Keenes NewsLocal news for Keenes, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web."Carving" a Real Niche- October 31, 2007 Sarah Talley was just a kid when she started helping her mother deliver melons from southern Indiana to grocery stores around her hometown of Keenes, Ill. via Inc. Magazinehttp://www.topix.net/city/keenes-il/2007/10/carving-a-real-niche?fromrss=1 Jack-o'-lantern scarcity scares up higher prices- October 10, 2007 "We'll feel the brunt of the shortage between the second and third week of October. We'll start outsourcing pumpkins (then)" By Michael HirtzerCHICAGO (Reuters) - Drought and excessive heat reduced this year's pumpkin harvest, but there should be enough of the fruit for Halloween and the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday providing consumers do not mind paying a little more than last year."It's not hard to find pumpkins out there, but there are not a lot of pumpkins compared to most years," said Steve..http://www.topix.net/city/keenes-il/2007/10/jack-o-lantern-scarcity-scares-up-higher-price... |