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Garage sales hold treasures waiting to be discovered

  • May 1, 2010
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The signs are popping up like mushrooms, nailed to phone poles or staked in yards, and the classifieds are filling rapidly. There’s no doubt; the garage sale season is off to a good start.Although it isn’t for everyone, many people can spend an entire day wandering from sale to sale, searching for things they need, or finding little treasures that make them smile. With the economy in such a...

Kitchen cleaning with seven pantry products

  • May 1, 2010
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With so much interest in environmentally friendly cleaning products and chemical-free food, almost every grocery or big box store has at least one aisle devoted to all types of sprays, cleansers, and soaps that tout themselves as 'natural' or 'green.' These products do not include chemical fragrances, chlorine, petroleum distillates, phosphates, solvents, or synthetic dyes. Often these special...

Maximize the space you have—taking a small space and organizing it for big results

  • May 1, 2010
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Small homes are not only less expensive to furnish and maintain and cheaper in taxes and utilities, but also easier to clean and can be more cozy. Making the most of your limited space instead of yearning for more square footage is challenging, but spring may be the perfect opportunity to be creative and resourceful.With the arrival of spring, the coming months are a great time to think outside...

Simplify home decor and simplify your life

  • May 1, 2010
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Most families simply have too much stuff. We are constantly reminded by TV and magazine ads that we need to replace or update something in our home. In reality, what most of us need for a better life is not to add, but get rid of a great deal of it. Getting all the excess items out of a home will allow it to be a place of rest and refuge, not simply a cluttered place where we pause to eat,...

Hospice Council looking for new members

  • May 1, 2010
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Hospice of Holmes County will be accepting letters of interest from residents of Holmes County who would like to serve on the Hospice of Holmes County Council. Members promote the philosophy of hospice care among the general public and health care professionals in Holmes County. They assist in fundraising activities to help provide resources for hospice patients who are unable to pay for...

Red Hot Mamas menopause group to meet on sleep, moods

  • May 1, 2010
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Feeling emotionally fragile with symptoms like fatigue, irritability, anxiety, tension and depression? Have you noticed any changes in your sleep patterns, experiencing insomnia and/or waking episodes? Lisa Naidu, RPSGT, sleep technologist for the Wooster Community Hospital (WCH) Sleep Disorders Center, and Diane Field, RN, manager of The Women’s Pavilion at WCH, will present What’s Happening...

Letter to the Editor

  • May 1, 2010
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To the Editor: Election day this fall will be a sad day for me if my only choice is to vote for Jim Renacci (R) or John Boccieri (D) for U.S. representative. Jim Renacci agreed to be endorsed by the Ohio Republican Party before us Republicans had a chance to vote in the primary for the nominee we wanted to support. I find the party’s action of endorsing a state without awaiting the will of its...

Behrendt receives Ohio Right to Life PAC endorsement

  • May 1, 2010
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The Ohio Right to Life PAC announced this week that they have endorsed Republican Bill Behrendt for State Representative in the 96th Ohio House District. Behrendt is the only candidate endorsed in the 3-way Republican primary.

Fruit orchards can be enjoyed by city dwellers as well as country folk

  • May 1, 2010
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The average suburbia homeowner may think that growing fruit trees is a pleasure only available to those with country acreage. They do not realize that even someone with a 50’-by-50’ backyard can successfully pick their own fruit from trees they have tended themselves. As the public becomes increasingly aware of the benefits of growing their own fruits and vegetables, interest has once again...

Words to live by can now be stenciled on the walls of your home

  • May 1, 2010
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“The words of truth are simple,” said the ancient Greek poet Aeschylus. John Maynard Keynes quoted, “Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking.”William Arthur Ward’s quip possibly said it best, “We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.”In today’s world, where our senses are constantly...