| Ciscoe's To-do List: That big ugly shrub has got to go
We've all got one -- a big ugly shrub that looks horrible because it was planted in the wrong conditions, or it's become so overgrown that no amount of pruning will make it look good again. Don't think of removing it as hard work; rather, think of it as a windfall of space for new plants! A few years back I removed a huge, scale-infested Camellia japonica. Some neighbors were dismayed to see the old camellia go, but they changed their minds when they saw the beautiful garden that took its place. I was able to fit in three incredibly beautiful small trees, numerous spectacular perennials including my prized Arisaema (jack-in-the-pulpit) collection. The pice de rsistance was a surprisingly hardy Schefflera delavayi that added the perfect tropical touch in my new shade garden. Don't delay: Rip out that ugly old shrub by the ears and get ready to have fun hunting for rare and spectacular replacements.
Local archers found the bullseye
Six members of the Lithgow Valley Archers represented the club at the Australian Bowhunters Association Field Archery 'Safari' and Third National titles held at Wagga Wagga at Easter. John Boyd, Rod Moad, Bob Moore, Christina Moore, Graeme Muir and Nigel Sharp attended the event. Approximately 350 archers competed in each event. Three of the club's younger members deserve recognition for their achievements. John Boyd managed a commendable fourth place in the Safari round and sixth place in the third round in the Bowhunter Unlimited Flight 2 grade. This is a very good result in a strongly contested division at his first National event. Nigel Sharp again shot well and won a gold medal for the Safari round, gold medal for the third round and a silver medal in the teams event.
A new name for GM site
For 71 years, the auto plant on Broening Highway churned out Monte Carlos and El Caminos and, later, Safari and Astro vans.
But neither the Chevy nor the General Motors brands, nor any of their models will live on in the name of the new East Baltimore industrial park slated to replace the demolished van plant.
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Don't see the Serengeti...
The wildebeest migration across the Serengeti and Masai Mara is one of the world's great wildlife spectacles, but with nearly as many tourists as wild animals it can get a little crowded. Fiona McIntosh suggests another great migration without the hordes... of tourists, that is. The Serengeti migration Every year in October and November, the great Serengeti migration stirs up the dust of East Africa, as more than one million wildebeest, 200000 zebra and 300000 gazelles travel 1200km to reach new grazing lands. The most dramatic stage of this incredible journey, the ultimate example of the survival of the fittest, is the crossing of the Mara River, where thousands of animals drown or are picked off by crocodiles and other predators. The migration is a journey unparalleled for drama or beauty anywhere else in the animal kingdom a legend of Africa.
Application for Big Game Hunting
SANTA FE - According to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, hunters who want to participate in New Mexico's 2007-2008 public-land deer, elk, antelope, ibex, javelina and bighorn sheep seasons have until midnight on April 7 to apply for licenses and permits in the state drawing system. Applicants also are reminded that harvest reports for the 2006-2007 deer, elk and furbearer seasons - along with an $8 late fee if applicable - must be received by the Department before they apply or their applications will be rejected. The 2007 deer season will be the third in which hunters must enter a public drawing to be eligible to hunt on public lands statewide, or on private lands in Game Management Units 2A, 2B, 2C, 4 and 5A. Deer hunters who do not apply or are unsuccessful in the drawing will be able to hunt only on private land -- with a valid permit, license and written permission of the landowner.
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