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Obituary: Susan Grant, Adair Co., KY (1964-2011)

She was member of a large, respected South Adair Co., KY family

Susan Grant, 46, of Columbia, KY, died Friday, February 4, 2011 at 9:11pmCT, at her residence after an illness.

The funeral service isMonday, February 7, 2011 at 2pmCT at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY, with Rev. Sam Burris officiating. Burial will be in Cundiff Cemetery, in the Cundiff Community of Adair Co., KY. Visitation is after 4pmCT, Sunday, February 6, 2011, at the funeral home.


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2011-02-05 19:23:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Birds of Kentucky: Mockingbird



2011-02-05 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Barbara Armitage.
The "Mad Mocker" is just one of many special photos that have been taken in Adair County. Monica Thomas, a talented local painter felt an immediate bond with the bird with a bad attitude inspiring her to recreate him on canvas.Right panel No one knows exactly why this Mockingbird seems to be in a bad mood but photographer Barbara Armitage feels that he was simply tired of being the subject of so much attention.Photograph on left

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Birds of Kentucky: Thinks Fred Spoon has designed cool feeder

M.E. Lewis writes:
That is a cool feeder. Is there a pattern for it? What is it constructed from?Will he share the information with the garden club? M.E. Lewis
Comments above re photo 39089 Birds of Kentucky Redbellied Woodpecker enjoys new feeder, by Fred Spoon


2011-02-05 16:22:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Birds of Kentucky

Wishes he had known Bliss, KY could have been bought for $600

Comments re photo 37742 Bliss Bypass widenedBob Koch writes:
This is an interesting photo for me, as my grandfather Mont Murrell was born in Bliss in September of 1883. When i first saw the Google map of Bliss it looked like some places described as a "wide place in the road". Now it looks as though it is *wider*. I wish I had known it could have been had for $600.00. What an opportunity lost. Thank you for the information in the magazine. - Bob Koch, Brier, WA
Note: Even those who live here marvel at the purchase, which was even less than the legendary Cherokee Allinson paid for Dirigo, KY and Cherokee got his town at a steal. The real less is that if Kim Bassinger had been as astute in buy towns as these to real estate baron, she have done better in the game. Some of us know how to buy towns. -CM


2011-02-05 16:08:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

Obituary: Mrs. Lynda Gorin Lobb, Green Co., KY (1936-2011)

She was a member of a highly regarded Green Co. family, a member of the Greensburg Baptist Church, and a retired supervisor and social worker for the Cabinet for Human Resources-Bureau for Social Services having worked 33 years. She was a graduate of the University of Kentucky, an avid U.K. sports fan, U.K. Fellow, and a lifetime member of the University of Kentucky Alumni. She was a former school teacher, a nutritionist for the State Health Department and Jane Todd Crawford Hospital, was a member of the Kentucky State Retirement Board and past President of the Green County Historical Society

Mrs. Lynda Gorin Lobb, 74, of Greensburg, KY departed this life on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at the Sunrise Manor Nursing Facility in Hodgenville, KY. She was 74 years, six months and eight days of age.

The funeral services for Mrs. Lynda Gorin Lobb will be conducted at 1pmCT, Sunday, February 6, 2011, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S. Main ST, Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Greensburg Cemetery. Bro. Ty Clenney will be officiating. Visitation is requested from 3pm until 9pmCT, Saturday, February 5, 2011, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7amCT, Sunday until time of the funeral service.


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2011-02-05 13:40:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Proud of former students on A-Team

Kim Downs writes:
I'm so very proud of all of you and to see two former 1st Grade students, Wes Stone and Lauren McQuaide, of mine achieving this outstanding honor. Good luck in your competition! Congratulations, Mrs. Kim, 1st Grade Teacher at CWC
Comments re photo 39096 ATeam Future Problem Solvers going to State finals in Lexington


2011-02-05 09:34:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Obituary: Rodney Dean Irvin, 42, Russell Springs, KY

He was a native of Columbia, KY, a member of a respected family with deep roots in Adair and Russell Counties, KY, and had been a brick mason by trade

Rodney Dean Irvin, 42, Horntown RD, Russell Springs, KY, died Thursday, February 3, 2011, in an auto accident on KY 76 west of Webb's Crossroads, KY..

