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Today, Aug. 15, 2008: Roasted corn today at Ol Joes B&B Que

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

The Count: 41 Wacky Quacky Ducks Sold
As of August 14, 2008 at 4:00pm.
Previous report, As of August 14, 2008: 10:15amCT was 35
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  • Countdown to Second Sunday: It's only 58 days to Sunday, October 12, 2008, when Adair Countians make a bold move for a healthier, wealthier, happier community. One street will be closed for four hours to motorized traffic for walkers and bikers to enjoy a community wide wellness event. A huge turn out is expected.

    Countdown to college class start: 5 days. Lindsey Wilson College and Campbellsville University, classes start 2008 Fall Semester is Wednesday, August 20, 2008.

    Columbia Rotary Club's Adair County "Walk Around the World"
    See Standards in CM Classifieds Healthcare
    • 24,901.5 miles is goal.
    • 307 Miles Walked, reported through July 30, 2008
    • 24,594.5 Miles to Go!
    Send in your miles totals to : rotarywalk@gmail.Com
    to be included in the next report, shortly after August 21, 2008
    Countdown to November 4, 2008 General Election 94 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 227 of 2008 (Leap Year - 139 days remaining).
    • Today: ACPL Bookmobile is in off road for maintenance
    • 6:00am-10:00amCT: The Adair County Farmers Market
      The last market had more vendors, more abundant choices than at any time this season. Beautiful tomatoes, sweet cantaloupe, family sized water melons better than any we ever had through the Louisville Hay Market from Jackson Co., Indiana are plentiful and priced right. And that's just the start of the grown close to home produce available. The market has become a social center much like what Columbia once had when people walked to the post office downtown.
    • 5:00pmCT: Adair County football plays first scrimmage game tonight
    • 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

    For events in detail and to scan future events into 2009, Click hereThis date in history:

    Click Here to access facts from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia about this day in history.

    Court:
    Friday, August 15, 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

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    Roasted Corn on the Cob at Ol' Joe's B&B QUE!

    • Ol' Joe Barbee's B&B Que is OPEN! this weekend. It seems so long, but the wait is over and hundreds of folks are happy because Follow the crowd over the bridge to the best barbecue you ever ate. Today, August 15, 2008, and tomorrow, Saturday, August 16, 2008, Ol' Joe's Barbecue is open. is open every 1st & 3rd Friday and Saturday. Located on North Hwy 55, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 384-2360.
      MENU: Click here for menu.
      VEGETABLE LOVERS: Ol' Joe's has a special shipment of rosanears for Corn on the Cob today! The supply is limited, so please come in early to get yours! Two weeks ago, the slow roasted corn was the What's Cooking Culinary Sensation of Adair County. Ol' Joes caresponsibly one prepares to order the gourmet vegetable plate of Adair County, with Corn on the Cob, baked beans, vinegar slaw, onion, jalapeno peppers, and potato salad. And you can get a loaded potato to assure survival Barbecue Daily Requirements. (But it's a meal in itself!)

      DESSERTS: Serious eaters will want to remember dessert. Thoughtful eaters will remember to take some home to share. Ol' Joe's cakes are baked fresh daily when the restaurant is in session.
      HOURS: We advertise 10:30amCT until around 8:00pmCT. But good barbecue is both science and art, and sometimes it is ready as early as 9:00am and sometimes our closing time is around 7:30pm, if we're sold out by then.
      Ol' Joes B&B Que is the Home of Ol' Joe's Original KY Wings, Ol' Joe's Sauces and Rubs, and just about the best barbecue you'll find anywhere. Slow smoked to perfection. Meaty ribs. Delicious barbecued chicken. Generous servings of pulled pork on a plate with two sides or or a big hearty sandwich. Sampler plates.
      Sides: Potato Salad, Vinegar or Creamy slaw, Baked Beans.

