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Volks-what? Oh, just get out there and walk! By Linda Waggener Kudos to the Columbia Rotarians for holding their third annual October family walk Saturday. It was a wonderful time to share and discover new routes around town and new friends. Thanks to the club, Adair Countians are learning about something new -- 'Volksmarching' (folk walks) -- and enjoying a new experience. The American Volkssport Association (AVA) introduces Volksmarching with these words: "Remember when we were children? Come Saturday morning we would come leaping and bounding out of bed just looking for places to explore. After a week of schoolrooms, homework and trying to behave, it was time for adventure. Share the spirit of adventure, the spirit of discovery, the spirit of walking." Walkers unfamiliar with the term humorously referred to it as 'Volkswagon', 'Farfigneugen', and 'Fig Newtons', and both the laughter and the exercise made it a positive experience. It was a dream come true to see nearly as many walkers in Columbia as there were autos for a brief time. In Europe the sport of 'volksmarching', or folk-walks, have become family events that turn out thousands of walkers each weekend. Louisville's Derby City Walkers sponsored the Rotary Club event for those who wanted to register their miles with the AVA. Ellen and J.D. Zornes took me under their wings and encouraged me along the easiest one of two three-mile routes. We went from the Chamber of Commerce building on Burkesville Street across Reed Street to Jamestown, up the hill past the historic Trabue-Russell house built by one of Columbia's founders, Daniel Trabue, in 1823. We crossed Jamestown Street to Miller at the Maupin House, then after about a block, we turned left at the apartments and wound into the back of Lindsey Wilson's campus. Did you know they have made walking paths through there? It's beautiful. The path wound downhill and then sharply back up the hill toward the dorms, and as we huffed and puffed we noted the nice work they've done improving the grounds. Yellow arrow-markers made the trail clear at each turn. Written walking instructions advised newcomers that they were welcome to stop in the chapel or the student union building for rest and water, or to drop in at the library for a break to check email or read a bit. From the library we continued across campus, past the baseball diamond and turned left, thankfully downhill, toward the fairgrounds. George Kolbenschlag drove by to see if anyone needed rescue but we were doing fine. Since J.D. is a seasoned walker, he took off to do rounds at the fairgrounds track and make it an official three-mile walk while Ellen and I cheated and headed across Fairground Street toward town (where sidewalks are in really bad shape). We took our lives in our hands when we ran totally out of sidewalk and had to cross Fairground Street at Curry's Floor Covering, with cars and trucks zipping by (there's no crosswalk designated near the light where Campbellsville and Fairgrounds Streets meet). We were glad the non-local walkers were NOT directed to come this way. It should be noted here that even the daring Ellen didn't have the nerve to suggest we cross the street again to get to the nice sidewalk on the graveyard side of Campbellsville Street. Traffic was so heavy that as we walked past Jr. Foods and Ace Hardware and the Christian Church, there was a solid line of impatient drivers trying to get to and around the square. Why hasn't Columbia made a designated route to help drivers get around town until we someday get that bypass? I hope the new Mayor will take this up as a priority to encourage improved circulation for drivers around our city, and improved sidewalks for pedestrians. We could use yellow "alternate route" marker signs to help drivers out. And couldn't we buy a little bit of the graveyard space (not to disturb any of its residents, of course) and make a small extra lane to move the flow of traffic along? It looks so simple. At Grissom Funeral Home we turned left onto Reed Street, crossed Jamestown Street (another dangerous high-traffic point) and arrived back to the Chamber building where we began. The walks featured historical sites including several associated with the Civil War. This years walk commemorated Columbian Colonel Frank Wolford, who was commander of the 1st Kentucky Calvary during the Civil War. Colonel Wolfords grave marker in the city cemetery was included in the walk. If you missed it and would like to try it on your own, the brochures are available at the Chamber office. For additional information on this or other Columbia Rotary Club activities, call Kaye Bowman at (270) 384-9966 or George Kolbenschlag at (270) 384-6777, or e-mail kayebowman@hotmail.com or kolbensc@duo-county.com . Volksmarching information is also available at the AVA Web site, www.ava.org. at the "find walking events" and Kentucky link. This story was posted on 2004-10-08 12:02:32
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