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Brian and Summer Graves celebrated the grand opening of The Pep-permint Owl Floral De-

signs and Foster Hall with a ribbon cutting on Satur-day.

The Graves bought the old Bandana Hardware in August and have convert-

A Wickliffe man was arrested and held on gun charges last week follow-ing an alleged domestic disupute with his girlfriend, according to a report from the Ballard County Sher-iff’s Office.


Five residents who purchased properties bordering along the waste water treatment plant re-ceived their first-ever city prop-erty taxes because of the acquisi-tions of the real estate. The Barlow

City Commissioners approved the waiver of the 2014 tax collection during its Oct. 14 meeting. Own-ers will be responsible for the 2015 taxes.

The Ballard County e-Learning Center is beginning to be sched-uled for use on a more regular ba-sis. Mayor John Wood said there

are two groups that have sched-uled the use of the center; the Audubon Area Community Ser-vices, which assists individuals with career development, and The Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, which is looking to do some training at

the facility. Murray State has two beginner computer classes sched-uled too.

The commission approved a city-wide Christmas light display contest. Introduced by Fire Chief James Campbell, the idea is for in-terested citizens to pay $10 at city


October is Breast Can-cer Awareness month and the Ballad County Cham-ber of Commerce Break-fast held Oct. 14 high-lighted several speakers, including two from the Lourdes Hospital – Dav-ida French and Bart Out-zen, who spoke on breast

c a n c e r detection and sleep disorders

O u t -zen has m o r e than 30 years of imaging manage-

ment experience and is currently Director of Imaging Services and Director of the Diller Re-gional Sleep Disorders Center. He has been with Lourdes for about a year, but most recently spent eight years in Aspen Colo., where he served as imaging director for Aspen Valley Hospital. He also served as the Ad-

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Vol. 11, No. 36

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Oct. 23The Ballard Coun-

ty Diabetes Support Group meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 23.

The meeting will be held at the Ballard County Extension Of-fice, which is located at 110 Broadway in La Center.

Nov. 21The USDA-

Natural Resources C o n s e r v a t i o n Service in Kentucky is encouraging landowners, farmers and producers to visit their local NRCS office now to receive information and apply for conservation technical assistance and possible financial funding opportunities.

The first application cutoff period date for consideration for 2015 funds is Nov. 21, 2014. Applications received after Nov. 21 will be held until the next cut off period, which is March 20, 2015.

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The Peppermint Owl holds grand opening

Man arrested on gun charges

Students at Ballard County Middle School made the highest scores ever recorded there for the recent eighth-grade Explore test. They raised scores in every category by at least one full point.

The test, produced by the same company as the ACT taken by college-bound juniors

and seniors, sets benchmarks in every subject to see if students are on pace to be ready for post-secondary school. All BCMS eighth-graders took the test, and they showed a 1.1-point rise in English, a 1.2-point rise in math, a 1-point rise in reading, and a 2-point rise in science.

On average, they scored

higher than college-ready benchmarks in English (BCMS 15.8, BM 13) and science (BCMS 18.5, BM 18), but fell just a bit short in math (BCMS 16.7, BM 17) and reading (BCMS 15.4, BM 16). Students also bested the national average in every category (English national,

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The national average composite score on this year’s Explore test for eighth-graders was 15.5. Students at Ballard County Middle School who made at least a 20 on their composite are (from left, front row) Jordan Wood, Isaac Pigg, Parker Feezor, (second row) Alex Russell, Taryn Hamilton, Kierstan Guynn, Abby Donelson, Mason Purcell, (third row) Tristen Hammond, Drake Walsh, Matt Mallory, Reese Abernathy, Ben Fithen, Jacob Weaver, (back row) Cody Howard, Jenna Thomas, Sydney Leigh, Chloe Irvin, Connor Carneal, Wyatt LaPradd and J.R. Blackburn. Katie Garner is not pictured.

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BCMS students make greatimprovements in Explore testing

Brian and Summer (Gordon)

Graves opened their new

business, The Peppermint Owl, with a

ribbon cutting ceremony

recently.Courtesy photo/ Mike Kelly

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P r e s e r v a t i o n Kentucky presented eight leader awards to Kentuckians from all over state, including Hickman County Judge Executive Greg Pruitt. As stewards of historic preservation, Preservation Kentucky plays a vital role in the identification and protection of, advocacy for and education about the C o m m o n w e a l t h ’s historic buildings, places and sites.

“We are honored to lead this charge statewide and serve

the many nonprofits, museums and organizations that work tirelessly every day to preserve our State heritage”, says Betsy Hatfield, Executive Director, Preservation Kentucky.

Hickman County Judge Executive Greg Pruitt received Christy and Owsley Brown Public Service to Preservation Award for his commitment and dedication to Hickman County and Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Days.

