Today, Sat., Nov. 22, 2008: National Soccer playoffs here!

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ELDRIDGE DYKES has decorated the whole hilllside at his place on KY 900, west of Glens Fork, KY, with a dazling lighted display including some 24,000 lights. It is on display every night starting at 5:30pmCT until 9:30pmCT. Visitors are welcome to pull into the drive to watch the displays. The Dykes start work on the display in early October each year and log over 300 hours.

EVENTS:

Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 327 of 2008 (Leap Year -39 days remaining)

• Today: Adair Recycling Trailer at Wal-Mart Supercenter through Nov. 30, 2008
• 7:00amCT: Pinewood Country Club open today to Adair Golfers
• 8:00am to 1:00pm: Extension Homemakers Christmas Bazaar
• 12 NoonCT: LWC Women in First Round of NAIA National Championship game at Walter S. Reuliing Stadium, Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY
• 3:00pmCT: LWC Men in First Round of NAIA National Championship game at Walter S. Reuliing Stadium, Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY
• 5:30pm to 9:00pm: Eldridge Dykes' 24,000 Christmas light display, 2 miles west of Glens Fork on KY 900
• 7:00pmCT/8:00pmET: Columbian Aubrey Skutt in comic opera Die Fledermaus at Gheens Recital Hall, Campbellsville University
• 7.00pmCT: Services Friday, Saturday, at Calvary Temple, Garlin, KY
• 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 here

Court:
Monday, November 24, 2008. No (0) Cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge Janes Weddle). Forty-four (44) cases in 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

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

(ADV): What's Cooking in Adair County, KY, today:
Click restaurant names for hours, directions, and prices.

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Betty's has Chocolate Gravy and Hot Biscuits on Fridays and Saturdays

• Betty's OK Country Cooking
  Betty's OK Country Kitchen is closed SundaysOn the Buffet. Saturday, November 22, 2008:Meats: CATFISH. TURKEY & Dressing, with Giblet Gravy. PORK TENDERLOIN Vegetables: Mashed Potatoes. Green Beans. Fried Apples. Creole Tomatoes. Corn. Whole Parsley Potatoes. Breaded Squash. Rolls/Cornbread. On the buffet cold bar today: Potato Salad. Coleslaw. Peaches. Pears. Cottage Cheese. Pepper Relish. Sweet Onion.
  Today's SPECIAL DESSERTS: Blackberry Cobbler. Sugar Free Butterscotch Pie. Plus our really big regular list of favorite cakes and desserts. BREAKFAST: Served anytime. Chocolate Gravy served on Fridays & Saturdays. We have Grits
  Celebrate our 20th anniversary. Drawing Dec. 5, 2008 for 42" Flat Screen Tv. Register by signing your ticket each time you visit.


• Bob's Country Kitchen & General Store
  BREAKFAST Cooked to order. Served any time.
  ON THE HOTBAR: Saturday. November 22, 2008. 10:30am to afternoon: COUNTRY FRIED STEAK with White Gravy and Biscuits. Sliced Tomatoes. Coleslaw. . Sliced Sweet onion. Meat and one of each or all sides Just $5.99
  SOUP: Homemade Chili. Pinto Beans as a Soup. With Cornbread or Crackers. Bowl, $1.89
  DESSERTS: Cherry Delight. Meringue Pies by Kay Burton: Lemon Cocanut, Chocolate, and Butterscotch Pies. Pineapple Upside Cakeby Tammy Cornell. Also, homemadeCheesecake.
  
  
  Roast Turkey Dinner every Sunday at Bob's SUNDAYS: ROAST TURKEY, Dressing and Giblet Gravy. With Cranberry Sauce. Mashed Potatoes. Green Beans. Coleslaw. Sliced Tomatoes. Sweet White Onion. Dinner Rolls. Meat with one of each or all the sides, Just $6.99


• Buffalo Hills
  Located at 906 Greensburg ST in the Curves Building, Columbia, KY.
  New lunch hours 10:30-1:30 Mon -Fri Serving nutritious and delicious 1/3 pound Buffalo burgers, buffalo hot dogs and an outrageous 3 bean buffalo chili. Call to find out about our "Special of the Day" on Wednesdays and Fridays.
  Call ahead for takeout orders (270) 385-9092. Buffalo steaks, roasts, burger and brats available for your grilling at home! (270> 385-9092ALSO: Smoothies, Christian Gifts, Tanning Beds. Buffalo Meat--America's Original Health Food. Open10am-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. Cooling Dr. Smoothie smoothies to beat the heat, enjoy a refreshing, healthy drink. In the Curves Building on Greensburg St.



