Seminar sponsored by The Peoples Bank

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Union County Fair Next Week

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Auction Saturday on Depot Street

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Area Deaths

Madonna Brandon, 66 of Sturgis died unexpectedly Thursday. She was retired from Par 4 Plastics. Whitsell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Darlene Lynn West, 62, Marion died Thursday. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Peoples Bank Seminar Tuesday

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CCHS Lady Rocket softball awards

Crittenden County High School’s fast-pitch softball team recently held its awards ceremony. Among those honored were (from left) Jessi Brewer, Cassidy Moss, Courtney Beverly, Kaitlyn Hicks, Elle Smith and Madison Cox.

CCHS SOFTBALL TEAM HONORS
VARSITY AWARDS
Slugger Award Cassidy Moss
Most RBIs Cassidy Moss
Most Homeruns Cassidy Moss
Golden Glove Jessi Brewer
Leadership Award Courtney Beverly
110 Percent Kaitlyn Hicks

JUNIOR VARSITY AWARDS
Slugger Award Ashlyn Hicks
Most RBIs Ellie Smith
Golden Glove Ashlyn Hicks
Golden Glove Jada Hayes
Golden Glove Matthia Long
Most Versatile Player Chandler Moss
Most Improved Madison Cox
110 Percent Ellie Smith

Two local public servants die

Andrews

Hunt

Two community servants have died. Longtime volunteer fireman Orman Hunt died overnight at Crittenden Hospital and former Crittenden County Sheriff Floyd Andrews, 62, passed away yesterday in South Carolina after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Bone marrow donor drive Tuesday for boy

Fuller

A bone marrow donor drive is being held Tuesday in Salem for a local boy fighting an immunodeficiency disease.

Early last year, after struggling with health issues for months, Mason Fuller of Salem was diagnosed with NEMO, a genetic condition where the body does not produce enough protein to fight off infection. It is extremely rare, and the only cure for the adolescent child of Brad and Jenny Fuller is a bone marrow transplant.

That’s why Tuesday’s event at Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services is so important to the boy and his family. The Marrow Donor Registry Drive will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is for ages 18-44.

For further information, contact event coordinator Jamie Taylor at (270) 221-5724 or Be the Match representative Mary LeSueur at (662) 403-0091 or MLesueur@nmdp.org.

You can also join the Bone Marrow Transplant Registry online at join.bethematch.org/TeamMason.

Auction Saturday in Marion

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Vets need to sign up today for luncheon

Local veterans planning to attend an appreciation luncheon held in their honor later this month need to register by the end of today. As of 4 p.m., only 49 people had registered, a disappointingly low number to organizers.

“We’re having a hard time getting people to call in,” said Rev. Lucy Tedrick, who is helping to organize the event. “We need to know by Thursday how many people are coming so we can order the food.”

On Saturday, June 25, Marion Church of God on Fords Ferry Road will be offering a free noon meal to anyone in Crittenden County who has worn the uniform of the U.S. military. There is no charge to attend and spouses are invited. The meal will be catered by Conrad’s Food Store, with drinks and desserts furnished by the church.

To reserve a spot, call Tedrick at (270) 965-3269 or Bill and Marlene James at (270) 965-2931.

Area Death

Dennis Ray Sullenger, 63, of Carrsville died Monday at Baptist Health Paducah. Boyd Funeral Directors and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.

Senior center menu, activities

Crittenden County Senior Citizens Center is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. each day and is $3 for those 60 and older or $5 for those under 60. Milk, coffee or tea is available each day. Reservations are requested by 9 a.m. Upcoming activities and menu include:

• Today: A blood pressure clinic will be offered by Lifeline Home Health. Menu is sweet and sour chicken, rice, spring roll, green beans, dreamsicle gelatin and fortune cookie.
• Friday: Bingo begins at 10:30 a.m. Fathers will be recognized in honor of Father’s Day. Menu is beef pot roast with gravy, mashed potatoes, squash casserole, whole wheat roll and fruit cobbler.
• Monday: Ladies’ exercise by Full Body Fitness Studio begins at 9:45 a.m. Menu is chicken and rice casserole, peas, whole wheat roll and baked apples.
• Tuesday: A legal aid will be on hand beginning at 10 a.m. to assist with legal matters. Menu is meatloaf, mashed potatoes, seasoned cabbage, whole wheat roll and peach crisp.
• Wednesday: Bingo begins at 10:30 a.m. Menu is Mexican lasagna, steamed broccoli, whole wheat garlic bread stick and Jell-O cake.
• Next Thursday: A blood pressure clinic will be offered by Lifeline Home Health. Menu is barbecue chicken, macaroni and cheese, green bean casserole, whole wheat roll and tropical fruit.

All menu items are subject to change based on availability. Every day, the center at 210 N. Walker St. in Marion offers billiards, card games, Wii games and the use of exercise equipment. Call the center at (270) 965-5229 for further information. The center is a service of Pennyrile Allied Community Services. Aging Coordinator Jenny Sosh is director of the center.

Area Deaths

Mitchell “Mitch” Ray Johnson, 42, of Marion died at his home Wednesday. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Betty L. Lizak 74, of Marion died Tuesday at the Crittenden Hospital. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

First day of school Aug. 10

A story on the front of this week's issue of the paper incorrectly lists the first day of school for the upcoming 2016-17 academic year. The first day of classes will be Wednesday, Aug. 10. The entire  calendar from the school district can be accessed by clicking the image below to enlarge it.

What's news this week in Crittenden County...

