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Long-awaited wet/dry vote is Tuesday
CV&T STAFF REPORT “Are you in favor of the sale of alco- County Clerk Sherry Fox. not take place 30 days before or 30
For opinions on the wet/dry
holic beverages in Estill County?” Fox reported in early September days after a general election. With
election, see pages A4-5.
Voters who were registered in The election is the result of a peti- that 752 signatures were verified as the Nov. 6 general election in 2012
Estill County Dec. 18 will have the tion that began circulating around registered Estill County voters. This and the extra time needed to pre-
opportunity to participate in a mon- the county in August. Jacob Estes forced Estill County Judge-Executive in the community. pare for the election, Taylor said a
umental election next week. and several others teamed together Wallace Taylor to begin the process In October Taylor announced he January election was the county’s
On Tuesday, Jan. 15, local polls and began seeking signatures. of planning and scheduling the elec- had scheduled the election for Jan. best option.
will open and voters will be tasked 654 signatures were needed to tion. 15, citing Kentucky Revised Statute Local officials have spent the last
with deciding whether they would force the vote. The group, who would This is the first time in more than requiring the election to take place four months preparing for the elec-
like to allow legal alcohol sales in later become known as Citizens 50 years that Estill Countians have no more than 90 days from the date tion which will be conducted in the
the county. for Estill County Progress, submit- had a serious discussion about the the signatures were verified. same manner as a general election.
The official ballot will ask voters, ted over 1,000 signatures to Estill possibility of legalizing alcohol sales KRS also states the election could
Family New school
AA HHEELLPPIINNGG HHAANNDD UUPP
seeking board
information members
about theft begin term
By WHITNEY LEGGETT By WHITNEY LEGGETT
CV&T News Editor CV&T News Editor
A local family is seeking infor- The Estill County Board of
mation about property stolen Education, including two newly
from their mother’s home over elected members met for the first
the holi- time in 2013 in a specially called
days. meeting.
Blaine and The board is currently made
Steve Fore up of former Vice-Chairperson
said several Patty Hood, Jon Bicknell, Charlie
thousand Bill Muncy, Amy Thomas and
dollars of Robbie Starling. Thomas and
antiques Starling were elected to their
were taken positions on the board during
just after the November 2012 election.
their moth- Thomas was elected over
er became incumbent Jami Stevenson Price
MICKY RIDDELL
ill and had to serve as the member from the
LOCAL FOOD BANK
to be trans- 4th Educational District.
ported to the hospital. OFFERS COMMODITIES Robbie Starling was elected to
While some of the property has replace Rick Napier for the 1st
TO FAMILIES IN NEED
been recovered and police have a Educational District, who retired
suspect in custody, the Fores are from the board in November.
still searching for the remainder By WHITNEY LEGGETT The purpose of the special
of their parent’s valuables. meeting was to elect a chair-
CV&T News Editor
Blaine Fore said his mother, person and vice-chairperson to
Elizabeth Fore, “got very sick” serve for 2013.
It’s no secret that food is a neces-
just days for Christmas. She was Hood nominated Starling
sity for survival.
taken by ambulance to Baptist for chairperson and Muncie
For some of us, acquiring this
Health hospital in Richmond on nominated Hood for the post.
necessity is easy. For others, keeping
Dec. 23. Hood has previously served as
enough food in the house to feed a
Blaine said it was on either chairperson. Bicknell voted for
family is a more difficult task.
Christmas Eve or Christmas day, Starling with all other members
The Estill County Food Bank is
while his mother was still ill, that voting for Hood, electing her as
in the business of making sure local
200 knives and a collection of the chairperson.
families don’t have to go without.
antique silver coins were taken For the position of vice-chair,
Food bank President Susan Dick
from the home at 465 Linus Fore Hood nominated Robbie Starling
said two programs are offered to
Lane in Estill County. with all other members voting in
help local families by providing
Blaine, who estimated the sto- favor of Starling for the post.
food.
len property to be worth over The board also voted to sched-
$5,000, said he received a call CV&T Photos by Whitney Leggett The food bank participates in a ule monthly meetings for the
from a friend who works on the Volunteers for the Estill County Food Bank met Tuesday morning to package government funded commodities third Thursday of each month.
family’s farm informing him that bags of donated food for local families. Pictured in the top photo are volunteers program and puts together bags of In other business the board:
preparing plastic grocery bags for the day. Above, food bank President Susan •Approved payment of bills.
Dick helps another volunteer as they prepare canned goods for donation. •Went into closed session to
See RIDDELL, A2 See FOOD, A18
discuss personnel issues.
Discussions become heated at Ravenna council meeting
By WHITNEY LEGGETT a motion to elect Councilwoman Joan
CV&T News Editor Richardson as mayor pro-tem. The other
council members agreed. A mayor pro-tem is
responsible for attending meetings and rep-
From the faces of the citizens present, the
resenting the city when the elected mayor is
tension could be felt as two new councilmem-
not able. The mayor pro-tem’s duties typically
bers participated in their first meeting of the
involve attending meetings that the mayor is
Ravenna City Council.
unable to attend because of prior arrange-
Louis Officer and William “Pig” Van Cleve,
ments (i.e. another meeting).
who were both elected on the Nov. 6, used
As the council reviewed financial reports
their first day on the council to clarify their
and minutes from the December meeting,
goals as councilmen and to gain a better
Officer and Van Cleve took the time to famil-
understanding of the material presented to
iarize themselves with terminology, proce-
the council. But their ideas weren’t always
dures and regulations the council deals with
accepted without argument.
on a monthly basis.
In its first meeting of 2013, the council
Officer asked City Clerk Kim Parks if she
elected a mayor pro-tem, discussed lowering
could document more specific information
insurance premium taxes and heard a request
on the financial reports, particularly regard-
from the Ravenna Police Department for
funds. CV&T Photo by Whitney Leggett
Councilwoman Estine Tipton made See RAVENNA, A3 Louis Offi cer, pictured second from the left, and William “Pig” Van Cleve, pictured in the foreground at
right, served as councilmen on the Ravenna City Council for the fi rst time Monday night.
INDEX:
Local News......A2-3 Editorial.......A4 Op-Ed...........A5
Obituaries........A7 Lifestyle.......A10 Classifi eds...A12-17
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Citizen Voice & Times
Thursday, January 10, 2013

to Lee Acres Road in reference to a domestic
POLICE BEATS 1-5 Christopher Popp, 40, of South Hudson altercation between Riddell and his live-in
Avenue, was cited by Knuckles for a noise girlfriend, Rachell Richardson. Richardson
ordinance violation. Popp’s music from inside and her aunt, Kim Hines, said Jeffrey Riddell
his home was loud enough to travel across struck Richardson in the stomach with a hard
Irvine Police Department left the store. Smith and Captain Adrian property lines and be heard. object and held her against the wall by her
McKinney located Thacker at Stop-N-Shop neck. When Rifenbark advised Riddell he was
12-28 Bruce Dewayne Rogers, 33, of Martin on Richmond Road. Her purse was visible under arrest, he fled on foot. At this time, IPD
Lane, was arrested by Officer Jeff Knuckles in the back floorboard of her vehicle and pill Ravenna Police Department Officer Josh Rison arrived to assist. After a
and charged with first-degree possession of a containers could be seen. She gave the officers 1-4 Brandy Horn, 37, of River Drive, was short foot chase in a wooded area, in which
controlled substance. Rogers was placed under permission to search her purse. They found Riddell was told to stop several times, Rison
arrested by RPD Chief Ken White on an Estill
arrest at the probation and parole office for a several pills identified by Poison Control as used his taser on the suspect, causing him to
County District Court warrant for second-
parole violation. Johnathen Webb, a proba- Darvocet, a schedule-IV narcotic. She said she stop.
degree criminal possession of a forged instru-
tion and parole employee, notified police that
did not have a prescription for the pills.
ment. According to the warrant, in September
while searching Rogers, he found a white 1-4 Ricky Winkler, 36, of Valley Drive, was
Horn cashed a check made to Greg Horn
tablet in his right front pocket. The tablet was 1-5 Leslie Snowden, 35, of Clay City, was arrest by Farthing and charged with operating
at Michael’s Restaurant for $996. She was
identified by poison control as a 10-milligram arrested by McKinney at Marcum & Wallace a motor vehicle while under the influence of
released on a $2,500 surety bond signed by Jess
oxycodone tablet. Bond for Rogers was set at Memorial Hospital (MWMH). She is charged alcohol. Farthing was dispatched to Valley
Farmer, Jr., on Jan. 5.
