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1 a krta electronic publication Kentucky Retired Teachers Association Serving Retired Teachers Since 1957 Express volume ii, number 2 louisville, kentucky SEPTEMBER 2017 Gary Harbin Executive Secretary of TRS Gary Harbin Presents TRS Update at August 25 Jefferson County Workshop Did you know that more than 50,000 retirees receive a pension from TRS and that the monthly pension payments total about $166 million? Although TRS investment performance has been excellent in the past, there hasn t been sufficient dollars to invest. Over the past 30 years, the compounded return has been 8.73% and presently ranks in the top 9% when compared to public pension plans in the nation. Additional funding received by TRS in was $3.17 M; in $38.7 M; and $0 through TRS has suffered the consequences of underfunding. It has experienced a negative cash flow since TRS was on course to sell about $3.4 billion in assets in FY Annuity payments were still going out. Thus, leaving less money to invest. Through these years of no additional funding, actual teachers pension investments had to be sold. Without the additional funding, the only projected action would have been to continue to sell assets. TRS investment strategy has become increasingly constrained by liquidity needs. Investments constraints mean lower future investment returns. Through bipartisan effort by Governor Bevin and the 2016 General Assembly, an additional $973 million was appropriated to TRS for Fiscal Year 2017 and Fiscal Year This year s preliminary gross investment return is percent among the best return in the nation. Kentucky is one of the few pension plans in the nation with a pre-funded medical plan. It is safe because it is pre-funded. The rest of the U. S. doesn t even realize they have a problem yet. The fees and investment costs are documented annually in the TRS annual report. The latest report shows a total cost of $48 million for fees which is 29/100 of 1% of the assets. The attack on public pensions is real. The PUSH for 401K is real while it is a fact that a pension plan is a better benefit at a lower cost. The simple fact is that TRS buys cheaper, invests better and the fees are less than a 401K. In future sessions FUNDING is the enigma. The problem took years to create; it will take years to fix. That means we need to KEEP TALKING keep talking with legislators. Recap of TRS Actuarial Status Dollars in millions Assets Liabilities Unfunded Percent PENSION GASB 67 $ 17,496.9 $ 16,812.8 $ 32,028.2 $ 47,736.9 $ 14,531.3 $ 30, % 35.2% MEDICAL $ $ 3,634.1 $ 2, % The Leadership Issue IN THIS ISSUE... Gary Harbin at Jefferson Co. Workshop 1 LEADERSHIP 2016 Officers...2 Executive Council Presidents by District...3 Legislative Committee...7 Membership Committee...8 Health & Insurance Committee...8 MEMBERSHIP REPORTS 2017 District & Local Percentage Report...10 Statewide Membership...11 FOR YOUR INFORMATION...12 QUIPS, QUOTES, and PUZZLES...12 As of June 30, 2016

