Vicki Gough, princi-pal of Ballard County Elementary School, was honored April 26 by the University of Kentucky College of Education with one of their “Teach-ers Who Made a Differ-ence” award. Gough, a

UK alumnus, was nomi-nated by her, former stu-dent, Devante Hollowell. He is a 2012 graduate of Ballard Memorial High School, and currently, a sophomore at UK.

“Mrs. Gough’s award

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BMHS cooks goingto state

A team from Ballard Me-morial High School’s culinary class earned the right to move on to the “Sweet 16” by win-ning the district Kentucky Farm-to-School Junior Chef competition, held at Graves County Middle School on April 28.

The team of “Two Men and a Lady,” composed of Tanner Bertram, Scott Jenkins and Hailey Houston, will compete at the Kentucky State Fair in August, and be judged by Lou-isville-area chefs. The winners will receive up to $70,000 in scholarships from Sullivan Uni-versity and John Wiley Books.

Their winning recipe for “Zesty Creamy Chicken Faji-tas” was developed and per-fected by the team to include a minimum of five Kentucky-grown ingredients as part of the contest rules. “The more ingredients they used from the Kentucky Proud list, the better their score,” explained BMHS family and consumer science teacher Jo Ann Cooksey. “They also were judged on taste, ap-pearance, and following good sanitation and culinary prin-ciples.”

The recipe also had to meet all of National Food Service Lunch Program guidelines, so that it would be used in the school lunch program. In fact, the team served their fajitas in

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BCES principal recognized as ‘Teacher Who Made a Difference’

Upcoming EventsMay 16

Trivia Night, a fund-raiser for the Bomber football pro-gram, will be held on Friday, May 16, in the BMHS gym. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for registration. Event starts at 7 p.m.

Cost is $10 per person. Teams should include six persons.

For more info call Mark Williams at (270) 832-0314.

May 21The food pantry at New Liberty United Methodist Church in Kevil, will be open on Wednesday, May 21, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. There will be a community sup-per at 6 p.m.

May 24Ballard County EMS would like to invite you to our open house Saturday, May 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Station 1 in LaCen-ter. Snacks, gift bags for the kids will be available, as will the AirEvac‘s helicopter.

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Derby dolls ...Maddie and Audrey Jones (above) show off beautiful dresses on Derby Day in LaCenter on Satur-day, while several ladies (and one ca-nine) competed for the Derby Day Hat Contest honors.

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Activities abound over the weekend

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With spring’s fair weath-er having finally arrived, the first weekend of May was an eventful one. Friday night would lead the way with a Derby Day Fash-ion Show held at Barlow

KVPM Douglas Bickell, Billy Bob Crice visit with Joe Culver at the KVPM ceremony. Bickell is a recipeint of France’s Knights of the Legion Medal of Honor.

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ROADS

Vote to Re-Elect Vickie ViniardThe Right Choice

For Ballard County

Since elected as Judge Executive with the help of the Fiscal Court we

have black topped 52 miles of County roads and repaired or replaced several bridges. The bridges include Palmore , Deerfield, Stahl, Mosstown, Gibson, Fraser and Albert Hook Bridge. The

Hershel Jones Bridge was over a $500,00.00 project that the

Transportation Cabinet completely funded. If re-elected as

Judge Executive, I will continue to seek funds to improve our County roads for

the safety of the Citizens.

Thank you for your continued support and confidence in me as your Judge

Executive. I am asking for everyone to go to their voting precinct on May 20th

and please vote toe-elect Vickie Viniard for\

Ballard County Judge/Executive.

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BALLARD MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

Senior SpotlightBy Lindsay Allen

If you are looking to de-bate with someone on any topic, look no farther than senior Daygan Morphew. Known for his honesty and opinions, Daygan is not afraid to let his feelings be known. If he disagrees with you, it is hard to be mad because he is always making you laugh with his witty and dry sense of hu-mor.

The son of Bryant and Mitzi Morphew of Wick-liffe hopes his classmates remember him for his per-sonality. He is a passion-ate video-gamer and hopes to one day use that passion to create video games.

