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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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Sandy Tucker, co-founder of Galilean Children's home, dies

Sandy Tucker, of the Galilean Children's Home in Liberty, died Monday, June 18, 2007, in Lexington, KY, after losing a battle with cancer.

McKinney-Brown Funeral Home of Liberty is in charge of funeral arrangements, and a spokesperson reached today said that the complete obituary would be available tomorrow.


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2007-06-20 16:33:57 | Comments | Printable version

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Strange Goings-On Over Plum Point



2007-06-20 - Green River Reservoir - Photo by Pen. Seen high above Plum Point on Wednesday evening. Possibly a mid-air refuelling?
Bobby Jones' has complete explanation. He's originally from Columbia, KY and saw the photo online. (Update: original photo replaced with a slightly cleaner one 2007-06-26)

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Obituary: Mary Evelyn Heun, 80

She was a member of the Cundiff family of Adair County. Mrs. Heun was a member of Highland Park Christian Church in Louisville

Mary Evelyn Heun, 80, a resident of Summit Manor Health & Rehab, formerly of Louisville, KY, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 8:55am at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, KY.

The funeral service will be Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 1:00pm CT, at Grissom Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY.


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2007-06-20 12:05:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

L.E.A.D. Adair announces 2008 leadership class opportunities

On-line printable application link below

By Ellen Zornes

We are excited to announce that L.E.A.D. Adair County is now accepting applicants for the 2008 Leadership class. The 2008 class marks the fourth Adair County class to participate in leadership training.

Leadership training is for everyone; the only qualification is being concerned about your county and willing to work to make it better. Though leadership is important to all ages, this program is designed for adults 18 years and older.


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2007-06-20 11:51:36 | Comments | Printable version

New Hope Separate Baptist Youth car wash is Saturday

We would like to invite everyone to bring their cars for our youth to wash. It starts at 9 :00am, CT, Saturday June 23, 2007.We would really appreciate everyone's support. New Hope Separate Baptist Church is located 11 miles NE of Columbia on KY Highway 206 between Purdy and Ella, KY. -SHEILA NEAT
To be reminded of this and other Events on the Adair County Calendar Click here.


2007-06-20 11:14:45 | Comments | Printable version

Obituary: Lou Annie Coomer Estes, 67, Baptist

Adair native, member of large, well-known family, was a resident of Buffalo, KY, at the time of her death. Funeral today in Greensburg, KY; burial in Campbellsville, KY

Mrs. Lou Annie Coomer Estes of Buffalo, KY, daughter of the late Leslie Paul Coomer and Laura Annie Rowe Coomer, was born on Monday, November 6, 1939 in Adair County, KY, and departed this life on Sunday, June 17, 2007, at the University of Louisville, KY. She was 67 years, 7 months and 11 days of age.

She made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Holly Grove Baptist Church and was a homemaker.

She united in marriage to Roosevelt Estes, who survives, on September 2, 1961.


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2007-06-20 10:46:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Adair County LL Baseball Camp starts July 5

The Adair County Baseball Camp for 6-7 year olds with start Thursday, July 5, 2007, with sessions continuing on the following three Thursdays, July 12, 19, and 26, 2007.

Easch session will start at 6pm and continue to 8:30pm CT at the Little League Park.


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2007-06-20 09:49:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

ACRD working in Districts 3, 4, and 6 today

The Adair County Road Department will be working in Districts 3, 4, and 6 today as follows:

District 3: We will be mowing on the road right-of-ways in District 3. The boom mower will be in use.

District 4: Cold patching work.

District 6: The Road Department is ditching with the Athey Loader on Beechtop Top and Hutchison Loy Road in District 6.

Thanks, and have a good day. Please drive carefully in work areas and be prepared to stop for road work.

- LISA LEE, from the office of Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton.


2007-06-20 09:30:38 | Comments | Printable version

Feedback: Congratulations to Marteneque

To the Editor, CM

Good Job! You go,Marteneque. Let that be the first of many wins this year. Hope to see you show this summer.