2 page 2 krta news SEPTEMBER KRTA OFFICERS IMMEDIATE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT VICE-PRESIDENT PAST-PRESIDENT Romanza Johnson Shirley Dick Wolf Harold Wilson Cathy Gullett 3341 Cemetery Road 216 Pogue Drive 2362 Georgia Lane 2233 KY Route 1107 Bowling Green, KY Somerset, KY Owensboro, KY Paintsville, KY romanzaj@gmail.com shirleydick-wolf@twc.com harold2362@att.net ngullett8669@suddenlink.net DEPUTY EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ELECT DIRECTOR Dr. Bob Wagoner Tim Abrams Janie Caslowe P O Box Point Pleasant Rd Fox Moore Place New Castle, KY Eminence, KY Louisville, KY bvwagoner@aol.com tim.abrams@krta.org janie.caslowe@krta.org EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Marie Wright 8431 Benson Pike Bagdad, KY mwright8431@gmail.com Bill Kelley 904 Dogwood Dr Elizabethtown, KY pbkelley1@comcast.net Willadean Carter 207 Beechwood Dr Tompkinsville, KY willadeancarter@yahoo.com Scotty Parsons Collins Bridge Rd Dawson Springs, KY scottyparsons@wildblue.net Janis Hicks 1661 College Ter Murray, KY jannycfr@gmail.com KTRS Executive Secretary Gary Harbin 479 Versailles Road Frankfort, KY second Melanie Wood 8605 Shelbyville Rd #130 Louisville, KY melanie.wood4121@gmail.com fourth third first fifth central west jefferson Patricia Klink 1041 Woodspoint Dr Lawrenceburg, KY klink726@roadrunner.com northern central east Bert Baldwin 34 Sidney Dr Independence, KY abertbaldwin@gmail.com eastern middle cumberland big sandy David Jennings PO Box 314 Beatyville, KY djsme7@wildblue.net upper ky river upper cumberland Margaret Snedegar 74 Smith Pike Flemingsburg, KY msnedegar@windstream.net aa Daniel Branson PO Box 418 Allen, KY dpbranson@bellsouth.net Billy Triplett 7872 Highway 550 E Garner, KY brtriplet@yahoo.com Cookie Henson 115 Colony Road Manchester, KY Tishana Cundiff S KY 501 Liberty, KY tishana333@yahoo.com AARP/KRTA Specialist Cebert Gilbert, Jr. 766 Boone Creek Rd Stanton, KY cgilb@bellsouth.net

3 page 3 krta news SEPTEMBER Presidents by Districts BIG SANDY Gene Davis PO Box 40 Banner, KY / normadavis2@yahoo.com CENTRAL KY EAST Larry Woods 1427 Kemper Ln Lancaster, KY lkw53@windstream.net MADISON COUNTY Steve Gillespie 1646 Foxhaven Dr. Apt. 2 Richmond, KY stkgillespie@gmail.com CLARK COUNTY June Tompkins 419 Willowbrook Rd. Winchester, KY juneathome@roadrunner.com FLOYD COUNTY Daniel Branson PO Box 418 Allen, KY dpbranson@bellsouth.net JOHNSON COUNTY Deborah Ward PO Box 134 Auxier, KY debward6200@gmail.com LAWRENCE COUNTY Sharon Kinner Co-President 270 Tower Hill Rd Louisa, KY shkinner@gmail.com Richard (Sam) Lyon Co-Pres P O Box 90 Louisa, KY lyon_richard@bellsouth.net MAGOFFIN COUNTY Joyce Joseph 184 Birch Branch Rd. Unit 1 Salyersville, KY jpjos@foothills.net MARTIN COUNTY Darrell Clark 577 Collins Creek Warfield, KY / drclark1951@gmail.com PIKE COUNTY Virgil Osborne 9890 Robinson Creek Rd. Virgie, KY / EASTERN KY UNIVERSITY Fawn Conley 144 E Walnut St. Richmond, KY fawn.conley@eku.edu ESTILL COUNTY Robert Smith 2647 Crooked Creek Rd. Irvine, KY rlarvin@yahoo.com GARRARD COUNTY Pamela Canter 1175 Perry Rogers Rd. Lancaster, KY / butchcanter@windstream.net JACKSON COUNTY Carolyn Pennington 285 Moore Creek Rd. Annville, KY / crpennington@prtcnet.org Debbie Lunsford PO Box 193 McKee, KY / lunsford@prtcnet.org LEE COUNTY Avis Thompson 721 Silver Creek R. Beattyville, KY / samavis@bellsouth.net LINCOLN COUNTY Peggy Orberson 144 Edgewood Dr. Stanford, KY / peggy6@bellsouth.net MONTGOMERY COUNTY Linda Colliver-Co-President 166 Maple Ridge Dr. Mt. Sterling, KY lindacolliver@att.net