the in-jured, setting up medical

treatment areas, assisting emergency responders, iden-

tifying and anticipating haz-ards, reducing fire hazards in the home and workplace and helping reduce survivor stress.

Two faculty members, sci-ence teacher Keith Gregory and health and physical education teacher Wayne Simpson trained along with the students. Most of the in-school instruction was done in conjunction with Gregory’s dual credit biology class.

Gregory said he hopes to keep the program going, with a new group of Teen CERT members training during the 2015-2016 school year.

Students involved in the program are Steven Bearden, Kayla Bigham, Celebrity Dun-can, Jessica Earl, Allison Gor-don, Callie Menser, Kaitlynn Menser, Sydney Menser, Cole Parker, Seth Parker, Breanna Rice, Cameron Riley, Tatum Rose, Victoria Solomon and Tracy Thomas.

The certification training team was made up of Wesley Lynn, EMS, EMT, paramedic and Grapevine Fire Depart-ment chief; Helen Brown with the American Red Cross Mid-West Kentucky Chapter and Hopkins County Emergency Management Agency; nurse Amy Lynn; Nick Bailey with Hopkins County EMA; and Frank Wright, director of Hopkins County EMA.

HELEN BROWN, (left) Hopkins County Emergency Management Agency CPR instructor observes student Cole Parker at work as Kaitlyn Menser looks on. These students were part of the Teen CERT training being taught at Dawson Springs High School. submitted photo

DORIS FRANKLIN (left) purchases her membership to the Dawson Springs Museum and Art Center Thursday, March 19, preceding the chili luncheon in the Kartherine Barnett Room at the branch library. Assisting her are museum representatives Barbara Kinsolving (center) and Shirley Menser.

Many Kentucky drivers will encounter at least one work zone during their daily travels, but a split second of driver inattention can turn a highway work zone into a death zone.

According to the Federal Highway Administra-tion, on average, a person dies every 15 hours, and four are injured every hour, in a work zone in the United States.

“Sadly, mothers and fathers are killed every year while working to make our roadways safe,” said Mike Hancock, transportation secretary. “We hope our message — voiced by children of our own employees — will encourage drivers to think about the conse-

Career Day is Friday at Dawson Springs Ju-nior-Senior High School. For the third consecu-tive year, the event will be made up of present-ers who are all Dawson Springs High School graduates.

Scheduled to speak to student groups this year are the following:

Joe Allen, class of 1967, Kentucky Utilities lineman (retired);

Heather Simons Orten, class of 1994, school psychologist for Muhlenberg County Schools;

Stacey Grable, class of 1980, EMT with the Hopkins County Ambu-lance Service;

Anthony Solomon, class of 1987, CSX Rail-road management, inter-nal audit senior;

Jenni Kelley Green, class of 2000, Tempur-Pedic management;

Kari Cunningham Howton, class of 2004; registered nurse with Baptist Health, OB floor;

Jason Cummins, class of 1996, senior epidemi-ologist with the Tennes-

Poll data released last week by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Interact for Health reveal the majority of Kentucky parents feel school lunches are nutritious but should offer more made-from-scratch options. The Kentucky Health Issues Poll of-fers a snapshot of Kentuckians’ opinions on health-related top-ics.

KHIP highlights on school lunches include the following:

•Nearly seven in 10 (67 percent) Kentucky parents said their old-est child’s school lunch is very or

somewhat nutritious; 23 percent said the lunch is not that nutri-tious or not nutritious at all.

•Parents in Northern Ken-tucky (80 percent), greater Lex-ington (73 percent) and Western Kentucky (70 percent) were more likely to say their child’s lunch is very nutritious or somewhat nu-tritious.

•Parents in greater Louis-ville (63 percent) and Eastern Kentucky (57 percent) were less likely to say their child’s lunch is very nutritious or somewhat nutritious.

•Almost seven in 10 (69 per-cent) said their child’s school should offer more lunch options made from scratch.

•Just 20 percent said their child’s school offers enough made-from-scratch lunch op-tions.

•The majority of parents in Eastern Kentucky (82 percent), Western Kentucky (66 percent), greater Lexington (64 percent), Northern Kentucky (61 percent) and greater Louisville (61 per-

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Section A, Page 2 The Dawson Springs Progress — Wednesday, March 25, 2015

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Dawson Springs OfficersReport Week’s Activities

The Dawson Springs Police Department re-leased the following re-ports last week:

—Ashley L. Putty, 34, Dawson Springs, was charged March 15 with nonpayment of fines on a Crittenden County war-rant.

—Edward E. Gilstrap, 19, city at large, was charged March 15 with criminal trespassing.

—Jason A. Hilt, 27, Dawson Springs, was charged March 18 with nonpayment of fines on a Hopkins County warrant and contempt of court libel/slander resistance to order on a Hopkins County warrant.

Three Dawson Springs residents were charged

by the Hopkins County Sheriff ’s Office:

—Jason A. Hilt, 27, 275 Racetrack Road, was charged March 18 with first-degree possession of a controlled sub-stance (methamphet-amine).

—Tara L. Shelton, 25, 275 Racetrack Road, was charged Wednesday with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine).

—Vicky D. Barnett, 59, 50 Peyton Circle, was charged March 18 with prescription controlled substance not in a proper container, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to notify address change to transportation cabinet.

FAMILY members sharing a table at the Dawson Springs Museum and Art Center chili luncheonThursday, March 19, at the branch library are (from left) Rhonda Mills, Martha Kirk, Clark Mills, and Donnie Mills.

Local Residents Indicted By Hopkins Grand JurySeveral local residents

were indicted March 17 by a Hopkins Circuit Court grand jury:

—Jason Lohse, 35, 502 E. Hall St., first-degree possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine; and possession of drug para-phernalia. Also, falsely reporting an incident by giving false reports to law enforcement author-

ities about an offense or incident within their of-ficial concern, knowing that it did not occur.

—Vicki Love, 43, 315 E. Keigan St., failing to report a change in the factors affecting her abil-ity for SNAP benefits, all done with the intent to defraud and did defraud the commonwealth of Kentucky; failing to re-port a change in the fac-

tors affecting her eligi-bility for K-Tap benefits, all done with the intent to defraud and did de-fraud the commonwealth of Kentucky; failing to report a change in the factors affecting her eli-gibility for KWP-TR, all done with the intent to defraud and did defraud the commonwealth of Kentucky; failing to re-port a change in the fac-tors affecting her eligibil-ity for Medicaid benefits, all done with the intent to defraud and did de-fraud the commonwealth of Kentucky.

—Gerome Smith, 41, 245 Old Price Road, un-lawful access to com-puter in the first degree when he, without the effective consent of the owner, knowingly and willfully, directly or indi-rectly accessed, caused to

be accessed or attempted to access any computer software, computer pro-gram, data, computer, computer system, com-puter network or any part thereof for the pur-pose of obtaining money, property or services for himself or another by means of false or fraudu-lent pretenses, represen-tations or promises; 10 counts of falsely made, altered, forged, uttered, passed or counterfeited a state lottery ticket with intent to defraud; and two counts of theft by un-lawful taking of property or cash valued at $10,000 or more, to-wit: cash.

—Michael Consolino II, 32, 612 E. Walnut St., sexual abuse in the first degree by sexual contact with a child less than 12 years of age or by forc-ible compulsion.

Madisonville Man InjuredIn One-Vehicle Accident

A Madisonville man was injured March 16 in a single-vehicle accident on the Pennyrile Parkway.

According to the Hopkins County Sher-iff ’s Office, Robert Dot-son was traveling north when he lost control of this vehicle at the 42 mile marker. He crossed the

median and came to rest on the shoulder of the southbound side of the road.

Dotson was trans-ported to Baptist Health Madisonville where he was treated for his inju-ries.

Deputy Heath Owens was the reporting deputy.

A Greenville resident was injured March 16 in an accident in Hopkins County.

The Hopkins County Sheriff ’s Office report-ed Casey Hornsby was driving south on Han-son Road where another wreck had already taken place. Hornsby failed to see a vehicle which had stopped to render aid,

and he struck that ve-hicle.

Hornsby was flown to St. Mary’s in Evansville, Ind., where he was treat-ed for his injuries.

The sheriff ’s depart-ment was assisted by the Hanson Fire Depart-ment, Med Center Ambu-lance and PHI Medical.

Heath Owens was the reporting deputy.

Greenville Man InjuredIn Hanson Road Accident

Kentucky County ClerksAnnounce Changes ToAuto Registration System

Some time- and cost-saving changes to Ken-tucky’s vehicle registra-tion system are being implemented in county clerk’s offices across the commonwealth.

The vehicle registra-tion system is changing to “print on demand” de-cals for license plate re-newals. Instead of clerk offices having to stock booklets of preprinted decals, the new decals are printed at the time of registration.

“This process will save county clerk offices from having to keep pre-printed boxes of registra-tion decals,” said Rodney Kuhl, commissioner of the Department of Ve-hicle Regulation in the Kentucky Transporta-tion Cabinet. “Now that decals can be printed on demand, the system be-comes more efficient and more cost-effective.”

For the public, the most noticeable change is that decals will no longer be color-coded by year. The new decals will have black lettering on a white background. The year and month of reg-istration expiration will be in bold numbers, with the license plate number associated with the reg-istered vehicle printed on the bottom. The de-cals are printed on the registration receipt with

a special feature that al-lows them to be peeled off and applied to a li-cense plate.

The registration re-ceipt also is changing ap-pearance. Gone is the tra-ditional blue and white paper. Certificates now will be on 8 1/2-inch by 11-inch white paper. Al-though the look is differ-ent, information on the certificate is the same.

The new decals and registration receipts are already in use in several counties, with full im-plementation in all 120 counties expected by the end of April. Customers with the old registration decals will keep them un-til they expire.

The change to print-on-demand decals and registrations is part of a comprehensive over-haul and eventual re-placement of Kentucky’s 30-year-old vehicle regis-tration system, known as AVIS or Automated Vehi-cle Information System.

The replacement sys-tem will bear a slightly different name — KAVIS (Kentucky Automatic Vehicle Information System). Once fully de-veloped, KAVIS will combine titling and reg-istration for boats as well as motor vehicles, creating a more efficient registration process for customers.

The following food service establishment inspections were con-ducted by the Hopkins County Health Depart-ment through March 19.

•Ms. Becky’s Place — 98Violation for food han-

dle touching food.•Pizza Hunt — 100•Casey’s Deli — 97Violations for contain-

er without a handle used as a scoop and container touching food.

•Food Giant Deli

(Dawson Springs) — 100•Christ the King

School Café —100•Los Cuatro Amigos

(Dawson Springs) — 94Violations for scoop

handles touching food, hand towels needed at hand sink and food prod-uct stored on floor.

