This is really Interesting

The same Ole Power gang continues to try and tell city residents why we just need there help and magical guidence.

Neat little babble about the horse and Oh, don't thnk this horse is dead.

What is going to funny here very soon is to see a future list of all you folks, where you live, the amount of Tax's you have never paid the city and all the Interference you cause.

Some live in Florida and many other states but still need to stick their all seeing 80 Lb Brains into city business!

Let's watch closely as the folks may be publicly exposed sooooooooooon!

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Has it ever dawned on anyone that these boards are not only for the benefit of only Corbin but the entire Tri-County area with Corbin being the hub? What difference does it make where these people live, as long as they have the area as a whole at interest. As far as I'm concerned, anyone with a passion for the positive future of Corbin and surounding area should be considered to serve.

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I AGREE WE NEED THE BEST PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT IMPROVING CORBIN AND THE AREA AROUND US.

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I also agree, it is what they bring to the table and contribute.

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This is really Interesting

The same Ole Power gang continues to try and tell city residents why we just need there help and magical guidence.

Neat little babble about the horse and Oh, don't thnk this horse is dead.

What is going to funny here very soon is to see a future list of all you folks, where you live, the amount of Tax's you have never paid the city and all the Interference you cause.

Some live in Florida and many other states but still need to stick their all seeing 80 Lb Brains into city business!

Let's watch closely as the folks may be publicly exposed sooooooooooon!

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What power gang? The power gang for Whitley County is located in Williamsburg. The power gang includes some of the ones who have gotten themselves pardoned and who have wormed their way out of being responsible for their misdeeds. The same power gang for Whitley County has been running Corbin. I believe our new Mayor will do a great job for all of us if we will support him.

I grew up in Corbin. Graduated from Corbin High Schooll. Joined the Marine Corps when I lived in Corbin. Came back from the Marine Corps to Corbin. And couldn't find a job that would support my wife and two children with another one on the way.

While I lived away from Corbin I started a scholarship at Cumberland College in memory and honor of my parents. My wife and I (She is from Ashland) fully endowed that scholarship for Eastern Kentucky youngsters who needed help in getting through College. I gave Cumberland College the authority to operate the program with no constraits from my family. It has been running for over 30 years. What if Cumberland College had said, "Sorry, you don't live in Williamsburg, and you can't be on our Advisory Board and live in Texas, or Michigan or Oklahoma) and we don't want any of your contributions. I really did not want to be on Cumberlands Advisory Board. The last thing I needed was to have to travel from Texas, Michigan, or Oklahoma at my own expense and with five children and my wonderful wife.

What if the Corbin City Library had told us when we lived in Michigan and Oklahoma that they could not accept our gifts because we did not live in Corbin? 40% of the people who visit the Corbin Library are from Knox and Whitley Counties and they don't contribute a nickel. We have been supporting that library for years.

When I retired and came home the last thing I wanted to do was to take on a fund raising responsibility for the construction of the Ossie Burch Fieldhous. From the spring of 1998 until September, 2000 I worked my tail off on that project and Phyllis and I gave $20,000 of our own money in two years. Should they have refused to take our money because we didn't live in Corbin? I never saw any long line of people wanting that fund raising position. When the Varsity Club raised $30,000 to be used on the Girls Softball team there wasn't anyone else raising their hands to go ask people for gifts for that project.

In the early 1990's when the Varsity Club was working to build the Baseball Stadium we lived in Michigan. When I sent gifts each month and payed for many seats in the stadium no one sent my checks back and said, "you don't live in Corbin, so we don't need your help. They asked me to put together and do the writing on the materials for the dedication of the Ossie Burch Fieldhouse, the Roy Kidd Celebration, the Selvy Celebration, and Bird Celebrations. While I did those things I was also Economic Development Director, and twice recovering from heart problems. 20% percent of the people do 80% of the work, and the other 80% spend their time whining and critizing those who do the work. When the Selvy Celebration was a huge success and three TV Stations and some newspapers and radio stations gave our city accolades about it, at the first Varsity Club meeting a person who never gives a penny to any project criticized that why did we spend so much money on the Selvy Celebration? He didn't help at all. Didn't contribute. Two of us had paid nearly all the money for that event to help the club and make our community look organized and efficient.

You should welcome help and support from anyone who has a passion for our community and area. I am glad we came back to Corbin, but let's work together and get beyond petty, putrid, and negative attitudes. At 72 years old I got fired but I didn't fade away to the swing on the porch and whittle on a stick. And I will help Corbin, and so will my son regarless of what any whiners say.


