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Jobs and businesses are continuing to grow in Tiffin, and the expansions being made are benefitting Tiffin's residents.
Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corp. CEO Rich Focht said Tiffin began to improve about 20 years ago when the city started to change its philosophy on economic development.
In the past, Tiffin was reluctant to take chances and relied on out-of-town individuals and business owners to make investments in Tiffin, he said.
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Phoebe's at 138 S. Washington St. offers many healthy food options, including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options.
Bailiwicks Coffee Co. at 62 S. Washington St. has become a meeting place for students and professionals.
Baumann Chevrolet Buick GMC's expansions will provide the dealership with more service possibilities.
He said that when SIEDC started intervening, local companies began to expand and other companies came into the area, including Taiho Corp. of America, which made its first American investment in Tiffin.
SIEDC also assisted in filling vacancies in the old Walmart, Kroger and Ames buildings.
"Because we had done the groundwork we were eventually able to see those properties develop," he said. "Today, those three buildings that were vacant five years ago employ over 600 people."
The Seneca County Job Fair conducted in May also contributed to major changes, he said.
"It accomplished everything we wanted to accomplish," he said. "We hope that it continues on, which it will. We're planning right now for next year."
Manufacturers and other businesses also are building and expanding.
According to Richland County Department of Building Regulations Director and Sanitary Engineer Steve Risser, the total number of construction projects through July was 60, compared to a total of 68 in 2012 and 73 in 2011.
Risser explained that construction and expansion projects always are the first to lag during a recession and will take the longest to restore. So far, Seneca, Huron and Wyandot counties all have begun to speed up production of projects, including high dollar projects such as schools.
In 2011, Seneca County had six projects each costing $1.2 million or more.
Clouse Construction Corp. President Lenny Clouse has been doing construction work in Seneca County and the surrounding areas for several decades, but Clouse said he has done more work in Tiffin recently than he has in years.
In the past year and a half, Clouse Construction has completed expansions at Laminate Technologies, Arnold Machine Inc., American Fine Sinter Company and Coppus Motors' Mercedes Benz and Chrysler dealerships.
It also built the new Juvenile Detention Center.
Clouse said the company is 70 percent done with an expansion at Taiho, along with building a new truck drive.
Clouse recently started a 40,000-square-foot building at Jacobson Manufacturing and is working on an addition and complete renovation for the Chevrolet and Buick GMC dealers with Baumann Automotive Group.
In addition, Clouse said the company is completing work on TJ Willies and expanding the New Riegel Moose Lodge, a project that has been planned since 1978.
Clouse said at this point, his company is doing its best to assist entities in the county to expand.
"As a design/build company, we look at a project, we try to help the customers solve their problems for space, management, office expansions. We're very helpful trying to put the whole thing together," he said. "In the essence, we always try to be helpful in showing them different options, so we really give something to choose."
Even so, Clouse said expanding can be a struggle.
"It's always a struggle in every project getting through all the paperwork and the permitting process," he said. "Now, there's been quite an upswing in the construction business, so it's been a little more difficult finding subcontractors and employees who get the projects done on time."
The expansion has also helped out his company.
"In the last year and a half, we've done more work in Seneca County," Clouse said. "If I had to guess, there's more going on right now in Seneca County than what there are in any surrounding counties."
According to Focht, the expansion and growth comes from the individuals in Tiffin.
"It goes back to a willingness to take a chance on yourself," Focht said. "That's the one thing that I really want our community to learn. When we're willing to take that risk on ourselves, whether as individuals, as companies, as a community, and work hard, there's a lot of positive things that come out of that. We're seeing a lot of success here because we did that."
Phoebe's, at 138 S. Washington St., offers vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and healthy food options to Tiffin residents.
After opening April 22, owner Wendy Welly said business is going well.
"It was very scary, but it was also very exciting," she said.
She sells foods that do not include any parts produced or from animals, along with organic foods and those without genetically modified organisms.
It helps people who have different types of intolerances, she said. She also sells products from Rock Run.
She intends to make several improvements, including adding more shelves for products.
She is also making additions to her menu, including "unique" specials.
Welly said most of her customers either know what they are looking for or are curious about what the store provides.
"The customers are remarkable and very insightful," she said.
Welly said she would like to partner with art students at Heidelberg University and Tiffin University. She would like to display and possibly help sell their art in the store.
So far, Welly has enjoyed being a part of the Tiffin community.
"The community is awesome," she said. "We've felt very welcome."
Ro Ro Design, LLC
After almost a year in business, Rochelle Slosser, the owner of Ro Ro Design, 164 S. Washington St., said business is booming.
She said her parents own the building and had difficulty finding renters until they decided Slosser would take the storefront.
She said she frequents flea markets and garage sales and creates upcycled items to sell in her shop, along with jewelry and antiques.
She also creates wedding invitations, stationery, save-the-dates, programs, table numbers and other items for weddings.
"I'm really seeing progress," she said. "Most of my business is through word of mouth."
Slosser also maintains a design business. In the past, she has worked with the Tiffin Seneca County Heritage Festival and Seneca Regional Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Services in creating brochures, billboards and ads.
"The Chamber has been really supportive," she said.
Ro Ro Design is open 1-5:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 1-5 p.m. Wednesday and noon-3 p.m. Saturday.
Phat Cakes and Cafe
Phat Cakes and Cafe owner Natalie Wertz said the community has been an important and growing part of her business.
Wertz began selling cakes from her house in 2009 and expanded to 45 S. Washington St. in March 2012.
So far, Wertz has expanded the menu from cupcakes and sweets to sandwiches, soups, paninis, salads and wraps, along with wine and craft beers.
Wertz said she has started offering three dinner specials 5-9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
"They're all made-to-order, with fresh ingredients, top of the line specials," she said. "We've done homemade noodles, we want to do lobster ravioli. We've done prime rib a couple of times, and we've gotten dozens of phone calls because they want it back again."
Wertz said she is expanding the wine selections and craft beers.
"We've got a few new bottled beers," she said. "We have five craft beers on tap and we want to try to get people excited about craft beers."
She said she plans to schedule a beer tasting in the future.
All of the ingredients Wertz uses are fresh and items are made from scratch. "Everything we make is lean and healthy," she said.
Wertz also said that they may start a Grab and Go service, where pre-made items would be available.
"We're still getting a lot of new people in, so our customer base is definitely growing," Wertz said.
Bunky's Bicycle Service
Mark Bunky has had "a phenomenal season" at his bicycle service behind Phat Cakes and Cafe.
"I've been almost overbooked all summer with repair work," he said. Bunky said no expansions are planned, but he has begun selling new bicycles along with doing repairs.
"Originally, I was not going to sell new bicycles, but Tiffin forced me into it and that's went very well," he said.
Bunky's also offers a community bike ride at 7 p.m. every Thursday, starting at Bunky's parking lot and going on about a 7-mile ride.
"When you come back in from the bike ride, you can go up front and have a cold craft beer at Phat Cakes," Bunky said. He said his business works well with Phat Cakes. "We kind of play off of each other. It's worked really well," he said.
Bunky said he would attempt to be open during the winter for those who need repairs.
"That would be the prime time to get your bicycle repaired," he said.
Bunky said that he has been well received by the community.
