By CECIL PERGRAM

Times Editor

The Powell County Health Department recently administered Hepatitis B vaccinations to members of the Clay City and Stanton Fire Departments.

Hepatitis B vaccination is a voluntary service that has been made available to every firefighter in the state of Kentucky.

The Kentucky Fire Commission has an agreement with the Department of Health where the local health department in each community administers Hepatitis B vaccines to fire fighters. Local health departments purchase the Hepatitis B vaccine and then bill the Fire Commission directly for the cost of the vaccine.

According to the United States Fire Administration first responders are at higher risk for the hepatitis viruses they say that there are many reports of viral hepatitis being contracted from things such as accidental needle sticks, Cardiopulmnary resuscitation (CPR) and contact with bodily fluids while responding to medical calls.

“You have all the wrecks and stuff that firefighters respond to in the community, then you have needles related to the drug epidemic, so a lot of people are actually getting Hepatitis anymore so this will help us if we get a cut or something like that this will help to keep us from getting infections,” Clay City Fire Department Chief Mike Sparks said. “We are working on trying to get a clinic to sponsor us for Hepatitis A vaccinations too.”

“While responding to recent tip to locate a missing person the Powell County Fire Department and Powell County Search and Rescue teams had to suck dirty water from a well before they were able to conduct a search, first responders and firefighters have to sometimes deal with horrible conditions just to do their job,” Clay City Fire Department member Lisa Johnson said.

Both the Clay City and Stanton Fire Department’s would like to extend a special thanks to Sandy Roy, Lana Morehead and Judy Collins for administering the vaccinations to firefighters at the Clay City Fire Station. They would also like to give thanks to Powell County Health Department Director Kathy Hayes for allowing the clinic staff to aide in keeping firefighters safe, so that in turn those firefighters can continue to keep the Powell County community safe.

If anyone would like more information about Hepatitis A or Hepatitis B vaccinations they are encouraged to contact the Powell County Health Department at 663-4360 or they can visit the health department at 376 N. Main Street in Stanton. Hours of operation are 8 a.m.-to-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday. The health department is closed on Fridays and weekends.

The Powell County Board of Education recently got to see the newly renovated gym floor at the Powell County High School Gymnasium during a recent tour of all five schools in the district. The Lady Pirates Volleyball team will be the first athletic team to see action on the new floor on August 6 when they play host to Frankfort.

By CECIL PERGRAM

Times Editor

The Powell County Board of Education recently held a special meeting and board walkthrough of all the districts schools on July 26.

The board approved a Capital Funds Request for High School Renovation Project involving a security vestibule at the entrance of high school. Tiffany Anderson told the board Kentucky Department of Education had recently approved the use of School Facilities Construction Commission funds to be used for the renovation project.

“We had put the project on hold with Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects because if something happened and the state didn’t release these funds they would start billing us and we didn’t want to owe them anymore money so we just stopped for a minute until we got this taken care of,” Anderson said.

We’ve been expecting to put this back on the agenda for the August meeting,” Powell County Superintendent Anthony Orr said. “Kevin Cheek or somebody from Sherman Carter Barnhart should be here to talk about that and we may have some discussions that we need your guidance on.”

The Clay City Elementary School Site Based Decision Making Council had made a request for the board to reinstate an Elementary School Assistant Principal position at the elementary school level.

Orr told the board the school was using a resource teacher by reallocating funding they got from the board for a counselor position as a resource teacher.

“It’s been a pretty flexible teacher position it’s really been part-time counselor, part-time assistant principle and kind of filling in to meet the needs as they showed up in the school,” Orr said. “This year they would like to transition that to an assistant principal position.”

“While the council has approved that, we don’t have the position as part of our set of approved positions at an elementary school,” Orr said. “In order for them to be able to post and fill the position the board really has to support it. We’ve had a couple of conversations about what’s the board’s responsibility and where the authority of the site-based-council and authority of the school board meet at or intersect on an issue like this.”

