Today, Fri., Mar. 16, 2007: Schools closed 2nd day

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Events in brief for 75th day of 2007 (290 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
• Adair Schools are closed a second day in a row
• Eating: Check ColumbiaMagazine.com menus. Old Joe Barbee if open this weekend. Chilaquiles offers fax in and call in service. Call in at Catfish Plus and Circle R (new phone number 384-1793). Access menus from side ads in ColumbiaMagazine.com.
• Entertainment: New Movies tonight: One PG-13, one rated R, at the Columbian Theatre Call 384-5555 for details

At the Columbian Theater:
Music and Lyrics PG-13, Plays nightly at 6pm and on Sundays at 2pm only.

The Number 23 Rated R. Plays nightly at 8pm and on Sundays at 4pm only.

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

WHVE FM 92.7 Columbia radio online worldwide
Adair Countians around the planet can listen to hometown radio live from 92.7 FM, WHVE, The Wave, with streaming audio. Click Here to access from links on The Wave's ShowMe page at ColumbiaMagazine.com. Or, Click Here then click on the bouncing meter to access The Wave.

Sports Briefs
Adair County Boys Basketball ACHS Boys next play Lincoln County High in the first game of the Sweet Sixteen. Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY, March 21-24. Click Here to access State tournament brackets at the Lexington Herald.com. To see the latest stats at the Lexington Herald website, Click Here.

Lindsey Athletics:
Lindsey Wilson Cycling: Tomorrow. It's a 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, across Snake Ridge Road to Absher, up KY 551 Knifley, on Elkhorn Road across Dunbar Hill, by Spout Springs and through Edith, through Neatsville, Eunice, and Ella and back to Purdy. The event on Saturday, March 17, 2007, is expected to draw a huge crowd from eight different states. Typically, events of this size draw 1,500 and up.

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

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

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Adair County School District Menus:
Friday, March 16, 2007: BREAKFAST, No School today; closed because of illness. Regular menu always includes: Choice of Low Fat Milk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. Some items contain peanuts. LUNCH: Regular menu always includesChoice 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.

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, 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

Court:
Friday, March 16, 2007: There are no cases scheduled for today in Adair Circuit Court or in Adair District Court Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website

Wolf Creek Dam
To see schedule of public meetings, Click here. The next one is Thursday, March 12, 2007, at Clay County High School in Celina, TN. Maps at 4:30pm, meeting from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Seating 800 unless chairs on floor

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 March 13, 2007, the Corps updated the weekly progress report. On this date, March 16:
With facts mostly from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

• EVENTS: In 1802, West Point Military Academy established.
• BIRTHS: In 1751, James Madison, 4th President of the United States and for whom Madison County, KY, capitol: Richmond; and Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY named. In 1912, Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States.
• DEATHS: In 1903, Hon. Phantly Roy Bean, "Hanging Judge" Judge Roy Bean, "The Law West of the Pecos." Who was born n Mason County (capitol: Maysville), KY. In 1926, Sergeant Stubby, decorated war dog from World War I. In 1971, Thomas Dewey, who ran for U.S. President in 1944 and 1948.
• CELEBRATE: Adair County, Kentucky,

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 16, 2007:

Today: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind between 11 and 13 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind between 7 and 13 mph.

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 hazardous weather report for today.Click Here to read the complete report at the NOAA website.

Work on the paving of new KY 61 Friday, March 15, 2007. The repaving is close to done on KY 61 through Grider Hill Pass. Travel has been very easy through the construction zone. Yesterday, the paving was almost complete, with lanes open continously open from the interchange to the Public Square.

Adair County Road Department Work
From Lisa Lee March 15, 2007: The Adair County Road Department will be working on the Grassy Springs Bridge in District 1. They will backfilling and forming on the floor of the bridge, hoping to pour the floor Saturday.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 at changing points on the Louie B. Nunn in Adair County.

State Highway Maintenance:
Friday, March 16, 2007: 1) Clean ditch on KY 2971. 2)Replace a private entrance on KY 55 @ 9.5 MP.High detail Adair Co. Map: Click Here

What's next?: The bid date for the Western Bypass around Columbia is now set for April 20, 2007.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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