"A big thank-you to the community of Tiffin, Ohio, because it's been a phenomenal season," he said.
Heidelberg University
After a year, Heidelberg University's Saurwein Health and Wellness Center has received much support from the community. The 22,000-square-foot center has cardio and weight-training areas available for community members. The area, meant to compliment the facilities at Tiffin Community YMCA, is available to all students, students' guests, members of the faculty and staff and community members with memberships to the YMCA.
Director of Wellness and Healthy Living Kayela Tidrick said, "All community members can come in as guests up to five times. If you are a Y member, you have access to the facility."
Due to its dual purpose of serving the community and the university, community members are asked to limit their visits to before 3 p.m.
In addition to the partnership with the YMCA, Tidrick said the facility has had support from community involvement.
" We've had speakers in regards to alcohol awareness week that was open to the public, and we're looking to expand that and get as many contacts out in the community as we can," she said. Riehm Farms also has given presentations at the facility.
Tidrick said the community has reacted positively to the center and more improvements are coming in the future.
"We're looking to always improve and keep on the current trends and the best practices," she said. "I think we're going to see a lot more different types of programs come out and hopefully be able to involve the community a little bit more and reach out to some of the businesses that may be able to provide a service to our students or our faculty."
Tiffin University
Tiffin University just completed its first year in the Heminger Center, a $13 million athletic facility that houses indoor track, football and athletic offices and is able to host campus and civic activities.
Jeremy Croy, assistant athletic director, said the facilities have been used for blood drives, weddings, football practices, soccer practices and lacrosse practices. The facility also has several conference and multipurpose rooms for use, along with a smoothie bar that can be open during events.
This summer, high school football used the indoor facility, along with marching bands and other sports, he said.
Because of the facility's size, teams do not have to share locker rooms or practice space.
"They don't have to have practices at 6 a.m. or until 10 p.m.," he said. The indoor facilities also provide a better place to practice in the winter months. Croy said, "(Student athletes) don't have to practice out in the snow."
In the indoor track field, they can host corporate events, trade shows or conferences. Croy said more than 1,500 athletes attended the center's first track meet.
The university also does not have to organize separate graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies now that space is available at Heminger Center.
"We fit 5,000 people in here for graduation," he said.
It can be rented, but priority goes to students.
Bailiwicks Coffee Co.
Bailiwicks Coffee Co. has been growing since it came to Tiffin in March 2011.
"We wanted to be a hang-out spot," owner Jess Williams said. "So far, we're achieving that."
Williams said that the business has a wide spectrum of people who visit, including college students and professionals.
People often conduct meetings or interviews at the business, Williams said. Recently, the Tiffin University Business Department has utilized Bailiwicks for meetings.
She said that since Bailiwicks opened, the business has re-evaluated and expanded its goals.
"Everyone is very welcoming," Williams said. "It's very busy."
Along with its informal Cars and Coffee event on occasional Saturdays, Bailiwicks features live music 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday.
Williams said she has expanded hours. Bailiwicks now is open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. -5 p.m. Saturday.
"We feel very positive," she said. "We're still thrilled to be here."
Baumann Auto Group
Baumann Chevrolet Buick GMC is remodeling the 2291 W. SR 18 location. General Manager Dave Conn said the location is increasing the size of the service department and remodeling the show room.
Conn called it the "first true expansion" and is to add up to $1.5 million in improvements.
The work is being done by local company Clouse Construction Corp. for its improvements.
"We're keeping everything as local as possible," Conn said.
Improvements have led to the addition of five to eight jobs.
Conn said that while construction is affecting customers, he hopes the work will "give the right impression."
He also said the expansion is helping create "a new image on the west end of town."
"With growth comes turmoil," he said. "It's going in the right direction."


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Amazin' Moms of Summit (AMOS) – Jackson
August 26, 2013 @ 11:00 am
This is occurring Mon. Aug. 12 and 26 at 11:00 am, Every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, located at Summit Branch 104 W. Bird St. Jackson, MI 49203.
This program is designed to give moms an opportunity to swap ideas and chat with other local moms while we entertain their kids. We will provide early literacy information and activities, as well as adult crafts and a "take-home" craft for the children. We will also demonstrate our website databases and Tumble Books. The kids will be entertained with stories and coloring pages.
For more information: 517-783-4030.

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KSU gains national attention for sustainability
University Culinary and Hospitality Services team leaders, including Marketing Manager Melissa McMahon, Assistant Director Robert Nolen, Director Gary Coltek and Farm to Campus to Farm Manager Robin Taylor, show off the award.
KENNESAW — Kennesaw State University continues to catch national attention for its focus on sustainability, beating out Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and the U.S. Air Force for an award recognizing innovation in food service industry practices.
The National Restaurant Association cited the university's comprehensive waste management program as well as its organic farm-to-campus endeavor in naming KSU its Innovator of the Year.
The university is the first educational institution to win the national award.
"This really was the Oscars for us in the food business," said Gary Coltek, director of culinary and hospitality services at KSU. "It's the first time in the 95 years the award has been given that a university was recognized."
KSU was honored May 18 at a gala event in Chicago, and also won the industry group's Operator Innovations Award for Sustainability, both selected by an independent panel of expert judges.
The university will have its own celebration in August in conjunction with the ribbon cutting for Hickory Grove Farm, one of three farms located about 2 miles away from campus that will help supply food to the university's dining facilities while also serving as a classroom for the new Institute for Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality.
Coltek said his mission is to show other state schools like KSU, and anyone else who happens to be interested, that all institutions can make steps toward being good stewards of natural resources.
"It's being simplistic," Coltek said. "This is what we live every day … and we do it profitably, too. That's what the new institution will really show, that you can be sustainable and profitable at the same time."
Rob Nolen, assistant director of culinary and hospitality services, said he felt the program's "closed-loop" waste management program, where essentially none of its food resources go to waste through composting, use in the farm operation or a variety of other natural means, was key in winning the award.
"We're really trying to take steps to lower our output as much as we can," Nolen said. "We serve up to 5,000 people a day, and although we're composting a lot of waste, with all of the students we're feeding each one is wasting less than half a pound of food over one semester," Nolen said. "I think that speaks a lot to not only what we're doing with the waste we get but the outreach and education we're doing — making sure students know how they can reduce waste."
The program takes advantage of several other processes, including water reclamation, aerobic digestion and oil-to-biodiesel conversion to reduce costs and minimize environmental impact, qualifying KSU's The Commons dinging hall as a LEED Gold-certified building
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Judge Sharon Kennedy is running for the Ohio Supreme Court and she will bring a working class woman's background, her uncommon common sense and a passion for justice to the highest judicial office in Ohio.
Sharon Kennedy was the first in her family of eight to graduate from college and she did it by paying her own way. Twenty-seven years ago, she became a police officer in Hamilton and, when she wins her race for the Ohio Supreme Court, she will be the first police officer that I know of to serve on the bench. With her trademark energy, drive, determination and tenacity, she put herself through law school working full time, part time, days, nights, weekends - whatever is took to pay her tuition and law books. She has worked hard for everything she has gotten.
After graduation, she hung out her shingle and worked in private practice, solving the community's problems one family at a time. Thirteen years as a Butler County judge completes one of the most impressive backgrounds any candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court has ever had.
