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Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Wednesday, September 19, 2012 75 cents Friday: Partly cloudy. High: Lower 80s. Low: Upper 50s. Saturday: Partly cloudy. High: Lower 70s. Low: Upper 40s. Sunday: Partly cloudy. High: Upper 60s. Low: Lower 40s. Weekend Forecast Index Calendar........................ A12 Classifieds .................... B7-9 Columns ....................... A4-5 Faith .............................. A13 Obituaries ................. A6, A7 Opinion ........................ A4-5 Real Estate .................... B10 Society .......................... A12 Sports .......................... B1-6 Way We Were ................ A11 Vol. 136 No. 24 • Two sections www.theandersonnews.com The Anderson News The Anderson News Setting standards of excellence since 1877 rson rson Faith columnist shares lessons learned while serving in Ecuador, A13 SCHOOL BOARD RESCHEDULES HEARING ON $23M FACILITY PLAN, A10 Like us on Facebook! You could win an online subscription! S a v e u p t o C O U P O N S I N S I D E Lawrenceburg says goodbye By Ben Carlson and Meaghan Downs News staff If worth were measured based on the number of friends she had, Marie Gar- mon would undoubtedly have been one of the wealthi- est people in Anderson County. In what was described by a funeral director as one of the largest turnouts he’d even seen, an estimated 4,000 people paid their last respects to Garmon last Friday and Saturday before she was laid to rest in Lawrenceburg Cem- etery. “There were people wait- ing in line for over two hours,” said Brian Ritchie of Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. “The line went from the front of the church down South Main, and there were cars parked everywhere.” Christy Jane Hurst, Marie’s cousin, said the large crowd didn’t surprise her. Dove hunter charged with being drunk From staff reports A Lawrenceburg man was jailed last Wednesday after being charged with hunting under the influence and second-degree wanton endanger- ment, according to documents on file in Anderson District Court. David Thomas Gaines, 43, of 1040 Lakeshore Drive was hunting doves around 8 p.m. Sept. 12 in a field about six miles south of Lawrenceburg when he alleg- edly fired his 12-gauge shotgun twice in the direction of another hunter, according to a report filed by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officer Jason Wells. Wells wrote in his report that the odor of alcoholic beverage was “very strong” on Gaines and that upon investigation and writ- ten statements, it was determined that Gaines had fired twice in the direction of another hunter. Both charges against Gaines are Class A misdemeanors. Gaines was taken to Shelby County Detention Center before District Court Judge Donna Dut- ton set a $2,500 surety bond for his release. Gaines allegedly shot twice in direction of another hunter Gaines Thousands pay final respects to woman who died five days after wreck Photo furnished Marie Crawford Garmon died last Wednesday from injuries sus- tained in a wreck Sept. 7 on Ver- sailles Road. More coverage Responding to the wreck that claimed Marie Garmon’s life and the lives of two women late last year, Judge- Executive John Wayne Conway calls on DOT to lower the speed limit on Versailles Road, A3 See GOODBYE, Page A2 Grill-off set for Saturday TWO NIGHTS, TWO METH LABS Photo by Ben Carlson Christopher Caffee, left, has a shower cap pulled over his face while being loaded into a jail van Friday night after he and two others were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine on Mill Creek Pike. Also shown are Dylan Hawkins, center, and Jeffrey Goodlett. Hawkins Goodlett Caffee Medley Baker Five jailed after cops raid pair of meth labs By Ben Carlson News staff Five people were arrested when local police raided two meth labs last Thursday and Friday nights. The first came when offi- cers with the Lawrenceburg Police Department busted a suspected meth lab at 1141 Versailles Road, Lot 30, in the trailer park. The second was when the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office received an anony- mous tip Friday night and took down a suspected meth lab behind a residence on Mill Creek Pike. The Thursday bust hap- pened when city police stormed the trailer after obtaining a search warrant and, according to a police report, observed Robert Med- ley, who lives at Lot 35, cook- ing methamphetamine. He and a female, Angel Baker, of 102 Bondville