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Staff Photos by Salhe Bright Circuit Judge Delbert Eagle and his wife Louise were on hand rard County Courthouse ormer circuit judges from Garrard County honored at the ceremony were Cox Delbert Eagle and the late Gilbert Wilson ormer Circuit Judge Henry Cox and his wife Lucy stand on each side of a portrait of Judge Cox that was unveiled in a ceremony riday at the Gar ormer for the unveiling of Judge portrait riday in a ceremonv at the Garrard County Courthouse rmkf 1 WT I I WP7T" ft I I rf S4 WE W1 1 By VICKI STORY STEVENS Staff Writer LANCASTER Portraits of three Garrard Countians who each served as judge in the 13th Judicial Circuit were unveiled ri day during a ceremony at the courthouse Sponsored by county officials and the Garrard County Bar Association the program honored former circuit judges Henry Cox Delbert Eagle and the late Gilbert Wilson The gold framed portraits will be hung in the courthouse cour troom along with name plates identifying the men and their terms of office County Judge Executive LG Hammons said Cox who retired from the bench in December assumed the judgeship in 1970 when the 13th Circuit was comprised of Garrard Lincoln Boyle and Mercer coun ties In July 1970 Boyle and Mercer were moved to the 50th Circuit and replaced by Jessamine County In addition to serving as circuit judge Cox also has been county attorney president of the local building and loan association and a military officer Eagle who served as circuit judge from July 1968 through December 1969 and Wilson who served from January 1964 through July 1968 also held county offices Eagle is a former county judge educator and Alcohol Beverage Control administrator Wilson served as county attorney county judge and was a military officer The wives of the three men unveiled the portraits at ceremony They are Lucy Walker Cox Louise Eagle and rances Wilson Pierce Lively chief judge of the 6th Circuit US Court of Appeals was guest speaker for the occa sion A Danville resident he work ed under the jurists while in private practice Lively told the large crowd that Cox Eagle and Wilson carried on a of set by other distinguished judges who served Garrard County Among the several he mentioned were Samuel McDowell the father of Dr Ephraim McDowell John Boyle for whom Boyle County is named and Samuel McKee who succeeded Boyle in Congress citizens and the bar of Gar rard County are to be con gratulated for your interest in preserving the records and the memories which make up a truly illustrious said Lively placing portraits in this courtroom of the three most re cent distinguished residents of your county to occupy the circuit bench you add to that historical record in a significant Live ly said County Attorney Caywood Met calf and local attorney Cecil Sanders organized the ceremony which drew a capacity crowd of friends and colleagues among them Judge Robert Jackson of the 13th Circuit and Judge Stephen Shewmaker of the 50th Circuit The wives of the three men unveiled the portraits at ceremony They are Lucy Walker Cox Louise Eagle and rances Wilson A tf To your health riday was a day to think about good health for 477 people who attended the Bluegrass Health air in Harrodsburg Over 100 volunteers took blood pressures gave eye tests and performed blood chemistry tests on visitors to the fair Above Irma Woodrow gives Ottie Brogli an eye test At left Lori Moore a licensed practical nurse takes Doris blood pressure our doctors and several nurses were on hand at the fair at the United Presbyterian Church on Main Street to refer people with problems to doctors flH A i Rk 1 J' i i i nriNifnini 'V 'uiu 'i: WK ig 1 4SaSlwl New rescue squad ready to serve western Lincoln County By LINDA GORDON Chanev said the West nd Am wait for the licence tn etart uri cotton ttolnntaorc oro trnmon anrl zH Briefs seven volunteers are women and all are from the McKinney area Chaney said Another 20 people including several from the Hustonville area are to begin a 88 hour EMT train ing course in next two weeks" Chaney said Most of the people registered to begin the training program that will cost a total of $4000 are young said Chaney They range from 15 to 35 years old and most of them are women he said Chaney sees the age of the volunteers as an advantage for the squad young and real good people If they like the ambulance service and see that doing good stay with he said vnaue saiu uie west rtiu am bulance Service will start serving the McKinney Turnersville Hustonville Moreland South ork New Salem Mount Salem and Geneva areas of Lincoln Coun ty as soon as the Lincoln County Ambulance Service District Board of Trustees signs a contract with it But if the signing of the contract comes in next few as Chaney expects the ambulance service will begin operation without a license Chaney said the squad has asked the