FAVORITESTeacher: Mrs. GlissonMovie: “Stepbrothers”Band: AC/DCTV Show: “South Park”Video Game: “Grand Theft Auto”Food: Pizza

By Jessica Jones Cheyenne, better known

as Shay, Gray hasn’t al-ways been a Bomber, but when she moved she made a great addition to the choir. Being a quiet girl like she is, one might not see her as an exuberant singer. But, let me tell you from expe-rience, she is. She traveled with the concert choir and women’s choir to Orlando this spring where they did phenomenal. Shay is origi-nally from Mackenzie, Tenn. but she now lives with her grandfather in Barlow. She attends Oscar Baptist Church with many of her friends and class-mates.

Shay hopes to be re-membered as someone who put a smile on everyone’s face. And with her sense of humor, I know she has put a smile on mine. Outside of school Shay works at the food pantry, and I can bet that she puts a smile on the faces of the people that

come through. Shay’s dream is to

become a psychologist (something she would be very good at) and to achieve that, she plans to go to WKCTC and then transfer to Murray State.

FAVORITESClass: EnglishTeacher: Mr. QuertermousMovie: “Blade”Band: Falling in ReverseSong: “Mockingbird” by EminemVideo Game: “Grand Theft Auto”Food: ChimichangaSchool Food: Chicken Sand-wich

By Justin King If anyone needs an ex-

ample of a good marcher, student, or person, they need to look no further than Justin Wade DeBaun. Justin, the son of Wade and Kris DeBaun of Bar-low, is a very active mem-ber of the marching band and is a 7-year member of the band. He is incredibly hard working and is going to miss marching band. He attends Oscar Baptist Church.

When Justin is not in school, he is either reading a book series or playing video games. Some stu-dents want to leave behind physical things, or hope to be remembered a certain way, but Justin just wants to have a connection with all the teachers and stu-dents and leave behind a lasting impression on his peers and mentors. Justin is unsure of what he wants to do with his life, but does know he wants something that pays well, and would like to attend Murray State University.

FAVORITESClass: BandTeacher: Mr. HammackMovie: “The Conjuring”Song: “X-rated” by ExcisionMusician: ExcisionVideo Game: “Kingdom Hearts 2”Food: Fried ChickenSchool Food: Bosco Sticks

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Engagement

Curtis and Tammy Dennis of Wickliffe, KY announce the engagement of their daughter, Devon Paige Dennis to Jus-tin Louis Robertson, son of Kenny and Melinda Robertson of Wickliffe, KY.

Devon is the granddaughter of Betty Scott and the late Andrew Scott of Barlow, KY, and the late Mr. and Mrs. William C. Dennis of Wickliffe, KY. She is a 2009 honor gradu-ate of Ballard Me-morial High School, 2013 graduate of WKCTC Radiog-raphy Program and currently attending

WKCTC Sonography program.

Justin is the grand-son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crock-ett of Paris, TN and the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Robertson of Blandville, KY. He is a 2009 graduate of Ballard Memorial High School, 2014 graduate of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 184. He is employed by the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 184.

The wedding will take place at 6 p.m. on May 24, 2014 at Barlow Baptist Church, Barlow, KY. All friends and rela-tives are invited.

Dennis, Robertson to wed on May 24

Devon Dennis and Justin Roberston

Hillbilly Café will be relocatingthis coming Monday,

May 12th, to Theformer Corner Café.Hillbilly’s will

be opening under thenew name‘HillbillyCorner’

Hillbilly Café be openMonday- Sunday from

5 a.m. to 9 p.m

Kentucky residents have another chance to win a new iPad from the Kentucky Higher Educa-tion Assistance Author-ity (KHEAA) in a sweep-stakes being held through Facebook in May. The contest runs from 12 a.m.

on May 1 through 12 a.m. on June 1.

To enter, click on the orange graduate icon on the KHEAA Facebook page, answer one question about college, and “like” KHEAA. Only Kentucky residents are eligible.

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Evelyn A. Zolotar-eff, age 96, of Wickliffe, passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Life Care of LaCenter.

Evelyn was of the Bap-tist faith. She was a for-mer Assistant Professor of English at the University of West Virginia. During her last 30 years of her working life, she produced educational films for All-state Insurance.

She is survived by nu-merous cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Seymour Zolotareff. Her

parents were Milton C. and Pearl Wray Anderson.

Funeral services for Ev-elyn A. Zolotareff will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Wickliffe with Rev. Jenni-fer Schoenrock officiating. Burial will follow in the Barlow Cemetery. Friends may call after 11 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympa-thy may take the form of contributions to the charity of one’s choice.

