The Epicurean Kentuckian Historian: Mike Watson on lucky food 2016-12-31 - Epicurean Gormet at large - Photo photos by Mike Watson. There's no excuse if you get it wrong. A proper New Year's Day diet can make or break your New Year's prospect. Historian Mike Watson has these suggestions: Left For breakfast, Peppered, thick sliced jowl bacon; fried eggs, free range, locally produced; toast; dollop of homemade blackberry jam, from Adair County wild berries; orange slice, imported from Florida; and strong black coffee. And for lunch New Year's Day A light & lucky New Year's Day Lunch: Blackeye Peas. Boiled Cabbage. Jowl Bacon. Skillet baked cornbread. - Mike Watson For complete, historically correct, instructions, see: Epicurean Kentuckian Historian: New Year's Day Food first handed down to the multitudes on New Year's Eve, 31 Dec 2013 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New Year's Eve, 31 Dec 2007: Scolding, ridicule for CJ 2016-12-31 - South Central Printing - now Trifecta Print, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The caption on Mon 31 Dec 2007, read: "SOUTH CENTRAL PRINTING COMPANY CEO RALPH WAGGENER with a visual he designed illustrating the Courier-Journal's myopic vision of Kentucky versus the size of Kentucky as seen by real people." Comments COF at Dun Roman Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New Year's Eve 9 Years ago: Grand - or Grandiose - plans 2016-12-31 - Westlake Regional Hospital, 901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo Artist drawing from JRA, Louisville, KY. The caption read: "COLUMBIA'S SKYLINE WILL CHANGE,sometime in the winter of 2008-2009 The drawing above shows Westlake Regional Hospital after third floor is added, as rendered by the architects, JRA, Louisville, KY. The construction time table projects the third floor to be fully enclosed by fall of 2008, and the new addition to be ready for use in fall of 2009. The image was part of a presentation to the Adair County Hospital Board of Trustees at its regular meeting, December 27, 2007." What a difference the years have made. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sittin Pretty by oil painting by Joyce Garner at Artisan Center 2016-12-31 - Kentucky Artisan Center, 200 Artisan Way, Berea, KY - Photo photo from Commonwealth News Center. This oil painting, "Sittin Pretty," by Kentucky Artist Joyce Garner, will be on display at the Kentucky Artisan Center, 700 Artisan Way, Berea, KY along with works by Don Ament. This exhibit will open January 7, 2017, and continues through April 30, 2017, in the lobby and gallery hall of the center. Both artists work in large two-dimensional formats and focus on color in their compositions. The center's exhibits, shopping and travel information areas are open daily 8am-5pmCT/9am-6pmET, and the center's cafe is open from 8am-3pmCT/9am-4pmET. - Gwen Heffner Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Dawn of a New Era: New Year's Eve, 2006 2016-12-31 - Adair County Courthouse, 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Pen (file photo 2006). Ten Years ago, Ann Melton took the oath of office as the first woman to hold the office of Adair County Judge in the history of the county. Former Mayor Pat Bell had just won his first full term as an elected City of Columbia Mayor, after being named to the post by the City Council after then - (and now) Mayor Curtis Hardwick had resigned to take a high post in the administration of Gov. Ernie Fletcher. Inauguration Day: Sunday, December 31, 2006 with a huge photo album by Pen Waggener and Ed Waggener. Clicking Read More accesses a 31 Dec 2016 story, looking back. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Cumberland Co., KY: Two icons, two levels 2016-12-31 - From KY 90/Glasgow Road, Burkesville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Two iconic Burkesville institutions, the world famous Alpine Motel complex high in the frame, and the regionally iconic Tastee Foods soft ice cream store sign and more at street level on KY 90 in Burkesville, KY. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CHS Junior Tyrion Taylor on All-Tournament Team 2016-12-31 - Campbellsville High School, 230 W Main, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, Campbellsville Independent Schools (CIS). Campbellsville High School Assistant Athletic Director Katie Wilkerson presents an all-tournament award to CHS junior Tyrion Taylor in awards events at the Campbellsville Holiday Classic. CHS finished 4th in the tournament. - Calen Mckinney Next for Eagles: Campbellsville HS Boys Basketball at LaRue Co. High School, 925 S Lincoln Boulevard (campus), Hodgenville, KY 42748 at 6:30pmCT/7:30pmET, Tue 3 Jan 2017. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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