Today's Features

Sal and Lois Rao moved into their home at 1839 Tara Trail almost 20 years ago. Since that time they have steadily been improving the landscaping. Their front yard is now filled with mature azaleas growing freely under majestic hardwoods. A blend of small and large, single and double blooms, these azaleas create a colorful impact from early to late spring.

The Lancaster Soil and Water Conservation District announced the winners of its 2012-13 Conservation Photo contests.

LSWCD held two photo contests during the current school year for all high school students in the county.

The contest was divided into four categories: Conservation In Action, Conservation Practices, Agriculture and Conservation Across America and Close Up Conservation.

Photos were judged on technical merit and composition.

The first-place winners received a $20 gift card and second-place winners received a $15 gift card.

I have always loved the way old trees, especially Live Oaks, arch over roads and lawns.

Every time I drive toward Edisto Island, the loveliness of moss-draped limbs hanging overhead gives me goosebumps.

Years ago it was such a thrill to walk under the magnificent trees in front of Oak Alley Plantation near New Orleans, that iconic scene that I had looked at wistfully in magazines for years.

Both of these places are examples of tree tunnels, roads or paths with trees on both sides forming a canopy overhead.

by Judith A. Weeg/President Lyme Disease United Coalition
Ticks, mosquitoes, biting flies, fleas and mites are capable of carrying Borrelia burgdorferi, or, as it’s more commonly known, Lyme disease.
Dr. Paul Meade, of the Centers for Disease Control, called Lyme disease an “epidemic” at a 2010 Institute of Medicine meeting.