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These are actual excuse
notes from parents
(including spelling
errors).
I. My son is under a
doctor's care and
should not take P.E.
today.
Please execute him.
2. Please excuse Lisa for
being absent. She
was sick and I had
her shot.
3. Dear School: Excuses
Please ekscuse John
being absent on Jan.
28. 29, 30, 31, 32.
and also 33.
4. Please excuse Gloria
from Jim today. She
is administrating.
5. Please excuse Roland
from P.E. for a few
days. Yesterday he
fell out
of a tree and
misplaced his hip.
6. John has been absent
because he had two
teeth taken out of his
face.
7. Carlos was absent
yesterday because
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he was playing
football. He was
hurt in the growing
part
. Megan could not come
to school today
because she has
been bothered by
very close veins.
. Please excuse Ray
Friday from school.
He has very loose
vowels.
Please excuse
Tommy for being
absent yesterday. He
had diarrhea and
his boots leak.
. lrving was absent
yesterday because
he missed his bust.
Please excuse Jimmy
for being. It was his
father's fault.
. I kept Billie home
because she had to
go Christmas
shopping because
I don't know what
size she wear.
Please excuse
Jennifer for missing
school yesterday. We
forgot to
get the Sunday paper
off the porch, and
when we found it
Monday, we
thought it was
Sunday.
. Sally won't be in
school a week from
Friday. We have to
attend her
funeral.
My daughter was
absent yesterday
because she was
tired. She spent a
weekend with the
Marines.
. Please excuse Jason
for being absent
yesterday. He had a
cold and
could not breed well.
Please excuse Mary
for being absent
yesterday. She was in
bed with
gramps.
Gloria was absent
yesterday as she was
having a gangover.
Please excuse Burma,
she has been sick
and under the doctor.
. Maryann was absent
December 11-16,
because she had a
fever, sore throat,
headache and upset
stomach. Her sister
was also sick, fever
and sore throat, her
brother had a low
grade fever and
ached all over. I
wasn't the best
either, sore throat
and fever. there
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Medics fly again
Memorial service for crash victims will be held Friday; crash cause unknown
By Jill Gorln
NEVIS EDITOR
The UK Air Medical Service be-
gan flying again today, while hospi-
tal workers are wearing gold pins
with black ribbons to remember
their colleagues.
“Quite frankly, we have some
crew members that might decide
not to fly again,” said Jan Davis,
R.N, medical crew supervisor at UK
Air Medical Service.
At about 10 pm. Monday night,
four air service crew members died
when their helicopter crashed.
They left Julian Carroll Airport in
Jackson for Lexington during a dai-
ly routine flight. After six to eight
minutes in the air, radio towers in
Lexington lost their signal and nev-
er regained communication. The
helicopter crashed into mountains
about 1.2 miles southeast of the Ju-
lian Carroll Airport near Kentucky
Highway 30 East.
A memorial service for the
crew will be held at 11 am. Friday
at Immanuel Baptist Church, 3100
Tates Creek Rd. The public is invit-
ed.
“All four of these people came
to work routinely with the biggest
smiles you could imagine,“ Davis
said.
Investigators have yet to find
the cause of the crash.
St. Louis helicopters will try to
lift out the main fuselage from the
aircraft to aid in discovering the
cause of the accident, said James
W. Holsinger, Jr., chancellor of the
UK Chandler Medical Center.
“We do know that there was
only about 1/2 mile visibility be-
cause of the dense fog," he said.
“but the aircraft is capable of flying
(under those circumstances).”
This particular helicopter. a
Sikorsky 8—76 model, was leased by
UK from Petroleum Helicopters,
Inc., which has had an ‘excellent‘
safety record with the aircraft. said
Ben Schrick, chief operating offi-
cer.
Schrick said the aircraft was a
1981 model and was refurbished in
1996.
Federal Aviation Administra-
tion records say the helicopter had
been involved in three minor inci-
dents, the last being in 1988 when
oil pressure was lost from one of its
two engines. Then, the aircraft re-
turned to the airport.
