Karst

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Karst: - A geologic formation of irregular limestone deposits with sinks, underground streams, and caverns.
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Tax credits will support inclusive playground  -  04 Aug 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),Parks and Recreation Foundation has been awarded Neighborhood Assistance Program tax credits to support a new inclusive playground at Karst Farm Park.

A walk through vibrant Cuba  -  04 Aug 2008
Easier (press release),Highlights of this â€˜adventureâ€™ include visits to two World Heritage sites, Trinidad and Havana; the Sierra del Rosario Mountains; the Karst Rock formations

Symphony of the Mountains  -  04 Aug 2008
TriCities.com,...punctuated the musical sections with historic readings from the old south featuring narrators Terry Allen, Lois Humphreys, WA Johnson and Carla Karst.

Rockafellow, Karst highlight fairâ€™s mini bull riding  -  Jul 29, 2008
Powell Tribune,Karst, riding in the junior division, was bucked off of his bull, but he still managed to log the longest ride time during the event.

Yosemite visitors still find beauty through the haze  -  Jul 30, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,California bookings have become a greater share of the total as the "staycation" phenomenon takes hold with a rise in gas prices, said Kenneth Karst,

'Notebook' to air St. Lucie school info  -  Aug 1, 2008
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription),Karst said the school district has used video since the late 1980s, but the introduction of "Notebook" is the first attempt to use the medium to broadcast

PLS says goodbye to Karst  -  Jul 17, 2008
Times Bulletin,BY ED GEBERT ROCKFORD - It was the last board meeting for Superintendent Doug Karst. The Parkway administrator announced his intentions to retire shortly

Campaign encourages parental involvement  -  Jul 29, 2008
Fort Pierce Tribune,The goal is improved student achievement, said St. Lucie County School District Communications Director Janice Karst. "It's really a multimedia awareness

Karst re-elected to Metro post  -  Jul 9, 2008
Wabash Plain Dealer,By ROBERT BRYAN In the statutorily required reorganization the first meeting in July, Paul Karst was re-elected president of the Metro school board here

No decision in 'mega dairy' case  -  Jul 30, 2008
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,In previous testimony, Panno said his examination of the site and surrounding areas showed several karst characteristics and that local drinking water was

Hiking Hamilton's hidden hinterland  -  Jul 24, 2008
Toronto Star,For those who associate Hamilton only with gritty industry, the Eramosa Karst â€“ a recently-opened 75-hectare conservation area â€“ is a breath of fresh air.

Cutters Soccer Club accepting registration for both Academy programs  -  Jul 28, 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),By Jeremy Price 331-4342 | jprice@heraldt.com The Cutters Soccer Club is accepting registrations for Cutters Academy-Karst and Cutters Academy-Ellettsville.

The future of Florida's springs isn't eternal  -  Aug 2, 2008
Tampabay.com,Throughout the karst (porous limestone) areas of North and Central Florida where artesian springs are common, groundwater nitrate nitrogen concentrations

Atrazine works, but it must be used responsibly  -  Jul 29, 2008
Agri News,There are additional restrictions in southeast Minnesota's karst region, Behnken said. The Best Management Practice for karst geology is no more than 0.8

A weird place that we call home  -  Jul 30, 2008
Ocala,Thanks to this so-called Karst topography, the ground under our feet will sometimes open up and swallow something. Decades ago, back when Marion County had

Damage Increases As Webster Draws Closer  -  Aug 2, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,He and his sister, Linda Karst of Minnesota, were helping their mom clear branches from her Webster home and had also lost count of how many trips they'd

Area briefs  -  Jul 24, 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),An event to celebrate the grand opening of the Karst Dog Park will be from 6 to 7:30 pm Saturday. Youâ€™ll be able to register to win prizes,

Crews gain hold on wildfire outside Yosemite  -  Aug 1, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,...â€œWe have a lot more guest rooms with hot showers now,â€? said Kenny Karst, a spokesman for DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, which manages restaurants and

Motorcycle enthusiasts ride on Thunder Thursdays  -  Jul 23, 2008
Casper Journal,...by Elysia Conner Karst Motorsportsâ€™ Thunder Thursdays are getting bigger every week, and motorcyclists are now preparing for a Super Thunder Thursday,

A Four Day School Week?  -  Jul 8, 2008
American Thinker,In order to save money, a rural school district in Minnesota has opted for a four day school week, running Tuesday to Friday. Now comes the hard part.

Megadairy hearings  -  Jul 22, 2008
Galena Gazette,Panno said that his survey of land in Illinois, and Jo Daviess County in particular, showed that there are karst features in the county.

Donations sought for accessible playground  -  Jul 8, 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),The Karst Playscape at Karst Farm Park will be wheelchair-accessible and will feature ramped play equipment for 5- to 12-year-old kids, a toddler playground

Ban boosts popularity of 'Cleopatra Beach'  -  Jul 20, 2008
Turkish Daily News (subscription),Apart from the coastal Karst springs, several submarine springs are also located in the area. This strange formation has created one of the nicest beaches

As fair grows, traditions endure  -  Jul 23, 2008
Indiana Daily StudentTime changes a lot of things, but the land off of Airport Road near Karst Farm Park has been home to the Monroe County Fair for more than half a century.

