News news 2008-08-04 Andanh.com

Party time at Russell Sims Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:49:22 -0500
Andrea Black, 4, found her favorite part of the Russell Sims Aquatic Center right at the edge of the wading pool. She lay on a boogie-board on the sloping bank as her mother, Michelle Black, of Bowling Green stood over her, watching.

Schools ready for ‘new chapter’ Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:49:23 -0500
Is excellence worth the effort was the question Superintendent Joe Tinius posed to Bowling Green City Schools faculty and staff during the system’s Opening Day program today at Bowling Green Junior High School.

Sidewalks nix a need for speed in Smiths Grove Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:49:23 -0500
Speed limits are dropping in Smiths Grove after residents complained that 35 mph was too fast on some narrow residential streets.

City agenda loaded for Tuesday Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:49:24 -0500
Up for a first reading is rezoning two downtown blocks near the minor league baseball park that’s under construction. There’s also an agreement to sell - for eventual payment - two portions of that land to the nonprofit public corporation overseeing the redevelopment plan.

Many nonfilers due $300 rebates Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:49:24 -0500
It’s likely hundreds of taxpayers eligible for economic stimulus checks haven’t received them because they didn’t file a 2007 tax return.

Photo: Campus strolls Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:49:25 -0500
Pedestrians enjoy cooler temperatures Sunday on the Avenue of Champions on Western Kentucky University’s campus.

United Way offers directory of services in region on Web Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:49:26 -0500
United Way of Southern Kentucky is making many of the region’s services available at the click of a mouse.

Corrections and Clarifications Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:49:26 -0500
An article on Page 1A of the July 30 Daily News incorrectly stated the length of time between the imposition of various duty restrictions on former Bowling Green Fire Department Deputy Chief Oscar Cherry and the filing of his lawsuit against the city seeking removal of those restrictions. Cherry was sanctioned in May 2005 and filed suit in June 2006.

The Duke of Dogs Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:55:33 -0500
When chiropractor John Erskine isn’t “cracking” bones in Bowling Green, you might find him cracking jokes with customers while serving up hot dogs or coffee at his family run eatery, store and unofficial amusement park between Scottsville and Glasgow near the Barren River Lake State Resort Park. Paradise Point marketplace, which is only open Friday through Sunday during the summer season, attracts steady crowds on weekends. Erskine calls customers by name as they come in - much of the clientele seem to be regulars at the business that has been around about four years. The kitschy but cool Boomerang Antiques and Funky Junk store is run by Erskine’s wife, Sebrina, who scours the countryside looking for items that usually trigger youthful memories in baby boomers who visit the shop. From Brownie cameras to tacky vacation souvenirs and period furniture, the display is colorful and something Sebrina Erskine said she takes pride in. Click here to view photos from Paradise Point. It is certainly not your average flea market and prices reflect that, but some bargains can be found. From U.S. 31E, the marketplace is hard to miss. The front yard might have huge pink flamingos or landscape turtles or antique boats to draw customers in. John Erskine said he wouldn’t rule out putting an old car or two there if it would attract business. Among the many visual features of the complex are a vacation mural on the side of a trailer and a huge hot dog in a bun sculpture that he bought on eBay and is yet unnamed. All the tables beside the hot dog stand feature vintage copies of the tabloid Weekly World News to keep up the light-hearted tone of the business. The hot dogs found at Harry’s Wiener Shack are Hebrew National kosher dogs and are accompanied by a wide variety of condiments - from wasabi mustard to sweet red relish. Erskine said he steams the dogs for the ultimate flavor and has often sold a couple hundred on busy weekend days. Coffee is available in several flavors and breakfast and pastries, baked goods and ice cream are also served. The marketplace will only be open for a few more weekends this summer.

