ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Daily News for
Friday, May 4, 2007
← 2007-05-03 Previous DayNext Day 2007-05-05 →

To view another day, enter a year, month and day, and press enter:
NOTE: Date must be in the form YYYY-MM-DD, like 2007-05-04.

LWC falls in MSC softball tournament title Game 4-3 to CU

The LWC softball team falls short of their third MSC Tournament title 4-3 to Campbellsville University today. LWC softball goes to regional as runner-up

By Chris Wells, LWC Sports Information Director

The Lindsey Wilson College softball team committed three costly errors today and lost to Campbellsville (KY) University 4-3 in the Mid-South Conference Tournament title game at Veterans Memorial Park in Campbellsville.

Campbellsville (39-12-1) scored three unearned runs to win their second straight tournament title and earn the automatic bid into next week's NAIA Region XI Tournament in Jackson, Tenn.


Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article.
2007-05-04 19:31:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

<-Previous PhotoPhoto 1 of 6Next Photo->
LWC Academic Honors 2007: Jennifer Martin, Social Science



2007-05-04 - Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY - Photo By Emily Harlan. LWC photo. Jennifer Reeves Martin, right, receives the Lindsey Wilson College Social Science Award from Associate Professor of Communication Jerry Thomas during Lindsey Wilson Colleges Honors Convocation April 26, 2007 in Biggers Sports Center.
Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

Letter: All prayers are with Zapf family

A message to the family

This is such a tragedy to hear. I have a second grader also, I could not imagine what this family is going through. Everyone should pray for the family through this difficult time. You never know when it might be one of our very own.

All prayers are with you, Zapf family!

Jennifer Appleby
Click Here for obituary of the little girl.


2007-05-04 18:47:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Four Adair residents receive honors from LWC

Robin Rae Hancock, Megan Danielle Long, Elizabeth Dean Martin, and Jennifer Reeves Martin recognized for academic accomplishments

By Emily Harlan, LWC Staff Writer

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Four Adair County residents were recently recognized for their academic accomplishments at Lindsey Wilson College.The following students received honors:


Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article.
2007-05-04 18:38:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University

ACHS Academic Team members going to Internationals!

Major achievement is first ever for school; Future Solving Team joins Bethany Coffey as Adair's second entry this year at the event in finish of incredible year of successes for Academic Team
The Adair County High School Future Problem Solving Team is headed for international competition.

The Kentucky Association of Academic Competition contacted ACHS of the decision to include this unit of the Adair County Academic Team in the event on Thursday, May 3, 2007.


Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article.
2007-05-04 15:54:01 | Comments | Printable version

Fish Fry at Knifley Area VFD May 26

There will be a Fish Fry at the Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Department, Saturday May 26, 2007 at 5:00pm CT till 7:00pm CT. Fish, coleslaw, tator wedges, baked beans, hushpuppies, dessert and drink. All this for $6.00 all you can eat. 10 and under $3.00. Come and join us. -GAYLA BAKER
Click Here to check other announcements in the ColumbiaMagazine.com Events calendar.


2007-05-04 15:05:15 | Comments | Printable version

Absentee voting machine open in Clerk's Office

The absentee voting machine is now open in the office of Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair. Regular office hours are 8-4, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 to noon on Saturday. Qualifying voters can use the absentee machines at any time until the close of business, Monday, May 21, 2007. Clerk Blair says that absentee voting is very light thus far this year.

2007-05-04 12:27:16 | Comments | Printable version

(ADV.) Ol' Joe Barbee is open this weekend

BARBEQUE: Ol' Joe Barbee's barbeque is open this weekend, May 4 & 5, Friday, and Saturday. Open at 10:30am; closing time each evening varies with supply of barbecue. It's located on the East side of the road, just north of the Russell Creek Bridge on KY 55 (Campbellsville Road) inn Columbia. Book your orders for Ribs, Kentucky Wings and Chicken Quarters and more for your parties. (Ask about sides when you call.) Joe will also take orders, at reasonable times, at this phone number: 250-634-0602. as well as the store phone, 270-384-2360. Click here for complete menu. (ADVERTISEMENT)


2007-05-04 12:14:28 | Comments | Printable version

Summer classes begin Monday, May 7, 2007 at CU

By Brittany Pelly, CU student news writer

CAMPBELLSVILLE -- Summer classes are beginning now at Campbellsville University with four opportunities to gain hours during the season. Classes start May 7 and continue through May 25, then June 4-29, July 2-27 and June 4-July 27.

