Historic Courthouse through wreath at Adair Annex 2011-12-15 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener. Concept photo for a better photographer. I thought this scene, from through a door wreath in the Adair Annex was worth noting. CM would be highly honored if a real photographer took a more professional shot, with the steep better centered and in better focus. Still, it's a reminder of just how delightful Columbia is at this time of the year.- EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Christmas Color: Lights evoke the season and nostalgia for traditions 2011-12-15 - Photo by Pen. Christmas color with a bit of nostalgia: If you are a child of the 50's, you remember the excitement of the colored lights on the cedar tree your family cut, with the farmer's permission, yourself. You may remember feeling, too, that you weren't rich when other families had store bought pine Christmas trees, or, even more high faluting society folks had silver store boughts. You felt working class when a rich classmate talked about the "bubble" lights on their Christmas tree. But today, more people remember that circumstances, with the simple colored bulbs and the native cedar tree were the prettiest of all. -EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dr. James Bergin: Have to fight for hospital 2011-12-15 - Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. One of the most eloquent speakers favoring local action to keep Westlake Regional Hospital a community asset at the Adair County Fiscal Court meeting Tuesday, December 13, 2011, was Adair Countian Dr. James Bergin. The general surgeon told the court and the audience that if the community wanted the hospital, they would have to fight for it - and that doing so was worth the price compared to the alternative. He chided Spectrum Health Partners and the Adair County Hospital Board of Trustees for proposing the study of the sale of the hospital - as really making the sale a foregone conclusion. He made his plea to the court on December 13, 2011. At the meeting, member of the court and those in attendance learned of an up to $250,000 proposed contract which Spectrum could earn for searching and evaluating managers or buyers. Listening in the background is Adair County Jailer Rick Wilson. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Catching up: When will Columbia have Larry parity? 2011-12-15 - W. Main at Columbia Avenue, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. One of the true measures of a community is enlightened media ownership. In Campbellsville, Shoreline Communications has made it convenient for almost every local resident to drive by and wave at Larry Smith; he's in the window of the Big Dawg's big yellow building, above. In Adair County, it takes a major motor trek, a noontime Daytrip, to do the same. Protests may be made to The WAVE, 92.7, by calling 270-384-7979, when Lar' on the Air, is there. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Marion Co., KY: A closeup of Rankin House 2011-12-15 - Lebanon, KY - Photo by the Feedman, Kenny Browning. Rankin House: Located on Hwy 55 outside of Lebanon, Kentucky.This antebellum home supposedly was used as overnight lodging by General John Hunt Morgan on one of his raids into Kentucky during the Civil War. -KENNY BROWNING Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair County Band at Inauguration: Hayley Knifley, Chris Knifley 2011-12-15 - Frankfort, KY - Photo by Jonathon Holmes. Commonwealth of Kentucky's 59th Gubernatorial Inauguration Parade, December 13, 2011 The Adair County Band led by Hayley Knifley passes in front of the capitol building in Frankfort Kentucky. If you look to the right of this picture you can see Hayley's father (Chris Knifley) commanding the K-9 unit for the KY state police. Photo by Jonathon Holmes - DOYLE LLOYD, AdairBand.com Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tillie and Teresa 2011-12-15 - Shelby County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. My daughter in law Teresa, and Tillie. Got a chance to visit with them over the past weekend, and we're in agreement with the other family members there who all think Tom and Teresa hit the Baby Lottery Jackpot when Miss Personality arrived. - LINDA, for Linda and Ed, Tillie's proud Columbia, KY grandparents. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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