3-11 Page 1 3/10/11 9:19 PM Page 1 Friday March 11, 2011 Harlan Daily Enterprise harlandaily.com OUR 108th YEAR — NO. 049 (606) 573-4510 1 SECTION — 10 PAGES 50¢ Watch out for the overflows Status of TCRS heard at meeting By JARROD SHERMAN you don’t Contributing Writer have to have any A tragic car crash over special the weekend might prove skills. to be the impetus for a bet- Hopefully, ter-staffed Tri-City Rescue we can get Squad. the rescue Former rescue squad STANTON squad member Yolanda Stanton back. You addressed the don’t want it to be your Cumberland City Council family member waiting for during Tuesday’s meeting somebody from Harlan to to announce a recruiting come up here. I know this drive to attract new mem- one was a fatality, but bers to the Tri-City Rescue what if it hadn’t been?” Squad. Currently, virtually all “This past week, we of the squad’s members had a bad fatality up on NOLA SIZEMORE/Harlan Daily Enterprise are also employees of 119,” Stanton said. “The With several days of the county receiving rain, ditches and waterways are overflowing. Kentucky Johnson’s LifeCare, complaint I heard was Department of Transportation employees worked Thursday on a ditchline that had overflowed on KY according to LifeCare rep- that they had to call 413 at Baxter, causing high water signs to be posted on that roadway cautioning drivers to slow down. resentative Stephanie Harlan County (Rescue Vanover. Squad) to come up here “He works 84 hours, March is weather awareness month and use the Jaws (of Life) she works 72,” she said, to get this lady out of the referring to crew members By NOLA SIZEMORE public during these times, pre- the Cumberland River in 1977. vehicle. This took over 45 who attended the meeting Staff Writer paredness starts at home,” said There were outbreaks of torna- minutes — we had no res- with her. “My father John Heltzel, director of dos in 1974 where 72 people died cue squad to respond.” (Darrell Vanover) and I If a tornado or flood occurred, Kentucky Emergency and again in 2008 where 17 resi- Mossie Glover, 52, of work 24/7. We don’t have a would you be prepared? Management. “It starts with dents perished. Everyone Cumberland, was killed lot of members in the res- Kentuckians face different being aware of conditions and sit- remembers the blizzard of 2003, Saturday when she turned cue squad. weather related challenges uations that threaten you and the wind storm of 2008 and the onto U.S. 119 from “We need more volun- throughout the year and because your family’s safety and then ice storm of 2009. Kingdom Come Drive, teers. There’s a lot of peo- of that every household should be taking appropriate steps.” “Be prepared,” said Heltzel. pulling into the path of a ple who show up at a bad prepared to face these challenges In the past Kentuckians have “You should have a three day tractor and trailer. An accident and stand by the at any given time. Gov. Steve experienced unprecedented supply of food and water for each infant in Glover’s vehicle road and watch. Why don’t Beshear recently signed a procla- flooding, tornados and ice member of your family, along sustained minor injuries. they become involved, mation declaring March as storms, leaving residents with- with essentials such as medi- “We’re trying to get educated, professionally Severe Weather Awareness out power and water for weeks. cines, flashlights, radio, extra more volunteers from this trained and help? I would Month, urging all Kentuckians to Louisville experienced a tornado batteries, matches, candles, first area,” Stanton said. “We’re love that.” be prepared for severe weather. in 1890 where more than 120 aid supplies to name a few.” going to have a recruit- More information about “Although state and local gov- people perished. There was flood- C.D. Morton, Harlan ment. Anybody can volun- volunteering will be avail- ernments are here to assist the ing from the Ohio River in 1937, Please see WEATHER, Page 2 teer, if you can just stand able at the next city coun- there and direct traffic — cil meeting. Abramson makes stop in Harlan while on campaign trail By NOLA SIZEMORE Louisville. Staff Writer “I served as alderman for two terms and as general counsel to Gov. John Y. With the 2011 Kentucky gubernato- Brown Jr.,” said Abramson. “As legal rial election set to take place on Nov. 8, counsel to Gov. Brown is where I met Jerry Abramson was in Harlan County Steve Beshear. We became great friends on Wednesday campaigning for the re- 30 years ago.” election of Gov. Steve Beshear. Abramson said he was elected mayor Abramson, a Democrat, is