Growers adapt to new policies and practices to keep workers, consumers safe By Natalie Reidford While many of us have ups and downs in our careers, farming and uncertainty are inseparable. Those who work the land have their eyes and ears trained to factors that affect them before they affect the rest of us. Shopping this year at the Historic Vincennes Farmers Market … [Read more...]
Putting up the harvest
Gardeners still proud to save and share the fruits of their labors By Natalie Reidford Generations ago, many boomers spent the late summer months plucking tomatoes, shucking corn and snapping beans picked from the family garden. After that came the task of boiling quart-size jars over the stove and filling the steaming jars with the fruits of their labors. Home … [Read more...]
Boomer Health: Boosting your immune system to minimize illness
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...]