•Dawson Springs School Café — 100

•Dairy Queen (Dawson Springs) — 100

•West Hopkins School Café — 100

Hopkins Co. Health Dept.Issues Restaurant Report

The Kentucky State Police arrested a Madisonville man after conducting a traffic stop and executing a search warrant at his residence.

On March 18, Trooper Joe Bartolotti stopped Derek A. Battles, 36, in his driveway on North Daves Street. After Bat-tles was taken into cus-tody, a search warrant was executed at his resi-dence. The warrant was obtained as a result of a complaint that Battles had unlawfully held the victim on several occa-sions.

Troopers located nu-merous containers with suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Three children were also in the residence alone.

Battles was charged with the following of-fenses:

Trafficking marijua-na, possession of drug parahernalia, two counts of first-degree assault, first-degree unlawful im-prisonment, two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, three counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and having an open alco-holic beverage container in a motor vehicle.

He was lodged in the Hopkins County Deten-tion Center.

Sgt. Nick Rice, Troop-er Bob Winters, the Madisonville Police De-partment and the Depart-ment for Community Based Services assisted at the scene.

Traffic Stop Ends WithMadisonville Man’s Arrest

VIRGINIA CHANEY stirs a pot of chili in preparation for the chili luncheon sponsored by the Dawson Spring Museum and Art CenterThursday, March 19.

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The funeral for Rob-ert Thomas Eaves, 68, of Dawson Springs, was held Saturday at Beshear Funeral Home.

The Rev. Patrick Yates and the Rev. Jim Lantrip officiated. Burial was in Dunn Cemetery.

Eaves died March 19, 2015, at Baptist Health Madisonville.

He was born March 6, 1947, in Hopkins County, to the late Joel Morgan and Ollie Lou Brown Eaves.

He served his coun-try in the United States Army from 1966 to 1967 and was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include two daughters, Judy Emerson of Nortonville and Bridget Blanchard of Island; four sisters, Mary Hopper of Dawson Springs, Martha Eaves of Madisonville, and Linda Pollard and Carol Eaves both of Hanson; five brothers, Frank Eaves of Dawson Springs, Chris Eaves of Princeton, and

James Eaves, William Eaves and Kenneth Eaves, all of Madisonville; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Joel Eaves, Mark Eaves, Gary Wayne Miller, Mark Menser, Mason Temple-ton and Jonathon Tem-pleton.

Honorary pallbearers were his brothers and Russell Howton.

On Feb. 24, 2015, Glenn Allan Shelby of Hazel Green, Ala., left this world at the age of 51. Glenn left behind his beloved wife Maria and his beautiful daughter Madison. He was a devoted husband, father and son and will be greatly missed by his fam-ily and friends.

Glenn was born Feb. 26, 1963, in Paducah, to Nancy Beshear Shelby Kweik and Richard Glenn Shelby. He graduated from Ballard County High School in 1981 and from Murray State University with a bachelor’s degree in physics engineering in 1986. He went on to earn his master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Alabama, Huntsville.

On July 18, 1987, Glenn married Maria Ice Shelby. He began his career as an electrical engineer with Nichols Research Corp. in Huntsville, and in 2000 he became the EMI lab man-ager at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.

Glenn was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hazel Green, Ala., serv-ing as a deacon and choir member, and for many years was part of the out-reach and nursing home

worship ministry. He was an old tractor enthusiast and participated in the annual Paducah Tractor Show with his family.

In addition to his wife, daughter and parents, Glenn is survived by his sister, Najia “Reemi” (Tony) Perkins of Eau Claire, Wis., and by many aunts, uncles, niec-es, nephews and cousins.

Glenn Allan was the grandson of the late Russell and Mary Eliza-beth Beshear of Dawson Springs.

Funeral services were held Feb. 28 at the First Baptist Church of Hazel Green. Memorials are re-quested to be sent to Till-man Hill Public Library, 131 Knowledge Drive, Ha-zel Green, AL 35750.

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The Kentucky Trans-portation Cabinet plans an extended work zone along the Breathitt-Pen-nyrile Parkway through Hopkins, Webster and Henderson counties which started yesterday.

This work zone for up-grades to allow Interstate 69 to be extended north-ward on the Pennyrile Parkway will run from mile point 37.07 in Hopkins County through Webster County to mile point 73.4 in Henderson County, a distance of 36.33 miles.

The work zone will ini-tially include several sec-tions of lane restrictions including Ky. 2657 over-pass at mile point 46.426 to increase bridge clear-ance; Ky. 138 Calhoun/Dixon Exit 54 inter-change ramp extensions at mile point 54.07; Deer Creek Bridge at mile

point 59.28, bridge deck overlay; Ky. 147 overpass at mile point 56.523, bar-rier wall upgrade; and base failure repairs from mile point 59.4 to 70.45, a distance of just over 11 miles.

The bridge work areas will include a 12-foot load width restriction.

Motorists can expect one lane traffic at these locations with varying traffic configurations that will change every few days to accommodate ongoing work. There will be a strictly enforced 55 mile per hour work zone speed limit with double fines and an enhanced enforcement presence.

Hall Contracting of Kentucky, Inc. is the prime contractor on this $1.9 million highway im-provement project. The anticipated completion date of October 15.

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Public Can Follow Golden EagleFitted With Tracking Device

By Stephanie SalmonsThe Messenger-Inquirer

Under the terms of a recently approved 20-year lease and purchase agree-ment, Muhlenberg Com-munity Hospital will officially become part of Owensboro Health.

The hospital’s new name will be Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Com-munity Hospital.

MCH will have access

to the resources of Owensboro Health, from physician subspecialties to all OH support depart-ments, and patients will have greater choices, he said.

The strategic direc-tion of Owensboro Health has always been to be a regional health care provider.

For MCH, it’s a part-nership that “will expand health care in Muhlen-

berg County and essen-tially protect it, because health care’s changing every day,” MCH board chair Lanie Gardner said.

According to an offi-cial announcement avail-able at the press confer-ence, the long-term lease agreement was approved unanimously by the Muhlenberg Community Hospital Board of Trust-ees on March 11.

Muhlenberg Community Hospital Votes To Join Owensboro Health

RUTH BUZZARD looks over the dessert selections at the luncheon Thursday, March 19, in the Katherine Barnett Room at the local library sponsored by the museum and art center.

Researchers recently captured a golden eagle in the Bernheim For-est in Bullitt and Nelson counties and fitted it with a tracking device as part of an ongoing research project. Golden eagles are seldom seen in Kentucky.

“Bernheim Forest has a few golden eagles that come back every winter and is one of the more re-liable places in the state to see golden eagles,” said Kate Heyden, avian bi-ologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “They don’t nest in Ken-tucky but spend winters here. Golden eagles that winter here probably nest in Canada.”

Andrew Berry, man-ager of Bernheim For-est, explained the reason the birds find the area to their liking.

“I think the golden eagles are attracted to the remote forested knobs of Bernheim Forest,” he said. “This bird seems to spend a lot of time hunting field edges on these knobs.”

The researchers, in-cluding staff members of Bernheim Forest and Ken-tucky Fish and Wildlife, captured the adult male bird Feb. 10. Using a road-killed deer carcass as bait, the crew sat in a blind and fired a net over the golden eagle to capture it without harm. The project was funded by Bernheim For-est and the Beckham Bird Club in Louisville.

“We banded, mea-sured, sexed and aged the bird and put a cus-tom-fitted solar powered satellite transmitter on its back that won’t inter-fere with flying, hunting or breeding,” Heyden said. “We hope to track

this bird for three to five years.”

The installation of the tracking device is part of a larger study of eagles in the Appalachian Moun-tain region. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife began surveying for golden ea-gles in Kentucky in 2012.

“There are more gold-en eagles in Kentucky than we thought,” Hey-den said. “This is the first one we’ve captured. This golden eagle is ex-tremely healthy and one of the largest I’ve held, weighing 10 1/2 pounds.”

Golden eagles typical-ly show up in Kentucky around Thanksgiving and stay until mid-March. The recent warm winds pro-

pelled the eagle to begin migrating north March 12; by the next day, it was already near Blooming-ton, Ind. As of March 16, the bird had already flown north 275 miles, along the Indiana-Illinois border just south of Chicago.

“The neat thing is we don’t know where it is going to go,” Heyden said. “We would like to see where it goes to nest. We expect this bird to mi-grate back to Canada.”

Those interested in following the movements of this golden eagle may visit the golden eagle page on the Bernheim Forest website at http://bernheim.org/golden-eagle/.


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Kentucky in 2014 had the second highest per-capita rate in the coun-try of inappropriate rela-tionships between school employees and students, according to a national study of media reports conducted by a former U.S. Department of Edu-cation official.

Kentucky was just behind Alabama, which had the highest rate of cases in the country, and just ahead of Louisiana, said Terry Abbott, who was chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Edu-cation during the George W. Bush administration.

Abbott is currently chairman of Houston-based Drive West Com-munications, which col-lected data from media reports in every state daily in 2014 to catalog how often the inappro-priate relationships are occurring and to identify trends.

Abbott said his study was not a scientific report.

“We tracked 781 cases nationwide of school employees who were accused or charged, or convicted or sentenced, in such cases in 2014. We tracked 22 cases in Ken-tucky, which gave Ken-tucky the second high-est rate in the country per capita. We used the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 estimates of the population in each state to establish the bench-mark,” he said.

“Our data shows that in Kentucky, the prob-lem is largely an issue among male school employees, just as it is nationwide,” said Abbott. “Our tracking showed that 68 percent of the cases in Kentucky in 2014 involved male school employees. It’s basically the same story nationwide — while cases involving female employees seem to draw

extra attention from the public, the fact is that nationally two-thirds of the cases involve men.”

Alicia A. Sneed, legal services director for Ken-tucky’s Education Profes-sional Standards Board, said that board also tracks media reports. For 2014, the board had 37 cases initiated involv-ing inappropriate rela-tionships, and 38 cases in 2013.

Abbott’s firm looked at age of the educators involved. Nationwide, the men averaged age 38 and the women 32. In Kentucky, the men aver-aged 41, and the women 29. The average age of the student victims in Kentucky was just under 15, and the national aver-age was 15.

Abbott also tracked what role social media played because “we had been seeing so many reports around the coun-try about teachers and other school employees using social media to lure students into rela-tionships.”

Abbott found that nationwide, private messages delivered through social media and text messaging were a factor in 38 percent of the cases in 2014. In Kentucky, social media and text messaging was involved in 36 percent of the cases. “Parents should closely moni-tor the social media interactions of their children,” said Abbott. “Thankfully, many of these cases have been broken when parents have found nude pic-tures and other inap-propriate messages to children from teachers. More parents should start monitoring their children’s social media usage for signs of this kind of trouble.”

He recommended that teachers be required to report to principals ahead of time when they plan to be alone in a class-room with a student.