LaCENTER - Hannah Lee Graves, infant daugh-ter of Matt and Mandy Graves died Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 9:14 a.m at Baptist Health in Paducah.

She is survived by her parents, Matt and Mandy Graves of LaCenter; one sister, Lalee Jo Graves of LaCenter; grandparents, Larry and Robin Ashford of Barlow, Kim Story Graves of Wickliffe, and Greg and Laura Graves

of LaCenter; and great-grandparents, Leon Story of Wickliffe, and Ben-nie and Nancy Graves of LaCenter.

Funeral services will be Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 4 p.m at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter with the Rev. Ryan Baker offi-ciating.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until funeral time at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Annette Buchanan Per-kins went to be with our Lord on April 27, 2014 at the age of 99

She was born on Sept. 14, 1914 to Fannie (Hook) and Verner Buchanan, who preceded her in death.

On June 6, 1932, she married Arthur Perkins, who preceded her in death in 1993. Her sisters, May Etta Rottgering and Magdalene Kell also pre-ceded her in death.

Annette is survived by her daughter, Andolene Inman, husband Thomas; granddaughter Jennifer and grandson Terry and his wife, Jennifer; and three great-grandsons. Also by several nieces and nephews

Visitation was at Mor-row Funeral Chapel in Kevil at 9 a.m. May 1st with funeral services at 10 a.m. Burial was at Bethel Cemetery in Gage.

Annette lived in the Kevil and Gage commu-nity all of her life until her last 7 ½ years to be near her daughter and family in Springfield, MO.

Annette enjoyed her Kentucky farm, working 32 years in the Ballard Memo-

rial High School cafeteria and the company of many friends and loved ones.

Annette was the old-est and longest member of Kevil First Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations to be made to the mission fund at Kevil First Baptist Church.

Becky A. (Pittman) Rollins of Jackson, Michi-gan passed away Thurs-day, April 24, 2014 at Al-legiance Hospice Home in Jackson. She was born March 12, 1939 in Wick-liffe, Kentucky the daugh-ter of Andrew and Edna (Carpenter) Pittman.

She is survived by her husband, Bobby Rollins, whom she married on May 31, 1958; three daughters, Vickie (Michael) Moss of Jackson, MI, Lisa (Mi-chael) Kerley of Jackson, MI and Julie (Anthony) Gilbert of Kevil, KY; seven grandchildren, Kel-li (Eric) Collica, Emily (Drew) Gray, Alyssa Ker-ley, Mikaela Kerley, Han-nah Gilbert, Matthew Gil-bert and Bret Kerley; two great-grandchildren, Ryan

Gray and Kailyn Col-lica and one niece, Brenda Garrison. She was preced-ed in death by her parents and four grandchildren, Kristen Moss and Derrick, Tyler and Ryan Gilbert.

There will be a grave-side service at 3 p.m., Wednesday April 30, at Wickliffe City Cemetery with her grandson-in-law, Drew Gray, officiating. The family will receive friends for visitation at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Wickliffe on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 from 1 p.m. till service time. Friends who wish may make me-morial contributions to Allegiance Hospice Home (2150 Kingsbrooke Drive, Jackson, MI 49202) or to a charity of choice.

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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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ObituariesEvelyn A. Zolotareff

Hannah Lee Graves

Annette Buchanan Perkins

Becky A. (Pittman) Rollins

TEACHERContinued from Page 1

COOKSContinued from Page 1

Donations sought for cemetery fund

Donations for the Woodville Cemetery Fund can be sent to: Woodville Cemetery Fund, c/o Con-nie Burnley, P O Box 83, Kevil KY 42053.

the BMHS cafeteria in March. The team was coached by Cooksey and BMHS Food Service Di-rector Amber Hayes.

Along with BMHS, teams from Graves Coun-ty High School, and last year’s winner, Mayfield High, had an hour and a half to prepare their dishes and 30 minutes to clean up. Ballard’s team beat the team from MHS by 1.5 points.

Shown from left are district Kentucky Farm-to-School Junior Chef winners Tanner Bertram, Haleigh Houston and Scott Jenkins, and teacher-coach Jo Ann Cooksey with a plate of their Zesty Creamy Chicken Fajitas. The team of ‘Two Men and a Lady’ will compete against 15 others at the Kentucky State Fair in August for up to $70,000 in scholarships from Sullivan Univer-sity and John Wiley Books.

as a ‘Teacher Who Made a Difference’ is an honor that is well-deserved,” said Ballard Superinten-dent Casey Allen. “For years, she has ‘gone above and beyond’ for the children of Ballard County, and she regular-ly does so without rec-ognition or fanfare.

