Cooler temperatures can bring univited rodents indoors
Cooler temperatures are finally on the way and that means outdoor rodents and vermin will be looking for a warm place to spend the winter. Unfortunately, your home is rather inviting and the furry beasts will stop at nothing to get in and make your home their own, especially if there is a source of food and water. Keeping outdoor areas neat and free of clutter can eliminate places where mice and...
Change your detector batteries when you change your clocks this fall
While it never fails to elicit remarks in favor of but mostly against, daylight saving time happens Nov. 4 at 2 a.m. For those of us that live in a place that follows the oft-thought ridiculous tradition, that means we turn our clocks back an hour placing us back into standard time. This will be the fall back portion of the biannual event that occurs on the second Sunday in March and the first...
Amazing maize mazes can be found locally and offer seasonal family fun
Corn is the nations number one field crop and it is no wonder. In some form or another it is in most processed foods, it can be made into a cleaner-burning fuel additive, animals raised for food eat tons of it and nowadays it can even be made into biodegradable cups, dishes and wrap that look just like plastic. Corn has come a long way since it was first developed in Mexico more than 7,000...
Preserving Holmes Countys genealogical history
Its Tuesday afternoon, and Bonnie Stallman is answering the phone in the lower level of the Holmes County Cultural Center Complex (CCC), now home to the Holmes County Genealogical Society (HCGS), which was housed in the former Nashville Public Library up until July 2012. Stallman, who lives in Holmesville, cofounded the genealogical society in 1983, along with neighbor Wilma McCurdy, after...Time will tell for Wooster spikers
082712 WHSvolleyball Promo: Generals young, but talent is there for a strong campaign Time will tell for Wooster spikers By Brian Questel After finishing a match under .500 a year ago, the Wooster High volleyball team is looking to get back into the thick of the Ohio Cardinal Conference. Now, whether it will or not is one thing. In the ultra competitive OCC, which routinely puts a team in the...Staying healthy one key to Wooster boys finding success
082712 WHSboyssoccer Promo: Hansen hoping Generals can stay healthy and competitive on the pitch Staying healthy one key to Wooster boys finding success By Brian Questel There are some seasons that coaches enjoy and others they simply must endure. That was the case in 2011 for the Wooster Generals boys soccer team as injuries sliced and diced the teams preseason hopes and ultimately...FROMONLINE | 2012-08-22
Supporting small business and smaller Column Summary A few years ago I heard a Presidential voice on the television say this, The small business person will put this country back on top again. I took to heart those words, I am open for business. Support small business. While I was on the Lincoln Highway (Old Route 30) Buy-Way Yard Sales a couple weeks ago, I uncovered many treasures to...Back to School or Bust
Struggling with loads of laundry, clutter in the kitchen and chaos in your life? Stress can easily steal our joy. Trish Berg reminds us to simplify the small stuff and find Joy in the Journey. If you have ever taken your children back to school shopping, you know the utter chaos that enters your life when you enter the store. With school supply lists in hand, we entered the local Staples with...Shorebirds are keeping birders busy in August
Shorebirds are keeping birders busy in August Columnist Bruce Glick summarizes happenings in the local birding world. The topic this week is shorebirds on the move. Find out more in the "Gone Birding" column. Although none of us are happy about the lack of rainfall this year, one benefit for shorebirds is the increased amount of suitable habitat as the water level drops in area lakes and...