A quiet before the 2013 Christmas in Columbia Parade 2013-12-08 - The Square at Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY. - Photo by Shamarie Claiborne. Well before the Parade beganChief Cross was patiently waiting for the action begin an the square. He was passing time talking with folks. The Square was so quiet. I loved the look of the moment I had to snap a shot. - Shamarie Claiborne, ADAIR Band Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Christmas in Columbia, 2013: Tessa blowing kiss to audience 2013-12-08 - Downtown Columbia, KY. - Photo by Shamarie Claiborne, Adair BAND photo. Tessa Mae DeWitt blew me a kiss as she went by Saturday night. She is a Senior in the ADAIR Band and this is her last Christmas Parade - It will not be see around the world this year but it means even more to me than that one did! SHAMARIE CLAIBORNE, for the ADAIR Band. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Christmas in Columbia 2013: Through the Balustrades 2013-12-07 - From Historic Courthouse, 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. The candle lights and wreath and city traffic lights from behind a balustrade on the second level of the Historic Adair County Courthouse. - Linda Waggener Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Christmas in Columbia 2013: Like being in the Parade 2013-12-07 - 200 Block Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tiffany Hadley Kessler. A Part of the Parade -Following the parade...when it ends, if one quickly snatches a spot in the traffic line (before all the watchers get in their vehicles to leave also), you feel like YOU are in it! - Tiffany Hadley Kessler Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Christmas in Columbia Parade: ADAIR Band 2013-12-07 - Down Jamestown, Up Town Hill - Photo by Shamarie Claiborne. There's always a thrill, always a choke when the Pride of Adair County, the ADAIR Band comes through the dip and heralds their arrival with 'Joy to the World;' it was no different this year. The same thrill. The same choke. The same pride in the standard for a Tradition of Excellence in so many competitive areas. - CM Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Charles Sparks serenaded on his birthday 2013-12-07 - Public Square, Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo By Linda Waggener, CM Photo. Charles Sparks was serenaded on his birthday by the community choir. It was his 83rd Birthday, and his However-Many-There-Has-Been (somebody help) Christmas in Columbia Parade Under the Lights. He's attended every one which has ever been. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Christmas in Columbia 2013: Grand Marshal Hilda Legg 2013-12-07 - Fountain Plaza, Downtown, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. 2013 Parade Grand Marshal Hilda Legg posed by the Fountain Plaza Christmas tree after the Parade. Legg is a native of Knifley, KY, and is currently a resident of Somerset, KY. She has a long list of government service credentials, including Administrator of the Appalachian Regional Commission, and currently heads her own consulting firm. She is a graduate of Adair County High School, Lindsey Wilson College, and Campbellsville University. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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