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Lady Cats ranked
Bath County is ranked
ninth in The Catsv Pause
2012-13 Kentucky Basket-
ball Yearbook Preseason
16th Region Girls' Bas-
ketball Poll. The Lady
Cats, under the guidance
of head coach Troy Lee
Thomas, feature freshman
Sarah Price, one of the
16th Region's top players.
The Cats' Pause 2012-
13 Kentucky Basketball
Yearbook was published
last week. The yearbook
is available throughout the
state.
A dominant player for
Bath County in the front-
court, Price has already
garnered the attention
C
of numerous college pro-
grains.
A transportation fuel
testing lab that state De-
partment of Agriculture
officials say was losing
around $900,000 a year un-
der the department's last
administration is on track
to save roughly $400,000
this year, according to de-
partment officials.
State Agriculture Com-
missioner James Comer
told the Interim Joint Com-
mittee on Agriculture on
Wednesday that savings
have come from reduced
expenses on the project
which Comer said was
billed as a "money mak-
er" to lawmakers by the
department when it was
overseen by state Agricul-
ture Commissioner Richie
Farmer. Farmer's admin-
istration began construc-
tion of the lab in fiscal year
2007.
Comer gave Larry Cox,
the executive director of
the department's Office
for Consumer and En-
vironmental Protection,
authority to improve lab
operations. That resulted
in changes--including
ffampling fuel based only
on complaints beginning
, about two months ago,
said Cox. The lab was
unable to randomly test
samples under its original
concept, he said, creating
a large backlog.
'The visual and chemi-
cal elements of the analysis
moved rapidly, but octane
and cetane testing proved
to be a choke point, mak-
ing the entire lab process
unable to meet its promot-
ed objective of performing
anywhere from 40 to 50
tests per day," Cox told the
The Kentucky State
Parks are offering lodging
discounts to current and
former members of our na-
tion's military services with
the "USA Military Pass"
program from Nov. 1, 2012,
to March 31, 2013.
The program is available
to those on active military
duty, retired members of
the military, veterans, mem-
bers of the National Guard
and reservists. Proof of mil-
itary service is required at
check-in.
'The Kentucky State
Parks appreciate the men
and women who serve or
who have served in uniform
for our country and want to
let them know how much
we appreciate their ser-
vice," said Parks Commis-
sioner Elaine Walker. 'The
parks offer great outdoor
opportunities for families."
With the USA Military
Pass, lodge rooms are
available starting at $44.95
a night; one bedroom cot-
tages for $74.95 a night;
two bedroom cottages for
$84.95 a night and three
bedroom cottages for
$94.95 a night. Tax is not in-
cluded in these rates. These
rates are good at 11 resort
parks plus the cottages at
John James Audubon State
Park.
The rate is $5 more per
night at these parks: Barren
River, Cumberland Fails,
Kentucky Dam Village,
Lake Barkley, Lake Cum-
berland and Natural Bridge.
ninth in preseason 16th Region poll
Thomas is in his second
year as head coach of the
Bath County girls' basket-
ball team following suc-
cessful tenures at neigh-
boring Rowan County and
West Jessamine.
Bath County is ranked
one spot ahead of Mor-
gan County (10). Fleming
County (8), Rowan County
(7), Greenup County (6),
Russell (5), East Carter
(4), Lewis County (3),
Boyd County (2) and
reigning champion/pre-
season favorite Ashland
(1) are listed ahead of the
Lady Cats in the preseason
poll.
Bath County concluded
the 2011-12 season 10-21.
The Lady Cats fell to Row-
an County in the opening
round of the 61st District
Tournament.
Bath County hosted last
year's district tournament.
The Lady Cats compete
in the 61st District along
with Rowan County, Flem-
ing County and Menifee
County. Fleming County
is the reigning 61st Dis-
trict champion. The Lady
Panthers upended long-
time powerhouse Rowan
County for the title in late-
February.
Bath County will tip
off the 2012-13 season at
home on Nov. 30 versus
district champion Fleming
County.
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committee. "In fact, only
10 tests at most could be
performed on an ideal day
because of time required
for the octane and cetane
testS?'
Today, the backlog is
eliminated and sampling
amounts to one or two tests
in a typical week, said Cox,
unless there is a problem
reported with a barge load
of fuel or with fuel from a
major supplier. An excess
amount of ethanol found in
fuel from a major supplier
had to be handled by the
department early this year,
said Cox.