$5,000 cash. with disorderly conduct. Snowden was treated Drive in reference to a possible drunk driver.
at MWMH, given a prescription and dis- When he arrived, he observed Winkler, in
12-31 Dale Conrad, 37, of North Madison charged. She began yelling at the employ- Estill County Sheriff’s Department a white Honda Civic, make a wide turn and
Avenue, was arrested by Knuckles and charged ees demanding another prescription. A nurse swerve from side to side on the road. When
with menacing. Knuckles responded to a asked Snowden to leave but she refused. She 12-28 Richard Lougeay, 48, of Deer Run Farthing made the traffic stop, he said he
report of a fight on Evergreen Drive. He spoke made threatening statements to the staff. Road, was arrested by Deputy Randy Farthing could smell alcohol coming from Winkler.
with Conrad on the scene of the incident and charged with two counts of fourth-degree Winkler admitted to drinking a beer. When he
and found out he had been in an alterca- 1-5 Sonny Jones, 41, of Hoys Fork Road, assault, domestic violence. Lougeay was was asked to exit the vehicle, he was unsteady
tion with his girlfriend’s father. Conrad was was arrested by Knuckles and charged with involved in an altercation with his wife. She on his feet and his speech was slurred. He was
asked to leave the property but refused. He alcohol intoxication and third-degree criminal alleges that Lougeay grabbed her, pulled her transported to MWMH where he refused a
became “irate,” yelling profanities loudly. He trespassing. Knuckles spotted an altercation off their couch and threw her on the floor. blood test.
also became aggressive and while attempting at a home on Turner Avenue between Jones During the altercation, Lougeay’s son entered
to get past the office placed his hands on him. and another male. The owner of the home the room. Lougeay allegedly struck his son in 1-4 Rachel Richardson, 28, of Lee Acres
told Knuckles he wanted Jones to leave the the face as well. Road, was arrested by Farthing and charged
1-4 Desaray Thacker, 22, of Ravenna, was property and Jones was advised to leave by the with public intoxication. Richardson met
cited by Chief Brad Smith for third-degree officer. He left but was seen returning on foot 1-3 Jeffrey Riddell, 49, of Lee Acres Road, Farthing in the middle of the road on Glyn
possession of a controlled substance. Smith to the property 10 minutes later. Jones had was arrested by Deputy Karl Rifenbark and Court. Her speech was slurred and she was
responded to a disturbance at the Family been drinking. He had slurred speech, blood charged with fourth-degree assault and flee- unsteady on her feet. Farthing said he feared
Dollar on Winchester Road. Witnesses said shot eyes and was unsteady on his feet. ing or evading police. Rifenbark responded she was a danger to herself or others.
there could have been a drunk driver that
RIDDELL The family immediately contacted the Estill available, Steve Fore alleges that Riddell sold Blaine Fore said he is concerned with
County Sheriff’s Department and an investi- several of the knives to him on Dec. 26. Steve recovering his parents’ property. He said he
gation, lead by Deputy Sheriff Russell “Doc” Fore works at Antique and Modern Firearms is amazed that someone could steal from a
Continued from A1
Morris, began. in Lexington. Riddell sold the knives at the woman in his mother’s condition.
The son of Elizabeth Fore’s caregiver, shop and when Fore realized the knives were “It’s just really sad to steal from an 89-year-
the door to his mother’s home had been
Brenda Riddell, has been arrested in connec- those stolen from his mother, he was able to old woman who is bedfast,” he said. “She has
left open. When he arrived to check out the
tion with the crime. identify the suspect by the driver’s license on no way of stopping the person who did this.”
house he “immediately checked for the valu-
The suspect, Micky Riddell, 43, of Pea file. As of press time, no citations had been
ables,” and discovered they were gone.
Ridge, was taken into custody on Dec. 30 and Morris told the family Monday that surveil- issued for further charges for Riddell. He was
There were no signs of forced entry on the
charged with receiving stolen property under lance footage from The Castle pawn shop in appointed a public defender and was sched-
back door of the property which had been
$10,000. This arrest happened after Riddell Lexington showed Riddell, along with Bobby uled to appear in Estill County District Court
found open and nothing in the house was
sold four Buck Knives, identified as some of Plowman, pawning several of the knives. on Jan. 9.
damaged or out of place, except for the knives
those stolen from the home, to Dollar Deals The Fores plan to seek further legal action If you have any information about the
and coins that belonged to the Fores’ late
for $40. These four knives were valued at in Estill and Fayette counties. whereabouts of the property stolen from the
father.
$500. Bond for Riddell was set at $5,000. He Blaine Fore said, to his knowledge, Riddell home of Elizabeth Fore, the family asks that
“Whoever did it knew exactly what they
is currently housed at the Jackson County had been on the Fores’ property several times you contact the Estill County Sheriff’s Office
were doing and what they were looking for,”
Detention Center. to pick his mother up from work and had at 723-2323.
he said.
Although, police documents were not been in the home just once.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
CV&T Photos by Lisa Scenters
Brinegar sworn into office....
Newly elected Circuit Court Clerk Stephanie Brinegar, pictured at right, and her Deputy Circuit Court Clerk Teresa Dean, pictured at left, were sworn into office by Judge Tom Jones. The swearing in took place Sunday
afternoon at the Estill County Courthouse. Bringar replaces former clerk Charlene Baker who retired at the end of the year.
RAVENNA full before the purchaser could take it. “And I was told in a mayor’s meeting the 2013-2014 fiscal year. She sug- •Ravenna Police Department (RPD)
Crowe said there is no rule or stat- that we will be getting less this year gested that that decrease might make Chief Ken White reported that 512
ute that makes that a requirement in and even less the year after that.” enough of a difference to lower the tax local children were given gifts as part
Continued from A1
auctions conducted by the city. From Councilman Jimmy Richardson by 2.5 percent by next year. of the 2012 Toys for Tots charity. He
heated conversation between the men, suggested finding a way to gradually “We’re going to have to look at this gave special thanks to the American
ing miscellaneous items. He request-
it was made clear that a family mem- decrease the taxes. He presented the real close before we can confirm it,” Legion Post 79, Toler’s Funeral Home,
ed she include in the statements what
ber of the mayor’s had purchased the idea of lowering the tax by one percent Crowe said. the 40 and 8 Post 1407, the American
the miscellaneous money was used
building. Crowe assured Van Cleve each year for five years. Parks said that In other business: Legion Riders, Veterans of Foreign
for, whether that be supplies or special
his father, George Crowe, would pay the amount the city has to pay into •The council approved the police Wars Post 8019 and numerous other
gifts.
the rest of the balance on the building. retirement funds should decrease in and fire reports for December. donors.
Van Cleve also asked Parks about
Van Cleve requested that in future
a deposit that showed up on both the
auctions, the items be paid for in full.
December and January financial state- Tressa Parsons Adams
Van Cleve suggested to the council
ments. He expressed concern that the
that they make it a priority this year
deposit appears to have been made
to lower insurance premium taxes by
twice, and there may be a discrepancy Jun. 10, 1969 - Feb. 4, 2000
five percent.
in the funds if this were the case.
Crowe told him such a cut was Daughter of Bobby and Linda Parsons
Parks assured Van Cleve the deposit
almost impossible.
had not been made twice but that the
“I would love to see that happen,” he
All our
financial statement merely made it
said. “But if you don’t have a solution
appear that way. She said she would
to offer us, I don’t see how it’s possible. hopes and
look further into how to correct the
We would have to start terminating
error. people. We wouldn’t even be able to dreams
The tension between Mayor Charles
turn the lights on to be able to afford
Crowe and Van Cleve became appar- came to an
that.”
ent when the councilman asked about
Van Cleve noted that Ravenna has end because
a building that had been sold in a city
the highest insurance premium taxes
auction last year.
in the state, along with the fourth someone
Officer brought the issue to the
highest real estate taxes and the sec-
council’s attention by asking if all of the chose to
ond highest motor vehicle taxes.
items auctioned off had been picked
Crowe said the city doesn’t have the
up and paid for. Parks told the council drink and
money in the budget to do anything
the purchaser of an outbuilding that
about the high taxes. He said he hasn’t drive.
had been purchased and moved from
been able to figure out how to cut
the city’s property still owed $750 on
anywhere.
his balance. Van Cleve said he thought
“The money’s not there,” he said.
the items should have been paid for in
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Personal experiences with alcohol shape columnist's
beliefs, decision concerning upcoming wet/dry vote
"How fair is it to punish responsible drinkers
The start of 2013 brings a blank canvas. For who abuse alcohol that lead to my conclusion.
Estill Countians, it also brings a blank ballot on For me, it took a good while to come to the
which we are tasked with choosing whether we conclusion that I will be voting wet on Jan. 15. because of the few that can't determine when
would like to allow Now, that I have decided for myself, I can share
legalized alcohol with my readers my reason for voting this way. they've had one too many shots or when
sales in our com- We simply can’t ignore the fact that legalized
munity. alcohol sales has the potential to boost our
they're too drunk to drive?"
For the last economy substantially. Allowing alcohol sales
month, the CV&T in our community encourages Estill Countians
opinion page has to shop local. Legalized alcohol sales will allow
featured letters to for a wider variety of restaurants, grocery stores,
ents who choose those mixed drinks over their Are we to ignore the fact that bootleggers are
the editor concern- gas stations and other businesses in our com-
children are to blame for abuse, neglect and making money off our citizens? Furthermore, is
ing different opin- munity.
mistreatment. it fair that because I don’t buy alcohol illegally
ions about whether It would also allow for the expansion of exist-
We can’t keep blaming inanimate objects and from bootleggers, I have to make a 20- to 40-
it’s in the county’s ing businesses. Restaurants, tobacco stores and
substances for the wrongdoings of our neigh- minute drive to a surrounding county to pur-
best interest to gas stations that already exist can offer a prod-
WHITNEY LEGGETT bors. Alcohol isn’t to blame for destroyed fami- chase a bottle of wine, a case of beer or enjoy a
remain dry or to go uct that has long been banished to surrounding
CV&T News Editor lies anymore than guns are to blame for murder. drink with my meal at a restaurant?
wet. I’m sure many communities.