    • BOB'S COUNTRY KITCHEN & GENERAL STORE,
      5097 Liberty Road, Vester, KY. Breakfast anytime. Lunches packed. Pies a specialty.
      Hotbar Special
      Friday, August 15, 2008: Friday is Bob's Perfected FRIED CATFISH Day! Starts at 11:00amCT and continues until closing. Other sides TBA. But these are certain: Sliced Adair County red-ripe tomatoes. Coleslaw, and Bob's own Crunchy, Crusty, Oven baked Cornbread Squares.
      Pie and Dessert Situation:
      Absolutely Fabulous! Kay Burton Meringue Pies today: Chocolate, Butterscotch, and Lemon. Turtle Cheesecake. Plain Cheesecake. Strawberry Cake (plus a top secret surprise Cake!
      Cantaloupe. Watermelon Sliced today, chilled, and ready to eat. Delicious!
      From the Drink Case: Aqua Fina bottled water, 99 cents! Also, 4/32 oz. Powerade Drinks, just $5.00.
      Gasoline: Remember to fill your gas tank here!





      COOL OFF WITH A DR. SMOOTHIE at BUFFALO HILLS RANCH

    • 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.
      Special Friday, August 15, 2008:
      TGIF special at The Dip. CHILI DOG, chips and 16 oz. Pepsi product All for only $3.09 Specials will be posted in windows. Great deals, everyday. Stop in and see the colorful new picnic table umbrellas we ve added. Have a picnic lunch in the wonderful shady at Dairy Dip, and come down for a picnic under the stars tonight. - 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!

    • RERUN'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:Friday, August 15, 2008:
      What you've been waiting for, Adair County. Green River Lake's Best Seafood is served here today!
      SEAFOOD FEAST all day today: Pick from these great Rerun seafoods: Fish Meal $6.95, Shrmp Meal $7.95, Froglegs, $9.95, Oysters Meal, $8.95, Clams, $7.5. Side items: Fries/Onion rings, Potato Wedges/Spicy Fries, Potato Salad/Cole Slaw, Bake Beans, Hushpuppies. Meals come w/2 sides and huspuppies. Seafood Platter $9.95! comes with your choice of 3 meats and 2 side items & hushpuppies
      Great Gas Stop Save money. Fill up your car and your boat tanks at Rerun's. Coming soon Miniature golf!

    • What's Cooking for Adair County School District Kids
      August 16, 2008: BREAKFAST: Cinnamon Toast. Applesauce. Hashbrowns. Juice/Fruit. Choice of Low Fat Millk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. LUNCH: Grilled Cheese Sandwich or Pizza. Tossed Salad. Corn. Baked Potato Chips. Rice Krispies Treat. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Salads available daily. Fruit and/or juice offered daily with lunch.Click Here for School menu for August 7-August 29, 2008!

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    Ja Ci's Boutique
    End of Summer Sale
    with 20% to 60% off original price!

    We have women's apparel, handbags, jewelry. Ja Ci's Boutique is located at 703 Campbellsville Road (Hwy 55 across the Russell Creek Bridge), Columbia, KY. Hours: Tues -Thur. 9:00am to 5:00pmCT; Friday 9:00am to 6:00pmCT; Saturday 9:00am to 1:00pmCT; Closed Sunday and Monday

    MITZIs will be open this week August 13, 14, 16, 2008
    for the BIGGEST SALE of THE YEAR! Continues through August!
    plus register for $100 gift certificate giveaway!

    Mitzi's will be open Friday, August 1, 2008 for the biggest sale of the year. Everything in the store will be 75% off original low price. This includes handbags, clothing, shoes, and under garments. We also will be giving away a $100 gift certificate on August 30, 2008 at1:00pmCT. You may register anytime between August 1 and August 30, 2008. This sale is the perfect time to pick up those little extras you will be needing between now and fall. During August we will be open Wed. Thurs, Fri. between 9:00 am and 4:00pmCT and Saturday open from 9:00am to 1:00pmCT. Look for the bright pink door beside the library. Mitzi's, 303 Greensburg St. Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 634-0541

    Entertainment
    Columbian Theatre:
    Starting Friday, August 15, 2008 the Columbian Theatre will have Mamma Mia. It stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Colin Firth and is rated PG-13. Mamma Mia will play nightly at 7:00pmCT and Sunday matinee at 2:00pmCT only.

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    Academic calendarsSPORTS SCHEDULESAdair County Schools "Learning for a Lifetime"

    For 2008-2009 School Calendar, Click Here.

    School website was updated August 11, 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.

    Perry Parrish Aerial Photographs: CWB, others, August 9, 2008 Photos of Holladay Place, Majestic Yachts, The Long Bridge, the Adair Justice Center, Adair County Water Treatment Plant, ACES and ACHS, Green River Lake, and Adair School Property will be in the series.

