Hardscratch Black Bear, climbing verge on KY 55 S Road - II 2015-06-11 - Downtown Hardscratch, KY - Photo by Laura Hart. This photo shows the 'Hardscratch Bear,' climbing the bank after crossing in front of Laura Hart and her husband at 2pmCT, Sunday, June 7, 2015. This was the first sighting of the bear, and this is the second of three great cellphone photos the Harts took that day. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Big Rig Trucker in Refugio, TX 2015-06-11 - Refugio, Refugio County, Texas - Photo by Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker. Big Al has been on the road in subtropical Refugio County, Texas, and sends this postcard from the county seat, Refugio. The photo above celebrates one of Big Al's heroes, pitcher Nolan Ryan, whose 100 mph fastballs were quite a bit faster than Adair Countian Big Al was going in his semi, pulling out of Campbellsville, KY. Refugio County, according to Wikipedia, is over twice the size of Adair land area, and has less than half the population, 7,306, closer to the population of Cumberland County, KY, and, just as Cumberland County includes a Dale Hollow shoreline, Refugio County is on the Gulf Coast. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Evan on birthday week visit, & with timid sis, H. Elizabeth 2015-06-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mema, Linda Waggener. Evan Smith Waggener was in Columbia as part of his pre-birthday week leading up to the big day, Friday, June 14, 2015 when he will be 12 years old. His sister, H. Elizabeth Waggener, shared the occasion on Tuesday. - Mema, Linda Waggener Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Countians anticipated Bears 2015-06-11 - 702 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Just after seeing a photo on Larry Irvin's cellphone of an intact little bear he had run over with his mower on a bottom on Sulphur Creek, and desperately trying to get a copy it, I stepped outside to see that Danny Downey of Downey's Gun & Pawn Shop and Downey's ATV & Cycles had recognized the importance of Bears to the Adair County tourism experience sometime ago. We're still hoping to get a copy of Larry Irvin's Bear Picture, but can't promise anything at this time. - CM.Paired photo: See also Emily Irvin sends picture of little bear run over by mowing machine Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

VWS (Vermont Weather Stick) augments NWS at Coburg, KY - II 2015-06-11 - Coburg, KY - Photo iPad photo by Billy Humphress. Billy Humphress' Vermont Weather Stick, mounted on his porch post, tells him is pointed skyward, telling him there's beautiful weather outside. Paired photo: See also: VWS (Vermont Weather Stick) augments NWS at Coburg - I Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

VWS (Vermont Weather Stick) augments NWS at Coburg - I 2015-06-11 - Coburg, KY - Photo iPad photo by Billy Humphress. All Billy Humphress has to do is look out his window at his Vermont Weather Stick to see what the weather is. Above, with the stick bowing downward, it's raining. The stick, seen jjust to the middle right of the front porch post, has a hummingbird on it, but the woods natural qualities, not the weight of the tiny bird, causes the weather stick to change shape. Among other places, Mr. Humphress says, the sticks are available from the Vermont Country Store. - EW. Paired photo: See also - VWS (Vermont Weather Stick) augments NWS at Coburg - II Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Clara E. Jones, Adair County, KY, (1915-2015) 2015-06-10 - 503 E Main Street, Campbellsville, KY - Photo The Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home. Clara E. Jones, Adair County, KY, (1915-2015) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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