Today, Sat., April 21, 2007: Great supper at Cane Valley

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Spotlighting, in full, today's events for 111th day of 2007 (254 days remaining) Check Events Calendar for complete community calendar with future events as far out as we've received them.

8:00am CT. Adair PRIDE clean-up starts at Chamber parking lot Lisa Lee, Administrative Assistant to Adair County Judge Ann Melton, and coordinator of the Adair County Spring PRIDE clean-up, asks every Adair Countians to help with the effort to beautify Adair County by coming to the back parking lot at the Chamber of Commerce building, back Parking Lot on Fortune ST, on Saturday, April 21, 2007, to begin big Adair County PRIDE Spring Clean-Up. Coffee, doughnuts, and orange juice served at 8:00am CT, followed by sign-in, assignments. Click here for complete half-day schedule.

9:00am CT. 100 Innings of Baseball at Joe Johnson Park Over 500 kids and twice as many adults will be at Joe Johnson Park today for 100 Innings of Baseball with action on all four fields. Park officials want you to be there to see the almost complete concession stand, the improvements on the 36 acre complex, and learn more about their vision for the park's future. No charge, but you can learn how to get involved and build a better Adair County Future.

9:00am to noon CT. Lindsey Wilson Visitation Days Lindsey Wilson visitation days are open to all high school students and their families. A complimentary lunch will be served in the colleges Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. To make reservations, contact the Lindsey Wilson Office of Admissions at (800) 264-0138, (270) 384-8100 or info@lindsey.edu, or go to www.lindsey.edu/admissions.

5:00pm CT. Great supper at Cane Valley Christian ChurchJust want to let everyone know that CVCC is having another supper at the church. Saturday, April 21, 2007 starting at 5:00pm CT. We be serving Grilled Chicken or Pork Chops w/bar-b-que sauce, green beans, potato casserole, fried apples, cole slaw, hot biscuits,drink and home made desserts. $12.00 per dinner. Everybody come join us for a great meal. -DOUG WHITE.

6:00pm CT. Bank of Columbia "Corn Toss" Relay benefit. The Bank Of Columbia Relay For Life Team would like to invite everyone to participate in our 1st ever "Corn Toss" Tournament. This entertaining event will take place Saturday, April 21st at 6:00 pm at the Christian Life Center. There will be a $20 per couple charge and the competition will be double-elimination.You may pre-register at our Jamestown Street branch. For more information contact: Rhonda Cox or Jane Hardwick at rhcox@bankcolumbia.com or 384-6433. All proceeds benefit Bank Of Columbia's Relay For Life Team! - GINA CAMPBELL

6:00pm CT. Singing at Barnett's Creek. Barnett's Creek United Methodist Chuch of the Pellyton Community will be hosting a singing on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 6:00pm CT. The Unlimited Gospel Singers will be on hand for all to enjoy. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome ,so gather up friends and come and join us for an evening of uplifting celebration!!! - RHONDA ROBB

7:00pm CT. Saturday, April 21, 2007: Singing for a Cure at Depot.Dream Depot proudly presents "Singing for a Cure," featuring Levi Scott, Andy Mann, Craig Dean, Greg Blair and special guest on Saturday night, April 21, 2007, at 7:00pm CT. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. Proceeds from this event go to the Relay for Life. Reservations are strongly recommended. These guys are favorites. "Singing for a Cure" is sure to be a sell out! Call 270-250-4064 or 270-634-2894. - ELAINE BENNETT

7pmCT/8:00pmET. Singer Mark Lowry at Ransdell.Mark Lowry, Christian comedian, singer and songwriter Saturday, April 21, 2007 will be at Campbellsville University at 8pmET/7pmCT in the Ransdell Chapel. and tickets are available at the Office of Development or by contacting Cindy Woosley at (270) 789-5211. -LINCOLN LAWLESS.

Remember to check Events for complete details, and check with organizations for changes, cancellations

• Art: Exhibit at the Lucretia Begley Gallery at Lindsey Wilson College continues with A Family Affair Art Exhibit featuring the art of Sara Roush, Henrietta Roush Scott, Jeffrey Scott, and Sara Scott Browning. Hours are 8:00am to 5:30pm. M-F.
• Entertainment: New movies started last night and continue at the Columbian Theater. "Meet the Robinsons" and "300."
• Eating: Ol' Joe Barbee is open today and tomorrow, Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21. Huddle House, Campbellsville offers 24 hr dining. Also, check ColumbiaMagazine.com menus: Chilaquiles offers fax in and call in service. Catfish Plus is open for lunch today. Check out Circle R's new buffet. Bring your laptops and read ColumbiaMagazine.com: The Circle R is also an Internet Buffet, with Wi-Fi. (new phone number 384-1793). Access menus from side ads in ColumbiaMagazine.com.

