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| ‘Ride of Silence’ remembers cyclists Thu, 22 May 2008 11:38:18 -0500 To remember those who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways, a group of seven cyclists participated in the international “Ride of Silence” early Wednesday evening. |
| Area gasoline within pennies of $4 per gallon Thu, 22 May 2008 11:38:18 -0500 Karen Bratcher watched the numbers on the gas pump climb all too quickly this morning at Minit Mart on Morgantown Road, carefully slowing down to stop at $20. Today that bought her just more than five gallons, though it takes $100 to fill up the older Ford van that carries her home to Round Hill in Butler County. |
| Lakes full of water and ready for visitors Thu, 22 May 2008 11:38:19 -0500 What a difference a year has made in recovering from an intensive drought that left Barren River Lake levels well below normal for much of the year. |
| Young vets push for new GI Bill Thu, 22 May 2008 11:38:20 -0500 A group of student veterans from Western Kentucky University, along with the current commander of the Bowling Green Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter, met with representatives from Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office Wednesday to lobby for a new GI Bill to fund veterans’ education. |
| BGTC dealing with budget cuts by holding off on projects, hirings Thu, 22 May 2008 11:38:20 -0500 With budget constraints from state funding cuts and a less-than-asked-for tuition increase, Bowling Green Technical College will be looking for ways to do more with less. |
| Backyard Burgers building still for sale Thu, 22 May 2008 11:38:21 -0500 The former Backyard Burgers building in front of Western Kentucky University’s Innovation and Commercialization Center on Nashville Road is still for sale. |
| POLICE NEWS: Boy allegedly attacked Thu, 22 May 2008 11:40:27 -0500 A 14-year-boy was allegedly beaten and his shoes stolen between 11:45 p.m. Wednesday and 12:15 a.m. today at Gordon Drive and Scott Lane. |
| Capitol Arts Youth Theatre: Ready to Roll Thu, 22 May 2008 10:19:45 -0500 Christopher Cherry wanted the teens standing at the old Tapps restaurant on Old Morgantown Road to act like ... teenagers. “You’re hanging out with your friends,” he said to the teens, who were dressed in ’50s clothing and surrounded vintage cars. “I want to see interaction between the guys and girls.” A short time later in a field across the street, Cruella De Vil was screaming at a group of younger children holding kittens and puppies. “I want those puppies!” she shrieked. The scenes were being filmed Tuesday for commercials for the upcoming Capitol Arts Youth Theatre summer productions of the Broadway musical “Grease” and Disney musicals “101 Dalmatians” and “Aristocats.” The commercials will begin running on . “We wanted to do something big, like we did for ‘High School Musical’ last year. We thought open calls for commercials would be a good idea,” said Cherry, the Capitol Arts Youth Theatre artistic director. “This is an opportunity outside of just the show itself. Young people who didn’t have time to be in the musicals could be involved in some way.” Auditions will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 3-4 for the 30-minute musicals “101 Dalmatians” and “Aristocats” and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 9-10 for “Grease.” Auditioners - which will be ages 6-12 for “Aristocats” and “101 Dalmatians” and ages 13-18 for “Grease” - can pick up a packet and sign up for a one-hour time slot in the Capitol’s lobby from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Many of the commercial participants have been involved with the Capitol Arts Youth Theatre for a while. “I’ve been in other commercials for the Capitol,” said 14-year-old Zack Smith, who played one of the T-Birds in the “Grease” scene. “I really like doing activities for the Capitol.” Elizabeth Guthrie, 10, agreed. She was one of the children in the scene for “101 Dalmatians” and “Aristocats.” “I really love doing stuff with the Capitol,” she said. “It’s like my third home. It’s a lot of fun.” Zack and Elizabeth plan to audition for the musicals. “I like the musical ‘Grease.’ I don’t know if I’m good enough to play ‘Danny,’ but I could play ‘Doody,’ ” he said of the T-Birds in the musical. “He has blond hair and blue eyes like me. He plays the guitar. I play the guitar. I thought he would be cool to play.” Elizabeth is interested in “101 Dalmatians” and “Aristocats.” “There are a lot of characters I want to play,” she said. “I like Duchess, one of the kittens, or one of the geese (in ‘Aristocats.’)” — “Aristocats” and “101 Dalmatians” will run Aug. 14-17. “Grease” will run Sept. 4-7. Tickets - which will be $12 for adults, $7 for seniors and students and $5 for ages 2-7 - can be purchased by calling the Capitol Arts Center box office at 782-2787 or visiting the Capitol’s Web site at www.capitolarts.com. |
| 19 years later, Indy’s still got it Thu, 22 May 2008 10:19:46 -0500 Fans of the “Indiana Jones” series rejoice: After a 19-year absence, Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg are back for a fourth installment with “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” an entertaining throwback that feels as comfortable as an old varsity letter jacket. Sure, the material is familiar, but this is a case where that familiarity is part of the charm. “Crystal Skull” picks up in 1957, 19 years after the last “Indiana Jones” film, with famed archeologist Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones barely escaping a close scrape with Soviet agents led by Dr. Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) on a remote Nevada airfield. Jones returns home only to find his recent activities have made him the object of suspicion. On his way out of town, Jones meets a James Dean-type named Mutt (Shia LaBeouf), who seeks the archeologist’s help in finding his mother and a family friend. Jones agrees and quickly finds himself entangled in a quest to uncover the secrets behind mysterious artifacts known as crystal skulls, with Spalko and her cohorts from the Soviet Union in hot pursuit trying to get the skulls for themselves. Anyone who has ever seen an “Indiana Jones” film will most likely be able to tell exactly where “Crystal Skull” is going, but it doesn’t really matter with a film like this. The familiarity the audience has with the material is part of the nostalgic charm that makes this work. It’s great to see Ford, who turns 66 in December, back in his element for one last run and just as exciting to see Karen Allen reprise her role as Marion Ravenwood from the original “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Blanchett is a great addition as Indy’s nemesis, while LaBeouf’s performance was a little grating at first, but grew on me as the film progressed. The real star of “Crystal Skull” is three extended action sequences that really make the film tick. The first sequence in the opening moments of “Crystal Skull” brought back the 10-year-old in me who loved “Raiders” so much. The second sequence, a chase through the Amazon jungle, is a lot of fun, too - reminiscent of the water wheel sequence in the second “Pirates of the Caribbean” film. The final sequence has a payoff that is out there even more than “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” but still has a coolness factor that makes it easy to overlook its rather bizarre conclusion. I didn’t come away with the same “Wow” reaction that I did to the recent smash “Iron Man,” but “Crystal Skull” still left me with a nostalgic and satisfied feeling. This “Indiana Jones” film may not be quite up to the bar of the previous three, but it is still one trip down memory lane worth taking. DVD dandy of the week This week’s dandy is “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” (B-), a sequel that manages to work just enough to make it a worthy rental. This follow-up to “National Treasure” follows treasure hunter Benjamin Gates (Nicolas Cage) on his quest to save his family’s name after a missing page from diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces and Ben’s great-grandfather is suddenly implicated as a conspirator in Abraham Lincoln’s death. The quest leads him and his crew across the world, trying to stay one step ahead of a group determined to stain the Gates family name forever. I wasn’t a fan of the original “National Treasure,” mainly because I felt like it was trying to be another “Indiana Jones”-type action film with a touch of “The DiVinci Code.” But for some reason, this film won me over. Maybe I was just in the right frame of mind when I watched it or maybe it was helped by the fact it was far better than “Alien vs. Predator,” “P.S. I Love You” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks” (other films that opened around the same time as “National Treasure.”). The cast helps the cause, with Cage having a lot of fun. Throw in Jon Voight and Helen Mirren (as Ben’s mom and dad), Ed Harris and Harvey Keitel and it is easy to forgive a film that tries to be a little too complex for its own good. “Book of Secrets” isn’t going to be remembered as an all-time great film, but it serves its purpose by entertaining its intended audience. What more can you ask of a film? “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” is rated PG for some violence and action and is now available on DVD. |
| Around town Thu, 22 May 2008 10:19:47 -0500 What’s going on in the area. To add your event, go to www.bgdailynews.com/calendar Art The paintings of Rhonda Hartis Smith will be on display at the Health and Wellness Center of Greenwood Mall through June. The Capitol Arts Alliance Galleries and ArtWorks, a Visual Arts Coalition, will present the second annual art fair, “Saturday in the Park … with Art” from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 31 in Fountain Square Park. Artists who want more information may call Lynn Robertson at 782-2787 or look under “projects” at artworksinc.org. VSA arts of Kentucky will present a joint exhibition by two of its registry artists, Lexington artist Lanny Taulbee and Bowling Green artist Pamela Tingle, until June 27. VSA’s gallery is at 515 E. 10th Ave. Art Times Three, an exhibition featuring the art of Colleen Hathaway, Marsha Heidbrink and Delaire Rowe, will be at The Presbyterian Church, 10th Avenue and State Street, in the Fellowship Hall Gallery until June 13. The works may be seen from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Capitol Arts Center’s Houchens Gallery will show “A Tribute to Local Trees,” featuring the watercolors of specific trees in the community by Jay Dougherty and the photography of Jared Weaver, both city arborists. The exhibit will also feature bonsai trees of Mitchell Leichhardt and Steve Gardner. Leichhardt is a well-known local nurseryman and Gardner is a bonsai artist. Featured in the Mezzanine Gallery of the Capitol Arts Center will be the watercolors of Lana Williams with the photography of her son, Michael Williams. Both exhibits will run through Tuesday. Campus Viewers can vote for their favorite of about 50 quilts on exhibit at the Kentucky Library & Museum on Western Kentucky University’s campus through June 8 . The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday (closed Memorial Day). Admission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children ages 6 through 16 and seniors, and $10 for families, with half-price admission Sundays. “Beyond Our Borders,” an exhibit of international photographs by Western Kentucky University photojournalism students, is on display at Mass Media and Technology Hall. The exhibit includes photographs taken by students in France, Spain, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and others and will be on display in the gallery through August. Exhibits at the Kentucky Building on Western