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Daily News for Thursday, April 21, 2011
Great Wooded South Lexicon IV Today's lesson is on: Fair, Midlyn, Fair to midlyn, scuse me, and mercy sakes Previous Lexicon: Great Wooded South Lexicon III: Finally, warsh rag, wirehouse Next Lexicon: Great Wooded South Lexicon V: Unthaw, fanger, and more By Billy Joe Fudge, Retired District Forester Kentucky Division of Forestry I hope the Great Wooded South Lexicon is of assistance to those who need assistance and even more I hope it helps us to preserve our rich heritage of language. All you guys and gals keep the suggestions coming. Remember: Language is at its best when it says the most while saying the least
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Missing red lab; seen at Walmart today; belongs to Fred Sexton Victoria Pike writes There was an older Red Lab at Walmart at Holladay Place in Columbia, KY at about 2pmCT this afternoon, Thursday, April 21, 2011. The owner came looking for her at my home this afternoon. She belongs to Fred Sexton, Burkesville RD, Columbia, KY. Please call me at (270) 384-3348 if you took it home with you or if you know of its whereabouts. The dog was wearing a shock collar. -Vicky Pike Find Animals Quick in CM Classifieds 2011-04-21 18:28:59 | Comments | Printable version
Mrs. Zelma Davis Gardner, Green Co., KY (1923-2011) She was a native of Hart Co., KY. She was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School Teacher and Treasurer for 25 years. She was a graduate of Hart Memorial High School and Western Kentucky University. She taught school in Green County for three years, then became Green County's second home extension agent, serving two years with John Ewing before becoming a full time mother and farm wife Click on headline for full obituary and photo(s) Mrs. Zelma Laverne Gardner of Greensburg, KY, departed this life on Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville, KY. The funeral services for Mrs. Zelma Davis Gardner will be conducted at 10amCT, Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S. Main ST, Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Ladies Chapel Cemetery. Bro. Garnett Wayne Davis will be officiating. Visitation is requested from 4pm-8pmCT, Friday, April 22, 2011, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7amCT, Saturday, until time of the funeral service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-04-21 15:41:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Mayor's Office, City Clerk's, Utilities Office closed April 22, 2011 The Mayor's Office and the City Clerk's Office, Columbia Utilities Office, all located in City Hall, 116 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY, will be closed on Good Friday, April 22, 2011. -Sonya Roy, City Clerk 2011-04-21 15:08:36 | Comments | Printable version
Local conservation officers receive award for bravery Click on headline for story plus photo(s) Kentucky Conservation Officers Jeremy McQueary and Brian Gibson were recently awarded the Conservation Officer's Bravery Award at the Fish and Wildlife Commission dinner at the Salato Center in Frankfort. This award is bestowed upon officers who perform extraordinary acts of bravery while in the line of duty and who act voluntarily, without regard for personal risk of life or limb. 2011-04-21 14:22:44 | Comments | Printable version
Adair Co. Public Library closed Fri.-Sat. April 22-23, 2011 The Adair County Public Library located at 307 Greensburg Street, will be closed Friday, April 22 and Saturday April 23, 2011 for the Easter holiday. 2011-04-21 14:04:50 | Comments | Printable version
Public Notice from City of Columbia Gas Department Public Notice Not Printed at Public Expense Request for Statement of Qualifications & Notice of Intent to File Rural Development Funding Application The City of Columbia will accept statements of qualifications from consulting engineering firms for the planning, development, construction and other required engineering tasks relating to proposed natural gas system improvements the City is considering undertaking. The project includes repairs, rehabilitation, upgrades, improvements, and possible extensions of the natural gas distribution system. Firms wishing to be considered should send three (3) copies of a statement of qualifications, not exceeding 15 single-sided pages, to the Honorable Mark Harris, Mayor, City of Columbia, City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, Kentucky 42728. All documents must be sealed and marked on the outside "Request for Qualifications, Engineering Services, Columbia Natural Gas System Improvements Project". Questions concerning this Request for Qualifications should be addressed to Mr. Ronald Cook, Gas System Manager @ 270-384-2006. Qualifications statements must be received by 4:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Statements should include a description of the firm's capabilities and experience in the field of municipal natural gas systems engineering, resumes of key individuals to be assigned to the project, a listing of similar projects along with reference information, and a description of the firm's familiarity with the project area and ability to provide responsive service to the City of Columbia. Firms responding to this request will be ranked according to the information submitted. The City of Columbia will enter into negotiations with the highest ranked firm to execute an engineering agreement. If the parties are unable to negotiate a satisfactory agreement, the second ranked firm will be contacted. Once a