Birds of Kentucky: Mallard 2012-02-18 - Long Run Park, Jefferson County - Photo by Pen. A very common bird, the Mallard is fascinating to watch. This one was at Long Run Park in Jefferson County, KY, but another in just the same pose might have been seen on the ponds, lakes, and streams of Adair County. For more on this bird, see All About Birds: Mallards. Enumerating the Mallards is important to ecological science. The Great Backyard Bird Count is now in progress, February 17-20, 2012. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

February March Lilies, Plum Point Hill 2012-02-18 - Knifley Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Spring flowers have come to Plum Point Hill. This beautiful bank of daffodils is located on the west side of Knifley Road, at the top of Plum Point Hill, KY 551. The photo was taken Saturday, February 18, 2012. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scene of fire which takes life of 23 year old Adair man 2012-02-18 - 8601 Knifley Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. A police line restricts this burned out mobile home at 8601 Knifley Road in Columbia, KY where a fatal fire occurred Friday, February 17, 2012, which took the life of Richard Marrapodi, 23, Columbia, KY. Darrell Baker of the Knifley Fire Department was first on the scene. He said that, in addition to three fire trucks from the Knifley Fire Department, there were two trucks from Clementsville and three from the Columbia/Adair County VFD. Kentucky State Police were on the scene, as were Adair County Sheriff Harrison Moss and Deputy Justin Claywell. Mr. Marrapodi was pronounced deceased by Adair County Coroner Todd Akin. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Jazz Band Concert 2012-02-18 - 870 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Debbie Cowan. The Adair County High School Jazz Band played to a large crowd Friday night at Adair Elementary School and received rave reviews. Pictured are trumpet players Sarah Ferguson, left, and Jamika Payne. - Debbie Cowan Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CWC students learn about Korean culture and food 2012-02-18 - Col. Wm. Casey School, 220 Gen. John Adair DR, Columbia, KY - Photo by Angie Hixson. Alice Hyojung Kim, a Lindsey Wilson College foreign exchange student from Inchon, South Korea came to Colonel William Casey Elementary School to Angie Hixsons class to talk to her class and Kelly Robertson's 2nd grade classrooms on Friday, February 17, 2012, Miss Rebecca Routt is a student teacher in Mrs. Angie's class and she is doing a unit on diversity and Alice came to talk with the students about her culture. In the picture is Alice showing a favorite food of Koreans to Hannah, Anita, Dameon, and Hailey. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Downtown Columbia, KY, from 90 ft up, from Ladder 1 2012-02-18 - From 90 ft over Merchant Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by David Taylor. While onboard during initial flag flying exercises on Ladder One, Friday, February 18, 2012, David Taylor shot this new new look at Downtown Columbia,, Jamestown and Guthrie Streets, top left of Clocktower; and Fortune Street, Guardian Street and Graded Hill, top, right of the clocktower. In the lower right corner can be seen the sunroom of or county lodgings at 201 Greensburg Street. Just above that, the large red brick building is the Adair Annex (1992), and clockwise around the Public Square, the Downey-Wilson Building and the balance of the 400 Quadrant of the Public Square. the red building with the Early American windows is the Collins Building, famed for the local legend that a stanza of "Bivouac of the Dead" was written there, then in the 300 Quadrant around to the three story gray - fronting on the Public Square, four story on Reed Street - Columbiana/Russell Building; then the 200 Quadrant, from the Jeffries Building and showing on the Burkesville Street side the Arnold or Firestone Building; in the 100 Quadrant can be seen the Bank of Columbia, then the Dan Antle/Reed Bros/Hunter Durham and James Zornes law office; and, on the corner, the Bowman/Young's Rexall/Motor & Electric/ and Photo Video building. The white gable/red brick front in the lower left is Joyce and Greg Coomer's Printing Creations building, and the large white building midway up the left of the photo is the Adair Sales Company (Morris Epperson and Louis Merkley Ford dealership) building. The black sloping roof of the top-and-one end building is the Jiffy Castle/Angels Cafe building, constructed originally by a Mr. Wooten, the brother of the late Columbia business and civic leader Ruel Wooten. -Ed Waggener Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildlife of Kentucky: Bobcat caught Friday at Bliss, KY 2012-02-18 - Bliss, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Terry Partin. John Luke Partin, age ten, is pictured with his first Bobcat caught on February 17, 2012 on the family farm at Bliss, KY. He was able to make the catch in only eleven days due in part to expert advice from skilled trapper Chad Price. John Luke's parents are John Ray and Karen Partin. His guide and Outfitter, Terry Partin, who happens to be John Luke's grandfather, states that he gets paid with a hug everyday. BJF Telemetrics for this catch would be appreciated -CM Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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