Glory Hands For Venezuela is started to help hungry children 2017-09-22 - Venezuela . With a heart to help babies and children, like the little boy in this photo, who need help to survive in her home country, LWC student Gabby Pedroza, at right, is starting a foundation, Glory Hands For Venezuela (Manos Gloriosas para Venezuela). She is asking questions of her Lindsey Wilson College family and friends about how to raise funds and how they might be able to get help directly to those in dire need. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sadie Kemp leads Board of Education in Pledge of Allegiance 2017-09-22 - Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Adair County Middle School standout Sadie Thompson, far left, leads the Pledge of Allegiance at the Board of Education Thu 21 Sep 2017. Standing at podium are Board Members Mike Harris and Dan Adams, StudentBoard Member Lauren McQuaide, Dr. Pam Stephens, superintendent, Board Chair Lisa Burton, and Vice Chair Terry Harvey. - EW. Paired photo Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dean of Students Robbie Harmon listening to comment 2017-09-22 - Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Dean of Students Robbie Harmon, right, and First Division School Board Member Terry Harvey, listen to comments from Mike Harris on the idea Dean Harmon floated on the possibility of Adair County instituting a paperless registration process. Harmon presented the proposal without advocating a change, acknowledging that there would be additional costs - $7,500 per year to the software/consultant service - and that the current system is working really well. The board will be saving $3,000 this year, even without the paperless registration by providing online, paperless student manuals by eliminating hard copies and their attendant copier and paper fees. Harvey, the board's vice chairman, agreed the board's decision on paperless registration, but said that he is hopeful that Adair County Schools will take advantage of the State Board of Education option to have online education in lieu of snow days. "I've been for that all along," he said. - EW Paired Photo Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mike Harris, dubious on cost, timeliness of paperless registration 2017-09-22 - Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Adair County School Board member Mike Harris (Div 5) was doubtful that the expense, though modest, for switching to paperless registration in Adair County Schools would be useful at this time. The idea was floated, for board's consideration, at the Thu 21 Sep 2017 regular session of the board, by Dean of Students Robbie Harmon. Mr. Harris noted that some had wanted paperless meetings, with each board member assigned a Chromebook, but that the idea was not adopted. He said that he favors having a notebook, such as the one he is holding, citing an easy feature, being able to enter notes at any time after it's receipt. When no motion came for the proposal, the idea was tabled. Mr. Harris said that he wasn't opposed to the idea for the future, but, with an initial additional cost now, he thought it better wait. - EW. Paired Photo Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Thanks for this glorious Harvest Morning from Rowe Farms 2017-09-22 - Rowe Farms, 909 Keltner Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Fred Rowe , cellphone farmer/fotographer. Fred Rowe, Adair County's leading dairying-by-cellphone farm, captured this breathtaking take-the-day-off-travel-graze-and-enjoy-another-day-in-paradise photo from Rowe Farms this morning, Fri 22 Sep 2017, to inaugurate fall 2017. The view is westward. The most sincere fog line is over mighty Russell Creek. - CM Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Principal Alma Rich introduces Sadie Kemp 2017-09-22 - Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Adair County Middle School Principal Alma Rich beamed with school pride introducing a star 8th grader, Sadie Kemp, who led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Thu 21 Sep 2017 regular meeting of the Adair County School Board. Sadie entered a photograph in the Kentucky State Beta Convention 2017 contest and won a statewide third place award. The photo qualified for the National Beta contest, and was fifth in the nation! Sadie is the daughter of David and Summer Kemp of Columbia, KY. Sadie, with the winning photo can be seen at ACMS 7th Grader Sadie Kemp recognized at State Convention, in March 2017, when Sadie was a 7th grader. - EW. Paired photo Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Co. School Bd. waiting for session start 21 Sep 2017 2017-09-22 - Adair Co. School Board Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Light was still streaming in on the conference room just before the 6pmCT start of the last day of summer, September 21, 2017, as the meeting awaited the call to order by Board Chair Lisa Burton, second from right. Others present for the quick-paced meeting, are, from left, Mike Harris (Div. 5), Daniel Adams (2), Student member Lauren McQuaide, Dr. Pam Stephens, Superintendent; (Burton), (seat usually held by board attorney Coleman Hurt; and seat usually held by board member Jonathan Gaskins/4) and Board Vice Chair Terry Harvey (1). The meeting was relatively brief, with mostly upbeat news, except for reports of dire state funding cuts affecting all state streams except for the largest one, SEEK - an irony in the face of the dramatic improvements public schools are experiencing now. The hammer on the state retirement system has not fallen totally yet. Dr. Stephens said that already, concern for how the state handles existing plans has caused the system to lose three experienced teachers. Others are playing a day-by-day waiting game, ready to immediately retire if the decisions in Frankfort compel them to do so. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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