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A Festival for Fall: In Your Own Backyard

  • August 22, 2010
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The end of summer can be bittersweet. With school back in session, both kids and adults are subjected to more hectic schedules. The last of the warm weather, however doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of fun activities to do outdoors this fall. You don’t need any special equipment to take a hike. Even in urban areas a hike through the yard or down the block can be an adventure. Gather the family...

The Fall Garden

  • August 22, 2010
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With cooler weather just around the corner it is time to start thinking about planting new crops for fall harvest and protecting the mature plants currently thriving in the garden. It is not too late to get more fresh food from the garden even as the days become shorter and the temperatures drop. Several varieties of lettuce can be planted now for harvest before the first frost of the season...

Avant Gardener: Failure in the Garden can Lead to Success

  • August 23, 2010
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Accepting ones failures in the garden is a necessary part of success…or perhaps sanity. Even while the broccoli harvest has been completely wiped out by the deer we still carry on about the prolific harvest of herbs, tomatoes and cantaloupe. We still gloat about the near perfect condition of the compost as the weeds overtake every square inch of available space in and around the raised beds Not...

West Holmes tennis team continues its dominance

  • August 23, 2010
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The West Holmes varsity tennis team ran its season record to 3-1 and head coach, Jason Otto’s number one singles player and number one doubles team continued to dominate Monday, August 23 in Millersburg as the Lady Knights cruised past visiting Zanesville 5-0. Playing on court number one, nationally ranked sophomore sensation, Rachel Nelson had no trouble beating Zanesville’s Allison Durant in...

ATH - Keeping the cobwebs away: Natural solutions to keep spiders from invading your home this fall

  • August 23, 2010
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Autumn brings much beauty to the landscape, but its chilly nights can also send spiders scuttling for the cozy warmth of your home. Spiders, of which there are about 3,000 species in the US, can usually be controlled by frequent indoor vacuuming of webs and easy to hide in crevices. Spiders are great insect predators, but there are some that bite humans. When cleaning the house for fall, you...

A little fall prep goes a long way to keep homes running smoothly all winter long

  • August 23, 2010
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It may be tempting to avoid being indoors as long as possible as winter approaches, enjoying long walks on cool, crisp evenings and hikes through the gorgeous beauty of autumn leaves. However, taking time out to follow a few home maintenance tips can go a long way to preventing problems ahead. 1.) Furnaces, long dormant since the chilly nights of last spring, really do demand attention this time...

ATH - A little fall prep goes a long way to keep busy fall and winter schedules flowing comfortably

  • August 23, 2010
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The kids have gone back to school, the last vacation suitcase has been unpacked and put away. There’s a definite scent of fall in the air, and a little preparation can help you restore order in your home as you head into the more regimented family time schedules of fall and winter. Families spend a lot more time cooped up indoors during cooler months, so why not make the home environment as...

Local businesses show their support in the Junior Fair livestock sale

  • August 23, 2010
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The time has come that the Holmes County Fair is over and that means that the Junior Fair livestock sale has passed. This year was a very successful year at the livestock sale held Aug. 19-20. Even though there were less animals sold at the sale this year compared to last year, that doesn’t mean that the funding was down. There were 409 animals sold at the livestock sale compared to the 425...

Fall is Knocking on our Door

  • August 23, 2010
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Fall is knocking on our door. Even the wind is feeling the tinge of those crisp evenings. It’s lovely. But somewhere in the backseat of our mind, we know cold weather is playing in the shadows. So for the next sixty odd days, be determined to savor every second of September and October. It’s easy to believe seasons and particular foods play together just like kids at a park. Pumpkins, apples,...

American Graffiti theme prevails at local eatery during weekend of hot rods, oldies music, and appearance of American Graffiti movie stars

  • August 23, 2010
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1960’s music blared, and a sea of classic and antique cars stretched across the parking lot of Hot Rod City in New Philadelphia on August 21 and 22, as the restaurant and pizza shop celebrated an event with an American Graffiti theme. Visitors flocked to not only dine at the 60’s nostalgia eatery, but also to have the opportunity to meet two of the primary actors from the 1973 movie. “We...