Three of Boy Scout Troop 66, Kameron Kelly, Alex Russell, and Joshua Bartles, from Barlow, led the Pledge of Allegiance at the July Fiscal Court Meeting on the 15th. As a requirement for a citizenship merit badge the scouts are require to attend a meeting to watch it in action and see how government operates.

The ambulance reported 137 calls for June with 72 transports and 1700 miles travel; two out-of-town transfers

The book is here! The Ballard-Carlisle County Family History Book has arrived! We greatly appreciate everyone’s participation and PATIENCE in creating this great book of family and community research. Those who requested that their book be shipped were mailed today so expect them by the middle of next week. Original

pictures will be mailed separately by the end of the month. Members of the society took time today to deliver locally as many as possible. Others will be contacted first of next week.

Again we greatly appreciate your patience and hope that you enjoy Volume 2 of the Ballard-Carlisle County Family History Book.

After nine years as fire chief of Barlow City Tom Whitis decided it was time to move on. A reception was held for Whitis at Barlow City Hall Annex building on July 15.

Whitis announced his intent to resign effective June 1 in the May city c o m m i s s i o n e r s meeting.

Whitis’s position was filled by James Campbell.

After two years at assistant principal at Ballard County Middle School, Amber Parker was named interim principal this week by the school’s Site-Based Decision-Making council.

The 1993 graduate of Ballard Memorial High School began with BCMS in 1999 as librarian.

She taught eighth-grade science before moving to middle school health and PE teacher in 2001. Many also may remember Parker as head girls’ basketball coach at BMHS from 2002-2007.

“I am excited about this opportunity. I’ve spent my entire career in the middle school. I know the strength

our school holds, and I’m honored to be a leader here,” Parker said.

Ballard Superintendent Casey Allen said that the SBDM council and Parker agreed on the interim appointment because of the short time remaining before the first day of school (Aug. 6). The job will be reposted in the

spring next year.“Amber is a life-

long Bomber, who has served as a teacher, SBDM member, assistant principal, head coach and athletic director,” Allen continued. “The SBDM council is looking forward to working with her and the BCMS staff in continuing

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At June’s fiscal court meeting Bandana resident Marvin Egner lodged a complaint with the court against the Bandana Mud Park for being a distur-bance, creating excessive noise. During the July meeting on the 15th, Ken-neth Poloski Jr., spokes-person for the mud bogs, was present to represent BMP’s side of the issue.

The mud park is located on the end of Allen Street, a narrow dead end street in a residential neighbor-hood.

Poloski began by ex-plaining the park only in-volves him because he is the spokesperson for the park and owns the prop-erty but has leased it to Kenneth Poloski Sr., who operates the park, on a 99 year term. He continued by saying that it has come to their attention there has been complaints of noise and traffic concerns brought before the court.

Poloski said “we’re not trying to side step the law in any way.” He went on to say they are not doing any thing illegal or try-

Amber Parker named interim principal.

All schools to be included in piolet meal program

Breakfast and lunch have been free for all students in Ballard County Elementary and Preschool for two years. This year, Bal-lard County Middle and Ballard Memorial High schools will join them.

Morning and mid-day meals for all Bal-lard County Schools students will be free in 2014-15, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Com-munity Eligibility Provision, according to Ballard Food Ser-vice Director Amber Hayes.

Schools are eligible to participate the CEP if at least 40 percent of their students are eligible to receive free meals through direct certification the prior year. The change will mean that families will see a savings of up to $430 per year per middle- and high-school student.

Every family is strongly encouraged to complete the House-hold Income Form that will be found in this year’s Code of Be-havioral Expectations, whether they expect to qualify for free or reduced-price meals or not.

For more informa-tion on the program, please contact Hayes at 665-8400, ext. 2530, or email amber.hayes@ballard.kyschools.us.

