• Letters to Santa: Christmas to many is about the Birth of Christ. But it also means the twinkle in a child's eyes with anticipation of toys. Whether the letters are from individuals or from school groups, we'll do our best to post them


• Christmas Memories: Every year, CM runs stories of Christmases past. Memories from when times were hard. Memories of a first bike. Memories of making do. Memories of food. Memories of reunions. Some favorites in our archives will be linked. Some will be replayed. We'd like to add some new ones.


• Christmas Plays and Events: Remember to post them. Many readers like to plan as many church and school events as they can work into their schedules. If your church, school, or organization is having a special Christmas program, please send. And remember to include times, dates, street number and address, and names of performers and photos with names. We hope to hear from groups all over the Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and Taylor Co., KY, areas.


• Free Christmas Cards: Christmas Cards, photos especially decorated from families, will be posted free,, courtesy of special sponsors, as space allows and as they fit ColumbiaMagazine.com needs and formats. We've already received a few. We hope you'll send yours. Faces should be identified.
  
  
• Christmas Cards for Pets Yes. Send these. As space and time is available, we'll post them, free courtesy of special sponsors. We'll post as space allows and as they fit CM needs and formats.



• Christmas Wishes from Businesses, Organizations, Elected Officials and Professional People are available on CM, as paid advertising from $9. up.



• Christmas Lights and Displays: Some Christmas Lights photos are already posted. If you spot a special display, and you'd like to try your hand at photography. More and more South Central Adair Countians seem to be enjoying. So everyone will know how to drive and plan the best routes for Christmas lights, please include Street Numbers and Addresses for the displays. It's the courteous thing to do.


• Christmas Poetry. Yes. Please send. We'll post as it is possible. Christmas just seems a perfect season for verse.



• Christmas Front Page timed announcements: Yes. They're available on an hourly, special hour each day, daily, and around the clock basis. It's a big deal. But there hasn't been any big fuss about it. It's just another of the ongoing changes made in an effort to make CM a more effective option for you.


• Christmas Special Hours and Closings: Yes, we'll be posting those, too


• Christmas Classifieds: Many categories of CM Classifieds are free. Some have very small fees. All have a big impact.

Too young, too old, no age will suit the one
whose lack of satisfaction is within.
Too light, too dark, no feature will be spun
to other than not quite enough to win.

Too short, too tall, no height will fit desire
whose definition is not founded sure.
Too thin, too thick, no type will like inspire
in one who thinks perfection is the cure.

Too weak, too strong, no grasp will calm unsafe
whose doubts reflect their litanies of life.
Too soft, too loud, no sound will comfort waif
for whom the past foreshadows coming strife.

Remembered words are often not the same
as what was said yet much our future claim.

- Robert Stone, 11 December 2011

• Tom Chaney: Essay. Tom Chaney: Faith an Politics
• Chuck Hinman: Chuck Hinman No. IJMA 128: You're not Santa Claus. You're Chuck Hinman
• JIM: Local History: JIM: History notes on the Montpelier Diamond
• Robert Stone. Haiku: Poetry by Robert Stone: Haiku

• ADAIR COUNTY CHRISTMAS, the ads A convenient list of local Christmas items and events for shoppers; an incredibly low priced advertising opportunity for local businesses, with ads from $9, with FULL color photo ads for $30! Call 270-250-2730 Now, to place your Adair County Christmas notice. Participation welcome to everyone, particularly from Adair and Taylor, Russell, Metcalfe, Green, Cumberland, Casey Counties.
• The CHRISTMAS STORY ANTHOLOGY
  Some new, some old and CM Christmas Classics
  
  • Judy Somerville A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC: 2011 CM Christmas Anthology: Tiny Tears - memories of Christmas past a Child's Christmas in Casey Co., KY
  • Helen Fay Waggener McKinley2011 CM Christmas Stories Anthology: And Your 50 cents
• LETTERS to SANTA, 2011. A running scroll of letters to Santa for this year, posted latest last. Letters welcome from the CM 7-County area.

• Adair County Boys JV Basketball Schedule 2011-2012
• Adair County Indians Boys Varsity/JV Basketball Schedule 2011-2012
• Adair County Boys - Freshman Basketball Schedule 2011-2012
• Adair County Lady Indians Freshman - JV Basketball Schedule 2011-2012

Guitar for sale I have a like new Laguna brand childs guitar for sale. It retails for 225.00 at guitar center. I will take 165.00 for it. Not a toy guitar, it is natural spruce finish, with mother of pearl inlays. Encloser tuners and a rosewood fretboard. A real nice guitar. Call Dennis at, 270-343-4937 Thanks.... - DENNIS GOSSER

Milamors are clearly, vaguely defined but to the best of my knowledge, they typically show up in front yards to show off for the passing public. Occasionally they can be seen around businesses and in back yards, around patios and the sort.

However, the huge impediment to Milamor viewing this time of year is "holiday yard art." Holiday yard art tends to occupy all the front yard habitat to the exclusion of Milamors. Holiday yard art tends to lay around all day and then puts on a somewhat inflated, gaudy display in the early evening hours. Milamors, although more terrene, seem to display whether night and day.

When I last checked Dr. Aaron's waiting room was a refuge for many displaced Milamors. On second thought, maybe they are not displaced but just choose that habitat to display for an appreciative viewing audience. -BILLY JOE FUDGE

I am thunking now that a search of world famous and local former varmitoligist W.K. "Billy" Neat's archives may be better that Google. The only problem I am afeared is that it might show that the varmint would favor either a local former game warden or a local tooth doctor. - Old Coddger

In the lowlands of NC where our friend James Mosley lives, the mileamore bird is well known. When it hollars you can hear it for a mile or more. Whereas it got its name. - CELIA STUART

Fowl indeed! Such an air about it!--Charles Marshburn

I was wanting to put a request out to Adair County residents referencing any old photos of Thomas Jefferson Franklin died 1947 and Nancy Alice Tarter (Franklin) died 1941- both buried in the Columbia Cemetery. I also wanted any photos of his father Edward Franklin died 1915 and mother Jane Jennie Carter (Franklin) died 1916 - both buried in Tartars Cemetery. Any photos of Clark Franklin died 1890 in Gradyville and wife Mary Black (Franklin) father of Edward is needed. Any information or family history any one has on this family would be greatly appreciated.. -CHRIS FRANKLIN