Mrs. Gilvin

Sharon A. Gilvin, age 61, of Hillsboro, passed away Friday at Fleming County Hospital.
Mrs. Gilvin was born in Morris, Ill., May 112, 1948. Her parents were the late Gilbert and Letha Hamilton.
Mrs. Gilvin was the widow of Jackie Gilvin who died July 4, 2003.

Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Richmond of Hillsboro; five grandchildren, Joseph Planck, Jonathan Planck, Chad Planck, Michael Planck and Holly Blevins; a half-sister, Shirley Icing of Georgetown; three half-brothers, Larry Hamilton of Hillsboro, Jimmy Hamilton of Flemingsburg, and Sonny Hamilton of Georgetown; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two children, Gilbert Williams and Letha Planck; a half-sister, Linda Kilgore; and her fiancée, Don Hamilton.
Services are 1 p.m., Tuesday at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home with Rev. George Sloan officiating.
Burial will follow in the Hillsboro Cemetery.
Visitation is after 11 a.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Arnold

Ethel May Arnold, 88, of Flemingsburg, went home to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, with her loving family at her side.
She was born in Mason County, May 19, 1921. Her parents were the late Bruce and Mamie Sweet Hornback.
She was the widow of Leslie Davis Arnold who died July 5, 2002.

She was a devoted member of the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Fred (Sue) Arnold of Florence, and Glen Arnold of Flemingsburg; a sister, Irene Reed of Maysville; a daughter-in-law, Elaine Arnold Bloxton of Flemingsburg; five grandchildren, Davy (Becky) Arnold of New Vienna, Ohio, Kimberly (Michael Dyer) Mitchell of Vanceburg, Rebecca Arnold and Leslie D. Arnold, both of Flemingsburg, and William (Alla) Arnold of Lexington; and 10 great-grandchildren, Danika Doyle, Darick Mitchell, Jacob Arnold, Brandon Arnold, Benjamin Arnold, Jesse Barrett, Nathan Grimm, Nelson Grimm, Trevor Arnold and Montana Arnold.
She was preceded in death by a son, Ben Arnold; three sisters, Geneva Hampton, Mary Legge and Christine Muse; and two brothers, Ed Hornback and George Hornback.
Services are 1 p.m., today at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home with Rev. Marvin W. Suit and Rev. Lynn Beach officiating.
Burial will follow in the Fleming County Cemetery.
Visitation was held Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Cancer Care Club, P.O. Box 21, Ewing, Ky. 41039 or Hospice of Hope, Inc., 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.

Panthers win third

Last night the Fleming County Panthers beat Lewis County 33-8 at home. Details will be in next week's Gazette.

Mrs. Donovan

Linda Kay McIntyre Donovan, 62 of Cedar Lake, passed away due to complications from cancer on Sept. 24, 2009, at Central Baptist Hospital.
She was born in Fleming County on Aug. 12, 1947, the first daughter of the late Cecil McIntyre and Virginia Legg McIntyre of Hilltop. Linda was a member of the Elizaville Christian Church for over 20 years.
Linda was a 1965 graduate of Fleming County High School. After graduation, she clerked at Baker’s department store for $1 an hour to help support her education and to finance the purchase of her wedding dress, for her marriage to Steve Donovan in June of 1968. After graduating from Morehead State University with a degree in Elementary Education in 1968, she briefly worked for three years teaching sixth grade in the Mason County School system. In 1971, she moved to Ewing Elementary School, teaching for 11 years prior to becoming principal for an additional nine years. In 1991 she moved to the central office to become Instructional Supervisor taking on the additional role of Special Education Coordinator a few years later, retiring in 2001. Even after retirement, Linda continued working for the school system until shortly before her death. With over 40 years as a teacher and educator, Linda wanted the best for her students, her schools, and her community of educators. Linda loved her work and cherished many of her colleagues as life-long friends.
Linda had many hobbies and interests: traveling, an appreciation of good food, and a love of entertaining. The love and devotion to her husband was evident to all who knew Linda. It can be said that if Steve had the vision then Linda was the architect of that vision. Together they built Cedar Lake in 1985, where they have lived since 1990. In 2005, Linda and Steve opened Stockton Station Inn in Flemingsburg, serving as innkeepers. For a short time they also ran Bistro 129 out of the Inn, serving the best lunch in town. An entrepreneur, an entertainer, and an educator, Linda had a profound impact upon her community and will be missed by friends and family. Linda was also a master of the lost art of conversation. She is comforted to know that her granddaughter Lilly will continue with that tradition.
Linda is survived by her husband of 41 years, Steve Donovan, along with two children, Brent Donovan of Summit, N.J., and Heather McGinnis. Heather lives with her husband, Jason and Mimi’s two grandchildren, Donovan and Lilly in Richmond. In addition, Linda is survived by her mother, Virginia McIntyre of Ewing; her sisters, Diana Ross of Lexington, and Sandra and her husband, Vernon Pelfrey of Hilltop; and her brother, Brooks McIntyre and his wife, Melanie of Ewing. Linda is also survived by her in-laws, Nancy and the late James Donovan, and their children, David and his wife, Karen Donovan, Frannie and her husband, Gerald Vice, John and his wife, Debbie Donovan, Jeff and his wife, Nancy Donovan all of Ewing; Ed and his wife, Wendy Donovan of Adelaide, Australia; Gene Donovan of Versailles.
The visitation and funeral services will be held at the Elizaville Christian Church. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, with funeral services at 11 a.m. on Monday. Burial will be in the Elizaville Cemetery immediately following the service.
Arrangements by Denton-Workman funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, tax-deductible donations can be made to the Linda Donovan Memorial Scholarship fund to support a college student interested in elementary education, to Fleming County Schools 211 W. Water Street, Flemingsburg, Ky. 41041. Additionally donations are welcome to the Cancer Care Club, P.O. Box 189, Flemingsburg, Ky.

