Interview with Shannon Ball, January 22, 2007

Partial Transcript: Okay, this is Dale Johnson with Eastern Kentucky PRIDE and, uh, today is January twenty-second, two thousand seven.

Segment Synopsis: Ball talks about when and where she was born, as well as her childhood on a farm in London (Ky.). She then recalls her childhood home, as well as what she did for recreation.

Keywords: Anniversaries; Announcements; Atari; Creeks; Devil’s Washpan; Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); First, Molly; Gas stations; Industrial parks; Miller, Trey; Molly First; Oral history; PRIDE Clubs; Swimming; Teachers; Television; Trey Miller; Video games

Subjects: Corbin (Ky.); Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Family farms; Houses and homes; London (Ky.); Oral history; Recreation; Service stations; Sisters

Partial Transcript: What have been your job over the, the years?

Segment Synopsis: Ball discusses the trajectory of her career, which began working in fast food restaurants as a teenager to becoming the Title I Resource Teacher at North Middle School in Corbin (Ky.).

Keywords: Chi-Chis (Restaurant); College; Corbin Independent Schools; Even Start; Family educators; Fast food restaurants; North Middle School; Title I Resource Teachers; Tutoring

Subjects: AmeriCorps (U.S.); Careers; Corbin (Ky.); Employment--Kentucky; Mathematics; Middle Schools; Occupations; Restaurants; Schools; Teachers; Tutors and tutoring.

Partial Transcript: Where did you get your household water?

Segment Synopsis: Ball talks about how her family obtained water and disposed of its waste. She also talks about how her trash is disposed of currently. She talks about her involvement with Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE). Ball then talks about what she feels would make a safer and cleaner environment, as well as her thoughts on illegal dumping.

Keywords: Aluminum cans; Bowman, Frank; Burning; Caves; Dumps, illegal; Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Fathers; Frank Bowman; Grandparents; Grants; Greenhouses; Mothers; Nancy Thames; North Middle School; Plumbing, indoor; Schools; Spring Clean Up Week; Teacher shelters; Thames, Nancy; Trash disposal

Subjects: AmeriCorps (U.S.); Education; Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Houses and homes; Middle schools; Outhouses; Plumbing; Powell County, (Ky.); Recycling programs; Septic tanks; Waste disposal; Water; Wells

Partial Transcript: What are some examples you remember of using recycled materials around the home being used to make other useful items?

Segment Synopsis: Ball discusses reusing clothing to make quilts, as well as other examples of her parents saving material to reuse. She then talks about her county’s recycling program.

Keywords: Fathers; Mothers; Parents; Quilts; Recycling; Schools

Subjects: Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Recycling programs

Partial Transcript: Is there anything else you would like to add about how PRIDE has influenced you and, or your family's life?

Segment Synopsis: Ball talks about how Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE) has influenced her and her family.

Keywords: Boys; Eastern Kentucky Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Husbands; Littering; PRIDE Club; Sons; Trash

Subjects: Environmentalism--History.; Environmentalism--United States--History.; Environmentalism--United States.; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists.; Litter (Trash)