Kentucky University’s campus include: “U.S. Bank Celebration of the Arts,” which opens Sunday; “VSA Arts: Side by Side,” “Recommended by Duncan Hines,” “Western 100,” “Growing Up Victorian,” “Roads, Rails and Rivers,” “Hascal Haile: Guitar-maker to the Stars” and “Taking the Mystery out of Prehistory.” For more information, contact the Kentucky Building at 745-2592. Clubs The Factory at Cave City will feature The Moon Woods Band from 8 p.m. to midnight on the first Saturday of each month. The facility is on U.S. 31-W, just north of the Ky. 90 intersection across from Dollar General. Saturday Night Karaoke with Wayne Hallet will be from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. each Saturday at Burgers On The Square in Franklin. The smoke-free facility is for the entire family, with the bar for adults only after 9 p.m. For more information, visit www.burgers onthesquare.com. Rick Dunn will have karaoke from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursdays at Spillway Bar and Grill, 2195 Louisville Road. Ricky Beavers has karaoke Friday nights at the Brown Jug, U.S. 31-W By-Pass in Bowling Green, beginning at 8 p.m., and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays at Flealand in Bowling Green. Miss Kitty’s, 3315 Louisville Road, has live bands beginning at 9 p.m. each Friday and Saturday; Wednesdays feature karaoke and Thursdays feature acoustic music, nightly specials and pool tables. There is no cover charge. For more information, call 782-7777. Miss Kitty’s also offers a safe ride home program. Betty’s Bar has karaoke with Sheila on Wednesday and karaoke each Friday and Saturday. The Brewing Company, 423 Park Row, has live music from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday. Good Tymes 2, 1607 U.S. 31-W By-Pass, has top 40 hits from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Wednesday through Saturday. Music Citizens For Gospel Music will present its 20th annual Gospel Concert at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Cave City Convention Center. Special guest will be Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC’s. A Youth Explosion will be from 9 a.m. until noon the same day at the convention center. Admission to the Youth Explosion is free, but youth must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets for the concert will be $24 at the door for adults, $5 for youth 7 to 14 and children 6 and under will be admitted free. For more information, call (270) 542-8991, (270) 651-8540 or (270) 369-6151. Fresh Fridays will be the first Friday of each month at Bread & Bagels, 871 Broadway Ave. The cost is $5 and doors open at 7:30 p.m. . Calvin Ray’s Live Music & Restaurant in Leitchfield features live music with Calvin Ray and The Blue Moon Highway Band from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each Saturday. For more information, call (502) 538-2893. Dumplin’s Diner in Adairville has a karaoke contest each Saturday night. Entry fee is $5 and first prize gets $100. For more information, call (270) 539-5413. Lucio, along with The Rose Band, performs at Main St. Music in Morgantown from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays. Simply Country Band performs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays at Main St. The facility is behind McDonald’s. Theater Expressions Performing Arts wants to start a Creative Workshop Group for those interested in the performing arts, including traditional and improvisational storytelling, comedy, drama and Imagination Theatre as an art form. For more information, contact Robin Baldwin at 746-2988 Odds & Ends Corvette Forum Cruise-In is today through Saturday. Events include autocross, drag racing, road tours, seminars and other activities. For more information, go to ww.corvettemuseum.com. Ballance Moto X will have the Bluegrass Championship from Saturday through Monday. Single day admission is $5. For more information, go to wwwballance motox.com. Barren River Lake State Resort Park will have activities Saturday through Monday at the park, including entertainment, hikes, crafts and pottery for sale and beach games. For more information, call (800) 325-0057. The Renaissance Main Street Committee will present a Cemetery Walking Tour of the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery at 10 a.m. Saturday. Glasgow historian Sam Terry will lead the tour, which begins at the stone columns inside the cemetery. The tour features the history of the cemetery, funerary art and will highlight the lives of many people who were instrumental in the growth and culture of Glasgow and Barren County. The tour is free and open to the public. Cumberland County Hospital’s Relay for Life team is having a co-ed softball tournament Friday and Saturday. Registration for the double-elimination tournament is $100 per team. To register call Nikki Thrasher at (270) 459-1102 or Jamie Lee Collins at (270) 433-6823. Tickets are available for the Western Kentucky University Warren County Alumni Chapter’s “Meet the Coach” luncheon with Hilltopper basketball coach Ken McDonald at 11:30 a.m. May 29 at Cambridge Market and Caf/, 830 Fairview Ave. Tickets are $10 per person. Register online at http://alumni. wku.edu (click on “Warren County Alumni Chapter Spring Luncheon” under Events Calendar) or call the WKU Alumni Association at 745-4395. The SKY Farmers Market will be open from 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays in front of the Riverside Building at The Medical Center on U.S. 31-W By-Pass. Kentucky-grown agricultural, horticultural and artisan products will be available for purchase. Karaoke is at Southern Lanes every Friday and Saturday night from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. There is no cover charge. A regional chess club meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Players of all ages and talents are welcome. Tuesday’s meeting is at 9 a.m. and Wednesday’s meeting is at 1 p.m. For more