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City Editor: Matt Francis, 691-7306 Messenger-Inquirer SUNDAY AUGUST 14, 2005 Coming Monday: City officials, businesses assess plans for riverfront development Region Briefs Legislation battles identity theft From staff and wire reports ed nationwide with more than 1,600 in Kentucky, according to the Federal Trade theft and allow legal options for consumers whose privacy rights have been violated. Insurance, legal companies offering security for customers In Owensboro, 33 people were victims of identity theft last year. A task force of about 25 people will meet periodically to review the legislative proposal, according to Todd Leatherman, director of consumer protection for the Commission's complaint database. In Owensboro, 33 people were victims of identity theft last year, according to the commission. Stumbo's legisla will discuss how to better work together to prevent identity theft and enforce existing laws, Leatherman said.

Beyond legislative action, consumers are finding more options in the insurance and legal fields for protection from identity theft and the restoration of their credit if they are victimized. David Walden with Pre-Paid Legal Services said he has been concentrating on raising public awareness about identity theft See TheftPage 3C News Tip Line 691-7205 Call the Messenger-Inquirer News Tip Line if you have a question about something you've noticed in the community or know of that needs newspaper coverage. Cingular customers may dial TIP (847) to call the tip line for free. Readers also can send an e-mail to newsmessenger-inquirer. com.

cingular WIRELESS By Owen Covington Messenger-Inquirer Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo last week announced legislation designed to offer protection against identity theft, which has become an increasing concern of consumers in recent years. Coupled with stronger legislation to protect consumers are the efforts of insurance and legal services companies to offer additional security in the face of more prolific and creative identity thieves. Last year, nearly 250,000 identity theft complaints were report attorney general's office. The task force, composed primarily of people from the law enforcement community, also tion draws from laws in four other states and would restrict access to Social Security numbers and credit information, make it easier to report identity A Fresh Idea Reformed Baptists start local seminary i.l I LJ Sit ft vjwEf -V'. 4fZ4 1 M.

Farmers market testing meat, dairy sales By Joy Campbell Messenger-Inquirer Saturday's crowd at the Owensboro Regional Farmers Market had its pick from about 14 vendors, who were mostly regulars with corn, green beans, tomatoes, peppers, melons, okra, cucumbers, zucchini, fresh-cut flowers, peaches, jams and jellies. And then there was King Farms with a little different offering. The Union Star family was selling free-range meats and other products and teamed with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to show area fanners how they can move into direct retail sales. The Kings brought a full line of meats and some dairy products to the market At 8:30 a.m., chef Nancy Russman, culinary arts instructor at Jefferson Community College, was set to cook some of the Kings' breakfast sausage, chicken and produce from other vendors and hand out samples. We're working on a research project to introduce retail meat sales and assessing the market strength for that," said Janet Eaton with the state agriculture department The department is gathering data from six sites around the state and introducing a different product at each site.

Kentucky State University is conducting a customer survey for the project to find out how consumers like the direct sales market Eaton said. The project's preliminary research could be available by October, but officials already have learned a lot she said. The department has worked out health department By Karen Owen Messenger-Inquirer Owensboro will soon have its own theological seminary. Heritage Baptist Church is starting The Midwest Center for Theological Studies next month with a faculty of one. The professor is Sam Wal-dron, a member of the church staff who recently finished his doctorate in systematic theology.

"This used to be a dream," said Ted Christman, one of the co-pastors at the Reformed Baptist church on Thruston-Der-mont Road. The school is starting out small, using one classroom at Heritage Christian School. For the first semester, church leaders are expecting 10-15 students, who will be working toward a master of divinity degree. The student body includes three or four people studying over the Internet in Omaha, Neb. "Maybe, if we can teach this old dog new tricks, we can even answer questions via instant messaging," Waldron said.

Tuition will be $100 a credit hour. "We don't have aspirations of becoming a large place," Waldron said. Even so, Heritage leaders already have a floor plan for a $5.5 million, addition to the church building. It will include a 675-seat auditorium. About 350 people worship at Heritage on Sunday mornings.

Most of one floor of the addition, more than 12,500 square feet will be devoted to the theological school, which will have seven classrooms, a library, student lounge and bookstore, Christman said. Church leaders plan to award bids a year from now if they have 75 percent of the cost in hand. "We refuse to go into foolish debt to pay for it" Christman said. Theological ties Waldron was a published author and leader in the Reformed Baptist movement before he moved to Owensboro from Michigan in 2000. See SeminaryPage 4C Multicultural Festival adds dog racing Dachshund racing fans, get ready to rumble.