We don’t see signs outside our local pro-shops I’ve had my own share of experiences with
of my readers have Each new business and each expanded busi-
declaring “Guns kill people!” alcoholics in my lifetime. I am related to people
been curious as to why I haven’t made a public ness leads to opportunities for new jobs and as
To make such a claim would be unfair. This who struggle with addiction and I have devel-
stand on the issue. our economy grows, so will our population.
stands true with alcohol as well. oped relationships with people who come from
Frankly, up until recently, I was conflicted. Although it’s easy for me to see the economic
As a consenting adult, I can’t say that I’ve broken families as a result of alcoholism.
Both sides of the argument over the issue make benefits of alcohol sales locally, for me it’s
never had more than my fair share of drinks. Myself and my loved ones will tell you: alco-
good points. As a Christian, a free-thinker, an most important that as a consenting adult, I
But, whether drunk or sober, I have always been hol didn’t destroy their families... irresponsible
advocate for change, a young adult, a new Estill am treated as though I am mature enough to
sure to make decisions that don’t place others drinkers did.
Countian and a journalist, my different beliefs make responsible decisions with my alcohol
in danger. In my opinion, as a wet or dry county, we
were a little conflicted since I reported that consumption.
I have had enough drinks in my life to know need to be educating our youth about the dan-
there would, in fact, be an election. Just about anywhere I drive around Estill
that I am able to control myself, I am able to gers of alcohol addiction. It may be too late
Though many think it is wasteful to spend County, I run into a yard sign declaring that
make the decision to not drive after drinking for those families that are already destroyed by
$20,000 on a special election, I am proud of “Alcohol destroys families.” I think this state-
and I don’t make alcohol a priority in my life. irresponsible drinkers, but we have a task of
Estill Countians for taking a stand. I am proud ment is a little misleading.
Those who aren’t able to do this are the ones teaching the next generation about responsible
to say that next week my fellow citizens will Yes, the presence of alcohol can have a dam-
that are destroying families. drinking habits.
exercise their rights and make a decision for aging effect on a family. But this is only true if
How fair is it to punish responsible drinkers By pretending we don’t have alcohol in our
themselves. the consenting adults in that family choose to
because of the few people that can’t determine community already and acting as if we are too
It’s been more than 50 years since the idea misuse and abuse alcohol.
when they’ve had one too many shots or when good to offer this product to our citizens, we’re
of letting alcohol sales become legal in our A bottle of whiskey sitting in the kitchen cab-
they’re too drunk to drive? doing just the opposite.
county was even an option. The fact that we are inet doesn’t cause a family to become impov-
We can’t ignore the fact that there is alcohol We’re teaching people to be afraid of alcohol
allowed the opportunity to decide for ourselves erished. A few bottles of wine in the cupboard
in our county already... From what I’ve learned and to place blame on an inanimate substance
is a milestone in itself. aren’t the cause of broken families. A mixed
over the last several months, we have a pretty for the problems our community has.
With all of my conflicting roles, I had to drink or two cannot be blamed for the mistreat-
successful bootlegging culture in our com- I respect the opinions of the opposing vot-
think long and hard about which way I would ment, abuse or neglect of children or spouses.
munity. Why are those who oppose legalized ers, but I believe it’s unfair to punish the many
be voting come election time. Throughout my People are to blame for each of these things.
alcohol sales so concerned with alcohol-related responsible drinkers because of the wrongdo-
time covering this issue, I have been leaning in A father who develops a dependency on whis-
crimes but choose to ignore the crime of boot- ings of the few irresponsible.
a particular direction, but didn’t feel safe mak- key causes a family to become impoverished. A
legging that runs rampant in the mountains of This is why I am voting wet on Jan. 15.
ing a firm stand on the issue until last week. mother who uses wine to escape her problems
Estill County?
It was my own experiences with individuals causes a family to become broken. And, par-
of the least of these, my brothers, the years, drinking alcohol has been
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR you did for me.” I pray you are each considered by many adults as a “rite
blessed richly in the new year. of passage” or “at least they aren’t
Sincerely, doing drugs” mindset.
Vicki Singleton Reliable medical studies have
Claim that alcohol destroys everything when a large chunk of don’t always know who has been to shown that a person who uses alco-
it goes to booze every month. The visit, but I am always thankful. Underage drinking should be hol or drugs before age 15 has a
families is true
signs around the county that state If you, your church, school, orga- five-times greater chance of becom-
concern in election
Dear Editor, that “alcohol destroys families” are nization or community group has ing addicted to them. The greatest
As the date of the wet/dry election more true than the average observer made visiting the residents part of Dear Editor, increase in student use of alcohol is
draws near, I hope people will think knows. your Christmas traditions, I would During all of the current debate in seen between the eighth and tenth
long and hard about how it will Be a responsible citizen, go to the just like to say “thank you so very our county concerning the wet/dry grades. In 2008 there were six per-
change our county and our town polls on Jan. 15 and vote no. Not all much.” election I have not heard many peo- cent of eighth graders who reported
if they vote it wet. Making Estill change is good. You may not realize what a differ- ple address the concern of underage having had at least a drink of alcohol
a county in which liquor sales are Sincerely, ence you are making by just offer- drinking. The law states it is illegal in the past 30 days. When the same
legal is a giant mistake for the people Rhonda M. Smyth ing a few minutes of your time to for a person under 21 to purchase, students were surveyed in 2010, the
who live here. I may be old fash- share a smile, a song or a word of possess or consume alcoholic bever- number increased to 25 percent.
ioned and I may be stuck in the 20th Thanks to nursing home encouragment with those very spe- ages. These students are not old enough
century, but there is nothing wrong cial people. But let me assure you Underage drinking affects more to drive, much less obtain alcohol.
visitors, volunteers
with loving your home county and that you are sharing more than just teenagers in our county than any To help protect the future of our
wanting it to remain as it is. Dear Editor, a few moments of your time. You are other drug except nicotine. The youth, our county needs to look
It is no secret that there is a major As a daughter of a parent who sharing a part of yourselves. Kentucky Incentive for Prevention at underage drinking as a serious
drug problem here. Just read the resides at the Irvine Health and I know that I surely speak on Survey is conducted every two problem. Having local legal access
court news in this paper every week Rehabilitation Center (nursing behalf of all the family members, years for sixth-, eighth-, tenth- and to alcoholic beverages is not worth
and you will see all the DUI’s, rob- home). I would just like to take a residents and staff of the nursing twelfth-grade students. In 2010 just the small amount of revenue the
beries and domestics that are mainly few minutes to publically say “thank home when I offer these thanks. 38 percent of the twelfth-grade stu- sale of such products would gener-
caused by addiction. Do we really you” to many people in our com- Please know that even though you dents had not had a drink of alcohol. ate. Adults need to remember that
need to make it easier for excessive munity. may not receive thank you cards or When asked: “If you wanted to get youth look to them as role mod-
drinkers to obtain their particular My mom, Janice Miller, has been other acknowledgements your ser- some beer, wine, or hard liquor (for els. Whether we realize it or not,
brand of addiction? a resident of the Irvine nursing vice does not go unnoticed or unap- example: vodka, whiskey, or gin), someone is watching to see how our
I understand that not all drinkers home for a few years now and I am preciated. how easy would it be for you to get actions match up with our words.
are alcoholics but some certainly always touched by the community I, for one, can’t say enough how some?” 74 percent of twelfth grad- Signed,
are and after living with one for 24 support of our facility and its resi- much it means to me to know you ers responded it was "sort of easy" Sharon Hensley
years, I can tell you that life with dents. During Christmas, especially, care about my mom enough to go or "very easy" for them to obtain Coordinator
them is not a happy life for spous- I would often find gifts, cards, pic- visit from time to time. alcohol. Estill Substance Abuse Coalition
es or children. It makes it really tures drawn by children and special Jesus said in Matthew “I tell you The problem of underage drinking
hard to stretch a pay check to cover treats randomly left in her room. I the truth, whatever you do for one is not a recent occurrence. Through See LETTERS, A5
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Citizen Voice & Times
Thursday, January 10, 2013
LETTERS the Old and/or New Testaments. I Coming full circle back to the Reasons for not
would suggest that there is much to topic of the upcoming wet/dry vote
learn from reading the whole book, for the county, it is not a biblical
Continued from A4
in sequence, to keep the passages, issue or a matter of Christian doc- growing industrial
the history and message in context. trine. An individual’s use of alcohol
Alcohol sales won’t lead to
Many of us have favorite passages is a personal choice that is neither
economic growth that we hold dear, as touchstones to encouraged nor discouraged by the
hemp have gone to pot
anchor our faith and personal val- Bible, only intemperance and excess
Dear Editor,
ues. However, the risk of focusing are discouraged.
