Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Lady Lakers finally beat Goshen
The Lakeland girls basketball team recorded its first victory over Goshen since the turn of the century last Tuesday night in LaGrange. Dulce Canedo and McKenzie Carlson each scored eight points in leading the Lady Lakers to a 36-22 triumph...
STATE BOUND-
On Nov. 9, Prairie Heights Thespian Troupe 7436 participated in the Indiana Thespians Regional Conference hosted at Huntington University. The Troupe brought a piece entitled “Next!” by Rand Higbee and placed second which advances the piece to the Indiana Thespians...
Cookie sale is Nov. 23
The LaGrange County Extension Ladies will host their annual cookie sale on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 8 a.m. until sold out, at the front entrance of Yoder’s Department Store in Shipshewana. All cookies are homemade. The money earned will be...
Assessing the life of an alfalfa stand
We work our alfalfa pretty hard here in northern Indiana, and events like our fall drought do not help our alfalfa last as long as we would like. After 2 or 3 years, alfalfa stands gradually go downhill. That is...
A look at Seasonal Affective Disorder
As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, many people find themselves grappling with a condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This form of depression, often triggered by the changing seasons, can cast a shadow over what should...
Do good
As a youth, I had a somewhat odd, consistent childhood memory. My grandparents live about a mile down the road from my parents, so we visited often. My siblings and I were often found playing in the pool, in their...
You never work a day in your life
Work. Boy, do a lot of memories flood my mind when I consider what “work” has meant to me over the years. From throwing wood into the barn for hours to changing tires in my dad’s shop; working long hours...
A dry fall can affect your trees and other perennial plants
This week, we were blessed with some rainfall. While the lack of rain has been somewhat of a blessing for those farmers getting their crops out at a record pace, it is not all good. Perennial plants like trees, turfgrasses,...
Another week of fine fall weather
Friday, October 18, was the Not-So-Spooky Trail at Maple Wood County Park in LaGrange, and once again I reprised my role as the witch in the woods. The park department had made some improvements this year which made it even...