Student/School EmployeeRelationships Are High

KET Documentary Airing Grape And Wine Research

As Kentucky farms move from tobacco and other traditional crops to growing grapes, the Uni-versity of Kentucky is supporting this growing industry through grape and wine research and education. A half-hour documentary, “Thrive: The Kentucky Wine Tra-dition,” will air on KET in March.

The film follows UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Extension research in the field and in vine-yards across the state. It features UK extension horticulture specialists Tom Cottrell and Patsy Wilson, horticulture research analyst Jeff Wheeler, research farm technician Sean Lynch and UK vineyard and sustainable agriculture field technician Kristi Durbin, as well as Ken-tucky vineyard own-ers and wine makers Cynthia Bohn, Cathy Edwards, Tom Beall, Kerry Jolliffe and Jim Wright.

At UKAg’s Horticul-ture Research farm on the corner of Man O’ War and Nicholasville Road in Lexington, the viticul-ture team grows different grape varieties to iden-tify those particularly suited to Kentucky’s cli-mate and studies grow-ing methods and pest management.

Making the transi-tion from more typical Kentucky crops, like to-bacco, to grapes can be a hard one for farmers. Many farmers don’t have a background in working with perennial crops.

“We were really nervous about that,”

said Edwards, owner of Harkness Edwards Vineyard. “But we were farmers, so growing grapes is all about farm-ing. We had the equip-ment, we had the land, we had the support from the University of Ken-tucky, which provided a lot of knowledge for beginning growers, and we found a lot of good networking out there. So we just got into it and learned by doing.”

“There’s a demand for local products, and what better product than wine?” Wheeler said. “Everything about wine is a culture very much tied to the place. So if you want a sense of Ken-tucky, hopefully we can make wines that repre-sent what that is.”

The documentary was produced as a collabora-tive project between Re-veal/UK Research Com-munications and the Center for Visualization and Virtual Environ-ments.

“This project was a unique opportunity to discover the his-tory of winemaking in Kentucky,” said Alicia Gregory, producer and director for UK Research Communications. “Did you know that the very first commercial vine-yard in the United States was in Jessamine Coun-ty, Kentucky? This proj-ect allowed us to see, firsthand, how UK is partnering with farm-ers across the state to support a resurgence of Kentucky’s wine making tradition.”

The documentary will air at 2:30 p.m. March 29.

KRISTIAN FORD looks at the display of art by local students at the Dawson Springs Museum and Art Center Mon-day, March 16.

By Lee H. Hamilton

The question usually comes toward the end of a public meet-ing. Some knotty problem is being discussed, and someone in the audience will raise his or her hand and ask, “Okay, so what can I do about it?”

I love that question. Not because I’ve ever answered it to my satisfac-tion, but because it bespeaks such a constructive outlook. Democra-cy is no spectator sport and citi-zens are not passive consumers. I’m always invigorated by running into people who understand this. But that doesn’t make answering the question any easier.

The usual advice that politi-cians give is to vote, work for a candidate, let your elected offi-cials know what you think, join an organization of like-minded citizens, and participate in com-munity life. This is good counsel — but only as far as it goes. With a little more time now to answer the question, I’d add a few points.

First, it’s important that citi-zens appreciate how hard it is to solve problems in a representative democracy. Every issue — even a stop sign at a corner — is more complex than it appears. The best way to learn this is to become an expert on a single topic. You can’t study every issue, but you can pick one and dig in, whether it’s a big problem like climate change or a smaller one, such as how to get food delivered to shut-ins in your community.

Understanding and appreciat-ing all aspects of the issue is the best way to see how and where you can make progress. It also makes you more patient with others — including elected officials — who are trying to resolve other thorny

challenges.It’s also vital to

learn that solving problems means working together with all kinds of peo-ple. It requires bring-ing different points of view together, developing connec-tions to key players in your community, talking face-to-face with others who may not agree with you, and communicating your ideas effectively — including to the media. This is the surest way I know to understand differences, and to learn that these differ-ences can exist without personal animosity. That, in turn, is a key step toward recognizing the com-mon ground on which you can build agreement.

Many of the people I know who answered the call of citizenship did so to resolve a specific issue: getting the railroad signal at a crossing to work; improving food labeling so diabetics could know how much sugar packaged food contains; improving a watershed to help a community manage its water supply. Sometimes, people want to address a situation they don’t like — what they consider to be over-spending, or a politician whose priorities they disagree with. Sometimes they just want to contribute to the direction and success of their community.

There is a key lesson that comes from trying to solve a particular problem: it tends to make you less ideological and more pragmatic. It forces you to examine the options in front of you and the resources at hand to help you pursue them. You

have to judge wheth-er a given option can gather sufficient sup-port in the community to go forward, and real-ize that you can’t solve everything; sometimes you have to put par-ticular problems aside and come back to them another day, when cir-cumstances have shift-ed.

There are plenty of people who find all this frustrating and give up. Many others devote their lives to

it, whether as community partici-pants, engaged activists, or public servants. Politics is not a game for everyone, and there are many other ways to be involved in com-munity life. Regardless of the ave-nue they choose, it’s the people who step forward who refresh this country and make it stronger.

Our Constitution’s preamble begins, “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union....” At heart, that’s what getting involved means: shouldering the challeng-es, sharing responsibilities and opportunities that democracy thrusts upon us as we pursue a more perfect union. That’s what I want to say to the people who ask, “What can I do about it?” The journey is hard and complicated, but it’s immensely satisfying. Few rewards can match your satisfac-tion when your fellow citizens thank you for a job well done.

Lee Hamilton is Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana Uni-versity. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.


ABOUT TOWN By Scott

Madness of Marchmakes us all crazy

It’s not easy being a basketball expert, especially when the whole world can see your NCAA Basket-ball Tournament brackets. It’s absolutely crazy to not only try, but to actually think we can pick the winners and losers in 63 college basketball games — but we try and generally fail at it.

Those picks you read in last week’s column, well never mind those, but put them as far from your mind as the East is from the West. If you don’t think that’s so far, just ask the University of Louisville basketball team. They were assigned to the “East” regional which will be played in Syracuse but were sent to play games in Seattle last weekend.

The good news for Cardinal fans — they won those games and do play Friday in Seattle against North Carolina State.

That’s nothing, Xavier was assigned to the “West” regional in Los Angeles and played their games the past weekend in Jacksonville.

I wonder if these guys at the NCAA have a clue about where East and West are?

The Kentucky Wildcats, as the overall number one seed in the tournament, will probably travel fewer miles if they make the Final Four than any other team. Their first games were in Louisville; then they play in Cleveland Thursday (and possibly Saturday). With two wins in the city by Lake Erie, they will then travel just up the road from Lexing-ton to Indianapolis for what hopefully will be two more games and a national championship.

With only 15 games remaining in the tourna-ment, it could be worth trying to make some better predictions, but we all know that could blow up in my face. So instead of making actual predictions, here are the teams I hope to see (not necessarily the ones I predict) at the Final Four: Kentucky, of course; Louisville, also of course; Xavier, which has very little chance; and Gonzaga.

But it’s madness time and anything can happen — and probably will. Good luck to our Kentucky teams and enjoy this craziness that is March Mad-ness. When the Final Four begins, it will then be April Madness.

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Speaking of madness and craziness, the Ken-tucky legislature should have finished its session yesterday. Our own state senator, C.B. Embry Jr., a former newspaperman, has been one of the leaders of the madness and has gained national attention.

Embry’s pet piece of legislation this session concerns who should use what rest rooms in our public schools. Specifically, the legislation is aimed at making sure transgender students use the rest room which fits the biology they were born with.

I’m not going to argue the merits or lack of mer-its of this. I’m not going to argue about if indeed, our state legislature should waste one minute of its precious time on this.

What I am going to disagree very strongly with Sen. Embry is if he — and others who have pushed him to file this legislation — truly believe this to be something which should be law, then let it stand on its own and not be attached to another law which appears to be a very good thing.

Another completely different law was filed, with much of the research and leg work being done by high school students, which would give students a voice when school districts hire new superinten-dents.

Again, if anyone is for or against this law, it should stand on its own merits. Embry attached an amendment to the bill concerning superintendent hiring which, if passed, would have made it illegal for transgender students to use any bathrooms ex-cept for the one they should use based on the parts they were born with.

Legislators, not only Embry, but all of them play these games all the time. In fact, another one also attached an amendment to the students’ bill.

Any amendment to a piece of legislation should only concern that particular bill. It’s true Embry has said in affect, that’s how it’s done. But just be-cause that’s how it has been done, doesn’t make it the way it should be.

We need those whom we elect to serve us in Frankfort and Washington not to be a part of any “madness” whether it’s in March or any other time.

What’s especially disheartening about this bit of madness is how it has affected those students who worked so hard on their legislation. There is enough cynicism already caused by our govern-ment leaders.

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After that madness, we all need a laugh or two…— It was a terrible night, blowing cold and rain.

The streets were deserted and the local baker was just about to close up shop when a little man slipped through the door. He carried an umbrella, blown inside out, and was bundled in two sweaters and a thick coat. But even so he still looked wet and be-draggled.

As he unwound his scarf, he said to the baker, “May I have two bagels to go, please?”

The baker said in astonishment, “Two bagels? Nothing more?”

“That’s right,” answered the little man. “One for me and one for Bernice.”

“Bernice is your wife?” asked the baker.“What do you think,” snapped the man, “my

mother would send me out on a night like this?”— A little old lady sold pretzels on a street corner

for 25 cents each.Every day a young man would leave his office

building at lunch time and, as he passed her pretzel stand, he would leave her a quarter, but would never take a pretzel.

This went on for more than five years. The two of them never spoke.

One day as the man passed the old lady’s pretzel stand and left his quarter as usual, the pretzel wom-an spoke to him, but then added: “Sir, I appreciate your business. You are a good customer, but I have to tell you that the pretzel price has increased to 35 cents.”

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Other editorsCanceling tuition increase was wise

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System took a small but meaningful step when it canceled a tuition increase that had been slated to go into effect next year.

Jay Box, president of the system, said the move “will be a little bit painful for us. We will have to tighten our belts. But we think that’s important to do to benefit our students.”

The KCTCS Board of Regents had originally approved tuition increases of $3 per credit hour for in-state students and $6 per credit hour for out-of-state students from counties contiguous to Ken-tucky. A $10 per credit hour increase was in store for the remaining out-of-state students. But the regents decided during a recent meeting to cancel that action.

“We recognize that tuition continues to be one of the largest barriers to students who are pursuing a post-secondary education,” board chairman P.G. Pee-ples said. “We remain committed to being the most affordable option for higher education in the state.”

Granted, the forgone tuition increases were not massive. They will cost KCTCS collectively a little more than $4 million. But at least the move bucks what has been a worrisome trend in higher educa-tion in recent years in which tuition increases have far outpaced the rate of inflation.

