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Page 12 Greenville | 7 pm HOMECOMING COURT | Crittenden County Rockets at Muhlenberg County Mustangs See Sports on Page 11 for preview 2014 Homecoming Queen Paige Thursday, September 25, 2014 Winternheimer and King Lane Wallace 14 PAGES | VOLUME 133 | NUMBER 13 NEWSSTAND $1.00 usps 138-260 • marion ky 42064 270.965.3191 | Breaking, local news at the-press.com your home-owned newspaper since 1879 Home building Flu vaccination offered locally Crittenden County Health De- up in Crittenden partment on Industrial Drive in STAFF REPORT Marion will be hosting a flu clinic While the country’s eco- from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. nomic recovery continues to 13. The seasonal flu and H1N1 slog ahead, there's reportedly a vaccinations will be combined bounce in housing starts in into one shot for $27. Medicare, Crittenden County; however Medicaid and most insurances there exists no noticeable in- can be billed. crease in home sales over the Inoculations against the in- last five years. fluenza virus are recommended Local contractors and real for most healthy individuals estate professionals say new more than 6 months old. Sea- construction is on the uptick sonal influenza outbreaks can while sales of existing homes happen as early as October and continues somewhat flat. peak in January or later. Sales of already-built resi- dences remain slow according to Marion real estate agent, Ky. fall burn ban Darrin Tabor. He says mid- market homes are slower to takes effect Oct. 1 move this year because financ- Kentucky’s fall forest fire ing is tougher, largely due to hazard season be- buyer demographics. gins next Wednes- A survey of homes sold in day and runs Crittenden County indicates through Dec. 15. that sales of homes in the During the fire under-$100,000 category season, it is ille- comprise between 75 and 85 percent of all transactions for gal to burn any- any given year over the past thing within 150 feet five years. In 2011, the vast of any woodland or brushland majority of homes sold in the between the daytime hours of 6 county were priced below a.m. and 6 p.m. $100,000. County’s musical Ronnie Heady, the county's property valuation administra- Pumpkin Festival tor, says he’s seen little change additions made over the past five years as far heritage honored Just a few weeks away from as home-selling trends. How- STAFF REPORT ever, prior to the start of the the Nov. 4 general election, this The sounds of Bluegrass music and the aroma of Great Recession in 2007, real fresh-from-the-pit barbecue will merge for an enter- year’s Pumpkin Festival Car estate professionals say, home taining and worthwhile cause Saturday during the an- Show will feature political sales were more brisk here. nual Fohs Hall Backyard BBQ at the home of Dale speaking at the staging area on Interestingly, while existing and Janet Kemper on Ky. 1668. the courthouse square from 11 home sales are flat, some say The event will celebrate Crittenden County’s musi- a.m. until noon. There will be a there is renewed interest in cal heritage while raising money for the landmark strick time limit of 5 minutes per new construction. Materials community building where some of the performers candidate in place and no rebut- prices have dropped a bit, first made their musical debuts. tals will be allowed. There will Tabor said, which has helped In addition to performances by local musicians, a be a $25 fee for candidates to spur new home starts. display of memorabilia and booklets of newspaper speak. To register or for more in- Chad Thomas says his com- clippings will serve as a history lesson on local country formation, contact the Critten- pany, T&T Concrete, is booked and bluegrass legends. One interesting piece of mem- den County Chamber of solid with scheduled work PHOTO BY CHRIS EVANS, THE PRESS orabilia is a fiddle used by Cheryl Singleton’s great- Commerce at (270) 965-5015. through the spring, mostly Zach and Chad Thomas of T&T Concrete are booked solid with grandfather, Charles Monroe Davis, who traveled with The car show runs from 10 new construction projects through next spring. Across the See BUILDING/Page 14 county, new homes are going up at an increased rate. See HERITAGE/Page 3 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will all be centered around the courthouse, therefore, all county offices in- side the building will be closed Saturday. CCES adds 5th kindergarten class Woman Furry 5K benefits By JASON TRAVIS students. students involved. two kindergarten screenings STAFF WRITER A letter announcing the The move has caused some prior