 July is going to be hotter than ever because you get up to $50 off any smartphone at Appalachian Wireless to your agreement required. Better service, bigger savings, that's today's Appalachian Wireless, an East Kentucky network company. It was once the crown jewel of the city of Jenkins, the Beth Elkhorn Country Club. Today it sits vacant and damaged. The country club has recently been the target of vandals who have damaged walls, stolen copper, broken windows, and thrown about furniture left in the building. So far what we've found is a lot of windows broken, there's a lot of doors removed, there's been piping and wiring that's been removed, a lot of damage to the walls, just sheer vandalism. There's some furniture in here that's been overturned or cut up or whatever. Some people have also left trash and stuff in. Pretty much anything they can do to deface the property, which again is too bad because there's a lot of people that have a lot of good memories here and it's made a lot of people angry in our community. The country club was once the social center of Jenkins, the new building opened in the early 1970s replacing the original country club that opened in the late 40s. It hosted numerous events over its lifetime before eventually being sold to another private owner. The old country club has been here for a long time. It's a fixture in Jenkins, unfortunately it hasn't been used for quite a while as well. What we've had is people on four-wheelers, people in cars have come down here and have been vandalized in the building. It's really too bad because a lot of people have had their proms, their graduations, they've had birthday parties here, they've had all kinds of good celebrations and stuff. So there's a lot of memories that are in this building. Unfortunately, these people get down here and tear it up just for sheer meanness. Now Police Chief Jim Stevens is warning people to stay out of the building or face prosecution. Stevens said three people from Pike County were arrested last weekend for entering the building and causing some damage. He said more arrests will be made if necessary. One of the things we find is people will say they're coming down to take pictures of the old buildings, which is fine if you're out on the parking lot, you don't have a problem. The problem comes when you enter that building that you don't own. If you want to take pictures and it's on somebody else's property, find out who owns the property and ask them. Think of it this way, you would want somebody coming to your house unannounced, uninvited, just walking inside and starting to take pictures. So kind of use some common sense. If you don't own it, get permission. Chief Stevens said the owners have allowed the Jenkins Volunteer Fire Department to use the Old Country Club building for training. The city of Jenkins may also have some interest in eventually acquiring the building. For now, though, those who aren't authorized to enter the building are hereby warned to stay out. If you don't own it, stay out of it. In Jenkins, Chris Anderson, EKB News.