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Mar 31 2010
A Reminder
I'm planting a few things today—right after crossing myself and saying a quick prayer that Oklahoma won't make me regret it. I always do this—walk the dangerous line between what's way too early and what will work out just fine—so whatever happens is my own darn fault. But that's part of the adventure of gardening! And in light of the information contained in the first couple of sentences of the post below, it gives a glimpse into just how little sense I have when it comes to this stuff.
I'm reorganizing a lot of the older content on my site in preparation for some fun things I have planned next month, and I came across this post I wrote around this time two years ago.
May 10, 2008
We've finally gotten our vegetables planted, after not only a busy spring, but an especially rainy one. And I've been uncharacteristically relaxed about it this year—surprising, considering I'd normally begin having nightmares if I didn't have everything planted by April 1st. But the two frosts we experienced this April made me thank God for every single speck of procrastination he placed inside my bloodstream, because if I'd gone to all this trouble and lost the plants…well, let's just say I would've given up on life. So, see? My God-given procrastination is a good thing. Because I just don't have the intestinal fortitude to be a farmer. I don't handle horticultural disappointment well at all.
Our main vegetable garden is on the other side of the house, and is nicely planted with tomatoes, herbs, jalapeños, squash, strawberries, cucumbers, and other delights, but in this garden—the one that overlooks our pond—we take a walk on the wild side and just have fun. I used to have this flower garden planted to the hilt with Dahlias, gaillardia, Russian Sage, Rudibekia, and huge, native grasses, and I treasured it so much, I'd ground even the dogs if they so much as thought about setting foot in it. But after The Great Grass Massacre of 2006, as well as more than one wild-horses-in-the-yard-in-the-middle-of-the-night episodes, I learned to roll with the punches and not take the whole dadgum thing so seriously.
And now, I just let the kids do what they want in there. This usually includes using any tool other than the right one for the job. This, for instance, is a bulb planter, but my daughter evidently thinks it's a trowel. And that's okay.
Hey, it's better than my hairbrush…or my beloved slotted spoons. Not that I have any left after my two boys attempted to dig to Beijing last summer, but I'm trying not to harbor resentment over it.
Look! A dog is in my garden. And I'm not grounding it or breaking out in hives.
But only because it's Charlie.
He senses what she's planting must be some kind of food. So he has to investigate to see if it's worth eating.
Before too long this garden will be a disorganized mess of tomato plants and strawberries and jalapenos, some overlapping the others, some in shade when they should be in sun. And I'm okay with that. Because it gives the kids a reason to handle the soil, to dig, to water, to fertilize…to watch and wait as the plants grow larger…and, eventually, to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
144 Comments
irishheart On Wednesday, March 31 at 7:57 am
So sweet….precious memories for your children, and one day Charlie will look back and smile too!
WebSavvyMom On Wednesday, March 31 at 7:58 am
–>I love it and Charlie is merely monitoring her progress.
We tilled our garden two weeks ago and I'm anxious to start planting our tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers too.
Teresa On Wednesday, March 31 at 7:59 am
Beautiful pictures, the girl in harmony with nature! Precious!
bramblefox On Wednesday, March 31 at 7:59 am
Hallelujah! My mom was the same way…although she usually had to drag us outside to help her weed in the middle of the summer. Not fun. XD
WebSavvyMom, I wish WE had the garden tilled…it's still a muddy mess though. Phooey.
Llama On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:00 am
That is very sweet.
christy On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:00 am
I love how she is sitting there so focused in her little white socks and her bulb planter! My sweetie pies are the same way – and thus – we eat cereal with whatever we can find because "digging to China" is a favorite pastime here too!
Kaybi On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:01 am
so beautiful!
Leah Baxter On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:01 am
I'm planting this week too Ree, hoping Oklahoma is done with this rough winter! It's my first vegetable garden. We made a raised bed this year and have filled it with good soil. Clay soil is only good for making Frankoma pottery!-otherwise it absolutely sucks. My boys are really excited about it, which is a bonus. They have planted everything in it and hopefully they will help tend to it too. Now if I can just figure out a way to keep my Jack Russell Terrier (aka the digger) out of it!!
Christy Rose On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:02 am
So sweet…I am lovin' that she is gardening in her socks!
Kate On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:02 am
I'm in cold, rainy (did I mention cold?) CT and it's too much like winter here to start planting. My tulip bulbs are making an appearance though, so that's a great sign. Planting my container garden won't be for another month :::sigh:::!
Jen On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:03 am
I remember that post! My youngest LOVES gardening and checks on various plant's progress often. Both girls will grab a handful of whatever is ripe and munch on it as well. So much fun!
carole hanbury On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:04 am
I'm worried you might be a little early with the planting! I did love seeing your daughter outside digging in the dirt with her white socks on. My kids are forever running around outside in only their socks…what's up with that?! They go out with socks and shoes and take them off to jump on the trampoline and then just don't bother putting them back on. Really drives me crazy when they're wearing MY socks!!
treysmimi On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:06 am
Goodness…your little punk has really grown since this post back in 2008!
Joanna On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:07 am
My husband is always excited to plant our garden and … usually does it too soon! haha He actually planted yesterday (while i bit my nails anticipating another cold snap). Granted, we DO live in Atlanta and you'd think we'd have nice weather from here on out. But last year we had a freak spring snowstorm! The meteorologists can't even figure it out~
Amy from She Wears Many Hats (missamy) On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:07 am
I love that last picture of her. Ladies all over the nation are printing that one out to take to their hairdressers, "This is the hair color I want."
Jessica @ How Sweet On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:07 am
Love looking back at old posts – this is so sweet.
WHATUPDUCK On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:08 am
I took a Kansas chance this week and planted a few things I maybe shouldn't have, but hey, it's gonna be 80 today!! I guess there's still that chance of snow that can always come our way! My radishes, spinach and lettuce are coming up nicely. That OK weather is just the same. Good luck!!
Katie (The Life of a Firefighter's Wife) On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:09 am
LOVE the soft focus on these pictures!!
Aly On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:10 am
Very sweet! Can't wait to begin planting!!!!!
Julie O. On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:10 am
I think I saw Oxy Clean advertising on the site this week… I hope you made a barter deal with them, 'cause you're gonna need some for those socks when your girl is done!
