8 - November 21, 2013 Your Hometown Newspaper News Outlook
GENERAL NEWS
Letter from First
Lady Jane Beshear
photo courtesy of Office of Kentucky Gov. Steve Bee-
hear
First Lady Jane Beshear watches as a Berea College
crafts student demonstrates the lathe machine. Working
with the machine definitely takes skill, patience end
an eye for detail. The completed spindle will be part
of the 120 chairs in the Kentucky Governor's Mansion
ballrooml
Fellow Kentuckians, Section 501(c) (3) orga-
nization), has contracted
On January 20, 2014, with Berea College to pro-
the Commoflwealth will duce 120 new, traditional
celebrate the 100th anni- and functional chairs to
versary of the Governor's use at the Mansion. Berea
Mansion in Frankfort. student-artists will design,
This historic landmark build and upholster each
has been home to 25 gov- chair; only using locally-
ernors and their families, sourced and sustainable
and has served as an im- maple wood to construct
pressive setting for wel- the chair frames.
coming dignitaries from Your county can be a
across the globe, as well part of the "County Seats
as the citizens of the Com- Legacy Project'! by spon-
monwealth, soring one of these hand-
In honor of this occa- crafted chairs.
sion, Steve and I, along Each county that facili-
with former governors tates a tax-deductible do-
ii and their families, will nation of $1000 will have
7 host the Mansion Centen- a name plaque placed on
nial Celebration -a year- the back of a chair and
long series of events that sponsors will be invited to
: will highlight the role the attend a special unveiling
', Governor's Mansion has ceremony at the Gover-
.played in Kentucky's past, nor's Mansion during the
., ,:ai):;n!'-ial kick-off week.
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;il .'.'*'Sl,ankl I hope that all
from across the state to
join us in the Celebration!
In addition to the cele-
bratory events throughout
2014, we want to distinctly
honor and involve every
Kentucky county in a spe-
cial Centennial project
that will benefit Mansion
guests for years to come,
The "County Seats Legacy
Project" will' give each
county .an opportunity to
sponsor a handcrafted, lo-
cally-sourced chair made
by Berea College students
for use at the Mansion.
The chairs the Mansion
currently uses for large-
scale, seated events are
in ill condition, unsafe for
guests andin desperate
: need of replacement. With
tightening budgets and
difficult financial times,
we have de!ayed replacing
them until it iS absolutely
necessary to do so.
To solve the seating di-
lemma, the Kentucky Ex-
ecutive Mansions Founda-
tion Inc. (KEMFI, an IRS
I
We would like to say a
to be represented at Man-
sion by taking part in this
unique legacy project.
How can you help your
county sponsor a chair?
Please contact Jaclyn
Farmer in the Office of
the First Lady by phone at
(502)564-2611 or by email
at Jaclyn.Farmer @ ky.gov.
Thank you,
First Lady Jane Beshear
Sixth District Report
by 6th District Rep. Andy Barr
Dear Friend,
It was great to be home
for a week, honoring our
Veterans and visiting with
constituents. This week,
I traveled back to D.C. to
address some of the con-
cerns of folks in the Sixth
District.
Honoring Our Veter-
ans Service and Sacri-
fice
I am pleased to say that
on the first legislative day
back after Veterans Day,
the House passed S. 893,
the Veterans' Compensa-
tion Cost-of-Living Adjust-
ment Act of 2013. This
bill would authorize a 1.5
percent increase for De-
parlment of Veterans Af-
fairs disability compensa-
tion, and survivor benefits
equal to this year's Social
Security COLA. This legis-
lation is currently awaiting
President Obama's signa-
ture in order to become
law.
I enjoyed joining Chief
Meurer and the great
Madison Southern High
School Air Force Junior
ROTC for their Veterans
Day program!
Thank you to the Volun-
teers of America program
participants and gradu-
ates, supporters, and staff
for a wonderful Veterans
Day service at Phoenix
Park in Lexington.
I was honored to take
part in Monday's national
partnership launch of the
Kentucky Department of
Agriculture's Homegrown
By Heroes program.
Special thanks and con-
gratulations to Sixth Dis-
trict Veterans Coalition
and Berea resident, Mike
Lewis, who serves as the
exeufive itirector of the
Growing Warriors Project.
Mike continues to serve
our nation in a new role
through training, asist-
..,d eqt3pIngt¢a
flies Mth : the ": sldlls,
tools, and supplies needed
to grow high quality, natu-
rally grown produce.
This incredible program
will now give consum-
ers across America the
chance to show their sup-
port for our nation's veter-
ans every day.
