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Historic Adair Courthouse matters - Just ask Jacob Schilling Unlike the example being set by our gridlocked leaders in Washington D.C., Adair County's leaders came together with the city's majority vote to join the county and contribute to the courthouse restoration. I was never more proud to be an Adair Countian than at the moment when the hands of both city and county leadership came together on this vital decision to move ahead. The moment was a big step in the process echoed in one of the booths on the square during Downtown Days with a banner declaring 'this place matters'. -LW Click on headline for story with photo(s) By Linda Waggener This place matters. That's all the banner said that hung between the two entry posts of the historic Adair County Courthouse at Columbia's annual Downtown Days celebration. Those three words were attached to the building for which the booth workers and their peers keep the subject of raising funds to maintain and restore the courthouse on the table. These three words attached to the courthouse mark the determination to make a dream become a reality. Even if the courthouse is not technically the responsibility of the city government, it is the core of the city business district and as it deteriorates, so will the buildings and commerce within its shadow. The fundraising committee of the movement to save and restore the courthouse believes the courthouse building represents the core of our place, and the impression our place gives, for better or for worse, is broadcast loudly by the state of the courthouse. Even if there are no easy answers, the team that refuses to give up on fundraising believes Adair County citizens will handle the job in no more than the decade that it took Greensburg to revitalize its core where an aggressive leadership went after every grant and opportunity to apply to improving the downtown, it will be done. Picture it Picture the historic Adair County Courthouse as a financial magnet for tourists and business/organization executives alike; picture it as a meeting place for Adair County residents who need space for special events on weekends, and business meetings through the weekdays; picture a place that is well maintained with the help of every Adair Countian giving their gifts of volunteer hours and, where possible, with gifts of cash. Picture a building that has meaning for every Adair Countian who has a story, a memory, or a need to sit on a bench in the sun and whittle, or climb to the top and see what you can see from the clock tower; picture a building that is maintained because we are traditionalists here in this place that matters, because we say 'I do for better or for worse' and then follow that by doing everything in our power to stick to it. Why it matters to Adair County's future My best hope that the building is on track for full restoration came after the Downtown Days highlight -- the robbery reenactment shootout -- after lunching on one of the many food options flavoring the air, after the sun went behind the Columbian Theater and the crowd began to thin. My best hope for the restoration of the historic Adair County Courthouse came when I heard a young voice ask, "Can I go inside?", as he pointed to the huge red doors behind the banner with the words, 'this place matters.' My best hope that the historic Adair County Courthouse will be restored came when ACMS seventh grader Jacob Schilling studied the material on the easel documenting the courthouse history and stayed to volunteer his help. Jacob's questions about how it had been done and by whom, and when, and could he climb up into the tower, reinforced the absolute answer to all the questions of why restore it -- because it matters to our future, to young Adair Countians like Jacob who need it to help build thoughts and dreams on. You don't have to ask a young person like Jacob why it matters, you can see it in his eyes, you see the future there. If you don't trust me, trust Jacob. Restoring the courthouse matters. Want to help in the effort? You can mail gifts to the address below, or just reply to my email address below. If you are downtown, stop by the library on Greensburg Street and ask for Lee Ann Jessie, or ask for Robert Flowers at the Bank of Columbia, or ask for Roger Meadows at United Citizens Bank, or stop by the office of Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton in the annex in the corner of the square, or drop in and visit with Mayor Mark Harris in the city building on Campbellsville Street, or if you're at the schools, see Ellen Zornes at ACHS. The Adair Heritage Association, Inc. (AHA) is a tax exempt organization with the purpose of working to preserve worthy historic buildings within its boundaries. The AHA present day goal is restoration of the historic Adair County Courthouse. Membership in the heritage association can be made in any one of these three categories: Individual $20, Family, $30 and Organizaton $50. In-Memory donations are accepted in honor of loved ones may be mailed to: AHA, POBox 963, Columbia, KY 42728 Donations to the historic courthouse fundraising efforts may be made to AHA, POBox 963, Columbia, KY 42728. All donations to the courthouse restoration fund will be noted in the Honor Book to be maintained in the courthouse for all to view. Thank you in advance for sharing of yourself in every way you can to make this a better place for the children in our future. Reply to this writer at: lindawaggener@gmail.com This story was posted on 2011-10-09 09:42:01
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