What kind of Ohio Supreme Court judge will she be? She will be the one who knows it is wrong for judges to legislate from the bench.
Sharon Kennedy will be the justice who looks to the Constitution for guidance and strictly applies the law and does not try to make it. Fair, impartial, honest, serious, calm, confident, measured and decisive, Judge Sharon Kennedy will bring her lifetime of experience as a police officer, private attorney and Butler County judge to her work on the Ohio Supreme Court.
Her understanding of the law is impressive and her knowledge is deep and expansive. Sharon Kennedy will bring honor and dignity to the state of Ohio as our new supreme court judge.
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Friday's scores
Imhotep 55, Pinewood 28
Wings 60, James Island 33
Linden 64, Charleston Coll. 36
Goose Creek 51, W. Ashley 44
Wando 65, Porter-Gaud 53
Bufford 70, Academic Magnet 43
N. Gwinnett 66, Summerville 51
Saturday's games
Winners bracket
Imhotep vs. Linden 4 p.m.
Wings vs. Goose Creek 5:30 p.m.
Wando vs. St. John's 7 p.m.
Buford vs. N. Gwinnett 8:30 p.m.
Consolation bracket
Pinewood vs. Charl. Coll. 10 a.m.
J.I. vs. W. Ashley 11:30 a.m.
Porter-Gaud vs. N. Char. 1 p.m.
Academic Mag. vs. Summerville 2:30 p.m.
The Wando Warriors shook off some early holiday rust to take down the Porter-Gaud Cyclones 65-53 Friday in the opening round of the Rotary Roundball Classic at North Charleston High School.
Wando (9-1) erased a seven-point halftime deficit with a 40-point second half. After allowing Porter-Gaud (6-3) 32 points on 40 percent shooting in the first half, Wando limited the Cyclones to 21 points on just 31 percent shooting in the second.
The Warriors held a two-point lead with five minutes to play and closed the game on a 15-5 run to stay alive in the top half of the Rotary International Bracket.
"We're only a great defensive team when we make ourselves hungry for it," Wando head coach David Eaton said. "X's and O's wise, we didn't change anything. We knew we could play better, and in the second half, we were hungry for it."
K.J. James led the Cyclones charge early, scoring 23 of his game-high 36 points in the first half. James did everything for the Cyclones from scoring to facilitating, from the perimeter to the post, against several different defenders. Wando turned up its defensive pressure in the second half, attacking the Cyclones guards to keep the ball away from James and limiting them to single-shot opportunities.
"In the first half, they did a great job of sending him off of single and double screens and we lack help defense on screens, which made him even harder to defend," Wando forward Jamez Rogers said. "We brought more intensity in the second half and pressure the ball really well to slow them down."
Without their star's scoring, the Cyclones offense fizzled out, opening the door for the Warriors' second-half surge. Wando started the half on an 8-2 run. Back-to-back threes from Andrew Glover and Rogers, six minutes in, gave the Warriors their first lead since the 12-minute mark of the first half. Porter-Gaud reclaimed a one-point advantage but Amp Moore answered with five straight points and the Warriors never trailed again.
Wando shot 48 percent from the field and 56 percent from three in the second half after managing just 36 from the field and 25 from three in the first. Wando outrebounded Porter-Gaud 44-26 and scored 20 points off second-chance opportunities while allowing nine. Center Matt Pegram scored 10 of his 15 points after the break and finished with eight rebounds. Rogers scored with 17 points, Moore 13 and Glover 6.
"We drove more in the second half and decided to stop settling for jumpers," Rogers said. "We looked inside for Matt and that made our offense run smooth."
"That was some mature basketball, to get those stops at the end," Eaton added. "Now we need to start thinking that way for 32 minutes."
Porter-Gaud forward Matthew Preddy scored 11 with nine rebounds and was the only Cyclone, besides James, that scored more than three points.
Wando advances to face St. John's College High (Washington, D.C.) at 7 p.m. Porter-Gaud falls into the consolation bracket against North Charleston at 1 p.m. Follow @fjmansfield //
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- Ornamental plant evaluation
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My main research is the comparative evaluation of ornamental plants, predominantly herbaceous perennials, to determine the best garden plants for the Upper Midwest and areas with similar climatic conditions. The herbaceous plants under evaluation are grown outdoors in side-by-side trials for a minimum of four years; vines and shrubs are evaluated for a minimum of six years. Plants are monitored regularly to assess their ornamental traits; cultural adaptability to the soil and environmental conditions of the test site; disease and pest problems; and winter injury.
Among the 30 genera currently under evaluation are Andropogon (bluestem), Athyrium (lady fern), Brunnera (Siberian bugloss), Buddleja (butterfly bush), Calamintha (calamint), Clematis (clematis), Dryopteris (wood fern), Filipendula (meadow sweet), Gentiana (gentian), Geum (avens), Hamamelis (witch hazel), Heliopsis (heliopsis), Hydrangea paniculata (panicle hydrangea), Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf hydrangea), Hydrangea serrata (Japanese hydrangea), Lavandula (lavender), Lespedeza (bush clover), Molinia (purple moor grass), Opuntia (prickly pear), Panicum (switch grass), Perovskia (Russian sage), Persicaria (smartweed), Ratibida (Mexican hat plant), Rodgersia (rodgersia), Rosa (English shrub roses), Schizachyrium (little bluestem), Stokesia (Stokes' aster), Vernonia (ironweed), Weigela (weigela), and Yucca (yucca).
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2013. Catmint. Fine Gardening, August, No. 152: 56-62.
2013. Which Ligularia will make your shade shine? Fine Gardening, March/April, No. 150: 44-49.
2012. Big Blooming Clematis, Fine Gardening, August, No. 146: 44-51.
2012. Geraniums, The best of the best, Fine Gardening, June, No. 145: 38-45.
2012. Phlox paniculata, Nursery Management, 28(1):67-69.
2012. If you're not growing Geums, you're missing out, Fine Gardening, April, No. 144: 46-51.
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2011. Hydrangeas, Fine Gardening, September/October, No. 141: 32-37.
2011. Bugbanes for American Gardens, The American Gardener 90 (4):26-31.
2011. Meadow Rues, Fine Gardening, May/June,No. 139: 30-35.
2011. Tradescantia, Nursery Management, 27(2):66-71.
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2010. Veronica spp., Nursery Management, 26(11):50-54.
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2010. Sizing up Stonecrops, The American Gardener 89(5):18-23.
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2010. American Beauties: Baptisias, The American Gardener 89(2):24-29.
2010. Comparative Studies of Veronica and Veronicastrum, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 33.
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2009. A Performance Appraisal of Hardy Bellflowers, Perennial Plants, Winter, pp. 11-23.
2008. A Performance Appraisal of Hardy Bellflowers, Plant Evaluation Notes, No. 31.
2008. Bold Rodgersias. Chicagoland Gardening, November/December, pp.12-13.
2008. Trial Rates Shasta Daisy Cultivars, NMPro, May 2008, pp. 34-38.
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2008. A Report on Leucanthemum ×superbum and Related Daisies, Perennial Plants, Winter, pp. 7-22.
