Al Owens with the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, AZ 2011-02-27 - Mesa, AZ . Big Al, left, with Sweet Swinging Billy Williams. Columbia and Chicago's own Big Al Owens writes, "This is me with Sweet Swinging Billy Williams. Billy played on the 1969 Cubs with Mr.Cub, Ernie Banks, and Ron Santo.This picture was taken inside the clubhouse at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ. Fitch Park is the winter home of the Chicago Cubs. Billy is a member of the baseball hall of fame located in Cooperstown, NY." -BIG AL Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: A fresh-cut salad 2011-02-27 - 106 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. It just feels special: And it is. Salads at Pablo's Mexican Grill, 106 Public Square, in Columbia, KY, aren't made ahead - they're fresh cut, just for you. They go especially well with the restaurant's Ribeye and T-Bone Steaks; great with their Grilled Porkchops. -EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dr. Drinkard displays collection of Bibles 2011-02-26 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Emily Campbell. CU photo. Dr. Joel Drinkard, center, newly announced Scholar in Residence at Campbellsville University, shows his collection of old Bibles to, from left Dr. John Hurtgen, Dr. Dwayne Howell, (Drinkard), Dr. Keith Spears, Dr. Michael V. Carter and Benji Kelly. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sinkhole at 2200 mp on Campbellsville Rd capped 2011-02-26 - KY 55 N, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The sinkhole by the side of Campbellsville RD, Columbia, KY, located down the hill from Trinity United Methodist Church, up the hill from Mi Jalisco Mexican Restaurant, the orange building in middle of photo; and across the highway from Carl and Donna Shirley's has been capped with cement. The hole, when first observed was over twice the depth earlier reported on CM. "It was 14-15 feet deep," Carl Shirley, an eyewitness on the first day, reported. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Pear Tart 2011-02-26 - Collumbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. This d'Anjou Pear Tart was baked by Mary Keltner of Gradyville, KY. She fitted the crust to a standard tart baking pan, brushed it with an apricot-raspberry jam glaze, and then halved each pear and sliced it into quarter-inch wedges so the slices would fan out on top of the crust. Each slice received a bit of salt-free real butter. The tart was sweetened with brown-sugar Splenda, and seasoned lightly on top with nutmeg. It was taste-tested in the CM Columbia Epicurean Kitchen and found to be a light and delicious dessert, perfect with coffee, for an early Saturday afternoon treat with friends. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Brooke Powell is Miss Bowling Green Outstanding Teen 2011 2011-02-26 - 413 East Main AV, Bowling Green, KY - Photo by Terry Powell. "Brooke Powell, granddaughter of Kay Powell of Columbia, KY," writes Terry Powell, "is all smiles after being crowned 2011 Miss Bowling Green's Outstanding Teen on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at the Capitol Arts Theater in Bowling Green. She will be competing for the title of Miss Kentucky's Outstanding in June in Somerset, KY." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Marion Co., KY: Banks Chapel AME Zion Church 2011-02-26 - Off KY 55 in Belltown Area of Marion Co., KY - Photo by Kenny Browning, The Feedman. Kenny Browning writes that he has taken several photos of this picturesque church. and was never satisfied with the results, until now. "Looks like this is as good as it gets for me," he writes. "Until being told by Benny Hayden last year that this at one time was a one room school for the black children of the Belltown area, I had never heard or found any reference to it in scouring the area for one room schools. Hidden in plain sight six miles from home !!" He continues, "Banks Chapel Church was started circa 1860-1865 in a log structure across the road from where the church now stands . It was used as a school through the week and as a church on Sunday. In 1878 the Methodist Episcopal Churches had become better organized and and a new church was built. ( also serving as a school during the week ). When the road was rebuilt in the early 1980s, the church was moved to its present site and repaired. On the first Saturday of each August a picnic is held to help support the church; this gathering has turned into a homecoming for former members of the church and their families." Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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