A memorial service will be held Monday, February 7, 2011, at 1pmCT, at West 80 Church of God, 3727 W. 80 (MAP), Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Hershel Lawhorn the officiating clergy. Friends my call after 11amCT, at the church.


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2011-02-05 08:25:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Juan Gonzalez charged in stabbing in Adair Co., KY

Unnamed victim transported to Westlake Regional Hospital in Columbia, KY. Gonzalez lodged in Adair County Jail, in joint City-County operation
MAP, NEW CONCORD RD, Between Garlin and Craycraft, Adair County, KY. Exact location of incident not given in report.

Adair County Deputy Justin Cross and Columbia Police Department Officer Josh Brockman were dispatched at approximatley 5:30amCT, Saturday, February 5,2011, to the vicinity of New Concord RD where a stabbing had occurred. One male was stabbed and was transported by Adair County EMS to Westlake Regional Hospital in Columbia, KY. Juan Gonzalez was arrested and charged with assault 2nd Degree and lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.


2011-02-05 07:54:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Proud of ACES/JAIS Future Problem Solvers

Comments re article 42232 Adair County FPS team from ACESJAIS makes State FinalsMelissa Stone writes:
Congratulations to the A-Team Future Problem Solvers! I'm a little partial to the brown-eyed Stone in the group, but I'm proud of them all - Outstanding Accomplishment! -Melissa Taylor
Thanks. And modestly put. They are, indeed, the Pride of Adair County.


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2011-02-05 07:31:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

St. Baldricks event at CU helps fight against cancer

St. Baldrick's group expects event at Powell Athletic Center to surpass $150,000 mark for 4 year total this year.Find Your Venue as easily as you Find Your Calling at Campbellsville University, including Powell Athletic Center, 203 Tiger Way, formerly Underwood ST complete with Name, Street Number, Activities and Photo in Directory of Facilities, by Linda Waggener, CU Marketing and Media Relations Coordinator
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By Richard RoBards, St. Baldrick's Public Relations

The fourth St. Baldrick's Shaving for a Cure event will be held at Powell Athletic Center, 203 Tiger Way formerly Underwood ST (MAP), Campbellsville, KY, from 11am-1pmET/10am noon CT, on Saturday, March 26, 2011.


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George Kolbenschlag sends photo of male Downy Woodpecker

Knowing the Woodpeckers. Here's are tips on distinguishing male and female Downy Woodpeckers, and some of the differences between Downeys and Hairys, in preparation for the Great Backyard Bird Count, February 18, 19, 20, and 21, 2011.
More Birding tips are available Saturday, February 5, 2011, 10am-12pm noon CT, at the Adair Extension Office, 409 Fairground ST, Columbia, KY. It's free.

By George Kolbenschlag

I'm sending another bird photo. I'm not sure you can easily use a vertical. But this is not extreme vertical; and I can't help that God built birds vertical.

This is the boyfriend of the female Downy Woodpecker photographed by Peggy Spoon.

He looks a lot like a Hairy Woodpecker, but is smaller and has a shorter bill. His bill is about half the depth of his head while the Hairy's bill is almost as long as it's head is deep.

Unlike the Downy, the Hairy Woodpecker usually has no white bar on it's outer tail feathers. The Downey is quite common in Southeastern Kentucky.

The Hairy is also common, but not as common as the Downy-at least in my back yard. -George Kolbenschlag, Columbia, KY


2011-02-05 05:56:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Birds of Kentucky

James Ray is wanting a horn, preferably a sax

'Maybe one or more of our readers out there might have a spare horn that they are not using' -BILLY JOE FUDGE

Billy Joe Fudge has talked with popular Columbia personality James Ray Hammonds about one of James Ray's current dreams.

He'd really like a musical instrument, a horn of some kind. "It looks like his real instrument is to have a saxophone," BJF said. "From what I can tell, he would take a woodwind, a straightun, he calls it, but would prefer the sax, or crookitun.

Billy Joe Fudge is hoping someone will give a good sax to James Ray. Quite possibly, James Ray would have talent in this field as well as in art. Classmates remember so well his ability to draw, especially pictures of construction equipment.