2007. A Report on Leucanthemum ×superbum and Related Daisies, Plant Evaluation Notes, No. 30.
2007. Versatile Switch Grass, Chicagoland Gardening, November/December 2007, pp.10-11.
2007. Trial Rates Catmint Cultivars, Nursery Management & Production, November, pp.42-46.
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2007. Thalictrum: a study of Meadow Rue, Perennial Plants, Spring, pp. 9-21.
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2007. Geranium macrorrhizum (Bigroot Geranium), Horticulture, Vol. 104, No. 4, p. A8.
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2006. Shasta Daisies Brighten Midsummer Gardens, Chicagoland Gardening, July/August, pp. 16-17.
2006. A Kindle of Catmints, Chicagoland Gardening, May/June, pp. 17-18.
2006. 'Gold Heart' Bleeding Heart, Horticulture, May, Volume 103, Number 4, p. A3.
2006. Evaluation of Stachys, Perennial Plants, Number 2, pp. 54-62.
2006. Stachys Thrive in the Midwest, NMPro, April, Volume 22, Issue 4, pp.34-39.
2006. Extolling the Virtues of Bellflowers, Chicagoland Gardening, March/April, pp. 18-19.
2006. Proven Perennials, Chicagoland Gardening, January/February, p. 10.
2005. A Comparative Study of Cultivated Stachys, Plant Evaluation Notes, No. 27.
2005. A Garden Study of Sundrops and Evening Primroses, Perennial Plants, Number 3, pp. 47-57.
2005. The Glow of Winterberry, Chicagoland Gardening, November/December, pp. 10-11.
2005. Oenothera (Sundrops and Evening Primroses), Chicagoland Gardening, September/October, pp. 18-19.
2005. Capable Coreopsis, Chicagoland Gardening, July/August, pp. 20-21.
2005. Evaluation of Alchemilla mollis, Perennial Plants, Number 2, pp. 32-38.
2005. Herbaceous Clematis, Chicagoland Gardening, May/June, pp. 26-27.
2005. Saruma henryi: A fetching woodland perennial, Fine Gardening, May/June, No. 103, p. 18.
2005. A Look at Lady's-mantles, Nursery Management & Production, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.84-86.
2005. A Wealth of Meadow Rues, Chicagoland Gardening, March/April, pp. 20-21.
2005. A Garden Study of Sundrops and Evening Primroses, Plant Evaluation Notes, No. 26.
2005. Hot Perennials, American Nurseryman, February 15, Issue 4, Volume 201, pp. 34-39.
2005. Clematis 'Evisix': a noteworthy nonvining clematis, Fine Gardening, January-February, No. 101, p. 24.
2005. Lamium Earns Its Stripes, Chicagoland Gardening, January/February, p. 10.
2004. Hardy Geraniums for Northern Gardens, Perennial Plants, Fall, pp. 7-34.
2004. An Evaluation Study of Alchemilla, Plant Evaluation Notes, No. 24.
2004. Summersweet Clethra, Chicagoland Gardening, November/December, pp. 14-15.
2004. Plant Evaluations at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Proceedings of the 2002 Perennial Plant Association Symposium, pp. 25-26.
2004. Leucanthemum ´superbum 'Becky': 2003 Perennial Plant of the Year. Proceedings of the 2002 Perennial Plant Association Symposium, pp. 27-28.
2004. Fall-blooming Anemones, Chicagoland Gardening, September/October, pp. 14-15.
2004. Hardy Geraniums for Northern Gardens, Plant Evaluation Notes, No. 22.
2004. Blazing Stars Brighten the Midsummer Garden, Chicagoland Gardening, July/August, p. 13.
2004. Echinacea tennesseensis, Field Notes. American Nurseryman, June 1, Issue 11, Volume 199, p. 86.
2004. Hardy Geraniums, Chicagoland Gardening, May/June, p. 20.
2004. An Evaluation Study of Coral Bells. Perennial Plants, Spring, pp. 20-32.
2004. False Indigos Test True in Perennial Beds. Chicagoland Gardening, March/April, p. 14.
2004. Garden-Worthy Artemisias. Chicagoland Gardening, January/February, p. 12.
2003. An Evaluation Study of Coral Bells, Plant Evaluation Notes, No. 21.
2003. Lamb's Ears and Betonies (Stachys), Chicagoland Gardening, November/December, pp. 14-15.
2003. Hardy Sages, Chicagoland Gardening, September/October, pp. 14-15.
2003. Garden-Worthy Artemisias, Perennial Plants, Spring, pp.7-19.
2003. Monarda for the Summer Garden, Chicagoland Gardening, July/August, p. 16.
2003. What Color is Your Yarrow? Chicagoland Gardening, May/June, p. 20.
2003. Garden-worthy Artemisias, Plant Evaluation Notes, No. 19.
2003. Colorful Coral Bells, Chicagoland Gardening, March/April, p. 14.
2003. Spring-blooming Barrenworts for the Shade Garden, Chicagoland Gardening, January/February, p. 27.
2002. Blue Star Shines in Trials in the Midwest, The American Gardener, Vol. 81, No. 5, p. 14.
2002. An Appraisal of Pulmonaria for the Garden, Part 2, The Pulmonaria Group Newsletter, November, pp. 12-14.
2002. Plant Evaluations at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Perennial Plants, Autumn, pp. 11-14.
2002. Boxwoods for Northern Gardens, Chicagoland Gardening, November/December, p. 12.
2002. Hardy Amsonia, Perennial Plants, Summer, pp. 29-41.
2002. Pulmonaria, Perennial Plants, Spring, pp. 33-42.
2002. Coneflowers: Anything but Ordinary, Chicagoland Gardening, September/October, p. 12.
2002. A Flock of Phlox for the Garden, Chicagoland Gardening, July/August, p. 13.
2002. Clematis for Northern Gardens, Chicagoland Gardening, May/June, p. 36.
2002. An Appraisal of Pulmonaria for the Garden, Part 1, The Pulmonaria Group Newsletter, March, pp. 9-15.
2002. Bluestars for Northern Gardens, Chicagoland Gardening, March/April, p. 41.
2002. An Evaluation Study of Hardy Amsonia, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 18.
2002. Garden-worthy Pulmonarias, Chicagoland Gardening, January/February, p. 11.
2001. An Appraisal of Pulmonaria for the Garden, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 17.
2001. Addressing Powdery Mildew on Phlox, Fine Gardening, November-December, pp. 80-81.
2001. Autumn-blooming Toad Lilies, Chicagoland Gardening, November/December, p. 11.
2001. Bay Laurel, Garden Talk, Vol. 16, No. 6, p. 2.
2001. An Evaluation Study of Tricyrtis, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 16.
2001. Tops in Toad Lilies, NMPro, September, pp. 51-54.
2001. Goldenrods, The Gardener, Vol. 1, No. 3, p. 7.
2001. Great Goldenrods for the Garden, Chicagoland Gardening, September/October, p. 35.
2001. Which Goldenrods Rule, NMPro, August, pp. 59-63.
Richard Hawke and Janet Treuhaft. 2001. Chicago Botanic Garden Evaluates Goldenrod, Plant Propagator, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 11-12.