state for a license to operate but the earliest that request can be considered is at the Kentucky Health acilities Certificate of Need and Licensure next meeting May 16 Chaney said he does not plan to gotten anything He said Mid County Rescue Squad has also helped the West End Ambulance Service off the Like other ambulance services in Lincoln County the West End Ambulance Service will rely heavily on private donations and fund raisers like the chili supper the Moreland Ruritan Club recent ly held to support it The ambulance service will also rely On financial support from the county ambulance service district board of trustees which member MH Hounchell says has already allocated $10000 to the new squad Most of that money said Chaney will be used for the building project Joining Chaney as officers of the new squad are William Adams co captain Mike Bastin sergeant at arms Mike Yocum chaplain Lydia Yocum secretary and Lor raine Buck treasurer wan ror me license to start work However before the May meeting of the licensure board the am bulance service captain says he must correct a deficiency that could keep the service from becoming licensed According to Chaney the West End Ambulance Service has been surveyed and will be recommended for licensing if it provides information on per sonnel that was missing when a field representative for the state Cabinet of Human Division of Licensing and Regula tions conducted a survey in mid March The seven people who comprise the West End Ambulance Service volunteers include two emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and five registered nurses Six of the as Chaney says he ex pects the ambulance service to have a building in too and another ambulance a lorence Elliott has donated a corner lot on Ky 198 near McKin ney Elementary School to the am bulance service in memory of her late husband John Elliott Chaney said the ambulance service plans to build a 54 by 28 foot head quarters on the land as soon as it has the money With labor donated Chaney estimates the building project will cost about $10000 Meanwhile the fully equipped 1976 Dodge van that Waynesburg Area Rescue Squad donated to the West End Ambulance Service will be housed at the home of McKin ney ire Chief William Adams Said Chaney of the Waynesburg ambulance service it been for them we have Rv i ixm cnRnnv Staff Writer McKINNEY With a used am bulance seven trained volunteers and $600 in its bank account West End Ambulance Service is ready to begin operation everything goes as plann Bruce Chaney captain says the new ambulance service could be serving some 5000 residents in the western part of Lincoln County by Currently Mid County Rescue Squad in Stanford and Waynesburg Area Rescue Squad in are providing coverage to the area East End Ambulance Service the only other ambulance service in Lincoln County serves the Crab Orchard area In Mercer County Burgin loan approved BURGIN application for a $250000 armers Home Ad ministration loan for building a water storage tank and installing new water lines has been approved a spokesman for US Sens Wendell ord and Walter Huddleston informed city officials last week Engineers have said construction on the project may begin in September Council meeting postponed BURGIN The meeting of Burgin City Council planned for Monday has been rescheduled for April 9 said City Clerk Betty Montgomery The meeting will be at 7 pm in City Hall iscal Court to meet Tuesday HARRODSBURG Mercer iscal Court will meet at 10 am Tuesday in the county courthouse The magistrates are slated to decide whether to close a section of Cummins erry Road that one landowner says is us ed by people who dump garbage on his property School boards to meet Thursday HARRODSBURG Two local school boards and one in Burgin will meet Thursday instead of on their regularly scheduled dates The Har rodsburg and Mercer County school boards will meet at 7:30 pm and the Burgin Board of Education will meet at 8 pm The meetings will be in the respective offices In Lincoln County Concert to benefit rescue squad McKINNEY A concert to benefit the newly organized West End Ambulance Service that will provide coverage to all of western Lincoln County will be held from 8 to 11 pm Saturday in the gymnasium at McKinney Elementary School Live music will be provided by the letcher Brothers Band of Junction City Admission at the door is $250 for adults $1 for children under 12 Children 6 years old and under will be admitted free All proceeds will benefit the West End Ambulance Service Bruce Chaney captain of the West End Ambulance Service said the West End Ambulance Service will provide coverage to the section of Lincoln County formerly served by the Junction City Rescue Squad in Boyle County and the area of western Lincoln County currently being served by the Mid County Rescue Squad and Waynesburg Area Rescue Squad in Waynesburg.