Betty C. Austin Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:19:49 -0500
Betty C. Austin, 63, of Roundhill died Aug. 2, 2008, at Hospice Center of Bowling Green. The Jefferson County native was born May 6, 1945. She was a store manager and a retired nurse’s aide at Colonial Manor Nursing Home. She was a supporter of the V.F.W., the Kentucky Jaycees, the Vietnam Vets of America, Boystown, the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police, the Paralyzed Vets of America, the American Legion, World Wide Life Forever Foundation, the North Shore Animal League and the St. Lebre Indian School and was a life member of D.A.V. Auxiliary. She was a daughter of the late Charles E. Carr and Dorothy Shockley Carr. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Betina Cheryl Austin. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Wednesday at J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Broadway Avenue chapel, with burial in Beech Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.jckirbyandson.com. Survivors include her husband, Darrell W. Austin; a daughter, Belinda Bradley and her companion, Sam, of Bee Spring; a son, Darrin Austin and his companion of Roundhill; a brother, Joe W. Carr and his wife, Linda, of Rockfield; grandchildren, Dustin W. Milam, Brandi Burch and Bruce and Robert Gregory, all of Bowling Green, and Chastity and Christy Austin of Missouri; a great-grandson, Camron J. Mudd; and a nephew, Joe B. Carr.

Joe D. Elliott Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:19:49 -0500
Joe David Elliott, 82, of Bowling Green died at 11:54 p.m. Aug. 2, 2008, at The Medical Center. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home.

Elizabeth Hester Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:19:50 -0500
BROWNSVILLE — Elizabeth Hester, 92, of Mammoth Cave died Aug. 3, 2008, at her residence. She was a machine operator for Reynolds Metal and a member of Nolin United Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Andrew Hester and Frances Hughes Hester. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Union Light Missionary Baptist Church, with burial in Union Light Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Patton Funeral Home, Brownsville chapel, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Online condolences may be made at www.pattonfuneralhome. com. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.

Shirley M. Meador Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:19:50 -0500
SCOTTSVILLE — Shirley Mae Burton Meador, 64, of Scottsville died at 12:43 p.m. Aug. 3, 2008, at her residence. The Dayton, Ohio, native was a homemaker, a former employee of Minit Mart and Hillview Nursing Home and a member of New Bethel United Methodist Church. She was a daughter of the late Charles E. Burton and Hazel Myers Burton and the foster daughter of the late Floyd and Imo Jay. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy Grieshop and Betty Studebaker. Funeral is at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Allen County Memorial Gardens. Visitation begins at noon Tuesday at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband, Thomas Neal “Tommy” Meador; three daughters, Roberta “Robbie” Meador and her husband, John of Scottsville, Rebecca “Becky” Totten and her husband, Andrew “Andy,” of Bowling Green, and Lisa Dillard and her husband, Martin “Marty,” of Jacksonville, Fla.; three brothers, Everett Burton of West Milton, Ohio, Donald Beam of Laura, Ohio, and Richard Jay of Brookville, Ohio; a sister, Margie Teske of West Milton; and seven grandchildren, David, Matthew, Cody, Rachel, Amy, Brittany and Johnna.

Pauline J. Morgan Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:19:51 -0500
GLASGOW — Pauline Jessie Morgan, 79, of Glasgow died Aug. 3, 2008, at Norton Suburban Hospital in Louisville. She was a daughter of the late Charlie Jessie and Polly Ballard Jessie and the wife of the late William “Bill” Morgan. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Loretta Pullen; two brothers, Charles Henry Jessie and James Curtis Jessie; and a sister, Kathleen Martin. Funeral is at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home, with burial in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Survivors include her children, Wanda Cox and her husband, Stanley, and Steve Pullen and his wife, Debbie, all of Louisville, Danny Pullen and his wife, Carlotta, of Jeffersonville, Ind., Harold Morgan and his wife, Vickie, Darrell Morgan and Lisa Gale Gentry, all of Glasgow, and Carol Poynter and her husband, Carlos, of Horse Cave; six brothers, William “Pete” Jessie and his wife, Florence, and Lonnie Jessie and his wife, Joyce, all of Hiseville, Raymond Jessie and his wife, Jean, and Johnny Jessie and his wife, Betty, all of Glasgow, and Leslie Jessie and his wife, Barbara, and Joe B. Jessie, all of Louisville; three sisters, Nina Young of Kokomo, Ind., and Nora Funnell and Mattie Tatham, all of Glasgow; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Susie Renfro Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:19:51 -0500
GLASGOW — Susie Renfro, 97, of Indianapolis, formerly of Glasgow, died Aug. 4, 2008, at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home.

