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NEWYEAR'S RESOLUTIONSFEDCBA Jan. 4-10, 2015 W E E K $1.00 VOLUME 109 - ISSUE 47 S!E'RV'l<N§ P!E<N'DL!E<TO<NCO'U<N<TY S'l<NC!E1907 TUESDAY, JANUARY 6,2015 WWW.FALMOUTHOUTLOOK.COM Beshear GED testing vouchers are announces still available new $500,000 lor Kentucky Adult Pendleton County Education has provid- ed GED testing vouchers for eligible Ambulance Building students since July 2014. There are sev- Governor Steve Beshear has eral remaining. These announced a $500,000 Community vouchers will help Development Block Grant (CDBG) to offset the cost of the construct a new building to house ambu- new GED test costs. lances in Pendleton County. The new The test cost $120 and facility will replace the county's current with these vouchers ambulance building, which is inefficient the cost is $40. and experiences frequent flooding from To learn more on the nearby Licking River. how you can receive "Response time for emergency med- the vouchers towards ical service workers can mean the differ- the GED contact the ence between life and death for the citi- Pendleton County zens they serve," said Gov. Beshear. Adult Learning Cen- "This new ambulance building in Pend- ter at 859-654-3325 leton County will provide workers with Ext. 2601. Slick conditions cause car to overturn on lock Road the quality facility they need to safely and quickly respond to calls, and effec- tively serve the community." Pendleton County's current ambu- A single-vehicle accident occurred on January 2,2015 due to the slick conditions on the roadways. lance building is located in downtown Mary K. Sosnowski, 73, of Wilder, lost control of the 2006 Ford Five Hundred she was driving on KY Falmouth, on a landlocked parcel of 3162. According to the report by Pendleton County Deputy Cody Fasse, the Ford was traveling east on property in the 100-year flood plain. Lock Road, near Butler, when the vehicle hit an icy spot on the road. Unable to stop, the unit traveled When the building floods, the three over an embankment and flipped onto its top. This incident was one of several accidents caused by the ambulances housed there must move to slick road conditions in Pendleton County. Photo by Jessie Beckett. temporary facilities, and workers are forced to leave behind certain equipment due to size, weight, and transport logistics. The Licking River bisects the county, so when flooding occurs, the ambulances must separate so that both the northern and southern areas of the Williams county are served. This potentially leaves one half of the county exposed to wins cash inadequate services. drawing The new ambulance facility will be located out of the 500-year flood plain, Mrs. Wilma Wil- west of Falmouth on KY 330. Its design liams was the lucky incorporates highly efficient lighting, winner in the Shop insulation and a computer monitored At Home Christmas heating and cooling system, all of which drawing. She won the will save money on energy use. The new cash prize of $150. building will be more than twice the size of the current facility, allowing for an additional ambulance bay, ample stor- Library closed age for equipment, and a hazardous materials decontamination room. It will for inventory also have accommodations for staff and a space to conduct meetings as well as The Pendleton Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical County Public Library Services (EMS) mandated trainings. will be closed for "This new ambulance building is a inventory through Fri- great asset for our community," said day, January 9. The Rep. Tom McKee. "Nothing is more Bookmobile will also important than providing reliable emer- be out of service dur- gency services to the people of my dis- ing this time. trict. My constituents in Pendleton All items that County can rest assured that this project would have been due will keep our ambulance service safe during this time will Fields sworn in as Pendleton County Judge/Executive from flooding, and provide the depend- be due on Saturday, able care we all expect. I want to thank January 10.The book- the governor, Judge/Executive Henry Pendleton County Judge/Executive Henry Bertram presented Pendleton County Judge/Executive Elect drop at the library and Bertram, and the Pendleton Fiscal Court David Fields with a proclamation on his oath of office after he was sworn in. LmRARY Page 3 AMBULANCE Page 3 R etirem ent celebration held for Pendleton C ounty Judge! E xecutive H enry B ertram . By Roger McKinney, Reporter A retirement celebration was held for Pendle- ton County Judge/Execu- tive Henry Bertram on Sunday, December 28 in the Pendleton County Extension Office. After some socializing a video was shown that portrayed the life and Falm outh C ity C ouncil m em bers and times of Henry Bertram. Six popular songs were m ayor sw orn in for new term used as the soundtrack for the video. The show began Members of the new Falmouth City Council were sworn in on Sunday, December with Bertram family pho- 28,2014. Council and mayor shown above, from left: Jody Chaplin-Ramey, Ron Stin- tos. There were photo- son, Mary Ann Shields, Falmouth Mayor Elonda Hinson, Randy Bastin,April DeFalco, graphs of Judge Bertram as a McKinneysburg and Ernie Richie. eighth grader and as a Pendleton County Judge/Executive Elect David Fields senior at Pendleton Coun- made four presentations to Pendleton County Judge Henry ty High School There was Bertram. This particular presentation involved bib overall, a photograph of Henry in and a straw hat to use when working his mules, Hank and Vietnam as a skinny sol- Doc. Photo by Roger McKinney. dier without a shirt hold- ing a machine gun bigger friends in Vietnam riding the military from 1968 to than he was. There was a on top of a United States 1970. He was wounded in second photograph of the Army armored personnel battle and received a Pur- Judge with a bunch of his carrier. Henry served in ple Heart. He also was awarded a Bronze Star along with a number of other metals. Henry Ber- tram returned home in 1970 where he owned and operated an auto repair business for almost 30 years. There were numer- ous photographs in the video of Henry with his wife Janice. In 1998 Henry ran for B utler C ity C ouncil and m ayor sw orn in Pendleton County judge/ exec. and won. Henry was Members of the Butler City Council and the new mayor were sworn in to office on re-elected to this position Monday, December 29, 2014. Council members and the mayor are pictured above, from three additional times and left: David Hopkins, Pat Ta¥lor, Gerald McElfresh, Butler served a total of 16 years 111111111111111111111111111111 Mayor Greg McElfresh, Boruta Bonar, Herb Clark, and Paul as the county's chief o 4 8 7 9 1 0 9 8 1 5Vanlandingham. RETIRE Page 3