Craig Pyles reminds audience that Chapter 9 just part of a plan 2013-07-31 - Westlake Regional Hospital, 901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. As the Adair County Hospital Board of Trustees authorized the filing for protection while reorganizing under Chapter 9, Board Chairman Craig Pyles reminded the media and the audience that the step was taken after every other option was taken to work with creditors as the hospital recovers. "We do have a plan," he said, adding that it's just the best option while working with creditors. He and Attorney Elmer George emphasized that the problems Westlake is having are inherited ones, that the hospital is now stabilized financially except for long term debt. Mr. Pyles said that patients will continue to be seen. Doctors and dedicated medical staff will be there. That Chapter 9 is only temporary and that a bright future is in store. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair County Hospital District trustees at historic meeting 2013-07-30 - Westlake Regional Hospital, 901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The Adair County Hospital District Board of Trustees from left, Bruce White, Richard Grant, Brad Keltner, Chairman Craig Pyles, and Neal Gold voted unanimously to authorize the filing of Chapter 9 reorganization papers in Kentucky Western U.S. District Bankruptcy Court, Bowling Green, KY. Attorney Elmer George said that the papers will be filed by Bankruptcy Attorneys David Kantor and James E. McGhee tomorrow, July 31, 2013. At right is Administrative Assistant Cheryl Wall. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Guiding bell into cradle or yoke 2013-07-30 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Junior Edrington of the Adair County School's Maintenance Department, left and Larry Johnson guided the bell onto it's yoke, or cradle. To raise the bell, one scissors lift had to be replaced because it's height would not allow full extension. The final maneuver was the genius of Mark Parnell, who provided the protocol of raising the bell above the level of the platform while the pipe from which it is suspended was located on the scissors truck near the front of the cage, forward in the photo, then, once elevation was reached, rolling the pipe forward, slowly until the bell was exactly over the cradle, then lowering the scissors lift until it was securely in place. The protocol was executed perfectly. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Bell at ACPC: Through glass doorway 2013-07-30 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Bringing the 750 pound, 32" bell assembly through the 36" doorway at Adair County Primary Care wasn't as slow as moving a lighthouse inland, but it brought that procedure to mind. Directed by Project Coordinator Larry Johnson, back left, who was also part of the four manpower engine, the bell made it into ACPC without a single scratch on the door or building. ACPC offers some of the most dramatic outside views of any structure in Adair County. This front entrance passes the administration/reception area on one side, and the media area on the other. The media room (in olden days a "library") will be one of the last areas turned over to the school board. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Rigging crew considers next step moving 'Heck of a Bell' 2013-07-30 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. When the 'Heck of a Bell,',, the 700 lb. plus cast iron bell which is the art focal point of the new Adair County Primary Center arrived aboard a pickup, part of the crew involved in the one hour 15 minute process pondered the next step. The bell was lowered to a dolly and pushed by hand to the entrance. It was a tight squeeze. The bell assembly is 32" wide, but the 36" doors at the entrance of the school accommodated it, without a single scratch to the shiny new building. The group above includes from left, Ricky Bault, Mark Parnell, Jameson Keen, Project Coordinator and Vo-Ag Teacher Larry Johnson, (maintenance department member whose identity is awaited) and Cody Neat. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The old Columbia High Bell in place of honor at ACPC 2013-07-30 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Larry Johnson, teacher in the Adair County High School Vo-Ag Department, affixes the bell-ringer wheel to the school bell from the old Columbia High School. The bell was installed this morning in the newest Adair County classroom building, Adair County Primary Center, in just over one hours time, though close calls during the painstaking process of moving it from storage in the maintenance department's 350 building to its place of honor in the entrance of the main school made it seem a lot longer. Johnson, whose avocation is antiques and antique restoration, took charge of bringing the bell back of to almost foundry new condition. The luster on the bell is from linseed oil, not paint. The restoration, the move, and the installation were a special project of the Adair County FFA. Both President President Jameson Keen and Treasury Cody Neat assisted in the process, along with members of Ricky Bault's Maintenance Department. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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