Today, Wed., April 22, 2009: Earth Day; Prayer meetings

ACHS students hosting an Earth Day for preschool-2nd grade students from CWC and ACES today, Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at the Indian PRIDE Arboretum. Activites start at 11amCT and continue until 1:45pmCT. -SHEILA WILLIS, ACHS Science Department.

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Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 112 of 2009. 253 Days remaining in year:

• 12:01amCT: Today is Earth Day
• 08:00amCT: Adair Co. Public Library Bookmobile is in Milltown & Portland, KY area all day today
  Printable April 2009 ACPL Bookmobile Schedule
• 11:00amCT: Earth Day activities for K-2 students at Indian PRIDE Arboretum, Adair County High School
• 10:00amCT: Children's Story Hour at Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY
• 01:00pmCT: Homeschool Story Hour at Adair County Public Library
• 03:00pmCT: Youth car wash at Trinity UMC benefits youth revival
• 03:00pmCT: Adair County 8th Grade Spring Football Practice, ACHS
• 04:00pmCT: Time to check Directory of Churches for Wednesday evening worship service schedules.
• 04:30pmCT: Teen Book Club at Adair County Public Library

Court:
Wednesday, April 22, 2009One (1) Cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge James Weddle). Fifty-four (54) 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
  FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009!
  BUFFET MENU: MEATS: CATFISH. BARBECUE PORK. FRIED CHICKEN Mashed Potatoes. Corn, Potato Wedges, Stirfry Vegetables, Baby Carrots, Macaron/Cheese. Great Northern Beans. Rolls/Cornbread. On the buffet cold bar. Coleslaw. Peaches. Pears. Cottage Cheese. Pepper Relish. Sweet Onion.
  TODAY'S SPECIAL DESSERTS: Cherry Cobbler. Sugar Free Banana Creme Pie. Plus our really big regular list of favorite cakes and desserts.
  BREAKFAST: Served anytime. Betty's serves breakfast the way you like it, from a complete big menu, including grits, and many items you don't get anywhere else. Folks rave about our Western Omelet, link sausage, and pancakes.


• Bob's Country Kitchen & General Store, KY 206, Vester, KY
  BREAKFAST ANYTIME: Served anytime!
  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009!
  Hot, Hearty, Delicious ROAST BEEF MANHATTAN. Tender Roast Beef piled high on a bed of white bread and Mashed Potatoes, smothered in Bob's Brown Gravy. Baked Beans. Sliced Tomatoes. Sweet White Onion. Coleslaw. Cornbread. Meat plus one of each or choice for just $5.29 for a big plate!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: Kim Redmon's Honeybun Cake. Angie Stott's mouth-watering Chocolate Fudge Bundt Cake. Cherry Delight. Cocanut Custard Pie, a new meringue pie everybody seems to love.
  DELIVERY: Yes, Bob's delivers. $25 minimum. Some limits. Call (270) 384-6774.GAS UP and DIESEL UP while we fix your carry out!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
  Columbia's most established eatery, at 114 Jamestown ST, Columbia, KY.
  REMEMBER, WE DELIVER for orders of $15 or more. (270) 384-4644.
  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009!
  Remember we are up and running 7 days a week now. Our evening hours will continue to extend as weather permits.PATRICIA WILLIS, proprietor
  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.
  


• El Triunfo #2
  605 Fairgrounds ST. Columbia, KY. (270) 384-9834, in the former location of Donut Express. Open 7:00amCT-11:00pmCT, 7 days a week. Veronica Fernando, manager.SPECIALS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009
  
  1. BREAKFAST: Enjoy a full Mexican breakfast, with Eggs scrambled with Chorizo, Avocado sauce, Mexican Cheese, Flour Tortilla, Just $2.50
  2. LUNCH:
     hoy en dia especialENTREE TO BE ANNOUNCED All for just $4.99
GET YOUR FREE Spanish Language for Kentucky newspaper here, while supplies last. LA VOZ
SIMPLE. AUTHENTIC. DELICIOUS. GREAT FOOD CHEAP! at El Triunfo #2. We're the Real Mexican place for adventurous eaters, but we can tame them to the level of fire you want. We're the place which has habanero sauce and fresh hot peppers we know how to use for real taste. Great Mexican breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and afternoon and late night snacks. Mexican groceries, spices, snack food, and fruit drinks. Stop in today for a little bit of authentic Mexico, right here in Adair County. El Triunfo #2, 605 Fairgrounds Street. Columbia, KY. 42728. Open 7am-10:30pmCT, 7 days a week. Phone (270) 394-9834. -VERONICA FERNANDO, Manager.


