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Editorial: Final Thoughts on the Help Yourself Garden

09/25/2018 Maryalene LaPonsie 4

The following is an opinion piece from Lowell’s First Look.   It’s been a month since the Help Yourself Garden was slapped with an ordinance violation. It’s been a month since we started digging into […]

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City Council Recap: Comments on the Present, Discussion about the Future

09/18/2018 Maryalene LaPonsie 1

The Lowell City Council held a short meeting on Monday, clocking in at about 35 minutes. During that time, they heard from several citizens and then approved plans to study how best to use city […]

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Ordinance Dispute at Center of Help Yourself Garden Controversy

09/11/2018 Maryalene LaPonsie 0

Last week’s city council meeting was packed with area residents who had heard about an ordinance violation issued to the owners of the Help Yourself Garden. The garden was planted by Tom and Laura Huth-Rhoades […]

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City Orders End to Help-Yourself-Garden

09/04/2018 Maryalene LaPonsie 3

It’s been the feel-good story of the year. Tom and Laura Huth-Rhoades moved to Lowell last year and set about trying to make a difference in the community. One of the ways they did that […]

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Farm Stand to be Unveiled at the Help Yourself Garden

08/27/2018 Amanda Schrauben 0

In July, the Help Yourself Garden was announced to the community.  Since then it has taken off in popularity not only with people stopping by to pick up free, fresh produce, but donations of produce […]

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Fresh Picking at the Help Yourself Garden

07/23/2018 Amanda Schrauben 1

Tom and Laura Huth-Rhoades moved to Lowell nine months ago.  Tom is a Michigander having grown up in Clarksville. Laura was used to a more urban setting relocating from Urbana, IL.  They settled on Lowell […]

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