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Monday, September 3, 2012
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Fifteen members of Columbia High class of 1953 at reunion

The class was the last at the High School on Graded Hill at Frazier Avenue & East Guardian Streets, bounded also by Woody Avenue and Grissom Street, Columbia, KY
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By George Rice

On Saturday September 2, 2012 there were 15 members of the 41 graduates of the 1953 Columbia High School at the class reunion at Lindsey Wilson's Robert D. Cranmer Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY.

The graduates were joined by husbands and wives. The class of 1953 was the last graduation class of the old high school on the hill before moving the schools to the new and present location on Indian Drive off Greensburg Street.

Graduates in attendance were George Rice, Bob Jeffries, Sue McClister Conover, Mitchell Tupman, Sara Tupman, Jeanette Bennett Page, Sara Whitney Boston, Francis Gadberry Antle, Mary Jane Williams, Gerald Norris, Billy Smythe, Doris Green Robison, Jessie Burton Gaskin, Helen Claycomb York, Martha Coffey Jones, Irene Bailey Harmon, Sonny Williams, and Sandra Norris. - George Rice


2012-09-03 16:28:56 | Comments | Printable version

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Scenic Metcalfe Co., KY: Red Lick Bridge



2012-09-03 - Mosby Ridge Road, Metcalfe Co., KY - Photo by the Feedman, Kenny Browning.
Kenny Browning, the Freedman took this picture and captioned it: "Red Lick Bridge or Hiram Bell Bridge, located on Mosby Ridge Road in Metcalfe County, Kentucky," and added "Not many of these left." Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr.

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Glasgow Musicale presents Best of the Barrens Talent Showcase

The Glasgow Musicale begins its season with the Best of the Barrens Talent Showcase on Sunday, September 16, 2012. The public is invited to gather at 2pmCT, at First Christian Church, 100 N. Race ST, Glasgow, KY to hear some the finest local talent, including Kip and Monica Crowder, Corey Bonds, The Band Table Singers, Emma Pack and Friends, Kathryn Thomas, Colin Grant-Adams, Bailey Birge and Buffalo Ford, Sydney Norman and Griffin Botts. This free event concludes with a gala silent auction the proceeds benefitting the scholarship fund to aid local students attending the Stephen Foster Music Camp.- Samuel Terry

2012-09-03 16:07:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene

Linda Lewis adds word of advice on turkeys - and mites!

Linda Lewis writes:
Ms. McCloud had better scare the turkeys away. I used to love to see them on our farm in Chance until the so-called turkey mites became such a big problem. It may get to where she will not be able to enjoy her own yard for fear of infestation. I've heard the itching from the mites will drive you crazy! - Linda Lewis
Comments re photo 46547 Town Turkeys occupy Wall Street


2012-09-03 16:00:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Whittney Ford elected Adair County HS FFA Sweetheart

Candidates were Whittney Ford, Aliza Martin and Abby Royse
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By Diana Trejo
News from the Adair County High School FFA

On Wednesday August 29, 2012, we held our very first FFA meeting of the 2012-2013 school year. The main item of business was to elect the 2012-13 FFA sweetheart.

Whittney Ford, Aliza Martin and Abby Royse were all candidates for the FFA Sweetheart position. After all the members cast their votes, Whittney Ford was announced the winner.


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2012-09-03 15:40:25 | Comments | Printable version

Ricky Dale Sanders, Casey Co., KY (1955-2012)

He was a member of a large, respected Casey County family. He leaves 10 direct living descendants. He was a former drywaller and a security guard at Oshkosh. He attended Hilltop Trinity Full Gospel Tabernacle.

Ricky Dale Sanders passed away Sunday September 2, 2012 at his home in Casey County. He was 57

Funeral services are 1pmET/12pm noon CT, Wednesday September 5, 2012 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville Street, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Don Clark officiating. Burial is at Whited Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 6pm-9pmET/5pm-8pmCT at the funeral home.


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2012-09-03 15:19:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Kade Daniel Lane Costello, Casey Co., KY (2012-2012)

Kade Daniel Lane Costello passed away Saturday September 1, 2012 at his home in Casey County. He was 3 months old.

Funeral services are 2pmET/1pmCT, Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Christ Tabernacle Church, Casey Co., KY, with Bro. Darrell Burton and Bro. Lee Burton officiating. Burial is at McFarland Family Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday at the church from 11amET/10amCT until funeral service.


