TODAY, WED., Jan. 31, 2007: Congratulations, Josh Richard

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Events in brief for 31th day of 2007 (334 days remaining)

• The Adair County Public Library offers Story Hour at 10:00am and at 5:00pm, Teen Book Club will meet
• The third "Baby and Me" class meets at Country Place Apartments
• The President of the Kentucky Southern Baptists is at Campbellsville Baptist Church
• Ongoing: Margaret van Hook display at the Lucretia C. Begley Gallery
• And, of course, Wednesday night will see Bible classes and prayer meetings at locations throughout Adair County. See the Directory of Churches for details.

Today & Events are brought to you by HUDDLE HOUSE, near Big Lots, Campbellsville, KY. Your headquarters for Superbowl Parties Huddle 2Go Platters. (ADVERTISEMENT)


At the Columbian Theater:

At 6:00pm CT, Arthur and the Invisibles (PG) Call 270-384-5555 to confirm, or for more information.

At 8:00pm CT, (PG). We are Marshall (PG) About the Marshall University plane crash.

Congratulations, Josh Richard
Josh Richard, Columbia, KY, is one of 12 finalists in the Fox in the Morning Idol 2007, competition to set for Monday, February 5, 2007, at Mom's Music on Mellwood Avenue in Louisville, KY. With the title will come a Suzuki Reno and a $1,000 scholarship from Spalding University. Adair Countians can help Josh by voting online if Richard is one of the three finalists. The winner will be announced on Friday, February 9, 2007.Click Here for story, more details, on the event.

The Wolf Creek Dam Crisis
A story this morning in the Lexington Herald says the Corps of Engineers will release flooding maps. Click Here to read the story.

Nashville Corps of Engineers dam news. To keep up with the official Nashville Army Corps of Engineers news on Lake Cumberland, Click Here.

2007 Kentucky Primary Candidates
Today is the last day to file for statewide offices. It is complete now. The deadline for filing was January 30, 2006. Click Here to keep up with all registrations for statewide and multicounty races, including: Governor/Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, Judge of the Court of Appeals, Circuit Judges, and District Judges.

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

Site of the Day Timeanddate.com. Want to know what time it is right now, around the world, Click Here to find out. There are also useful countdowns, calendars, and time searches.

Behind on reading the Today summaries? Click Here for Today yesterday

Sports Update Two big stories at Lindsey. 1) Two qualify for NAIA National Championships in track. Click Here> for the story. And, 2) Basketball players Jesse Flynn, Somerset, KY and Jimmy Wentworth; and Golfer David Smith, Columbia, KY, will be inducted into the Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Hall of Fame. Click Here to read the Hall of Fame Story.

Court:
Wednesday, January 31, 2007. There are 70 cases scheduled in Adair District Court, 7 in Adair Circuit Court Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website

Adair County School District Menus:
Monday, January 29, 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 31:
With facts mostly from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

• EVENTS: In 1606, Fuy Fawkes executed for plotting agains Parliament, James I. In 1930, 3M began selling Scotch Tape. In 1958, Explorer I was first successful launch of an American satellite into orbit. In 1969, David Milgaard was convicted of murder, but was released in 1992 when DNA proved him innocent. In 1990, first McDonald's opened in Moscow.
• BIRTHS: In 1905, author John O'Hara. In 1915, Kentucky author, Trappist monk at Gethsemane, Thomas Merton. In 1919, Jackie Robinson. In 1921, famed architect E. Fay Jones (Begley Chapel), In 1923, author Norman Mailer.
• DEATHS:1570, Guy Fawkes. In 1956, A.A. Milne, creator of Pooh.
• CELEBRATE: E. Fay Jones birthday. Can't celebrate Guy Fawkes Day, that's November 5.

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 Wednesday, January 31, 2007:Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph. Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light south wind. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

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:

Hazardous Driving Conditions from NOAA: Hazardous driving conditions may be developing. To read more on hazardous driving conditions, Click Here

State Highway Maintenance: Wednesday, January 31:1) Mailbox rock on KY 551 2) Slope Mowing on KY 76 3) Build shoulder on KY 439 Click Here for upcoming maintenance schedule.

High detail Adair Co. Map: Click Here Today you might want to locate the Gradyville community, site of the Dr. L.C. Nell home.

Deer danger: Looks like the count is done for 2006. Still stands at 1001. Click Here to visit Kentucky Fish & Wildlife reports by Region. Adair is in the Green River Region.

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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This story was posted on 2007-01-31 07:41:52