State of Construction Progress: CVS, June 19, 2012 2012-06-19 - CVS site, Jamestown Street and Russell Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Masonry walls surround the perimeter of the new Columbia CVS Pharmacy and the catty-corner front entrance is now becoming a familiar landmark for south and east bound motorist on Jamestown Street. The photo was taken after work hours, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Softball field renovation at Blair Park nearing completion 2012-06-19 - Jim Blair Park, 901 Hudson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Fence building and field grading are going on at the same time, as the regulation size softball field at Jim Blair Park nears completion. Ben Hayes, President of fence contractor Industrial, Inc., 148 Loveless Road, Russell Springs, KY. in the foreground has a crew putting the finishing touches on the fence. In the background, the tenth load of fill dirt from Burton Paving has been hauled by the Adair County Road Department to fill in a low spot on the infield which pooled water because of a poor grade. While the field is built to competition specs for softball tournaments, it will also be multi-purpose and will be used for baseball, as well. Terry Williams of the Adair County Road Department was driving the big Mack Dump truck. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Pablo's shows appreciation for Garden Club work 2012-06-19 - 104 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. It was a surprising first, but it happened today. In their fifth year as volunteers beautifying downtown Columbia, today was the first time a local business showed appreciation for the transforming contribution the Adair County Garden Club has made. Today it happened, Antonio Aquino, far right, owner of Pablo's Mexican Grill, invited both regular maintenance crews, the Downtowners and the Trabue-House Gardeners, to lunch on the House at Pablo's Mexican Grill. Seated, from left are Lucille Lemmon, Mary Sharp, and Barbara Armitage. Standing, from left are Mary Knight, Jeanne Marshburn, and Maury Lewis. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Every Step of the Way 2012-06-19 - 201 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Barbara Armitage. This message of love and devotion written on the Trabue House steps is all that remains of a recent wedding held in the Julia Miller Horton Memorial Rose Garden. Although it was meant for two unknown lovers the ladies of the Adair County Garden Club who maintain the gardens at the Trabue House find it comforting. Keeping the roses blooming through the blistering heat of our Kentucky summer is no easy task. Committed volunteers from the ACGC are hard at work every Tuesday morning making sure that the gardens are flourishing. If you are interested in holding your event at the Trabue House contact the Columbia Mayor's Office at 270-384-6183. -Barbara Armitage Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mary Elizabeth Beard Jones, Knob Lick, KY (d. June 19, 2012) 2012-06-19 - 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY - Photo From Butler Funeral Home. Mary Elizabeth Beard Jones, Knob Lick, KY (d. June 19, 2012) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Downtown: A changing look out a Firestone window 2012-06-19 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The deleted Firestone Building window offers a brief window to inspect the intricate masonry work of the solid brick wall in the historic building. The Red Nixon construction company is moving at a fast pace to transform the fire gutted structure into a state-of-the-art recording studio for Mr. Mike Harris and his partner, Danny Bailey. Mr. Nixon, known for great craftsmanship, is also known for getting things done. In no time - maybe not as brief a time as it took him to fire a 30 foot shot the first time he got his hands on the ball when Mr. Burr put him in the game as a substitute, that usually took just seconds - he'll have the building complete and it will be the center of pride in a revived downtown Columbia. And come to think of it - Red will have luck or the good fortune that those who prepare for it always do. He had it back then. As most recall, he almost always hit those 30 foot shots and was the hero of the game. -EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: City Ham, Miracle Whip, lettuce on Kern's 2012-06-19 - Photo CM photo. Not Quite. A craving was brought on by memories of the ham sandwiches which used to be available at Brown Drug, the Corner Drug Store, or at the epitome of perfection, at Young's Rexall Drugs, where Avanell Burchett made them, sliced from a whole ham at the counter. In the 1950's they were an exciting downtown treat. The ham at Young's was the real thing. The bread was real, white or light bread, with a sweetness not that far from Angel Food Cake. It came from Honey Crust, Sunbeam Bakeries, or Kern's, I believe. The lettuce was torn fresh from the head of lettuce and always hung over the edges of the bread, and the Miracle Whip was generously slathered through, used as mortar to hold the sandwich together. The best drink to accompany it, was, if Avanell Burchett had made it, a vanilla milk shake, served with a glass and refilled from the metal shake cup; if not, the next best thing was whole Chappell's Dairy milk. The sandwich above only partially made it. The Miracle Whip was the same; the iceberg lettuce was the same; but the light bread wasn't as sturdy as I remember it from the bread box at 705 Jamestown Street. The ham: The taste was right. I took the advice of a local restaurant owner and bought Kentucky Legend ham, but my knife was too dull and the slice was three times too think, Still, it was a nostalgic treat, and brought back a little bit of the Square, 60 years ago. -EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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