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Daily News for Saturday, June 6, 2015
280 incoming LWC freshman at June 4-6, 2015 EDGE days Next EDGE days are July 24-25, 2015. Fall semester starts August 19, 2015 Click on headline for complete story with photos By Duane Bonifer COLUMBIA, KY - Autumn Burton was ready to start college less than two weeks after finishing high school. The Russell County (KY) High School graduate was among 280 incoming Lindsey Wilson College freshmen who attended the first three EDGE days of the summer. The first three were held June 4-6; the final two will be July 24-25. "It's a relief (to have finished high school) because I was tired of high school," said Burton, of Russell Springs, who graduated May 28. "I'm just ready to be out on my own." Burton attended the Saturday EDGE day with fellow Russell County alumna Billie Peel, also of Russell Springs. Both plan to major in human services and counseling at LWC. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 15:52:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
A D-Day Anniversary Haiku A D-Day Anniversary Haiku Victory won thereBy J. Brandon Thompson, June 6, 2015, on the 71st anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944 2015-06-06 15:29:15 | Comments | Printable version
Great Oaks continues in Roley Christian building Pastor Troy Long writes: Ed, Great Oaks Ministries is using the same building. The building now has a red brick exterior and an addition that includes education rooms and a fellowship hall. These renovations were done by the members of Roley Christian Church prior to their merger with Knifley Christian Church. We are so thankful for the Lord bringing us to Roley to continue contending for salvations and for heaven to come to earth as many generations have done before us. --Pastor Troy LongComments re photo 60691 50th Celebration of Roley Christian Church held 28 July 1946 2015-06-06 14:21:54 | Comments | Printable version
Old Concord Vacation Bible School Sundays in June, 2015 Old Concord United Methodist Church, 5996 Fairplay Road, Columbia, KY on KY 704, 7 miles south of Columbia will be having Vacation Bible School each Sunday evening during this month, 7-14-21-28 June 2015, from 5pm to 7:30pmCT. We encourage all to bring their children of all ages to be a part of these special times as we study God's Word and enjoy His blessings! Everyone Welcome. Pastor, Bro. Pat Smith. - Phyllis Burris 2015-06-06 13:37:17 | Comments | Printable version
Where in the World??? Mickey's Radiator Shop, Russell Co., KY 'It was evident from that Linda & I had stumbled upon an interesting location which was more than curious landmark; it was, in a way, another monument to a legend.' ![]() If you go: (Google Map: it's at Mt. Pleasant Road at R. Thompson Road, Russell Springs, KY) Next previous Where in the World: Where in the World??? Latest is from Old Creelsboro, KY by Linda & Ed Waggener Two people responded quickly with correct answers as to where the old Mickey's Radiator Shop sign was located, after this Where in the World was posted Sunday evening, May 31, 2015. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 13:19:04 | Comments | Printable version
Walter C. Curry, Adair County, KY (1928-2015) ![]() Click on headline or photo for complete obituary Walter C. Curry, 86 of Clermont, IN, died June 1, 2015, in Indiana. Funeral service: Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 9amCT/10amET at the Flanner and Buchanan-Decatur Township Funeral Home, 5463 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis, IN Visitation was Friday, 3pm-7pmCT/4pm-8pmET, at Flanner and Buchanan Burial to follow the service in the Floral Park Cemetery, 425 N Holt Road, Indianapolis, IN. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 09:13:32 | Comments | Printable version
Carol Perkins: Send me off Columnist hit by wanderlust researches places to be sent off to: Michigan, Vermont, Ossabaw Island, and finally settles on another, more sophisticated place. Next earlier Carol Perkins: Carol Perkins: Thoughts at Graduation Time. By Carol Perkins Guy and I were relaxing Sunday afternoon in front of the Weather Channel with the sound on mute when I turned to him and said, "I wish you would send me off." He caught my drift. "You needed to have been sent off years ago." "No, I mean really send me off. Send me somewhere for a week or two." "Do you want to be institutionalized? That probably can be arranged?" "I was thinking of something more like a retreat with a spa and a swimming pool and horseback riding Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 06:04:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Carol Perkins
Middleburg, Casey Co., KY: A Utopia of the Bluegrass Middleburg is one of the most beautiful small towns in America today. JIM found an article from the June 29, 2014, Adair County News, which detailed advances the Casey County community enjoyed over 100 years ago. We had hoped to have photo(s) to illustrate Millerburg to go with today's post, but that may take a future day trip. Or - hint - we love to receive submissions of scenes illustrating the story and the community today as well as those of from times past, and, as always, comments. - EW Click on headline for complete story By JIM In the early years of the 20th century, community newsletters from Middleburg, Casey County, frequently graced pages of the Adair County News. Generally, these letters, like most others, kept readers abreast of birthings & buryings, arrivals and departures (of a somewhat less permanent nature), buying, selling & swapping, and accidents, illnesses & recoveries. However, the missive in the June 29, 1904 edition was an equine of another hue. It read (in large part) under the simple heading "Middleburg": Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 05:34:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Kids Outdoor days at Green River Lake, today, Sat 6 Jun 2015 One of the biggest events for kids of the year, with loads of activities, prizes, and FREE LUNCH, at beautiful Green River Lake State Park. Friends of Green River Lake are sponsoring Kids Outdoor Day, today, Saturday, June 6, 2015, 7am-2pmCT/8am-3pmET, at Green River State Park, 179 Park Office Road, Campbellsville, KY, for kids of all ages. Activities include archery and BB gun shooting, nature walks, trap shoot, boating, game calling, and fishing. All events are free. Door Prizes will be awarded. There will be a free lunch for everyone in attendance. Contact: 270-465-8255. 2015-06-06 05:10:56 | Comments | Printable version
Mrs. Alta Willis, 88, Burkesville, KY (1927-2015) ![]() Click on photo or headline for complete obituary Alta Willis age 88 of Burkesville, KY passed away on Wednesday, June 03, 2015 at Cumberland County Hospital, Burkesville, KY. Funeral service will be Sunday, June 07, 2015 at 2pmCT at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home, 304 N. Main Street, Burkesville, KY with burial in Murley Cemetery. Family requests visitation on Saturday, June 06, 2015 from 5pmCT until 9pmCT at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home in Burkesville. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 04:30:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Lillian Frances Ballard Cooksey, 85, Burkesville, KY (1929-2015) ![]() Click on headline or photo for complete obituary Mrs. Lillian Frances Ballard Cooksey, age 85, of Burkesville, KY, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at the Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, KY. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 3pmCT, in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY. Burial will be in the Dutch Creek Cemetery in Cumberland County, KY. The family will receive friends after 5pmCT, on Saturday, June 6, 2015 until the funeral hour on Sunday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 04:01:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Arthur Lee Wesley, Casey Co., KY (1926-2015) He was a native of Argyle, KY, and a resident of Liberty, KY, at the time of his death. He was the son of the late Bail & Amy Mae Elliott Wesley, and the widower of Wilma Wesley. He leaves 17 direct living descendants. He was a retired truck driver, farmer and member of Valley Oak Baptist Church. Click on headline for complete obituary Arthur Lee Wesley, age 88, of Liberty, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the U.K. Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, KY. Visitation was held 5pmCT/6pmET till 8pmCT/9pmET, Thursday June 4, 2015 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY 49, Liberty, KY and after 11amCT/12pm noon ET, on Friday June 5, 2015 at Valley Oak Baptist Church. Funeral Services were held at 1pmCT/2pmET, Friday June 5, 2015 at Valley Oak Baptist Church. Bro. Troy Merrick and Bro. Bobby Clark officiated. Burial is in the Valley Oak Cemetery. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 03:39:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Charles Henry Lowe, Jr., 42, Kings Mountain, KY (1973-2015) He was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a resident of Kings Mountain, KY, at the time of his death. He leaves two direct living descendants. He was a laborer for Tarter Gate. Click on headline for complete obituary Charles Henry Lowe Jr., age 42 of Kings Mountain, KY, passed away on June 4, 2015 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville, KY. Visitation will be held 11amCT/12pm noon, Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY 49, Liberty, KY. Funeral Services will be held 1pmCT/2pmET, Saturday June 6, 2015 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Kevin Pittman will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 03:17:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Adoptathon planned for Sat 20 Jun 2015 at GRAS Green River Animal Shelter 455 Appleby Drive, Columbia, KY.is open today, Saturday, June 6, 2015, 10am-2pmCT, and Sugarfoot Farm Rescue is open 11am-5pmCT. Check CM Animals for listings of animals available for adoption every day An adoptathon event is scheduled at Green River Animal Shelter, 455 Appleby Drive, Columbia, KY, on 9am-4pmCT, Saturday, June 20, 2015, jointly sponsored by Sugarfoot Farm Rescue and Green River Animal Shelter. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 03:06:28 | Comments | Printable version
Square Meals program begins Sat 6 Jun 2015 "Square Meals" program begins Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the parking lot at the Adair Courthouse Annex, with free breakfast from 7am-9amCT and free lunch 11am-1pmCT, every Saturday during school summer break. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-06-06 03:04:55 | Comments | Printable version
