Cafe on the Square - ready for Downtown Days 2012-10-13 - 212 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. And so are Cindy and Richard Marshall, Columbia, KY. The Cafe on the Square has been drawing praise for their preparations for Downtown Days/Folklore of the Old West Days. The Cafe was decorated in a fall decor, and banners invited visitors to use the facilities. At left, Cindy and Richard Marshall, Columbia, are set up for Downtown Days for their first time. They have leathergoods, wallets, buckles, and a line of native-American earrings they craft themselves. Richard is one/sixteenth Cherokee, so the talent comes naturally. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mr. Reeder borrows readers to read fine print 2012-10-13 - 1849 Wheeler Hill Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Matt Baker. Matt Baker writes, "He wanted to see what was on the magazine today! The fine print got him so someone loaned their readers to Mr. Reeder..." He, "Mr. Reeder," is Deputy Adair County Third District Magistrate Hoss Reeder, top ranking magisterial official for The Flatwoods. His office is at The Flatwoods Diner, 1849 Wheeler Hill Road. He's really not all that particular - a biscuit always does just fine! Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Accepting accolades for prep for Downtown Days 2012-10-13 - 212 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. CJ Simpson, an owner of Cafe on the Square, Back to camera was complimented by Barbara Armitage, President of the Adair County Garden Club, on the outstanding decorations and preparation the Cafe made for Downtown Days. The popular restaurant has outdoor harvest motif decoration as well as banners welcoming festival goers to the restaurant - including letting them know their restrooms are available to all. At left is Maury Lewis; at right, Angie Loy, both members of the Adair Garden Club. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Raising awareness of domestic violence 2012-10-13 - A.P. White Campus, Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey Wilson College student helps raise awareness about domestic violence - Lindsey Wilson College student Rachel Carr of Danville, Ky., helped raised awareness about domestic violence on the college's A.P. White Campus. Carr helped lead the Clothesline Project October 10-12, 2012 at LWC, a national project that recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Participants in the project decorated a t-shirt and hung it on a clothesline in the college's Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. More than 30 t-shirts were decorated by members of the LWC community. The t-shirts will be sent to the next location of the Clothesline Project, according to Carr, who is a senior with an English major and women's studies minor. - Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Practicing ties, Technical Training Class by BAVFD 2012-10-13 - Roadside Park, 2310 Hwy. 55 S. Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Instructor Matt Goodin guides, from left Kyle Cundiff, Daniel Turner, Jane Potts, Jason Rainwater, Adam Dobson, Richard DeWitt, Jonathan Beams, Daniel Cook, Chris Taylor, Alex Birkett, and Aaron Field (obscured), step by step through harness tying for swift water rescue. This phase of the 35 hour course took place at the Roadside Park in Columbia. Other training sites include the Fire House at Breeding, Wheeler Hill Road, and a covert location for steep side rappelling. Brandon Harvey, Training Supervisor for the BAVFD, said that the two most dangerous training exercises the firemen undergo is actual swift water operations and rappelling. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Instructors, Technical Training Class 2012-10-13 - Roadside Park, 2310 Hwy. 55 S. Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Teachers - Instructors for the Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department Technical Training Class are, from left, Chris Taylor, Matt Goodin, and Brandon Harvey. At this stage of the training at the Roadside Park, the class was learning to tie harnesses on themselves. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Technical Rescue Training at Roadside Park 2012-10-13 - Roadside Park, 2310 Hwy. 55 S. Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Firefighters from the Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department and Campbellsville Fire Department were holding part of a 35 hour Technical Rescue training class at the Roadside Park, 2310 Hwy. 55 S. Road, Columbia, KY, this morning, Saturday, October 13, 2012. The class was instructed by Brandon Harvey, Chris Taylor, and Matt Goodin of the BAVFD. Others present from BAVFD were Tyler Cundiff, Daniel Turner, Jane Potts, Richard Dewitt, Jonathan Reams, and Daniel Cook. Taking part from Campbellsville Fire Department were Jason Rainwater, Adam Dobson, and Aaron Field. Later today, the class will move to Wheeler Hill, Wheeler Hill Road, near the Antioch community in South Adair County for rappelling classes. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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