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The seventh annual “Bomber Back-to-School Bash” will be held Saturday, Aug. 2, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. All students in the district will register for class, receive orientation information at all of Ballard’s schools, and be eligible to win a door prize. (A complete schedule of class orientations follows this story.)

In addition to students and parents, the public

is invited to a health and community resource fair in the Ballard Memorial High School gym at 3561 Paducah Road, Barlow, during those hours. The Ballard County Welfare Society again will be stationed in the BMHS band room from 7-9 a.m. with clothing vouchers for families who qualify. The door is located across the west parking lot from the tennis court, and

‘Bomber Back-to-School Bash’ is slated for Aug. 2

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by Kay PressonLike many folks my

age, when I was a little kid, I would listen to the “old folks” conversations. Many times, they were not aware of my inquisi-tive nature...also known as “being a nosy little kid.”

One of my great uncles, William Jennings Bryan Penn, had something hap-pen to him when he was a little kid, living in Bal-lard County. His sister was a teacher at a one-room school and one day, for some reason, took her younger brother who was five years old, to school with her. Back then, there was no preschool or kin-dergarten. During recess, some older boys, thinking it would be funny....locked Uncle Bill in the outhouse, then went back into the classroom, snickering and laughing.

There he was, a little five-year old boy, locked in a smelly outhouse.

Vainly, he tried to open the door and finally, us-ing the last resort, looked in the only way out...down the toilet hole...holding his breath, he eased into the hole feet first and gagging, plowed through the mess until reaching the outlet. He vomited and wiped his eyes....then, rolled in the grass, trying to get the mess off his clothes. Of course, he was a mess, however, he slowly walked back into the classroom. The entire school room turned around when he entered. His sister looked at her little brother, covered with feces and grass, smell-ing terrible. Of course, the boys who had locked him in the outhouse were in shock. For, they didn’t realize the little five-year old boy would escape. Their cowardly plan back-fired on them, for they all got a paddling and a note was sent home to their parents. And, that’s what

they got at home also.....a paddling. Needless to say, they never locked anyone in an outhouse again!

Years later, when he was grown, my wonderful great uncle, William Jen-nings Bryan Penn would sit and talk with me and he advised me to “listen what the old folks say...you will probably hear somethings you ain’t supposed to hear, but remember what you do hear.” He then told me about his service to our na-tion...riding with General “Blackjack” Pershing....chasing Pancho Villa back into Mexico.

So, in conclusion....young folks, listen to what us “old folks” say...for whether good or bad, it will be an important part of your history. At this time, there is a history book for sale at the Bal-lard Carlisle Historical & Genealogical Society....this is a very interesting, important book.

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“We want to do something based on testing data,” she explained. “Our feeling is, “Let’s move these kids forward.’

“I am blessed to have the staff I have,” Parker said. “We work well together, and the culture is very strong. I know they’re going to give 110 percent every day. If something isn’t working, we’ll talk about it, and go back to the drawing board.

ing to stir up the com-munity and they have investigated noise and nuisance ordinances in the county and the only ones concerning noise are in Wickliffe, Barlow, and LaCenter and the nuisance ordinance deals only with vicious dogs. “What we are doing is to have a safe place and a controlled environment for the kids and people in the community.” There is no drinking allowed and any one racing is required to wear a helmet he told the court.

According to Poloski the bogs have branched out farther then they had anticipated and they are receiving participants from Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Tennessee and all around the sur-rounding area. He also added that the Great Riv-er Road Organization is now advertising for them. He said it’s (BMP) good for the county, it brings revenue to the county be-cause these people stay in our motels, eat in our restaurants, and by gas at our stations. Judge/Executive Vickie Viniard said she and the court are hoping to come up with

an ordinance that respects the community and satis-fies every one. The ordi-nance, according to Vin-iard, will not be isolated to the mud bogs but will be county-wide that ev-ery one will have to com-ply with including events at the fair grounds.

