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Hernando County club happenings for Sept. 8 and beyond Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:08PMBy Phyllis Day, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Brooksville Accordion Adventure: September Swing Party/Jam, 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 21, Brooksville Elks Lodge, 14494 Cortez Blvd. Public welcome. $2 admission. Finger foods and full bar available. This is an informal group of enthusiasts and accordionists of all levels. Cathy, (352) 686-0975, or Peg, (352) 442-5574. Brooksville Elks Lodge ...
Life in Louisiana after the oil disaster: last of two parts Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:15AMLiving along the bayous, Louisianians are brokenhearted by the oil spill, but few would ever leave their homeland.
New mantra for a beanificent season Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:03PMWe all have our own markers that signal the onset of spring.
MillerCoors Employees Support Water Stewardship With Volunteer Events Across the Country Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:15PMMillerCoors reinforces its commitment to protect and preserve local water resources, a key sustainable development priority for the company, with its second annual Water Stewardship Volunteer Month this September.
Around Your Town 08/31/10 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:15AMA Tombstone community blood drive is planned from 1 to 6 p.m. today in the American Legion Hall, 215 E. Allen St. To schedule your appointment or for more information, call 457-3543 or the American Red Cross at 1-800- RED - CROSS . All presenting donors will receive a free T-shirt and a small Italian ice from the Tombstone Sandwich Shoppe. Barreling Paws Dog Agility Club meets every Tuesday at 6 ...
Around Your Town 08/29/10 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:15AMMatthew Whitehouse, organist and choir director at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 2750 E. Cardinal Drive, is taking a position with Christ the King Episcopal Church in Tucson. All who have met Matthew and enjoyed his music are invited to attend his final service at St. Stephen’s today at 10:30 a.m. There will be a reception afterward. read more
Around Your Town 08/28/10 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:15AMThere are only two more registration dates to play for Bisbee’s youth soccer teams: today and Sept. 4 at the farmers’ market. All information about youth soccer will be available at sign-up. If you want to play, please sign up on these dates at the market. Any other information please call Gloria Linden at 432-6762. read more
Organic calendar for September Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:17AMTime for this growing season's final spray application to fruit and nut trees.
Tribute to armed forces moved to Plant City veterans park Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:30AMA well traveled sign that pays homage to the nation's armed forces has a new home.
Around Your Town: 8/27/10 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:15AMA woman jogs along Seventh Street with her dog during Wednesday morning’s rain shower. The monsoon’s moderate temperatures are giving people an opportunity to spend more time outdoors. (Melissa Marshall • Herald/Review) Join members of the American Legion for a steak dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at the American Legion, Canyon and Theater Drive. Menu will include steak, potato, vegetable ...
101 things to do in Wyombraska Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:05AMNothing to do? No way! For years we’ve heard the lament that there’s nothing to do in Nebraska. At the Star-Herald, we don’t believe that.
Around Your Town: 8/26/10 Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:16AMShingles will infect approximately one-third of the U.S. population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At 11 a.m. today, the Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Wellness Depot will present an informational talk, “What Is Shingles, the Signs & Symptoms, Complications, Transmission, and Vaccine.” For more information on this or any other event at the Wellness Depot in ...
Around Your Town 08/24/10 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:15AMThe new semester began Monday at Cochise College. At left, Pablo Leon gets help finding a classroom from Dean Dr. Doris Jensen in Sierra Vista. (Beatrice Richardson • Herald/Review) Peer-to-Peer is a unique course designed for those living with a diagnosis of major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders (panic, OCD , PTSD ), schizophrenia or other mental health disorder. The course will ...
• Walk across Rowan begins Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 1:52AMBy Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com SPENCER â We had just reached the part of Spencer where sidewalks begin, not far from the Chicken and Oyster Shack. William Givens spotted us from the other side of North Salisbury Avenue and walked over. ...
For the week of July 16, 2010 Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:31AMMike “The Barber,” passed away at home on July 2, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was born in Centerville, Iowa and was a resident of Banning for 33 years. He was a barber for 50 years and owned and operated Beaumont Barber Shop.
For the week of July 16, 2010 Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 12:31AMMike “The Barber,” passed away at home on July 2, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was born in Centerville, Iowa and was a resident of Banning for 33 years. He was a barber for 50 years and owned and operated Beaumont Barber Shop.