And while the move will require some belt-tight-ening, there does appear to be room in the system’s budget to do so. Specifically, when the Great Reces-sion hit in 2008, the KCTCS system had about 24 stu-dents per employee. Enrollment surged in the wake of the economic downturn, pushing the ratio to 26 students per employee. KCTCS responded by hiring more faculty and staff.

However, enrollment has declined in recent years as the recovering economy produced more jobs, and the ratio of students to staff has now fallen to 19 to 1. The system now employs 4,571 people and it is likely the forgone tuition increase – along with what has been a reduction in money for KCTCS from the state’s General Fund — will be offset through what Fox calls a “right-sizing” of the system’s staff to reflect current enrollment.

While no one likes to see job reductions, in this instance an adjustment to staffing levels while hold-ing the line on tuition makes sense.

We will also note that the cost of attending two-year public institutions in Kentucky is by at least one measure already a little pricey. The College Board in its Annual Survey of Colleges last year put the aver-

age cost of attending a public two-year institution nationally at $3,347 a year. That same report lists the average cost of attending a Kentucky public two-year institution as $4,461.

That cost is higher than in the states that border us, according to the College Board data, which is all the more reason to suggest the decision by KCTCS to hold the line on tuition in 2016 was a good one.

Two-year colleges are playing increasingly impor-tant roles in the education hierarchy. For those who choose to spend their first two years in community colleges before transferring to a four-year school, they are becoming a cost-effective stepping stone. For others, they offer a two-year path to skills certifica-tions. And for displaced workers they offer retrain-ing in fields in demand in the workplace.

It is essential that access to education at this level remains affordable. The recent decision by the KCTCS board was a small step, but it was the right one.

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LOOKING BACK

10, 25 & 50 Years Ago

* On March 26, 1804, President Thomas Jefferson attends a public party at the Senate and leads a crowd in consuming an enormous loaf of bread. The giant bread was baked to go with the remnants of an enor-mous 1,200-pound block of cheese given by a group of Baptist women two years prior.

* On March 25, 1958, Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Car-men Basilio to regain the middleweight championship. It was the fifth and final title of his career. Robinson is con-sidered by many to be the greatest prizefighter in history.

* On March 23, 1962, Pakistan’s governor, Ayub Khan, gives first lady Jacqueline Kennedy a horse named Sardar because of their common interest in horses. In her memoirs, the first lady referred to Sar-dar as her “favorite treasure.” * On March 27, 1973, Marlon Brando declines the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in “The Godfather.” Amer-ican Indian actress Sacheen Littlefeather attended the ceremony in Brando’s place, stating that the actor could not accept the award, as he was protesting Hol-lywood’s portrayal of Native Americans in film.

* On March 29, 1982, the University of North Carolina wins the NCAA men’s basketball championship with a 63-62 defeat of Georgetown University. With 15 seconds on the clock, Georgetown point guard Fred Brown acci-dentally threw the ball to Carolina’s James Worthy, mis-taking him for a Georgetown teammate. Worthy dribbled out the clock.

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10 years ago(From the files of The Dawson Springs Progress,

Thursday, March 24, 2005.)Nine members of the Dawson Springs Primary

School academic team qualified for the Regional Gov-ernor’s Cup competition. They are Rihana McKnight, Ryan McKnight, T. J. Puckett, McCade Freeman, Elizabeth Black, Alan Black, Hailey Riley, Ben Coy, and Forrest Winters.

Robert Steven Bullock was born Monday, Jan. 31, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He weighed seven pounds, 13 ounces.

The funeral for Bertha Evelyn Grace, 86, was held Tuesday afternoon, March 22, at Beshear Funeral Home. Burial was in Green Hills Memorial Gardens.

The funeral for Kevin Scott Parker, 26, was held Friday afternoon, March 18, at Beshear Funeral Home. Burial was in McNeely Cemetery.

The funeral for Marshal Davis, 76, was held Wednesday afternoon, March 23, at Beshear Funeral Home. Burial was in Lafayette Cemetery.


Thursday, March 22, 1990.)Two inches of wet snow early Monday morning,

March 19, only made streets wet, but made areas of the city picture-postcard-like before the snow melted by the afternoon.

Jordan Kirk Dalton celebrated his sixth birthday with a party at the Clarkdale Court community room.

The funeral for Melissa Ann “Lisa” Hooper, 10, was held Tuesday afternoon, March 20, at Beshear Funeral Home. Burial was in Newsome Cemetery.


Thursday, March 25, 1965.)The Dawson Collieries mine, along with all other

union mines in the immediate four county area, were closed Tuesday and Wednesday in a work stoppage said to total about 3,500 men.

Funeral services will be held for Adron Logan, 81, this afternoon at the Beshear Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Funeral services were held for Miss Ethia Jones, 84, Sunday afternoon at the Beshear Funeral Home. Burial was in the Rosedale Cemetery.

HCHS says thanksDear Editor,

The Hopkins County Humane Society would like to thank Food Giant and the citizens of Dawson Springs for supporting the shelter. Recently the shel-ter received $500 cash from Food Giant. The donation came from the 50 boards of trading stamps that had accumulated over a long period of time.

It had come to the attention of the board of direc-

tors at the shelter that the community of Dawson Springs had been supporting the animals at the shel-ter and no one knew to pick up the donation due to board changes.

Thank you to all who have contributed your stamps and your compassion for the homeless animals in our county. A special thanks to Steve Everly and Tammy Crook for their assistance.

Toni DickensHCHS Board of Directors

Other editorsAffordable Care Act is working

As the Affordable Care Act approaches the 5-year mark, new evidence suggests the health law has made historic gains in helping Americans gain access to health care.

Under the law also known as Obamacare, the nation has seen the sharpest decline in the number of people with no health insurance since 1965, the year President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs into law.

Prior to that, many senior citizens and the very poor and disabled faced destitution or even death with no means to pay for health care.

A hallmark of LBJ’s “Great Society,” Medicare and Medicaid lifted many out of poverty and restored their dignity and well-being.

Now, through the ACA, that benefit has been extended to more than 16 million Americans ranging from the middle-income to low-wage workers who can enjoy better health and a newfound peace of mind that comes with health coverage.

That’s, of course, so long as the health law sur-vives the attacks from critics, largely from tea party ideologues and Republicans in Congress.

The U.S. Supreme Court currently is considering a legal challenge to the ACA that would undermine it in states that did not create their own health insur-ance exchanges (Kentucky, fortunately, has its own health exchange, kynect).

And House Republicans, who already have voted some 50 times to repeal Obamacare, are trying again to abolish it through a proposed budget for 2016.

But they aren’t stopping with the ACA.The proposal, announced Tuesday, also would

dismantle Medicare, turning it into a voucher plan for future recipients, instead providing seniors with “premium support” to buy private insurance, a pro-

posal that sounds awfully like Obamacare.It also would slash Medicaid, which provides the

foundation for the current ACA, and turn it into a block grant program for states, The New York Times reported.

The ACA has been “a failure,” the House GOP bud-get resolution declares, insisting it must be repealed.

But in Kentucky and across the country, it’s sound-ing more like a resounding success.

Nationwide, the rate of people with no health insurance has dropped from 20.3 percent to the cur-rent 13.2 percent since the health law was signed by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, Laura Ungar reported Tuesday for The Courier-Journal.

Kentucky, which has reaped enormous benefits from the new health law, saw its percentage of uninsured citizens drop significantly since the ACA requirement for individuals to have insurance took effect in 2014.

In Kentucky, the rate of people with no health coverage dropped from 20.4 percent in 2013 to 9.8 percent in 2014, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Only Arkansas fared better, with a decline from 22.5 percent in 2013 to 11.4 percent last year, according to the Gallup survey.

It shows that “the Affordable Care Act is working,” Richard G. Frank, an assistant secretary for health and human services, told The New York Times.

Despite the political attacks and the outrageous claims, the law appears to working very well.

If not derailed, it could someday join Medicare and Medicaid as the foundation for better health in this country.

—The Courier-Journal, Louisville

Let’s get right to it: Is there a good way to execute a condemned person?

States that permit executions — whether we think such is right or wrong — are struggling with the “how to” in the face of botched chemical “cocktails” that inflict “cruel and unusual” punishment on the condemned. Of course, what kind of “cruel and unusual” they may have inflicted on their victims doesn’t enter the discussion.

So, at least one state is considering taking care of the matter in the old-fashioned way — strap the con-demned in a chair, line up some markspersons 25 feet away and shoot them in the heart. As of last week, a bill making death-by-firing-squad the method of choice was on Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s desk await-ing his signature.

For opponents of capital punishment, the method doesn’t matter since it’s all immoral and just wrong — and the firing squad is particularly barbaric. For proponents of the eye-for-an-eye position, the method isn’t all that important if it yields the desired end. The suffering of the condemned in the process isn’t a factor.

Utah Republican Rep. Paul Ray, the bill’s sponsor, says a firing squad is much more humane since death is virtually instantaneous (3-5 seconds) because it’s tough for the properly trained to miss the target from

25 feet out. On the other hand, he says, the use of lethal chemicals, while not as dramatic, takes min-utes instead of seconds to do its work to shut down body functions ultimately resulting in death.

It wasn’t all that long ago in this country when as a matter of course a convicted blindfolded person was positioned before a firing squad and the sentence was carried out. Proponents then likely praised the method as far more humane than putting a noose around a person’s neck then throwing a rope over a limb or releasing a trap door for the condemned to “hang by the neck until dead.” That could take a whole lot of minutes.

Debates over the death penalty are about as polar-izing in our society as those regarding same-sex marriage.

Many family members of victims say the con-demned brought suffering and pain before death to their loved ones so let them suffer. Opponents say killing the perpetrator is no deterrent and it’s inhu-mane.

Whether by noose, bullets or drugs, the whole concept of capital punishment is divisive and con-tentious.

Is there really a good way to kill someone?

— The State Journal, Frankfort

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“School nutrition is one element of overall strategies to reduce childhood obesity and improve health,” said Susan Zepeda, president/CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. “Responses show how Kentucky parents view the nutritional value of the lunches their kids are served.”

For this report, “parents” are adult re-spondents with school-aged (kindergarten through 12th grade) children living in the household.

KHIP was conducted Oct. 8, 2014, through Nov. 6, 2014, by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cin-cinnati. A random sample of 1,597 adults from throughout Kentucky was inter-viewed by telephone, including land lines and cell phones.

quences of speeding and not pay-ing attention in work zones.”

During the past three years in Kentucky 17 people died and 491 were injured in highway construction and maintenance work zones. That underscores the importance of the Kentucky Transporatation Cabinet’s work zone safety campaign March 23–27, in conjunction with National Work Zone Safe-ty Week. The cabinet is hosting events across the state to high-light the safety message and running radio public service announcements featuring chil-dren of Transportation Cabinet employees, asking drivers to be “work zone alert.”