That said, this reminds me of my favorite childhood memories–getting dirty, playing outside, not being confined by rules. I'm sure she'll think back fondly on days like this when she's all grown up.
Jen at cabin fever On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:10 am
We can't begin planting until right around memorial day here in Vermont….
Last year I thought I could get away with doing it around mother's day… NOPE. Literally NOTHING grew, except peas. They're resilient little buggers.
Jen at cabin fever On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:11 am
We can't begin planting until right around memorial day here in Vermont….
Last year I thought I could get away with doing it around mother's day… NOPE. Literally NOTHING grew, except peas. They're resilient little buggers.
Megan (Best of Fates) On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:12 am
Ooh, reorganization?
I'm so excited – I wonder what's coming.
Is Charlie going to have his own section? Because I would be in full support.
the domestic fringe On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:13 am
Awwww…so sweet. Your kids garden must be a fabulously wild mess. Love that Charlie 'helps' garden!
Annonandon On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:17 am
What fun! I heart Charlie~~
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Melissa On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:22 am
It's a wonderful thing to just let kids explore! Plus, this is a great homeschooling lesson (much better than planting seeds in a cup IMO).
Sadie at heyMamas On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:23 am
My girls would absolutley love to be able to play in the dirt and actually have it produce something….one of these days I will let them.
Sadie at heyMamas
Wren On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:24 am
My grandma liked i Oklahoma, and she taught me that you always planted on April 15. I was born and raised in Texas, but I've always followed her rules. Some years, I'm very glad!
I'm afraid that I never took my garden too seriously. If a black-eyed susan wanted to live beside the tomato plants, I let it. Drove my husband crazy!!!
Andrea On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:25 am
I am currently in the process of being the proud mama to some strawberry plants, but it's been so difficult!! I've been posting updates on my blog and they are currently limp stems that look quite pathetic. *sigh*
I think it's great that you are letting your children experiment with growing and being able to have such tasty results for all their labor!
Bev On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:26 am
The innocence of innocent – daughter and dog. Great shots!!
Kim in MD On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:29 am
Awww…great post! I love that you are letting your punks have their own garden!
SierraSnowSoaps On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:29 am
As soon as I can get a shovel into the ground I try to plant a few things. We are getting snow this week. They say not to plant till after Memorial Day here in NV but one year I planted June 4 (my birthday) and it snowed the next day. We finally got the tomatoes in Aug. and then it snowed again.
Michelle in NV.
Meredith N. On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:30 am
What a beautiful garden! I love it
Anne KD On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:31 am
Yesterday afternoon I got an email from UPS telling me that I'm getting a shipment of, well, something, from some growers today. I have no earthly idea what they're sending me and it worries me, because the seeds I ordered came weeks ago. We just had over 2″ of rain here in SE PA, and the ground is soaking wet. If I bought strawberry plants and if that's what's being delivered today, I'm gonna be one muddy woman this afternoon! Good luck with your planting, Ree.
Erica On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:31 am
I would have LOVED to have my very own garden growing up! This is so cool! Heck, I would love to have my own garden now, but I really don't have the time to devote…for now, my Aerogarden full of herbs will do!
Lindsay On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:32 am
Awww, Ree! April 15th – Average last frost date. Ask me when I learned that valuable piece of information… 14. Yes, at the tender age of 14, I was just as interested, if not more so, in the average last frost date than boys. I got a compost bin for my 16th birthday. Such was my life. But, I've started my punk early, she's 3 and already has seeds planted inside, with a variety of stuff to plant outside.
Looks like she's having fun, I can't wait to get mine out there to have fun and learn a little too!
The Art of Doing Stuff On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:32 am
I cannot wait to plant stuff! In Southern Ontario that won't be for another um … 2 months probably. Blech! Plus my backyard is all slate with no sun so … I stick my tomatoes, onions etc. in my flower beds. No one notices. Except last year when the single squash plant took over the entire lawn. Oh well.
Bekka On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:34 am
This was a wonderful post. I need to give my kids their own garden.
I just love that last picture. It just looks so innocent and sweet.
C.C. On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:35 am
She is so precious! I'm going to let my punk do some container gardening with me this year. We'll either succeed or fail together!
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Bridget in Minnesota On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:36 am
I've been reading a long time. I remember that post so well!
Kris the Colts fan On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:37 am
Oh that makes me even more ready to get out and dig in the dirt and plant stuff. I love it!!!
Dawn M. On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:38 am
I TOTALLY love that your girl is gardening in sock feet!
I once found my daughter, I believe she was about 3 at the time, using her $300+ eyeglasses as a trowel!!!!!!
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." 1Peter 4:8
TheMightyMom On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:39 am
I'm dying to get my hands dirty and plant some things! I LOVE SPRING!
Blondie On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:39 am
My grandma, who passed this past winter, was a Master Gardner. Honest, she took classes and everything! Anyway she used to tell me the only way to get things to grow was after you planted it, say, "Now, grow, Dammit!" And my grandma never swore! And, I used to have a Corgi that would bite your hand if you ever pulled any weeds. She would run across the yard to bite you!
rollingstonemom On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:41 am
Great post! We've been working on our garden, too. In fact, we started discussing not having many ornimentals, just using food/herb stuff throughout the yard since they not only are useful and tasty, but many also have beautiful flowers and can be "ornamental" as well. That way, we're not throwing money down the drain having this beautiful lawn but having to pay out of the nose for decent veggies and herbs.
melanie On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:46 am
I would plan something if it would ever stop raining here. I think Noah is on his way to pick me up.
Carol On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:47 am
At 8 mos. pregnant, the garden may just not happen this year. Luckily, my brother in law grows veggies for farmers' markets in the summer, some of which he grows in our field free of charge, so he's happy to supply us with lots of fresh veggies in the summer.
We will have to do a few things, though–peppers & tomatoes and onions, and some pumpkins & gourds for fall. NO green beans or peas this year–I can't handle the thought of dealing with those with a tiny baby this summer.
But, it's still too early here in Illinois–but it's supposed to be in the 70's the next few days. Yay!!!
