http://www.tribstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_321174646.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_321174646.html Our 299ers had less than 300 master points as of Jan. 1, 2009. Margie Kintz won this category last year and is headed for a repeat this year. Runner-up is her regular partner, Connie Shattuck, who has a chance to rake in all the marbles if she just capitalizes on her present circumstances. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:17:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_315221803.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_315221803.html Indiana State University’s Indian Student Association will conduct Indian Global Night on Saturday at Terre Haute South Vigo High School. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:18:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_311231822.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_311231822.html When the Union Hospital expansion opens in January, patients and visitors will be visually treated to beautiful photographs of nature, architecture and landscapes of the Wabash Valley. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:17:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_311231747.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_311231747.html The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are teaming up to deliver holiday cards to service members, their families and veterans, many of whom will be far from home this holiday season. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:16:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_311231653.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_311231653.html A senior cat can suffer from arthritis and you may not even realize it. Often, early signs are more behavioral and can include going outside the litterbox (because it is difficult to get in and out of), poor grooming (because they can’t reach specific areas) and becoming reclusive and irritable. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_309155458.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_309155458.html Harvest days are dragging on in the area. The delayed crop development coupled with cool, wet weather conditions are making harvest conditions frustrating. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_309155026.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_309155026.html Organic gardening experts will present five educational sessions to inspire herb gardening at this year’s Organic Gardening Day, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Hawthorn Hotel and Suites in Champaign, Ill. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_309154647.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_309154647.html When Don Rogers, 53, an associate professor of recreation therapy at Indiana State University, was renting a canoe for a morning at the Myakka River State Park, Fla., in July 2008, he had no way of knowing he was en route to a terrifying adventure that would demonstrate how a man with an extreme vulnerability can survive by drawing on a reservoir of cool self discipline learned over a lifetime. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:42:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_308234015.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_308234015.html The tradition of gathering for a feast on the eve of the big hunt lives on at Raccoon State Recreation Area on Friday. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:41:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_308234204.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_308234204.html Although it’s still early to be thinking 2010, Outdoor Indiana magazine’s full-color calendar, a 16-page insert to the November-December issue that’s on newsstands this week, is ready when you are. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:38:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_308233906.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_308233906.html The annual “Take Back the Night” event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at Indiana State University’s Dede Plaza. This year’s theme is “There’s No Excuse for Abuse.” Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:25:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_308233737.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_308233737.html Kidd Kraddick, host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Kidd Kraddick in the Morning,” raised more than $400,000 in funds to send 60 terminally/chronically ill or physically challenged children and their families to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., including Katie Wilken of Paris. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:23:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_308222415.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_308222415.html Mike Lunsford, 53, a teacher and writer from rural southern Parke County, will be at the Rockville Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 reading from and discussing his new book. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:49:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_304235028.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_304235028.html A trapper education course will be offered at Raccoon State Recreation Area from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the park’s property office. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:46:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_304234724.html http://www.tribstar.com/valley_life/local_story_304234724.html Cancer is the number one cause of death in companion animals in the United States, according to Dr. Laura Garrett, veterinary oncologist at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana.