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Carlisle County Man Charged

With Attempted Murder

of A Police Officer

The Kentucky State Police are investigating a shooting involving the Bardwell Chief of Police, Brandon (Bam) Marbry. Marbry was investigat-ing a stolen vehicle com-plaint Thursday when he found a vehicle that matched the descrip-tion of the stolen car at a residence on West Court Street in Bardwell. As Marbry started to approach the vehicle, the vehicle started back-ing out of the driveway. Marbry ordered the driv-

er, 29-year-old Daniel Hauger of Cunningham, Kentucky to exit the vehicle. Hauger did not obey the command and began to drive the vehicle into the path of Marbry. This act forced Marbry to fire his weap-on hitting Hauger in the leg. Hauger continued driving causing Marbry to give chase. Hauger was caught and arrest-ed not far from the resi-dence. Hauger was tak-en to Lourdes Hospital where he was treated and released. Hauger is lodged in the Ballard County Detention Center where he is charged with Attempted Murder of a Police Officer and Fleeing and Evading Police, 1st degree.

Dog dead from possible neglect

Cutest Pet Contest

I would like to thank everyone for entering their pet into the cutest pet contest. The win-ner is Tiny. Tiny is a 7 year old full blooded Chihuahua and belongs to Logan Seaton. The

runners up were RigLee and Chloe. RigLee is a full blooded weenie dog and Chloe is a boxer. They are owned by Heather and Bart Hammonds. I would like to thank Clinton Williams for judging the contest for me. It

was a hard decision and they are all winners in my book. We had a run-ner-up because it was tough for him to choose. I would like to thank Coffee Memorial Animal Clinic for donating the goody bag to the winner.

Local Youth Leader Arrested

For Rape 3rd Degree

A youth pastor at Milburn Chapel has been charged with rape. The McCracken County Sheriff’s Department began an investigation on March 10, 2015, after we received a report that Michael E. Parsons, 44 years of age of Kevil Ky, had engaged in inap-propriate sexual relations with one of the youth students at the church.

The investigation revealed that the inappro-priate relationship began in the spring of 2013 and continued through 2014. The victim was deter-mined to be a 16 year old female when the incidents first occurred and some of the sexu-al encounters occurred

during youth group meet-ings. Other encounters occurred when Parsons transported the minor to her home, located in McCracken County. Other inappropriate encounters occurred at Parsons home, locat-ed on Richard Burnley Avenue in Kevil, Ky.

The investigation also revealed that Parsons had on multiple occa-sions sent and received explicated photographs and videos via text mes-sages with the minor. The 44-year-old Parsons was arrested and charged with 2 counts of rape 3rd degree and 22 counts of Electronic Solicitation Of A Minor For Sex Or Other Illegal Activities. Parsons was arrest-ed and transported to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department where he confessed to the charges in question

and was later lodged in the McCracken County Regional Jail.

The investigation is ongoing and addition-al charges are expected to be filed in this case. The McCracken County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Ballard County Sheriff’s Department. Parsons was determined to be a person in a position of authority and position of special trust, as defined in KRS 532.045, as a result of his position as a youth leader.

ARRESTED:Parsons, Michael E. 44

years of age of Kevil, KyCHARGES:Two Counts Of Rape

3rd Degree (Class D Felony)

Twenty Two Counts Of Electronic Solicitation Of A Minor For Sex Or Other Illegal Activities (Class D Felony)

Ballard County has been conducting an investigation that has led to the arrest of 3 subjects. The investigation started from a tip received of a dog possibly dead from neglect. There was a dog located and taken to Hopkinsville, KY to be tested for cause of death. Upon finding of the results Ballard County Animal control presented the case to a Ballard County Grand Jury. They returned with true bills. All three subjects were indicted on complicity to torture of dog or cat, when, without legal justi-fication, aided and/or assisted others in intentionally torturing a domestic dog and the dog suffered serious physical injury or death as a result of the torture. Curtis Draper is also facing another charge and will appear for a preliminary hearing on March 23. All three where arrested and lodged at Ballard County Detention Center. Charged was Curtis Draper, Amber Draper, Gwen Draper. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty. Ballard County Animal Control made the arrest all three subjects.

EDWARD REAM

RECEIVED A TRUE BILL

Edward Ream’s case was taken to the Ballard County Grand Jury. He received several counts including; two counts of Attempted Torture of Dog or Cat stating that Mr. Ream set out con-tainers of meat soaking in antifreeze as “bait” on his back porch which would have caused the dog to suffer serious physical injury or death as a result of the torture. There were four counts of Criminal Mischief, 2nd Degree by causing 500.00 or more damage to a domesti-cated dog belonging to Michael Rollins, and Greg and Jo Majors.

Mr. Ream was handed a true bill on three counts of Torture of a Dog or Cat and two counts of Criminal Mischief, 1st Degree. Count VII states that Mr. Ream intention-ally tortured a domes-ticated dog belonging to Michael Rollins, by poisoning, which caused the dog to suffer serious physical injury or death as a result of the torture. Count IX stated that Mr. Ream caused 1,000.00 or more to a Belgian Tervuren dog named Butch belonging to Greg and Jo Majors. Count x of the indictment states that Mr. Ream caused damage of 1000.00 or more to an Australian Shepherd dog named Tiger belonging to Greg and Jo Majors.

ORDINANCE NO. 617

AN ORDINANCE A M E N D I N G O R D I N A N C E NOS. 434 and 436 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SEWER RATE SCHEDULE FOR THE USE AND

SERVICE OF THE W A S T E W A T E R

SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF WICKLIFFE,

KENTUCKY.W H E R E A S , t h e

Council of the City of Wickliffe, Kentucky hav-ing set the rates and

charges for the use of the sanitary sewage system as reflected in the City of Wickliffe, Kentucky,

Code of Ordinance Sections 50.55 and 50.58; and WHEREAS, the

Council having amended those rates pursuant to an Ordinance that

cannot be located in a Minute Book or in the Codified City of Wickliffe, Kentucky Code of Ordinances; and

WHEREAS, the cur-rent sewer rate schedule is as follows:

First 1,000 gallons $10.00

1,001-5,000 gallons $3.00 per 1,000 gallons




After 40,001 gallons $1.20 per 1,000 gallons

Water Usage[First 2,000 gallons][Next 3,000 gallons]

