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01-03-2025
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Pay Dirt forum to focus on water quality
GOSHEN — This year's Elkhart County Pay Dirt forum features experts who are leading efforts to enhance water quality in the county and beyond. The two-day event organized by the Elkhart County Soil and Water Conservation District brings together professionals from diverse trades in the agricultural and stormwater industries. The forum is March 4 and 5 at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds, 17746 C.R. 34, Goshen, starting at 8 a.m. 'A couple things that make this a little bit different and special as far as both agricultural and contractor symposiums or workshops go. We're doing them together, number one. That's not super common,' said Todd Clark, a conservationist with the SWCD. 'This is more about water quality of life. All of the speakers that we have that are coming are going to be talking about – everything stems back to water quality.' A number of speakers from stormwater- and agriculture-related professions are lined up for each day. There will also be some Q&A sessions, Clark said. The featured speakers are Phillip Anderson, founder of ReThink!, Paul Labovitz, retired superintendent of Indiana Dunes National Park, and Ty Garmon, founder of Stormwater World Podcast. Other speakers on Tuesday include Joe Moore, founder of Erosion and Construction Solutions Inc., Chuck Brandel, vise president of ISG, and Fred Whitford, coordinator for Purdue Pesticide Programs of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service. Speakers on Wednesday include Tom Mortensen, a landscape architect with R.A. Smith, Jim Schwartz director of research for Beck's Seeds, and Lohayne Schutzman, engineering manager at Parjana Engineering. Clark said attendees will be invited to think about their relationship with water. 'What's your relationship with water?' he said. 'I think everybody can kind of understand, whether it just be because you get up in the morning to take a shower. That shower goes away, it might be bothersome to you. Some people recreate in it, all that kind of thing. It's going to be some thought-provoking conversation. For more information or to register, visit
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19-02-2025
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Washington State History Museum reopens after month-long closure
The Washington State History Museum reopened Tuesday after closing for almost a month. The closure began on Jan. 13 so staff could work on installing a new permanent exhibition. It's called 'This is Native Land' and is set to open in the summer of 2025. 'Using primary source documents, photographs, and objects, 'This is Native Land' presents important events in Washington State History through an Indigenous lens,' the museum said in a news release. The exhibition focuses in on Tribal sovereignty, culture, and resilience. The museum says it also looks at challenges that Tribal communities face such as boarding schools, removal from land, and cultural genocide. The curators, Dr. Danica Sterud Miller (Puyallup) and Todd Clark (Wailaki), lead the collaborative development process with input from Native Advisory Committee members and Washington Tribes. 'The intention of this exhibition is not to cast blame or make anyone feel bad about the actions of the past, but it is to recognize these acts as facts and work together to build a path to healing. Unless we recognize these truths, we will never be able to heal these wounds,' said Clark. 'This is Native Land' is being installed in the center gallery of the Great Hall. An exact date will be selected at a later time for the opening of the exhibition.