information, call 991-0126. Friendly Hands Squares monthly dance is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. the second Friday of each month at Cave Mill and Smallhouse roads in Bowling Green. For more information, call 781-6382. The American Red Cross has blood drives each Friday at its office, 430 Center St., from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Additional drives will be from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday at AT&T, 1061 Lover’s Lane; from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Stoody, 5557 Nashville Pike; from 8 a.m. to 1 p .m. Friday at Scottsville-Allen County High School auditorium, U.S. 231 in Scottsville; from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at Scottsville Church of Christ, 1379 Smiths Grove Road; from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Ryan’s Grill and Buffet, 1920 Mel Browning St.; and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, 621 E. 12th Ave. |
| Louisville’s Avalon is a fresh choice Thu, 22 May 2008 10:19:48 -0500 While Bowling Green offers hundreds of restaurant choices, the senses, including the taste buds, long for adventure. In the past, I’ve traveled for this, and maybe you have, too. From authentic Mexican in Juarez to buffalo burgers in the mountains of Colorado, a road trip can be an exploration of the spirit and palate. With gasoline concerns, my journeys have changed to shorter, day trips that can be just as fun. I’ve offered a few just outside Warren County, but how about venturing to one of our wonderful Kentucky metropolises like the Louisville Highlands down Bardstown Road to a place called Avalon. Avalon is the name of island cities in England, Catalina Island in California and even New Jersey. The city in England claims ancient, outer global mystic connections, and with just a short drive you too can end up in another world. We opted to sit on the patio at Avalon since it was a pleasing spring day. If the weather changes (which it often does here in Kentucky), the Avalon staff is prepared with large heaters and a canopy tent. The chairs and tables were steel wire mesh, no table cloths. This complimented the metal and water sculpture, green plants and black awnings and black tent that gently housed the patio. The unique hustle and bustle of the city sidewalk was within sight, yet there was a feel of being just removed in an island in and of itself. The lunch menu is not extensive, but tries to cover a wide variety, including one pasta dish, two fish sandwiches, a couple of burgers and even a truffle and lobster macaroni and cheese. I suggested to my dining companion that we split the salad (as I‘d found a pasta dish I had to try) and he looked for a sandwich to his liking. This became difficult because his preference was a chicken breast sandwich and there was only one on the menu - a spicy jerk version (the wait staff confirmed it was very hot and there was no way to cool it down). He opted for a Southern favorite in a slightly northern land, chicken salad. The salad and soup arrived first, a crab and corn chowder and a nameless salad with romaine, orange segments, jicama, fennel, red pepper, spicy candied pecans, fresh goat cheese and citrus vinaigrette. As I was typing that, I realized with new descriptions of menu items, chefs are either doing my job for me or taking my job from me. How much more can I say when the ingredients are listed like that? I guess I can tell you if the flavor combinations were tasteful, which they were in both cases, or I can define possibly new ingredients, not often found in Bowling Green eating establishments, like jicama and fennel. Fennel is an anise-flavored spice and jicama is a white root eaten raw with a taste somewhere between potato and apple. The pasta dish can almost speak for itself as well, with penne, prosciutto, kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted garlic, basil and feta cheese. As you can imagine, it was an explosion of flavor in every bite and if I wasn’t careful and combined the prosciutto with an olive, it was too salty, to the point of being distasteful. So here’s where I can help on this dish - focus on getting just the right bite and that in and of itself is worth the trip. Not so foreign to us all is an ingredient-filled chicken salad. Sandwiches at Avalon come with regular or yam fries and while my dining companion ordered the regular fries, the bright orange version showed up. We decided they were worth a try and were a unique treat. The chicken salad, however, stopped short of anything. Not much flavor except overdone on the onion, a slight crunch of celery and a unique twist with bacon - which is all the menu offered, chicken salad with bacon on wheat berry bread, so he didn’t really know what he was getting and expected more based on the rest of the menu. Now for the best of category (there always seems to be one on this column). That is the brioche bread pudding with bourbon and caramel sauce. Wow! Brioche is rich, tender bread high in egg and butter content so it made for the perfect foundation to a bread pudding literally saturated to perfection in the sauces. Served with fresh whipped cream (and even an edible rose) it was amazing. This accurately depicts Avalon’s very tag line: fresh American cuisine. It was fresh, it was new and it was certainly one of the highlights of a daylong escapade and a refreshing ride back home. — Our anonymous food reviewer gives new restaurants a six-week grace period before reviewing. To comment, contact managing editor Mike Alexieff at 783-3235 or via e-mail to malexieff@bgdailynews.com. AVALON 1314 Bardstown Road, Louisville |
