Monthly Archives: November 2011
LETTER: Animal owners have to get involved
Do we have to wait for the governor to pass laws on how we raise and care for our birds and animals?
Grant funds stormwater management collaborative in Lake Erie basin
HURON, Ohio -- An $821,000 grant to fund a project to develop incentives for effective stormwater management in Ohio's Lake Erie basin was recently...
Kudzu presents problems, not yet running rampant in the North
COLUMBUS -- An invasive species synonymous with the South has taken root in the Eastern Corn Belt, but according to Ohio State University Extension field crop pathologist Anne Dorrance, kudzu doesn't yet present quite the headaches for farmers above the Mason-Dixon Line as it has below.
Abraham Lincoln makes appearance at Wayne SWCD annual meeting
WOOSTER, Ohio -- It was fitting that the man who signed the proclamation for the first official Thanksgiving and established the U.S. Department of Agriculture was on hand help celebrate agriculture and conservation at the 2011 Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District annual meeting.
Park Service awards battlefield acquisition grants
WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service has awarded more than $1.4 million in grants to help with land acquisition at five Civil War battlefields.
Don’t let couponing lead to waste
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Extreme couponing is becoming the hot trend for people looking to cut their food costs, but it can lead to increased waste, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, who offers some tips to save money in the long run.
Nationwide, hunters donate 11 million venison meals
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- When you're passing the turkey and stuffing around the Thanksgiving dinner table, here's a story to tell -- one that would not be possible without the thoughtfulness and generosity of hunters.
Missing generation leaves Kenny family with hole in heart and management
ENON VALLEY, Pa. — Last summer, when Don Kenny visited his cardiologist for a routine check of his enlarged heart, the specialist told him...
Times may change, but people don’t
When I step out on my back porch and hear nothing at all, see the harvest moon shining brightly in the sky, I know that we are blessed. Quiet, calm, safe, serene: there is no doubt in my mind that the world would be a much better place if more people came home to this peacefulness at the end of each day
Think About It: The Holy Word of God
It was about a year ago that God laid it upon my heart to give each member of my family one of my Bibles that I used over the years of my ministry. Some of the Bibles were pretty well worn, however, the Holy Word of God in them never changed.
