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Jane Lampton Chapter DAR meets January 8, 2011

The Jane Lampton Chapter Daughters of the American Revolutionwill meet Saturday, January 8, 2011, at 10amCT at 102 Myers DR, Columbia, KY. Jane Grant, Treasurerwill serve as hostess. All DAR members are encouraged to attend. Prospective members are invited. If your ancestors can be traced back tothe American Revolution War and you have an interest in becoming amember of the Jane Lampton Chapter DAR, you may contact Sue Stiversat (270) 384-3002, Jane Grant at (270) 384-4068, Lila Ford at (270) 384-5484, or Nancy Willis at (270) 384-6101. -Sue C. Stivers, Vice Regent &Public Relations Chairman

2011-01-02 18:57:06 | Comments | Printable version

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Inauguration 2011: CJE Ann Melton cites spirit of cooperation



2011-01-02 - Photo by Ed Waggener. 201 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY
Hands clasped in symbol of unity Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton turns to Columbia Mayor Mark D. Harris and other dignitaries on the podium to acknowledge what she called a wonderful spirit of cooperation which will move Adair County forward in the next four years, despite economic difficulties. Others in the front are Constable Shannon Rowe (2), Sheriff Harrison Moss, County Clerk Sheila Blair, Jailer Rick Wilson, Magistrate Billy Rowe, arms folded; Adair County Attorney Jennifer Hutchison-Blair, (Mayor Harris), (CJE Melton), Circuit Court Clerk Dennis Loy, and Constables Chris Janes (4), Tim Bottoms ((5) Jason Rector (6), William Troutwine (1), and Robert Loy (3). On the left, County Surveyor Mike Willis is at the front.
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Adair Fiscal Court will hold special meeting Jan. 3, 201

The Adair County Fiscal Court will have a Special Called Meeting on Monday, January 3, 2011, 8:30amCT in the Basement of the Adair County Annex Building, 424 Public Square, Columbia KY. The purpose of this meeting will be re-appointment and re-hire all county employees, approve bonds for elected officials and county employees, establish meeting date and time, designation line of succession in the absence of Judge Melton, amend the County Clerks Budget, and items necessary for a new four year term.

2011-01-02 18:48:17 | Comments | Printable version

Adair Genealogical Society will elect new officers

The Adair County Genealogical Society will have their first monthly meeting of the New Year on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 6pmCT, at the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY. New Officers will be elected to serve this new year. We invite everyone to attend. Here's hoping you may discover some long lost ancestors in yourfamily history quest. -Lila Ford

2011-01-02 18:38:57 | Comments | Printable version

Obituary: Irene Morgan, 93, Columbia, KY

She was a member of a highly regarded Adair County family and the widow of the late Arvest Morgan. She was a member of the Columbia Christian Church and was a clerk at Marshall's Shoe Store for many years.

Irene Morgan, 93, of Columbia, died Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 10:15amCT, at the Westlake Regional Hospital in Columbia, KY.

The funeral service will be Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 2pmCT, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Terry White officiating. Burial will be in Columbia Cemetery, 315 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be after 10amCT, Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at the funeral home.

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2011-01-02 18:08:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Obituary: Alice June Thurman, 57, Glasgow, KY

Alice June Thurman, age 57. of Glasgow, KY, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at T.j. Samson Community Hospital.

She was the daughter of the late Gene Estes and Carol Simmons Kramer and her husband Ronald of who survives of Glasgow, KY.

Funeral services will be held 1pmCT Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East ST, Edmonton with burial in the Missionary Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3pm-8pmCT, Monday, January 3, 2011, at the funeral home.<

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2011-01-02 18:02:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Carol Perkins: Hello, Kitty. The story of Sassy Cat

How a little kitten entered their lives, was dubbed 'Sassy Cat,' was relegated to the garage, and now stays constantly underfoot, is pampered, and lives life royalty would envy
The next earlier Carol Perkins essay, Carol Perkins: Traveling with Carol

By Carol Perkins

"Do you hear that?" Guy asked when he walked into the garage.

"Hear what?"

"Sounds like a cat." I listened.

