The girls and boys from Bluffton and Southern Wells faced each other Tuesday on the softball and baseball diamonds. Learn more in the Wednesday, April 30, News-Banner. (Photos by Paul Beitler)
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Monday, April 28, 2014
N-B Video: Norwell player helps Indiana win Border Wars basketball game
Norwell senior David Vogel speaks with Paul Beitler, News-Banner sports editor, after the 22nd annual Nancy Rehm Border Wars Classic boys' basketball all-star game at the Hutzell Athletic Center at the University of Saint Francis Sunday. Learn more in the Monday, April 28, News-Banner. (Video and photos by Paul Beitler)
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| Ted Williams — a representative of McDonald's, a sponsor of the games — presents a victor's medallion to Vogel after the game. |
Friday, April 25, 2014
N-B Photos: Norwell rolls past Bluffton in track and field activities
Learn more in the Friday, April 25, News-Banner. (Photos by Paul Beitler)
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Welcome Back Weekend at state parks and reservoirs, May 2-4
From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources:
Celebrate spring at Indiana’s 24 state parks and eight reservoirs during Welcome Back Weekend, May 2-4.
The weekend features outdoor programs, free admission for veterans and active duty military personnel on Saturday, May 3, free admission for everyone on Sunday, May 4, and an invitation to share pictures and tweet about your state park visit.
The free admission also applies to state forest recreation areas.
“Our properties are inexpensive places to relax, play, exercise and enjoy the outdoors,” said Dan Bortner, DNR State Parks & Reservoirs director. "This weekend is an invitation to shake out the tent or set up the camper and enjoy all that our state parks have to offer.”
Welcome Back Weekend events include:
— Morel Mushroom Festival at Brown County State Park
— A “Hound Hike” at Shakamak State Park
— World War I Weekend at Fort Harrison State Park
— Geocaching at Harmonie State Park
— Wildflower/fern program with DNR botanist Mike Homoya at Ouabache State Park
— Walking-stick workshop at Patoka Lake.
For a complete list and details, see stateparks.IN.gov/5882.htm.
Visitors are encouraged to share their Welcome Back Weekend experiences via social media. They can:
— Use the hashtag #welcomebackIN and give us a shout-out on Twitter (@INdnrstateparks), Facebook (INdnrstateparksandreservoirs) and Instagram (@indianadnr).
— Take a selfie at their favorite state park and share it on social media with hashtag #welcomebackIN.
— Submit photos to the DNR Flickr page and photo contest. More information is at stateparks.IN.gov/5997.htm.
Visitors will notice changes and improvements around the state. Caves at Spring Mill State Park are reopening to groups with permits this summer, and Wolf Cave at McCormick’s Creek State Park is reopening to everyone. See a list of updates for all properties at stateparks.IN.gov/2441.htm.
Sunday, May 4, also kicks off Travel Indiana Week, sponsored by the Indiana Office of Tourism Development.
Most entrance gates will still be staffed Sunday, so visitors can purchase their annual pass, lake permit or horse tags for the season. An Annual Entrance Pass costs $40 for a state resident and $20 for state residents ages 65 and older. An out-of-state pass costs $60. Special SPR Go! Value Packages that include Annual Entrance Passes can be purchased at innsgifts.com.
Admission at most properties for non-veterans or non-military personnel on Saturday will be $5 per in-state vehicle and $7 per out-of-state vehicle.
On Saturday, veterans should show military ID, a V.A. card or Disabled Hoosier Veteran license plate, an Indiana veteran's driver's license or discharge papers with accompanying state photo ID. Free admission extends to anyone in the same vehicle.
The weekend features outdoor programs, free admission for veterans and active duty military personnel on Saturday, May 3, free admission for everyone on Sunday, May 4, and an invitation to share pictures and tweet about your state park visit.
The free admission also applies to state forest recreation areas.
“Our properties are inexpensive places to relax, play, exercise and enjoy the outdoors,” said Dan Bortner, DNR State Parks & Reservoirs director. "This weekend is an invitation to shake out the tent or set up the camper and enjoy all that our state parks have to offer.”
Welcome Back Weekend events include:
— Morel Mushroom Festival at Brown County State Park
— A “Hound Hike” at Shakamak State Park
— World War I Weekend at Fort Harrison State Park
— Geocaching at Harmonie State Park
— Wildflower/fern program with DNR botanist Mike Homoya at Ouabache State Park
— Walking-stick workshop at Patoka Lake.
