WayNet News 2002 Archive

WayNet News
Volume 02, Issue 03-20

TRIVIA TIME AGAIN
We've added a new section to our quiz page - The Arts, Business, the Famous...and the Infamous. Test your local trivia knowledge!
http://www.waynet.org/quiz/

ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN INDIANAPOLIS
Many area residents work, shop, or play in Indianapolis. If your travels take you along I-70 to I-465, you may want to review the INDOT web site detailing the closures and detours that will be in effect until next winter.
https://www.in.gov/dot/cc/const/i70/

TIME TO DISCARD YOUR OUTDATED PROPANE TANK!
Barbeque propane gas cylinders which do not have an overfill prevention device (OPD) will no longer be allowed to be refilled after April 1, 2002. There is a voluntary program to accept these dangerous cylinders and recycle them.

Learn more about this program:
http://www.indianapropane.com/opd/index.htmlv

View a photo to see if yours is the old or new type of tank:
http://www.mantank.com/safety/images/faucet.gif

Learn how an overfill protection device functions:
http://www.mantank.com/safety/opd.htm

Locations in our area include:
LYNN
Ferrellgas
Darlene Laxton
PO Box 96
Lynn, IN 47356
(765) 874-1513

MOORELAND
Luellen Farms Inc.
Jack Conwell
2236 N Wilbur Wright Rd
Mooreland, IN 47360
(765) 766-5594
Directions: 2-1/2 miles South of Mooreland

RICHMOND
Harvest Land Co-Op Inc.
Bill Jackson
1435 NW 5th Street
Richmond, IN 47375
(765) 962-1527

ROSE VIEW TRANSIT IS NOW OFFERING EVENING SERVICE
Richmond's bus service, Rose View Transit, is now offering evening services. Evening hours are Monday through Friday, 5:45 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Call (765) 983-7227 for detailed information.
http://www.waynet.org/government/bus.htm

Route information is as follows:
**The bus will deviate at any requested points along the way as long as they are on the same side of Richmond.**

NORTH SIDE: 4:45 p.m. - 6:45 - 8:45 - 10:45
Departs from the uptown parking garage. This will allow riders to
transfer from their regular neighborhood routes to the Express Bus.
The bus will then head up U.S. 27 North as far as Meijer's.
SOUTH SIDE: 5:15 p.m. - 7:15 - 9:15 - 11:15
The bus will be traveling back down U.S. 27, going south, through the
parking garage to allow riders wanting to transfer from their regular
routes. The bus will go as far south as Golden Rule Nursing Home on
Straightline Pike, head out Boston Pike, travel through Riley Hills
area, hit South "L" Street, up to South 23rd through Country Club
Apartments, out to South "E" Street, down to South 12th and on to
East Main Street, where the bus will then head east.
EAST SIDE: 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 - 9:45 - 11:45
The bus is going east through the shopping plazas, beginning with
Wal-Mart and ending at Gateway Mall (Target/Thornburg's). It will go
as far east as Lowe's and Cracker Barrel. The bus will then head
west on U.S. 40 to South 22nd Street (Glen Miller Park hill). It will
turn on 22nd up to Grand Blvd, where it will head west, over the
Richmond Avenue bridge to Northwest 5th Street.
WEST SIDE: 6:15 p.m. - 8:15 - 10:15
Now on the west side, the bus will turn off Richmond Avenue, turning
south on Northwest 5th Street, up to West Main. It will travel West
Main Street all the way out to Salisbury Road. It will then turn
south and go through K-Mart shopping center. The bus will then head
east on U.S. 40 all the way back to the center of town and turn on
U.S. 27 North, heading back out to the north end of Richmond.
11:45 to 12:45: The bus will head directly to the East/West side factories for pick
ups and drop offs.

GARDENING IN INDIANA
The weather is beginning to warm and many thoughts turn to gardening! Here are some informative links for the "green thumbs" ...and those who could use a little help!
WayNet > Sports/Recreations > Gardening
http://www.waynet.org/recreation/gardening.htm

2002 Winners - All America Selectiions
http://www.all-americaselections.org/currentwinners.html

Plant Hardiness Zone Map
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html?

Composting Fundamentals
http://www.cyber-north.com/gardening/compost.html

Know the name of a plant - but not sure what it looks like? Visit the Plant Image Gallery.
http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/

Plan your vegetable garden.
http://www.cyber-north.com/gardening/homeguide.html

Ask the experts at Purdue University about Plants and Pests
http://www.cyber-north.com/gardening/homeguide.html

Like to start a wildflower garden? These prairie wildflowers are native to Indiana:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/IN_prairie_wildflowers.html

If lawn care is your gardening chore - check out these turf tips:
http://www.agry.purdue.edu/turf/tips/index.html

Have a gardening question? Ask the local experts at the Cooperative Extension office, located in the Wayne County Administration building.
http://www.admin.ces.purdue.edu/field/fs/countyoffices.html#Wayne

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