The bogs operate ev-ery other Saturday from 4:00 pm till around 8:30 pm according to Poloski. On the 5th of July they ran a little after 10:00 pm during a special memo-rial event for the family of Michael Paul Davis. Viniard said she felt that ten would be an adequate time to conclude the

events.Viniard opened the

floor to comments or questions. Magistrate Dee Hazlewood said he had one question; do they have a county ambulance on site for emergencies? Poloski said he didn’t have one there stating they didn’t want to take ad-vantage of the county ser-vices that when they had operated the bogs before there were complaints of county fire trucks being staged there. Hazlewood said it was not taking ad-vantage if it’s some kind of event where some one could get injured; it’s just trying to be prepared

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ahead of time. Asked if it would cost a fee or any thing Viniard responded “it’s just a county thing we always do.”

Egner said he lives just 450 feet from the bogs and all he was ask-ing for is that it to be moved away from resi-dences. He added that it had been mentioned that the event be moved to the fair grounds and he feels it would be a more appropriate venue. Egner added too, that there had been a question of the difference between the Lovelaceville event and Bandana’s; he said the track at Lovelaceville is ¾ miles from town and the closest neighbor is three-tenths of a mile.

Poloski questioned the measurements of Egner’s house from his track say-ing it was 650 feet from the entrance gate to the bogs. He told the court it has been years since the name Bandana has come up outside the county and it would be a great thing if the county and others would get behind BMP.

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LaCENTER - Mary Manning, age 73, died at her home in LaCenter, Ky. Monday afternoon at 1 p.m.

She attended Oscar Baptist Church and she was an animal lover.

She is survived by two sons, Mark Turner of Portageville, Mo. and Keith Turner of Blytheville, AR; One daughter, Judy Swims of Dexter, Mo.; Four brothers, Floyd Abernathy of Paducah, Ky., Louis Abernathy of Kansas City, Kansas, Sonny Abernathy of Kevil, Ky. and Lynn Abernathy of LaCenter, Ky.; Three sisters, Emma Brand of LaCenter, Rose Turner of LaCenter, and Barbara Scott of LaCenter; five grandchildren and three

great-grandchildren.She was preceded in

death by two brothers, Nick Abernathy and Carl Abernathy, and her parents, Elva and Alvia Abernathy.

Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter with the Rev. Ryan Baker officiating. Interment will follow at Oscar Cemetery.

Visitation will begin after 10 a.m. on Thursday morning.

Morrow Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.

Margaret Peeler Lanier, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at the age of 79. Margaret was a member of New Hope Baptist Church where she was pianist and a member of Grahamville OES #494. She was also a charter member of Strathmoor Baptist Church where she served as pianist and Sunday School Teacher for several years. She loved her family and friends. Her hobbies included sewing, quilting, playing the piano and enjoying flowers.

Survivors include three sons, Wayne Peeler and wife, Sherry of Eddyville, KY, Harold Peeler and wife, Debbie of Kevil, KY, Ronnie Peeler and wife, Sandy of West Paducah, KY; one step-son, Billy Lanier, Paducah, KY; one step-daughter, Carlene Lanier Vasseur and husband Steve of Palm Coast, FL; one step-son, Billy Lanier of Paducah, KY; Grandchildren, Christopher Peeler and wife Calena, Aaron Peeler and wife Stephanie, Wesley Peeler and wife Terri, Mitchell Peeler, Justin Peeler, Joshua Lanier, Matthew Lanier, Rudy Lee and wife Jessica, Cassie Rogers and husband Dwight, and Bailynn Peeler; several

great-grandchildren.Proceeding in death

was her husbands, J.T. Peeler and Lewis Lanier, parents, Cecil Creason and Mary Rudd Creason, one brother, Elvie Creason and step-son Larry Lanier.

Services were held Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Billy Riley officiating. Burial will followed at Palestine Cemetery in West Paducah, KY. Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. handled the arrangements.

Expression of sympathy may be made to New Hope Baptist Church, 901 Monkey Eyebrow Road, La Center,KY 42056 or Gideon International, Paducah East Camp, P.O. Box 8436, Paducah, KY 42002

Cecil Mize, age 79, of Wickliffe, passed away at 12:40 am on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.

Cecil was a member of the Bardwell Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. For over 40 years, he was a butcher having worked in several places across the area including, Cairo, IL, Tamms, IL, Lone Oak

and eventually retiring from Rodney’s IGA in Wickliffe.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Ruth Pettit Mize of Wickliffe, and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Phillip and Loraine Farnsworth Mize; and three brothers.

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KEVIL - Billy Gene White, age 75, died Thursday at 3:30 a.m. at Life Care Center of LaCenter, Ky.

Billy was a member of Spring Bayou Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon for many years. He was employed for 21 years at Modine in Paducah. Billy owned and

operated Bills Body Shop in Kevil, Ky. until he retired.

Billy is survived by his wife, Peggy White of Kevil, Ky. One son, Greg White and his wife, Sheree, of Kevil. Three Grandchildren, Ashley White of Paducah, Brandon White of Kevil, Ky, and Camryn White of Kevil. Two sisters, Martha Alford of Paducah, and Madalene Anderson of Vienna, Illinois. a special thank you to Marcalene Holt and Michelle Cooper for

their care of Bill.Also, a special thanks

to the loving and caring staff of Life Care Center of LaCenter, Ky.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Junior White and Dale White, and his parents, Henry and Ethel White.

Funeral services were Saturday at 1 p.m. at Spring Bayou Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Tipton officiating. Interment followed at Spring Bayou Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation began after 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Spring Bayou Baptist Church.

M e m o r i a l Contributions may be sent to Ups and Downs (Downs Syndrome Association) P.O. Box 7366, Paducah, Ky., 42002-7366 or Spring Bayou Baptist Church, 4575 Hobbs Road, Kevil, Ky., 42053.

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Cecil Mize were held at 1 pm on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Wickliffe with Rev. Rodney Bice officiating. Burial will followed in the Bethlehem Church Cemetery in Wickliffe. Friends may called after 10:00 am on Tuesday at the funeral home.

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form of contributions to: Bardwell Baptist Church Building Fund, 323 U.S. Highway 51, Bardwell, KY 42023; St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or to the Gideon’s International Carlisle-West Graves Camp, PO Box 608, Cunningham, KY 42035.

and two already for July. Also reported was a air evacuation at a motocross race in Carlisle County where Ballard County ambulance was contracted to be in attendance.

A resolution was approved for a Homeland Security Grant application that will provide a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) and a new Jaws of Life to the Emergency Management.

Jail report for June was delivered by Donnie Hall Jr. reporting a total of 69 inmates; 48 of those are state inmates, “well ahead of what we’ve budgeted” according to Hall.

After a 200 item state inspection that was only deficient in two areas, one being a broken

light globe in a walk-in freezer and the other transportation training for deputies, the court approved an addition to the current policy that will reflect the intent to train deputies on transportation procedures.

An ordinance was introduced to the court for the Solid Waste facility that says any recyclables collected by entities outside the county must be transported to Ballard County’s solid waste site. They also had the first reading of an ordinance to comply with the state mandated electrical permit.

by Karen Hixon EvansFrom my earliest memories of Dad, I always looked

up to him and thought he was someone very special. In my earliest years of life, I remember loving him and respecting him also. He disciplined us when we needed it, but we always knew that he loved us and forgave us.

Until I was 7, through the 1960s, we lived in Mangham, Louisiana, Daddy’s hometown. I have fond memories of Mangham and the time we spent there. Daddy sold cars in Winnsboro, LA, and then he bought the Rexall Drugs business in Mangham, and ran that for several years. We would ride our bikes to the drug store, large cup in hand, to see Daddy and to get a free ICEE from the machine in the drug store. We thought that was something special!