“Inattentive drivers are not prepared for sudden decreases in speed and last-minute lane changes,” said Bill Bell, execu-tive director of the KYTC Office of Highway Safety. “We always encourage drivers to pay atten-tion, but we want them to be ex-tra-alert when entering a work zone.”

In 2013, the latest year for which national statistics are available, there were 579 work zone fatalities in the United States.

Kentucky recorded 791 crash-es in highway construction and maintenance work zones last year. Three people died, and 173 were injured.

“We’re asking drivers to con-sider the families,” Hancock said. “They want their loved ones home safe each night.”

The cabinet asks motorists to practice 10 work zone safety tips:

1. Pay attention — put away the phone.

2. Slow down.3. Don’t tailgate.4. Keep a safe distance from

workers and equipment.5. Expect the unexpected.6. Obey road crew flaggers.7. Allow extra time to get to

your destination if traveling through a work zone.

8. Be patient.9. Keep up with traffic flow.10. Before leaving home or

work, call 511 or go to www.511.ky.gov for Kentucky traffic and travel information.

National Work Zone Aware-ness Week is the traditional start of construction season when the number of workers on roads and highways increases. Cabinet en-gineers and contractors work to design projects and work sched-ules that minimize delays and crashes.

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Wes Ausenbaugh, class of 1995, TRIO coordinator/college profes-sor at Madisonville Community College;

Earl Menser, class of 1980, quality control at Buckhorn Man-ufacturing;

Keli Cansler Tolbert, class of 1993, licensed practical nurse at Tradewater Health and Rehabili-tation;

Michelle Blanton Vagts, class of 1990, physical therapy assis-tant at Heartland Rehabilitation Services;

Jeff Riley, class of 1979, senior program analyst at Fruit of the Loom;

Traci Menser McKnight, class of 1977, graphic design, owner of T&C Sign Company;

Rusty Back, class of 1986, in-formation technology/chief in-formation officer for the Murray Independent School System;

Tana Russell Cannon, class of 1978, dental assistant for Dr. Lora Sitton;

Karen Robinson Hanvy, class of 1985, regional medical sales for Commonwealth Broadcasting;

Derek Scott, class of 2006, Ken-tucky State Police trooper;

Jason Stuart, class of 1997, coal miner for Hopkins County Coal;

Mickey Bayer, class of 1978, welding instructor at Caldwell County Area Technology Center;

Janet Hamby Dunbar, class of 1978, city clerk for the city of Dawson Springs.

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Deputies from the Hopkins County Sher-iff ’s Department were dispatched to an ac-cident with possible injuries yesterday at the Pennyrile Parkway off ramp at Ky. 813.

Their investigation revealed Earnest Plunkett, 87, of Mortons Gap, had pulled out in front of Jackie Bell, 33, also of Mor-tons Gap. Bell was unable to react and struck Plunkett’s vehicle.

Plunkett was pronounced dead at the

scene by Hopkins County Coroner Dennis Mayfield. Bell was transported to Baptist Health Madisonville for treatment of mi-nor injuries.

The sheriff ’s department was assisted by the South Hopkins Fire Department, Med Center Ambulance, Kentucky State Police, the Kentucky State Transportation Office and the coroner’s office.

Heath Owens was the reporting deputy.

A work zone has been established along Interstate 69 in Caldwell and Hopkins coun-ties. The zone runs from mile point 86.3 in Caldwell County to Exit 98 at Dawson Spring, a distance of 7.4 miles.

The project includes paving and drain-age improvements as well as guardrail up-grades and other rehabilitation work.

Traffic is restricted to one lane with a 55 mile per hour work zone speed limit,

double fines for citations and an enhanced enforcement presence.

Appropriate caution is required where equipment, flaggers and construction per-sonnel are along the roadway in close prox-imity to traffic flow.

Rogers Group Inc. is the prime contrac-tor on this $8.6 million highway improve-ment project. The anticipated completion date is Sept. 1.

BREANNA CUNINGHAM (left) and Torie Hooper were among the Dawson Springs High School students who visited the Dawson Springs Museum and Art Center Monday, March 16, to view the artwork by local students now on display.

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Panthers lose in extra innings to Central Storm

Panther baseball teamcontinues losing streak

Panthers fall toWebster County

PANTHER short stop Kevin Brooks attempts to put the tag on Livingston Central’s Tate Quertermous after a steal in the first inning of Monday’s baseball game at Riverside Park. The Panthers fell to the Cardinals 13-3 in six innings.

Softball season began on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) at Webster County for the Pan-thers, but apparently the team forgot to wear any green. The Trojans had all the luck and beat the Panthers 15-0 in four innings.

The Panthers only had four base runners and stranded two on in the third.

Meanwhile, the Trojans scored in each inning, push-ing across two in the first, six in the second, three in the third and four in the fourth and final frame.

“Defensively, we played fine,” head coach Kent Work-man said. “We had no errors, and offensively, we hit the ball pretty well.”

The coach attributed many of the runs to wild pitches and passed balls. There were 19 wild pitches and 17 passed balls which allowed base run-ners to take extra bases.

“They are young,” Work-man said of his pitcher and catcher.

For the first game of the year, one which was a blow-out, the coach saw several things which are encourag-ing.

“We saw some really good things defensively,” he said. “The outfield played tremen-dously.”

The Panthers sent 15 bat-ters to the plate and only two struck out.

However, even with no errors, Workman says he is going to move some players around — the whole infield.

“We saw some things which indicates we didn’t have the right people in the right posi-tions,” he said.

The Panthers played at Fort Campbell yesterday, but the score was not known at press time.

The first home game now will not be until April 16 after last week’s home contest against Hopkins County Cen-tral was canceled due to field conditions.

The Panthers play at Madisonville-North Hopkins tomorrow and Friday at Lyon County.

Next week the Panthers play Tuesday at Caldwell County.

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The Panthers began a busy week with a game at Webster County March 17 and two games Thursday at Hopkins County Central.

The young Panther squad almost knocked off district- and county-rival Hopkins County Central in the second game of a doubleheader at Mortons Gap for their first win of the season — but it was not to be. The Panthers lost 7-6 in eight innings after losing 11-1 in six innings in the opener.

The Panthers struck first in their loss when leadoff bat-ter Kevin Brooks singled and scored on Ryan Bardin’s hit one out later.

But that was all the offense

the Panthers could muster. Only one other batter reached base — on a base on balls.

The Storm scored one in the first to tie the game, then added three in the second and two in the fourth to make it a 6-1 game.

The wheels came off for the Panthers in the bottom of the sixth as five Storm runs crossed the plate to end the game.

Kameron Orten took the mound in the second game.

“It was his first outing, and he did an excellent job,” Pan-ther head coach Brady Brooks said. “He was on, and the defense was there behind him.”

The Panthers struck first with a run in the top of the

third, but the Storm came back to take the lead with four runs in the bottom of the inning.

The Panthers scored three in the fourth for a 4-4 tie with Orten smacking a double in the inning.

The Storm came right back with two in their part of the fourth to take a 6-4 lead where it stayed until the Panthers batted in the top of the sixth.

Two more Panther runs again tied the game at 6-6.

In the top of the seventh, the Panthers threatened when Dakota Jones and Orten led off with back-to-back singles. Jones was hit in the face with the ball at third and suffered a bloody nose which prohibited

him from scoring.“He could have gone home,”

Coach Brooks said. “We had misfortune there, and he couldn’t score.”

The next two Panther bat-ters struck out while the next one was retired on a tapper back to the mound.

The misfortune cost the Panthers the game as the Storm pushed across the win-ning run in the bottom of the eighth.

On March 17, the Panthers traveled to Webster County and dropped a 12-1 five-inning decision to the Trojans.

The Panthers’ only run was scored in the fourth when Aus-tin Ryan drove home Jones,

who had walked.Webster County scored

seven in the first and five in the second to put the game out of reach.

Cole Collins had the only other hit for the Panthers.

“Our offense didn’t show up at all,” Coach Brooks said.

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After having played three games in three days, the Pan-ther schedule called for four more games in four days. It was an ambitious schedule for a very young team, and one head coach Brady Brooks doesn’t plan to undertake again any time soon.

The Panther played Friday at Crittenden County where the Rockets blasted the Pan-thers 10-0 in a five-inning affair.

The Rockets scored six in the second, one in the third, two in the fourth and one in the fifth.

“They are really a good team,” Coach Brooks said. “They have a lot of older play-ers and good pitching. We just couldn’t hit them.”

Ryan Bardin had the only hit for the Panthers, a two-out first-inning single.

The Panthers traveled to Whitesville on Saturday to face Trinity in a doublehead-er. Both games were stopped

after five innings due to the 10-run rule. The Panthers lost 13-0 in the first game and 11-1 in the second.

In the first game, Trinity scored one in the first, two in the second, and five in each of the fourth and fifth innings.

The Panthers strung together three hits in the top of the fifth but couldn’t score. Dakota Jones, Kameron Orten and Steven Bearden each had singles for the first Panthers’ hits of the game.

In the second game, Trin-ity struck first with five runs in the first and added six more in the second.

The Panthers did score one in the fifth, but it was too little, too late. Nathan Bearden led off with a single. After two strike outs, Kevin Brooks drove him home with another single.

Orten also singled for the Panthers in the fourth.

Eighth grader Jacob Guill was a bright spot for the Panthers in the game as he

entered in relief and finished the game.

“Our kids were tired,” Coach Brooks said. “I sched-uled too many games, but they hung in there.”

The Panthers played their first home game of the young season Monday at Riverside Park against Livingston Cen-tral. The Cardinals won 13-3 in six innings, but the Pan-thers’ bats made some noise as only two batters struck out.

The Cardinals scored four in the first and two in the sec-ond for a 6-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third, Steven and Nathan Bearden led off with singles with Ste-ven Bearden scoring on a grand ball out.

The Cardinals put the game out of reach with two runs in the fifth and a five-spot in the sixth.

Needing to score three runs in the bottom of the sixth to push the game into the seventh inning, the Pan-thers scored only two.

Kevin Brooks led off with a single and Cole Collins fol-lowed with a double. Ryan Bardin then singled with Brooks and Collins scoring.

“We finally hit the ball,” Coach Brooks said. “We hit the ball really well, but we hit it right to somebody.”

The Panthers are sched-uled to play at home Thurs-day and Saturday against Lyon County and Carlisle County, respectively. Follow-ing a game Monday at Chris-tian Fellowship, the Panthers play Tuesday at home against Caldwell County.

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WINNERS in the Dawson Dash 5K held Saturday, March 21, to raise money for the track team are boys (left to right) Alan Black, first; Jon Williams, third; and Stephen Woodring, second.

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WINNERS in the Dawson Dash 5K held Saturday, March 21, to raise money for the track team are girls (left to right) Aubrie Gunn, second place; Kaylee Simpson, first; and Leslie Craft, third. submitted photo

FIRST place team members in the Dawson Dash 5K held Sat-urday, March 21, to raise money for the track team are (left to right) Kaylee Simpson, Dylan Simpson, Alan Black, and Reed Smiley. submitted photo

JACOB GUILL, an eighth-grade second baseman, throws to senior Steven Bearden in order to retire a Livingston Central batter during the Monday, March 23, game at Riverside Park.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win.

