White deer; not just a myth but a reality
Shortly after my wife and I moved to the ridge back in the summer of 1985, we began exploring the surrounding woods. On one...
Anglers may see better results in Pymatuning Lake
Those anglers who have been whining about the lack of walleyes in Pymatuning Lake can tune up for some better songs. State wildlife officials...
Ohio State University Extension can help you prepare for a better 2011
I can remember back several years ago on the first day of a junior high school math class. The teacher gave each student a...
Snow days and sledding miracles
Two fat sparrows sit in the trough of a bird feeder outside my office window and eat their way through today’s snowstorm. Six feet...
Boating into new year with shows, options
Boaters! Start you engines. Yeah, sure, with a foot of ice on every lake, temperatures cold enough to freeze a bad word in midair,...
Great horned owls offer great entertainment
A few nights into the new year, three different species of owl sang within earshot of the back porch. It began shortly after 9...
Why does January have to be a bear?
January is such an unlovable month. I'm sure there are people who embrace it with pure unbridled joy, I just haven't met any of...
You had to have pluck to survive
"I'd passed the teacher test. I was being offered the job of an itinerant replacement teacher in northern Arizona. The school that was expecting...
Columnist recounts visit to Ohio in mid-1800s
Today we don't think of Ohio as being "The West," although it was 170 years ago. I have bound volumes of an Albany, N.Y....
Holmes Co., Alpine Cheese water quality trading project proves successful
Holmes Co., Alpine Cheese water quality trading project is successfulThe idea set forth to Holmes SWCD and others was relatively straightforward, yet innovative. The...
