VFW Remembers: Vietnam Veterans Day, March 29-30, 2013 2013-03-30 - Photo Joe Hare. Vietnam Veterans Day: As this is the 40th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War for the United States. This was the day the last America troops left Vietnam. The only soldiers remaining were the POW's and MIA's, and please remember them and their families. The 29th and 30th of March 2013 has been designated as Vietnam Veterans Day by some. VFW Post 6097 Columbia wants to say "Welcome Home" to all Vietnam Veterans. If we can be of any help to any of you please contact us. - Joe Hare, Post Commander Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Cat woman conquers sliding board 2013-03-30 - Photo by Uncle Pen. With her cat face paint and Aunt Annette pigtails, Tillie was as agile as a mountain lioness on the sliding board. No word on whether her father, Tom - a two time conqueror of Mt. Washington, NH, on a bike - at the top of slide, ever worked up the courage to make the thrilling descent. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Departures and Arrivals 2013-03-30 - Photo by Pen. Vultures come and go on a foggy morning in Shelbyville. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: The Eagle has landed at Sano, KY 2013-03-30 - Sano Road, Adair Co., KY - Photo By Katie McGaha. A Beautiful American Bald Eagle is causing a big stir on Ky 1729 - Sano Road in Adair County - near Free Union Separate Baptist Church. Cathy Green wrote, "My husband saw this Bald Eagle in Sano this morning! It was eying a 'road killed' possum!" The McGaha Twins - Katie and Kellie, they are freshmen at Adair County High School this year - took photos of it with a Nikon Coolpix and are sharing some with CM readers, and plan to take more. At 10:24amCT, Cathy Green said that the eagle was still hunting in the area. "We've had a lot of company since word got out that it's here," she said. Today was the first time the eagle had been seen in Sano, as far as she knew. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Downtown Columbia: A fire somewhere 2013-03-30 - Public Square, Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Just an early spring photo I liked. The tilt of the Adair County Fire Department is a clue they were on a mission - don't remember which fire. Sirens were blasting and volunteers were buzzing through the square to get to the fire station and join this unit. It's one of only a very few situations where traffic ought to be allowed to go over 15 mph around the Square, in my opinion. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Changing Downtown Columbia: Name change coming 2013-03-30 - 302 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. A sign in the window at C & F Discount announces a name change to "Monkey Business." The business is owned by Stephanie and Craig Feese. It borders the busy Well Walk off the Square. Across the walk, Columbia's newest realty company, Heavenly Hollow, with new owner Robbie Selch, occupies the building old timers remember as Lany Bray & Company. Prior to Selch buying that company, it occupied quarters in downtown Roley/Casey Creek, KY. (By the way, with there no longer being a US Post Office imposing the bureaucratic "Casey Creek" name, can we go back to "Roley"? Great Oaks Ministries uses that name for the community. Should we all?) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lucy May Alcott, giving report on Louisa 2013-03-29 - Back Home in Indiana - Photo from Grandma Chelf. Lucy May Alcott. Lucy Devenney is all dressed up to give her book report on Louisa May Alcott. Her creative grandmother, Andi Chelf, named her Lucy May Alcott. Lucy has dozens of Chelf clan cousins back home in Adair County, KY where her grandfather Bob Chelf grew up. She is the daughter of Sean and Jenny Chelf Devenney. - Linda Waggener Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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