Dad was always doing things with us to make play time really special. In Louisiana, Daddy made us stilts with planks of wood and woodblocks nailed to them. They worked well, and we had so much fun running in the yard and having races with the stilts. He also built an enormous playhouse in our backyard with bunkbeds, and a door. Another time he built us a treehouse, and a pulley system to deliver snacks to the treehouse. Years later, when Daddy was is his 60s he designed and built a big tree house with a ladder for my children. But most important of all, as children, we had lots of hugs and kisses, guidance and uncon-ditional love from Daddy. I never questioned his love for me, no matter the situation.

In Mangham, favorite times spent together were parties Mom and Dad hosted, Friday night football games in Mangham, trips to Monroe to see the lat-est children’s movies at the theater in Monroe, Loui-siana, and going to Mangham Baptist Church, and the library. Dad went with us to see The Jungle Book, and I remember how much he loved it. Sometimes we would go to Shakey’s Pizza Parlor and get a peppero-ni pizza and listen and sing to the ragtime music from the player piano, or sometimes there was a musician to sing and play for us. Then sometimes we would drive by a little hot tamale restaurant to take a big bag of very hot tamales home with us. We couldn’t wait until we got home to eat one, Boy, were they hot!

Most of all, what made our time in Mangham so special was good friends, loving family, and parents who loved us and wanted to make a good life for us. And at the center of what was important in our lives was Mangham Baptist Church. We loved going to church, and seeing our loving teachers and friends. We learned about Jesus there and about love and re-spect and community. Those were special times.

In Mangham, we lived with Dad’s father, our Grandfather, Buddy Hixon, Sr. He was not in good health through the years I knew him. We called him “Buh”, but to the people of Mangham he was Buddy and Dad was called Little Buddy, or L Buddy by most. “Buh” died in 1967, and so we didn’t have any other Grandparent in Mangham since Momma Nette, Dad’s Mother had passed away before we were born.

Two years later, Dad and Mom decided to move to Bardwell, Kentucky, where Mom had been raised. There we had Mom’s parents, Momma Bea, Beatrice Wooden Yates, and Grandaddy, Neal Yates. Daddy said that he never regretted moving to Kentucky be-cause of the gift it was to Momma Bea and Granddad-dy, to let them be a big part of our lives. Momma Bea and Granddaddy were always there for us, taking care of us in the summer when we were home from school. We had many Sunday dinners together and big holi-day celebrations at their house. God blessed us with loving, Christian grandparents, and we knew them well because of the love and sacrifice of our parents. Dad loved his family in Louisiana and also his Sister and her family in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and we stayed in close contact with them, visiting regularly.

After a time of searching for work in Kentucky, Dad was able to start working at Westvaco Paper Mill and Mom and Dad bought a farm, and began building a new home on the land. Daddy loved the farm and had cattle and crops. After work and school and on weekends, Dad would go out in his pickup with the tailgate down and the three of us girls would bounce there as we rode around the farm and counted the cows. Dad knew which cows were about to birth and when one was missing we would search for her until we made sure she was well. Mom and Dad worked hard and saved their money and invested in the farm and in us. Bardwell Baptist Church was a big part of all our lives and we spent many wonderful times there worshiping and serving together.

We loved to go on vacations in the summers. We would usually travel a lot and camp along the way. Those were fun family times, with the Apache pop-up camper, or an overhead camper that Dad would carry on his pickup truck. Mom would cook over an open fire, and we would take showers in the bathhouses. Trips I remember fondly are beach trips to Florida coast, and Biloxi, MS and Grand Isle, LA, and Padre Island, TX. There were 2 trips to Mexico, one where we camped all the way to Mexico City in the 1960s, and later in the 1980s. We traveled the Blue Ridge Parkway to Washington, D.C. , down the East Coast to Cape Hatteras, NC, and also along the East Coast

of Florida to Disney World and them back home. We traveled a lot and stopped along the way, anytime there was anything interesting to look at or do. Dad was tough and brave, and I always knew he would protect us, and we would all be safe as long as Dad was there.

