Newly elected Congressman Bob Gibbs meets with area farmers to discuss the state of agriculture
We have to address spending. This is a national security issue. So stated newly elected Ohio 18th District Congressman Bob Gibbs (R), a former Holmes County hog farmer, when he addressed Farm Bureau members from several counties in Tuscarawas County on January 21. Snowstorm conditions overnight kept the early morning crowd small, but the questions posed to the new official were pointed when...
013111 The OARDC community hears about tornado recovery efforts
While visual reminders of the tornado that swept through the OARDC campus in September remain, much has been accomplished in moving the recovery efforts forward. When the faculty, staff and students gathered for a town hall meeting on January 21 to hear more about the recovery efforts the message from OSU administrators from Columbus was youre not alone. Its certainly not a one or a two...Leftovers Have Their Day
Some folks are already thinking spring; I admit I am one of them. And with the spring comes the Think Green attitude, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle. These days this is the perfect mantra for life and can be practiced in all areas of our lives, especially in the kitchen. Lets start with leftovers. What to do with all that leftover pasta, yikes I cooked the entire box, now what? Good grief a few...
Larry Obhof selected to succeed State Senator Bob Gibbs
As Bob Gibbs heads to Washington to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, there will be a new face in Columbus representing Ohio's 22nd Senate District.Out of the crowded field of 11 candidates who expressed an interest in filling Gibbs' unexpired term, Medina County attorney Larry Obhof emerged as the final choice of the panel of Senate Republicans charged with selecting Gibb's...
Three Sisters Boutique in Berlin destroyed by fire
Firefighters had to react quickly to a fire at Three Sisters Boutique at 4840 East Main St. in Berlin on Tuesday, Jan. 25, with the fate of two other businesses in the balance. The fire at Three Sisters Boutique, owned by Mike Lanham and his daughters, Hillary, Morgan and Brianna, was reported just before 11 a.m., and because of the close proximity to the two adjoining businesses, firefighting...Shoplifters banned from Amish Country
On Tuesday, Jan. 25, a municipal court judge barred a Maryland couple convicted of shoplifting from shopping Ohios Amish Country. Cynthia Shoemaker, 47, and Michael Shoemaker, 49, both of 18 Westside Avenue, Hagerstown, were each sentenced on one count of theft by Municipal Court Judge Jane Irving to 10 days in jail and three years probation. As a condition of probation, Irving ordered the...
Still plenty to do outside this winter
I celebrated my 53rd birthday last weekend with my folks and all my brothers and sisters. They live down in Newark, and made the drive up to spend the day with my family. Both of my daughters came home from school, and it was great to spend some time with everyone. Some of them came up early, so we put out some pheasants and had a nice bird hunt before the party started. It was a perfect day, and...
The January "Big Month" update
Im writing this one week before the end of January and have just checked the Ohio Birds website to see how birders around the state are doing this year. Every year there seem to be more Ohio birders trying to find 100 different kinds of birds during the first month of the year. Some of them post updates regularly. Others, myself included, look at the reports to see what rare birds are being...
Leftovers have their day
Some folks are already thinking spring; I admit I am one of them. And with the spring comes the Think Green attitude, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle. These days this is the perfect mantra for life and can be practiced in all areas of our lives, especially in the kitchen. Lets start with leftovers. What to do with all that leftover pasta, yikes I cooked the entire box, now what? Good grief a few...