Wildflowers of KY: Common Mullein - II 2017-07-02 - Barnetts Creek Road, Pellyton, District 1, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). The tiny flowers of common mullein ". . . are pentamerous with (usually) five stamen, a five-lobed calyx tube and a five-petalled corolla, the latter bright yellow and an 1.5–3 cm (0.59–1.18 in) wide. The flowers are almost sessile, with very short pedicels (2 mm, 0.08 in)," according to this article: Wikipedia Verbascum thapsus. See also: Paired photo. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Uncommon Common Mullein at Pellyton, KY 2017-07-02 - Barnetts Creek Road, Pellyton, District 1, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). This towering Common Mullein plant stood out amid the boundless beauty of Barnett's Creek Road Road on Saturday, July 1, 2017. It's a native plant, and gets mixed reviews as to its value except for its beauty. So far, we haven't found any connection to tobacco, though its relative appearance makes its appearance far more tobacco-like than rabbit tobacco. Paired photo See also: Wikipedia Verbascum thapsus where one can learn that the plant is known for its hairiness and that it has a long list of names, including, "Poor man's blanket" and out west, "Cowboy's toilet paper." - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Honey Lady in Action 2017-07-02 - Columbia, KY - Photo by David Jones. This is Donna Jones, aka "The Honey Lady," from the Farmers Market on the Square in action. She is preparing honey supers for extraction of spring honey for the market. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Stage of Construction: Barnetts Creek Road bridge, 1 Jul 2017 2017-07-02 - Barnetts Creek Road at Scott Hill Road, Pellyton, District 1, Adair County, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). Nearing completion: The new Barnett's Creek Bridge over the creek of the same name on Barnett's Creek Road, is nearing completion as this photo was taken Saturday, July 1, 2017. - EW. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Adair County Fairgrounds: More than a fair - an exposition center 2017-07-02 - Adair County Fairground, 413 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mike Watson, Adair County Historian. The Adair County Fairgrounds has held a huge place in the lives of Adair Countians, if it were just for the fair events themselves. But it was more. Circuses, rodeos, tent revivals, local semi-pro baseball games, demolition derbies, were also held here, as Mike Watson, Adair County Historian, notes with this old Adair County News clip, from seventy years ago today. On that date, he writes, "There was much in the news, including the news at left, that the Circle M Rodeo would be at the Adair County Fairgrounds, Adair County News, 2 July 1947. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Pellyton, KY: Shrine to memories of three precious lives 2017-07-02 - Liberty Road/KY 206, Pellyton, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). A roadside shrine on KY 206/Liberty road is a reminder of lives of three Adair County School District students who died as a result of an October 28, 2016 tragedy. The three crosses memorialize 15-Year-olds Macie Drake and Abby Gail Curry, and 14-year-old Raquel Ieasha Anyega. Photo 1 Jul 2017. - EW/LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

A.L. Sinclair made the environment hottest topic in Adair County 2017-07-02 - Basement, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). Today July 2, 2017, is A.L. Sinclair's birthday. When he was Adair County Solid Waste Coordinator, Adair County's clean roadsides were the talk of Kentucky. He led by educating, not by punishing - even perpetrators he nailed with his investigations. They were pilloried or thrown in jail or harshly fined. He believed redemption was the better path. And he led by being everywhere, in the county meetings, at fairs, and in the schools. He honored good environmental practices - finding someone doing the right thing - and telling the world about it. Above, July 8, 2008, almost nine years ago, He recognized Sheila Shirrell, manager of Columbia Dollar General Store, with the "Adair County Recycler of the Month Plaque," for her store, along with a PRIDE tee. Others who had won the prestigious award were Adair Food Pantry, Adair Progress, Inc., Lewis Transport, Lindsey Wilson College, and South Central Printing (predecessor of Trifecta Print). His powerful leadership kept Adair County at the fore in Recycling, Road Side Cleanup, and hugely important, protection from the desecration of God's Creation with poisons. When insecticide hustlers would appear before a court thinking they could save money, often a brief word from A.L. Sinclair, even a frown, would keep the matter from getting an undeserved vote. Related story today: Daughter Debbie Sinclair's birthday tribute to Great Adair Countian: A.L. Sinclair Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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