[Next 5,000 gallons][Ne)(t 10,000 gallons]rNR*t 70000 9'flllAnslRates[$7.00 Minimum][$3.00/1 ,000 gallons][$2.00/1 ,000 gallons][$1.6011 ,000 gallons]r~1A 0/ L 000 2:allonslWHEREAS, the

Council having deter-mined that an increase in rates is necessary to

generate revenue.WHEREAS, the rate

schedule change shall be effective April l , 2015.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF WICKLIFFE, KENTUCKY AS FOLLOWS:

§50.58 SEWAGE RATE SCHEDULE;

BILLS. (A) Rate sched-ule. In accordance with EPA regulations, a User Charge/Industrial

Cost Recovery System (UCIICRS) has been pre-pared using EPA guide-lines. The following are

the rates and charges to be used by the city for its sanitary sewage system in compliance with the

UC/ICRS. The sani-tary sewage rates will be based on the number of gallons of water used by

the customer. The rates are as follows: Over 40,000 2:allonsl f$1.20/LOOO 2:allonsl

Water UsageFirst 1,000 gallonsNext 1,001-5,000 gal-

lons Next 5,001 gallons and thereafter

Rates $10.00 MinimumContinued on Page 6, Col 5

Graves County Schools’

snow make-up sched-ule announced: May

28last day for students;

GCHS graduation May 29

The Graves County School District has announced the make-up sc

hedule forschool days missed

due to snow this winter.May 15 originally was

scheduled to be the last day of instruc

tion. Addedinstructional days the

following week include Monday, May 18,

andWednesday through

Friday, May 20-22. The last three instructi

onal days ofthe school year are

scheduled Tuesday, May 26, through Thursda

y, May 28.Graves County High

School’s graduation will take place Fr

iday evening,May 29.Classes will not be

in session on Kentucky Primary El

ection Day, Tuesday,May 19, nor on

Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.

Amtrak & Railroad Safety Training

Course Title: Passenger Train Emergency Response (PTER)

Date/Time: March 23rd 2015 6:00PM – 10:00PM

Location: Ballard County Extension Office 110 Broadway St. La Center KY 42056. Instructed By: Charlie Cox, AMTRAK Regional Director of Emergency Management. This one-day (4hour class) will be given by Security and Safety Professionals. From AMTRAK instituted for the safety of Firefighters, Law Enforcement,Corners, OEM’s and Dispatchers who may respond to or be involved in AMTRAK

Emergencies. This training complies with 49CFR239.

ARE YOU PREPARED

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BCMS Students of the Week

Each week at Ballard County Middle School, three students (one from each grade) will be selected and named Students of the Week. Students are nominated by teachers for outstand-ing behavior or perfor-mance. Shown from left are BCMS Students of the Week for March 9: seventh-grader Olivia Bailey, sixth-grader Avie Turner and eighth-grader Cehara Griffin. Selectors said Bailey is conscien-tious, well-behaved and a pleasure to have in class; Turner is bright, hard-working and always polite; and Griffin is always on-task, extreme-ly thorough and a great writer.

Six from BCES qualify for regional Governor’s Cup competition

Six Ballard County Elementary School students qualified for regional competition at the Feb. 28 dis-trict Governor’s Cup meet. Shown from left are med-alists Evan Cox, fifth place in math; Zoe Taylor, fifth, science; Molly Jones, third, science; Wendy Burnley, first, language arts, and second, arts and humanities; Addi Allen, fourth, composition; and Matt Jones, fourth, social studies.

BCES holds second-grade family night to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday

Members of 42 families attended second-grade fam-ily night on March 2 at Ballard County Elementary School, celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday. In the first photo are Rylee Lehmann and her dad, Daniel. In the second photo are Bryce McLeod and his mom, Brittanie.

BCES science fair winners announced

Ballard County Elementary School held its annual science fair on March 3. Shown in these photos are grade-level first-place winners. In the first photo is kindergartner Caleb Pickett. In the second photo is first-grader Jayden Glover. In the third photo are second-graders Lance Scott and Elliott Brambach. In the fourth photo are third-graders Simon Brambach and Teddy Blankenship. In the fifth photo are brothers Daniel Meinschein (fifth grade) and Zeke Meinschein (third grade). Fourth-grade winners Matthew Farmer and Madalyn Farmer are not shown.

School Changes

By Cera Peck

The capital outlay reimbursement of $117,852 was approved after the purchas-ing of a new bus and the payment of property taxes. With the purchase of a new bus, the transportation department is able to thin the herd a little, and two out-dated busses will be sold at the KISTA sale.An amended calendar was approved for the rest of the school year, nine days of school have been missed due to snow. Students will now attend school on March 13th and 16th. There is a possibility that students may be able to attend school on Election Day, which is May 19th, if this is approved, the last day of school will be a full length day on May 22nd, if it is not approved, the last day will be a full day May 26th. Enrollment is down in the elementary and middle schools, and if it does not improve, cutbacks are going to be made. Teachers at the elementary school will go from 29 to 27, and teachers at the middle school will go down from 20.5 to 19.5. The final decision will be made in May, and Superintendent Allen says that if there is a change it will be for the better, the cutbacks will not go up from there. One more change at the Elementary school is a big one, Vicki Fowler, the guidance counselor, will be retiring this year, a big thank you is sent to Vicki for all her years of service to the children of Ballard County.

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Damian Nunan,

age 32 of Paducah, passed away at 12 a.m. on March 6, 2015 at his

residence.He is survived by

his father, Dennis J. Nunan of Paducah, KY; niece, Sabrina Nunan

of Paducah, KY; girl-friend, Mary Elliot of Lexington, KY; six aunts; six uncles.

He was preceded in death by his moth-er, Cindy DePucchio Nunan; brother, Dennis J. Nunan IV.

A visitation will be held at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.

Expressions of sym-pathy may be made to the McCracken County Humane Society. 4000 Coleman Road. Paducah, Ky. 42001

Barlow, Ky. Frances Diane

Ryan Fowler, 73,

of Barlow, Ky. passed away on

Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:45 p.m. at Life Care Center in LaCenter.

Diane was born on December 7, 1941 in Cairo, Illinois.

During her life she lived in Arizona, California and with her final home in

Kentucky. She was a graduate of Murray State University with a Masters

Degree in Education. Her degree paled in

comparison to her love and desire to teach chil-dren how to read and write.

