Education and flowers blend into a life lesson garden
Dorothy Knight Burchett reflects on transforming a bare patch into a friendship garden, receiving diverse plants from friends, and using the blooms to explore tolerance. She links gardening to education, diversity, and understanding others, urging acceptance over judgment and highlighting how learning reduces fear and violence.
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Tiny Tim
Browallia plant lore and care tips in shady gardens
Browallia story covers a name change from elata to demissa tied to a historic romance. It describes Browallia as a shade loving, water loving plant native from southern Arizona to Bolivia, in the nightshade family with blue and white flowers. Provides growing tips, uses in shaded rain gardens or containers, varieties like Bell trailing and Endless Illumination from Proven Winners, maintenance notes, and a Memorial Day garden anecdote.
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Sweetheart
Nancy
Judy
Connie
Mary
Johannes
Carl
Sara Lisa Moraea
France
Sara
Elata
Demissa
Arizona
Bolivia
Browallia
Zach
Steph
Mark
Maple Grove
Kraynak’s
Top Hat Begonia
New Castle Named Most Patriotic City in Pennsylvania
Insurify analyzed over 1.6 million car insurance applications to identify state by state the most patriotic communities. The study links active service members and veterans on policies to designate New Castle as Pennsylvania’s top patriotic city.
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Insurify
New Castle
Pennsylvania
iInsurify
Strawberry Market Finds and a Cheesecake Cobbler Recipe
An article praising Aldi berry sales and offering guidance on selecting ripe strawberries, washing, and using imperfect fruit in baking. It also shares two recipes from Marquette Associates and Carp Farmers Market: Strawberry Cream Cheese Cobbler and Strawberry Sour Cream Streusel Muffins, with step by step directions and ingredient lists.
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Marquette Associates
Lawrence County
Libby Raccio
Marquette
Philadelphia
Allrecipes. Com
Carp Farmers Market
Ontario
Canada
Local Calendar Highlights June Events Across Arts and Nature
Calendar roundup lists a Sunday basket auction at Cascade Park to benefit Lawrence County Humane Society, a Read Learn and Grow program at Apple Castle with story time tractor ride and small games for children priced 5 dollars per child and 1 per adult, Renova Music Festival at Northminster Church with 10 dollar general admission and five dollar student rates, Mate Hamlet at Red Barn Players with tickets online, Twilight Hike in Hell's Hollow meet Shaffer Road, and The Confluence host young artist chamber ensembles with ten dollars general admission and five dollar student admission.
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Cascade Park
Lawrence County Humane Society
Apple Castle
Route 18
New Wilmington
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Wilmington Road
Red Barn
Fedbarnplayers
Hell's Hollow
Shaffer Road
E. Washington St
Lawrence County Art Contest Awards and Reception
The second annual Lawrence County Art Contest exhibits from June 3 to July 31 at the Government Center. A reception runs June 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. with awards at 6 p.m. Light refreshments provided. Donors may have their names plate for donated pieces. Co chairs are Janet L. Kalajainen and JoAnn McCready.
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Lawrence County
Janet L. Kalajainen
Register and Recorder
JoAnn McCready
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