Today, SATURDAY with CM, 7 Jun 2015 Haiku by Robert Stone for June 6, 2015: One needs time to write--Robert Stone, Saturday, 6 June 2015. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1362 Video: Our Town, Columbia Ky. | Kentucky Life | KET 2015-06-06 02:54:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 6 Happy Anniversary, Jim and Annette Richards (1959) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Charles and Shirley Robertson England (1958) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Jeralyn and Pam Spires (1975) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Paul and Kathy Parker (1981) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Trent and Martina Hadley (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversay, Tony and Judy Grant | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Alex Myers (1994) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Chris Ferguson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dallas Ray Neat | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Frances Salyers | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Heather Franklin (1993) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jeremy Cox (1976 | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lucas Rowe | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Myla Kate Curry (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Patricia Goodin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Rita Jones | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sue Cravens Stivers | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sue N. Neathery, 85, Burkesville, KY (1933-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Melvin Bailey, Columbia, KY (1921-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billy H. (Bull) Scott, Burkesville, KY (1940-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Grider, 86, Burkesville, KY (1933-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phillip Gilpin, Taylor Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Alice Beck, Taylor Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dale Wayne Lane, Casey Co., KY (1970) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Norma Jane Derringer, Casey Co., KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Earl Humble, Russell County, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Freddy Wayne Estes, Green Co., KY, (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ronald L. (Ronnie) Shuffett, Green Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ada Parson, Adair County, KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Bernice Whitehouse May, Taylor Co., KY (1923-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pauline Blythe, Cumberland Co., KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leonard Davis, Jr., Casey County, KY (1937-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Maryland Bates, Casey County, KY (1937-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Miss Emma Grace Shive , stillborn, Edmonton, KY (d. June 6, 2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Geraldine Davenport Hamilton, Green Co., KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elmer Ray Dittus, Casey County, KY (1918-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jennett Elizabeth Brown, Breeding, KY native (1949-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Sayers Barber, Casey County, KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lewis Daffron, 72, Jamestown, KY (1942-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Lee Clift, 72, Columbia, KY native (1943-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Juanita White Absher, Adair Co., KY (1936-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margaret Polston, Metcalfe County, KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, John Ervin Abell, 70, Taylor County, KY (1945-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Theodore Archie Akin, 81, Green County, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marilyn Roberts, 62, Russell Co., KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Raymond Howard Vibbert, Cumberland Co., KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Kay Wethington, Columbia, KY/Clementsville, KY native (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ann Weaver Shirk, infant, Casey Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carl Junior Kelsay, 71, Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carolee Davis, 65, Liberty, KY (1955-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Coomer, 95, Jamestown, KY (1926-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joel Allen Gaddis, 32, Campbellsville, KY (1988-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lana Jo Russell Kessler, Green County, KY (1952-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lettie Jane Burton, 86, Columbia, KY (1935-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Louise Luttrell, 91, Casey County, KY (1928-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patsy G. Norris, 63, Jamestown, KY (1959-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wiliam D. Caswell, 53, Greensburg, KY (1968-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2015 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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