This desire lead to a career in teaching grade school children for over 40

years. Her desire to teach children was driv-en by her faith in Jesus

Christ. She wanted to make sure every child she taught would be able to

read about the gift

Christ has for them.Diane is survived by

her son, Donald Fowler and his wife Rachel of

Bakersfield, California, her three Grandchildren Bryn, Ryan, and Trey Fowler

of Bakersfield. Two brothers James Ryan

and his wife Judy of Cincinnati and Wally Ryan and his wife Brenda of

Bardwell.She was preceded in

death her parents Frank F. Ryan and Myrtle Henderson

Ryan and one brother Frank (Butch) Ryan.

Funeral Services will be Saturday, March 14 at Morrow Funeral Chapel at 1:00

p.m. with the Rev. Scott Fickes officiating. Interment will follow at

Greenlawn MemorialGardens at Villa Ridge,

Illinois.Visitation will begin

after 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Morrow Funeral Chapel in

LaCenter.M e m o r i a l

Contributions may be sent to Barlow First Baptist Church Awana's

Club P.O. Box 160 Barlow, Kentucky 42024.

A dinner in her honor will be held at Barlow First Baptist Church starting

at 4:00 p.m.Messages may be

left for the family at www,morrowfuneral-chapel.com

LaCenter, Ky. Herman Day,

age, 86, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at

Colony Ridge Nursing Center in Nags Head,

North Carolina.Herman was former

owner of the LaCenter Motel.

He is survived by his wife Nelda Day of LaCenter, two sons Charles Day of LaCenter, and Terry Day of LaCenter. Four daughters Judy Demooy of North

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Sandra Kay Ashcraft,

70, of Wickliffe, died at her home surrounded by her family , Monday,

March 9, 2015.She was a faith-

ful member of Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Wickliffe, KY and of Faith Baptist Church Jail Ministry. She was a former mem-ber of Southside Baptist Church. Sandra was a member of Eastern Star in Wickliffe and of NEITH 80 Daughters of the Nile of Madisonville, KY. She was also a Kentucky Colonel.

She is survived by her honey and husband of 48 years, Harry E Ashcraft; her daugh-ters, Lori Ann Puckett of Wickliffe, Rebecca

Lynn Ferguson of Wickliffe, Jeanna Leigh O’Neill of Arlington, and Amber Rae Roberts of Barlow; her sisters, Loretta Ingles of Atlanta, GA, Lizzie Koening of Tampa, FL, Crystal Nance of Paducah, KY, Kelly Pettigrew of OH, and Rosanne Persson of Sweden; her broth-ers, Steven Stern of Newbadin, IL, Nelson Stern of Metropolis, IL, and Joseph Price of Tampa, FL; her ten grandchildren, Will Brooks, Natasha Kay Smith, Brandon Brooks, Derrick Ferguson, Dillon Ferguson Jared O’Neill, Christian Roberts, Alexandra Roberts, Allie Grace O’Neill, and Hayden Roberts; and her thirteen great grandchildren, Kaine Brooks, Jasmine Brooks, Kasey Brooks, Amber Rae Brooks, Skylar Brooks, Zoey Brooks, Brett Crawford, Angel Lynn Crawford, Tyler Crawford, Brooklynn Harris, Brayden Lee Ferguson, Jayce Ferguson, and Adley Nevaeh Ferguson.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Homer Lee Price and Freida Lois Parmley

Christian; her brother, Roger Lee Price.

Visitation for Mrs.Ashcraft will begin at 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 13, 2015 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Wickliffe and contin-ue at Faith Missionary Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morn-ing until service time. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Wickliffe. Bros. Billie Prince, Ryan Baker, Larry Fraser, and Daniel Fraser will offi-ciate with burial follow-ing in Bethlehem Church cemetery.

Carolina, Anita Koors of Chilllicothe, Illinois,

Margie Wunderlich of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Sandra Willett of LaCenter. Six Grandchildren, three Great Grandchildren and several neices and neph-ews.

Herman was preced-ed in death by three brothers, one sister, one daughter, and his parents James and Mattie Day.

Funeral Services will be Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Scott Fickes officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Visitation will be Thursday Evening at Morrow Funeral Chapel from 6-8 p.m.

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Sports2015 Softball Schedule

MARCH

16 - Ballard at Tilghman V/JV at 5:30 p.m.17 - Ballard at St. Mary V at 5 p.m.19 - Ballard at Fulton County V at 5 p.m.20/21 - Marshall County Slugfest23 - Murray at Ballard V/JV at 6 p.m.24 - Mayfield at Ballard V at 5:30 p.m.26 - Massac County at Ballard V/JV at 5 p.m.27/28 - McCracken County Tournament30 - Fulton County at Ballard V at 5 p.m.

APRIL

2 - Carlisle at Ballard V/JV at 5:30 p.m.3 - Ballard at Graves County V/JV at 5:30 p.m.6/10 - Myrtle Beach/Spring Break13/14 - ALL A REGIONAL - TBA16/17 - ALL A REGIONAL - TBA25/26 - All A State Tournament28 - Ballard at Carlisle V/JV at 5:30 p.m.29 - Cairo at Ballard V at 5 p.m.

MAY

2 - JV Tournament at Graves County4 - Graves County at Ballard V/JV at 5:30 p.m.7 - Ballard at Murray V/JV at 5:30 p.m.8 - Tilghman at Ballard V/JV at 5:30 p.m.12 - Ballard at Mayfield V at 5:30 p.m.14 - Ballard at Massac County V/JV at 5 p.m.15 - St. Mary at Ballard V at 5:30 p.m.18/19 - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT at Ballard25/26 - REGIONAL TOURNAMENT - TBA28 - REGIONAL TOURNAMENT - TBA

FLW COLLEGE FISHING TO HOST

FIRST OPEN TOURNAMENT ON KENTUCKY LAKE

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (March 10, 2015) – FLW College Fishing is headed to Kentucky Lake March 20-21 for the inaugural FLW College Fishing Open tourna-ment. This is the first time FLW has hosted a college tournament that allows open registration from any eligible college teams, regardless of divi-sion or location. Anglers who finish within the top 10 automatically qual-ify for the 2016 FLW College Fishing National Championship while the champions take home a Ranger Z117 with a 90-horsepower Mercury or Evinrude outboard.

