http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adairville/ Adairville, KY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adairville/content/fbbfe797070c8eb38fd3f44b4b4c5b4e.html Logan County Clerk Scottie Harper recently had the drawing for position on the upcoming Election Day ballot for all local city council and mayoral races http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adairville/content/542d36d04e80695b055c08c4cef19b5e.html Giant sand sculptures a massive sandbox and a mountain of sand dominated the scene Saturday during Community Day for Scotty8217;s Contracting and Stone8217;s Festival of Sand held outside Russell Sims Aquatic Park Sand was not the only draw at the festival though as there were free activities games for children and a chance to enter a raffle for 036;10000The seventh annual festival is one of the largest fundraisers for Kids on the Block a nonprofit educational puppet troupe that offers programs in elementary schools to teach students about physical challenges medical conditions and social and safety issuesNine teams representing different corporations churches and schools worked Thursday and Friday to build sand sculptures representing something related to Kids on the Block8217;s educational programFor example Briarwood Elementary School which won first place in the sculpture competition among schools and churches built a structure about safety It featured the school8217;s mascot a husky sitting atop a lifeguard chair overlooking a swimming pool while another husky sat poolside with a safety rope to keep watch on a swimmer8220;We hope we8217;re going to have a lot of people coming through here8221; said Kids on the Block executive director Debbie Hays shortly after Community Day began Saturday morningSpending the better part of two days pounding sand into forms and sculpting a figure in temperatures that reached the mid90s proved to be exhausting but rewarding work according to Hays8220;Briarwood felt their design was a little more than they could do but they were amazed that they had done it8221; Hays saidIn addition to the schoolchurch and corporate sculpture contests the festival awarded a Bowling Green Choice Award to the team whose sculpture earned the most public support through the purchase of 8220;sand dollars8221; for 036;1 apiece to help support Kids on the BlockThe winner was St Joseph Catholic School whose sculpture got public support amounting to 036;169 Briarwood Elementary came in second with 036;141Also Community Day was the first dfor people to register for a raffle to win 036;10000 045; the drawing will be held at another Kids on the Block fundraiser Twilight Thunder Cruise on Sept 20Teams had several weeks to practice their sculptures working from drawings and receiving assistance from master sculptors led by Greg Mills a professor of construction management at Western Kentucky UniversityOn Saturday Mills and his team of sculptors were completing their own sculpture 045; an Olympicthemed creation featuring an intricately detailed Chinese dragon and three Kids on the Block puppets on an Olympic medal stand with the Great Wall of China in the backgroundMills said there were challenges in teaching the finer points of sculpture to the teams but those obstacles were overcome quickly8220;The hardest part is that most kids in art classes are drawing twodimensional pictures on paper8221; Mills said 8220;Once you get them thinking about art in 3D and getting used to that concept things turn out pretty darn decent8221;Susan Tweedy of Bowling Green attended Community Day with her children Ian and Grace who both attend TC Cherry Elementary School8220;We8217;re here to support our school8221; Tweedy said 8220;Can you imagine being out here all day in the heat working with sand on the blacktop for such a good cause8221;Winners included:Corporate Division 8212; Scotty8217;s Contracting and Stone first place; PanOston Company second place; Houchens Insurance Group third placeSchoolChurch Division 8212; Briarwood Elementary School first place; Woodburn Baptist Church second place; St Joseph Catholic School third placeOther participants were Adairville Elementary School TC Cherry Elementary School and Todd County Middle School St Joseph also won the Spirit AwardBowling Green Choice Award 8212; St Joseph Catholic School first place; Briarwood Elementary School second place http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adairville/content/670a01733321186e2ec298013b9e85b9.html Sweaty and caked with grime Frank Wright smiled when he reflected on the effort he and his partners put forth Friday for Scotty8217;s Contracting and Stone8217;s Festival of Sand at Russell Sims Aquatic Park 8220;At first I thought we8217;d just come out here work at the sand a little bit and boom we8217;d have something8221; said Wright the youth minister for Woodburn Baptist ChurchInstead Wright and members of other churches businesses and schools spent the better part of