If anyone has a instrument they would like to pass on to James Ray, please respond to Billy Joe Fudge, c/o CM, using the Contact Form with this article. -EW


2011-02-05 05:36:57 | Comments | Printable version

Special News, Ads, for SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2011

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2011-02-05 04:49:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Obituary: Ricky Bennett, Adair Co., KY (1957-2011)

He was a member of a respected North Adair Co., KY family. He was a former truck driver and a member of the Freedom Church of God. He was a native of Jefferson Co., KY. He will be buried in his ancestral Adair Co., KY

Ricky Bennett, 53, of Columbia, KY, died Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Norton's Hospice Inpatient Unit in Louisville, KY.

Graveside service will be held Sunday, February 6, 2011at 1pmCT at Bennett Cemetery, 4650 Pelham Branch RD (MAP), Columbia, KY, with Rev. Gerald Reliford officiating. Burial to follow. There will be no visitation.


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2011-02-05 03:59:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Obituary: Timothy Reginald Thomas, Green Co., KY (1970-2011)

He was a member of a respected Green County family and a former truck driver. He was a native of Cook Co., IL. Funeral services will be in Columbia, KY, with burial at Cane Valley Cemetery in Adair Co., KY

Timothy Reginald Thomas, 40, of Green Co., KY,, died Sunday, January 30, 2011 at his home.

The funeral service will be Monday, February 7, 2011 at 10amCT, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home 200 Campbellsville ST (MAP), Columbia, KY, with burial in Cane Valley Cemetery, Cane Valley Cemetery Rd/CR 1569, (MAP)Visitation will be after 6pmCT, Sunday, February 6, 2011, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home.


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2011-02-05 03:20:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Benefit at Trinity UMC will aid Keltner Family

Tammy Powell writes:
First we would ask you to remember Larry and Shelia Keltner in your prayers. Larry has been diagnosed with cancer and is beginning to undergo treatments. We all know the financial impact this disease can cause. This benefit will go to help with expenses. All donations will be greatly appreciated.

A benefit will be held at Trinity Life Center, 2252 Campbellsville RD, Columbia, KY, at 5pmCT, on Saturday, February 19, 2011. There will be a modestly priced meal, and singing by the Crossroads Quartet, The Goodins, and Pure Gospel.

For more information, contact David and Tammy Powell at (270) 385-9766, or Leoda Curry at (270) 384-6174. Tammy Powell


2011-02-05 02:57:51 | Comments | Printable version

Count Cardinal can count on all at Notrub Farm

Even without a formal feeding program, the Burton Family at Notrub Farm have had exciting sightings of birds right in their backyard, including a turkey flock with an assimilated peacock as part of their group. Count Cardinal can count on three more

By Anne Burton, M.D.
News from Notrub Farm

Here at the Notrub Farm, Sherman Wayne, McKenzie and I are enjoying a wide array of bird species, including a flock of turkeys which previously had a male peacock as part of their group, hawks, purple martins, amazing male cardinals and bluejays, and on and on...and we haven't really fed anyone yet!


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2011-02-05 02:37:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Birds of Kentucky

Florida man arrested at Lexington, KY in cybercrimes sting

Attorney General Conway announces arrest of former Florida teacher at Blue Grass Airport

News from the office of Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway

Attorney General Jack Conway and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today jointly announce the arrest of a Florida man following an undercover investigation and sting operation. An investigator with General Conway's Cybercrimes Unit arrested 58-year-old Dale Chisena Sr., a retired second grade teacher from Orange County, FL, on Friday, February 4, 2011, at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, KY as the man prepared to meet a juvenile for sexual relations.