Lisa S On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:51 am
Thanks for this post….I'm planning on starting my garden this week, and the kids want to help. I needed this reminder that it's great to let them do what they want because it encourages them to enjoy the process….hopefully I can be more relaxed about it this year!
Cathy Shea On Wednesday, March 31 at 8:56 am
very sweet!
Krista On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:02 am
I love that she's out there in her socks :o) So innocent and sweet!
JuliP On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:06 am
I love those photos! It is important to keep kids involved. I have found, that involving mine in the gardening process (at the age of 3 and 5) makes them actually WANT to eat the vegetables that we are growing: green beans, tomatoes and peppers….they eat the grape tomatoes off the vine while playing in the backyard, a quick and easy snack!
We've had our seeds going since the first week of March! Hopefully, they can be moved outdoors soon!
Pam D On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:06 am
Well, our little garden is in two huge containers, but still, it lets the boy get dirt under his nails and taste something he actually had a hand in growing. Every kid..no, every PERSON.. needs that experience. At least once, but preferably on an ongoing basis. This year, who KNOWS what the weather will be? Like you said… just roll with it!
Shevon On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:08 am
My fingers are itchin' to get into the soil. It is still a little early here in Illinois. I will impatiently wait…and wait….and wait…
Beverly On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:10 am
I love the fact that she's working in the garden. In her socks. Priceless!
Judy@In His Grip On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:17 am
I am itching to get out in the garden, but here is Kansas I have to wait a couple more weeks.
Jennifer On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:17 am
It's nice that Oklahoma allows you to walk a line this time of year. Here in New York it's still "Hell no!", and I am getting so impatient. Apparently it's supposed to be in the mid-70's later this week, but I'm not holding my breath.
katydid56 On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:18 am
I remember these photos and the tutorial you gave back then for how to achieve them. I was just learning photoshop and the art of layers. Thanks for the memory.
(And I'm still not fantastic at PS but I can get around).
catrina On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:18 am
Every year, when we plant our garden, we buy our six grandkids a plant each (grape tomatoes, banana peppers, red peppers, etc.). They're each planted in a separate section of our garden, and each kid is responsible for taking care of their own plant. We have such a good time all summer long! But I guess I'm a little less evolved than you, because everything has to be neat and in rows. I need to lighten up just a tad, I think.
alison On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:19 am
you should get some wall-o-waters in case it does freeze. right now in the mountain west I have tomatoes in the ground and it's snowing – but it's okay, because they are hanging out in the middle of those unsightly things, with trash bags on top!
Darci On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:22 am
Last year I gave my 12 year old daughter her own little spot for a flower garden and some of her most precious spring and summer moments were tending to it. I love seeing kids interact with nature! Priceless.
vickib On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:27 am
You're right, it is an experience every punk should have. I love this site http://www.kidsgardening.com Every kid should have access to a garden, even if it's containers with tomatoes in the inter city schools. For kids who are homeschooled, gardening is like recess!
books On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:27 am
Lighting in these photos is fuuuull of spring magic… coupled with the fact that she's planting IN SOCKS = just lovely.
Sarah in Kansas On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:29 am
I love that your children get to experience the fun of a garden. We plant a big one every year too. I am so ready for fresh salsa again!
Chau On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:30 am
Beautiful and prescious.
cthomas On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:36 am
I see Charlie is helping with the chores. I used to have a little chicken help me like that. She loved to go for the worms. We had to put her up though when the tomatoes started ripening, or we would have a peck in every one of them.
C thomas.
I hate to clean up On Wednesday, March 31 at 9:52 am
Love your sweet girl photos! Just last night I bought some seeds and bulbs. I can't wait to get in the dirt but I have to research when I can actually plant the suckers. I just moved to PA from TX so this is a whole new world of gardening to me!
Momcat On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:07 am
Here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area my mom always told me never to plant annuals until after Easter. Many times I have tried to rush things, and always failed. And do I feel guilty, when I realize I might have caused all those Easter cold snaps when my daughters were shivering in their little Easter dresses! BTW, my husband always uses the bulb planter when making holes for bedding plants. It makes a perfect little hole every time! I love a good multitasker, don't you?
Shelley-Bob On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:11 am
I LOL'ed and snorted reading about the "…grass masacre" and baby baboon analogy. Ree, you're a nut!!! I also allow, without discipline, the two wieners in all of my gardens, vegetable, flower and otherwise, because a) they're not going to destroy too much and b) they're too cute to scold (very much).
I hate to clean up On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:12 am
How could I forget cute Charlie! Reminds me that every time I do something new around the house I have my 2 cats watching my every move. Hopefully the orchid I bought last night will survive my boy kitty. I had a ivy that I had grown from a small plant for 5 years. I had given away enough cuttings to start many new plants until he came along and took it out one piece at time. He could never understand why he was in trouble as he walked across the living room with a piece of it in his mouth!
Melody On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:19 am
How do you keep those socks so clean, esp. after they've been in the garden??? Great pic, BTW!
Jackie On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:24 am
She's so beautiful! I am in a planting mood!
marybethlynn On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:25 am
Dang – your pictures are beautiful
I wish I had photshop – I think some of mine might even look ok then
Joyce On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:26 am
Shannon O | Confessions of a Loving WIfe On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:28 am
I can't wait until our frost stays away long enough to get at the garden!
Tamara On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:29 am
I don't deal well with horticultural dissappointment either! Too bad we're horticulturalists by trade 'cause I have to deal with lots of dissappointments all year round
Debi On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:34 am
Well, I live in northern AZ, we're supposed to get snow, winds, and cold……I believe the storm is going your way…might want to re-think planting to many things this weekend!
Liz On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:41 am
My kids love gardening and they are only 5 and 2. I have to start indoor, because it's snowing outside.
Cindy On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:46 am
I'm having garden envy.
Rhonda Chitwood On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:56 am
Hubby plowed the garden 2 weeks ago, then again last week. Three days ago I put 2 of the horses in that particular lot, (it's the bull pen, you know for when he NOT suppose to be on the job). The bull pen has some lovely lush grass that is totally going to waste. I suggested at least 2 of the horses go in there to eat that grass and give the horse pasture a little rest. At first he said no because the horses would STOMP the plowed dirt. I told him so what, he was going to be plowing it again at least twice. He finally relented and I got my way!!! I totally understand about getting paranoid/wierd about grass and gardens.
