The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page B8

Time: 09-29-2009 23:18 User: marjohnson PubDate: 09-30-2009 Zone: KY Edition: 1 Page Name: B8 Color: Myirnta B8 I WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 I THE COURIER-JOURNAL METRO I FLU Illness shuts down some Ky. school districts districtwide, and "we're still hanging right in there." Later this week, she said, JCPS will send home a letter to parents on HLNL flu. "We will not close a school when small numbers of children develop HLNL infection in a single school," the letter says. "School closures will only be considered if there is a high number of infections that affect daily school work routines. Such an event is expected to be rare." Reporter Laura Ungar can be reached at (502) 582-7190.

cent Friday. School should be back in session on Thursday, Anderson said. He added that fall break begins Oct. 10 and lasts nine days and he hopes students get the HLNL vaccine during that time. The vaccine is not expected to be available until mid-October, however.

With so many schools closing, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is asking businesses to prepare for the pandemic by allowing employees additional flexibility, such as working from home if necessary. The chamber, which is Continued from RL illness. In the four-school Taylor County system, school was called off Tuesday and Wednesday, and fall break starts on Thursday and runs until Oct. 12. Superintendent Roger Cook said systemwide attendance was down to 85 percent on Monday.

Lonnie Anderson, superintendent of the 10-school Whitley County system, said officials there also called off school on Tuesday and Wednesday after attendance dipped to 85J. per holding a "pandemic summit" Friday in Lexington and Oct. 9 in Louisville, estimates that flu could cause 30 percent to 40 percent of employees to be absent from work because they or family members are sick. "When working parents are involved and schools are not open, those parents have to make alternate plans," said Bryan Sunderland, the chamber's public affairs director. In Jefferson County, spokeswoman Lauren Roberts said Tuesday that attendance was 93 percent Did you buy a clothes dryer from a major retail store? Did the retailer install a plastic or metal foil vent despite this explicit safety warning on the back of the dryer? SENATE Webb-Ditty race among state's costliest that election.

Following the Webb election, attention turned to the state's 11th Judicial Circuit, where there is a vacancy. Speculation has centered on Sen. Majority Leader Dan Kelly, R-Springfield, getting that appointment. Kelly refuses to confirm his interest in the seat. Reporter Joseph Gerth can be reached at (502) 582-4702.

Continued from RL race, the state Democratic Party poured $174,716 in in-kind contributions into the race. Republicans supplemented the $211,179 that Ditty raised with in-kind contributions totaling $118,947. Webb had $53,040 left in her campaign account while Ditty had $2,350 left. Webb and the Democrats spent a total of $524,111 on the race and Ditty and Republicans spent $327,776, for a total of $851,887. Additionally, two political action committees that aren't required to report their activity until next year are expected to report that they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the race.

The most expensive state Senate race in Kentucky history occurred in 2000 in Pike County when Democrat Ray Jones and Republican Chris Ratliff and their parties combined to spend $983,209 for an open seat. Earlier this year, candidates and parties combined to spend nearly $640,000 in a special election to fill the state's 32nd Senate District seat in a special election. Despite being outspent by more than a 2-1 ratio, Democrat Mike Reynolds won Fire Hazard Use a heavy metal vent. Do not use a plastic vent. Do not use a metal foil vent.

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London and was applying for jobs Tuesday. Associated Press Writer Roger Alford in Frankfort, contributed to this report. sensitive to the fact that there's an ongoing investigation and that while it needs to proceed expeditiously, it also needs to be done the right way and comprehensively." Josh Sparkman said police and the FBI have searched his father's home but told him little even when the body would be released. He has advised authorities that his father wanted to be cremated. Police did recently release his father's truck, which Josh Sparkman is now driving.

He said has $20 to his name and doesn't know how he is going to pay for a funeral or the $600-a-month mortgage on his father's home. Josh Sparkman, who has been living with friends in Tennessee lately, said he has decided to move back to Continued from RL hands and feet were bound with duct tape. Authorities have refused to say if he was going door-to-door for census surveys before he died. Josh Sparkman, 19, said he learned of his father's death Sept. 13, a day after his body was found.

Bill Sparkman adopted him when he was a baby. "I completely broke down," Josh Sparkman said. "It's always just been me and my dad. It's all I have, and I don't have him anymore. I'm just kind of by myself." Kentucky State Police Maj.

Lynn Cross said he has "full and complete" faith in the investigation after reviewing the case Monday with Capt. Lisa Rudzinski, commander of the London detachment that is investigating Sparkman's death. He declined to divulge details from the briefing. "The son may or may not know all these things," Cross said. "I doubt that he knows a lot of stuff that the investigators know.

He probably shouldn't know at this current time, but there will be a time when he will be advised of it." Cross said investigators are awaiting a report by the medical examiner's office, which he said has dedicated all possible resources to the case. Jay Blanton, a spokesman for Gov. Steve Beshear, said the governor is confident state police are moving as quickly as possible. "The governor certainly understands the concerns and feelings of the family during a terrible tragedy like this one," Blanton said. "But at the same time he's very (ilViltnn nl or 811 additional $1 per line your ad can appear under this lCdl '3amer 'n our c'assiec' section.

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Her daughter Jeanne Maxey (Gene), of Williamsburg, VA; son, Ray Strassel (MaryBeth), of Ypsi-lanti, MI; her sisters, Ruth Hill and Hollis Keene; and her five grandchildren remember her devotion, hard work and endless generosity. Her husband of 66 years; a sister; and brother preceded her in death. At home, Mary was a member of the 1st Christian Church, Psi Iota Xi, the Preservation Society, and for 22 years worked for Stewart's Dry Goods in Louisville. She was a gifted gardener and generous neighbor. Being useful to others and giving her time, energy and hospitality formed her calling.

Mary's legacy is her unstoppable energy and her quiet kindness that her friends and family will not forget. A memorial service 10:30 a.m. will be held Friday, October 2, 2009 at E.M. RED BOSTON TERRIER PUPS. 2 MALES BORN AUG.

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