I find it very interesting that I con-
too much emphasis on the passages Concerning our children, Proverbs
tinue to read about the need to legal- •Hemp can be used as a food
is to lose understanding of the con- 22:6 admonishes parents to: Train a
ize the sale of alcohol so we can keep source. Its seeds and oil are
text from which they came. child in the way he should go, and
thousands of dollars in tax revenue edible and a great source of pro-
For example, in looking at how the when he is old he will not turn from
in Estill County. I can’t help but won- tein. Hemp is used in hair and
Bible addresses alcohol use, the Old it. It might also be interesting to
der about the logic in that statement. skin products.
Testament specifies wine as a drink note here a recent article in the Wall
While it is true that a portion of the According to an article in the
offering in both the Tabernacle and Street Journal (Dec. 20, 2012) sum-
tax dollars from alcohol sales will be Herald-Leader, Kentucky State
then the Temple ( Exodus 29:42, marizing the annual report of the
distributed in the county, that money Police Commissioner Rodney
Leviticus 23:9, Numbers 15:5, National Institute on Drug Abuse:
will be earmarked for the expenses Brewer opposes the idea of grow-
Numbers 28, etc.). teenage alcohol abuse remained at
incurred from the consequences of ing industrial hemp in Kentucky,
The Old Testament repeatedly the lowest levels since the survey
alcohol. In the May 29, 2012, edition claiming that the plants are very
directs that the priests and the Levites started in 1991 – in spite of the
of the Central Kentucky News there is hard to tell apart.
are to receive the finest new wine as increasing availability of alcohol
an article discussing the tax revenue Comer, however, says the two
part of their wages (i.e., Numbers sales across Kentucky and across the
for the city of Danville since they look very different. Industrial
18: 8 and 28, Deuteronomy 18:4, 2 nation.
went wet in 2010. Here are some fig- By LISA BICKNELL hemp is grown for its thick stalks
Chronicles 31:5, Nehemiah 10:37). So, the wet-dry vote really is about
ures that explain the great financial CV&T Staff Writer and is taller and spindlier, while
Moses in his blessing of the tribe economics. As Estill County citi-
benefits that the citizens of Danville marijuana, which is grown for
of Asher says they will be “secure zens, do we believe that allowing the
have enjoyed: There was a time when I’d have its buds and flowers, is a shorter,
in a land of grain and new wine” legal sale of alcohol within the coun-
Since Danville went wet in June been wary about the idea of legal- bushier plant.
(Deuteronomy 33:28). ty is in the best economic interests
2010, they have collected about izing the growing of industrial Industrial hemp contains lit-
In Proverbs 3:9-10, King Solomon of the county? I think it is. First,
$850,000 in alcohol taxes. They hemp, but as I learn more about tle of THC, the compound that
tells his son “Honor the Lord with it will keep a lot of commerce dol-
have also spent about $760,000 of the plant, it’s becoming increas- causes a high in marijuana users,
your wealth, with the first fruits of lars in this county that county citi-
that money on alcohol education, ingly clear to me there aren’t so smoking it would be point-
your crops; … and your vats will zens currently spend at liquor stores
code enforcement, police officers many legitimate reasons for not less.
brim over with new wine.” in surrounding counties (Madison,
and equipment. That leaves them a growing it. Comer pointed out that,
In the New Testament, John 2 tells Fayette, Clark, Montgomery, and
windfall of $90,000. However, that Our soils and climate in because of cross-pollination,
us that Jesus’ first miracle, at his now Wolfe), and that means jobs
$90,000 along with an estimated Kentucky are very well suited for planting industrial hemp near
mother’s request, was to turn water – not a lot, but some.
$475,000 of future tax revenues will the plant. Hemp requires little marijuana would ruin the mari-
into wine for a wedding banquet Second, Estill County would
help defray an estimated $610,000 in fertilization or use of pesticides, juana plant’s ability to make a
– his mother’s request was the result become a location for mid-level and
alcohol related costs in 2012-2013. unlike most crops, which would person high. He said law enforce-
of the banquet planner’s failure to maybe upper level restaurants to
So the city of Danville will have to make the production of the plant ment should be for the growing
provide enough wine for the celebra- consider as a location – something
come up with another $45,000 just easy on the environment. of hemp, rather than against it.
tion. they will not do if alcohol is not an
to break even. If we grew it, we’d need facili- This makes perfect sense to any
And one of Jesus’ last acts as a free option.
Back in Estill County the alcohol ties to process the plant, which gardener, who knows you don’t
man before his crucifixion was to And finally, and most importantly,
election alone will put us somewhere could provide hundreds of jobs plant sweet corn with field corn
host his disciples in breaking bread it will make Estill County a more
in the neighborhood of $20,000 in for the non-farming commu- if you want to maintain its sweet-
and sharing wine at the Last Supper attractive location for hosting new
debt. Can we afford to pay for the nity. There are dozens of uses ness, and if you plant squash next
(Matthew 26:27, Mark 14:24, Luke business – and that means potential
election and the cost of legal alcohol for hemp, which can be used to gourds, they become as hard
22:18), an event we Christians reg- jobs and a future right here for our
sales? I don’t think so. for bio fuel, as a food source, to and tasteless as the gourds.
ularly, solemnly, and symbolically young people.
Personally I don’t think this is create clothing, paper and even Why did industrial hemp
recreate in our Sacrament of Holy I encourage everyone to think
about tax dollars. Even if there was plastics. become illegal in the first place?
Communion. about the economic future of the
a great windfall from alcohol sales Agricultural Commissioner Because industrial hemp got
Certainly, to be complete in the county and to vote for what you
(and there isn’t), how much is a life James Comer is strongly advocat- lumped in with marijuana as a
Bible’s treatment of alcoholic bever- think is best for our future and the
worth? I believe there is no amount ing legislation to make it legal to schedule-I controlled substance
ages, while the use of alcohol is both future of our young people. Most
of money that can make up for the grow hemp again in Kentucky. In by the U.S. Drug Enforcement
condoned and even directed (as a importantly, as citizens of this coun-
loss of one life due to alcohol, much a recent article in the Lexington Administration many years ago,
sacrifice and as a wage) throughout ty, make time to vote. I hope you
less the 75,000 who will die in this Herald-Leader, he pointed out mainly because the plant is of the
the Bible, it is not without warning. will vote wet.
country this year. I, for one, do not As we all know, as with all tempta- Signed, that Kentucky was the nation’s same species as marijuana.
think we can put a price tag on the tions there are hazards involved in Tom Hart leading producer of hemp around Public opinion is turning as
destruction of families due to alco- the turn of the nineteenth cen- people have become educated
intemperance and excess.
hol. I hope you will join me in voting tury. about the differences in mari-
A few of the warnings concerning Congregations should
for what is best for this community. Betsy Ross stitched up the first juana and industrial hemp.
alcohol include: Proverbs 20 warns
Please vote no on Jan. 15. us not to be led astray by wine vote Jan. 15 American flag which was made Political leaders from all par-
Signed, from hemp and the Declaration ties are taking note of the poten-
and beer, Proverbs 23:20-21 carries
Paul Groves Dear Editor, of Independence and the Bill of tial of hemp to provide jobs and
a two-edged warning against wine
Minister As our community approaches the Rights were written on paper economic growth.
and gluttony and Proverbs 23:30-32
River Drive Christian Church Jan. 15 wet/dry vote, active voters made from hemp. Other states are poised to seize
warns us not to linger over the wine
have already made up their mind The demand for hemp is this opportunity, none better
Wet/dry vote isn’t about (i.e., drink in excess) - while it may
concerning how they will vote. As already here. Last year, approxi- suited for growing the crop than
go down smoothly it can bite like a
religious doctrine a Christian, a father of two young mately 400 million dollars worth Kentucky, who has yet to find a
snake.
girls and a minister, I will be voting of hemp products were sold in the crop with the income-producing
The Bible, particularly the Old
Dear Editor,
to keep Estill County dry. I want to United States, although it remains ability that tobacco once pro-
Testament, also contains a number
Most of us like to consider our-
encourage church congregations to illegal to grow it here. We import vided.
of stories about individuals and soci-
selves Christians. I consider myself
get out and vote on Jan. 15. most of our hemp from China Many fertile farms lie idle in
eties brought down by the excessive
a Christian. I do not wear it on my
Christians must realize that a and some from Canada. Estill County and surrounding
use of alcohol, among other vices.
sleeve, but I do try to live my life in
wet Estill County will not simply The Huff Post Green website counties. The few who choose
Even so, the Bible does not tell the
accordance with Christian values
end with the sale of alcohol in this recently listed five good reasons to farm have to work second jobs
faithful not to drink alcoholic bev-
and what I believe to be the inspired
community. Take our neighboring hemp should be legal: because they can’t make a liv-
erages.
word of God as laid down in the
counties that are already wet as an •Hemp would save trees as it ing on farming alone. Industrial
Nonetheless, while the use of alco-
Bible.
example. How long will it take for makes a more durable paper. hemp could help keep families on
hol is narrated as a cultural norm
I would say I am probably in the
the alcohol to attract liquor stores, •Hemp burns cleaner than any the farm.
throughout the Bible, in both the
minority of Christians, though, in
bars and strip joints and the like to other fuel and is suitable for mak- Sure, there will be issues to
Old and New Testaments, I do think
that I accepted a challenge some
this area? What degrading estab- ing ethanol fuel. work out. Fields might have to be
there is some implied guidance: If
years ago, along with a copy of the
lishments might like to come here •Hemp deposits carbon diox- inspected, and farmers will most
you chose to consume alcohol and
NIV Men’s Devotional Bible, to read
and further disrespect the Christian ide into the soil, thus revitalizing likely need to get some sort of
discover that you cannot do so with-
the entire Bible from cover to cover.
community? If this election makes it, and increasing the yield of permit to grow and sell the crop.
out carrying it to excess, do not
It has been my experience that
Estill County wet, what will come plants grown on the same ground Still, I hope that national and
drink. Drunkenness, along with a
most Christians never do that. They
next? Remember, if we give the Devil later. local leaders act quickly to legal-
litany of other excesses (gluttony,
read the passages that support this
an inch, he will become our ruler. •Hemp contains the strongest ize the growing of industrial
being consumed by acquiring mate-
week’s sermon; they may read the
Thanks, plant fibers and can be used in hemp.
rial things, abusing others, adultery,
passage that supports this week’s
Brother Mark T. Pearson making clothing, carpet, furni- Ignorance has cost us too much
stealing, etc.), is wrong in the eyes of
Sunday School lesson and they re-
ture and plastics. for too long.
the Lord.
read favorite passages or books from
Times Past
10 years ago Wisemantown Road during the Estill’s record fell to 3-5 with the
holidays. 1-2 tournament showing.
Citizen Voice & Times
Jan. 9, 2003 Sewell goes for 30 as Lady E’s 50 years ago
pick up key win over Powell
New county judge faces finan- The Lady Engineers got a much- The Irvine Times
cial crisis needed win on Dec. 21 at home
Jan. 11, 1963
In his first day in office, Estill against Powell County. Estill bur-
County Judge-Executive Wallace ied the Pirates in the first quarter
The old and the new
Taylor called a special meeting of thanks to a 14-4 run sparked by the
Herman Lamb, the new program
the fiscal court for the purpose hot-shooting senior point guard,
chairman of the Kiwanis Club,
of rehiring county employees and Tara Sewell. Sewell scored eight
came up with a novel program on
was faced with financial matters he points, hitting two three-pointers
Monday night. The program was
wasn’t expecting. Count Treasurer during the run.
given by three members, who told
Ann Rogers informed Taylor the
what Kiwanis has meant to them.
county had a large debt needing Two losses sent Estill to third
The three were: A.W. Benning,
to be paid. By the following day, place in tourney
oldest member in point-of-service
Taylor discovered the county owed Estill County’s Hardee’s Holiday
(charter member 1922); Orville
$190,000 in outstanding bills. Classic (formerly the Choo Choo
Meade (1942), and newest member
Classic) was held Dec. 30. It was
Rev. James E. Wilson (1962). return home after a visit with rela- Promoted to major
20 years ago a round-robin tournament with tives there. Elizabeth R. Smith, Jr., a member
the school which won the most
Gone to Florida of the staff and faculty at the U.S.
Citizen Voice & Times quarters winning the tournament.
Otis Powell and daughter, Visit daughters Army Judge Advocate General’s
Jackson County, Western Hills
Jan. 6, 1993 Georgia Mae, left Sunday for Judge and Mrs. J.A. Mize of School in Charlottesville, Virginia,
and Madison Central competed in
White Springs, Fla., to spend the Ravenna have returned from a has been promoted in rank from
the classic, along with the host
A tobacco farmer’s work is winter. They will visit relatives in short visit their daughters, Mrs. captain to major, it was announced
Engineers. The Engineers placed
never done... (with photo) other parts of Florida. They were A.B. Coxwell and Mrs. John by Colonel John F.T. Murray, school
third in their own tournament,
A group of Estill County farm- accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stonebraker and their families in commandant. She is the daughter
with Madison Central’s Indians
ers helps “book” a crop of tobac- Gifford of Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Louisville. of Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Smith, Jr., 114
taking home the championship.
co at Glendon Newton’s farm on Mary Cain of West Irvine, who will Court Street.
A6 LOCAL
Citizen Voice & Times
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Celebrate Recovery
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Celebrate Recovery is a program about stepping out of our
habits, hurts and hang ups and into the grace of God. It is a
biblical, twelve-step recovery program that will be instructed
Body Fitness Classes Alcoholics Anonymous
by individuals who have overcome their own addictions and
The Body Fitness Exercise classes led by Sister Loretta AA will meet Mondays at 8 p.m., at Quiet Creek Farm hurts. Meetings are open to the community and will take
Spotila, RN, will begin the winter/spring Sessions Monday, located at 631 Dry Branch Road, Irvine, and Tuesday - place weekly on Tuesday evenings, instead of Wednesday, at 7
Jan. 14. Classes will be on Mondays and Wednesdays from Sunday at 8 p.m. at 167 Broadway, Irvine. For more informa- p.m., at the Body of Christ Ministries Building, located at 58
9:30 to 10:30 a.m., at Central Office in the gym. For more tion, call 723-6429. River Drive, Irvine. Childcare will be provided. For questions
information, call 723-8505. or more information, contact Susan Lynch at 606-643-5564.
Weight: The Reality Series
‘Keys to Embracing Age’ Homemaker Lesson Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs
Weight: The Reality Series is a seven-week series. The ses-
The Estill County Homemaker Association and the Estill sions will take place from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Estill County A Veterans Benefits Field Representative will be at the
County Extension Service are co-sponsoring a lesson entitled Extension Office on the following dates: Jan. 17, 24, 31; and National Guard Armory, 335 Cow Creek Road, Ravenna, on
“Keys to Embracing Age,” Monday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m.. Gina Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28. the first Thursday of each month from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. There
Noe, Madison County FCS Extension Agent, will be the will be assistance filing for federal and state veterans benefits.
presenter. For more information call Tammy Howard, Estill West Irvine SBDM Council For more information, please call, toll free within Kentucky,
County’s FCS Extension Agent at 723-4557. 1-866-376-0308 to speak with a Veterans Benefits Field
The West Irvine Elementary SBDM Council will meet at
Representative.
4:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14.
Kentucky Blood Center
Irvine Masonic Lodge #137 F & AM
A blood drive is scheduled for Irvine on Saturday, Jan. 12, Madison County Civil War Roundtable
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at First Christian Church in the fellow- The Irvine Masonic Lodge #137 F & AM will have their
The bi-monthly meeting of the Madison County Civil War
ship hall at 270 Main Street in Irvine. To schedule a donation or annual supper on Jan. 12, at the lodge building located at
Roundtable will be Friday, Jan. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dinner
for more details, visit kybloodcenter.org or call 800-775-2522. the corner of Lilly Avenue and Broadway. The supper will be
Bell Restaurant just off I-75, Exit 76 in Berea. Reservations are
served at 6 p.m. Pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw, potato
necessary. The price of the buffet meal is $15. Please call 859-
South Irvine P/K Center salad, dessert and drinks will be served. The public, all
623-8979 by noon Wednesday, Jan. 16 if you wish to make
Masons, their families and friends are invited to attend. The
The South Irvine P/K Center will have a Site Based Decision reservations or have questions.
cost of the supper will be $10 and includes all you can eat.
Making Council (SBDM) meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 6 p.m.
Children 12 and under eat free.
in the gymnasium. The public is welcome to attend. Free Financial Workshop
“Where Does Your Money Go?” is a free financial Estill County Public Library
Estill County Adult Learning Center
workshop that will be offered Jan. 22, at the Estill County
BTOP classes scheduled are: Beginner’s Excel 2010 - Jan. 22
This is the last year for the current version of the GED test. Extension Office, from 6 to 7 p.m. Through hands-on activi-
- 6 to 7:30 p.m.
If you have already passed part of the GED exam, your scores ties, participants will analyze current spending patterns to
will expire at the end of 2013. Contact us today about earning determine ways to adjust spending in order to stabilize per-
your GED test credential by calling 606-723-7323. sonal finances. Participants will establish financial manage-
ment practices that promote financial stability, such as track- BOOKMOBILE
Family Life Resources Rally for Life ing expenses, identifying spending leaks, identifying needs vs.
wants, establishing written financial goals and developing a
There will be a Rally for Life to benefit Family Life
spending-savings plan.
