Snails laid siege to La Jolla in 1922 Nov 16, 2008
File photo In July 1922, European white snails were attacked with hoes and axes ... In July 1922, inmates and their guards from the county jail attacked the snails in local canyons by denuding all vegetation with hoes and axes. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• T.F. Council to vote on $33M water project request, downtown landscaping plan Nov 10, 2008
Watch out for garden hoes and water quality testing kits tonight at the Twin Falls City Council. The meeting will have an outdoors theme. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Keepers of the Garden Oct 20, 2008
Seventy-five little future farmers or florist unafraid of rakes, hoes, and a little dirt. Every Friday, these children wear clothing suitable for dirt and grass stains. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
She creates some heaven on Earth Sep 10, 2008
Petro waters the plants, hoes and prunes three days a week, with telescoping tools that extend so she doesn't have to bend down. Her friends Lisa Baldwin, Ethel Donati and Jackie Graham help with transplanting, planting bulbs, weeding, pruning and treating plants for insect damage. (Santa Maria Times)
Appeal Denied: City Council shoots down county request to rezone property for jail Aug 21, 2008
Concerned wrote on Aug 19, 2008 9:38 PM:" If it is to be a county jail, then why don't we put it on some acreage out in the county. County buildings are out on county roads off the highways. Seems to me that you are not calling it a county jail any longer it quote has been mentioned as "Washington County Correctional Facility" Hominy placed their facility out side of the township and residential areas. No one should have to live in the same neigborhood as a facility for those committing crimes.... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
O'Brien's beat blog Aug 21, 2008
keep Francoeur in there in hoes he finds his swing. Trade Kotsay and Kelly Johnson. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The point of knives Jul 17, 2008
Page last updated at 09:50 GMT, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 10:50 UK. By Alan Connor BBC News Magazine. (BBC News -- UK)
Flooding doesn't faze USDA research workers Jul 2, 2008
Armed with hoes and long-handled garden spades, the workers cultivated and dug out weeds along the rows. "We're growing crops for a (USDA North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station) seed bank," said Moore, a native of Niantic, Ill. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Volunteers help co-ops bring something to the table Jun 19, 2008
Over in Lilburn, members of Mountain Park United Methodist Church have taken up hoes and tillers to help that community's co-op. Meet the SPUDS. The church has started a "tater patch." We're talking small red potatoes and sweet potatoes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
10-year-old knows how a garden grows Jun 19, 2008
He tills it, hoes it and harvests it. "He works so hard on his garden," said his mother Shirley. (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)
Kids compete in Power Pedal Pull at Steamboat Days Jun 19, 2008
Corbin Hoes, 3, of Winona, pedals his way to a third-place finish in the four-year-old division of the Steamboat Days' Kids Power Pedal Pull on Wednesday on Center Street in Winona. (Photo by Andrew Link/Winona Daily News). (Winona Daily News, MN)
Long hours for mayor Jun 10, 2008
(The artist in question was Too Short, a middle-of-the road Oakland rapper whose popularity peaked in the 1990s with albums like, "Shorty the Pimp" and songs like "Hoes" and "Step Daddy."). You probably think she's always been a political animal - she displays the instincts and intuition common to career politicians. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
(More)Potthoff cards another hole-in-one Jun 7, 2008
There are age divisions for boys and girls with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Ages 6-8 will play five shortened holes, ages 9-11 will play nine shortened hoes and ages 12-17 will play nine holes. Weekly preregistration is required by 5 p.m. Thursday prior to Friday golf by calling the proshop at (815) 894-2137. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Middle school students plant seeds of change Jun 5, 2008
Hand tools, shovels, metal garden rakes, narrow and wide hoes, hoola hoe. Seeds, cover crops. (Lebanon Express, OR)
How does your garden grow? May 31, 2008
As Mr. Mercer hoes weeds, he talks about finding this place six years ago. "I remember passing by here and envying that they had all-day sun. From that moment on it was my dream.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Arlington Spring Swing to feature Bellevue Cadillac May 23, 2008
All it takes is a rake and a hoe: On Saturday morning, Melissa and Nancie arranged all of the ferried plants in their respective planters and directed the volunteers, armed with trowels, shovels, rakes and hoes. At 9 a.m., a large contingent of garden club members, several Watertown Savings Bank employees, Kathy Keady, Charles DiVirgilio of Body Mind Systems and some of his students, teenagers, young children and even more grownups set to work. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Grant provides free gardening opportunity in C.C. May 8, 2008