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2012-09-03 11:58:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Burley Young barbershop was HQ for early baseball education

Dave Rosenbaum writes:
My earliest memories include those of sitting in Burley Youngs barber chair, located behind Hugh Thomas's chair, and listening to the baseball talk. There was always a group of men in the shop - real man talk. - Dave Rosenbaum
Comments re article 54182 Mike Watson 1912 Baseball Champions from Russell Creek Academy


2012-09-03 10:28:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

26th Annual Volunteer Lakeshore Cleanup is Sat. Sept, 15, 2012

Free Lunch / Prize Giveaway at Satterly Picnic Shelter, at Site One Boat Ramp, Green River Lake

By Andrea O'Bryan, Park Ranger, Green River Lake

The US Army Corps of Engineers' 26th Annual Volunteer Lakeshore Cleanup will be held on September 15, 2012 this year. Registration and trash pickup are from 9am-12pm noon ET/8am-11amCT.

A free lunch and prize giveaway begins at 12:30pmET, at Satterly Picnic Shelter located at Site One boat ramp.

To participate in trash pickup just show up at one of the following locations:
- Site One Boat Ramp, near 544 Lake Road, Campbellsville, KY
- Smith Ridge Boat Ramp,, at the very end of Smith Ridge Road/KY 372 Campbellsville, KY
- Holmes Bend Boat Ramp, 5380 Holmes Bend Road, Columbia, KY,
- State Park Pavilion, 179 Park Office Road Campbellsville KY 42718.
For more information call 270-465-4463. - Andrea O'Bryan Park Ranger, Green River Lake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District Phone: 270-465-4463


2012-09-03 08:06:30 | Comments | Printable version

Today, MONDAY with CM, September 3, 2012

Haiku by Robert Stone for September 3, 2012:
Conceit is disease.
Not to know yet think we do
opens us to pain.
--Robert Stone, Monday, 3 September 2012.
-1000 haiku countdown to Chambers Stevens' 50th birthday, Day 356, in progress

Countdowns
  • It'sToday until Adair County's Premier Sports Event, the 6th Annual Wacky, Quacky Duck Race and the Columbia/Adair County Chamber of Commerce Buy, Trade, Sell & Swap Day.


Weather Today:
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued at 3:44amET, 2012-09-03: "THE WEAKENING REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL STALL OUT OVER THE REGION TODAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STRONGEST CELLS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. A LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERN WILL CONTINUE ONLY FOR AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED AMPLE RAINFALL OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS." Hazardous Weather,

The National Weather Service in Louisville, KY, has issued the following forecast for Columbia, KY. this forecast from update at 6:55amCT September 3, 2012
Today - Scattered showers before 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight - Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a low around 71. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Click to National Weather Service for Columbia, KY
The Kentucky Mesonet is The Commonwealth's Official Source for Weather and Climate Data.
Mesonet stations are live in: Adair - Casey - Cumberland - Metcalfe - Taylor



Quick links to Sunday with CM Columns - plus some - your comments welcome on editorial choices - added since Sunday, but appropriate to Sunday with CM, items:
direct links to articles, columns, poems and/or photos possibly with other important links, are posted next:

