Yearly Archives: 2005
No fun to be inside on a May day
Friends seem puzzled by the fact that I know very little about television hit shows from my childhood era.
Your turn: Some readers can really write
Thirteen years ago this week a thin packet containing four agricultural columns hit the cluttered desks of 124 newspaper editors and publishers in 14 Midwestern states.
Children’s play holds silo secret
"Silos go to Preschool," "Grown Men Get Paid to Work with Playdough," "Where Playdough and Silo Meet" or "Dairy Farms are Future Site of World Record Playdough Production" might have set the stage for what was to come.
One Little Thing and Life in a Small Town
It strikes me as peculiar how one little thing can change the course of our existence so quickly. Some of life's greatest tragedies occur in a mere second, altering everything that follows.
A common sense cure for cold feet
Authorities and searchers might have been at a loss when they launched a nationwide hunt for "runaway bride'' Jennifer Wilbanks recently, but the real experts - wedding planners - knew this was no kidnapping.
Percheron plow meet digs in
FREDERICKTOWN, Ohio - Despite cold and blustery weather the last day of April, about a dozen intrepid Percheron teamsters and an equal number of helpers showed up for the Percheron Horse Association of America plow meet.
Washington Co. group recognizesfarmers for business planning
MARIETTA, Ohio - The 28th annual Washington County, Ohio, Farm Business Planning and Analysis banquet was held April 7 in Marietta.
Three reports look at energy
WASHINGTON - The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released three major reports in April on energy use in agriculture.
Shorthorn sale lots average $1,395
DOVER, Ohio - The Eastern Ohio Shorthorn Association held its spring sale April 16 at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover, Ohio.
Read about this week’s area FFA banquets here.
Updates come from Carrollton FFA, Hiland FFA and Loudonville FFA. Link to FFA banquet articles