“The way I thought about it was if an elementary school council came to us and said they wanted to hire a full-time football coach that we would say that we don’t have a position for a full-time football coach at elementary schools and so you can’t hire one,” Orr said. “That’s not us telling you what you can and can’t do but its about elementary schools not having that position.”

Board member Diann Meadows made a motion to approve creating an elementary school Assistant Principal job description for Clay City Elementary but the motion died for lack of second.

“My conversation with the schools and student council is going to be lets take this year to build a better case with data about how position is used, how the position could have been used and where was the missed oppourtunies and the kinds of things that would answer the questions of the board,” Orr said. “This is not a no and don’t ever ask again but we don’t feel comfortable moving forward and if we put together data that helps makes this a more clear decision I would be glad to support the school in doing that.”

The board gave it’s approval to designate and bond Dr. Anthony Orr as Interim Treasurer.

The board approved the updated KASA Membership for 2018-2019 school year.

The only other action taken by the board was to approve to proceed with building inspections at the Powell County Middle School, Powell County High School, Stanton Elementary School, Bowen Elementary and Clay City Elementary.

By CECIL PERGRAM

Times Editor

Students in Powell County are scheduled to report back to school on August 7.

All elementary schools are scheduled to hold their back to school nights on August 2 from 5 p.m.-to-7 p.m. at each of the respective schools.

The Powell County Middle School will be holding it’s back to school night on July 31 at 5 p.m. The Powell County High School will be holding a freshman orientation at the high school on July 31 from 5 p.m.-to-7 p.m.

There will be no school for students on August 10, that day is scheduled as a planning day for staff.

The schools are asking students bring the following supplies:

Stanton Elementary School Kindergarten students are asked to bring the following supplies: one non-metal pencil box, one pair of scissors, one pack regular sized back that can open and close (no rollers or small backpacks), ear buds or ear phones, two dry erase markers, six boxes of crayons that will be stored at school, six glue sticks, one pack of number two pencils, one package of baby wipes, boys are asked to bring one box of snack sized baggies and girls are asked to bring one box of quart sized baggies.

SES First-grade students are asked to bring: four packages of pre-sharpened wooden and plain pencils, two boxes of 16-count crayons, one pair of scissors, one package of pink erasers, four glue sticks, one journal, two packages of dry erase markers, one-1 inch three ring binders and one container of play-doh.

SES second-grade students are asked to bring the following: three packs of pencils, one pack of pencil top erasers, eight glue sticks, two boxes of 24 crayons, one pair of scissors, 1 pencil pouch (no boxes),  one box of eight markers and zipper baggies (quart size for girls and gallon size for boys).

SES third-grade students are asked to bring the following: one clipboard (plain and wooden no plastic), three pocket folders (yellow, green and red), three composition notebooks (marbled with no wires), one set of ear buds, one pencil box, one personal pencil sharpener, four packages of pencils (wooden and plain), two boxes of 24 crayons, one pair of child safe scissors, four glue sticks, one bottle of liquid glue, one package of highlighters, two packages of loose leaf paper.

SES fourth-grade students are asked to bring the following personal items: glue sticks, cap erasers, one box of 24-count crayons, one box of 8-count markers, ear buds to be used with iPads and computer labs, one pencil pouch, four-pocket folders (for science, social studies, math and language arts), backpack. Students are also asked to bring the following community items to be turned into the teacher and used by the class throughout the year: loose leaf paper (two packs of wide ruled), pencils, construction paper, index cards and one bottle of hand sanitizer.

SES fifth-grade students are asked to bring the following: three black and white marble journals for learning logs, three 12-packs of pencils, two boxes of tissues, one personal pencil sharpener, one pencil pouch or bag (no boxes), one 12-count or 24-count box of crayons, one bottle of glue, one pair of scissors, two packages of dry erase markers, three packets of loose leaf paper, boys are asked to bring hand sanitizer and girls are asked to bring gallon or quart sized ziplock baggies, and three folders (blue pocket folders for Mrs. Pelfrey’s homeroom, red for Mrs, Ewen’s homeroom and yellow for social studies or science homeroom classes).

