Giant Bear on Liberty Road 2020-04-24 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Danna Burton. Danny & Rita Burton write, "Parents/Children are welcome to pull in the driveway and take a picture with the bear. 9553 Liberty Road." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bumblebee at work in Deb's flower garden 2020-04-24 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Deb Waddell, ACMS 6th Grade Science. The photographer/science teacher writes, "I just had so much fun I needed to share them with someone who I thought might enjoy seeing them. I’m especially excited over my bumblebee photos. So fun!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dogwood tree donated and planted at Trabue House 2020-04-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo from the City of Columbia. A dogwood tree was planted at Columbia's historic Trabue Russell House in celebration of Earth Day Thursday. The tree was donated by Vonnie Kolbenschlag, a lead volunteer at the House. Pictured are Mayor Pam Hoots and Parks and Rec director Craig Lasley. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Food Pantry open each Tuesday morning 2020-04-24 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Adair Food Pantry is open each Tuesday morning at 203 South Monroe Street, behind Columbia United Methodist Church, Columbia, KY between 9am-12pmCT and they have plenty of food. The Food Pantry caters to senior citizens, disabled Veterans, and hungry children. They are required to keep a few records but no one is turned away. As a rule, they say, if you're hungry they make sure you get food and they never run out. This is a view of the building from West Fortune Street, across the parking lot behind Columbia UMC. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Postcards from LWC: Chris Schmidt 2020-04-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Dakota Smith writes, "Chris Schmidt is the Dean of Students and has been for 25 years. He loves the student and employee engagement, and a fun fact about him is that he was born and raised in NYC!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Red Winged Blackbird 2020-04-23 - Jefferson Co., KY - Photo by Pen. According to the All About Birds entry for Agelaius phoeniceus, "Male Red-winged Blackbirds do everything they can to get noticed, sitting on high perches and belting out their conk-la-ree! song all day long. Females stay lower, skulking through vegetation for food and quietly weaving together their remarkable nests." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: when it has to taste homemade 2020-04-23 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. When you long for the taste of a real homemade cheeseburger with all the fixings, this one really fits the bill. The cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, mustard (my preference) and dill pickles with a side of seasoned crinkle cut french fries is from Patty's Liberty Road General Store & Diner. She's open for Take-Out and Delivery Orders -- call ahead to 270-380-1039 and it will be ready when you get there. If you need it just ask and Patty will even bring it out to your car - she remembers her job managing curb service at the Circle R back in the day. Whenever you're hungry, scroll to the What's Cooking feature on ColumbiaMagazine.com for details and directions - and on cell phones you can just tap on the phone number and it dials for you. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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