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beauty of winter scenes--winter
SCenes are a beautiful si ht but are often
enjo a g
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was'':k'^' um window. This country road
',. on Stepstone Road last week
most of Kentucky got another
two to three-inch blanket of snow causing yet
another day of school to be cancelled. This winter.
the frequency of snows has been more than usual.
making each accumulation a little less enjoyable
as residents look forward to the coming of spring.
(News-Outlook photo. Ken Metz)
COunc I i)r,:)poses an ordinance for
1013,
meeting of the
zil covered a
including an ordinance
a recreation, tourist and
i for the city.
was sparse,
as Bath Coun-
Walter Shrout
council and
willingness
:overnments
Kincaid thanked
xpressed his own
the county gov-
the city
)urism and convention tax
road crew for a job well done regard-
ing snow removal and informed the
council and audience that the Ow-
ingsville Police Department is now
at full staff, with five members.
Street lights have been ordered
for two locations in the city. The first
location is the McDonalds turn-in to
the Kiwanis sign and the second is a
short stretch beginning at the turn-in
to Pathways and extending up the
hill towards the city.
The mayor also announced that
the city will be giving away 200 trees
to Owingsville water and sewer cus-
tomers.
Getting into agenda business, one
item garnering much discussion was
Ordinance #3-2002. The ordinance
creates a recreational, tourist and
convention commission for the city
of Owingsville and establishes a 3
percent transient room tax and estab-
lished a I percent restaurant tax.
The formation of this commis-
sion, to be composed of seven ap-
pointed people, is necessary before a
city park is established.
Realizing that no one likes to hear
of new taxes, the mayor explained
that they want to ensure that the
money to maintain the park is there.
It was suggested that the city seek
out grant money. The problem is that
grants are seldom long-term and can't
be depended on to keep the park
Turn to CITY COUNCIL PROPOSES,
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make it
Cable Wright 'loves the game' and enjoys officiating
the heckling and gaff he often has to put up with from some
to watch sons and
their best to improve
make their way to
goodgames
become intense and es-
Ihe end of the game,
SCore is close, officials often
the wrath of irate fans
times when crowds
mistreated, Bath
Athletic Director
looks forward to
games and says
referee is not noticed by the
ng his work very seriously,
studies the game
tg up on all the
nentally pre-
high-pressure situ-
court dressed for
tip-off to final
move" in
view of the play.
down the basket-
the actionis
Wright has enjoyed
16th region.
So just where does Wright offici-
ate games? "Everywhere from More-
head to Ashland and places in be-
tween," he says.
It was Wright's wife's cousin, Joe
Thompson, from Mt. Sterling, who
tempted Wright to become one.
Thompson was a referee in a Lexing-
ton association.
Having refereed middle school and
freshmen games, Wright decided to
give it a try.
To meet eligibility requirements,
he had to pass two separate tests. The
first was an KHSAA (Kentucky High
School Athletic Association) open
book test. Passing this one allowed
him to coach regular season games.
The second was not open book, and
was much tougher. Passing it allowed
him to coach post-season games.
"After I got into it, 1 enjoyed it," he
says.
So he kept doing it and regularly
referees ballgames.
"I'll average two games a week,"
he says.
One place you won't see him is at
Bath County games. The association
won't allow him to do this, and Wright
says he wouldn't want to anyway.
As far as the sex of the teams go,
Wright says he has no preference.
"You just want good teams," he
answers nodding his head.
But what characterists make for a
good referee?
"Number one, you have to know
the game," says Wright. "And nur
two, I've coached."
Wright says having been on "both
sides of the fence" has helped a great
deal. Especially in understanding
where the coach is coming from when
one argues a call. Wright says there
have been times when he's acknowl-
edged to the coach that maybe he didn't
see what the coach saw.
"Being able to make the call in a
pressure situation is also important,"
he says.
Wright says there is a lot more to the
job than most people assume. He puts
a lot of homework into getting the
hand signals and calls right for the
scorekeepers, coaches and crowd.
"When the fans don't notice a refer-
ee--that's how they know the referee
has been a good one."
There are, inevitably, instances
where fans get ugly and see the inci-
dent in question, completely different.
Sometimes they even get personal in
their heckling.
In his eight years, Wright has had to
throw two or three people out of a
game.
"You have to be thick-skinned," he
says with a smile.
Interestingly, Wright contends that
the bigger the crowd, the less he heaa's
from the crowd. He tunes them out; it's
his job to focus on the game.
