Today, Wed., Mar. 21, 2007: State Tournament Day!

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Events in brief for 80th day of 2007 (285 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 Adair County High School Boys Basketball Team plays Lincoln County High in the first game of the State Tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY, today.
• Country Quilters get together at 9:00am.
• Bro. Garry Jones will be the speaker at Lenten Services at the Columbia UMC. $3 luncheon, with proceeds going to local benefits.
• Columbia Utilities Commission won't meet today. Meeting rescheduled for March 28, 2007, because of Kentucky State Basketball Tournament.
• Rev. Larry Rowell speaker at CU chapel/convocation
• See Directory of Churches for schedule of prayer meetings, Bible study groups tonight
• Eating: Huddle House, Campbellsville offers 24 hr dining. Check ColumbiaMagazine.com menus. Chilaquiles offers fax in and call in service. Catfish Plus is open for lunch today. Circle R (new phone number 384-1793). Access menus from side ads in ColumbiaMagazine.com.
• Entertainment: Two movies tonight: One PG-13, Music in Lyrics; The Number 13, rated R, at the Columbian Theatre Call 384-5555 for details

Weather:
The National Weather Service outlook for Wednesday, March 21, 2007:

Today: DENSE FOG ADVISORY. Areas of dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind between 6 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind between 8 and 10 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

Court:
Wednesday, March 21, 2007: Two cases are scheduled in Adair Circuit Court. There are 11 cases scheduled today in Adair District Court.Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website

Adair County School District Menus:
Wednesday, March 21, 2007. No school today. Schools closed for Boys State Basketball Tournament. Menus now updated at AC Schools Website. BREAKFAST: 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 includes 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.

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.



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

Sports Briefs
Adair County Boys Basketball TODAY at noon Eastern, 11:00amET. ACHS Boys 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:

Baseball. A doubleheader scheduled yesterday at Kentucky State University, Frankfort, was postponed because of rain. The Blue Raiders return to action at 2pm CT on Wednesday, March 21, 2007, in New Albany for a doubleheader against Indiana U/SE.

Complete LWC schedules at Click Here and click on athletics

Lindsey Wilson Cycling: The next cycling event is The Green River Cross-Country Race, April 7, 2007, at Green River State Park. On April 8, a Short Track/Dual Slalom event is scheduled at LWC.

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

On this date, March 21:
With facts mostly from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

• EVENTS: In 1965, Martin Luther King Jr led 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL. 1970, first Earth Day declared by Mayor Joseph Alioto in San Francisco. In 1980, the Larry Hagman character, J.R. Ewing, was shot on the final episode Dallas of the season, leading to the catchphrase, "Who Shot JR?"
• BIRTHS: Mark Williams, winner of 16 ranking snooker tournaments. .
• DEATHS: Clarence Leonidas Fender, American luthier who found Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company. Created Stratocaster.
• CELEBRATE: UNESCO World Poetry Day

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

Traffic and Driving:

Hazardous Weather Outlook from the NOAA: There is a notice of a hazardous weather outlook for today, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Click Here to read the hazardous weather postings at the NOAA website.

Dangerous driving: Early dense fog in Adair County.

Adair County Road Department Work
Today, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. The Adair County Road Department will be hauling gravel in District 1 today, putting up signs in various districts, and working on the backhoe at the Road DepartmentTo 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:
(Not updated for today at ColumbiaMagazine.com)

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.

Wolf Creek Dam
Weekly update was issued yesterday, Tuesday, March 20, 2007: Click here to read. The report showed Lake Cumberland Elevation at 682.14 feet. One page report. One photo. To see schedule of public meetings, Click here. The next one is Thursday, March 22, 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.

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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