Farm Credit Mid-America celebrates groundbreaking for Sugarcreek facility
Normally right around this time of the year, everything is turning green.Thanks to the team at Farm Credit Mid-America, the area just got a lot greener.Clad in their typical green garb, the Farm Credit team celebrated their official groundbreaking at their new site just east of Sugarcreek on state Route 39, and together with a number of dignitaries from throughout the Sugarcreek and Tuscarawas...
Music on Market to offer eclectic mix of music
North Market Street in Wooster has long been known as home to many of the citys oldest and most historic churches, and one of those churches is hoping it is becoming home to some of the citys most interesting and enjoyable musical performances. Wooster United Methodist Church is now home to Music on Market, a free monthly concert generally scheduled for the third Wednesday of the month from...
Please remind me of that great after-exercise feeling
Dear exercise, I wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with you, and try to make sense of some of your little quirks so that together, we could come to some semblance of cooperation. Why do you have to be so elusive? I mean, why cant I find you while sitting on the couch? I wish you could sometime join me there. We could relax together, eat some popcorn and maybe even watch a movie. Dont get...
What would you do with your time?
The House of Representatives recently considered the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406). This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow employers and employees within the private sector the ability to choose between paid time off or overtime pay. This important legislation would help Americans in the workforce to more easily balance the needs of their families and the...
Media showed us the joy ... and then the ridiculous ranting began
It was a very odd way to offer breaking news. I was tooling down the street toward home, listening to the Indians pregame show on a Cleveland radio station when the breaking news tones rang out. Not particularly unusual. But then, the reporter came on and said – slowly and somewhat incredulously – We have breaking news, incredible if its true. Because, I thought sarcastically, it...
Birds and the people who watch them have a lot in common
Birds and birders have a lot in common. This thought struck me on my latest trip to northwest Ohios birding mecca, Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. Billed as the Greatest Week in American Birding, the event coincided with the peak of the spring warbler migration. Warblers, and other migrating birds, use Ohios airspace as their launching pad to their northern breeding grounds. Before the birds...
How to avoid identity theft when you travel
Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you recommend to help retirees guard against identity theft when traveling? My sister and her husband had their identity stolen while on vacation last year and I want to make sure Im protecting myself on my trip to Europe next month. Paranoid Pam Dear Pam, Most people dont realize that when you travel, your risk of identity theft increases. Here are a...
How to throw a party for dozens and keep grooving to the music
Im not sure when the birthday parties held at our house took on such legendary status. Every year since our kids have been born well, give or take a few until they got into elementary school we have had slumber parties with lots of music, piñatas and all-around fun. When they were younger we always had pizza, chips and loads of pop. Maybe I was the mom that let them drink pop all night, only...