"Referees don't decide games," he
contends. "They don't affect the out-
come."
He says sometimes one bad call can
of the North-
Basketball Officials
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basketball in the
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million d00xit
,n still begging for budget approval
increase is only answer
utive order. Patton highlighted that if
a budget is not passed during this
session, the state will be completely
out of funds the first of July.
For many members of the General
Assembly, Patron's speech Wednes-
day night mfght have fallen on deaf
ears. Leaders in both the House and
the Senate have previously voiced
their opposition to tax increases and
stated they want to look primarily at
cuts in government as a solution to
easing the state's budget woes. Law-
makers believe that these cuts can be
made without hurting essential gov-
ernment services.
Earlier in the week Rep. Harry
Moberly, D-Richmond, told reporters
the House's budget plan would most
likely protect elementary and second-
ary education, and they would look at
other areas to make cuts.
Speaking trom the House floor
Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Joe Bar-
rows, D-Versailles, told the House of
Representatives that while it was the
governor's prerogative and duty to
present a budget address and explain
to the public the state's condition, what
the governor was going to say that
night was "really irrelevant to what
Make it
special!
.,t a reminder that Friday is
Valentine's Day and giving a gift
as a token of love and affection is
really what this holiday is all about.
It's not just something that
women appreciate, but men like
being acknowleged as well.
For women, flowers, a card, or
an article of jewelry is acceptable.
If you've been really neglectful,
all three might be a good idea.
For men, an 18-volt cordless
power tool will do the trick, tick-
ets to a UK ball game, or a new
Hog in the driveway is guaranteed
to put a smile on his face.
we have to do."
Both Barrows and Speaker of the
House Jody Richzls, D-Bowling
Green, have indicated that the short
session will provide an obstacle for
working on the budget, Barrows said
the only way to get a budget passed is
to move quickly.
Barrows said it was a mistake for
the General Assembly to adjourn last
year without passing a budget. Cam-
paign finance contribution seemed to
be the major hold up in last year's
budget process. Barrows said the is-
sue at hand this year, balancing a
budget with little t'unds, might prove
more difficult.
If a budget is passed during this
session, it will be in effect until the end
of the next fiscal year in July 2004.
"That budget is only going to be in
effect for a year and a half," Barrows
said, "By not passing a budget the ;
affects will be far greater."
Some areas that will be touched by
Gov. Paul Patton's proposed budget: ,
* [ncrease the corporate license tax
form 21 cents to 41 cents per $1fl0 of '
capital employed in Kertky atd
extended it to LLCs.
• Replace corporate income tax
with a"business activity" tax on sales,
13 cents per $100 of sales in Ken-
tucky, and payroll, 6 cents per $100.
• Require dot-corns of compames
with Kentucky stores to collect Ken-
tucky sales tax on purchases.
• Restore sales tax to certain natural
gas purchases by manufacturers.
• impose a tax on laundry anti dry
cleaning; linen and uniforms; janito-
rial, carpet and upholstery; pest con-
trol and exterminators; admissions fees
to golf, bowling, skating and amuse-
ment park ride and car washes.
• Raise excise tax on cigarettes to
40 cents a pack.
• Impose a 13 percent excise tax on
other tobacco products.
. Increase provider tax from 2 per-
cent to 6 percent on nursing facilities
and intermediate-care/mental retarda-
tion facilities.
and:
is down to the wire.
If it came in the first seconds, it
wouldn't necessarily be remem-
bered.
All referees are monitored by the
association and are assigned ratings
once a year.
"We get ratings at the end of the
year," says Wright.
In the last four years, Wright has
been rated in the association's top
five (he's been as high as number 2).
In his association, the 16th re-
gion, there are about 34 referees. In
the state, there are 500+, says Wright.
February 5-9, he refereed the All
'A' Tournament, held at Eastern Ken-
tucky University. The coaches in
his region voted and he was chosen
as one of 16 referees for the tourna-
ment.
Last year, he called the All 'A'
Tournament when it was held at
Morehead State University.
Officiating the tournaments is an
exciting pan of Wright's,job. He
loves doing it'and says he d like to
referee the state tournament at Rupp
Arena one day.
He is content in the 16th region
and has no real desire to work in a
college basketball arena, where he
might have to drive six hours for a
game.
Maintaining his eligibility entails
urn m KOY (.:ABLE WRIGHT,
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Roy Cable Wright preparing to officiate'a recent game.
