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By Jessica HonigfordCommunity Post

MINSTER – Restau-rant-goers who patron-ized the McDonalds in Minster Monday evening probably saw some new faces.

Teachers at Minster Local School District vol-unteered for a few hours on Monday to take orders, fill drinks, wipe tables and sell apple pies to custom-ers to raise money for the district.

Teacher’s and regular McDonalds staff mem-bers wore bright green buttons that read “McTe-acher’s Night” throughout the evening.

Many of the teachers participating thought the event would be a fun one.

“It might be fun,” first grade teacher Joyce Luth-man said.

“A lot of our kids work here and it would be nice to see what they do after

they work hard at school,” high school English teach-

er Rebecca Dues said.Others volunteered be-

cause their donated time

See MCTEACHER, Page 2A

By Allison RoordaCommunity Post

FORT RECOVERY – Volun-teers and patients were among the honored at the Center for Neurological Development’s 26th annual Appreciation Din-ner at the American Legion in Fort Recovery.

The staff of the Center for Neurological Development, led by Joan Kiser, director, and Zel-da Zizelman, assistant director, hosted the event, which started with a lighting of memorial can-dles to honor the patients who died during the previous year. The 12 names on the podium were Janice Berger, Rich Boeck-man, Joseph Borgerding, Pete Coolman, Rick Crider, Mary Lou Echeman, George Kerns, Mary Ann Klosterman, Georgia Meiring, Melvin Miller, John Kemper and Ray Westgerdes.

The dinner featured testimo-nials from patients of the Center for Neurological Development. Dale and Sharon Uhlenhake of St. Henry spoke of how much the Center had helped following Dale’s stroke in 2009. The stroke affected the right side of Dale’s body and his speech.

“He had little hope he would walk by himself,” said Sharon. “They thought he would be a permanent resident at Briar-wood Manor in Coldwater.”

In his one year at the Center for Neurological Development, Dale became able to walk with the assistance of a walker. He re-gained his speech and much of his vocabulary. He is also able to read the newspaper and books.

“We would like to thank all the people at the center who helped me,” said Dale.

Jesse and Charlene Conrad of

Marysville, along with their son Bob, who is also a patient at the Center, also spoke to the crowd

about their experience. Bob was

See DINNER, Page 2A

MINSTER – Electricity and power services agree-ments were top on the list for the Village of Minster Council.

With the Prairie Street power plant shutting down in 2011 and a second power services agreement expiring, the Village of Minster will need a secondary source of power around 2012-2013. American Municipal Power, Inc., (AMP Ohio) will negotiate a purchase agreement for power services for the village with a third party sup-plier. To that end, the council voted to authorize Village Administrator Don Harrod to enter into negotiations with AMP Ohio. Council members forewent the regu-lar three readings of the ordinance in order to pass the ordinance immediately.

“AMP Ohio has requested that we pass this by emer-gency since the market’s so good just now,” Harrod said.

Council members also passed an ordinance approv-ing the amended power services agreement with Day-ton Power and Light. The Village of Minster entered into an agreement with DP&L in 1994. Since then, the agreement, scheduled to expire in 2014, has been amended three times. DP&L requested council to ap-prove of the power services agreement complete with all amendments for their records.

Council members brought up possession of Min-ster’s Scout House again in a continuation from the

See COUNCIL, Page 2A

Photo by Allison RoordaClients at Auglaize Industries in New Bremen wove mats to sell at Heritage Manor’s mini Relay for Life event last week. The event featured a survivor’s lap, a luminaria ceremony and entertainment from Miss Ohio Erica Gelhaus. The 2010 Relay for Life of Southwestern Auglaize County will take place June 12 and 13 at Memorial Field in Minster.

Raising money for hope

Photo by Allison RoordaJesse Conrad speaks about his son and family’s experience at the center while his wife Charlene looks on.

Volunteers, patients honored at annual appreciation dinner

Council discusses power, electricity agreements

Teachers participate in McTeacher’s Night

Photo by Jessica HonigfordMinster Local School District teachers listen to instructions from a McDonald’s staff member during the local McTeacher’s Night. The district received 10 percent of the sales during the hours teacher’s volunteered.

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Guests are treated to fashion

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Spring cleaning

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Council From Page 1A

previous meeting. Mayor Dennis Kitz-miller suggested making a list of all the groups that utilize the building for their input. Jim Hearn, village solicitor, sug-gested leasing the building to the Scouts instead of changing ownership. The dis-cussion was tables until a later date.

Harrod reported bid documents have been prepared for the 2010 Minor Street Resurfacing Project, and bids will be opened on May 3 at 10 a.m. Minster will also host the third annual Pitch, Hit and Run contest on Saturday, April 24

at Four Seasons Park. Pre-registration forms are available at the village offices or participants can register the day of the event.

During an executive session, council passed a motion to petition the Treasurer of Auglaize County to acquire two prop-erties in Minster. The two small prop-erties are located north of Third Street between the Miami-Erie Canal and the alley east of the canal.

The next council meeting will be on May 4.

in an accident in Janu-ary 2001 and was trans-ported to the emergency room at OSU with criti-cal injuries. He survived with brain damage and was paralyzed from the waist down. The Con-rads heard of the Cen-ter for Neurological Development through friends and decided to

take a tour in July 2007. When a spot opened up in the middle of Septem-ber, the Conrads began traveling one and a half hours to Burketsville three days a week for Bob’s sessions. Bob went from being able to work on a stationary bike for three minutes when he first started at the Center

to being able to work for 30 minutes.

“We hope that this center can stay forever as it is,” said Jesse. “I know how hard it is to keep up a non-profit organization like this, but you have a nucleus of people here.”

Bob also expressed his appreciation for the people of the Center for Neurological Develop-ment.