Resources Saturday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m., at River Drive Christian
Monday, Jan. 14
Church located at 363 River Drive. Family Life Resources is
2013 Mountain Mushroom Festival
an inter-denominational ministry bringing a pregnancy and Northwood Apartments, Winchester Road, Edgewater
parenting resource center to Estill County. The rally is free Food Court applications for the 2013 Mountain Mushroom
Drive, Crestview Court, Mountain Crest.
and open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Festival are now available at Irvine City Hall located at 101
Chestnut Street. Food vendors must carry vendor liability
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Kentucky State Police insurance. Application, fees and proof of liability insurance
must be submitted by deadline date of Thursday, Jan. 31, at South Irvine Elementary, Stacy Lane,
The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post, which provides
4 p.m. Mailed applications must be postmarked by the dead-
coverage for Madison, Clark, Estill, Lee, Owsley, Jackson, Rice Station, West Irvine.
line date. The application fee is $150 per food booth space
Mercer, Boyle, Lincoln, Garrard and Jessamine counties, will
plus a $75 early departure/closing fee if applicable. For more
be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at locations Wednesday, Jan. 16
information, call Kim Williams at 723-4235. The 2013 festival
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Estill County Food Bank
Special attention will be paid to occupant protection (seatbelt Thursday, Jan. 17
adherence), sobriety, insurance and registration violations. The food bank is in need of basic food items (canned food,
All God’s Children, Sugar Hollow Road,
A complete list of traffic safety checkpoint locations can be dry box items, crackers, peanut butter, pasta or any other non-
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The Twin City Kruzerz Car Club will have its monthly
the Extension Office in the front lobby.
meetings on the first Monday of each month at Irvine City
Hall at 7 p.m. If the meeting falls on a holiday, it will be the
Estill County Animal Shelter
following Monday. All members and anyone wishing to join
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in-law, Loretta Robertson and
Freda St. Laurent; nine grand-
children, Hayley Robertson,
Amy Robertson, Shane
(Cassidy) Robertson, Jennifer
(Marcus) McCullum, Joshua
(Pam) Robertson, Sierra
Robertson, Collin Robertson,
Annie (Kevin) Klenk and
Samantha Combs; and 18
great-grandchildren, Corey
Pierce, Caleb Valandingham, CHURCH NEWS
Samantha Schaefer, Karley
Schul, Cameron Combs,
Shane Robertson, Owen
Celebrate Recovery
OBITUARIES Robertson, Ayano Robertson,
Jennifer Robertson, William Celebrate Recovery is a program about stepping out of our
Robertson, Sasha Robertson, habits, hurts and hang-ups and into the grace of God. It is a
Enya McCullum, David biblical, twelve-step recovery program that will be instructed
Lyle E. Robertson, 86 McCullum, Lily Robertson, by individuals who have overcome their own addictions and
owner of Wisemantown Dylan Robertson, Kyle hurts. Meetings are open to the community and will now take
Lyle E. Robertson, 86,
Market and was a member Robertson, William “Zeke” place on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. instead of Wednesdays,
of Fairfield, Ohio, died
of the Cow Creek Baptist Klenk, and Kellen Shepherd. at the Body of Christ Ministries building located at 58 River
Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at
Church. She had lived in Funeral services were Drive. Childcare will be provided. For questions or more
Tri-County Extended Care.
Estill County most of her life. conducted at the Brown- information, contact Susan Lynch at 606-643-5564.
He was born in
She was preceded in death by
Dawson-Flick Funeral Home
Wisemantown
her husband, Glyn F. Tipton;
Monday, Dec. 31, 3012, with Stacy Lane Community
on April 5,
a son, Roger Tipton; a sis-
Elder Steve Taylor officiat-
1926, the
ter, Christine Durbin; three Pentecostal Church of God
ing. Burial was at Rose Hill
son of Berry Irvine and Ova
brothers, Corbet, Berlin and
(Oglesby) Robertson. Lyle Burial Park. The family would There will be a singing at the Stacy Lane Community
Rodney Brewer; and a grand-
served with the 42nd Infantry like to extend a special thank Pentecostal Church of God Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. There will be
child, Jackie Tipton.
Rainbow Division during you to his doctors, Hospice several featured singers. There will also be revival services
Survivors include two
World War II and was a prison- of Cincinnati and Tri-County Jan. 16-18, at 7 p.m. nightly with missionaries from India.
daughters, Judy Wolfinbarger
er of war. He was employed as Extended Care for their care Everyone is invited to attend. For more information, call
and husband, Wigg, and
a processor at Hamilton Tool and compassion and to Eaton 723-9513.
William D. Russell, 59 Glenna Powell and husband,
Road Church of God for their
Company. Lyle was a member
Jimmy, both of Irvine; a son,
William D. Russell, 59, of Jackie Tipton and wife, Marie of Retirees of Hamilton Tool assistance during this time of Hidden Hollow Farm
Campton, died Sunday, Dec. Company and a member and weather emergencies.
of Irvine; and a daughter-
23, 2012, at his home. He was deacon at Hamilton Primitive
in-law, Jo Auxier of Irvine;
born in Jacksonville, Fla., to seven grandchildren, Marilyn Baptist Church. He married Joins membership of American Angus Association
Jack and Cloma Russell. He Pearl Willis on July 14, 1945,
(Tim) Muncie, Kim (Gene)
was a truck driver and veteran in Hamilton, Ohio. He was Obituary
Harrison, Todd (Charlotte) Hidden Hollow Farm, tools for its members. These
of the United States Navy. preceded in death by his par-
Tipton, Shawn (Jennifer) Irvine, Kentucky, is a new programs and services help
Survivors include his moth- ents; three brothers, Delmar
Tipton, Kristi (Brian) Crowe, member of the American members select and mate the
er, Cloma Hook of Irvine; two Robertson, Delbert Robertson
Jeremy (Phyllis) Tipton and Lines Angus Association, reports best animals in their herds to
sons, Micheal Flanagan of Rose and Donald Robertson; three
Staci (Eric) Puckett; 15 great- Bryce Schumann, CEO of produce quality genetics for
Hill, Kan. and Cameron Blake sisters, Regenia (Eddy) Seale,
grandchildren, Dylan Muncie, the national breed organiza- the beef cattle industry and
Russell of Irvine; a daugh- Bernice Winkler and Bonnie
Kagan Muncie, Josiah Muncie, tion headquartered in Saint quality beef for consumers.
ter, Jamie Gammell of Olathe, (Ernest) Couch; two sisters-
Corey Harrison, Randy Joseph, Mo.
Kan.; five grandchildren; in-law, Ann Robertson and Toler’s
Harrison, Ellen (Clint) Burke, The American Angus
two brothers, Jack Russell of Doris Robertson; and two
James (Sarah) Crank, Riley Association, with more
Beattyville and Charlie Hook great-grandchildren, Layla AUTO FINANCING?
Tipton, Tyler Tipton, Lauren than 25,000 active adult and
of Richmond; and two sisters, Barker and Eli Shepherd. WE CAN
Susan Plowman of Irvine and Tipton, Blake Crowe, Tanner Survivors include his wife, 723-4242 junior members, is the larg-
Berta Byrd of Richmond. Crowe, Staci Tipton, Lindsey Pearl Robertson; three sons, est beef breed association HELP!
Tuttle and Shalee Puckett; in the world. Its computer-
Funeral services were con- Dale (Jo Malicote) Robertson,
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conducted Sunday, Dec. 30, ancestral information, keeps
Clay City was in charge of 2012, at the Warren F. Toler (Dorthea) Robertson and Paul 723-8558 production records on indi-
arrangements. Robertson; a brother-in-law,
Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. vidual animals, and develops
Scottie Winkler; two sisters-
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Blanche Irene
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Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Tipton, 91
Pallbearers were Eric Puckett,
Blanche Irene Tipton, 91, a
Blake Crowe, Corey Harrison,
resident of the Irvine Health
Dylan Muncie, James Crank,
& Rehabilitation Center died
Kagan Muncie and Tyler
Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at
Tipton. Honorary pallbear-
Marcum & Wallace Memorial
ers were Tanner Crowe, Riley
Hospital. She was born May
Tipton, Josiah Muncie, Todd
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Estill Springs Elementary student
SCHOOL MENUS
is KSBA banner winner
South Irvine Milk Friday
Wednesday Breakfast: Breakfast Pizza
P/K Center Each year the Kentucky School Boards winning art work/design was selected from
Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls or Cereal & Pop Tart, Assorted
Association holds its annual conference in over 300 drawings submitted by students
Monday
or Cereal & Toast, Assorted Juices, Milk
Louisville. This year it will be held at the end from Estill Springs, West Irvine, and the Estill
Breakfast: Graham Juices, Milk Lunch: Chicken Pot Pie
of February. According to the KSBA bulletin, County Middle School (Mrs. S. Young’s 6th-
Crackers, Assorted Juices, Lunch: Ham on WG Bun or or Chicken Pattie on bun,
“District involvement is at the heart of what 8th grade art students). On Tuesday morn-
Milk Chicken Pattie on WG Bun, Mashed Potatoes, Green
makes the KSBA events a success and to that ing, Dec. 18, Morgan, Ms. Cruse, and Mrs.
Lunch: Macaroni & Cheese, Broccoli & Cheese, Sweet Beans, Fruit Cocktail, Milk
end, each school district is invited to design Samples presented the banner to Mr. Hensley.
Green Beans, Cauliflower, Potatoes, Raisins, Milk
a banner to display at the annual conference. Mr. Hensley will send the banner to Frankfort
Grapes, Variety of Milk Thursday Estill County The banners are a very important contribu- and from there it will be sent to Louisville to
Choices Breakfast: Biscuit & Gravy
tion to the conference, reminding attendees of represent the Estill County School District.
