Monthly Archives: August 2001
Sounds of Civil War will resound at battlefield
A reenactment of the Battle of Carnifex Ferry that will be held during the weekend of Sept. 8-9 at Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park in W.Va.
Penn State student plays Mickey Mouse, takes classes online
She won the coveted role at Disney World, but her parents perferred she go to school. She found the perfect solution.
Pa. to develop statewide network of greenways
A network of greenways will connect corridors of open space, natural landscape features and recreational sites statewide.
Ohio Wheat Performance test results available
Test results includes yield data of 43 wheat varieties from five locations along with test weights, seeds per pound, lodging, plant height and heading date.
Ohio tourism Web site: Still lots to do in Ohio in September
The Web site includes a whole list of September activities, including fairs, festivals, and celebrations still available to be experienced.
Ohio insect carrying new corn virus
Ohio State University and USDA researchers have learned that the black-faced leafhopper, which transmits the maize chlorotic dwarf virus, also transmits a corn virus discovered last year.
Mixing hog manure and sawdust into compost could be management option
A University of Illinois extension study found that mixing 50 gallons of slurry with a cubic yard of sawdust created a compost with about 50 percent moisture and no odor that was ready to apply as fertilizer in five months.
Do-it-yourself tooth bleaching kits may cause problems
They have the potential to cause an infection or nerve damage, say oral surgeons at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Detroit: Stove capital of the world
Advertising pamphlets in the culinary collection at the University of Michigan's William L. Clements Library document the products of the no fewer than five major companies that made stoves in Detroit at the turn of the century, and give a picture of the home kitchen a hundred years ago.
Cleveland Rocks Coin-op show has everything coin-op
The show will be Sept. 14-16 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, featuring all those machines that have ever been operated by putting money into a coinslot.
