Saturday, May 13, 2000
Around the Commonwealth
Taliaferro to be host of Buring fund-raiser
ERLANGER — Lawyer Phil Taliaferro, well-known in Northern Kentucky legal and political circles, will be host of a campaign fund-raiser for Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney Don Buring.
Mr. Taliaferro and his wife, Diana, will hold the event at their Erlanger home, 124 Graves Road, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 24. The donation for contributors is $100.
Among the lawyers who will be co-hosts are Barbara Bonar, Wayne Bridges, Bob Carran, Sue Cassidy, Jim Dressman III, Kathie Grisham, Margo Grubbs, Mark Guilfoyle, David Kramer, Chris Mehling, Michael O'Hara, Jim Poston, Michael Plummer, Jim Redwine, Bill Robinson III, Don Ruberg, Jeff Sanders, David Schneider, Frank Wichman, Stephen Wolnitzek, Ed Worland and Wil Ziegler.
Mr. Buring has been the state's top county prosecutor for 16 years. He is challenged in the November election by Republican Bill Crockett, chief prosecutor in the Kenton County Attorney's Office.
For more information, call 331-5853.
UK protesters offered a deal
LEXINGTON — Twelve University of Kentucky students arrested last month during a protest urging UK to adopt a tough stance on sweatshop labor can avoid a criminal record by performing 60 hours of community service, a Fayette District judge said.
The students did not enter a plea on Wednesday but instead stipulated that there was probable cause for police to arrest them. Two of the students were out of town and were represented in court before Judge Kevin M. Horne by their attorneys.
The students are scheduled to reappear in court on Nov. 8. Their records will be expunged if they complete the community service, said Assistant County Attorney Jack Miller.
Woodford Co. will buy closed hospital
VERSAILLES — The Woodford County taxing district says it plans to buy a recently closed hospital using state funds meant to maintain health care in the central Kentucky county.
The plan calls for the taxing district to own Woodford Memorial Hospital for only about 120 days. A new non-profit group, Woodford Health Care, will seek to raise enough money to purchase the property, said Tom Samuel, a member of the taxing district board.
The taxing district oversees the hospital and serves as a conduit for money from the county and the city of Versailles to the hospital.
Children can sue insurer, court says
FRANKFORT — The children of a woman killed in a highway crash can press their own insurance claim, even though their father was paid a settlement, the state Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
The father settled a liability claim for $100,000 — the limit “per person” under the policy by Allstate Insurance. He later demanded $200,000 for his four daughters — the remainder of the policy's $300,000 coverage “per accident.”
The appeals court said a lower court erroneously limited all the claims to the per-person coverage, which had been paid.
Robin Reed died when her Chevrolet Blazer was rammed from behind and burst into flames in Boone County. The driver at fault, John Daley, was insured by Allstate.
The victim's husband, James Reed, contended Mr. Daley was to blame for “loss of parental consortium” suffered by each of his daughters. The appeals court said the Boone Circuit Court should have given the children a chance to document the claim before ruling in favor of Allstate.
United Ministries plans golf outing
ERLANGER — Erlanger/Elsmere United Ministries is holding its first golf outing at the Plantation Club at Twin Oaks gold course.
The “Scramble for United Ministries” will benefit people in need and will be Thursday.
To play in the outing, the cost is $80 per person. The cost includes a box lunch, 18-hole greens fee and car, buffet dinner, awards and a T-shirt with logo.
The golf outing will begin with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Hole sponsorships are available at $100 each; or a hole sponsorship and foursome for $400.
For information, call Judi Gerding at 341-5625, or Rosa Weaver at 331-8851.
Ft. Campbell soldier died of heart attack
FORT CAMPBELL — A Fort Campbell soldier who collapsed and died during a field training exercise was the victim of a heart attack, the Army post said Thursday.
Spc. Shannon D. Higgins, 28, of Russellville, Ark., was pronounced dead at 8:40 a.m. CDT Tuesday at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital.
DAYBOOK Kentucky events
Burlington: Country Cruisers Car Club show, 4 to 9 p.m., Skyline Chili, Ky. 18 and Limaburg Road. Registration is $3 per car. Free public admission.
Covington: Choral concert, Songs of the Spirit II, performed by the St. Henry Chorus, 3 p.m., Mother of God Church, 119 W. 6th St. Free.
Dayton: Dance and fund-raiser for the Dayton High School Band, 8 p.m. to midnight, Dayton V.F.W., 6th and Main streets. Admission is $10; must be 21.
Florence: Play, Little Shop of Horrors, Boone County High School, 7:30 p.m., auditorium, 7056 Burlington Pike. Admission, $6 for adults, $5 for students.
Events draw big crowds
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Agency accuses former minister
Architects criticize ballpark design
Buying tobacco tough for teens
Falcons hatch brood - at last
Life springs anew at nature areas
Ballet Review
A.M. REPORT
Aim is to get kids on track
'Anything Goes' musical lures theater supporter
Around the Commonwealth
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Convention plan needs salesman
GET TO IT
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Pig Parade: The Piggest Show on Earth
Students charged with trespassing
What to save
Woman found dead in house by firefighters
Young man hopes to walk again
Queen City's moments to shine reflected in book