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Chili goes great on cold wintry days!
• The Dairy DipToday, Saturday, November 22, 2008.
Chilly days are here and there is HomeMade CHILI at The Dip. Try a Big, Hearty Bowl for Just $3.49 with option of GRILLED CHEESE for Just 99 cents more. We have our Pintos and Rafferty's style Potato Soup, both topped off w/piping hot cornbread. Our winter hours are: Monday through Friday, 10:30am to 5:00pmCT, Saturdays, 11:to 5:00pm. Closed Sundays for the winter season so we and our Dippers can enjoy Church Services all together as a family. -PATRICIA WILLIS.


• Donut ExpressDelicious, Fresh Baked Donuts every day right here in Columbia. Always fresh. Always a big variety. Glazed, cake, jelly-filled, plain, fancy and more! Try our Chocolate Eclairs: Custard or Creme Filled. People drive from miles around to get them.



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ALSO AVAILABLE IN GALLONS! Just $25. This Christmas, send the message that Food is Good in Adair County with a bottle of Ol' Joe's Seasonings. Buy them by the case, you'd probably pay more for a Christmas Card. Ol Joe's Original Barbecue Sauce in the bottle with his likeness, makes wonderful Christmas gifts which send the best from Adair County. It is on sale, in 16 oz. bottles ($4.00 per bottle; $37.95 per case of 12) at Ol' Joe's B&B QUE, Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY. It is Not too sweet. Not too hot. Not too mild. Just Right, Joe Barbee, whose likeness is on each and ever bottle, says. The sauce is cholesterol free, and carries the famed "Kentucky Proud." Call today, (270) 384-2360, to reserve Thanksgiving Turkey Dinners, to order the sauce, or to to arrange Ol Joe's sure to please catering service. Ol Joe's is Open every 1st and 3rd Fridays and Saturdays. Great for Christmas presents, stocking stuffers. Buy a bottle for everyone on your Christmas list!


• Ol' Joe Barbee's B&B QUE
  OPEN TODAY,SATURDAY, NOV. 22, 2008!ORDER LIST with Prices! Ol' Joe's Sauces and Rubs are now available. Order at: oljoesseasonings@gmail.com or buy at the store; coming soon to grocery shelves near you. Ol Joe's B&B QUE is OPEN: Friday, November 21, and Saturday, November 22, 2008. Order Thanksgiving Turkeys now. Give an Ol' Joe's Gift Certificates--Great for all occasions, especially Christmas. (270) 384-2360. Ol' Joe's Barbecue Sauce makes a wonderful Christmas gift, with a distinct Adair County flavor. Ol Joe's Original Barbecue Sauce is now available online at: oljoesseasonings@gmail.com . Great for Christmas gifts. We have Gift Certificates--Great for all occasions. (270) 384-2360.
  


Barbecued Shortribs: Great on a cold Saturday in November.


• Red Barn Bar-B-Q. 309 Hudson Street, Columbia, KY. A smoke free restaurant.
  OPEN TODAY, Saturday, November 22, 2008 from 10amCT until 8:30pmCT The first smoke free restaurant in Columbia. So dine in or carry out from our delicious MENU featuring some of the best Open Pit Barbecue around! With all the great choices: Shoulder, Shredded Pork, Ribs, Tenderloin, and Chicken cooked fresh daily. Or zest up your mouth with our Stuffed Tator Skins, Shredded Nachos or the Red Barn Wrap. See our MENU then call ahead (270-384-1645) for quicker service or for large orders. HOURS: Thursdays (10-8:30), Fridays (10-8:30), Saturdays (10-8:30) and Sundays (10-7) with Genuine Monroe County Style Barbecue. We'll make your taste buds tingle. Catering available. Our Gift certificates make great Christmas presents! Owners Gary & Marketta Dubree. Credit cards: Visa. MC. Discover.