For a complete list and details, see stateparks.IN.gov/5882.htm.
Visitors are encouraged to share their Welcome Back Weekend experiences via social media. They can:
— Use the hashtag #welcomebackIN and give us a shout-out on Twitter (@INdnrstateparks), Facebook (INdnrstateparksandreservoirs) and Instagram (@indianadnr).
— Take a selfie at their favorite state park and share it on social media with hashtag #welcomebackIN.
— Submit photos to the DNR Flickr page and photo contest. More information is at stateparks.IN.gov/5997.htm.
Visitors will notice changes and improvements around the state. Caves at Spring Mill State Park are reopening to groups with permits this summer, and Wolf Cave at McCormick’s Creek State Park is reopening to everyone. See a list of updates for all properties at stateparks.IN.gov/2441.htm.
Sunday, May 4, also kicks off Travel Indiana Week, sponsored by the Indiana Office of Tourism Development.
Most entrance gates will still be staffed Sunday, so visitors can purchase their annual pass, lake permit or horse tags for the season. An Annual Entrance Pass costs $40 for a state resident and $20 for state residents ages 65 and older. An out-of-state pass costs $60. Special SPR Go! Value Packages that include Annual Entrance Passes can be purchased at innsgifts.com.
Admission at most properties for non-veterans or non-military personnel on Saturday will be $5 per in-state vehicle and $7 per out-of-state vehicle.
On Saturday, veterans should show military ID, a V.A. card or Disabled Hoosier Veteran license plate, an Indiana veteran's driver's license or discharge papers with accompanying state photo ID. Free admission extends to anyone in the same vehicle.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Purdue Extension calendar
April 21: Wells County 4-H Association, 4-H Park, 7 p.m.
April 21: 4-H Dog Obedience Club, 4-H Park 6:30-8 p.m.
April 21: 4-H Archery (beginner members), Quonset Building, 4-H Park, Bluffton, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
April 22: 4-H Archery (advanced members), Quonset Building, 4-H Park, Bluffton, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
April 22: Wells County 4-H Foundation, 4-H Park, 6:30 p.m.
April 23: Wells Co. 4-H Junior Leader Club, Community Center, 4-H Park, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
April 24: Pond Management Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, Bluffton, 7 p.m.
April 24: Wells County Youth Leadership Forum, Bluffton Library, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
April 24: Northeast Indiana Purdue Council on Agriculture, Research Extension and Teaching, Noble Co. Extension Office, Albion, 7 p.m.
April 25: Northeast Indiana 4-H & FFA Dairy & Livestock Judging Contest, Whitley Co. 4-H Fairgrounds, Columbia City, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
May 5: Extension Homemakers Executive Council 12:30 p.m.
May 5: Extension Homemakers President's Council 1:30 p.m.
May 8: Final day for Wells Weighs In
May 15: ServSafe Recert Class, 8 a.m.-12:30. Exam at 1:00 p.m.
April 21: 4-H Dog Obedience Club, 4-H Park 6:30-8 p.m.
April 21: 4-H Archery (beginner members), Quonset Building, 4-H Park, Bluffton, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
April 22: 4-H Archery (advanced members), Quonset Building, 4-H Park, Bluffton, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
April 22: Wells County 4-H Foundation, 4-H Park, 6:30 p.m.
April 23: Wells Co. 4-H Junior Leader Club, Community Center, 4-H Park, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
April 24: Pond Management Workshop, Community Center, 4-H Park, Bluffton, 7 p.m.
April 24: Wells County Youth Leadership Forum, Bluffton Library, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
April 24: Northeast Indiana Purdue Council on Agriculture, Research Extension and Teaching, Noble Co. Extension Office, Albion, 7 p.m.
April 25: Northeast Indiana 4-H & FFA Dairy & Livestock Judging Contest, Whitley Co. 4-H Fairgrounds, Columbia City, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
May 5: Extension Homemakers Executive Council 12:30 p.m.
May 5: Extension Homemakers President's Council 1:30 p.m.
May 8: Final day for Wells Weighs In
May 15: ServSafe Recert Class, 8 a.m.-12:30. Exam at 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
DNR asks public help in finding Indiana’s largest trees
From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources:
Do you know of an extraordinarily large tree?
