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Daily News for Saturday, August 25, 2007
CWC PTA organizational meeting a success By Dana Harmon, Camp Casey Director On Thursday, August 23rd the organizational meeting for PTA was held at Col. Wm. Casey Elementary. A large number of parents, grandparents, teachers and students came out to offer their support. Principal Patty Jones led the meeting and outlined why an active PTA is so important to the school. PTA fundraisers have in the past provided our students with field trips, classroom equipment and materials. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-08-25 18:02:54 | Comments | Printable version
Good news: Queenie, mixed papillon, has been adopted To ColumbiaMagazine.com Queenie has been adopted.Thank you so much for posting our pictures.Theybring people in and the majority of the time the posted animals are adopted. Heather Evans Green River Animal Shelter Thanks for the note and the good news. Your photos are delightful. Everywhere we go we hear nothing but praise for the work the Green River Animal Shelter is doing. -CM QUEENIE 2007-08-25 17:25:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
LWC soccer women come back in 2nd half to tie Spring Arbor By Chris Wells, LWC sports information director A tale of two halves produced a 2-2 tie on Friday night, August 24, 2007, in the Lindsey Wilson women's soccer season opener with Spring Arbor (MI) University at Lindsey Wilson Park. The No.1-ranked Blue Raiders overcame a 2-0 halftime deficit to escape with a draw with the No. 20-ranked Cougars. Both teams are 0-0-1 on the season. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-08-25 17:18:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
Wildfire takes 4 acres near Glensfork before ACFD snuffs it Special Reminders: EMERGENCY DROUGHT MEASURES. : Burning Ban, 15% water use reduction order in effect 1) Ann issues executive order banning open burning and 2) Columbia, ACWD Managers ask 15% water use reduction End Special Reminders The Adair County fire department battled the second wildfire in two days which were a result of open burning, despite a county-wide ban on the fires in the county ordered by County Judge Executive Ann Melton. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-08-25 16:28:28 | Comments | Printable version
Nothing but smiles at Prime Time Reading program at ACPL By Ellen Zornes How do you hold the attention of 74 active children and their parents? Why its easyjust get a storytelleror two! And that is just what Lee Ann Jessee, Adair County Public Library Director, and Aleina Milligan, Prime Time for Family Reading, Coordinator, did. They enlisted two veteran storytellers associated with Lindsey Wilson Colleges Division of Education; Dr. Melissa Gibson, Associate Professor of Education and Rhonda Godby, adjunct instructor, reading specialist and first grade teacher at Union Chapel Elementary School. Preschool activities took place in the childrens room and were led by preschool coordinator, Anita Riddle. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-08-25 16:14:21 | Comments | Printable version
Charity Baptist listing added to Directory of Churches A new ColumbiaMagazine.com Directory of Churches listing has been added: "CHARITY BAPTIST CHURCH, Holmes Bend Road, Columbia, KY. Pastor, Rev. James Hagan. Sunday morning services: Sunday School, 10:00am CT, Sunday morning worship, 11:00am CT. Wednesday night service, 7:00pm CT. Everyone is welcome." If you church isn't included in the Directory, or if the listing for your church needs changes or additions, please go to the Directory of Churches and use the Contact/Submit button at the end of the directory to send the information. -CM 2007-08-25 12:40:34 | Comments | Printable version
Gov. Fletcher announces grant to CPD for Radar program Watch your speed in Columbia; all cars are now radar equipped--and the radar is being put to use, especially on Grider Hill Pass on South KY 61, Chief Mark Harris says Governor Ernie Fletcher announced on Friday, August 24, 2007, a grant of $7,212.00 the the Columbia Police Department for its Radar Program. Chief Mark Harris of the Columbia Police Department said that the money, a 75-25% matching grant, went to buy eight new radar guns from MPH in Owensboro, KY. "All of Columbia's police cars are radar equipped," he said, "and we're putting them to use." The department already had two radar guns. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-08-25 12:26:23 | Comments | Printable version
Indians football caravan, game both one hour later By Cathy Moss The Adair County Indians Football game with Evarts in Greensburg, set for Saturday, August 25, has been moved back one hour, with kick-off now set at 5:00pm CT. The caravan, planned also for Saturday, will now be leaving at 3:45pm instead of 2:45pm from the old Payless parking lot on Jamestown ST. The change in time is due to the hot tempatures expected for Saturday. Coaches are hoping the one hour delay will allow for a lower heat index, making safer playing conditions. 2007 ACHS Football Calendar, Official team photo 2007-08-25 12:07:29 | Comments | Printable version
Feedback: Alhambra photo brings back memories About: Pictures from the past Alhambra Theatre Main ST Cville To ColumbiaMagazine.com: The Alhambra was the first theater I went to as a child. I remember the news reels and Elvis movies! My parents would give me $1.00. With that amount I paid the admission price of .35 (yes that is cents) and bought a coke, hot dog and popcorn. Thanks for the photo, Larry. This was a nice walk down memory lane. s/Betty Moyers 2007-08-25 10:48:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
The reunion of Coax Me Chad and Wally Burress An recent Byron Crawford is a beautiful story about the reunion of Coax Me Chad, and Adair County's Wally Burress, 23 years after Coax Me Chad ran second to Swale in the Kentucky Derby. The horse is now living on KY 61 North, on the his uncle, Larry Downey's farm, near the Bill Newt Curve at Milltown. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-08-25 10:40:25 | Comments | Printable version
Feedback: More on the border of Burton Ridge About: Western frontier Burton Ridge To the editor, CM Jake Willis' garden spot is on the land that belonged to my grandparents, Henry Thomas and Evelyn (Coffey) Burton, until the late 1970s when they moved to Edinburgh, IN. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-08-25 06:17:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Today, Sat., Aug. 25, 2007: Ribbon cutting, Dairy Dip (ADV.) CertaCARE DISCOUNT PHARMACY, 941 Campbellsville Rd.,Columbia, KY 42728CALL (270) 385-9139 and find out how CertaCARE Pharmacy offers the LOWEST PRESCRIPTION PRICES IN ADAIR COUNTY! GUARANTEED Mention this ad and receive additional discount. (AdV) EVENTS IN BRIEF Spotlighting, in brief, today's EVENTS for Day 237 of 2007 (128 days remaining).
