The beautiful pink tulips above can be seen at 911 Main Street in Falmouth. Jeff Vanlandingham picked the color pink to help send a cheery and colorful message to a friend.

Tulips send message of friendship

By Debbie Dennie, Editor

What does friendship, pink tulips and a local woman have in common?

In August of 2007 Amy McKenney, of Falmouth, was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent four chemotherapy treatments and a series of 30 radiation treatments.

Mrs. McKenney was asked to participate in a study while she was undergoing treatment. She was the first patient at St. Elizabeth South to have a MRI Guided Biopsy. "I participated in that study because I wanted to give something back that could maybe help other women that would be diagnosed with cancer," said Amy. "I'm fortunate to have had my husband, Marty, our two daughters, Aryn, 16, and Morgan, 9, along with all of our family and our friends that rallied around me with endless support and love. If I can in turn help someone else going through this I will gladly do so."

Jeff Vanlandingham, a long-time friend of Amy's through high school and through college at Eastern Kentucky University wanted to do something for his friend. The two of them provide the music for Falmouth Baptist Church with Amy playing the piano and Jeff, the organ.

Jeff, as many of you know, has a green thumb with flowers, of any kind. One night a thought came to his mind. He knew what he could do to help make his friend feel better.

JEFF VANLANDINGHAM AND AMY MCKENNEY

"For the past two years his tulip gardens at 611 Main Street in Falmouth have provided some of the residents in town with much pleasure. They are just beautiful," said Falmouth Outlook Editor Debbie Dennie "The first year they were all yellow. The second year he mixed the colors between yellow and red."

You can watch from the Vanlandingham house as motorists go up and down Main Street. When they get to the huge tulip beds they hit their brakes and cruise a slow speed to behold the beauty planted there. There are many people who don't know who lives at the home but you mention the house with those pretty tulips and they can tell you exactly where they are.

Before October 20, 2007 Jeff decided he would plant all pink tulips this year in both of his beds. I asked why pink? He responded with, "Recently a very good friend of mine was hit with some very bad news and I wanted to do something cheery and bright and that is what led me to the pink tulips," he said. "Pink is the color used nationally to bring awareness to breast cancer."

For more of this story, see this week's Falmouth Outlook

Court discusses complaint against constable
Phillip Hart addresses judge and magistrates

By Roger McKinney, Reporter

The Pendleton County Fiscal Court met in regular session on April 8, 2008 and dealt with a number of issues.

Pendleton Judge/Executive Henry Bertram told the magistrates that he had been contacted by a citizen who lodged a complaint against Constable Louis McCord. According to the citizen, Constable McCord pulled her over in the area of Butler because the small light bulb above her license plate was not working. When he discovered the driver had no proof of insurance, the constable arrested her and impounded her vehicle.

Judge Bertram said that Butler Mayor Delbert Reid had also expressed deep concern in regard to the constable's actions. County Attorney Jeff Dean said that constables are duly elected peace officers, who are authorized by law to make arrests and to impound vehicles. But normally, said Dean, when a driver is cited for no proof of insurance an arrest and/or an impounding does not occur. The driver simply provides proof of insurance when they appear in traffic court and the charge is dropped. Attorney Dean said it happens all the time and that this practice was considered standard procedure.

Judge Bertram said that in the process of performing his duty Constable McCord broke the law and committed a crime himself. In her complaint the citizen indicated that the constable had pulled her over by flashing blue lights installed on the roof of his vehicle. Attorney Dean said that if this was true Constable McCord was definitely in violation of state law. Kentucky allows fiscal courts to regulate the use of blue lights and sirens by constables. The Pendleton County Fiscal Court passed a resolution on August 14, 2007 that requires a constable to post a $50,000 personal bond and to undergo weeks of training before he is authorized to use blue lights. Judge Bertram said that Louis McCord had done neither. Attorney Dean said that any police officer could arrest the constable for possessing and/or operating blue lights illegally and he could be prosecuted. Two possible judicial consequences for this crime are a $1,000 fine and thirty days in jail.

