The Old Portand Skating Rink, a landmark, burns down 2012-04-13 - Portland, KY - Photo by Rebecca Beard. A sad day in Portland, KY as the remains of "the old skating rink," the Portland Recreation Center, burned to the ground. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Trees of Kentucky: Paulownia 2012-04-13 - KY 61 at Weed-Sparksville RD, Sparksville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Paulownia blossoms above the roofline at the old Sparksville Grade Center. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Speaking Through Silence concert at Columbian 2012-04-13 - 126 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Antoine Rouse. Speaking Through Silence announces an Autism Awareness Benefit Concert at the Columbian Theater, 126 Public Square, Columbia Ky at 7pmCT, Friday, April 27, 2012. Gregory Blair Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Thai Snapper Ginger 2012-04-13 - 7551 Mall Road, Florence, KY - Photo by Pen. The menu item read "Snapper Ginger." Enough fried fish to feed a family of four, with a nifty ginger sauce and lots of veg. From Thai Pepper in Florence, KY. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Joe Yates, Emily Shultz are guests on Dialogue on Public Issues 2012-04-13 - WLCU Broadcast Studios, 203 West Broadway, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Christina Kern, CU photo. Campbellsville University's John Chowning, vice president for church and external relations and executive assistant to the president of CU, right, interviews, from left, Joseph Yates and Emily Shultz, who attended the National Christian Student Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Yates is a senior from Shepherdsville, KY., and Shultz is a junior from Mt. Sterling, KY. The show will air Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 8amET; Monday, April 16 at 1:30pmET and 6:30pmET; Tuesday, April 17 at 1:30pmET and 6:30pmET; Wednesday, April 18 at 1:30pmET and 6:30pmET; Thursday, April 19 at 8pmET and Friday, April 20 at 8pmET. The show is aired on Campbellsville's cable channel 10 and WLCU FM 88.7 at 8amET Sunday, April 15, 2012. - Joan C. McKinney Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

High Tunnel Saga: Wayne Armitage & Sam Merritt 2012-04-13 - 1535 Bull Run RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Barbara Armitage. Putting up a High Tunnel Green House has its moments: Wayne Armitage and Sam Merritt By the end of the day Wayne was too tired to stand up and hold the post and Sam was too tired to aim for the post anyway. -Barbara Armitage Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Beautiful, but it's poisonous Cressleaf Groundsel 2012-04-13 - Green River Commerce Park, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. It stood out from a distance. Standing alone, it *'sang its own solo stanza of spring.' It looked from 50 yards away like an extra tall clump of field mustard. Up close the cluster looks more like miniature daisies or maybe coneflower. We're sure someone else knows exactly what it is. Just use the Comments button with the picture to let us know. Photo taken 2012-04-12. -EW. *Bob Chelf. PS: Nick Roy has confirmed that this plant is Cressleaf Groundsel, poisonous to cattle (2011-04-18). Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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