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6135 Winchester Road Irvine, Kentucky 40336-8517 Phone (606) 723-5012, Fax (606) 723-2743 Email: <[email protected]> Published on Wednesdays by Tracy Randall Patrick Delores L. Rowland, Editor Subscription Prices Estill $17, Adj. Counties $28, Elsewhere $32 Periodicals Postage Paid, Irvine, KY 40336 (Permit #685-890) POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Estill Co. Tribune, 6135 Winchester Rd. Irvine, Kentucky 40336-8517 Our 37th Year Serving Estill County! Member of Kentucky Press Association <EstillTribune.Com> Page 4, The Estill County Tribune, April 3, 2019 Owlhead’s Grocery South Irvine * 723-7473 Pet & Livestock Feed Corn 50 Lbs Cracked Corn 50 Lbs Horse Feed 50 Lbs Rabbit Pellets 50 Lbs 40% Hog Supplement 50 Lbs Pig & Show 18% 50 Lbs Starter & Grower 25 Lbs Starter & Grower 25 Lbs Layer Pellets 50 Lbs Dog Food 50 Lbs Mineral Block 50 Lbs Salt Block 50 Lbs Fly Block Trace Mineral Salt 50 Lbs Pebble Lime 50 Lbs Pride Dog Food 50 Lbs Dry Molasses 50 Lbs Garden Seeds Are Here!! Stop by Owlhead’s for Seed Potatoes, Onion Sets, Lettuce & Cabbage Sets, Fertilizer and more! Owlhead’s Grocery South Irvine * Phone 723-7473 Donald & Katherine Dixon, Owners We’re open until 10:00 p.m. We Sell Feeds by Producer Runaway Car Junior and his friend Howard Green are hanging out in front of the gas station when suddenly they see a driver- less car headed straight for the pumps. Junior runs to the car, jumps in and pulls on the emergency brake with a jerk. He gets out and proudly says to a man that is ap- proaching him, “I stopped it!” “I know you did,” says the breathless man. “I ran out of gas and had pushed it ALMOST to the pumps.” Vehicle Break-Ins A student commuting to UK is fed up of having his car broken into and having his electronic equipment and other items removed. So, he decides to leave a note on the dash saying that there is no point breaking into the car since there is nothing left inside to steal. He returns after classes to find a smashed in window and a new note, next to his on the dash, that says, “I’m sorry that I didn’t trust you!” No Parking Zone Before leaving his car in a “no parking” zone, the driv- er tucks a note under the windshield wiper saying, “I’ve circled the block for 20 minutes. I’m late for an appoint- ment, and if I don’t park here, I’ll lose my job. ‘Please forgive us our trespasses.’ ” When he comes back he finds a parking ticket and this note, “I’ve circled the block for 20 years, and if I don’t give you a ticket, I’ll lose my job. ‘Lead us not into temp- tation.’ ” New Driver An independent trucker decides he needs some help on some long hauls so he hires a new guy to help with the driving. The trucker is very protective of his nearly-new rig, but the new driver seems to be doing well; so, the trucker decides to get some sleep. After a while, he is awakened suddenly when the truck hits something with a thud. “What the heck was that?” he asks the new driver. “Oh, some kind of animal,” the new guy replies. Some time later, the truck hits something again with a thud, and the trucker is awakened again. “Oh, just an- other animal,” says the new guy. “Go back to sleep.” Moments later, the trucker is startled by three thuds in a row, and gets the same reply, “Oh, just some kind of animal.” “But there were three thuds?” inquires the trucker. “Yeah,” is the reply. “Well, I had to go through a couple of fences to get that one.” Which Way to Drip Rock? A driver pulls up beside a rundown farmhouse. He gets out and knocks at the door. A very old woman answers the door, and he asks her for directions to Drip Rock.” “Don’t know,” the woman says. He gets back in his car and pulls away. Then he hears voices. He looks in his rearview mirror and sees the woman and an equally old man waving for him to come back. So he made a U-turn and drives up to them. “This is my husband,” the old woman says. “He says he doesn’t know how to get there either.” The Deep, Dark Secret At school, Little Johnny is told by a classmate that most adults are hiding at least one dark secret, which makes it very easy to blackmail them by saying, “I know the whole truth.” Little Johnny decides to go home and try it out. He goes home and tells his mother, “I know the whole truth.” She quickly hands him $20 saying, “Just don’t tell your father.” Quite pleased, the boy waits for his father to get home from work, and greets him with, “I know the whole truth.” The father promptly hands him $40 and says, “Please don’t say a word to your mother.” Very pleased, the boy is on his way to school the next day when he sees the mailman at his front door. The boy greets him by saying, “I know the whole truth.” The mailman immediately drops the mail, opens his arms, and says, “Then, come give your real daddy a big hug.” Foggy Night in Needmore Esmerlda follows a taillight up Needmore Hollow during a dense fog and crashes into the car ahead of her when it stops suddenly. “Why didn’t you let me know you were going to stop?” she yells into the mist. “Why should I?” comes a voice out of the fog. “I’m in my own garage!” Two Cannibals Are Having Lunch “Your girlfriend makes a great soup,” says one to the other. “Yep!” he