firm has been selected, all unsuccessful firms will be promptly notified. Sources of funding may include, but are not limited to, USDA Rural Development (RD) Water and Waste Loan and Grant funds. The formal solicitation of consulting engineering firms is being conducted to fulfill the requirements of RUS Instruction 1780. The City of Columbia reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive any technicalities, and to negotiate with the respondent who most nearly meets the project requirements. The City is not responsible or liable for any costs incurred by consultants replying to this request. The City of Columbia is an equal opportunity employer and encourages responses from all qualified firms. Attention is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed under the contract, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Section 109, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, EO 11246, the Anti-Kickback Act and Section 504 Requirements. 2011-04-21 14:04:07 | Comments | Printable version
Relay Idol: Let's Rally against cancer Mother of child who in remission from leukemia, who lost grandmother because of cancer, tells her story: Why she is working with Relay for Life to raise funds to find a cure. Superblane and Friends supports Relay Idol, which will be staged at 6pmCT, Friday, April 22, 2011, at Adair County Middle School, 322 Gen. John Adair DR, Columbia, KY. By Kasey Bardin In October of 2007, I was the mother of a beautiful 17-month old boy. My husband, Shawn, and I had spent our fall break making visits to the zoo, playing outside, and enjoying the week with our son. We had no idea how quickly our lives would change. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-04-21 13:04:45 | Comments | Printable version
County Offices will be closed April 22, 2011, Good Friday The following offices will be closed all day tomorrow for Good Friday, they would like to wish everybody a safe and Happy Easter.
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Unemployment picture improves in March 2011 Special ColumbiaMagaine.com story Unemployment in the 7-County area was noticeably improved for the March 2011 period vs. the month earlier, with Metcalfe County showing the greatest improvement, 1.7%, followed by Adair County and Cumberland County, each showing 1.4% fewer unemployed in the period.For the Seven Counties, unemployment trend change, and % unemployed for March 2011. 1) (tie) Green Co., down 1.2% to 10.3%Even with it's 1.7% improvement, Metcalfe County remained one of the state's most troubled economies, ranking fourth highest in terms of unemployment for the March 2011 reporting period. All of the area counties had more unemployment than the nation as a whole, which had 9.2% unemployed and were worse off than the statewide figure of 10.2%, though Green and Taylor Counties were close to that figure. Source: Kentucky Office of Employment and Training 2011-04-21 12:28:46 | Comments | Printable version
Sharon Whitehurst essay gets a Top 10 on CM, Ever, Rating Critique is from highest level, from "Jim," who heretofore had rated a tie for Number 1 for Gordon Crump's G. Crump: How I discovered Columbia . . . when Columbus didn't, and Julia Ann Pickett's Raising Julia Ann Pickett was a full-time, full-town chore. "Jim" has not filled in the rest of the Top 10, but this is a good start. Other readers would surely put many of 'Jim' piece in the Top Ten Greatest CM Articles, Ever, list, we're sure. - Ed Waggener "Jim" writes: Ms. Whitehurst's compelling Civil War essay has got to rank among the top 10 - possibly among the top five - Greatest CM Articles Ever."Jim"Comments above re article 43839 The War Between the States A retrospective 2011-04-21 09:57:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sharon Whitehurst - Whitehurst Diaries
Winnie B. Eastridge, Taylor Co., KY (1929 - 2011) She was a native of Cumberland Co., KY and a member of a highly regarded South Central Kentucky family. She was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church and had retired from Fruit of the Loom, Campbellsville, KY Winnie B. Eastridge, 82, died at 2:50amET, Wednesday, April 20, 2011 in Campbellsville, KY. Funeral services will be at 3pmET/2pmCT, Friday, April 22, 2011 at the St. Mark United Methodist Church, 400 Meader ST, Campbellsville by Rev. William Herndon and Rev. Richard Lowe. Burial will be in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens, 3878 Greensburg RD, Campbellsville, KY. Visitation will be after 5pmET/4pmCT, Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon AV, Campbellsville, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-04-21 07:56:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Margaret Acree recalls quiet heroism of mother, Emma McGaha They don't make them like her mom anymore, writer says, recalling an incident at wheat threshing time in McGaha By Margaret McGaha Acree I was remembering my mom, Emma McGaha, this week, the anniversary of her death on April 19, 2001, and recall the time Dad and some neighbors were going to thresh wheat one day. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-04-21 06:30:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Widow of Challenger Commander to speak at LWC, April 28, 2011 Founders' Day speaker Click on Headline for full story plus photo(s) By Duane Bonifer News from Lindsey Wilson College COLUMBIA, KY - The widow of the commander of the Space Shuttle Challenger will give the keynote address at this year's Lindsey Wilson College Founders' Day dinner. June Scobee Rodgers will speak at 6pmCT on Thursday, April 28, at LWC's Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center, 430 Helen Flatt DR, Columbia, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-04-21 06:08:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Purdy SBC Spring Revival starts this evening, April 21, 2011 Purdy Separate Baptist Church, 8004 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY, is holding Spring Revival April 21, 2011, and continuing for an indefinite number of days. The service begins at 6:30pmCT, with Bro. Troy Coffey preaching. -Lonnie McAllister 2011-04-21 05:58:24 | Comments | Printable version
