By Darla McCammon This week brings hope to the heart. Why? The first day of spring arrives. The ice is off and our marsh is teeming once again with mallards, wood ducks, buffleheads, robins, red-winged blackbirds and even sandhill cranes. The herons have not returned to us as of yet, but we note and remark …read more.

By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association WARSAW — We cannot let a series of “Spring Flowers by the Masters” go by without introducing you (tongue in cheek) to our most prolific spring flower: the dandelion. The dandelion is a flower loved by some, eaten in salad by many, and hated by most gardeners. Although some …read more.