Stories tagged with "3 feet"

Foerster grass beauty lasts by indystar

Name: Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Calamagrostis arundinacea . Season: This perennial ornamental grass produces 4- to 5-foot flower spikes in late May and early June. These... – Nov 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Dick Crum

Heat home safely, fire marshal warns by indystar

State Fire Marshal Jim Greeson is warning Indiana residents to heat their homes properly as the weather gets cooler to avoid the risk of fires. Greeson says heating equipment... – Oct 12, 2009 at 12:48 AM in News

Big dog: 7-foot-long canine a world record? by indystar

CASSELTON, N.D. — Boomer may be a buster: Measuring 3 feet tall at the shoulders and 7 feet long from nose to destructive wagging tail, he might be the world’s tallest living... – Oct 08, 2009 at 5:58 PM in Communities

Richmond's Van Pelt earns his 1st victory on PGA Tour by indystar

MILWAUKEE — Bo Van Pelt (Richmond, Ind.) started laughing just before his final putt Sunday. He thought back to all those times on his couch with his golfing buddies watching... – Jul 20, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Sports

Tyler Hansbrough is intense, driven, and just a bit wacko by Mike Wells

Tyler Hansbrough wants to retire the nickname “Psycho T,” given to him his freshman year by North Carolina’s strength coach during one of their grueling... – Jun 28, 2009 at 2:20 PM in Pacers

Old-fashioned glads create columns of color by indystar

Glads are one of those old-fashioned flowers, one which many modern gardeners think worthy only of funeral arrangements. However, these stalks of funnel-shaped flowers punctuate... – Jun 19, 2009 at 10:21 PM in Home & Garden

North Central's Buckley places 1st by Nat Newell

North Central High School shot putter Kyla Buckley won the Midwest Meet of Champions on Saturday in Jackson, Mich. with a throw of 46-feet, 46 1/27 inches. Buckley finished second... – Jun 15, 2009 at 4:03 PM in North Marion County

Tightening the leash on puppy mills by Bill Ruthhart

Lawmakers want more regulations for industry rife with abuse An English bulldog puppy shot in the head, set on fire and dumped into a trash can. A mangy Doberman pinscher covered... – Apr 05, 2009 at 2:55 AM in Communities

Skimmer offline; 15 sharks die at Indy zoo by Vic Ryckaert

Fifteen bonnethead sharks in the Indianapolis Zoo's popular Oceans exhibit died Monday when a routine maintenance procedure went wrong.A cleaning system released too much ozone... – Jan 20, 2009 at 7:32 PM in Communities