In Georgia, they call them Cat Whiskers Writer raises volatile, divisive old issue of "Grandpa's Whiskers" vs. "Cat Whiskers" Emily Greenway writes: Picture of pink "grandpa whiskers"?Comment above re story was posted on 2009-08-09 at 07:24:01, Beautiful pink flower known as spider plant or grandpa's whiskers, based on information supplied by Charles Marshburn of Atlanta, GA, and Fairplay, KY. At ColumbiaMagazine.com, we're mere functionaries, posting what we're told. We'd hope all the Georgians - bless their hearts - could get together and make up their collective mind on the subject, and not be steering up passions among the locals, especially during the high holy days and the SC Kentucky mating season. -EW 2011-04-21 04:41:43 | Comments | Printable version
Young/Davis/Robertson/Reunion at the Park in Sulphur Well, KY REUNIONS The Descendants of Garfield and Crittie Young, Simon and Sarah Davis, and John and Flossie Robertson will gather for a reunion Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Sulphur Well Park, Located across the road from Sulphur Well Country Store, 1508 Sulphur Well-Knob Lick RoadSulphur Well Historic District, KY. Gospel and country music will be provided. Bring a covered dish for a potluck at 1pmCT. You are invited to join us for a day of fun. Hope to see you there. For information, call Robert and Louise Young at (270) 565-4718 or Boon and Anita Matney at (270) 670-6420. Anita Matney 2011-04-21 04:16:42 | Comments | Printable version
Special News, Ads, for THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011 Watch here for Clicks to your favorite Sunday Features as they are added today. to favorite Sunday with CM columnists, and selected favorite stories and maybe some links to news from the past week. Sunday with CM for April 17, 2011 and your favorite writers + important news stories:
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Mega Reunion registration deadline extended to May 16, 2011 Registrations have come in for all classes from 1981-1987, but are strongest for 1983 and 1984. Information from graduation programs is needed so banners with correct color, flower, and motto can be ordered for each class. See also REUNIONS By Marian Grant The registration deadline has now been extended until May 16, 2011.We need everyone who has old graduation programs from the their graduation to look on those and let me know their classes color, flower and motto. Please email me this information at auntm@duo-county.com or call at (270) 378-6078. We would like to do some banners for the reunion based on the classes that are coming. Also, we have people registered from all of the classes 81-87 but the most registrants are from the classes of 83 and 84 and I know those other classes would hate to see these two classes beat the others on the registrations.-Marian Grant ADVERTISING Deadline Extended to May 16, 2011! Biggest Adair County High School Reunion Ever! Seven Classes! Mega ACHS reunion 1981-1987 at Lure Lodge, June 3-5, 2011. Click to Printable Online registration form. Deadline for Registrations, NOW May 16, 2011. Class Lists : Click on year for all the members of the Class of 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987. Contact Marian Grant (270) 378-1782 for corrections to lists. Mega Reunion is bigger! Register and come regardless of the ACHS class you were in! 2011-04-21 03:26:50 | Comments | Printable version
The War Between the States: A retrospective Watching Ken Burns' The Civil War and memories of a visit to a Civil War Cemetery evoked memories for Sharon Whitehurst of her husband's Confederate forebears from Goldsboro, Pitt Co., NC, and of her own Great Great Grandfather, a 39 year old farmer from Hague, NY, enlisted for the Union Army. These are brief comments on their service and the conclusions drawn from their stories by the writer: 'Whatever the allegiance of our respective families, few of that era emerged from the war years unscathed. It was a war that should never have been,' -Sharon Whitehurst Click on headline for story plus photo(s) By Sharon Whitehurst Rain had fallen overnight and now a gentle April sun slanted through new green leaves and fell in bands of light along trim lawns and tidy gravel paths.There were few visitors at the Petersburg Battle Site that morning. Jim and I, with our two young children, were spending a few days with his father's sister in Petersburg, VA and Uncle Roy Whitehurst had collected us for an outing. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-04-21 03:05:27 | Comments | Printable version
