Scenic Hardin Co., KY: State Theatre at Night 2012-04-12 - 209 West Dixie Avenue Elizabethtown, KY - Photo by Larry Smith. Larry Smith, of the WAVE, 92.7 FM took this photo of the grand old State Theatre in Elizabethtown, KY, on the night of the live performance on the marque. "The theatre showed movies for about 40 years," Larry notes. "It was the center of entertainment in Hardin County then, and I always wanted to go there from home in Summersville, Green County back then. But I was too busy running the projector at the drive-in to get there. I think it may be even better as a venue for live performances. It was great when I was there Friday evening. That might be what ought to happen with our wonderful old Columbian Theatre here: Have all live performances, or mostly live mixed in regular old movies. That just might be what puts Downtown Columbia on the map forever." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Man-made, Ladder One-made, rainbow 2012-04-11 - CVS site, Jamestown Street and Russell Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Rodney Thompson, Columbia/Adair County Fire Department. Rodney Thompson shot this spectacular photo of Ladder One creating a huge man-made, Ladder One-made, rainbow Wednesday evening, April 11, at the site for the future CVS Drug Store. "The ladder truck was called to spray off the lot," Rodney Thompson said, and added that the picture was taken this afternoon. Justin Bailey and Charlie Crawhorn are the two aerialist firefighters aloft in the bucket. The photo is taken looing east from the Jamestown Street side; the background trees are on the Russell Road side. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

(Ad) New! Chimichanga Marina at Pablo's Mexican Grill 2012-04-11 - 104 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by CM Ad. Chimichanga Marina: Try some really new and exciting at Pablo's Mexican Grill, 104 Public Square, Columbia, KY. It's a beautiful plate with Grilled Shrimp and Scallops filled Chimchanga with tomatoes, peppers and onions, topped with creamy sauce, served with fresh cut lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole! Served with rice and black beans. Exquisito. Delicioso. You'll like. - ANTONIO AQUINO, proprietor. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Spooky Talking Tree & Scary Snaky Not-Animal in the Knot Hole 2012-04-11 - Fortune Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. I heard an animal in the fencerow today. It was making a dreadful noise. It sounded like it might be in pain, maybe trapped. I followed the sound to see the trees moving; it occurred to me that it was just the sound of limbs rubbing together. But when when I looked into a big knothole, it occurred to me that maybe it was maybe a sound made by the Not Animal in the Knot Hole looking back at me. That was my final conclusion. Some people can only be convinced by 8 x 10s with circles and arrows for documentation. When the pictures came up on the screen, it looked very clear to me, that the Not-Animal was a woodrified snake creature. Misrus Marcum saw no such thing. "It is," she said, "a big fish. I see it's big mouth coming toward us," This was not the right Rorschach interpretation. I asked a third party, and she said, "Yes, I see an animal," she said. "It's a wolf with it's ears laid back." Me, I saw a miniature Burmese Ball Python invader from the Everglades, the very reason I don't get south of Cookeville, Tennessee any more. If you are as sane and rational as I am, and see a woodrified miniature alligator-devouring Burmese Ball Python Not-Animal in the Knot Hole let me know. -ED Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Paulownia 2012-04-11 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Paulownia trees are blooming everywhere now, to the great pleasure of folks who love this lavender color best of all. In our family, the tree was the favorite of Addie Turner Leftwich, who often repeated the story of a trip to Glasgow from Bellview in Metcalfe County, along the windingest road ever engineered - old KY 80 - when Paulownias were at their peak. Billy Joe Fudge says the trees at the front door of Sparksville School are among his favorites, maybe surpassed only by the Green River Hill Paulownias on the way to Campbellsville. "My father in law told me that the locusts blossoms from Betty's OK restaurant to Campbellsville were so thick and beautiful this year that it felt like one was driving through a snow tunnel," Billy Joe said, "and he said it was one of the most beautiful drives in the world," Billy Joe said, "and I reminded him that it got even prettier than the locusts when the Paulownias are in bloom." One of my favorite Kentucky Color columns is the one on the these imports from Asia, who have found Kentucky quite to their liking. To access that essay, click to Kentucky Color: Royal Paulownia Tree. There are also many other Paulownia photos to be found on the site. I wonder where I was when I took this photo? If anyone can help, let me know. No big deal, just like to remember where I was today. Looks like a farm setting. - ED Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Green River Animal Shelter report to Fiscal Court 2012-04-11 - Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Green River Animal Shelter staff. Magistrates received this report of activity for the Green River Animal Shelter for the Month of March. The shelter is currently operated solely for Adair County, KY. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

High Tunnel Initiative at Tucker's Station 2012-04-11 - 1535 Bull Run RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Barbara Armitage. Troy Bishop, Jason Miller and Wayne Armitage. Measuring tapes, strings and flags all play a vital role in the High Tunnel Initiative at Tucker's Station Farms - Barbara Armitage Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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