Kayaking Russell Creek: Dallas Cofer's trophy bream 2017-06-18 - Russell Creek, Adair County, KY . This is one of the Big Bream Dallas Cofer caught. Wow! Surely enough to feed good part of a multitude with enough Bunny Bread! I'm posting it as inspiration my little cousin in Shelby County, who aspires to fishing in college and is wanting to learn from the best fisherman, I know, my grandson Blake. This is near "the old mill." You can see the old rock walls of the mill, nothing else. I've heard it was called Feese's Mill - hope that's right. - Mitzi Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mitzi Bault, kayaking: A new, exhiliarating experience experience 2017-06-18 - Russell Creek, between NAPA & Pelham Br. Rd. take-out - Photo by Mitzi Bault. The scenery on Russell Creek is beautiful along this stretch of Adair County's Paddle Trail. Yesterday one of the standouts was this gorgeous mimosa tree, not only a sight for the eyes, but for the nose as well. (They say age changes our ability to smell, but mine has grown more sensitive.Almost everyone knows that the mimosa tree is hated by many as unwelcome immigrant species. It's a legume and the beans are toxic to livestock and humans - so a bit dangerous to have in a yard. The photo was taken for the satisfaction it gives me and for a favorite aunt, from Metcalfe County, who often talks fondly of the memories of the mimosa tree she most vividly remembers which adorned her house in Sulphur Well, and for Uncle Ed, who will privately admit how much he likes the trees, especially as summer approaches. - Mitzi Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kayaking Russell Creek: Jerri Rush & Julia Burris 2017-06-18 - Russell Creek, Adair County, KY - Photo by Mitzi Bault. Having other kayakers along - above, Jerri Rush, left, and Julia Burris - adds to the pleasure of kayaking Russell Creek. Close by were Dallas Cofer and Greg Willis, passing through. Nearly everyone owes their knowledge of the sport to Robin Curry, our teacher who wasn't with us Saturday, but to whom we all owe a debt of gratitude. - Mitzi Bault Photo Sat 17 Jun 2017. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

FM2 - This chef is serious about Ribeye Steak 2017-06-18 - Farmers Market on the Square, Campbellsville & Merchant Streets, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). One of the best - if not the best - professional Ribeye Chef's around was operating a hot food stall at FM2, Saturday, June 17, 2017. If he were holding the steak the way fishermen display a bream to look like a man-killer Asian Carp - the very generous six-ounce ribeye would have looked like a Jim Porter sized steak. His Ribeyes are cooked to order, seasoned to order, and 'fixed up' to order. The Ribeyes are so big they have to be folded like a New York pizza before tucking into the hoagie bun. Some have them for a share dessert, after dining at FM2. Some get them to go and make at least a couple of meals out of them. This one was a late breakfast, before his official time to open - but he accommodates eccentrics as well as anyone one could care to meet. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tompkinsville Walmart's Regina Ballard given high praise 2017-06-18 - Walmart Supercenter, 2988 Burkesville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. David Boggs, Walmart market manager, at left, and store manager Sam Scharbrough gave high praise to Tompkinsville Store Associate Regina Ballard who they said had gone above and beyond to help the Columbia store meet its goals. Clicking 'read more' shares the details. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Walmart manager and assistants recognized at ribbon cutting 2017-06-18 - Walmart Supercenter, 2988 Burkesville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. Walmart leadership was recognized at the grand re-opening this week. From left are: Crystal Bryant, Collin Jacobson, Dena Holt, Audrey Jones, store manager Sam Scharbrough, Hannah Streeval and Cameron Garmon. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Pintos as main entree . . . or dessert 2017-06-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). Great Pinto Beans - The ubiquitous protein source may be the unofficial National Food of Adair County. Volunteering an opinion on which restaurant offers the best may result in a challenge to settle the ensuing argument in a too physical fashion, including methods disqualifying one from this office. But there are subtle differences in each establishment's version. This bowl came was a part of a buffet bar which let's one fix it up on one's own, then later order Tabasco or Frank's - vinegar's already on the table - for delivery by the waitress. One thing a Pinto Bean aficionado learns quickly is that not all pinto beans are created equally. That is because everything matters: The source of the beans, how they are cooked, and the preferred ratio of broth-to-bean. That would have been better, above, had broth occupied the greater volume. Some like the dish served piping hot, others prefer tepid. (We think the hotter the better.) Some prefer diced onions mixed in, some fresh green ones pulled in dew time from a local garden. To fix them up, some like them straight, some just check the salt and pepper content and then get down to the business of nourishment. The biggest problem we had with this dish was it had to wait to be dessert. The biggest benefit, by waiting, it was still the best dessert we could have had even though, by then, the temperature was more like ice cream than Bananas Foster. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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