POWELL COUNTY Rhonda Muse 118 Walnut Dr. Jeffersonville, KY rjmuse45@yahoo.com ROCKCASTLE COUNTY Virginia Darst 1725 Hwy 1326 Mount Vernon, KY CENTRAL KY WEST Marianne Leet 4390 Blue Licks Park Mount Olivet, KY / leetmarianne@gmail.com ANDERSON COUNTY Lisa Petrey-Kirk 5001 Chaplin Road Willisburg, KY / lisakaypk@gmail.com BLUEGRASS COUNTIES (Bourbon and Fayette) Diana Woods 236 Southpoint Drive Lexington, KY dwoodsay@twc.com BOYLE COUNTY Elizabeth Stamps 2945 Lebanon Road Danville, KY elizabethstamps@att.net HARRISON COUNTY Sharon L. Henson 338 Raintree Dr. Cynthiaa, KY slhenson@bellsouth.net JESSAMINE COUNTY Billie Goodwill 413 Nottaway Drive Nicholasville, KY bgood413@aol.com MERCER COUNTY Sylvia Moore 425 Manns Road Harrodsburg, KY / mmdurr2012@gmail.com NICHOLAS/ROBERTSON COUNTIES Cheryl Rawlings, Co-President 6492 Maysville Rd. Carlisle, KY / crawlings@hughes.net Ellie Thompson, Co-President 962 Kentontown Rd. Mt. Olivet, KY / ellieslp@hotmail.com SCOTT COUNTY Kathy Litton 123 Pebble Beach Dr. Georgetown, KY / litton711@aol.com WOODFORD COUNTY Bobby Gaffney PO Box 166 Versailles, KY gaff4430@aol.com (Continued on page 4)

4 page 4 krta news SEPTEMBER Presidents by Districts EASTERN Ann Porter P.O. Box 88 Washington, KY annp1942@icloud.com BATH COUNTY Robert Tate Adams P O Box 919 Owingsville, KY robert.adams8181@gmail.com BOYD COUNTY Jean Fraley 902 W Glendale Dr. Ashland, KY / rlfraley@roadrunner.com CARTER COUNTY Edwin S. Cook III 160 Comet Drive Olive Hill, KY edwincookiii@yahoo.com ELLIOTT COUNTY Rosemary Moore 1753 S KY 706 Isonville, KY / rr.moore65@yahoo.com FLEMING COUNTY Margaret Snedegar 74 Smith Pike Flemingsburg, KY / msnedegar@windstream.net GREENUP COUNTY Carol Sue Spence 1115 Norwood Ave. Ashland, KY / carolspence9@aol.com LEWIS COUNTY Candy Noble 121 Old Ribolt Road Tollesboro, KY / elbonac@yahoo.com MASON COUNTY Ann Porter P O Box 88 Washington, KY annp1942@icloud.com MENIFEE COUNTY Dorothy Elaine Brown 44 Harrison Dr. Frenchburg, KY / elaineb@mrtc.com MORGAN COUNTY Patricia Motley 1118 Hutchinson Rd. West Liberty, KY / patmotle@mrtc.com ROWAN COUNTY Jeanette Fannin 240 Pennington Flats Road Morehead, KY / jeanettefannin@outlook.com FIFTH Faye Shelton (Co-District President) Hwy127 South Owenton, KY / fayeshelton@live.com Marie Wright (Co-District President) 8431 Benson Pike Bagdad, KY mwright8431@gmail.com BULLITT COUNTY Johnda Conley 431 Turnberry Ln Shelbyville, KY johnda.conley@gmail.com CARROLL COUNTY Cassandra McBurney 715 Ghent Eagle South Sanders, KY cmcburney715@gmail.com FRANKLIN COUNTY Chuck Fletcher PO Box 492 Frankfort, KY (502) rais1n@aol.com HENRY COUNTY Joann Adams 6805 Castle Hwy. Pleasureville, KY OLDHAM COUNTY Shirley Sills 2312 Running Brook Rd. LaGrange, KY s81sills@gmail.com OWEN COUNTY Faye Shelton Hwy. 127 South Owenton, KY / fayeshelton@live.com SHELBY COUNTY Bettie Tipton 188 Eminence Pike Shelbyville, KY brfarms5270@att.net SPENCER COUNTY Charlotte Nedros 230 Essex Way Taylorsville, KY / nedros44@twc.com TRIMBLE COUNTY Rebecca Moore 900 Nubbin Ridge Road Milton, KY / rsmoore77@gmail.com FIRST Anita Thomas 842 We Like It Lane Gracey, KY thomasanita@bellsouth.net BALLARD COUNTY Virginia F. Roberts PO Box 205 LaCenter, KY / vroberts@brtc.net CALDWELL COUNTY Mr. Gerry Baker 3780 Briarfield Rd. Princeton, KY / gerrybaker@bellsouth.net CALLOWAY COUNTY Marshall Ward 1308 Oakhill Drive Murray, KY ward@twc.com CARLISLE COUNTY Delores G. Vinson 340 St Rt 1820 Cunningham, KY / gvinson@wk.net CRITTENDEN COUNTY Phyllis Sykes 215 N Walker St Marion, KY / phyllis.sykes@att.net FULTON COUNTY Wayne Lohaus 210 3rd St Fulton, KY / loha6333@bellsouth.net (Continued on page 5)

