Mama Cat hiding in The Giving Tree 2020-02-16 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The Giving Tree on Fortune Street in Columbia has been important to many generations as a climbing place, a bridge over Town Creek and an aid in fire building with its dropped limbs after high winds. The ancient Catalpa also provides fishing worms for those who know it's there and come to pick off the huge yellow and black worms in spring. The tree has slowly leaned and leaned over the years until part of it had to be cut off and we feared it would die. It did not. Even with a huge part of its trunk open to animals like Mama Cat who finds safety and comfort in its tunnel, the tree still gives. I don't think anyone has read The Giving Tree to the cats - maybe I'll do that. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Happy birthday, Shirley Harris! 2020-02-16 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Shirley Harris enjoyed birthday celebrations last week - she is pictured here with her son Mike when he took her out for lunch in New Columbia. Shirley said of her 84th birthday that it felt like 64, only her son Terry in New York said she couldn't claim that because that's his age. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

TCIS Academic Team placed second at District 2020-02-16 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Maddie Gumm, Marketing Director, Taylor County School District. The Taylor County Intermediate School Academic Team placed second overall at the District Governors’ Cup in Green County on Saturday, February 8, 2020. The following students also took home individual honors: Karly Hayes, 4th grade, 1st in Arts and Humanities; Madelynn Yates, 5th grade, 2nd in Composition and 3rd in Language Arts; Soham Patel, 5th grade, 2nd in Social Studies; Hayden Hawkins, 5th grade, 2nd Language Arts; Zackary Pourheydarian, 5th grade: 2nd in Math and 5th in Science. The team is coached by Jayne Litton and Kelsie Pepper. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Remembrances at the genealogy program 2020-02-15 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Harriett Wheeler Loy in the photo at left was remembered for her foods and the linen tablecloth at right which was on the table when Mary Anne Loy first met her mother-in-law. The keepsakes and samples of recipes were part of the genealogy program, Historic Kentucky Kitchen. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Campbellsville Fire-Rescue called to Old Hodgenville Road 2020-02-15 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Chris Taylor, Chief, Campbellsville Fire-Rescue. Campbellsville Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a report of heavy smoke in area of Old Hodgenville Road. A second alarm was initiated for water supply and tanker support from Taylor County Fire Department. Upon arrival firefighters found a large barn with heavy fire showing. Firefighters extinguished the fire and provided overhaul to the barn. There is heavy fire and smoke damage to the entire barn. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No civilian or firefighter injuries weere reported. There was one calf that perished in the fire. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Kentucky Lime Salad 2020-02-15 - Smithfield, KY - Photo by Pen. According to the menu at Our Best Restaurant in Smithfield, KY, Kentucky Lime Salad is made with lime jello, pecans, marshmallows, and some secret ingredients. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Final Five Contestants 2020-02-15 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Chloe Thomas. LWC freshman Nicholas Miniard of Russell Springs, KY, won the 20th-annual "Lindsey Idol" contest Thursday, February 13, 2020, at V.P. Henry Auditorium. From left, fellow "Lindsey Idol" finalists Camila Leite of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Keely Dennis of Greenville, Ky.; Cameron Harris of Leitchfield Ky.; Tess Levine of Louisville, Ky.; and Miniard. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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