Today, FRI., Mar. 9, 2007: Boys won. ACHS Girls play tonight

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Events in brief for 68th day of 2007 (297 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
• The amazing Adair County Girls basketball team plays North Hardin in the semi-finals of the 5th Region Tournament this afternoon at Green County High at 5pm.
• Bunco Tournament at Chamber Building
• Eating: Doug Campbell has created his new version of two old favorite sandwiches at Catfish Plus: A Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich and a Reuben.
• Entertainment: Two new PG-13 movies at the Columbian Theatre tonight: Norbit at 6pm CT; Epic Movie at 8:00pm

At the Columbian Theater:

Norbit PG-13. Stars Eddie Murphy. Nightly at 6:00pm CT and on Sunday at 2:00pm CT only.

Epic Movie PG-13. Nightly at 8:00pm CT and on Sunday at 4:00pm CT only.

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 beat Larue County 68-48 in the first round of the 5th District Boys Basketball Tournament tonight Thursday, March 8, 2007, at Central Hardin. They next meet Bardstown in the semi-finals on March 12, 2007, at 8:00pm CT, same venue. Click Here to access tournament brackets at the Lexington Herald.com. 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.

Lindsey Wilson Cycling: Huge event coming up 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

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

Adair County School District Menus:
Friday, March 9, 2007: BREAKFAST, Gravy and Biscuit. Juice/Fruit. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. Some items contain peanuts. LUNCH: Burrito or Spaghetti, Tossed Salad. Corn. Cheese Breadsteak. Sherbet. 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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Court:
No cases scheduled in either Adair Circuit or District Court. Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website

Wolf Creek Dam
Hot link:A story in this morning's Lexington Herald online, by Bill Estepp, gives a more reassuring picture of the work going on at Wolf Creek Dam. To access it, Click Here

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.

On this date, March 9:
With facts mostly from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

• EVENTS: In 1841 Supreme rules in Amistad case that captive Africans taken into slavery illegally. In 1932, first Ford flathead engine left assembly line at Ford Motor Co. In 1954, Edward R. Murrow exposed McCarthyism in CBS broadcast. In 1959, the Barbie Doll came out.
• BIRTHS: In 1902, Will Geer, "Grandpa Walton" was born in Frankfort, IN.
• DEATHS: In 1996, George Burns died at 100 years of age.

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 Friday, March 9, 2007:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind between 3 and 11 mph.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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 9, 2007 at 5:33am. Click Here to read the complete report at the NOAA website.

Work on the subpaving of new KY 61 has made remarkable progress in the past week. Subpaving was almost complete yesterday, creating a full-width, same depth driving strip all the way from Westwood Drive, through Grider Hill Pass, to the Interchange.

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.

State Highway Maintenance:
Friday, March 9, 2007: 1) Build Shoulder on KY 439. 2) Slope mowing on KY 1742. Click Here for next week's schedule.

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



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