She added that donations of plants and seeds from local businesses have been promised, and the group has been offered a discount on hoes and claws for the project. Advice and assistance will come from the high school gardening club, who will receive volunteer hours for any work done this summer. (Charles City Press, IO)
Cities struggle to tame weeds near empty homes Mar 22, 2008
The hula hoes are garden gold, however, and increasingly difficult to find. Local hardware and lawn-and-garden stores report a run on the stirrup-style weeders. (AZCentral -- News)
More of this story Feb 18, 2008
Red Raiders exchange hoes and rakes for bats. by Dennis Fujimoto - The Garden Island. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Monica's a mom; Soulja: I'm no dad Jan 10, 2008
Are you super-soaking hoes, or are you clean. By Baylee. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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The compleat home gardener: Hoe, hoe, hoe, merry Christmas. Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:09 AM PST. (Longview Daily News, WA)
The compleat home gardener: Hoe, hoe, hoe, merry Christmas Dec 21, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:09 AM PST. After more than 25 years of writing this column, this poem remains the most requested reprint. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Take time now to maintain your garden tools Dec 2, 2007
By Dawn PettinelliSpecial to the Press Use a wire brush to clean the dirt off shovels and hoes and then coat them with oil to keep them free of rust ... Hand tools such as shovels, spades, trowels and hoes should be cleaned of soil and plant debris ... Any tools with a cutting edge such as pruners, hoes or hand trimmers are beveled to form a keen edge. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Lake council gives initial OK to income tax Nov 29, 2007
This town, county, ect is so full of dirty politicians and money hungry hoes, and all of them are in city hall. farewell town that should be called McDermottville ds " Who needs them.. wrote on Nov 27, 2007 1:43 PM:" Time to abolish the township system in non-rural area. (Munster Times, IN)
From knives to garden tools, sharpening no problem Nov 15, 2007
Q: Dear Jack, do you know who can sharpen garden hoes and shovels. - Katherine. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Africa has behaved less intelligently. Nov 6, 2007
From these and other numerous instances, in the yawning gulf between hoes and cutlasses, on the one hand, and imitation of some infrastructure from advanced western cites, on the other, the mind of the African can be frozen into a stasis that renders him unable to fathom the way out of our peoples demise. Writing about the educated West African in 1911, Rev Attoh-Ahuma, the celebrated early nationalist of Ghana, stated that, to reason from particulars to generals, from effects to... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Green Space: Winterize garden equipment today to avoid costly repairs Nov 4, 2007
Sharpen hoes, spades, pruners, loppers and saws. Be sure to check all tools thoroughly for loose screws or nuts and tighten them accordingly. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Morse: Sudan Oct 17, 2007
The rainy season means sorghum can be planted; it brings subsistence farmers to their knees, slashing the earth with straight-bladed hoes. But because of poor sanitation and lack of clean water, the rain also brings cholera, guinea-worm, and dysentery. (Zmag.org)
Trail blazing - Volunteers bring new life to old recreation trail Oct 6, 2007
The volunteers donned gloves and grabbed rakes, shovels, axes and hoes and tackled the main trunk of the trail to keep its slopes within a 10 percent grade, following Army Corps of Engineers standards for bike trails in this area. "What we want to do is to keep the water, when it rains or snow melts, gently moving off the road surface," Nowak said. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
UNEASY PEACE Oct 3, 2007
People need hoes, household items and seeds, as well as money to re-build abandoned structures. But in some of the less affected areas, such as Lira district, the move out has been more decisive. (AlertNet)
Lost in Showbiz Sep 21, 2007
The second these words were scanned, Delta Force operatives would have been dispatched to embed themselves in the garden of Kevin's Malibu home, trigger fingers just itching to dispense justice in the likely event that this "big army" - or perhaps just a disgruntled Playing With Fire purchaser acting alone - should steal up the lawn, bent on putting a cap in Kevin's indolent ass for lacking the rhymecraft to pair "hoes" with anything better than "stoned" in his otherwise thoughtful rumination on... (Guardian Unlimited)
For rancher, work was life Sep 19, 2007
Mr. Mendes lived with and loved his son at the close of his life, Freitas said, recalling talks with her grandfather in Portuguese:"He was a very simple man. He didn't need anything. His greatest happiness was friends and family."Even after his death, Freitas said, it was wonderful to return to her grandfather's shed, touching the hoes, rakes and shovels he had handled so joyfully over decades. One shovel was worn to a mere 2 or 3 inches. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Golden garden Aug 25, 2007
