| Written by e-publisher | | Friday, February 10 2012 | Seven year-old Eli Neimeyer picked up some tips from one of the IPFW baseball players during the Eric Wedge Baseball Clinic on Saturday, February 3 at the ASH Centre. Wedge, a Northrop grad was giving back to the community for his 7th year. He managed the Seattle Mariners last year and for 7 seasons led the Cleveland Indians. During the morning session, Jim Shovlin did his live broadcast, Talkin' Sports, which included IPFW Pitching Coach Grant Birely and University of St. Francis Coach Greg Rob ... Read more... | | Written by Doug Hackbarth | | Friday, February 10 2012 | Growing herbs on the kitchen windowsill is like a dream come true...but can it be done successfully? Recently I had Master Gardener Louise Rennecker, the "Herb Lady" on my radio program, WBOI 89.1 FM who simply says, "No." In many ways I must agree with her on the subject of growing herbs indoors. It is near impossible to grow outdoor plants in the house, especially in the winter when you have everything going against you...low light levels, short daylight hours and the lack of fresh, outside ai ... Read more... | | | Friday, February 10 2012 | | More than 10,000 pressed and dried specimens of wild Indiana plants from the Butler University's Friesner Herbarium can now be viewed on a searchable database at http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/herbarium4.
The specimens, with their authenticating labels, provide a historical record of what was growing where and when.
Scientists, environmentalists, gardeners, teachers, artists and anyone else with an interest in Indiana plant life can look up plants based on the commo ... Read more... | | Friday, February 10 2012 | | Little River Wetlands Project, a local nature organization protecting almost 1,200 acres of natural and restored wetlands near Fort Wayne and Huntington, offers interesting and informative nature events this February. All are free and open to the community.
Every Tuesday in February: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. "Little River Ramblers."Meet at the Boy Scout office parking lot, end of Olde Canal Place Drive (opposite Lutheran Hospital entrance on W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne) to hike and explore Eagle Ma ... Read more... | | | Written by Doug Hackbarth | | Friday, January 27 2012 | Orchids make an easy and popular blooming houseplant as they take very little care and really thrive under normal household conditions. The only condition that needs to be increased is the humidity levels, as orchids not only need plenty of heat but also high humidity-this can be accomplished by simply placing saucers filled with a thin layer of pebbles and water (keeping the water below the pebbles) and creating an area of higher humidity.
There are over 25,000 different kinds of wild orchids ... Read more... | | Friday, January 27 2012 | | When it's cold, build a fire in the fireplace, or the woodburning heater, or maybe just light a candle and look in the flames, look deep in the flames for the answers.
I've always believed they are there, and this time of year is a time for questions. It is a time to weigh the events of the past year and toss them around and ask why.
It has been a good year for each of us in some respects, and a bad year in others. Just like every year.
A few of our young people died this year. Others were bo ... Read more... | |