Road, Salvisa were each charged with manufacturing meth- amphetamine and other related charges. According to a police report, Medley told officers Suspects nabbed at trailer park and Mill Creek Pike By Meaghan Downs News staff Anderson County residents will be grilling for a cause — a free medical clinic. The Grill Master Grill-Off fundraiser for the Anderson County Community Medical Clinic will be held at the Anderson Coun- ty Community Park Lions Club pavilion on Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Donna Crain Drury, chairman of the fundrais- ing committee for the clinic, said a free medical clinic is something that Anderson County needs and would give more people the opportunity to get medical care. She invites the public to help support the clinic at the grill-off as well. “The public has been very gen- erous in donating supplies, people have been responding to our needs for that,” Drury said. Adult, children and team grill- ers will compete for Grill Master Event to raise funds for clinic Drury See GRILL, Page A2 See METH, Page A2 Peyton Place: more than just a sign Stolen sign holds memories, history Photo by Meaghan Downs Stringtown resident Mary Peyton poses in front of what remains of her ‘Peyton Place’ sign, which was stolen two weeks ago. By Meaghan Downs News staff Two weeks ago, Mary Shouse Peyton’s identity was stolen. Specifically, her beloved “Peyton Place” sign that used to mark the entrance to her home on Harrodsburg Road. Mary, a Lawrenceburg native, has been a Peyton for more than 60 years since she married her late husband, Ollie Frank Peyton. “When they sold this off, they sold all the front lots and called it Peyton subdi- vision,” Mary said. Her home sits on Peyton land in Stringtown, part of what was formerly hundreds of acres that had been in the Peyton family for more than 80 years. Being a Peyton is more than just the sign, Mary said. The sign reminds her of the family history she’s been a part of for decades, her husband, and the home they built together. “Well, it meant a lot for me because Ollie and I have been married 52 years,” Mary said, “and to him, this was home. So it had a sentimental value to me.” A few years after Ollie Frank died in 2005, Mary bought a white “Peyton Place” sign with sculpted edges that could be seen from the road by drivers See SIGN, Page A2
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Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Wednesday, September 19, 2012 75 cents
Friday: Partly cloudy. High: Lower 80s. Low: Upper 50s.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High: Lower 70s. Low: Upper 40s.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High: Upper 60s. Low: Lower 40s.
Weekend ForecastIndex
Calendar ........................ A12
Classifieds ....................B7-9
Columns .......................A4-5
Faith .............................. A13
Obituaries ................. A6, A7
Opinion ........................A4-5
Real Estate .................... B10
Society .......................... A12
Sports ..........................B1-6
Way We Were ................ A11
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Lawrenceburg says goodbyeBy Ben Carlson and Meaghan Downs
News staff
If worth were measured based on the number of friends she had, Marie Gar-mon would undoubtedly have been one of the wealthi-est people in Anderson County.
In what was described by a funeral director as one of the largest turnouts he’d even seen, an estimated 4,000
people paid their last respects to Garmon last Friday and Saturday before she was laid to rest in Lawrenceburg Cem-etery.
“There were people wait-ing in line for over two hours,” said Brian Ritchie of Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. “The line went from the front of the church down South Main, and there were cars parked everywhere.”
Christy Jane Hurst, Marie’s cousin, said the large crowd didn’t surprise her.
Dove huntercharged withbeing drunk
From staff reportsA Lawrenceburg man was
jailed last Wednesday after being charged with hunting under
the influence and second-degree wanton endanger-ment, according to documents on file in Anderson District Court.
David Thomas Gaines, 43, of 1040 Lakeshore Drive was
hunting doves around 8 p.m. Sept. 12 in a field about six miles south of Lawrenceburg when he alleg-edly fired his 12-gauge shotgun twice in the direction of another hunter, according to a report filed by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officer Jason Wells.