“The kind of winter we had is going to be a big factor in how the lake will fish,” said Walmart FLW Tour pro Brandon Hunter of Benton, Kentucky, currently fish-ing his second season at the sport’s top level. “Right now we’ve got a lot of rain and melting snow which is adding color to the water. The main lake could even be muddy by tournament time.

“With that being said, clear water baits like umbrella rigs and jerk-baits won’t produce like they normally do. It’s going to be crankbaits and Rat-L-Trap bites that determine success,” said

Hunter.Hunter went on to

say that the south end of the lake from Paris Landing down to New Johnsonville is where he expects the majority of college teams to be tar-geting.

“Anglers will be tar-geting main-lake flats off the river channels,” Hunter said. “The fish will be suspended around the natural cover like wood and stumps, so shallow- or medium-div-ing baits will be favor-ites. You’ve also got a lot of grass down there with active fish to take into consideration.”

Hunter went on to pre-dict that it will take 36 to 40 pounds to win the two-day tournament.

Schools competing in the Kentucky Lake tour-nament, which is host-ed by Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau, include:

Adrian College—Caleb Taylor, Zionsville, Ind., and Jeff Morton, Troy, Mich.

Adrian College—Nicholas Marsh, Commerce Township, Mich., and Jacob Bayer, Westfield, Mich.

Adrian College—Jarrett Martin, Gallipolis, Ohio, and Zack, Nelson, Northville, Mich.

Air University—Stan Miketa, New Middletown, Ohio, and Charles Cremeans, Youngstown, Ohio

Arkansas Tech U n i v e r s i t y — C o l e Johnson, Pocahontas, Ark., and Jadon K i n g , Bergman, Ark.

Auburn University—Timmy Ward, Childersburg, Ala., and Christopher Knight Jr., Sylacauga, Ala.

Austin Peay U n i v e r s i t y — J a c o b Hamilton, Medina, Tenn., and Bryce Newsome

Austin Peay U n i v e r s i t y — Ta y l o r Genz, Dover Tenn., and Clinton Morris, Adams, Tenn.

Ball State University—Shane Missi, Floyds Knobs, Ind., and Reed Emerson, Georgetown, Ind.

Baylor University—Connor Case and Tyler Torwick, San Diego, Calif.

Bemidji State University—Mitchell Swanson, Blaine, Minn., and Thor Swanson, Blaine Minn.

Bemidji State Univers i ty—Samuel Moore, Crystal, Minn., and Tyler Robinson, Ham Lake , Minn.

Bethel University—Kyler Chelminiak, Franklin, Wis., a n d Alec P i e k a r s k i , Greenfield, Wisc.

Bethel University—Dillon Statler, Kimberling City, Mo., and Evan Owrey, Jackson, Tenn.

Bethel University—

Kristopher Queen, Catawba, N.C., and Grant Rutter, Dillsburg, Pa.

Bethel University—Hunter Louden, Springville, Tenn., and Chase Aulidge, White Bluff, Tenn.

Bethel University—Brian Pahl, Wildwood, Mo., and John Coble Garrett, Union City, Tenn.

Bradley University—Zach Cline, Farmington, Ill., and Ryne Krall, Oswego, Ill.

C a m p b e l l s v i l l e U n i v e r s i t y — A u s t i n Moore, Smiths Grove, Ky., and Alan Bailey, Campbellsville, Ky.

C a m p b e l l s v i l l e U n i v e r s i t y — M a s o n Sapp, Campbellsville, Ky., and Hunter Pierce, Liberty, Ky.

C a m p b e l l s v i l l e University—Cameron Brooks, Greenville, Ky., and Rachel Decoursey, Hopkinsville, Ky.

C a m p b e l l s v i l l e Un ive r s i ty—Dakota Cantrell, Monteagle, Tenn., and Travis Hunt, Campbellsville, Ky.

Central Michigan University—Brandon Carman, Remus, Mich., and Benjamin Zenner, Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Clemson University—Baylor Ronemus, Augusta, Ga., and Cole Tinsley, Charleston, S.C.

Ballard County Country Club to host

3 Club Challenge

LA CENTER - Ballard County Country Club will host the 2015 3 Club Challenge on Saturday, March 28.

The format for the event is as follows: choose any three clubs from your bag for the entire round each participating golfer must play 18 holes with only three clubs.

The event will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.. The entry fee is $10 per member and $30 per non-member.

In additional upcoming events, Ballard County Country Club will host a One-Man Scramble on April 11 and then wel-come in golfers for the Spring Fling Couples Scramble on April 25-26.

For more information on upcoming events at Ballard Country Club, call 270-665-5557

Ballard Memorial Baseball

2015 ScheduleMarch 17 at Livingston

Central, 5:45 p.m.March 19 Fulton

County, 5:30 p.m.March 20 at St. Mary,

5 p.m.March 21 Lyon

County, NoonMarch 23 Century, Ill.,

4:30 p.m.March 26 Knoxville

Halls, 5 p.m.(St. Jude Classic at

Union City, Tenn.)March 27 Meadville,

Pa., 5 p.m.(St. Jude Classic at

Union City, Tenn.)March 27 at Union

City, 7 p.m.(St. Jude Classic)March 28 TBA (St. Jude Classic at

Union City, Tenn.)March 30 at Fulton

County, 5:30 p.m.April 2 Carlisle

County, 5 p.m.April 6 Greenfield

School, N.C., 6 p.m.(Cal Ripken

Experience at Myrtle Beach, S.C.)

April 7 Dayton Christian, Ohio, 8:30 a.m.

(Cal Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach, S.C.)

April 7 Niles McKinley, Ohio, 9 p.m.


April 8 Chardon, Ohio, 3 p.m.


April 9 Independence, Ohio, 8:30 p.m.


April 14 Hickman County, 5:30 p.m.

(1st Region All "A" Classic at Carlisle County)

April 17 Watertown, Tenn, 8 p.m.

(Caleb Turner Classic at South Fulton, Tenn.)

April 18 Hickman County, Noon


April 18 Obion County Central, Tenn., 4 p.m.


April 22 at Graves County, 7 p.m.

April 23 Graves County, 7 p.m.

April 27 at Mayfield, 5:30 p.m.

April 29 Cairo, Ill., 4:30 p.m.

May 1 Grayson County, 8:30 p.m.

May 2 at Hopkinsville, 10:30 a.m.

May 2 Logan County, Noon

May 4 Hickman County, 5 p.m.