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Presenting the Award to Greg Pruitt is Park Manger Cindy Lynch at Civil War Days.

14.7; math, 15.5; reading 14.6; science, 16.6; and composite, BCMS 16.7, national 15.5).

Those scores were the highest ever on the Explore at BCMS in English, math and science, and the second-highest in reading, said Interim Principal Amber Parker.

“We really focused on the test-taking strategies needed for the Explore,” Parker added. “Time management is huge with this test, so we worked with students on looking for keys words and what the question actually was asking them to do.”

She said that 75 percent of the 111 students taking this year’s test met the English benchmark, 51 percent met the mark in math, 42 percent in reading, and 55 percent in science. Those scores showed gains over last year at BCMS by 9 points in English, 13 in math, 11 in reading and 22 in science.

According to the report, Brek Owens was taken into custody on gun- and drug-related charges on Oct. 13 at his residence on Beech Grove Road.

Owens was arrested by BCSO officers after they observed a firearm in a ve-hicle at his residence while responding to a domestic disturbance report.

According to the law enforcement report, Bal-lard County officers were notified of a possible case of domestic violence in the 900 block of Beech Grove Road by members of the McCracken County Sher-iff’s Department at ap-

proximately 1p.m. on Oct. 13. The report stated that male suspect had beaten his girlfriend, and that the suspect was on parole and had guns in the car and residence, as well as drugs in the house.

While investigating the report, BCSO officers no-ticed a gun in the front seat of a car in the drive-way. Officers ran the car’s plate and determined the ve-hicle belonged to Owens’ father. Officers made con-tact with the woman, who denied the man, identified by officers as Owens, had beaten her.

Because officers had seen a handgun in the front seat of the car, BCSO

deputies asked Owens if he was on parole. Owens admitted he was on parole but denied any knowledge of the gun in his father’s car.

From there, officers contacted Kentucky Pro-

bation parole officers and verified that Owens was on parole from a previous arrested for possession of methamphetamines in Carlisle County. Based on the information, Owens was arrested on Possession of a Firearm by a Convict-ed Felon. A subsequent search of the residence and outbuildings was con-ducted and officers found two more firearms, includ-ing a handgun. Also found was a freshly harvested marijuana plant, meth and drug paraphernalia.

Owens was charged with Possession of a Fire-arm by a Convicted Felon, two counts of Possession of a Handgun by a Con-victed Felon, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamines, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

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LA CENTER – On Fri-day, Oct. 24, the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Ballard County will officially get under-way as event volunteers and participants gather at Bomber Field for a kickoff to launch their 2015 Relay season.

Members of the 2015 Relay event leadership team will have a tent set up and will have pink rib-bon footballs available for a $2 donation and colored yard lanterns for a $25 do-nation. Ballard Memorial football fans can also learn more about Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society and how to form a team for 2015.

The 2015 Relay For Life of Ballard County will take place on June 12, and will run from 6 p.m.-midnight, at BMHS.

The world’s largest grassroots fundraising movement, Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and pro-vide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease. Relay For Life brings together friends, families, busi-

nesses, hospitals, schools, and churches all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society’s vision of eliminating cancer and providing hope to those battling the disease.

Five teams have already signed up for participation in the 2015 Relay For Life: United Steel Workers Lo-

cal 680, BTC Warriors of Hope, New Hope Baptist Church, Bomber Volley-ball, and Grace United Methodist Church. Regis-tration is free and can be done online at www.relay-forlife.org/ballardky or by calling (270) 444-0743.

Support of Relay For Life helps the American

Cancer Society fund can-cer research and support education about early de-tection and prevention, as well as programs and ser-vices for cancer patients and caregivers, such as Reach to Recovery and Hope Lodge.

For more information call 1-800-227-2345.

Relay For Life of Ballard County kickoff will be at BMhS football game

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Good show ...Dancers from the Anita Howle School of Dance competed in the grand finals of the Heartland Talent Showcase in Perryville, MO. ‘Red Red Robin,’ a tap featuring Howlettes Sydney Stivers, Breanna Jones and Katelyn Poloski placed third in the senior division. Third place in the intermediate division went to Emily Morehead and Jasmine Shackles dancing to ‘Sh Boom’. Pink Shoe Laces performed by Zoie Overby and Lauren Mantle received enough audience votes to qualify their number to perform with the winners in the Heartland Benefit Concert

KEVIL – Nancy Lee Pawloski Drury, 61, of Kevil, died Monday at 12:26 am at Baptist Health Paducah.

Nancy was born in Battlecreek, Michigan on March 2, 1953. She enjoyed crafting and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Having a longtime desire to become a cow girl, Nancy send a letter as a child to John Wayne asking him for a horse since he had an abundance. She was a former employee of Wal Mart Southside, working in the processing and receiving department.