Bob Terrell Sr.

-- Edited by Bob Terrell at 22:28, 2007-03-02

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Does Bobby Terrell think he is the only person to ever do anything in the Varsity Club. The Varsity Club is about helping the kids at Corbin High School. It is not about someone wanting all the glory put on them. If he thinks that all the money he has gave to the club over the years should buy him something then the club should give him ever penny back that he has gave. He stay away from the club foe several months untill he ran for county judge then all of sudden he starts showing backup. I guess he wanted some votes. I was at the meeting the night that the question was ask about the honoring of the Selvey brothers. THe question that was asked was " How did the club come out on the Selvey celebration" the amount spend was nevered asked. If the club followed the club bylaws no club money should have been spend on the Selvey or Bird celebration nor should any be spend on the naming of the gym floor at Edwards Gym for Coach Taylor. All of these projects should have been done and were over do. But that is not what the Varsity Club is supposed to do with it's money. If I remember correctly, before he would agree to chair the funding project for the field house he wanted to be one to name the field house. In my opinion we have another power person wanting everything for hisself.

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It sounds to me that you took Mr. Terrell the wrong way. He knows that he's not the ONLY person to contribute. What he's done has been for the kids and for our community. PAY ATTENTION!! Heck, if he was the only contributor then they would have name it after him! LOL! You are jumping the gun on Bob Sr. and trying to make a lot of nothing out of a good thing done. Did you contribute a penny Mr. Big Talker? If so, then good for you that you can also contribute. If not.. then time for you to hush. You're out of your league if you didn't contribute. Kinda like what they always say, 'if you didn't vote in the Presidental election then you have no room to complain'.
Mr. Terrell has contributed a lot to our community and it seems that he's not finished yet as he loves this town. Why smack the hand of someone who is wanting to make a difference? Can you not just say 'THANK YOU'?!

Mr. Terrell, I personally think you are a fine man as are your wonderful family. Keep up the good work. These back biting knuckle heads out there are lot of talk with no gain. I do get a laugh out of their efforts though :)

As far as Mr. Terrell being another 'power person wanting everything for himself'.. my question is this: LIKE WHAT? What does he want 'for himself'? Please DO be specific here! I'd personally like to have my mortgage paid off.. is that bad too?
Respect, recognition, appreciation... I want that too. Does THAT make me a 'power person'? If so.. thank you.

Magnolia Fyne

BOBBY.I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE ON YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING THE KEY OFFICERS OF THE VARSITY CLUB OPPOSING YOU RUN FOR OFFICE.THE TRUTH IS THAT DURING YOUR CAMPAIGN THE KEY OFFICERS OF THE CLUB APPROACHED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS,INCLUDING MYSELF, SUPPORTING YOUR RUN FOR OFFICE AS THE CANIDATE BY CHOICE FOR THE BEST INTREST FOR THE COUNTY AS WHOLE.

It is my opinion that the Varsity Club and its officers should be careful in political races to appear to as a group support any candidate. As individuals each of them have the right to support anyone they choose. But as club leaders there should not have been any support for me or my opponent. I know that many members of the Varsity Club were for me, and I know that some were opposed to me. That doesn't bother me at all. But when people come up and ask me why the leaders of the Varsity Club were against me that does make me wonder.

The Varsity Club has done a great job for Corbin. The Volunteers sacrifice and provide wonderful support.

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Bobby, If you do not want any recognition then why do you keep telling everyone or writing every were you can about how much you have done? God has giving you several talents and money but, you do not need to keep bragging about all you have. I hope what ever you are want the great people to Corbin to do for you you get it soon because you sure are making yourself look real bad and small.

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I never ever said anything about contributions I had ever given to anything in Corbin until several people started taking pot shots at me in the past several weeks. You have the right to believe I am making myself look real bad and small.
And I have the right to defend myself from missleading comments. One poster said I did not take the job as Chairman of Fundraising for the Ossie Burch Fieldhouse project without having the power to name the facility in honor of my coach Ossie Burch. Ask Vin Hoover, Roy Kidd, or Bill Hoover and they will tell you I did ask for or get that power to name the building. The Varsity Club and High School made that decision, not me. I am happy it was named for Coach Burch. The Ossie Burch Fieldhouse would not be here today without the sacrifice and hard work of Vin Hoover and many other people. The donors on that project lived in 24 different states.