“We appreciate De-vante Hollowell think-ing of Mrs. Gough and taking the time to rec-ognize her efforts,” Al-len continued. “It helps shine a light on all of the positive things that Bal-

lard County employees are doing for our stu-dents every single day. Congratulations to them both!”

Over 150 teachers were nominated for the 16th annual awards pro-gram, designed to give individuals an opportu-nity to thank the teach-ers, principals, college professors or other edu-cators who have inspired and motivated them to succeed. The program does not select winners from a pool of nomi-nees. More than 1,700 teachers have been hon-ored since the program’s inception.

In Wonderland ...Shown (from left) are BMHSl students Hannah Morrow, Jasmine Shackles, Anna Steinbeck and Cutler Phillippe, part of the cast of “Alice in Wonderland.” The BMHS Drama Club will hold performances of the play on May 9 and May 10, at 7 p.m. in the Ballard County Middle School gym. Advance tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students and free for children 6 years old and under; there is a $2 added charge if purchased at the door. Tickets may be reserved by contacting Lindsay Allen at (270) 665-8400, ext. 2510, or emailing Lindsay.allen@ballard.kyschools.us.

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MEDIC MINUTEBy: Dean Hart, BS, NREMT-P, WEMT

Captain, Ballard County EMS

Kentucky Press Association

The Ballard County Weekly

Proudly published every day except Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday,

Saturday and Sunday.

The Ballard County Weekly (USPS 243-160) is a family-owned and oper-ated newspaper published by Dale & Lisa Turner. The Ballard County Weekly is published weekly 50 times a year. The newspaper is not published the week of the 4th of July and the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Periodical postage is paid at LaCenter, KY. POST-MASTER: Send all address changes to: The Ballard County Weekly, P.O. Box 6, Wickliffe, KY 42087.

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By Kay PressonI sure do miss working

at Hancock’s of Paducah, where I was employed from Nov., 2006 until Nov., 2012. Reluctantly, I left because of severe back problems. The Han-cock family are wonder-ful employers ... hard-working and considerate.

And, my co-workers were also very encour-aging. Thank God for people who encourage and inspire, for they are indeed a blessing. Also, during the last full week in April is the AQS, the international quilt show.

I noticed that quilters are a different type of

people, for, I never saw them pushing or shov-ing or grabbing an item out of another’s hands. I also observed complete strangers, assisting oth-ers. This is indicative of the tradition of quilting ... the thread of life ... the wonderful folks who are quilters.

If you didn’t eat with us at the Senior Citizen in Barlow on Monday you missed a treat. Mrs. Ethyl Axby brought her home-made rolls to share with all. This was a treat for sure!

I was eating at a res-taurant a few days ago and the lady waiting on me had a shirt on that caught my eye it said, “Someone with AUTISM has taught me love needs no words!” As

a school bus driver, I know this to be true. I bought

one of the shirts and will wear it proudly.

I would like you to know, Mr. Mayor, that I wrote about the beauty of the new lights around town several weeks ago, also the courthouse and the new walk at the cross. And I am not from Carlise! I live in this little town and try to always be as proud of improvements as I can. Give us a break.

Few things in life are more stressful than call-ing 911 due to an illness or injury of a loved one. In addition to this stress, the Paramedic looks to you at this hectic time to answer critical health questions regarding your loved ones medical history, current medications and any al-lergies they may have. With over forty medica-tions available on the ambulance, paramedics have the means to initiate definitive care before ever leaving your living room. Providing swift and ac-curate answers to these questions can lead to more effective treatment and help to prevent adverse medication interactions or allergic reactions. This information is crucial for the paramedic in provid-ing the best care for your loved one.

So take a few minutes to create a list of your

family’s medical history, medications and allergies. Maintain current copies of these lists to provide to paramedics and ensure they are easily accessible and known to other fam-ily members. The refrig-erator door is an excel-lent location that’s easy to remember and most first responders are trained to look there for information. A few minutes of prepa-ration now could make a lifetime of difference.