Love,Aunt Pat-Uncle Allen


2007-06-20 09:21:13 | Comments | Printable version

Feedback: Congratulations on Nascar acceptance

To the editor, CM:

Logan, we are so happy and proud of you. Congratulations.

Love you,
Aunt Alice


2007-06-20 09:17:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Feedback: Congratulations to Logan Darnel

To the editor, CM:

Logan you are Nascar Bound. We are proud of you. Work hard and you will do good.

s/Love Aunt Pat-Uncle Allen


2007-06-20 09:14:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Dunnville passenger injured in midnight accident

An injury accident occurred last night, at 11:44pm, Tuesday, June 19, 2007, seven miles south of Liberty on Spring Hill Road.

A 16-year-old Dunnville, KY, drier was traveling west on Spring Hill Road in a 1997 Ford Escort when he dropped off the shoulder of the raodway and struck a tree.

He was not wearing a seat belt, but was not injured.

A 14-year-old passenger in the vehicle, also of Dunnville, KY was treated at the Casey County Hospital. The passenger was wearing a seat belt.

The accident was investigated by Trooper Toby Young, assisted by Deputy Freeman Luttrell of the Casey County Sheriff's Department.
Story information courtesy Dwaine Barnett, Kentucky State Police Post 15, 1118 Jamestown ST, (at Exit 49, Louie B. Nunn Parkway), Columbia, KY. For more on Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, Click Here Thanks also to Dispatcher Tammy Wheeler


2007-06-20 09:10:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Letter: Congratulations to Marteneque Bailey

To the editor, CM:

Congratulations Girl! I am so proud of you.

Aunt Alice /b>


2007-06-20 08:23:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Free Yard Sale ads welcome now

Advertise your Yard Sale now. It's a free service of ColumbiaMagazine.com

2007-06-20 08:17:25 | Comments | Printable version

Cedar Creek Bridge opening expected tomorrow

KY 92 should be open tomorrow, Thursday, June 21, 2007, by about noon, The bridge over Cedar Creek, 1.6 miles east of KY 55, is closed for another 28 hours or so.
This morning, a spokesman for Garrison Construction Company said that guardrails, approach paving, and striping are all that is needed now for the bridge to be ready for traffic tomorrow.

2007-06-20 08:14:48 | Comments | Printable version

John Rarey elected C-AC Airport Board chairman

Board moves ahead with 6-plane hangar. Repaving prepatory work well underway. Phillips 66 may get milk-run, fuel branding. Board thinks growth in Columbia is accentuating need for adequate aviation facilities, need for urgent emphasis on airport development. (Columbia has 2nd shortest runway in state). Howard Loy nominated to replace Dana Rogers, who has asked to be replaced

By Sean Hitchcock

Columbia-Adair County Airport Board members met for a brief meeting Tuesday, June 19, and made plans to call for a special meeting within a couple of weeks to approve specifications for construction design of a new six-plane hangar.

Also at the meeting, C-A Airport Board members discussed the runway repaving progress, contemplated fuel-branding affiliation and elected John Rarey C-A Airport Board Chairman. C-A Board members Doug Campbell, John Rarey, Buddy Sewell and John Ford were present at Tuesday's meeting.


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2007-06-20 06:30:55 | Comments | Printable version

Today, Wednesday, June 20, 2007: Patchy fog this morning

EVENTS IN BRIEF

Spotlighting, in brief, today's EVENTS for Day 171 of 2007 (194 days remaining).
10:00am CT Children's Story Hour
11:30 am CT: Columbia Utilities Commission
4:30pm CT: ACMS SBDM council meeting
6:00pm CT: Trinity UMC Bible School
6:00pm CT: VBS at Jones Chapel UMC
6:00pm CT: VBS at Barnett's Creek UMC
6:00pm CT: VBS at Columbia Methodist
Wednesday, June 20, 2007: See Directory of Churches

For Events in Detail, Future Events

Weather:
The National Weather Service outlook for Wednesday, June 20, 2007:

Early This Morning...Mostly clear. Patchy dense fog...Ending by 8 am. Light winds.