St. James Episcopal Church in Mosinee celebrates 125 years Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 4:36AMMOSINEE -- St. James Episcopal Church, 409 Second St., Mosinee, will celebrate its 125th anniversary Saturday and Sunday. Bishop Russell Jacobus of the Diocese of Fond du Lac will be the celebrant at the 5 p.m. Saturday service and the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service.
Researcher Studies How Flowers Fight Back Against Damaging Insect Visitors Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 7:37AMThough summer's flowers appear delicate and carefree to us, in fact plants must be tough enough to defend their blossoms against antagonists including florivores and nectar robbers, that is, insects who eat, steal or destroy nectar and flowers without performing beneficial pollination services.
Gardening on Etsy Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 7:03PMOnline artisans site sells lots of bling for your yard Want one-of-a-kind bling for your garden? Take a look at Etsy.com, an online craft store that gets about 5 million unique visitors a day.
Help, hazards and headaches Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:36PMDuring my college years I spent a summer in Canada live-trapping black bears and wolves for the Canadian government as part of a master`s research project.
Etsy artisans sell unique garden items Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:44AMTake a look on Etsy when you are thinking about buying garden stuff. Etsy.com, for the uninitiated, is a worldwide craft store online that gets about 5 million unique visitors a day.
Make your garden 'greener' by recycle your plastic pots Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:13AMWhenever we garden, we do many wonderful things for the environment.
For the week of July 16, 2010 Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:30AMMike “The Barber,” passed away at home on July 2, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was born in Centerville, Iowa and was a resident of Banning for 33 years. He was a barber for 50 years and owned and operated Beaumont Barber Shop.
Choose materials carefully and plant fences in the right place Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:09PMGood fences cut clean lines through tangled boundaries, shepherd privacy and adorn homes with designer touches. When choosing fencing, consider the age and style of your home. While ornamental metal and wood fences match most homes, vinyl and composite fences often look nice with new construction, some experts say.
Recycle and reuse garden pots Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:13PMThe Missouri Botanical Garden operates the most extensive public garden recycling operation in the country. The program includes recycling garden pots into plastic lumber.
Briefs: Fern Hollow sets Italian Garden Tour Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:59PMThe Fern Hollow Nature Center is Sewickley will have its 2nd annual Italian Garden Tour from 6 to 9 p.m. July 30.
Repurpose castoffs to use in the garden Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 1:41AM"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without." That was my parents' mantra. I was born in the depth of the Depression and we lived by these principles even after hard times of the Depression and World War II were long past.
Patchen: Green setting is one perk of parks' tree planting Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 6:28AMThose who regularly eat there on the picnic tables or sit on the benches can appreciate the green setting, the intimate cool area among a wide variety of trees, and can become lost in the rustling evergreen sounds in the middle of their hometown.
Community Calendar Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 4:54AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
Eight Watchung Hills Regional staff retire after 183 years of service to education Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:29AMWARREN TWP. — Eight staff members who are retiring this year from Watchung Hills Regional High School were honored by the Board of Education at its Monday, June 7 meeting.
For the week of July 16, 2010 Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 12:28AMMike “The Barber,” passed away at home on July 2, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was born in Centerville, Iowa and was a resident of Banning for 33 years. He was a barber for 50 years and owned and operated Beaumont Barber Shop.
New Hope For Species Recovery Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 8:23AMGenetic analysis of Guam's cycads shows promising genetic diversityCycads, "living fossil" descendents of the first plants that colonized land and reproduced with seeds, are rapidly going extinct because of invasive pests and habitat loss, especially those species endemic to islands. But new research on Cycas micronesica published recently as the cover article in Molecular Ecology ...
New research on rapidly-disappearing ancient plant offers hope for species recovery Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 1:29PM"Living fossil" cycads now number about 300 species, and many of these species are endangered, especially those on islands like Guam. New molecular research on a threatened species, Cycas micronesica, shows these plants are not relics and that there is hope in careful management of the remaining plants.
New research on rapidly-disappearing ancient plant offers hope for species recovery Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 12:31PMCycads, "living fossil" descendents of the first plants that colonized land and reproduced with seeds, are rapidly going extinct because of invasive pests and habitat loss, especially those species endemic to islands. But new research on Cycas micronesica published recently as the cover article in Molecular Ecology calls into question the characterization of these plants as relicts (leftovers of ...
