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Today. Mon., July 28, 2008:
Rep. Whitfield at WRH groundbreaking


Red Letter Day for trustees, management team of Westlake Regional Hospital



Groundbreaking for the new $19 million expansion and renovation project at Westlake Regional Hospital is today, Monday, July 28, 2008, from 1:00-3:00pmCT. The project marks a major milestone for the healthcare organization, Adair County's premier employer and flagship institution of the County's major economic force. Members of the Adair County Hospital Board of Trustees and the management team of Westlake Regional Hospital are, from left, Board Members Bradley Irvin, Katie Campell, Jim Evans (Treasurer), Chairman Mitch Harris, Westlake CEO Rusty Tungate; Dr. Chuck Giles, Dr. Charles (Chuck) Giles, Director ER/ICU, WRH; Board Member John Nall, and Dr. Gary Partin, Chief of Staff, WRH.


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


School Vacation Countdown: Adair County Schools start in just 10 days, on Thursday, August 7, 2008, when students enroll. Student Enrollment ProceduresUpdated!: July 25, 2008

November 4, 2008 General Election Countdown 110 days remaining. Register to vote in the office of Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair Mon.-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pmCT. Filing deadline, school board, city council August 12, 2008.

EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 210 of 2008 (Leap Year - 156 days remaining).
  • Today: Adair Co. Public Library Bookmobile is in town, in Columbia
  • Today: Metcalfe Co. Library closed to barcode catalog. RHONDA GLASS, Director.
  • 9:00am to 12:00 noon CT: AC Extension Service will accept used pesticide containers July 28, 2008. -NICK ROY
  • 1:00-3:00pmCT: Groundbreaking for Westlake Regional Hospital. Rep. Whitfield will be emcee
  • 1:45pmCT: Rep. Ed Whitfield will present check to Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department at Adair Annex, Downtown Columbia, KY
  • 6:00pmCT: Cub Scout Pack 888 meets at Columbia UMC
  • 6:00pmCT: Rotary Club meets at Cranmer Dining Center
  • Reminder: Send mail from home to Adair Countians who are deployed to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. How to mail to servicemen and list of addresses

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Court:
Monday, July 28, 2008. No (0) Cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge James Weddle). Fifty-four (54) 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

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Today! Monday, July 28, 2008, 1:00-3:00pm.
Groundbreaking for the Westlake Regional Hospital
New Addition and Renovation Project.



Westlake Regional Hospital Board of Trustees,
Administration & Staff Cordially invite you

To the Official Groundbreaking Ceremony
for our new Addition & Renovation Project

Monday, July, 28, 2008 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. (CDT)
901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, Kentucky

The Master of Ceremonies for the Groundbreaking
will be the Honorable Congressman Ed Whitfield.


Refreshments to immediately
follow the Groundbreaking Ceremony in the lobby of Westlake Regional Hospital


  • (PSA) Click here to go directly to Entry/Order Form for 2nd Annual Wacky Quacky Duck Race

  • (ADV): To see What's Cooking in Adair County, KY, today, Click Here
    • Bob's Country Kitchen and General Store, Vester, KY. Breakfast anytime. Lunches packed. Pies a specialty.
      Monday, July 28, 2008:
      (starts at 11:00am and goes to 5:00pm)
      Hotbar Special
      Monday, July 28, 2008. Salisbury Steak with brown gravy. Real Mashed Potatoes. Green Beans seasoned with Country Ham. Pinto Beans seasoned with Country Ham. Macaroni and Cheese. Coleslaw. Bob's Crunchy, Crusty, Ovenbaked Cornbread squares. Everyday Bob's has a complete hotbar special meal with a featured Meat entree and three to five home cooked sides.
      Pie and Dessert Situation: Banana split cake. Turtle Cheesecake. Strawberry Cream Pie. Holy Cow Cake. Monkey Bread. Honeybun cake.
      Adair County Farm Fresh Vegetables, are being sliced today: Red Ripe Tomatoes and Cucumbers. And we've also got sweet, ice cold cantaloupe and watermelon, freshly sliced and ready to eat. Delicious!
      Gasoline: Remember to fill your gas tank here!

