Cucurbita fruits including pumpkins and marrows are celebrated in festivals in countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States.ther kinds of gourd, also called bottle-gourds, are native to Africa and belong to the genus Lagenaria, which is in the same family and subfamily as Cucurbita but in a different tribe. These other gourds are used as utensils or vessels, and their young fruits are eaten much like those of Cucurbita species.
Phishâs Jon Fishman May Be Retiring His Side Project, Touchpants. Posted by on Thursday March 31st, 2016. While all of the members of Phish remain active with side projects during the bandâs down time, none are as raucous as that of Jon Fishmanâs band, Touchpants.
Dr. Winter announces plans to retire as GIPS superintendent. During Monday night's Board of Education meeting, Grand Island Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Winter informed the Board of his intention to retire at the end of the 2015-16 school year.ctoberBall, a GISH fall girls basketball camp for grades 3 through 8, begins Sunday, Oct. 4. Islander coach Alex Michel leads the event each Sunday in October in the GISH West Gym.