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Daily News for Thursday, March 6, 2008
Obituary: Signora Pelston, 89, member Antioch UMC OBITUARIES Mrs. Pelston a member of a large, highly respected South Adair County family. She was the matriarch of a large family, with 34 living descendants Signora Pelston, 89, a resident of Summit Manor Health & Rehab in Columbia, KY, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 11:45pm, at Summit Manor after an illness. The funeral service will be Sunday, March 9, 2008, at 2:00pm at the Antioch United Methodist Church, 7913 Burkesville RD, (KY 61), Columbia, KY, between Flatwoods and Sparksville, KY. Rev. Ronnie Dooley and Rev. Russell Janes are the officiating clergy. The family requests visiting after 4:30pm on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 19:21:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Two Adair guardsmen will be deployed to Aghanistan Community asked to keep these soldiers in their prayers With photographs Two Adair Countians, SSG Bryan Walker and SPC Tyler Royse, will be deployed for one year in Aghanistan. The two solders are members of the 201st Engineering Battalion with the KY National Guard, Ashland, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 17:52:19 | Comments | Printable version
Adair County Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt is March 22, 2008 EVENTS The Adair County Jaycees will be having their Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 12 noon at the Adair County Fair Grounds. Ages will include one to eleven year olds and there will also be a section for those with special needs. If anyone would like to make a donation of has any questions they can contact Valeria Hancock at (270) 250-2328. 2008-03-06 17:34:28 | Comments | Printable version
Trooper from KSP Post 15, Columbia, injured in shooting incident POLICE REPORTS Four troopers from Post 15 in Wells Bottom near Wolf Creek Dam fired upon while on a missing to search for Albany woman and her alleged abductor On March 5, 2008 Clinton County Sheriffs Department in Albany advised the State Police that Teresa Sawyers was reported missing and may have been taken by force by her ex-husband, Terry Sawyers. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 17:22:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Obituary: Artie McIntyre, 88 OBITUARIES Mrs. McIntyre was member of a respected Cane Valley family. She was a member of the St. Mark United Methodist Church, Campbellsville, KY Mr. Artie McIntyre, 88, a resident of Medco Center of Campbellsville, KY, formerly of Adair County, KY, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 7:25pm at the Medco Center of Campbellsville. The funeral service will be Saturday, March 8, 2008, at 2:00pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY. Interment will be in Haven Hill Cemetery, Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 12:33:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Remembering: Bridget Karnes, May 27, 1963 - March 4, 2008 To the family and friends of one of the A.C.E.S. family's own, Bridget Karnes We at Adair County Elementary School are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of one of our own, Ms. Bridget Karnes. From before the inception of our school Ms. Bridget was a great part of the ACES family. She was gracious enough to share her office space with us as we had a make shift office in the Technology Office before our school was even completed. After our school was completed she worked very diligently to help our librarians get everything ready for our students. Without the work of Ms. Bridget and other volunteers our library opening would have been delayed by months. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 11:44:46 | Comments | Printable version
Tiffany Hadley suggests recycling bins at Columbia Post Office LETTERS & FEEDBACK I really ambecoming passionate about this issue... -TIFFANY HADLEY To ColumbiaMagazine.com I am so excited about the recent recycling buzz around Adair County! These are easy steps to re-use materials, saving them from landfills. What a great idea to put the recycling bins in the courthouse - it shows we are united in this effort. PHOTO Is there any way to get these type of bins in the post office, to save all the paper that folks throw in the trash cans (usually junk mail and unwanted newspapers).< Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 09:04:32 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
2008 Relay 4 Life: Two more events to add to list EVENTS Friends for a Cure Relay 4 Life Gospel singing, chili supper Friends for a Cure Relay For Life Team is sponsoring a chili, soup and bean supper along with Gospel Singing on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the new Bloomington Chapel Fellowship Hall which is located across from the church. The supper begins at 4:00pmCT with the singing that includes Only By Grace and Pure Gospel beginning at 6:00pmCT. The evening also includes a cake walk, silent auction, fellowship and much more. Directions: take Highway 206 approximately seven miles and turn left on Snake Creek Road; from there follow the signs. For additional information, call (270) 384-5820 or (270) 384-2060. UCB Relay 4 Life raffling Easter Basket United Citizens Bank Relay For Life Team is raffling a rather unique Easter Basket, an Easter Wagon. A John Deere children's wagon filled with Easter goodies including large and small stuffed animals, toys, candy, books and more. Tickets are $1.00 each or six for $5.00 and can be purchased at all bank locations. To view the Easter Basket stop by the main office at 700 Jamestown Street; photo is available at the Highway 55 North branch office. The drawing will be held Friday, March 21, 2008. You do not have to be present to win. 2008-03-06 07:34:22 | Comments | Printable version