A good friend of mine told me after I moved back here and became active, " one thing I will find out is that the more you try to do for the community the more critics you will have knocking you down". But the good thing is that the critics represent a very small share of the wonderful people in the area."

And I have never been afraid of signing the letters I write instead of being anonymous with my comments.

Bobby, ignore these small-minded individuals. Bobby Terrell is as humble as they come, and I can understand why he has posted a couple of the replys he has. He has given his heart and soul to our town, but to a handful of you, that is not what is important. Your life sucks, and you want to make sure others suffer with you.

Bobby, these few people resent you because you have been successful, you have knowledge they don't, but what really gets under their skin is that most people sincerely like you. You go out of your way for others, and it makes them sick. They could give a rats ass about anyone else, but they try to deceive everyone into thinking they are something they are not - good Christian people.

These few people get up in the morning, look themselves in the mirror and hate what they see, as well as hating the life they lead, so to make themselves feel better about their own sorry exsistance they spend most of their time badmouthing other people. Having the chance to witness it first hand for years - sitting in Fresh Mart before it was boarded up, or until recently at City Hall's downstairs administrative offices, you hear the petty badmouthing of others on a daily basis. It isn't just you Bobby - anybody and everybody is badmouthed behind their backs by these pathetic people, and even their own so-called friends are not spared.

It was sad to be sitting in Fresh Mart and to have someone walk in, be greated like a long lost "Buddy", and then that same person ripped be apart for an hour after they walked out the Fresh Mart doors. Someone that has been sitting there with the gang having lunch for an hour would get up and leave, then be ripped apart for the next 30 minutes. These few people remind me of elementry school, like little kids who want attention. They are not worth the effort to spit, and they are not worth your time to respond to. No matter what you do, or don't do, they will never accept you, or accept most others. It is a part of their personalities, and always will be. Do unto others is only a verse they hear when they are half-asleep in church, not one that they ever practice.

Some of these people go to a great community church - Central Baptist - but because they sing in the choir or sit in the congegation each Sunday, they think that is their free pass to act as unchristian-like as they want when they exit the church doors on Sunday. This is not an insult I am throwing to those people, it is a fact. Anyone who reads this knows who this group is and that this is how they live their lives. What some of you need to think to yourselves is this - if they are badmouthing Bobby, or any other people behind their backs, what are they saying about you when you aren't around? You are fooling yourselves if you think it doesn't happen.

I know this much - if I had my back against the wall and needed one person's help, I know Bobby Terrell would be there for me, whether he had known me for 50 years, or if I was a perfect stranger. That is more than can be said for this small group.

Bobby, we know you love us, and we love you. You have done more for my family and for our town in a week then this small group combined has done in a lifetime. Don't let these people bother you, because as I stated earlier, they are the minority, and these people would to well to analize their own lives instead of worring about badmouthing everyone else. They will have to face the consiquences of how they conduct their unchristian-like ways shortly down the road.

It is time to get beyond this debate and I don't plan to say anymore about it. Thanks to those who have stood up for me, and to those who don't agree with me let's remember we are still neighbors and the children of the same God. Our community needs all of us working together.

Bob Terrell, Sr.

Come on!

Don't throw the Church & It's Choir under the Bus because you have an Issue with someone at the fresh mart or did the entire choir show up at the fresh mart and say something wrong.

My advice is to get past this election and economic firing (No question this was a Big Mistake to lose Bob and the Experience he brought to the table), also there should not be any more list of all the things anyone has done or accomplished, be careful as there are Many Many others who have contributed down through the years and could easily compare bank records, money made and general endowments to many institutions of Higher Learning.

This is also unfortunatley a part of being a Very Public Figure with strong views.

I'll certainly be the first in line to Thank You (Bob Terrell) for all you have contribited but your again only one person who has given very much to the city and surrounding areas but still I Thank You for your service!

To the previous poster. Or the second to the previous, Slick move on leaving the first paragraph off of the person you claim to be responding to. Evidently your responding to yourself. Go back and put the first paragraph of FILTHY Language back in. You are speaking with a Forked Tongue. Everyone go back to the last post on page 5 of this thread and read the whole remarks. Now who has tried to throw who under the Bus? You claim we need to act like Christians? You seem to be doing a good job of acting by omitting the first part of the whole remarks to the poster you claim to be defending. No offense, but nice acting Job yourself!

"Several people have told me" ... Are you kidding? There was not "several people" at the meeting. Very few people attend the commission meetings. It you attended then you would not have to depend on what you have heard.