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Tom Chaney July 27, 2008:
Review #168, Achilles

Of writers and their books. Book review by Tom Chaney Of writers and their books. Book review by Tom Chaney Achilles
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Slow Years of Wasteful War

The Trojan War is over, but the Greeks are having a difficult time working their way back home. Odysseus journeys to the edge of Ocean to provide a sacrificial drink for the shades of the dead and to learn from the seer Tiresias whether or not he will "reach his own father and home in Ithaka again."

The dead surround Odysseus, wanting to know the news. "They have forgotten how hard it is for the living to know things. That the rule is one place at one time.... The truth is he's as ignorant as they were. As they still are."

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2008-07-27 - Photo by Pen. This time of year provides some of the best from the garden, including cantaloupe and great tomatoes. They go wonderfully with scrambled eggs. A Monday, July 28, 2008 Today's Picture Album photo
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Today, Sun. July 27, 2008: Charity Baptist Homecoming

Charity Baptist Church


Homecoming today, Sunday, July 27, 2008. At Jericho, located four miles out Holmes Bend Road between Rerun's Holmes Bend Country Store and Holmes Bend Resort & Boat Dock on Green River Lake. Photo above, George Rice from last year's homecoming.



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

School Vacation Countdown: Adair County Schools start in just 11 days, on Thursday, August 7, 2008, when students enroll. Student Enrollment ProceduresUpdated!: July 25, 2008

November 4, 2008 General Election Countdown 111 days remaining. Register to vote in the office of Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair Mon.-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pmCT. Filing deadline, school board, city council August 12, 2008.

EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 209 of 2008 (Leap Year - 157 days remaining).
    • See Directory of Churches for Sunday morning & evening worship service schedules.
      • ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. 9600 New Columbia Road, Campbellsville, KY 42718. Pastor William Don Watson. Phone 270-789-4111. Sunday Morning: Life Development Groups 10:00 a.m. EDT. Morning Worship Service 11:00 a.m. EDT. Sunday Night Youth Worship 6:00 p.m. EDT. Wednesday Night: Youth & Adult Services 7:00 p.m. EDT. SPONSORED
      • COLUMBIA CHURCH of CHRIST. 501 Jamestown Street, Columbia KY 42728. Phone 270-384-6467. Service times: Sunday Bible Class 9:00am, Worship 10:00am, 6:00pm. Wednesday Bible Class 6:30pm. Dean Roach, minister. SPONSORED
    • Today: Pinewood Country Club Annual Club Tournament
    • Today: Waggener family Christmas in July
    • 10:00amCT: Charity Baptist Church Homecoming
    • 11:30am to 1:30pmCT: Full buffet meal to benefit MS at Trinity UMC
    • 2:00pmCT: Matinee, musical, "Annie" at Barn Lot Theater, Edmonton, KY (Sold out)
    • Reminder: Send mail from home to Adair Countians who are deployed to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. How to mail to servicemen and list of addresses

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    Court:
    Monday, July 28, 2008. No (0) Cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge James Weddle). Fifty-four (54) Cases scheduled in Adair District Court (Judge Michael Loy). Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website. To visit Adair Circuit Clerk site, Click Here

    Advertising

    Monday, July 28, 2008, 1:00-3:00pm.
    Groundbreaking for the Westlake Regional Hospital
    New Addition and Renovation Project.


    Westlake Regional Hospital Board of Trustees,
    Administration & Staff Cordially invite you
    To the Official Groundbreaking Ceremony
    for our new Addition & Renovation Project

    Monday, July, 28, 2008 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. (CDT)
    901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, Kentucky

    The Master of Ceremonies for the Groundbreaking
    will be the Honorable Congressman Ed Whitfield.

    Refreshments to immediately
    follow the Groundbreaking Ceremony in the lobby of Westlake Regional Hospital

  • (PSA) Click here to go directly to Entry/Order Form for 2nd Annual Wacky Quacky Duck Race