GIGO Diary, for 2008-04-05: Styrofoam bane of recyclers Recycling is big news in Adair County, with environmental fervor sweeping. Barbara Armitage, an ardent backer of the movement, is keeping a daily diary to show how simple and rewarding it is to recycle. By Barbara Armitage GIGO, Diary of a Recycler: Everyday we are going to follow my garbage to see just how close I can come to eliminating my contribution the landfills in America Today's diary is for Wednesday March 5, 2008, posted 2008-03-06 There have been two huge blocks of Styrofoam in my living room for the past week and I realized today that every time I look at it I feel more and more frustrated. It's like have a sore tooth that I just can't leave alone. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 07:15:36 | Comments | Printable version
ACHS boys defeat Larue Co., 56-42, in 1st Fifth Region game With two photos By Duane Bonifer, LWC Director of Public Affairs Adair County High School boys basketball team defeated Larue County High School 56-42 in the opening game of the 5th Region Boys Basketball Tournament, played Wednesday night at Hart County High School. The victory improves the ACHS 2007-2008 season record to 27-5. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 05:47:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Today, Thurs. Mar. 6, 2008: Celebrate ACHS 5th Region win! Scroll to end of Today! for featured photos for today. EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 66 of 2008 (Leap Year - 30- days remaining).
Advertising: Food, What's Cooking in Adair Co. for Thursday, March 6, 2008
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Help wanted on rating charities; three links to watchdogs Learn more about where your money goes Adair Countians are givers. Adair Countians have big hearts. Most of the time, Adair Countians big hearts are properly rewarded. But realities may be greatly different from perception. Sometimes, charities do, effectively and efficiently, what they say they will do. Sometimes they don't. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 04:42:07 | Comments | Printable version
Anthropologist van Willigen to speak at LWC March 11, 2008 One of highly recommended speaker's specialties is tobacco culture, social organization of older people in Rural Kentucky. Talk is free and open to public With photo By Duane Bonifer, LWC Director of Public Affairs The history of Kentucky farm food in the mid-20th century will be the topic of an upcoming talk at Lindsey Wilson College. Anthropologist John van Willigen will discuss "Food and Everyday Life: Kentucky Farm Life 1920-1950" at 7:00pmCT on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. His talk will be in the college's W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall. The talk is part of the 2007-08 Lindsey Wilson Cultural Affairs Series. The talk is free and open to the public. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 03:37:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
2008 GBBC: Columbia finishes just 3 checklists short of top spot! Community was only 362 checklists short of being No. 1 in America!By Ed Waggener Bob Bethel, Columbia, KY, wrote to remind us of Columbia's lofty standing, which he thought was pretty good, and we agree. "Did you check out the final Kentucky tally ? We were second, almost first !!!!," he wrote. Our thanks to Mr. Bethel for the reminder Adair County did so well. The Great Backyard Bird Count is over, and in the final tally, Columbia (129) came in narrowly behind one of Kentucky's other two principal cities, Louisville (132), and way ahead of another, Lexington (118), according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, sponsors of the event. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-03-06 03:19:27 | Comments | Printable version
Special preaching at Flatwoods Separate Baptist Church EVENTS Bro. Dennis Roberts here March 16, 2008 Bro. Dennis Roberts from Columbia will be preaching Sunday morning March 16th, at 11:00amCT. At Flatwoods Separate Baptist Church, located 5 miles south on Hwy South 61 (Burkesville RD). Pastor and Congregation welcomes you to attend. Bro. Eric Carter will preach Easter Sunrise Service March 23, 2008 Bro. Eric Carter from Greensburg, Ky will be preaching Easter Sunrise Service at 5:30amCT, at Flatwoods Separate Baptist Church, located 5 miles south on Hwy South 61 (Burkesville RD). Pastor and Congregation welcomes you to attend. -DEBBIE BENNETT. 2008-03-06 02:52:26 | Comments | Printable version