I am glad your kids will enjoy "their" garden!
Nezzy On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:01 am
This Ozark farm chick knows the importance of lettin' a kid do what a kid need to do. What a good mama you are for lettin' the plant and be so creative with it. Great!
God bless ya'll from the hills and hollers of the Missouri Ponderosa!!!
Gardener on Sherlock Street On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:05 am
I've already gone over planting peas, potatoes, radishes, lettuce, kohlrabi and onions.
lil ol me On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:10 am
Loved this post the first time…. just as good the second. Hope all of your children will join you in the garden this year, Ree.
Pink Passion Flower On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:13 am
I thought I could feed the world with all the tomatoes I grew as a child. I was so proud. You can never underestimate the joy a garden can bring to children.
aliciac On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:16 am
the Provident Woman On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:30 am
I just planted a huge bed of potatoes today (I know, I'm a little late). It took FOREVER. I was planning on planting all of the early season stuff, but ran out of time. There's always tomorrow.
Kathy Vanderet On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:31 am
I love that she is gardening in her white socks.
Lindsey On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:32 am
I love that the punk is gardening in her socks!!
My girls is in charge of the strawberries and my son has placed himself in charge of the peas…none of these items ever make it into the house for any type of cooking/baking as they are devoured outside the moment they are ripe!
My hubby and I begin our garden indoors in February…sure, my house smells like dirt for a couple of months, but it's a nice start to the garden come May. Someday I will have a small greenhouse outback….sigh…someday….
Jennifer On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:38 am
Seriously? Isn't it genuinely too early? Late March??
Vicki On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:39 am
Ree, our turtles are out of the ground in Bartlesville so I'm saying it's a good time to start planting. They stay buried in our back yard until the last of the bad weather has passed.
SD Ranchwife On Wednesday, March 31 at 11:58 am
I'm starting to get the "Gardening Bug" but I have learned from the old farmers here in South Dakota that we do not plant anything until after May 10th. And some years that is even risky. My Grandpa always said you should plant the potatoes on Good Friday. However most years my garden spot still has snow on it then. Doesn't look good for this year as well! Happy Planting and I wish you many warm days and no frosty nights.
Beckie On Wednesday, March 31 at 12:07 pm
1. I think she is pretty smart to be using a bulb planter. It makes a nice hole with little work.
2. Love the last photo
3. Love the fact that she is in socks. I think I would throw them away rather than try to get clean.
4. Wish my girls were little again to dig in the yard.
Julie in OK On Wednesday, March 31 at 12:08 pm
I'm planting snow peas, bush beans, and carrots today!
I was just takin' a little break to see what the Pioneer Woman was up to today :-)!
May your garden be blessed!
Julie in OK
Mrs. W On Wednesday, March 31 at 12:19 pm
Last year was the first time my own children had the opportunity to help with a garden at my mom's house. They loved it! They couldn't wait until Friday when they got to go to Grandma's and pick beans! I remember dreading having to go work the garden so it is wonderful to see them have such a happy experience. This year mom has big plans for her "Grand-farmer-children". Including growing their own pumpkins for Halloween this year. So I am praying hard that the local wildlife will leave the garden alone and the kids and Grandma can have a successful harvest!
Laura Taylor On Wednesday, March 31 at 12:38 pm
I have been procrastinating starting my garden as well (my first one ever!), but this has given me the motivation to get to tilling this weekend, so I can start planting. Thanks!
Connie On Wednesday, March 31 at 12:40 pm
Oh my goodness! She is wearing white socks with no shoes in the garden. I would freak out! Good for you that you can take it in stride. We will be planting our garden soon too here in Central Florida. We are past the freezes, pretty soon it will be hurricanes we are worried about. Glad to see you are going to be in Orlando, hope I can get over there.
BrenK On Wednesday, March 31 at 12:43 pm
Ahh, your daughter is so sweet and pretty. It really is a rewarding experience to get in the dirt and grow things….
Heart of a Country Home On Wednesday, March 31 at 12:46 pm
I agree and we're going to try it again this year. I just feel the need.
Brookie On Wednesday, March 31 at 12:51 pm
lisaiz On Wednesday, March 31 at 1:03 pm
Er, um, the Farmers' Almanac is predicting late freezes this year. I'm trying to plant as late as possible. Be prepared to protect your young plants. I won't stop worrying about my plants until the ides of May (there's such a thing as an "ides of May" right? It's not exclusive to March, is it?).
My wish for my garden this year is: no violent storms, no drought, no wilt or powdery mildew, and no destructive pests. Is that asking too much?


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Cadillac's return to motorsports is one step closer as the company has just released the first batch of pictures for the CTS-V racing coupe.
Jointly-developed with Pratt & Miller, the car is specifically designed to compete in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT Series. While details won't be released until Monday, the CTS boasts carbon fiber body work, a ventilated hood, an aggressive diffuser, and a massive rear wing.
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Organized at Boston, Kentucky, April, 1862; mustered out at Nashville, April 24 to June 30, 1865.
Colonel Cooper began the organization of this regiment at Barboursville, Kentucky, about March 6, 1862, under an appointment from the Secretary of War, dated February 27, 1862. In April, four companies having been mustered into service, Edward Maynard was appointed lieutenant colonel. By May 1, three other companies had been completed and William C. Pickens was appointed major. On July 31, 1863, the regiment was reported with eight companies, but muster rolls were found on only seven, and all other reports list the regiment with seven companies.
The regiment was assigned to Brigadier General George W. Morgan's 7th Division, Brigadier General James G. Spears' 25th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, composed of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Tennessee Regiments. The regiment was reported stationed at Archer's, Tennessee, until June 10, when, with the rest of the brigade, it moved to Big Creek Gap where it had several minor engagements, and reached Cumberland Gap June 18, 1862, where it remained until General Morgan evacuated that point on September 17, 1862. On July 28, a Confederate report estimated the strength of the regiment at 310 men.
