Today, Tues., March 24, 2009: Mayor Bell speaks to CWC

Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 76 of 2009. 289 Days remaining in year:

• TODAY: Adair Co. Public Library Bookmobile is in Knifley, KYPrintable 2009 ACPL Bookmobile Schedule
• 2:00pmCT: LWC softball vs. Cumberlands at Williamsburg, KY
• 05:00pmCT: Nonprofit Boards 101 webinar to be hosted at TC Extension Office, 1143 South Columbia Avenue, Campbellsville, KY
• 06:00pmCT: Mayor Patrick R. Bell to speak on Public Affairs at Columbia Woman's Club, Chamber Building, 201 Burkesville ST, Columbia, KY
• 06:30pmCT: Pure Gospel will sing at revival services at Bearwallow UMC, 6 miles east on KY 206, Columbia (Christine community), KY

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CELEBRATIONS
Tuesday, March 24, 2009Check out the important people who are having birthdays today. Check Celebrations every day to share special events including birthdays, anniversaries, and in memory birthdays. To send your celebration, use any Contact/Submit button. And, you can always make it extra special with a full color photo, for just $7.95!

Court:
Tuesday, March 24, 2009Sixty-four (64) 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

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What's Cooking in Adair Co., KY: Today's Featured Food Photo

A Full Breakfast at the Quick Stop, 702 Campbellsville RD, Columbia, KY Just one of the almost limitless combinations, cooked to order, just for you, anytime, at the Quick Stop.

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

• Betty's OK Country Cooking
  BUFFET MENU: Tuesday, March 24, 2009: MEATS: CATFISH. BAKED MOSTACCIOLI. BREADED CHICKEN BREAST. STUFFED CRAB. Mashed Potatoes. Green Beans. Fried Potatoes. Breaded Okra. Baby Carrots. Blackeyed Peas. Corn. Pinto Beans. Rolls/Cornbread. On the buffet cold bar Coleslaw. Peaches. Pears. Cottage Cheese. Pepper Relish. Sweet Onion.
  TODAY'S SPECIAL DESSERTS: Strawberry Short Cakes. Sugar Free Chocolate Pie. Plus our really big regular list of favorite cakes and desserts.
  BREAKFAST: Served anytime. New! Served on Tuesdays and Thursdays only Real Fried Potatoes for breakfast!


• Bob's Country Kitchen & General Store, KY 206, Vester, KY
  BREAKFAST ANYTIME: Served anytime!ON THE HOTBAR: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
$4.99 FRIED CHICKEN PLATE LUNCH SPECIAL
Bob's Best Anywhere (Eat your heart out, Colonel!) BLACK SKILLET FRIED CHICKEN with Mashed Potatoes and White Gravy, Dinner Rolls. Sliced Red Ripe Tomatoes. Sweet White Onion. Just $4.99 a plate!
Extra or by the piece Chicken Breast or Chicken Leg Quarters, $1.99 each.!!!
OUR COOKIE FACTORY IS HERE: Fresh baked in the Magic Bob's Cookie Oven, 69 cents each/or 3/$2.00; Pig-out special, $7.99 for a dozen.
DESSERTS: Chocolate Meringue Pie. Cocanut Meringue Pie. Snickers Pie. Strawberry Pie. And Kim Redmon's Delicious Honeybun Cake. You have to try it!
DELIVERY: Yes, Bob's delivers. $25 minimum. Some limits. Call (270) 384-6774.NOW OPEN UNTIL 6:00pmCT each evening.


• Buffalo Hills
  Located at 906 Greensburg ST in the Curves Building, Columbia, KY. Non-Smoking Facility
  Business is booming and after you taste a buffalo burger, you'll understand why.
  FOR YOU EXTRA HUNGRY EATERS, we've added the 1/2 lb Bodacious Buffalo Burger. 8 ounces of low fat, great tasting buffalo, still with less than 1/2 the fat than conventional fast food 1/4 lb burgers!
  TRY OUR NEW SMOOTHIE FLAVORS: Northwest Berry, a delicious blend of boysenberry & blackberry, and our Lemonade Cooler.
  ALSO: Smoothies, Christian Gifts, Tanning Beds. Buffalo Meat--America's Original Health Food. Buffalo steaks, roasts, burger and brats available for your grilling at home! Open10am-7pm Mon-Tue & Thurs.-Fri. 10am-6pm Wednesdays. Closed Saturdays, Sundays. Jim Carol Leib, Owners. We accept Visa, MC, and Discover Credit Cards. Dr. Smoothie smoothiesEnjoy a refreshing, healthy drink. In the Curves Building on Greensburg St.


