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Open Season on Holiday Staples RAMS LOSE: Arizona Cardinals continue their domination in St. Louis. | 1B -?<-?< )8;L:8?,LE)8;L:8?,LE MMONDAY,ONDAY, NNovemberovember 28,28, 20112011 wwww.paducahsun.comww.paducahsun.com VVol.ol. 111515 NNo.o. 333232 Retailers Open season Airlines enjoy cut small robust on holiday staples jets as fuel weekend prices soar BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO 50-seat jets at Barkley Associated Press will remain in service More Americans hunted for bargains over the weekend than BY JOSHUA FREED ever before as retailers lured them Associated Press online and into stores with big MINNEAPOLIS — The little discounts and an earlier-than- planes that connect America’s usual start to the holiday shop- small cities to the rest of the world ping season. are slowly being phased out. A record 226 million shoppers Airlines are getting rid of these visited stores and websites dur- planes — their least-effi cient — in ing the four-day holiday weekend response to the high cost of fuel. starting on Thanksgiving Day, up Delta, United Continental, and from 212 million last year, accord- other big airlines are expected to ing to early estimates by The Na- park, scrap or sell hundreds of jets tional Retail Federation released with 50 seats or fewer in coming on Sunday. Americans spent more, years. Small propeller planes are too: The average holiday shopper meeting the same fate. spent $398.62 over the weekend, Canadair regional jets able to up from $365.34 a year ago. carry 50 passengers have been Art and Anna Destrada from in use at Barkley Regional Air- Port Chester, N. Y., were among port since SkyWest, operating as the holiday shoppers. They start- United Express, replaced Mesaba ed shopping on Thanksgiving WILL PINKSTON | The Sun service two years ago. evening at a Walmart store, went Len Williams (right) measures a Fraser fir Christmas tree for Ralph Stewart during the open Airport Manager Richard Roof to various malls in New Jersey house at Canoka Nursery on Sunday. Located at 4850 Reidland Road, the nursery has trees of said the planes carrying passen- on Friday, and got some deals at all sizes to decorate for the holiday season. gers to and from Chicago’s O’Hare Macy’s on Saturday. They spent a International Airport aren’t near total of $2,000 on gifts for them- retirement age, which is typically selves and others, including a Wii Christmas tree nursery preps for holidays when they reach about 45,000 videogame console, clothing and fl ight hours. jewelry. BY WILL PINKSTON “SkyWest, as well as some other “We’ve saved for Christmas and [email protected] partners to major carriers, are be- put away money all year,” says With each passing year it ginning to retire the 50-seat jets,” Anna Destrada, 49. “We stayed seems the Christmas season Roof said on Sunday. “Once they within our means so we can make begins a few days earlier than get 40,000 to 45,000 fl ight hours a few splurges.” in previous years. on them, the maintenance costs The results for the fi rst holiday For the Williams family and begin to rise rather rapidly.” shopping weekend show that re- Canoka Nursery, the Christmas Roof said as SkyWest’s inven- tailers’ efforts to lure shoppers season began in late October. tory of more heavily-fl own planes during the weak economy are While many people still is phased out, jets with less fl ight working. Some like Wal-Mart sported the orange pumpkins hours will make their way to Pa- Stores Inc. and J.C. Penney have and sweet treats of Halloween, ducah’s airport. been making a stronger push on- Len Williams drove through Some smaller cities are left with line to better compete with the the mountains along the North fewer fl ights, or not fl ights at all, likes of rival Amazon.com. And Carolina-Virginia border, as the smaller planes are being major chains like Macy’s, Target, searching for those perfect Fra- pushed out. Best Buy extended the traditional ser fi r Christmas trees for fami- The Airports Council Interna- WILL PINKSTON | The Sun start to the shopping season by lies to peruse at the Canoka Len Williams (right) helps load a 10-foot Fraser fir Christmas tional says 27 small airports in opening their doors at midnight Nursery in Reidland. tree, wrapped for transit, back to Bowling Green with Jeremy the continental U.S., including St. on Thanksgiving evening instead “The real kick-off (for the Knois. The Canoka Nursery open house on Sunday brought Cloud, Minn., and Oxnard, Ca- customers from across the region to purchase authentic trees Please see SHOPPING | 5A Please see STAPLES | 5A and centerpieces for the holidays. Please see AIRLINES | 3A Teenager sets standard for sibling BY REBECCA FELDHAUS [email protected] Education