On July 16, the 3rd, 5th and 6th Tennessee Regiments surprised four companies of McLin's Tennessee Cavalry (Rogers' 1st) under Captain Mims, and captured all their baggage and equipment, with four or five men. From September 6-10, a portion of the regiment went with an expedition under Colonel Cooper against a Confederate camp on Pine Mountain, which routed the Confederates and captured the major part of the command.
Following the withdrawal from Cumberland Gap, General Morgan, at Portland, Ohio, listed the 6th Tennessee with an aggregate of 535 men, and commented: "The 6th Tennessee has an excellent Colonel, with good officers. On October 31, 1862, Spears' Brigade was reported as the 1st Brigade, District of western Virginia.
On November 13, 1862, the 3rd, 5th and 6th regiments were ordered to Cincinnati, Ohio, thence to Bowling Green, Kentucky, with orders to report to Major General W. S. Rosecrans, commanding at Nashville. On December 12, the regiment was reported in a temporary brigade under Colonel W. E. Woodruff; and on December 24, the 3rd and 6th were ordered to report to Brigadier General R. B. Mitchell, command post of Nashville. It left Nashville January 3, 1863, as rearguard for an ammunition and hospital train under Colonel Daniel McCook; had a skirmish with Confederate General Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry near the Asylum, six miles from Nashville, and joined Brigadier General Spears at Murfreesboro. At this time it reported 12 officers, 213 men, and was placed in General Spears' 1st Brigade, General J. S. Negley's 2nd Division XIV Corps; the brigade being composed of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th Regiments Tennessee Infantry.
The regiment remained at Murfreesboro until April 2, 1863, when it moved to Carthage. On June 8, 1863, the 3rd, 5th and 6th East Tennessee Regiments were placed in the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Army of the Cumberland, Commanded first by Colonel Cooper, then by Colonel William B. Stokes. On July 31, the 6th, with eight companies, was reported under Major Gamble. About August 15, the 3rd and 6th were moved to Alexandria, Tennessee, where Brigadier General Spears was again appointed to command the brigade on August 28, 1963.
On September 2, the 3rd and 6th, under Colonel Shelley, of the 5th, moved to McMiunville, where they were joined a little later by General Spears, with the rest of the brigade. The brigade left MeMinuville on September 13, and after some marching and countermarching, arrived at Chattanooga September 21, just after the battle of Chickamauga. Here the brigade was stationed at the bridge over Chickamauga Creek, just outside of Chattanooga, with instructions to stop all Federal soldiers below the rank of major general. The 6th, with five companies of the 5th, was attacked here by Confederate troops, and after a fight of about an hour and a half, fell back to a point on Lookout Mountain, where the 6th was again attacked on September 24 and withdrew into Chattanooga.
On October 9, 1863, in a reorganization of the Department of the Cumberland, the 3rd, 5th and 6th Tennessee Regiments were assigned as the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XIV Corps; but on October 15, General Spears, with the brigade reported as the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, had Headquarters at Sale Creek, Tennessee, reported the 6th as stationed at Blythe's Ferry. On October 31, the brigade was reported as the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XIV Corps; on November 14, 1863, with General Spears still in command, the brigade was reported as the 1st Brigade, East Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, Department of the Cumberland, with the regiment, with six companies under Colonel Cooper, still at Blythe's Ferry.
On January 1, 1864, the brigade was reported 30 miles northeast of Knoxville; on January 16, at Flat Creek; and on January 25, went into winter quarters, with the 6th four miles from Knoxville. On January 31, 1864, the brigade was assigned to the XXIII Corps, Department of the Cumberland. On February 13, 1864, the 3rd and 6th regiments were temporarily assigned to Brigadier General H. M. Judah's 2nd Division, XXIII Corps.
On April 4, 1864, the 3rd, 5th and 6th were transferred from the Department of the Cumberland to the Department of the Ohio. On April 10, in the reorganization of the XXIII Corps, the 3rd and 6th East Tennessee Volunteer Infantry were assigned to Brigadier General M. S. Hascall's 1st Brigade, Brigadier General H. M. Judah's 2nd Division. Under various commanders, the regiment remained in this brigade, and this division, until mustered out in April 1865.
On April 30, Colonel Cooper was in command of the brigade; Lieutenant Colonel Maynard of the regiment. It left Red Clay, Georgia, on May 7; was first engaged at Rocky Face on May 9; and again at Resaca on May 14. It took an active part in the campaign resulting in the capture of Atlanta, and reported six killed and 54 wounded in the campaign.
Colonel Cooper was promoted to brigadier general on June 4; Lieutenant Colonel Maynard was in command of the regiment until he had to relinquish command for a time on June 22, during which time Captain Marcus D. Bearden commanded until he was wounded on July 1, after which Captain William Ausmus took command. Captain William L. Lea, of Company "C", was killed in the heavy fighting on August 6, 1864.
Following the capture of Atlanta, the regiment was reported as stationed on September 8 at Decatur, Georgia, where it reported on September 13 that it needed 250 men to bring it up to the minimum strength. About the last of September, the brigade, under General Cooper, moved up to Chatttanooga, from there to Nashville; from there to Johnsonville, until the last of November, when it was sent to guard the crossings of the Duck River. Cut off from Nashville by the battle of Franklin, it moved via Charlotte and Clarksville, to Nashville, arriving early in December.
In the battle of Nashville, the regiment was stationed on the Harding Pike, on December 15; moved across the Hillsboro Pike, where it lost 10 men in the capture of a battery; and was not engaged on December 16, 1864. It took part in the pursuit of General Hood's Army across the Tennessee River, and wound up at Eastport, Mississippi, from whence it moved to the Department of North Carolina. Here, on February 24, 1865, it reported the need of 457 men to bring it up to maximum strength. It took part in the campaign from Fort Anderson to Wilmington; moved to Kingston, and from there to join General Sherman at Goldsboro, where t remained until March 31, 1865.