May 5 Mayfield, 5:30 p.m.

Bombers rank as 1st Region's most

improved team

LA CENTER - To say the Ballard Memorial boys' basketball team made strides in the 2014-15 season would be a big understatement. Saying the Bombers made huge strides would be more suitable. After conclud-ing the 2013-14 season 4-13, Ballard Memorial, under the direction of head coach Matt Botner, compiled a 17-13 over-all record in the 2014-15 season. The Bombers finished runner-up to Graves County in the 3rd

District and also made an appearance in the 1st Region Boys' Basketball Tournament.

After knocking off Mayfield 76-62, Ballard Memorial fell to Graves County in the 3rd District Tournament champi-onship game. Graves County pulled away to defeat the Bombers 58-44 in the district title tilt. Ballard Memorial pushed for a win in the regional tournament but came up short as Carlisle County prevailed 67-59 in an opening round matchup.

Thriving offensively, Ballard Memorial shot 48.7 percent (647-of-1,329) from the field. The Bombers finished 129-of-349 beyond the arc to shoot 37 percent from 3-point range.

Ballard Memorial also helped its cause at the free throw line, shooting 61.9 percent (446-of-721).

In 30 games, Ballard Memorial grabbed 602 total rebounds.

Junior guard Keagan Cooper led a balanced Ballard Memorial scor-ing attack, averaging 13.6 points per game for the Bombers. In 28 games, Cooper scored a team-high 382 points.

Flirting with double figures in the scoring column, senior forward Cody Newton averaged 9.3 points per game. In 30 games, Newton scored 279 total points.

Senior forward Clay Newton wasn't too far behind, averaging 8.8 points per game for the Bombers, finishing with 265 total points in 30 games.

Additional scorers who averaged four or more points per game for the Ballard Memorial boys' basketball team in the r e c e n t l y - c o m p l e t e d 2014-15 season were Toler Terrell (7.3 ppg), Dre Bledsoe (7.2 ppg), Zach Parsons (6.7 ppg), Lee Chandler (6.2 ppg) and Tyler Wray (4.8).

Parsons led the Bombers on the glass, grabbing a team-high 4.1 rebounds per game. Cody Newton (3.4 rpg),

Clay Newton (3.1 rpg), Chandler (2.6 rpg) and Bledsoe (2.3) were oth-er consistent rebounders for the Ballard Memorial boys' basketball team.

Ballard Memorial's 2014-15 campaign fea-tured regular-season wins over Fulton City, Livingston Central, Fulton County, Mayfield, Hopkins County Central, Carlisle County, Cairo (Ill.), St. Mary and Hickman County.

The Ballard Memorial boys' basketball team will return to the court for offseason workouts later in the spring.

Current 1st RegionBoys' Basketball

Records

* Calloway County (29-3)

Murray (23-10)Paducah Tilghman (21-

7)Carlisle County (20-9)Graves County (19-12)Ballard Memorial (17-

13)McCracken County

(15-14)St. Mary (14-16)Marshall County (13-

16)Fulton County (12-17)Mayfield (10-14)Fulton City (8-19)Hickman County

(7-21)Community Christian

(Paducah) (1-27)* 1st Region Champion Field set for Boys'

Sweet Sixteen

LEXINGTON - Hopkinsville, Doss, Ballard and Elliott County punched their tickets on Thursday night to complete the field for this year's Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen Basketball Tournament to be held March 18-22 at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

The Tigers topped Webster County 61-46 in the 2nd Region title game on Thursday night.

Covington Catholic (9th Region) is the reign-ing state champion.

The opening round schedule for the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen Basketball

Tournament is as follows:March 18Collins (8th Region)

vs. Owensboro (3rd Region), noon

Taylor County (5th Region) vs. Hopkinsville (2nd Region), 1:30 p.m.

Covington Catholic (9th Region) vs. Campbell County (10th Region), 6:30 p.m.

Williamsburg (13th Region) vs. Doss (6th Region), 8 p.m.

March 19Johnson Central (15th

Region) vs. Ballard (7th Region), noon

Lexington Catholic (11th Region) vs. Boyle County (12th Region), 1:30 p.m.

Bowling Green (4th Region) vs. Elliott County (16th Region), 6:30 p.m.

Knott County Central (14th Region) vs. Calloway County (1st Region), 8 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

St. Xavier tops KHSBCA Poll

LOUISVILLE - Defending champion St. Xavier is ranked first in the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association (KHSBCA) Poll, released Wednesday. The rest of the poll fea-tures several powerhouse high school baseball pro-grams.

High school baseball teams are opening their 2015 seasons after being hampered by late-winter storms throughout the preseason.

The complete KHSBCA Poll follows.

KHSBCA Poll1. St. Xavier (12)2. McCracken County

(1)3. PRP (1)4. Tates Creek (1)5. Lexington Catholic 6. Daviess County 7. Hopkinsville 8. Madison Central (1)9. Hazard 10. Elizabethtown 11. South Warren 12. South Laurel 13. Lafayette 14. Eastern 15. North Bullitt 16. Ballard 17. Beechwood 18. Southwestern 19. Covington Catholic20. CAL21. Bullitt East22. Apollo23. Christian County24. Male 25. West Jessamine Others receiv-

ing votes: Paintsville, Johnson Central, Trinity (Louisville, Union County, Collins, Lexington Christian, Mercer County, Bowling Green, Dixie Heights, Henderson County, Butler.

McCracken County ranked first in KSCA

Poll

LONDON - After fall-ing short of capturing the state title in 2014, McCracken County is ranked first in the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association Prep Poll, which was released on Friday.

McCracken County edged out defending state champion Scott County for the top spot in the rankings.

Squads from through-out the state have been busy preparing for the 2015 season.

The complete KSCA Prep Poll, including oth-er teams who received votes, follows.