is key. Community Christian Academy senior JoAn- na Browning has embraced that mantra throughout her academic career. Browning said she sometimes has to encourage her younger brother, now in middle school, to stay focused on the future. She’s loved school since she was a child. Keep up with Mid-Continent University Teens of the “I know that that’s the only way Week. Become a fan at facebook.com/ I’m going to get anywhere in life,” mcuteenoftheweek Browning said. “And I want my kids to be able to have the good recently achieved her goal of in- JoAnna Browning, daughter life that my parents have allowed creasing her ACT score enough to of Jason and Bridget Brown- REBECCA FELDHAUS | The Sun me to have.” be eligible for the Murray State ing, is the Mid-Continent Uni- JoAnna Browning, a Community Christian Academy senior, sets a Browning has foresight. She’s University presidential scholar- versity Teen of the Week. Each good example for her younger brother with hard work throughout her a goal-oriented person, and she ship. She plans to attend MSU in academic career. Browning hopes to become an accountant and works that to her advantage. She the fall to study accounting. Please see TEEN | 5A eventually open her own firm. NEWS TRACKER Forecast Index 1. Lacrosse league 3. Illinois fires head 5. American stu- Today Agenda .......... 3A for middle-school play- football coach Ron Zook dent Derrik Swee- Classifi eds .....8B ers makes it debut in pa- after an 0-6 finish to the ney claimed he was 443°3° Comics .......... 6B ducah. 2A season. 1B threatened and Crossword ...... 6B beaten following his Deaths ........... 9A 2. Syracuse fires Ber- 4. Murray State domi- arrest in Cairo. Swee- Opinion.......... 4A Cold with showers. nie Fine amid third moles- nates in overtime at Alas- ney was held with two People ........... 7B tation allegation 10A ka tournament. 1B other Americans. 6A 4B TV Listings ..... 5B Daily 75¢ Sunday $2.00 Have a news tip? Call 575-8650 Customer Service: 575-8800 or 1-800-599-1771 2A • Monday, November 28, 2011 • The Paducah Sun Local paducahsun.com The Lineup Lacrosse league debuts in Paducah Today BY DANIELLE RAY [email protected] Senior Medicare Patrol, fight- For most, it’s an exciting new ing fraudulent abuse of program in opportunity. For 12-year-old Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, Luke Flynn, it’s a chance for Marshall and McCracken counties; him to get back to the sport he director LaShea Sutton, 1400 H.C. loves. Mathis Drive, Paducah, 9 a.m.-3 Luke’s parents, Tom and p.m.; 442-8993. Lauren Flynn, began organiz- ing a new local lacrosse league Ballard-Carlisle Historical & Ge- in April, shortly after moving nealogical Society, 6 p.m., 257 4th to Paducah from Atlanta where St., Wickliffe. Murray Akers, 270- Luke played lacrosse for six 841-4331. years. Paducah Parks Services will Farley Neighborhood Watch host the league, which is open Association, 6:30 p.m., Farley El- to middle school boys and girls. ementary Cafeteria, 1250 Husband The group had its fi rst informa- Road. 442-6704. tional meeting with instructor Bobby Nugent, professional McCracken County Conservation lacrosse player affi liated with District, 7 p.m., Kentucky Farm Bu- True Lacrosse, and 24 children reau Building, 5470 U.S. 60 West, in early November. Sunday af- Suite B. 408-1244. ternoon was the league’s fi rst instructional session with Nu- Paducah Masonic Lodge No. 127 gent, who coaches traveling F&AM, 7:30 p.m. , 24th and Jack- lacrosse teams and started his son streets. Meal at 6. 443-3127. own league in Wisconsin. Lauren Flynn was connected Tuesday to Nugent last spring in Evans- ville, Ind., while her son was DANIELLE RAY | The Sun Paducah Lions Club, lunch, noon , playing in a lacrosse event Bobby Nugent, professional lacrosse player of True Lacrosse, instructs 10 middle school-aged Pork Peddler. 443-3122. sponsored by True Lacrosse. lacrosse players at the Sports Plex in Paducah on Sunday afternoon. Prior to the local league, Evans- Senior Medicare Patrol, fight- ville was the closest city which Schools in an effort to offer la- 20 boys and 20 girls — at about on two feet and the kids are ing fraudulent abuse of program in offered a lacrosse league, she crosse at the new consolidated $350 each, according to Tom running and running. ... There’s Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, said. high school. After starting the Flynn. no down time,” she said. Marshall and McCracken counties; Flynn hopes to have 45 chil- Paducah league, Flynn hopes to “It’s really been progressing Children from across the area director LaShea Sutton, 1400 H.C. dren participating when prac- spread the sport to surrounding quite well,” Lauren said.
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