Clay City Elementary school Kindergarten students are asked to bring: one-1 inch binder (clear covered pocket on the outside), one large zippered pencil pouch, two sacks of pencils, one pair of scissors (solid colors with round ends), two bottles of glue, two packs of glue sticks, one pack of eight dividers, three pack of 24-count crayons, two packs of eraser tops, one pencil box. Girls are asked to also bring gallon sized baggies and boys are asked to bring quart size.

CCE first-grade students are asked to bring: three pack of 24-count crayons, eight glue sticks, four packs of index cards, four single subject notebooks, three packs of pencil top erasers, one pack of dry erase markers, one pack of regular markers, two packs of pencils, ziplock baggies boys: quart size and girls gallon sized, two pocket folders and a pencil/crayon box.

CCE second-grade students are asked to bring: 1 inch plain white binder (please do not get bigger or a trapper-keeper because it won’t fit inside the desks), 2 folders with three holes, pencil pouch with three holes to go in binder, two composition notebooks, backpack without wheels and earphones or ear buds. Supplies for community use: two packages of wide ruled loose leaf paper, three packs of yellow number two pencils, two packs of pencil top erasers, 24-count pack of crayons.

CCE third-grade students are asked to bring: two packs of wide-ruled loose leaf paper, 36 or more yellow number two pencils (wooden and plain not mechanical or decorative pencils), 36 cap erasers to go on the top of a pencil, four pack of black dry erase markers, three-1 subject spiral notebooks, three glue sticks, a 1.5 inch three ring binder with pockets (no trapper-keepers), three ring pencil pouch for binder, folders with prongs/fasteners: blue, yellow, green and red, one box of 24-count crayons, one pair of scissors, backpack and (optional) one set of ear buds/ headphones.

CCE fourth-grade students are asked to bring: two composition notebooks, three packs of pencils, two packs of crayons, one pack of colored pencils, one pack of dry erase markers, four pocket folders for math, science, social studies and reading, one-1 inch binder, two packs of wide-ruled paper, pencil pouch, scissors, two packs of cap erasers, highlighters and hand-held pencil sharpener.

CCE fourth-grade students are asked to bring:  one-1 inch binder,  four folders with holes for binder, one pencil pouch, four packs of wooden pencils (no mechanical pencils), four packs of notebook paper, one pack of cap erasers, one backpack, three composition marble notebooks. Optional items includes: one pack of dry erase markers, one pack of markers, one box of plastic baggies, one pack of highlighters and one pack of red pens.

Bowen Elementary School Kindergarten students are asked to bring the following supplies: one backpack, three vinyl and two pocket plastic folder, one plastic pencil box, one black and white composition notebook, six glue sticks, one pair of scissors, one eraser (no jumbo or pencil top), and one pack of dry erase markers.

BES first-graders are asked to bring: one backpack, one plastic pencil box, two boxes of 24-count crayons, three glue sticks, one pair of scissors, two bar erasers, one pack of yellow pencils, one red vinyl two pocket folder and one composition notebook.

BES second-grade students are asked to bring: one backpack without wheels, one pencil box, one composition notebook, two boxes of 24-count crayons, two glue sticks, one pair of scissors, two bar erasers, two packs of yellow pencils, one pack of graph paper, one pack of wide-ruled paper and two vinyl folders with two pockets: one red and one blue.

BES third-grade students are asked to bring: one backpack without wheels, one pencil box, one composition notebook, one box of 24-count crayons, two glue sticks, one pair of scissors, two bar erasers, a one subject notebook, two packs of yellow pencils, one pack of graph paper, one pack of wide-ruled paper and four vinyl folders with two pockets: red, green, pink and orange.