Tuesday High School
& Hash Browns or Cereal &
schools’ primary focus—learning and learn- The banner will be displayed at the Galt
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs Toast, Assorted Juices, Milk Monday
ers”. The theme for the 2013 conference is House during the state KSBA conference. It
& Toast, Assorted Juices, Lunch: Ravioli w/Bread or Breakfast: Cereal, Pop Tart, “Kentucky Public Schools-Taking the Next will then be returned to E.C. Central Office
Milk Bologna Sandwich, Vegetable Yogurt, Assorted Juices, Fresh Step”. to be hung and displayed in the Central Office
Lunch: Mexican Pizza, Blend, Romaine Mix Salad, Fruit, Milk This year’s District KSBA Banner design Board Room. Morgan will be recognized
Tossed Salad, Corn, Peaches, Pears, Milk Lunch: Chicken Pattie on winner is Morgan Jones, a fourth grade stu- by the Board at the monthly board meeting
Variety of Milk Choices Friday bun or Deli Turkey on bun, dent at Estill Springs Elementary. Morgan’s either in March or April.
Wednesday
Breakfast: Honey Bun, Broccoli & Cheese, Glazed
Breakfast: Banana Nut Assorted Juices, Milk Carrots, Grapes or Tropical
Muffin, Assorted Juices, Milk Lunch: Chicken Fajita w/ Fruit, Milk
Lunch: Ham & Roll, Shell & Cheese or Burrito w/ Tuesday
Broccoli & Cheese, Sweet Cheese Sauce, Refried Beans, Breakfast: Sausage Biscuit,
Fries, Raisins, Variety of Milk Carrot sticks, Fruit Cocktail, Cereal, Pop Tart, Yogurt,
Choices Milk Assorted Juices, Fresh Fruit,
Thursday
Milk
Breakfast: English Muffin, Estill County Lunch: Spaghetti w/Meat
Banana, Assorted Juices, Milk Sauce & Bread or Mr. Rib
Lunch: Bologna Sandwich, Middle School on bun, Romaine Mix Salad
Carrot Sticks, French Fries, Monday w/Grape Tomatoes, Corn,
Pears, Variety of Milk Breakfast: French Toast Oranges or Apple, Milk
Choices Wednesday
Sticks, Cereal, Assorted Juices,
Friday
Milk Breakfast: Chicken Biscuit,
Breakfast: Honey Bun, Lunch: Big Daddy Pizza or Cereal, Pop Tart, Yogurt,
Assorted Juices, Milk Chicken Quesadilla, Romaine Assorted Juices, Fresh Fruit,
Lunch: Chicken Fajita w/ Mix Salad, Carrot Sticks, Milk
Shell & Cheese, Cucumber Oranges, Milk Lunch: Hamburger on bun
slices, Refried Beans, Fruit Tuesday or Hot Dog on bun, French
Cocktail, Variety of Milk Breakfast: Biscuit & Gravy Fries, Baked Beans, Peaches
Choices or Cereal & Biscuit, Assorted or Mandarin Oranges, Milk
Thursday
Juices, Milk
Estill Springs Lunch: Corn Dog or Breakfast: Bacon, Egg &
Elementary and West Stromboli, French Fries, Cheese Biscuit, Cereal, Pop Photo submitted
Cauliflower, Grapes, Milk Tart, Yogurt, Assorted Juices, Principal L. Cruse, Mor- gan Jones, GTP Coordinator S. Samples, Superintendent Bert
Irvine Elementary Wednesday Fresh Fruit, Milk Hensley with banner.
Monday Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls, Lunch: Chicken Rings w/
Cereal, Assorted Juices, Milk Roll or Ham & Cheese on
Breakfast: Pop Tarts, Cereal,
Lunch: Chicken Rings w/ bun, Normandy Vegetables, ECMS students selected to talk
Assorted Juices, Milk
Roll or Bologna Sandwich, Sweet Potatoes, Pears or
Lunch: Macaroni & Cheese Vegetable Medley, Sweet Banana, Milk Thank you with astronaut at the NASA
or Chicken Quesadilla, Green Friday
Potatoes, Pears, Milk
Beans, California Blend
Thursday Breakfast: Breakfast Pizza,
Space Station event at EKU
Veggies, Grapes, Milk
Tuesday Breakfast: Bacon, Egg & Cereal, Pop Tart, Yogurt, for reading
Cheese Biscuit or Cereal & Assorted Juices, Fresh Fruit,
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs
Biscuit, Assorted Juices, Milk Milk
& Toast or Cereal & Toast, Lunch: Chicken Fajita w/ Lunch: Chicken Pot Pie or Eastern Kentucky adjacent Perkins Building.
Assorted Juices, Milk shell or Chicken Wrap w/Shell, Spicy Chicken on bun, Mashed the CV&T University (EKU), Kentucky EKU, partnering with KET,
Lunch: Mexican Pizza or Lettuce, Tomato & Cheese, Potatoes, Green Beans, Fruit Educational Television was selected by NASA as one
Mr. Rib on WG Bun, Corn, Refried Beans, Peaches, Milk Cocktail or Pineapples, Milk (KET) and NASA are helping of only six downlink sites
Cucumber Slices, Peaches, to make a dream come true nationwide where students
for a select group of middle will be able to converse with
Estill Springs Stock Market Games schoolers. the space station astronauts.
Twenty-three area middle The theme for the event,
school students will have the which runs from 9:15 a.m.
opportunity on Friday, Jan. to 2:45 p.m., is “From the
The Kentucky Stock Market Game. They competed against their team’s portfolio. The KY SMG proved to 11, to speak to an astronaut Bluegrass to the Blue Marble:
Game started Oct. 1 and each other and other elemen- They also checked various be very challenging for the aboard the International Systems in Space.” The 23
ended Dec. 10, 2012. Estill tary schools, middle schools sources on the internet to find students, but they learned so Space Station. They are students (three are collab-
Springs had four teams spon- and high schools in their out more information about much about the stock market/ among 160 sixth- , seventh- orative teams of two) who
sored by Shiela Samples, GTP region. Each team received their stocks. The teams also KY stocks and really enjoyed and eighth-graders, all iden- will talk with astronaut Tom
Coordinator for Estill County $100,000 (imaginary money) discussed and wrote about competing against other tified as gifted and talented in Marshburn were selected on
Schools. The Estill Springs to invest in Kentucky stocks. what they learned in journal teams. Estill Springs and science and/or mathematics, the basis of their submitted
teams were made up of four The students learned about entries each week. Mrs. Samples plan on enter- from 46 area schools who questions and a short essay.
members each, and they par- buying and selling stocks and Twenty-one teams from ing three or four new fifth- will participate in a variety Among the 23 are: Caleb
ticipated in the fall 2012 ses- how daily local, national and around the region competed grade teams in the KY SMG of educational activities at Stickney and Noah Williams,
sion of the Kentucky Stock world events could affect the against each other and other 2013 Spring session. This will the day-long event in EKU’s students at Estill County
Market Game via the inter- price of stocks. The teams regions across the state for enable more students to par- Hummel Planetarium and Middle School.
net for about 2.5 hours each checked the Lexington Herald- cash prizes awarded to first ticipate and learn about the
week. This was the first time Leader’s Market Day Report and second place finishes stock market and KY stocks.
the Estill Springs fifth-grade each morning to determine if statewide.
students had participated in they needed to buy, trade/sell
the Kentucky Stock Market or keep the stocks they had in
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Thursday, Jan. 3 at 6 p.m., in the ECHS [phone]. Jan. 15 - UK’s Academic Excellence Jan. 17 - Georgetown College’s Deadline
Computer Lab; thanks to all who came. •Visit www.offtocollege.info for $1000 Scholarship Application Deadline (Freshmen to apply for admission in order to get their
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Working toward wellness takes some planning
days of doing so, I already feel Here comes the real chal-
more energized and alert. lenge for me. I’m cutting out
Now I’ve been on these desserts six days of the week,
water-drinking kicks before which means I won’t be bak-
with the same results, so why ing cakes or cookies unless it’s
didn’t I keep it up? a special occasion.
Your guess is as good as I’ve been known to make a
mine. I suppose I gradually special occasion out of about
just stopped thinking about it, any day, so we’ll see how long
and before you know it, I was this one lasts. However, I also
consuming sweet tea all my know from experience that
waking hours again. the more sweets I eat, the
Another goal I’m working more I crave. The reverse of
By LISA BICKNELL on is to exercise 30 minutes a that is true too.
