Looking back for May 2, 2019

Published 10:27 am Thursday, May 2, 2019

15 years ago

May 3, 2004

—  It’s over. It’s gone. It will be no more. The doors of the Ford Post Office closed and they will not reopen. Judy Warner, who has been postmistress since January 1990, succeeding her mother-in-law, the late Opal Warner, said, “I am going to mis the people, those who come in to get their mail, those in the neighborhood that stop by to chase a minute and those that pass this way on vacation. I’ve enjoyed them all.”

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— The Winchester Little League held its annual Wall of Fame induction ceremony at Lykins Park. The newest inductees were Leonard Travis, Susan Ballard and Stewart Wilson. Little Greg Smith was the first person named posthumously to the wall, and was inducted by his father, Greg Smith.

— Kathleen Howe, Clark County, was named the winner of the essay contest held in observance of National Music Week with the theme, “Music, An Instrument for World Peace.”

25 years ago

May 2, 1994

— More than 250 athletes from nine counties competes in the area competition of the Special Olympics, held at the George Rogers Clark High School track. Members of Winchester’s SCOPE Community Club participated in the event.

May 3, 1994

— Girl Scouts Kayla Catron and Karly Catron were top sellers of Girl Scout cookies for Clark County. As members of the Troop 1162, the sisters sold 861 boxes this year. Karly was also top seller last year, selling more than 650 boxes.

— Doreen Woodward, president of the Winchester-Clark County Humane Society, presented the annual Kindness to Animals award to Robin A. Jones, a teacher at GRC. Jones formed the GRCHS Humane Society to help raise money and public awareness for the Humane Society and animal shelter.

50 years ago

April 29, 1969

—— Construction is expected to start within 60 days on an 80-unit Holiday Inn here. Officials on the Winchester Motel Corp. confirmed that a Holiday Inn will be located on a four-acre tract of land purchased this week at the southeast corner of the intersection of Paris Road and Interstate 64. The land is adjacent to the Harrod-Early Co. and sold for $64,000.

— Plans were announced for a fundraising barbecue for the Clark County Fairgrounds. Mrs. B.M. Shearer Jr., chairman of the Clark County Fair and Horse Show Fundraising Committee, announced the barbecue. “We are now in our second year of developing the fairgrounds and are still in need of buildings,” she said.

— The Clark County Netters brought their season record to three wins and two losses by taking five our of six singles matches and sweeping all three doubles matches in a clash with Bryan Station High School. Members of the team included Tommy Barnes, Don Combs, Ron Ecton, Marcus Moore, Greg Parrish and John Bailey.

May 2, 1969

—Pvt. Matthew F. Taylor, son of Mrs. Mary Chenault, First Street, is taking advanced military training at Ft. Polk, La.

— New directors have been elected to three-year terms on the board of the United Community Fund of Winchester and Clark County Inc. They are Mrs. Nora M. Linville, Mrs. Ira Routine and the Rev. Edward Mesta.

May 3, 1969

— F.W. Rickard Seeds Inc. has moved its officers and center of operations from East Washington Street to a new building on the Colby Road.

— The opening of a new $450,000 restaurant and bath house complex at Fort Boonesborough State Park has been announced by State Parks Commissioner Robert Gable. The new facility is situated on the Kentucky River about nine miles from Winchester.