• 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
  You never know what celebrities will be at Mulligan's!. Yesterday, we were proud to serve President David Williams.
  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009!
  
  • MEATLOAF
  • CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS
  • Mashed potatoes/gravy
  • Macaroni & cheese
  • Green beans
  • Soup of the Day-Chili
  • Hot rolls
  • Salad
  • Desserts
  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. 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, KY IS OPEN NEXT on Friday & Saturday, May 1 & 2, 2009.
  With the Best Ribs in America. Barbecued Chicken. Kentucky Wings. Pulled Pork Sandwiches. Loaded Potatoes. Wickedly Delicious Desserts
  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.
  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009!
  You have a really GREAT SPECIAL TODAY,
  • BAKED HAM + Potatoes w/Gravy. Green Beans. With Fresh Hot Dinner Roll. All for a Grand Price of Just $4.50
  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: With this cool weather, you need a hearty breakfast. Remember what the old doctors told you about people who eat hearty breakfasts live better. We cook to order. Who knows, you make make our Celebrity Menu with Your Combination! Served anytime.
  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009!
  LET THE POTATO SOUP WARS BEGIN. GREEN RIVER HAS ARRIVED! Anything they can do in Bowling Green, Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College, or at Adair County's other golf course, we can do in true Green River style. Drive out today, see the dogwoods, and enjoy a wonderful meal, at Rerun's. Regardless of what you think of the food, you can't argue with the scenery!
  TODAY, have your choice of Rerun's GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN on a BUN on Just on Your Plate, with delicately seasoned Homemade Arsh Potato Soup. Peas. Corn. Bread. Meat plus some of each or all the sides, Just $5.99
  SPECIAL EVERYDAY: BIG MOUTH CATFISH SANDWICH. MAYFIELD'S ICE CREAM is the best. DESSERTS:By popular demand, sometime today there will be a Sugar Free Apple Pie coming out of the oven. 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.
  The MINIATURE GOLF COURSE IS OPEN!
  
  
• Adair County School District menus April 6-May 1, 2009-
  Non-Smoking Facility
  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009:
  BREAKFAST: CINNAMON TOAST. Applesauce. Hashbrown. Juice/Fruit. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. LUNCH: HAM SANDWICH. GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH. Potato Soup. Crackers. Carrot Sticks. Pudding. Crunchmania. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Salads available daily. Fruit and/or juice offered daily with lunch

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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!

Birds: You've Got My Seat. Gulls at Gulf Shores, AL. Photo by Pen.More details

• To check full rankings of checklists in Kentucky Click Here
  NEEDED for Birds of Kentucky: Bluebirds, stories on attracting bluebirds. Also, CM Birds of Kentucky needs local mourning dove pictures, photograph of the Arnold's Landing osprey, egrets at recognizable Green River Lake Site.

Lindsey Wilson Arts & Lectures Spring 2009 Schedule
W.W. Slider Humanities Center, Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY.

Click for Printable Calendar: Lindsey Wilson Arts Lectures Series, Spring 2009

More of Today, Wednesday, April 22, 2009, later

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Adair County Court Sheila Blair introduced Business/Professonal Woman of the Year, Ann Melton, at the 2009 Columbia-Adair County Chamber Banquet, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Blair is now serving her first term in the post, succeeding Ann Melton, who is in her first term as Adair County Judge Executive.

• Adair County
• City of Columbia, KY
• Columbia, KY. New Wikipedia update
• Celebrations: CM Birthdays, anniversaries
• Chamber of Commerce
  
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• Duo-County
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• Kentucky Flag Status:
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• Kentucky Lottery
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  Required study for Johnny Vaughn Adair County assimilation seminars for incomers


With an extraordinary love of books and everything a library has to offer, Adair County has a history of deep respect for individual librarians. Above, this photo is of one such occasion, when LWC, in January of 2008, whenLibrary Assistant Eleveta Sparks was presented a plaque of appreciation by Lindsey Wilson College Library Director Phil Hanna at a Friday morning reception in Katie Murrell Library. Sparks retired from Lindsey Wilson on Friday after 28 years of service to the college." More Details

• 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
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• Sports:
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Pink Dogwood Blossom, photographed almost one year ago, on Young Street, Columbia, KY. By George Kolbenschlag More details



• Traveler's Guide to Southern Kentucky.A collection of great ColumbiaMagazine.com Scenic Adair County photos from 10,500 CM articles ago.
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