Hero dog candidate Beyco: Honorary Adair Countian 2012-04-01 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Joe Hare. Beyco: She's become a big part of our lives Patriot Guard Rider Joe Hare everyone: Vote for our friend Beyco, for the Military Dogs Division of the Hero Dog Awards. All help would be greatly appreciated. - Joe Hare It's simple. Vote by clicking to: Hero Dogs and vote for Beyco. -JOE HARE Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Circle R's new ownership/management 2012-04-01 - 712 Russell Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Jennifer and Executive Chef Sammy Genakos have re-opened the Circle R restaurant now under their ownership and management. The restaurant continues to serve traditional cooked-to-order breakfasts and meat-and-two lunches. Chef Genakos is researching the old menus, and has already duplicated J.D. Harper's southwide famous Kingburger, the doubledecker burger with two patties and three layer bun. In addition, the restaurant will offer limited - to make sure it's done just right, he says - special occasion, celebration dinners, including cooked on the premises Prime Rib. The Circle R will be open six days a week; closed Mondays. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Spencer Co., KY: Plum Creek Baptist Church 2012-04-01 - 31 Plum Creek Road, Waterford, Spencer Co., KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. CU photo. 202 Years Old: The stunningly beautiful Plum Creek Baptist Church in Spencer County, KY, Est. 1810. The white clapboard church is situated on a knoll with the old, well-tended Plum Creek Cemetery higher up the hill. The church is a stand-out feature of the KY 44 between Mt. Washington and Taylorsville, KY, a scenic highway with arresting features all along the way. The church overlooks a very active Spencer County Parks and Recreation facility. "Waterford Community Park. is an 18 acre facility located five miles west of Taylorsville on Highway 44. The park is home to Waterford Homecoming, Spencer County Youth Soccer, Waterford Sports Softball and Spencer County Youth Softball. Amenities include: picnic shelter, playground, restrooms, .45 mile walking track, fitness stations, basketball court, soccer fields and softball fields. It is one of four major county parks operated " by the Spencer County, KY, Parks & Recreation website. If you go: It's a short distance, from Columbia Baptist Church, 201 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY to Waterford: just under 80 miles, but plan on around a two hour drive. Using one version of Google maps, with the sensible shortcurt through Saloma, Raywick, Bardstown and Mt. Washington, KY, there are beautiful churches all along the way. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Jubilant Blue Raiders hoist Manny Alonzo for hero's ride 2012-04-01 - Egnew Park, inside Lindsey Wilson Sports Park, 820 Hanley Lane, Columbia, KY - Photo by Chris Wells. Lindsey Wilson College. Manny Alonso (top) celebrates following his walk-off single. Alonso's heroics were major factors in the Blue Raiders three game series sweep at Egnew Park in Columbia one Friday and Saturday, March 30-31, 2012. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Rotary holds Bike Clinic at Jim Blair Park 2012-03-31 - Jim Blair Park, 901 Hudson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by George Kolbenschlag. Columbia Rotary President Jerry Holt and Lindsey Wilson College cyclist Mikayla Lyman, Boise, Idaho, worked on a bike during Rotary's free bicycle repair clinic Saturday at Jim Blair Park, Saturday, March 31, 2012. The clinic was one of several planned this summer by Rotarians in an effort to encourage good health through cycling. The club is also asking for donations of used bikes that are in reasonable shape to be reconditioned and auctioned to raise funds for community projects. If you have a bike you would like to donate you can contact Holt at holtje@msn.com. - George Koblenschlag Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: D's Pizza takes two to get from oven 2012-03-31 - Photo by Ed Waggener. Shelby Maggard holds the box while Todd Davenport slides the hot from the wood oven pizza off the pizza peeler, at D's Pizza, in the former Dairy Dip building on at 114 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY. D's Pizza is open 4pm to 9pmCt, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The phone is 270-634-4060. Todd Davenport, Chief Chef. Davenport's partner in the business is Bradley Stephens. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tulips, Dogwoods bloom together on Lindsey Hill 2012-03-31 - 100 South Blue Raider Drive - Photo ColumbiaMagazine photo. Tulips are in bloom around the Lindsey Wilson Campus this week well before the first Saturday in May tulips bloom at Churchill Downs. These are on Blue Raider drive. An even prettier planting is at Begley Chapel. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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