Agritourism offers families a chance to safely get together and enjoy autumn Visitors to Lark Ranch enjoy a view of the pumpkin field. | Photo provided by Lark Ranch By Natalie Reidford Autumn is upon us. With the changing leaves and cooler weather comes the expectation of fall family activities, like hay rides, apple picking, corn mazes and festivals at local … [Read more...]
Hamming it up again
Old Post Amateur Radio Society sees interest growing in ham radio OPARS amateur radio operators, from left, Joe Calvert, John McClelland, Mac Campbell and John Streeter contact people from all over the country and sometimes the world during amateur radio competition the last weekend in June at Camp Wildwood. | Photo by Matt Griffith By Natalie Reidford More time at … [Read more...]
Strange tales
Local, supernatural lore is plentiful in and around Knox County By Rama Sobhani Lucky Point is an area near Monroe City that has been credited with strange and unexplained activity. | Photo by Rama Sobhani There is no shortage of local supernatural lore. If one wants to go digging, plenty of creepy tales that go back to the pioneer days can be found in various … [Read more...]
Growing in the city
Grow City Teaching Garden demonstrates healthy-garden basics By Natalie Reidford Seventy-five years separate them, but World War II and Grow City Gardens are connected. The connection formed when Laura DeBrock and Grow Organic educator Terri Talarek King, both members of the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District Education Committee, talked about victory … [Read more...]
Planting sunshine
Francis Vigo chapter NSDAR plants Sunshine Garden to share produce with community members By Natalie Reidford Inspired by the Victory Gardens of World War II, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution directed a new initiative to its members: plant a Sunshine Garden in one’s yard and donate the produce to those in need. The Francis Vigo Chapter of the … [Read more...]