We hope you have found this information helpful and that you will

help us celebrate National EMS week, May 18-24. We invite you to our open house, Saturday, May 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Station 1, 150 Broadway in LaCenter. We will have AirEvac on hand, gift bags for the kids and snacks. In addition to meeting the crew and viewing our equipment, we will have free medication forms for your refrigerator door. Stop by pick one up and get input from the crew on what information is rel-evant. Looking forward to meeting you!

Kay’sCorner

ByKay Jones

‘Love needs no words’ is great

Quilting: The thread of life

Helpful hints from EMS

Hello all. I just wanted to let everyone know that I am taking a short sabbati-cal from the Nature Col-umn. With the upcoming election, space in the pa-per is at a premium right now. Besides that, this is

probably one of the busi-est springs for me that I can remember. I am trying to get the farm ready for planting native grasses and my recent fractured ribs cost me valuable time.

Anyway, I will be back

in a couple of weeks. Just a reminder that all of the past columns along with color photos can be viewed on my web page. Go to www.kentuckyupclose.com and click on the link “Nature Column”.

Profiles in Nature By Jack Glisson

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Day of prayer ...Thursday was National Day of Prayer and was observed at the flag pole at the courthouse at 10 a.m. Pastor Lynn Releford of the First Baptist Church in Wickliffe led the ceremony. Releford conveyed to the gathering that in 1775 the Continental Congress allocated a time for prayer in forming a new nation. Over the years, there have been calls for a day of prayer, including from President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. On April, 17 1952, President Harry Truman signed a bill proclaiming the National Day of Prayer into law in the United States. President Ronald Reagan amended the law in 1988, desig-nating the first Thursday in May each year as the National Day of Prayer.

BALLARD COUNTY AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS UNDERTHE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM

Ballard County has been chosen to receive $8,568.00 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.

The selection was made by a national board that is chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of repre-sentatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.; The Jewish Federations of North America; The Salva-tion Army; and United Way Worldwide. The Local Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.

A Local Board made up of county judge executive and representatives of local orga-nizations and churches will determine how the funds awarded Ballard County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter program run by local service agencies in the area. The Local Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds available under this phase of the program.

Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to re-ceive funds must: 1) be private voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive federal funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs., and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization, they must have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.

Ballard County has distributed Emergency Food and Shelter funds previously with Humanities, Inc., American Red Cross, and the Salvation Army. These agencies were responsible for providing rent, utility and food assistance in emergency situations.

Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Program Funds must contact Toni Romero-Lynn, 1138 Barlow Road in Wick-liffe or by calling (270) 335-5201 for an application. The deadline for applications to be received is Wednesday, May 14, 2014.

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Sports

Lady Bombers Softball ScheduleDate Opponent Site TimeMay 6 Carlisle Here 5:30 p.m.May 8 Hickman County There 5:30 p.m.May 9/10 McCracken Co. Tourney (freshmen) There TBA

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LA CENTER - Ballard Memorial eighth-grade Leah Shelley earned a spot on the Touchstone Energy All “A” Classic State Soft-ball All-Tournament Team in late-April. Shelley helped to lead the Ballard Memorial softball team to two wins.

The all-tournament team also included Shelby Atzinger (Louisville Holy Cross), Kayla Bale (Green County), Morgan Gailor (Louisville Holy Cross), Stacie Gooch (Pikeville), Hailee Lampley (Liv-ingston Central), Hannah Leidecker (Livingston Central), Mony Matney (Green County), Becca Miller (Louisville Holy Cross), Tiffany Padon (Livingston Central), Han-nah Thacker (Walton-Ve-rona) and Ashley Wright (Livingston Central).

Livingston Central’s Caitlin Merritt was named the tournament’s MVP.

Livingston Central won the title. LCHS shut out Louisville Holy Cross, 10-0, in five innings in the championship game.

Shelley named to All-A roster

Lady Bombers capture First Region softball titleBARDWELL - Ballard Me-

morial captured the First Region All “A” Classic championship on April 21, defeating longtime rival St. Mary, 5-1, in the title game at Carlisle County High School.

Ballard Memorial pitcher Rebekah Hogancamp earned the win. Excelling from the circle, Hogancamp allowed five hits and one earned run and regis-tered 11 strikeouts.

St. Mary pitcher Rachel Den-kins was stuck with the loss. Denkins encountered a hard-hitting Ballard Memorial soft-ball team, giving up six hits and three earned runs. The St. Mary pitcher also posted 11 strike-outs.

