Morning News – 01/29/15

CYNTHIANA / HARRISON

The Cynthiana-Harrison County Parks and Recreation office is taking signups for indoor soccer thru February 14th. The cost to play is $25 per child with the season starting around the first of March and ending sometime in April. Office hours are from 2 to 5 Monday-Friday, and from 10 to noon Saturdays.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1704358949790488&id=1435907653302287

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HARRISON COUNTY SPORTS

Boy’s Freshman 38th Dist Tourn:

The 38th District Freshman Boys Tournament was postponed last Saturday due to weather. The Tournament has been rescheduled for Sat, Jan 31. All games will be played at Harrison Co High School. Harrison vs Nicholas at 5:00 pm. Pendleton vs Robertson at 6:30 pm. Championship at 8:00 pm.

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Breds Basketball:

• Tuesday, 2-3-15 HC vs Campbell Co at Campbell 6/7:30
• Friday, 2-6-15 Harrison Vs. Bracken Co at Home 5/6/7:30
  • Homecoming and senior night for Breds; Sr. night festivities will be after JV game and Homecoming will be at half time of Varsity game.
• Saturday, 2-7-15 Harrison vs Collins HS at Collins 4:45/6/7:30

Fillies Basketball:

• Monday, 2-2-15 HC vs Williamstown at Williamstown 6/7:30
• Tuesday, 2-3-15 Harrison vs Augusta at home 6/7:30
• Wednesday, 2-4-15 HC vs Scott Co at home 7:00 Freshman
• Saturday, 2-7-15 Harrison vs Brossart at Brossart 6/7:30

Bowling:

• Sunday, 2-1-15 Regional Tournament ( This is all the info I have ) I do not have times

Wrestling:

• Saturday, 2-7-15 Harrison at Charger Classic Jeffersontown High School

Indoor Track:

• Saturday, 2-7-15 Harrison at Mason County 10:00

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KENTUCKY

Gov. Beshear has been invited to speak at the international CAR-Symposium in Bochum, Germany, where he will discuss Kentucky’s prominence in the global auto industry. More than a thousand automotive executives from around the world gather for the yearly conference to discuss opportunities for future growth.

During the five-day trip, the Governor, accompanied by executive staff at the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, also will showcase Kentucky’s business-friendly climate to potential new businesses and strengthen existing ties with European companies already operating in the Commonwealth.

To further boost economic development leads from European companies, Kentucky also operates an international office in Hamburg, Germany. During the upcoming trip, Gov. Beshear will follow-up on several business opportunities that have arisen thanks to the on-the-ground, in-country support designed to develop relationships with European companies.

Since taking office in 2007, Gov. Beshear has made a half dozen economic development trips to Europe. He is scheduled to return to Kentucky Feb. 5.

http://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-Stream.aspx?viewMode=ViewDetailInNewPage&eventID=%7b13796E0C-5CA7-4AB6-898F-0CF95F38566A%7d&activityType=PressRelease

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Fort Boonesborough State Park and the Fort Boonesborough Foundation will be holding a series of “Fireside Chats” with famous characters from Kentucky history beginning Feb. 7, 2015.

During each Saturday program, there will be a “Taste of Frontier Fare” from 5:30-6:15 p.m. The program begins at 6:45 p.m. at the 18th Century Tavern blockhouse.

• Feb. 7: Frontier doctor (portrayed by Albert Roberts)
• Feb. 14: Maggie Delaney, Irish indentured servant (portrayed by Carol Jarboe)
• Feb. 21: Simon Kenton (a Kentucky Chautauqua performance by Mel Hankla)
• Feb. 28: Frontier surveyor (portrayed by David VanMeter)

Tickets are $15 for adults, and children 12 and under are $5 each. Reservations are required due to limited seating. Visit fortboonesboroughlivinghistory.org for more information.

https://web.archive.org/web/20170212131233/http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/parks/FBFireside012315.htm

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NATION

San Francisco police report having discovered human body parts stuffed inside a suitcase left behind on the sidewalk of a downtown street. Police spokeswoman Grace Gatpandan said police closed off nearby blocks in the area of the package around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, and found more remains after searching the area. The city medical examiner confirmed that the remains were human, but could not determine whether they belonged to one person or multiple victims, Gatpandan said. Police are reported to be seeking a person of interest in the case, but have not released information on the suspect as the homicide investigation was ongoing. The suitcase was found within blocks of social media company Twitter Inc’s headquarters.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/29/human-remains-found-in-suitcase_n_6569004.html

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WEATHER

Potential Exists for Wintry Weather Saturday Night – Monday Morning

A storm system is expected to cross the Ohio Valley later this weekend, bringing the possibility of a wintry mix to parts of southern Indiana and central Kentucky. There remains considerable uncertainty but the potential exists for impacts to travel Sunday.

When: Starting late Saturday night through Monday morning. Highest precipitation chances Sunday / Sunday night.

Where: The entire area is expected to see precipitation. At this time, southern Indiana and points north most likely to see a period of snow.

Confidence: Low. There remains a wide range of outcomes with this system due to uncertainties in storm track and temperatures. This greatly impacts precipitation type. Two possible storm tracks and expected precipitation types are depicted below.

https://web.archive.org/web/20150202032306/http://www.crh.noaa.gov:80/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lmk&storyid=106430&source=0

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WEIRD

Bart the Cat was hit by a car and buried by his heartbroken owner in January 2015. Five days later, he clawed his way out of his shallow grave. While Bart did survive a terrifying ordeal, many were skeptical the ferocious feline could overcome his injuries. The cat needed to have his broken jaw repaired and an eye removed.

http://www.snopes.com/info/news/bartthecat.asp

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• 1834 – US President Andrew Jackson orders first use of federal soldiers to suppress a labor dispute.
• 1845 – “The Raven” is published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe
• 1850 – Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
• 1861 – Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
• 1863 – Bear River Massacre.
• 1886 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
• 1891 – Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
• 1900 – The American League is organized in Philadelphia with eight founding teams.
• 1907 – Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
• 1916 – World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
• 1936 – The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
• 1963 – The first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced.
• 1967 – The “ultimate high” of the hippie era, the Mantra-Rock Dance, takes place in San Francisco and features Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg.
• 1991 – Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins.
• 1996 – President Jacques Chirac announces a “definitive end” to French nuclear weapons testing.
• 1998 – In Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic, killing one and severely wounding another. Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the culprit.
• 2002 – In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes “regimes that sponsor terror” as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
• 2009 – Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.

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