Through the late 70s and early 80s we were in col-lege at Murray State University. Mom and Dad kept working hard, to pay for college for all us girls. They valued a college education and it was not an option whether or not to go to college. We knew we were to get a college education, which was a legacy of Dad’s family. Dad’s Mother had a college education, as well as his Aunts. They valued a college education and this was the culture and way of life for many of Mangham, LA. At the time, I didn’t always appreciate that, but now I realize the value of it, and I’m thankful for the education and I realize how much it has improved my life. Our 2 children, Sarah and John, have carried on to pursue higher education and I’m so thankful for the love and guidance of our parents and the sacrifices and investment they made for us through our education.

As we started families of our own, we have re-mained close to Dad and Mom. They have continued to be great roll models to their grandchildren and we have been blessed by their willingness to be involved and share their time and love to all their family, uncon-ditionally. Dad would share great stories from his life, when he was a young boy, or of his adventures as a teenager, or of great times with people who loved and cared for him as he grew up in Mangham. He would sometimes share the tough times and situations he ex-perienced in Korea. If you listened to Dad’s stories, they were definitely entertaining, many really funny. Dad knew how to tell a good story. If it was a funny story, he would join in the laughter as he came to the end, and experience the fun all over again. I will miss talking to Daddy, and learning from him. He was one of a kind, for sure.

Daddy is in Heaven with Jesus, now. I know he is at peace and surrounded by love and God’s presence. He is greatly missed, but we are left with memories of a loving Father who taught and loved and sacri-ficed for his family. He was willing to sacrifice his life to preserve the great freedoms we have. He fought to provide freedom for others and to serve this great country in battle overseas. Dad was loyal and coura-geous, and gentle and loving. He was my father and my friend. I look forward to the day I will see him again in heaven, and I live in thankfulness for God’s precious gift to me in the life and example of my earthly Father, William Edward “Buddy” Hixon, Jr.

FATHER • HUSBAND • U.S. MARINE

REMEMBERINGBUDDY HIXON

Memories of Dad

I met Buddy in college in 1954 after he got out of the Marine Corps.

At that time, he didn’t talk that much about his Korean service; however, I knew he was mature for a 25-year-old. We fell in love and married in May, 1955. We were blessed with 3 healthy daughters.

We have 3 sons-in-law and 5 grandchildren, all Christian members of our family.

After the financial strain of educating our daughters and we had more time and money, Buddy became more active in Marine Corps activities by attending all 1st Marine Divi-sion, C17, and all other con-

nected reunions. He loved the Marine Corps and enjoyed talking about his experiences.

However, above all, he loved people.

Sincerely and with love,Lou Emarea Hixon,

Widow, Sgt. W.E. “Buddy” Hixon

We are thankful for the 85 years God granted him and that he didn’t have to suffer long. He did what he wanted to do except for about the last month. He was an encourage-ment, inspiration, connector of people, and Hero is not an exaggeration!

He thought we thought too highly of him though, espe-cially the Father’s Day cards we sent him every year. You can tell I don’t think those cards said enough.

I’m typing this on his elec-tric Smith-Corona typewriter that he used to type his sto-

ries to share with many, and he will NOT be forgotten and always be missed till Heaven. Then we will see clearly, not through this “glass darkly.”

Sincerely,Kelly Hixon Kirchgessner

‘Above all, he loved people’‘Hero is not an exaggeration’

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potato and dessert for only $5.00. The potato comes with chili, cheese, butter,

sour cream and bacon bits. We will deliver to your business or anyone is welcome to stop by and pick one up. To order call 270-665-5681. The Big

Brown Truck Pull is August 2nd down-town Paducah.

