TODAY, SAT., Jan. 20, 2007: Klassyc Tymes at Depot

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Events in brief for 20th day of 2007 (345 days remaining)

• Giles Foundation Board meets today
• Klassyc Tymes at Depot tonight

ADVERTISEMENT: Today & Events are brought to you by HUDDLE HOUSE, near Big Lots, Campbellsville, KY.


At the Columbian Theater: Rocky Balboa. Also, Happyly Never After. Call 270-384-5555 to confirm, for more information.

LINKS: State, regional, national news: Lexington Herald-News; Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY; and Google News for latest national and international news.

A Ryan Alessi article in the Lexington Herald this morning, January 20, 2007, says that Adair County native (the late Demaree and Mary Richards' son; grew up in Garlin, KY on KY 206, Gateway City to Burton Ridge) and Speaker of the House of Representatives Jody Richards, will announce candidacy for Governor on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, in Bowling Green. Click here for story and more on what other Democrats are plotting against our local boy.

The Courier-Journal has a great Joseph Gerth story on Jeff Hoover's day Friday, January 20, 2007. Includes pictures of the Anne Northup/Jeff Hoover rally at Bowman Field (Sorry, none from Jamestown). To read the full story, Click here. A story in the Lexington Herald relates dilemma for many Republicans. Senate President David Williams is urging neutrality. Secretary of Agriculture Richie Farmer has sided with Northup and Hoover. Click here for that story.

Economic Development
Want to see what can happen when Economic Development efforts aim high? Lenoir, NC, a locale much on the minds of Adair Countians since the murder of Adair Countian Emily Griffitt Anderson, is in the national news after being chosen for a new $600 million dollar Google data center. Click Here to read the full story.Behind on reading the Today summaries? Click Here for Todayyesterday

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Court:
From the Kentucky Court of Justice website with docket as last updated there: No court sessions today. Next court, Monday, January 22, 2007. Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website

Adair County School District Menus:
Monday, January 20, 2006: BREAKFAST. (Main items to be posted later) Juice/Fruit. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. Some items contain peanuts. LUNCH: (Main menu items to be posted later) Choice of Low Fat Milk. Fruit and juice offered daily with lunch. Salads are available daily.Click here for the comprehensive Adair County Schools website. Link for school meals (as well as the school calendar and other nifty stuff) is in site menu.

Adv: Visit HUDDLE HOUSE, across KY 210 from Wal-Mart, near Big Lots, Campbellsville, KY. For office parties, tailgating, game day parties, call Huddle House at 270-789-002 and let us prepare your party platter. Great food. Breakfasts are served 24/7/365, along with the mouth-watering lunch and dinner entrees. Eat with home folks. You never know who you'll run into from Adair County at the HUDDLE HOUSE. Gaylon & Phyllis Yarberry, owners

On this date, January 20:
With facts mostly from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

• EVENTS: In 1801, John Marshall appointed Chief Justice. (To see Kentucky County names, Click Here In 1920, the ACLU was founded. In 1986, MLK day celebrated as a Federal Holiday for first time. In 2001, Dubbya Episode, officially continued
• BIRTHS: In 1896, George Burns. In 1910, author Joy Adamson. In 1926, Patricia Neal, Packard, KY, actress. In 1946, David Lynch (Twin Peaks). In 1946, John Michael Montgomery, Danville, KY singer.
• DEATHS: In 1900, John Ruskin, remembered for more than just a cigar. In 2003, Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist.
• Celebration: Recommended, with Day Trip from Adair County, KY-St. Meinrad Day for whom St. Meinrad Archabbey, Spencer County, Indiana, is named. 164 miles from Milltown, KY by Google map. Much, much shorter using directions from Billy Neat, who would send you through E-town, Hardinsburg, Cloverport, Hawesville, KY, then Tell City, IN, where you would ask directions to nearby St. Meinrad's.

Click Here to access other facts from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia including lists of events, births, deaths, holidays, and other facts about this day.

Weather:
The National Weather Service outlook for Saturday, January 20, 2007 -

TODAY: Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. North wind between 3 and 6 mph. TONIGHT: Freezing rain likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind between 7 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Click Here for National Weather Service page for Columbia, KY, with lots of interesting interactive features, including pinpointing weather in Gradyville, Knifley, Cane Valley, Milltown, Glens Fork, Fairplay, and Breeding (many others)

Traffic and Driving:
Click Here for Hazardous Driving Conditions update.

Deer danger:Click Here to visit Kentucky Fish & Wildlife reports by Region. Adair is in the Green River Region.

State Highway Maintenance:Monday, January 22, 2007: 1) Construct a private entrance on KY E80 @ 21 MP 2) Slope mowing on KY 80 & 76 Click Here for upcoming maintenance schedule.

What's next?: To learn more about major Kentucky Transportation Cabinet projects, Click Here for KTC Six-Year Plan map and links to details.

Snow and Ice Routes Click here for Kentucky State Department of Highways map of priority snow routes on State maintained roads in Adair County 2006-2007.

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