For more of this story, see this week's Falmouth Outlook

Pendleton Data Farm to be honored as one of the Kentucky Pacesetters

Pendleton Data Farm was selected by a panel of judges and is being recognized as one of the 2008 Kentucky Pacesetters. This is an elite group of Kentucky businesses that will be recognized as high-performing businesses that are changing the economic landscape of Kentucky by introducing innovative products; increasing sales and/or production; boosting employment; and, serving the communities of the Commonwealth.

Please join the Kentucky Celebrates Small Business event, featuring the Pacesetter Business Recognition Program. The event is being held at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
Locals attending the ceremony will be Pendleton Judge/Executive Henry Bertram; Tech Director, Chris Young; Lead Programer, Mary Cappello; First employee in charge of clients, Lisa Spencer; and Manager of Department, Michael Lanin.

The Pacesetter Business Recognition Program and the Kentucky Celebrates Small Businesses event are a collaborative effort between the Kentucky Small Business Development Center, The United States Small Business Administration; Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development; and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Louisville Branch.

Mr. Timmy's Band performs "How Much Is That Doggy In the Window?" at Northern Elementary's A"Cat"emy Awards show on April 18, 2008. Pictured above: (l-r) Lonnie Gregg, Chris Beckett, John Morgan, and Tim Cummins. Photo by Roger McKinney.

A"Cat"emy Awards features Mr. Timmy's Band
Group performs the song "Howard's Place"

By Roger McKinney, Reporter

Northern Elementary staged its annual A"CAT"emy Awards show at 1:30 p.m. April 18, to recognize those students who achieved outstanding scores in the school's 2007 CATS Testing. Northern Custodian Tim Cummins organized a band and created an act that provided part of the entertainment for the event.

Lonnie Gregg was spokesman for the group. He introduced himself as being from Goforth, Chris Beckett as hailing from Punkyville, John Morgan Nordheim as a native of Peach Grove and Tim Cummins as being from McKenneysburg. The band's first number was "How much is that Doggy in the Window?" The student audience participated in the song by barking twice in rhythm when they heard the word, "window" in the lyrics.

Northern Elementary Principal Darell Pugh, wore a dog mask and was auctioned off to the highest bidder, which was Ms. Nila Harris, who paid a single dollar for the orphan canine.

The band's second number was a song written by Lonnie Gregg, which he called "Howard's Place." The song was performed to the tune of Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee" and these are its lyrics:

I worked six days down at the Averitt Warehouse.
I made myself a $500 bill.
I loaded up the family in my Chevy,
And we went to Howard's to get us a combo meal.

We walked right up to the counter down at Howard's Place,
And looked at the menu hanging on the wall.
We ordered four combo meals, all together,
And the drinks were large, medium and small.

Let's all go out for supper down at Howard's Place,
Where the food and ice cream always are the best.
And when we finish all our eat-ins,
Angi and staff will gladly clean up the mess.

With burgers and fries now in our bellies
We went to the ice cream bar for a treat.
After eating the four, large ice cream sundaes
We all agreed that this was really neat.

Lets all go out for supper down at Howard's Place,
Where the food and the ice cream always are the best.
And when we finish all our eat-in,
Angi and staff will gladly clean up the mess.
In Falmouth, Kentucky, Good ole U.S.A.

To complete their appearance at the A"CAT"emy Awards Mr. Timmy's band left their audience with a rousing rendition of "Wabash Cannonball" and a good time was had by everyone.

The youth that are pictured above with their turkeys are: Front row: (l-r) Brandon Flynn, Tray Roseberry, Dakota Barnes, Tanner Hanson, Timmy Clayton, Mike Combs, Tanner Crowder, Robbie Huck, Kyle Silversack, Tanner Geiman, and Nicholas McCarty with the coyote he took.

Kincaid Longspurs Annual Youth Turkey Hunt

The Kincaid Longspurs held their Annual Turkey Hunt on Saturday, April 5. Over thirty children, ages 15 and under, from Pendleton County and the surrounding communities participated in the event. The youth were matched with experienced turkey hunters the day before the event at the gathering held at The Kantuck Sportmen's Club in Bracken County. The experienced hunters had the opportunity to meet with the parents and children in preparation for the next day's hunt. Surplus camouflage clothing and game calls were distributed to the youth, who were also educated about firearm safety and turkey decoy set-up.

