Magnesium plays a vital role in health
Ive started taking calcium supplements to be sure I get the 1,200 milligrams recommended. I know that the supplements should include vitamin D to help the body absorb calcium, but a friend suggests I also need to make sure I get enough magnesium. Is that right? How much is enough? Magnesium and calcium do indeed work together in very precise ratios to make sure your heart functions properly...
Civil War eating utensil
This folding spoon and fork was a battlefield pick-up and with a tin plate was all the soldier needed to grab a hasty bite before going into battle. I bought the relic several years ago for $20. Recent auction prices: three brass ladles, $45; horse book ends, $30; pair of brown crocks, $15; big apple butter copper kettle, $200; police billy club, $25; several tin cookie cutters, $15; barn...
Love thy neighbor
Here on the East Coast most residents survived an earthquake and hurricane in the space of five to six days in late August. I felt the effects of both (shaky office floors, swirling, whistling wind): all in all not nearly as much damage as could have happened. As we now bear down on the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, you are probably already tired of these three stories: hurricane,...
Card shower for former teacher Sally Smith
As school bells across the county began to ring last week and children returned to school after enjoying a wonderful summer break, a very familiar face was missing in the halls at Berlin Elementary School. After 41 years of teaching at various schools within East Holmes, Sally Smith made the decision to retire. A Card Shower is being planned so that individuals can express their thanks to her...
Gallagher receives scholarship
Carly Gallagher, a student at The University of Akron, is this years recipient of The Lamplighters Annual Memorial Scholarship award in the amount of $2,000. Gallagher is studying to be an art teacher and has been on the deans list two years in a row. She is the daughter of Tom and Barb Gallagher of Apple Creek. From its inception in 1947 the Lamplighters have encouraged further...
Big sound and bold color during the Tuscarawas County Band Preview
The field lights were shining brightly, the turf at Quaker Stadium was vibrantly green, and the summer evening weather was perfect for the kaleidoscope of color and sound that filled the stadium at the 44th annual Tuscarawas County Band Preview August 31. Guest bands included Strasburg, Newcomerstown, Indian Valley, Claymont, and Garaway, with New Philadelphia serving as host band. The 32...
OAC - Jakes Handcrafted Oak offers beautiful furniture plus the very best in customer care
When searching for the finest handcrafted furniture available in Ohios Amish Country, make sure to stop at Jakes Handcrafted Oak. There, you will find not only beautiful, Amish made furniture, but also the warm welcome of Jake and Millie Chupp, whose goal is to make sure that every single customer is fully satisfied. Jakes Handcrafted Oak, located just eight miles north of Millersburg,...