| Quilt society showing off weaves from around the world at WKU Thu, 22 May 2008 10:19:48 -0500 The Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society will take people “Around the World” with its new exhibit at Western Kentucky University’s Kentucky Library and Museum. The exhibit - which will feature 75 quilts made of a variety of fabrics by people who are either members of the society or quilters from Kentucky - opens Friday and will be displayed through June 8. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays and will be closed on Memorial Day. This is the second year the museum has hosted the society’s annual show, museum registrar and collections curator Sandy Staebell said. The exhibit has previously been displayed across Kentucky, including Georgetown and Louisville. “We hosted it for the first time last year, and we will host it for the next two years,” she said. “We have an ongoing relationship with the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society. We keep their records here. They’ve helped us out with various quilt shows and exhibits.” Local publicity chairwoman Becky Leavy said the exhibit features patterns such as Dresden Plate, Star of Bethlehem and Dutch Doll; fabrics with international themes; or styles such as Hawaiian, Japanese or African. “Last year, we had a lot of small wall hangings, but this year we have big quilts,” she said. “We have everything from antiques to contemporary.” Society member Nancy Shirley of Bowling Green, who is also a member of Creative Quilters of Southern Kentucky, has two quilts that will be displayed. One is an antique quilt done by an unknown maker and designed by Marie Webster, who designed for Ladies Home Journal magazine in the early 1900s. “Marie Webster’s former home in Marion, Indiana, is now owned and occupied by the Quilters Hall of Fame museum,” she said. “I found (the quilt) at an antique shop in Kentucky. It was done in 1914. It has excellent workmanship.” The quilt, called “French Baskets,” is white and pink and features a basket with appliqu/d flowers that look like they’re spilling out of a basket. Shirley’s other exhibit entry is one that she started several years ago called “Dresden Blues.” “I closeted myself the last two months (to finish it),” she said. “It’s a blue and white Dresden Place (pattern),” she said. “At the time, I was making it for a guest room. It’s done partially by hand and partially by machine.” The time it takes to do a quilt varies, Shirley said. “It’s hard to judge because you work on it in spurts,” she said. Although she has been a serious quilter for 15 years, Shirley said she made prior attempts at the craft but didn’t know what she was doing. She did her first quilt in the 1970s. “The bicentennial brought back a renewed interest in quilting. I started subscribing to magazines and watching TV shows,” she said. “You pick up pieces along the way. I belong to a guild and take workshops.” She also gets help from friends she has made who share her interest, Shirley said. “You build friendships,” she said. “You meet people you probably wouldn’t have the opportunity to come in contact with otherwise.” Staebell believes people will enjoy the exhibit. “There’s a widespread interest in the general public about quilts,” she said. The display benefits the quilters, too, Leavy said. “This is a way for members to display the work they have done,” she said. “It’s a way for us to see what we’re doing.” — For more information, call the museum at 745-2592. |
| Rebecca Childress Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:44 -0500 BROWNSVILLE — Rebecca “Becky” Childress, 86, of Mammoth Cave died May 21, 2008, at an Edmonson County nursing home. The Edmonson County native was a retired housekeeper at Mammoth Cave Hotel. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Dugger and Mary Cox Dugger and the wife of the late Vernon Childress. She was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Dugger; a sister, Emma Ramsey; a son-in-law, Billy Paul Logsdon; and a granddaughter, Julie Childress. Funeral is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Stockholm United Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Wilkins Cemetery. Visitation is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Patton Funeral Home, Brownsville chapel, and begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Online condolences may be made at www.pattonfuneralhome. com. Survivors include a son, Lawrence Childress and his wife, LaDonna, of Mammoth Cave; four daughters, Betty Logsdon and Diane Gibson and her husband, David, all of Cave City, Lucille Childress of Mammoth Cave and Stella Newton and her husband, Eddie, of Cub Run; a sister, Lillie Ramsey of Cub Run; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a stepgrandchild; and a great-stepgrandchild. |
| Charles A. Floyd Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:45 -0500 ELIZABETHTOWN — Charles Andrew “Andy” Floyd, 59, of Elizabethtown died May 18, 2008, at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where he earned a degree in business, and was the former owner of Andy’s Animeal House. He was a driver for Skaggs Limousine and was a bus driver for Elizabethtown Independent School System. He was also a Vietnam War Army veteran. He was a son of the late Marion Floyd and Rosalie Creech Floyd of Oakland, who survives. A celebration of his life service is at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday at Elizabethtown Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff. Visitation begins at noon EDT Saturday at the church. Dixon-Atwood & Trowbridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Elizabethtown Baptist Church, American Heart Association or Diabetes Association. Other survivors include his loving wife, Paula Ash Floyd; a son, Kevin Floyd of St. Louis; and three sisters, Ellen Sutherland and her husband, Robert, Glenna Wilson and her husband, James, and Donna Carrier and her husband, Darrel. |
| Martha R. Forrester Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:46 -0500 Martha R. Forrester, 78, of Bowling Green died May 21, 2008, at The Medical Center. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Heritage Funeral Services. |
