By Jenny Callison, posted Mar 5, 2021
Wearing a mask, Jacquelin Meade listens to presentations from fellow students in her organic chemistry senior seminar class taught by Wendy Strangman, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UNCW. (Photo by Michael Cline Spencer) In addition to anything else that it has wrought, a year of COVID-19 has forced officials, business owners and just about everyone else to use their greatest creative powers and to remain flexible.
In some cases, pandemic restrictions have spurred innovation. In other cases, entities are simply hoping that, as the virus becomes less of a threat, they can return to pre-COVID operations. But no one knows when that will be.
The Wilmington Sharks baseball team is requesting the opportunity to finance enhancements to Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium in lieu of repaying debt for use of the facility. (Port City Daily photo/Alexandria Sands)
Update Wednesday, 9 a.m.: The Wilmington City Council unanimously approved the Sharks’ request to put $15,000 toward improvements to Buck Hardee Field in lieu of making missed payments. City staff proposed that future payments are due closer to baseball season, rather than eight to nine months after it has ended. Staff confirmed there was an error in the reservation system, and Sharks president Matt Perry apologized for “not being more proactive” when the bill didn’t arrive.
History Journal
July 13, 1959: Banjo the dog stands on a slide at Fort Wayne State School Day Camp at Round Lake. (Journal Gazette file photo)
July 13, 1959: Banjo the dog climbs a slide at Fort Wayne State School Day Camp at Round Lake. (Journal Gazette file photo) Previous Next
Thursday, December 31, 2020 1:00 am
July 13, 1959: Dog climbs slide
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Readers were asked to share fun captions for photos in this month s History Journal column.
Grace L. Bates of Fort Wayne imagines this Dalmatian saying You put me up here – you get me down – arf arf. I m not just kiddin around!
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July 30, 1959: Jackie Newberry samples one of the 400 watermelons and 200 cantaloupes provided as a starter for Harlan Days. (Journal Gazette file photo) Previous Next
Thursday, December 31, 2020 1:00 am
July 30, 1959: Sitting on a mountain of melons
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Readers were asked to share fun captions for photos in this month s History Journal column.
What kid doesn t want to climb up on a pile of a favorite treat and start eating?
Heck, what adult doesn t want to do that from time to time? I ll tell you right now, if I come across a mountain of french fries, I m going to stay there a while. You can join me if you bring the ketchup.
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March 23, 1962: George Petersen and Kevin C. Craig, students at L.C. Ward School, take a look at a robot as projects were being set up for the Northeastern Indiana Science Fair at Allen County Memorial Coliseum. (Journal Gazette file photo) Previous Next
Thursday, December 31, 2020 1:00 am
March 23, 1962: Checking out a robot
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Readers were asked to share fun captions for photos in this month s History Journal column.
When I came across the negative for this photo, I had to double check that it wasn t something from a retro sci-fi movie that got misfiled. Then I started to wonder what those kids where thinking when faced with a life-sized robot.