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Daily News for
Friday, June 13, 2008
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Taylor Ford Road to be closed Saturday, June 14, 2008

PUBLIC NOTICE
Road Closed to through traffic

A section of Taylor Ford Road will be closed Saturday, June 14, 2008, for approximately six (6) hour due to the pumping of a waste lagooon. The section of closure will be from the bridge up to Jr. Burton Road.

Please use extreme caution when traveling on this road. Thank you for your patience.

Thanks,s/Ann Melton
Judge Executive, Adair County, KYJune 13, 2008

2008-06-13 17:25:45 | Comments | Printable version

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2008 Relay for Life: S.W.A.T team encampment



2008-06-13 - Booster Field, Adair County Schools Campus, Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener.
Sarah's Whipping Astrocytoma Team, SWAT team members Angie Irvin, James Schaefer, Bryan Shaefer, and Robert Coffey were encamped for the 2008 Relay for Life before the 6:00pmCT, Friday, June 13, 2008, start. The innovative team is supporting Relay for Life in honor of Sarah Irvin Gardner.
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ACES SBDM Council meeting for June 17, 2008 cancelled

Adair County Elementary School's regular monthly meeting that is scheduled for Tuesday, June 17th will be cancelled.

This is the last meeting for two of our council members. I would like to say thanks to Pam Cundiff and Pat Blair for their time and commitment in serving on our council. Your input has been greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Robbie Harmon, Principal, Adair County Elementary School

2008-06-13 17:11:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

2008 Adair County Relay for Life Luminaries Lists

The two 2008 Adair County Relay for Life Luminaries Lists are posted today, compiled by Luminaries Chairperson Barbara Shepherd.

To see the 2008 list, In Honor of, Click Here

To see the 2008 list, In Memory of, Click Here

Both lists include the names of the persons who requested the honor and the names of the persons who bought the luminaries. The format of the list gives the first names first. The complete lists will be read tonight when one of the most dramatic events, the lighting of the luminaries, occurs at the 2008 Adair County Relay for Life.

2008-06-13 16:59:33 | Comments | Printable version

2008 Relay for Life Luminaries, In Memory of List



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2008 Relay for Life Luminaries, In Honor of List



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Auction will benefit Green River Animal Shelter

Auction will benefit Green River Animal Shelter
The Green River Animal Welfare League (GRAWL) is holding an auction to benefit special projects at the Green River Animal Shelter on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 4:00pmCT at the VFW building. They will also have hot dogs, soda, and chips for sale. Many local businesses have donated wonderful gifts to be auctioned. Call (270) 378-5587 or (270) 378-4521 for more information -PAT POCCHIO

2008-06-13 10:57:35 | Comments | Printable version

Relay for Life encampment starts at noon today

FULL STORY, WITH OFFICERS, TEAMS

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 12TH ANNUAL ADAIR COUNTY RELAY

12:00pmCT - Campsite Setup

5:00-7:00pmCT
On-site Luminary SalesSurvivor Registration
Green River Car Kruzers
5:55pmCT - Team Photo

6:00pmCT - Opening Ceremony:
Adair County VFW, Presentations of Colors, Pledge of Allegiance, National AnthemOpening Prayer
Welcome
Introduction of Committee
Sponsor Recognition
Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back
7:00pmmCT - Celebration of Cancer Survivors
Cancer Survivor Lap
Recognition of Care Givers
Care Givers Lap
Quitters Lap
Kids Fighting Cancer Lap
Parade of Teams
Newly Wed Game
8:00mCT - Are you Smarter than Fifth Grader?
Theme Laps
Cake Auction
8:30mCT - Remember Ceremony (to begin at dusk)
Luminary Ceremony
Recognition of those Honored/Memorialized
9:00mCT - Woman less Beauty Contest/Dream Depot10:00mCT - LET'S ALL RELAY
Games Kickoff: Jelaine Phillips & Ellen Zornes
YMCA' LET THE GAMES BEGIN
Cake Walks throughout the evening


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Several Adair County offices to close for Bill Knight funeral

The following ofices, including the Adair County Sheriff's office just added, will be closed Friday, June 13, 2008, from 12:30pmCT until 2:00pmCT for the funeral of Jailer WIlliam "Bug" Knight's father:
  • Adair County Judge/Executive Office
  • Adair County Clerk's Office
  • Adair County Circuit Clerk's Office
  • Adair County Attorney's Office
  • Adair County Sheriff's Office
The funeral service for William (Bill) Knight, 91, will be Friday, June 13, 2008, at 1:00pm CT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY.