With the win, Ballard Memo-rial improved to 6-10. St. Mary slipped to 7-8.

The Lady Bombers, under the guidance of head coach Ter-

ry Amis, took advantage of their offensive opportunities in the victory over St. Mary.

Taylor Foster allowed Bal-lard Memorial to break open a tie game. Foster smacked a dou-ble in the top half of the fifth in-ning. The Lady Bombers scored two runs in the fifth inning and crossed home plate twice more in the sixth to lead 5-1.

Leah Shelley went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Ballard Memorial scored five runs on six hits.

The Lady Bombers commit-ted only one error in the winning effort.

St. Mary owned a short-lived 1-0 lead before Ballard Memo-rial answered with a run of its own in the third inning.

After opening the season at 0-10, BMHS won its sixth straight game. Ballard Memo-rial advanced to compete in the

All “A” Softball Classic State Tournament at Jack C. Fisher Park in Owensboro on April 26. The field for the tournament also included Louisville Holy Cross, Raceland, Bracken County, Whitesville Trinity, Cumberland County, Whitefield Academy, Walton-Verona, Green County, Lexington Christian, Livingston Central, Newport Central Cath-olic, Middlesboro, Pikeville, Jenkins and Burgin.

OWENSBORO - Ballard Memorial fell to Livingston Central in the Touchstone Energy All “A” Classic State Softball Tournament Quarterfinals on Satur-day, April 26. Eventual champion Livingston Central scored four runs in the bottom half of the sixth inning to blank

Ballard Memorial 11-0. Livingston Central

pitcher Tiffany Padon registered the win.

Ballard Memorial pitcher Rebekah Hogan-camp took the loss.

Livingston Central moved out in front ear-ly, scoring three runs in the opening inning. The hard-hitting Lady Cardi-

nals scored three or more runs in three separate at-bats. Second Region champion Livingston Central pushed across 11 runs on 13 hits.

Hannah Leidecker hit two home runs for the Lady Cardinals. Caitlin Merritt, Hailee Lampley and Ashley Wright add-ed one homer apiece for

the Lady Cardinals. Merritt and Leideck-

er drove in three runs apiece for the Livings-ton Central softball team in the victory.

Each team committed two errors in the tourna-ment matchup.

Familiar foes, Ballard Memorial and Livings-ton Central met for the

first time in the 2014 season.

The Lady Bombers won two of four games in the Touchstone En-ergy All “A” Classic. In pool play on Friday, April 25, Ballard Me-morial beat Bracken County and Raceland.

MURRAY - The Bal-lard Memorial Bombers split games in the Laker Invitational at Calloway County on Saturday, April 26. Ballard Memo-

rial dropped a two-run game to Grayson Coun-ty but upended host Cal-loway County.

Grayson County beat Ballard Memorial, 2-0.

Ballard Memorial, however, managed to pull away to defeat homestanding Calloway County, prevailing 9-5 in a game that featured

numerous offensive highlights.

After its appearance in the Laker Invitational, Ballard Memorial boast-ed a 15-6 record.

Ballard Memorial falls to Livingston Central in All ‘A’ tourney

Bombers split games in Laker Invitational event

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NEWSTORE HOURS!

Monday:8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday:9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Winter action ...Several Ballard students participated in the Mc-Cracken County youth volleyball league at the Sportsplex in Paducah. Shown from left in the first photo are Ballard County Middle School students (front row) Emma L, Kaitlyn D, Maci L, Faye O, Zoe Overby and Jade Cain; (back row)Coach Trina Cain, students Mandy Wray, Kar-ley Poloski, Jordan Wood, Johnna McManus, Kaitlyn Gossum, Katana Byas, Olivia Bailey, and Madison Nichols. In the second photo are BCES students (back row) Jenna Oldham, Erika Scott, MacKenzie Hedrick, Morgan Blan-kenship, Shannon Wilkins, Zoe Taylor, Tinslee Williams, Isabella Myers, Lydia Bowles, Kaylee O’Connor (hidden), (front row) Kenna Bodell, Addy Gossom, Hannah McManus, Kaylee Cox, Chloe Reed, Wendy Burnley, Zoe Wilson, Kin-sey Cox and Audrey Dowdy.