She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Ernest “Vern” Drury; daughter, Tina Biller of New Albany, IN; mother, Donna Davis of Jacksonville, Arkansas; step children, Angela Ledford of Paducah,

Russell Oldaker of Pennsville, Delaware and Randall Oldaker of Dover, Arkansas; brothers, Jim Pawloski of Phoenix City, Alabama, Bobby Pawloski and Stephen Pawloski both of Jacksonville, Arkansas; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father, Robert James Pawloski.

Visitation WERE held Friday from noon-2 p.m. at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah.

KEVIL – Ora Dean Turner, age 88, of Kevil, Ky died at 7:51 a.m. Saturday morning at New Haven Assisted Living

Ora was a member of Church of Christ of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

She is survived by her husband of 70 years Dale Robert Turner of Kevil, 1 son Jay Anthony Tyler and his wife Vicki of Nashville, Tn, 1 daughter Marie Pace and her husband Mike of LaCenter,Ky. 2 Grandchildren Robie Pace and his wife Shelly of Benton, Ky., Corey Pace and his wife Heather of LaCenter, Ky. One step-grandson Nathan Lefkovitz and his wife Erin of Nashville. Four great-grandchildren and two step-great-

crandchildren.Ora was preceded in

death by four sisters and four brothers and her parents Joseph and Ruby Killian.

Funeral services were Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter with the Rev. Stan Durrett oficiating. Interment followed at LaCenter Cemetery.

Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter, Ky.

M e m o r i a l contributions may be sent to Lourdes Hospice P.O. Box 7100 Paducah, Ky 42002 or American Cancer Society 3140 Parisa Drive Paducah, Ky 42003-4582.

KEVIL – Kenneth Benton, 75, of Kevil, KY went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, October 10, 2014 at 2:47 a.m. at Baptist Health Paducah surrounded by his loving family.

Kenneth loved his Lord and kept his faith in God through all of his challenges. He loved others deeply. He realized how blessed he was to have a wonderful son and daughter. He loved his son-in-law, brother, sister, friends, nephews and nieces. He loved spending time with his friends and family. He was an avid hunter and loved to fish with family and friends.

His granddad Turner named him Skipper at an early age and the name stuck with him for the rest of his life. His son-in-law, named him big Ken and the was a name he answered to also.

Kenneth was a member of Spring Bayou Baptist Church and Couples Sunday School Class of Spring Bayou for many years. He went on a church mission trip to Lynch, Kentucky, which was one of the greatest joys of his life. He was a graduate of Heath High School. He worked for C.T.S., Forest Gilliam Construction Company and Malon Sparks Construction Company as a Carpenter.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Charlotte Rice Benton; son, Michael Benton of Kevil, KY; daughter, Michelle Benton Cowger and son-in-law Joey Cowger of Kevil, KY; brother, Joe (Gary) Benton and wife Judy Benton of West Paducah, KY; sister, Carolyn Keith of West Paducah, KY; uncle, Robert Benton of Kevil, KY; aunt, Gladys Powell of Lewisville, TX; nephews, Gary Benton and wife Jackie and great niece Shelby Benton of Jackson, TN, Rex Benton of Murray, KY, Marty Keith and wife Keelye and great niece Rachel of Franklin, TN; niece Kelly Keith of West Paducah, KY; great nephew, Branston York of West Paducah, KY.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, George and Ruby Benton

of West Paducah, KY; grandparents, Thomas and Jewell Turner of West Paducah, KY and Newt and Alice Benton of Qulin, MO.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at the Spring Bayou Baptist Church with Rev. Terry Tipton officiating. Burial will follow in the Spring Bayou Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation was held at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and after 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at the Spring Bayou Baptist Church.

The family wishes to express their appreciation for the wonderful care he was given at Baptist Health Paducah by the Intensive Care Nurses, staff and Doctor Carl Johnson and Doctor Winston Chua, and his staff and nurses and others who assisted in his care.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Spring Bayou Baptist Church, 11205 Woodville Road, Kevil, KY 42053 or to the Gideons International, P.O. Box 10, Kevil, KY 42053 or to the West McCracken Fire Department, 9340 Ogden Landing Road, West Paducah, KY 42086

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BandanaBANDANA

BAPTIST CHURCH157 Allen Street, Bandana

BANDANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

11524 Oscar Road, Bandana

LITTLE UNIONBAPTIST CHURCH

5601 Bandana Rd., Bandana

BarlowANTIOCH

BAPTIST CHURCH315 Antioch Church Rd, Barlow

BARLOWBAPTIST CHURCH135 N. 6th Street, Barlow

BARLOW UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

198 So. 5th Street, Barlow

FIRSTGENERAL BAPTIST

255 S. 4th, Barlow

OHIO VALLEYBAPTIST CHURCH

538 Hazelwood Rd., Barlow

hinklevillePLEASANT HILL UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH1718 Credo Rd., Hinkleville