12U Sting team wins state  -  Jul 16, 2008
Mountain Home News,Every girl on the team had multiple hits with Meaghan Pomerantz, Maddie Karst and Kelly Elliott having triples. Tessa Pachner, Angie Shockey, CJ Bish,

Deep under New Mexico is a cave like no other  -  Jul 26, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,We don't even know how big it is," says Jim Goodbar, the senior cave and karst specialist for the Bureau of Land Management. The survey expedition by

Contract OK'd for Everett's interim schools chief  -  Jul 10, 2008
HeraldNet,By Kaitlin Manry, Herald Writer EVERETT -- The Everett School Board approved a 10-month contract Tuesday evening with Karst Brandsma, making the deputy

Commissioners celebrate party planners  -  Jul 18, 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),The county department is still seeking funds for a handicapped accessible playground at Karst Farm Park. For more, call 349-2800.

1 last stab at blocking dairy plan  -  Jul 17, 2008
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,Among other objections to the site, the group says, the facility cannot be built because it is not suitable for an area that has been identified as a karst

School spy cam probe veiled in secrecy  -  Aug 3, 2008
HeraldNet,In her May 23 letter about Patterson's investigation, Whitehead said the surveillance was authorized by Karst Brandsma, deputy superintendent,

10 Country: Norma's Horse-Sized Heart  -  Jul 15, 2008
WALB-TV,..."If you are around horses enough, you'll feel that relationship with them," says Norma Karst, a horse lover who takes care of 58 horses.

Sports tourneys thriving  -  Jul 14, 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),Saturday and Sunday, the Hoosier Hoedown ultimate Frisbee tournament brought throngs of disc-tossing athletes to Karst Farm Park.

Swift named '08 All-American Citizen  -  Jul 8, 2008
Hays Daily News,Mary Karst, co-president of the WWF committee -- Swift is the other co-president -- said he is "very deserving" of the award. Swift, who is retired but

Man arrested after police chase  -  Jul 8, 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),Police said Bastin eventually crashed into a fence at Karst Farm Park. Bastin then fled on foot. A number of police agencies surrounded a nearby wooded area

Balchik, on Bulgariaâ€™s Black Sea, where Romanian Queen Marie Left ...  -  Aug 2, 2008
Balkan Travellers,Its inhabitants in the fifth century BC were Ionians who called it Kmuni or Krounoi after the Greek word for springs, due to the abundance of karst springs

Project Hayes And Global Warming  -  Jul 22, 2008
Scoop.co.nz (press release),In: Cave and Karst Management in Australasia XII. Proceedings of the Twelfth Australasian Conference on Cave and Karst Management, Waitomo,

Fire rages unchecked near Yosemite  -  Jul 28, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,..."It is more of an inconvenience for folks in the park," said Yosemite concessionaire spokesman Kenny Karst. "There is absolutely no danger (here).

Full Text  -  Jul 31, 2008
Science Magazine (subscription)As a first step, they will chart features--such as limestone karst formations--likely to hold water. "There must be large aquifers in the mountains," Chen

Southern Hospitality Stars come out at Montgomery's riverfront  -  Jul 31, 2008
Montgomery Advertiser,Also celebrating with the Mandells were Mary and Keith Karst, representing the Alabama Power Foundation; Yvette Daniels of the Alabama State Council on the

Tamerlane Reports 11.2% Combined Lead-Zinc Over 32 Feet (10 Meters)  -  Jul 25, 2008
FOXBusinessTabular deposits are among the most common deposit types in the Pine Point District and are deposited in long sinuous karst caverns following underground

Preserving Texas wildlife  -  Jul 18, 2008
Community Impact Newspaper,Because of West Williamson Countyâ€™s karst landscaping â€” an area that has a large number of caves, sinkholes, fissures and underground streams â€” the area is

Sources: Rumors That Lake Will Be Lowered Another 20 Feet Are False  -  Jul 17, 2008
RedOrbit,Grouting is pumping chemically enhanced liquid concrete into the dam to fill cavities in the limestone karst. Construction of Wolf Creek Dam was begun in

Buda throws weight behind Dahlstrom Ranch deal  -  Jul 30, 2008
SmallTownPapers News Service,...the Dahlstrom Ranch has about 100 identified recharge features, including large caves and swiss cheese-like limestone karst geography.

Waltzing On Water  -  Jul 30, 2008
The Morning News,Not every property in the karst topography of the Ozarks is suitable for ponds or lakes. Boskus had the soil tested and was assured his lake's could be

NM cavers chart unique `snowy' river of crystals  -  Jul 24, 2008
The Associated Press..."It's a beautiful anomaly," added Penny Boston, a New Mexico Tech professor and associate director of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute.

Teeners take fifth place at state tourney  -  Jul 30, 2008
Dell Rapids Tribune,Winner â€“ Colin Karst had three singles for Dells and picked up the win with three strong innings of relief duty. Cole Langer started the game and struck out

Brandsma unsuited as permanent pick  -  Jul 30, 2008
HeraldNet,Karst Brandsma might make some school system a fine superintendent, but not Everett Public Schools (EPS). His effectiveness as a leader has been compromised

Industry reacts favorably to COOL final rule  -  Jul 29, 2008
The Packer,By Tom Karst (July 29, 12:15 pm) The US Department of Agriculture has released the final rule for mandatory country of origin labeling, and a quick review

Economy drags down retail, foodservice spending  -  Jul 29, 2008
The Packer,By Tom Karst (July 29, 10:06 pm) The grass may always be greener on the other side of the fence, but neither retailers nor restaurant operators are having a

Sewage Treatment Plant Controversy In Pocahontas County  -  Jul 28, 2008
WBOY-TV,..."The area here in the Big Spring Fork Valley and the Upper Elk is limestone terrain - it's typically called karst. There's a lot of caves and springs," says

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