COMMUNITY NEWS - DesMoinesRegister.com
09.04.09
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SEW vocal news
Southeast Warren Junior/Senior High School vocal students are working hard on their music for the up coming solo/small ensemble contest to be held at Colo-Nesco High School Saturday, April 18.
All groups are also perfecting the music for their trip to Disney next November. This is an honor for these students to perform at Disney World in Florida.
In order to raise money for their trip, the chorus members have a candle promotion. Two of the chorus member’s mothers make soy candles. These candles are custom designed and you can choose the size, color and scent. Another offering is a scented teddy bear that adds scent to a room without a flame. Orders are now being taken and are available until Thursday, April 9. All proceeds from the sale will go to the Disney trip.
The students are also raising money by helping people with their spring cleaning around the house and yard. Call Mrs. Young at the high school (515) 466-3331, Ext. 116 to make arrangements
Source: DesMoinesRegister.com, IA
Agronomy in the genes
Green thumb? Yes. Aside from our present north-facing patio, I can grow anything.
There are a couple things in particular that I love about growing plants: the genes and the hope.
It’s in the genes, my grandparents in particular:
* My grandfather who passed away young, whom I never knew. Grandfather had been an agronomist in the Caribbean Islands and Florida. In fact, that’s how he and Granny met – he’d been a boarder in her parents’ home while studying in Trinidad. Last year my dad and I went through Grandfather’s papers, including his 6-page resume and a letter of application for work.
* Granny, who cultivated a small jungle in the yard of her small suburban Florida home. I loved it there. She had orange and mango trees, thick groundcover and small weaving paths from one workstation to another. Her majestic staghorn fern, an air plant, was the size of a large man. This was not a kempt Martha Stewart garden; instead it was more of a balanced naturalness. Granny was not particularly organized and often took refuge in her trees, flowers and jungle – especially as she grew older and her mind became more scattered when faced with organizational tasks.
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