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Today, Thurs. May 15, 2008: Parks & Rec Bd. meets

Click Here To see the new look, new location for CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays, Anniversaries

Scroll to end of this feature for Today's Picture Album with stand alone (no story) photos. Additions throughout the day! -CM

Primary Election 2008 Countdown:
5 Days until the May 20, 2008, Primary Election.
Click Here to see a chart of the precinct by precinct registration in Adair County for May 20, 2008.
Click Here to read the list of candidates to be voted on in the May 20, 2008 primary,
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Road Eighty Bridge closed for 228 Days today, May 15, 2008

EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 136 of 2008 (Leap Year - 230 days remaining).
  • Today: Absentee voting machine open 8:00am-4:00pm, Adair Annex
  • Today: ACPL Bookmobile brings culture & enlightenment to E. 80 area
  • 11:30amCT: Adair Co. Retired Teachers Association at Cranmer
  • 8:00am to 5:00pmCT: John Adair Intermediate School art show
  • 5:45pmCT: Twilight Golf at Pinewood Country Club
  • 6:00pmCT: FFA Banquet at Cranmer Dining Center, LWC
  • 7:00pm CT: Columbia Parks & Rec Board at City Hall
  • RESCHEDULED: Adair County School Board
    Rescheduled to Special regular monthly meeting instead of regular meeting; see May 29, 2008, Events
  • Reminder: Send mail from home to Adair Countians who are deployed to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. How to and list
For events in detail and to scan future events into 2009, Click here

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(ADV): To see What's Cooking in Adair County, KY, today, Click Here
  • Columbian Theatre: Now playing Iron Man. Rated PG-13. Showtimes 6:00pm and 8:00pm nightly. Sunday, 2:00 and 4:00pm only.
  • Click Here to do your shopping in the comfort of your home, with Wal-Mart Site-to-Store (SM). Order online, pick up at Columbia Wal-Mart or other Wal-Mart store.
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A note: You can keep going back, a day at a time, each time an older "Yesterday's" page is accessed.

Court:
Thursday, May 14, 2008. One (1) cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge James Weddle). No (0) cases scheduled in Adair District Court (Judge Michael Loy). Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website. To visit Adair Circuit Clerk site, Click Here

Adair County Schools "Learning for a Lifetime"


School website was updated May 13, 2008, with new Adair County School District News items. News items are frequently added. Click Here Daily for the comprehensive Adair County Schools website. In a community with some of the world's best websites, this frequently updated one is a standout. Find your child's school for important contacts, athletics, clubs/organizations, faculty staff listings, SBDM Council meetings, events, and links.

Adair County Schools Menu: April 21, 2008 through May 22, 2008

ACHS BAND
NEW, May 2, 2008: Over 20 Doyle Lloyd photos of the Macy's 2009 Thanksgiving Day Parade announcement!
2007 Adair County Band website. Doyle Lloyd, webmaster. With 2007 KMEA AAA State Champions posts. A must see site; includes video, audio, old photos and pictures

Click here for Adair County Band Audio Tapes. Great gifts!

AT THE COLUMBIAN THEATER:

Now Showing at the Columbian Theatre
Columbian Theatre will have the action thriller Iron Man. Rated PG-13. Showtimes 6:00pm and 8:00pm nightly. Sunday, 2:00 and 4:00pm only.

Coming attractions
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will arrive to open on May 22, 2008. It's the fourth movie in the Indiana Jones series.Click here to read more about the historic Columbian Theatre.

This date in history:

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

Roads, Travel

Adair County Road Department maintenance report, Please drive carefully in work areas and be prepared for sudden stops. -LISA LEE, Adair County CJE Administrative Assistant. Announcement March 21, 2008: Watch here for next report from -LISA LEE, Office of Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton. 270-384-4703. Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton.

High detail Adair Co. Map: Click Here

Kentucky Highway Department, Adair County
Road Eighty Bridge closed for 228 Days today, May 15, 2008 First Story: Closed since Monday, October 1, 2007 , KY 80 Columbia-Russell Springs east of Columbia.

Western Bypass from 24,000 feet, 13 minutes from Lexington, KY, photo by Doug Campbell, Columbia Pilot posted on CM on June 28, 2007.

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

Weekly Update: Latest, Dated May 8, 2008 with photo of Drilling on work platform. Water level, at 682.32 feet Click here for May 8, 2008 (latest) Wolf Creek Dam update.

2008 Kentucky Primary & Election Calendar & Candidates
Click Here for 2008 Election Calendars at the Secretary of State's website.

For complete filings at Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson's office for President, US Senator US Representative, State Representative, Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, and District Judgeships, Click Here.

ABSENTEE VOTING MACHINE OPEN Absentee voting machine is open in the office of Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair. From now until Primary election day, Tuesday, May 20, 2008, the office will be open regular hours 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday, plus special hours 8:00am-12:00noonCT on Saturdays.
"REGISTRATION BOOKS ARE CLOSED starting April 22, through May 27, 2008. (fourth Tuesday preceding through first Monday following primary)(This time period may vary depending on whether the last day to register to vote falls on a state or federal holiday. If the last day to register to vote falls on a state or federal holiday, the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday or Sunday nor a state or federal holiday.)," according to Secretary of State Trey Grayson's website and word from the office of Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair.

Please remember to submit events, celebrations now for January 2008 and all of 2008 ColumbiaMagazine.com calendar of Events and Celebrations and to send new and updated entries for the Directory of Churches

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Happy Anniversary: Alexis and Brandon Spires



2008-05-14 .
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Brandon and Alexis Spires
Celebrating 9 years of Marriage on May 15th


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Kittens in wide variety of colors available at G.R.A.S.



2008-05-14 - Green River Animal Shelter - Photo By Heather Evans.
Seven kittens available at Green River Animal Shelter
These are seven 8-10 week old kittens. There are 4 females and 2 males. There are 2 gray, 3 buff, 1 tortie and one orange/brown classic tabby. Their names are Charcoal, Misty, Tanner, Toby, Taylor, Kerri and Kenya. A Puppy, Dog, Kitten or Cat Just for You Is Waiting at Green River Animal Shelter, 455 Jim Blair Road (take Appleby Drive off KY 55 at Columbia Church of Nazarene; Jim Blair Road goes around Adair Youth Development Center, Columbia, KY. Phone 270-385-9655.
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More than meets the eye



2008-05-15 - Photo By Pen.
"An unexpected surfeit of boxes arrived yesterday. They were at various times a Temple of Doom, a variety of spaceships and cars, and a set of forts before hitting the recycling bin," writes the photographer, the father of 6 & 4 year old boys. For more ColumbiaMagazine.com group photos at Flickr, Click Here
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Winding Griffin Springs Roads is smooth ride now



2008-05-15 - Griffin Springs Road, Just North of Coburg, KY, off KY 55 - Photo By Ed Waggener.
DIGNITARIES and JUST PLAIN FOLKattending the dedication of the new 5 million gallon a day Adair County Water Treatment Plant on May 30, 2008, will ride on newly blacktopped Griffin Springs to reach the facility. The photo above was taken on a drizzly Thursday, May 15, 2008. INVITATION

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