On March 30, 1865, the following order was issued: "The Sixth Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, which has for so long and eventful a period been associated with th First Brigade, is now relieved, and the Colonel commanding deems this a fitting time tender to the officers and men of that gallant regiment his thanks and the thanks of the brigade for the prompt and efficient manner in which they have performed their duties, both on the march and on the battlefield. Their heroic conduct on many a well-fought field and their self-sacrificing devotion to our Country in this great struggle has won for them the unbounded confidence and esteem of those gallant soldiers who have stood shoulder to shoulder with them in the field, and have learned to love them as brothers for everything which is ennobling and sheds a luster upon the patriot's brow. The history of the Sixth Tennessee will make a bright page in the future annals of this country. Many of these brave men have already served beyond the term of their enlistment, and their services are gratefully appreciated. We can but bid them a kind farewell with feelings of gratitude and deep solicitude for their future welfare. May they return in safety to their homes to enjoy the liberties of the Government they have so nobly defended."
At Nashville, April 27, 1865, all but a detachment of recruits was mustered out of service, having served a few days over three years and moved on foot and otherwise nearly 10,000 miles.
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Did you get your Learn for Life course calendar in the mail recently?
If you did and if you decide to sign up for an adult night course or a senior's day course at a Toronto public school, you'll be taking part in a Toronto tradition that dates back 150 years.
In October of 1855, Toronto Public Schools opened adult night courses for the first time. The school board itself was only eight years old and had just built some of its first school buildings – space had been rented before. Since they owned the buildings, and there were a lot of adults in Toronto who wanted to upgrade their skills, Toronto Trustees decided to run a night school program.
The program got off to a rocky start. Adult night school almost choked on its own success the first year. The Board had only three teachers, but 260 students, aged 15-21, signed up to study "spelling, writing, dictation, geography, natural philosophy, English grammar and arithmetic." Many of the students had never attended school, and many could not read or write. Only 56 students stuck it out through that first winter, but by the next year many of the problems were sorted out and the program began to grow steadily.
Over the past century and a half, the adult night school program has waxed and waned as governments invested in the program, or pulled financial support depending on whether their mandate was fiscal constraint or investing in education. In 1860, the program was cancelled, but then the arguments for having an educated populace won out and the Board invested the hefty sum of $3000 per year to reopen the program in 1880. Then, as now, there was strong demand for adult education courses, and 1292 students showed up that first day in 1880.
The last 20 years of that century were marked by a couple of firsts. In 1885, at the request of the Massey Manufacturing Co. (of Massey Hall fame), asked the School Board to offer courses in its factory. It was the first time courses had been offered outside of the school houses, and started a trend that saw courses offered in dozens of community centres and workplaces a century later.
Another first came in the 1880s when Toronto was experiencing its first large wave of non-English speaking immigrants. It became clear by 1887 that there was a need to start an evening class, "for the purpose of teaching the English language to the Italian population of the city." Today, the Toronto District School Board's adult English as a Second Language (ESL) program has grown to the point where it has its own course calendar that welcomes students in 42 languages.
In the early 1900s there was a great need for technical education, industrial arts for boys and home economics for girls. In 1915, Central Technical School, on Bathurst Street south of Bloor, was built at the cost of $1 000 000 – an enormous investment at a time when most workers made $1 a day. One historian boasts that "it was at the time, the finest technical school in the world." Night school classes have been an important feature of the school ever since, and it is still the Toronto Board's largest night school site. In this, it's 90th year, it will be offering 96 General Interest courses on everything from Adobe Photoshop, Bicycle Repair and Cooking, all the way to Woodworking and Yoga.
During World War II, the distinction between youth day school and adult night school classes became blurred. Canada needed young people with technical training, so Toronto's technical high schools ran in three shifts. Toronto's public schools provided technical education to 30 000 civilians, army, air force and navy personnel.
Adult education went through an incredible growth spurt starting in the 1960s when an average of only 4% of adults would take courses each year. By the mid-1990s 35% of adults in Toronto were taking at least one course each year, and another 20% wanted courses that they could not find.
Gerard Kennedy, Ontario's current Minister of Education, says that education is "the unleashing of human potential". In the mid-1990s, our adult public school programs were helping 300 000 Torontonians pursue their interests, ambitions and dreams each year.
Unfortunately then the rug was pulled out from under the program. After their election in 1995, the former Conservative government cut funding for Adult Education programs. In 2003, the Conservative Supervisor attempted to cancel the program all together. Citizens, led by a group of determined seniors called Citizens for Lifelong Learning, fought to save the program, and eventually forced the Supervisor to back down.
Now, the Board is trying to rebuild adult programs across the city and you can help. As your Trustee in Trinity-Spadina, I have taken a special interest in rebuilding the adult programs in our ward. I want to know what we can do to offer the courses that you want where they are accessible to you. Please help by filling out our questionnaire at our website www.myward10.org
Also, the new Liberal government has still not reinstated the funding for adult programs that was cut. Send a message to Gerard Kennedy urging him to reinstate the funding. Tell him that it's not only the youth of this city whose potential should be unleashed. Gerard can be reached at: (416) 325-2929
If you didn't get your course calendar in the mail, pick one up at any local public school or library, or sign up online at www.tdsb.on.ca/coned.


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This week, CMD's new Food Rights Network sent letters to thirteen schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) that have "organic" school gardens adopted by Hollywood's Environmental Media Association (EMA). As we reported in May, EMA teamed up with sludge-marketing corporation Kellogg Garden Products, which sells products made from Los Angeles area industrial and human sewage sludge with the label "quality organics" and which used the gardens for photo ops with sludge products.
Gardens in which kids grow vegetables and fruits were contaminated with sewage sludge as a result of EMA's partnership with Kellogg, which donated hundreds of cubic yards of sewage sludge products. EMA, which hosts its annual green carpet awards this Saturday, October 15th, has failed to take any steps to help remediate the children's "organic" gardens that were sludged.
EMA Greenwashes Sewage Sludge as "Organic"
In March, CMD sent a letter (pdf) to EMA founder Norman Lear and president Debbie Levin informing them that they were "unknowingly contaminating school children's gardens with sewage sludge." EMA's chief fundraiser, Levin was warned in the summer of 2010 (pdf) by the gardener who had first approached EMA about sponsoring the school gardens, LAUSD School Garden Program Specialist Mud Baron, that EMA's corporate partner Kellogg might be providing products containing sewage sludge (not labeled as such).