KSCA Prep Poll1. McCracken County

(21)2. Scott County (8)3. Male 4. Madisonville-North

Hopkins (5)5. Mercy 6. Ballard (1)7. Central Hardin8. Owensboro Catholic 9. Greenwood (1)10. Ashland 11. Anderson County 12. Union County 13. Assumption14. Meade County 15. Holy Cross

(Louisville)16. Christian County 17. Livingston Central 18. Bullitt East19. Woodford County 20. Apollo 21. Green County21. Franklin County 23. South Laurel 24. Oldham County 25. East JessamineOthers receiving votes:

South Warren, Notre Dame, East Carter, Highlands, Sacred Heart, Henderson County, George Rogers Clark, Butler, Allen County-Scottsville, North Laurel, Johnson Central, Marshall County, Warren East, Estill County, Boyle County, Hopkins County Central, Lafayette, Manual, Daviess County, Paducah Tilghman, Grayson County, Graves County, PRP, Boyd County, Fern Creek, Muhlenberg County, North Oldham, CAL, Edmonson

H.S. football rules changes continue

focus on risk minimi-zation

INDIANAPOLIS - In its ongoing effort to min-imize the risk of injury in high school football, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules

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Extension to offer two aquaculture trainings in Western Kentucky

KSU aquaculture specialists will show workshop participants how get the most from their ponds.

PHOTO: Katie Pratt, UK agricultural communica-tions

Princeton, Ky. The Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service will

host two workshops in aquatic weed control and pond management March 20-21 in Princeton.

Ponds are important to Kentucky farmers and recreationalists. The state’s more than 233,000 farm ponds serve as water sources for livestock and crops and may be great spots for recreational fishing. Landowners can help these water systems reach their full potential with proper management.

Bill Wurts, Forrest Wynne and Bob Durborow, aquaculture extension specialists with Kentucky State University, will lead both trainings at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center.

The specialists will present Aquatic Weed Control Training from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. CDT March 20. The training will emphasize proper chemical selection, applicator techniques, safety and record keeping. Additional discussion topics include aquatic plant and algae identification, methods of algae con-trol and herbicide and algaecide use.

Pesticide applicator continuing education units will be available for three specific hours in category 5 and two general hours for categories 10 and 12.

Ag Update

PROFILES IN NATURE

American White Pelican

Photo Credit – www.

kentuckyupclose.comIf one looks up the

American White Pelican, Pelecanus erthrorhynchos, in a bird book or on line the maps will show that we are outside their area. There is an occasional mention however that they may follow the Mississippi River as far north as Saint Louis. Someone needs to upgrade these maps! For at least the last ten to twelve years and maybe longer, large flocks of these birds have wintered around Reelfoot Lake along with the areas below Kentucky and Barkley Dams. They are also quite common along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

Although White Pelicans winter all along the Gulf Cost and Florida, folks are more familiar with the brown pelican. This is due to the fact that the white ones leave in early spring and head north to their breeding grounds whereas brown pelicans are year round residents in these areas. During summer and fall when most people take vaca-tions brown pelicans are the only ones present.

As breeding season approaches both sex-

es grow a large bump on the top of their bill called a nuptial tubercle which will fall off fol-lowing the breeding sea-son. Nesting in colonies in North-Western US and Canada the female will lay one to three eggs in a depression on the ground. Normally only one chick per nest will survive. Young will then leave the nest when around three to four weeks old and fledge at around ten weeks.

Brown pelicans feed by dive bombing at fish from the air scooping them up as they hit the water. White pelicans do not feed in this man-ner. They remain on the water and scoop up water and fish then drain water out of their bill by holding their head in an upright position. They sometimes feed in groups and may even help each other by driv-ing fish toward shallow water or each other. An adult white pelican can eat up to three pounds of fish a day.

American white pel-icans are one of the largest birds in North America, weighing in at up to thirty pounds and having a wing span of up to nine feet. They fly in a “V” pattern much like geese. Solid white with black wing tips, these majestic birds make for quite a sight against a blue sky!

By Jack Glisson

Profi les in Nature

Relay For Life

HAMBURGERPlate Fundraiser

(hosted by 1st Judicial Circuit Drug Court)

Hamburger, Chips,Drink & Dessert

$5 Donation

FULL GOSPEL TEMPLE

$3.00/1,000 gallons$2.00/1,000 gallons(B) Bills.- Continue (1) The rates or charges

for service shall be pay-able monthly.

(2) The owner of the premises, the occupant thereof and the user of the service shall

be jointly and severally liable to pay for the ser-vice to such premises and the service is furnished

to the premises by the city only upon this con-dition.

(3) Bills for sewer ser-vice shall be sent out by the city fen! !:!y the first day of the

month succeeding the period for which the ser-vice is billed.

(4) All sewer bills are due and payable ten days after being sent out. A penalty of

10% shall be added to all bills not paid by the fifteenth day after they have been rendered.

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committee expanded the provisions of unnec-essary roughness to include contact with a defenseless player.

This revision in Rule 9-4-3g was one of six rules changes recom-mended by the Football Rules Committee at its January 23-25 meeting in Indianapolis. These changes were subsequent-ly approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

The revised rule now reads, “No player or non-player shall make any contact with an opponent, including a defenseless player, which is deemed unnecessary or excessive and which incites roughness.”

Bob Colgate, director of sports and sports med-icine at the NFHS and editor of the NFHS foot-ball rules, noted that an example would be when a defensive player who is not in the vicinity of the ball is “blindsided” by a blocker on the offensive team.

Another change with a focus on risk minimiza-tion is a revision of the spearing rule – one of several examples of ille-gal helmet contact listed in Rule 2-20. Spearing is now defined as “an act by any player who ini-tiates contact against an opponent at the shoulders or below with the crown (top portion) of his hel-met.”

With “targeting” now defined as contact to an opponent above the shoulders, the commit-tee more clearly defined “spearing” as contact to an opponent at the shoul-ders or below. Colgate said the implementation of the first spearing rule in 1971 has played a sig-nificant role in reducing injury in high school football.

“The committee spent considerable time dis-cussing and clarifying expectations related to contact involving any player that is deemed excessive or unnecessary – including spearing – that may occur during play,” said Brad Garrett, chair of the NFHS Football Rules Committee and assistant executive direc-tor of the Oregon School Activities Association. “Minimizing risks to players involved in these situations must remain at the forefront of the game.”

In other changes, the rules committee revised the 2014 rule change regarding free-kick for-mations. A new Rule 6-1-4 was added to state that the timing of the foul for not having at least four players on each side of the kicker now occurs when the ball is kicked.

A change also was made in the listing of penalties in Rule 9-4, Illegal Personal Contact. Beginning next season, an automatic first down will not be awarded for a 5-yard incidental face mask penalty against the passer. Previously, this violation was included in the penalty for roughing the passer, which calls for a 15-yard penalty and an automatic first down.

The rules commit-tee also approved new language in Rule 10-2-5 regarding the enforce-ment of dead-ball fouls. The distance penalty for unsportsmanlike, non-player or dead-ball personal fouls commit-ted by teams can off-set. Equal numbers of 15-yard penalties by both teams will cancel and remaining penalties may be enforced.

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Froggie's Reflections

by Kay Presson

Many years ago, when I was just a young kid, Mama gave us wonderful advice....and, this advice I have remembered and pass along to you, the wonderful, faithful read-ers of Ballard County Weekly.

One of the many bits of wisdom she passed along was, "never do anything that would dis-grace the family name." It is so very sad and dis-gusting that some peo-ple do not care about their family name. This could also apply to a city or community. For most of my childhood, my family lived in the public housing projects of Paducah...Thomas Jefferson Apartments, and Elmwood Court. Of course, just because of where we lived, some folks looked down on us. My determination was to show them that just because we were "pore folks," did not mean we

were evil or lawbreak-ers. This, I would like to encourage each of you....just because someone else in your family or neighborhood has done something bad does not mean that you are to be judged. Following is one of my memories. In our row of apartments, sev-eral doors down from our end apartment of 30J, a boy about two or three years older than me would visit his grand-mother. He always made fun of us, calling us "pore white trash," and sever-al of my friends asked me what we should do. I told them to just ignore him and not have any-thing to do with him. Of course, he didn't like that, and would curse us. We would just laugh and get in a group of about ten or twelve kids and go our merry way. We were doing nothing wrong. Well, folks, he knew that I was the "leader of the pack," and he got very mad at me. We were lined up to go down the slide on the playground. As I went down the slide,

he ran over and punched me in the face, breaking my glasses and bloodying my nose. Having learned to defend myself in pri-or fights, I chased him down, jumped on his back and beat the living day-lights out of him. What did he do? He jumped up and hobbled to his grandmother's apartment. I went to our apartment, showed Mama my bro-

ken glasses and bloody nose. Later that after-noon, his mother came to our apartment, told Mama that I had "beaten up her baby boy." She also said she was going to call the police and report it. Mama called me over and showed the woman my broken glasses and swollen nose. Mama also told the woman that she would have to pay for my broken glasses. Startled, the woman looked at her son and asked, "why did you lie to me?" He hung his head, and the big ole bully started crying. He never did get to come visit his grandmother.

While I do not consid-er myself to be tough, I

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Crystal Thompson

By: Olivia RobisonAs anyone knows, high

school is not just about the academics, but also about the social events and being on top of the latest gossip. Any student not in the know should head to senior Crystal Thompson. Ready and willing to share her opin-ion on any topic, Crystal somehow knows what’s going on. She isn’t afraid to share her opinion on any topic and never backs down from anything.

This firecracker is the daughter of Anissa and Ken Johnson of Kevil and Chris Thompson of Lone Oak. Crystal has been on the basketball team for three years and the soccer team for two years. She has also been a member of choir and HOSA for two years, Beta and FBLA for one year, and a library help-er for four years. Crystal has been on the A/B hon-or roll and has lettered in soccer.

In her free time, Crystal enjoys reading, shopping and working at McDonalds. She attends Spring Bayou Baptist Church. Her plans for the future are to attend the University of Louisville; her dream job is to become a pediatric sur-geon.

Favorites:Class: Intro to HealthTeacher: Mr.

QuertermousMovie: “Love and

Basketball”Song: “Problem” by

Ariana GrandeBook: “When We Were

Friends” by Tina SeskisFood: Steak

Jason Meyer

By: Anna SteinbeckAs defined by urban-

dictionary.com, high class is defined as “of or relating to the upper-middle or upper classes.” Hick is defined as “someone that lacks culture and social grace, esp. one that exhibits rural mannerisms, hab-its, and preferences.” High class hick – the license plate you see when approached by the big red truck of senior Jason “Jay” Meyer.

The son of Jason and Jana Meyer of Wickliffe, Jay cannot be limited to the high class hick label. He is also a skater, a great friend, and dedi-cated boyfriend. Jay can often be found socializ-ing at the “green build-ing.” He is unsure of his future plans, but hopes his classmates remember him as a good person.

FavoritesTeacher: Mrs. HaydenMovie: “SpongeBob

Squarepants” Musician: Kip MooreSong: “Dirt Road”Food: Tacos

Taylor Whitt

By: Billie Loy This senior rocks

cool band shirts, includ-ing Paramore and May Day Parade, she sings alto in the school choir, and is the perfect com-bination of friendly and shy. I speak of none oth-er than Taylor Whitt.

Well-known and well-liked, Taylor is high-ly involved at BMHS. She is or has been a member of Beta (three years), Drama Club (one year), FEA (one year), and Spanish Club (one year). Taylor has also been a library worker for two years. She is also a four-year choir mem-ber. With all this on her resume, Taylor is proud to say she has been on the honor roll her whole high school career. She also has time for a job work-ing at Steak n’ Shake.

When Taylor has free time, she loves hang-ing out with her friends. She is the daughter of Shannon and Jaymie Penrod of Kevil. Taylor plans on attending the University of Louisville.

Favorites:Class: ChoirTeacher: Mr.

Quertermous and Mrs. Sickling

Movie: “The Little Mermaid”

Band: Sleeping with Sirens

Song: “Play It Again” by Luke Bryan

TV Show: “The Walking Dead”

Book: “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman

Food: Taco BellSchool food: Chicken

Bacon Ranch Wrap

Cody Knight

By: Rebecca LoyQuiet, outgoing, and

polite are a few words that come to mind when thinking of senior Cody Knight. He is hard to miss, due to the fact that he towers over most, and he is a loyal older brother, protective of his younger brother, Jonathan. Cody is a dedicated BMHS choir member, a part of it for six years.

Cody is the grandson of Mina Wood of Kevil. When he’s not riding around in his Camaro, he enjoys hanging out with his friends. When leaving high school, Cody hopes to be remembered as a good person. Although he’s not sure of his plans after high school, his dream job is to be a boat captain.

Favorites Class: Advanced PETeacher: Coach ElliotTV Show: “Fast n’

Loud”Food: Steak

Logan Pickett

By Breanna JonesSenior Logan Pickett

definitely stands out among a crowd. His amazing computer and graphic design skills and dedication make the BMHS news what it is today. “I have never had a student more talented in graphic design than Logan Pickett,” Korrie Purcell, multimedia teacher, said. “He has an eye for the unusual and can take any idea and run with it.” Logan’s talent, along with his team’s, is taking him to the state STLP competition for his cartoons.

