Alcoholic Beverages

The Nicholasville City Commission passed the second reading of ordinances that will allow the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday and create a 5-percent regulatory license fee on the sale of alcoholic beverages during a special-called meeting Wednesday. Both ordinances go into effect July 1.

WAYNESBURG - Acting on a tip, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department arrested an alleged bootlegger Friday after a search produced more than 400 containers of alcoholic beverages inside the man's home. Harold Call, 63, of Waynesburg, was charged with possession of alcoholic beverages in a dry territory. Sheriff Curt Folger said his office received an anonymous phone call with the information that led to the arrest. During the search, Folger said more than 390 cans of beer and 17 bottles of liquor were confiscated from Call's residence at 1475 Sims Ridge Road.

Visitors at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill will be able to buy alcohol by the drink in the dining room in about six months. That comes after voters in the North Burgin precinct in Mercer County approved the question "Are you in favor of the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink in qualified historic sites in the North Mercer precinct?" by a 85-vote margin Tuesday. A total of 767 people cast votes in the precinct in which Shaker Village is located; 426 voted yes, and 341 voted no. "We are pleased that the North Burgin precinct has voted to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink at Shaker Village," Aimee Darnell, publicist for Shaker Village, said in a statement released Tuesday night.

PAINT LICK - Two men were charged after Garrard County Sheriff's Department received complaints about the sale of alcoholic beverages in a dry territory and raided their residence Monday night. Officers confiscated alcoholic beverages and a large amount of cash. Francisco Ramirez, 37, and Cesario Ramirez, 27, both of Paint Lick, were arrested after a search warrant was executed at their residence on Ky. 52 seven miles east of Lancaster. Francisco Ramirez was charged with selling alcoholic beverages in a local option territory and two counts of forgery.

HARRODSBURG ? City officials are poised to vote Thursday on expanded alcohol sales in Harrodsburg. A special City Commission meeting has been called for 4 p.m. to vote on a proposed amendment to the city alcohol ordinance. On Monday, the commission gave first reading to an amendment that, if approved, will change the hours of availability of selling alcoholic beverages by the drink. It states that distilled spirits, wine and/or malt beverages may be sold by the drink "Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and on New Year's Eve, regardless of the day of the week, except on Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the next day. " The amended ordinance also will allow alcoholic beverages to be delivered in the city during business hours on Sunday.

Dear Editor, The issue of Sunday sales of alcohol has been interesting to watch. In talking with fellow pastors, the use or non use of alcohol for both social and liturgical reasons is varied. Consensus on that matter will never happen. I do not use alcohol socially or for liturgical purposes within my congregation. Yet, a key reason that I do not support the availability of alcohol for sale on Sunday is religious matter. It has little to do whether alcoholic beverages are right or wrong, but that Sunday is a holy day for people who practice the faith of Christianity.

The Danville Country Club recently began selling alcoholic beverages at its restaurant and golf course under city and state licenses issued to the Lexington Road establishment last month. Bridgette Milby, alcohol beverage control administrator for the city of Danville, said today that the city and state licenses both were issued to the club on Feb. 18. Each license cost $800 and is good for a year, she said. In addition, the club is to pay the city a regulatory fee that amounts to 5 percent of its gross alcohol beverage sales receipts, she said.

CRAB ORCHARD - At approximately 7:40 p.m. on Dec. 31, Lincoln County deputy sheriffs arrested Truman Saylor, 63, and his wife, Cheryl Saylor, 48, both of Crab Orchard, for illegally selling alcoholic beverages in a dry territory. Sheriff Curt Folger and Deputies Sim Thacker, Donnie Gilliam, Jeremy Garrison and Rob Oney executed a search warrant at the couple's residence after conducting a controlled purchase of alcoholic beverages from Truman Saylor. Beer, whiskey, cash and surveillance equipment were confiscated during the search.

Boyle Fiscal Court approved first reading of an ordinance that will allow alcoholic beverages to be sold at Old Bridge Golf Club on Sundays. Fiscal Court received a petition earlier this month from the new owners of the golf course, Mike and Sarah Kehoe, asking for Sunday sales. The petition cites reasons for the move, including to "promote tourism, encourage conventions and enhance economic development as well as augmenting the current fees, taxes and charges supplementing the county revenue streams.

The Nicholasville City Commission passed the second reading of ordinances that will allow the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday and create a 5-percent regulatory license fee on the sale of alcoholic beverages during a special-called meeting Wednesday. Both ordinances go into effect July 1.

