Oil

When it came time to pay bills, Magistrate John Hudson had questions about county vehicle oil changes. Hudson asked Boyle Judge-Executive Harold McKinney if the county could get quotes from local vendors on oil change prices or have the public works department change the oil. Hudson said it would be beneficial to get quotes and possibly get a locked in rate over a period of time from a local vendor. He added that the public works department changes the oil in EMS and jail vehicles. The recent decision by Sheriff LeeRoy Hardin to park police cruisers when maintenance was needed until officers received four signatures from magistrates went otherwise unaddressed at the meeting.

Dear Editor, What are the Saudis thinking? They indicated they will increase production of oil 300,000 barrels a day - an amount that may curb the rise in price of fuel. Surely one knows they are not increasing production to sympathize with Americans or anyone else in the world. They import most food and commodities while pumping oil from the bowels of the earth. They are fabulously rich from this, and they are used to it. They realize the oil at present price will cause an international economic recession that would be bad for their business.

Dear Editor, In her letter to the editor, in The Advocate-Messenger on April 29, Kristy Bean of Liberty is absolutely correct. We keep seeking newer sources of oil when we should be seeking replacements for it. No matter how many finds we make, we will use it up and run out eventually. Even Kentucky coal is not limitless - but it may well be a better alternative than oil for many energy needs. If we had established a real program to become oil-independent back in the 1970s, we'd be there now. As it is, we will have gas at $4 a gallon (and that's if we're lucky)

Wendy Guirola-Tucker oil and pastel paintings will be on display at the Main & Maple Coffee House through Friday, Dec. 4 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by The Art Depository and Main & Maple. Guirola-Tucker recently exhibited the "Dynamic Doors" through the Lexington Art & Cultural Council which is on permanent display at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky. Guirola-Tucker serves on the Art Depository board and Jessamine Quilt Trail committee.

I have a keen childhood recollection of a neighbor who carried an oil can around his house. As he tested each interior door, he applied the oil to any squeak that emanated from the hinges that were rusty or dry. It was effective. One squirt and the squeak squawked no more. Americans who cannot fathom the escalating price of oil are creating one of the loudest squeaks in the world. In the larger metropolitan cities, drivers sit for sometimes more than 30 minutes in traffic as the gas gauge moves downward and they move nowhere.

Almost since his time as a toddler, Bill Maybrier has worked a kind of magic with a stick, divining the location of secret pools tucked away beneath hard layers of earth. It is a gift - "or a curse," he says - that has been passed to him through the blood of generations. All of his forebearers could feel the pull at the end of some sort of rod or another and knew where to dig a well that would produce water, he said. Maybrier knows there are skeptics, always have been for thousands of years, doubting anyone's ability to witch a well - divine it, dowse it, doodlebug it - without some slight of hand or flim-flammery going on. According to Wikipedia, dowsing was thought to be the work of the devil in the Middle Ages, when it was even used to determine guilt at trials.

Shoppers can get a head-start on holiday buying at the Gallery Hop Stop, set for Friday in downtown Danville. Hours will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m. More than 60 local artists will exhibit one-of-a-kind items for sale at the 14th Gallery Hop Stop, sponsored by The Arts Commission of Danville/Boyle County through a generous grant from Kentucky Utilities and E. ON. Twenty-four downtown businesses and agencies will be galleries for the evening.   “Without the support of the downtown business community, the Gallery Hop Stop series would still be a dream,” said Arts Commission executive director Ann Nichols.

The Arts Commission of Danville/Boyle County (ACDBC)'s second Gallery Hop, a free arts event for everyone, is set for 5-8 p.m. Friday at the following locations: C Vickers Antiques , 415 W. Main: Joyce Marshall, fiber art, jewelry Leigh and Company Estate Liquidation , 413 W. Main: Paul Sirimongkhon, mixed media, abstract expressionism Community Arts Center , 401 W. Main: David Farmer, oil; Janet Link, oil ...

