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Album: Downtown Days/Old West Festival 2009
DOWNTOWN DAYS/OLD WEST FESTIVAL
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Getting The Rusty Nail tavern, Columbia, KY, ready to open
2009-10-08 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Jim Hadley, of Majestic Yachts, Columbia Economic Development Board, and Tommy Yacht fame, was putting his skills to work in a great cause, putting up Columbia's first "tavern" since Epp's Place went out of business when Columbia went dry shortly after FDR's New Deal ended prohibition. The Rusty Nail, however is the main stage for Downtown Days/Old West Festival which starts Friday afternoon at 4pmCT. Above, Hadley is aboard one of two scissor lifts which, in a well choregraphed synchronized scissor lift move with one on the back side, draped the main stage with a plastic roof. The stage is a marvel of engineering, and looks plenty safe even with out the Kentucky Department of Education's BG (Building and Grounds) red tape, and went up almost as fast as a Jehovah's Witness Quick Build Church or a building at Lindsey Wilson College. DOWNTOWN DAYS. PRINTABLE 3-DAY SCHEDULE
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Moving billboard for Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY
2009-10-09 - S. Reed and E. Fortune Streets, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Lindsey Wilson Head of Transportation Bobby Beard and Garry Coomer took one of the college's two newly acquired Prevost coaches on a shakedown/show-off tour of downtown Columbia, Friday, stopping in front of some famous Columbia landmarks for photo ops. Above, in the background is one of America's most famous clocktowers, atop the historic Adair County Courthouse. The yellow tent is temporary, a part of Columbia's fabulous Downtown Days/Old West Festival, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 9, 10, 11, 2009.
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Chief Harris, Sgt. Cross: Delivering hot meals to troops
2009-10-10 - Burkesville ST at Fortune ST Crossing, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
One of the most fun things to watch in the build up to Downtown Days last night was the use of a Kawasaki Mule to get around downtown. Almost everyone was envious of Sgt. Jason Cross (waving) and Chief Mark Harris, who were delivering hot sandwiches and drinks for supper Friday evening, October 9, 2009, from Moore's Pool Room, a permanent Downtown attraction, to members of the 623rd Bravo Battery, Campbellsville, KY, KY National Guard who were assisting Downtown Days with traffic control at Fortune and Burkesville STs, at Jamestown and Reed, at Reed/Merchant at Campbellsville ST, and on Greensburg ST at Monroe ST. The Mule is a loaner from Rex's Cycle, Columbia, KY.
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Downtown Days 2009: Nolen Weddle 1st in 5K run
2009-10-10 - Burkesville ST at Fortune ST crossing, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. With the next run not yet in sight, Nolen Weddle, Liberty, Casey Co., KY, runs through the cones to take first place in the 5K run, the first event of Downtown Days, now underway, today, Saturday, October 10, 2009. At right, ready to take his tag, is record keeper Jada Coomer.
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Downtown Days 2009: PFC Christopher Arreola
2009-10-10 - Jamestown ST at Reed ST Crossing, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. PFC Christopher Arreola, Campbellsville, KY, keeps watch on the oncoming traffic on Jamestown ST at his checkpoint at the Reed ST crossing as Columbia, KY, Police Chief Mark D. Harris is preparing his Meal Ready to Eat from the Moore's Pool Room mess hall. PFC Arreola is part of the 623rd Bravo Battery detachment handling traffic control during downtown days. The mess wagon is a loaner Kawasaki Mule, from Rex's Cycle, and is not yet a part of the Columbia Police Department fleet.
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Downtown Days 2009: Beauty Contest officials
2009-10-10 - City Parking lot, E. Fortune and Reed STs, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. It takes a lot of people to put on a beauty pageant. Officials on hand this morning, Saturday, October 10, 2009, at around 9amCT, ready for registrations, are, from left, Brandi Waggener, Missy Garmon, Gina Harmon, Whitney Graves, Gale Cowan, Sherri Crawhorn, Brooke Harm, Jessica Froedge, Shanna Foster, Ann Melton, and Lisa Lee.
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Downtown Days 2009: Pageant has Precious Gift from God
2009-10-10 - City Parking lot, E. Fortune and Reed STs, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Without meaning to scare other competitors off, CM has this photo of early entrants, two beauties from Somerset, KY. Ida Wilson, left, holds Ivannia Wilson, while Ellie Wilson keeps a tight grip on MacKenzie Wilson. They were among the first to register for today's Downtown Days Beauty pageant. Ivannia's unusual name, her mother said, means "Precious gift from God." She added, "It took us 15 years to conceive," and when Ivannia arrived, this was the perfect name for her."
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Downtown Days 2009: Fay Davidson
2009-10-10 - Burkesville ST Food Court, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Fay Davidson is heading up the food tent for the Adair County Search and Rescue. That logo, upper right, behind her is more reliable than Good Housekeeping or Oprah's: It the offical AC SAR team seal.