replies. “But, I’m going to miss her terribly.” Sammie’s 722 Main St. , Ravenna ● 723-6562 Open Mon. -Fri. , 9-6, and Sat. , 9-5 ● Dutch Craft Amish-Made Bedding ● New Bedroom Suites ● New Living Room Suites ● New Recliners & Lift Chairs ● We do Special Orders ● Tables & Chairs Free Delivery & Set Up 12 Months Same As Cash* *With Approved Credit Furniture & Appliances Now Accepting FRANKFORT -- The GeneralAssembly’s 2019 session came to a close Thursday evening, capping off a session in which lawmakers approved a school safety measure con- sidered a signature issue of the session. When the final gavel fell on this year’s 30-day ses- sion, the school safety measure had already been effective law for a couple weeks. Because the measure contained an emergency clause, it took effect as soon as Gov. Matt Bevin signed it on March 11. That means Kentucky’s school safety efforts are now slated to improve on a number of fronts. Senate Bill 1, known as the School Safety and Resiliency Act, calls for establishing a state school safety marshal, conducting risk assessments, boosting safety and prevention training, re- quiring superintendents to appoint a school safety coor- dinator, promoting the assignment of a school resource officer to each school, increasing awareness of suicide prevention efforts, encouraging collaboration with law en- forcement, and, as funds become available, hiring more counselors in school districts. Senate Bill 1 is the product of a specially-formed com- mittee that travelled the state last year to discuss school safety and collect feedback. Legislative leaders have said that funding provisions of the bill will be a priority when lawmakers put together the state’s next two-year budget next year. While many of the session’s major issues were resolved earlier this year, some significant matters were taken up in the session’s final hours. Providing pension relief to uni- versities and quasi-governmental agencies was an issue that received final approval on the last night of the ses- sion. House Bill 358 is designed to give regional state uni- versities, community colleges and “quasi-governmental” agencies like health departments and mental health boards a chance to leave the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) by paying their unfunded liability to the system in a lump sum or installments. Postsecondary in- stitutions and quasi agencies that decide to stay in KERS will have to pay the full retirement contribution rate to the system starting in July 2020. Another bill that received final approval in the session’s final hours takes aim at tobacco use in schools. House Bill 11 seeks to ban the use of tobacco, e-cigarettes and vap- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ March 29, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Week at the State Capitol ing devices on public school campuses, in school vehicles and at school activities beginning with the 2020-21 school year. School districts would have up to three years to take steps to opt out of the ban if they choose. Also, shortly before the session adjourned, lawmak- ers gave final approval to legislation meant to ensure that pregnant workers are provided reasonable accommoda- tions and safe working environments. Senate Bill 18 states that “reasonable accommodations” may include more fre- quent or longer breaks, time off to recover from childbirth, appropriate seating, and private space for expressing breast milk. The provisions of the bill are meant to apply to em- ployers that have 15 or more workers. In all, more than 200 bills were approved by the General Assembly during this year’s session. Other notable bills passed this year include measures to reduce the number of abortions in Kentucky, allow Kentuckians who are at least 21 years old to carry concealed weapons without a license, and establish a “foster child bill of rights” that grants 16 rights for children in out-of-home placement in Kentucky, including rights to “adequate food, clothing and shelter.” The 2019 session also produced legislation that will in- crease the number of Kentuckians eligible to have low- level felonies expunged from their criminal records. Sen- ate Bill 57 expands discretionary expungement to all Class D felonies with some exceptions for crimes such as steal- ing in office, abusing children and sex abuse. It includes a five-year waiting period to apply for expungement, a $250 application fee and provisions for prosecutors to object and judges to reject the applications. Kentuckians are encouraged to offer feedback to law- makers on the issues that lawmakers’ dealt with the 2019 legislative session as well as other issues confronting the state. Citizens can share their thoughts by calling the Gen- eral Assembly’s toll-free message line at 1-800-372-7181.
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6135 Winchester RoadIrvine, Kentucky 40336-8517
Phone (606) 723-5012, Fax (606) 723-2743Email: <[email protected]>
Published on Wednesdays byTracy Randall Patrick
Delores L. Rowland, EditorSubscription Prices
Estill $17, Adj. Counties $28, Elsewhere $32Periodicals Postage Paid, Irvine, KY 40336
(Permit #685-890)POSTMASTER: Send address changes to:The Estill Co. Tribune, 6135 Winchester Rd.
