| Appealing to the Kid in All of Us, The Morris Arboretum Celebrates ...
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2007 marks the 10-year anniversary of the summer Garden Railway Display at the Morris Arboretum. Garden Railway has proven so popular that the display will open with the unofficial start of summer on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 26th and run through October 8th. Set within the beauty of the Arboretum's summer gardens, Garden Railway has grown to include a quarter mile of track featuring seven loops and tunnels with 12 different rail lines, two cable cars, and nine bridges (including a trestle bridge you can walk under). The 2007 theme is Great American Train Stations, featuring replicas of some of our country's original railroad stations; including Gettysburg where Lincoln arrived to deliver the Gettysburg Address. Visitors of all ages will once again be wow-ed by the bustling G-scale model trains running through a summer landscape that combines plants and flowers with buildings made of natural materials – bark, leaves, twigs, hollow logs, mosses, acorns, dried flowers, seeds and stones.
Second Lawn Care Expo Saturday at Fairgrounds
The second annual St. Francis County Lawn Care Expo will be held Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m., at the Wiley T. Jones Fairgrounds on Highway 1, south of Forrest City. The St. Francis County Conservation District is the sponsor for the event. Gates will open to the public at 9 a.m. Visitors will be treated to an array of lawn and garden equipment, plants, patio furniture, landscaping ideas, fencing and pool supplies. Visitors will also be able to talk with lawn care professionals and may bring a sample of their lawn or garden soil and have it tested. Guests at the Expo will also be allowed to try out the latest lawn equipment and tools. Several vendors have already committed to the event and include: Producers Tractor Supply of Forrest City, Cox Equipment, Western Auto, Marianna Greenhouse, Worleys Flower and Garden, Byron Mitchusson Concrete, Fleming Lawn Care, Pyramid Lawn Care and Ridge Ripe Farms.
Bookkeeper admits to theft
JOLIET -- A bookkeeper admitted Monday that she stole a little more than $800,000 over a three-year period from Hursthouse Inc., a landscaping company in Bolingbrook. Despite Susan Olson-Friscia's plea of guilty, Will County Judge Robert Livas said he wanted time to think about the punishment proposed by state prosecutors. He will announce his decision May 14. In 2005, Olson-Friscia, 37, of 613 Superior, Romeoville, was charged with four counts of theft. She began stealing the money from Hursthouse in February 2001, Will County Assistant State's Attorney Chris Koch said in court Monday. The thefts ended in August 2004, Koch said. While working as Hursthouse's accountant, Olson-Friscia issued more than 100 company checks to Midwest Training Resources, Koch said. But the checks were deposited into a checking account that had been set up at a bank by Olson-Friscia, he said.
North People News
Winfield S. Smathers IV, a 1990 graduate of Dickinson College and a member of the 1989 and 1990 men's golf teams, was honored recently by the Dickinson College Sports Hall of Fame committee. He lives in Pine. Tracey Cima, a teacher at Ingomar Middle School in North Allegheny School District, will be featured in "2006/2007 National Honor Roll's Outstanding American Teachers." Donald Green has joined the board of directors at Glade Run Foundation. Dr. Green is the executive director of Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania. Trooper Frank Cichra, of Troop D in Butler, has been certified by the International Association of Chiefs of Police as a drug recognition expert. Glade Run Lutheran Services' therapeutic horticulture program was selected from more than 650 kids' gardening programs nationwide to receive a Youth Garden Grant from the National Gardening Association.
Hellebores and Primroses and Violas, Oh My!
ROCKPORT (April 20): Seasons Downeast Designs is in bloom! The rain has finally stopped, the wind has died down, the sun is out and we are ready for Spring!We have new perennials and shrubs in stock for the beginning of the growing season. The early spring flowering plants - Forget-Me-Nots, Pincushion Flowers, English Daisies, Hellebores, Violas and Primroses are already brightening the walkway of the Garden Cottage while other perennials are budding nicely - and we're happy to announce that the hydrangeas, azaleas, honeysuckle and other shrubs are adding new leaves daily. We have ornamental trees and a full selection of evergreens ready for planting.Your garden may still be looking winter-worn, but a few more days of sunshine and the green will be on the grow! It's never too early for spring dreaming, so stop by and see what's new, make some plans to plant and while you're visiting, don't forget to order your compost! Our new spring hours are Monday through Saturday 9-5.
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