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2011-01-02 09:56:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Carol Perkins

Rev. Joey N. Welsh. For December, KY Poet: Effie Waller Smith

Another Angle: the occasional musings of a Kentucky pastor. This column originally appeared in the Hart County News-Herald 31 December 2006.
The next earlier Another Angle: Poets and Poetry for December, Part IV: Jean de Brebeuf and "The Huron Carol"

By The Rev. Joey N. Welsh
E-mail: joey_n_welsh@hotmail.com

Poets and Poetry for December, Part V: Kentucky Poet : Effie Waller Smith

I had never heard of Effie Waller Smith (1879-1960) until the spring of 2002. I was fortunate then to attend a reading of several short plays written by my good friend Nancy Gall-Clayton. These plays focus on notable women from Kentucky history and form part of a collection entitled Women of the 15th State. Directed by Kathi E. B. Ellis, the plays were presented as an ensemble at the Highland Woman's Club in Louisville.


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2011-01-02 09:20:20 | Comments | Printable version

Robert Stone poetry: Haiku, Nov. and Dec. 2010

Dear Reader,

Another two months have rolled by and here are the recent haiku. All of them were written as comments on comments or on status notes or on photographs or on blog posts or in responses to emails. If you are really curious as to what caused me to write one of these, send me a note and I'll let you know. - Robert H. Stone

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2011-01-02 09:10:31 | Comments | Printable version

Jim finds old ad promoting Radon Water for health

Christmas in Columbia, 1948 -- Sparklet revealed! "Jim" follows up on Cyrus/Christmas in Columbia, 1948

"Jim" writes:
Cyrus' "Christmas in Columbia, 1948" article piqued my curiosity about Sparklet ("Brown Drug Store and Paull Drug Co. had their usual wide selection of gifts for all, everything from fancy box soap...to Sparklet.")

A few minutes research turned up a revealing bit of information: Sparklet.

I love this from the advertising blurb near the bottom: "Radon (Radio-active) Water consumed as a table water will prove of considerable value in retaining a healthy state of the system...It is an all-round tonic and invaluable also as a treatment for rheumatism, arthritis and nervous disorders."
Thanks, Jim, for recalling this great Cyrus entry. It's also been added to our annual list of Great Christmas CM Christmas stories links. If other Christmas stories are found in the archives which should be in the bibliography, please let us know. -EW

2011-01-02 08:58:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

Cyrus/Christmas in Columbia, 1948 (Reprint from 2005)

Article with 2010 updates; first printed 2005-12-18.

From the ads in an old county paper, Cyrus has woven together a picture of what Christmas was like 57 years ago in Columbia; afterword by an Ancient One on where-what-is-now, follows Cyrus' story
Announcement of the official start of the 1948 Christmas shopping season appeared in the December 8th edition of the Adair County News in this brief entry:
Columbia Decorated for Christmas

"Thanks to the efforts of the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs, Columbia's Public Square is gaily decorated with colored lights, adding greatly to the "Christmas Spirit." which prevails at this season...

"The beautifully decorated shop windows surrounding the Square, filled with all types of gifts to tempt even the most discriminating purchaser and the bright colored lights which are turned on at dusk, makes one realize that Christmas is almost here."
And my-oh-my--the treasures one could buy on and near the Square! Just a sampling:

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2011-01-02 08:50:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

Wants more on CM like Kentucky Color sinkhole essay

Charles Marshburn writes:
This was a very interesting, informative and educational article and I would personally like to see more of this nature. Thank you, Mr. Fudge. -Charles Marshburn
Comments re article 41531 Kentucky Color Adair Countys Largest Sinkhole

2011-01-02 07:56:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Thanks to Jim - and why pearls of the past need revisiting

Linda Waggener writes:
This is just to say thank you to Jim, the researcher with extraordinary talent for finding what Oris Aaron once referred to as "pearls" and reminding us why they need to be revisited.

I should also say thanks to Beth Grant for commenting on Jim's contribution because her sincere note of family pride stirred me to read it more thoroughly and discover one of the most beautiful letters to a local paper I've ever read. Those counties he outlined as having so much in common do so to this day.

