Ken Hill completes Living History series at ACES 2018-04-25 - Adair County Elementary School (ACES), 870 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Innocent Bystander. Ken Hill, noted re-enactor, finished the last of his 4th grade "living history classes" Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Adair County Elementary School. "A great bunch of kids," he writes, and adds this information about the event."The flag, along with all items on the two tables are exact replicas of items used around the time of the American Revolution. I bring an assortment of weapons, writing instruments, books, lanterns, hides, furs, cooking utensils and children’s toys, all to demonstrate how our ancestors lived. The "Betsy" flag I'm holding was rarely flown in this area, but since the children have learned about it in school, it helps to focus them on the time period when Kentucky was still a county in Virginia. The kids really seem to enjoy it, and once they hear the stories about the items, many of them can tell the same stories to the group if they happen to see me again. I appreciate the teachers' invitations to come into the schools, and the support of Supt. Stephens in allowing me to bring my gear to help tell the stories. Reading about history is good, seeing what you have read about often makes it much clearer." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY - Coneflower, Wild Phlox 2018-04-25 - Allen Schoolhouse Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Two favorite flowers: Yellow Coneflowers, (ID subject to review by more expert wildflower fanciers), Wild Phlox (subject to insistence of Linda that it's 'Wild Sweet William' in Sulphur Well), seen on Allen School House Road, April 24, 2018. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Chancellor John Begley will deliver Founders Day keynote 2018-04-25 - Lindsey Wilson College, A.P. White Campus, Columbia, KY - Photo from Lindsey Wilson College. Chancellor and sixth president of Lindsey Wilson College John B. Begley will deliver the keynote address at LWC's Founders’ Day Celebration, at 6pmCT on Thursday, April 26, at LWC;s Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY. A member of the Lindsey Wilson community for more than 40 years, Begley came to Lindsey Wilson in 1977. During his 20-year presidency, Lindsey Wilson evolved from a junior college into a thriving liberal arts college with a nationally ranked graduate program. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Trillium in the rain -24 Apr 2018 2018-04-24 - Allen Schoolhouse Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. A pink trillium grandiflora is the latter days phase of the relatively common white trilliums which were surrounding this one on April 24, 2018, seen on a cliffside on Allen Schoolhouse Road, McGaha, KY. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Strainer against bridge on Melson Ridge Road 2018-04-24 - Bridge over Crocus Creek, Melson Ridge Road, Inroad, Adair County, KY - Photo by Wendy Burt. "I agree with Mitzi Bault about the danger of bridge 'strainers' on Adair County waterways. Another case in point is the pileup of entire trees, limbs, and branches where Melson Ridge Road crosses Crocus Creek in southern Adair County. The pileup is so huge that branches are visible above the bridge deck." - Wendy Burt who adds, in the accompanying letter, that the strainers put significant risk on the structural integrity of the highway. - Paired Photo, after strainer removed - Where the strainer on Melson Ridge Road Bridge isn't, anymore Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Along an Adair Co. scenic byway 2018-04-24 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. Researching this one for its official name. At a glance, it is similar in size and form to the Snowdrop, but not the same. - LW Identifications, comments Wendy Burt Mystery Flower #78368 is aptly named Shooting Star - (Dodecatheon meadia) Charles Marshburn Mystery Flower #78368 not snow drop, but Eastern Shooting Star Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Elementary students win awards in conservation art contest 2018-04-24 - Campbellsville Elementary School, 315 Roberts Road, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, Campbellsville Independent Schools. Campbellsville Elementary School students recently won awards for their entries in Taylor County Conservation District's annual art contest. Taylor County Conservation District Board Member Barry Smith, at left, made the presentations. Third-grader Reece Swafford, second from left, was his school's second-place winner. Luke Adkins, at right, also a third-grader, was his school's third-place winner. Patty Haley, Swafford's and Adkins's teacher, receives $50 for classroom supplies. - Calen McKinney Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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