Irvine, Kentucky 40336-8517
Our 37th Year Serving Estill County!
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Page 4, The Estill County Tribune, April 3, 2019
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Runaway Car JuniorandhisfriendHowardGreenarehangingoutinfrontofthegasstationwhensuddenlytheyseeadriver-lesscarheadedstraightforthepumps.Juniorrunstothecar,jumpsinandpullsontheemergencybrakewithajerk.Hegetsoutandproudlysaystoamanthatisap-proachinghim,“Istoppedit!” “Iknowyoudid,”saysthebreathlessman.“IranoutofgasandhadpusheditALMOSTtothepumps.”
Vehicle Break-Ins Astudentcommuting toUKis fedupofhavinghiscarbrokenintoandhavinghiselectronicequipmentandotheritemsremoved.So,hedecidestoleaveanoteonthedashsayingthatthereisnopointbreakingintothecarsincethereisnothingleftinsidetosteal.Hereturnsafterclassestofindasmashedinwindowandanewnote,nexttohisonthedash,thatsays,“I’msorrythatIdidn’ttrustyou!”
No Parking Zone Beforeleavinghiscarina“noparking”zone,thedriv-ertucksanoteunderthewindshieldwipersaying,“I’vecircledtheblockfor20minutes.I’mlateforanappoint-ment,andifIdon’tparkhere,I’lllosemyjob.‘Please forgive us our trespasses.’ ” Whenhecomesbackhefindsaparkingticketandthisnote,“I’vecircledtheblockfor20years,andifIdon’tgiveyouaticket,I’lllosemyjob.‘Lead us not into temp-tation.’ ”
New Driver Anindependenttruckerdecidesheneedssomehelponsomelonghaulssohehiresanewguytohelpwiththedriving.Thetruckerisveryprotectiveofhisnearly-newrig,butthenewdriverseemstobedoingwell;so,thetruckerdecides toget somesleep.Afterawhile,he isawakenedsuddenlywhenthetruckhitssomethingwithathud.“Whattheheckwasthat?”heasksthenewdriver. “Oh,somekindofanimal,”thenewguyreplies. Sometimelater, the truckhitssomethingagainwithathud,andthetruckerisawakenedagain.“Oh,justan-otheranimal,”saysthenewguy.“Gobacktosleep.” Momentslater,thetruckerisstartledbythreethudsinarow,andgetsthesamereply,“Oh,justsomekindofanimal.” “Buttherewerethreethuds?”inquiresthetrucker. “Yeah,”isthereply.“Well,Ihadtogothroughacoupleoffencestogetthatone.”
Which Way to Drip Rock? Adriverpullsupbesidearundownfarmhouse.Hegetsoutandknocksatthedoor.Averyoldwomananswersthedoor,andheasksherfordirectionstoDripRock.” “Don’tknow,”thewomansays. Hegetsbackinhiscarandpullsaway.Thenhehearsvoices. He looks in his rearview mirror and sees thewomanandanequallyoldmanwavingforhimtocomeback.SohemadeaU-turnanddrivesuptothem. “Thisismyhusband,”theoldwomansays.“Hesayshedoesn’tknowhowtogetthereeither.”
The Deep, Dark Secret Atschool,LittleJohnnyistoldbyaclassmatethatmostadultsarehidingatleastonedarksecret,whichmakesitveryeasytoblackmail thembysaying,“Iknowthewholetruth.” LittleJohnnydecidestogohomeandtryitout.Hegoeshomeandtellshismother,“Iknowthewholetruth.” Shequicklyhandshim$20saying,“Justdon’ttellyourfather.” Quitepleased,theboywaitsforhisfathertogethomefrom work, and greets him with, “I know the wholetruth.” Thefatherpromptlyhandshim$40andsays,“Pleasedon’tsayawordtoyourmother.” Verypleased,theboyisonhiswaytoschoolthenextdaywhenheseesthemailmanathisfrontdoor.Theboygreetshimbysaying,“Iknowthewholetruth.” Themailman immediatelydrops themail, openshisarms,andsays,“Then,comegiveyourrealdaddyabighug.”
Foggy Night in Needmore Esmerlda follows a taillight up Needmore Hollowduringadensefogandcrashesintothecaraheadofherwhenitstopssuddenly.“Whydidn’tyouletmeknowyouweregoingtostop?”sheyellsintothemist. “WhyshouldI?”comesavoiceoutofthefog.“I’minmyowngarage!”