Lola Peters, 86, hoes weeds in the garden while maintenance coordinator Chris Means holds her cane. Strawberries are among the fruits and vegetables grown by Regency Place residents. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Essential Gardening Tools Jul 17, 2007
Hoes with flat blades are good for moving the soil from pathways onto garden beds and for making raised beds. The swan neck hoe has a short, wide blade that's pointed on the ends for slicing off weeds while you're standing up. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Take care of those tools Jul 14, 2007
Always try to sharpen your hoes, spades and shears with a flat mill file, not a bench grinder. Bench grinders can ruin the temper or hardness of the tool. (Montana Standard, MT)
Lady Bird recalled as 'fine, Southern lady' Lady Bird had local ties. Jul 13, 2007
In 1967, Johnson visited Kenmore with Laurence Hoes, a descendant of James Monroe who ran the fifth president's law office museum and library. While first lady in 1967, Lady Bird Johnson drove here for an unannounced tour of landmarks, including Kenmore. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Partners in produce Jul 13, 2007
Berit Case, co-owner of Blue Bell Farm, hoes weeds on the farm in Wapwallopen. This is the fifth year he has been involved in community-supported agriculture. (Scranton Times, PA)
How to grow a business Jul 6, 2007
This is a man who hoes weeds for pleasure even with a 10-acre garden of his own. DIANE JERMYN. (Globe and Mail)
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News - June 29, 2007 Jul 2, 2007
Researchers also found peanut hulls and cotton fibers that date back 6,000 to 8,500 years, as well as stone hoes, furrowed garden plots and small irrigation canals. The New York Times said experts in ancient agriculture suspect the transition from foraging to farming started much earlier and was not as abrupt a transformation as previously thought. (Earthtimes.org)
Earliest-known Evidence Of Peanut, Cotton And Squash Farming Found Jun 30, 2007
Dillehay and his colleagues found wild-type peanuts, squash and cotton as well as a quinoa-like grain, manioc and other tubers and fruits in the floors and hearths of buried preceramic sites, garden plots, irrigation canals, storage structures and on hoes. The researchers used a technique called accelerator mass spectrometry to determine the radiocarbon dates of the materials. (Science Daily)
Evidence Of Farming In Ancient S. America Jun 29, 2007
"We believe they must have therefore been domesticated elsewhere first and then brought to this valley by traders or mobile horticulturists. The Nanchoc Valley is located on the lower western slopes of the Andes. In addition to the peanuts, squash and cotton the researchers found a quinoa-like grain, manioc and other tubers and fruits at the sites, including in garden plots, irrigation canals, storage structures and on hoes. In addition to the Middle East and South America, other early... (CBS News)
Squashes show ancient farming in South America Jun 29, 2007
The researchers also found a quinoa-like grain, manioc and other tubers and fruits at the sites, including in garden plots, irrigation canals, storage structures and on hoes. In addition to the Middle East and South America, other early agricultural sites include China, southeast Asia and what is now the eastern US.. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Ten Ways To Cut Your Gardening Costs! Jun 27, 2007
What about garden tools -- forks, spades, hoes, rakes, shears and the like. My retailer of choice here isn't our local garden centre, but our local recycling centre, where unwanted tools are sold at either 1 or 2. (Sky News)
Auction benefits Old Order Amish medical needs Jun 21, 2007
There will be firewood, a 26-foot windmill tower and motor, a gazebo, mini barns, a 14-foot white water raft, porch swing, glider, air compressor, chain saw, drill press, lawn mower, garden hoes, snow fence and a variety of other outdoor items. And, livestock including horses (Haflingers, Standardbreds and Belgian crosses and a Hackney pony), cows (Holstein, Jersey, Brown Swiss and Red and White dairy cattle) both heifers and bulls will be on the auction block. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Greener pastures: Luther College harvesting years of ecofriendly ventures Jun 10, 2007
We need hoes, Jon, badly, Wobeter said to Jensen on Monday. By Wednesday, the students had new hoes. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Cultivating seeds of understandingTeens learn from each other as they plant an organic garden May 18, 2007
Tilling in preparation for a potato garden, a second group raised hoes high into the sky and clumsily slammed them into the fresh earth to the tune of Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie" playing from a boombox nearby. Still others shuttled compost over to the freshly turned soil. (Owings Mills Times, MD)
Dating: Skeletons in the closet May 11, 2007
The green, goodie two shoes types bore the hell out of me ... when i wake up she will be here next to meeeee oooooohhhhhhh i keep wondering whhhhooooooooo s holldding donna now theres nothing i wouldnt do to be in his shoesssss nowwwww ... My bad, I didn t mean to step on dem Blue Suede Shoes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
An A-Z of incredible uses for everyday things May 7, 2007