Weather:
The National Weather Service outlook for Saturday, April 21, 2007:

Today: Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds up to 5 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.


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Court:
Monday, April 23, 2007: There are four cases scheduled in Adair Circuit Court. There are 84 scheduled in Adair District Court. A hearing is scheduled in Adair Circuit Court at 9:00am CT on May 22, 2007, in the Commonwealth vs. Wellie Paul Grant murder and fleeing/evading police cases. Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website

Adair County School District Menus, News:
Monday, April 23, 2007

BREAKFAST: Gravy and Biscuit. Plus regular menu always includes: Choice of Low Fat Milk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. Some items contain peanuts.

LUNCH: Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla. Hot Ham and Cheese on Bun. French Fries. Baked Beans. Carrots w/Dip. Orange. Plus regular menu always includes Choice of Low Fat Milk. Fruit and juice offered daily with lunch. Salads are available daily.

Click Here Daily for the comprehensive Adair County Schools website. CATS Testing Dates, April 23 through May 4, 2007.

At the Columbian Theater:

Meet the Robinsons. Rated G and will play nightly at 6:00 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm only.

300. It is rated R and will play nightly at 8:00 pm and Sunday at 4:00 pm only.

Click here for more on the historic Columbian Theater.

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.

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

• EVENTS: In 1918, German fighter ace Manfred von Richtofen, the Red Baron, was shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme, France. In 1989, Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989. 100,000 students gather in Sauare to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
• BIRTHS: In 1837, John Muir. KY 90, from Burkesville, KY up the Marrowbone Valley, through Glasgow and going to Cave City, is the John Muir Highway. It's 35 miles long. There's also a Muir Valley in the Red River Gorge.
• DEATHS: In 1910,Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Mark Twain, author of the Great American Novel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn though born in Missouri, is believed to have been conceived in Columbia, KY ("It must have happened in Columbia," Jane Clemens by Rachel Varble). Parents from Columbia, KY. Lampton Lane named for Twain's mother, Jane Clemens. In 1946, John Maynard Keynes, economist who advocated interventionist government policies, as opposed to Frederich von Hayek, who believed in a totally free market economy. FDR's policies were predominately Keynesian. Margaret Thatcher was purely Hayekian. Democrats have tended to be Keynesians, Republicans tend to follow Hayek.
• CELEBRATE: If you are a Rastafarian, remember today is "Grounation 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.

Sports Briefs
Adair County High School Baseball Next home game Monday April 23, 2007, with Clinton County. 5:00pm CT. Click here for story with schedule of 2007 Home Games.

Lindsey Athletics:

Baseball. Lindsey is playing the second day of Doubleheaders at WV Tech, Montgomery, WV Click here for schedule.

Softball:Doubleheaders start at noon ET, Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22, at WV Tech, Montgomery, WV. Team is now 13-4-0 and 11-5-0 in the Mid-South Conference. Click Here for softball home page.

Lindsey Wilson Cycling: Next event, April 28, 29, 2007, Road Regionals at Butler University, Indianapolis, IN.

Complete LWC schedules at Click Here and click on athletics

Lindsey Wilson Tennis: Both the Men's and Women's Tennis teams advanced to the MSC Championship matches in Louisville. For more on that, Click Here

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

Traffic and Roads

The contract for the Western Bypass will go to Gaddie-Shamrock of Columbia. State Highway Commissioner Marc Williams, in a telephone call with Judge Ann Melton, that he will officially award the contract next week. Local leaders have worked to get a bypass for over 60 years.

Adair County Road Department Work
To contact Adair County Road Department: Administrative Assistant Lisa Lee in Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton's office: (270) 384-4703.

Kentucky Department of Highways Road Work:

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. 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. April 17, 2007: Click here to read. The report showed Lake Cumberland Elevation at 683.6 feet, up because of rainfall in area varying from one inch to five inches. One page report. One photo

Inundation maps online Click Here for links. 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." Be prepared for very slow download. Click Here

To access the Army Corps of Engineers Wolf Creek Dam website online, Click Here

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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