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2011-02-05 02:23:26 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for February 5
Happy Anniversary, Donnie and Lisa Clark (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bliss Cravens Santiago | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brenda (Sue) Montgomery | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Claire Addison Loy (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Hutchison (1965) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Lynn Keith (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Emma Grace Cockerham | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ethan George (2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hunter Hadley (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kaileigh Madison Kermeen (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lincoln Tyler Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lottie Edwards | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Oakley Marie Bledsoe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Richard Raines (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Robert Fishback | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Robert H. Stone (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Roy Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Stacey Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tiffany Parnell Thompson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Zachary Morgan | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marsha Clark Patterson, Columbia, KY (1959-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J.D. Paxton, Greensburg, KY (1949-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. William Raymond Beard, Taylor Co., KY (1922 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucile Smith Wilson, Russell Co., KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paskel B. Spaw, Casey Co., KY native (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Neat, Adair Co., KY (1951) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Morgan Carender, Adair County, KY (1959-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nancy Lou Hord Sandidge, Campbellsville, KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Caulk, Taylor Co., KY (1921-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rena Chumbley, Russell County, KY (1920-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roxie Peavey, Casey Co., KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bertha Forest, Taylor County, KY (1926 - 2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J.E. Ooten, 60, Cumberland Co., KY (1954-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Beard, 68, Russell County, KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Howard Glenn, 70, Adair County, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Laura Ruth Lawson, Casey County, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe H. (Durwood) Williams, 71, (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dianna June Turner, Taylor Co., KY (1940-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Abby Gail Curry, 15, Columbia, KY (2001-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tristan Grant Pyles, 28, Jefferson Co., KY/Taylor Co, native (1949-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Ernestine Finn Edwards, Green County, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Joe Woodrum, 76, Casey County, KY (1941-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Josie Gyde, 19, Casey County, KY (1998-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randy Thomas Antle, 62, Russell Springs, KY (1955-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Bennett, 74, Adair County, KY (1943-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Cochran Shay, 86, Casey Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara M. Smith, 76, Liberty, KY (1947-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bella Dawn Streeval, Columbia, KY (2017-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Ray Porter Merrick, Gravel Switch (1961-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Jean McGowan, 69, Russell Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Herman Patton, 88, Dunnville, KY (1931-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce (Joy) Ann Lutz, 82, Russell Co., KY (1934-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Brock (1947-1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Pelly, 92, Columbia, KY (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Badgley, 97, Russell Springs, KY (1926-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Moneta Kay Henderson, 80, Taylor County, KY (1939-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nolen (Hot Shot) Gilpin, Jr., 84, Campbellsville, KY (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandra Kay Davis, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William (Bill) Fletcher, 78, Cumberland County, KY (1940-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William (Billy) Albert Cook, 77, Edmonton, KY (1944-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory of Bertha Forrest (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, February 5, 2011
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTCommunity Prayer Service Saturday at Bloomington Chapel Church
55 Bloomington Chapel RD, Columbia, KY (MAP)

A Men's Community Prayer Service will be held at Bloomington Chapel Church, 55 Blooming Church RD, Columbia, KY, at 8amCT, Saturday, February 5, 2011. Coffee and sausage/biscuit will be served. For information contact Ralph Foster (270) 384-6089 or Tony Streeval (270) 384-1662. -Tony Streeval | (ID:11618, Comment)
9:00amCTAdair County Little League Baseball Sign-ups at Adair County Elementary School
870 Indian DR, Columbia, KY 9am-11amCT Full Schedule
| (ID:11494, Comment)
Eagle Watch Weekend
Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park will be hosting their annual Eagle Watch Weekend February 4-5, 2011 co-sponsored with KY Fish & Wildlife & Trooper Island. Programs offered include eagle programs and statistics, guided hikes, open barge tours, and a live birds of prey presentation! For more information or to make reservations call Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park at 1-800-325-2282. Location: Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park, 5970 State Park Rd, Burkesville, KY 42717 | (ID:11525, Comment)
Funeral services in Elizabethtown, KY, for Bob Beimdick, Elizabethtown, KY (1944-2011) | (ID:11625, Comment)
10:00amCTBirding 101. Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street (MAP), Columbia, KY.
Get ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count 2011. Classes by Barbara Armitage, Wendy Burt of the Adair County Garden Club. For more information on Birding 101 classes - the Great Backyard Bird Count - and how you can participate contact Barbara Armitage (270) 250-2979. | (ID:11497, Comment)
1:00pmCTFuneral services in Liberty, KY, for Vitis Johnson, Casey Co., KY (1929-2011)| (ID:11609, Comment)
5:00pmCTFuneral service in Russell Springs, KY, for Lawrence Fredrick Boger, Russell Co., KY (1929-2011) | (ID:11620, Comment)
6:00pmCTFirst Baptist Women to hold Black and White Formal at Trinity UMC
The First Baptist Church Women's Ministry will present "A Night to Remember," a formal Black and White Formal, with Sister Hazel Compton as the guest speaker, at at 6pmCT, February 5, 2011, at the Trinity United Methodist Church William Davenport Center, 2252 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY. There will be singing, a full course meal, pictures, and a good time praising the Lord. Please join us. -Becky Staton Taylor | (ID:11485, Comment)

 

































 
 
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