(Be careful with leather shoes as repeated applications can dry them out ... If a favourite pair of suede shoes have become stained and tired, an emery board can revive them ... Plunge spades, hoes, rakes and other tools into the sand a few times to clean and lubricate them. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Dating: Misreading body language May 5, 2007
IslandGirl Nawww but I am sure the Bunny Ranch has a hoochie and hoes getaway for menfolks ... I rarely go to a club to check out dancin unless of course they re modeling clear shoes;) Strange enough, women at the strip club are far more up front, it s pretty basic cause what you see is what you get. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Inmates to tend garden May 3, 2007
Jeff Jones and the Saline County Highway Department plan to construct a building for hoes, shovels and other implements used at the garden. Bob Oglesby, a County Board member, helped with sighting the project at the Fairgrounds and may also provide some expertise when it comes time to use pesticides or other chemicals, Brown said. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Musts for gardeners Apr 17, 2007
MATT McKEAN/TimesDaily All hoes are not created equal ... Speciality hoes are designed to make weeding easier, create furrows in the soil for planting seeds and other specific tasks ... "People who are really into gardening want a specialty hoe. There are flower hoes, onion hoes, butterfly hoes, lightweight hoes and other hoes suited to the specific needs of each gardener.". (Shoals TimesDaily)
Radio: What happens after Imus? Apr 14, 2007
Can any of you people name any rap song that says the b-word,the n-word,or hoes on public radio ... Can any of you Imus supporters and free speech supports say nappy head hoes at your job ... He lost his job, but he can scream about nappy headed hoes all over Imus Ranch. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Snoop hypocrisy? Apr 14, 2007
As Senior Vice President of Marketing Communications for the National Association of Farm Tool and Utensil Manufacturers of America, I would like to take this chance to distance our organization's members, and their fine line of rakes and hoes, from this particular debate. Americans of all races know that quality farm and garden tools add value and enjoyment to their lives and productivity to their weekends. (The Palm Beach Post)
Earth Day events planned: Radio personality to speak to gardeners locally on Earth Day Apr 10, 2007
Blumen Gardens is celebrating National Garden Week this week with a special service for gardeners: sharpening of hoes and shovels for 1 each. Each tool should be clearly labeled; they can be dropped off or will be honed while owners shop. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Ten Essential Garden Tools Mar 24, 2007
They can cut stems up to ;" in diameter. Ratchet pruners are great for gardeners with limited hand strength and for rose bush pruning. The ratcheting mechanism holds the branch while you make progressive squeezes until the shears can make an effortless cut. Anvil pruners have one blade which cuts against a flat piece of metal. They re lightweight and easy to use, but tend to smash one side of the stem even when sharp, so most gardeners avoid them. 5. Rake Avid gardeners agree that the best rakes... (Suite101.com)
Success in Brownsville Mar 8, 2007
Drug Dealers (Street Corner Pharmacists) : 33 Drug deals : 73 Suspicious persons : 138 Boom Box Vehicles : 68 Hoes (male and female) : 17 Carjackings : 3 Robberies : 2 All in fun of course. I hope they can keep it cleaned up and then come over to the Grove. (Pensacola News Journal)
Letters to the Editor Feb 24, 2007
We fought this blaze with wet sacks, bay tree limbs, shovels, and hoes. Brush houses and many other things burned. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Union Tools display unveiled ... LF Fire Department awarded federal grant ... Frankfort town board to sell parcel of land ... By ERIC MONNAT - Telegram Staff Writer ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="20px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Saturday, February 03, 2007 NEW EXHIBIT - The Herkimer County Historical Society unveiled its new display on Union Tools, the 99-year-old Frankfort company that closed down in December. The display comprises many old photographs, paperwork, merchandise catalogs and tools produced there, including the last shovel ever made, signed by the last employees. Telegram photo/Jessica Arsenault Union Tools display unveiled Feb 3, 2007
The manufacturer of hoes, rakes, shovels, posthole diggers and other garden implements has sold products under various brand names, including Razorback, Union, Yard And Guard, and Perfect Cut, selling them to such retailers as Sears and Home Depot. Union Tools saw a succession of ownership since 1986. (Herkimer Eening Telegram, NY)
Hailey native finds the courage to help Jan 24, 2007
And, recognizing that they might not be able to afford new parts for the tractor she'd purchased, she gave them hoes. he idea is not to bring anything they can't afford later, she says. (Wood River Journal, ID)
How to keep your edge Jan 11, 2007
A common inventory of garden tools includes leaf and garden rakes, hoes, shovels, trowels, pruners, gloves, garden hoses and a lawn mower ... Always mow in long pants and sturdy shoes. (Mail Tribune, OR)
