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Coffeebreak – 11/29/07

On this morning’s Coffeebreak:
Rick’s guest was Jim Furnish, President of the Harrison County Football Alumni Association.
Mention was made of this Friday’s game being THE FINAL game to be played at Ingles Stadium. The Breds have been continuing to play outside of the “regular” season, due to triumphs that have led them to play toward the 4A semi-finals. Unfortunately, this historic game has been struck with a terrible event, which took place Tuesday evening. Two of the teams starting players were injured in a car accident, removing them from the line-up.
WLEX has reported the story:
High School Players Hurt In Crash
Hard Not To Pull For Harrison Co.
Announcement was also made of a tribute for former football coach Bill McKee. The event will take place in the high school cafeteria on Sunday, December 9th, at 2p.m.

Sponsors for this morning’s Coffeebreak were:
Joe Cochran – State Farm Insurance, the Harrison County Board of Education, Jetubs, Cockrell’s Auto Center, Eastside Pharmacy, Whalen & Company, PC Problems, Country Candle Gift Shop, and the Cynthiana Harrison County Chamber of Commerce.
WCYN makes available to the public audio copies of Coffeebreak, however recordings are only archived for a period of five business days. Cassette copies are $5 and CD copies are $10. The views and opinions expressed on today’s Coffeebreak have been those of the guest and host and are not necessarily those of WCYN staff, management, or advertisers.

Exploding Cell Phone Battery Kills

LingNoi writes “A man in Korea, was found dead at his workplace Wednesday morning and his mobile phone battery was melted in his shirt pocket. No one knows for sure yet but a doctor who examined the body said, “He sustained an injury that is similar to a burn in the left chest and his ribs and spine were broken” We have heard of other dangerous battery products here on Slashdot.”

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Coffeebreak: Christmas Angels

On this morning’s Coffeebreak:
Rick’s guests were DeeGee Fischer and Judy Feeback of the Harrison County Board of Education. Discussion focused on the Christmas Angels Project.
It had been announced in late October/early November that the project would not take place, due to mitigating circumstances; however, due to great public outcry, primarily from those persons/organizations/companies that give donations, the project was picked back up, and announced in The Cynthiana Democrat and on the Community Education Center’s blog.
The Christmas Angels Project aims to aid families with low income (those who are on the “free lunch” program in the school system) with gifts during the holiday season.
According to Judy Feeback, there are currently 687 students on the roster whose parents had applied for the donation program before the deadline, and a good number of students on a waiting list. There is also a large number of angels available for the public to purchase gifts and clothing for. Angels may be picked up at the CEC building, the schools, and at a few area businesses. Monetary donations may also be made at these locations.
For more information, please contact:
The Community Education Center at 859.234.7160
Please make your gift or money donation soon–the deadline for donations is December 14.

Sponsors for this morning’s Coffeebreak were:
First United Methodist Church, the Harrison County Board of Education, Jetubs, Cockrell’s Auto Center, Eastside Pharmacy, Whalen & Company, PC Problems, Aurora Information Systems, Country Candle Gift Shop, and the Cynthiana Harrison County Chamber of Commerce.

Coffeebreak – 11/27/07

On this morning’s Coffeebreak:
Rick’s guest was Pat Grenier, of the Cynthiana Harrison County Chamber of Commerce.
Main topic for this morning’s discussion was the Christmas Parade, which will take place on Saturday, December 1st [happy b-day to me!]. The parade will roam through town at 4:00 p.m., taking the same route as in years past. [Sorry, I missed the exact route when it was announced, and cannot remember it. I would imagine that it will be published in this week’s Democrat.]
When the parade finishes, Santa will stop at the courthouse, and sit to visit with all the children. The fun and excitement at the courthouse will draw to an end at 6:00 p.m., when the community’s Christmas tree is lit.
Spectators in the area will also find that most downtown businesses will have extended their operating hours on Saturday, to allow for browsing and shopping. The Rohs Opera House is also scheduled to have Christmas caroling at the theatre – specific information has not been released yet.
Other topics that were discussed in this morning’s program were the Chamber of Commerce’s role in the community, the progression of efforts and projects at The Rohs, and the outcome of last Monday’s meeting on the Harrison County Tomorrow project.

Sponsors for this morning’s Coffeebreak were:
Country Candle Gift Shop, the Harrison County Board of Education, Jetubs, Cockrell’s Auto Center, Eastside Pharmacy, Whalen & Company, Joe Cochran – State Farm Insurance, and PC Problems.

And, in an update to a post I had made a few weeks ago, the pricing structure of archived recordings of Coffeebreak have changed. Cassettes are now $5, and CDs are $10. Archives are kept for only five days.

Kentucky colleges to offer incentives to lure back ex-students

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky colleges will team together to offer incentives aimed at luring back former students who were well along the path toward obtaining a degree before leaving school.

It’s part of the strategy by the state Council on Postsecondary Education to double the number of college graduates in Kentucky by 2020.
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Short Term Forecast – Harrison (Kentucky)

FRANKFORT…GEORGETOWN…CYNTHIANA…
LAWRENCEBURG…VERSAILLES…LEXINGTON…PARIS…CARLISLE…
SPRINGFIELD…HARRODSBURG…NICHOLASVILLE…WINCHESTER…
LEBANON…DANVILLE…LANCASTER…RICHMOND…STANFORD
137 PM EST MON NOV 26 2007
.NOW…
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS
REGION OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 4 PM EST. THE HEAVIEST STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN… GUSTY WINDS
AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
IF DRIVING WATCH FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN RAIN AND PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADS AND UNDERPASSES.
$$
JA
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Possible winter weather event this weekend…

It might be a good idea for all of us in the central Kentucky area to start watching the weather forecasts, and preparing for some fun conditions this weekend. WKYT’s Chris Bailey writes:

The GFS raw numbers for Sunday give Lexington a high of 33… Covington 28… Ashland 34 and Jackson 36. All locations start out as snow… go to sleet and freezing rain and a touch of rain for all areas except Covington then back to snow Sunday Night. Snow showers and squalls then would continue early next week as arctic air moves into the state. Regardless of what this low does in terms of snow for us… I am excited for next week and the potential for several snow producing clippers to drop in.

Now, before anyone attacks me for posting bad info, or attacks the poor weatherman for forecasting an event which may/may not take place, please read this disclaimer:

Now… as always… I want to get one point across. I AM BREAKING DOWN A MODEL AND THIS IS NOT A SPECIFIC FORECAST! It is waaaaaaay to early to get specific on a situation like this.

One thing is certain, though — it’ll be cold and wet.
So, regardless of whether we are slammed with anything, it’d still be a good idea to go ahead and prepare. Keep your vehicle’s gas tank full, throw a few blankets in the car, make sure you have your bread and milk at home, and go ahead and dig that shovel and salt out of the corner of the garage.
…and now, for the shameless plug. Over at the EMA site, HarrisonEMA.com, I have a few tips on winter weather preparedness. FEMA also has some nice information, as does the National Weather Service.

David X. Cohen of Futurama Talks About the Movie

Joel Keller writes “I conducted a brief interview with David X. Cohen, EP and show-runner for Futurama, about the release of the new DVD, “Futurama: Bender’s Big Score,” as well as the return of his show to TV. The interview was posted to TV Squad this morning. In it, Cohen talks about how the movies will be split up into episodes, some of the inside references that they inserted for the die-hards, and a quick preview of what the second Futurama movie is going to be about.”

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