2001. An Evaluation Report of Goldenrods for the Garden, Perennial Plants, Spring, pp. 11-24.
2001. Grading Goldenrods, The American Gardener, Vol. 80, No. 2, p. 13.
2001. Chicago Botanic Garden Identifies Hardy Goldenrod, American Nurseryman, Vol. 193, No. 4, pp. 12.
Jim Ault and Richard Hawke. 2000. Breeding and Evaluation of Perennials at Chicago Botanic Garden, Combined Proceedings International Plant Propagators' Society, Vol. 50.
2000. An Evaluation Report of Goldenrods for the Garden, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 15. 2000. A Performance Appraisal of Hardy Sages, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 14.
1999. An Evaluation Report of Selected Phlox Species and Hybrids, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 13.
1999. Clematis: The Queen of Vines. Flowering Vines, Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gardening Series.
1998. Monarda and Powdery Mildew Resistance, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 12.
1997. An Evaluation Report of Shrub Roses, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 11.
1997. Clematis for Northern Gardens, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 10.
1997. Climbing to the Top. American Nurseryman. Volume 186, Issue 7, pp. 44-67.
1997. Pullman Evaluation Garden symbolizes history, Garden Talk. Volume 12, Number 6, p. 6.
1996. A Performance report of Cultivated Blazing Stars, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 9.
1995. Rudbeckia for Cultivated Landscapes, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 8.
1994. Boxwoods for Northern Midwest Landscapes, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 6.] 1994. A Performance Report of Cultivated Yarrows (Achillea). Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 5.
1994. Annual Vines, Hybrid. Volume 23, Number 2, p. 4.
1993. Hibiscus moscheutos Cultivars and Horticultural Hybrids, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 4.
1992. A Bamboo Performance Report, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 3.
1991. The Evaluation and Introduction of a Unique Dwarf River Birch, Plant Evaluation Notes, Issue 2.
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The singer, 29, halted several times and wiped away tears as she performed the poignant Grammy-winning track, dedicated the night of the event to the animals affected by the tornadoes.
Lambert was introduced by her husband, Blake Shelton, who called her "an amazing woman, a compassionate human being, a great talent – and oh, by the way, an amazing wife."
Shelton, a native of Ada, Okla., organized the benefit for the victims of the May 20 tornado in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, which left 24 people dead.
He performed a duet with Usher at the concert. Darius Rucker, Vince Gill, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire and Luke Bryan were among the other performers, and taped messages were sent in by even more singers including Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and Alicia Keys.


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Miley Cyrus , fiancé Liam Hemsworth and brother Trace stepped out to support sister Brandi Cyrus at the Troubadour in West Hollywood on Monday night.
The trio couldn't be more excited to see Brandi's band Frank + Derol perform.
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Trace proudly Tweeted, "My sister Brandi killed it at her show tonight! So proud of her for going on this tour! 1st show was sold out! Good sign!"
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NEW CUMBERLAND-Hancock County sheriff's deputies have charged a man they say was the designated driver the night his friend was killed in a pickup truck accident on Middle Run Road.
Brent M. Higgins, 22, of Chester, turned himself in on Thursday on a warrant charging him with negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, in the death of Preston Andrews, 23, of Chester. Higgins appeared before Hancock County Magistrate Michael W. Powell and was released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 23.
Higgins and Andrews were out socializing with two other friends in the early morning hours of Sept. 2 and had just left a club on U.S. Route 30, according to a complaint filed by Hancock County sheriff's Sgt. Chuck Stanley.
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This wooden cross recently was erected on Middle Run Road at the spot where former Marine Preston Andrews lost his life in a pickup truck accident Sept. 2. (Photo by Stephen Huba)
Higgins was driving, and Andrews was in the passenger seat, without a seat belt, the complaint said. Riding in the bed of the 1999 Ford Ranger pickup truck were Gary Gamble, 22, of Chester, and Nicholas McAvoy, 23, of New Cumberland.
"(Higgins) was the designated driver," Stanley said. "He only had two or three drinks."
The foursome left the club and were driving to another location in Chester when the accident happened. The Hancock County 911 Dispatch Center received a report at 2:25 a.m. Sept. 2 of a single-vehicle crash on Middle Run Road, about a half mile north of County Road 208.
When deputies arrived, they found the truck resting on the left side on the southside embankment of the road, according to the complaint. Andrews, who had been thrown around inside the front seat compartment, was lying crumpled on the driver's side. Higgins had escaped through the front windshield area. Gamble and McAvoy had been ejected from the truck bed.
According to the complaint, Andrews died at the scene of "serious traumatic injuries" to the head and neck.
Stanley said even though the group had been drinking, alcohol was likely not a factor in the crash. Tests showed Higgins' blood alcohol content to be .028 percent, well below the legal limit of .08 percent, according to the complaint.
"It was his reckless driving" that led to the accident, Stanley said. "He was definitely going over 50 mph. He had to have been going at a high rate of speed."
Higgins was driving north down a hill where the speed limit is 30 mph. "In that area, it's a windy, downhill grade," Stanley said.
Higgins told deputies that he was driving 40 to 45 mph and that he had to swerve to avoid hitting a deer, according to the complaint.
The roadway was wet because of a recent thunderstorm, the complaint said. "He was coming down the hill and lost control at the bottom of the hill, where it levels out," Stanley said. "He failed to negotiate a curve."
The truck sideswiped a guardrail and slid off the shoulder of the south side of the road, the complaint said. It then jumped a 14-foot-wide culvert and struck an embankment, rolling over onto its top and coming to rest on its side.
In West Virginia, negligent homicide is when someone's death is the "proximate result of injury received by the driving of any vehicle anywhere in this state in reckless disregard of the safety of others."
The charge carries a penalty of up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. Conviction also brings with it a driver's license revocation, although the code does not say for how long.
Andrews graduated from Oak Glen High School in 2007, and went on to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. He most recently worked at Waste Management Inc.


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Erie Water Works crews have repaired a water line break that affected service to 20 to 30 customers in Millcreek Township overnight.
The break happened in the 5200 block of Exeter Road and cut service to customers in the 5200 to 5400 blocks of Exeter Road at about 11:30 p.m., Erie Water Works Chief Executive Paul Vojtek said this morning. The break has been repaired and service restored, he said.


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Volunteers gathered at a residence in Mount Pleasant on Saturday, Oct. 26 with one plan in mind: to build a fence for Big Foot.
Each month, Unchain Charleston builds a fence for a dog living at the end of a tether. The program, which began in April 2012 and operates under the Pet Helpers umbrella, seeks to educate owners about the long-term damage that chaining an animal can do, both physically and mentally. Saturday marked the 13th fence build for Unchain Charleston since its inception.
While the majority of the builds have taken place on Pet Helpers' home of James Island, the group has extended its reach to cover parts of the area. In July, Unchain Charleston built its first Mount Pleasant fence for a trio of dogs.
Volunteers from Charleston's Junior League were at the build in addition to regular and new volunteers with Unchain Charleston. "It's great to see the community turn out to help us change a dog's life," manager of communications, advocacy and outreach Caroline Morris said.
Organizations such as The Humane Society of the United States and PETA have conducted research and documented the tendency of chained dogs to become aggressive and eventually turn on their owners.