to the academic year, dies after no-kill shelter Crittenden County Ele- creation of the extra kinder- parents to question why the school officials cannot ac- The Furry 5K Dash mentary School will be adding garten class has been sent school didn’t plan ahead for count for new students who for the Dogs will be a fifth kindergarten class be- home to parents. Approxi- the extra students. may move into the county or collision held at 3 p.m. Oct. 5 ginning in October. The deci- mately four to five stu- Tabor said at the sign-up for kindergarten after STAFF REPORT at Marion-Critten- sion to add the new class was dents from each of the beginning of the the school year begins. Tabor A Marion woman died den County Park. made to address swelling current kindergarten school year, the said kindergarten numbers Saturday afternoon of in- class rolls and to lower the classes will be joining kindergarten classes are often hard to project, un- juries she sustained in a Proceeds will bene- fit the Mary Hall-Rud- student-teacher ratio. the new classroom. were below the 24- like first-grade enrollment motorcycle accident earlier diman Canine Shelter. CCES principal Melissa “This is a great op- student cap. In the projections where numbers that day along a particularly Tabor said kindergarten en- portunity for us to add spring, the school did from kindergarten give a dangerous portion of U.S. Pre-registration has closed, but partic- rollment is up since the school a new classroom and a projected enrollment clearer indication of class size. 641 near Crayne. ipants may register year began, increasing the reduce the student- based on students The elementary school will The crash occurred burden on teachers. Since teacher ratio, which re- that were currently notify parents by telephone less than a mile from the the day of the event Aug. 5, 11 students have en- search tells will result enrolled in preschool. when the decision is made as beginning at 1:30 Tabor victim's home. She and her rolled in kindergarten. in increased student School officials also to which students will be join- husband were riding to- p.m. at the park. The Tabor said state education achievement,” Tabor said. called local daycare facilities ing the new class. Administra- gether on the motorcycle entry fee is $20. officials recommend a cap of The principal said the to inquire about how many 4- tors will then set up a meeting and had just left their There will also be an adoption 24 students per kindergarten school has taken a proactive year-olds would be coming with parents to explain in de- house in the heart of event at the race. classroom. The increase in en- approach to lowering class into kindergarten for the fall tail the procedure for the tran- Crayne, headed toward rollment has grown class sizes sizes by adding the extra semester. However, Tabor sition. All next week, a Marion at 11:23 Saturday to 26 students. The extra classroom while trying to said not every child goes to transition week will occur, Correction class will drop the student- make the transition as daycare. See FATALITY/Page 3 A story in last week’s issue of teacher ratio to around 20 smooth as possible for all the While the school conducted See CLASS/Page 3 The Crittenden Press incorrectly identified Misty Lane’s mother. Her name is Donita James. Time, seeming friend to no one, bested by very special lady Public meetings Time is a friend to no one. preached. It’s just how she picked up her needle and around the kitchen, from a - Crittenden County Public Time robs us of our wits. lived. thread as a seamstress for hearty homegrown country Library Board of Trustees will It steals our strength, our Daryl K. But late Friday night, on Marion Dry Cleaners. But for meal to the most delectable meet at 5 p.m. today (Thursday) speed, our stamina. It turns what would have been her those generations who at one of desserts. Her coconut cake in the library meeting room. youth to a distant memory. Tabor late husband Bill Farmer’s time had their pants was a favorite at family get- Editor of Time marches on…never 101st birthday, Birdie’s time hemmed or dresses altered, togethers. The Crittenden Press pauses…never stops. on earth came to an end. there’s a good chance they Birdie was a big sister to Time’s ceaseless clock Eternity, unlike the time knew Birdie…or at least her eight siblings, a wife of 77 starts ticking the minute we My 2¢ Worth we all seem to fight against work. years, a mother of three are born and is the ultimate while on this earth, is now on Birdie was with a needle boys, a grandmother to six thief of life.

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