On average, children born this year in Crittenden County might expect to live to the year 2091. But a few basic changes made to the unhealthy lifestyles that have become part of our culture could allow those babies to see the dawn of the 22nd century, says local physician Dr. Rex Manayan. Released earlier this month, data from researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation show the life expectancy of newborns today in Crittenden County is 75 years. That’s on par with nine other western Kentucky counties...

For the rest of this story and the following headlines, grab a copy of this week's issue of The Crittenden Press:

• Back-to-school registration to go electronic.
• Doors to get extra security at schools.
• CAF BBQ to showcase culinary arts.
• Shady Grove firemen to mark 25 years Saturday with open house.
• Vets need to sign up for luncheon.
• Immunizations offered at clinic.
• City sewer plant loan OK’d.
• CCEDC extends property loan.
• FORGOTTEN PASSAGES: Residents once had great hopes for Tolu.
• More local churches offering alternative service times.
• Family tree can open door to past.
• Woman's Club takes outing.
• DEFEW'S VIEWS: Book uncovers 1927 Livingston murder.
• Zika threat spotlights mosquitoes.
• Former ‘Rosie the Riveter’ celebrates her centennial.
• Delinquent county tax bills go on sale July 15.
• More kids utilizing summer food offers.
• Free school lunches too generous: GOP.
• Summer brings rare solstice moon.
• Wheat forecast in Ky. down from 2015.
• Drug-related charges crowd circuit court docket.
• 3 indicted locally last week.
• Senior Food Box distribution altered.
• Fuel leak at NLES found last week.
• County lands grant for animal control.

Area Death

Dennis Ray Sullenger, 63, of Carrsville died Monday at Baptist Health in Paducah. Arrangements are incomplete at Boyd Funeral Directors and Cremation Services.

Veterans invited to appreciation luncheon

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One of the community's strongest supporters of veterans and her church congregation want to say thanks to local veterans with a luncheon later this month.

Eleven years ago, Rev. Lucy Tedrick organized an appreciation banquet that drew more than 300 Crittenden County veterans and their spouses to the high school multi-purpose room. But with a dwindling veteran population in the county, she's not expecting as many at the luncheon planned for Saturday, June 25.

"What we are trying to do is just show the veterans how much we appreciate them," said Tedrick, pastor of Marion Church of God. "We want to show them how much we love them before it's too late."

The free noon meal will take place at the church's family center, which seats about 100. Anyone who has worn – or is wearing – the uniform is invited to attend along with their spouses. The center is located on Fords Ferry Road.

In 2005, there were about a thousand veterans living in Crittenden County, scores were from the World War II era. With the Greatest Generation fading, the U.S. Department for Veterans Affairs estimates that total number has fallen to 685, with only two dozen or so World War II veterans remaining. Today, Vietnam and peacetime veterans make up the majority of that shrinking population.

Tedrick, 86, has her own sense of urgency for showing appreciation to those who have served in the armed forces.

"I want to get this done before the Lord calls me home," she said.

Veterans have held a special place in Tedrick's heart since she was a teenager. She was only 12 when World War II broke out for the United States, but she recalls vividly how it affected her.

"I remember standing in the yard crying because our men were dying," she said. "It's always touched my heart. It's always been a heartache."

After traveling the world as an adult, she saw some of the places where Americans died in battle during the war which affected her life so deeply. She felt many of those places were not worth the toll of war.

"That's why I try to help the veterans," she said.

She wants to be clear that her church family is as much to thank for the appreciation dinner.

"I couldn't do any of this if it weren't for the people at the church helping," she explained.

Reservations are required by Thursday to attend the June 25 luncheon in order to give organizers an idea of how much food to prepare. If the number of veterans in the county and their spouses planning to attend exceeds the capacity of the church's family center, Tedrick said a second round of meals could be served an hour or so later.

Conrad's Food Store will be catering the luncheon, with desserts and drinks offered by members of the church congregation.

To reserve a spot, those planning to attend should call Tedrick at (270) 965-3269 or Bill and Marlene James at (270) 965-2931.

Chamber Discusses Farm to Table Dinner

Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce is planning a dinner for later this summer that will help get local farmers and producers involved in a local marketing event.

During its regular monthly meeting in June, the Chamber’s board discussed having a Farm to Table Dinner in August. The idea is to host an outdoors picnic-style dinner that will be open to the public and will showcase food grown or produced solely in Crittenden County.

The Chamber hopes the event will help farmers and producers create awareness for what they are growing or making. From Amish-grown vegetables, to fruit from the Victory Gardens and honey from area beekeepers, there are plenty of delicious, home-grown options, said Chamber President Randa Poindexter.

While details have yet to be finalized, Chamber members are asking for local producers to begin making contact with the organization in order to create a catalog of available items. The phone number to the Chamber of Commerce office is (270) 965-5015.

In addition to the farm-to-fork-style dinner, Chamber directors are already beginning to piece together plans for this fall’s Pumpkin Festival. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1.
The Chamber meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month at 8 a.m., at the Chamber headquarters inside Marion City Hall’s Tourism Center.

Courthouse offices closed June 18

The offices of Crittenden County Circuit Clerk and Sheriff's Department will be closed Saturday, June 18. The courthouse will also be closed Saturday, July 16 for the barbecue festival that will be taking place around the courthouse.

Area Deaths

James Joseph Mathieu, 88 of Morganfield died Friday at his home. Whiitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield is in charge of arrangements.

James “Dude” Ford, 88, of Marion died Friday. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Christopher David Hopkins, 40, of Marion died Saturday, June 4 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. Heritage Funeral Home of Columbia, Tenn., was in charge of arrangements.