A Heads Up: One Quadrant of Public Square parking unavailable 2017-10-09 - Fourth Quadrant, Public Square, Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener . The Fourth Quadrant of the Public Square parking is blocked off by police tape this gloomy, drizzly morning, Columbus Day, October 9, 2017. Just a heads up in case you planned to visit businesses there. Photo just after 7amCT. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Squarecrow #22 - ADANTA - Help Stop Suicide 2017-10-09 - 4th Quadrant, Columbia Public Square - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The ADANTA Squarecrow is entry #22, Help Stop Suicide. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ed Vincent of Band of Bros.' restored Daniel Trabue marker 2017-10-09 - Trabue-Russell House, 201 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The Historical Marker at the Trabue-Russell House looks as bright - maybe better - than on the day it was first unveiled, thanks to the work of Ed Vincent, of the Columbia Christian Church's Band of Bros., who, as a team, are meticulously restoring the structure. This is the townside of the marker; the inscription on the other side for townward traffic, is the same. Thanks to Vonnie Kolbenschlag, Columbia historian and champion of the TRH House curation and of the contributions of "The Other Daniel," - Daniel Trabue, to the successful launching of the City of Columbia. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Squarecrow #30: Dollhouse Daycare 2017-10-09 - Jamestown Street entrance lawn, Historic Adair County Courthouse, 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Squarecrows representing future heroes and their teach with county hero pass marker and Medal of Honor recipient of today. - EW/LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Molasses making: the apparatus needed for grinding cane 2017-10-08 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Robert Ellis. The complex machine needed for grinding the cane stalks will wait for next year's harvest. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Making Molasses: cooking the liquid for several hours 2017-10-08 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Robert Ellis. The liquid collected from grinding the stalks is put into a container and strained, then put into a large boiling pot. The cane juice boils for six hours or so, stirred often to prevent the sugar from sticking. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Powering the grinding operation and skimming the solids 2017-10-08 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Robert Ellis. MOLASSES MAKING at the HADLEY'S - In the old days a mule or two might be used to make the mill work to grind the stalks but this operation was powered by a trusty Ford tractor. In the photo at right, the skimming process is taking place to get rid of solids. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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