The photo above was taken of Pendleton County Head Basketball Coach Buddy Biggs while he was coaching the Wildcats game at Rupp Arena during the Kentucky State Tournament in Lexington in March of 2005.

Buddy Biggs voted Coach Of The Year by High School coaches

By Debbie Dennie, Editor

For Pendleton County Head Basketball Coach Buddy Biggs, it can't get much better. On Tuesday, April 4 he received a call from Courier Journal Sports Editor Jody Demling telling him he had been voted Coach of the Year. "I couldn't believe it," he said.

Each year the Courier Journal takes a poll from each high school basketball coach in the state to see who they think deserves this honor. "Any time your peers reward you with something like this, it is so humbling and overwhelming to say the least," Biggs added.

The 35-year-old coach could not believe what he was hearing on the phone.

This is Biggs fifth season as head basketball coach at Pendleton. The last two years have been like a storybook for the coaches, the team and the fans.

Biggs says his interest in coaching basketball goes back to 1988 when he was a freshman at Northern Kentucky University. "My best friend from childhood, David Neuhaus, was coaching at our old grade school, Holy Family in Covington."

"He called me one day to ask me if I would help coach the team. I said yes and I helped him coach for three years. I think that is what really opened my eyes and I decided that coaching

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Political candidates very
informative at forum

By Debbie Dennie, Editor

For the first time in about 24 years all of the county and city offices are up for election this year. The city council and mayors races for Falmouth and Butler will be in November. However, there are a large group of candidates running for offices in the May Primary.

Thursday evening was educational and quite informative for those residents who attended the Candidates Community Forum held at Pendleton High School.

This forum is a valuable tool for voters to be able to attend and learn more about the candidates and meet them face to face.

It was organized and conducted by students involved in the Youth Leadership Program at the high school.

JoEllen Mitchell from Adult and Community Education Dept., Teachers Missy Hicks, Andrew Coleman and Michelle Lustenberg, a teacher at the high school who works with Gifted and Talented students. Michelle also helped out with the forum.

Mrs. Mitchell said she remembered when she first came to the county many years ago that the late Dale Dicken had such a forum for the community. "I thought with all the candidates we had that something like that would be nice for the community," she ladded.

In December Mrs. Mitchell talked with Al Cross a University of Kentucky Professor of rural Journalism and ask him to consider

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Falmouth accepts county's fire protection proposal

By Roger McKinney, Reporter

The Pendleton County Fiscal Court and the Falmouth City Council met on Wednesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. in Kennett Tavern to discuss the county's recent fire protection proposal. Originally the county proposed that Falmouth be paid $500 for each fire run made outside the city. Then the fiscal court presented a second proposal, where the county would pay Falmouth $100 per fire truck taken to the scene, $12 per firefighter responding to the scene and $75 in fuel costs for each fire run. The Falmouth City Council considered this offer and then presented a counter proposal: The county would pay Falmouth $180 per fire truck responding to the scene, $35 per firefighter responding to the scene and $75 in fuel costs for each fire run. The council also asked that the city be given the first option of establishing a firehouse substation in the area they served, that is, if one was being considered. The Pendleton County Fiscal Court considered the city's counter offer and then presented a fourth proposal: The county would pay Falmouth $150 per fire truck taken to the scene, $20 per firefighter responding to the scene and $75 in fuel costs for each fire run. The fiscal court

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Sharp Middle School presents Evening of The Arts

Pendleton County's Ninth Annual "Evening of the Arts" was hosted by Phillip A. Sharp Middle School on March 23. The top photo is of seventh grader Pamela Sendelbach carrying on a conversation in song. The photo of the little girl above shows PHS art student Jesse Lorenz as he paints a ladybug on the face of 4-year-old Kyla Colemire. Kyla is the daughter of Kelly Bowen and Kevin Colemire. More photos on Page 10. Photos by Roger McKinney.

Easter Bunny makes early visit to Falmouth Baptist

The children of the Falmouth Baptist Church gathered for an Easter egg hunt on Sunday, April 9. The kids had a great time searching out the 700 eggs hidden around the Falmouth School Center and were pleased by a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny. Everyone taking part in the Easter egg hunt also received stuffed animals. The Falmouth Baptist Church would like to say thanks to all those who helped make this event a success. If you are searching for a church home, you can visit Falmouth Baptist Church! God Bless! Photo by Jackie Vaughn.

"The Way Of The Cross"
A Community Worship Drama, April 14

Once again, the worship drama "The Way Of The Cross," will be performed at 7 p.m. on Good Friday, April 14. Come see Jesus pray and then get betrayed at the Garden of Gethsemane. He will then suffer at the trial before Pilate. These scenes will be at the Falmouth School Center this year.

From the trial, the procession will proceed down Chapel Street to Shelby Street to Maple Avenue, where the crucifixion of Jesus Christ will be performed at the Falmouth Baptist Church at 403 Maple Avenue.

This is a free event and the entire community is invited to come experience the "Passion of the Christ."

This Good Friday Worship Drama is presented by the youth of several churches in Pendleton County, Pendleton Sheriff's Department, Falmouth Police Department and the co-operation of many church, school and city officials.

For more information call 859-654-3177. Come and see what the Lord has done for you.

Turner Ridge Baptist presents
"The Last Supper"

Turner Ridge Baptist Church will be presenting a Last Supper Drama at 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday, April 13.

The drama is "What Really Happened The Night He Was Betrayed?"

Everyone is invited.

Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt, April 15

The Falmouth Lions Club will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at the Southern Elementary school grounds. Children ten years and younger are eligible.

The Lions Club will also be collecting used eye glasses. Children donating a pair of used eye glasses will receive a small prize.

Extreme Makeover for Hassall Family on Sunday evening

This Sunday evening is what many have been waiting for, the chance to see the huge house that ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition built for Brian and Michelle Hassall and their two children Alex and Sam.

The couple reside in Sunrise, which is located across the county line in Harrison County.

The wait has been tortuous for those who can't wait to see what the inside of the home looks like.

Turn your TV's to Channel 9 this Sunday, April 16 at 7 p.m. for the answer to the mystery.

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