www .thenewsenterprise.com EWS- Wildcats aim for title Preview of tonight's national championship game against Kansas Spurts, 81 ~om' HR IL 2, 2012 , SERVING HARDIN COUNTY SIN CE 1974 , REACH SU BSCRIBER SERYIC ES AT (270) 505-1770 50 tints Local cancer lurvlvora walk the runwilY Saturday-""""'" at O­ld Navy as they model eloth" from t ile store durin, tile spe<:lal event, Local cancer "I'ICKETT II1>o_~ VlsltOfS to QUalte,.. 1 emer the retldenee Sunday to tour the home on Fort !(n0l(. The home I, oeeupled by the • eommandlng general of Fort Knox alid hll or her family, eUilemly Maj. Gen. Mark McDonald alid hll wife, Connie. survIvors Behind the brass strut stuff for Commanding general's home opened to Fort Knox community Relay for Life By KELLY CANTRALL k<anIr.l!III,t.."""...n"rpri.. .«>m Fashion show fundraiser was Saturday Before Maj. Gen. Mark Mc· Donald says goodbye to Fort By KElL Y CANTRAlL 1tcan1r.l!14ith• n • ....enlfipri ...«>m "Cancer makes you Knox, a piece of the post the pub. sort of fearless." lic has rarely seen was opened as a Old Navy raised mono parting gift to the community. ey and celebrated over· Mary Ann Ball For what's thought to be the first coming cancer by making Cancer Survivor time ever, Q uarters I, otherwise Plate! from a palaee of Saddam HUIseln sit In the dining room of Quarte,..1 on survivors the start of tlle FOlt Knol(. The plates were brought back from Iraq by Maj. Gen, Mark known as the home to Fort Knox runway. McDonald, who currentty occuplC!l the residence with hl9 wile, as he ~ the ardson, Relay for Life team commanding generals and their The store hosted a fash· commanding '.lI8ral of Fort Knox, captain. He and store man­ families was open to the publiC ion show fundraiser Satur~ ager Sieve Nikirk dreamed Sunday. Visitors were able to take The house has two correspon· "It's a gorgeous hOIllC,M she day for Relay for Life, fea· up the idea. a tour through the historic home, said. ding wings, which are mirror im· turing cancer survivors as Nikirk said they wanted now occupied by McDonald and ages in terms of structure. Connie Almo.sl all of the furnishings the modcl~ in thc show. to do something more than his wife, Connie, for about another McDonald was stationed on ~her~ aud items in the house belong to The Old Navy Relay team it. bake sale. And once they week before Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. side of the house, which she said the McDonalds, but there still is a raised $676.33 through a dedded on a fashion show, Smith moves in and takes com­ her husband refers to as the history within the house wilh bake salc, rafIlcs a.nd dOlla· they wanted to include mand of Ihe post. ~ladies' salon.~ which to I;ontend. tions made to vote on the people beyond the em· The home was built in 1939 for ~ Mark gets his side and I gel ~Il call be daunting,H McDonald lop models and outfits for ployees, which is when the purpose of housing the com' mine, ~ she said. said of moving into a house that's the event. they decided to feature manding generals, and all who McDonald ha.'l worked with been home to so many families. "It This is the second year those who have had cancer have come through post have lived many historic home viewings, in· can be somewhat sUlTeal.~ the store has worked with in the show. there since, said Chris Kolakowski, cluding at other posts, so she and A plaque in the hallway with a Relay, but it's the first time Mary Ann Ball of dirC(:tor of the Gen. Gwrge Pallon her husband wanted to have one list of all of the generals who have for a fundraising fashion Cecilia Icamed of the show show. said Jason Rich· Museum of Leadership. here, too. Thm 10 GENERAL, A7 Tum t(I SHOW, All March brought return of Purple Martins For some, March means bas· birds that it's a myth. The birds birds an open flight path to their birds 10 nest in them. ketball and SI. Patrick's Day. STORIES cal bugs, such as dragonflies, housing. Some said the birds Sallee puts effort inlo making The month had others tum· but they're usually nested for prefer man·made housing, while sure the birds come back every ing their eyes toward the sky for THE the night by the time mosqui­ others suggested using gourds. year, keeping predators away the retunl of Purple Martins. toes come out. Sallee smeared mud on the and using an air gun to prevent The birds are the largest of By then, Sallee had invested doors of the houses 10 make slarling5 and sparrows from tak· the