Eight Watchung Hills Regional staff retire after 183 years of service to education Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 4:08PMWARREN TWP. — Eight staff members who are retiring this year from Watchung Hills Regional High School were honored by the Board of Education at its Monday, June 7 meeting.
Looking for offbeat garden crafts? Check out Etsy Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 11:19PMTake a look on Etsy when you are thinking about buying garden stuff. Etsy.com , for the uninitiated, is a worldwide craft store online ( www. etsy.com ) that gets about 5 million unique visitors a day.
Use discarded materials to beautify your garden Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 10:55PMIt's a real shame when good building materials and discarded items go to the landfill and not back into a home or garden.
OLD TOWN CEMETERY Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 10:05AMNext week, Tarboro Town Council is expected to approve giving Old Town Cemetery to Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church. This will give Howard Memorial ownership of the entire block bounded by Pitt, Saint Patrick, Saint James and Saint David streets.
Turn to Etsy for gardening goods Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 10:02PMIf you are thinking about buying stuff for your garden, take a look at Etsy.com . The website, for the uninitiated, is an online worldwide craft store that gets about 5 million unique visitors a day.
Brooksville funeral home proposes eco-friendly cemetery Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 7:24PMTwo funeral home employees think Brooksville is ready.
MINTER: There's more to cucumbers than Greek salad Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 2:05PMA few weeks ago, I wrote a column on how to grow cucumbers and the varieties that I recommend. But just this week, I received a fascinating note from the Ball Horticultural Co., one of the world’s leading seed and plant companies, about the amazing versatility of the unheralded cucumber.
Incredible cukes Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 8:05AMHealthy, nutritious and versatile, cucumbers do more than add crisp coolness to a salad.
Eight retire from Watchung Hills Regional High School Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 5:21AMBy Eleanor Mathews WARREN TWP. - At its June 7th meeting, members of the Watchung Hills Regional High School Board of Education honored eight members of the staff who had announced their retirement. All told, the retirees had put in...
Garden club improves Broadway Wharf Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 11:18PMEAST LIVERPOOL - Just in time for the All-Class Reunion, East Liverpool's Broadway Wharf got a facelift thanks, in part, to the East Liverpool Calcutta Area Garden Club.
Dye House Day delves into town’s past Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 12:55AMN. STONINGTON - Compiling local history can be a bit like working on a jigsaw puzzle, finding the proper pieces and putting them into place.
2 cactus gardens thrive with — and without — tending Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 2:16AMThis is a tale of two gardens. Of two nooks that hold the best of plants and sometimes, the accursed of plants.
Blue Grass Army Depot supports more than chemical weapons Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 11:26AMThe Blue Grass Army Depot may be a bit misunderstood by the general public, and depot commander Col. Joseph A. Tirone is proud to say the depot’s mission is about more than just storing chemical weapons. “The chemical weapons storage mission is extremely important and part of what we are responsible for,” Tirone said. “It is also a very small part of what we do.”
Use discarded materials to beautify a garden Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 8:55AMIt’s a real shame when good building materials and discarded items go to the landfill and not back into a home or garden. For instance, a lot of money and environmental waste is saved when you use broken chunks of concrete to build a retaining wall, steps and walkway instead of shelling out dollars for pricey stones and pavers.
Home Calendar - Sun, 20 Jun 2010 PST Sunday, June 20, 2010 @ 1:59AMArts/Crafts Treasures on Foxwood - Hosted by the Foxwood Tea House. Outdoor vendor sale featuring more than 40 vendors selling antiques, collectibles, arts, live music and food vendors. Today, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 125 Foxwood, two miles north of Diamond Lake off Highway 2, between mile markers 328 and 329, Newport, Wash. $4/adults, free/age 12 and younger. (509) 589-0097.
Police reports published June 20 Saturday, June 19, 2010 @ 11:44PMCRIMINAL MISCHIEF: The garden in front of Bethesda Tabernacle Church, 8 Delaware St., was vandalized sometime late Friday or early Saturday. Police found several plants pulled from the soil and strewn about the sidewalk and a potted plant had been tipped over. No arrests were made.