5 page 5 krta news SEPTEMBER Presidents by Districts GRAVES COUNTY Donald Sparks 307 Golf Club Lane Mayfield, KY dwsparks36@yahoo.com BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY Mary Lois Roberts 210 Plainview Dr. Hardinsburg, KY / marylo@bellsouth.net TAYLOR COUNTY Patty Evans 1137 Cave Rd. Campbellsville, KY / pgevans@hotmail.com PULASKI COUNTY Larry Cook 3704 E Hwy 452 Eubank, KY / larry_karen_cook@twc.com HICKMAN COUNTY Sherman Walker 5599 State Route 1529E Fulton, KY / sswalker@hughes.net LIVINGSTON COUNTY Delbert Myrick 1123 Lola Rd. Salem, KY / LYON COUNTY Sandra Rudolph 415 Barnett Rd. Eddyville, KY / sandra@roxcom.net MARSHALL COUNTY Mike Harrell 33 Aspen St. Calvert City, KY harrell49@yahoo.com MCCRACKEN COUNTY Russell Hobbs 220 Forsythia Dr. Paducah, KY hobbs220@comcast.net TRIGG COUNTY Mary Ann Sutherland 167 W C White Rd. Cadiz, KY maryannsutherland@gmail.com FOURTH Martha Stepp 4082 Hodgenville Road Greensburg, KY stepp_martha@windstream.net E TOWN, HARDIN/LARUE COUNTIES Rebecca (Becky) Bishop PO Box 1536 Elizabethtown, KY / beckytony89@yahoo.com GRAYSON COUNTY Glenda Goff 902 West White Oak St. Leitchfield, KY / glenda53@windstream.net GREEN COUNTY Tony Patterson 200 Temperance Rd. Greensburg, KY tonypatterson762@gmail.com HART COUNTY Connie Poynter 1443 E. Les Turner Rd. Cave City, KY / conniepoynter@gmail.com MARION COUNTY Janet Mattingly 65 Countryside Est Lebanon, KY / jstmattingly@hotmail.com MEADE COUNTY Sam Melloy, Ph.D. 116 Anne Ct. Brandenburg, KY / melloys@bbtel.com NELSON COUNTY Bonnie Cecil 56 Mill Creek Ln. Bardstown, KY / WASHINGTON COUNTY Elaine Mattingly 5529 Bardstown Rd. Springfield, KY mattingly.elaine@gmail.com JEFFERSON COUNTY Dr. Rick Tatum 7810 St. Anthony Woods Ct. Louisville, KY hrtatum@bellsouth.net MIDDLE CUMBERLAND Tishana Cundiff S KY 501 Liberty, KY tishana333@yahoo.com ADAIR COUNTY Ellen Zornes 195 Oxford Pl. Columbia, KY / ellen.zornes@gmail.com CASEY COUNTY Barbara Jeffries 27 Fairway View Dr. Liberty, KY / brjeffries@windstream.net CLINTON COUNTY Shirley Ryan 2060 Grider Hill Dock Rd. Albany, KY / shirleyryan@windstream.net MCCREARY COUNTY Schyler Jones 106 Starlin Anderson Rd. Pine Knot, KY / schylerjones@live.com RUSSELL COUNTY Lura Jane Johnson 237 Yellow Apple Ridge Rd. Russell Springs, KY / jane@duo-county.com WAYNE COUNTY Jane Dalton 443 Kendrick Ave. Monticello, KY / jane.dalton.443@gmail.com NORTHERN KENTUCKY Loretta Flerlage 1000 Independence Pike Dry Ridge, KY sflerlage@zoomtown.com BOONE COUNTY Mary Sue Wilson 850 Hicks Pike Walton, KY / susieq45_kentucky@hotmail.com BRACKEN COUNTY Carol Norris 2044 Powersville-Harrison Co. Rd. Brooksville, KY cnorris300@hotmail.com CAMPBELL COUNTY Terry Lightfoot 117 Memorial Pkwy. Bellevue, KY GALLATIN COUNTY Dona Roberts 135 Homestead Drive Sparta, KY granny4girl1@yahoo.com (Continued on page 6)