swallows in North America enough money and time into them look well·used. ing over their nests. and are totally dependent on the prOject that he still was de­ ~ J pretty milch tried eve!)' He uses nest tmps to keep man-made housing east of the AMBER COULTER ternlined to bring Purple Mar­ one of (the ti ps) ,~ he said. other birds away from the esti· Rocky Mountains. The developmenl was impor­ tins to his yard. By 2007, $allee had between maled 70 houses he has mOW It· Males have a full dark.purplc "It takes a lot of patience 30 and 40 compartments sci up ed on th ree poles on his rural lant to Sallee because he tried color. Females have a grey when you first try to aU rat! for Purple Martins. Finally, he property. The houses are on a for years to attract the birds 10 breast. Martins because it takes forever was rewarded for his dedication. wench system that allow! Sallee his property. Russell Sallee of Eliza· to gel Ihcm,H he said. "It be­ ~It look four years (to attnlcl to check on them and make bethtown saw in 2007 the first He wanted the birds because came an obsession, sort of, be­ the birds), and 1 was one of the sure the nests are in good shape. pair of Purple Martins to settle he lives io an area with low-ly­ cause they're so hard to attract. ~ lucky ones,n Sallee said. ~Some Sallee has had more luck at· overnight in the area he set up ing water and he heard they Sallee turned to the Purple people have tried for iO ,ears tracting the birds since the first for them. could eat thousands of mosqui­ Martin Conservation Associ­ and never attracted any. pair seltled on his property. He "II was a good day," he s,ud. toes. ation to get Lips on attracting the The main reason he grows estimat<.'S he gets as many as 50 ~ l told anybody who would lis· Sallee learned through re­ birds. gourds in his garden is the suc­ pain of Purple Martins every len." search on attracting the picky Tips suggested giving the cess he has had with getling the Tum 10 STORIES, Al l INSIDE WEATHER • TODAY'S OBITUARIES SINCE YOU ASKED RELISH ABBY ...............A8 NEIGHBORS ..... A8 ames Calvin Fulkerson, 79 Results of Sunday'S Tht NtwS-Enlt1'­ CALENOAR .......A4 06ITUAR IES ..... A4 leannine l. (Lavoie) CLASSIAEDS , •. 85 OPINION ,.,.,., •.•A6 Gagnon, 77 prist online poll, as of 7 p.m.: COMICS ........ BU PUZZLES .......810 Jessie Sams, 80 HElOISE. ....... B10 SENtOR LIFE .... AS QUESTION: Did the University of LonERIES ...... 82 SPORTS .......... 81 • COMPt.£T£ OBITU ....E S. U Kenrucky vs. University of Louisville MOYIES ......... B10 TV ... 89-10 NCAA game live up to the hype? MONDAY 'S MAN, •.• ,M.O Yes: 90 percent No: 10 percent Follow us: PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY'S QUESTION: Have you ever r------... rr~-,) 84/63 seen a Purple Martin bird? fni Itle poll QIleStion ~ Itle 'opilion' rneru at • OOMPLEl"E REPORT, A2 www.t~ .......com Insldolllllsda,y A2 1lIE NEWS-ENTERPRISE MOHOU, APRIL 1, 2m LOCAL NEWS AND NOTES FROM AROUND KENTUGKIANA LOOKING BACK DAILY BRIEFING ON THIS o.m. IN 1912, the Federal money brings new FRANKFORT 'ust-completed RMS Titanic jeft Belfast 10 begin its sea tri­ Lawmakers als eight days before its ilI­ fated maiden voyage bcg".ln. bust myth with 1M 1513, Spanish explorer technology to schools open budget Juan Ponce de Leon landed in present-day florida. $17 million in federal money as bank, which teachers can use to negotiations IN 1911, President Wood­ Race to the Top funds part of a grant application process create their own quizzes and tests Lawmakers busted a row Wilson asked Congress that focu.'lCd on slates working to with questions supplied by the myth late last week when to declare war agai nst Ger­ implement database improve education systems. bank. Once the assessmenl is com· they reached agreement on many, saying, ~ The world With this portion of the money, pleted by st\tdenll, resulll can be a $19 billion state budget must be made safe for for local teachers school districts arc bringing CJITS automatically analyzed to deter­ wilhout retreating oul of dcmoc;racy." Congre!;S de­ to their districts, and will begin a mine student perfoollullce. publiC view. clared war four days later. By KELLY CANTRALL gradual roll-out of the system "I just think it's going to be phe­ In the past, budget nego­ k C1n ' notI@th~ n, . rpri ~ . com throughout their districts begin­ nomenal," she said. tiators have worked out de­ IN HARDIN COUNTY ning this summer.