Dear Editor, In response to Vickie Reed, eyesores are all we have. Tell me how Casey County can make people clean up and other counties can't. I am proud of you Casey County. Lincoln County has so many old cars scattered over the fields and yards, draining oil out in the fields; they could hit oil anywhere in Lincoln County. Every neighborhood you live in you have one sore eye. What is wrong with our counties? Come on people; let us hear your opinion. Mary Morgan Kings Mountain

Independence Day gives us a renewed opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments of our nation's founders, the triumphs of generations of brave men and women in uniform and appreciate the freedoms that we enjoy as Americans - freedoms we often take for granted. At a time when many Americans gather at barbeques, parades and fireworks displays, the price of gasoline this year could prevent some families and friends from celebrating together. Today in Central Kentucky, some families are choosing between buying groceries and getting to work in the morning.

Winter probably doesn't seem the right time to eliminate pests that will infest your landscape plants next spring. But we need to remember that many problem pests will spend the winter on or near plants they'll munch on this coming spring and summer.  One way to get an early handle on problem pests is to use horticultural, formally called dormant, oils that are specially formulated for pest control. Horticultural oils suffocate overwintering pests like scale, aphids and certain mites.

HARRODSBURG - A group of parishoners at Pioneer Baptist Church spent much of Saturday changing oil, checking tires and sharing fellowship with single women. As part of the church's third annual “Single Women's Oil Change” event, a group of male volunteers led by church member and mechanic Luke Cook changed the oil and filters of women's cars at no charge. The volunteers also checked the level of other fluids in cars and noted other issues such as nails in tires and drain plug problems.

David Axelrod, an Obama spokesperson, claims anyone who advocates increased drilling is peddling “snake oil.” At the same time he, his colleagues, and the administration call for both energy independence and increased oil output from Persian Gulf countries. President Obama also touts high levels of domestic production but rules out any positive effect from additional drilling because we “have only 2 percent of the world's oil supply, while we consume 20 percent of world output.” Let's review some basic oil economics.

100 years ago - 1912 The Electric Light Company in Danville is advertising that it doesn't expect to drive Rockefeller out of the oil business, but it does have a mighty good proposal for every man who has a family living in an unwired house. Wiring your house is an investment. Also, an electric light makes a home one of happiness and contentment. An eight-candle power kerosene oil lamp, with oil at 15 cents a gallon, now is costing you $2.14 per 1,000 hours for the oil alone.

The baking isle shelves are overflowing these days with liquid gold, the golden hues of cooking oil. With all those different varieties of cooking oil available, how do you know which one is best? Since not all oils are created equal, here are a few tips on how to choose the right oil for your needs. Baking: Vegetable, canola, and coconut oil are best. Vegetable oil, a blend of several oils, is most common of all oils and is frequently called for in most baking recipes due to its mild flavor.

Early morning drivers had to avoid a road closure before sunrise Thursday and the slippery mess left overnight by a truck carrying used cooking oil collected from restaurants. Assistant Danville Police Chief Tony Gray said oil was found at the intersection of Perryville Road and the South Danville Bypass about 2 a.m. and the road had to be closed while crews worked to clean up the grease. “It was quite a large spill and cooking oil can coat the surface and make it very slick,” Gray said.

Middle East turmoil rages, the price of oil rises and at the pump, your wallet shrinks. President Obama has effectively cut the U.S. off from its own supply of oil just as an untimely crisis takes place putting a crimp on global oil supplies. In reaction to this crisis, President Obama is making two major mistakes. First, he’s considering tapping our strategic petroleum reserves (SPR).    The problem with this idea is that the SPR is designed to protect us from a short-term supply disruption, not a long-term supply shortage.

Environmental fanatics are ducking for cover. They’re undone by catastrophic mishaps; one now all too real, another of great potential. Each will blow the cover off their progressive agenda. Pseudo-science was once poised to bankrupt Kentucky coal. It would lay waste to our economy through foreign oil dependence and unrealistic expectations over electric vehicles. Ironically, these cars are fueled by either coal-fired electricity or nuclear fission. Regardless, they must be “fed.” Change now becomes even more essential.

It seems everyone has an opinion on the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last summer.   A myriad of media figures, corporate public relations employees, government spokespeople, environmentalists, politicians and pundits all have their own takes.   The quantity and variety of opinions on the spill is vast, much like the spill itself. It can be hard to know what the real story is.   That’s why instead of adopting anyone else’s perspective on the largest accidental oil spill in history, Centre College students Celeste Hurst, Cody Cook, Hannah Meacham and 12 others drove down to the Gulf Coast in a van with their professors to find out for themselves.