6 page 6 krta news SEPTEMBER Presidents by Districts GRANT COUNTY Loretta Flerlage 1000 Independence Pike Dry Ridge, KY / sflerlage@zoomtown.com HOPKINS COUNTY William (Bill) Murphy 1612 Lomond Dr. Madisonville, KY / wmurph@bellsouth.net EDMONSON COUNTY Anna Sturgeon 499 Malcolm Doyle Road Park City, KY / anna499@windstream.net WARREN COUNTY Donald (Don) Ritter 1800 Westen Street Unit 1112 Bowling Green, KY / donlucyritter@gmail.com KENTON COUNTY J. B. Losey 3521 Visalia Road Morning View, KY PENDLETON COUNTY Patricia Lynch 2524 Elliott Ct. #185 Ft. Mitchell, KY gmapat08@yahoo.com SECOND Scotty Parsons Collins Bridge Rd Dawson Springs, KY scottyparsons@wildblue.net CHRISTIAN COUNTY Larry Carter 2895 Princeton Road Hopkinsville, KY carter0369@att.net DAVIESS/MCLEAN COUNTY Don Schmied 1764 Sterling Valley Drive Owensboro, KY donandpat04@roadrunner.com HANCOCK COUNTY Ann Evans 1290 Riverview Dr Lewisport, KY / taevans46@gmail.com HENDERSON COUNTY Dora Caton 62 S. Fencerow Ln. Henderson, KY caton12@twc.com UNION COUNTY Mathew Ciercorka 319 Valley Dr. Morganfield, KY / mciecork@bellsouth.net WEBSTER COUNTY Pauletta Yarbrough 54 Huntington Ridge Road Madisonville, KY pyarbro@twc.com THIRD Janice Yonts 232 Norman Circle Greenville, KY ALLEN COUNTY Julie Dinwiddie 700 Rediger Dr. Scottsville, KY / jdinwiddie@nctc.com BARREN COUNTY Glenn Byrd 170 Yellow Buckeye Lane Glasgow, KY / glennbyrd@scrtc.com BUTLER COUNTY Darryl Dockery P.O. Box 11 Morgantown, KY darryl.dockery@brescia.edu CUMBERLAND COUNTY Patricia Garner PO Box 74 Burkesville, KY / garnerpatricia@yahoo.com LOGAN COUNTY Tom Thompson 3062 Lewisburg Rd Russellville, KY tthompson@epbnet.com METCALFE COUNTY Linda Carolyn Edwards 573 Spradlin Rd Edmonton, KY / carolynedwards@scrtc.com MONROE COUNTY Cecilia P. Stephens 59 Tooley Ridge Rd. Tompkinsville, KY / cecilia.stephens@mediacombb.net MUHLENBERG COUNTY Gertrude Whitmer 149 Whitmer St. Central City, KY OHIO COUNTY Doug Smith 2136 State Rt. 54W Fordsville, KY SIMPSON COUNTY William Porter 521 Vonda View Blvd Franklin, KY william.porter2011@comcast.net TODD COUNTY Arthur Green PO Box 314 Elkton, KY / agreen51@bellsouth.net UPPER CUMBERLAND Pamela Thompson PO Box 1114 Pineville, KY BELL COUNTY Pamela R. Thompson PO.Box 1114 Pineville, KY / CLAY COUNTY Maretta (Penny) Robinson 106 T St. Manchester, KY / pennymn@aol.com HARLAN COUNTY Polly McLain PO Box 28 Evarts, KY / pollymclain@aol.com KNOX COUNTY Debra F. Payne 8702 South KY 11 Barbourville, KY / blumoonky40906@yahoo.com LAUREL COUNTY James Meding 116 Fox Glove Circle London, KY james.meding@gmail.com MIDDLESBORO COUNTY Paula Adams PO Box 485 Middlesboro, KY / paula.adams1951@yahoo.com (Continued on page 7)

7 page 7 krta news SEPTEMBER Presidents by Districts WHITLEY AREA Ronnie R. Partin 2385 Tackett Creek Rd. Williamsburg, KY / rmpartin@accesshsd.net UPPER KENTUCKY RIVER Michael Caudill 392 Civil War Gap Carcassonne, KY macaudill@tvscable.com BREATHITT COUNTY Karen Griffith 20 Twin Cedar Rd. Jackson, KY / kayseegee@yahoo.com KNOTT COUNTY Bob Saylor PO Box 534 Hindman, KY / bob-wendy@tvscable.com LESLIE COUNTY Jewell Wilson 2444 Hwy 421 Helton, KY jewellwilson65@gmail.com LETCHER COUNTY Marcia Caudill 392 Civil War Gap Carcassonne, KY / marcia@tvscable.com OWSLEY COUNTY Brenda Spence (Acting) 508 KY 1071 Tyner, KY / bbspky@hotmail.com PERRY COUNTY Norma Noble 