Monthly Archives: April 2001
Mapleton FFA wins state competition
The Mapleton tractor trouble shooting team won the state competition at Northwestern College.
Library of Congress mines collection for new World Treasures exhibition
A permanent rotating exhibition that draws on the Library's foreign collections to explore a series of universal themes will open June 7 in the Jefferson Building.
Knox Co. tree farm wins state honor
Ohio Forestry Association names White Oaks Farm in Knox County Ohio Tree Farm of the Year and Jim Elze of Salem Ohio Tree Farm Inspector for 2001.
Just an old-fashioned train ride
The Mahoning Valley Railroad Heritage Association will operate a steam powered passenger train on a the trip from Dennison, Ohio, to the Strawberries on the Square festival in Newark, Ohio, on June 30.
High tea at the Geauga County Historical Society
The Geauga County Historical Society will host an afternoon Edwardian Tea on the grounds of Century Village Museum, April 28 at 1:30 p.m.
Finding right auctioneer: Property sales in heat of competition
Patrick Murphy, Web editor for the National Auctioneers Association, writes about how to go about looking for and choosing an auctioneer.
Finding collectible coins at auction
Auctioneer Stephen Schofield, of Effingham, N.H., says U.S. coins are fairly common items at many antique and estate auctions.
Exports are important, but they can’t solve current farm problem
Guest commentary by Willard Cochrane, chief agricultural economist to President John F. Kennedy and professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, discusses the economics of farm exports.
Easter sunrise service held in Moravian tradition
An Easter sunrise service at the Schoenbrunn Village State Memorial at New Philadelphia, Ohio, will be patterned after the Moravian custom of gathering around the congregation cemetary at dawn on Easter.
Dargate broadcasts live sale on ‘Net
Dargate Auction Galleries made history March 17 as one of the first auction houses to broadcast a live sale over the Internet, and netting the highest winning Internet bid ever recorded by iCollector.
