"It's like a down home place. The people are friendly...They don't give you a hard time," said Paul Barnes about Dan's Dinky Diner in downtown Madisonville, Ky. Thurs. Oct. 19. Barnes, who lives 2 blocks away from the diner, says he visits it 3 times a day as he has everyday for the past 2 years. "I'm like a counselor to some people come in -- I help them out."La Rhonda Cobb, 15, of Mortons Gap, Ky. gathers the last of her sister, Amanda Hernandez' yard sale items at Peach Tree Plaza on S Main St. in Madisonville Sun. Oct. 23. The sisters were the only sellers Sunday morning and decided to pack up early since there were no shoppers. Hernandez, 23, who has been running her small yard sale about once a week for 5 months, speculated the slow morning was due to the cold weather. (Brion and Damoo) Brion Young, 9, walks his grandma's dog, a Miniature Pinscher named Damoo, as the sun sets Sat. evening, Oct. 22 in Madisonville, Ky. Young, a resident of Easton Pa., is staying with his grandparents while his mom changes residence in Easton. "He loves [Damoo]" said Brion's grandma Daphne Couch.Kari Jo Harris, 16, wears her football jersey as she walks to chemistry class with her friend Zach Ford, also 16, gameday at Hopkins County Central High School in Madisonville Fri. Oct. 20. Both a scholar and an athlete Kari Jo is the second girl to play on the school's football team.Hopkins County Central High School athlete, Kari Jo Harris, 16, of Madisonville, plays basketball, softball, and most recently, football. Storm Football needed a kicker and found Harris on the girls soccer team. After the coaches convinced Harris' mom Paula Harris that Kari Jo would be safe as a point-after-touchdown and field goal kicker, Kari Jo has, according to Storm head coach, Rick Snodgrass, improved every game. The coach hopes she will be their kicker again next year.The kicker for the Hopkins County Central High School football team, Kari Jo Harris, 16, of Madisonville, left, rides the bus to The Storm's game against the Hopkinsville Tigers in Hopkinsville Fri. Oct. 20. Harris is the second girl to play for Storm Football and plans to kick for the team next year.Kicker Kari Jo Harris finishes suiting up for the Friday night game behind the team bus while the boys get ready in the locker room of the Hopkinsville Tigers stadium. Kari Jo is the second girl to play for the Central High School Storm.The Hopkins County Central Storm stay focused and positive as they lose to their much larger opponent the Hopkinsville Tigers at the Tigers' stadium in Hopkinsville, Ky. Fri. Oct. 21. The final score was 52 to 20 Tigers. The Storm lost 14 seniors to graduation in 2005 and played this season with only 4 seniors. With 1 game left in the season they are 1 and 8.
Sixteen-year-old varsity football kicker Kari Jo Harris prays with her Central High School teammates after the Storm lost their October 20 away game to the Hopkinsville Tigers. Final score: 52 to 20. Despite completing two out of three extra point attempts, Kari Jo was disappointed with her overall performance.
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