Small Town News

You can post any news stories from your neck of the woods here. I'm getting tired of national and international crap. The more mundane and nonthreatening the better.

Restaurant Owner Says Beer Tax Charge For Customer Was Honest Mistake

EDDYVILLE, KY – Last week Local 6 received a tip from a viewer that they had been charged a beer tax at the Back Nine Pizza Shoppe, but they didn’t order a beer. They sent us a copy of their receipt that showed they were in fact charged a beer tax when all they ordered was barbecue. So, we went to check out the restaurant for ourselves.

We walked in and ordered our food. After the meal we got our ticket and there was no beer tax added. We asked restaurant owner Mark Easley about the earlier charge with the viewer as we walked out. He says it was a mistake.

“It was not intentional whatsoever,” says Easley.

Easley says it was a simple computer glitch that caused the customer to be charged the beer tax.

“Our computer system was turning off and back on, and evidently the beer tax was turned on and she was charged 12 percent,” Easley says.

According to Easley, they tried to make it right with the customer by offering to give her money back and even pay for her meal. Easley says the customer turned down the offers. They still stand by the offers if the customer wants to taker them up on it.

“I just want to make everything right. I don’t want anybody having any hard feelings against us, especially over a couple of dollars,” says Easley.

Restaurant owner says beer tax charge for customer was honest mistake

 

I like this idea.

I know a bit about this story because my work contracts some tradesfolk to help. There's folk not happy with the money being taken out of our district but with winter soon approaching, we really need the roads up to scratch to help the tourism of snowfolks. Plus safer roads are better for everybody, so I am happy.

Forstbetrieb takes a lot of money in the Mittenwald district

• byChristof Schnürer

At the moment the forestry company Bad Tölz is carrying out the repair work in the Mittenwalder and Klaiser Revier. A higher six-figure sum must be invested there to eliminate the damage of the devastating June storm.


Mittenwald - Who this days with the Radl the forest road up to the Fischbachalm struggles and looks into the dry stream bed of Schöttllaine, can not imagine that there on 12./13. June turned a trickle into a raging river.He took everything that came to meet him. The so-called "Aibale-Bruck" was literally buried by water, mud and scree.

"A huge rain," recalls Robert Krebs, the deputy chief of the competent forest enterprise Bad Tölz. But what is particularly annoying for him and his colleagues is the "giant damage", which was caused by the June storm in the districts Mittenwald and Klais.

For some days, along the affected forest road: Mending to be prepared for the next forces of nature. At the "Aibale-Bruck" embankment, huge stones are currently being installed by the contracted company - for slope stabilization. "If we do nothing, eventually the way will be gone," clarifies Krebs. At many critical points in the Upper Isar Valley must be improved. "It costs a lot of money, but it does not help." According to Krebs, the forestry company has to raise a "higher, six-figure sum" for the refurbishment work. The connecting road to the Fischbachalm in the area of the Schöttlkarspitze (2049 meters) is not only important for the state forests. The Mittenwalder pastures also use the forest road as well as numerous mountain hikers and mountain bikers. "Basically," says Krebs, "it's the only way."

 

i'm not at the point of posting actual local news stories here, for anonymity purposes. if you do your homework, you can figure out exactly who i am, but i don't want to make it too easy.

that said, one of my favorite moments from living here was a few years ago picking up the actual legitimate local newspaper and seeing the top front page headline "bigfoot spotted in local field."

 

I live on the outskirts of a town with 600 people in it, we don't even have a red light...LOL And I thank God for this every day.

 

Mittenwald News 05/09/2018 4am.

Irminsul tracks down suspect male named Undies who left too many clues and was caught sleeping with a bigfoot.

 

LOL

 

wait a minute, is bigfoot single?

 

Local news, OK I'll look at today's paper

Think twice before planting these 6 potentially damaging trees



Buckthorn

Introduced in the 1880s for its use in hedgerows, European buckthorn acclimated well to North America — too well. “It’s horribly invasive,”

Cottonwood

With broad trunks and bright green foliage, cottonwoods may be pretty to look at but are messy trees that are prone to disease, In early to midsummer, the swirling cotton becomes lawn litter especially hated by pool owners.

