Rigging crew considers next step moving 'Heck of a Bell' 2013-07-30 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. When the 'Heck of a Bell,',, the 700 lb. plus cast iron bell which is the art focal point of the new Adair County Primary Center arrived aboard a pickup, part of the crew involved in the one hour 15 minute process pondered the next step. The bell was lowered to a dolly and pushed by hand to the entrance. It was a tight squeeze. The bell assembly is 32" wide, but the 36" doors at the entrance of the school accommodated it, without a single scratch to the shiny new building. The group above includes from left, Ricky Bault, Mark Parnell, Jameson Keen, Project Coordinator and Vo-Ag Teacher Larry Johnson, (maintenance department member whose identity is awaited) and Cody Neat. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The old Columbia High Bell in place of honor at ACPC 2013-07-30 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Larry Johnson, teacher in the Adair County High School Vo-Ag Department, affixes the bell-ringer wheel to the school bell from the old Columbia High School. The bell was installed this morning in the newest Adair County classroom building, Adair County Primary Center, in just over one hours time, though close calls during the painstaking process of moving it from storage in the maintenance department's 350 building to its place of honor in the entrance of the main school made it seem a lot longer. Johnson, whose avocation is antiques and antique restoration, took charge of bringing the bell back of to almost foundry new condition. The luster on the bell is from linseed oil, not paint. The restoration, the move, and the installation were a special project of the Adair County FFA. Both President President Jameson Keen and Treasury Cody Neat assisted in the process, along with members of Ricky Bault's Maintenance Department. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

(Ad) Taco Salad - Your Way 2013-07-30 - 104 Public Square - Photo by Tish Paris, TaPs photo. TaP's Diner Taco Salad today. $4.99. It comes with ground beef, tomatoes, and lettuce, and you can get Your Way, with Sour Cream, Avocado, Salsa, Onion, Jalapenos, and and or Refried Beans, on it, also. It's the special today, $4.99 for lunch and dinner. - TISH PARIS. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

List of Colleges accepting e-Transcripts 2013-07-30 - Frankfort, KY - Photo from Kentucky Government news service. The list of 45 institutions in Kentucky registered to participate in the e-Transcript program includes Lindsey Wilson College and Campbellsville University, Somerset Community College, and Western Kentucky University, which offers a 4-year program at Glasgow, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Landscapiing underway 15 days before start of school 2013-07-30 - ACHS, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Chad Downey and Alwin Rivera were planting honey locusts in the Adair County High School parking lot medians on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. A comprehensive campus wide landscaping is well underway with the start of school just 15 days away, Wednesday, August 14, 2013. The men work for Luxury Landscaping of Columbia, New plantings by Luxury Landscaping already enhance the look of what will be the oldest classroom facility on the campus, Adair County Middle School, which served as Adair County High School when it opened 60 years ago, in the fall of 1953. (date check appreciated - CM) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Willis the Cat: Alert on post 2013-07-30 - Old Gradyville Road, Gradyville, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. Willis makes sure Farm would not go to hell in a hand-basket 'Late in the afternoon, having overseen the arrival and departure of cars belonging to family and neighbors, Willis strolled to his favorite siesta spot, the large rock on the front lawn. He sprawled luxuriously, only to be disturbed by the boy cats tearing past in pursuit of a butterfly. His expression, all flattened ears and glaring eyes, suggested that a decent hard-working cat couldn't have a moment's rest without the farm going to hell in a hand-basket!' - Sharon Whitehurst Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Willis the Cat: He was aware of the large turkey in the barn 2013-07-30 - Old Gradyville Road, Gradyville, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. 'I caught a slight movement behind the garage--a large turkey--then noticed that Willis had already spotted the turkey and was aware of its train of companions now processing toward the back field.' - SHARON WHITEHURST Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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