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Pee Wee takes the Big Prize: PRIDE's prestigious Rogers-Bickford Award

Retired forester has spearheaded Adair clean-up effort since 1997; ACHS was nominated for high school campus award, but the prize in that category went to Letcher Central. Awards made at The Center, Somerset, today
Adair County's own A.L. "Pee Wee" Sinclair won PRIDE's prestigious Rogers-Bickford Environmental Leadership Award today, Monday, May 8, 2006.

A.L. "Pewee" Sinclair accepted the trophy from Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-5) and Jill Crawford, the daughter of the late James E. Bickford, during the PRIDE Envi Awards at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset. Rogers and Bickford founded PRIDE in 1997.


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JET SKIS for Hal Rogers nominee come from Columbia firm



2006-05-08 - Columbia, Adair CO, KY - Photo Rep. Hal Rogers staff. Somerset-Pulaski County Rescue Squad Director of Safety, Tiger Robinson, left, picks up the departments newly secured Kawasaki Jet Skis from Tammy Coffey, co-owner of Rex's Cycle Shop in Columbia, KY. Congressman Hal Rogers nominated the agency to receive the new vessels through the Congressional Personal Watercraft Loan Program.
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Adair County in the wider world: Adair soldier featured in CJ story

Sgt. Jeremy Austin of Columbia, KY, was featured in a story in today's Courier-Journal.

The story pertains to a veterans' protest over the closing of a restaurant in the Capitol Hilton. The restaurant had become famous for serving free steak dinners for soldiers on leave from Walter Reed Army Hospital.To read the complete story by Courier-Journal online, Click here.


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LETTERS: Commentary and notes in our mail: Update May 15, 2006


Wednesday, May 24, 2006

'It's neater and easier to read'

The new format used on the website today is fantastic . . .please keep it this way.

It is neater and much easier to read. Thank you for the service you provide for your readers.Rebecca Grant

Editor's note: Thanks for noticing. We hope you do like the new format. It was all done to add speed, snap, and better navigation. The new format still has some fine tuning, but we hope you find it easier to access your favorite sections now. We especially want reader's to try the "Topics" button in the Site Menu. We hope you find it a handy new navigational tool.



Writer, friends keep with news of hometown on website

I recently moved out of town and have two cousins who live in my current city who are also from Columbia.

We frequent your website to catch up on news from our hometown.

We would like to submit birthdays to our families monthly but since there are 3 of us and it includes two sides of family, the list may be extensive.

If it is too much, we understand and will not submit or will shorten it, please just let me know.

I enjoy writing and perhaps someday I will submit a story about my Adair county family history or something of interest to Adair County residents.

Becky Burton

Editor's note: Of course we want your birthday news! Thanks for sending the wonderful list. They are posted now. We hope you'll continue to contribute and look forward to the story about your Adair County family history when it arrives. Thanks so much. -Ed and Linda Waggener


Keeps up with Columbia online

I keep up with the news from Columbia online.

Thanks so much,

Danny Blankenship
Leitchfield, KY


Contributor asks about story

I submitted a story using the webmaster@columbiamagazine. I attached pictures and an article about a recent activity my class completed with LWC Children's Literature class.

I was interested in when it might be posted. Please let me know if you didn't receive it, I will re-submit it!

Thanks!

Christie Paxton

Kindergarten teacher, Colonel William Casey
christie.paxton@adair.kyschools.us

Editor's note: The webmaster did receive the packet and forwarded it to us. We are working to open it now. We're running your letter to let you and others who may not know what happened to submitted stories which do not appear online. Occasionally we have a problem with the format, occasionally we can't find a way to respond, and occasionally, yes, even we lose things. We do mean to answer every correspondence, but if we don't answer yours, please do contact us by phone, email, or through the US Postal System. Linda and I really appreciate all the contributions which have created such incredible traffic on the site. -Ed Waggener



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PRIDE awards to be announced in Somerset shortly

Adair Countians should know in a few hours whether A.L. Sinclair and Adair County High School are winners in the Eastern Kentucky PRIDE 2006 Envi Awards. Adair County is the only county with two nominees for the six awards.

The awards ceremony will begin at 10:20 a.m., Eastern, 9:20 a.m., Central, at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset. The meeting is open only to media and other invited guests. For more Click Here


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 8
Happy Anniversary, Donnie and Janie Curry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Jason & Melena Lacy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Michael and Megan Staten | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Richard and Betty Burris (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ann Young (May 8, 1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bryce Farris (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy BIrthday, Danny Hammond | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dello Jessee (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Eula Goetz | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jonathan Begley (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kristal Bunch | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Linda A. Grider (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Logan Williams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marcus Foster (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michael Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sheila Owens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shelby Elizabeth Jones | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Julia Francis (Judy) Franklin, Taylor Co., KY (1954-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Joe Tilford Pettey, Russell County, KY (May 8, 1922 - September 30, 1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bettie Jean Chelf Benningfield, Taylor County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Russell Lee Byrd, Dunnville, KY (1927-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James T. Emerson, Casey Co., KY (1916) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frank J. Rowe, Adair Co., KY native (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Alton Brewington, (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clifton Eugene Bradshaw, 54, Russell Springs, KY (1958) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucille Edwards Stitzel, 93, Green County, KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Calvin C. Brown, Adair County, KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Audrey Hatter Hines, Casey Co., KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lana Bryant, Casey County, KY (1960-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linken Alexander Close, Taylor County, KY (May 8, 2014-May 8, 2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Coffman, Casey County, KY, (1933-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elmer Beaty, Casey County, KY, Adair native (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Eddie V Walker, Taylor County, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Nina Mae Riddle Jarvis, 96, Burkesville, KY (1919-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Mitchell Reed Jeffries, Greensburg, KY (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pamella Ann Harrison Harper, Edmonton, KY (1967-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barry Michael Reynolds, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John R. Blankenship, 77, Russell County, KY (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garnett Allen Coffman, 48, Hustonville, KY (1968-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Ann Young, 40, Green County, KY (1967-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Boyd Meece, 83, Russell Springs, KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Deward Dean Davis, Casey County, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fannie England Hall, 91, Taylor County, KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Gilpin, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Andrew R. Westholm, 37, San Francisco, CA (1985-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Blanche Grider, Russell Co., KY (1920-2010) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Warriner, Russell County, KY (1974-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chasity Lynn Studivant, 46, Edmonton, KY (1974-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delbert E. Jewell, Green County, KY (1941-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennie Lee Johnson, Casey County, KY (1950-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerald (Jerry) Alvin Holt, 76, Columbia, KY (1944-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James D. Coffey, Adair County, KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeffrey P. (Jeff) Wilkerson, 68, Columbia, KY (1956-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jordan Williams, 24, Taylor Co., KY native (1997-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marsha Lee Jackson, Crocus, KY, native (1943-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mechelle Denise Giles, 57, Columbia, KY (1964-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Carrie Lewis Dobson, Green Co. KY (1917-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Retter Bailey, 72, Adair Co., KY native (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert (Bobby) Cave, Jr., 77, Campbellsville, KY (1945-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stephen Alan Wolford, 66, Liberty, KY native (1954-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vivian Perkins, 84, Burkesville, KY (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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