| Donald E. Gardner Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:46 -0500 GLASGOW — Donald Edward Gardner, 74, of Horse Cave died May 21, 2008, at his residence. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Robertson Gardner; three children, Donna Jean Borden, Melanie Lisa Carpenter and Donald Edward Gardner Jr.; a sister, Barbara Ann Laymon; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. |
| Zelma Gooden Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:47 -0500 GLASGOW — Zelma Gooden, 96, of Glasgow died May 21, 2008, at a Glasgow nursing home. The Barren County native was a daughter of the late Troy and Letha Brown Palmore and the wife of the late Garvin P. Gooden. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Joe David Dickson; and a great-grandson. Funeral is at noon Saturday at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home, with burial in New Salem Cemetery. Visitation begins at 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Joyce Emmitt and her husband, Chester, of Cave City; two granddaughters, Cheryl Page and her husband, Rickey, of Nashville and Stacy Michelle Thompson and her husband, Joey, of Cub Run; a grandson, Joe Donald Dickson and his wife, Sheila, of Columbia; and nine great-grandchildren. |
| Bobby H. Harden Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:47 -0500 Bobby H. Harden, 69, of Bowling Green, formerly of Campbellsville, died May 20, 2008. He served many years in law enforcement, including as chief of Metro Police in Campbellsville. Bobby was the founder of Harden Millwork in Bowling Green and retired in 2007. He was also retired from the Kentucky National Guard after 20 years of service. He was a member of Elkhorn Masonic Lodge F&AM No. 568 and a former board member of the Builders Association of Bowling Green and was honored twice as associate member of the year. He was a son of the late Lindsey Harden and Ruth Harden of Bowling Green, who survives. He was preceded in death by his father- and mother-in-law, Presley and Pauline Chelf; and a brother-in-law, John McTighe. Funeral is at 1 p.m. Friday at J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Lovers Lane chapel. Visitation is from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Masonic service is at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Broadway United Methodist Church Building Fund, 1323 Melrose St., Bowling Green, KY 42104 or Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville. Online condolences may be made at www.jckirbyandson.com. Other survivors include his beloved wife, Trudy; four children, Robin Williams and her husband, Joe, of London, Bob Harden Jr. and his wife, Pam, of Franklin, Tenn., Stefanie Massey and her husband, Lance, of Nashville and Allison Sexton and her husband, Mark, of Bowling Green; a sister, Judy Harden of Louisville; six grandchildren, Brooke, Sarah and Ethan Harden, James Williams, Ann-Riley Sexton and Ava Massey; and an aunt, Eloise Harden of Campbellsville. |
| Pete Hinson Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:48 -0500 RUSSELLVILLE — Pete Hinson, 91, of Russellville died May 21, 2008, at Logan Memorial Hospital. The Perry County, Tenn., native was born Dec. 10, 1916. He was a retired carpenter for the Tennessee Valley Authority and a member of United Methodist Temple. He was a 32nd degree mason, Scottish Rites Nashville Temple, and a World War II Coast Guard veteran. He was the last surviving crew member of the ship that escorted the USS Eagle back from Germany after its capture during World War II. He was a son of the late Lee Hinson and Mary Ethel Dobbs Hinson. Funeral is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Young Funeral Home, Russellville chapel, with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the United Methodist Temple. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Hinson; a daughter, Barbara Wright and her husband, Fred, of Russellville; a brother, Bob Hinson of South Gate, Mich.; three sisters, Ruth Denton of Linden, Tenn., Nell Jones of Fairview, Tenn., and Mary Forsse of San Francisco; two grandchildren, Chad Wright of Atlanta and Courtney Wright of Louisville; and two great-grandchildren, Braxton and Bennett Wright. |
| Connie Hodskins Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:48 -0500 OWENSBORO — Connie Hodskins, 45, of Owensboro died May 20, 2008, at Owensboro Medical Health System. The Daviess County native was born Sept. 4, 1962. She enjoyed music and being with her friends and she loved her cats. She was a daughter of Larry and Ann Brown of Bowling Green, who survive. She was preceded in death by a brother, Larry David Brown, on Feb. 19, 2004. Funeral is at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Glenn Funeral Home. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Humane Society, P.O. Box 1075, Owensboro, KY 42302. Online condolences may be made at www.glennfuneralhome. com. Other survivors include a son, Josh Hodskins of Owensboro; and several uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews. |
| Veachel Hunter Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:49 -0500 GLASGOW — Veachel Hunter, 88, of Cave City died May 21, 2008, at Caverna Memorial Hospital. He was a retired farmer, a World War II Army veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster. He was also a member of Little Hope Missionary Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Manie Doyel and Roy T. Hunter and the husband of the late Maude Parsley Hunter. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Lucille Coats and Luzena Skaggs Taylor. Funeral is at 11 a.m. Friday at Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home, with burial in Cave City Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include a son, Garry Hunter of Cave City; and several nieces and nephews. |