Dogs also are spayed or neutered and receive vaccinations and a microchip free of charge.
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Plano, TX - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), a leading motion picture exhibitor, is following up the successful presentation of Francis Ford Coppola's restored version of his Academy Award®-winning "The Godfather," with an exclusive, one-night only XD presentation of "The Godfather Part 2" on Thursday, April 19, 2012. The "Coppola Restoration" of the film, presented by Paramount Pictures, was meticulously restored using 5.1 digital surround sound and re-mastered using state-of-the-art technology, all under the watchful eyes of director Francis Ford Coppola, archivist Robert Harris and cinematographer Gordon Willis.
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The Coppola Restoration of "The Godfather Part 2" 40th Anniversary Edition as a project began in 2006 between Paramount Pictures and the director. Archivist Robert Harris joined the project, followed by the original cinematographer of the film Gordon Willis, to complete the team who worked arduously on the film for over a year going through the original prints, re-release prints, and negatives, shot by shot, foot by foot, frame by frame and even sprocket hole by sprocket hole.
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This letter was published in the March 19, 2013, Tomahawk Leader. A series of letters followed in the March 26, 2013, issue.
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As residents of the Town of Nokomis, we are very concerned by the actions of the board over the last few months. The town chairman, Gary Baier, is asserting his authority to make decisions regarding town employee promotions and demotions without the input of the full town board. After repeated requests, he still has failed to produce any documentation showing that the town board delegated this authority exclusively to the chairman at any time.
In November, the residents approved the 2013 budget. Shortly after, the town board began making changes to the budget. They claimed the changes were necessary for budget savings. They included outsourcing services that were previously performed as town employees' duties without presenting any solid cost-saving analysis.
At the last town board meeting, chairman Baier refused to accept a single comment from the floor on any issue on the agenda as it was presented, repeatedly claiming that his attorney advised him not to. Residents were threatened with being removed from the room when they tried to ask questions. Is this how we want our town board to represent the citizens of Nokomis? Should we allow the chairman to stifle the voices of the public they represent?
The residents of the Town of Nokomis should be aware of the negative actions of the chairman and board members over the last few months and draw their own conclusions. One of the board members was against these actions. The minutes are available on the town website www.townofnokomis.com. The recordings will also soon be available for review on this website against the wishes of the town chairman.
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But I doubt that Apple will offer HTC a license unless HTC owns or effectively controls any patents that Apple needs, in which case the two companies would cross-license. A company named S3 Graphics recently obtained an ALJ determination against Apple and HTC is in the process of acquiring that company, but I'm not sure Apple absolutely depends on a license to those patents.
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quote: Back in the late 1990s when Google was all about their "Do no evil" philosophy, there was a small uproar among the tech community when they started applying for software patents. Google explained that although they thought software patents were stupid, they were still law. Google needed to have them to defend against others who would abuse them. They even made a show of buying up patents for sale, just to eliminate them from the market as potential fodder for future lawsuits.Fast forwarding to today, I can't think of any patent lawsuits initiated by Google, only cases where they counter-sued others who sued them first. Has there been a software patent lawsuit where Google struck first?
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Part 1: EOSA lot of product announcements for the DSLR world, popular desired products still missing.
*NOTE* These opinions are loose and based the specifications of the products and initial impressions. I will delve deeper next week.
EOS 60DAs with most prosumer DSLR announcements from Canon, it has been treated rather harshly. I don't find it all that exciting, but I'm sure they're going to sell a lot of them.
Why I like it:
Why I don't like it
EF 70-300 f/4-5.6L ISThis seems like a very calculated addition to the lens lineup. I wasn't a fan of the last 70-300, I always felt it cost too much.
This isn't a cheap lens from the pricing I've seen ($1500USD), yet it's being marketed as an "L" lens newer photographers should look at first.
Optically; it better kick butt for the money.
EF 8-15 f/4L FisheyeWow! What a unique and brilliant idea. One fisheye to work with the entire EOS line. No, it's not cheap ($1400USD), but for the folks that want a fisheye and have various crop factors in their bag, this is a winner.
I cannot wait to try it out.
EF 300 f/2.8L IS II & EF 400 f/2.8L IIS IINeither of these lenses NEEDED to be replaced, but it cannot hurt to continue to evolve your flagship products.
I'm sure they will continue the tradition of Canon's big white lenses being the stuff of legends.
What's missing from the EOS announcements?If I asked the readers at Canon Rumors what they WANTED to see, there are a few things that keep coming up.
EF 24-70 f/2.8L ISI don't need to say anything about such a lens, it's already been mentioned.
5D Mark III / 3DA full frame camera with at least the 7D autofocus system and all the bells and whistles in a smaller package than the 1D series camera. Don't increase the megapixel count, just take the 5D Mark II to the next level.
New Cheaper PrimesLots of people desire a 35 f/1.8 or a new 50 f/1.4.
100-400 ReplacementFor some people, a version II of the current 100-400. For others, copy Nikon's legendary 200-400 f/4 and add it to the lineup.
Is there more coming before Photokina?The million dollar question to be sure. I received an email today saying Canon will announce another camera body before Photokina, and not a 1Ds Mark IV. I currently have no solid information as to whether that will happen or not.
Monday will be the deadline!
PhotokinaI'll be in Cologne attending Photokina next Tuesday. Check the site throughout the day as I will be constantly updating anything relevant to Canon.
I think that CR guy nailed it.
Could the new camera body be the 1000D replacement? It is unlikely to be anything revolutionary. Just a 550D minus a few features. Probably 12MP sensor and 720p video. I am hoping this might be launched with cheaper 30-35mm prime lens. That would be a lot more interesting than the camera itself.
A 2000D? Yes, I think so... there is nothing in the lineup to compete with Nikon's D3100 at the moment...
There is also nothing to compete with the Nikon D7000....
Quote from: CameraAddict on September 14, 2010, 03:53:39 PMThere is also nothing to compete with the Nikon D7000.... We call it 7D ...
"EOS 60DAs with most prosumer DSLR announcements from Canon, it has been treated rather harshly. I don't find it all that exciting, but I'm sure they're going to sell a lot of them."Not at the price that they are currently advertising, it's the same as the D7000, which is truely a cut above. In fact, the latter is everything that people hoped the 60D would be. Canon shot themselves in the foot when they didn't put the full professional 45 pt AF system from the 1D series in the 7D. This has dictated the retention of the old 9 pt AF system in the 60D for product differentiation reasons. Combined with dropping the metal body, this has produced a camera that looks distinctly anaemic next to the main competition and have no doubt that this is a very important price point.
Quote from: CameraAddict on September 14, 2010, 03:53:39 PMThere is also nothing to compete with the Nikon D7000.... ...With the 5D2 still going strong, i don't expect a '3' before next fall. 1Ds4 would be great, but they still say it won't come
Quote from: Freeze_XJ on September 15, 2010, 04:29:54 AMQuote from: CameraAddict on September 14, 2010, 03:53:39 PMThere is also nothing to compete with the Nikon D7000.... ...With the 5D2 still going strong, i don't expect a '3' before next fall. 1Ds4 would be great, but they still say it won't come Is there a consensus that the 5D3 won't come earlier than the Fall of 2011 ? I'm ready to purchase a 5D2 and I would do it (after Photokina) if I could be sure there was another year in its product cycle. But with the occasional rumor that it might come out in early 2011.... I'm awfully tempted to wait. Yes, I can wait 3-5 mos, but not 12 mos.How many people out there think that the odds for a new 5DMk3 in early 2011 are high enough to justify waiting? Should I wait until early 2011 or buy the 5DMk2 now ??
