Archives: August, 2010

Howard W. Hewitt – Bon Appetit has always done special events around campus with flair. Besides making sure the food is just right, the staff pays attention to the details of decoration […]

Read More - Bon Appetit A Big Hit at Taste of Montgomery County

Many believe blogging or keeping a journal was part of the early stages of social media. Wabash is entering its fifth year of presenting student bloggers. Around here we like to say […]

Read More - Freshmen Bloggers Ready to Document First Year

Jim Amidon — I walked across the Wabash College campus Friday morning so I could check up on the progress at Hollett Little Giant Stadium. Various crews have been working to install a […]

Read More - Turf Gives Wabash Fresh Face

Howard W. Hewitt – Wabash freshmen go through a pretty intense five days of orientation upon arrival but they get to cap it off with a fun event at the President’s home. […]

Read More - Freshmen Visit President for Ice Cream

Jim Amidon — August 25 — The Field Turf crew installing the new playing surface at Hollett Little Giant Stadium is entering the final phase of work. On Tuesday, the crew began […]

Read More - Football Field Gets Finishing Touches

Work continued over the weekend on the FieldTurf at Hollett Little Giant Stadium. Matt Sanchez and his crew shaved and glued the giant — and I mean giant — red “W” at […]

Read More - The Big Red “W”

Howard W. Hewitt – We are near the completion of a successful migration to a new software platform for all Wabash College blogs. The blogs are all back up today and readers […]

Read More - Blogs Back Up with New Look, Wider Format

  Howard W. Hewitt – Work continues in the stifling heat at Hollett Little Giant Stadium. Workers have been laying turf down around the main playing field which is covered. One of […]

Read More - Football Field Work Starting to Show Details

Photo by Kyle Bender ’12, Tuesday afternoon, 8-10-2010 Workers made steady progress Tuesday on turf installation. The five-yard strips of turf continue to go down. The hash marks and numbers, field lettering […]

Read More - Field Showing Progress with More Turf Going Down

Steve Charles—Returned from vacation to find that last week we lost Captain Ron Thomas ’76—U.S. Navy (Retired), husband, father, and a man of faith. I don’t know how he died, and I […]

Read More - Ron Thomas ’76—Commanding Respect

Howard Hewitt – Aug. 9, 2010 – Workers from Field Turf arrived early Monday morning and for the first time since early summer left showing green on Hollett Little Giant Stadium. The […]

Read More - Field Turf Going Down on Hollett Little Giant Stadium

Friday Update – There isn’t much news today on the football field construction front. A crew is removing the ramp that allowed heavy machinery to move over the running track. The scoreboard is […]

Read More - Turf Crew Expected in Monday Morning

Kyle Bender ’12 – The grade inspector came and went Wednesday and the crew was given the go ahead to proceed with laying turf! The turf company requires the field’s grade be […]

Read More - Successful Grade Inspection

Kyle Bender ’12 – Just in the past week, construction crews have completed drainage work and made significant excavation progress to the new baseball field.  For an updated album, click here. While […]

Read More - New Baseball Pictures