Committee co-chairman
Rep. Tom McKee, D-
Cynthiana, asked agricul-
ture officials if sampling
on a complaint basis is
enough, or if more needs
to be done. Right now, Cox
said, the sampling process
is working--although he
said the department would
have to be prepared to do
broader-based sampling
for regulation of fuel qual-
ity, with the university
performing all fuel testing
before providing results to
the department for admin-
istrative action."
"If we can work out this
arrangement, and once
again we're very early in
those discussions, but if we
can work them out, we can
sharply reduce the cost of
fuel testing to the Com-
monwealth, we can place
fuel testing in the hands of
a dedicated and respected
research institution, and
we can conduct testing on
a scale that is appropriate
to current Kentucky fuel
quality issues," said Cox.
Sen. Paul Hornback, R-
Shelbyville, asked what the
benefit of working with UK
would be over farming out
to private industry. State
Agriculture department
official Steve Kelly said
that was discussed during
a recent meeting of a state
task force looking into the
should the number of com- fuel lab. An attorney repre-
plaints rise. senting the state Finance
Talks with officials at Cabinet at that meeting
the University of Kentucky explained, said Kelly, that
about turning fuel lest- ~'if there was a possibility
ing over to the university
are also in the works, said
Cox, who said Kentucky is
burdened by its $200,000
annual rent on the lab
building, a $3.1 million in-
vestment in underutilized
equipment, underutilized
staff, and testing costs that
outstrip annual fees col-
lected from fuel outlets.
Cox said a testing part-
nership with UK would
be one "in which the De-
partment of Agriculture
continues to carry its
statutory responsibility
to do something like this
(with the university) then
it's obviously much faster
and much cheaper.
"And then from our
point of view, if we can do
something with the uni-
versity and its Center for
Applied Energy Research
(CAER) --they're the
experts in energy right
now We feel like if we
can get it in someone's
hands like that, that we're
protecting the consumer
to the best of our ability,"
said Kelly.
The Kentucky State
Parks have 17 resorts that
offer golf, fishing, hiking
on scenic trails, beautiful
scenery and full-service
restaurants. Many resorts
are near or include historic
sites and museums and of-
fer programs during the
fall and winter, such as elk
tours, eagle watching tours
and entertainment.
This ,offer may not be
used in conjunction with
other special discounts or
packages. The discount is
based on availability, for
leisure travel only, and may
exclude special events and
holidays.
For more informati9n
about Kentucky State Parks
and to make reservations,
visit www.parks.ky.gov or
call 1-800-255-7275.
During the months of
April through October, cur-
rent and former members
of the military can get a 10
percent lodging or camping
discount.
(If you're making your
reservation online, use
"USA"for the promo code
for reservations' between
Nov. 1 and March 31. Dur-
ing the April through Octo-
ber period, select "military
discount" when making an
online reservation.)
8th Annual
Gateway Regional
Bred Heifer Sale
Selling 350 Spring Bred Heifers
Mon Oct. 22, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Bluegrass Stockyards East, Mt. Sterling
3025 Owingsville Rd Highway US 60 East
During the rebuilding phase of the U.S. Cowherds, young
high quality females will be difficult to locate, and will in-
crease in value, let us contribute to your success.
For details contact John McDonald, 859-585-0448
or email johnk.mcdonald@ky.gov.
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Governor Steve Beshear
joined public safety and
business leaders today to
announce a campaign to
encourage Kentuckians to
pledge to abstain from tex-
ring while driving.
The initiative is a part-
nership among the Gov-
ernor's Office, Kentucky
State Police, Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet,
Kentuckians for Better
Transportation and AT&T
Window cling decals fea-
turing the message "No
Text on Board" will be af-
fixed to Kentucky state
vehicles across the Com-
monwealth, including
those of state law enforce-
ment, Motorists also will
see "don't text and drive"
messages on electronic
sign boards along state
highways.
"Our goal is to save
lives," Gov. Beshear said.
"R is critical that Ken-
tuckians learn about the
dangers of texting while
driving, and abstain from
doing it, I have taken the
pledge to never text and
drive, and I encourage
Kentuckians everywhere
to join me. When you are
driving, don't text- it can
wait,"
Gov. Beshear also
signed a proclamation
stating that October 10
is "Don't Text and Drive
Day" in Kentucky. The
Governor asked all state
employees to join him in
taking the pledge not to
text and drive.
