New lights so bright Santa may have to carefully slip in 2019-12-23 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Victoria Pike of Miss Vicky\\\'s Pampered Angus Ranch for ColumbiaMagazine.com. Vicky Pike writes from her neighborhood in New Columbia/Greater Bliss, "I finally thought to check on the lighting on Patricia Trail, named after my friend Patricia Holladay Bennett. Six lights were shining brightly on this beautiful night a few days before Christmas. I certainly hope Santa Claus can slip in without being seen by the neighborhood children. The Pampered girls here at the Angus Ranch will certainly be looking out for for him to fly by and leave them a feed bin full of their Day and Day special mix. The lighting is a big improvement for the backside near Whayne Supply. Now we must get to work getting some for the four lane, Burkesville Road near Duo County and Walmart and the Pinewood Development where it is desperately needed." -- Vicky Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kyndil Thompson and Alexis Abner enjoy a game 2019-12-23 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Kyndil Thompson and Alexis Abner played Tic Tax Toe on the handmade board before the dinner and play held by Glens Fork United Methodist and Beach Grove Separate Baptist churches this month. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Shanda West-Stiles singing at Glens Fork Christmas 2019-12-23 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. A large turnout attended the Christmas play and dinner hosted by the Glens Fork United Methodist and Beach Grove Separate Baptist churches December 8, 2019. Shanda West-Stiles sang Christmas carols. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Conservation Reserve Program sign-ups underway 2019-12-23 - Frankfort, KY - Photo courtesy Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reopened sign-ups for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to Kentucky landowners. The deadline to sign up for general participation is Feb. 28, 2020, while sign-ups for more permanent structures within the program are ongoing. Participants receive an annual stipend for their contribution to conservation. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Singing In The Dead of Night 2019-12-23 - Nelson Co., KY - Photo by Bill Badgett. Bill writes, "A Common Grackle - As the weather starts to warm, grackles are common sight March thru May in central Kentucky." Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. See more of Bill's photos here: Bill Badgett at Flicker. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Karen Cheatham Wade and Kathy Allen in Glens Fork 2019-12-23 - Glens Fork, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. A Merry Christmas evening was hosted by the Glens Fork United Methodist and Beach Grove Separate Baptist churches with dinner and a Christmas play for the communities presented in the Polly Barn in Glens Fork, KY. Karen Cheatham Wade and Kathy Allen stood by the big Christmas tree enjoying the aroma of the cedar that decorated the room Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Papa was played by Dr. Max Downey 2019-12-23 - Glens Fork, KY - Photo from Laura Brummett. In the Christmas play at the Polly Barn in Glens Fork, the character of Papa was played by Dr. Max Downey who in real life is the father of play director and the character Mary, Laura Brummett. His character is coming to realize that "God, whom he'd always believed in, was doing a new thing. And his name was Jesus. Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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