Midwest Cyclist Road Racers pass Giles House entrance 2011-02-28 - KY 76/Elkhorn RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer, LWC photo. Cyclists pass the entrance to the landmark Giles House at KY 76/Elkhorn RD at Spout Springs RD. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Church going pigeons 2011-02-28 - 201 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. A good place to spot pigeons in Downtown Columbia, KY, is at one of their favorite roosts, atop the distinctive coping on the Columbia Baptist Church yellow brick walls. On a gray day, in accidental B/W setting, the birds seem almost a part of the masonry. In the 1950's the birds were much more plentiful, with hundreds filling the skies at one time as they flew from the Historic Adair County Courthouse to the Blue Barn area adjoining the Columbia Cemetery, to the majestic Mary Lucy Lowe and Lenora Cundiff barn, where pigeons in the hundreds, maybe thousands, hung out. That barn, back then, stood along a treelined, creek gravel and - on the hill above the Young ST and Miller Avenue and Lowe's Lane intersection - a deeply rutted clay mud passage, so infrequently traveled it was the venue for many sweetheart interludes - not so popular as the Columbia Cemetery, the Rock Quarry, or Conover Woods as a parking place; but it was a handy, gas-saving, and safely secluded for almost any romantic activity, or so we've been told. As for the birds, quasi-military action was taken against them in the 1950s, led by crusading Adair County News editor Louis DeRossett, who gathered with leading sportsmen on the Square, in front of the Adair Hotel, on afternoons to shoot the birds out of the sky. It was not so gruesome as the Pine Bluff, AR turkey drop, but, next to the Cold War threats, the scenes were sufficiently traumatic to leave lasting psychological scars, almost the equal of a kid's fear of the principal's electric paddle or a few of the faculty bullies in the schools of the day. -CM. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Big Al: Signs at Cubs Spring training facility 2011-02-28 - Mesa, AZ - Photo by Big Al Owens. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Big Al: Tyler Colvin competing for Kosuke Fukudome position 2011-02-28 - Mesa, AZ - Photo by Big Al Owens. Big Al Owens reports from Mesa, AZ: "Tyler Colvin who is an outfielder competing for a starting position against Kosuke Fukudome. Kosuke had a lotof success in the Japanese league but has been a major disappointmenthere in the major leagues." -Big Al Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Matt Garza, starting pitcher for the Cubs 2011-02-28 - Mesa, AZ - Photo by Big Al Owens. Big Al Owens writes: "This is Matt Garza, who is a starting pitcher with the Cubs. Matt was recently acquired by the Cubs from the Tampa Rays. Matt was a very successful pitcher in the toughest division in baseball in the American League East. Matt pitched regular against the New York Yankees, and the Boston Red Sox while posting a winning record. The Cubs faithful are hoping that Garza has a good year this year to help the Cubs in the National League Central." -Big Al Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Jamie Williams hits homer in 1st game, Blue Raider sweep 2011-02-28 - 820 Hanley LN, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Home Run: Lindsey Wilson College junior Jamie Williams of Louisville,KY, leads off the bottom of the fourth inning of Sunday's first game against Notre Dame (Ohio) College at Blue Raider Field with a home run over the left-field fence. The Blue Raiders swept the doubleheader against the Falcons with a 5-3 win in the second game. The sweep improved LWC's record to 8-1 on the season. Next Doubleheader: Blue Raider softball vs. Midway (KY) College. Tuesday, March 1, 2011 afternoon at 2pmCT, against Midway (KY) College at Blue Raider Field, 820 Hanley LN (MAP), Columbia, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Co-workers ask all to congratulate Donnie Perry on retirement 2011-02-27 - Photo by Laurie. Donnie Perry is retiring from his position with the Cabinet for Families and Children. Laurie Dunbar sent these photos and writes, "Donnie Perry is a free man. What will he do next? He has served his time with the Commonwealth of Kentucky and has been let loose on society. Please join his co-workers in congratulating him on his retirement. Monday, February 28, 2011, is Donnie Perry's last day with The Cabinet for Families and Children." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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