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Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Bible School

"God's Big Backyard!" Vacation Bible School at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church will be June 2-6, 2008, from 6:00pmCT to 8:00pmCT nightly.

Bible school will be followed with a Carnival for Christ, Saturday, June 7, 2008, 9:00am to 2:00pmCT. There will be inflatables, games, food, and fun. Steadfast will be in concert at 1:00pmCT. Everyone is welcome. For more information call (270) 250-2580 or (270) 250-1121. Come and join the fun! -LaDONNA WILLIS


2008-05-23 17:17:41 | Comments | Printable version

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New Beginning Family Worship Center underway on E. 80



2008-05-23 - KY E 80, Russell Road, District 2, Adair County, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener.
Pastor Danny Roy,right and his father, Dale Roy are pleased with the progress on the New Beginning Family Worship Center on Russell Road near Freedom Church Road between Columbia and Russell Springs, KY. Randy Thomas' crews were hanging 60 ft long, 18 ft high cathedral trusses being placed by Joe Lynn Barbee of B&B Crane Co., Columbia, KY.

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Feedback: Reminder of other honors for Les Herbst, Hannah Peck

About: Les Herbst and Hannah Peck, valedictorian and salutatorian

To ColumbiaMagazine.com:

Both of these great young Adair County people were also Governor's Scholars.

s/Doug McCammish

See ACHS has five 2007 Governor's Scholars


2008-05-23 16:19:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

New Beginning Family Worship Center getting large new building

By Ed Waggener

Pastor Danny Roy and the congregation of New Beginning Family Worship Centr are constructing a much larger new church four miles from its present location in Craycraft, at the intersection of Christine Road, Oak Grove Road, and Taylor Ford Road.

The new church is situated on a six acre campus on Russell Road, KY 80 E, which was originally part of the Roy family place.


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2008-05-23 15:50:53 | Comments | Printable version

Faith, Family, Fun & Fitness at TUMC Family Life Center

The community is invited to a night of Faith, Family, Fun & Fitness at Trinity United Methodist Church Family Life Center, Friday night June 20, 2008, 5:00-8:00 pmCST. There will be health screenings, activities, food and music provided by TUMC and Adair County Health Department.

2008-05-23 14:05:24 | Comments | Printable version

Les Herbst will deliver the valedictory at ACHS tonight

Graduation program for seniors starts at 7:00pm at Adair County High School
Complete list of graduates follows

Les Herbst will deliver valedictory address at the Adair County High School graduation program at 7:00pm tonight, Friday, May 23, 2008. He is the 17 year old son of David and Rosie Herbst of Columbia. Besides being valedictorian, with the highest grade point average, he has participated in the Adair County Marching Bands which have won four State Championships and two National Championships, and has been a member of the Beta Club, NHS, and Pep Club.

Hannah Peckwill delivery the salutatory address. She is the 18 year old daughter of of John and Susan Peck. Her involvement during high school includes the Girls Basketball team which won two 20 District Championships and two District Runners-up, the Academic Team, Student Council, Beta, NHS, FCA, Pep club and Cross Country. Hannah's honors including serving as Senior Class President, being named a Begley Scholar at Lindsey Wilson College and being awarded a Robert C. Byrd Scholarship, , and being the 2006 Rogers Scholar. After graduation she plans to attend Lindsey Wilson College, major in history, and play softball and basketball.


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2008-05-23 12:27:37 | Comments | Printable version

Renaissance Columbia announces DWTS performers


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By Rhonda Loy

The names of the eight couples competing in the June 7, 2008, 2nd Annual Dancing with the Stars program have been announced. They are:


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2008-05-23 11:52:01 | Comments | Printable version

Obituary: Hazel K. Parson, 90

COLUMBIAMAGAZINE.COM OBITUARIES

She was a member of a highly respected Columbia family and is remembered by many for her years as a beloved teacher in the Adair County School system

Hazel K. Parson, 90, of Columbia, KY, died Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 3:42pm at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY.

The funeral service will be Sunday, May 25, 2008, at 2:00pmCT at Columbia First Church of the Nazarene with Bro. Jerry Cline, Bro. Scott Ezell, and Bro. David Car officiating.


