I divided this week report into two parts; here is part one, while part two will be released late Sunday with special coverage of events of June30 in Egypt
METRO VANCOUVER — The Delta school district is partnering with an innovative urban farming business to launch a first-of-its-kind agricultural program in B.C.
Beginning this September, the district will begin farming some of its underutilized properties to grow an array of artisan quality fruit and vegetables, using some of the products in school cafeterias, while donating others to the food bank.
The Hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen mixed berries continues to grow. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said five more illnesses have been confirmed as part of the outbreak, bringing the total to 127 ill in 8 states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it thinks it has identified a common shipment of pomegranate seeds from Turkey that may have been to blame.
Last weekend was pretty nice, wasn’t it? We both wanted to take advantage of the fact that it wasn’t a monsoon outside, which is why I took my bicycle and you took your motorcycle and we both went for rides that took us around Walsingham Park. That park is one of my favorite places to go, with all of the trees providing shade over the roads and trails that twist around the lake. The shade is especially important now as most days it gets into the 90s, and that’s really hot, even when you’re on a bike with your self-generated wind blowing past you.
I had hit my turnaround point and was on my way out of the park when I heard your motorcycle engine come up behind me. I figured you wanted to pass, so I moved over as close to the edge of the road as…
John Crutchfield, 19, and Parrish Crutchfield, 25, were shot and wounded in Norwood, Ohio, early Thursday. The victims said they were on their front porch when at least two people started shooting from a vacant lot next door. The home where the brothers live was struck 11 times.
A 75-year-old man died Tuesday, one day after a rifle he was cleaning accidentally discharged in Flemington, Pa. Frank Kern was shot in the stomach while disassembling and cleaning a .22-caliber rifle inside a garage at his home Monday morning.
