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July 29, 2003, News Headlines.
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Heritage Council assesses
Commercial Hotel restoration
| By Dr. William Talley Mark E.
Dennen, staff architect of the Kentucky Heritage Council, of Frankfort, met Wednesday at
the Vanceburg mayor's office with several members of the Kentucky Heritage Council, to
discuss the possibilities and feasibility of applying for a grant from the Council to
completely restore the Senator George M. Thomas home, known for many years as the
Commercial Hotel.
Accompanying Mr. Dennen for a tour of the old hotel and other heritage sites were James
E. Shelton, Renaissance Chair; Patty Kennard, Vanceburg coordinator; Amy Kennedy, of
BTADD; Joni Pugh; and William M. Talley.
Mr. Dennen spoke favorably of the worthwhile nature of restoring the old Thomas home
and pointed out the authenticity of the architecture and how well the building meets the
criteria for buildings being considered for restoration by the Council. On his tour of the
Depot Museum and the historic markers around town, he complimented the city for its
efforts at historic preservation.
The Renaissance Committee plans to complete an application for a $250,000 grant for the
Thomas home restoration. |
William Talley/Lewis County Herald
Touring the old Commercial Hotel and other historic sites in
Vanceburg last week were Amy Kennedy, Patty Kennard, Mark Dennen and Jim Shelton.
This building is not only significant because of its having been the home of a US
senator, but for the fact that it is such a well-preserved sample of authentic Victorian
architecture. |
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Ag Agent receives state and
national awards
| Lewis County Ag Agent Richard Bowling
received two awards this month for the Lewis County Agriculture Extension Program. The
F.W. Rickard Achievement Award was presented at the Kentucky Association of County
Agriculture Agents meeting July 8019. The National Association of County Agriculture
Agents Achievement Award was presented at the annual meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin, July
13-18.
These two awards are the highest honor an agent with less than 10 years of service can
achieve, and are given only to the top one percent in the nation. This year Bowling was
one of two from Kentucky and 57 nationwide. He was nominated and judged by other
agriculture agents across the state and nation.
Bowling has a diverse program including livestock, grain, forage, forestry, tobacco and
vegetable production. |
This past year, he conducted 1,460 individual
consultations, contacted 676 through farm visits, 4,812 through newsletters, and provided
43 educational meetings for 848 producers. He serves as the advisor/educator over the
phase one grants, which provided more than $425,000 of help for dairy, beef, equine,
forestry, forages, goat and horticulture producers on a 50 percent cost share. In an
effort to help producers who work during the day, Bowling worked 53 nights and eight
weekends.
The awards would not have been possible without the support of volunteer leaders,
association officers, Phase I committee and Ag Advancement Council.
Bowling extends his thanks to these people who work with him in order to improve
agriculture in Lewis County. |
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Disaster aid nears $4 million
| Federal and state assistance approved for residents of
Kentucky's 30 disaster counties in nearly $4 million as the number of families registering
for recovery aid following major storms in June reached 2,216. Less than one week remains
to apply for assistance. President Bush declared a major disaster for Kentucky making
federal funding available for some of the state's recovery efforts from June's severe
storm.
The deadline to apply for assistance is August 4.
Individual assistance goes to residents and business owners whose homes or
property were damaged in the storm. |
Meanwhile, public assistance is earmarked to help pay for
the cost of damaged roads, buildings and utilities, and also to help pay for removing
debris. Checks totaling 1.4 million have been approved to help with other needs such as
medical, dental, funeral, transportation, moving and storage expenses.
The US Small Business Administration has approved $238,100 in low interest disaster
loans for homeowners, renters and businesses.
People who suffered losses can apply for help by calling 800-621-3362. |
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Photo Catch
 Don Fogelman/Lewis County Herald
Tollesboro firefighters fought a stubborn semi-trailer fire
for several hours Friday on the AA Highway at Herron Hill. Traffic on the highway was
limited to one lane on the shoulder for most of the afternoon. There were no injuries. |
 Dennis Brown/Lewis County Herald
Emergency workers talked with a passenger in an auto that was
involved in an accident over the weekend on Ky. Rt. 8 west of Vanceburg. Further
information was not available from authorities by presstime. |
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