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2008-05-23 11:35:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Mystery photo might be three others or doubles

Some thoughts on Photo: "At Columbia High School '51 or '52"

To ColumbiaMagazine.com

My husband and daughter think the photo that a Mr. Arnold sent to you is actually Jeanie Keltner myself and Ronald Kelsey. I'm inclined to agree,however the date would be incorrect. We are probably wrong and we might have doubles. Let me know who the lovelies are.

s/Mildred Jean Dillingham Sparks


2008-05-23 09:30:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Welcome Home! Corporal Les Cook

To ColumbiaMagazine.com
Corporal Les Cook has returned from Iraq and should be arriving in Columbia possibly this weekend.

I want to thank him for his service and welcome him home!

I'm sure he would appreciate seeing his name on a few signs in town.

s/Pam Kermeen


2008-05-23 09:23:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Free aerobics class start at Christian Life Center May 27, 2008

Free aerobics class beginning, Tuesday night, May 27 at 5:00pmCT at the Christian Life Center, Hudson Street, Columbia, KY. The class will be each Tuesday and Thursday night 5:00-5:45pm through June 19, 2008. This will be a low impact, low level beginners class structured for those who are new to aerobics, have not exercised for a while or simply want to try something new or different. The instructor is Lee Ann Jessie and the class is sponsored by Lake Cumberland District Health Department. There are a few slots left so if you are interested call (270) 384-2286 x 221. You will need comfortable clothes, sturdy shoes and a mat. -JELAINE PHILLIPS

2008-05-23 09:20:46 | Comments | Printable version

Gas price hits $3.99; is it time to think of busses?

Has anybody considered a shuttle bus service?

To ColumbiaMagazine.com:

Gas prices in Russell Springs hit $3.99 yesterday afternoon.

Has anyone considered the possibility of a bus or shuttle service for our area.

If you consider the traffic flow on Greenhills Road...we are really going a lot from Columbia to Russell Springs. Once the bridge finally opens it is a straight shot up Highway 80. A bus route from the Wal-Mart parking lot to Russell Springs and maybe one going to Campbellsville, as well.

It sure is something to think about with these gas prices...I have cut back on my driving as much as possible. And I am now recycling our trash. I'm trying to do my part!

s/Pam Kermeen


2008-05-23 08:45:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Knifley

Quick Recall Team leaves for Chicago, Quiz Bowl

By Judy Reliford

Special ColumbiaMagazine.com story

The Adair County High School Academic Team left for Chicago, Illinois, this morning to participate in the National Quiz Bowl Competition.

Nine members of the team along with Coach Brett Reliford and bus driver Steve Sanders will be in Chicago throughout this weekend.

Senior Academic Team member Vickie Leibeck, who is a part of the Quick Recall Team that will be participating in the event, will leave for Chicago to join her teammates immediately after graduation tonight.


2008-05-23 08:18:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Feedback: What Jason, 'Staff may have seen

In response to: 2 monkeys, or monkey-like animals, spotted

ColumbiaMagazine.com

Monkeylike animals about three feet tall? Could be that these are juveniles and there are biguns lurking nearby.

s/Dave RosenbaumColumbiaMagazine.com

Monkeylike animals about three feet tall? Could be that these are juveniles and there are biguns lurking nearby.

s/Dave Rosenbaum


2008-05-23 08:06:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Today, Fri. May 23, 2008: Congratulations, ACHS graduates

Click Here To see the new look, new location for CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays, Anniversaries

Scroll to end of this feature for "Today's Picture Album," with stand alone (no story) photos. Additions throughout the day! -CM

Road Eighty Bridge closed for 236 Days today, May 23, 2008

Primary Election 2008 Results
To read the story of the outcome of the Primary Election in Adair County on May 20, 2008, Click Here.
To see the results by precincts or absentee voting, click on links below:
Absentee totals. White Oak.Eunice-Pellyton. Little Cake. East Columbia.Ozark.S. Columbia-Ozark. Glens Fork-Melson Ridge. Gradyville-Nell. Sparksville-Breeding. Milltown. West Columbia. Cane Valley-Holmes. Knifley-Roley. North Columbia. Hurt.

EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 144 of 2008 (Leap Year - 222 days remaining).
VACATION COUNTDOWN:: Adair County Schools start in just 76 days, on Friday, August 7, 2008, when students enroll.
  • Today: Adair County School District Closing day for teachers, staff
  • 11:00am-1:00pmCTntrepid Relay team cookout fundraiser
  • 1:00pmCT: Pinewood Country Club closes at 1:00pm today to prepare for Invitational
  • 7:00pmCT: Commencement, Adair County High School graduation
  • After graduation until 1:30am tomorrow: Project Graduation, ACHS gym
  • Continuing: Sign up for Kentucky Agriculture Relief Effort (K.A.R.E.), Extension Office
  • Reminder: Send mail from home to Adair Countians who are deployed to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. How to and list
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Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 23
Happy Anniversary, Atlee and Ovalene Rexroat (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Cindy & Jason Wheeler (1997) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Harold & Cathy Lawless | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Jeremy and Brittany Lea Dile (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Allen Rowe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ben Marshall, Lexington, KY (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Casey Brown (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Kinnett (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Enoch Dee Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ken Fortune | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lloyd Willis (May 23, 1973) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Loretta Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Turner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Paige Nickel | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rita Bragg (1977) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mark D. Noel, Taylor Co., KY (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Omer Colvin, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Marie Eads, Green Co., KY (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Gray, Cumberland Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathleen Floyd Williams, Casey Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Glen Murray, Green Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernon L. Davis, Casey Co., KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Hogan Ferrell, Clay County, TN native (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jodie Mings, Campbellsville, KY, Adair Co., KY native (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Harris, Taylor County, KY (1952-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Henry E. Blakeman, Taylor County, KY (1941-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Erika Jean Graves, Adair County, KY (1970-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Hopper Westmoreland, 56, Celina, TN (1958-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Larry Joe Price , Green County, KY (1951-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Flossie Marie Beard, Green Co., KY, Adair native (1921-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gladys Norfleet Emerson, 87, Russell County, KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Wethington, 70, Casey County, KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Neal Weddle, 61, Casey County, KY (1956-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald Wilbert Stotts, 70, Clark County, IN/Adair County, KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Irwin Douglas, 80, Three Springs Community, KY, (1937-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Larry Willis, 65, Taylor County, KY (1952-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J.C. Lasley, 79, Adair Co., KY (1938-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daryl D. Grider, 68, Russell County, KY (1949-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Olene Sell Wallace, 93, Cumberland Co., KY (1925-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arnold Thomas (Tommy) Abell, 72, Glasgow, KY (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Denton Elmore, 68, Kings Mountain, KY (1949-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gene Mitchell Smith, 68, Columbia, KY (1954-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hazel Marie Wade, 79, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Charles Kelsay, 77, Adair Co., KY native (1944-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerell Cape (May 23, 1959-Aug. 20, 1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Neal Page, 61, Lockhart, TX (1960-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Graybeal, 71, Campbellsville, KY (1952-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Gladys Milby, 93, Taylor Co., KY (1916-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Milton Creed Bloyd, 83, Summersville, KY (1940-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Russell Jones, 81, Montpelier, KY (1936-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, May 23, 2008
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
11:00amCTIntrepid Relay team having fundraiser Friday, May 23, 2008
Intrepid USA Home Health Relay For Life Team is having a cookout lunch, Friday, May 23, 2008 11:00am-1:00pmCT at their office located at 220 Office Park Drive behind Advance Auto. Lunch will consist of your choice of hamburger or hot dog, baked beans, chips, dessert and drink for $5.00. Stop by and join us or to have your order ready, just call (270) 384-6414. | (ID:1887, Comment)
NoonCTPinewood Country Club closes at 1:00pm today for Invitational
May 23, 2008: 1:00pmCT. Pinewood Country Club course closes to prepare for Pinewood Invitational Tournament. SEE COMPLETE 2008 PINEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB SCHEDULE | (ID:1135, Comment)
ACSD Closing day for teachers, staff
Today is the closing day for teachers and staff of the Adair County School District. | (ID:1790, Comment)
Adair County High School graduation
Adair County High School Graduation will be Friday, May 23, 2008, at 7:00pmCT at the Adair County High School Gymnasium. | (ID:1842, Comment)
Sign up for Kentucky Agriculture Relief Effort (K.A.R.E.) May 19-30, 2008.
DETAILS
Or, for more information contact the Adair County Extension Service at (270) 384-2317, or visit the Extension Office located at 409 Fairground Street in Columbia, KY. | (ID:1850, Comment)
Project Graduation
Project Graduation, Friday, May 23, 2008 is the safe, fun, alcohol free and drug free graduation event is for seniors, juniors and their guests (one guest per person up to 21 years of age).Project Graduation begins after commencement exercises as soon as the gym is cleared and the games are set up and ends at approximately 1:30amCT. For more information, please call Ellen Zornes at (270) 384-3400. | (ID:1857, Comment)

 































 
 
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