seeking the of Louisville for five consecutive terms. office of lieutenant governor as Beshear’s running mate. Current Lt. He said three of those terms were with Gov. Daniel Mongiardo will not be on the old city and the remaining two the ballot with Beshear because he terms were when the city and county chose to run for the U.S. Senate in 2010. were merged. “I’m a third generation Kentuckian,” “I’ve been a county judge and mayor said Abramson. “My mom, dad and and dealt with all the issues in the grandparents had a small grocery we county and city,” said Abramson. “I was lived above until I was about 3 years getting ready to run for my sixth term old. I graduated from Seneca High as county/city mayor of Jefferson School, in Louisville, and served two County when Steve Beshear called and years in the U.S. Army. I graduated col- ask if my wife, Madeline, and I would lege at Indiana University Bloomington join Jane and he as the state’s lieu- NOLA SIZEMORE/Harlan Daily Enterprise and attended law school at Georgetown tenant governor.” Jerry Abramson, Democratic candidate for the office of Lieutenant Governor University.” Abramson said after finishing his made a campaign stop at Lou’s Country Kitchen in Harlan on Wednesday. Abramson said he practiced law with last term as mayor on Dec. 31, he began Pictured from left to right are Henry Johnson, Harlan’s commonwealth attorney, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, PLLC teaching at Bellarmine University in Harlan Democrat Party chairman Robert Leo Miller, Abramson, local business- before his first run for mayor of Please see STOP, Page 2 man C.V. Bennett and Harlan Circuit Court Clerk Paul Williams. Chamber hears discussion on road improvements Inside Stone gives update on Harlan ARH projects By NOLA SIZEMORE with representatives, infor- money year. The budget Today’s Staff Writer mally, and didn’t get the will be made next year. High/Low: ✹ idea they were onboard — This is something we really Road improvements for focused, put it that way, need to get focused on, 42º/35º the county and new proj- with some of our because money is tight. Let ects being conducted by Transportation needs. I me tell you, roads are being Harlan ARH Hospital were think we need to set off an built somewhere, I guaran- Index the main topics of discus- alarm to let them know the tee, in eastern Kentucky. I Editorial .............Page 4 sion during a meeting of chamber and people in this can’t think of a place any You & Yours......Page 5 the Harlan County community are very inter- more needy than this coun- Sports................Page 6 Chamber of Commerce on ested in U.S. 421 and U.S. ty right here for roads. We Classifieds ........Page 8 Wednesday. 119. have to get everybody Comics..............Page 9 “As some of you may “I think it’s fair to say, focused on this.” know, we could possibly they know this. I know Mark Bell, president of lose the U.S. 421 project we’ve generated close to a the Harlan County because of the state’s time 100 calls. For a representa- Chamber of Commerce, NOLA SIZEMORE/Harlan Daily Enterprise limitation of keeping prop- tive to receive 100 mes- encouraged everyone to Dan Stone, CEO at Harlan ARH Hospital, told erty — if they don’t use it, sages in two days, that’s contact their representa- members of the Harlan County Chamber of they lose it,” said chamber pretty powerful. I consid- tives, state senators and Commerce several projects had been complet- of commerce member Roger ered that a warm-up for members of the legislative ed in the community and plans were being made Fannin. “I recently talked next time. This is not a Please see ROAD, Page 2 for others. Page 2 — Harlan Daily Enterprise Friday, March 11, 2011 year road plan,” said meet with school person- Ex-judge, magistrate Stop Abramson. “The commit- Weather nel and they “looked ment is to finish it — it’s over every aspect of the Continued from Page 1 time to finish it, and Continued from Page 1 school building” to get prison for fraud Louisville. He said he had we’re certainly going to Independent School decide where to place, FRANKFORT (AP) — minute hearing, noting he been touring southeast- do everything we can to District director of dis- what they refer to, as A former judge was sen- testified at trial. ern Kentucky during his get that finished. We trict-wide services, said green zones. tenced Thursday to more "Thank you for that spring break at the uni- know it’s important for their elementary, mid- “Green zones are the the moving of goods and than 26 years in federal opportunity," Maricle said.