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APRIL 22, 2004
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to dry, Renfrow said. "The Pizza in Beaver Dam and a
rain and snow backed us up
a little bit. When we're done,
we'll tear down this place and
it will become our parking
lot."
The land, located next to
McDonald's, is being pre-
pared for a 7,000 square foot
strip mall and it will be called
North Side Plaza.
Renfrow, a barber for 24
years, has been at his current
spot for 11 years.
According to Renfrow, he
decided to build the new strip
mall as an investment for
him and his family.
"I'm always thinking
about business," Renfrow
said. "I was looking at the
future and is like my re-
tirement plan."
With the new strip mall,
Renfrow will expand his two-
chair barber shop to three
chairs.
and pasta buffets and it will
seat approximately 85 ple.
beauty salon have committed ' "Counting party room,
to wo of the wecould seat up to
epaces. A fourth
business is still in
negotiations.
Stephen Edge,
owner of Lil'
Stevie's Pizza, is
going to open a
dine-in, delivery
and carry-out res-
taurant.
Edge said his
current pizza res-
taurant is too
small and wants
to move to a location that has
a higher volume of traffic
looking for food.
"I scoped it out real good
before I made the deal," Edge
said. "It offers a lot more
parking and it's right in the
heart of other businesses."
Edge said his new restau-
rant will offer pizza, salad
Stephen Edge
I00 people," Edge
said.
When Edge's
restaurant opens,
he will close down
his current place
just south of down-
town Beaver Dam.
Edge, 20, said he
will also hire 15 to
20 new employees
to help run his
larger restaurant.
"It has been a
dream of mine to find a place
where I can stay and make
it work," said Edge who ran
his first pizza business at age
16.
A ribbon cutting is ex-
pected at the end of August,
with all four of the businesses
opening together, Renfrow
said.
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BY DAVE MCBRIDE
Times-News
A Fordsville man con-
victed in the murder-for-
hire death of an Owensboro
man in 1991 is scheduled
for a parole hearing in May.
Irvin Edge currently is
lodged in the Green River
Detention Center in
Muhlenberg County, having
served 13 years of a life sen-
tence.
Edge was part of a three-
person scheme that re-
sulted in the shooting death
of Charles Westerfield at
Westerfield's home in
March, 1991.
According to testimony
McManaway said Edge
approached him in Decem-
ber, 1990 at Southwire Rod
and Cable Company in
Hawesville and asked him
if he knew of anybody who
would be willing to kill an-
other person. Westerfield's
name was not mentioned at
the time.
McManaway, Edge and
Westerfield all worked at
the Hancock County plant.
McManaway said Edge
came to him for help in the
plot because he
(McManaway) had been
overheard bragging that he
had organized criminal con-
tacts in Chicago.
However, McManaway
testified later that what he
brousht out in Daviem Cir-
atdt Court, ¢lge hirQd l nt told Edge about the crimt-
MQManaway, tho middle nal 0onta©t waA nothing
man in the murder plot, to but bragging and that ho
find a perlon willing to "kill really didn't have thoae con.
another perlon." That tutti.
third perlmn ended up being
Randall Murphy of Louis-
ville who acted as and was
convicted of being the trig-
ger man.
Edge again approached
McManaway about the plan
and this time McManaway
See PAROLE, page 5A
O
BY DAVE MCBRIDE
Times-News
Because of the First and
Second Congressional Dis-
trict races, there will be two
ballot faces in Ohio County's
May 18 pri-
mary elec-
tion.
While both
ballots are
short of candi-
dates com-
pared to those
years when lo-
cal races are in-
volved, the Democratic face
contains the most to choose
from.
The Democratic ballot
also will be a little confusing
since most of the eight presi-
dential candidates are no
longer in the race.
"It doesn't make any dif-
ference," Ohio County Clerk
Les Johnson said. "Those
names will be on every bal-
lot if the state and people will
have the opportunity to vote
for the ones they like. Actu-
ally a lot of those
votes won't be
worth a hill of
beans and will
be wasted."
The list in-
cludes front-
runner John
Kerry, John
Edwards,
Howard Dean, Dennis
Kucinich, Wesley Clark, AI
Sharpton and "uncommit-
ted."
In the other Democratic
races, voters will get to
choose between Daniel
See BALLOTS, page 5A
the
the
will
of
who
said the
~reater
' he a one-
has
the
40 developmental assets of
children.
Last year, a parade was
added and it will again open
the event.
The theme of this year's
parade is "Kids Around the
World." It will start at the
Most Culturally Creative
will be given.
According to Pieper, the
event's largest crowd was es-
timated at 4,000 two years
ago but it still averages be-
twoen 3,000 to 3,500 people.
"It has almost become too
and Native American cul-
tures.
"We're going to give the
children passports for their
tour and at each (cultural)
station they'll get a stamp,"
Pieper said. Vhen they get
all their stamps, they'll get a
e
easln
f
Ohio County Technology big for the high school," prize."
Center parking lot at 9 a.m. Pieper said. "We could use a The event will also feature
and proceed, to the OCHS convention center." a landing from an ultra light Ronnie McDowell featured
football
stadium. (" b fC
The pa-
rade will
only in-
c 1 u d eC)h ,14
walking
units and children have to be
accompanied by adults. A
first place prize of $75 and a
second place prize of $25 will
be given to the walking units.
A Family Award, an Asset
Award and an award for
The "Children, a World of
Hope,"
theme cen-
ters around
the asset of
cultural
competence.
Pieper said this year's
event is promoting cultural
diversity and various rooms
in the high school will be
decorated to represent the
French, Spanish, Korean,
JRm aican, African American
plane, Asset Alley, a perfor-
mance from the Madcap Pro-
ductions Puppet Theater and
juggler David Henley.
The Fort Hartford Muzzle
Loaders will have a demon-
stration set up outside the
school and Little Buster the
School Bus will be on hand.
And there will be displays
from local and busi-
nesse8.
See DIVERSrYY, page 8A
on six of album's songs
BY DON WILKINS
Times-News Editor
editor@octimesnews.com
For the second year in a
row, local country gospel
group Sacred Heart will be
hosting a free "listening"
party for the release of its
new live CD at the Ohio
County Community Center's
auditorium this Saturday
night at 7:30 p.m.
Donnie Dortch, lead
singer and spokesman for
the group, said this is the
band's first attempt at a live
album.
I'm not just saying this
but it is one of the finest live
albums I've heard," Dortch
said. rhey're difficult to do."
See CD, page 8A
County View
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of marijuana
seized in raid
pg. C1
Update
on upcoming
Relay for Life
pg. C1
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