Buy what you need.If you needed the 5Dmk2 then you would have bought it. Since you don't appear to need it then you haven't bought it.


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This weekend's Seneca County Home Expo has a new location at Tiffin University's Heminger Center on Miami Street, and coordinators are excited about the new venue.
"We're excited because it's a great new community location for a great show," said Brian Bilger, president of the executive board of Seneca County Home Builders Association, which organizes the annual event. "The show's been around for many years. Now it's growing and we have a home for at least the next five years."
Bilger said the show is a little bit bigger this year than in past years because more space is available.
"It could be the biggest show in northwest Ohio now if we wanted it to," Bilger said. "We really want to start it off right for the first year in the new location."
Visitors to the home show can expect to find a variety of home-related businesses and organizations such as remodelers, landscapers, painters, builders, basement water-proofers and appliance sellers.
Vendors will be displaying everything from new and trendy items to time-honored traditions.
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Vendors expected
at Home Expo:
Real Living Generations
Gordon Lumber
King's Glass
Flag City Water
Creative Concrete Works LLC
North Central Electric Co-op
Zablocki Construction
Tiffin Deluxe Services
Daniel Enterprises
Hempy Water
Seneca Developers
Lowe's Home Improvement
Cutting Edge Masonry
Horizon Home Inspection
Bish Construction
Old Fort Banking Co.
Northwestern Masonry
American Windows & Siding
Tri-Pro Realty
Chris Schiefer Insurance
Randy Kuhn's Precision Seamless Gutter
Everyday Waterproofing
Patio Enclosures
Lifestyle Garage Door Screens
Cherokee Construction
Retrofoam of Toledo
Select Realty
Clouse Construction
Ralph's Joy of Living
Bilger's Lawn & Landscape
Habitat for Humanity
Nature's Comfort
Gary's Equipment
"It's a brand new, clean, exciting venue," Bilger said. "We have a lot more space than we had in the mall."
"We actually have some new vendors and several of them are from out of town," he said. "It should be a really great show."
Most businesses are from the Seneca County area, but some are traveling from Findlay, Fremont, Toledo and other areas.
A local vendor is offering "bounce" activities for kids in part of the new space.
"We'll have any aspect that you're looking for," Bilger said. "Anything that has to do with the inside or outside of your home, we're going to have somebody out there for you to talk to."
Even people who aren't thinking about any home-related changes right now can benefit from attending because they might get some ideas for future projects, Bilger said.
"You never know when you might want to do something different," he said.
"We typically have over 1,000 people that we get through the doors," he said.
Show hours are 5-9 p.m. Friday, noon-8 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday
Bilger said spots still are available for any businesses or nonprofit organizations who would like last-minute spots in the show. For information, call association secretary Jane Houdeshell at (419) 618-8538.
Admission is free. For $1, each person who visits may place his or her name into a drawing for one of three prizes: a 55-inch flat screen TV, iPad and a GPS unit. Proceeds go toward putting on next year's home show.


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Emma Watson is similar to her Harry Potter alter ego Hermione Granger in at least one way: Her pursuit of her studies.
Watson, 19, will be attending Brown University in Providence, R.I., she confirmed to Paste magazine, saying, "I am [going to university in the Fall] – to Brown, which is an Ivy League establishment in the U.S.A. I've got a place there to read literature."
Ever since Watson went on a tour of Ivy League schools in October, speculation has circulated about where she was going to college. Rumors included Yale and Cambridge, and the U.K. publication The Daily Mail recently linked her to Columbia University.
But it was actually her Harry Potter costar Daniel Radcliffe who was one of the first people to tell the press where she was actually going.
"Me and Rupert [Grint] to all intents and purposes dropped out of school," he told The Guardian in a July 4 article. "And she's going to Brown." Producer David Heyman also told the Associated Press about Watson's college choice.
Watson won't be dropping Hermione completely, as production on the final installment of the popular series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is still underway. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is in theaters now.
Emma Watson's Ivy League Choice Confirmed


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Source: U.S. Department of Defense
quote: In retaliation, North Korea would cease to exist as the country it is today and the government there knows that it would be the end for them. We know that, and they know that we know that. That's why they'll never actually carry out a nuclear attack on South Korea or anywhere else, regardless of all the threats.
quote: The only issue with this is the leader doesn't seam to be level headed. He wants us to back down, so he can say to his people he won, but in reality it is his people that will lose.
quote: have nevertheless detonated nuclear devices and successfully launched missiles, so to dismiss them as too incompetent to combine the two, is totally unrealistic.


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Monday, January 14, 2013
Fanfare for the Common Man
Its the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.
So the REM song goes.
I truly felt fine. I was all set to go out in a blaze of glory. I had gone to great lengths to greet the end of the world. It was a procrastinators dream. I put off Christmas shopping. I figured whats the point in buying all these presents for people I didnt like all that much of if the world would be gone by Christmas Day?
I passed on paying the bills Internet, cable and phone, power bill, insurance everything. I figured if the world was going to end by golly I would have some pocket money when it did.
The doomsday lunatics have been calling for the end of the world for generations. Its based on everything from Biblical prognostication to a Mayan stone tablet that looks like an oversized Oreo cookie.
I thought it all was a bunch of narcissistic nonsense.
Here the world and the universe had been Big Banging along just fine for untold billions of years and it picks our time to count down its final days? What makes us so special as to be allowed to witness the end of time?
This would prove a total bummer for Hallmark and the greeting card industry.
I can see it now: Until the 21st of December Ill love you until the end of time. Thats not very long, a week or two at the most.
Every time some fanatic calls for the end of the world, a handful of lost souls believe them. They were either going to climb on board a comet or ride a wagon train powered by unicorns to the other side of the sun where theyd hook up with the Mother Ship.
So this time, I thought, what if theyre right?
So I jumped on the End of Days bandwagon.
This is a true story.
Its early Friday morning. The digital clock flashes from December 20 to December 21. The wind is howling as if trumpeting the beginning or the end.
A major storm approaches.
The ceiling clock flashes from 12:20 to 12:21 and suddenly I hear this splintering crash outside my window. There follows an immediate blinding flash of blue white and then a foreboding ZZZZZZT!
And the lights go out.
A few adult colorful adjectives scream inside my head as I think, Jeepers, the Mayans got it right. Its the end of the world.
The ZZZZZZT! was the sound of the universe turning itself inside-out.
I ran outside to eyeball the giant meteor poised to crash into the Earth, but all I saw was a toppled utility pole that came crashing down from the howling winds axe like Paul Bunyan to a lodge pole pine.
It took the power company most of the night to replace the pole and restore power but with all this end of the world hysteria you guys almost had me running naked through the streets screaming like a full-on idiot right then.
Now that would have been a nice end of the world.
The next time the world comes up with another one of these End of Days bright ideas, they should Mayan their own business.