2008-06-13 10:49:33 | Comments | Printable version

Storyteller, Insect Collector at Camp Casey at 5pmCT today

By Dana Harmon, Director, Camp Casey

The Adair County Public Library along with 21st CCLC Camp Casey, Family Resource Center and Title I would like to invite everyone to CWC tonight for a special treat. Storyteller, Mary Hamilton and Insect Collector, Charles Wright will be at CWC tonight at 5:00pmCT to share their presentation called "Buggy Kentucky," which is an exploration of Kentucky insects brought through story facts and real specimens.

The theme of this year's Summer Reading at ACPL is "Catch the Reading Bug" and bugs are also the theme of the Family Resource Center, 21st CCLC Camp Casey and Title I summer camp called "Critter Camp." Critter Camp is scheduled to begin on June 30th for students from CWC and JAIS. Please join us tonight for this FREE program that will entertain and teach!

2008-06-13 09:55:43 | Comments | Printable version

Relay for Life: Honoring three special women

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The Dairy Dip of Columbia is teaming up with Hallmark of Columbia for our Relay for Life team this year. Our "Reason for Relay" is to honor three very special ladies. They are Julie Brockman, Peggy Ellis and Phyllis Loy. We are so proud of them and their journey they took and continue to take. May God bless and keep each of them healthly for many, many years to come. So let's all be sure to support our local Relay for Life teams, especially today.

Patricia Willis

2008-06-13 06:29:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Today, Fri. June 13, 2008: Relay for Life

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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 257 Days today, June 13, 2008

School Vacation Countdown:: Adair County Schools start in just 55 days, on Friday, August 7, 2008, when students enroll.

November 4, 2008 General Election Countdown 154 days remaining.

EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 165 of 2008 (Leap Year - 201 days remaining).