BES fourth-grade students are asked to bring: one box of 24-count crayons, colored pencils,  two packs of yellow pencils, one pack of pencil top erasers or two large erasers, two composition notebooks with no wires, six (2 pocket folders with colors consisting of red, blue, green, orange and two yellow with three hole folders that need prongs), one pack of fine tip dry erase markers, scissors, four glue sticks, backpack, clipboard and pencil box.

BES fourth-grade students are asked to bring the following: one-1.5 inch binder, one-3 hole pencil pouch for binder, one- 12 pack or more of mechanical pencils, three packs of loose leafed paper, two- 2 pocket folders with three holes for binder, and two- folders with two pocket and three prongs folder, one 12 pack of crayons to be kept in pencil pouch, one glue stick, scissors, and one pack of fine point dry erase markers.

Powell County Middle School Sixth Grade students are asked to bring: One- 1.5 inch  3 ring binder, two spiral leaf notebooks, three packs of loose leaf paper, two marble composition notebooks, four packs of index cards, colored pencils, red ink pens, pencils, seven folders with pockets, dry erase markers, highlighters, two black sharpies, pencil sharpener, eight glue sticks, scissors and ruler. An eight gigabyte jump drive is not required but maybe beneficial.

PCMS Seventh Grade students are asked to bring: One- 1.5 inch  3 ring binder with a hard cover, four marble composition notebooks, four pocket folders (with clasps), four packs of loose leaf paper, one subject notebook (for career and tech classes), pencils, colored pencils, highlighters, eight glue sticks, scissors, rulers, one pack of index cards, pencil sharpener, dry erase markers, and one package of dividers. An eight gigabyte jump drive is not required but maybe beneficial.

PCMS Eighth Grade students are asked to bring: two-1 inch 3 ring binders with a hard cover, two spiral one subject notebooks, three marble composition notebooks, three packs of loose leaf paper, one pocket folder with two pockets that clasp, one package of dividers, blue or black ink pens, red ink pens, two black sharpies, pencils, colored pencils, two highlighters, one- 4-pack of multi-colored highlighters, 4-pack of dry erase markers, four packs of index cards, eight glue sticks, pencil sharpener, extra eraser toppers, supply pouch, 1 large ziplock bag and trifold board (that students can keep at home until science projects are due). An eight gigabyte jump drive is not required but maybe beneficial.

By CECIL PERGRAM

Times Editor

On July 18 the Powell County Kiwanis Club will be raffling a handmade “Nine Patch Star Lilly Quilt” made by the Senior citizens from the  Powell County Senior Citizen Center.

The quilt they made is 90” x 90” and is completely hand sewn.

The drawing for the winner of the quilt will be held at 11 a.m. July 18 at the Powell County Senior Citizen Center.

The cost of entering the drawing is $2 per ticket and  all the proceeds will go to fund essential programs that provide things like food, transportation and other things to senior citizens here in the county.

The Powell County Senior Citizen Center is located at 551 South Main Street in Stanton, Ky.

For more information you can contact the Powell County Kiwanis Club at 606-481-2302 or by contacting the Powell County Senior Citizen Center at 606-663-5981.

By CECIL PERGRAM

Times Editor

Marissa, John and Lincoln Shockey

On April 23, Lincoln Shockey, of Rosslyn, turned 3 years-old.

When someone looks at Lincoln, they would hardly be able to guess he suffers from a rare heart  defect called Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, meaning the left side of his heart is critically undeveloped and that he is essentially only has half of a heart.

Lincoln has had to undergo multiple surgeries overcome numerous obstacles in the past because of his condition.

The last time the Clay City Times featured Lincoln in an article he had just celebrated his first birthday after enduring multiple surgeries. Those surgeries included two surgeries in a series of three that were needed to make his heart function as best as it possibly can.

At that time Lincoln still needed the Fontan Operation, the final surgery in the series of three.

The Fontan procedure is palliative, not curative,  but in many cases it can result in normal or near-normal growth, development, exercise tolerance, and good quality of life.

