COURTHOUSE STATUE In our little town is a statue of a Civil War soldier on the front lawn of the old county courthouse. The statue was created to honor hometown Confederates who fought and died in that awful conflict. This is Kentucky. 2/5ths of men from this state who fought in the Civil War fought for the Confederacy. In …
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GUEST POST from Don: State Song
STATE SONG My wife and I enjoyed an extremely well done, outdoor brass and woodwind band event Saturday evening sponsored by our town’s Parks and Recreation Department. The conductor was humorous and added commentary to set up or explain the significance of several numbers. Beginning with “The Star-Spangled Banner” they played many marches and themes. They …
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GUEST POST from Don: Travel Fun
We like to explore. We like to drive and see the countryside. I suppose that if we were younger, we’d enjoy hiking for the same reason. We saw nothing of note on our last driving tour. Everything was interesting and worth seeing. Nothing was worth driving to see. Yet, when we put the four hours …
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GUEST POST from Don: Bad Habits
BAD HABITS sink ships. Well… in this case it almost sank a ferryboat service. Valley View Ferry has been in operation since 1785. That is when former Revolutionary War veteran John Craig petitioned the state of Virginia to operate a ferry at Valley View on the Kentucky River near the mouth of Tates Creek. (Yup! The ferry began service …
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GUEST POST from Don: Quirky!
As a person who has spent most of his life in Michigan, the small town in Kentucky where we now live is often amusing. I am sure the long-time residents here think of it as “homey.” Driving south on Main I have to turn left to get home. Traffic at 4 pm is heavy. There is NO break …
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