  • Today: Chamber Picnic reservations deadline
  • Today: Adair County Public Library Bookmobile is in Gradyville
  • Today: IMO Relay for Life Team to raffle Handmade Quilt
  • 12:00noonCT: 2008 Relay for Life. FULL SCHEDULE
    Encampment starts at noon with events through evening and overnight.
  • 12:00noonCT-12midnightCT: Steven Baker urges giving quarters for Relay for Life. Bring to Relay today
  • 5:00pm to 7:30pmCT: Bearwallow UMC Vacation Bible School
  • 6:30pmCT to 8:00pmCT: VBS at Charity Baptist
  • 6:30pm to 8:30pmCT: First Church of Nazarene VBS
  • 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 June 13
Happy Anniversary, Eric and Casi Melton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Matthew and Keri Willis (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Candice Robertson (1979) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Erin Bonta | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gabrielle Kemp (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gretchen Burton (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, James Krapf | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Janice Newton Reed | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jason Thrasher | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jimmy Anthony Reliford II (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Judy Sullivan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kyla Kessler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Luke Rich (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mary Pelly | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nancy Mayse Mann | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Portia Roberts | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Radius Brown | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Russell H. Bennett (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ruth Ann Lewis | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Joseph M. Jones, Green County, KY (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond Dale Garrett, Taylor Co., KY (1966) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Jones, Greensburg, KY (1967-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Laura E. Farrar, Levelwoods, KY (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry James Thorpe, Taylor Co., KY (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Ballou, 94, Cumberland County, KY (1925-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Jean Wood, Taylor Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Jones Kilby Bault, Taylor Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Juanita Lawson Tungate, Taylor Co., KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Lee Tungate, Taylor Co. KY (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Whitney Allison Flowers, Adair Co. KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John M. Schwoebel, Sr., Taylor Co., KY (1944-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles J.R. Wethington II, Green Co., KY (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Keith A. Blackwell Adair County, KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Anne Anderson, Taylor Co., KY (1939) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tommy Scott, Adair County, KY (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Douglas Dix, 60, Russell County, KY (1953-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Dale Sneed, Taylor Co., KY (1955 - 2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lester K. Spears, 77, Cumberland Co, KY (1937-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sherri Lynn Stargel , 46, Russell County, KY (1968-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Isabella (Happy) Spears, 88, Burkesville, KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Sullivan, Taylor Co., KY, Metcalfe native (1955-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Salyers, Casey County, KY (1934-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary McKinley Pelly, 93, Adair County, KY (1922-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cornelius Harvey,, 86, Adair County, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bennie Noel, 86, Casey Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. John Steward (Stu) Lyons, 82, Adair Co., KY (1934-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy Alfred Squires, 86, Adair County, KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thornton Crum, Jr., Taylor County, KY (1978-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jean Bault, 86, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Mae Reed, 72, Adair County, KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Lois Bell, Lebanon, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Lou Kilian, 68, Columbia, KY (1949-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sophie Mae Allen Marples, 95, Casey County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frances Griffin Benningfield, 94, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George Howard Keltner, Columbia, KY (1931-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Grover Glenn Tungate, 70, Campbellsville, KY (1953-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jason Wesley Propes, 32, Green Co., KY (1988-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lynn Badgley, 56, Russell Springs, KY (1966-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Burton, 84, Columbia, KY (1940-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Austin Harvey, 65, Taylor Co., KY native (1958-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nettie Jewel Carey, 61, Cumberland County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul D. Montgomery, 80, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rozella Louise Crew, 91, Liberty, KY (1930-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Theola B. Skaggs, Jamestown, KY (1924-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, June 13, 2008
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
NoonCT2008 Relay for Life.
Encampment starts at noon with events through evening and overnight. | (ID:893, Comment)
2008 Relay for Life.
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Steven Baker urges giving quarters for Relay for Life
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. We are urging everyone to break into their piggy banks, cubbie holes, stashes, and secret money jars to help out. You can drop off your quarters to any participating teams, or to Angie Dean, or me. -STEVEN BAKER | (ID:1899, Comment)
Adair County Public Library Bookmobile is in Gradyville
Visit the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 384-2472 Full schedule for June | (ID:2037, Comment)
IMO Relay for Life Team to raffle Handmade Quilt
Imo Pump Relay for Life Team will raffle a handmade, hand quilted quilt at the Relay for Life Event Friday night, June 13. You do not need to be present to win! Tickets are available for $2.00 each or 6 for $10.00 from any Imo Pump Relay for Life Team Member or they will be available for purchase at the event. The beautiful quilt was donated by George and Melody Pollard and handmade by Melody's Mother, Elrena Russell. Members to contact for more information or to buy tickets are: George Payne, Darlene Simpson, Bill Henson, Sherry Hedgespeth, Greg Farmer, Jason Sanders, George Pollard and Rhonda Froedge. Members can be reached by calling (270) 384-4741 x 224 (IMO PUMP); (270) 634-7654 or (270) 634-3154. -HILDA SMITH | (ID:2041, Comment)
IMO Relay for Life Team to raffle Handmade Quilt
Imo Pump Relay for Life Team will raffle a handmade, hand quilted quilt at the Relay for Life Event Friday night, June 13, 2008. Members can be reached by calling (270) 384-4741 x 224 (IMO PUMP); (270) 634-7654 or (270) 634-3154. -HILDA SMITH PHOTO, DETAILS | (ID:2042, Comment)
4:00pmCTChamber Picnic reservations deadline at 4:00pmCT Today
Reservations must be made for the June 17, 2008, Chamber Picnic not later than 4:00 pmCT, today, Friday, June 13th, at the Columbia Adair County Chamber of Commerce, 201 Burkesville ST, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 384-6020. | (ID:2069, Comment)
5:00pmCTBearwallow UMC Vacation Bible School
Hello Everyone! Bearwallow United Methodist Church is having an awesome Vacation Bible School this year. It will begin on June 9 and end on June 13, 2008, with the closing program at a very special location. The fun will begin at 5:00pm and conclude at 7:30pmCT each night. There will be classes for all ages from nursery to adults! We will have snacks, crafts, community corner, and many other cool things. Come out and join us in Serving this Summer. For questions or more information call (270) 634-1533. Please come in and register your child on the first night, so that we can have some contact information for a very Special Fall get-together activity which we will be announcing later. It is a surprise. -BETH HANCOCK. | (ID:1988, Comment)
6:30pmCTVBS at Charity Baptist is June 11, 12, 13, 2008
Charity Baptist Church will be having Vacation Bible School, June 11, 12, and 13. We will begin each night at 6:30pmCT and dismiss each night at 8:00pmCT. On the final night, Friday, June 13 we will conclude our VBS with a hotdog and marshmellow roast. Classes for all ages will be available. Please come join us. We are located on Holmes Bend Road, just before you get to the lake. -HOLLY CALDWELL. | (ID:1836, Comment)
First Church of Nazarene VBS is June 9-13, 2008
The First Church of the Nazarene in Columbia will be having Vacation Bible School June 9-13, 2008, from 6:30pm to 8:30pmCT. This year's theme is "Custom Garage." We anticipate a huge crowd each night with many things to delight. What a great opportunity for our children to learn about the life of Jesus!Hope to see children ages 3 thru 6th grade there. If you have any questions please contact the church at (270) 384-2956. -BEVERLY LOY | (ID:1841, Comment)

  

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