CV&T Staff Writer day five or six times a week. We humans don’t often like
I’m pretty good about walk- to be reminded, but many of
ing most days, so this one our health problems are self-
Concerning those who’ve shouldn’t be too hard. inflicted.
made resolutions or set new I’m also aiming to eat at This can be cause for dis-
goals for the new year, I’m least a couple of servings of couragement and guilt, but
going to guess that one of two fruit a day and three serv- it can also be cause for hope.
things has happened to you ings of veggies a day. That’s Often we can slow or reverse
already. not really hard for me to do some of the most common
Either you’re about to either, as long as I’m mindful diseases like diabetes and
throw up your hands and of my goal when I go to the high blood pressure which
quit because you’ve already grocery store. contribute to even greater
“messed up,” or you’ve suc- Eating healthy does require problems like heart disease.
cessfully taken some steps some forethought. Otherwise, One of the most helpful
toward meeting your goal we’re likely to grab whatever’s classes I took in my mid-
and therefore are feeling more convenient, which is usually life college years was called
motivated than ever. You are something with empty calo- “Lifetime Wellness.” This was
pressing forward, full steam ries. one of those “gen ed” classes
ahead. A good tip for eating more that most students are eager
If you’re about to throw in vegetables is to wash and to skip because they don’t
the towel, it could be because prep a few days worth of car- pertain to their major, but
your plan wasn’t really a plan rots, celery, peppers, etc., so the information taught in that
in the first place but more of that when you’re having a one class would probably be
shape that we may as well be for the day. While it wasn’t and scrambled them around
a vague wish. busy night you can just pull worth the cost of tuition—if
50 or older. quite as good as chocolate until the eggs were set. I
If you’re having some suc- out some stuff and throw it practiced.
I don’t know about you, but cake, it tasted pretty good. sprinkled just a spoonful or
cess, it might be because you together in a salad or a stir- After all, what is more
this motivates me to stay in First I diced a couple of two of shredded cheddar on
are one of those iron-willed fry. important that good health?
shape. tablespoons of onion and top of that, and I ate my egg
personalities that decide I’ve also decided I won’t I kept the textbook for the
I plan to write more col- green pepper, which I tossed scramble with a slice of wheat
you’re going to do something, snack after 9 p.m. This one wellness class, and every now
umns about wellness in the into a small amount of olive toast.
then do it. will be more difficult for and then, I’ll drag it out to
next several weeks. Hopefully oil and sautéd for a few min- Just like that, I had a quick
It’s more likely that you’re me. I’m an evening snacker, look something up.
I can keep myself motivated utes. I added a few sliced healthy breakfast.
not necessarily super strong, because we usually eat dinner One of the most interesting
as well as encourage some of mushrooms (fresh or canned Remember, if you have veg-
but you’ve set some SMART early. things I learned was the dif-
you to make 2013 one of our will do) and a little salt and gies already prepped, a dish
goals, ones that are specific, I figure I’d get hungry as ference in our actual chron-
healthiest yet. pepper. Next, I threw in a like this takes even less time
measurable, attainable, rel- a bear if I didn’t eat from ological age and our physi-
To start us out right, we generous handful of fresh to make. Seriously, it can be
evant and time-specific. supper time to breakfast, but ological age.
need to eat a healthy breakfast. spinach leaves, which quickly done in five minutes or so.
I’ve decided to make some I don’t know that for sure, For example, we can be 50
I recently made this spinach wilted to almost nothing. I Happy healthy 2013 to you,
healthier choices this year because I’ve never allowed it years old in actual years, but
and mushroom egg scramble, stirred all the veggies around and we’ll see you next week
myself. I’m drinking more to happen. be fit and healthy as a 35 year
which is packed with vita- for a minute, then I cracked for more tips on living well.
water—at least 64 ounces I doubt I’ll starve if I quit old. Or, we can be 35 actual
mins and protein and energy a couple of eggs over them
a day, and after a couple of eating at 9 p.m., though. years old, but be so out of
Readers’ Recipes
and pour into buttered pan. Cut when cool. reserve stems for soups or mix in cream cheese
mixture. In medium bowl, mix cream cheese,
Spaghetti Pie
bread crumbs, parsley, onion, paprika and salt.
Patty Neal, Clay City Fill each mushroom cap with cream cheese
6 oz. spaghetti mixture. Place on baking sheet. Broil 5 to 10
Homemade Mac & Cheese 3/4 cup swiss cheese, grated 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine minutes or until brown.
Barry Marcum, Miamisburg, Ohio 1/4 cup red onion, diced 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 box elbow macaroni 2 bacon slices, cut in 1-inch pieces 2 eggs, well beaten Hamburger Casserole
Velveeta Cheese, cut into chunks Blend together egg, milk, savory, salt and 1 cup cottage cheese (8 oz.) Patty Neal, Clay City
Boil macaroni until done and then drain pepper. Add ground beef, crackers, mush- 1 lb. ground beef or bulk pork sausage 2 lbs. hamburger
water off. Melt cheese in microwave and add rooms, cheese and red onion, mixing thor- 1/2 cup chopped onion Onions to taste
to macaroni. Mix together with a little bit of oughly with your hands. Shape into a loaf and 1/4 cup chopped green pepper 1 can cream of mushroom soup
milk or cream until mixed up and cheese is place into a loaf pan. Place bacon slices on top 1 (8 oz.) can tomatoes, cut up 1 can cheddar cheese soup
creamy and is all over the macaroni. Add salt and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste 1 small can mushrooms
and pepper to taste. 1 tsp. sugar Fry hamburger and onions, drain grease.
Peanut Butter Roll
1 tsp. dried oregano, crushed Put in casserole dish. Next spread the cheddar
French Coconut Pie Patty Neal, Clay City 1/2 tsp. garlic salt cheese soup, the mushroom soup and the can
Donna Flynn, Irvine 4 cups sugar 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 oz.) of mushrooms. Top mushrooms with a bag of
1 stick butter 1 cup Karo syrup Cook the spaghetti according to package sharp cheddar cheese. Next, a bag of tater tots.
1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 cup water directions; drain (should have about 3 cups Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour
2 tsp. vinegar 1 tsp. vanilla spaghetti). Stir butter or margarine into hot until potatoes are brown. Do not add salt.
2 tsp. vanilla Combine ingredients and boil until at hard- spaghetti. Stir in parmesan cheese and eggs.
3 eggs ball stage. Beat 4 egg whites until stiff while Form spaghetti mixture into a “crust” in a but- Peanut Clusters
1 1/2 cups coconut syrup is cooking. Pour hot syrup over beaten tered 10-inch pie plate. Spread cottage cheese Patty Neal, Clay City
Mix all together and pour into unbaked egg whites. Beat until it stiffens. Put powdered over bottom of spaghetti crust. In skillet cook 1 lb. white chocolate (bulk)
9-inch pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees for one sugar on table or counter and work like dough. ground beef or pork sausage, onion, and green 1/2 (6 oz.) bag regular chocolate chips
hour. Then roll out smooth. Spread peanut butter on pepper till vegetables are tender and meat is 1/2 (6 oz.) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
and roll up like a jelly roll. Slice with thread. browned. Drain off excess fat. Stir in und- 12 oz. peanuts, unsalted
rained tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, Melt chocolates over low heat in a dou-
Fudge
Savory Mushroom Meatloaf
and garlic salt; heat through. Turn meat mix- ble boiler, stirring often until melted. Add
Betty Horn, Irvine Patty Neal, Clay City ture into spaghetti crust. Bake, uncovered, in a 12 ounce bag of unsalted peanuts. Drop by
1 egg, beaten 4 cups sugar 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the tablespoonfuls onto wax paper lined cookie
1/2 cup milk 1 lg. can evaporated milk mozzarella cheese atop. Bake 5 minutes longer sheet. Refrigerate to speed hardening. May use
1 tsp. dried savory 2 sticks butter or till cheese melts. Makes 6 servings. pecans or cashews instead of peanuts.
Combine ingredients and cook to 240
1 tsp. salt
degrees. Remove from heat and add 12 ounces Baked Ziti Peanut Butter Fudge
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef (2 cups) chocolate chips, 1 small jar marsh- Misty Clark, Ravenna Heather Young, Ravenna
1 cup butter crackers, crushed mallow creme, 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat with 1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained 1 can evaporated milk
3/4 cup mushrooms, sliced electric mixer until smooth. Stir in 1 cup nuts 4 cups ziti pasta, cooked 1 stick butter or margarine
28 oz. jar spaghetti sauce (Prego) 2 cups sugar
1 cup parmesan cheese, divided 1 tsp. vanilla
Jumble Word Contest 8 oz. pkg. shredded mozzarella cheese 3 1/2 oz. marshmallow creme
Combine beef, ziti, sauce and 3/4 cup par- 6 oz. creamy peanut butter
mesan cheese in a large bowl. Mix well. Spread In pan, add milk, butter and sugar. After
in a lightly greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan. mixture melts, boil hard for 3 1/2 minutes.
Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake uncov- Turn off heat. Add vanilla and marshmallow
This week’s winner was Barry Marcum of Miamisburg, Ohio. ered at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, until creme. Beat well; add peanut butter. Beat well;
hot and bubbly. Garnish with remaining par- pour in buttered square dish. Cool and cut
TCORKOCP mesan cheese. into squares.
Spaghetti Salad
Cream Cheese
Betty Horn, Irvine
Stuffed Mushrooms
1 lb. spaghetti, cooked and drained
Clue: This is used when there’s not a lot of time to cook. Jewell Edwards, Irvine 2 cucumbers, peeled and diced
15 to 20 small mushrooms 2 tomatoes, diced
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened 3 to 4 green onions, diced
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Remove mushrooms stems to form caps, before serving.