Today, THURS., Mar. 8, 2007: ACHS Boys still on way to State

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Events in brief for 67th day of 2007 (298 days remaining)
Remember to check Events for complete details, and check with organizations for changes, cancellations

• March 2007: All month. MS Month. Giles Society Membership Drive, Caveland Art Competition at Begley Chapel and it's also Severe Weather Preparedness Month
• Circle R Restaurant re-open at 5:00am CT
• Relay committees meet at Chamber Building starting at 5:30pm CT
• H20x2. At Adair County Water District (ACWD) office on Grant Lane. 1) Columbia-Adair Water Commission at 4:00 CT 2) Adair County Water District Board at 6:00pm CT
• Bear Wallow Cemetery Committee meets at 6:00pm
• Columbia P&Z meets at 6:00pm with hearing on Bank District annexation zoning at which public can speak. P&Z then meets in regular session to vote on Bank District and to consider the final Holladay Place Super Wal-Mart site plans.
• At LWC, 7-8pm CT, Great Decisions Discussions at LWC.
• Wolf Creek Dam: There's a public meeting at Russell County High School tonight. Maps are available for viewing at 3pm CT, meeting starts at 6:30pm and lasts to 8pm. More in regular Wolf Creek Dam segment of Today now moved to the end of the page.
• Entertainment: Bridge to Terabithia at the Columbian.(PG)

At the Columbian Theater:

Bridge to Terabithia PG Nightly at 6:00pm CT and 8:00pm CT and on Sunday at 2:00pm CT and 4:00pm CT only. Critics give it high ratings.

Call 270-384-5555 to confirm, or for more information at the Columbian Theater.

Daylight Savings TimeDaylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 11, 2007, at 2:00am, three weeks earlier than it usually does. It will end one week later than normal, on November 4, 2007.

Sports Briefs
Adair County Boys Basketball Adair County has a great chance to go to the State Tournament this year. The team's next game is in the Fifth Regional Tournament at Central Hardin, on Thursday, March 8, 2007. The game will pit Adair County against Larue County High School. To see the latest stats at the Lexington Herald website, Click Here.

The Adair County High School Girls Basketball Team ACHS meets North Hardin in the semi-finals of the regional at 5:00pmCT at Greensburg on March 9, 2007. Click Here to see the tournament brackets at the LexingtonHerald.com.

Lindsey Athletics:
Click Here for complete Lindsey Wilson Athletics at Lindsey.edu.

LWC Tennis Pablo Castanon has been named Mid-South Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week. Castanon is a Buenos Aires, Argentina, native in his senior year at Lindsey Wilson College.

LWC Golf: Lindsey Wilson Women's Golf Coach Chris Wells has signed Lafayette (la-FAY-ette), TN golf standout Chelsey Key to play for Lindsey Wilson starting with the 2007-2008 school year. Key was the first female golfer to play at Macon County High School.

Lindsey Wilson Cycling: Next big event is the Green River Road Race, with events over a 25 mile course starting and ending at Purdy SBIC on KY 206 and going through Christine, Absher, Knifley, across Dunbar Hill, Neatsville, Eunice, and Ella. The event on Saturday, March 17, 2007, is expected to draw hundreds from several states.

Campbellsville University Athletics: Click Here. for the latest in CU athletics

CU Wrestling It's a 5-day old story, but Campbellsville University's Zach Flake is Campbellsville University's First Wrestling National Champion, winning the crown in the 141-lb weight class at the NAIA National Wrestling Tournament on March 3, 2007 in Sioux City, IA. To read the complete story, Click Here

Mid-South Conference website Follow CU Tiger Men's Basketball in the NAIA Natonal Tournament. Complete polls show Chris Wells' LWC Women's Golf team No. 3 in the Nation. The LWC Men's Tennis Team is No. 8 Nationally. LWC Women's Tennis is No. 7 in the Nation. CU received votes in baseball and softball. For this and much more, Click Here for the Mid-South Conference Website Homepage

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

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

Court:
Wednesday, March 7, 2007: A light day in court. One case is scheduled in Adair Circuit Court for today, none in District Court. Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website

Adair County School District Menus:
Wednesday, March 7, 2007: BREAKFAST, Cinnamon Raisin Biscuit. Juice/Fruit. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. Some items contain peanuts. LUNCH: Fish Fries or Chicken Strips. Creamed potatoes. Green Beans. Homemade Roll. Applessauce. 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. See center column for School District News and highlighted Upcoming Events, Spring Break and Testing Dates.

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On this date, March 8:
With facts mostly from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

• EVENTS: In 1936, the first stock car race at Daytona Beach. In 1817, In 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction in public schools violated the Constitution--a Southern Baptist, Roger Williams kind of notion in those days when religion was considered above and too sacred, too important, to risk interference by government.
• BIRTHS: In 1916, John W. Seybold, the father of computer typesetting.
• DEATHS: In 1874, President Millard Fillmore, last Whig President; never elected president, but succeeded President Zachary Taylor, who died in office. In 1887, Henry Ward Beecher, prominent theologian, brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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 Thursday, March 8, 2007:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 36. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Click Here for National Weather Service page for Columbia, KY, with lots of interesting interactive features, including radar and satellite images of planet earth, America, and Adair County, KY

Traffic and Driving:

Hazardous Weather Outlook: from the NOAA:No HWO today, March 7, 2007 at 5:33am.Click Here to read the complete report at the NOAA website.

Adair County Road Department Work Today
1) Construction is ongoing Mondays through Fridays on the Grassy Springs Bridge over Sulphur Creek in District 1 at McGaha if weather permits. 2) Check this space for other work spots. To contact Adair County Road Department: Administrative Assistant Lisa Lee in Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton's office: (270) 384-4703.

Lane closures continue on the Louie B. Nunn:
Watch for lane closures on the Louie B. Nunn in Adair County.

Paving work continues in the northbound lanes of KY 61 through Grider Hill Pass.
State Highway Maintenance:
Wednesday, March 7, 2007: 1) Build Shoulder on KY 439. 2) Slope mowing on KY 1742.768. Click Here

High detail Adair Co. Map: Click Here

What's next?:Kentucky's Six-Year Plan Project information map shows more orange, the color codes for construction projects awarded. Newest ones which are now orange are the paving contract for the Louie B. Nunn, awarded to Gaddie-Shamrock and bridge replacements on KY 80 over Russell Creek and on KY 92 over Cedar Creek, near Joppa. One may detect the yellow on the Western Bypass flickering toward orange, but that highly anticipated award is still highly anticipated but should change in a month to six weeks. Click Here 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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2007 Kentucky Primary Candidates
The list is complete now for the May 22, 2007 primary election. Click Here to read 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. To check the Election Calendar at Secretary of State Trey Grayson's site, Click Here

Wolf Creek Dam
The next public meeting is Thursday, March 8, 2007, at Russell County High School Gym, 2166 S Hwy 127 between Russell Springs and Jamestown, 6:30-8pm. Maps are available at 3:00pm. To see schedule of public meetings, Click here.

The one map showing Adair County flooding in the event of a Wolf Creek Dam failure is now available for inspection, with restrictions, at the Adair County Public Library.

To see a Powerpoint show of conditions, "Wolf Creek Dam, Major Rehabilitation" Click Here

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Website is online this morning. To access it, Click Here.



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