Wells wrote in his report that the odor of alcoholic beverage was “very strong” on Gaines and that upon investigation and writ-ten statements, it was determined that Gaines had fired twice in the direction of another hunter.
Both charges against Gaines are Class A misdemeanors.
Gaines was taken to Shelby County Detention Center before District Court Judge Donna Dut-ton set a $2,500 surety bond for his release.
Gaines allegedly shot twicein direction of another hunter
Gaines
Thousands pay final respects to woman who died five days after wreck
Photo furnished
Marie Crawford Garmon died last Wednesday from injuries sus-tained in a wreck Sept. 7 on Ver-sailles Road.
More coverageResponding to the wreck that claimed
Marie Garmon’s life and the lives of two women late last year, Judge-Executive John Wayne Conway calls on DOT to lower the speed limit on Versailles Road, A3
See GOODBYE, Page A2
Grill-off setfor Saturday
TWO NIGHTS, TWO METH LABS
Photo by Ben Carlson
Christopher Caffee, left, has a shower cap pulled over his face while being loaded into a jail van Friday night after he and two others were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine on Mill Creek Pike. Also shown are Dylan Hawkins, center, and Jeffrey Goodlett.
HawkinsGoodlettCaffeeMedleyBaker
Five jailed after copsraid pair of meth labs
By Ben CarlsonNews staff
Five people were arrested when local police raided two meth labs last Thursday and Friday nights.
The first came when offi-cers with the Lawrenceburg Police Department busted a
suspected meth lab at 1141 Versailles Road, Lot 30, in the trailer park.
The second was when the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office received an anony-mous tip Friday night and took down a suspected meth lab behind a residence on
Mill Creek Pike.The Thursday bust hap-
pened when city police stormed the trailer after obtaining a search warrant and, according to a police report, observed Robert Med-ley, who lives at Lot 35, cook-ing methamphetamine.
He and a female, Angel Baker, of 102 Bondville Road, Salvisa were each charged with manufacturing meth-amphetamine and other related charges.
According to a police report, Medley told officers
Suspects nabbed at trailer park and Mill Creek Pike
By Meaghan DownsNews staff
Anderson County residents will be grilling for a cause — a free medical clinic.
The Grill Master Grill-Off fundraiser for the Anderson County Community Medical Clinic will be held at the Anderson Coun-ty Community Park Lions Club pavilion on Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
Donna Crain Drury, chairman of the fundrais-ing committee for the clinic, said a free medical clinic is something that Anderson County needs and would give more people the opportunity to get medical care.
She invites the public to help support the clinic at the grill-off as well.
“The public has been very gen-erous in donating supplies, people have been responding to our needs for that,” Drury said.
Adult, children and team grill-ers will compete for Grill Master
Event to raise funds for clinic
Drury
See GRILL, Page A2
See METH, Page A2
Peyton Place: more than just a signStolen sign holds memories, history
Photo by Meaghan Downs
Stringtown resident Mary Peyton poses in front of what remains of her ‘Peyton Place’ sign, which was stolen two weeks ago.
By Meaghan DownsNews staff
Two weeks ago, Mary Shouse Peyton’s identity was stolen.
Specifically, her beloved “Peyton Place” sign that used to mark the entrance to her home on Harrodsburg Road.
Mary, a Lawrenceburg native, has been a Peyton for more than 60 years since she married her late husband, Ollie Frank Peyton.
“When they sold this off, they sold all the front lots and called it Peyton subdi-vision,” Mary said.
Her home sits on Peyton land in Stringtown, part of what was formerly hundreds of acres that had been in the Peyton family for more than 80 years.
Being a Peyton is more than just the sign, Mary said. The sign reminds her of the family history she’s been a part of for decades, her husband, and the home they built together.
“Well, it meant a lot for me because Ollie and I have been married 52 years,” Mary said, “and to him, this was home. So it had a sentimental value to me.”
A few years after Ollie Frank died in 2005, Mary bought a white “Peyton Place” sign with sculpted edges that could be seen from the road by drivers
See SIGN, Page A2
