The Bath County News-0utl00k
Thursday, July 6, 2006
Oh/say, can you see, by the
dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at
the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright
stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched
were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the
bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that
our flag was still there.
Oh! say, does that star-span-
gled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and
the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen thro'
the mist of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in
dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze,
o'er the towering steep,
As it fiO~ully blows, half con-
ceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the
morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now
shines on the stream.
'Tis the star-spangled banner.
Oh~ long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and
the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so
vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the
battle's confusion
A home'and a country should
leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out
their foul footstep's pollution.
No refuge could save the
hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the
gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner
in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and
the home of the brave.
Oh~ thus be it ever, when
freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and
the war's desolation,
Blest with victory and peace,
may the Heaven - rescued land
Praise the Power that hath
made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our
cause is just,
And this be our motto-- "In God
is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner
OUR NATIONAL
ANTHEM!
By Isaac Asimov
In 1812, the United States went
to war with Great Britain, primarily
over freedom of the seas. We were
in the right. For two years, we held
off the British, even though we
were still a rather weak country.
At first, our seamen proved bet-
ter than the British: After we won a
battle on Lake Erie in 1813, the
American commander, Oliver
Hazard Perry, sent the message
"We have met the enemy and they
are ours." However, the weight of
the British navy beat down our
ships eventually. New England,
hard-hit by a tightening blockade,
threatened secession.
The British reached the
Americati'coast, and on August 24,
1814, took Washington, D. C. Then
they moved up the Chesapeake Bay
toward Baltimore. On September
12, they arrived and found 1000
men in Fort McHenry, whose guns
controlled the harbor. If the British
wished to take Baltimore, they
would have to take the fort.
On one of the British ships was
an aged physician, William Beanes,
who had been arrested in Maryland
and brought along as a prisoner.
Francis Scott Key, a lawyer and
friend of the physician, had come to
the ship to negotiate his release. It
was now the hight of September 13,
and the bombardment of Fort
McHenry was about to start.
As twilight deepened, Key and
Beanes saw the American flag fly-
ing over Fort McHenry. Through
the night, they heard bombs burst-
ing and saw the red glare of rock-
ets. They knew the fort was resist-
ing and the American flag was still
flying. But toward moming the
bombardment ceased, and a dread
silence fell. Either Fort McHenry
had surrendered and the British flag
flew above it, or the bombardment
had failed and the American flag
still flew. As dawn began to bright-
en the eastern sky, Key and Beanes
stared out at the fort, trying to see
which flag flew over it.
After it was all finished, Key
wrote a four stanza poem telling the
events of the night. Called "The
Defense of Fort McHenry," it was
published in newspapers and swept
the nation. For obvious reasons,
Key's work became known as "The
in triumph doth wave
Star Spangled Banner~" and in 193,1
:, ,c 1~ the land,'of thefree and
Congress declared it the ot~cial the home of the brave.
anthem of the United States.
I hope you will look at the
national anthem with new eyes.
APPALAC H IAN WR ESTLI N G
Bath County Middle School, Owingsville, Ky.
This is a fundraiser for the Bath County Adult Literacy Program
Ringside is $8 in Advance or $10 at the door.
General Admission is $6 in advance or$8 at the door
Advance tickets may be purchased at the Bath Co. Adult Learning Center
located behind the Board of Education.
Confirmed to appear is Ricky Morton of the "Rock-n-Roll Express". He has
been raved by many as one half of the gieatest tag team champions ever.
Many championship belts held, but most notable, eight time NWA Tag
Champ and ten time Smokey Mtn. Tag Champion. Also, was one who
helped train HBK Shawn Micheals and fought "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair
for the NWA Heavyweight Championship many times.
Other great AWF stars to appear such as Tufty, Lynch Brothers, V.I.P
"Gentleman" Jim Chadwick, J.D. Santos, J.R. Rock, and many more.
Can you believe Laws in the United States JULY 4TH
* It is illegal in Kentucky to marry the same man more than 3
tiraes
* In California it is illegal to set a mouse trap without a hunting
license
* Boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than
501bs. in Idaho
* Utah is the only state in the Union that executes criminals by
f ing squad
* It is illegal to use a lassos to catch fish in Tennessee
* In Tuscon, Arizona, it is illegal for women to wear pants
* You need a license to wear a goatee in Massachusetts
* It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road in Quitman, Georgia
* If a man is wearing a striped suit, you cannot throw a knife at
him in Natoma, Kansas
Time to update & repeal these laws
* In 1659 Massachusetts made Christmas illegal
* On Sunday, it is illegal to sell cornflakes in Columbus, Ohio
* Unless you have a doctor's note, its illegal to buy ice cream
after 6 p.m. in Newark, New Jersey.
