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Lessons in mustering up patience

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The state of education

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Meet Your Neighbor— A2

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OPINIONTime to help students be best prepared for careers

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PHOTOSView photos from the weekend’s festivities.

—A8 T housands of people fl ocked to Clark County to celebrate Labor Day.

The Winchester Labor Day Committee planned a full schedule of new events and de-cades-long traditions culminating with the Labor Day parade Mon-day.

Honesty Buster was crowned the 2018 Labor Day queen Mon-day at Broadway Baptist Church.

Buster is a junior at George Rogers Clark High School. Her guardian is her aunt, Joyce Hoo-ten. Her hobbies include cheer-leading, reading and babysitting.

She plans to pursue a career as a nurse or a cosmetologist.

Latavienne Nailing was the runner-up.

Queen contestants are scored on a variety of criteria. Contes-tants must be a junior or senior in high school and have a 3.0 GPA or higher. Each contestant sub-mitted a 500-word essay based on a randomly-selected question. They also interviewed in front of a panel of judges.

After being named queen, Buster rode in the parade.

The 2018 parade grand marshal was Clark County Circuit Clerk Martha Miller. Miller is a Clark County native and the daughter

of the late Raymond and Jimmie Miller of Winchester.

Miller is a 1975 graduate of GRC and attended two years at the University of Louisville.

She began her career at the Clark County Circuit Clerk’s of-fi ce in November 1977.

In February, Miller was sworn in as the fi rst African-American circuit court clerk in Kentucky.

The Kentucky State University marching band, GRC marching band, Clark County pageant roy-alty, candidates for public offi ce and more also marched in the parade.

P U B L I C S E R V A N T O F T H E W E E K

Hunter Cooper has come a long way since last year.

On June 29, 2017, Hunter was diagnosed with leukemia.

Hunter will continue treat-ments for another couple years, and through it all, his faith in God has kept him resil-ient as well as the continuous support from the community.

George Rogers Clark High School cheerleaders raised money for Cooper with their annual Walk with Friends Sat-urday on Main Street.

Preslee Palmer, a GRC

cheerleader, raised more than $200 for Hunter and said the team chose Hunter because many of them knew him and wanted to do something to help.

The team and others walked nearly a mile and a half with Hunter.

GRC cheerleader Karlee Al-dridge said after seeing what all Hunter had to go through, she wanted to help.

“He goes through so much, and I just want to help him,” she said.

Saturday also happened to Amy Cooper and her son, Hunter Cooper, walked in the an-nual George Rogers Clark High School Cheerleaders’ Walk with Friends. The walk benefitted Cooper who was diagnosed with leukemia last year. (Photo by Lashana Harney)

GRC cheerleaders raise money for student battling leukemia

See HUNTER , A2

Glen Robinson has been a deputy sheriff. He’s been an internal affairs investigator in prisons. He’s been a 911 dispatcher.

Now he’s fi lling a new role at the Winchester

Robinson takes on new role

BY FRED PETKESun Repor ter

See ROBINSON, A3

LABOR DAY114th annual parade wraps up weekend festivities

Honesty Buster waves to the crowds during the 114th annual Labor Day parade Monday. Buster, a junior at George Rogers Clark High School, was crowned the 2018 Labor Day queen. (Photo by Lashana Harney)

See PARADE, A8

SUN STAFF REPORT

Talent contest called off after heavy rain

Because of heavy rain, the local talent contest at the 40th annual Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival was cancelled Saturday.

The early afternoon rain at College Park caused thousands of festival-goers to seek shelter inside or under tents.

Though, when it fi nally came to an end mid-afternoon, festival-goers did their best to avoid mud and enjoy the various en-tertainment, arts and crafts vendors and food options.

The festival con-cluded Sunday with the Kitty Strode Concert Se-ries following at Lykins

SUN STAFF REPORT

BY LASHANA HARNEYSun Repor ter

After the rain, festi-val-goers returned to College Park for the Pioneer Festival Satur-day. (Photo by Lashana Harney)