Saturday morning, paired with their guide, the youth spread throughout Pendleton, Campbell, and Bracken Coutny farms in an attempt to experience the thrills of harvesting a wild turkey. It was a successful day for 10 of the youth hunters who met back at the sportsmen's club with prized tom turkeys and one coyote.

The Kincaid Longspurs is the Pendleton County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. The organization is dedicated to the promotion of conservation and preservation of our county's hunting heritage.

The generosity and participation of over 150 donors and sponsoring supporters, as well as 300 attendees at the Kincaid Longspurs Banquet held in February, allowed the organization to fund the event. The generous landowners who extended the use of their land helped to make the youths' hunting experience a great success. The event was co-sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Kentucky Conservation Officers Association and the Bracken County Game and Fish Club.

GRANDPA JONES

Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet
Kentucky Chautauqua Presents: Grandpa Jones, Country Musician and Comic

The Pendleton County Chamber of Commerce will be presenting their annual awards banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at the Phillip Sharp Middle School. Kentucky Chautauqua presents Grandpa Jones, country musician and comic.

Louis Marshall Jones (1913-1998), better known as Grandpa, was the son of Henderson County sharecroppers, but his destiny was the road, not the land. A singer, banjo picker, song writer, and, late in life, television star. Jones was constantly on the move during a musical career of more than 60 years.

In the late 1920's hard times on the farm drove the Jones family north to Akron, Ohio where Marshall used songs he'd learned in Kentucky to win a talent contest. That led to regular radio work. By the time he graduated from high school in 1931, Marshall Jones was a busy professional musician. He soon set out on a lifetime of touring. It was grueling. Once, when Jones was very tired, a fellow musician said, "Marshall, get up here and do the folks a number. You sound like an old grandpa." He must have felt like one too, because he made the most of the grandpa persona for more than half a century.

Television made Jones more famous than years of touring. A regular on the 1970's comedy show Hee Haw, he was best known for answering the question, "What's for dinner, Grandpa?" Grandpa Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1978. He never retired. After a performance marking his 26th anniversary at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, he suffered a stroke. He died on February 19, 1998.

Grandpa Jones is portrayed by David Hurt, who has picked the guitar and banjo on the front porches from Reelfoot to Red River. He has acted at Stage One in Louisville as well as in Lexington theaters. Hurt also portrays coal baron John C.C. Mayo for Kentucky Chautauqua.

Kentucky Chautauqua is an exclusive presentation of the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. with statewide support from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels and regional funding from the Lexington Fayette Urban County Goverment, People's Bank & Trust Company of Hazard, National City, banks in Lexington and London, the Brown-Forman Corporation, Union College in Barbourville, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc.

Mayor asks for volunteers

Falmouth Mayor April DeFalco is looking for a group of dedicated volunteers to help plan and organize festivals and community activities being held throughout the year.

If you would like to be apart of this planning team please pick up an application at City Hall, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

County-wide Prayer Service, May 1

The Pendleton County Cooperative of Churches will be sponsoring a County-wide Prayer Service at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1 at the Southside Church of Christ.

This prayer service is being held in observance of National Day of Prayer.

Pendleton Spring Yard Sale, May 3

The Pendleton County Yard Sale will be held from 8:30 a.m.-? Saturday, May 3. Get ready for Spring. Clear out the old and make room for the new. There's sure to be something for everyone.

Give a donation to Falmouth Fire Dept and receive free photo

Falmouth Fire Department will be doing a fund-raiser by going door to door for residents in Falmouth and then the county. They will be asking for a donation to help the volunteer fire department purchase much needed equipment.

Your donation will get you a free professional color portrait of you or your family. See advertisement inside this issue.

Additional articles this week:

Tremors from earthquake felt locally

Nate Jones has roller coaster week for Kannapolis

Shirley Merrill recognized for her outstanding work at KRT

PHS recognizes Student Council during National Student Leadership Week

Proclamation for Public-Safety Telecommunications Week

and more!