All Fired Up!
And I’m not talking about the fall colors and all that… though they are quite lovely, as usual. My pawpaw patch is a brilliant...
Stocks advanced last week despite mixed inflation data, lurching oil prices, and lingering anxiety about the Middle East.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 1.11 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.13 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 1.21...
The Senior Circuit………….
UNEXPECTED PUSH BACK FROM A NEW SENIOR RELATIONSHIP What do you do when you have finally reached retirement age, and your loving spouse of many...
Part II – Surgery and Radiology
Hello Dear Readers, as you know this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Last week I shared my (heavily edited) diary of the events leading...
Part I – The Day My Life Changed: Diagnosis
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Trust me, I am aware. This month will see fundraiser benefits, reminders and everything in the world turning...
Wreathes Across America
Veteran’s Day is November 11, the day America honors those who serve, or have served at some point. Parades, special programs at schools, graveside...
Be Careful!
As in, “Be careful what you ask for, you may get it.” Having passed the astronomical beginning of Fall (the Autumnal Equinox, September 22)( interesting...
Resurgence or Languishing
Are we on the brink of being put out to pasture? Or rather, are we entering into the most significant period of resurgence we’ve...
Coming… Going… Gone!
Our local United Methodist churches–Garrettsville, Nelson, Windham– are joining up on September 29 for a joint potluck dinner/brunch following a combined worship service at...
JAG Students shine at Champions Day at Crestwood
On Friday, September 20, Mrs. Schweickert and her classroom aides took JAG students to Crestwood High School for Champions Day, where they joined students...
We’re All Invited
Craft Show Vendors Wanted Call Today Craft Show Vendors are wanted for a show on Nov 8 from 4:30-9 and Nov 9th 9 - 3:00 at...
Shine on !
Does it seem that we’ve had more than our share of “moon events” lately?There was the total solar eclipse back on April 8 (Still...
Instead of Red or Blue, Why Not Purple?
As the election signs pop up in yards in local communities around the nation, the election season begins to heat up. Instead of focusing...
First Down—Rubber Duckies!
WOWZAH! That ball game on Friday had folks in the crowd looking for animals proceeding, two-by-two, toward the exits somewhere out by the end zones....
Old Yeller at Dunkin’ Donuts
No, I’m not an old yellow dog, but yes, I am old and apparently, I sure do yell. He said (towards the microphone outside his...
Two down, one to go!
Fairs, that is, bumpkins. I have now hit the Lorain County Wellington Fair and the Portage County Randolph Fair and am seriously planning (requires working...
Cancel “the Carlson Thing!”
Thanks to an amazing turn-out of care and concern (including the arrival of “the Squad” at the conclusion of the early service at Garrettsville...
Why you should let Debord’s buy your old Heating & Air Conditioning System
DeBord’s One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning will provide up to $2,171 in discounts and rebates toward the purchase and installation of a new...
The Name Game
“Who dat?”“Who dat say ‘Who dat?’“Who dat say ’Who dat?’ say “Who dat?”Back in the Dark Ages of vaudeville entertainment this was a routine...
Mostly Miscellany
I hope that the various vendors, wandering wine-tasters and customers of all descriptions will have judged the recent “Sip & Shop on Main” event...
A Perfect Day: Opening of the Dorothy and Corbett Walker Memorial Bike & Hike Trail
Pretty darned great day all through, if I do say so myself. July 20, 2024 saw the ribbon-cutting for the opening of the Dorothy...
“Over My Dead Body”
Or words to that effect....the topic of a recent program presented at the Freedom Historical Society on July 19, 2024 at their lovingly-restored Drakesburg...
Dealing with Negative Feedback
Running a business involves dealing with feedback, both positive and negative. While negative feedback can be challenging, it can provide unique opportunities for growth...
The hinges of where now?!
H-E-double toothpicks, you say? Wowzah! I guess so. My car temperature reading was 92. My house all-purpose thermometer (date, time, indoor/outdoor air pressure, humidity) showed that...
June 21st Kicks off Shades for Migraine National Campaign
Amidst the heatwave taking over Northeast Ohio, this week also marked the start of summer and the summer solstice, the longest day of year...
Head’s Up Bikers!
Naw, not you leatherjacket, totally-tattooed, scoff-law tough guys (and gals) who go roaring through wide spots in the road, hell-bent on scaring the beejeesus...
On Memorial Day
Can we talk HEROES ?...the ones we honor here today, who gave what Abraham Lincoln called their “last full measure of devotion” , the...
It’s All Relative!
Relatives , that is. Relatives and friends and neighbors and classmates and teachers and stray passers-by…we’re talkin’ OPEN here. Bud. It is officially Open House...
Unveiling Our Roots: A Journey Through Time
In celebration of the Great Reveal of the 100-year-old time capsule, the James A. Garfield Historical Society is releasing a new book! “Time Capsule Opening-Unveiling...