Lincoln’s parents John and Marissa Shockey and the rest of the Shockey family which includes Lincoln’s four older brothers Korey, Aiden, Flynn and Sam are happy to report that last August, Lincoln underwent surgery and completed the Fontan Operation, the third a final surgery in the series of three, that he needed to make his heart function the best it possibly can.

Marissa Shockey says Lincoln’s Fontan procedure didn’t come without complications causing the family to stay in Philadelphia at the the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for two months after the operation.

“We don’t even know what it was he just had some kind of bacterial infection, he had a fever and we just had to treat it,” Shockey said of the complications. “Again, we still don’t know what it was and it can pop up again at anytime.”

“He is done unless something goes wrong. The way I like to explain it to people, it is essentially the same way you would treat a hospice patient,” Shockey said. “The only thing we can do is the surgeries and interventions and without them, he wouldn’t be able to live. That’s kind of like hospice, your trying to make life compatible for as long as you can and the best you can, with what you’ve got to work with.”

“Thirty years ago there was no fix at all. That’s how new some of these fixes are but he looks perfectly normal and healthy but at any moment a simple cold could put him back in the hospital.”  Shockey said.

Shockey says that with recent medical advancements there are now more surviving adults with CHD than there are children and that Lincoln still continues to have routine yearly check-ups done at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia one of the top hospitals in the nation for children with his kind of heart defect.

Shockey says she has recently became the President of the Kentucky Chapter of the Pediatric Congenital Heart Association and she continues to be advocate for families and children who born with a congenital heart defect.

“It’s a support group and educational group for families with kids with any kind of heart defects,” Shockey said. “I’m trying to get the word out to get volunteers and to just let people know that it’s available for families because there’s a lot more kids with heart defects than people realize.”

Shockey says CHD is the number one birth defect in the nation and 1 in 100 has a heart defect though in most cases are not as severe as Lincoln’s condition which is more rare and affects only 1 in  about 5000 children.

If you would like for information about Lincoln Shockey or about the Pediatric Congenital Heart Association you can contact Marrisa Shockey President, Kentucky Chapter at mshockey@conqueringchd.org or by visiting website conqueringchd.org/kentucky.

By CECIL PERGRAM

Editor

Sarah Alexander, Sara Roberts, Sonya Thompson , Sheri Reynolds are shown in the

Powell Family Health recently invested over $100,000 to bring state-of-the-art digital radiology imaging to patients in the Powell County community.

The clinic spent the past two months during April and May renovating a wing of the clinic for this new technology.  Powell Family Health digital radiology provides the same level of x-ray service now that is available in a hospital, meaning people no longer need to drive long distances to the hospital to receive this high quality radiology imaging.

“We have seen many Powell County residents at Clark Regional for x-rays. We want to share with people that we’ve made this investment in their community” Director of Radiology at Clark Regional Medical Center Director Sheri Reynolds said. “Our mission is to make communities healthier and we can now provide the same quality x-ray to Powell County as somebody would get from a hospital.”

“Every part of the x-ray machine has been replaced with new digital equipment. Our patients now receive a higher quality x-ray than what was here previously,” Director of Marketing at Clark Regional Medical Center, Sarah Alexander, said.

“The new equipment produces a superior x-ray. It makes a world of difference with the image quality and how medical providers use the x-ray. The Radiologist is now able to magnify smaller areas of the bone in fine detail to make a better diagnosis,” Administrative Director of Powell Family Health, Sara Roberts, said.

The new imaging service is not just for patients of Powell Family Health.  Patients with an x-ray order from any medical provider can have their x-ray done at Powell Family Health.

“If a patient’s provider is located in Lexington and they want the patient to have a chest x-ray, it can be done here. They don’t have to be seen by one of our providers.  They can just bring in their order the same way they would at a hospital,” Roberts said. “People are busy.  They want convenience and quality.  I’m proud Powell Family Health can now offer both to our community.”

Powell Family Health is open seven days a week. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-to- 6 p.m. and 9 a.m.-to- 4 p.m. on weekends.