Fighting for Kentucky
Coal Communities
I was disappointed to
learn that the Tennessee
Valley Authority (FVA)
announced the closure or
conversion to natural gas
Jack), Smith Watson
Bath County PVA
L Jack), Smith Watson, would like to declare
my candidacy for Bath County Property
Valuation Administrator in the May 2014
ePrimary election on the Democratic ticket.
Your support and vote are
greatly appreciated.
of eight coal-fired power
units in the southeast, in-
cluding three in Kentucky.
According to the Ken-
tucky Coal Association,
the Paradise Fossil Plant
burnt 6.15 million tons of
mostly Kentucky coal last
year, indirectly supporting
many of the 13,000 Ken-
tuckians employed in the
coal industry. The TVA ac-
knowledges this decision
will impact 200 of the 400
jobs there with layoffs or
reassignments, likely re-
ducing the local tax base.
The TVA moved forward
with this decision despite
a letter from seven Ken-
tucky legislators, which I
was proud to join, urging
TVA to allow Paradise to
keep burning Kentucky
coal.
This latest action dem-
onstrates that the assault
on the way of life in our
Commonwealth's coal
fields is not limited to the
regulations of the EPA,
but extends across the ex-
ecutive branch of the fed-
eral government.
I will continue to fight
these economically ru-
inous policies designed
to keep Kentucky from
mining, burning, or ex-
porting our nation's most
abundant natural energy
resource.
Keeping the Promise
For the last four years,
President Obama repeat-
edly promised the Ameri-
can people that, "if you like
your health care plan, you
can keep it."
But for Melody in Lex-
ington, Kentucky, that's
simply not true.
On Thursday, I spoke
on the House floor and
shared Melody's story be-
cause the American pew
hardworking Americans
like Melody from the cov-
erage cancellations, loss of
access to doctors and pre-
mium spikes.
We need to replace
Obamacare with patient-
centered reforms that will
lower costs and expand
access without growing
government. I believe that
this can be accomplished
through reforms that em-
phasize the physician-pa-
tient relationship, and also
encourage portability of
coverage.
These reforms I support
include:
Supplementing the
tax exclusion for em-
ployer sponsored health
insurance with a series of
individual and family tax
credits to make health in-
surance premiums more
affordable.
Authorizing interstate
competition among the
1,300 private health insur-
ers to increase options and
drive down costs.
Enacting sensible
medical liability reform to
prevent defensive medi-
cine.
Expanding associa-
tion health plans to allow
small businesses and the
self-employed to group to-
gether to purchase cover-
age on a more affordable
basis.
Promoting consumer-
ism though high deduct-
ible insurance policies and
tax-free health savings ac-
counts that reconnect the
health care consumer to
the cost of health care ser-
vices.
Supporting Ken-
tucky's Bid to Bring
the World Equestrian
Games Back to the
Bluegrass
trian Games to Lexington.
The 2010 Games were an
all-around success- for the
sport, its fans and for the
hosts.
The International
Equestrian Federation
should have incredible
confidence in the ability of
the Kentucky Horse Park
to repeat as a world-class
venue. Despite a challeng-
ing economy, the support
from the community and
the tremendous commit-
ment delivered by spon-
sor Alltech ensured that
everything came together
for equestrian's greatest
event.
Hosting the games
would be an honor for Lex-
ington, bringing a substan-
tial economic impact to the
region. The 2010 Games
generated more than $200
million in Kentucky, in-
cluding more than 845 mil-
lion in wages supporting
over 3,000 jobs. Lexing-
ton youth benefited from
the opportunity to meet
competitors and fans from
around the world.
I fully support the bid,
and pledge any assistance
my office can provide.
Please LIKE my Facebook
post if you want to see. the
games return to Kentucky
in 2018!
Please continue to let
me know your thoughts
and concerns about issues
facing our community, and
also I hope you will for-
ward my weekly newslet-
ter to your friends, family
and neighbors.
You may also visit my
website, Facebook and
Twitter, where you can
find regular updates about
my work at home in the
Sixth District and.ln Wash-
ington.
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Saturday, November 30 at 10:00 a.m.
Take U.S. 32 East from Carlisle, Ky approximately 7 miles to auction site.
Stone Auction Service has been
authorized to auction this home and lot
(1.3 acres). An open house will be held
on Sunday, Nov 24th from 2- 3:30 p.m.
502-867-2234 cell
Smith Realty Group,
Doug Smith Broker
Stone Auction service
James Stone Auctioneer
TERMS: $4,000 down, balance due with deed on or before Dec 30, 2013.
This is an all-electric, 1600 sq ft'
double-wide home. Consist of 3
bedrooms, 2 baths, and abundance
of living space, on a block foundation
and on city water.
