Epicurean Kentuckian: Chicken Enchiladas 2011-07-23 - Photo by Pen. Chicken enchiladas with cucumber-mango salsa and black beans. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Gene Hoots and his yard long beans 2011-07-23 - Tutt ST, Columbia, KY - Photo by Pen. Gene Hoots, the dean of Adair County's town farmers, and his wife Joyce can still show young green thumb whippersnapper upstarts a thing or two. He is growing and selling yard beans as a subspecialty this year. Yard beans are mostly two-feet long, and are best when just at the crisp snapping stage. Hoots sells his vegetables from the relative cool of his carporch at 602 Tutt ST, Columbia, KY. The town farmstead stretches from Tutt to Bomar Heights. The tomatoes Hoots grows are always some of Adair County's best. Gene and Joyce Hoots celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on December 26, 2010. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

It's honey packing time again in Kellyville, KY 2011-07-23 - Coburg, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Shirley Jones. Local Adair County honey is for sale right now at Shirley and Stanley Jones place at 575 Kellyville RD, Columbia, KY, in the Village of Coburg, in the center of the area bounded by Columbia, Campbellsville, and Greensburg, KY. The photo above was posted July 10, 2008, and shows Stanley Jones operating the honey jar capping machine. The phone number is (270)-270-3520. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Spectrum Health Partners, LLC releases Westlake report 2011-07-23 - 901 Westlake DR, Columbia, KY - Photo CM photo of document. Spectrum Health Partners, LLC, has released an 84 page document dated March 29, 2011, of its assessment of the conditions of the Westlake healthcare group, including, Westlake Regional Hospital, Westlake Primary Care of Columbia, Edmonton Primary Care, Westlake Medical Building, Westlake Primary Care of Russell County, and the Adair County Public Hospital District Corporation. Although the cover, above, says that it is "Private and Confidential," Spectrum Partner and current Westlake interim CEO Rick Brown has released the information to the public and for publication. Copies of the report were given to local media this week. It includes, among other things, an Overall Strategic Review, a General Summary of Conditions as of the Report Date, a Financial Statement and Statistical Review, a Revenue Cycle Review, a section on the Charge Description Master (CDM), a Labor/Productivity Review, a detailed Compensation Review of the Salaries of Contracted and Employed Doctors, a Clinic Review, Operational/Financial Metrics Improvements, and the conclusions and recommendations of Spectrum Health Partners. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lindsey Wilson College: Everywhere a spectacular view 2011-07-23 - 413 Helen Flatt DR, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Sue Patterson, an instructor in Lindsey Wilson College's School of Professional Counseling, paid a pre-opening visit to her new office on the top floor of the building at 413 Helen Flatt DR, Columbia, KY. While here, she took a moment to take in the spectacular view from the floor-to-ceiling windows in her office. The offices command vistas overlooking the Adair County Fairground, Liberty Road/KY 206, in the right background, the interesting patterns of Smith residence hall, the football dorm; and more. Mike Newton, head of the Lindsey Wilson Plant Operations Department, said that, as with all the Lindsey Wilson building projects, this one will happen on time, with faculty moving in on August 4, 2011, and students arriving for classes two weeks later, on August 18, 2011. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Russell Co. KY: Larry Smith aerial photo, Lure Lodge 2011-07-23 - 5465 State Park RD, Jamestown, KY - Photo from the collection of Larry Smith. Larry Smith of the WAVE FM 92.7 and the Big Dawg FM 99.9, sends this early (date will follow) beautiful aerial view of Lure Lodge, 5464 State Park RD, Jamestown, KY. The park is located just under 27 miles, about three-quarters of an hour drive from Downtown Columbia, KY, via KY 55 Road South through the Village of Hardscratch, KY, barely bypassing Crocus, KY, slightly missing the gravesite of Silas Sullivan and the temptation to go to the ghost town of Creelsboro, KY; with a turn south at Sewellton, KY onto US 127, and, a turn onto the delightful meanders of slow route State Park RD. Larry Walker writes that the photo was taken during construction, and would be dated around 1962 in this letter: Larry Walker: Aerial of Lure Lodge appears to be about 1962 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bam Carney to appear on DPI with John Chowning 2011-07-23 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Joan C. McKinney. CU Photo. Campbellsville University's John Chowning, vice president for church and external relations and executive assistant to the president of CU, right, interviews Kentucky State Representative John "Bam" Carney (R-Campbellsville, Ky.) on WLCU TV for the "Dialogue on Public Issues" show. Bam Carney represents the House District 51, which includes Adair and Taylor counties. The show will air Sunday, July 31, 2011, at 8amET; Monday, August 1 at 1:30pmET. and 6:30pmET, and Wednesday, August 3 at 1:30pmET and 7pmET The show is aired on Campbellsville's local cable Channel 10. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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