It's hot!

Soaking up some cool water to drown the sun rays

These girls knew where to head when the temperature was up near the 100 degree mark on Friday, July 23 with a heat index of 105; they went to the pool at Kincaid Lake State Park. After playing in the water the girls decided to have a little water fight. The water coming up over their heads and down felt mighty good in the midst of the hot humid temperature. Little Peyton Johnson, 2, standing back on the left wasn’t sure she wanted to get in the middle of the girl’s water fight. Beside Peyton is her sister, Madison Johnson and on the right is Haleigh Jones.

Cornerstone laying held at new justice center

Pendleton County officials, Orion Lodge #22, and members of The Grand Lodge of Kentucky, Free and Accepted Masons, gathered together for the performance of the Cornerstone Laying at the Pendleton County Justice Center in Falmouth at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, 2010. The event was led and conducted by L. Todd Eastham, the Most Worshipable Grand Master of the Free and Accepted Masons of Kentucky. Prayer and pledge were held, followed by the steps of the traditional, several hundred year old cornerstone ritual. The cornerstone or foundation stone concept is derived from the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation. This is important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone. The cornerstone is set near the entrance to the building and bears the inscription of the construction date. The ceremony proves that fair and square work has been conducted. The building is then blessed and a final prayer is said. Those attending the ceremony included: Back row - (l-r) James Reeder, Donald Yankey, 18th District Judge Bill Kuster, 18th District Family Court Judge Barbara Paul, Pendleton County Circuit Clerk Mike Redden, and Alton Cummins. Front row - (l-r) Barry Eastham, Past Grand Master George Tither, Present Grand Master L. Todd Eastham, Larry Eastham. Article and photo by Jackie Vaughn.

Falmouth American Legion Post hosts a VA mobile unit

Area veterans can find out their eligibility for VA health care and enroll on the spot at the VA mobile unit at the Falmouth American Legion Post, 10-3 Saturday, August 7, at 111 Montjoy St. Veterans should bring their discharge paper/DD214, if available.
VA mobile health unit staff, consisting of two clinicians and several enrollment clerks, have enrolled more than 1,200 veterans since they began providing “curbside” outreach and enrollment into VA health care last May. Many veterans are unaware of their VA health care eligibility. 

Once a veteran is enrolled they obtain referrals to a nearby VA health care facility for care.

The VA medical center provides direct support for veterans residing within a 50 mile radius of the medical center, in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, and through its five community-based outpatient clinics and one health care access site. 

For more information, see this week's Falmouth Outlook.

Christina Jeans; a hometown success

Kincaid Regional Theatre is very happy to have Christina Jeans back as a member of its cast and also teaching and directing the choreography for its successful “Paint Your Wagon” production.

Christina graduated in May from Morehead State University with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Theatre Arts and Dance. She is a very talented young lady and has been acting and dancing for many years in the dramatic productions at Morehead, at Pendleton County High School and also on Kincaid Regional Theatre’s stage. She teaches workshops in dance and acting to all ages and enjoys her craft immensely.

The community has watched Christina grow into an accomplished actress, dancer and fine young woman, and we are very proud of her and her many achievements. Kincaid Regional Theatre wishes her the very best as she moves forward in her career. Come and see lovely Christina and the other five Fandango Dancing beauties in Kincaid’s production.

“Paint Your Wagon” runs until July 31. For reservations and ticket information call 859-654-2636.

Improvements to elementary schools playgrounds

When the students return to Northern and Southern Elementary schools next month, they may not recognize their old schools. Yes, many of the students attended school during last school year when construction, which began in earnest on June 1, 2009 and continued throughout the 2009-10 school year, was as much of the lesson plan as Reading, Writing, and 'Rithmetic.

In a matter of just 15 months, the two schools will have been transformed into ‘like new schools’ when the doors open for the 2010-11 term. The construction project included a major renovation of the 1972 portions of the buildings including doors, hardware and window interior finishes and accessories, HVAC replacement, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and annunciation systems, and ADA accessibility.

To read more about this, see this week's Falmouth Outlook.

U-12 PC Cats soccer team brings home silver medal

The U-12 PC Cats soccer team brought home the silver medal from the bluegrass games last weekend. The team played four very strong games in two days at the competition. The team had finished their Spring regular season 8-0 in the Campbell County North league and was ready for the tournament. From left: Jacob Cordray, Mike Dewald, Madison Wyatt, Dillon Feltner, and Jacob Yelton. Back row: Coach Lisa Feltner, Tyler Baker, Mason Dennie, Grant Walsh, Makayla Bishop, Mason Cordray, Jacob Johnson, Noah Whitaker and Coach Bryan Cordray.

To see more, pick up a copy of this week's Falmouth Outlook.

Bulldogs U-10 soccer takes silver at state games

The Beckfield College Bulldogs U10 Soccer team participated in the Bluegrass State Games in mid July. The team won pool play thus advancing to the final four teams left standing on the final day of the tournament. In the semi-finals, the Bulldogs defeated Low Fat Milk, a team out of Northern Kentucky, by a score of 7-2. The offense, spearheaded by four goals from Noah Wirth, was firing on all cylinders. Others adding goals included Conner Harper, Porter Hedenberg, and Cody Sullivan. With this win, the team advanced to the afternoon Gold Medal game. The team gave strong effort, but fell 4-0 to a very good St. Catherine’s team. The team was presented with the U10 Silver Medal. This was quite amazing considering the team has only had two practices in the last several months. In addition, six of the boys were challenged by also playing in the Cal Ripken Little League State Tournament the very same weekend. This team is in its third year of sponsorship by Beckfield College in Florence, Kentucky. All players on the team are Pendleton County boys.

Pendleton Grand Jury indicts five

The following five people were indicted by the Pendleton County Grand Jury on July 21, 2010.

Paul Bryan Davis, 01/20/1988, was indicted on three counts. Gregory L. Sydnor Jr., 10/27/1988, was indicted on one count. Robert Mahaney, 01/31/1974, was indicted on two counts. Daniel Holder 04/04/1981, was indicted on two counts. Cody Huffman, 04/03/1990, was indicted on one count.

To read more details about these indictments, see this week's Falmouth Outlook.