    • BUFFALO HILLS RANCH,906 Greensburg ST in the Curves Building, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 385-9092. Smoothies, Christian Gifts, Tanning Beds. Buffalo Meat--America's Original Health Food. Open 10am-7pm Mon-Tue & Thurs.-Fri. 10am-6pm Wednesdays. Closed Saturdays and Sundays. Jim and Carol Leib, Owners. We accept Visa, MC, and Discover Credit Cards.


    • The Dairy Dip, Jamestown ST, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 384-4644.
      Sunday, July 27, 2008:
      Today, Monday, July 28, 2008 we're featuring not only one, but two of our new items. Stop by today and get your All White Meat Deluxe Breaded Chicken Sandwich + our exclusive in Adair County Onion Batter Deep Fried Green Beans and Your Choice of a 16 oz. Pepsi Product All for only $5,99. As I've said before, the beans may could a tick odd, but they're a fine, fine rival to the deep fried pickles. Don't forget to ask for our homemade ranch dressing on the side! s/Patricia Willis

    • DONUT EXPRESS
      Start the day right. Take a boxes of Donuts from Donut Express on sales calls, to work, and home to be a hero everywhere you go today!
      Donut Express. 605 Fairgrounds ST, Columbia, KY. Nick Wortham, proprietor. Make Today special with Fresh Hot Donuts from Donut Express. Take a $5.00 dozen box to work, on sales calls, or home to make the family happy. They're good! They hot and they're ready, today. Made right here in Columbia! And they're making Columbia famous!

    • Re-Run's Holmes Bend General Store. 3399 Holmes Bend Road, Columbia, KY.
      Phone (270) 384-7253: For carryouts and expedited orders. Let us prepare your Green River Lake picnic! Hours: Mon-Sat: 4:00am to 9:00pmCT.
      Breakfast: Any time of day. Cooked to order. Eggs, bacon, ham, tenderloin, and the best sausage you ever ate. Country biscuits. Redeye or sawmill gravy. Generous portions. Kinfolks prices. We treat everybody like favorite cousins! Get Famous Nick's Made-in-Columbia Donuts right here.
      DAILY SPECIAL:Monday July 28, 2008:
      One of Rerun's special treats. Taco Salad, with Rerun's special Taco Chicken or Beef, on a bed of Taco chips, with sour cream, onions and shredded taco cheese OR Burrito, with Mexican Chicken or Beef, lettuce, onions, and taco cheese on a bed of lettuce. Yum! Either way, with a 16oz Fountain Drink, All for just $6.00! , Plus, we'll cook every meal to order from our extensive menu. Come join us.
      Gas up here and save
      Remember our Seafood Feasts every Friday!
      Coming soonMiniature golf!
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    Entertainment
    Columbian Theatre:
    Now showing The Dark Knight. It is rated PG-13 and will play nightly at 7:00 pmCT and Sunday at 2:00pmCT only.-NATHAN COMPTON, Mgr., The Columbian Theatre.


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    Adair County Schools "Learning for a Lifetime"

    For 2008-2009 School Calendar, Click Here.

    School website was updated July 25 2008Click 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
    2007 Adair County Band website. Doyle Lloyd, webmaster.

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

    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 July 18, 2008 with photo of drilling on US 127. Water level, down, at 681.11 feet Click here for July 18, 2008 (latest) Wolf Creek Dam update.

    2008 Kentucky Primary & Election Calendar & Candidates
    Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 4:00pm, last date for candidates for Columbia City Council, Adair County School Board to file for office. 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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    Breakfast of Champions



    2008-07-27 - Photo by Pen. This time of year provides some of the best from the garden, including cantaloupe and great tomatoes. They go wonderfully with scrambled eggs. A Monday, July 28, 2008 Today's Picture Album photo
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    Birds of Adair Co., KY: Robin Smith's Trusting Hummingbird



    2008-07-28 - Columbia, KY - Photo By Robin Smith.
    "I took some pictures of my hummers while sitting on my back porch Sunday afternoon," Robin Smith wrote with this photo. "She is just beautiful and so trusting; I was no more than three feet away." A Monday, July 28, 2008 Today's Picture Album photo

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    Ethiopian food in KY: Tips, vegetable combination for 3



    2008-07-28 - Taylor Blvd., Louisville, KY - Photo By Pen.
    Doro tips, atakilt, fossolia, and alicha sega wot, with salad, kik wot, and injera, for 3 and then some (the leftovers lasted for several extra meals...)from Queen of Sheba, across from Bowman Field in Louisville, KY.

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