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Today, Thurs. June 19, 2008: Reg. June AC School Bd. meeting

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

Road Eighty Bridge closed for 263 Days today, June 19, 2008

School Vacation Countdown: Just seven more weeks today! Adair County Schools start in just 49 days, on Thursday, August 7, 2008, when students enroll.

November 4, 2008 General Election Countdown 148 days remaining. Register to vote in the office of Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair Mon.-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pmCT

EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 171 of 2008 (Leap Year - 195 days remaining).

  • Today: ACPL Bookmobile: in Sparksville, Breeding, Montpelier, Melson Ridge
  • 6:00amCT: Tune in to 92.7 FM the WAVE for Dana Walker & Jan Royse live from the Rowe Farms dairy day event. Dairy farmers are invited to attend.
  • 5:30-8:00pm: VBS at Barnett's Creek
  • 6:00pm to 8:00pmCT: Jones Chapel UMC, Vacation Bible School.
  • 6:00pm8:15pmCT: Egypt Christian Church 2008 VBS
  • 6:30-8:30pmCT: Melson Ridge United Baptist Church VBS
  • 7:00pm: Adair County School Board AGENDA
  • Cancelled and Re-scheduled: Columbia Parks & Rec Board meeting for tonight
  • 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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Special links today:
Ja Ci's Grand Opening 20% Off Sale
Inventory reduction sale, Mitzi's
Click Here to do your shop from home, with Wal-Mart Site-to-Store(SM).
ColumbiaMagazine.com REAL ESTATE has links for seven leading real estate agencies. Check for real estate ads. For rent, business opportunities, real estate wanted, photo ads.

Entertainment: Now Showing at the Columbian Theatre
Kung Fu Panda now playing. PG.7:00pm nightly. 2:00pm only, Sunday




Click here to read yesterday's "Today" feature.
A note: You can keep going back, a day at a time, each time an older "Yesterday's" page is accessed.

Court:
Thursday, June 19, 2008 No (0) 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"

For 2008-2009 School Calendar, Click Here. School website was updated June 5, 2008, with new Adair County School District News items. NEW! Adair County Schools 2008-2009 Professional Development Calendar. 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.

ACHS BAND
Spend today scanning the site. Actually, you can spend days on the Adair County Band website and still find new material. Right now, a neat feature has baby pictures alternating with photos of performers today.
2007 Adair County Band website. Doyle Lloyd, webmaster.

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

AT THE COLUMBIAN THEATER:

The movie at the Columbian Theatre
Highly acclaimed by CM movie critics Evan & Graham Waggener. It rated 10 "You gotta see it, Mema" orders.
Kung Fu Panda will be held over, but will play nightly at 7:00pmCT and at 2:00pmCT Sundays.

Starting Friday, June 20, 2008, at the Columbian Theatre
Starting Friday, June 20, 2008, the Columbian Theatre will have "You Don't Mess With the Zohan' rated PG-13. It will play nightly at 7:00pmCT and Sunday at 2:00pmCT only.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,The Adair County Road Department is now constructing a 300 ft. retaining wall on the bank of Crocus Creek at Inroad to shore up the Melson Ridge Road from Inroad to Cundiff, Melson Ridge, in District 3 of Adair County. The project is expected to take 45 days. Work started Monday, June 16, 2008. The project is being built with a $92,000 emergency grant from then Gov. Ernie Fletcher. It is the largest stream erosion project in all of Adair County Road Department history, and the largest in recent history since the Yuma Road Project in the last year of the Jerry Vaughan administration. 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 263 Days today, June 19, 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 June 3, 2008 with photo of Drilling on work platform. Water level, at 681.96 feet Click here for June 3, 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.
To see the results by precincts or absentee voting, click on links below:
Absentee totals. White Oak.Eunice-Pellyton. Little Cake. East Columbia.Ozark.S. Columbia-Ozark. Glens Fork-Melson Ridge. Gradyville-Nell. Sparksville-Breeding. Milltown. West Columbia. Cane Valley-Holmes. Knifley-Roley. North Columbia. Hurt.