* It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felo-
nious crime in Montana
* Children can buy shotguns in Kansas City, Missouri but not toy
cap guns
* In Minnesota, its illegal to tease skunks
* In Hartford, Connecticut, it is illegal to kiss your wife on
Sunday
Alarming Statistics show
* Nevada has the highest alcohol consumption level (4.85 gallons
per person per year, New Hampshire is #2, Alaska is #3)
* 35.5% of Mississippi residents over the age of 25 have not fm-
ished high school (Alaska is the best state with only 13.4%)
* 30.7% of the adult residents in Mississippi are overweight
(Colorado & Wyoming are the lowest, 18.4%)
HUMOR
'What would you get if you crossed the first signer of the
Declaration of Independence with a rooster?
John Hancock-a-doodle-doo!
What quacks, has webbed feet, and betrays his country?
Beneduck Arnold!
What would you get
curly-haired dog?
Yankee Poodle!
if you crossed a patriot with a small
Knock Knock: Who's there?
Jose.
Jose who?
Jose can you see by the dawns
ANSWERS
Logic problem: 4; divide, add, multiply, subtract or subtract,
Ananogy: C
FEDERATION
Rick~ Morton
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS OF
KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY
RECOVERY BY ENVIRONMENTAL SURCHARGE OF KU'S 2006
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE PLAN
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 23, 2006, Kentucky Utilities Company ("KU") filed with the Kentucky
Public Service Commission ("Commission") in Case No. 2006-00206, an Application pursuant to Kentucky Revised
Statute 278.183 for approval of an amended compliance plan (" KU's 2006 Environmental Compliance Plan') for the
purpose of recovering the capital costs and operation and maintenance costs associated with new pollution control facili-
ties through an environmental surcharge on customers' bills beginning February 2007, under KU's existing rate mecha-
nism known as the environmental cost recovery surcharge or "Electric Rate Schedule ECR."
Federal, state and local environmental regulations require KU to continually build and upgrade equipment and/
or facilities in order to operate in an environmentally sound manner. Specifically, KU is seeking Commission approval of
a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CCN") to construct a new Selective Catalytic Reduction System
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BELL LIBERTY
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CONSTITUTION STARS
DECLARATION STRIPES
FIREWORKS WHITE
LOGIC PROBLEM
Replacing each question mark with a mathematical sign, what is
the highest possible score? Plus, minus, multiply and divide can
be used only once each.
2?2?2? .
PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Arrange magnetic alphabet letters on a metal surface to spell your
name.
Connect dots to make squares, rectangles, and triangles.
Read a book together.
("SCR") for Ghent Unit 2 at the Ghent Generating Station in Ghent, Kentucky to complywith federally mandated Nitrogen
Oxides requ rements. Add t ona y, KU is seek ng recovery of costs associated with environmental projects necessary for
compliance with the Federal Clean Air Act, Clean Air Interstate Rule, Clean Air Mercury Rule, and the Clean Air Visibility
Rule. These additional projects primarily relate to installation of an SCR system on Ghent Unit 2, mercury emissions
monitoring, precipitator upgrades, Air Quality Control System equipment necessary to operate Trimble County Unit 2
within the approved environmental limitations and sulfur trioxide mitigation on electric generating units which bum high
TEST ANALOGY QUESTIONS
DOCTOR HOSPITAL :"
(A) sports fan : stadium
sulfur coal. The total capital cost of these new pollution control facilities is estimated to be $325 million.
The estimated impact on a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month is expected to be an
initial monthly increase of $0.82 for KU customers during 2007, with the maximum monthly increase expected to be $2.67
(B) cow : farm
(C) professor : college
(D) criminal : jail
(E) food : grocery store
during 2010.
The Environmental Surcharge Application described in this Notice is proposed by KU. However, the Public
Service Commission may make an order modifying or denying KU's Environmental Suroharge Application. Such action
may result in an environmental surcharge for consumers other than the environmental surcharge described in this Notice.
Any corporation, association, body politic or person may, by motion within thirty (30) days after publication,
request leave to intervene in Case No. 2006-00206. That motion shall be submitted to the Public Service Commission,
211 Sower Blvd P.O. Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40602, and shall set forth the grounds for the request including the
status and interest of the party. Intervenors may obtain copies of the Application and testimony by contacting Kentucky
Utilities Company at 220 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, Attention: Kent W. Blake, Director, State Regula-
tion and Rates. A copy of the Application and testimony will be available for public inspection at KU's offices where bills
are paid.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
"Kindness isthe language which the deaf can
can see? - Mark Twain,:" ::
hear
and" the blind
As LowAs
SALE ENDS SATURDAY, JULY 8, AT 5:00 P.M.
ALL 3 MANN'S CHRYsLER-DODGE-IEEP LOTS COMBINED AT ONE LOCATION
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