SPORTS Cards win, Lady Cards fall on road — A11 JENNIFER AUSTIN: Soup’s on! — A5 The Winchester Sun O N E D O L L A R W E D N E S D A Y , J A N . 2 8 , 2 0 1 5 GENERAL ASSEMBLY Lattes and legislation 1 2 P A G E S Right to Work protest State lawmakers discuss upcoming session By Whitney Leggett The Winchester Sun Right to Work legislation, freezing gas taxes and local option sales taxes were the hot topics at a legislative coffee hosted Tuesday morning by the Winchester-Clark County Chamber of Commerce. The free forum at the Cairn Coffeehouse provided residents an Whitney Leggett/[email protected] opportunity to discuss these topics and others with state Sen. Ralph During a legislative coffee Tuesday at the Cairn Coffeehouse, state Rep. Donna Mayfield disAlvarado and state Rep. Donna cusses the most pressing bills facing the 2015 Mayfield. General Assembly when it reconvenes next week. Alvarado and Mayfield, both Republicans, shared what bills will likely be discussed when Kentucky legislators return to the General Assembly Feb. 3. Mayfield said the House will propose a bill focused on local option sales taxes, which allow voters to decide whether to levy sales taxes paid on the purchase of specific goods. Revenue from the tax would be allocated for specific infrastructure projects. She said once the project is completed, the tax will be removed. “Basically, the fact of it is, taxes See SESSION, A3 T haddeus Moore, center, representing the local machinists union at the AGM/Lockheed Martin at Bluegrass Station stands in front of an inflatable pig along with other protestors Wednesday morning on South Main Street across from the Clark County Courthouse to protest “right to work” legislation which is being proposed in counties throughout the state. “We want to let our magistrates and our judge-executive know we oppose the so-called ‘right to work’ legislation. We want working people to have protections under the law, and it should come from the state level, not individual counties or cities or towns,” Moore said. Machinists and several members of the Lexington-based Teamsters Local 651 took part in the demonstration. Nearly 20 speakers addressed the Clark County Fiscal Court during the public comment portion of its meeting this morning. GRC hosts science fair, showcase By Whitney Leggett The Winchester Sun Will someone’s blood pressure change based on what type of music they listen to? Can a 150-pound student lay on a bed of nails without injury? Does age have any bearing on levels of fear? These questions and more were tested, and hopefully answered, as George Rogers Clark High School students competed in a school-wide science fair Tuesday. Science teacher Katherine Carter helped organize the event and said around 100 students were registered to participate. The number of actual participants was down slightly as judging took place Tuesday morning because of a two-hour inclement weather delay. Carter, who planned the event along with fellow teacher Daniel Burton as her teaching internship project, said she couldn’t find any records of previous science fairs at the high school level, but students were excited about the chance to compete in the event. See GRC, A3 Steve Foley/[email protected] SCHOOLS Bed bugs found at junior high By Kendall Fletcher The Winchester Sun Photos by Whitney Leggett/[email protected] Andrew Clark, center, demonstrates his Ping Pong Robot for a judge during the GRC science fair Tuesday morning. Clark’s robot is engineered using recycled household materials, like a mixing bowl and plastic spoon, to randomly shoot ping pong balls to points on the table, above photo. It would be used in training professional and amateur table tennis players. Woojin Shin, a junior at GRC, center, discusses her science fair project about empathetic ability with judges in the school’s gymnasium Tuesday morning, top left photo. EDUCATION FUNDING IN YOUR WORLD Clark School Board OBITS Roger Williams, 91, Winchester Dolly Smith Moore, 88 Marguerite Shearer, 81 — A2 Join us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/ winchestersun WWW.WINCHESTERSUN.COM VOL. 137, NO. 23 reviews ‘structurally sound’ draft budget By Whitney Leggett The Winchester Sun Despite projected decreases in student enrollment and general fund revenues, Clark County Public Schools can look forward to a “structurally sound” budget in the coming fiscal year, according to Bob Wagoner, a consultant with OVEC Financial Services. Wagoner presented the 2015-2016 draft budget to the Clark County Board of Education in a special meeting Tuesday night. State law requires school boards to review a draft budget prior to Jan. 31 for the upcoming school year. CCPS is projected to have 74 less students enrolled next school year, with the biggest decrease in enrollment coming from Baker Intermediate School. The school, which is the center for fifth- and sixth-graders, is expected to have 42 less students enrolled next school year. Decreases in enrollment are also projected at Justice Elementary School, Shearer Elementary School and George Rogers Clark High School. The board can expect almost $3 million in revenue from assessed property subject to school taxes, including motor vehicles taxes — an increase of 2.4 percent from 2014-2015. See BUDGET, A3 Pest control workers were called to Campbell Junior High School Monday after three incidents of bed bugs were reported at the school. Clark County Superintendent Paul Christy said a single bug was found in each of those three instances in the former George Rogers Clark High School building, and the areas were individually treated. “Some posts and blogs on social media have excited a lot of people and gotten See BUGS, A3 A door a day W inchester First and The Winchester Sun present Door No. 15 of the “A Door A Day” scavenger hunt contest. Complete the entry form on page A2 and turn it in with the addresses of all 35 doors around Winchester profiled in the contest. Prizes for correct entries include Downtown Dollars, a Doors of Winchester poster and a subscription to the Sun. If there are multiple correct forms, winners will be randomly selected. Turn in entries at the Sun office at 20 Wall St. or the Winchester First office on the second floor of Winchester City Hall. Good luck! Photo by Chuck Witt