Puffball mushroom for the record books 2020-09-05 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Darrell Overstreet. Darrell writes, "We grow them big on the East 80 side." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Donald Lee McKinney's new cooking show 2020-09-05 - Boyle County, KY - Photo from family collection. Donald McKinney is writing, filming and cooking his way through Pandemic 2020. With the help of his and Bobbie Lois' daughter, Laura, he is creating his own cooking shows on his Facebook page. The most recent topic is: “Lee’s Epistle of Positivity” No.19 Vol.1 - 58 Days Until The Election: "Dear Lovers of Thick Chocolate (or Chocolate Gravy) and All Things Sweet, Trying to follow the way Mama and Sister Juanita have instructed, I shall attempt to take you through the preparation of Thick Chocolate, a breakfast food that the McKinney’s have eaten for decades. - Your lowly chef, Donald Lee McKinney. In his show, he demonstrates each of the ingredients and how to mix them and then how to monitor it as it thickens on the stovetop while biscuits cook in the oven. His family traditionally calls it "Thick Chocolate", not the "blasphemous Chocolate Gravy" he's heard some call it. Just one thing - he says the McKinney family always turns the brown sides of the biscuit up before putting on the Thick Chocolate/not gravy. Now THAT would have been blasphemous in the Marcum family, but we'll have no disagreements between the Marcums and the McKinneys - we're all different and that's what makes us America! I must say, however, it's a darn shame Adair County had to give up the McKinneys to Danville, but it is good we can keep in touch. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Welcome to the world Avery Hayes Martin 2020-09-05 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Candace Robertson. Blake and Haley Martin are the new parents of Avery Hayes Martin who arrived August 18, 2020 at 11:12am weighing seven pounds and six ounces, and was 20.5 inches tall. He is the little brother of four-year-old Asher Cole Martin who is pictured holding him. Grandparents are Gary and Tamara Blaydes, and David and Cathy Martin. Great grandparents are Billy and Joyce Rodgers, Bro. Raymond Martin and Tom Burris. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Postcards from LWC: Rita Marseglia 2020-09-05 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. By Dakota Smith writes: "ISP offered a 'Painting is good for the soul' activity for our new international students while ensuring social distancing and mask protocol- as such, we are continuing our #postcardsfromlindey series from an artistic view of point. Here we have Rita Marseglia from Felino, Italy!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Flags flying for 2020 Labor Day holiday weekend 2020-09-05 - Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pamela Hoots. The City has flags flying all over downtown for Labor Day - have a safe and happy holiday weekend. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lindsey Wilson College fireworks 2020-09-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Kennedy Bates. The Lindsey Wilson College Student Government Association fireworks display is in progress on campus. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

From the Mark Twain Festival 2020-09-04 - Adair County, KY - Photo from family collection. Patsy Squires Franklin sends this photo of her father Roscoe, another picture of the men who were part of the beard growing contest in the Mark Twain Festival. Patsy is also looking through her collections for a picture of her mother from that era so we can look forward to more news! And, does anyone know why we no longer have the Mark Twain Festivals? Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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