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Downtown Days 2009: Adair EMD Greg Thomas
2009-10-10 - Burkesville ST Food Court, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Adair County Emergency Management Director was taking a call, to busy to pose for a photo, at Downtown Days on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Over at the right is a glimpse of another Columbia celebrity, Lisa Clark WAIN radio news personality.
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Downtown Days 2009: Enjoying Only by Grace
2009-10-10 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Two people from worlds apart, geographically, Bro. Elbert Hadley from way down KY 704 in District 3, and Harold Burton, Constable of Adair County District 1, were together enjoying the Gospel music of Only by Grace, from Kelleyville, Adair County District 6, KY.
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Downtown Days 2009: Only by Grace
2009-10-10 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Real crowd pleasers. Only by Grace, from the Kelleyville Community Church in District 6 of Adair Co., KY drew one of the larger crowds during Downtown Days 2009. From left, they are John Abell, John Shirley, Stacy Huff, Jerry Powell, Larry Powell, and Delbert Abbott.
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Downtown Days 2009: Betty Thorsen, Adair Garden Club
2009-10-10 - By the Fountain Plaza, Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Betty Thorsen, a dedicated member of the Adair County Garden Club, shows a special item at the Adair County Garden Club's booth by the Fountain Plaza on the Square. It's a bluebird house, fashioned by Bill Lewis, whose wife, Maury Lewis is also on hand today.
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Downtown Days 2009: A word from The Impresario
2009-10-11 - The Rusty Nail, Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Shamarie Claiborne. Rhonda Loy, City of Columbia Events Planner and Renaissance Columbia's chair of Downtown Days/Old West Festival, spoke to the huge crowd in town for the Saturday night events. In spite of early morning rainy weather, crowds built all day, with Downtown Columbia packed on Saturday night.
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Downtown Days 2009: Chastity Cowan a singing hit
2009-10-11 - The Rusty Nail, Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Melissa Taylor. Chastity Cowan was a big time crowd pleaser. Above, singing Saturday afternoon, October 10, 2009, from the main stage of The Rusty Nail. The structure itself provided crowd pleasing appeal, throughout its construction and use.
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Downtown Days 2009: The Pied Piper does it again
2009-10-11 - Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Joe Moore tried his hand at playing the train whistle on the "Silver Eagle" and proved to be quite good at it. Little kids started streaming from the Campbellsville Street side of the square to go aboard the popular ride, a part of the Downtown Days scene for past four years. The only thing missing, this year, was the wonderful little chihuahua who usually occupies the drivers seat when the conductor is away.
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Downtown Days 2009: Marque Hicks
2009-10-11 - On the Square, Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Melissa Taylor. The focus of attention everywhere she goes, pretty Marque Hicks had the full attention of everyone as she balanced herself atop her daddy's, Damon Hicks' uplifted hand, ten feet in the air. At right, on the ground with her balloon creature.
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Downtown Days 2009: Truck makes it in 4 tries
2009-10-11 - N. Reed at Jamestown ST, Columbia, KY - Photo by Shamarie Claiborne. "I think it took four tries, and this was the third one," Shamarie Claiborne said, "but the truck driver finally made it through." It was as really tight fit. "There couldn't have been more than an inch of clearance," she said.
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Downtown Days 2009: R.L and Marsha Walker, Bob Chelf
2009-10-11 - 107 Burkesville ST, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Bob Chelf, center, and wife Andi Chelf drove over 230 miles from Carmel, IN to attend Downtown Days. With him, above, are R.L. and Marsha Walker.
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Downtown Days 2009: Gabby, Sherry, and MacKenzie
2009-10-11 - East Fortune ST, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Downtown Days Pageant official Sherry Crawhorn had two pretty entrants in tow, on the way from the dressing room to the contest tent. On the left is Gabby Norris; on the right is MacKenzie Bennett.
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Downtown Days 2009
2009-10-12 - Pageant Pavilion, E. Fortune, S. Reed Streets, Columbia, KY - Photo by Todd Wilson. "Congratulations to Cally Wilson, left, and Samantha Hadley," writes Billie Wilson. Cally was winner of the pageant and was chosen most photogenic. Samantha Hadley was first runner up." The event took place at Downtown Days, Saturday, October 10, 2009.
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Downtown Days 2009: Buddy Jewell in performance of career
2009-10-12 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Gina Campbell. Buddy Jewell gave the performance of his career Saturday night, October 10, 2009, at the Rusty Nail in Columbia, KY during Downtown Days, standing before a massive crowd estimated - Greg Thomas, Adair County EMD said he'd heard - at 1,200-1,400 by Adair County EMD Greg Thomas. The performance took place, fittingly, in front of a sign touting the National Drink of South Central Kentucky, Ski. ColumbiaMagazine.com Group at Flickr
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Downtown Days 2009: What a night!
2009-10-12 - Public Square, Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Gina Campbell. Buddy Jewell concert, Columbia KY Hardly anyone can remember when Columbia, KY ever had a night like this, as a crowd estimated at up to 1,400 jammed the Square for the Saturday night, October 11, 2009 Buddy Jewell concert.
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