Classes are offered for graduate students at $259 per credit hour, which is less than half price of fall and spring semester classes. Graduate classes are $245, for special education credit classes the price is $295, and MBA graduate credit hour cost is $365.

Much like the advertisement said, scheduling for Campbellsville University summer course really is "that easy," according to Dave Walters, vice president for admissions and student services.


Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article.
2007-05-04 10:30:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Today, Fri, May 4, 2007: Absentee voting machine open


Click Read More for news and links including today's weather, Adair County Schools, court news, this day in history, traffic and driving, and much more.


Spotlighting, in full, today's events for 124th day of 2007 (241 days remaining).

Election countdown: It is 18 days until the 2007 Kentucky Primary Election. Absentee voting machine now open in Adair Co. Clerk Sheila Blair's Office, Adair Annex, from 8-4 Monday through Friday and 8:30-noon on Saturdays.

Check Events Calendar for complete community calendar with future events as far out as we've received them.

7am/3:30pm: PRIDE Spring Clean up
Free tipping at the transfer station on L.Willis Road from 7:00am-3:30pm CT.

11:00am CT: Ribbon cutting ceremony at Columbia Landscape
The Chamber will have a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, May 4, 2007, beginning at 11:00 AM at Columbia Landscape and Garden Center, located at 922 Russell Road. Owner is Jason Stotts. Phone number is 384-6312. We welcome Jason and his business as a new member of the Chamber of Commerce. Mark this date on your calendar and make a special effort to attend. -SUE STIVERS, Executive Director, Columbia Adair County Chamber of Commerce. PO Box 116, 201 Burkesville ST, Columbia, KY 42728. Phone (270) 384-6020.

1:00pmET/noonCT: LWC Softball championship game at CampbellsvilleLindsey Wilson College Softball Raiders face Campbellsville Lady Tigers in Championship Game a Veterans Memorial Park in Campbellsville for the Mid-South Conference Tournament Championship on Friday, May 4, 2007 at 1:00pmET/noon Central Time.

6:30pm: Revival starts at Knifley Christian
Knifley Christian Church will be having a weekend Revival starting on Friday, May 4, Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 6:30pmCT/5:30pmET. Dr. Terry Peer, of Louisville Bible College, will be the guest speaker. Everyone is invited to attend. The church is located on Elkhorn Rd in Knifley. - MARSHA BENNETT.

Reading: Click here for a story you'll never forget by Gordon B. Crump "How I discovered Columbia . . . when Columbus didn't", and an unforgettable photo by Joe Hare

Entertainment Movies: "Spiderman 3" at the Columbian Theater

Eating: It's the first week of May! Ol' Joe's Barbecue is open today and tomorrow. Check out Circle R's new buffet. Bring your laptops and read ColumbiaMagazine.com: The Circle R is also an Internet Buffet, with Wi-Fi. (new phone number 384-1793). Access menus from side ads in ColumbiaMagazine.com.

Weather:
The National Weather Service outlook for Friday, May 3, 2007:

Today: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms by afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 70s. South winds up to 10 mph. Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely.Lows around 60. South winds up to 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Click Here for National Weather Service page for Columbia, KY, with lots of interesting interactive features, including radar and satellite images of planet earth, America, and Adair County, KY.


Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article.
2007-05-04 07:07:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Request to AG calls for investigation of Squad asset sales

Major donor to organization, city and county leaders want Kentucky Attorney General to investigate Adair County Rescue Squad asset liquidation. Jim Blair says assets being sold at grossly inadequate prices; questions legality, scorched earth methods. Mayor Pat Bell says assets were gifts from people of Adair County for the people of Adair County. Judge Ann Melton says she wants to protect interest of "all those people who tossed money in buckets"

By Ed Waggener

Developments are moving fast in the apparent closure of the Adair County Rescue Squad and replacement of its functions by other organizations.

JIm Blair, a major donor to the Rescue Squad over the years, is questioning the legality of the way the Adair County Rescue Squad is disposing of its property and is requesting the Kentucky Attorney General to step in and determine whether he correct, and to proceed against the officers and others responsible for the transfer of the old Squad's assets.

Blair's standing in the matter is well known. His gifts to the organization are estimated at over $100,000.

Blair is being backed in the effort to involve the Attorney General's office by Columbia Mayor Pat Bell and Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton.


Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article.
2007-05-04 06:29:58 | Comments | Printable version

High turnout at first SAR organizational meeting

SAR chief Greg Thomas pleased with high number of Adair Rescue Squad members who have turned in applications. Search and Rescue group will meet again in a couple of weeks. New rescue unit will leave extrications, traffic control to EMS, Fire Department, other organizations for now.

By Ed Waggener

On Thursday night, at an organizational meeting a large group met with Adair Emergency Disaster Coordinator Greg Thomas to organize a new group to be called the Adair County Search and Rescue Team. The new Adair County Search and Rescue Team will initially take over most functions of the old Adair County Rescue Squad except for extrication operations.

Lisa Lee, acting as secretary for the organization, said that the group can organize as soon as there are 12 qualified members to sit on the board of the new organization.


Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article.
2007-05-04 06:27:47 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 4
Happy Anniversary, Doc and Becky Grant (1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Aaron Bradshaw | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alan VanArsdale (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, April Lynn Dudgeon (1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bernie Dunn | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bobbie Huckaby | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christopher Lee Taylor (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daezon Scholl (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dickie Feese | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ethan Michael Cook (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeffrey Pyles | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, JoAnn Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joey Caldwell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Julian Janes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Julie Hatcher | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lois Davis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Louise Baker (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lula Cheatham | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mariah Grant (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marty Denton Ellis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Matt Melson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Melinda Rhoads (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Matney (1988) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Steve Foster | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tonya Dunn | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mae Higgason Nobel Stuber, Adair Co., KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lula Mae Cave, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Catherine Elizabeth Stubbs Allen, 78, Taylor Co., KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Ravellette Taylor Co., KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Junior Lumpkin, Adair Co., KY (1954) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pearlie L. Garner, Russell Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Minnie Hulse Cumberland Co. native (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mitchell Bright, Taylor Co., KY (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lonnie Beatrice Rodgers, Casey County, KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bettie Stephens Flanagan, Russell Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Moss Milby, Green County, KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Ann Farlee Lauderdale, Burkesville, KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ryan Clay Brown, 17, Casey County, KY (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Johnny Brewington, Cumberland Co., KY, (1956) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Davis, Adair County, KY (1940-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tommie Jess Barnett, Taylor Co., KY (1920 - 2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lance Corporal Jonathan Thomas Price, 26, Taylor Co., KY (1988-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sylvia Sue Smith, Metcalfe Co., KY (1943-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Gaskins, Adair County, KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dual L. Godby, 72, Russell County, KY (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Sue Jarboe, 66, Taylor County, KY (1949-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alvin Hitch, 76, Russell Co., KY; Adair native (1939-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hilda Parrish Phillips, 75, Beaumont, Metcalfe Co., KY (1940-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bertie Skaggs, 88, Taylor County, KY (1927-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cordell (Bill) Wilson, 84, Russell County, KY (1931-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert (Bobby) Releford, 53, Casey Co., KY (1963-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roger (Doc) York, Taylor Co./Cumberland native (1961-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ira E. Wilson, 86, Russell County, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Parrish Johnson, Metcalfe Co., KY (1940-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Julia Richerson, Shepherdsville (1945-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Travis Chad Ford, 35, Campbellsville, KY (1981-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene (Gene) Cowan, 65, Adair County, KY (1951-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delbert Moss, Adair Co., KY (1940-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louis H. Shipp, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Evelyn Wilson, 89, Green County, KY (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Wall Janes, Jamestown, KY (1946-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Amye McFall, 24, Campbellsville, KY (1999-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Thompson, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1942-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cecile Mae Alley, 87, Columbia, KY (1933-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Pierce, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1930-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Darryl Scott Dillery, 61, Campbellsville, KY (1961-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elouise Bradshaw, 76, Russell Springs, KY (1945-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leonard (Jam Up) McDonald, 85, Adair Co., KY native (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lula Reed Cheatham, 85, Adair County, KY (1934-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marla Gale Gilbert, 70, Campbellsville, KY (1951-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Ann (Becky) Conover Strange, 46, Knifley, KY (1975-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Gentry (Bobby) Rush, 83, Metcalfe Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie David Stone, 76, Columbia, KY (1946-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Wayne Pelston, 65, Columbia, KY (1955-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, May 4, 2007
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
The events database was created in late 2007, and doesn't contain any data for earlier dates.

 
































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.