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Today, Tues., Feb. 17, 2009: Dairy speaker at LWC

Celebrations
Check CM Celebrations for birthdays and anniversaries today, and for the months of February and March.

EVENTS:
Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 48 of 2008. 317 Days remaining in year.
  • Today: ACPL Bookmobile at Pellyton. Feb. 2009 Printable Bookmobile Schedule
  • 08:00amCT/9:00amET: Safe Senior Drivers class Feb. 17, 2009, at Taylor County Extension Office
  • 10:30amCT till sold out: Bean Soup luncheon at Metcalfe Extension Office, Edmonton, KY: Proceeds all go scholarship fund
  • 11:45amCT: Rowe Farms sponsors dairy speaker at Chamber luncheon, Cranmer
  • 03:00pmCT: Dr. Heilman will be present for second book signing at CU
  • 04:00pmCT: Deadline sign-up for KSP driver class at Adair Co. Extension Office
  • 04:30pmCT: Adult Book Club at Adair Co. Public LIbrary
  • 04:30pmCT: Little League sign-up for all ages at Blue Building, Joe Johnson Little Park
  • 05:00pmCT: ACHS Girls Basketball hosts Bardstown High School
  • 05:30pmCT: Edmonton-Metcalfe County Chamber meets, Chamber meeting room
  • 06:00pmCT: Corn Toss Tournament at VFW Hall. RFL event
  • 07:00pmCT Jaycees meeting, 819 Jamestown ST, Columbia, KY
  • 07:00pmCT: ACHS Boys Basketball hosts Bardstown High School, ACHS gym
  • 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:
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Fifty-one(51) Cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge James Weddle). No (0) 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

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

The Great Backyard Bird Count 2009 is still being tallied!

Click for Links to Over 100 ColumbiaMagazine.com Birds of Kentucky Photos



Birds of Kentucky: HERON with catch.
Photo by PEN
Great Backyard Bird Count
GBBC: The Observation is over, but Checklists for observations The latest scan of the listings for the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) early Tuesday morning, February 17, 2009 showed Columbia #1 in check lists of all communities in Kentucky, and No. 7 in United States.

If you need help submitting your lists, call Barbara Armitage at (270) 250-2979, go to the Adair County Public Library, or contact the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce at (270) 384-6020. If you don't want to use the internet to report, the Adair County Garden Club will take your written lists and enter them for you.
  • To check rankings of checklists in Kentucky Click Here
  • To submit your checklists in the Great Backyard Bird Count Click here to
  • To check the Top Ten Lists in the Great Backyard Bird Count Click Here



(ADV): What's Cooking in Adair County, KY, today:
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Birds of KY: Emu at Dr. Downey place



2009-02-17 - Near Green River Lake, Taylor Co., KY - Photo by Lawrence Hamilton.
STUTTING ITS STUFF: "This is a picture of an Emu that has taken up residence at Dr. Max Downey's farm," writes Lawrence Hamilton. "Do you think it counts in the Bird Watch program?" The photo was taken by Lawrence Hamilton on February 17, 2009. The answer on the Great Backyard Bird Watch will have to be supplied by one of our resident ornithologists. Clicking Read More accesses the Today, Tues. Feb. 17, 2009 feature.

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Sunday sunrise from Edgar, Illinois



2009-02-17 - Edgar, Illinois - Photo by Gene Jessee.
TRAVELER GENE JESSEE of Columbia, KY, was in Edgar, Illinois and captured this beautiful sunrise on Sunday morning, February 15, 2009, while on Route 1 about 1 mile south of Peoria, IL.Clicking Read More accesses the Today, February 17, 2009, feature

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Scenic Adair Co., KY: A picture postcard courthouse



2009-02-17 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Kristy Keene.
The flag is fully unfurled and the sky is a perfect blue in Kristy Keene's picture taken from Thursday, February 12, 2009, from the Jamestown Street side of the Square, in front of the Jeffries Building which currently houses the Radio Shack store. Flickr. Clicking Read More accesses the Today, Tues., Feb. 17, 2009 Feature.

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Graham scores



2009-02-17 - Shelbyville, KY - Photo by Pen.
Pen shot this sequence in a major basketball game in Shelbyville, KY. That's our man, Graham, #3, scoring the field goal. Whether they kept score or not, his Mema and Graddad in Columbia count the game a big win.

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Epicurean Kentuckian: Ricotta Blueberry Tart



2009-02-17 - Photo by Pen.
A scrumpdillicious treat - awfully good with morning coffee, awfully good made with Subtle Mountain blueberries from Metcalfe County. Flickr. Clicking Read More accesses the Today, Tues., Feb. 17, 2009 Feature.

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PORTRAIT OF A BEAUTIFUL GIRL: Bailey Coffey



2009-02-17 - Glens Fork, KY - Photo By Shamarie Claiborne.
OUR BAILEY GIRL! "Her Aunt Leslie went and picked her up for the week and we took some pictures while she was home," writes photographer Shamarie Claiborne of her stunningly beautiful cousin. "Bailey Coffey is the daughter of Matt and Jessica Coffey, who are now living in AK. Tammy Coffey Stanley and the Late Rex Coffey are her grandparents. Leslie Coffey Rooks is her proud Aunt and Shamarie Claiborne is her loving Cousin." Flickr. Clicking Read More accesses the Today, Tues., Feb. 17, 2009 Feature.

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