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CCABA adopts theme of
‘small town sexy’
In setting the
tone for the year’s activities, Caldwell County Area Business
Association members last Wednesday night approved a 2010 theme of
“Small Town Sexy.” The theme is based on a book of the same name by
Kim Huston, an economic developer and author from Bardstown, KY.
CCABA President
John Deis proposed the theme after contacting Huston about the
possibility of speaking to area business owners and managers through
skype, a software application that allows video-conferencing over
the Internet. Deis is trying to schedule a skype session with Huston
for the end of April.
Huston’s Small
Town Sexy book features interviews with small town residents,
business owners, government leaders, etc. and explains why 20 to 40
year-olds are coming back home to raise their families, as well as
why retirees are drawn to small towns. The book assists local
community leaders in taking a look at their strengths and weaknesses
to promote what makes their communities “sexy” which she defines as
interesting, engaging, pleasing and fascinating places to live, work
and play.[Read
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Recent Stories
Bobcat
Courtwarming
The Braymer Bobcats Courtwarming was held last Friday night despite
the weather, hosting 2 games against the Hardin Bulldogs. The JV
boys and Varsity boys teams both prevailed with a victory. The
crowning was held at halftime of the boys game. The Courtwarming
Royalty crowned this year was Prince, freshman Jesse Utt, Princess,
sophomore Melanie Dinwiddie, Queen, senior Courtney Taylor, and
King, senior Dylan Adkison. Congratulations for being chosen as this
years winning Royalty.
Breckenridge royalty
John Adams and Jackie Hayes were
announced as Breckenridge 2010 Courtwarming King and Queen
Mirabile Township
residents dig into gravel records, find discrepancies
By Anne Tezon
Mirabile Township has been the
subject of some intense scrutiny the past several months. Monday
afternoon that scrutiny reached an even higher level as a private
investigator hired by Clarkson Construction, owners of Everett
Quarries in Kingston, showed up at the courthouse asking questions
of the county commission and the county clerk.
The scrutiny started several
months ago with some local residents who were disgruntled over the
continuing poor condition of their gravel roads. Duane Burnett and
Keith Wilcox launched their own personal investigation into the
issue and say they became suspicious when Mirabile Township Trustee
Bill Hascall refused to meet with them to discuss road conditions.
Instead, he invited them to attend the next township board meeting.
The two have been attending
every meeting since then and have filed Sunshine Law requests with
the county clerk’s office in Kingston for records detailing
purchases of gravel and reimbursements for FEMA disaster relief
projects following the floods of 2007.
The question that Wilcox and
Burnett want answered is “Where’s the gravel?” In their detailed
search of county and township records, they’ve uncovered several
inconsistencies and omissions, some of which they fear may represent
fraud, especially where federal disaster relief funds are concerned.[Read
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Filing begins for
county offices
On the first day
of filing for elective county offices Tuesday, six individuals,
mostly incumbents, filed to retain their Caldwell County positions.
Dale Hartley and Bud Motsinger both filed for the presiding county
commission slot currently held by Hartley, while Julie Hill,
Recorder of Deeds, Carrie Miller, circuit clerk, Jason Kanoy,
associate circuit court judge and Beverly Bryant, county clerk, all
filed to seek re-election.
March 30 is the
deadline to file for county office, including township committee
positions.
Bank Northwest to
prosecute former employee
Bank Northwest
has announced Friday that in connection with an internal review of
records it has discovered that a former employee of the bank was
engaged in unauthorized transactions during the course of employment
at the bank. The unauthorized activity resulted in a loss of bank
funds the exact amount of which cannot be disclosed at this time.
However, none of the bank’s customers have suffered any loss and the
amount of the loss has not in any way affected the safety and
soundness of the bank. Bank Northwest remains strongly capitalized
in comparison to its peers with total capital in excess of
$7,300,000 million dollars. The bank will vigorously seek criminal
prosecution of the employee involved and has reported the details to
law enforcement and regulatory authorities.
Arrest made in
radiator shop robbery
On Feb. 7 at
9:07 a.m. the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to
Glenn’s Radiator Shop located at 7400 N.W. Sale Barn Road, Cameron.
Upon arrival the owner was contacted and it was determined that
someone had entered the office area of the business and removed the
safe from that location along with other items.
Through
investigation, an arrest was made of a Steven A. Taylor, 28, who was
charged with burglary II, theft and stealing with $100,000 dollar
cash only bond along with a California parole violation warrant no
bond. He is currently in custody at the Caldwell County Detention
Center. This case is currently under investigation by the Caldwell
County Sheriff’s Office.
Lady
Cats end season abruptly
According to an official
statement from Braymer C-4 School Principal Mitch Barnes, the
Braymer Lady Cats basketball season has been cancelled for
disciplinary reasons.
Reportedly some of the girls
didn’t want to run and walked out during a practice session.
Courtwarming has been
rescheduled for this Friday night at half-time during the varsity
boys game with Hardin. The JV boys will have a full game against the
Hardin Bulldogs.
The girls game next Tuesday
will be played with Hardin playing the Meadville girls at Braymer.
The Braymer varsity boys will meet the Meadville boys in regular
play.
Braymer water rates
main topic at council meeting
Monday night’s
main topic of discussion at the Braymer City Council meeting was the
low rates of the city’s water bills. Councilman Hardee Ritchey read
a report from USDA, which suggested the rates be raised $5 a month
per household.
Water supervisor
Phil Clevenger informed the councilmen that Braymer has the lowest
water rates in the county with only two rate increases since the
70s, the last being in 2004. The councilmen discussed having a
public meeting to educate Braymer residents about the water rates.
It was said the residents need to remember their water bills include
water, sewer and trash, so the water part of the bill is usually
only around $25. Ritchey also said, “It’s no time to raise rates,
but it’s going to have to be done.” The councilmen asked Clevenger
to work up figures from other towns and present them at the next
meeting. Mallory stated that at this time there are $6,000 worth of
delinquent water bills.
Councilman Mike
Copple represented “Stretch” Owen in regard to a renter’s water
bill. He felt he shouldn’t have to babysit his renters. One of his
renters left the water running (not dripping) so the pipes wouldn’t
freeze. The council voted that the homeowner was responsible for the
remaining bill after the renter’s deposit took care of the majority
of the bill.[Read
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Brelsford case
continued to April 5
Marie Kay
Brelsford, former county deputy clerk, appeared in Caldwell County
Circuit Court last Thursday with her attorney, Roger Potter, who
filed a motion for release of $13,500 in an appearance bond. Judge
Warren McElwain granted the release and also agreed to a request to
continue the case to April 5 at 9:00 a.m.
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