The Ballard Bandits won first place in the tournament and second place in the 2014 season! Back row coaches: Wes Romain, Matt Owens, Robert Myatt, and Lee Irvin. Second row: Eli Stevens, Tanner Heal’s, Collin Henson, Jake Miller, Jamison Smith, Jacob Irvin Bottom Row: Caleb Henry, Cole Owens, Jace McGlenon, Hunter Brown, Daniel Meinschein, Shane Romaine, Konner Myatt.

Chatter Chicks (front, laying down) Maddie Parrot; Next row: Izabella Hearn, Abby Boulton, Kaylee O’Connor, Myra Peeler; Next row: Bryce O’Neill, Zoe Taylor, Brooklyn Tapscott, Carly Romaine, Kyra Ramage, Leah Doke, Michaela Meyer, Kynnade Slife, Lagen Craven. Coaches (back row) Mickie Thomason, Bobby O’Connor, Chris Romaine, Terri Peeler. Congrats on a great season! Like to thank our sponsors: McDonalds, Linda’s Chatter Box and Top Coat Painting.

Obituaries

Letter to the EditorDear Editor,

Ballard County Clerk Lynn Lane and Mary Sue in the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office agree that the Kentucky election laws and regulations disagree with me.

But because I think the laws and regulations should support me on this, I’m going to share my opinion.

When a person who is registered as a member of a political party decides to run as a write-in candidate against the party’s nomi-nee as chosen in a primary election, that person should be expelled from member-ship in the party.

I do not take the posi-tion that we should elimi-nate write-in candidates; to the contrary, I think that anyone who is willing to face the formidable odds against a write-in candida-cy should be able to do so. But if a write-in candidate chooses to run against the party’s nominee, in effect running against the party, then that candidate has, in my opinion, made it clear that he no longer believes in the party.

So far, one person has announced that he will be a write-in candidate for Bal-lard County Sheriff. He is registered as a Democrat. Four qualified deputies ran in the Democratic Primary, where Democratic voters chose Carey Batts to rep-resent the party in the gen-eral election.

In his ad in this newspa-per last week, Billy Wayne Wildharber said, “I feel that our county and its citizens deserve the highest level of protection, professionalism and proactive law enforce-ment and I am willing and prepared to provide that.”

Did he become willing and prepared only after the primary election? If he has felt his willingness and preparation for longer than that, then why didn’t he put himself up against the other candidates and let the voters in his party decide if they wanted him to represent the party? Seeing that he has chosen to run against the party’s nominee, I think he should no longer be regarded as a member of the party.

I was a candidate for the party’s nomination for Ballard County Judge/Ex-ecutive but was defeated soundly by incumbent Vicki Viniard. (I was beat-en so badly that I probably should ask new sheriff Car-ey Batts after the general election to consider filing assault charges.) I will vote for Mrs. Viniard whether she runs unopposed or if someone should decide to run against her. I will vote for Carey Batts no matter who else might run. Both of those candidates repre-sent my party and they will get my vote.

Ruth Bryan Anderson, 93, of Paducah passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at her daughter’s residence.

She is survived by her children Eddy Anderson (Anita), Hendersonville, TN, Paula Anderson Wooten (Mike), Joelton, TN, Charlotte Marinello, Mesa, AZ and Kay Doughty, Reidland, KY.

Services will be at 3:00pm on Wednesday at Lindsey Funeral Home with the Rev. Topper Council officiating. Burial will follow at Salyers Cemetery in Wickliffe.

Friends may call from 1:00pm – 3:00pm on Wednesday at the funeral

home.Online condolences

may be left www.lindseyfuneral.com

Lindsey Funeral Home of Paducah is in charge of arrangements.

Ruth Bryan Anderson

Ruth Bryan Anderson

Kentucky Press Association

The Ballard County Weekly

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

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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Tommy J. WellsManaging Editor

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applicants may wait in the BMHS hallway adjacent to the room.