And as hard as it is to admit it, I should thank my first husband Ed who was always one to expect people to write things down and share them with their local newspaper. As a Metcalfe County High School reporter to the local Edmonton Herald-News when he was the new publisher, I once shrugged and said there'd be no column that week because there was simply nothing going on at school. Ed gave me a look of alarm and said, "that's when you are your most creative! Get back to writing"

I enlisted the help of my mother and the community and that may have been the week that the MCHS school news branched out to include headlines of Knob Lick chickens that were laying mysterious green colored eggs. But that's another story.

Thanks Jim and Beth and Ed. - Linda
Comments above re article 41488: JIM recalls outlook of editor Charles S Harris

2011-01-02 07:31:56 | Comments | Printable version

Chuck Hinman: IJMA No. 005. My Foxy-Looking Teacher

It's Just Me Again No. 005: My Foxy-Looking Teacher
The next earlier Chuck Hinman story: Running away from home

by Chuck Hinman

For who knows what reason, winters were extremely severe when I was going to country grade school. I went to New Hope school in Gage County, Nebraska during the time period 1928 to 1935. Mercy, that's over 70 years ago!

Snow-fences (remember them) were in place on east-west roads well before the onset of snowy weather. It wasn't uncommon to be delayed getting to your destination because you were "snowed in" -- not for just a couple of hours, but for days or until the snowplow opened up the roads again.

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2011-01-02 07:21:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Chuck Hinman - Reminiscences

Sad word of passing of Mrs. Euna Lewis Sullivan, Greensburg, KY

She had many relatives in Adair and Green Counties, KY; funeral arrangements, obituary, incomplete at this time. Complete obituary will be posted when received

Mrs. Euna Lewis Sullivan, age 71, of Greensburg, passed away on Saturday in Greensburg at the Jane Todd Crawford Hospital. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law: Bennie Clay and Brittany Sullivan of Greensburg, KY. A son and daughter-in-law: Shellie and Sammy Rattliff of Summersville; two sisters: Paula Baker and her husband Sonny of Greensburg and Willa "Bill" Shelton of Adair County; 5 grandchildren; two brothers: Harris Lewis and his wife Jan and Ralph Lewis and his wife Clarice all of Adair County and a host of other relatives and friends survive. The funeral arrangements for Mrs. Euna Lewis Sullivan are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home in Greensburg.

2011-01-02 05:52:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Injury accident New Year's Day near Springfield, KY

Driver cited for DUI, after Ford Ranger Pickup leaves roadway; vehicle comes to rest in creek on Logan RD (MAP), in Washington Co., KY

By TFC William Gregory, Public Affairs Officer
Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY

Springfield, Washington Co., KY - Trooper Fred Cornett of Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, is investigating a collision that occurred on Logan Rd, 4 miles East of Springfield, KY, at 11:45amET, New Year's Day. John Adams, age 39 of Springfield, was operating a 1991 Ford Ranger westbound on Logan RD.

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2011-01-02 05:39:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Special News, Ads, for SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011

Old Time Pear Tree for National Tree of Adair Co., KY
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Oldtimey or Kieffer pears offer delicious fruit, beautiful foliage, and gorgeous flowers. This pear tree, owned and photographed by Billie Jo Farris, Red Bud Lane, in the Vester community, offered all three at the same time in August 2008. "We have a pear tree on our farm that is loaded with pears and in full bloom," she wrote when she sent this photo then. "I have never seen anything like it before."


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2011-01-02 04:50:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Kentucky Color - Adair County's Largest Sinkhole

Permanent flowing springs in the sinkhole come together to form Sinking Branch, once an underground, then, downstream, an above ground stream near the rock quarry. Writer introduces most of us to geologic term, 'swallet,' the word for the lowest point in a sinkhole.
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The next earlier Kentucky Color: Beauty and The Beast

By Billy Joe Fudge, Retired District Forester
Kentucky Division of Forestry

When you turn onto Hwy 704 from South 55 you immediately descend into Adair County's largest sinkhole. As you travel from this point South on KY 704 you are traveling in this sinkhole and sinkhole plain until you reach Loy's Cemetery Road.