Wiener-dog racing was a hit at last year's Oktoberfest. But it looks like there won't be an Oktoberfest this year. So the seventh annual Owensboro Multicultural Festival is adding dachshund racing to its schedule. The racing action is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday on the front lawn of First Presbyterian Church, 1328 Griffith Ave.

Heats will be run to accommodate all the dogs that show up. And the top three finishers will get ribbons. There is no entry fee. To enter a dog, call 684-1467 and leave your name, phone number andor e-mail address. Businesses pushing Maysville for Sunday alcohol sales MAYSVILLE Businesses in Maysville are pushing the city to lift restrictions on Sunday alcohol sales.

Norbert Gallenstein, who owns O'Rourke's Pub in Maysville, said bars should be given the same right to sell alcohol as restaurants and off-track betting parlors, which can sell alcohol on Sunday. The state laws have changed, and all we're asking for is to reflect current state law," Gallenstein said. "I just believe it's the right thing to do." Gallenstein, who wrote a letter to the city council with six other business owners, said that not selling alcohol on Sunday is not stopping anyone from buying it. They simply go across the river or to surrounding cities for access. Correction A story about Greenville's veterans park on Page 1 Friday misidentified Muhlenberg County's commonwealth's attorney.

Ralph Vick is Muhlenberg County's commonwealth's attorney. To report an error contact Editor Dan Heckel at 691-7292 or Lottery Numbers Saturday's lottery numbers: Kentucky Midday Pick 3: 1-5-0 Midday Pick 4: 4-7-0-2 Evening Pick 3: 6-5-6 Evening Pick 4: 7-3-1-7 Cash Ball: 2-3-8-21; The Cash Ball was 7 Tic Tac Cash: 5-6-14-20-23-30-34-37 Lotto South: 10-13-18-41-42-43 Estimated jackpot $12 million Indiana Midday Dally 3: 8-9-0 Midday Dally 4: 6-8-2-6 Mid. Lucky 5: 4-9-20-25-34 Evening Daily 3: 8-3-7 Evening Daily 4: 9-1-3-9 Eve. Lucky 5: 3-14-20-22-33 Lotto: 5-22-28-29-36-45 Estimated jackpot: $3.5 million Powerball: 1-2-18-37-43; The Powerball was 37 The Power Play was 4 Estimated jackpot $10 million it)' ii Jenny Sevcik, 926-0123 Cynthia Conklin picks out a few ears of corn Owensboro Christian Church. Conklin said she to buy Saturday from Jimmy Thompson, a local was buying corn, green beans and maybe some grower from Maceo, during the Owensboro okra this weekend.

"I love to see the pretty veg- Regional Farmers Market in the parking lot of etables," she said, "and they're so good." regulations and compiled tips "If someone want to get into Eaton said. "Market strength is from farmers in the retail sales direct retail sales, we can give what we're looking at" market on how to be them data on the cost to do successful. that and the potential profit" See Idea Page 3C 'frmmmmmmp''''vi Owensboro residents get bird's-eye view of area K. i i- Hi, 1 i-V for four of their clients with two others along to cheer them. Local pilot Stan Bittman volunteered to take the Owensboro residents for a short flight around the city.

Carrico's sisters, Theresa Absher of Owensboro and Joyce Wurth and Becky Lawson of Paducah, hugged Carrico and asked him how he liked the plane. "I liked it I want to buy one," he said. Wurth said her brother isn't likely to talk about much else for a while. Carrico's family believe that a high fever he developed when he was 6 months old caused his mental disabilities. "This was an experience for us and for Larry," Wurth said.

See View Page 3C Community Alternatives of Kentucky clients enjoy 'wonderful' plane rides By Joy Campbell Messenger-Inquirer Larry Carrico, 58, was all smiles Saturday as the silver-haired man stepped from the Cessna 206 six-seat-er plane and quickly rejoined his family and friends in front of MidAmerica Jet "Got to fly in airplane," he said. "I want to buy one." It was hard to tell who was the most excited, Carrico or his three sisters who wouldn't have missed seeing their developmentally disabled brother achieve this milestone. Staff from Community Alternatives of Kentucky coordinated plane rides Jenny Sevcik, Messenger-Inquirer Bryan Stone, center, a client with Commu- noon with Stan Bittman, a local pilot, at nity Alternatives of Kentucky, smiles toward MidAmerica Jet. After Stone saw parts of Pam Gaston, a suDDort coordinator with Owensboro from a bird's-eve view, he thanked OOOO 00 CAKY, as they get ready to fly Saturday after- Bittman and said, "It was wonderful.".