Scenic Adair Co: Stream Restoration Project Update 2013-07-05 - Holloway Drive at Miller Avenue, Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener. It's worth taking the Miller Avenue shortcut from Jamestown Street to the Adair County Fairgrounds if just to see the wild flowers the natural stream restoration project carried out by students under the direction of LWC Assistant Professor of Biology Mike Bosela. The restoration was started in October, 2010. Trees and shrubs, including elderberries were funded by Eastern Kentucky PRIDE. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Happy 4th of July, Columbia! 2013-07-04 - 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Doyle Lloyd. Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Happy Birthday, America! from the Pet Stones 2013-07-04 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Melissa Stone. Happy 4th, All: I'm babysitting my brother's pets today. As they are patriotic little creatures, they didn't mind so much being the subject of a photo birthday card - so Happy Birthday America, from Jax, Stella, and Lily Stone! - Melissa Stone Melissa Stone Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Grilled Ribeye 2013-07-04 - Epicurean Kitchen - Photo by Pen. A simple 4th of July indulgence without going overboard: A grilled and carefully cross hatched medium rare ribeye steak, a small serving of cut-off the cob sweet corn, center cuts of backyard red ripe tomatoes, a few leaves of spinach, garnished with blue cheese dressing, and a few sprigs of patio herbs, served with an official EK wine choice from Smith-Berry Winery, New Castle, Henry County, KY. A great way to celebrate a rainy 4th of July. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

William Hurt for Independence Day: John Field step-son home 2013-07-04 - Reed & Fortune Streets, Columbia, KY - Photo CM file photo posted 2006-10-15. This beautiful home is now located at the corner of Fortune and Reed Streets in Columbia, KY. Constructed in 1812, this and two or three others were considered the finest in the region. John Field spared no expense in obtaining the best furnishings, some of which he purchased in Philadelphia and shipped to Louisville by boat, then hauled overland. It was in this house that John Marshall Clemens rented a sleeping room and another room for his law office from John and Martisha Field. He and his new wife, Jane Lampton Clemens, honeymooned and lived here for about one year prior to moving to Tennessee and later Missouri where their celebrated son, Samuel L. Clemens, was born. This home is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. David Rigney. - MIKE WATSON. The photo above was taken at the 2006 Folklore of the Old West. That story, with 17 photo album, no more material related to William Hurt, step father of John Field, can be accessed by clicking to: Folklore of the Old West Festival 2006: One click for snapshots. Clicking ReadMore returns to Lives of Great Adair Countians: William Hurt, for Independence Day by Mike Watson, Adair County historian. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New Soccer Press Box at Lindsey Wilson College 2013-07-04 - Walter S. Reuling Stadium, 151 Holloway Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. America's best NAIA Soccer Program at Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY, just got an improvement at it's jewel of a soccer stadium, Walter S. Reuling Stadium, with the addition of this new press box. The structure was built by the college's Plant Operations, Mike Newton Director, according to Gary Coomer of Plant Operations. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lives of Great Adair Countians: William Hurt for July 4th 2013-07-04 - Hurt Cemetery, KY 704, Columbia, KY - Photo File Photo 2006-10-07 Margaret Taylor. This is the Color Guard of the Governor Isaac Shelby Chapter, Kentucky Society Sons of the American Revolution, at the Grave Marking Ceremony at the Hurt Cemetery, which took place almost seven years ago, Saturday, October 6, 2006. (For a album of spectacular photos taken that day by Margaret Taylor, click to Adair Revolutionary War Patriot Hurt honored Clicking ReadMore accesses: Lives of Great Adair Countians, WM Hurt, for Independence Day, 2013 by Mike Watson. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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