Today...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 10 mph.

Tonight...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds up to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

National Weather Service with detailed 7-day forecast and hazardous weather warnings, if any.


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2007-06-20 06:14:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 20
Happy Anniversary, Bobby and Dianne Loy. (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Stephen and Sheila McQueary (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Aiden Michael Keene (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amanda Hamlett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Beth Ann Cowan (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy C. Milby (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chloe Alexandria Richards (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dean Roach | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Frances Allender Lucas | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jacquelin Sandusky | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jen Bennett Richerson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeremy Giles (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jordan McClister (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Judy Coffey Stephens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Justin Antle | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kyle Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Leslie Keltner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Naomi Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Natalie Brooke Collins Fudge (1991) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nathan Bennett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ocie Gibson Sexton (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rev. Al Hardy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ricky Burris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shelley Pickett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tisha Paris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Troy Petty (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tyron Vanarsdale | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lolita Pilkington, Adair Co, KY (1965-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeffrey Alan Vaughn, Taylor Co., KY (1955-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roscoe Martin Antle, Russell Co., KY native (1948-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Blanche Crawhorn Nelson Bliss, Adair Co, KY native (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Loretta Sue Druin, Taylor Co., KY (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewis Rubarts, Casey Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fay Devore, Adair Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewis Henry Bryant, Taylor Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy Weaver Shirk, Casey County, KY (2012 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Peggie Sue Sprowles, Taylor Co., KY (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Truman Howard Murphy, Burkesville, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Frances Hogue, Campbellsville, KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlie Wayne Boils, Green Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs Josephine Riddle Moore, Cumberland/Adair Counties, KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elaine Patton, Adair County, KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Blakeman, Green County, KY (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hughston Gossage, 80, Russell Co., KY (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sylvia Louise Druin Cave, Taylor Co., KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Otha Andy Simpson, 63, Russell Springs, KY (1951-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leslie Malcolm (L.M.) Tooley, Cumberland Co., KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rodney Cochran, Liberty, KY (1968-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Burton, 59, Russell Co., KY (1956-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Mildred Cofer, 85, Adair County, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie W. (Dyke) Hall, Green County, KY (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Wayne Johnson Taylor Co., KY (1949-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Catherine O'Banion Sutton, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alma Andrew Andrew, Adair Co./Cumberland native (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Douglas Wayne Carnes, 74, Russell Co., KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Lee Parke, 60 Metcalfe County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Roy (Norm) Finegan, Cane Valley, Adair Co., KY (1963-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Hershel Nelson, Green County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daniel (Bugsy) Robertson, 57, Russell County, KY (1960-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph W. Noe, Jefferson Co., KY/Adair Co. native (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arvile W. Roy, 85, Columbia, KY (1938-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Inez Henderson, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobbie Blakeman, 83, Green County, KY (1935-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Hershey Giles, 71, Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlie (Herman) Huber, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara B. Alexander, 61, formerly of Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dalton Lane Gilbert, 16, Columbia, KY (2005-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Ann Hopkins, 86, Greensburg, KY (1936-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Nethery Cade, 97, Russell Springs, KY (1923-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Hoskins, 68, Liberty, KY (1945-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jewell Bryant, 85, Burkesville, KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, June Gaskins, 98, Russell Springs, KY (1924-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mabel Dix, 94, Campbellsville, KY (1926-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pearl Popplewell, 80, Russell Springs, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Lynn Burris, 61, Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Winford Goff, 74, Green County, KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda Sue Hazelwood Carter, 72, Greensburg, KY (1950-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William D. White, 66, Columbia, KY (1958-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday,Carlus Ray Foley Russell Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory BirthdayHelen Murphy, Burkesville, KY (1941-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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