Stargel places 2nd at Anderson County Wrestling Tournament 2018-12-17 - Lawrenceburg, KY - Photo by Amanda Taylor. Trayton Stargel, a 13 year old Adair County Middle School student, who wrestles with the Taylor County Youth Wrestling Program, traveled to Lawrenceburg, KY, on Sunday, December 16, 2018, where he participated in the Anderson County Bourbon Trail Brawl. Stargel wrestled in the 140-pound weight class, with a total of 8 challengers competing for the top 3 spots in order to bring home a medal. Paired photo: Stargel earns 2nd place medal at Anderson Co. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: A rather vibrant downtown 2018-12-17 - Columbus, IN - Photo by Pen. Downtown Columbus, IN, is a favorite destination of Hailey Waggener and her cousin Tillie, because of some terrific facilities for climbing and exploring. It was nice to see so much activity on a recent Sunday afternoon, with parking spaces full, lots of pedestrians, and lots of businesses open. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Blue Jay 2018-12-17 - Nelson Co., KY - Photo by Bill Badgett. Bill Badgett captured this really beautiful shot of a really handsome Blue Jay in Nelson County, Kentucky. Bill writes, "King of the Mountain: A Blue Jay waiting a turn at the feeder." Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

KHP to consider 10 National Register nominations today 2018-12-17 - Frankfort, KY - Photo courtesy Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board. Frankfort, KY - Ten nominations to the National Register of Historic Places will be considered during a meeting of the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board at 10amET on Monday, Dec. 17, at Paul Sawyier Public Library, Frankfort. Among the nominations are the McGrorty Avenue/Old Wilderness Road Historic District in Danville, encompassing 13 African American residences dating from 1814 to 1950 that reflect an evolution of housing styles, from vernacular to bungalow and Craftsman, prominent during the development of the historic district; the Puritan Apartment Hotel in Louisville, a six-story building constructed in phases between 1914 and 1958, previously included as a contributing resource in an Old Louisville historic district now being proposed for individual listing; and the Captain Benjamin Johnson River House, a rural site along the Ohio River in Boone County, built in 1818 and nominated for its architectural significance as an early "I-House" design from the Federal era spanning 1794-1830. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Cousins together in Christmas season at Nutcracker ballet 2018-12-17 - Indiana - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. Young girl cousins from Kentucky and Indiana kept a Christmas season tradition alive at the Nutcracker ballet at the Zionsville, IN High School Performing Arts Center Saturday. The eldest cousin, Lucy Devenny, center, played the part of a flower in the ballet. Her supporters, there to cheer her on, were from left: Tillie and Hailey Waggener, and to her right, Molly and Audrey Lane. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tractor Trailer overturned along Cumberland Parkway 2018-12-17 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Mike Keltner, Director, Adair Co. Emergency Management. Mike writes, "An accident on the Cumberland Parkway at mile marker 43 Eastbound (Edmonton to Columbia). The roadway is open at the moment, but morning commuters should expect delays as the tow company arrives to remove the truck." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Colorful Skies Over Trinity Church, Adair County 2018-12-16 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Robert Ellis. I was heading back home Saturday after several hours traipsing about with my camera, when I first spotted this rainbow effect in the skies around the Dollar General Store. I had planned to head home to try and spot it from the top of Beechtop Road, but elected to venture off Highway 55 and pull over onto the driveway that leads to Trinity Church. I ruled out Sun Dog since they usually appear to the left or right (sometimes both) on either side of the Sun; in this case my camera is pointing in the opposite direction of the Sun. It doesn't quite qualify as a rainbow either since it wasn't raining there at the color source. The pinkish skies the trees are located in hint at the cause of the colorization...atmospheric conditions, I suspect are the cause of the phenomenon. --ROBERT ELLIS. (c) Robert Ellis Woodworking Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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