(ADV): To see What's Cooking in Adair County, KY, today, Click Here
  • Bob's Country Kitchen and General Store, Vester, KY. Breakfast anytime. Lunches packed. Pies a specialty.
    SUNDAY DINNER FEAST:
    (starts at 11:00am and goes to 5:00pm)
    Bob's famous Pork Loin Roast and choose from one or all of each of the following: Green beans seasoned with country Ham, Real Mashed Potatoes, Fried Apples, Corn, Coleslaw. Choice of Bread Complete Sunday Dinner, $5.99
    Pie Situation: Bob's Pies go so fast, we'll have to wait till today's are baked. Bob's is headquarters for Cheesecake in Adair County. And we've got Holy Cow Cake, Monkey Bread, and Honeybun Cake. A treat today: Banana Pudding. If Vester was an incorporated town, there'd be a regulation requiring us to have it every day! Some folks drive here just to have banana pudding.Fresh, Adair County Farm Fresh Vegetables, are being sliced today: Red Ripe Tomatoes and Cucumbers. And we've also got sweet, ice cold cantaloupe and watermelon, freshly sliced and ready to eat. Delicious!Gasoline: Fill your tank here.
  • BUFFALO HILLS RANCH,906 Greensburg ST in the Curves Building, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 385-9092. Smoothies, Christian Gifts, Tanning Beds. Buffalo Meat--America's Original Health Food. Open 10am-7pm Mon-Tue & Thurs.-Fri. 10am-6pm Wednesdays. Closed Saturdays and Sundays. Jim and Carol Leib, Owners. We accept Visa, MC, and Discover Credit Cards.


  • The Dairy Dip, Jamestown ST, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 384-4644.
    Sunday, July 27, 2008:
    Big news! We've added a fine rival to the menu: It's onion battered fried green beans! Sounds strange? Well, this is a must try for all Dippers. Be sure and ask for our homemade ranch dressing on the side. These are super great and we're the only ones in the area to offer them. Hey kids: We now have "Nerds" flurries as well! You asked for it and you got it .

  • DONUT EXPRESS

    Start Sunday right. Take a box of Donuts home today from Donut Express
    Donut Express. 605 Fairgrounds ST, Columbia, KY. Nick Wortham, proprietor. Make Today special with Fresh Hot Donuts from Donut Express. Take a $5.00 dozen box to work, on sales calls, or home to make the family happy. They're good! They hot and they're ready, today. Made right here in Columbia! And they're making Columbia famous!

  • Re-Run's Holmes Bend General Store. 3399 Holmes Bend Road, Columbia, KY.
    Phone (270) 384-7253: For carryouts and expedited orders. Let us prepare your Green River Lake picnic! Hours: Mon-Sat: 4:00am to 9:00pmCT.
    Breakfast: Any time of day. Cooked to order. Eggs, bacon, ham, tenderloin, and the best sausage you ever ate. Country biscuits. Redeye or sawmill gravy. Generous portions. Kinfolks prices. We treat everybody like favorite cousins! Get Famous Nick's Made-in-Columbia Donuts right here.
    DAILY SPECIAL:Saturday & Sunday, July 26 & 27, 2008:
    We're cooking every meal to order from our extensive menu. Come join us.
    Coming soonMiniature golf!
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Entertainment
Columbian Theatre:
Now showing The Dark Knight. It is rated PG-13 and will play nightly at 7:00 pmCT and Sunday at 2:00pmCT only.-NATHAN COMPTON, Mgr., The Columbian Theatre.

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(ADV) What's Cooking for Sunday Dinner today at Bob's!

Sunday Feast at Bob's Country Kitchen, Vester, KY.SUNDAY DINNER FEAST:
(starts at 11:00am and goes to 5:00pm)

Bob's famous Pork Loin Roast and choose from one or all of each of the following: Green beans seasoned with country Ham, Real Mashed Potatoes, Fried Apples, Corn, Coleslaw. Choice of Bread Complete Sunday Dinner, $5.99
Pie Situation: Bob's Pies go so fast, we'll have to wait till today's are baked. Bob's is headquarters for Cheesecake in Adair County. And we've got Holy Cow Cake, Monkey Bread, and Honeybun Cake. A treat today: Banana Pudding. If Vester was an incorporated town, there'd be a regulation requiring us to have it every day! Some folks drive here just to have banana pudding.Fresh, Adair County Farm Fresh Vegetables, are being sliced today: Red Ripe Tomatoes and Cucumbers. And we've also got sweet, ice cold cantaloupe and watermelon, freshly sliced and ready to eat. Delicious!Gasoline: Fill your tank here.
BOB'S COUNTRY KITCHEN & GENERAL STORE,
5097 Liberty Rd, Columbia, KY, Vester Community, Phone (270) 384-6774.
HOURS: 5:00am-8:00pm, Mon. through Sat. Sunday, 8:00am-5pmCT.