— Margaret Thatcher

So it is, Old Kentucky Home brethren who hitch highest hopes onto our stars — two Sweet 16 entries headed north.

Before Thursday, Kentucky’s unbeatens will be reminded five springtimes ago Bob Huggins’ underdog West Virginia outflanked (and schooled) the Wildcats and stole their Final Four berth. This week Big Blue Nation rejoins the battle at Cleveland.

Before Friday, Louisville will be reminded of a score to settle with North Carolina State. A month ago the Wolfpack exacted a 74-65 whuppin’ on the Rick Pitinos at Yum Center. This time, a neutral battle field at Syracuse.

So, button up, boys and girls, break out the battle flags, blow the trumpets and set upon their skirmish lines fiercely. Charge into them with Blue/Red state vengeance and apply a new exclamation mark on our Kentucky birth right claim anew, we are supreme at something.

Only a full-on charge into Yankees fortifications at Syracuse and in Cleveland will stir our hearts (and sell some new tee-shirts). Old scores will be settled, then push Kentucky’s rally flags through to where they belong, land of Elite Eight (for now).

Meanwhile, let’s all calm down, have lunch and consort over did you see that! moments from another NCAA weekend.

√ Roxanne Chalifoux. Villanova’s brave and teary piccolo player.

√ West Virginia coach Bob Huggins’ idea of living in the moment after his team sent Maryland home on Sunday was, “John (Calipari) has a day and a half on us (to prepare for Thursday night).”

√ Thank you card, John Calipari to Cincinnati coach Larry Davis. The Bearcats rough-house 40 (minutes) gave Kentucky a game film of what is sure to come from Mountaineers at Cleveland.

√ Cincinnati forward Octavious Ellis got himself ejected from the Bearcats’ game against Purdue,

then tried thug ball against Kentucky. A storm of ugly and racist tweets followed. But no public criticism for Cincinnati coach Larry Davis for not

controlling his player?√ Louisville. Chris Who? Since Quentin

Snider showed up, Terry Rozier has never been better. Helping free up Rozier’s game (25 points, seven assists and five rebounds against Northern Iowa), Snider had 10 points and one turnover in 36 minutes.

√ Much praise was spent on R.J. Hunter at Georgia State, Melo Trimbo at Maryland and others. Best penetrator/pull-up guard in the field of 68, Rozier at Louisville.

√ Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa. Quintessential NBA-type power forward at 6-8, 240. An alpha-dog leader, where does Tuttle figure in the NBA June draft? Nowhere, in the first round 30, according to ESPN.com.

√ NBA mock draft — Why would Mark Cuban spend a 23rd pick for Dallas Mavericks

on Kentucky’s Dakari Johnson when Seth Tuttle’s name is on the board?

√ Lost in shadow of R.J. Hunter at Georgia State ... whatever happened to Ryan Harrow (ex-Kentucky) and Kevin Ware (ex-Louisville)?

√ For 22 years Kansas declined to add in-state rival Wichita State to its regular season schedule because “... what have we got to gain?” The two met in the NCAA in Omaha, Nebraska, last week. For those old enough to remember The Dream Game in Knoxville (1983), sound familiar?

√ What happened to Villanova? A nervous breakdown. Nova earned a No. 1 seed by shooting 53 percent in regular season. Against NC State, the Wildcats clanked 23 of 33 2-point tries and all but four of 23 3-pointers. Familiar? In 1984 Final Four Kentucky had the same breakdown against Georgetown in Seattle.

√ The storm is gathering over basketball and football programs at North Carolina. The university settled recently with ex-learning specialist Mary Willingham for $335,000. She was fired after blowing the whistle on the school’s academic fraud case.

UNC still faces two lawsuits from athletes, problems with accreditation and an NCAA academic misconduct investigation. Because the fraud claim report spans 1993 to 2011 and included more than

3,100 students, roughly half athletes, coaches Dean Smith to Roy Williams are implicated.

Comment: The NCAA won’t dare besmirch Smith’s revered reputation and Williams will likely get a pass as well using the Calipari and Jim Boeheim precedents, i.e. “I didn’t know what was going on in my program therefore I am not responsible.”

√ Under headline: Kentucky Is the Only Team That Matters, an Internet columnist sank venomous fangs into Kentucky basketball last week. Never mind his name, among items under sub-head: Accept these 13 things about Kentucky hoops or get the hell out, are these hatefuls ...

I mention them, with a comment or two, to remind us what superficial, ill-informed ignorance, packaged nicely as column-writing, looks like on the Internet. To wit ...

• It’s impossible to root for John Calipari. ... John Calipari doesn’t play by the rules. ... One-and-dones are ruining college basketball.

• “But Kentucky fans are psychotic hill people.” ... “The Harrison twins are obnoxious.” ... “Kentucky is like the Yankees of college basketball.”

More ...• “Everyone is writing articles telling me to

like this team, and it’s so unbearable, and it’s only beginning. ... God, I hope they lose.” ... “It’s more fun to hate Kentucky.”

Comment: Fashion statements usually reserved for Duke.

Finally, my favorite from this self-righteous pup: “Adolph Rupp was an a--hole.”

Isn’t that a sweet list?

Worth repeating dept.

One shining moment. Roxanne Chalifoux. Villanova’s brave and teary piccolo player became face of the tournament with her play-on courage. Among tweets to Chalifoux after Nova’s ouster, “(Roxanne) spends 10 years learning piccolo just to be called flute girl.”

And so it goes.

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The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tourna-ment captivates the state of Kentucky every March and this year all eyes are on John Calipari and the University of Kentucky.

Can the top-seeded Wildcats bring a ninth nation-al title back to Lexington by becoming the first team since 1976 to finish the season undefeated? University of Louisville fans may hope not.

For some anglers, March also means Muskie Madness, an obsession among fanatics who tolerate the winter months waiting for their version of the Big Dance.

Kentucky’s muskellunge lakes have iced out and people are primed for the spring bite while some northern lakes may still be iced over or the muskie seasons there haven’t opened.

“Among anglers, we’ve developed a reputation as an early-season or spring break destination,” said Gregg Thomas, who owns Battle the Beast Guide Service and guides clients on Cave Run Lake and elsewhere. “It’s a good fishery and a place that peo-ple want to come to.”

Kentucky is within the natural range of the Ohio strain of muskie. Dams built on some of the state’s native muskie streams in eastern and southern Kentucky last century formed Buckhorn, Cave Run and Green River Lakes.

A study of native muskie populations in eastern Kentucky streams conducted in the mid-1960s and early 1970s found muskies began their pre-spawn movements in streams near the end of March and they spawned in late April to early May when water temperatures averaged 55 to 60 degrees.

Reservoir-dwelling muskies follow the same instincts.

“Those fish will be going through their pre-spawning and spawning movements,” said Mike Hardin, assistant director of fisheries for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “You can find them up tributaries and streams. As soon the water warms up, you may find them on mud flats near stream channels.”

At Green River Lake, the area around Green River Marina is popular among boat and bank anglers alike from mid-February through mid-April.

“It doesn’t catch a lot of wind, so it warms up pretty quick and it’s fairly shallow, especially the back part of that cove,” said Eric Cummins, south-western fisheries district biologist. “The muskies pile in there. It’s an excellent spot where you can easily fish from the bank and have a good chance to hook into one.”

Cave Run Lake, which produced the standing state record muskie in November 2008, features a similarly productive spot for bank anglers.

Stoney Cove Recreation Area sits at a corner on the lake-side face of the dam. As a bonus, Stoney Cove offers close proximity to the tailwater area on the other side of Ky. 826.

“That can be a great fishery,” in the spring, Thomas said of the tailwater below Cave Run Lake dam.

The same holds true for the Tailwater Recreation

Areas below Green River Lake and Buckhorn Lake. Outflow information for Buckhorn, Cave Run and Green River Lakes may be found by accessing the “Water Information” section on the Louisville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s web-site at www.lrl.usace.army.mil. For muskie fishing, a favorable discharge rate is 1,500 to 2,000 cubic feet per second.

In years when the water is not already elevated by late winter, Hardin has experienced fantastic muskie fishing on Cave Run Lake when the water is on the rise and the trees are just leafing out.

Erratic weather and high water come with the territory in spring and add to the challenge of catch-ing muskies.

This year, snow melt and recent heavy rains have many lakes somewhere between summer pool and flood stage. Whether fishing by boat or on the bank, these conditions can be overcome.

“Spring provides some of the best opportunities to catch a fat fish,” Hardin said.

A novice muskie angler can get started with 7-foot heavy action baitcasting rod matched with a heavy duty baitcasting reel. Braided line in the 50- to 100-pound test class with a 9- to 18-inch wire lead-er offers a sense of security when a muskie strikes and thrashes on the end of the line.

Rattling-style lipless crankbaits, minnow baits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits and in-line spinners are all good offerings to have on hand in the spring. Live bait also is an option, but quick-strike rigging is rec-ommended as a way to help reduce mortality rates for catch-and-release muskies.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources stocks

Buckhorn, Green River and Cave Run Lakes annual-ly with 13-inch fingerlings reared at the Minor E. Clark Fish Hatchery near Morehead for the purpose of maintaining trophy fisheries. Dewey Lake also was stocked with muskie last year because of hatch-ery surplus but those fish aren’t expected to reach 36 inches until 2019.

A 36-inch minimum size limit for muskies is in place for Buckhorn, Cave Run and Green River Lakes.

Earlier this month, the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposed a 36-inch size limit for Dewey Lake that would go into effect in March 2016 pending legislative approval. There is a 30-inch size limit on muskie elsewhere in the state.

Anglers are reminded to purchase their 2015-16 fishing licenses as the new license year started March 1. Consult the Kentucky Fishing and Boating Guide for complete licensing information. It’s avail-able online at fw.ky.gov and wherever licenses are sold.

Author Kevin Kelly is a staff writer for Kentucky Afield magazine, the official publication of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Get the latest from Kelly and the entire Kentucky Afield staff by following them on Twitter: @kyafield.