Follow the crowd to Rerun's Holmes Bend General Store for Simply the Best Food on Green River Lake.


• Rerun's Holmes Bend General Store
  BREAKFAST: Cooked to order. Served anytime.
  
  Today, Saturday, November 22, 2008: Breakfast anytime. Meals cooked to order from the extensive Rerun's menu all day today! Drop in and celebrate the Rerun's successful deer hunt yesterday. Deer hunters welcome. Pheasant hunters, welcome, too.
  Desserts: The National Dessert of Green River Lake: Rerun's. HUGE Chewy, Chocolatey BROWNIES, only 50 cents each.
  Watch for details: Stevie and Glenda Rerun's BIG Thanksgiving Day Breakfast Buffet. You're in for a treat.
  Come play Miniature Golf all day and under the lights. Join the crowds enjoying the great Fall Weather here. Just $2.00 per game per player!
  DEER HUNTERS HEADQUARTERS for Green River Lake, Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green Metcalfe, Taylor and Russell Counties is right here at Reruns. Great meals for Hunters. Leave your deer here for processing at Webb's Butcherblock. Pick up freezer ready venison prepared to your order!
  
  
• Adair County School District Menu
  Monday, November 24, 2008. BREAKFAST: Sausage and Biscuit. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. LUNCH: CHEESEBURGER on Bun or HOT HAM and CHEESE on a Bun. French Fries. Broccoll & Cheese Munchers. Peach Cobbler. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Salads available daily. Fruit and/or juice offered daily with lunch. Menu: November 24 through December 19, 2008

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• Pinewood Country Club 2008 Schedule of Golf Events

Adair County Schools "Learning for a Lifetime"

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School website was updated November 21, 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.

Election Results: Nov. 4, 2008 General Election
Precinct by precinct votes in the November 4, 2008, General Election are now posted. Click on the office to access printer friendly chart:

• President of the United States
• For U.S. Senate
• For U.S. Representative, District 1, KY
• For KY Senator, 26th District
• For KY Rep. Adair & Taylor Counties, 26th District
• Adair County School Board District 2
• Columbia City Council

Quick links to Election night stories

• School board will remain the same after 2008 election
• Columbia City Council election, Nov. 4, 2008
• The Vote in Adair national, state, multi-county races

National, State, Election Report

• Real Clear PoliticsNational Election Results, President, Senate, U.S. House

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.

Driver's Seat Links:

• Adair County
• City of Columbia, KY
• Columbia, KY. New Wikipedia update
• Celebrations: CM Birthdays, anniversaries
• Chamber of Commerce
  
• Columbia group at Flickr Preview local photographs by the best
  
• Duo-County
• High speed Internet
• Kentucky Flag Status:
  Information, status of flags at state office buildings.
• Kentucky Lottery
• Kentucky State Symbols
  Required study for Johnny Vaughn Adair County assimilation seminars for incomers
• Library: Adair County Public Library online. Phone (270) 384-2472


• Libraries near Adair County, links:

  Library: Casey County Public Library online
  Library: Cumberland County Public Library online
  Library: Green County Public Library online
  Library: Metcalfe County Public Library online
  Library: Russell County Public Library online
  Library: Taylor County Public Library online

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• Local newspaper: Adair Progress online
• Local newspaper: Community Voice online
• News from Everywhere around the world at google news.comSalon.com breaking news, opinion, entertainment. Online magazine with news you'll see up to four weeks before you see it anywhere else.
• Sports:
  Latest Lindsey Wilson Blue Raider Sports
  Latest Campbellsville University Tiger Sports
• Stock market, financial news Link to Market Watch from DowJones
• Traveler's Guide to Southern Kentucky.A collection of great ColumbiaMagazine.com Scenic Adair County photos from 10,500 CM articles ago.
• TV Listings Link to Tv Guide

This story was posted on 2008-11-22 04:33:06