KevilBETHEL

CHRISTIAN CHURCH12245 Woodville Rd., Kevil

HEATH CHURCH OF CHRIST10025 LaCenter Rd., Kevil

KEVIL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

1072 N. 1st Street, Kevil

NEW LIBERTYMETHODIST CHURCH

Kevil

PROVIDENCEBAPTIST CHURCH

4409 Monkey Eyebrow Rd., Kevil

SPRING BAYOUBAPTIST CHURCH

4575 Old Hobbs Rd., Kevil

GRACE VALLEYBAPTIST CHURCH403 Kentucky Ave., Kevil

KEVIL FIRSTBAPTIST CHURCH986 N. 1st Street, Kevil

NEWTON CREEKBAPTIST CHURCH

12800 Ogden Landing Rd., Kevil

LaCenterFAIRVIEW BAPTIST

CHURCH373 Forest St., LaCenter 665-5084

FIRST BAPTISTCHURCH OF La CENTER

421 Broadway, LaCenterGRACE UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH3752 Paducah Rd., LaCenter

HOUSE OF PRAYERPaducah Road, La Center

LaCENTER CHRISTIANCHURCH

414 Walnut Street, LaCenter

MT. PLEASANTBAPTIST CHURCH

576 Mt. Pleasant Rd., LaCenter

NEW HOPEBAPTIST CHURCH

901 Monkey Eyebrow Rd.,LaCenter

OSCARBAPTIST CHURCH

7820 Oscar Rd., LaCenter

OSCAR UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

intersection Michtell Lake Cut-off Rd and Turner Landing Rd

RESURRECTIONFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

6914 La Center Rd., LaCenter

ST. MARY’SCATHOLIC CHURCH624 Broadway, LaCenter

LovelacevilleLOVELACEVILLE MISSIONARY

BAPTIST CHURCH253 N. Broadway, Lovelaceville

LOVELACEVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCh

143 North broadwayLovelaceville, Ky

WickliffeBETHEHEM

BAPTIST CHURCH2346 Bethlehem Church Rd.,

Wickliffe

BLANDVILLEBAPTIST CHURCH

5576 Bethlehem Church Rd.Wickliffe

CALVARY CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP CHURCH

54 Linda Circle, Wickliffe

FAITHBAPTIST CHURCH

585 Barlow Rd., Wickliffe

FIRSTBAPTIST CHURCH

Wickliffe

FIRSTCHRISTIAN CHURCH326 N. 4th Street, Wickliffe

FULL GOSPELTEMPLE CHURCH754 Court St., Wickliffe

NEW LIBERTYGENERAL BAPTIST4214 Gum Corner Rd.,

Wickliffe

VICTORYBAPTIST CHURCH

2456 Mayfield Rd., Wickliffe

West PaducahHARMONY

BAPTIST CHURCH9215 Ogden Landing Rd.

West Paducah

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ObituariesNancy Lee Pawloski Drury

Ora Dean Turner

Martha Lee Ray Wilson

Nancy Lee Pawloski DruryMartha Lee Ray Wilson

PADUCAH – Ronnie Lee Jewell, age 59, died at his home in Paducah Monday morning at 6:50 a.m.

He was of the Baptist Faith. By trade he was a carpenter and did a lot of wood working. Ronnie is a native of Paducah.

Ronnie is survived by one daughter Rhonda Gene Rogers of West Paducah, three brothers Charles Jewell of Paducah, James Woodard Jewell II of

Ohio, and Harry Jewell of Elizabethtown, Ky. Four sisters Donna Smith of Paducah, Janice Grass of Vine Grove, Ky. Debra Jewell of Brookport, Illinois, and Tammy Helm of Elizabethtown, Ky. Three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul Gene Jewell and Richard Lynn Jewell, and his parents, James and Navella Ruth Jewell.

Funeral services were Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel Kevil. Interment will follow at Woodville Cemetery.

Visitation was Wednesday evening from 5-8 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in Kevil, Ky.

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BANDANA – Donald Eugene Giles Sr. died Sunday Evening at his home in Bandana. Donald was 78 years old.

Donald was a member of Bandana Baptist Church. He was a member of North Ballard Masonic Lodge # 537. Donald also, was Ballard County Deputy Sherrif under Jack Stevens and Todd Cooper. He was also a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years Pat Giles. Five sons Donald Giles Jr. of Virginia, Robert Giles of Kings Land, Georgia, Steven Giles of Bandana, Ky. David Clemons of

Bandana, Ky. and Michael Clemons of Murray, Ky. Two daughters Deanna Nation of Livingston, Texas, and Lisa Elrod of Kevil, Ky.