Effie E. Shaw Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:19:52 -0500
TOMPKINSVILLE — Effie Etta Shaw, 88, of New Albany, Ind., formerly of Monroe County, died Aug. 2, 2008, at a New Albany nursing home. The Monroe County native was born Sept. 2, 1919. She was a retired homemaker. She was a daughter of the late Avery Green Moore and Cora Bell Ford Moore and the wife of the late Clyde Wilson Shaw, who died Jan. 26, 2006. She was preceded in death by a son, Cordell Shaw. Funeral is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Strode Funeral Home, with burial in Bailey Cemetery. Visitation begins at 3 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include four sons, James Shaw of Tompkinsville, Carlie Shaw of Gamaliel and Leroy and Ronnie Shaw, both of Millwood; three daughters, Anna Bowles Kirkpatrick of Clarksville, Ind., Lola Bredhold of Mount Washington and Connie Trout of Louisville; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Vernice S. Woodcock Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:19:52 -0500
GLASGOW — Vernice S. Woodcock, 84, of Glasgow died Aug. 4, 2008, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home.

Spillman transfers to Tennessee State Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:19:00 EST
Former University of Louisville wide receiver JaJuan Spillman has transferred to Tennessee State University.

Metromix: Tonight, see David Maraniss Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:44:00 EST
The author discusses Muhammad Ali's effect on Olympic history.

Kaitlyn's friends can join lawsuit against Kentucky Kingdom Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:34:00 EST
Two friends sitting with Kaitlyn Lasitter on Kentucky Kingdom's Superman Tower of Power ride last summer when a cable snapped and severed Kaitlyn's feet will be allowed to join in Lasitter family's civil suit against the park.

Air-quality alert to remain through Tuesday Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:16:00 EST
An air-quality alert that began Sunday has been extended to Tuesday.

Police search for bandanna-wearing robbers of Waffle House Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:07:00 EST
Police are searching for two armed men wearing bandannas over their faces who robbed the Waffle House restaurant at 4150 Cane Run Road around 6:30 a.m. this morning.

Beshear to meet with Bullitt residents tomorrow Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:23:00 EST
Gov. Steve Beshear will make a stop in Shepherdsville tomorrow to meet with residents and discuss his goals for the state.

Six hurt in Ind. crash on I-65 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:18:00 EST
Indiana State Police say driver of a northbound car fell asleep.

Six Flags shares jump on quarterly profit Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:34:00 EST
The parent company of Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom said this morning that it made $94.6 million in net income for the three months ending June 30, a turnaround from a year earlier when it posted a loss of $45.4 million.

Meeting tonight on new Westport Road condos Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:54:00 EST
Developer Scott Hagan's team will discuss his plan for about 288 condominiums at 9910 Westport Road at a public meeting tonight.

Humana's profit off 3% in 2nd quarter Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:26:00 EST
Humana reported a slight drop in its second-quarter profit today which it blamed on a double-digit decline in premiums from the Louisville-based health insurer's Medicare prescription drug plans.

Scorching heat tomorrow to give way to storms Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:15:00 EST
If the weekend's hot weather didn't have you sweating, tomorrow likely will. That's when the heat index is expected to reach 104 degrees, said National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Reaugh. The heat index is how hot it feels -- not the actual temperature, he said.

Business helps clients get best deal on energy Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:53:00 EST
After nearly seven years under the ownership of out-of-town firms, Louisville-bred Fellon-McCord & Associates is a privately owned, locally controlled business again.

It's your heritage, and your opportunity Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:47:00 EST
With more than 14,000 historic sites in the metro area, Louisville is justly proud of its ongoing preservation efforts. Shining examples are the Belle of Louisville, built in 1914 and now America's oldest operating steamboat, and the Peterson-Dumesnil House, built in 1869. It appropriately houses the Louisville Historical League.

