Travel, Forbus General Store: Whitting man, Roosevelt Upchurch 2013-12-22 - 3902 N York Hwy, Pall Mall, TN - Photo by Ed Waggener. Couldn't help but think of back home - Slower days, better days, when whittlers lined the benches at the Adair County Courthouse. Roosevelt Upchurch, the lone whittler Saturday, December 21, 2013, offered to let me sit and whittle with him. Even in this bastion of preservation, he among the few who practice this rural combination of art, meditation and relaxation. Couldn't help but remember John Shelley's famous poem, "The Whittlers," or the promised - still to be fullfilled - intentions of Hill & Jones to re-establish the honored practice in Columbia, and Wid Harris' manifested standing offer of free cedar whittling sticks at Town Barber Shop - and the sadness that no one is taking them. In Fobus, with devotees like Roosevelt Upchurch, the institution seems safe. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel, Forbus General Store: Famous and Infamous 2013-12-22 - 3902 N York Hwy, Pall Mall, TN - Photo by Linda Waggener. Wooden statuary lines the front porch of the Forbus General Store. Down the line by the standing bear are the famous Terry Ford of Byrdstown, TN, and the infamous Ed Waggener of ColumbiaMagazine.com. I think the statues may be for sale. The stones with the pictures of Jesus lining the exhibit are free - but donations are appreciated, the sign says. Each stone is unique, and each has a different verse of scripture. -EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Another visit to Forbus General Store 2013-12-22 - 3902 N York Hwy, Pall Mall, TN - Photo by Ed Waggener. Linda and I felt a compelling need to re-visit the Forbus General Store, inspired by the wonderful account of a visit to the area by Casey Countians Lee Murphy and Tony York and Anthony, cousins of Sgt. Alvin C. York in an account posted in ColumbiaMagazine.com on November 21, 2013. (See story and photos: Lee Murphy: A visit to Pall Mall on Veterans Day). It was more than we expected. The only regret was that we were still full from another compulsive habit, eating Norman Hamilton's BBQ in Burkesville, and couldn't have another proper meal so soon at the Forbus General Store. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tommy Bailey photo: Hillbilly motor home 2013-12-22 - Hwy 27 S, 2013 - Photo by Tommy Bailey. While cruising down the famed Hwy 27 South I came upon this Hillbilly Motor Home. I'm not sure how trustworthy it would be for a lengthly road trip. - Tommy Bailey Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Happy Tail - Paco with Santa 2013-12-22 - Day & Day Feed and Pet - Photo submitted by Sugarfoot Farmby Mindy Yarberry. Paco with Santa. - Peg Schaeffer Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Coach Paul Peck after 500th career win 2013-12-21 - Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard DR, Columbia, KY - Photo By Duane Bonifer, LWC photo. Lindsey Wilson College men's basketball coach Paul Peck, center, following the Blue Raiders' 108-52 win over West Virginia Tech Friday night at Biggers Sports Center. Peck's career record is now 500-311, and he is 264-112 in 12 seasons as LWC coach. The next game for the Blue Raiders - who are 8-5 this season - is against Tennessee Temple University at 7pmCT on December 30, 2013, at Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY - Duane Bonifer Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Community Christmas Dinner: Organizing gift backpacks 2013-12-21 - Roberta Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo. Lindsey Wilson College graduate assistant Natalie Vickous, left, and LWC alumna Sydney Bird of Louisville, KY, organize the backpacks full of presents that were given Friday night, December 20, 2013 to children from Adair and Green counties who attended the inaugural Community Christmas Dinner at the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. - Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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