(ADV) Back-to-School-Sports Physicals Just $25 in August. Dr. Phil Aaron Medical Center (ADV) Shop online. Pick up at Wal-Mart, 809 Jamestown St, Columbia, KY. Site to Store (SM) CM Weather I: NOAA National Weather Service: CM Weather II is continuously on the front page and is from Weather Underground. Below is CM Weather I, from NOAA, The National Weather Service, outlook for Saturday, August 25, 2007: Hazardous Weather OutlookSpecial Weather Statement: Click here
Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms... Then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds up to 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. ColumbiaMagazine.com offers readers choice of two weather sources. Weather Underground updates and link continuously on front page of CM. Special Reminders EMERGENCY DROUGHT MEASURES. : Burning Ban, 15% water use reduction order in effect Ann issues executive order banning open burningEnd Special Reminders Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-08-25 05:36:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Gov. Fletcher breaks ground on E-town Ring Road extension Will eventually extended from N. Mulberry to Western KY Parkway around ElizabethtownInformation from Commonwealth News Center Governor Ernie Fletcher joined officials from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and local government in breaking ground for a $7 million extension of Ring Road, yesterday, Friday, August 24, 2007. The road, when built, will give new, faster, options for Adair County travellers to Louisville who need to drop off main Lincoln Parkway & I-65 route to Louisville for stops on north side of Elizabethtown, with easier access back to the Lincoln Parkway & I-65 main route between Columbia and Louisville. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-08-25 05:23:51 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 25 Happy Anniversary, Tony and Suzanna Streeval | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ann Lewis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brandy Held | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Chandler Riley Mann (2010) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Corinna Edwards | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Earline Hill | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Eddie Kessler | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Elijah Wade Bennett | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Glenn Seaton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hallie Knight | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mark Curry of Egypt Community | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Marsha Reddick | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Michael Furkins (2001) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Miranda Ellis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Robert Harmon | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Robin Minton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tessa Marie Pyles (1995) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tony Martin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tyler Dennis Willis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Winston Keltner | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zachary Appleby | (Updates/Corrections) In Memoriam Evelyn Mae Perkins, Metcalfe Co., KY (1932-2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memoriam, Myrtie Frazier, Adair Co., KY (1924-2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roger Burton, 69, Adair County, KY (1948-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ed Gorin, Taylor County, KY (1948-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janette Ellen Zieg Furkin, Taylor County, KY (1923-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vonzie B. Hill, Jamestown, KY (1940-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Gene Arms, Cumberland Co, KY (1944-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nellie B. Means, Liberty, KY (1942-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mable Goodin, Adair Co., KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Doretta Curry, Adair County, KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Archie Burress, Taylor County, KY (1921-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clarise Helen Arnett, 100, Green Co., KY (1913-20130) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Ruth Butler Murley, Burkesville, KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby E. Withers, Russell Springs, KY (1913-2014)< | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lois Yarberry Grider, 77, Adair Co., KY (1936-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carol June (Whitlow) McMurtrey, 75, Summer Shade, KY (1938-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nora Hazel Henson Wade, 100, Taylor Co., KY (1914-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Madison Rose Chadwell, Casey County, KY . (d. 11 Oct 2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert Dale Martin, Knifley, KY (1964-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Floyd Claywell, 81, Adair County, KY (1933-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anthony Lee Wooten, 48, Russell Co., KY (1966-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Peggy Brockman, 75, Adair County, KY (1939-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Franklin L. Ponder, 74, Casey Co., KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janice Erleen Patterson Ervin, Green Co., KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Annie Mae Shofner Roots, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Larry Spelts, 68, Liberty, KY (1947-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brandon Kyle Grider, 28, Elizabethtown, KY (1988-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Norman Johnson, Taylor Co., KY/Adair Co. native (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Andi Chelf | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cynthia Kay Harris, 57, Columbia, KY (1963-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Earline (Loy) Hill, 86, Adair Co., KY native (1938-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eric Russell Melson | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Grider (1826-1909) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James N. (Jimmy) McGowan, 78, Columbia, KY (1944-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe Douglas, 44, Liberty, KY (1976-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe Leonard Stotts (Aug. 25, 1910-May 27, 1988) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Larry Alvin Bell, 72, Campbellsville, KY (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Laura Elizabeth Furkins, 23, Columbia, KY (2001-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lawrence Wallen, 66, Russell Springs, KY (1956-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Norma Marie Moore, 54, Burkesville, KY (1966-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard A. (Dickie) Blakeman, Sr., 83, Greensburg, KY (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday,Diane Willis, Russell County, KY (1954-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Saturday, August 25, 2007 All events are listed in Central Time. 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