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2011-01-02 04:47:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky Color by Billy Joe Fudge


Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 2
Happy Anniversary, Charles and Barbara Barnes (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, R.T. and Wanda Cave (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Andea Meyer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Rowe (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cameron Feese | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christine Bragg Yoder | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kaeden Moore (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kevin Jenkins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, L.T. Scott | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Furkins (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lorne Holler (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mattie Lou Neat (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Robin Lynn Willis (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday. Brett Russell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday: Dalton Pickens | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Warren Cross, Barren Co., KY (1958-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Dylan Carta, Jamestown, KY (1998-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wade Hobson Milby, Mt. Sherman, KY (1940-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Whitman Hadley, Adair Co., KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garlan Wilson, 90, native of Edmonton, KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gene Allen Young, Adair Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Barnes Canada , Dunnville, KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Orine Richardson, Casey Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Edward (Eddie) Terrell Thomas Loyall, Green Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nina Cathleen Hash Stiles, Taylor Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mattie Lou Sinclair Neat, Adair County, KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gile Harris, Russell Co., KY (1943-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Teresa Gay Richardson, Casey County, KY |1959-2014| | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Carol Priddy Shade, Russell Co., KY (1944-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mattie Geneva Keith, Adair County, KY (1951-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hugh Garrett Moss, Taylor County, KY (1927-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ramona Irene (Tootle) Mann, Taylor Co., KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lertie O. Conner, 98, Russell Co., KY (1918-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Bernard (Jim) Coe, Sr., Cumberland Co., KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Bardin, Columbia, KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Gray, Taylor Co., KY/Adair Co. native (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leonard Barnett, Taylor Co., KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Erlene Himes, Taylor County, KY (1941-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ramona Smith, Adair County, KY (1929-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Agnes Martina Kania Lepiarczyk (1907-1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alberto Guerra, Jr., 29, Burkesville, KY (1992-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alvie Lee Burton, 84, Columbia, KY (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Annie Nokes Hoover (1908-2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Moss, 64, Columbia, KY (1956-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elmer L. (Junior) Draper, 81, Columbia, KY native (1943-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Sneed, 63, Columbia, KY (1961-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kimberly Stargel, 61, Columbia, KY (1960-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Travis Dial (January 02, 1951-October 30, 2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Price, 81, Green Co., KY (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Allen Lacy, 65, Columbia, KY (1956-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Lee Tucker, 46, Russell Springs, KY (1975-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Bennett | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Hill (Bud) Pollard, 89, Adair County, KY (1926-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Trooper Michael Ray Sapp, 71, Knifley, KY (1950-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, January 2, 2011
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTTime to check Directory of Churches for Sunday morning & evening worship service schedules. | (ID:10935, Comment)
NoonCTIn Memory Birthday, Annie Nokes Hoover (1908-2008) | (ID:15037, Comment)
1:00pmCTFuneral service in Edmonton, KY, for Willard Rowe Odle, 74, Metcalfe Co., KY | (ID:11276, Comment)
2:00pmCTFuneral service in Burkesville, KY, for James Allen Maynard, 67, Burkesville, KY | (ID:11207, Comment)
Columbia-Adair Co. Oath of Office Ceremonies, Adair Co. Judicial Center (MAP)
Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton will preside at a joint Columbia-Adair County Oath of Office Ceremony on Sunday afternoon, January 2, 2011, at 2pmCT, at the Adair County Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY. The public is invited. All county officials, except Judge Melton, will take the traditional Kentucky oath of office for the offices they will assume at 12:01amCT, Monday, January 3, 2011. | (ID:11281, Comment)
6:00pmCTBro. Avery Russell to speak Tabor Community Church (MAP)
Brother Avery Russell will be preaching this Sunday, January 2, 2011, at 6pmCT, at Tabor Community Church, 1477 Fairplay RD, Columbia, KY. Pastor Ralph Hadley and congregation invite everyone to attend. Thanks, - W. M. Feese, Jr. | (ID:11208, Comment)

  

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