Today, Thurs., April 2, 2009: Diabetes class, noon, ACHD

Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 92 of 2009. 273 Days remaining in year:

• 12:00pmCT: Diabetes Self-Management Class at Adair County Health Department, 802 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY
• 12:00pmCT/1:00pmET: CU to celebrate 400 years of Baptist history at Louisville Campus of Campbellsville University, 2300 Greene Way, Louisville, KY
• 01:00pmCT: LWC softball at St. Catharine College, Springfield, KY
• 06:00pmCT/7:00pmET: Taylor County High School presents Ovations TC Gym, 1207 East Broadway, Campbellsville, KY
• 07:00pmCT: ACHS Class of 1984 reunion organizational meeting at the corner of Jamestown and Harvey Streets, Columbia, KY. REUNIONS
  

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CELEBRATIONS
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Court:
Thursday, April 2, 2009No (0) 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 County, KY
Click restaurant names for hours, directions, and prices.

• Betty's OK Country Cooking
  BUFFET MENU: Thursday, April 2, 2009: MEATS: CATFISH. CHOPPED STEAK w/Grilled Onions. CHICKEN LIVERS with White Gravy. Mashed Potatoes. Green Beans. Fried Potatoes. Corn. Lima Beans. Tomatoes/Zucchini. Apple Sticks. Pinto Beans. Rolls/Cornbread. On the buffet cold bar. Sliced tomatoes Coleslaw. Peaches. Pears. Cottage Cheese. Pepper Relish. Sweet Onion.
  TODAY'S SPECIAL DESSERTS: Sugar Free Butterscotch 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! ANNOUNCING: Betty's Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich -Delicious steak with melted swiss cheese and grilled onions and peppers on a toasted bun, served with a generous portion of golden brown french fries and pickle spear

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When it's Time to Eat. The Best Places are listed right here, in What's Cooking in Adair County, KY

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• Bob's Country Kitchen & General Store, KY 206, Vester, KY
  BREAKFAST ANYTIME: Served anytime!
  BUFFETThursday, April 2, 2009:
  A $5.29 PLATE LUNCH LIKE NOWHERE ELSE!.
  ROAST BEEF MANHATTAN. Mashed Potatoes. Brown Gravy. FRIED GREEN TOMATOES. And Red Ripe Sliced Tomatoes! Sweet White Onion. Coleslaw. Roast Beef Manhattan plus one or each of all sides, Just $5.29!!!We're serving anything you want from our wide menu, from breakfast all day, to chicken wings, to pork tenderloin, to ribeye steak dinners!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 Eclair Cake by Kim Redmon-it's the new hit. Wickedly delicious. Snickers Pie. And Chocolate and Butterscotch Meringue Pies.
  DELIVERY: Yes, Bob's delivers. $25 minimum. Some limits. Call (270) 384-6774.NOW OPEN UNTIL 7:00pmCT 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, THURSDAY, APRIL 2 2009:
  The CHANGEOVER IS COMPLETE:Thanks for the steady stream of customers who have raved over the Ice Cream with making with our New Machine. For today, Thursday, April 2, 2009, are serving offer traditional Dairy Dip Vanilla, Chocolate, and Chocolate Swirl The new Ice Cream maker is fast! You'll get your orders much more quickly. And now, we'll be able to offer Vanilla, Chocolate, and Chocolate Swirl Ice Cream practically anytime! And, of course, there are all the wonderful Dairy Dip sandwiches, fries, chili dogs, and specialty items you've come to expect from Columbia's Most Established Eatery.-AARON WILLLIS.
  CALL AHEAD for special or expedited orders, (270) 384-4644.
  NEW HOURS: We are now open from 10:30am to 5:00pmCT, Monday thru Friday. Closed Saturday & Sunday this weekend.
  


• Mulligan's at The Pines at Lindsey Wilson
  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
  MULLIGAN'S LUNCH BUFFET MENU
  11:00am-1:00pmCT, Thursday April 2, 2009Mulligans Lunch menu, Thursday April 2, 2009
  • BATTERED SHRIMP
  • SALISBURY STEAK
  • Oven browns
  • Corn pudding
  • Green limas
  • Hot rolls
  • SOUP OF THE DAY-CHILI
  • SALAD BAR
  • DESSERTS
  Come on out! Eating at Mulligan's is like taking a lunch hour holiday! Soup Salad Bar, just $4.25. Full Meal Deal, all you care to eat, including full Buffet with Wonderful Garden Fresh Salad Bar, Soup of the Day + Dessert Bar, Just $6.25!!!!
  MULLIGAN'S 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