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.

Voter Registration is open in the office of Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair. Office hours 8:00am-4:00pmCT Monday, Friday. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Qualified individuals who are not registered to vote may do so starting Wednesday, May 28, 2008. "Registration books are closed from 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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Faith, Family, Fun & Fitness at Trinity UMC Fri., June 20, 2008



2008-06-18 - Trinity United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. - Photo By Carmen Wall Trinity UMC.

Nitra, the praise band at Trinity United Methodist Church, includes Shellie Elmore, standing, and from left, front, Freddy Rowe, Carla Pyles, and Will Loy.

Faith, Family, Fun & Fitness at Trinity UMC Fri., June 20, 2008
The community is invited to a night of Faith, Family, Fun & Fitness at Trinity United Methodist Church Family Life Center, Friday night. June 20, 2008, 5:00-8:00pmCT. There will be health screenings, a bike rodeo, bike helmets, inflatable slide, prizes, food and music by Nitra. The event is sponsored by TUMC and the Adair County Health Department. Everything is free and open to the entire community. Rain or Shine!
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(ADV) Ja Ci's Grand Opening/20% Off Sale



2008-06-18 - Photo By CM Adv. Dept..

Julie Campbell, owner of Ja Ci's with some fabulous tops on sale during her Big Grand Opening

WOW!!! - 20% off store wide.
Ja Ci's Boutique is having their
Big Grand Opening Celebration June 17-21!

Come in and check out the new line of summer dresses, capris, tops, big bold summer jewelry & handbags. Also, don't forget to register for the $100.00 gift certificate to be given away on June 21st. We are located at 703 Campbellsville Road. Our hours are Tues - Thur 9:00 - 5:00, Friday 9:00 - 6:00, Saturday 9:00 - 1:00. Closed Sunday & Monday.
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Cheap sunglasses



2008-06-19 - Photo By Pen.
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Larry Smith Photo from the Past: Old Ski Sign



2008-06-19 - Summersville, KY - Photo By Larry Smith, WAVE FM 92.7.
LARRY SMITH, the WAVE FM 92.7 FM's News Anchor, South Central Kentucky Historian, photographer, old photo collector, Double Cola & Ski memorabilist, and archivist of all things Summersville (the only town in America that is the home of both Larry Smith and Leon Lewis), has sent another classic Ski photo, writing, "Old Ski sign. Very cool." Yes, very cool indeed.
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The Joy of a Hit: Evan in action



2008-06-19 - Shelbyville, KY - Photo By Pen.
Dodger Great Evan Waggener, running bases in major T-ball game in Shelbyville, KY. Evan was five years old Saturday, June 14, 2008, and frequently visits Adair County to keep an eye on the cats at 122 East Fortune Street, and look after his Mema, Linda Waggener, quality test the wares at the Dairy Dip, and report on and critique the latest movies.
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Baseball dirt: Graham



2008-06-19 - Shelbyville, KY - Photo By Pen.
Graham Waggener, almost 7 now, was thoughtful during a baseball game June 13, 2008, in Shelbyville, KY. Graham is the grandson of Ed and Linda Waggener, who, besides being a baseball enthusiast, is now embarked on a career as an archaelogist, possibly influenced by Harrison Ford.
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Dairy Month: Rowe Farms on the Radio



2008-06-19 - Rowe Farms, Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener.
The WAVE 92.7 RADIO TEAM of Dana, center, and Michaela, right, Walker were at Rowe Farms early this morning to interview Billy Rowe, the host for the first June Dairy Month Event, a WAVE 92.7 sponsored breakfast and a tour of Rowe Farms, a leading Kentucky Dairy.
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Cocker Spaniel wants owner to claim it



2008-06-19 - Green River Animal Shelter - Photo By Heather Evans.
A beautiful cocker spaniel at the Green River Animal Shelter is lost from his home. He was camped at the neighbor's house and wouldn't leave. He was brought in on Thursday, June 19th, and we hope the owner will claim him. Thank you, Heather. 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.
ANIMALS/PETS
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