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SHS student uses unique method to ask girl to prom
Somerset — Times have changed. When it comes to asking a girl to the prom, more than a simple handwritten note or sheepishly-asked request is required.
So when Colby Hall decided to ask his friend, Kelsey Martin, to Somerset High School’s May 1 prom, he knew he needed to pull out all the stops in order to make a good impression.
“Girls these days expect something pretty good,” he said.
Colby, 17, son of McAlpin-Hall Motors’ Doug Hall, searched high and low for a creative tactic — and then discovered that the answer was almost literally right before his eyes ... and seen by the eyes of countless motorists traveling on South U.S. 27 in Somerset.
After church one day, Colby and a friend went to his father’s car lot and began piecing together the magic question on the marquee sign located near the corner of U.S. 27 and Oak Hill Road.
When they were finished, the black letters spelled out the hard-to-ignore request: “WILL YOU GO TO PROM WITH ME KELSEY.”
Then came the waiting.
“We just came home and sat around all day,” Colby said.
Kelsey, also 17, was out of town for a cheerleading competition that day.
As luck would have it, however, when she returned to Somerset that evening, her mother decided to treat her to Sonic — which just happens to be near Colby’s dad’s car lot.
Kelsey called Colby with her answer that night.
“She seemed surprised to me,” Colby said.
So what was Kelsey’s answer?
Word has it that the marquee sign will soon be changed to read: “SHE SAID YES.”
But what if she hadn’t?
“I guess I would have had to take her name off and put somebody else’s name up,” Colby quipped.
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LCADTF could lose big bucks
Lake Cumberland Area Drug Task Force officials estimate that the City of Somerset’s lack of involvement in the task force could lead to a loss of some $250,000 in federal funding per year — a chunk which could easily force the task force to close its doors.
David Keller, deputy director of Appalachia HIDTA, a major funding source for the local drug task force and the reason why federal and state law enforcement officers are able to be a part of the agency, says the agency’s current situation is more serious than many people realize.
Keller says HIDTA has made a “huge investment” in the LCADTF, but that folks shouldn’t get too comfortable with the agency’s ability to obtain grant money at the federal or state level.
“This is not entitlement money. ... Our grant is performance driven, and it’s sought after by competitive forces,” Keller said. “If this agency doesn’t produce, they stand a risk of not having the task force funded. That money will go someplace else — to another county that would love to have it.” -
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Less than a decade ago, Pleasant Hill was a pastoral community. Modern homes were tucked among shaded lawns. Cattle grazed peacefully at day and fireflies blinked in darkness. The area was served by a friendly little road called Clifty.
Things have changed and are changing. In a relatively few days, huge electric bulbs will glow, turning night forever into day. Horseless carriages will trek in places where tailpipes have belched never before. -
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