• The Dairy Dip
  REMEMBER, WE DELIVER for orders of $15 or more. (270) 384-4644
  SPECIAL, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009:
  SOUP of the DAY TBA. Another Perfect day for a Picnic in Columbia, KY. Temperatures are expected to be 74 degrees and perfect partly sunny weather. Time to try our picnic area, or just enjoy the spring weather and eat in your car. Come see us today! Call ahead (270) 384-4644, for large orders and to expedite your orders.
  NEW HOURS: We are now open from 10:30am to 4:00pmCT, Monday thru Friday. Open Saturday, March 7, 2009, until 5:00pm. Closed Sunday.
  


• Ol' Joe Barbee's B&B QUE
  Dining Room Non-Smoking Facility; Smoking permitted in Picnic Area
  OL' JOE's WILL BE OPEN NEXT ON Friday & Saturday, April 3 & 4, 2009.A Sampler of Ol' Joe's Pictures
  Call today, also, to order Ol' Joe's Sauce (270) 384-2360, MENU



• PINEWOOD GOLF COURSE
  275 Country Club RD, Columbia, KY. (270) 384-3613. Mike Hamlett, Manager.
  Newly renovated 70-seat dining room with beautiful views all around is now Open to the Public. Non-Smoking Facility
  LUNCH BUFFET: The Pinewood Golf Course salad bar has really become popular as the weather is warming up, but check out the lineup we have on the buffet, for today, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, from 11:0amCT to 1:00CT!
  • SLICED PORK LOIN
  • BATTER DIPPED SHRIMP
  • Scalloped potatoes
  • Carrots
  • Mixed vegetable blend
  • Potato soup
  • Hot rolls
  • Dessert table
  • Salad bar
  The Soup and Salad Bar is $4.25; the Full Meal Deal is $6.25.
  
  TODAY, Tuesday, March 24, 2009: TBA
  LARGE PARTIES are asked to call ahead. Pinewood is a great place for a power lunch, to treat a special client, or just to have a holiday respite during the day.
  The DINING ROOM GRILL IS OPEN ALL DAY: Every Day, including Fridays and Saturdays. Order from the Open Grill. Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Chili Dogs, Chicken Strips, BLT, Grilled Cheese, Nachoes, Chicken, Chicken Salad on Croissants, along with French Fries, Onion Rings, Tater Tots and Cheese Sticks. Freshly brewed coffee and cold drinks.THE PINEWOOD GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE WITH ITS 70-SEAT DINING ROOM, now open to the public seven days a week from sunrise to twilight with an open grill, and now featuring a full lunch buffet served from 11:00am to 1:00pmCT Monday through Friday. The dining room and grill are open to the public. The golf course is restricted to members. Golfers who are not Adair County residents may pay greens fees for occasional golfing. The fishing lake by the airport remains open to the public.
  GOLF: Pinewood Golf Course Memberships are open. Adair Countians must be members to play. Memberships $1,000 per year. Greens fees for non-Adair Countians: Monday through Thursday: $20. Friday, Saturday, and Sundays, $35. Golf carts, $10 plus tax. Twilight greens fees, after 5:00pmCT, $15 including golf cart! Pinewood Golf Course 2009 Special Events Printable Calendar


• QUICK STOP
  Next to Downey's Gun & Pawn and Downey's ATV's and Motorcycles. 702 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 384-9833. Hours: Mon-Friday, 4:00am to 2:00pmCT. Sat. 4:00am to 12noonCT.
  BREAKFAST: Cooked to order. Pick up breakfast sandwiches quick at Quick Stop.
  SPECIAL: Tuesday, March 24, 2009:
  CHUCKWAGON STEAK dressed or plain + Quick Stop's Huge Order of French Fries Just $3.99!!!
  The QUICK STOP is now your official sports bar! Come and watch University of Louisville and University of Kentucky games on our big screen Tv. Try our HOT WINGS, better than you can get in Buffalo itself! Or get some of our Fried Green Beans to munch on! Call ahead for large carryouts; we'll try to have it ready when you get to the Quick Stop: (270) 384-9833