• Ol' Joe Barbee's B&B QUE
  
  Dining Room Non-Smoking Facility; Smoking permitted in Picnic Area
  OL' JOE's B&B QUE, 824 Campbellsville Rd, Columbia, KYK WILL BE OPEN NEXT THIS WEEKEND ON Friday & Saturday, April 3 & 4, 2009.A Sampler of Ol' Joe's Pictures
  Ol' Joe's B&B QUE, 824 Campbellsville RD, Columbia, KY. Call today, also, to order Ol' Joe's Sauce (270) 384-2360, MENU



• 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: Thursday, April 2, 2009:
  
  1. SPAGHETTI with MEAT SAUCE + Tossed Salad + Garlic ToastJust $3.99!!! Where else but here at Quick Stop can you get a Plate Lunch for $3.99??? Not anywhere else around here, that's for sure.

APPETIZERS: Try the Spicy Chicken Wings at Quick Stop. Better than you can get in Buffalo, New York. itself! Or get some of our Fried Green Beans to munch on! Paula Dean may have made you hungry for them, but she's got no match for these crunchy, north of Russell Creek delicacies!
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, Thursday, April 2, 2009:
  Rerun's Special Huge Plate of SPAGHETTI with MEAT SAUCE + Garlic SticksJust $5.99!!! Nobody ever complains about getting servings which are too small at Reruns, but occasionally they say we serve too much!!!
  We'll cook any meal to order today from our Open Grill.SPECIAL EVERYDAY: BIG MOUTH CATFISH SANDWICH. The best.
  AT RERUN'S, the boy born to cook is Serving Simply the Best Food on Green River Lake!
  MAYFIELD'S ICE CREAM is the best. Everybody around here knows that! Today we've got a Fresh Shipment of All the SUMMER FLAVORS. We've got Birthday Cake, Strawberry, Black Cherry Vanilla, Turtle Tracks, Moose Tracks, Vanilla, Chocolate, Orange Sherbet, Butter Pecan, Blueberry Creme, and Banana Split!! Being at Holmes Bend General Store at Jericho, at 3399 Holmes Bend Road, is as good as being at the Mayfield Dairy in Athens, TN, today. It's all served with Rerun's Big Dipper, really generous ice cream servings - for the money!!!DESSERTS: We've got some of our famous brownies, spiced up with Peanut Butter. Better'n any Reece's Cup you ever ate. Rerun's is the Chocolate Capitol of Green River Lake. Enjoy Rerun's HUGE Chewy, Chocolaty BROWNIES, only 50 cents each. Fried Apple Pies, a Rerun & Lindy Special. Great take-home treats.
  YES, the MINIATURE GOLF COURSE IS OPEN!
  YES, Holmes Bend Resort/Marina is Open
  Join the crowd! on Friday, March 27, 2009.
  


• Adair County School District menus April 6-May 1, 2009-
  Non-Smoking FacilitySPRING BREAK, MARCH 30, APRIL 3, 2009. School is back in session Monday, April 6, 2009.

Special Advertising

Knockout Yellow Roses, Cleveland Pear trees at Tucker's Station

"Sunny" the Yellow Knockout Roses (Photo by (c) Conard-Pyle/Star Roses; right photo by Barbara Armitage) have now reached Columbia, KY. They're available at Tucker's Station, 1535 Bull Run Road, Columbia, KY. Also in, right, are Cleveland Pear trees. Tucker's Station is located at 1535 Bull Run Road, Columbia, KY. We are open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8:00am to 5:00pmCT or by appointment or by chance anytime. Call us at (270) 250-2979.

Tucker's Station Farms Is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Ready! Set! Garden

Ja Ci's Boutique New Sale Now in Progress.

Shoe Prices reduced at Best Buy Clothes and More. Visit today.

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

Birds of Kentucky: Canadian Geese in flight, by Pen More details

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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"

• For the frequently updated, comprehensive Adair County, KY, School District website, Click Here.
• 2009-2010 Adair County School District Calendar

School website was updated March 27, 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.
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2007 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

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• 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

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• 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.

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• Library: Adair County Public Library online. Phone (270) 384-2472
• Libraries near Adair County, links:

  Library: Casey County Public Library online
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  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
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Virginia Blue Bells growing wild beside high waters of Russell Creek. by Linda Waggener. More details


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