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ACHS Science Club starts bottle & can recycling project By Jane Smith The Adair County Science Club Headed by Susan Peck, Cameron Campbell, Chris Yates, Chris Persinger, and Megan Keltner, and many more have started a bottle and can recycling project at Adair County High School.< I would just like to praise the efforts of these students and sponsors for trying to make our world a little bit better. They have set up recycling Bins all over the school to collect bottles and cans and in their own time manage and volunteer to take the recyclables to the recycling center. 2008-03-06 02:37:36 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 6 Happy Anniversary, James and Maria Absher (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Allison Bell Bardin (1973) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Austin Roy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Becky Dial | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brian Lee Johnson (1978) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brittany Wilkinson Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Courtney McKinney | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Everett Wayne Irvin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Gidget Baker Royse | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hugh Akin (1950) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, J.D. McKinney | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Joey White | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Johnny Dial | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kristen Eastridge (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Larry N Rooks | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Luke Green | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mary Coomer | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mary Curry | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ronnie Williams (1945) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, William "Billy" Grant | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ed Waggener, Adair County, KY (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Wayne Sneed, Columbia, KY (1953-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shelton Lee Davis, II, Greensburg, KY (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Henry J. (Sonny) Aaron, Russell Springs, KY (1922-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phillip D. Wilson, Russell County, KY (1950-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Martha Evaree (Chicken) Stephens Bernard, Russell Co., KY (1927)> | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Christopher Adam Collings, Green Co., KY (1962) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Johnny Wayne Dial, Adair County, KY (1966-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gary Wayne Schillings, Adair Co., KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lester R. Acree, 83, Russell County, KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard Allen (Bubba) Smith, Green Co., KY (1974-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vernon Grider, Jr., Casey County, KY (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Danny Dale Burress, Taylor Co., KY (1959-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Udell Thomas Shirley, Adair County, KY (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louise Tarter, Dunnville, KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Alfred Henry Gregory, Green County, KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hugh (Ricky) Akin, Adair Co., KY native (1950-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Audrey White Jones, Campbellsville, KY (1924-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marie Hill, 85, Russell County, KY, Adair native (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pamela Gayle Steff Geisselhardt, 67, Adair Co., KY (1948-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Willard Lee Coffey, Green County, KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Wendell Cary, 81, Cumberland County, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Rector Kerns, 74, Columbia, KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kevin Lee Riddle, 39, Cumberland Co., KY (1977-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joanne Held, 67, Adair County, KY (1949-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Sue Gibson White, Metcalfe County, KY (1958-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leroy Pennington, 83, Glasgow, KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wanda M. Clark Morgan, Green Co., KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Myers, 60, Taylor County, KY/Russell County, KY native (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Era Mayrine Furkin Shirley, Green County/Adair Co. native (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Verdie "Jinks" Perkins, Russell County, KY (1922-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Edward "Bill" Preston, Taylor County, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Andrew Allen Yates, 77, Greensburg, KY (1943-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Becky Lynn Loy | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Bagby Paxton, 80, Green Co., KY (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eric Mitchell Johnson, 52, Greensburg, KY (1969-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Ogelvie, 69, Campbellsville, KY (1953-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rheta Faye Sexton, 87, Adair Co. KY native (1934-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, March 6, 2008 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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