The DNR is accepting nominations for the 2015 Big Tree Register, a list of the largest known specimen of each native tree species in the state. The register is published every five years.
Nominations will be accepted through October.
The 2015 Big Tree Register nomination form is at forms.IN.gov/Download.aspx?id=9968 . The form includes additional information on finding and measuring big trees.
The 2010 register is at dnr.IN.gov/forestry/8169.htm
The biggest big tree in the 2010 Register is a 136-foot tall sycamore tree in Johnson County with a trunk more than 25 feet around.
The smallest big tree in the 2010 Register is an American hophornbeam (aka ironwood) in Vanderburgh County that is 12 feet tall and 3 inches around.
The register requires three measurements: trunk circumference, in inches, at 4 1/2 feet above the ground; total height, in feet; and average crown spread, in feet.
The total size of a tree is calculated using the formula: circumference + height + 1/4 average crown spread. The tree of each species with the highest total is Indiana's largest.
Each tree nominated is verified for species and size before acceptance in the register.
For more information about nominating a tree for the register or to receive a nomination form, contact district forester Janet Eger at (812) 247-2479 or email jeger@dnr.IN.gov.
The DNR is accepting nominations for the 2015 Big Tree Register, a list of the largest known specimen of each native tree species in the state. The register is published every five years.
Nominations will be accepted through October.
The 2015 Big Tree Register nomination form is at forms.IN.gov/Download.aspx?id=9968 . The form includes additional information on finding and measuring big trees.
The 2010 register is at dnr.IN.gov/forestry/8169.htm
The biggest big tree in the 2010 Register is a 136-foot tall sycamore tree in Johnson County with a trunk more than 25 feet around.
The smallest big tree in the 2010 Register is an American hophornbeam (aka ironwood) in Vanderburgh County that is 12 feet tall and 3 inches around.
The register requires three measurements: trunk circumference, in inches, at 4 1/2 feet above the ground; total height, in feet; and average crown spread, in feet.
The total size of a tree is calculated using the formula: circumference + height + 1/4 average crown spread. The tree of each species with the highest total is Indiana's largest.
Each tree nominated is verified for species and size before acceptance in the register.
For more information about nominating a tree for the register or to receive a nomination form, contact district forester Janet Eger at (812) 247-2479 or email jeger@dnr.IN.gov.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Extension Calendar released
April 4-6: Hoosier Horse Fair, State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis
April 6-12: National Volunteer Week
April 7: 4-H Rabbit Workshop, Community Center 7 p.m.
April 8-9: First grade Kids Health and Safety Fair, Bluffton-Harrison Elementary School
April 10: Wells Co. 4-H Council, Community Center, 4-H Park, Bluffton, 7 p.m.
April 12-13: Purdue Spring Fest, Purdue University
April 12: 4-H Dairy Feeder ID Day, 4-H Park, Bluffton, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Bluffton Elks Lodge
April 12: 4-H Park Work Day, 9 a.m. to noon
April 12: 4-H Horse & Pony Port-A-Pit Chicken BBQ, Walmart, 11a.m. to 2 p.m.
April 12: Northeast IN 4-H & FFA Horse & Pony Judging Contest, Huntington Co., 9 a.m.
April 13: 4-H Alpaca/Llama Club, Zook Farm, 4 p.m.
April 14: 4-H Archery Club Sign-up, 4-H Park, 7 p.m.
April 6-12: National Volunteer Week
April 7: 4-H Rabbit Workshop, Community Center 7 p.m.
April 8-9: First grade Kids Health and Safety Fair, Bluffton-Harrison Elementary School
April 10: Wells Co. 4-H Council, Community Center, 4-H Park, Bluffton, 7 p.m.
April 12-13: Purdue Spring Fest, Purdue University
April 12: 4-H Dairy Feeder ID Day, 4-H Park, Bluffton, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Bluffton Elks Lodge
April 12: 4-H Park Work Day, 9 a.m. to noon
April 12: 4-H Horse & Pony Port-A-Pit Chicken BBQ, Walmart, 11a.m. to 2 p.m.
April 12: Northeast IN 4-H & FFA Horse & Pony Judging Contest, Huntington Co., 9 a.m.
April 13: 4-H Alpaca/Llama Club, Zook Farm, 4 p.m.
April 14: 4-H Archery Club Sign-up, 4-H Park, 7 p.m.
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