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Baptist Church that acted as a warm-up for festivi-ties around the county. The Wickliffe Masonic Lodge opened at 6 a.m. on Satur-day with a Project Gradua-tion fund raising breakfast, Derby Day at LaCenter kicked off at 9 a.m. and the 10th anniversary of the Veterans’ trip to DC was celebrated at the Kentucky Veterans and Patriots Mu-seum.

It was the second year the Chamber of Commerce promoted a Derby Fashion Show. Emceed by Rene Dublin, and organized by Paula Jerrell, who accord-ing to Myra Hook “took the reins, with no pun in-tended,” highlighted appar-el from three businesses: Cindy’s Flowers and Gifts of La Center, Henson’s H-Bar Western Wear of West Paducah and Jaded Layne Boutique of Paducah, and presented by models rang-

ing from senior citizens to an elementary school stu-dent, Allee Kate Richard-son. Appetizers and drinks were served and door priz-es given away.

This was the first year for the Masonic Lodge at Wickliffe to support a breakfast fund-raiser for Project Graduation. The lodge donates to the project each year but this year, instead of the usual donation, they served 147 breakfasts and were able to turn the $500 into $1,250 cash. The lodge spon-sors its own breakfast on the first Saturday of each month.

Derby Day was held at the Farmer’s Market in La Center with venders and games for children. A “Princess Carriage Ride” and a “Stage Coach Ride” were provided courtesy of local businesses and indi-viduals. A Derby hat con-test was held in the Cham-ber building.

The Kentucky Veter-ans and Patriots Museum hosted a 10th anniversary celebration of the trip to Washington, D.C. for the dedication of the WWII war memorial. Several guest from different eras visited the celebration

which included a special speaker.89-year old Ed-gar Harrell, one of 317 to survive of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. He shared with the crowd his four nights and three days at sea before being res-cued. Several other vets took turns sharing their thoughts and memories of the trip.

One guest, Douglas Bickell, who made the trip to D.C. 10 years ago, is also a recipient of France’s Knights of the Legion Medal of Honor. Another D.C. trip member, Harley Hargus, was aboard the USS Revenge during his service, the first ship (mine sweeping ship) to enter To-kyo Harbor after the Japa-nese surrendered. A cou-ple, Jeff Fries (pronounced freeze) and Tammy Keller traveled from Michigan to be in attendance. There was, pardon the pun, enough food available to feed an army.

Members of the Pa-triot Guard Riders were represented at Saturday’s celebration and presented an award to caseworker Kimberly Johnson of the Pennyroyal Center for her dedication to helping vet-erans.

THE BALLARD COUNTY WEEKLYPAGE 6 WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

Hopefully, by the time you read this, it will be back to 80 degrees and farmers will be back in the field planting corn. Currently, in the first week of May, we only have about 20-25% of the corn planted in Ballard County. That is down from an average of over 80% for this time of year. In all the historical plant-ing date studies we have done, they show that corn planted after about the 10th of May can lose up to 1 percent of yield per day. However, you only have to go back to last year to see that it is not always the case. Much of our corn was planted after May 10th last year, with several areas not fin-ishing until the last week of May. Several of you had one of the best corn crops we have ever had in Ballard County.

Think back to 2 years ago. We had one of the earliest planting seasons ever with almost all corn planted in April and be-cause of the drought, it turned out to be one of the worst corn crops

ever, so planting date is not everything. I am worried that much of the corn that was already planted was planted into ground that was too wet and we will have prob-lems later in the season with compaction. As long as it keeps raining, compaction problems won’t show up, but when we start getting a little dry, compaction will re-ally make itself felt.

The wheat crop is just at the verge of starting to head out. I think some of the very early varieties may have already started heading with most fields being about a week away. I am still highly optimis-tic on the wheat crop. From being way behind coming out of the winter, it has caught up nicely, until it is probably only a week behind normal right now. A few real, warm sunny days and it can be almost completely caught back up. My big-gest concern is that some of the stands are a little thin and most of that goes back to the problems we had getting wheat plant-

ed last fall. Also there seem to be a lot of yellow patches scattered all over fields. Most of them are on the sides of slopes and where springs may be coming out of hillsides. Some of it is on end rows where there may have been some skips in nitro-gen application. All the yellow spots come back to nitrogen, either it was skipped in application, it was water logged and lost the nitrogen or something caused poor root devel-opment and it just could not take up enough ni-trogen. Overall, I would say our potential for the crop probably trails last year by a few bushels, but last year was one of the best wheat years ever. All of our troubles right now could be cured with a week or two of warm, dry weather.