1687 Lost Creek Rd. Hazard, KY / nornoble@aol.com WOLFE COUNTY Bernice Elam 7244 Upper Gilmore Rd. Campton, KY / belam1@mrtc.com KRTA STANDING COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE DON HINES, CO-CHAIR 109 WIMBLEDON CT FRANKFORT KY drhines109@gmail.com LARRY WOODS CO-CHAIR 1427 KEMPLER LN LANCASTER KY / ikw53@windstream.net AARON BEALS NOLAN DR PADUCAH KY drbeals@aol.com NEAL TUCKER E YOUNG ST MORGANFIELD KY / nealdorris@bellsouth.net ARTHUR GREEN PO BOX 314 ELKTON KY agreen51@bellsouth.net JOHN MATTINGLY COUNTRYSIDE ESTATES LEBANON KY mattinglyjohng@gmail.com ALLEN SCHULER APPLETREE WAY LOUISVILLE satrer31@twc.com SUSAN THURMAN JEFF 1134 BLACKTHORN RD LOUISVILLE KY / susan,thurman@outlook.com ELLIE THOMPSON...CKW 962 KENTONTOWN RD MT OLIVET KY / ellislp@hotmail.com STEPHEN GILLESPIE...CKE 1646 FOXHAVEN DR APT 2 RICHMOND KY stkgillespie@gmail.com AUDREY WAYLAND...N 77 ARCADIA AV GERMANTOWN KY ELLEN ZORNES....MC 195 OXFORD PL COLUMBIA KY ellen.zornes@gmail.com RAY ROUNDTREE...MC 392 LAUREL RD LONDON KY rjroundtree@windstream.net MICHAEL CAUDILL...UKR. 392 CIVIL WAR GAP CARCASSONNE KY macaudill@tvscable.com VIRGIL OSBORNE...BS 9890 ROBINSON CREEK RD VIRGIE KY / ANN PORTER E PO BOX 88 WASHINGTION KY annp1942@icloud.com Hon. Lifetime Member BOBBY L. HUMES 2587 FLINT HILL RD SONORA KY lpathumes@gmail.com

8 page 8 krta news SEPTEMBER 2017 MEMBERSHIP ETTY HESTER, CO-CHAIR 782 WEST HEBRON LANE HEPHERDSVILLE KY / etdon1969@aol.com EBBY MURRELL, CO-CHAIR 805 ALICE AV OUISVILLE, KY / asailboat@msn.com RNIE TROSPER, CO-CHAIR 015 WYNDAMERE LN ARIS KY trosper@roadrunner.com NN YARBROUGH WICKLIFFE RD ICKLIFFE KY / EAN CHAPMAN HWY 762 HILPOT KY / ormajean15@icloud.com L. CAROLYN EDWARDS SPRADLIN RD EDMONTON KY / carolynedwards@scrtc.com PATSY YOUNG RIDGECREST RD ELIZABETHTOWN KY pmyoung1@windstream.net SHIRLEY SILLS HIEATT LN SMITHFIELD KY s81sills@gmail.com SHEILA CARSON-SMITH....JEFF 8007 BEECHLAWN CT LOUISVILLE KY / sheilacarson52@gmail.com JAMES COLE CKW 3790 TROY PK VERSAILLES KY colejbkc83@windstream.net KAREN GILBERT...CKE 766 BOONE CREEK RD STANTON, KY / karenhcg@att.net FAYE SHEHAN N 1036 BELMONT PARK DR UNION KY / faye@shehanpools.com SHIRLEY WOLF...MC 216 POGUE DR SOMERSET KY shirleydick-wolf@twc.com PATRICIA HOWARD... UC PO BOX 131 PINEVILLE KY / teachers4ever72@gmail.com CHARLOTTE DITTY...UKR 111 STATE DR JACKSON KY / DEBORAH WARD BS 138 WARD AV PO BOX 134 AUXIER KY debward6200@gmail LANA COMBS E 200 DUSTY RD MOREHEAD KY / grannalana@icloud.com HEALTH & INSURANCE MARGARET HEAD SIMS CO-CHAIR 145 CASTLETON DR BARDSTOWN KY msims4949@yahoo.com EDWIN COOK III CO-CHAIR 160 COMET DR OLIVE HILL KY / edwincookiii@yahoo.com DARL HENLEY US HIGHWAY 60 W MARION KY henley_jamesdarl@bellsouth.net ELAINE NEELY JASON AV HENDERSON KY / neelyelaineo@bellsouth.net CAROL GARD ROBIN HOOD TRL BOWLING GREEN KY / cgard@twc.com ERNEST TAYLOR MCELROY PIKE LEBANON KY / ernestt5@pcscomputer.net DEBBY STINSON SPRING LAKE CT LOUISVILLE KY bobcathil@aol.com LOU PEABODY....JEFF 3244 BEALS BRANCH LOUISVILLE KY loupeabody@gmail.com SUSAN TAYLOR...CKE 1050 OLD TOLL RD RICHMOND KY sugaysantaylor@gmail.com LAURA GRAY....CKW PO BOX 3908 MIDWAY KY / lcreate88@aol.com NANCY DULEY....N 120 LIZA LN CRITTENDEN KY / nduley@gmail.com JANE DALTON....MC 443 KENDRICK MONTICELLO, KY jdalton75@windstream.net COOKIE HENSON UC 115 COLONY RD MANCHESTER KY GOLDEN HALE....UKR 1722 BRANHAMS CREEK RD MALLIE KY halegolden@yahoo.com (Continued on page 9)