LANCASTER - Starting Jan. 1, alcohol can be bought in Lancaster until 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sundays, after the City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday extending the times. The ordinance initially stopped Sunday sales at 10 p.m., as suggested by Councilman Brett Baierlein in the original draft of the ordinance. “If you go to a football game, they stop selling in the third quarter now, so I think we should, too,” he said, which was met with laughter.

Patrons will be able to purchase alcoholic beverages during the John Michael Montgomery Country-Fest set for later this month at Lykins Park. During its monthly meeting Monday night, the Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation Board granted the Winchester Fraternal Order of Police a waiver from its ordinance against alcohol sales in public parks, allowing the sale of beer during the two-day event set for Sept. 23-24. Rules and regulations set forth by the parks and recreation department prohibit the possession of any alcoholic beverages in any park or recreational facility, including Lykins Park, but they also allow the parks board the right to grant waivers to the rule.

Boyle Fiscal Court approved first reading of an ordinance that will allow alcoholic beverages to be sold at Old Bridge Golf Club on Sundays. Fiscal Court received a petition earlier this month from the new owners of the golf course, Mike and Sarah Kehoe, asking for Sunday sales. The petition cites reasons for the move, including to "promote tourism, encourage conventions and enhance economic development as well as augmenting the current fees, taxes and charges supplementing the county revenue streams.

Under Kentucky law, adults can be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor if they give anyone under the age of 18 an alcoholic beverage to consume. But what about those between the ages of 18-20? That was the question brought before the Nicholasville City Commission during its Monday meeting by Nicholasville police Maj. John Branscum. Branscum said there is a loophole in the current state law, and he brought forth a draft social host ordinance for the commission to review.

Registered voters in the C102 - Little Hickman precinct voted by a count of 109-8 Tuesday to allow alcohol sales in the area at a winery, according to Jessamine County Clerk Eva McDaniel. Tom Beall, owner of First Vineyard Winery at 5800 Sugar Creek Pike, submitted a petition for the vote to the county clerk’s office. The vote will allow a small farm winery to sell wine on its site only, according to Kentucky Revised Statute 243.155. The facility can serve 6 ounces of alcoholic beverages per day to each patron who is of legal drinking age, according to the statute.

Dear Editor, My Saturday mail delivery included a packet containing two sheets of paper, two cards and a stamped return envelope, from a nameless person(s), asking me for what I consider to be personal information, including my name, my Social Security number, date of birth and what really made my blood boil ? financial support. I was to do all of this and then send it to a P.O. Box, in care of a committee I had never heard of named the Danville Committee for Expanded Sales of alcoholic beverages.

Voters began receiving letters Saturday from a committee established to get retail alcohol sales on the ballot in Danville and raise money for a pro-wet campaign. The "Danville Committee for Expanded Sales," which is referred to in the letter as "a group of local leaders, business people and concerned citizens," sent out the mailing to all of the city's registered voters. The mailing included a self-addressed enveloped and returnable card for the recipient to sign that read: "Petition for Expanded Sales of Alcoholic Beverages: I request that the following proposition be placed on a ballot to be voted on by the registered voters within the city limits of Danville, Kentucky: 'Are you in favor of the sale of alcoholic beverages in Danville, Kentucky?

A petition to get expanded alcohol sales on the ballot in Danville was declared invalid Monday. An order signed by Boyle Judge-Executive Harold McKinney said the petition for a local option election was denied because it came up short of the 1,753 required signatures. The order says the 78-page petition included just 1,107 signatures, and County Clerk Trille Bottom certified only 321 of those as "constitutionally eligible voters" in the City of Danville. Kentucky statutes require signatures from 25 percent of registered voters who participated in the previous general election in order to call a special election on the issue in a third class city.

HARRODSBURG ? City officials are poised to vote Thursday on expanded alcohol sales in Harrodsburg. A special City Commission meeting has been called for 4 p.m. to vote on a proposed amendment to the city alcohol ordinance. On Monday, the commission gave first reading to an amendment that, if approved, will change the hours of availability of selling alcoholic beverages by the drink. It states that distilled spirits, wine and/or malt beverages may be sold by the drink "Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and on New Year's Eve, regardless of the day of the week, except on Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. the next day. " The amended ordinance also will allow alcoholic beverages to be delivered in the city during business hours on Sunday.