Black walnut

“The black walnut is a problem tree if it is planted too close to a house or other plantings. Known as shade trees with edible nuts and prized wood, black walnut trees produce big nuts that fall all over the yard or driveway. Squirrels crack and eat the walnuts, which can stain patios and sidewalks, It’s not a good fit for a backyard settings.

Flowering pear

Called a “beautiful menace,” the flowering Bradford pear tree is an invasive plant that is banned for sale in some states. In addition to pushing out native plants, flowering pear trees produce smelly flowers and have weak structures.

Ginkgo

The gingko tree is a living dinosaur that’s been in existence for over 200 million years. It still stinks. The female produces a foul-smelling fruit in the fall when the tree sheds its leaves and berries.

Silver maple

One of the most common trees in North America, the silver maple is fast-growing with a shallow and aggressive root system. Because the roots are shallow they can be easily damaged by a lawn mower, and can buckle sidewalks and crack home foundations.

 

I once lived in a town of barely 400 and we also did not had a red light.

 

Hey, it's a great pace for your life, I wasn't always in a place like this. The difference is amazing.....Can't imagine "traffic" any more...lol

 

Headlines from today's local news

Body found along interstate identified (i didnt know him)
Company expanding and bringing jobs
Woman denied pedicure due to her weight
Wildlife officials tracking bear with head stuck in container. (This wasnt really local, more like an hour north in the mountains)

 

How big was the woman

 

READY TO BEAT PORTUGAL TOMORROW

 

Apparently over 250 lbs because they had a sign up announcing they wouldnt take customers over 250 lbs

 

LOL

 

My "town" is so small it doesn't have news... Matter of fact I've never even been there.



It does have a zip code though.

 

Meh this is a small country
I'll just post whatever happens

 

*Man claiming to be Jesus suspected of fraud after nearly drowning in lake.*

 

Murray Ice Cream Festival On The Court Square Sept 7th & 8th

It's that time again. The Murray Ice Cream Festival is back, featuring Kroger Brand ice cream, including their Private Selection premium flavors. The festivities begin Friday, September 7 and continue through Saturday on the Court Square in Murray.

Here is a full list of events and attractions this year:

Events for Friday, Sept. 7

Inflatables, bungee jumping, and other kid’s activities from 5 – 8 pm
(All Children’s Activities are FREE ON FRIDAY, thanks to The Murray Bank)
The Murray Bank Night Scooper Bowl, 5 – 8 pm ($5 will get you all the ice cream you can eat and will help support Calloway County Charitable Organizations)
Live Music with Leight July, 6 – 8 pm
FREE Outdoor Movie – “The LEGO Batman Movie“ – at 8 pm brought to you by Celebration Events and Tents

Events for Saturday, Sept. 8

Ratoberfest & The Metal Mafia Car Show, Noon – 5 pm
Inflatables, bungee jumping, and other kid’s activities 11 am – 4 pm (wristband required*)
FREE Kroger Brand Ice Cream, Noon – 5 pm
Live Music with Wyatt Wood, Noon – 1:30 pm
I Scream Karaoke, 1:30 – 5 pm
Grand Prize – Kroger Brand Ice Cream for a year!

*Unlimited play wristbands will be available for in advance at our live Ice Cream Remotes and the Murray Convention and Visitors Bureau. Wristbands may also be purchased the day of the event for $10.

Tim Stark with Murray Bank says he's proud to be a part of the event. "We're always happy to sponsor the Ice Cream Festival, and then we've kind of taken Friday night and made it our own as far as the Murray Bank Night downtown. We try to do everything we can to try to promote family friendly, family fun, family atmosphere." Stark said.

The 2018 Murray Ice Cream Festival is sponsored by Kopperrud Realty, The Gold Rush Jewelers, Cricket Wireless, Kroger Brand Ice Cream, Murray Main Street, WKYQ, Electric 96.9 and 94.7 The Mix.

West Kentucky Star - Events