2012-09-03 07:08:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for September 3
Happy Anniversary, Amos and Carolyn Gaskins (1977) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Bob and Diane Benningfield (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Chester and Betty Smith Bennett (1966) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Doug and Kathy DeRossett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Gerhard Lepiarczyk and Katherine Louise Grider Lepiarczyk (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, James and Tricia Cole (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Larry and Diana Russo (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alexandra Brockman (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Allan Bennett (2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amanda England | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amber Bledsoe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brenda Huckaby | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brittany Sasha Abbot | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Deloris Curry (1960) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gracie Baker (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jackie Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jenny Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jodi Akers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jonathan Hutcheson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jynelle Murphy (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kasey Leann Abrell Wilkerson (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kayleigh Martin (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Linda Scott | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Louis McQueary | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Melinda Wright | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mendel Sexton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nikki Underwood | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tiffany Young | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Heather Jo Peckinpaugh, Columbia, KY (1972-2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary W. Woodrum, Liberty, KY (1956-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Allen Rock, Taylor Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chad Bryant Brown, Greensburg, KY (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carthel Porter, Russell Co., KY (1917) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Edward (Eddie) Judd, Russell Co., KY (1954) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ernie Wise, 64, Campbellsville, KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Woodrum Watson, Casey Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara June Martin, Casey County, KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Olive Crabtree, Taylor County, KY (1921-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathryn Daniel Yates, Cumberland Co., KY (1926-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary M. Godby, Casey Co., KY (1938-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clevella Renee Coffey, Adair County, KY (1949-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Lee Stearns, 74, Russell Co., KY (1939-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harold D. Flatt, 79, Russell County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Wilson, 71, Russell Co., KY (1943-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nancy Huddleston Grider Russell County, KY (1969-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Lewis Lynn, Casey Co., KY (1962-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delbert Wesley Morgan, 89, Liberty, KY (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Icy Bloyd, Campbellsville, KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Marie Edelen, Taylor Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Morfey, 72, Somerset, KY (1943-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glen Derl Raines, 82, Casey Co., KY (1933-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Berman Dale Withers, 67, Russell Co., KY (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenny B. Goode, 61, Casey Co., KY(1955-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rita Pearl Cooksie, 87, Cumberland Co. KY native/formerly of Adair Co. (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Gene Buck, Jr., 57, Adair Co., KY/Anderson Co. KY native (1959-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nellie Bonnie Wells, Cumberland Co., KY (1920-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby M. Grider, Casey County, KY (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Mae Grider, Casey County, KY (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Hite (Skaggs) Brown, 98, Taylor County, KY (1919-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sylva Faith McBeath Hopper, 103, Russell Co., KY (1914-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Reva Nell Kessler Marcum, Green Co., KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Gunter, 75, Ninevah, IN (1947-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Lee Hunt, 58, Russell Springs, KY (1963-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. James E. (Jimmy) Powell, 80, Burkesville, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cynthia Lynn Hamon, 57, Russell Springs, KY (1964-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dallas Green Owens, 88, Russell Springs, KY (1934-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garvey Stephens, 81, native of Russell Co., KY (1946-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Golda Crawford, 77, Campbellsville, KY (1943-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ida (Genette) Burton, 78, Adair Co., KY native (1964-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lena Cordelia Forrest Brockman, 91, Adair County, KY (1930-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marjorie Hovious England, 92, Adair Co., KY native (1931-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia H. (Pat) Brendel, 85, Burkesville, KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phillip R. Parrish, 77, Burkesville, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sarah E. Kirkpatrick Pace, 79, Burkesville, KY (1932-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, September 3, 2012
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
NoonCTServices, Casey County, KY, for Charleen Berg, Casey Co., KY (1930-2012) | (ID:18664, Comment)
Pause for Chimes at Noon. Downtown Columbia. Two Selections | (ID:18682, Comment)
1:00pmCTTickets still available for 2012 Wacky Quacky Duck Race for big prizes, including Wi-Fi iPad
The 6th Annual Columbia/Adair County Parks and Recreation Board "Wacky Quacky Duck Race" will be at 2pmCT, today, Monday, September 3, 2012, (location not yet announced). Tickets are still available today, Monday, September 3, 2012 until 1pmCT, during the Chamber of Commerce's Buy, Sell, Swap, & Trade day. - Charles Grimsley, chairman, Columbia/Adair County Parks & Recreation Board. | (ID:18468, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes for the Evening. Downtown Columbia. Two Selections | (ID:18720, Comment)
6:00pmCTCub Scout Pack 888 meets, CUMC, 202 Burkesville ST, Columbia, KY
Check with scoutmaster for any Labor Day change
Cub Scout Pack 888 meets each Monday night at 6pmCT, in the basement of the Columbia United Methodist Church, 202 Burkesville ST, Columbia, KY. Anyone who wants to join the Cub Scouts is welcome to attend. -Phillip Richard | (ID:18767, Comment)
Boy Scouts meet at Columbia United Methodist Church
Check with Scoutmaster for schedule change, if any, for Labor Day
The Boy Scouts meet at the Columbia Unitied Methodist Church, 202 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY every Monday night at 6pmCT. (We will meet at the Sportsmans Club occasionally, depending on the weather.) Phone 270-250-9482. - Shane Patterson | (ID:18774, Comment)

 


































 
 
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