Columns

FRANKFORT – A little more than a week ago, when I was writing my weekly newspaper column, I had no idea of what the dangerous storms already on the horizon would bring.
As we all know by now, it was one of the deadliest days in our history, and many communities were hit especially hard. That includes our neighbors to the north, in Pendleton, Campbell and Kenton counties, and in such other areas as West Liberty and East Bernstadt. For some of them, it will take months if not years to rebuild.

If you went to school at Connersville, close your eyes.
Can you hear the sound of the ping pong ball hitting the table in the gym?
Can you see Jimmy Fryman, who was tagged “the Champ of the Tramp,” doing flip after flip on the trampoline?
Can you hear principal and teacher Charlie Tribble walking down the hall?
Can you see all of the experiments that were lined up for the many science fairs that were held during the school’s short life?

Nothing gives spring’s arrival away better than the ever-growing thorn in all drivers’ sides.
When I think of spring, I generally think of things that make me happy.
For example, with spring comes warmer weather, outside events, volleyball, warmer weather, getting a tan, volleyball and the always enjoyed... warmer weather.
In a small rural community like ours, the farms tend to shine and the scenery, for the most part, looks similar to pictures you might see in a magazine.

Cynthiana lost one of its Christian soldiers last week with the passing of Ruth E. Furnish.
When I first started working at The Cynthiana Democrat in 1976, Ruth was the bookkeeper for the newspaper and the Cynthiana Publishing Co. plant. During her tenure, she served with several publishers.
I say “with” because many of those publishers would probably agree that they were publishers because Ruth said they could be, much like most men are the head of the house because their wives say they can be.