One brother Ronald Giles of LaCenter, Ky.

Four sisters Faithie Guffy of Plano, Texas, Roxie Sanders of Brookport, Illinois, Phyliss Golightly of East Prairie, Missouri and Janet Price of Houston, Texas. Fourteen Grandchildren and

Eleven Great Grand Children.

Donald was preceded in death by one son, two brothers and his parents Robert Edward Sr. and Lurene Giles.

Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter with the Rev. Frank Queen officiating. Interment will follow at LaCenter Cemetery.

Visitation WAS Tuesday evening from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. with Masonic Rites at 7 p.m.

Donald Eugene Giles Sr.

hall to enter the contest. The night of the Barlow House open house, there will be a hay ride around town to judge the displays.

Benches, lights and in-stallation materials for the beatification project at the four-way stop have arrived and have been designated as a priority project.

The city is seeking a grant from the Delta Re-gional Authority for assis-tance with the sewage lift at the new Senior Citizens Center site. The time frame for the announcements of the recipients is close and they are expecting to hear in the near future if Barlow is to chosen.

Barlow’s next meeting date is Nov. 10.

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Profiles in Nature By Jack Glisson

This time of year in KY one can see trees hanging full of walnuts. Or denting your car if you accidently park under a tree!

The Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, is common across all of Kentucky. Another similar tree the Butternut, Juglans cinerea is a bit more scarce. Fur-ther east in the state a few more can be found but no where in the same num-bers as Black Walnuts.

Black Walnuts and But-ternuts are both native to North America. Most of the store bought walnuts are of a different variety though, an imported Eng-lish Walnut is preferred to market due to the thinner shell and ease of remov-ing the nut kernels. Black Walnuts have round nuts whereas the butternut as is shown here has an oval shaped nut. Both are good to eat. After removing the outer husk they should be washed and then allowed to dry and cure for around two weeks somewhere out of the sun.

Another use for Wal-nut trees is for lumber. The Dark color and swirl-

ing grain make it valuable for such things as gun stocks and furniture. The husk from around the nut has been used for dye-ing clothes, staining steel traps, and as a treatment for roundworm and other skin conditions.

Black Walnut trees can live for 100 years and grow to 60 feet tall. Butternuts can live for seventy five years and attain a height of one hundred feet. Another common name for the but-ternut is white walnut.

Both of the nuts are fla-vorful and have a bit stron-ger taste than the English walnut. Although a little more difficult to shell than the store bought variety the wild walnuts provide a free and delicious treat. Sure would be a great ad-dition to some Christmas fudge!

Walnut or Butternut?

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Letters to the EditorA good manpasses awayDear Editor:

I have just returned from a funeral of some-one that gave their heart and soul to their country and community!

Donald Giles served his country as a young man, by serving in the army for several years.

He moved home to Ballard County more than 30 years ago and met and married a great lady, Pat Clemons Giles.

Don volunteered to serve with the Ballard Sheriff’s Office in Janu-ary 1994 and served until mid 1999 when he stated he wanted to spend more time with his family. Don always had a smile on his face and could make light and make one laugh in the midst of any terrible situation! He treated ev-eryone with respect and did not think himself bet-ter than anyone.

Don would come to work at the sheriff’s of-fice at 2 or 3 a.m. and work until 2 or 3 p.m. every day five, six, and sometimes seven days a week. Don was never

paid a dime for his time, while serving the Ballard County community, and volunteering at the Bal-lard sheriff’s office.

Don wanted to make Ballard County a safer place for his kids and grandkids and he led by example for others to fol-low. His example, has led to our office to employ other volunteers that have served at the Bal-lard Sheriff’s Office. The Ballard Sheriff’s office currently has three volun-teers currently that have given fourteen plus years of service to our county and one who has served more than 16 years.

With that being said, in honor of Don Giles, I wanted to take the time to let the Ballard County Community know that volunteers are vital and fill many roles in our dai-ly lives.

The volunteers are hardly ever thanked or appreciated. When you see a Ballard County Fire fighter or rescue squad member, give them a pat on the back and thank them as they are all un-paid volunteers, who risk

their lives and give their personal time and family time, to make our county a better place to live and raise families!!!!!! The volunteers need our sup-port and thanks for a job well done.

RIP brother Don Giles!!