Hallie Ann Henry Williams, Green Co., KY (1943-2011) She was a member of a large, respected Green Co., KY family. She was a member of the Jacob Grove Baptist Church Mrs. Hallie Ann Henry Williams, 66, departed this life Saturday, April 16, 2011 at her home in Green Co., KY The funeral service will be at Jacob Grove Baptist Church, 4770 Hodgenville RD, Summersville, KY, at 11amCT, Saturday, April 23, 2011, with Rev. Henry Nelson and Rev. Louis Henry officiating. Visitation will be at Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home, 209 W. Court ST, Greensburg, KYfrom 6pm-9pmCT, Friday, April 22, 2011 and after 7amCT. Saturday, April 23, 2011at Jacob Grove Baptist Church after 10amCT, Saturday, April 23, 2011Ministers: Rev. Henry Nelson and Rev. Louis Henry. Interment will be in the Green County Memory Gardens, Summersville, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-04-21 02:25:38 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 21 Happy Anniversary, David and Teresa Giles (1989) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Larry and Tammy Franklin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Anthony Darnell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Chris G. Hadley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Graham | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jennifer Carole Neagle Boils | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jessica Froedge (1990) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kelci Marie Ramsey (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Laura Flatt | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Malory Feese Burton. | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Olivia Grace Lynn (2010) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Rebecca Ann Grant (1940) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Taylor BreAnn Burton and Tristan Rose Burton (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memoriam, Valerie Wheeler Morris (d. April 21, 2007) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce Burton, 85, Adair County, KY (1933-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Randall Pyles, 81, Adair County, KY (1939-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth P. Thomas Adair Co., KY (1910) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Inez Burton Bernard Roden, Adair County, KY (1922-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eddie Compton , 81, Adair County, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, April Ann Rooks (1984-2002) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Lou Ryder Blair, 83, Greensburg, KY (1933-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bill Walton, 85, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billy Ray Bradley, 71, Green County, KY (1946-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billy Ray Walton, 85, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Eads, 68, Liberty, KY (1947-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Eugene Thomas, 90, Casey Co., KY native (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Lewis Watson, 92, Adair County, KY (1927-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cecil Howard Garmon, 75, Cumberland County, KY (1939-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Darrell K. Thurman, Burkesville, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donald Rexroat, Russell Co., KY (1947-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dwight Cave, Taylor Co., KY (1927-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ella Fern Polston, 73, Russell County, KY (1941-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elvie R. Wall, Casey Co., KY (1926-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, George D. Garrett, 60, Dunnville, KY (1960-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, George Salem Jones, 83, Green Co., KY (1939-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glendo Popplewell, 90, Russell Springs, KY (1931-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Henry L. Cummings, 90, Burkesville, KY (1927-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jacqueline Stacy Ellis Chavez, 46, Taylor County, KY (1971-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Edward Shirley, 65, Green Co., KY (1957-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Junior Davenport, 79, Casey Co., KY (1936-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kathleen Dubree Cary, 89, Marrowbone, KY (1930-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louise Andrew, 85, Russell County, KY (1933-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mamie (Wright) Beard, 85, Green Co., KY (1936-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Jane Bryant, 87, Bradfordsville, KY (1935-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Louise Coffey Franklin, 90, Adair Co., KY (1930-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Maxie Howard Smith, 86, Burkesville, KY (1930-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Michael Lee (Shaky Mike) Wright, Taylor County, KY (1961-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Patricia Louise Tucker Nunn, 61, Green Co., KY (1955-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul A. Foley, 83, Russell Co., KY (1932-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Helm, Jr., 73, Jamestown, KY (1948-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ronald (Abe) Russell, 86, Jamestown, KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Tom Curry, 86, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wanda Walters, Taylor Co., KY (1936-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Winston Kelly Burton, Sr., 72 Russell County, KY (1943-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Yvonne Diane Cappelli, 64, Casey County, KY (1952-2016 Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, April 21, 2011 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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