Levin responded (pdf) in April that "the EMA School Garden Program has never claimed to be 'organic.'" As CMD responded later that week:
This is a total fabrication. The EMA website is replete with only references to your gardens as organic. Even your funding appeals for corporate and public donations describe EMA's schoolyard gardens as only organic. Finally and most shockingly, the day after your wrote this false statement that you "never claimed" the gardens organic, an EMA celebrity was on E! Online extolling your organic gardens.
These and other references are documented on CMD's SourceWatch article on EMA.
Kellogg Garden Products Spins Itself a "Green" Web
As PRWatch reported in July, not only has EMA president Levin stubbornly continued to support her donor, Kellogg Garden Products, but Kellogg's Chief Sustainability Officer, Kathy Kellogg Johnson, has also capitalized on the greenwashing provided to her family's brand by the EMA celebrities' association with it.
Kellogg has also made a variety of claims in an effort to spin the controversy:
- Claim: Kellogg does not use sewage sludge from Los Angeles. Yes, it does. More specifically, sludge from Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties both go to a joint facility called the Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority (IERCA). Kellogg gets sewage sludge from this facility.
- Claim: Kellogg does not use sludge in 70 percent of its fertilizers. This is sleight of hand. First, we have never claimed that they use sludge in all of their fertilizers. We noted that sewage sludge is in the company's widely distributed soil "amendments," like the bags of "Amend" featured in pictures with EMA celebrities. According to an industry report that has mysteriously disappeared since we began citing it, but was archived as of 2008, "About 70% of Kelloggs total annual sales are of composted biosolids products. This represents about 250,000 cubic yards per year."
- Claim: Kellogg's products are safer than toothpaste. Kellogg cites the low amount of certain metals in their products, even saying "To make this point even plainer, there are more heavy metals in your toothpaste than there are in our products." A small number of metals are one of the ONLY things actually regulated in sewage sludge. Specifically, using out-of-date and industry influenced "standards," the EPA only regulates 10 heavy metals, plus two pathogens (salmonella and fecal coliform) in sewage sludge used on food crops for human consumption. But you can see for yourself the long list of contaminants identified in sewage sludge, including -- ahem -- several heavy metals that are NOT regulated in sewage sludge. Furthermore, we have not only relied on peer-reviewed studies documenting sludge's toxic contaminants. We have also cited a 2010 test of Kellogg's Amend (pdf) that found high levels of cancer-causing dioxins. Sewage sludge has also been shown to contain flame retardants, endocrine disruptors, pharmaceutical residues, phthalates, industrial solvents, resistant pathogens, and perfluorinated compounds, which can bioaccumulate in gardens. Just this week, California added the flame retardant "chlorinated tris" to the "Prop 65" list of cancer-causing chemicals.
Meanwhile, Children Continue to be Exposed to Contaminated Soil
This week, FRN notified principals, teachers, and parents at schools with EMA-Kellogg sponsored gardens that children participating in the garden programs may have been and continue to be exposed unknowingly to sewage sludge products. The school gardens adopted by EMA include the 186th Street School in Gardena, California; Brooklyn Early Education Center in Los Angeles; Calvert Street Elementary School in Woodland Hills; Carson Senior High School in Carson; Carthay Center Elementary School in Los Angeles; Eliot Middle School in Altadena; Helen Bernstein High School in Los Angeles; Marvin Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles; Nueva Esperanza Charter School in San Fernando; Saturn Street Elementary School in Los Angeles; University High School in Los Angeles; Venice Senior High School in Los Angeles; and Westminster Avenue Elementary School in Venice.
As we reported in May, as part of these schools' partnership with EMA, they received from EMA an order form for Kellogg products -- including products made from sewage sludge, with no disclosure of that fact or that such products are barred from certified organic products -- in addition to whatever material Kellogg provided directly to the schools as part of the launch and photo ops of the gardens. We also documented that at least 192 two-cubic-foot bags of sludge-containing products were "donated" (pdf), and that schools often shared supplies.
In addition to the documentary evidence in the order forms, there are several photos of celebrities, students, and Kellogg representative Kathy Kellogg Johnson posing with open/used or closed bags of the sewage sludge-based products in publicity shots.
In May, we urged EMA to "immediately notify the schools, school children, and their parents, and EMA's donors who supported the organic school gardens that Kellogg's sludge products have contaminated." With schools on summer break, we held out hope that EMA would remediate gardens sludged by Kellogg when the fall semester began.
As this does not appear to have happened, we have notified the schools ourselves. Reportedly, EMA changed the order form provided to the schools to remove references to Kellogg's Amend, Topper, Gromulch, and Nitrohumus, but there is no indication that they actually took any steps to remediate any gardens that were sludged. And it seems EMA has doubled down with Kellogg by continuing to feature photos of the Kellogg logo with young Hollywood stars on its website promoting the garden program, despite the fact that Kellogg gave products the company and its spokesperson know full well are made from sewage sludge to "organic" school gardens.
Environmental Media Awards Tomorrow
As EMA hosts its annual Environmental Media Association awards ceremony tomorrow, with celebrities like Justin Timberlake being honored alongside the likes of Southern California Edison, all the while sponsored by such corporate brands as Earthbound Farm, widely known for its E. coli tainted spinach. While celebrities may believe that through EMA they are helping to advance kids' organic gardens and other planet-healthy practices, it seems EMA is entrenching its role as a greenwasher for corporate sponsors, like Kellogg.
On the green carpet, will celebrities and EMA honorees again be offered gift bags from sludge merchant Kellogg Garden Products, like last year? Will EMA continue to get away with greenwashing sludge from one side of its mouth and rewarding celebrity activists, movies and corporations its respected "green" seal of approval with the other?
Helane Shields replied on Permalink
growing vegetables in sewage biosolids
The sludge industry exploits school children and the needy in its relentless campaign to force sewage sludge "biosolids" on an unaware public.
Kelloggs Garden Products donates
Class A sludge compost contaminated with toxic industrial wastes to Los Angeles school gardens. Parents and children are not warned about the health risks
of handling this substance, nor are they alerted to the fact that the plants and vegetables they grow uptake sludge pollutants.
In Tacoma, Washington, the sewer authority donates Tagro Class A sludge biosolids to community gardens.
Vegetables grown in the community gardens are given free to needy families who are not aware of the fact that vegetables uptake sludge pathogens and pollutants.