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Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 27
Happy Anniversary, Dannie and Faye Word (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Annette Rowe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Austin Horton (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bonnie Spoon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chad Price | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Quinn | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Doris Harvey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dwight Lawless, grandfather and Daniel Lawless, grandson (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Faye Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gary Crawford | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jennifer Lynn Moss | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Josephine Posey (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joyce York | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kortnei Beth Kelsay (1991) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, LaGene Sexton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Margaret Huddleston | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mary Jane Williams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Melissa Corbin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wanda VonFumetti | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy IMO Birthday, Doris Smith Harvey | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Bradley Franklin, Cumberland County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Hadley, Russell Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Wendell Otis Young, Green Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leonora Corbin, Adair Co., KY, native (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Greer Goodin, Adair Co., KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Lou Martin, Burkesville, KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Eugene McClendon, Burkesville, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Taylor Fudge, Marrowbone, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Bill (Little Richard) Milby, Green County, KY (1937-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Archie Thomas Coffman, 53, Casey Co. KY, (1960-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ray Roy Bybee, Edmonton, KY, Adair Co. native (1935-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dixie Mae Short, Taylor County, KY (1922-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lemuel (Junebug) Burton, Jr. , Russell Co., KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Tucker Passmore, Russell Springs, KY (1979-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda L. Williams, 73, Russell Co., KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Alice Reane' Parrish Kerwin, Cumberland Co., KY (1970-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Teresa Jo McQueary, 50, Russell Co., KY, Adair native (1965-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Janes, 76, Adair County, KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kara Fudge, 91, Adair County, KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Harold E. (Gene) Vaughan, 86, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Bobby B. Bingham, Green County, KY (1937-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Joseph Holmes , 80, Summer Shade, Metcalfe County KY/Westford, NY native (1937-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Obeginski, 81, Russell Springs, KY (1941-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenn Brown, 71 Knifley, Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Faye Burton, 68, Columbia, KY (1951-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Stidham, 77, Columbia, KY (1945-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Keith Jewell, 44, Green County, KY (1975-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norma Jean Grider Jessie, 83, Columbia, KY (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy Graybeal, 79, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sam Tucker, 83, Knifley, KY (1937-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Washington (Pete) Vaughn, 99, Summersville, KY (1921-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, July 27, 2008
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10:00amCTCharity Baptist Church Homecoming
REUNIONS and Church Announcements
Charity Baptist Church will be having their annual homecoming this Sunday, July 27, 2008. Sunday school is at 10:00amCT with worship service at 11:00am. A meal will follow the worship service with Pure Gospel singing in the afternoon. Everyone is invited to attend. -HOLLY CALDWELL | (ID:2326, Comment)
NoonCTPinewood Country Club Annual Club Tournament
July 26 - 27, 2008: Pinewood Country Club Annual Club Tournament 1:00pmCT Start. SEE COMPLETE 2008 PINEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB SCHEDULE | (ID:1145, Comment)
See Directory of Churches for Sunday morning & evening worship service schedules. | (ID:1930, Comment)
Waggener family Christmas in July
July 26 & 27, 2008. Christmas in July Celebration for descendants of E.P. and Audrey Waggener, relatives, in-laws, cousins, and kin.The McKinley-Bault Park is the place, near the Fairgrounds, Columbia, KY. 25th Reunion. Held annually since 1983. Contact: Annette Richards or Fay McKinley. | (ID:1976, Comment)
Happy Birthday Joshua Tucker! You are 5 years old today. I love you, Nana Mac | (ID:2324, Comment)
Full buffet meal to benefit MS at Trinity UMC
There will be a Full Buffet Meal from 11:30am to 1:30pmCT at Trinity United Methodist Church Family Life Center on Sunday, July 27, 2008, after morning worship. A donation to the Multiple Sclerosis Society will be appreciated. Come for the good food and fellowship. Proceeds go to the M.S. Walk, September 6, 2008, at the Christian Life Center, Hudson Street, Columiba, KY. In memory of Michael Earl Ellis. | (ID:2349, Comment)
7:00pmCTAnnie at Barn-Lot Theater, Edmonton, KY
The musical "Annie," with local area cast including 4 Adair Countians, will be performed at Barn-Lot Theater in Edmonton, KY on July 10-12, 17-19, and 24-27, 2008, at 7:00pmCT each evening. For reservations or more information you may call (270) 432-BARN (2276). -LAURA MURRELL. | (ID:2230, Comment)

  

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