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Top Dog — KentuckyKentucky has done nothing to change the perception that it is the top dog of the entire tournament. In the round of 32, Cincinnati gave the Wildcats some difficulty early on, but Kentucky’s depth and length were too much to handle. The Bearcats tried to get under Kentucky’s skin with a physical game, to no avail. If any-thing was an issue, Kentucky’s guards had an off game against Cincinnati. Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Devin Booker and Tyler Ulis combined to shoot 12-of-34 from the field overall and 4-of-15 from 3.Underdog — Wichita StateA disclaimer: The underdog label is not appropriate for Wichita State. In the last three years, this program has gone to the Final Four, started a season 35–0 and conquered Kansas in the Round of 32. The Shockers have accomplished more in recent years than their Sweet 16 opponent, Notre Dame. But No. 7 Wichita State is the lowest-seeded team remaining in the region. After the build-up to the anticipated matchup with the Jayhawks, the Shockers’ energy levels will be a storyline to watch.Kentucky vs. West Virginia againKentucky and West Virginia have met in the NCAA Tournament three times since John Calipari and Bob Huggins have been at their current posts. The most recent was a 71–63 Kentucky win in the Round of 32 in 2011. The most memorable was in the 2010 Elite Eight when fourth-seeded West Virginia upset a top-seeded Kentucky team led by John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins. This year’s meeting will be just as compelling when undefeated Ken-tucky faces West Virginia’s relentless pressure.The Quote“I’d talk to her during the season and very rarely did I get ‘Hey, Mike, how you doing?’ It’s like, ‘Have you got them ready? Are they ready? I think we can beat Duke, Mike.’ It’s unbelievable. She was intense.”— Notre Dame coach Mike Brey, who revealed Saturday his mother, Betty Brey, died the morning of Notre Dame’s 67–64 overtime win over Butler.

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Top Dog — WisconsinThe Badgers are making their fourth Sweet 16 appearance in the last five seasons, but the goals are far more grand than they once were for the Wisconsin program. To reach the Final Four for the second consecutive season, the Badgers have to get through North Carolina. The Tar Heels are generally regarded as a dynamic offensive team because of their up-and-down style, but Wiscon-sin ranks first in the nation in offensive efficiency. The battle for tempo will be the most interesting matchup of this intriguing Sweet 16 showdown.Underdog — XavierXavier is no stranger to this stage. The Musketeers are in the Sweet 16 for the fifth time in the last eight years. But they’re also a No. 6 seed among giants Wisconsin, Arizona and North Carolina. With freshman Trevon Bluiett and sophomore Jalen Reynolds emerging as key players, this Xavier team is peak-ing at the right time. A run to the Final Four is not out of the question.Familiar faces for Sean Miller The selection committee made sure Sean Miller’s path to his first Final Four was an emotional one. To get to the Sweet 16, the Arizona coach had to go head to head with Ohio State coach Thad Matta, his predecessor and former boss at Xavier. Miller’s Sweet 16 matchup will be against Xavier, a team he coached for five seasons. On the Xavier bench is Chris Mack, who spent all five of those seasons on Miller’s staff before succeeding him with the Musketeers. If Miller is to advance to the Final Four for the first time in his career, he will have to beat two of his best friends in the business.The Quote“It’s been a hard year, it really has. I probably acted sillier in the locker room after this game than I have in quite a while. I’m going to try to enjoy the dickens out of this one for a while.”— North Carolina coach Roy Williams after the 87–78 win over Arkansas, referring to the passing of mentor and UNC legend Dean Smith earlier this year.

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Top Dog — OklahomaFor the first time since 2004, a regional will begin with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds eliminated in the first weekend. That leaves No. 3 Oklahoma as the top-seeded team in the East region. The Sooners held off Dayton in the Round of 32 thanks to some late heroics by Buddy Hield. He’s usually a big-time shotmaker, but it was his block that helped seal the win over the Flyers. Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger is taking his fourth team to the Sweet 16, but he hasn’t taken a team beyond that since the 1994 Final Four at Florida.Underdog — NC StateNC State was one of the most frustrating teams during the regu-lar season, a team with the talent to be at the top in the ACC, but also a team capable of losing to Clemson, Boston College and Wake Forest. LSU collapsed down the stretch in the round of 64, and Villanova’s offense went cold for an entire game as NC State advanced to the Sweet 16. Cat Barber, Trevor Lacey and Abdul-Malik Abu are a talented trio, and the Wolfpack can’t be dismissed simply because they are a No. 8 seed in the Sweet 16.An All-ACC Sweet 16 gameWith memberships ballooning in the major conferences, the se-lection committee is having a tougher and tougher time of making sure that conference teams don’t play each other until the Elite Eight. The ACC sent six of its 15 members to the field and two of them — Louisville and NC State — will meet in the Sweet 16. On an ACC court in the Carrier Dome, no less. The Louisville-NC State meeting in the regional semifinal was permissible since the two teams played only once during the regular season. NC State won 74–65 on Feb. 14.The Quote“(Former Michigan State All-American) Draymond Green actually this morning said, ‘Don’t let this be your last game,’ and I texted him back and said, ‘I won’t.’ But that was our mindset coming in. We knew they were a great team, we had to jump out on them early.”— Michigan State guard Travis Trice on his hot start against Virginia

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Top Dog — KentuckyKentucky has done nothing to change the perception that it is the top dog of the entire tournament. In the round of 32, Cincinnati gave the Wildcats some difficulty early on, but Kentucky’s depth and length were too much to handle. The Bearcats tried to get under Kentucky’s skin with a physical game, to no avail. If any-thing was an issue, Kentucky’s guards had an off game against Cincinnati. Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Devin Booker and Tyler Ulis combined to shoot 12-of-34 from the field overall and 4-of-15 from 3.Underdog — Wichita StateA disclaimer: The underdog label is not appropriate for Wichita State. In the last three years, this program has gone to the Final Four, started a season 35–0 and conquered Kansas in the Round of 32. The Shockers have accomplished more in recent years than their Sweet 16 opponent, Notre Dame. But No. 7 Wichita State is the lowest-seeded team remaining in the region. After the build-up to the anticipated matchup with the Jayhawks, the Shockers’ energy levels will be a storyline to watch.Kentucky vs. West Virginia againKentucky and West Virginia have met in the NCAA Tournament three times since John Calipari and Bob Huggins have been at their current posts. The most recent was a 71–63 Kentucky win in the Round of 32 in 2011. The most memorable was in the 2010 Elite Eight when fourth-seeded West Virginia upset a top-seeded Kentucky team led by John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins. This year’s meeting will be just as compelling when undefeated Ken-tucky faces West Virginia’s relentless pressure.The Quote“I’d talk to her during the season and very rarely did I get ‘Hey, Mike, how you doing?’ It’s like, ‘Have you got them ready? Are they ready? I think we can beat Duke, Mike.’ It’s unbelievable. She was intense.”— Notre Dame coach Mike Brey, who revealed Saturday his mother, Betty Brey, died the morning of Notre Dame’s 67–64 overtime win over Butler.

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Top Dog — WisconsinThe Badgers are making their fourth Sweet 16 appearance in the last five seasons, but the goals are far more grand than they once were for the Wisconsin program. To reach the Final Four for the second consecutive season, the Badgers have to get through North Carolina. The Tar Heels are generally regarded as a dynamic offensive team because of their up-and-down style, but Wiscon-sin ranks first in the nation in offensive efficiency. The battle for tempo will be the most interesting matchup of this intriguing Sweet 16 showdown.Underdog — XavierXavier is no stranger to this stage. The Musketeers are in the Sweet 16 for the fifth time in the last eight years. But they’re also a No. 6 seed among giants Wisconsin, Arizona and North Carolina. With freshman Trevon Bluiett and sophomore Jalen Reynolds emerging as key players, this Xavier team is peak-ing at the right time. A run to the Final Four is not out of the question.Familiar faces for Sean Miller The selection committee made sure Sean Miller’s path to his first Final Four was an emotional one. To get to the Sweet 16, the Arizona coach had to go head to head with Ohio State coach Thad Matta, his predecessor and former boss at Xavier. Miller’s Sweet 16 matchup will be against Xavier, a team he coached for five seasons. On the Xavier bench is Chris Mack, who spent all five of those seasons on Miller’s staff before succeeding him with the Musketeers. If Miller is to advance to the Final Four for the first time in his career, he will have to beat two of his best friends in the business.The Quote“It’s been a hard year, it really has. I probably acted sillier in the locker room after this game than I have in quite a while. I’m going to try to enjoy the dickens out of this one for a while.”— North Carolina coach Roy Williams after the 87–78 win over Arkansas, referring to the passing of mentor and UNC legend Dean Smith earlier this year.

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Top Dog — OklahomaFor the first time since 2004, a regional will begin with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds eliminated in the first weekend. That leaves No. 3 Oklahoma as the top-seeded team in the East region. The Sooners held off Dayton in the Round of 32 thanks to some late heroics by Buddy Hield. He’s usually a big-time shotmaker, but it was his block that helped seal the win over the Flyers. Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger is taking his fourth team to the Sweet 16, but he hasn’t taken a team beyond that since the 1994 Final Four at Florida.Underdog — NC StateNC State was one of the most frustrating teams during the regu-lar season, a team with the talent to be at the top in the ACC, but also a team capable of losing to Clemson, Boston College and Wake Forest. LSU collapsed down the stretch in the round of 64, and Villanova’s offense went cold for an entire game as NC State advanced to the Sweet 16. Cat Barber, Trevor Lacey and Abdul-Malik Abu are a talented trio, and the Wolfpack can’t be dismissed simply because they are a No. 8 seed in the Sweet 16.An All-ACC Sweet 16 gameWith memberships ballooning in the major conferences, the se-lection committee is having a tougher and tougher time of making sure that conference teams don’t play each other until the Elite Eight. The ACC sent six of its 15 members to the field and two of them — Louisville and NC State — will meet in the Sweet 16. On an ACC court in the Carrier Dome, no less. The Louisville-NC State meeting in the regional semifinal was permissible since the two teams played only once during the regular season. NC State won 74–65 on Feb. 14.The Quote“(Former Michigan State All-American) Draymond Green actually this morning said, ‘Don’t let this be your last game,’ and I texted him back and said, ‘I won’t.’ But that was our mindset coming in. We knew they were a great team, we had to jump out on them early.”— Michigan State guard Travis Trice on his hot start against Virginia

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Top Dog — DukeEven before the Tournament, Duke looked like the easy favorite in the South region. The first two games made the pick look even easier. The Blue Devils made easy work of Robert Morris and then had no trouble with the length of San Diego State in the Round of 32. The Blue Devils averaged 1.11 points per possession against San Diego State, the third-highest average by an opponent against the Aztecs this season. Jahlil Okafor was 12-of-16 from the field for 26 points, but the most impressive player may have been Jus-tise Winslow. The freshman had 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks in a highlight-reel day.Underdog — UCLAGo ahead and debate if UCLA should be in the field in the first place, but it’s no question the Bruins have taken advantage of the selection committee’s vote of confidence. A goaltending call late in the Round of 64 gave UCLA a leg up on SMU, and the Bruins thrashed No. 11 seed UAB in 92–75 to go to the Sweet 16. UCLA isn’t a deep team, but the Bruins can score. UCLA’s starting five scored 88 points against the Blazers, and Bryce Alford, the coach’s son, is one of the most lethal 3-point shooters left in the tournament.Gonzaga’s redemptionThe Bulldogs have been snakebitten in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Sweet 16 only once since 2006. The program hasn’t won in the Sweet 16 since 1999, the year before Mark Few became the head coach. This is one of Few’s best teams in 16 seasons in Spokane, but Gonzaga will need to conquer one demon to reach the regional final. The Sweet 16 matchup with UCLA is a rematch of the 2006 regional semifinal that ended with National Player of the Year Adam Morrison in tears after a 73–71 Bruins win.The Quote“Now we look around and it’s like, ‘Pinch me. Here we are.’ It’s been a fun run with a lot of these guys that have been a part of it.”— Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak, whose first team at Utah in 2011-12 went 6–25. The Utes are in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005.

