Home Tour 2024: Mike & Thelma Robertson 2024-12-03 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The home of Mike and Thelma Robertson, 502 Rice Drive, Columbia will be on the Adair County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Home Tour Sunday, December 8th. Thelma writes, "The home was built in 2017 with a Screened In Front Porch for a Southern Flair. We have a mix of Modern/Coastal/Traditional Furnishings as well as time worn Antiques. The home is decorated with a Natural Element "Winter feel" rather than Santa Claus. This is our fourth time hosting for the Holiday Home Tour. I hope you find something different with each home and lots of inspiration as you decorate your own home. We look forward to seeing you soon!" Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC 120th Commencement Ceremonies this Saturday 2024-12-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey Wilson College will hold two ceremonies to accommodate the large crowds expected for the 120th commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 7, 2024. This will be the largest winter commencement in the 121-year history of the college. A total of 843 degrees will be conferred, including 170 undergraduate and 673 graduate degrees. Notably, the ceremony will award 11 doctoral degrees -- the highest number ever presented at a single LWC commencement ceremony. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: The Wood Tower 2024-12-03 - Mainz, Germany - Photo by Veronica Arnold. While traveling in Germany, the Arnold family took a day trip to the city of Mainz, the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Veronica says, "We saw the Holzturm, near the banks of Rhine. The weather was gross, cold, foggy. So we couldn't see the river clearly. But was hard to miss this medieval tower. " Wikipedia says, "The Wood Tower (German: Holzturm) is a mediaeval tower in Mainz, Germany, with the Iron Tower and the Alexander Tower one of three remaining towers from the city walls. Its current Gothic appearance dates to the early 15th century. It is so named because wood used to be piled next to it on the bank of the Rhine" Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Stained glass in Mainz Cathedral 2024-12-03 - Mainz, Germany - Photo by Veronica Arnold. A closer view of the stained glass in Mainz Cathedral in Mainz, Germany. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Touring Mainz Cathedral 2024-12-03 - Mainz, Germany - Photo by Veronica Arnold. The interior of Mainz Cathedral in Mainz, Germany. Veronica writes, "Mainz Cathedral is catholic cathedral which has undergone many renovations showing Romanesque (original), Gothic (chapels and bell towers), and Baroque (roof) architecture. Of course over time, wars and fires have damaged this church, but the church keeps fixing and trying to restore that which was destroyed." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Canada Geese departing 2024-12-03 - Shelbyville, KY - Photo by Pen. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Mainz Cathedral 2024-12-03 - Mainz, Germany - Photo by Veronica Arnold. The Mainz Cathedral on a cold, foggy afternoon. Wikipedia says that the historic Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral (German: Mainzer Dom, Martinsdom or, officially, Der Hohe Dom zu Mainz) is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site of the episcopal see of the Bishop of Mainz." Veronica said of their visit, "Besides a cool looking building, this church was a welcome visit to get out of the cold for a while... thankful that all across Europe, often you can step inside churches to get a quick respite from the weather." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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