The son of Bradley and Jennifer Pickett of Kevil is an active member of First Baptist Church of LaCenter. He was a member of the track team for four years and has been on the broadcast-ing team for three years. Outside of the many hours he puts into the news, Logan still finds time to be a member of multiple clubs; he has been a member of Beta

for one year, FBLA for four years, FCA for four years and FFA for two years. Logan is not only creative, but intelligent, as he has been a member of the honor roll for three years. He was recently voted “Parent Approved” by his senior classmates.

Outside of school, Logan likes to work and hunt. He hopes to leave behind his many videos from the news and hopes to be remembered for his passion for social media. Logan currently works at Smokey Ds. After high school, he plans to attend WKCTC then Murray State to major in market-ing and advertising.

Favorites:Class: MultimediaTeacher: Mrs. PurcellMovie: “Iron Man 3”Musician: Chris

TomlinTV Show: “That 70s

Show”Book: “Oh the Places

You’ll Go”Food: Smokey D’s

Chicken PhillySchool Food: Chicken

Enchilada

SPORTS

New substitu-tion opportunity approved in high

school soccer

INDIANAPOLIS - Substitutions in high school soccer will now be permitted during a stoppage of play when bench personnel are cau-tioned or disqualified.

This addition to the list-ing of substitution oppor-tunities in Rule 3-3-3 was one of two rules chang-es recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Soccer Rules Committee at its January 26-28 meeting in Indianapolis. These changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

Substitutes from both teams who have already reported per Rule 3-4-1(d) may be beckoned by the referee and may enter when the clock is stopped for a caution or disqual-ification of bench per-sonnel. The other oppor-tunities for substitutions by players on either team who have reported include goal kick, player yellow card and player red card.

“Allowing substitutes who have already report-ed to enter the field of play (during a stoppage of play when bench per-sonnel are cautioned or disqualified) is consis-tent with substitution procedures, game man-agement principles and commitment to student participation,” said Mark Koski, director of sports,

events and development and liaison to the Soccer Rules Committee.

The other rule change approved by the commit-tee involves a revision in the goalkeeper’s uniform. While the goalkeeper’s socks do not have to be the same color as the socks of his or her team-mates, the goalkeeper’s socks must be a different color than the opponent’s socks.

“Currently, the jersey of the goalkeeper must be distinctly different in col-or from his or her team-mates and opposing field players,” Koski said. “To differentiate opponents, it is important that the goal-keeper’s socks be includ-ed in this rule.”

In addition to the two rules changes, the Soccer Rules Committee approved five Points of Emphasis for the 2015-16 season. Points of emphasis are developed by NFHS rules commit-tees and should receive special focus and atten-tion by officials, coaches, players, fans and other leaders within the high school setting.

Points of Emphasis developed by the Soccer Rules Committee for 2015-16 are as Heat Acclimization and Safety Priorities, Fighting/Reckless Play, Tape or Similar Materials on Socks, Communication and Goal Kick.

Heat Acclimization and Safety Priorities: Recognize that Exertional Heatstroke (EHS) is the leading preventable cause of death among high school athletes.

Know the importance of a formal pre-season heat acclimatization plan.

learned that bullies are cowards, and that they will try to intimidate those they consider to be weaker. This is just one of the many lessons of life that I learned as a kid. I encourage you,

Froggie’s Reflections

“Driftwood” Ramblings on Real

EstateBy Larry and Kim

KelleyRIVER COUNTRY

REAL ESTATElkelley1944@gmail.

comkimkelley60@yahoo.

comwwWow! Spring at

last! Great temps and the Wildcats still unde-feated and SEC champs!! Couldn’t ask for a better start to “March Madness” than that!!

Last time, we talked about SELLING your property this week we are going to talk about some questions that we get a lot, about how it works when you are wanting to BUY a home or other property for your family, or business, etc.

If the property you are interested in is a “FSBO” (“for sale by owner”) then of course you can contact the owners of the proper-ty directly. OR, you can engage the services of a realtor to contact the sell-ers and assist you in the negotiations, etc.

You might say: “Why would we want to bring a realtor into it?” “Won’t we have to pay a com-mission if we do?”

The answer is “yes” the realtor will be paid a commission, but most of the time the seller pays

the commission to a real-tor you would engage, even if it’s a “FSBO” and the seller has not listed it with a realtor, and it’s not on the local “Multiple Listing Service” (MLS) or “Realtor.com” etc.This is because most realtors who are asked to repre-sent a buyer, would first contact the seller and indicate that they had an interested buyer for the property, and ask the sell-er to sign a “one buyer” listing agreement. This agreement means that the realtor is listing the property for “one buy-er ONLY.” And if that buyer does NOT pur-chase the property, there is no further obligation to the realtor, and the Seller may then go back to being just a “FSBO”. (For sale by owner, etc.) In that “one buyer agree-ment” the commission would be stated, and if you purchase that prop-erty, through your realtor, the realtor would be paid by the seller, just as if the seller had listed the property with them from the beginning. Of course, some sellers do NOT want to pay a real estate commission. That’s why they decided to go “FSBO” in the first place. They just wanted to han-dle the showing and sell-ing themselves. If the Seller does NOT agree to the one buyer listing, and the commission, etc., then your realtor will ask you to sign a “buyer’s agency agreement” in which YOU agree to pay the realtor a commission, in such amount as you agree with the realtor as stated in the agreement. This agreement simply provides that the buyer, NOT the seller, pays the commission. And you, as buyer, would simply take this into consider-ation as you make your offer on the property. If the seller declined to sign the “one buyer agree-ment” with your realtor, and you then signed the “buyer agency agree-ment”, agreeing to pay, say 5%, then you would need to make your offer accordingly. If you were willing to offer as much as, say, $100,000 for the property, then you’d want to offer $95,000, to allow for the realtor’s commis-sion, etc.

Know the importance of having and imple-menting a specific hydra-tion plan, keeping your athletes well-hydrated, and encouraging and providing ample oppor-tunities for regular fluid replacement.

Know the importance of appropriately modify-ing activities in relation to the environmental heat stress and contributing individual risk factors (e.g., illness, obesity) to keep your athletes safe and performing well.

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