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From The Anderson News

The dog went home. The woman went to jail.

A Lawrenceburg woman who was reportedly bitten by a dog on Township Square was arrested after allegedly threat-ening to kill another woman, cursing at people and trying to wiggle out of handcuffs,

according to police reports on file in Anderson District Court.

Jane Gilkison, 50, of 1855 Harrodsburg Road was charged with first-degree ter-roristic threatening, resisting arrest and alcohol intoxica-tion in a public place (sec-ond offense) in the incident that occurred around 11 p.m.

March 14, according to the report.

Gilkison was transported to the Shelby County Detention Center where she remained held Tuesday morning on a $2,500 bond.

According to a police report, Gilkison was “yelling very loud and cussing at people” when police responded to a complaint

that an intoxicated woman had been bitten by a dog.

The report says that offi-cers gave Gilkison a chance to calm down but she continued yelling and was placed under arrest.

While being placed under arrest, police said Gilkison kept pulling away and trying to fight her way out of the

handcuffs.Police said that while she

was in custody, she stated that she was going to kill another woman because that woman had called the police on her and was trying to get her into trou-ble, according to the report.

The report did not indicate if Gilkison was injured after being bitten by the dog.

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I enjoyed your informative article on spinal stenosis. I also have acute and chronic pain in my lower back. I am 75 years of age and have had vertebroplasty on seven vertebrae. I realize that my back will not be normal again. I am currently working with a doctor who uses osteopathic manipula-tion. He is suggesting prolotherapy in conjunction with the manipulation. I have tried the prolotherapy previously without any relief of pain.

What is your assessment of prolo-therapy therapy, or would you advise me to go to a pain clinic? The pain level in the lower back usually is about 6 or higher on pain scale of 1 to 10.

I walk 3 miles every day in a grocery store using a small grocery cart. I am trying other exercises, even working on a balance ball. But it just does not seem to improve. I would greatly appreciate any advice you could give me. -- D.R.

ANSWER: Prolotherapy is the injec-tion of an irritant solution into a space, designed to stimulate healing and reduce pain. However, if it hasn’t worked for you in the past, it is unlike-ly to work for you again. On the other hand, some studies have shown prolo-therapy to be modestly effective when combined with spinal manipulation.

A pain clinic has several modalities available, including steroid injections and pain medications. Unfortunately, steroid injections have been shown to be ineffective in back pain that is due to spinal stenosis lasting beyond six weeks.

It sounds like you are doing what you can with exercise. I think continu-ing with the manipulation and prolo-therapy as a trial of six weeks or so is reasonable, and at that point you can continue if it begins helping. If not, you can try a pain specialist, as there

are effective non-narcotic medications that may be of help, in combination with your continued exercise.

However, I think that an experienced physical therapist may be able to guide your exercises more effectively.

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drinks tonic water with quinine every day because he was told that it will help alleviate his leg cramps. He drinks as much as 1 1/2 quarts a day. Is that much safe? If not, what is a safe amount? -- D.V.

ANSWER: Many people have found that quinine relieves leg cramps. How-ever, the Food and Drug Administra-tion banned sales of quinine for leg cramps due to unproven effectiveness and the possibility of side effects. Qui-nine in large doses can cause abnormal heart rhythms, blood problems and even organ failure.

However, the amount of quinine in tonic water is quite small, compared with quinine tablets. One common brand has 17mg in a liter, so your husband is getting about 25mg. The quinine tablets formerly prescribed for leg cramps were 200mg. Toxic effects are unlikely at the dose in quinine water. Some people are allergic to qui-nine, in which case even the small dose in tonic water could potentially cause problems.

Your husband can keep on as he’s been doing if he finds that it helps.

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whenever possible. Readers may email questions to [email protected]. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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3. LANGUAGE: In cowboy lingo, what’s a maverick?

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Manufacturing Positions Verso Corporation, a pulp and paper manufacturingfacility anticipates future openings at our paper millmanufacturing facility in Wickliffe, Kentucky.

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Grandchildren Born ToRhonda And Donnie Mills

Cleanup Volunteers NeededFor LBL’s Turkey Bay Area

DAWSON SPRINGS Boy Scout Troop 3000 who participated in the Tecumseh Dis-trict Pinewood Derby 2015 Saturday, March 21, are (from left) Colton Dismang, first place Bears division and second place overall; Levi West, first place Wolf division and first place overall; Christopher Morgan; James Embry; and Jacob Embry, third place Tiger division. submitted photo

RECEIVING staff recognition at the Dawson Springs Board of Education meeting Monday, March 16, are (from left) Amanda Scott, speech/language pathologist; Keith Gregory and Katie Gibson, high school teachers. submitted photo

RECEIVING the fine arts awards at the Dawson Springs Board of Education meeting Monday, March 16, are sixth grader Matalie Fain (left) and Easton Bourland, kindergarten student. submitted photo

RHETT MILLS

MADELYN MILLS

Donnie and Rhonda Mills of Dawson Springs are celebrating the ar-rival of their two new-est grandchildren born within two weeks of each other.

Their son Clark and his wife Leigh of Mount Pleasant, S.C., welcomed their third son, Rhett Lee, on Feb. 20. He weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long.

Son Chase and his wife Laura of Elizabethtown, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Mad-elyn Elizabeth, on March 5. She weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.

They join Camryn, 11; Kirk, 7; Logan, 6; Con-nor, 4; and Kenna 1 1/2 in making the couple grand-parents seven times.

SHIRLEY MENSER (left) and Barbara Kinsolving sell museum memberships Thursday, March 19, at the Katherine Barnett Room in the local library when the museum served a chili luncheon to museum members.

Volunteers are needed at Land Between The Lakes National Recre-ation Area for the annual Turkey Bay Off-Highway Vehicle Area cleanup day beginning at 9:30 a.m. April 11. Volunteers will engage in a variety of facility and trail mainte-nance projects.

“This is a great way to help us prepare our trails for riders,” said Kyle Va-rel, acting manager of Turkey Bay. “Helping us

maintain our trails and prep them for the season has become a tradition for many of our riders.”

A required safety briefing will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Turkey Bay gatehouse. Volunteers should bring lunch, wa-ter and OHV. All other materials and tools will be provided. The clean-up will last until 3 p.m. For more information, phone Kyle Varel at 270-924-2031.

Pennyrile Park SchedulesApril Moonlight Canoe Trip

A moonlight canoe trip is scheduled for April 4 at Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park. The trip is one of 10 outdoor adven-ture events at Kentucky State Parks this spring.

Hiking, canoeing, ar-chery and more are all on the calendar in late March and throughout April at the parks.

“This is a great time

of the year to get out-side and get active at a Kentucky State Park,” said Elaine Walker, parks commissioner. “We have great events being held across the state that are perfect for guests of all ages.”

Details for the 10 out-door events at Kentucky State Parks are available at www.parks.ky.gov.

Donations Being AcceptedFor Prom Dresses/Shoes

The Murray State — Madisonville Social Work Club is accepting donations of prom dress-es, shoes and accessories.

All items will be do-nated to the Pennyrile Foster/Adoptive Care As-sociation.

For further informa-tion, contact Janey Paris at 270-875-8288 or [email protected]

All donations are great-ly appreciated. Those con-tributing will be provided with donation statements for tax purposes.

MCC Registration Begins For Summer/Fall Sessions

Registration for the summer and fall 2015 se-mesters at Madisonville Community College is now under way.

MCC’s summer sched-ule features expanded online course offerings, including general educa-tion classes that transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

“Visiting students tak-ing our local online class-es get the best of both worlds,” said Dr. Debo-rah Cox, chief academic officer. “Students get the same high quality in-struction as their home college but at a much more affordable tuition rate.”

The priority dead-line for fall financial aid awards is June 30.

“We encourage stu-dents to apply for both admission and financial aid early in order to beat deadlines and to take ad-vantage of our early reg-istration opportunities,” said Dr. Jay Parrent, chief student affairs officer.

Students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid after June 30 may encounter significant delays in pro-cessing.

The four-week sum-mer intersession begins May 19, and the six-week summer session begins June 16. Fall classes be-gin Aug. 17.

For additional infor-mation, students should call the MCC Enrollment Center or visit madison-ville.kctcs.edu.

Training Session OfferedFor Dementia Caregivers

An educational ses-sion offering tips and advice for caregivers of people with dementia will be presented April 30. Participants can bring questions to discuss with an expert panel from the UK Sanders Brown Cen-ter on Aging and the Al-zheimer’s Association.

The program will take place April 30 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Bap-tist Health Madisonville Medical Associates

Building B, Cardinal Conference Room lo-cated at 200 Clinic Drive. It will also be available at the Pennyrile Area Development District, 300 Hammond Drive in Hopkinsville.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To reserve a spot, contact Claudia Mize at 859-323-5550 or [email protected]. The deadline to register is April 21.

Library Sponsoring KaraokeKaraoke @ the Branch

will take place Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Katherine Barnett room at the Dawson Springs Branch Library.

Everyone is invited to participate and to enjoy the music.

Dakota Meyer To MarryAlaska’s Bristol Palin

By Bill EstepLexington Herald-Leader

Kentucky Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer announced on social media Saturday that he plans to marry Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the unsuc-cessful Republican nomi-nee for vice president in 2008.

Meyer posted about the engagement on Face-book, Twitter and Insta-gram.

“I’m definitely the luckiest guy ... to be able

to spend the rest of my life with Bristol Palin!” Meyer said on his Face-book page.

The post included a photo of him with Palin, a former contestant on the television show Danc-ing with the Stars.

Palin also posted excited comments about the engagement on her blog, along with a photo of the ring. On Facebook, she said “Cannot wait to marry this man really the luckiest girl in the world!!” with several pink hearts and a photo of her and Meyer kissing.

CHRISTINE WINGO (left) and Ruby Poe enjoy the chili lunch sponsored by the Dawson Springs Museum and Art Center Thursday, March 19, at the local library.

CHARLIE BESHEARS (left) and Truman Hicks pause to visit after selecting their desserts at the museum membership lunch at the branch library Thursday, March 19.

PEGGY FURGERSON serves drinks at the chili lun-cheon at the local library Thursday, March 19.

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