|
|||||||
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
 | ||
More fake Hawaii products hitting market, officials say The bottle is labeled Hawaiian Tropic, but nothing in it has been drawn, filtered or even purified here in the islands. Its produced by a company in Las Vegas. Foliage and flowers Learning why moths fly at night was a painful lesson for a group of excited second-graders. All winter, they kept close watch on a paper-thin cocoon resting in a sunny window. Grub, hubs, pubs & ball clubs Youve heard of Fodors travel guides? Well heres FodOrds guide to a fastball-smacking, sun-soaking, grub-munching history lesson of a voyage into the Cactus League. It is a three-day whirlwind tour — five games, five stadiums and nine teams — with what to see, where to go and what to eat. HOME AND GARDEN The Bradenton Herald welcomes information on home and garden events open to the public. The deadline for submitting information is noon Monday for the Sunday edition. Information - including time, date and place - can be dropped off at Bradenton Herald, 102 Manatee Ave. W., mailed to Home and Garden Calendar, The Herald, P.O. Box 921, Bradenton, FL 34206, or faxed to 745-7097. All addresses are ... Plants on the Stage: And now, for the best midsize tree in a disease-resistant role... Its that time of year when Hollywood rolls out the red carpets and the kudos fly. Between Oscars, Grammys and Golden Globies, or whatever they call them, we are all well aware of whom the celebrities have crowned with further celebrity. There are awards programs for plants too, though it is unlikely that they will be splashed across the cover of People magazine. Postcards from Thailand Editors note: Liz Williams, a Spanish Springs resident and librarian is part of a four-member group study exchange team selected by Rotary District 5190 to visit Thailand on a peace mission for four weeks. The trips focus is a humanitarian outreach -- the group will act as observers of both the area and the needs of its people. A proud past comes tumbling back One day in May 1995, Bernice Walker stood on Edwards Drive, across the street from the Fort Myers Exhibition Hall, and took a picture. Artful Bali Its 5:30 a.m. on our last day here. The sky is a bright coral color that seeps into the rice paddies surrounding Nicks Pension, where we stayed. Across the way, a flock of ducks quacks its way to work. Bebek, bebek, bebek, they say, so on this island they are known as bebeks. What to do with that black hole? Those warmish days can be dangerous. You know what Im talking about. After a few days of raw, biting wind, bleak skies and cold, cold nights, you wake up one morning, and it feels almost like spring. The sun is shining, the birds are twittering, the puppies are frolicking and theres no frost on the back windshield. May Fiction winner... By Monica Wrobel. | ||