Todd Cooper, Ballard Co. Sheriff

Cast a vote for a24-hour mayorDear Editor:

Hi, my name is Elaine Wood. I am the wife of John Wood who is run-ning for Mayor of Bar-low. We have been mar-ried for 49 years. We have five children who were all raised in Barlow, attended Barlow Elemen-tary and Ballard Memo-rial High School. John has been a Scoutmaster for 49 years. We have been members of St. Mary Catholic Church in LaCenter since we moved to Ballard County in 1968, and serves as Finance Chair, Lector, Eucharistic Minister, and Cantor. We teach a class for teens who are prepar-ing for Confirmation.

John is my best friend, very loving, wonder-ful, patient husband who has always helped with the kids and what-ever needed to be done around the house. He is always in touch with his children and grandchil-dren through texting and phone. If the kids need advise it is their father they call. A lot of kidding and joking goes on be-tween the grandchildren and Papaw, especially during football season. It is a wonderful time of the year when all of us gather in Barlow for the Christ-mas Holidays. Grandkids love the Barlow Park and playing football in the yard. Twenty-two of us playing board games, putting together Legos, sewing and remembering fun times is a wonderful family event!

My husband was elected eight years ago as Mayer of Barlow. He has accomplished so much to prepare the infrastructure so that Barlow can be prepared for growth. He has the knowledge, the talent, and the contacts to help Barlow grow. But you will never hear him brag about it. He has faith in you, the people that you can pull together and make Barlow a beau-tiful city where people want to move and be a part of, just like we did when we moved here. We are retired and could move anywhere. But we choose to live in Barlow where people have ac-cepted us, backed and supported us through the years. This is our home.

John is a 24 hour a day 7 days a week Mayor. He can always be reached via cell phone. No mat-ter where he is or what he is doing he responds to each call. It is the people of Barlow who he serves. No one likes speed bumps, especially John, but when the lives of the children have been put in danger, it is time to do something about it. John sees problems that need to be addressed, and works diligently with the commissioners to fix the problems legally, with funds available.

Please vote for my husband, John Wood for Mayor, to keep Barlow growing and bring a won-derful city to life again.

Elaine Wood

A delegation from the state’s Technology Centers That Work group visited Ballard County Career and Technical School on Oct. 15 to see for themselves what the school is doing to produce great college- and career ready students.

“We were selected for the visit because we’re a high-performing school, including being number one in the state for career academic and technical attainment, with 80 percent of our students designated college and/or career ready,” said Ballard College and Career Readiness Coach Jennifer Sullivan. “We also had 120 students pass Kentucky Occupational Skills Standards Assessment exams or receive industry certifications last year.” The school also is ranked first in the state for technical attainment, and eighth for career academic attainment.

TCTW members participating in the site visit were Ralph Halcomb, principal of Knox County

Area Technical Center; Terry Miller, Kentucky Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education; and David Horseman, KDE OCTE. The group conducted student and teacher interviews, and class observations.

“The purpose of the visit was not only to see how we are helping our students to achieve, but also to help us indentify areas for improvement,” Sullivan continued. She said the group was highly pleased with the school’s commitments from local industries and their donations that have contributed to the success of our programs.

“A second highly-praised accomplishment was the shared vision of our district,” Sullivan said. She added that the group recommended that BCCTC keep up the good work, and expand its work-based learning program to include mentoring, job shadowing, and school-based enterprises.

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MARION - Ballard Me-morial scored first and never trailed in Friday night’s Class 2A, District 1 game at Crit-tenden County, pulling away to win 34-21.

With the win, Ballard Me-morial improved to 7-2 over-all and, more importantly, moved to 1-2 in Class 2A, District 1 play. Crittenden County dropped to 3-5 overall and 0-2 in the district.

Ballard Memorial struck

first, scoring in the second quarter. The Bombers carried a 7-0 lead into halftime and added to their advantage after intermission.

Ballard Memorial out-scored Crittenden County 21-7 in the third quarter to lead 28-7.

Crittenden County an-swered with a pair of touch-downs in the final quarter but couldn’t pull even with the Bombers.

Ballard Memorial stand-out Dre Bledsoe brought the scoring drought when he reached the endzone on a 13-yard rushing touchdown with four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Following a PAT from Collin Garner, Bal-lard Memorial led 7-0.

Crittenden County pulled even in the third quarter. The Rockets, however, fell back behind.

Ethan Dunning scored on

an 8-yard run and Bledsoe added a two-point conversion run to help Ballard Memorial move ahead 15-7 in the third quarter.

Bledsoe scored on a 50-yard run later in the quarter to push Ballard Memorial ahead 21-7.

With less than one minute remaining, Dunning returned to the endzone on a two-yard touchdown run.

After a PAT from Garner,

Ballard Memorial took a 28-7 lead out of the third quarter.

Devyn Bledsoe scored Bal-lard Memorial’s final touch-down on a two-yard run with around eight minutes remain-ing in the district matchup.