Prime time Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:03:00 EST
For years, Joey Wagner has pounded the pavement, including the figurative streets of cyberspace, promoting parties and events for other people. Now he's ready to strike out on his own.

'The Wiz' at Iroquois sparkles Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:10:00 EST
"The Wiz," a canny urban riff on the much-adapted L. Frank Baum fantasy, was a Tony-winning Broadway success in the 1970s as an all-black musical. Its sparkling Broadway at Iroquois production featuring area students in grades 8-12 proves that the show works just as well with a multiracial cast.

Girls will compete for national title Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:17:00 EST
A group of preteen girls is headed to Virginia from their homes in Southern Indiana this week to play for a softball national title.

Preparing your kindergartners for the big day Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:19:00 EST

Youth programs get back some cash Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:31:00 EST
State officials have restored some of the funds they cut last month from local programs designed to help youths succeed.

Rwandans look to Louisville for interfaith model Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:22:00 EST
Solange Maniraguha survived the horrors of genocide in Rwanda in 1994 -- but her parents, four siblings and about 150 others from her extended family were murdered.

Street rods bring out the kid in enthusiasts Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:26:00 EST
Duke Roddy sat in the shade of a small tree yesterday, an orange glow reflecting in his sunglasses. Make that "sunset pearl orange," the color of his custom Ford street rod, parked nearby.

TARC fuel deal won't avert service cuts, fare hikes Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:23:00 EST
The Transit Authority of River City's fuel pinch has eased a trifle, but not enough to avert planned service cuts or reduce recently raised boarding fares.

Mayor to switch to hybrid SUV Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:15:00 EST
Saying he wants to "set the tone" in promoting Louisville's energy-conservation efforts, Mayor Jerry Abramson is trading a city-leased gas guzzler for a hybrid sport utility vehicle.

Gathering seeks ways to ease inmates back into society Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:16:00 EST
Local leaders discussed the issue and different approaches to ease the transition during yesterday's kickoff of the National Forum on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, which continues through tomorrow at the Marriott Louisville Downtown.

Louisville man killed by gunshots on birthday while out driving Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:45:00 EST
Chan Isom, of the 6600 block of Huff Lane, was found slumped over his steering wheel at Second and Main streets, dead of gunshots in the head and face, said Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Jo-Ann Farmer.

Man fatally stabbed on Mellwood Avenue Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:46:00 EST
A 35-year-old Louisville man was fatally stabbed early yesterday outside his cousin's Sweet 16 birthday party on Mellwood Avenue.

Bayh reported to be on Obama's VP list Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:44:00 EST
For the third time in as many presidential elections, speculation about the Democratic nominee's vice presidential pick includes Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana. Click here for our political blog Click here for complete campaign coverage

Wrestling offers foothold for cultural exchange in Indiana Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:09:00 EST
A team of Japanese wrestlers touring Indiana arrived in the city for a three-day visit, part of a two-decade exchange program between the state and Japan.

Woman who killed girl wants sentence reviewed Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:10:00 EST
A woman sentenced to life in prison for the beating death of her 4-year-old stepdaughter has asked a judge to reconsider her sentence.

Soldiers' families face challenges Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:08:00 EST
Jonathon Boruff II has practically shape-shifted. The infant is up to 23 pounds now and is 35 inches long.

Teen apologizes for regatta crash Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:09:00 EST
A teenager who served a year in prison for critically injuring two people by driving into a crowd during the Madison Regatta is apologizing for the crash and saying he deserved a tougher sentence.

Salvation Army offers free clothing in Clarksville Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:07:00 EST
The Salvation Army will give away clothing from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Thursday at the Salvation Army Thrift Store, 528 Hallmark Drive in Clarksville.

Converter box will save your signal Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:09:00 EST
Much of the U.S. television audience won't have to do a thing to prepare for the coming demise of analog TV in 2009.

Chief chat Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:17:00 EST
Los Angeles police chief William Bratton doesn't think regulating paparazzi is necessary -- now that the rabble-rousing celebs have simmered down.

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