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The ‘fun house’ on the block
Some folks have the house on the block where all the kids play. I have the house on the block where people send their children to find out how good their health insurance really is. Ours, I am told, is a “fun house.” Not in the literal sense of mazes and crazy mirrors (although, come
Bird names aren’t always what they seem to be
Anyone who has ever perused a field guide to birds has no doubt wondered how some of the names originated. By convention, the person who first describes a species gets to name it. The stories behind the scientific names are complex and steeped in Latin and Greek. Accurate names Common names are another story. Some
Business profile: McArthur Lumber & Post
MCARTHUR, Ohio — McArthur Lumber & Post has more experience in treating wood for outdoor use than any other company anywhere. It has used creosote, penta, CCA salts and oxides, and was the test site with USEPA, CSI and Battelle Institute to perfect and make available the first and foremost environmental chemical known as ACQ.
Incredible shrinking food
Nowadays, I not only take my calculator along on grocery shopping trips (the better to ascertain if we can or cannot afford to eat again this week), but I probably should take a magnifying glass along too. I don’t mean to alarm anyone unnecessarily, but our food appears to be shrinking. Granted, most would agree
Hearts gone wild
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. — Elizabeth Stone The collision seemed to happen — as these things always do — in excruciatingly slow motion. In a burst of reckless speed, a sudden swerve and then the
Put farm taxes on your to-do list
It’s not to late to make changes for tax purposes. This year farmers have more alternatives to consider with respect to cost recovery or depreciation on assets that they placed in service during 2008.
Paradise Valley tops Holstein show
CANFIELD, Ohio — Paradise Valley Farm walked away with the top two spots at the Northeast Ohio District Holstein Show July 26 in Canfield, Ohio. Grand champion Paradise-R Hi Metro Serenity and reserve champion Paradise-R Lewis Stacy topped the field of 90 entries. Don Alexander judged the show. Before being crowned as grand champion, Paradise-R
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 19, 2008
BROOKFIELD, Ohio — The Brookfield 4-H Friends recently met to discuss fair preparations. The fair runs July 7-13 and all members must have their animals in place by 4 p.m. July 7. The fair clean-up day is July 28. Project interview judging is at 5:30 p.m. June 25. * * * ELLSWORTH, Ohio — At
Simple ways to stay safe this spring
It is no surprise that farming is one of the most dangerous occupations. A number of factors, including noise, heavy machinery, animals, machine parts that rotate, cut and pinch, and long hours all contribute to this fact.
’Til death do us part
As you may have guessed, I’m pretty fond of the man I married. Crazy about him even. This does not, however, prevent me from engaging in an enjoyable pastime shared by many married folk: The “what I would do if you were dead” conversations. I blame quite a bit of this morbid curiosity on the
