The 12 PAGES / VOLUME 138 / NUMBER 20 Bodie Merrell bagged a nice buck as did others... THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019 CrittendenPAGE 10 for more hunting shots Press 24/7 BREAKING AND LOCAL NEWS / THE-PRESS.COM AN INDEPENDENTLY-OWNED, LOCAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1879 ONE DOLLAR Parade grand marshal Nominations are sought Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce and Partners Insurance will present the 2019 Marion Christ- mas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7 and organizers are looking for nominations for this year’s grand marshal. This honor is bestowed upon an individual or group that has consistently made a difference in the community. The recognition aims to honor someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty, often without compensation or personal gain. The deadline to submit a nomination for grand marshal is Fri- day, Nov. 22. Contact the Chamber of Commerce at (270) 965-2266 to make a nomination. The deadline to get an entry into the parade is Friday, Nov. 29. Call (270) 965-2239 to enter. The theme is Christmas Lights and Winter Nights. The parade will begin at 5 p.m., on Main Street. Phillis Hardin aka Gladys Klotz (center) works the room with a can of deordorizer, creating quite a stir among “Boardinghouse” Small business saturday guests Sydney Wynn and Becky Tyner-Belt (Martha Willis). The local actresses are part of the cast that will present this week- end’s Community Arts Foundation play at Fohs Hall. Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce will present its annual Small Business Saturday later this month in conjunction with local mer- Treasures to be had at CAF s chants. The event, aimed at promoting a shop local approach to the holiday ’ shopping season, will include dis- Boardinghouse this weekend counts, giveaways and more. To parti- ciapte, stop by Marion Commons at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 30 – the STAFF REPORT Saturday following Thanksgiving – and Down on their luck, Dirk Shadow and Tickets for the Show get one of the Chamber’s goodie bags his sister Veronica are looking for a way to make a quick buck. Although dinner tickets required ealier RSVP, Cast&Crew filled with materials that will enhance Based on a tip, they learn of possible you can still pay at the door and see the show. your shopping experience. There will treasures hidden on the grounds of Har- Tammy Heady as Veronica also be a $100 bill in one bag. riet’s boarding house so they seek refuge Whitney Parrish as Ivy there while looking for lost riches. An ec- featured and almost all of them are new- Sydney Wynn as Harriet food bank next week clectic bunch of misfits are also lodging comers to CAF productions. Shanna West as Tweenie there, providing a backdrop of intrigue “Becky Tyner-Belt and Kenny Crider Phillis Hardin as Gladys Klotz are the only two who have ever been in Crittenden County Food Bank will and laughter for this weekend’s Commu- Kenny Crider as Dirk Shadow one of our plays,” said Phyllis Sykes, the have its pre-Thanksgiving food distri- nity Arts Foundation (CAF) production of as Mr. Richards director. This, too, is her first gig as direc- Zak Smith bution next week, on Friday, Nov. 22. “The Boardinghouse” at Fohs Hall. Adam Ledford as Dr. Snifell Saturday night’s 6 p.m., premier is a tor of a CAF production. Becky Tyner-Belt as Martha Willis The Dec. distribution will be held on dinner theater, but tickets for a seat only Sykes said the arts foundation pur- Friday, Dec. 20. may be purchased at the door. It’s too late posely sought out new talent for this play for dinner reservations, but $15 gets you in order to expand its reach into new seg- Director: Phyllis Sykes UPCOMING MEETINGS show-only admission. An encore matinee ments of the community. Lights: Tanner Way, Fred Stubblefield • Marion City Council will meet is at 2 p.m., Sunday. It will be show only This weekend’s productions are family- Sound: James Crider friendly with no foul language or delicate Stagehands: in special session at 5:15 p.m., with no meal. Alana Winn, Alex Kirby Nine local actors and actresses will be subject matter. Thursday (today). • Marion City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m., Monday at Marion City Hall. • Crittenden Fiscal Court will meet in regular session at 8:30 a.m., next Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Crit- tenden County Courthouse. • Crittenden County Board of Ed- ucation will meet at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21 in the high school library. 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Elected officials have expressed their customers is necessary to ensure suf- Marion City Council took the final own distress at the second increase ficient revenue required by the Ken- CrittendenUSPS 138-260 / Marion, Press Ky. step recently to raise that environmen- mandated for the project. Local water tucky Infrastructure Authority in order tal assessment fee on city sewer bills. customers have been largely in shock for the city to get a low-interest loan for The increase is being mandated by by increased costs associated with their the project. The last bump, a 70 per- state officials who are providing over- water bills since the construction proj- cent increase over the initial fee estab- sight on the required sewer system up- ect was approved in 2016 and rates lished three years ago, took effect in the grades and determining how the ©2019, The Crittenden Press Inc. and fees began reflecting the necessary summer of 2018. project will be paid for over time. increases to pay for it. The minimum city water and sewer The contents of this newspaper, The fee is mandated by the state to including stories and advertising, are protected by The additional fee approved at a spe- bill for customers beginning next U.S. copyright laws. ensure the City of Marion can pay back cial council meeting last week will be month will be $54.62. the $13 million it will finance to get its 2 THE CRITTENDEN PRESS, Marion, Kentucky 42064, Thursday, November 14, 2019 Love for old home now sad situation A question about old heated tile floors – all of sadness for its state of homes was posed by a which might be included disrepair. The front porch local author who was in today’s description of a is falling off, the back doing research for a dream home. Instead, its gutters hanging off, the forthcoming novel. I only shower was in the one-car carport hauled obliged her solicitation, basement for many years off after it collapsed because it isn’t hard to and wasps got in the attic above a slab of concrete retrieve details about and made their way to that gave me the scar I anything you love or are the second floor hall wear today on my right passionate about, an old closet every spring. shin. home being no exception. It’s where I learned to There are no more If you haven’t lived in scrub a shirt for ring- swing sets or pink gera- one, you’ve vis- around-the-col- niums lining the back ited one. You lar and match sidewalk or freshly swept know the un- dark brown indoor/outdoor carpet on mistakeable socks that Dad the back stoop. smell of an old wore with his Thankfully the memo- basement, the khakis and ries made in that old squeaks of that penny loafers. house have lasted longer one particular I can remem- than the mortar between Four Crittenden CountySpeech High School speech finalists team members were finalists in the Mur- board below the ber decorating the front porch bricks. ray High Invitational Speech Tournament Saturday. Pictured (from left) are Quinn laminate kitchen Christmas trees Templeton, fourth place in Prose Interpretation and sixth place in Improvisational floor, the sound and hiding as I Duo; Sara Jones, fifth place in Original Oratory and sixth place in Improvisational of the screen saw the sur- Duo; Hailey Belt, sixth place in Poetry Interpretation; and Aliyah Frutiger, second door slamming prised expres- place in Informative Speaking. shut or the brief sion on Dad’s stick of an face when he overly-painted came home to a bedroom door fresh fir brightly meeting its lit with large col- frame. orful bubble The research lights. It was in Mapleview question got me that house that thinking about the house the old VHS video tapes Burnaservice American Le- my parents took me prove I rolled annoyingly gion hosted a memo- home to after a short stay through the kitchen and rial service in honor of in an incubator upon a foyer on new roller skates Veterans Day Monday premature birth.