Powell Family Health is located at 68 East Elkins Street in Stanton.

For more information you can contact Powell Family Health at 606-663-2511.

Kendyl Redding

By CECIL PERGRAM

Times Editor

Redding named as Powell Family and Consumer Sciences Agent.

Kendyl Redding was introduced as the Powell County Extension Office’s new Family and Consumer Sciences Agent on June 18 at the Powell County Extension Office. She comes to Powell County after spending the last three years as the 4-H/FCS Agent in Menifee County.

Family and Consumer Sciences Extension builds strong families for Kentucky through programs that educate and help families connect research-based knowledge to their everyday lives.

“We encourage people to be healthy through good nutrition and food safety, to make wise financial decisions, and to balance the demands of life and work,”

Redding said. “Our program develops  families’ skills to improve their

lives, including meal-planning, parenting, building relationships, home management, and financial decision-making.

I love working in the community and Extension has really enabled me to do just that. I have been married to my high school sweetheart, Caleb, for almost 3 years. We don’t have any kids, but we do have a rambunctious cat. I am very interested in anything health and wellness related. Some of my hobbies include running, cooking/baking, and spending time with family and friends. I look forward to getting to know the community members in Powell County,” Redding said.

Redding gradated from the University of Kentucky in 2014 with a degree in Dietetics and she is currently working on her Master’s degree in Wellness Promotion from Morehead State University.

The Powell County Extension Office is located at 169 Main Street in Stanton.

 From the desk of Arthur Lacy:

On June 6, dispatch advised a female subject at Kroger, driving a white Dodge Neon had stolen a bag of ice and four potted flowers and left the premises.

A Stanton fireman notified dispatch that he  had just passed a white Dodge Neon that was parked at the Shell Station.

Upon investigation the subject, Tricia Lee Rogers, of 111 Greenway Road, Stanton, claimed she had paid for the items and produced a receipt that did not account for the four potted flowers or ice located in her back passenger seat.

Law enforcement confirmed with Kroger, no flowers had been sold within the last hour added to Rogers outstanding warrant.

Rogers  was arrested for theft by  unlawful  taking and transported to the Powell County Detention Center.

STANTON, Ky. (June 5, 2018) – Local McDonald’s® Owner/Operator Kelly Healy invited local dignitaries and community members to celebrate the grand re-opening of his prominent Stanton McDonald’s restaurant on Monday, June 4. The Healy Family McDonald’s restaurant, located at 385 Furnace Road, is one of ten restaurants owned by the Healy family throughout the Bluegrass.

Healy kicked off his grand re-opening festivities at 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 18, when he presented the first 50 customers in-restaurant with a coupon for one free Big Mac® or Egg McMuffin sandwich® . The celebration continued when he distributed one hundred key-tags with custom offers to customers throughout the day. The key-tags granted customers onefree dessert with purchase of any Extra Value Meal®.

Kelly Healy’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Healy, and director of operations, Jim Bennett, took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the newly renovated restaurant surrounded by management and crew. Local dignitaries in attendance included Stanton Mayor Dale Allen, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce William Combs, Pastor of Stanton’s First Church of God Mike Hicks, Whitaker Bank members Kayla Carroll and Jared Childers; and Stanton City Clerk Stephanie Faulkner.

The Voice contestant, Livia Faith, preformed the National Anthem during the flag raising ceremony. Throughout the celebration, dignitaries and customers were treated to cake and menu specials.

“We’re excited for the community to experience our newly remodeled McDonald’s restaurant in Stanton,” Local McDonald’s Owner/Operator Kelly Healy said. “This restaurant and our staff show our commitment to the community every day by serving delicious, convenient meals, comfortably for you and your family each time you visit. We are so proud to offer customers a brand new dining experience with new ways to order, pay and engage with our crew and brand.”

Now through June 30, customers can receive a coupon for one free pie or soft serve vanilla cone for ordering on the new self-order registers. To further commemorate the grand re-opening, customers should look for great specials throughout the summer.