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Brandon Breeding's KFWC award winning poem

Vonnie Kolbenschlag of Columbia Woman's Club sent the following poem, "If I Were a Cowboy," written by Brandon Breeding, a 4th grade student at Adair County Elementary School.

His teacher is Amy Walker, who assisted him submitting his poem in the Kentucky Federaton of Women's Clubs' contest.

Brandon won second place in the contest. His parents are Susan Breeding and Keith Breeding.


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2008-05-26 19:38:09 | Comments | Printable version

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2008-05-26 - Photo By Shamarie Claiborne.
Congratulations to the Three Amigos: They are now . . . Freshmen!: Logan Barnes, Chance Scholl, and Dylan Claiborne! We love you all. Kevin, Shamarie, Dusty, Jimmy and Patricia.
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Youth Tennis Camp at Lindsey Wilson College

Lindsey Wilson College will be holding a youth tennis camp for grades 3-12 on June 3-6, 2008. The camp is for all levels. Th cost is $225 for commuters and $300 for overnight campers. Please contact Chuck Amshoff @ 270-384-8058 for more information. -TIM PERKINS

2008-05-26 15:46:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Steven Baker urges giving quarters for Relay for Life

By Steven Baker

Relay for Life is fast approaching, June 13, 2008, and everybody is making their final push to help collect as much money as possible to help find a find a cure for cancer.

This year we are trying something new. One of our goals is to line the whole track with quarters. If we are successful, then we will have raised an extra $4000.00, and every little bit helps.


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2008-05-26 15:38:21 | Comments | Printable version

Obituary: Jewel Grider, 93, member, Glens Fork Christian Church

COLUMBIAMAGAZINE.COM OBITUARIES

She was a member of a highly respected Adair County family. She is warmly remembered for her many years of service as medical assistant to the late Dr. George Nell in Columbia

Jewel G. Grider, 93, a resident of Summit Manor Health and Rehab Center, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008, at 5:05pm, after several weeks illness at Summit Manor.

The funeral service will be Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at 1:00pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Bill Wethington and Bro. Raymond Martin the officiating clergy.


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2008-05-26 15:31:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Veteran's List: David D. Upchurch added to the list

Another veteran has been added to the Honorable List of servicemen from Adair County.
David D. Upchurch served in US Army from 1971-73 (Germany)

The name David D. Upchurch, US Army, was the first added to the list in 30 days. To see the updated list, Adair County Veteran's List. To add to the list or update a listings, use the Contact/Submit button at the end of the story.


2008-05-26 15:07:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Veterans and Veterans Day

Milltown UMC will have potluck, singing, June 1, 2008

CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

The pastor, Rev. Jadell Janes, and congregation of Milltown United Methodist Church invite everyone to come and worship with us and bring a friend on Sunday, June 1, 2008. The services will begin at 10:30amCT. A potluck meal will be served. There will also be special singing by the Whisnants from North Carolina. Please come and join us and bring a friend and your family for a great day of fun and fellowship. The church is located off Highway 61N on Milltown Church Road in the Milltown community of District 5, Adair County.


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ACHS Academic returns from National
Luke Maupin top individual 9th grader


This is big news!
  • Luke Maupin is the top freshman in National Academic Quiz National Championship and among top 5% in entire tournament regardless of grade!
  • Vicki Leibeck closes senior year by being among top 1/3 individual scorers in entire tournament!
  • ACHS Academic Team, including Maupin and Leibeck, Todd Smith, Marty Miller, Lydia Tiller, Chris Yates, Chris Lloyd, Kelsey Castaneda, and Zach Mann finishes right in middle of 176-team field!
  • And ACHS has one more opportunity for academic success when Cameron Campbell competes in International Problem Solving competition at Michigan State Thursday-Sunday


Special ColumbiaMagazine.com Story

The ACHS Academic Team returned from the National Academic Quiz Tournament National Championship at the Wyndham Hotel in Chicago garnering even more respect for the small rural school.


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2008-05-26 14:19:09 | Comments | Printable version


Adair students receive art, writing awards from KFWC

Columbia Woman's Club Report: Honored were Kayla Bailey, Brandon Breeding, Chelsea Coomer, Cole Cooper, Jacob Curry, Ashtin Hancock, Joy McAlpine, Maranda Carter, Amanda Roach, and Jessica Wethington. Unprecedented art test results. Woman's Club aids field trip. Thanks for Home Tour support.
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By Vonnie Kolbenschlag, Columbia Woman's Club

Several Adair Countians were among the winners in recent Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs art and writing contests.

Each year the Columbia Woman's Club submits art pieces from high school students to submit at our 4th district meeting.


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2008-05-26 06:44:34 | Comments | Printable version

Nick Roy speaks on lawn care at next Garden Club meeting


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By Barbara Armitage

The Adair County Garden Club will meet on Thursday, June 26, 2008, at 1:00pmCT at the Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairgrounds Street, Columbia, KY. Nick Roy, Adair County Extension Agent will speak about "Lawn Care". If you have questions about or problems with you lawn you are invited to join us.

Gardeners of all skill levels are invited to join the Adair County Garden Club. For information on joining the Adair County Garden Club or to be added to the email mailing list call Barbara Armitage at (270) 250.2979.The Adair County Garden Club meets the 4th Thursday of each month at 1:00pmCT at various locations.


2008-05-26 05:57:59 | Comments | Printable version

Greensburg, KY golfer Tyler Sharp wins prestigious Pinewood

Winning score is astounding! Tribute to Homer Goodin

By Eric Goodin

Tyler Sharpe of Greensburg won the 2008 Pinewood Country Club invitational shooting an astounding score of 15 under par over two days.Tyler shot 10 under 62 on Saturday and 5 under 67 on Sunday to win the tourney by 7 shots over Zack Wilson of Russell Springs.

Congratulations on such a tremendous accomplishment Tyler!

A personal note: In my father's footsteps

I would also like to thank everyone which helped me this year on my first venture of running the Invitational following in my late father Homer Goodin''s footsteps.


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2008-05-26 05:39:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Today, Mon. May 26, 2008: Memorial Day

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 239 Days today, May 26, 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.

VACATION COUNTDOWN:: Adair County Schools start in just 73 days, on Friday, August 7, 2008, when students enroll. EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 147 of 2008 (Leap Year - 219 days remaining).
  • Today: ACPL Bookmobile Closed
  • Today: Memorial Day is Federal, Postal Holiday. Most government offices are closed as are banks. Bob's Country Kitchen, and the Dairy Dip are open today on regular schedules.
  • 6:00pmCT: Cub Scout Pack 888 meets at CUMC
  • Reminder: Send mail from home to Adair Countians who are deployed to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. How to and list
For events in detail and to scan future events into 2009, Click here

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Auction Calendar:
Walker Realty & Auction Service announces: Estate Auction, Saturday, June 7, 2008, at 10:00 A.M. House. Lot. Plus two adjoining Lots. Personal Propert. Selling for Delmer and Mable Upchurch Estate. Location, 400 Tutt ST. Columbia KY. Printer friendly copy. Handbill, photo, details Upchurch Estate Sale.

(ADV): To see What's Cooking in Adair County, KY, today, Click Here
    Now Showing at the Columbian TheatreIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull now playing. It's the fourth movie in the Indiana Jones series. 6:00pm and 8:30pm nightly. 2:00pm and 4:30pm only, Sunday.
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To advertise here, or to alert CM to Breaking News, use any of the Contact/Submit Buttons on this site or call (270) 250-2730.


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2008-05-26 04:58:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 26
Happy Anniversary, Eugene and Sharon Wheeler (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Floyd and Flora Claywell (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Jarrett and Kathryn Miller (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Kenny and Deborah Perkins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Lane and Bonnie Barnes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Mark and Angela Stotts | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday Suzanne Nixon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Agnes Taylor Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alex and Andrew Loy (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Anthony Ballou | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cindy Hardy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Debbie McClister | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Eric Butler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Evelyn Phelps | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jagger Kemp | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeffrey Cameron TreHarvard Barnett (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathleen Curtsinger | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Katlyn Jaid Lacy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kenady Gabehart | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, LeNesa Kolody (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lily Posey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Melissa Karnes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nancy Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ranel Curry (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sharon Bledsoe | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. John Lloyd Zeno, Adair Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Florence M. Campbell, Russell Co., KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garland Boyd Rigney, Casey Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Ford, Green Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eric Warren Butler, Adair Co., KY (1973) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennis Kevin Corbin, Taylor Co., KY (1935-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. William Howard Brewer, Green Co., KY (1949-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon Jenkins Kerr, Russell County, KY (1944-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Gaskins, Russell County, KY (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard E. Cole, 86, Adair Co., KY native (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Anderson Smallwood, 82, Casey Co., KY (1933-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Herbert L. Wright, Summersville, KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geraldine Goodman, Yosemite, KY (1944-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sue Carol Cutrell Reynold, 62, Summer Shade, KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zack McCrary, 28, Russell Co., KY (1987-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Albert Cross, 82, Taylor County, KY (1934-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chris Grant, 38, Adair County, KY (1979-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sue Coe, 78, Jamestown, KY (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewell Dwayne (Beager) Oakes, 72 Russell Co., KY (1945-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerald Lee Alstott, 81, Casey Co., KY native (1936-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Thomas Orton, 82, Cumberland Co., KY (1935-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ms. Crystal Gayle Clements, 40, Taylor County, KY (1978-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Agnes Coffey, 87, Columbia, KY (1937-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anita Upchurch (1955-1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Butler | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Rose Wilson, 69, Russell Springs, KY (1951-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carles Ray Lloyd, 77, Adair Co., KY native (1944-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny Ray Antle, 69, Columbia, KY (1952-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elmer C. Wilhelm, 94, Liberty, KY (1925-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Johnson, 54, Burkesville, KY (1966-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Grace Marie Bailey Sparks, Adair Co., KY native (1925-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Henry Clay Echols, Campbellsville, KY (1969-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James E. Long, 84, Burkesville, KY (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mabrie Harrison, 83, Liberty, KY (1934-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Louise Evans, Casey County, KY (1937-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Max Heath, 75, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Wayne Tucker, 53, Columbia, KY (1968-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Goodin (1916-1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ranel Curry, 78, Adair County, KY (1942-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Woods, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sue Dowell, 81, Adair Co., KY native (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, May 26, 2008
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
NoonCTMonday is Federal, Postal Holiday
Monday May 26, 2008, is Memorial Day
Click Here to add your closing to this schedule. Or call (270) 250-2730. | (ID:1228, Comment)
Cub Scout Pack 888 meets
Cub Scouts Pack 888 is wanting to recruit some new Cub Scouts, grades 1-5. We meet every Monday night at 6:00pmCT at the Columbia United Methodist Church, 202 Burkesville ST, Columbia, KY in the basement. We have some new and fun activities coming up and we would like to have some new scouts to join with us! -HEATHER BAVA | (ID:1535, Comment)
ACPL Bookmobile Closed
Click Here to see all of May 2008 Bookmobile Schedule at a glance
For more information about the Adair County Public Library Bookmobile, call the Adair County Public Library at (270) 384-2472. The library is located at 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY.. | (ID:1703, Comment)

 































 
 
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