| Edna Lancaster Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:49 -0500 Edna Lancaster, 96, of Bowling Green died May 21, 2008, at a Bowling Green nursing home. The Sunny Side-Gott (Warren County) native was a seamstress at Union Underwear (Fruit of the Loom) and a Baptist. She was a daughter of the late James Madison Johnson and Birdia Cotton Johnson and the wife of the late John Lancaster. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Sylvia Johnson, Arty May Crabtree and Ruby Wingfield. Funeral is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home, with burial in Kinser Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Words of condolence may be sent to jvpfh@bellsouth.net. Survivors include a son, John Lancaster and his wife, Robin, of Mount Laurel, N.J.; eight grandchildren, Michael S. Lancaster, David C. Lancaster, Jonna Lancaster, Tamra Heller, Jonny Lancaster, Bo Lancaster, Lisa Steiner and Christine Albano; two nieces, Betty Sue Blair and Mildred Kinser; and three nephews, James Crabtree, Jack Crabtree and George Blair. |
| Emo Meredith Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:50 -0500 BROWNSVILLE — Emo Meredith, 86, of Brownsville died May 19, 2008, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Edmonson County native was a retired heavy equipment operator and a farmer. He was a lifetime member of International Union of Operating Engineers, former mayor of Brownsville and a member of Brownsville Missionary Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Louis Meredith and Martha Clark Meredith and the husband of the late Gwendolyn Alexander Meredith. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Friday at Patton Funeral Home, Brownsville chapel, with burial in Alexander Cemetery. Visitation is in progress until 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Alexander Cemetery, c/o Victor Alexander, treasurer, 394 Lock Road, Brownsville, KY 42210. Survivors include a son, Jerry L. Meredith and his wife, Peggy, of Brownsville; a companion, Peggie S. Meredith of Brownsville; two grandsons, Michael Lee Meredith and Justin Daniel Meredith, both of Brownsville; a great-grandson, Eli Daniel Meredith of Brownsville; a brother, Eugene Meredith of Tampa, Fla.; and three sisters, Ethel Browning and Alma Holt, both of Brownsville, and Pauline Baugh of Sellersburg, Ind. |
| Betty L. Montgomery Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:50 -0500 AUBURN — Betty Lou Powell Montgomery, 59, of Auburn died May 21, 2008, at her residence. The Logan County native was born March 10, 1949. She was retired from Red Kap and was employed at Caldwell Industries. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late T.C. “Pete” Powell and Betty Jean Gibbs Powell of Auburn, who survives. Funeral is at 3 p.m. Saturday at Young Funeral Home, Auburn chapel, with burial in Auburn Cemetery. Visitation begins at 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Auburn Rural Fire Department. Other survivors include her husband, Steve Montgomery; four daughters, Tammy Hunt and her husband, Shane, Jo Ann Shaffer and Sierra Jackson, all of Auburn, and Rhonda Jackson of Adairville; three brothers, Billy Powell and his wife, Elizabeth, Bobby Powell and his wife, Annette, and James Powell, all of Auburn; a sister, Shirley Soyars and her husband, John, of Auburn; an aunt, Wanda Lou Martin of Auburn; a son, Brian Montgomery of Auburn; and 10 grandchildren, Eric Inscoe, Kayla Hunt, Kellie Hunt, Krista Mayes, Timothy Lockhart, Trent Beaty, Andrea Bailey, Hannah Montgomery, Jaxon Montgomery and Austin Jackson. |
| Beverly Nichols Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:51 -0500 SCOTTSVILLE — Beverly Nichols, 71, of Adolphus died May 22, 2008, at The Medical Center. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Goad Funeral Home. |
| Tray Ragan Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:51 -0500 Tray Ragan, 45, of Bowling Green died at 7:34 a.m. May 22, 2008, at his residence. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Broadway Avenue chapel. |
| John Ragland Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:52 -0500 John Ragland, 76, of Bowling Green died May 21, 2008, at a Bowling Green nursing home. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Burnam & Son Mortuary. |
| Bobby D. Roberts Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:52 -0500 SCOTTSVILLE — Bobby D. Roberts, 64, of Adolphus died May 21, 2008, at his residence. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Goad Funeral Home. |
| Dorothy L. Thomas Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:53 -0500 SOMERSET — Dorothy Love Thomas, 89, died May 20, 2008, in Bowling Green. The Indianapolis native was born Nov. 2, 1918. She was a member of Living Hope Baptist Church in Bowling Green and worked for the state government at Oakwood Training Facility. She was a daughter of the late Sam and Sarah Love. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Gilbert Greener. A child, Sharon A. Baize of Bowling Green, blessed this union. She was later united in marriage to William Thomas, who also preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Love; and two sisters, Ruth Love and Josephine Roydson. Funeral is at 1 p.m. EDT Friday at Pulaski Funeral Home, with burial in West Somerset Cemetery. Visitation is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT today at the funeral home. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon A. Baize and her husband, Robert, of Bowling Green; two brothers, Clarence Love and his wife, Mabel, and Joseph Love and his wife, Elouise; a sister, Mary Norfleet; three grandchildren, Shelby Baize II and his wife, Pamela, of Manitowoc, Wis., Robert G. Baize of Yuba City, Calif., and John A. “Jack” Baize of Bowling Green; four great-grandchildren, Shelby III, William R., Phillip K., and Joshua D. Baize; and several nieces and nephews who thought of her as a mother and grandmother. |
