By Dr. Neil Sweigart The coronavirus pandemic is upon us and as important as it is to follow guidelines to halt the spread, there is another issue to consider. Have you wondered why some people get very sick and even succumb to the virus while others have very mild symptoms or may not even know they have it? Of course we know the elderly and those with underlying … [Read more...]
44th Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous
Eighteenth-century re-enactment moved to late summer By Bernie Schmitt The Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous, a re-enactment of 18th Century frontier life in the Old Northwest and a Vincennes tradition, will not take place during the Memorial Day weekend. The 2020 Vincennes Rendezvous button. | Photo provided It has been rescheduled for Saturday, Aug. 22 and Sunday, … [Read more...]
Ahead of its time: The Indiana Medical History Museum
By Joy Neighbors A lab at the Indiana Medical History Museum. | PHOTO BY JOY NEIGHBORS Step back in time to a facility that has remained unchanged for more than 100 years. Original medical artifacts and human specimens from the late 1800s remained on the shelves when The Old Pathology Building was abandoned in the 1950s. Located on the grounds of the former Central … [Read more...]
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
By Dr. Neil Sweigart Last week I experienced two things that gave me an idea for this issue’s article. My wife encouraged me to participate in a chair exercise class which really accentuated movement of the shoulder through its full range of motion, and by chance I happened across a children’s video on YouTube — an old tune we used to sing at summer camp: Head, … [Read more...]
League of Women Voters 100th anniversary
Members of the League of Women Voters of Knox County discuss their history during a meeting for this story at the Knox County Library’s Meeting House. From left are 2020 co-president Miriam Boyd, Joyce Villwock, Emily Heineke, Vanessa Purdom, 2020 co-president Deb Switzer, and Judith Kratzner (back to camera). | PHOTO BY BERNIE SCHMITT Knox County chapter still active after … [Read more...]