Yearly Archives: 2011
Auctioneering is family affair at Pa. bid-calling contest
Patrick Burke, Meshoppen, Pa., bested 23 other contestants to win the annual Pennsylvania Bid-Calling Contest.
Research shows snow ice cream is safe to eat
LAMAR, Mo. -- What could be more fun than eating clean, white, soft snow gathered in our own yard? Not much, unless you still...
Art exhibition celebrates the Ohio maple culture
CHARDON, Ohio -- The West Woods Nature Center is holding its annual art event, Creativity Tapped, Jan. 2,7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m....
Cutting spending on new farm bill would make tiny dent in the deficit
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- As discussion develops on writing a 2012 farm bill and in reducing federal budget deficits, there may be talk of cutting...
Breaking news: Ohio Dept. of Ag makes new appointments
Zehringer makes top appointments to agriculture department
Classic Motorcar auction draws crowd despite cold weather
CANTON -- Classic Motorcar Auctions held a successful Automobilia, Petroliana, and Memorabilia auction at the McKinley Grand Hotel Jan. 8. The memorabilia auction, the...
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...
