At VFW Breakfast at Post 6097: Registrar, Kenneth Edwards 2016-11-11 - VFW Post 6097 Hall, 411 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Kenneth Edwards, who served a combined 32 years in the regular Army and the Army Reserves, served as registrar and welcomer to the Walmart Supercenter/UCB Bank Veterans Breakfast this morning, Friday, November 11, 2016. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

At VFW Breakfast, 2016: Mr. & Mrs. Billy Skaggs, Helen Sparks 2016-11-11 - VFW Post 6097 Hall, 411 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Helen Sparks, right, chatted with Mr. & Mrs. Billy Skaggs at the VFW Breakfast, Friday, November 11, 2016. Billy Skaggs served in the Navy, 1959-1963. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Chamber of Commerce promotes shop local 2016-11-11 - Chamber Building, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ellen Zornes, President, Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce. The shop local campaign kickoff date is November 25 and ends December 17, 2016. Participating businesses will be offering shoppers the opportunity to win one of five $100 cash prizes. This "Support Local Businesses" decal will be displayed in the windows of participating businesses. Contact: Ellen Zornes at 270-250-3400 or the Chamber office at 270-384-6020 if your business would like to participate. - Ellen Zornes, President, Columbia/Adair County Chamber of Commerce. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Army Veteran Foster Graves at Walmart/UCB Breakfast 2016-11-11 - VFW Post 6097 Hall, 411 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Army Veteran Foster Graves was one of the last in line for breakfast this morning, Friday, November 11, 2016, at the Walmart Supercenter/United Citizens Bank Veterans Breakfast. Graves is an Army Veteran who served from 1971-1975. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Walmart Supercenter, UCB Veterans Breakfast 11 Nov 2016 2016-11-11 - VFW Post 6097 Hall, 411 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). This morning's historic last-breakfast-in-the old hall was one of the best attended in the history of the event. When this photo was taken, are around 8:30amCT, there was still some 50-60 in waiting to be served and part of the the program had been completed, including the Welcome by Joe Hare, presenting of the post colors, the national Anthem by Jan Overstreet, the Pledge of Allegiance by Post Quartermaster Ronnie Holt, the Prayer by the Post Chaplin, Remarks by Andy Watts of Walmart and the introduction of the speaker, Joe Hare, by Ronnie Holt. Look closely, you may see yourself or someone you know. at the red topped table, foreground, right, are veterans Bro. Lewis Haynes, Sam Holmes, and Lewis Garrison. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Commander Joe Hare at last Veterans Breakfast in old VFW hall 2016-11-11 - VFW Post 6097 Hall, 411 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Columbia VFW Post 6097 Commander Joe Hare, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, had already delivered the welcome to one of the largest gatherings ever for the Annual Walmart Supercenter/UCB Bank Veteran's breakfast, the last to be held at the Post's Fairground Street Location. Next year, the post will be located in a brand new, 5,000 s.f. building at 500 Green Hills Road, Columbia, KY, which is already well on its way. Commander Hare said that Lindsey Wilson College is building the facility, and will be the owner until the Post 6097 takes possession. He said that Mike Newton, Plant Operations Director at Lindsey Wilson College, has set a target date of Memorial Day, 2017, for completion. - Ed Waggener Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Big Al, the Big Rig trucker, discovers Margaritaville, KY 2016-11-11 - Los Dos Lunas, 1764 Campbellsville Road, Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker. Big Al Owens, the Epicurean Kentuckian who travels and reports from almost every state, where his mother, Ella Goetz, enjoys a pretty-perfect Margaritta in restaurant in South Central Kentucky, in the small town of Columbia, KY. The photo was taken at the bar, at Los Dos Lunas, 1764 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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