No goat is ever said to gallop but
they, known for running friskily about,
will find, when all escapes seem tightly shut,
the weaker spots where quickly they get out.

No diet highlights yummy ice cream treats
but displays vegetables and nuts and fruits
insisting fiber core outshines all sweets
while poorer choices muster in cahoots.

No dictionary adequately lists
those aspects that give love its power great
to free or to constrain one who resists
the comforts that within restraint await.

No black hole hope will ever swallow up
though inflammation scorch each soothing sup.
~ Robert Stone, 15 June 2017

If you got it a trucker brought it! - Charles Jones

The Adair Garden Club would like to thank the Adair Heritage Association for the wonderful salad luncheon held at the Trabue House on May 23, 2017. The wide variety of salads served were delicious! We especially enjoyed that many of the ingredients were purchased at our local farmer's market. A special thank you to Mary Anne Loy who prepared the salads and to the charming and efficient young waitresses, Kaylee Campbell, Kiara Collins, Amber Loy, Kennedy Stephens, and Laney Stotts, who did an excellent job serving beverages to the luncheon guests. Also, thank you to Ellen Zornes who was a vital part of the luncheon's success performing many behind-the-scene tasks to keep the event flowing smoothly. Although Barry Loy's official duty was to shuttle attendees to the dining area, he also was a much appreciated one-man information station to direct guests to the limited space parking area. Garden club members were honored to be recognized for their continued efforts to beautify the rose garden and other plantings on the Trabue House grounds. We are happy to be a part of maintaining this historical dwelling for Adair Countians and future generations to enjoy.
Thank you! --Inette Goodin

• Gaddie Shamrock, Columbia, KY, was awarded both the Chip & Seal and Hot Mix Bids. Road Foreman Terry Hadley said that the bids were slightly lower than one year ago, overall.
• Burton Stone was awarded the contract for crushed stone
• Mid-State Concrete, Columbia, KY, was awarded the bid for concrete
• Marathon, represented at the meeting by Garland Hoskins, Liberty, KY, received the asphalt bid
• KACO, the Kentucky Association of Counties will supply salt for the Adair County Highway Department

• Approved CJE Micheal J. Stephens signing an affiliation agreement with the Adair County Search & Rescue Squad, which spells out the special relationship with the court. The vote was unanimous, on a motion by Magistrate Perry Reeder (4), with a second by Sammy Baker (3).
• Had a first reading of an Update to the 911 Policies & Procedures. First reading approved unanimously on a motion by Magistrate Terry Hadley (7).
• Had a first reading of an update to the Jail Policies and Procedures, unanimously approved on a motion by Sammy Baker with a second by Harold Burton (1)

This plant is indigenous in Upstate New York where I was born and raised. I was not aware of the butterfly nor honey bee attraction. I recognized it immediately from gathering them as a child. Another green equal in proliferation with dandelion and cowslips. Milkweed is a little sweeter than the rest, but either way, raw or cooked they are gross but cheap. - Diane R. Wallace --Diane R Wallace

• Jimmy Harmon Adair County Dog Warden - 28
• Green County - 2
• Adoptions - 15
• Sponsored Adoptions - 1
• Surrender - 6

• Adoptions - $650
• Surrenders - $130
• Donations - $40
• Sponsored Adoptions - $30

When kept from doing
what all one’s peers are doing,
one feels cast aside.