Friday completing their sand sculptures in the seventh annual festivalProceeds from the festival benefit Kentucky Kids on the Block a nonprofit educational puppet troupe that offers programs on physical challenges medical conditions and social and safety issues for children in kindergarten through sixth gradesNine teams built sand sculptures at the festival Friday most of them beginning their work Thursday night pounding giant piles of sand and mixing them with water to create casts from which figures would be carvedEach team8217;s model represented something related to Kids on the Block8217;s educational programsWright8217;s group focused on a sculpture addressing childhood obesity coming up with giant models of characters from the Christian animated film series 8220;VeggieTales8221; urging children to 8220;eat your veggies8221;The sculpture earned the church second place in the schoolchurch team division at the awards ceremony held late Friday afternoonDebbie Hays executive director for Kids on the Block said the festival is the primary fundraiser for her organization 045; last year the event raised more than 036;30000 to fund programs at local elementary schools and Hays wants to improve on last year8217;s numbers with this festival8220;Most of the teams came out Thursday night at 6 pm pounding out and bonding sand until 10 o8217;clock8221; Hays said 8220;This is hard work and it8217;s hard to get teams to commit and spend two days off work doing this Everybody was so tired at the end of Thursday and here they are again still working8221;About 200 tons of sand were trucked in Thursday by Scotty8217;s according to company vice president Mike LawJane Watts administrative assistant for PanOston Company in Bowling Green helped her team build a sculpture addressing the issue of single parenthood 045; two dinosaurs napping in the shadow of one of their parents8220;You see so many divorces and single parents today but this is something that8217;s always been with us8221; Watts said 8220;People back then had to survive that way too8221;The group from TC Cherry Elementary School built a sculpture highlighting diversity with a sand sculpture of a globe wearing a graduation cap surrounded on either side by sculptures of Kids on the Block puppets 045; one wearing a Chinese rice hat and the other wearing a Mexican sombreroTC Cherry kindergarten teacher Lara Mattingly said the sculpture 8220;Hats Off to Diversity8221; was a collaborative effort of students and teachers with some practice sculptures built beforehand8220;We thought that the theme of diversity tied well with what happens every day at the school since students are interacting with each other and living in a diverse world8221; Mattingly saidThe top three finishers in both the corporate and schoolchurch finishers were recognized Friday but the festival continues from 10 am to 6:30 pm today with Community DayThe day will feature food vendors free children8217;s activities tattoos face painting a duck pond and basketball A cornhole tournament will be from 2 pm to 5 pm and requires a 036;20 registration feeAlso the sculptures will remain on display and the public for 036;1 per vote can have their say in the Bowling Green Choice AwardWinners Friday included:Corporate Division 8212; Scotty8217;s Contracting and Stone first place; PanOston Company second place; Houchens Insurance Group third placeSchoolChurch Division 8212; Briarwood Elementary School first place; Woodburn Baptist Church second place; St Joseph Catholic School third placeOther participants were Adairville Elementary School TC Cherry Elementary School and Todd County Middle School St Joseph also won the Spirit Award http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adairville/content/89909bdb60b34b3bf69cfda3872bcf25.html Area law enforcement agencies will use sobriety checkpoints during next several weeks to crack down on drunken drivers The effort is part of the National Drunk Driving Over the Limit Under Arrest crackdown which started Friday and continues through Labor Day on Sept 1The Bowling Green Police Department will conduct checkpoints Friday and Saturday night the next two weeksCity police will man checkpoints at Veterans Memorial Lane near Clay Street University Boulevard near Old Morgantown Road and Scottsville Road near Cypresswood Way from 11 pm to 3 amThese roads were chosen because of the high traffic volume said Officer Barry Pruitt spokesman for city police8220;The goal of this is to impact as many drivers as possible8221; he saidAlthough citations are not the primary goal the department is taking the effort seriously Pruitt saidKentucky State Police has begun its portion of the effort said Trooper Todd Holder spokesman for state police8220;We8217;re maximizing our force through checkpoints while saving on fuel8221; he saidFewer people drive under the influence because of education and publicized enforcement efforts Holder saidThis effort ties into the KSP effort called