I just witnessed the long line of people who are supporting our Adair Co. AG Department, as they came rolling up to the high school this afternoon.

I am a mom of three children who were in this class and they all three have benefited greatly from what they learned in it.

I want the Ag department to know that our family is standing totally in favor of the third teacher being hired. As an instructional assistant in the schools system, I have been in the three classes with three different students and all the classes teach a different area of Ag.

Mr Rexroat, he has the plants and vegetable part. Mr Hancock, is the animal section and Mr.Harvey's was the building and welding.

I work with special need students and each time I was in these classes the teachers were very helpful and made sure that we were given a chance just like the other students. I don't understand how doing away with one of the classes is going to be fair to these students who have been in Ag for their high school career, they can't finish what they have started.

Ag is more than what most people think the class is. They teach a lot of things that help on down in life. If we want to eat we need Ag to stay. -Martha Lacy

- Teacher-James Woody ran the cannery which fed thousands of people. This was before we had much electricity. Mr. Woody and Joe Janes went to Wisconsin some 60 years ago to buy Dairy breeding stock. Adair County now ranks number 2 in dairy in the state.

- Teacher-Vernie Vaught was first to use gas on tobacco beds. This saved on weed control in those plant beds.

- Teacher- Sammy Baker showed hundreds of students how to make money in the livestock and dairy business. Adair County is ranked in the top 5 in the state in livestock.

- Teachers and Judge--Teachers Sammy Baker, Mr. Terry Harvey and Judge Richard Walker brought the Greenhouse to our school at little cost to the school. The greenhouse is known as a reliable source of plants in our community.

- Teacher--Randy Rexroat was the first to bring float bed tobacco plants to Adair County--saving farmers money on labor and improving tobacco production.

- Teacher-Kirby Hancock worked many hours getting the school the new and very nice Agriculture barn used to work with community members' and students' livestock.

My father used the fogs in August as a predictor for snows in winter. He kept track not only of how many fogs, but how heavy they were, and what time of morning they burned off (I assume that meant how long a snowfall would last.). The first third of August corresponded to the first month of winter, the second third to the second month of winter, and the last third to the third month of winter. Seldom was there much variation in the fog to snow ratio. --Joyce M Coomer

Based on past comments, I believe a couple of CM's female readers might just have an answer that would solve this dilemma (And no tank would be required).

COF at Dun Roman
High o'er beautiful Downtown Knifley
Where we heavily traffic in free advice. --COF

1. Call to Order
2. Any and all discussions relating to the finances of the hospital.
3. Adjourn

• 1/2 pint jars - $3.50
• Pint jars - $5.50
• Sugar free 1/2 pints--$4.00 (all the sugar free is in 1/2 pint jars)

Wanted - 40 gallon or larger aquarium for growing snake. Reasonably priced or free. Email ilvclassy@hotmail.com if you have one to sell/give away. Thank you! - Heather Evans

Community is
joining together by choice,
not joining by force.

• It's 14 Days until Adair County's Premier Sports Event, the 6th Annual Wacky, Quacky Duck Race.
• It's 14 Days until the Hospital Tax Recall Petition Deadline