In 2009, Gov. Beshear
signed an executive order
prohibiting state employ-
ees from texting while
driving state vehicles. A
few months later, in 2010,
the Kentucky General As-
sembly passed a law mak-
ing the practice of texting
while driving illegal. The
law bans texting for driv-
ers of all ages while the ve-
hicle.is in motion. For driv-
ers over 18, it allows the
use of global positioning
devices and reading, se-
lecting or entering a tele-
phone number or name
for the purpose of making
a phone call. Texting is al-
lowed only to report illegal
activity or to request medi-
cal or emergency aid.
For drivers under 18, no
use of personal commu-
'nication devices such as
cell phones and pagers is
allowed while the vehicle
is in motion. The use of a
global positioning system
is allowed, but manually
entering information must
be completed while the
vehicle is stopped. Emer-
gency and public safety
vehicles are exempt when
the use of a personal com-
munication device is es-
sential to the operator's
official duties.
"Too many lives have
been forever changed by
a texting-while-driving ac-
cident, and together, we
want to spread the word
about how deadly a single
text can be," said Ken-
tucky State Police Com-
missioner Rodney Brewer.
Wil Craig, a Louisville
resident who was injured
in an accident caused when
the driver of the car he
was riding in was texting
behind the wheel, shared
his personal story at the
announcement. Craig now
travels the country speak-
ing to groups about the im-
portance of waiting to text.
There are currently
more than 11,000 Ken-
tucky state vehicles and
more than 4,000 state law
enforcement vehicles. The
window cling decals also
feature the Kentucky Un-
bridled logo.
"Texting while driving is
, foolhardy at best, and le-
thal at worst," said AT&T
Kentucky President Mary
Pat Regan. "We hope this
campaign will encourage
all Kentuckians to take the
pledge to never text and
drive and to make it a life-
long commitment."
During the announce-
ment" Beshear and Re-
gan presented a Samsung
Galaxy tablet to Benjamin
Mills, a senior at Barbo-
ursville High School, for
winning an essay contest
about the dangers of tex-
ting while driving spon-
sored by the Kentucky
State Police. Mills is the
son of Judge John and Jen-
nifer Mills of Knox County.
This month, AT&T is
bringing a driving gunula-
tor to high schools in sLx
Kentucky communities,
including Lexington, Ow-
ensboro, Paris, Louisa,
Manchester and Pkkeville.
Earlier this year, events
were held in Louisville,
Radcliff and Bedford. The
driving simulator experi-
ence allows a student to be
seated in a stationary car
that is connected to sen-
sors enabling the driver
to use the steering wheel
and pedals while wearing
virtual reality goggles.
The driver then navigates
a virtual road course while
being asked to send and
receive text messages in
real time on a mobile de-
vice. Other individuals
can observe the driver's
performance on a monitor
outside the car.
Dr. Kleber to lecture on history
Dr. John Edward
Kleber, professor
emeritus at Morehead
State University, will
present "Blood, Buses
and Beyond the Stars"
a look at the 125 years
of MSU history Thurs-
day, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m.
at historic Button Au-
ditorinm.
Dr. Kleber was hired
in 1968 as an assistant
professor of history
at MSU. He retired
28-years later in May
1996.
He was director of
the Academic Honors
Program (1973-1988)
and interim dean of the
Caudill College of Hu-
manities (1993-1995).
Dr. Kleber received
both the Outstand-
ing Teacher (1982)
and Distinguished
Researcher (1993)
Awards, f om More
headState.
The Louisville na-
tive was the recipient
of the Outstanding
Service Medal by the
United States Army
of MSU, 0ct.18
(1971), the Governor's
Outstanding Kentuck-
Jan Award (1992), and
the Catholic Alumni
Award by the Arch-
diocese of Louisville
(2002).
He is the editor of
six books, including,
The Kentucky Ency-
clopedia, The Louis-
ville Encyclopedia, and
Thomas D. Clark of
Kentucky: An Uncom-
mon Life in the Com-
monwealth.
Dr. Kleber's appear-
ance is part of the
Presidential Perform-
ing Arts and Speakers
Program.
Additional informa-
tion is available by call-
ing 606-783-2022.
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Saturday October 20th
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