The Bombers are headed into their final regular-season contest this Friday as they host Massac, Ill. Kickoff for the Ballard Memorial-Mas-sac football game is set for 7 p.m.

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2014 Ballard Memorial High SchoolFootball Schedule

Date Opponent Site/Result TimeAug. 22 at McLean County 20-6 (W)Aug. 29 Fulton City 45-6 (W)Sept. 5 at Todd County Central 27-6 (W)Sept. 12 at Webster County 50-8 (W)Sept. 19 Hopkins County Central 41-8 (W)Sept. 28 Caldwell County 18-55 (L)Oct. 3 at Murray 21-42 (L)Oct. 10 Houston County, Tenn., 33-6 (W)Oct. 17 Crittenden County 34-21 (W)Oct. 24 Massac County LaCenter 7 p.m.

PADUCAH - The Ballard Memorial Lady Bombers suffered a season-ending loss in the opening round of the 1st District Girls’ Soccer Tournament at Paducah Tilghman on Tuesday (Oct. 14). McCracken County shut out the the Lady Bombers, 10-0.

With the campaign-concluding setback,

Ballard Memorial exited its latest campaign with a 4-13-0 record.

McCracken County captured the 1st District title, blanking Paducah Tilghman 2-0 in the final.

Both McCracken County and Paducah Tilghman advance to the 1st Region Girls’ Soccer Tournament.

PADUCAH - The Ballard Memorial boys’ soccer team concluded its 2014 season with a loss to McCracken County in the opening round of the 1st District Boys’ Soccer Tournament at Paducah Tilghman on Thursday.

McCracken County, pulled away to blank the Bombers, 14-0.

With the loss, Ballard Memorial exited its latest campaign with an 0-11-0 overall record.

Opponents outscored the Bombers 99-7 during the 2014 season.

After eliminating Ballard Memorial from the postseason, McCracken County defeated Paducah Tilghman, 4-1, in the 1st District championship game on Saturday.

Paducah Tilghman had advanced to the title tilt after shutting out St. Mary, 9-0.

LA CENTER - The Ballard Memorial boys’ basketball team is predicted to finish third in the 3rd District, according to The Cats’

Pause 2014-15 Kentucky Basketball Yearbook, published earlier in the month. Longtime 3rd District member Ballard Memorial (4-17) is

picked to finish behind Mayfield (13-16) and preseason favorite Graves County (27-5).

The Bombers, under the direction of head

coach Matthew Botner, return their top three scorers from the 2013-14 season. Ballard Memorial concluded the 2013-14 campaign with a 4-17 overall record.

Returning for Ballard Memorial are 6-4 senior Clay Newton (10.8 ppg), 6-2 junior Keagan Cooper (10.0 ppg) and 6-3 senior Dre Bledsoe (9.4 ppg).

Ballard Memorial fell to familiar district foe Mayfield in the opening

round of last season’s 3rd District Boys’ Basketball Tournament. Mayfield beat the Bombers 67-51 in the district tournament matchup.

Graves County is the defending 3rd District champion. The Eagles topped Mayfield 48-32 in the 3rd District championship game.

Ballard Memorial will tip off the 2014-15 season at Marshall County on Dec. 2.

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BCMS Students of the Week ...Each week at Ballard County Middle School, three students (one from each grade) will be selected and named Students of the Week. Students are nominated by teachers for outstanding behavior or performance. Shown from left are BCMS Students of the Week for Oct. 13: (shown from left) eighth-grader Desirae Quimby, sixth-grader Austin Lawrence and seventh-grader Colton Wheeler. Selectors said Quimby is always willing to help someone who needs it, is pleasant to be around and a hard worker; Lawrence is very quiet, but his attitude and excellent grades speak loudly about what a great student he is; and Wheeler is an enthusiastic student who is on task and gives 100 percent all the time.

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It is hard to believe that summer is over and it is time to put this warm-ing out. Every year I get a few calls about frost and Johnson grass in pas-tures. That is probably our biggest risk, pastures with Johnson grass after a light, non killing frost.

Although prussic acid poisoning can occur any-time during the grow-ing season, the greatest risk is usually associ-ated with the first frost in Kentucky.

The primary cause of hydrocyanic (prus-sic) acid poisoning in domestic animals is the ingestion of plants con-taining this potent tox-in. Cyanide-producing compounds (cyanogenic glucosides) occurring in living plant cells are converted to prussic acid when cells are crushed or otherwise ruptured.

The prussic acid po-tential of plants is affect-ed by species and variety, weather, soil fertility and stage of plant growth. Plants of the sorghum group and leaves of wild cherry trees have a po-tential for producing tox-ic levels of prussic acid. There are wide differenc-es among varieties.

Some of the sudan-grasses are low in prus-sic acid. Pearl millet is apparently free of prussic acid in toxic amounts.

