The view from back in the line: Free Tipping, Day 1 of 2 2012-04-14 - 877 L. Willis Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Fred Rowe, RoweFarms Windshield Photographic Service. Fred Rowe of Rowe Farms captured this scene at one the most popular events all year in Adair County: Free Tipping Days, sponsored by PRIDE and the Adair County Fiscal Court. Free Tipping continues this morning, Saturday, April 14, 2012, from 8am-12pm noon CT, at the Midwest Transfer Station, 877 L. Willis Road, Columbia, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kentucky Color: Spirea, up close 2012-04-14 - Sparksville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Billy Joe Fudge created quite a stir with an article on spirea. The flowering shrub was once a mainstay of landscaping in our area, outlasting forsythia in time on stage, but in present times, the showier forsythia has maintained its place, spirea has not. A pity, many think. Up close and personal, as this Billy Joe Fudge photo illustrates, spirea has a spectacular presence. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Old Portand Skating Rink, a landmark, burns down 2012-04-13 - Portland, KY - Photo by Rebecca Beard. A sad day in Portland, KY as the remains of "the old skating rink," the Portland Recreation Center, burned to the ground. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Trees of Kentucky: Paulownia 2012-04-13 - KY 61 at Weed-Sparksville RD, Sparksville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Paulownia blossoms above the roofline at the old Sparksville Grade Center. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Speaking Through Silence concert at Columbian 2012-04-13 - 126 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Antoine Rouse. Speaking Through Silence announces an Autism Awareness Benefit Concert at the Columbian Theater, 126 Public Square, Columbia Ky at 7pmCT, Friday, April 27, 2012. Gregory Blair Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Thai Snapper Ginger 2012-04-13 - 7551 Mall Road, Florence, KY - Photo by Pen. The menu item read "Snapper Ginger." Enough fried fish to feed a family of four, with a nifty ginger sauce and lots of veg. From Thai Pepper in Florence, KY. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Joe Yates, Emily Shultz are guests on Dialogue on Public Issues 2012-04-13 - WLCU Broadcast Studios, 203 West Broadway, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Christina Kern, CU photo. Campbellsville University's John Chowning, vice president for church and external relations and executive assistant to the president of CU, right, interviews, from left, Joseph Yates and Emily Shultz, who attended the National Christian Student Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Yates is a senior from Shepherdsville, KY., and Shultz is a junior from Mt. Sterling, KY. The show will air Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 8amET; Monday, April 16 at 1:30pmET and 6:30pmET; Tuesday, April 17 at 1:30pmET and 6:30pmET; Wednesday, April 18 at 1:30pmET and 6:30pmET; Thursday, April 19 at 8pmET and Friday, April 20 at 8pmET. The show is aired on Campbellsville's cable channel 10 and WLCU FM 88.7 at 8amET Sunday, April 15, 2012. - Joan C. McKinney Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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