Birds of Kentucky: American Robin in Dogwood Tree 2012-03-28 - 315 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The Dogwood Tree blooming gloriously in the center of the old section of the Columbia Cemetery adds immensely to the enjoyment of a drive on Campbellsville Street, a pleasure increased many fold by a walk around the dogwood itself to be with the residents of the tree. It's a rather noisy place. At least two pairs of birds have made their nest there. Even when one has not spotted them, they spot the walkers among them and the birds make themselves heard before they are seen - diversionary tactics to protect their nesting young. - EW. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Jon Loy, Kentucky Highway Department, nearest crash site 2012-03-27 - Sparksville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Kentucky Highway Department Employee Jon Loy was in charge of the a traffic checkpoint on the north side of the crash site. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair SAR unit manned Wheeler Hill traffic checkpoint 2012-03-27 - KY 61 at KY 768, Antioch Community, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Gerald Sneed and Jerry Rector manned the traffic checkpoint at the top of Wheeler Hill at the KY 68 crossing of KY 61 South. The men are members of the Adair County Search and Rescue Squad. In the background, right, is Jeff & Henrietta Scott's HRS Raku Gallery, at the site of the one-time Gladys Wheeler Store. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Breeding Area VFD units block KY 61 northbound traffic 2012-03-27 - Sparksville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. A Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department Pumper was positioned across KY 61 South to prevent northbound traffic from entering the crash scene. A second of the three BAVFD vehicles, around which a number of Breeding firefighters are congregated was on standby awaiting arrival of an Ellis Towing Systems truck, coming from Bardstown, KY, for an hours long, cautiously executed retrieval of the overturned explosives truck, on the right. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Joe VanArsdale secured traffic checkpoint 2012-03-27 - KY 61 at Weed-Sparksville RD, Sparksville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Kentucky Highway Department veteran employee Joe VanArsdale was in charge of the traffic checkpoint at the intersection of KY 61 and Weed-Sparksville Road. Southbound traffic was diverted across Weed-Sparksville (historically: Meatskin Road) to KY 80 West, to Chestnut Grove Road at Nell. In the background, right, is the old Sparksville Grade Center, behind which towers the new Columbia/Adair Utility District's newest improvement, the 750,000 gallon Sparksville storage tank. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Cleanup truck on standby in case it's needed 2012-03-27 - Sparksville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. A full complement of response teams swarmed at the Sparksville scene today. The Garrison Construction truck, with specialist operator Andy Collins, was parked on standby just in case a clean up of hazardous material were to occur, according to Garrison spokesperson Mike Mitchum. Garrison Construction is a sub-contractor or joint-venture partner of Evergreen Environmental of Louisville, KY, a Jerry McCandless (Lindsey Wilson College trustee for whom McCandless Hall is named) company. Should a clean up be needed, Garrison would remove any contamination to EPA standards, restore the contour, and re-seed or re-sod the area. The landmark structures in the background are the one time W.L. Harvey General Store and the Yank Loy Garage and Store. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Janie Potts, Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Dept. 2012-03-27 - Sparksville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Janie Potts,, Columbia, KY, a firefighter with the Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department, displays a fireman's boot from a pair she is giving to her grandson. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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