Programs of the Ken-tucky Cooperative Exten-sion Service serve all people regardless of race, age, sex, color, religion, disability or national origin. For addi-tional information, contact the Ballard County Exten-sion Office, 110 Broadway, LaCenter, 665-9118.

Spring still running behind

AG UPDATEBy Tom Miller

Ballard County Extension Agentfor Ag and Natural Resources

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‘Kiss’ dance ...David and McKenzie Buckman pose for a photo while attending the Butterfly Kisses Dance at BCES recent-ly.

THE BALLARD COUNTY WEEKLYWEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 PAGE 7

JoeCUlver

For Judge/executivePaid for by Joe culVer

‘A man’s dogis a good judge of character’

It’s time for a change, It’s time for real leadershipVote for Joe Culver

Ballard County Judge/ExecutiveDemocratic Primary May 20

Joe Culver is an educated, creative, literate professional witha reputation for having ideas that result in improvements

Many Ballard County voters believe many things are not right.Don’t keep re-electing the people who got them that way.

Respects the past,Leads for the future

“My Culver and Crice family roots run more than 160 yearsdeep in Ballard County”

A Vietnam-era veteran of Army and Navy

“i pledge an open government and i will keep ballardcounty residents informed about the fiscal court agenda

for meetings and the decisions made at the meetings.”

Happy Mother’s Day

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Thank You!for being an amazing Mom.

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Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!Love,

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Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!I just wanted to say Happy Mother’s Day to a wonderful and loving Mother. She is not only a wonderful Mother, she is also a wonderful

Grandmother and Great Grandmother. She is our rock, and I am so blessed to be able to

call her my mom. Thank you God for the best mother in the world. Love you so much, mom.

Love,Ann

Happy Mother’s Day!Thank you for allyou’ve done for us!

We love you!Love,

Christy and Frankie

Happy Mother’s Day to the twobest Mommies I know!

Love you both and I am so gladI get to spend today with you.

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Helpingout ...Ms Jessica’s morn-ing class *(show above) and Ms. Su-san’s afternoon both collected coins for the Relay For Life ef-fort recently. Ms. Jes-sica’s class (at right) raised $110.37, while Ms Susan’s class collected $140.69.

THE BALLARD COUNTY WEEKLYPAGE 8 WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

To protect and serve our community,businesses, school, family and our Children

My name is Carey Dean Batts. I am seeking the office of Sheriff in Ballard County.

My father, Roy Batts, was the LaCenter Police Chief for over 20 years. He passed away several years ago, but I learned a lot from him before his passing. The most important thing that I learned from him through the years is to treat everyone equally and with respect. Even at home, he rarely had anything bad to say about anyone that he had to deal with during his service. I can only hope that one of these days people in Ballard County can look back on my service and say the same about me.

I have served as a Deputy Sheriff in Ballard County continuously for a little over 20 years. I remain employed as a Deputy Sheriff for your Sheriff’s Office. The four years prior to my service as a Deputy Sheriff, I served as a Deputy Jailer at the Ballard County Detention Center.

I began my career as a Ballard County Deputy Sheriff by being assigned to the Western Area Nar-cotics Team, whose offices were located in Paducah. I served as an undercover officer and investi-gator with them for approximately 5 years. During those five years, my duties were primarily working undercover to purchase many different types of drugs from individuals who were trafficking in them.

Following my service with the Western Area Narcotics Team, I was moved to the Ballard County Sheriff’s Office. While serving as Deputy Sheriff in our county, my roles have been widespread. Some of my duties have included patrol, investigator, and interviewer/interrogator.

I have worked varying hours at the Sheriff’s Department through the years, including morning, eve-ning and midnight shifts. The last few years have been working the daytime shift, which afforded me the opportunity to work many hours alongside Sheriff Cooper, which enabled me to witness and be-come a part of the day to day operations of the Sheriff’s Office.

If you give me the opportunity to serve as your Sheriff, my most important goal is to ensure that you have a Sheriff’s Department that you can depend on and trust for your protection and security, and a Sheriff’s Department that operates in such a way that you never have to question it’s honesty or integ-rity.

Thank you,

Carey Batts