| Conard Wells Thu, 22 May 2008 11:27:53 -0500 BROWNSVILLE — Conard Wells, 75, of Brownsville died at 11:15 p.m. May 19, 2008, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Edmonson County native was a painter, a Korean War Army veteran, a member of Wand B. Doyle Chapter 32 Disabled American Veterans and was a member of Fairview United Baptist Church. He was a son of the late James Washington Wells and Mary Alice Long Wells. Funeral is at 11 a.m. Friday at Gravil Funeral Home, with burial in Locust Grove Cemetery. Visitation is in progress today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Conard Wells Memorial Fund at any Bank of Edmonson County location. Survivors include his wife, Lucy Young Wells; a son, Ricky Wells of Brownsville; a brother, Harry Wells of Louisville; two grandchildren, Anthony Wells and Tina Hubbard; four great-grandchildren, Leah Wells, Gray Hubbard, Stevie Hubbard and Kingston Hubbard; and five stepgrandchildren. |
| New library is promised for Newburg Thu, 22 May 2008 21:13:00 EST Newburg is getting a library that residents have pushed for since the 1950s, Mayor Jerry Abramson said today. |
| Bullitt bus driver charged with DUI after accident Thu, 22 May 2008 18:28:00 EST A Bullitt County bus driver involved in an accident last week was arrested today and charged with DUI and endangering children. |
| Pampered bride? Check out these photos from Joseph's Salon and Spa Thu, 22 May 2008 18:27:00 EST Are you planning a wedding? Check out these latest photo galleries at DerbyCityBride.com. |
| Purdue president to visit S. Ind. Thu, 22 May 2008 18:02:00 EST France Cordova and other school leaders to see site of new technology center, among other stops. |
| Self-defense workshop Tuesday at Southwest Government Center Thu, 22 May 2008 17:22:00 EST Metro Councilman Rick Blackwell will host a women's self-defense workshop at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Southwest Government Center, 7219 Dixie Highway. |
| LEO weekly sold to Tennessee publishing company; jobs lost Thu, 22 May 2008 17:00:00 EST LEO announced on its website that SouthComm Communications Inc., a Tennessee-based media and publishing company, has bought the Louisville-area weekly from Times Publishing Co. |
| City offers conflict-resolution program for neighborhood leaders Thu, 22 May 2008 16:33:00 EST The Louisville Metro Department of Neighborhoods will offer a program next month on conflict resolution for individuals, neighborhood leaders and condo associations. |
| Memorial Day ceremony planned at Bullitt courthouse Thu, 22 May 2008 16:22:00 EST American Legion Post 157 will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday on the Bullitt County Courthouse lawn, 300 S. Buckman St. in Shepherdsville. |
| U of L, WKU likely to play basketball on Nov. 30 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:21:00 EST The University of Louisville-Western Kentucky University basketball game in Nashville, Tenn. most likely will be Nov. 30 at 3 p.m. EDT, Western athletic director Wood Selig said. |
| Memorial Day closings Thu, 22 May 2008 16:06:00 EST Government: Federal, state, Jefferson County Clerk, Louisville Metro, Bullitt County and Oldham County offices closed Monday. |
| Derrick Caracter is not coming back - period Thu, 22 May 2008 04:19:00 EST U of L basketball coach Rick Pitino said yesterday that Caracter has been declared academically ineligible, all but ending any possibility that the wayward 6-foot-8 center would be welcomed back for his junior year. |
| Gasoline hits $4 a gallon in the Louisville area Thu, 22 May 2008 03:28:00 EST Holiday weekend pricing or the increased cost of crude oil? Whatever the reason for yesterday's gasoline price spike, Stacy Paszek said she was stunned to be paying a tenth of a cent shy of $4 for gas at a BP near the University of Louisville Belknap Campus. |
| Jockey is riding straight Thu, 22 May 2008 04:21:00 EST Miguel Mena didn't travel to a new continent from his native Peru to become the King of Bourbon Street. But he was headed that way during the winter meet at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. |
| Election results raise questions about race Thu, 22 May 2008 03:31:00 EST In Kentucky and Oregon, nearly nine of every 10 voters Tuesday were white. But the results in the two states' presidential primaries were very different. Click here for more election coverage 'Senate hopefuls trade early blows' 'Council results released' |
| A real choice Wed, 21 May 2008 22:29:00 EST Tuesday's results in the Democratic Senate primary won't make everyone happy (they never do), but they do set up a clear choice for November. |
| Expecting a good night's sleep Wed, 21 May 2008 20:04:00 EST Long before a baby is born, restful sleep can be elusive to expectant moms. In the National Sleep Foundation's 2007 Sleep in America Poll, 30 percent of pregnant women reported that they rarely or never get a good night's sleep, and 82 percent reported getting better sleep before their pregnancy. |
| Vets get to see WWII memorial Thu, 22 May 2008 03:50:00 EST World War II veteran Joe Titsworth saw for the first time yesterday the memorial erected in the nation's capital to honor him and the rest of the 16 million veterans who served during that era. |
| After hours Wed, 21 May 2008 20:03:00 EST "Dear Inman: I'm trying to remember the name of a network drama series in the 1990s about a successful young executive at a large corporate firm. The twist was that he had been abused as a child and still slept in a cardboard box in his luxury apartment at night. Any ideas?" |
| Second man arrested in shooting on TARC bus Thu, 22 May 2008 03:19:00 EST A second man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that started with a scuffle on a TARC bus. |
| Council results finally released Thu, 22 May 2008 00:23:00 EST Problems with some voting machines meant a later release of Bullitt County election results, but candidates had their figures in hand shortly after the polls closed. |
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