The risk from poten-tially dangerous forages may be reduced by fol-lowing certain manage-

ment practices.1. Graze sorghum or

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6. Do not graze at night when frost is likely.

7. Delay feeding si-lage 6 to 8 weeks follow-ing ensiling.

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According to Outzen, there are 14 other breast diseases besides cancer.The chances of women contracting breast cancer is 20 percent, men aren’t as susceptible but are still vulnerable he said. The likelihood for a man to develop a breast disease is 1-in-15 and breast can-cer is 1-in-19. Men and women should be doing self breast examines.

French added that women should begin at age 40 having mammo-grams. Early detection of breast cancer is the key to

a better quality of life as you navigate through the cancer treatment process

Outzen moved on to sleep disorders, saying there are 78 different dis-orders. He said the track-ing data shows 197,000 people within 75 miles of Lourdes have a sleep dis-order. “West Kentucky is rampant with a lot of dis-ease processes that are all linked to sleep disorders” he said.

Sleep disorders can cause restless leg syn-drome, copd, carotid artery disease, obesity, vascular disease, vari-cose veins, hypertension and high blood pressure, according to Outzen. He stressed the need to dis-cuss a sleep study with your primary physician if you exhibit any of the symptoms mentioned.

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ed a portion of the building with its hardwood flooring and vantage shelving into a reception venue named Foster Hall in honor Sum-mer’s grandfather, Chalen Foster Gordon. The hall will be available for wed-dings, birthdays, anniver-saries and meetings.

Foster Hall has hosted a couple of events since its first opened on Sept. 21 but the floral design studio is just getting under way. It will have fresh flowers and house plants. The kitchen area has also been reno-vated to resemble a 50’s-style diner. Prop rentals are available. Crafting and painting classes are being planned.

Door prize winners were for the grand opening included D’sha Gossom, Jean Meadors, Monica Lindsey, Deborah Lanier, Beth Dulworth, Anabel Stevens, Kirsten Slankard and Laura Graves.

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By Ruby Anderson If you have ever been

on good terms with se-nior Micah Medlin, you will know how yummy her cooking is. She is best known for her homemade cupcakes. Micah will always put a smile on your face ei-ther with her delicious food or her funny per-sonality. She moved to Ballard in the 7th grade, which is when, during art class, Micah and I be-came best friends. Micah has always been a go-to girl when you are feeling

down, or you just want to laugh and gossip.

Although born in Jack-son, Tenn., Micah was raised in Lebanon. She is the daughter of Leigh Ann Black of LaCen-ter and Kevin Medlin of Tennessee. When it comes to school, Micah loves how her class feels like a big family. She hopes to leave behind all her great memories that she has created here over the years. Micah has par-ticipated in journalism for two years, currently serving as photo editor,

and in broadcasting for three years. Micah is an active member of Anti-och Baptist Church when

she is here and Lebanon Cumberland Presbyte-rian Church in Tennes-see. She currently works at Greg’s Supermarket. Micah plans on attending WKU to be a journalist, hoping to later write for a big time magazine.

FAVORITESClass : MultimediaTeacher: Mrs.HaydenMovie: “Safe Haven”Band: RixtonSong: “American Kids” by Kenny ChesneyTV Show: “One Tree Hill”Food: ChickenSchool Food: Crispitos

By Ruby Anderson One thing that appeals

to high school students is the day that they receive their driver’s license and can cruise into the school parking lot to show off their ride. Well, senior Justin Miller can be seen from a mile away. Pos-sibly one of the only stu-dents with a yellow ve-hicle, Justin does not go unnoticed. Known for always joking and mak-ing people laugh, Justin is able to cheer anyone up when needed. He has an obsession with bas-ketball, having played for the Bombers for over two years. He has been in Skills USA for one year.

Justin was originally born in Georgia, but moved to Kentucky when

he was a baby. He lives with his mom, Rebecca Dixon, and stepdad, Todd Dixon. Justin is an active member of Love-laceville Baptist Church. He loves hanging out with his friends and one day dreams of being in the NBA.

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blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl who is always smil-ing, walking the halls of BMHS, chances are it is senior Mallory Parker. Mallory is the daughter of Jeremy and Amber Parker of LaCenter and Malea Bosaw. Mallory currently attends church at Oscar Baptist Church. During her high school career Mallory has been a part of FBLA for three years.

Outside of school, Mallory likes to hang out with friends and ride four-wheelers. After graduat-ing Mallory hopes to leave behind all the point-less high school drama and hopes to be remem-bered as someone who was always friendly to everyone no matter what.

Her favorite thing at BMHS is getting to leave at 2:55. Mallory plans to attend beauty school and become a beautician.

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