In Pennsylvania, the sludge industry is teaming up with the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection to utilize public school facilities to indoctrinate children into the alleged "benefits" of using sludge to fertilize vegetables and crops.
Helane Shields, Alton, NH email@example.com http://www.sludgevictims.com
Julian O'Neill replied on Permalink
sludge is GOOD for you!
Toxic Sludge is Good For You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry http://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Sludge-Good-You-Relations/dp/1567510604
AND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaMh8KGfkTM


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To help raise money for the animal shelter, the Sevier County Humane Society held its fourth annual Buy Local yard sale Saturday at the fairgrounds.
Sally Worden, president of the board of directors, said the first sale was organized when the economy took a nosedive. "A lot of people want to support us, but don't have the funds to just write a check," she said. "We price things reasonably so people can get a good deal if they see something they want."
Volunteers were at the shelter all week accepting donated household items and tagging them. While the bulk of items for sale came from donations, community members also had the option of renting space to sell their wares.
On average, the sale makes approximately $3,000 for the shelter. Cheryl Morgan, special events coordinator, said the goal was year is $4,000.
"We've had several hundred [customers] come through, and at least 50 percent of what we had is gone," Worden said.
Money raised will go toward various expenses, including the S.P.O.T. program (Stop Pet Overpopulation Today.) The shelter offers low-cost spaying and neutering to pet owners. "Our efforts our paying off. The number of animals we take in at the shelter is slowing down, and that's what we want," Worden said.
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NTNU -The Norwegian University of Science and Technology - will soon serve as field test laboratory for wireless broadband information services. NTNU has signed a formal cooperative agreement with the city of Trondheim, the county and the local chamber of commerce to develop a world-class field laboratory for the testing of mobile and nomadic broadband information services.
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Under the agreement, NTNU will install full wireless coverage for students and staff on the university's campus, and will extend the wireless network to cover the commercial areas of downtown Trondheim . The goal is to preserve session mobility (roaming) throughout the entire network. The coverage in the first stage of the development will be approximately 5 km2, with a target start date of August 15, 2006 .
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(Raleigh, NC) - New annual eligibility income guidelines for North Carolina's free or low-cost child health insurance programs, Health Check and NC Health Choice, become effective on April 1, 2007. Under the new guidelines, families of all sizes may earn a slightly higher income and still qualify for these programs. Even children with one or two working parents earning $41,300 a year or more may be eligible. Yet, parents often don't apply because they think they don't qualify.
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Uptown Creston business to close its doors
One of Creston's uptown businesses is closing its doors. Linda Hewitt, owner of Plentiful Harvest, said her store will officially close Dec. 21 after four years of operation in Creston.
She is currently holding a going-out-of-business sale whereby fabric, sewing notions, patterns, yarn, hooks, needles, threads and more are all 40 percent off.
"To be honest, we opened our store four years ago because Walmart quit selling fabric," Hewitt said, "but this past year has been tough economically. This summer was horrific as far as sales for uptown businesses. People just aren't buying. They are saving money."
Hewitt said she and her staff will continue machine quilting from their homes, and she will now seek other employment.
Plentiful Harvest is located at 216 W. Montgomery St. in Creston.
CHS musician named to 2013 All-State Band
Creston High School Band Director Mike Peters announced Jeremy Stoll has earned the highest individual honor for high school musicians. He was selected to the 2013 All-State Band for tenor saxophone. This is the third year in a row Stoll has been selected to the All-State Band. Stoll is the son of Arnold and Melody Stoll of Creston.
Auditions for the 281-piece, All-State Band were held Saturday with about 17 percent of auditions making the cut. Participants will perform during the Festival Concert 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Tickets are $18 each and available at the Iowa State University athletics ticket office or through Ticketmasters online.
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Sometimes I ask the question "who Am I?"
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Ludeke named two debutants in his starting XV, with Lionel Mapoe and Mornè Mellett set to start at wing and prop respectively, but also named two centurions and a host of players with more than 40 caps.
Mapoe has played 23 matches for the MTN Lions and five for the Toyota Cheetahs before, whilst Mellett toured with the Bulls last year, but did not play in any matches.
Pierre Spies, who captains the side, is one of 11 players who have 40 caps or more at this level.
Three Springboks, Dean Greyling, Akona Ndungane and Jacques Potgieter were not considered due to injury, whilst Emerging Springbok lock Wilhelm Steenkamp is also out of action of another two weeks due to a shoulder injury.
The Vodacom Bulls team (with Super Rugby caps):
Zane Kirchner (71), Lionel Mapoe (28), JJ Engelbrecht (17), Wynand Olivier (103), Bjorn Basson (42), Mornè Steyn (106), Francois Hougaard (45), Pierre Spies (89, c), Dewald Potgieter (54), Deon Stegmann (60), Juandrè Kruger (17), Flip van der Merwe (48),Werner Kruger (75), Chiliboy Ralepelle (52), Mornè Mellett (0). Replacements: Willie Wepener (53), Frik Kirsten (15), Grant Hattingh (9), Arno Botha (10), Jano Vermaak (88), Louis Fouchè (10), Francois Venter (8).


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Title: (SPORTS PERSONALITIES)
Reference number: N0026
Date: 1979
Production company: Grampian Television
Sound: sound
Colour: col
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 10.57 mins
Description: Short interview with various Scottish sportsmen and women.
Shotlist: Short int. scene of the Clydesdale Bank, with teller Muriel Thomson in v/o (0.27) i/v talking head Muriel, a golfer, talking about difficulties with her training and her recent performance, including the Helen Holm Championship (1.56) blank, leader (2.05); Joe Harper training, shots of him with his family; training with the team (4.18) blank, leader (4.29); A Highland Games athlete talking about his MBE award and trophies, pan over collected trophies; exts. athlete throwing caber etc; man standing by his trophy cabinet (6.09) blank, leader (6.18); Nairn McEwan, coach Scottish Rugby team in his office [an ornamental Japanese sword sits on his desk]; exts. Nairn MacEwan Sportswear Ltd. intercut with ints. Mr MacEwans' shop, typing pool and ints. sportswear workshop, women working at sewing machines (8.56) blank, leader (9.05); Bobby Clark with his family (10.21).
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