By J.J. Barrett WV Extension | Agriculture and Natural Resources Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Happy Easter to all! I hope everyone is enjoying the beauty of our spring flowering trees and shrubs around the Mid-Ohio Valley. Every year at Easter, you will find the ...
Parents have lots of options at their disposal when choosing summer camps for their children. Competition for summer camp can be fierce, as camps only have a limited number of openings, many of which fill up quickly once enrollment begins. So it’s in parents’ and kids’ best interest to ...
Modern seniors are spending a lot of time with their grandchildren, and much of that time is spent providing care for youngsters, which might be helping grandparents in some unique ways. According to the National Poll on Healthy Aging from the University of Michigan’s Institute for ...
Marietta, Ohio was the first settlement (1788) in the first United States territorial expansion (Northwest Territory 1787) beyond the original thirteen states. You may not know that this complex and risky venture was organized by private enterprise. The Ohio Company of Associates (“Ohio ...
Every settlement in Washington County provided schooling early on. Marietta started classes taught by Major Anselm Tupper in the winter of 1789-90. Joseph Barker: “Tupper had a genius & Capacity & taste for literary pursuits.” The same Joseph Barker, master builder and businessman, also ...
On September 7, 1995, Baltimore’s Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s previous Major League consecutive game record by playing in 2131 consecutive games. Before he was finished, Ripken set the new record at 2632 games, the equivalent of going more than 16 seasons without a missed appearance. When asked why he had never missed a game despite injuries, slumps and personal problems, Ripken responded, “I wanted to be there.” The owner of a New Orleans restaurant chain served as the president of several civic organizations and also as an Elder in his local church. Despite his busy ...
