Ritzman Pharmacies and Mast Pharmacies in negotiations
Ritzman Pharmacies, Inc. and Mast Pharmacies have announced a letter of intent to explore a potential business partnership in which Ritzman would own and operate all Mast Pharmacies. At the center of these negotiations is the mutual commitment to continue providing Mast Pharmacy customers with the service they have come to expect. For 33 years, Mast Pharmacies has strived to always put the...
Time is slipping away as back to school approaches
My son says that when August hits summer is over. Its soccer practice, school shopping, and the countdown to the classroom starts. As I write this its two weeks until high school starts and 3 1/2 until we take Selena to college in Indiana. Im trying to let that sink into my bones for a minute and just rest there. One more child gone from the nest and one remains for me to dote on: one more...
Seniors should consider many factors when applying for home mortgages
Most people have emotional ties to their homes because of family memories created there, but the responsibilities that come with home mortgages can become financially burdensome to seniors. There are many factors you should consider when thinking about applying for a mortgage to buy, refinance or make improvements to your home. Q: What should I keep in mind when considering a mortgage loan? A:...
Early August marks the beginning of fall migration
Over the last week or so there have been lots of reports of southward-bound birds in Ohio. This will only increase in the coming weeks and on into the fall. Additionally, there have been some interesting late nesting season reports. Lets start with some of the excellent numbers from Scott Pendelton in Harrison County. Grassland birds are doing very well, especially near the airport south of...
The high school memory train has been derailed
How you evaluate the sentence Im about to write depends on your definition of the words pathetic and reliable. I have never missed a high school class reunion. There. I said it. And its the truth. So am I pathetic or reliable? Think about that for a while as you ponder this next fact: there will, apparently, be no 40th. According to my sources – and they are well-placed – the...
These are the days of peanut butter and jelly
In the glory days of true school brown bagging, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich was the top choice of sandwiches in the lunch bag. And on the current list of the top 10 kids choice sandwiches, peanut butter and jelly remains at number one; followed by cheese ranking second, bologna in third. Peanut butter makes the list twice ranking sixth is the peanut butter and banana sandwich. Is it...
Threshing day provides insight into farm work before modern machinery
If you think gardening is difficult, try farming. I had the privilege of attending an old-fashioned threshing day at Wholesome Valley Farm just outside of Wilmot last week. What a day. What an incredible day. While some farmers still use the old-fashioned threshing machines of years past, most have moved on to more modern methods that eliminate the one aspect of the daylong event that makes it...
An answer for when someones hating the humidity
Yeah, but its a dry heat. Everyone has heard this phrase in saying how 110 degrees in the scorching sunbelt city of Phoenix is not really as hot as 95 degrees in the humidity of Indiana, Florida or Virginia, the three states in which Ive spent most of my life. In Phoenix this summer for a Mennonite convention, I was introduced to how hotel entrances and sidewalk cafes at...