9 page 9 krta news KRTA Members & Staff in Frankfort for PFM Group Final Report August 29, 2017 HEALTH & INSURANCE GERALD PRESTON BS 133 IRIS ST PAINTSVILLE, KY / geraldpreston@suddenlink.net ROBERT TATE ADAMS E PO BOX 919 OWINGSVILLE KY robert.adams8181@gmail.com Where do we go legislatively from this day forward? THE KEY: One on one work with legislators SEPTEMBER 2017 Above: The LRC meeting room was filled to capacity with concerned state employees and teachers. Some were active and some were retired. Above: KRTA Immediate Past President Cathy Gullett and husband, Nelson Left: KRTA Executive Director-Elect, Tim Abrams and Executive director, Dr. Bob Wagoner seated in the overflow room Thanks to Debby Murrell for the great photos taken while she was attending the meeting

10 page 10 krta news SEPTEMBER 2017 DISTRICT AND LOCAL MEMBERSHIP PERCENTAGE REPORT August 18, 2017 DISTRICT LOCAL % DISTRICT LOCAL % DISTRICT LOCAL % BIG SANDY FLOYD 60.40% JOHNSON 65.80% LAWRENCE 63.20% MAGOFFIN 47.30% MARTIN 91.90% PIKE 66.00% CENTRAL KY EAST EKURA 63.50% ESTILL 74.60% GARRARD 84.00% JACKSON 83.30% LEE 95.90% LINCOLN 87.70% MADISON 64.00% MONTGOMERY 93.90% POWELL 91.20% ROCKCASTLE 74.70% CENTRAL KY WEST ANDERSON 57.80% BOURBON 64.00% BOYLE 60.20% CLARK 73.70% FAYETTE 51.10% HARRISON 70.90% JESSAMINE 62.50% MERCER 68.90% NICHOLAS 83.90% ROBERTSON 90.90% SCOTT 69.60% WOODFORD 77.50% EASTERN BATH 85.10% BOYD 68.70% CARTER 65.80% ELLIOTT 63.20% FLEMING 95.90% GREENUP 66.70% LEWIS 63.80% MASON 93.10% MENIFEE 86.50% MORGAN 80.80% ROWAN 82.30% FIFTH BULLITT 83.20% CARROLL 85.40% FRANKLIN 58.30% FIRST HENRY 88.20% OLDHAM 56.40% OWEN 93.10% SHELBY 64.00% SPENCER 75.40% TRIMBLE 87.70% BALLARD 90.00% CALDWELL 85.20% CALLOWAY 72.70% CARLISLE 98.10% CRITTENDEN 95.50% FULTON 95.80% GRAVES 79.50% HICKMAN 89.70% LIVINGSTON 84.10% LYON 87.60% MARSHALL 79.30% MCCRACKEN 70.10% TRIGG 74.80% FOURTH BRECKINRIDGE 76.00% GRAYSON 82.20% GREEN 99.10% HARDIN 59.30% HART 94.70% LARUE 56.30% MARION 72.30% MEADE 69.50% NELSON 94.90% TAYLOR 74.50% WASHINGTON 89.90% JEFFERSON JEFFERSON 52.60% MIDDLE CUMBERLAND ADAIR 80.50% CASEY 91.00% CLINTON 67.20% MCCREARY 94.10% PULASKI 73.20% RUSSELL 62.90% WAYNE 87.80% NORTHERN BOONE 63.20% BRACKEN 85.60% CAMPBELL 72.50% GALLATIN 78.80% GRANT 80.10% KENTON 66.50% PENDLETON 81.90% SECOND CHRISTIAN 73.90% DAVIESS 75.60% HANCOCK 98.70% HENDERSON 82.50% HOPKINS 82.10% MCLEAN 77.80% UNION 83.90% WEBSTER 91.80% THIRD ALLEN 73.90% BARREN 67.30% BUTLER 88.70% CUMBERLAND 81.30% EDMONSON 81.70% LOGAN 74.10% METCALFE % MONROE 94.60% MUHLENBERG 58.80% OHIO 84.60% SIMPSON 78.90% TODD 78.90% WARREN 51.30% UPPER CUMBERLAND BELL 68.90% CLAY 65.10% HARLAN 59.00% KNOX 52.50% LAUREL 67.20% MIDDLESBORO 98.90% WHITLEY 68.40% UPPER KY RIVER BREATHITT 87.70% KNOTT 89.60% LESLIE 46.10% LETCHER 86.20% OWSLEY 82.70% PERRY 52.80% WOLFE 93.00%