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Varsity Female Athlete of the Week: Ania Gorski, Harbor Creek swimming
Ania Gorski, Harbor Creek
If there's such a thing as a "quadruple-double" in the vernacular of swimming, Ania Gorski was one victory away from achieving it last week.
Gorski, a junior for Harbor Creek's girls program, came through with three victories in its 121-61 victory over the rival North East Grapepickers on Feb. 4. She opened the meet by anchoring the Huskies' 200-yard medley relay to a winning time of 2 minutes, 4.36 seconds, and then closed it as the second leg of their victorious 400 freestyle relay (4:03.13).
In between, Gorski touched the wall first in the 50 free (27.45).
Gorski was even better against General McLane on Feb. 7. She won her maximum four events in the Huskies' 144-42 home victory over the Lancers.
As she did against North East, Gorski anchored Harbor Creek's 200 medley relay to a low time of 2:16.62. She also comprised the third leg of the hosts' 200 free relay, which the Huskies won in 1:52.78.
Individually, Gorski topped the meet's field in the 200 individual medley (2:33.75) and the 500 free in an even 6:16.00.
Gorski was scheduled to swim for Harbor Creek in Thursday night's regular-season finale against Union City. That meet was held after Varsity went to press.
Between now and March 1, Gorski will train for the District 10 Class AA girls swimming meet, which returns to Penn State Behrend's Junker Center natatorium.


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A few days ago, I reported HERE on a Pew Research Center poll showing that a majority of Americans were supportive of National Security Agency tracking of phone records as safeguard against terrorism.
But now Gallup is out with a NEW SURVEY showing much different results:
More Americans disapprove (53%) than approve (37%) of the federal government agency program that as part of its efforts to investigate terrorism obtained records from U.S. telephone and Internet companies to "compile telephone call logs and Internet communications."
These results are from a June 10-11 Gallup poll. Although the current survey context was different, ...
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GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Stetson women's soccer team (2-6-0) was defeated by Furman (7-1-0) on the road Sunday afternoon by a score of 4-1. Junior Alyssa Welsh scored the lone Hatter goal, tallying her team-leading third of the season.
The Paladins, who were ranked ninth in the most recent National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Region Poll, picked up their sixth straight victory on Sunday. Furman has now won nine straight tilts at the friendly confines of its home stadium.
"We were brilliant for the first 10 minutes," Head Coach Julie Orlowski said following the game. "They're goalkeeper made a fantastic save to keep it tied early, but unfortunately we weren't able to get anything on the scoreboard. After the first 10 in the opening half, we didn't have a lot of answers for what they threw at us.
Stephanie DeVita came into Sunday's contest sixth in the nation with seven goals on the season. The Furman freshman put the Hatters behind on the scoreboard when she scored off of an assist from Martha Hall in the 18th minute of play.
After Hall connected on a penalty kick in the 28th minute, it was DeVita again scoring for the Paladins, putting Stetson in a deep 3-0 hole thanks to assists from Kristin Fennegan and Ali Simpson with under 10 minutes to play in the first half.
"She's a very good attacker, but I thought we defended her well," Orlowski said of DeVita. "The goals that she scored were good goal-scorer's goals. On both scores, she just found a way to sneak a shot past a couple of defenders, but she certainly puts their team on another level."
The Hatters began the second half well, scoring their first goal of the contest just over 12 minutes into the frame. Welsh kept Stetson in the game, beating the Furman goalkeeper to the left corner of the net from 16 yards out.
"She found a soft spot right in front of their defense," Orlowski said of Welsh on the play. "We were able to find her in that spot and she did what goal-scorers do. She made them pay for making a mistake in the back. If she can continue that trend, we'll be happy."
Unfortunately for the Hatters, they weren't able to tally another score in the second half, and Furman added a fourth in the 79th minute. Hall recorded her second assist of the game, finding Alyssa Althoff for her third score of the season.
"The second half went very well for us," Orlowski continued. "Victoria [Troccoli] was a big part of that. It's not often that you come off the field losing 4-1 and say that you're goalkeeper was absolutely amazing, but she was."
Troccoli finished with seven saves in the defeat, while Rose Hull tallied two in just 45 minutes for the Paladins. Furman led in both shots (21-12) and corner kicks (8-3) over the course of the 90 minutes.
"A big difference in the game was that we didn't have the depth that we usually do," Orlowski concluded. "Illness and injury kind of took their toll on us. We did battle back though. The 15 players we did have play today, all did very well."
Next up for Stetson is the start of Atlantic Sun Conference play. The Hatters will travel to ETSU on Friday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m., and then play at USC Upstate on Sunday, September 23 at 1:00 p.m.


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Half-Marathon participants prefer chocolate milk, too
Half-Marathon participants prefer chocolate milk, too
This past weekend, Fort Atkinson Wis., the home of Hoard's Dairyman, hosted the second annual Fort Atkinson Half-Marathon, with over 500 participants.
Once again, the Barnyard Clovers, a local 4-H club led by Jennifer and Jason Yurs, handed out low-fat chocolate and 2 percent milk to runners at the end of the race. In total, Dean Foods and National Dairy Shrine donated 300 half-pint milk cartons, 200 chocolate and 100 white.
With the continuing debate over chocolate milk in schools (see Wednesday's blog entry) and the health benefits it does (or does not) provide, you would think that most runners would opt for the 2 percent white milk option at the end of the race.
And you would be wrong.
A mere two hours after participants began crossing the finish line, to many runners disappointment, the volunteers were out of chocolate milk. The majority of the 2 percent milk remained untouched.
Runners receiving chocolate milk were ecstatic. Many walked away saying "This is the best thing ever," and "Thank you, what a great idea." These health-conscious individuals voluntarily chose to consume chocolate milk over regular milk. They also seemed to be well versed in the benefits of chocolate milk after rigorous exercise for an extended period of time.
The benefits of consuming chocolate milk after exercise are well known. According to the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, athletes who drank chocolate milk after an intense bout of exercise were able to workout longer during a second workout, compared to athletes who drank certain commercial sports beverages.
"Our study indicates that chocolate milk is a strong alternative to some commercial recovery aids in helping athletes recover from strenuous, energy-depleting exercise," noted study co-author Joel M. Stager, PhD, professor of kinesiology at Indiana University. "Chocolate milk contains an optimal carbohydrate to protein ratio, which is critical for helping refuel tired muscles and build lean muscle after strenuous exercise and can enable athletes to exercise at a high intensity during subsequent workouts."
Researchers theorize that the combination of carbohydrates and protein found in chocolate milk is what helps enhance performance and suggest that flavored milk may be an optimal beverage for refueling muscles after exercise. The researchers also note that chocolate milk is a great-tasting and cost-effective alternative to many sports drinks.
In addition to its ideal combination of carbohydrates and protein, flavored milk contains seven other essential nutrients that are important for an athlete's health -- including bone-building calcium. No other sports drink contains the nutrient package found in flavored milk. According to the 2011 Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate recommendations, Americans 9 years and older, of all fitness levels should include at least three cups of low fat or fat free milk or milk products in their diet every day.
The runners had it right when they elected to drink low-fat chocolate milk after participating in the Half-Marathon.


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