Paving on US 62X in Maysville starts Saturday, continues next week

Paving to accommodate morning commuters

FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. – While contractors plan to work days and nights next week to repave a busy section of US 62X/68 in Maysville, accommodations will be made for morning commuters.

The work is part of a $455,000 resurfacing project the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet awarded to Eaton Asphalt Paving Co. Inc. to improve 1.2 miles of US 62X/68 from KY 9 to Moody Drive.

Beginning Saturday, Sept. 26, motorists should watch for lane closures as contractors mill away old asphalt and conduct other preparation work.

Full paving operations are expected to begin Monday, Sept. 28, and will continue throughout the day and night through Thursday, weather permitting.

To alleviate traffic concerns, contractors plan to remove all lane restrictions during rush hours each morning – approximately 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

During work hours, traffic will be controlled by flaggers. Motorists should watch for lane closures and “Drive Smart” through all construction zones.

Culvert repairs continue on Muses Mills Road (KY 1013)

Two-hour closure Friday, Sept. 25

FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. – Culvert repairs will necessitate a three-hour temporary closure of Muses Mills Road (KY 1013) on Friday, Sept. 25.

The roadway will close to traffic at 9 a.m. and reopen at approximately noon at the work site at the intersection of Rush Run Road. A temporary traffic signal will remain in operation at all other times, as work requires one lane of KY 1013 to be closed during construction.

Department of Highways crews in Fleming County began repairs of the damaged KY 1013 culvert in early September. Work is nearing completion.

Motorists are asked to “Drive Smart” in the work zone and remain aware of workers and construction equipment at all times.

Kentucky Core Content Test results are in

 

The Kentucky Department of Education released Kentucky Core Content Test results recently to schools and media as well as information on the adequate yearly progress made by school districts as determined by No Child Left Behind.

According to the NCLB progress report, most schools met the majority of their target goals for improvement. However, a school must meet all of those target goals in order to be determined as having met adequate yearly progress. NCLB progress is measured through reading and math scores for all students as well as subgroups of students, including those who received free or reduced lunch, students with disabilities and others. A school must have a certain number of students in that subgroup for it to be counted as a target goal. There are a possible total 25 target goals, though none of the schools in this area have that many.

Fleming County

All of Fleming County's Title 1 schools met all of their adequate yearly progress target goals. Those schools include E.P. Ward Elementary, Ewing Elementary, Flemingsburg Elementary and Hillsboro Elementary. Simons Middle School met 12 of its 13 goals, failing only in its overall reading status. Fleming County High School met seven of its 10 goals, failing in the same three areas as Bracken County High School.For the high school, all three of the target goals failed were connected to math scores. The school did not meet adequate yearly progress in overall math status, total tested math or ethnicity white math status.

The district totals for the elementary schools in content area performance were close in all categories, none moving by more than two percentage points. For reading, math and on-demand writing, the percent of students scoring proficient or higher fell to 69.17 percent in reading, 64.74 percent in math and 57.32 percent in on-demand writing.

In science, the percent rose to 63.95 percent and in social studies rose to 55.41 percent.

At each of the individual elementary schools, scores varied widely. Ewing Elementary had 100 percent of its students achieve proficient or higher in science, but E.P. Ward Elementary saw a nearly 40 point drop in on-demand writing.

The middle school saw decreased percentages in three of five content areas, including reading, social studies and on-demand writing. Those percentages were 63.65 percent, 52.58 percent and 40.72 percent, respectively. Percents improved in math and science with 63.1 percent in math and 68.89 percent in science.

The high school saw only decreased percentages, though the differences from 2008 were slight in most cases. In reading the number deviated slightly, by less than a percentage point, dipping to 55.26 percent. Math fell about three points, science by less than a percentage point, and social studies by less than two percentage points. On-demand writing saw the most significant dip of about 10 percentage points.