A look back at Clark County’s news of the past for April 4, 2019
Published 11:19 am Thursday, April 4, 2019
From April 8, 1969: Mrs. Gayle Kincaid, director of the 1969 Lions Club Minstrel, gets in the act with her version “Jealousy” during rehearsals for the minstrel.
From April 7, 1969: Winners of the Miss Clark County Pageant were, from left, Miss Molly Porter McCammish, first runner-up and Miss Congeniality; Miss Carol Sue Austin, Miss Clark County 1969, and Miss Rita Rose Peet, second runner-up.
From April 5, 1969: The Madrigal Singers of George Rogers Clark High School presented the program at the meeting of the Winchester Lions Club at the Winchester Country Club. Mrs. Robert Cowen, left foreground, was director of the group.
From April 9, 1994: Members of the eighth-grade cheerleading squad at Conkwright Middle School were, kneeling from left, Brooke Dye, Beth Stewart, Michelle Johnson; and standing from left, assistant sponsor Liz Johns, Daphne Giles, Jennifer Earls, Keri Haggard, Jennifer Oliver, Amanda Wells, Nikki Cruse, Ashley Parido, Missy Polley, Chrissy May, sponsor Brenda Parido and coach Ruth Campbell.
From April 8, 1994: From left, Kristin Mitchell, 13; Robbie Barnes, 15, and Chase Thompson, 14, try their fishing luck in a pond on Muddy Creek Road. The trip was enjoying spring break.
From April 5, 1994: Closing an evening of professional monologue and acoustical performance, Clark Countian Larry Lambert played his guitar and sang several songs in the Clark County Health Department’s production of “Medicine and Music” at the Leeds Theater and Performing Arts Center.
From April 4, 1994: A Moraine Locust tree was planted in front of the Phoenix House on North Main Street Saturday morning during Arbor Day ceremonies. Turning dirt for the planting were Winchester Mayor Gene Kincaid, Frank Bryant, vice chairman of the Winchester Tree Board; Emily Bryant, 4; Megan Cheuvront, 6; and Angela Hooper, a resident of the Phoenix House.
From April 4, 1994: Evan Palmer, 2, explores his Easter basket Saturday morning after being named grand prize winner in the Easter egg hunt during SpringFest 1994 at the Clark County Courthouse. Guiding Evan through his basket was his mother, Allison Palmer.
10 years ago
April 6, 2009
— The GRC softball team is one win away from a milestone. The Lady Cardinals won three games at Somerset in a round robin tourney over the weekend, with wins over Powell, Grant and Daviess Counties. During spring break, Clark recorded six consecutive wins, including the program’s 399th win.
April 7, 2009
— For all the talk that local sign restrictions have been hampering businesses in Winchester, no one from the public had much to say at a meeting about the topic. The Winchester Board of Commissioners received no comers during a public hearing on sweeping revisions proposed to sign regulations in Winchester and Clark County.
— Turn down your radio and watch your mouth. The Winchester Board of Commissioners approved a new ordinance that forbids unsavory conduct in local pranks and imposes fines for troublemakers who choose to ignore the rules. The joint city-county ordinance details 16 varieties of conduct deemed inappropriate, ranging from foul language to excessive noise.
25 years ago
April 5, 1994
— Ruth H. Campbell, a student at the University of Kentucky, was inducted as a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta National Academic Honor Society for freshman. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Campbell, Ruth is a graduate of George Rogers Clark High School, where she was a member of the varsity cheer squad.
— Roses Department Store, one of the original tenants of Winchester Plaza, has announced plans to close its Winchester store. The store had a staff of 61.
April 6, 1994
— A hesitant and slightly confused Winchester Board of Commissioners voted to nearly double their compensation and provide insurance benefits for the officers of mayor and city commissioners. The board voted 3-1, with Commissioner Frank Allara against and Mayor Gene Kincaid abstaining to the mayor’s pay at $12,000 per year and the commissioners’ pay at $9,000 per year, plus health, life and dental insurance for both offices.
— Charles H. Eury has been selected at the Daniel Boone Employee’s Organization’s “Employee of the Quarter.” The award is given to a selected employee of the Daniel Boone National Forest’s Supervisor’s Office in Winchester.
50 years ago
April 5, 1969
— Pvt. Paul A. Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wright, completed basic training at Ft. Knox. The soldier will report to Ft. Monmouth, N.J., for 24 weeks of training in technical electronics as a cryptographic repairman.
—At the movies: Advertised for Sky-Vue Drive-In Theatre on U.S. Highway 60 were “Nevada Smith,” “A Time to Sing” and Jane Fonda in “Barbarella.”
April 7, 1969
— Miss Carol Sue Austin was crowned Miss Clark County 1969 at the Miss Clark County Scholarship Pageant held at the George Rogers Clark High School auditorium. Miss Austin is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Millage Austin and is a senior a GRCHS. The winner was sponsored in the contest by the Communications Workers of America Local 3321.
— Formal groundbreaking ceremonies for a 22-acre shopping center on Lexington Road are scheduled. The Winchester Plaza — as it will be known — will contain a total area of about 140,000 square feet and will contain more than 15 stores. Stores will included Britts Department Store, Rose Department Store, Winn-Dixie super market and Begley Drug Store.
April 8, 1969
— Scottie Street, a sophomore at George Rogers Clark High School, was named winner of the Winchester Optimist Club’s annual oratorical contest and will represent the club in a zone contest in Lexington. Jeffery Ross, a students at Central, was second and Lowell Sewell, also a student at Central, was third.
— The Clark County Fish and Game Club conducted its annual stockholder meeting. Officers and directors were elected and included: Edgar Rose, president; W.G. Kagin, vice president; L.T. Shepherd, treasurer; John A. Nunan, secretary; and Floyd Osborne, Gerald Wagner, Dr. H.E. Hay, Bruce Ratliff and Brack Cornett, directors.
— Lloyd Hodge, GRCHS head football coach, was the featured speaker at a meeting of the Winchester Jaycees. Hodge said the spring football practice began a week before with 60 members on the team, the most since he had been at the high school.
75 years ago
April 5, 1944
— O.E. Billeted, Clark County road engineer, reported to the Clark Fiscal Court that a total of $10,909.01 was spend on roads in the county between Oct. 1, 1943, and April 1, 1944.
— The Sun congratulated Seaman and Mrs. Victor Peyton on the birth of a son Tuesday at the Clark County hospital.
— James Q. Haggard was promoted from the grade of Seaman 2-c to Storekeeper 3-c, with a petty officer rating.
— Remodeling work has been completed at the insurance offices of S.B. Tracy, Court Street. A new counter has been installed and the flooring and walls have been remodeled and redecorated.
— The Clark Rural Electric Cooperative (REA) is moving its offices from South Main Street to the Masonic building on Court Street. The Kentucky Utilities Company is to occur the old REA site after remodeling.
About Whitney Leggett
Whitney Leggett is managing editor of The Winchester Sun and Winchester Living magazine. To contact her, email whitney.leggett@winchestersun.com or call 859-759-0049.
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