11 page 11 krta news SEPTEMBER 2017 KRTA MEMBERSHIP STATEWIDE BY DISTRICT AUGUST 18, 2017 POTENTIAL DISTRICT MEMBERS MEMBER %-AGE Big Sandy 1,785 1, % Central KY East 2,589 1, % Central KY West 5,307 3, % Eastern 2,475 1, % Fifth 2,668 1, % First 2,816 2, % Fourth 2,731 2, % Jefferson 6,295 3, % Middle Cumberland 1,716 1, % Northern 2,937 2, % Second 2,771 2, % Third 3,554 2, % Upper Cumberland 2,287 1, % Upper KY River 1, % Out of State 4,613 2, % Associate % TOTALS 46,184 30, % MEMBERSHIP TYPE AUG 19, 2016 AUG 18, 2017 DIFFERENCE Automatic Dues 24,352 25, Cash 4,874 5, TOTALS 29,228 30, PERCENTAGE 66.3% 65.4% -0.9% Retiring Sooner Seminar Upcoming (To be announced) Preregistration required. Register through Pathway at mss.trs.ky.gov or call TRS at Formerly known as Preretirement, Retiring Sooner is designed for members eligible to retire within the next five years. Sessions are geared toward a specific type of member (school district, university or state agency employee). Seminar topics include: understanding your defined benefit retirement plan, the retirement process, postretirement employment, health insurance and the importance of staying informed about retirement.

12 page 12 krta news SEPTEMBER 2017 FOR YOUR INFORMATION KRTA OFFICE ~ ~ (fax) info@krta.org ( ) (website) KRTA LEGALINE kylawrm@gmail.com Rebecca Murrell Louisville, Kentucky KRTA FINANCE & INVESTMENT INFO Hank Hensley DELTA DENTAL/VSP INSURANCE or AVESIS KRTA VISION PLAN Enrollment ~ Provider Questions BAY ALARM MEDICAL or FIRST CHOICE PROTECTION Home Protection~Authorized ADT Dealer Burglary~Fire~Carbon Monoxide~Closed Circuit TV or AUTOMOBILE & HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE Liberty Mutual Insurance Company ext ext HEARING INSTRUMENT PLAN HEAR IN AMERICA or TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF KY or COMMONWEALTH CREDIT UNION / or COMFORT KEEPERS KRTA or HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE or NORTH AMERICAN LIFE PLANS including LifeLock or TRAVEL Air Land Sea Travel LLC or Carol Pullen at pullen5222@bellsouth.net Bluegrass Tours HEALTH INSURANCE 65+ (MEHP) United Healthcare Express Scripts KYRx Coalition Edumedics Silver Sneakers for MEHP Under 65 (KEHP) Anthem BCBS KEHP CVS Caremark Q uips, Quotes & Puzzles KRTA OFFICE STAFF Dr. Robert Wagoner Executive Director Tim Abrams Executive Director Elect Janie Caslowe Deputy Executive Director Carla Hahn Secretary Charlotte Lindley Receptionist Betty Hester, Technical Assistant Mary Wagoner Special Events Coordinator Emily Carey Social Media Specialist KRTA NEWS Brenda Meredith, Editor brenda.meredith@krta.org The Bee-Attitudes Bee busy... doing what you love to do. Bee true... to the dreams God s given you. Bee sure... to taste the sweetness of each day. Bee silly... giggle lots, take off and play. Bee bold... enough to trust your wings and fly. Bee-lieve... the power of prayer will get you by. Bee happy... keep your outlook bright and sunny. Bee yourself... bee-cause you really are a honey! May all your races be winners! Enjoy ---Romanza! This was part of the presentation given by KRTA President, Romanza Johnson, at the District Fall workshop. Many of you requested a copy. JOIN. SHARE. CONNECT. Find us at Facebook.com /KentuckyRetiredTeachersAssociation Kentucky Retired Teachers Assn Bardstown Road Louisville, KY (fax) info@krta.org ( ) (web site) OFFICE HOURS mon.- fri. 8:30 am - 4:00 pm KRTA OFFICERS Romanza Johnson, president Shirley Dick Wolf, president-elect Harold Wilson, vice-president Cathy Gullett, past president