• Rerun's Holmes Bend General Store
  BREAKFAST: Cooked to order. Served anytime.
  SPECIAL TODAY, Tuesday, March 24, 2009:
  GRILLED CHICKEN or FISH SANDWICH + Potato Wedges or French Fries or Seasoned Fries + Small (at Rerun's) 16oz. Fountain Drink, Just $6.00
  SPECIAL EVERYDAY: Rerun's FAMOUS BIG MOUTH CATFISH SANDWICH
  AT RERUN'S, the boy born to cook is Serving Simply the Best Food on Green River Lake!
  DESSERTS:Today, Hot Chocolate Brownies topped with a Scoop of Mayfields Ice Cream: A Hot Fudge Brownie, made before your very eyes. Rerun's is the Chocolate Capitol of Green River Lake. Enjoy Rerun's HUGE Chewy, Chocolaty BROWNIES, only 50 cents each.
  YES, the MINIATURE GOLF COURSE IS OPEN!
  YES, Holmes Bend Resort/Marina is Open
  
  


• Adair County School District menus March 2-27, 2009-
  Non-Smoking Facility BREAKFAST PIZZA. Juice/Fruit. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. LUNCH: CHEESEBURGER ON BUN or MANWICH ON BUN. French Fries. Macaroni and Cheese. Peas. Fruit Icee. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Salads available daily. Fruit and/or juice offered daily with lunch

Epicurean Kentuckian: Green Tomatoes.

Green Tomatoes for Adair County, KY delicacy: FRIED GREEN TOMATOESYou'll have them if you think about Gardening Now. Photo by Kristy Keen

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What's Cooking in Adair County advertising is available on both a low, low, monthly rate or by the day for special events, including fundraiser food sales, special events at non-contract restaurants, and others. To advertise, call today, (270) 250-2730

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Special Advertising

Ja Ci's Boutique New Sale Announced today!

Shoe Prices reduced at Best Buy Clothes and More

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Do your shopping from home, with Wal-Mart Site-to-Store (SM).

Westlake Family Practice
is now open Mondays through Fridays. Dr. Robert Kell. Details: CM Healthcare

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Shop for Real Estate from your computer
There's never been a better time. The selection is really good right now. Find Columbia, Adair Co. KY real estate quickly with these leading real estate firms:
Real Estate Agents: Alphabetical Quick Links

• Burton Real Estate & Auction Service
• Central Kentucky Realty and Auction, Inc.,
• First Realty & Auction Co.
• Golden Rule-Wilson
• Mouser Realty & Auction Co., Inc.
• Walker Realty & Auction Service

Or, click on the individual real estate side ads for the latest commercial and residential real estate listings, auction calendars, and contact information. Links to leading real estate firms and other real estate listings carried every day in ColumbiaMagazine.com Real Estate Classifieds

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Support our Citizens in Service
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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Great Backyard Bird Count: The Count is Over. We won! Columbia #1 in KY!

Rough-winged Swallow, by Pen More details

Columbia Finished #1 in Kentucky with 204 checklists to Lexington's 130, Louisville 83; Glasgow 34, and Frankfort 33. Columbia tied with Lexington for reporting the most species, 74. Therefore ColumbiaMagazine.com pronounces Adair County the Birdwatching Capital of Kentucky, and very close to being named the Bluebird Capital of the United States, thanks to the work of Day & Day Feed, the anonymous Michael of Absher, there's no such place as Egypt Bluebird, and the wonderful photography of Kay Haupt. One can never have too many Bluebirds!

• To check full rankings of checklists in Kentucky Click Here

Lindsey Wilson Arts & Lectures Spring 2009 ScheduleW.W. Slider Humanities Center, Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY.
Click for Printable Calendar: Lindsey Wilson Arts Lectures Series, Spring 2009Adair County Schools "Learning for a Lifetime"

• Updated March 5, 2009: For 2008-2009 School Calendar, Click Here.
• 2009-2010 Adair County School District Calendar

School website was updated March 19, 2009Click 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


ACHS Band Auction: Christine Gilpin Quilt Breeding, KY - Photo by Lou Ann Coomer, at Breeding, KY, March 22, 2009:EXTENDING A HELPING HAND ACROSS THE GENERATIONS: Christine Gilpin of Breeding, KY is pictured with a handmade quilt she donated to the March 21, 2009 auctionfor the Adair County High School Marching Band's trip to the Macy's November 2009 Thanksgiving Day parade. With Mrs. Gilpin is her great niece, Paige Coomer, and her great-great niece, Mary Susan Coomer, both band members. The photo was taken March 17, 2009, at the home of Christine Gilpin2007 Adair County Band website. Doyle Lloyd, webmaster. Watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2009 Fund Drive Thermometer. Contribute online.

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
  
  Uncle Dub at what looks like Metcalfe County Jail
  Read more, "Uncle Dub and Aunt Sally: a memorable Metcalfe couple," by Geniece Marcum
  
  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

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