ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Makayla Smith, Michaela Walker urge Non-Smoking at Chamber

By Linda Waggener

A smoke free Adair County was the subject presented by two Adair County High School students at the Columbia Adair Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting Tuesday, October 11, 2016. They are among several students partnering with Lake Cumberland District Health Department Health Educator Jelaine Harlow in the effort to educate the community and gather support.

Makayla Smith and Michaela Walker told the audience, "It's the smoke, not the smoker", as they presented statistics to back up their desire, and that of a majority of Adair Countians, to make the place smoke free.



Makayla Smith, ACHS senior, daughter of Pat and Angie Smith, was the recipient of the 8th grade PRIDE award, awarded Leader of the Week by WBKO, applied for and received a grant to teach fifth graders about the effect of media on their decisions, been in 4-H leadership for six years, leads her church youth group and has been in vocational nursing for three years. She plans to attend Lindsey Wilson College. She takes great pride in her community.

Michaela Walker, an ACHS senior, is the daughter of Dana and Bryan Walker. She is current president of HOSA, SADD and a member of FFA and past JR Historian. She's a member of PEP, FCA, GRIT and is a varsity cheerleader. She is a senior in the Adair Leadership program, is involved in Kentucky's Domestic Abuse Council as a sign language interpreter and is the current Distinguished Young Woman for Adair County 2017. She serves on the mission team at her church and plans on becoming a nurse.

Students also volunteered at the Smoke Free Adair booth during Downtown Days and will do so again at the TJ Columbia Heath Fair on October 22, 2016.


This story was posted on 2016-10-11 17:24:23
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.



Working for a smoke-free Adair County



2016-10-11 - Columbia KY Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com photo.
A smoke free Adair County was presented at the Columbia Adair Chamber of Commerce October meeting by ACHS seniors Michaela Walker, left, and Makayla Smith at right. Jelaine Harlow, center, is the Health Educator leading the effort for improved health in the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. The students told the audience, "It's the smoke, not the smoker", as they presented statistics to back up their desire, and that of a majority of Adair Countians, to make the public smoke free.

Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.