El Rancho Hotel newly famous after celebrity visit 2011-05-30 - 1000 E. Hwy 66 Gallup, NM 87301 - Photo Innocent Bystander. On the surface, this would appear to be a perfectly ordinary, run of the mill motel on old Route 66, but it is newly famous after a celebrity visit by Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Margaret Sapp Phillips, Adair Co., KY, native (d. May 20, 2011) 2011-05-29 - 200 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY - Photo from Grissom-Martin Funeral Home. Margaret Sapp Phillips, Adair Co., KY, native (d. May 20, 2011) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Whitehurst Diaries: A red tomato May 29, 2011 2011-05-29 - Old Gradyville RD, Gradyville, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. Only a day or two away from the first ripe tomato! We have about 6 dozen tomato plants out which I raised from seed and they are looking good. The earlier varieties have set tiny green tomatoes. The one pictured is a "Goliath" plant which Jim bought from the Mennonite greenhouse at South Fork. Anyone seen headed toward the garden with a salt shaker will be apprehended. -Sharon Whitehurst Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The lesson in the orange pot 2011-05-29 - Metcalfe Co., KY - Photo by Teresa Kindred. Oprah and the orange pot:" It's the story of the orange pot. That's right. A big, heavy, ugly orange pot with a lid and black handle. This pot belonged to my great Aunt Lizzie. Aunt Lizzie was a sweet little old lady who had to be one of the bravest women in the world. I know this because she rode in a car with my Uncle Charlie and he was the worst driver in the world. When Aunt Lizzie died and the older relatives were going through her belongings one my aunts gave me something to remember her by....a big orange pot," writes Teresa Kindred. But she says that over the years, it's taught some life lessons, the basis for a high school graduation address she'd give if asked. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Remembering: Memorial Day Tribute to his Mom and Dad 2011-05-29 - Photo by Bub Polston. "Just remembering my Mom and Dad on this great Memorial Day Weekend." -BUB POLSTON Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Greenbriar gets additional retail outlet 2011-05-29 - Greenbriar Ridge Rd and Gibson RD, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Kay Haupt. "My youngest grandson is the little entrepreneur of Greenbriar/Breeding, area," writes Kay Haupt. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Marble Mountain book cover and author, Bud Willis 2011-05-29 . Author Bud Willis will be at the Adair Co. Public Library on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 for a book signing from 11:30-2pmCT. Bud Willis, is pictured above with the cover of his latest book, "Marble Mountain," which presents personal accounts of a young man's 1966 combat tour as a Marine helicopter pilot. His wife is the fomer Lee Barnes, a native of Adair Co., KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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