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

    Wolf Creek Dam Weekly Progress: Latest, Dated July 30, 2008 with photo of Arcadia-Boart Longyear installing a piezonometer on the downstream side of the embankment. Water level, down, at 681.06 feet Click here for July 30, 2008 (latest) Wolf Creek Dam update.

    2008 Kentucky Primary & Election Calendar & Candidates
    See candidate filings for City Council, Constable, School Board, and Soil Conservation District races. Click Here

    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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    Wildflowers of Adair Co., KY: Purple Passion Flower at Haven Hill



    2008-08-14 - Green River Wildlife Managerment Area, Neatsville, KY - Photo By Pen.
    THIS PURPLE PASSION FLOWER was at its most beautiful on a perfect Wednesday, August 13, 2008, near Haven Hill Cemetery, Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. According to the USDA, Passiflora incarnata L., Purple Passion Flower, is found only in Adair County among the seven county Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell, and Taylor County ColumbiaMagazine.com area. HELD OVER: A Today, August 15, 2008 Picture Album photo

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    Scenic Kentucky: Sun sets on another day



    2008-08-15 - Shelby Co., KY - Photo By Pen.
    "The picture is just north of Campbellsville, KY on KY55, past two triple-silos and then a farmhouse," Pen writes, "Several folks have mentioned what a picturesque stretch of farmland is there."Nothing in the world is more beautiful than a Kentucky sunset, though it is hard to pick which one is best. Share your Kentucky scenes at the Flickr group. Would you like to purchase a print of this photo?A Today, August 15, 2008 Picture Album photo

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    Green River Animal Shelter, July 2008 Report



    2008-08-15 .
    This is the Green River Animal Shelter report to the Adair County Fiscal Court for July 2008. Clicki Here to access the detailed account of the Adair County Fiscal Court Meeting on August 12, 2008.. A Today, August 15, 2008 Picture Album feature.

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    Epicurean Kentuckian: Tomato and basil



    2008-08-15 - Photo By Pen.
    Sometimes simplest is best. Except for the slicing time, this wonderful combination fresh from the garden is quick, adds color, and makes a more appetizing presentation. Many like the taste of smaller tomatoes best.Flickr. A Today, August 15, 2008 Picture Album photo

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    Beautiful trees on Sandusky Street



    2008-08-15 - David Burton Residence, Sandusky ST, Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener.
    The Fairground Street entrance to Sandusky Street is pettier this August with the presence of trees which form twin spires in David Burton's yard. Utility lines make a good capture, one which does justice to the tree, difficult, though perhaps another photographer can make it work. If anyone Knows the identification of the tree and why the species is in the yard, please let us know by using one of the Contact/Submit Buttons. Flickr. A Today, August 15, 2008 Picture Album photo
    August 15, 2008: Billy Joe Fudge identified the tree as a bald cypress. Click here for letter.

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    Birds of KY: Heron tippy toeing on its log bridge in The Holler



    2008-08-15 - The Holler, Old Clearsprings Road, Columbia, KY - Photo By Shamarie Claiborne.
    AT FIRST SHAMARIE COULDN'T GET HER HERON to stay still for a picture, but her Heron in The Holler is now almost a ham. This one of the photos she got in one session, with the hunting heron tippy-toeing quite prissily across the branch a fallen tree limb bridge. Flickr. A Today, August 15, 2008 Picture Album photo

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    New faculty members at Campbellsville University



    2008-08-15 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo By Joan C. McKinney. Campbellsville University photo.
    NEW FACULTY MEMBERS AT CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY include from left: Front row:Erin Holmes, English as a Second Language Endorsement Specialist; Sharon Hundley, associate professor of education and co-coordinator of ECE Program; Amanda Ewing, instructor in business; Shane Garrison, instructor in educational ministries; Dr. Jeff Justice, assistant professor of political science; and Beverly Edwards, assistant professor of math and computer information systems. Back row: Don Cheatham, instructor in education and computer information systems; Dr. Scott Bersaglia, assistant director of bands/assistant professor of music; Dr. Donnie Lawrence, associate professor of education; Dr. William Budai, assistant professor of piano; Dr. Michelle Tucker, assistant professor of social work; and Dr. Chris Mullins, assistant professor of chemistry. Absent was Karen Rush, assistant professor of business. A Today, August 15, 2008 Picture Album photo

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