Friday Nights Blue Lights where troopers go to various football games and shortly before its conclusion leave to set up a checkpoint near the stadium Holder said8220;The goal of this effort is remind parents students and football players to wear their seat belts and that all other safety equipment is being used correctly8221; he saidThe Morgantown Police Department was at a checkpoint this past weekend with state police where three people were arrested for DUI said Chief Billy Phelps8220;We intend to do several more during the enforcement effort8221; he saidTypically areas participate in these efforts using overtime paid for through either a state or federal grant In this instance Morgantown officers are participating during normal shifts8220;Until recently we had never participated in these efforts We8217;re making a legitimate effort to be a proactive law enforcement agency8221; Phelps saidThe strategy has been working The crime rate this year in Morgantown appears as though it will be lower Phelps saidLaw enforcement agencies will set up sobriety checkpointsThe following police checkpoints may be established anytime during the Over the Limit Under Arrest crackdown that started Friday and continues through Sept 1 045; Labor Day 045; in Warren County:US 31W ByPass at Ky 240 in Woodburn; Ky 242 in Rich Pond at Old Louisville Road Massey8217;s Grocery Hardy amp; Sons Funeral Home; Ky 185 at Miller Road; US 68 at Blue Level Road and Carl Jordan Road; Ky 101 at Allen County line Ky 1297 and Three Forks; US 231 S in Alvaton US 231 N at Brookwood Road; Ky 880 at Rock Creek Apartments rear side of the airport and Ky 1435 north; Ky 884 at Ky 242; Smallhouse Road at Elrod Road; Ky 622 at Larmon Mill Road; Beech Bend Road at Double Springs Garvin Lane and Ky 185 one mile north of the Bowling Green city limitsState police checkpoints in Allen County may include:Ky 101 at Ky 1533 US 31 E Jefferson School Road Ky 234 and the Warren County line; US 31E at Ky 482 Ky 1147 Barren County line Tennessee state line Jefferson School Road and Harrison School Road; Ky 100 at Monroe County line Ky 99 Ky 1421 Walker8217;s Chapel and Simpson County line; Ky 98 at Monroe County line and near the boat ramp; US 231 at Mount Union Church Road and at Allen County High School and Ky 252 at Ky 517In Barren County:Ky 70 at Ky 314 and Ky 255; Ky 1846 at Old Lexington Road; US 31W at Edmonson County line Ky 255 and Hart County line; US 68 at Bon Ayr; US 31 E at Allen County line and Jack Turner Road and Ky 249 south of GlasgowIn Butler County:US 231 at Natcher Parkway Ky 403 and Ky 70; Ky 70 at Ky 411 Ky 185 Ky 3182 Ky 1117 and south side of Green River Bridge; Ky 79 at Old McKendree Chapel Road and Ky 79; Ky 403 at Horseshoe Bend RoadIn Edmonson County:US 31W at Barren County line Ky 100 and Ky 259; Ky 259 at Brownsville limits Ky 728 Ky 70 near Kyrock School and at Ky 185; Ky 728 at the dam; Ky 728 at Hart County lineIn Logan County:US 68 at East Auburn Bypass Ky 102 Southern States Fertilizer Russellville Bypass fairgrounds entrance Ky 1151 and Todd County line; Ky 1293 at Ky 107; Ky 96 at Ky 102; US 431 at Tennessee state line Ky 591 Adairville Truck Stop Logan Memorial Hospital Russellville N Bypass Epley8217;s Station Ky 1040 Ky 106 and Peach Orchard Road; Ky 103 at Ky 1038; US 79 at Russellville Bypass Old ITW Plant railroad curve and Todd County line; Ky 103 at Simpson County line; Ky 178 at Ky 1151; and Ky 100 at the sawmillIn Simpson County:US 31W North at Ky 1008 and at Reasonover Drive; US 31 W South at Macedonia Road Kentucky Stone Entrance Geddes Road and Lake Springs Road; Ky 73 at Ky 100 Rapids Grocery Robey Bethel Grove Road Ky 1008 Ky 100 and Simpson County line; Ky 103 at Ky 100 and Turnertown Road; and Ky 585 at Ky 621 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adairville/content/8d084b6926be5745544e6ccbfac71f60.html The RussellvilleLogan County Human Rights Commission to the community would like to acquaint the citizens with the following biographies of the secretaries and treasurers of the organization http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adairville/content/3bc046d8d474d85b3601d09e64283b98.html There will be a benefit for 8monthold Isaiah Daruk on Saturday August 23 from 5 to 9 pm on the square in Adairville http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adairville/content/c9b8b19de18f7aa8c73ed790966bb0bf.html The mayors of Adairville and Auburn will both be seeking reelection in November but they will each have an opposing candidate on the ticket http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kentucky/adairville/content/e00faa9e8355884256b534558b2c6ee7.html The Logan Todd Longbeards Chapter of The National Wild Turkey Federation sponsored Jake's Day for kids up to 17 years old at the Red River Fish and Game Club in Adairville The event hosted 36 children participating in trap shooting BB gun contest turkey calling archery fishing contest and firearms safety instruction