Two Cannibals Are Having Lunch “Yourgirlfriendmakesagreatsoup,”saysonetotheother. “Yep!”hereplies.“But,I’mgoingtomissherterribly.”
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FRANKFORT--TheGeneralAssembly’s2019sessioncametoacloseThursdayevening,cappingoffasessioninwhichlawmakersapprovedaschoolsafetymeasurecon-sideredasignatureissueofthesession. When the finalgavel fellon thisyear’s30-dayses-sion,theschoolsafetymeasurehadalreadybeeneffectivelawforacoupleweeks.Becausethemeasurecontainedanemergencyclause,ittookeffectassoonasGov.MattBevinsigneditonMarch11. ThatmeansKentucky’sschoolsafetyeffortsarenowslatedtoimproveonanumberoffronts.SenateBill1,knownastheSchoolSafetyandResiliencyAct,callsforestablishingastateschoolsafetymarshal,conductingriskassessments,boostingsafetyandpreventiontraining,re-quiringsuperintendentstoappointaschoolsafetycoor-dinator,promotingtheassignmentofaschoolresourceofficer toeachschool, increasingawarenessofsuicidepreventionefforts,encouragingcollaborationwithlawen-forcement,and,asfundsbecomeavailable,hiringmorecounselorsinschooldistricts. SenateBill1istheproductofaspecially-formedcom-mitteethattravelledthestatelastyeartodiscussschoolsafetyandcollectfeedback.Legislativeleadershavesaidthatfundingprovisionsofthebillwillbeaprioritywhenlawmakersputtogetherthestate’snexttwo-yearbudgetnextyear. Whilemanyofthesession’smajorissueswereresolvedearlierthisyear,somesignificantmattersweretakenupinthesession’sfinalhours.Providingpensionrelieftouni-versitiesandquasi-governmentalagencieswasanissuethatreceivedfinalapprovalonthelastnightoftheses-sion. HouseBill358isdesignedtogiveregionalstateuni-versities,communitycollegesand“quasi-governmental”agencieslikehealthdepartmentsandmentalhealthboardsachancetoleavetheKentuckyEmployeesRetirementSystem(KERS)bypayingtheirunfundedliabilitytothesysteminalumpsumorinstallments.Postsecondaryin-stitutionsandquasiagenciesthatdecidetostayinKERSwillhavetopaythefullretirementcontributionratetothesystemstartinginJuly2020. Anotherbillthatreceivedfinalapprovalinthesession’sfinalhourstakesaimattobaccouseinschools.HouseBill11seekstobantheuseoftobacco,e-cigarettesandvap-
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ingdevicesonpublicschoolcampuses,inschoolvehiclesandatschoolactivitiesbeginningwiththe2020-21schoolyear.Schooldistrictswouldhaveuptothreeyearstotakestepstooptoutofthebaniftheychoose. Also,shortlybeforethesessionadjourned, lawmak-ersgavefinalapprovaltolegislationmeanttoensurethatpregnantworkersareprovidedreasonableaccommoda-tionsandsafeworkingenvironments.SenateBill18statesthat“reasonableaccommodations”mayincludemorefre-quentorlongerbreaks,timeofftorecoverfromchildbirth,appropriateseating,andprivatespaceforexpressingbreastmilk.Theprovisionsofthebillaremeanttoapplytoem-ployersthathave15ormoreworkers. Inall,morethan200billswereapprovedbytheGeneralAssemblyduringthisyear’ssession.OthernotablebillspassedthisyearincludemeasurestoreducethenumberofabortionsinKentucky,allowKentuckianswhoareatleast21yearsoldtocarryconcealedweaponswithoutalicense,andestablisha“fosterchildbillofrights”thatgrants16rightsforchildreninout-of-homeplacementinKentucky,includingrightsto“adequatefood,clothingandshelter.” The2019sessionalsoproducedlegislationthatwillin-creasethenumberofKentuckianseligibletohavelow-levelfeloniesexpungedfromtheircriminalrecords.Sen-ateBill57expandsdiscretionaryexpungementtoallClassDfelonieswithsomeexceptionsforcrimessuchassteal-inginoffice,abusingchildrenandsexabuse.Itincludesafive-yearwaitingperiodtoapplyforexpungement,a$250applicationfeeandprovisionsforprosecutorstoobjectandjudgestorejecttheapplications. Kentuckiansareencouragedtoofferfeedbacktolaw-makersontheissuesthatlawmakers’dealtwiththe2019legislativesessionaswellasotherissuesconfrontingthestate.CitizenscansharetheirthoughtsbycallingtheGen-eralAssembly’stoll-freemessagelineat1-800-372-7181.
