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REACHING MORE THAN 51,000 READERS IN PRINT AND ON-LINE Somerset, Kentucky 606-678-8191 Vol. 47, No. 107 $1.25 Commonwealth Journal SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012 Page Designed and Edited by Jeff Neal; [email protected] Index Weather . . . . . . . . . . . .A2 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . .A3 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .A4 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1 Business . . . . . . . . . . .C1 Neighbors . . . . . . . . . .D1 The Southwestern High School baseball team upset the state-ranked Henry Clay High School Blue Devils. Sports, Page B1 A thunderstorm in spots in the after- noon TODAY 89° Check Out Our Ads On Page C6 RUN for the Roses www.somerset-kentucky.com www.somerset-kentucky.com Former Somerset Refinery, now Continental Refining Company, is getting ready to restart refining operations. No restart date has been set. When the refining begins distilling crude oil again is solely dependent on recommendations of engineers, manager Kris Gibson says. Refinery will not restart operations in June By BILL MARDIS Editor Emeritus Restart of former Somerset Refinery as Continental Refining Company is directly dependent on engineering recommendation s, plant manager Kristopher Gibson said this week. He indicated a June projection for resuming refining operations probably won’t be met. “There is still a lot of work to do,” Gibson said. “ Continental Projected restart date will be pushed back See REFINERY, Page A2 Chris Harris Photos Moviegoers packed the lobby of Somerset Cinemas 8, most of them hoping to see the new blockbuster hit “The Avengers,” based on the longstanding Marvel Comics series. Movie-lovers flocking to first Summer ‘blockbuster’ ‘Avengers’ racks up $85 million on first night By CHRIS HARRIS CJ Staff Writer M oviegoers assemble! Crowds packed the Somerset Cinemas 8 movie theater this weekend to see the new film, “The Avengers,” much the same way similar fans across the globe did. Based on the popular Marvel Comics series created by industry legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963, the film takes on the ambitious task of joining together a number of superhero characters, each See MOVIES, Page A8 Associated Press Jockey Mario Gutierrez rides I'll Have Another to victory past Bodemeister ridden by Mike Smith (6) to victory in the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs yesterday in Louisville, Ky.

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Commonwealth Journal Sunday, October 10, 2010 Somerset, Kentucky A1REACHING MORE THAN 51,000 READERS IN PRINT AND ON-LINE

Somerset, Kentucky 606-678-8191 Vol. 47, No. 107

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Commonwealth JournalSUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012

Page Designed and Edited by Jeff Neal; [email protected]

IndexWeather . . . . . . . . . . . .A2Obituaries . . . . . . . . . .A3Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .A4Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1Business . . . . . . . . . . .C1Neighbors . . . . . . . . . .D1

The Southwestern High School baseball teamupset the state-ranked Henry Clay HighSchool Blue Devils.Sports, Page B1 A thunderstorm in

spots in the after-noon

TODAY

89°

Check Out Our AdsOn Page C6

RUN for the Roseswww.somerset-kentucky.comwww.somerset-kentucky.com

Former Somerset Refinery, nowContinental Refining Company, isgetting ready to restart refiningoperations. No restart date hasbeen set. When the refiningbegins distilling crude oil again issolely dependent onrecommendations of engineers,manager Kris Gibson says.

Refinerywill notrestart

operationsin June

By BILLMARDIS

Editor Emeritus

Restart offormer SomersetRefinery asContinentalRefiningCompany isdirectlydependent onengineeringrecommendations, plant managerKristopher

Gibson said thisweek. Heindicated a Juneprojection forresumingrefiningoperationsprobably won’tbe met.

“There is stilla lot of work todo,” Gibson said.“ Continental

■■ Projected restart datewill be pushed back

▼ See REFINERY,Page A2

Chris Harris Photos

Moviegoerspacked thelobby ofSomersetCinemas 8,most of themhoping to seethe newblockbuster hit“TheAvengers,”based on thelongstandingMarvel Comicsseries.

Movie-lovers flocking tofirst Summer ‘blockbuster’■■ ‘Avengers’ racks up $85 million on first night

By CHRIS HARRISCJ Staff Writer

Moviegoersassemble! Crowdspacked the

Somerset Cinemas 8 movietheater this weekend to seethe new film, “TheAvengers,” much the sameway similar fans across the

globe did.Based on the popular

Marvel Comics seriescreated by industry legendsStan Lee and Jack Kirby in1963, the film takes on theambitious task of joiningtogether a number ofsuperhero characters, each

▼ See MOVIES, Page A8

Associated Press

Jockey Mario Gutierrez rides I'll Have Another to victory past Bodemeister ridden by Mike Smith (6) to victoryin the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs yesterday in Louisville, Ky.