Holsinger said that the risks as-
sociated with being an air medical
crew member probably never en-
ters their minds.
“These are really, really dedi-
cated people,” he said, “I would be
astounded if any one of them count-
ed the risk when they go out there
to work. They do it because they
love their job."
The UK Hospital employs 11 pi-
lots and about 27 nurses in their
flight crew, who are extremely ex-
perienced, Holsinger said.
“It’s like a miniature flying ICU
(Intensive Care Unit).“ Holsinger
said. “You have to be [experienced]
to work here."
“These people are of high
morale," he said. “They are profes-
sional and personal friends."
The UK air medical program
was on a shutdown. transporting
The victi
no patients for 48 hours. to allow
time to grieve for those lost. but is
now flying again.
The National Transportation
Safety Board is expected to contin-
ue investigations for the next three
weeks.
Until a cause of the crash is
found. one flight nurse says she
will continue her duties.
“We’ve been together so long."
said Colleen Swartz, R.N.. director
of trauma and emergency transport
at UK Hospital. “It's not a matter of
feeling safe or unsafe. but a matter
of getting beyond the last farewell
of this crew.“
Swartz said that emergency
medical care in Eastern Kentucky
will still be provided at a “high lev-
el of care" by the existing medical
personnel in the region.
“We will compliment their
care." she said, and they will ease
into normal operations again with
the UK air medical services.
The air medical services crews
want to return to service, she indi
cated. “It's more than skill. There‘s
a spirit in this department that is
very attractive,” she said. “We‘re a
team."
A memorial fund to benefit the
families of the victims has been es-
tablished. Contributions to the Air
Medical Memorial Fund may be
sent to the UK Chandler Medical
Center Office of Development, A301
Kentucky Clinic. Lexington. Ky.
40536-0284.
CAMELS.
Parking gets strict, neighborhood permits
By Lamln Swarm
other available parking," he said.
must be something
going around, her
father even got hot
last night.
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Parking could soon be much more of a
hassle than it already is for UK students.
especially for those who park in neighbor-
hoods ofl" campus.
More and more neighborhoods sur-
rounding campus are applying for Resi-
dential Parking Permits (RPP) on their
streets, complaining that students are tak—
ing up the spaces.
“Restricting street parking for resi-
dential use can be used to compel traffic
generators, such as schools and business-
es, and to provide adequate street parking
[for residents],” said Paul Schoninger. re-
search analyst for the Lexington Fayette
Urban County Government.
“It can also force non-residents to find
Currently, 14 neighborhoods are a
part of the RPP program including Prall~
town, South Hill, Bullock Place, Montclair,
Market, South Hanover. Hagerman Ct..
Spring St., Transylvania Pk.. Oldham, For-
est Park, Kentucky Ct. & the 300 and 500
block of Park Ave.
Students who try to park in one of
these neighborhoods can be ticketed.
Some students disagree with the per-
mits.
“Parking on neighborhood streets
should be available for everyone,“ said
James Hunter, philosophy junior.
“We pay taxes for that street. we
should be able to park there," he said.
Neighborhoods who wish to apply for
the RPP program must meet the following
requirements:
1. 50 percent of the affected residents
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t the University of Kentuck , Lexington
Urban County Council.
2. At least 65 percent of spaces must be
utilized and at least 25 percent of spaces
must be used by those who live outside of
the neighborhood.
After these requirements are met. and
hearings are conducted. the council can
establish, reject or alter the proposal.
Each resident can receive up to two
residential permits and one guest permit
at $10 each per year.
Many agree that something does have
to be done to provide sufficient on-campus
parking.
One student has an idea.
“Kentucky football has one winning
season and got a stadium expansion,"
Hunter said. “A portion of our tuition
should be allotted for a UK parking per-
mit.“
must sign a petition and submit it to the
till Parking Services Revenue:
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