VFW Quartermaster Ronnie Holt presents check to Adair LL for bats 2018-04-06 - Joe Johnson Little League Park, 197 Doc Walker Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Joe Hare, VFW Post 6097 Commander. VFW Post 6097 Columbia, KY, upon hearing about the need for bats at the Little League, due to a new rule from National, wanted to help a little. As Joe Johnson, one our (VFW) life members and mainstay was also one of the founders of and long time leader of the Little League here, we feel it only fitting that we help in some small way. Pictured above are Andy Watts, Little League board member, and son Ethan Watts, receiving a check from VFW 6097 Quartermaster Ronnie Holt for $250.00. We encourage anyone or group to help support this great group for the kids. - Joe Hare, Commander, VFW Post 6097, 500 Green Hills Road, Columbia, KY Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC students win at Idea State U regional competition 2018-04-05 - 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Venus Popplewell, public relations director, LWC. For the fourth consecutive year LWC students win at Idea State U Regional Competition and will go on to compete at the state level in Lexington, KY on April 21, 2018. From left, Kathryn McFadden from Danville, KY winning for her business model "Cheat Codes" and the team of business administration seniors Tori Caudill from Franklin, IN, Brianne Coe from Jamestown, KY, and Colton Smith from Somerset, KY winning for their business model "Swim Safe." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC Alpha Kappa Phi given plaque for 15 years as a chapter 2018-04-05 - Cincinnati, OH - Photo by Venus Popplewell, public relations director, LWC. The LWC chapter of Alpha Kappa Phi are presented a plaque for 15 years as a chapter at the Sigma Tau Delta English Honors International Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. From left, Trevor Stonecypher, LWC Librarian Hannah Rogers, Caitlin Freeny, Kaitlyn Jackson, Assistant Professor of English Karolyn Steffens, Rebecca Sanders, Hope Poe and Jimmy Temples. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC students sweep top spots at Southeast Conference 2018-04-05 - Athens, GA - Photo by Venus Popplewell, public relations director, LWC. LWC students sweep the top three spots at the 40th-annual Southeast Recreation Research Conference in Athens, GA From left, back row, Jamie Thorn, Austin Collins, Timothy Hollins, Ethan Hennis, and Jonathon Long. From left, middle row, Stephen Miller, Tyler Goodman, Alex Van Winkle, Jaysen Judd, William Diaz, Daniel Hook, Emelie Liliered, and Gintare Mackeviciute. From left, front row, Lindsey Mitchell, Kahala Glover, Sarah Hahn, Grant Stephens, JeRon Thornton, Allen Cooks, Courtney Vincent, and Cole Overman. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Owl on sign at LaKe Barkley State Resort Park 2018-04-05 . CADIZ, KY (Wed 5 Apr 2018) - Tickets are on sale for the annual "Owl Prowl Weekend" at Lake Barkley State Resort Park, 3500 State Park Road, Cadiz, KY. In on April 20-21, 2018. The weekend features nighttime van tours that last about three hours looking for owls and other wildlife. Tickets include programs that start at 7pmCT, on Friday and Saturday nights, April 6 & 7, 2018. The Saturday night program features live owls from the World Bird Sanctuary. The van tours start at 9pmCT. Tickets are $35 a person. Limited seating is available. For tickets or additional information call the lodge at 270-924-1131 or email nick.edmonds@ky.gov Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Another Rare Owl? Scott Hurt Wells' trail cam captures blue owl images 2018-04-05 - Near Cyclone/Summer Shade/Cross Roads/KY 163 - Metcalfe/Monroe Counties - Photo Scott Hurt Wells/trail cam photo. Can anybody help with more information on this bird, caught in a two-photo hunting sequence on a trail cam by Scott Hurt Wells of Summer Shade, KY. The pictures were taken at daybreak he says. It has the coloration of a blue jay, as seen in the second photo. Searching the web, there is a "Northern White Faced Scops Owl" which shares some resemblance to this owl. Scott Wells says he will appreciate any leads, any information. "I've never seen a bird like this one," he writes. He called CM after seeing a bird photo included in a blue owl search, but that picture, Of a Bluejay in Flight, by Pen taken from ColumbiaMagazine.com, was included in an album on one of the photo sharing websites. Bluejays are prey of owls, which may be why the photo appeared there. Scott Hurt Wells told us that, as far as he knows, he's not related to any of the Hurts or Wellses in Adair County. Some of his kinfolks are graduates of Lindsey Wilson he said. But he knows two of Columbia's most famous people: H. Hunter Durham, the attorney; and Bro. Raymond Martin - Scott is a member of Summer Shade Christian Church. Scott Wells and I both hope one of the more experienced ornithologists can help with this puzzle. -EW. Comments, Identifications:\ Billy Joe Fudge: Thinks 'blue owl' may be harrier hawk Derek Coomer: Clues point toward either Short-eared owl or Northern Harrier Hawk Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Snowy Owl still visiting in Taylor County, KY - 3 Apr 2018 2018-04-05 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Kay Haupt. Kay Haupt was able to capture this close up of the Snowy Owl guest that's been spotted in Adair and Taylor Counties in the past couple of weeks. She said she took this photo Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in Campbellville, Taylor County, KY. "The picture was taken n KY 744 close to a Cave in Taylor County/Campbellsville," the photographer notes. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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