Orientation times for kindergarten through high-school seniors are scheduled on that day, beginning at 8 a.m. Preschool class groups will meet their new teachers in their classrooms at the school at 455 Olive St. in LaCenter, in a drop-in session held from 9-11 a.m.

Parents also may drop in any time from 8:30-10 a.m. this year at Ballard County Elementary School, 3383 Paducah Road, Barlow, regardless of their child’s grade-level. All BCES teachers will be in their classrooms that day. Students are encouraged to bring supplies to their classrooms.

BMHS orientation is from 9-9:45 a.m.; BCMS orientation is from 10-11 a.m. at 3565 Paducah Road, Barlow.

BASHContinued from Page 1

THE BALLARD COUNTY WEEKLYPAGE 8 WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2014

Got Mud?

Scenes from the 2014

Ballard County FAIR

One of the trucks that participated in the Ballard County “Spank the Monkey” on Friday night.

By CERA PECKThe Ballard County Fair

held the annual Spank the Monkey races last Friday, and if you weren’t there, you missed out. Now, if you don’t know what Spank the Monkey is, this doesn’t seem like a big deal. Well, Spank the Monkey is a mud race with roaring trucks, jokes from the announcer, and of course, lots

and lots of mud. The objective of the race is to speed down the track, go around the barrel at the end, without going off course, and race back up the other side to “spank” the sock monkey that is hanging at the end of the track. There are three classes based on tire size. First up is the 33’’ and down class. This year the winners of the first class were Josh Riley,

Wes Buchanan, and Jason Buchanan. Next up is the 34” to 37” class. Winners in this class were Todd Williams, James Malloy, and Chris Hargrove. The last, and usually smallest class, is the 37” and up class. The only three in the class ranked James Malloy in first with a run of 13.649 seconds, the fastest time of the night, followed by Bradley Boulton

and Benjie Thresher. On Saturday, the fair held

a power wheels mud bog for children; and unlike the big boys doing the mud bog across the field, all the child participants made it all the way through the pit. The kids all did great, and looked like they had tons of fun.

If you missed out on the fair this year, make sure you catch

it next year. They have events for everybody, great food, and fun for all ages. The Ballard County Fair is a good time for everybody and a wonderful way to spend time with your family and friends, while enjoying the best entertainment Ballard County has to offer: mud.

Williams, Malloy, Hargrove emerge as winners in ‘Spank the Monkey’

2014 BALLARD COUNTY FAIR WINNERSInfant Master & Miss - 0-6 months: King - Mason Cooper; Queen - Paisley Heal;

Prince - Kason Harris; Princess - Madison LeekBaby - Master & Miss -7-11 months: King - Layne Bowles; Queen - Palmer Dodge;

Prince - Tiki CoffeltTiny Master & Miss - 12 months to 3 years: King - Brently Sterling: Queen - Aubree

Pitts; Prince - Wrigley Guynn; Princess - McKinsey CooperJr. Talent Show: 1st Kate Ward, violin solo; 2nd Lauren Mantle and Zoe Overby, tap

dance group; 3rd Kate O’Neill and Harper Stivers, tap dance groupSr Talent Show: 1st Storm Wilson, vocal solo; 2nd Kathleen Webb, vocal solo; Sa-

vanna Gardner, vocal solo.Mud Bogs: Power Wheels- 1st Crice Parker, 2nd Jack Kinsey, 3rd David Wardius; Class A Street, Wes Buchanan; Class B Street, Abbye Hook; Class C Street, Bradly

Boulton; Class B Modified, Michael Morgan; Class C Modified, Eric Enderle.

Storm Wilson “Spank the Monkey”

Wes Buchanan Winner of the Mud Bog Class A street trucks on Saturday.

Top Photo:David WardiusMiddle: Winners of Power Wheels Mud Bog: 1st place Crice Parker; 2nd place Jack Kinsey; 3rd place David Wardius.To Left: Ballard County Fair ends with a blaze as this class B modified truck catches fire and burns.