“This center has turned my life 100 per-cent around,” Bob said. “I have a lot of future ahead of me, and it’s because of Jesus and this center.”

“You don’t realize what you have in your own backyard until you have people like us come in and tell you how lucky you are,” Jesse said. “You have a fantastic staff. Thank you very much for allowing us to be part of this organization.”

The Center for Neu-rological Development also honored five-year volunteers Jane Switzer and Sara Link, a mother and daughter team that volunteers at the Center weekly. Board member Sandy Overman was also commended for serving for 15 years. Verena Lan-genkamp of Coldwater was honored for her 25 years of volunteering.

Photo by Allison RoordaAttendees at the Neurological Development annual ap-preciation dinner honor volunteers and patients

Dinner From Page 1A

By Jessica HonigfordCommunity Post

MINSTER – Employees of members of the Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce were treated to a luncheon last week in honor of Administrative Assistant’s Day.

The SWAC hosted a lun-cheon at the south branch of the Auglaize-Mercer YMCA in Minster. The event was spon-sored by NKTelco, Hampton Inn and Suites in Sidney and Western Ohio True Value Hard-ware. Guests enjoyed a salad and dessert buffet from How-ell’s IGA in New Bremen while watching a short fashion show from Emmy’s Bridal.

Attendees also had the op-portunity to check out booths and vendors from southwest-ern Auglaize County during the event.

As most of the members of the chamber of commerce are small businesses, the keynote speaker was especially fitting.

NKTelco brought in Matt Byrd of Smart Office Solutions to present the latest technology in telephony.

Byrd said one of the most im-portant parts of business is the ability to be connected to your clients and customers.

“We like to be connected,” he said.

Smart Office Solutions offers small businesses a way of inte-grating their phone and com-puter systems.

“What this is really going to do for a lot of your businesses is introduce a new way of commu-nicating,” he said.

From voicemails you can forward through e-mail to call forwarded, Smart Business So-lutions has integrated the latest technology into an old form of communications, the tele-phone.

The system even has an avail-able widget for individual users’ iGoogle pages.

“This is a new way of con-

suming telecommunications,” Byrd said.

“These are very, very power-ful phones,” he said. The system allows business owners and em-ployees to work at home with

the same set up they have in the office.

“It’s an easier way to be home and work from a home office.”

After the presentation SWAC Executive Director Scott Frey

thanked his administrative as-sistant Pam Seger for all her help setting up the event.

“Without you this event would never have happened,” he said.

Chamber of Commerce honors staff with annual luncheon

is for a good cause.“It would be fun and it

is for a good cause,” middle school music teacher Della Schemmel said. “It will help the school..”

Minster’s district re-ceives 10 percent of the business done during the hours the teachers volun-teer as well as 100 percent of pie and cookie sales for the time slot and what-ever is in the tip jar on the counter during that time, according to owner Deb-bie Custer.

Custer said it was the first year the Minster Mc-Donalds has participated in McTeacher’s Night.

“The Dayton co-op de-cided to participate and each franchise had the op-tion so I thought it would be a lot of fun to do,” Custer said.

Approximately 40 teachers participated in the event as well as prin-

cipal Brenda Boeke and assistant principal Leanne Keller.

Custer would like to make the event a yearly tradition at the Minster McDonalds.

“I think we would like to make it a yearly event and possibly even expand it to do at different times throughout the year and invite other neighboring schools to participate too,” Custer said.

While she was unable to attend the event herself, Custer said she heard many of the teachers had fun.

“It must have been a re-ally fun event,” she said. “They said they really had a good time and it the fun and festive atmosphere we were hoping for. It would be considered a great suc-cess. We were very excited with how it went.”

Many of the district’s students stopped in at

McDonalds to order from their teachers Monday evening. Some specifically requested their homeroom teacher carry their tray to them.

“I think the kids enjoy seeing their teachers in dif-ferent roles,” Custer said.

McTeacher From Page 1A

Photo by Jessica HonigfordNKTelco brought in a presenter to show off the new Smart Office Solutions telephony system during the 2010 SWAC Chamber of Commerce Staff Appreciation Luncheon.

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Dean A. Hein, age 48, of Celina, died on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Triumph Hospital in Lima.

He was born Jan. 30, 1962 in Cold-water to Fred Hein and Kathleen Schenking. On March 25, 1983 he married Jackie Hein (Post) in St. An-thony, and she survives in Celina.

Dean is survived by three children: John Hein of Celina, Angela Schlar-man of Coldwater and Ariel Hein of Coldwater; two granddaughters, Nat-alie Fortkamp and Jozlyn Schlarman;

four brothers: Merle (Connie) Hein of Coldwater, Dale ( Jane) Hein of Chickasaw, Wayne (Barb) Hein of Chickasaw and Jay (Norma) Hein of Chickasaw and in laws Leo (Maggie) Post of Celina. He is preceded in death by his mother.

He was a member of Progressive Sportsmans Club in Ft. Recovery and Celina Loyal order of Moose. He worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thurs-day, April 29, 2010 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Anthony, with Rev. Barry Stechschulte officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery in St. Anthony. Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from 3 to 8 p.m., and on Thursday, April 29, 2010 from 9 to 10 a.m.

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ObituariesAnn M. Kremer, age 71, of Tulsa, Okla., died Tues-

day, April 20, 2010 in Tulsa, Okla. She was born May 25, 1938 in Coldwater to Henry

and Marcella (Knapke) Duweling. She is survived by her husband Lavern Kremer of

Tulsa, Okla, daughters: Lisa Kremer of San Ramon, Ca-lif., Laura Komrij of Santa Rosa, Calif., Mary Mooney of Aurora, Ill., Nancy Steinbicker of Burke, Va., and Kim-berly Kramer of Broken Arrow, Okla., and 13 grandchil-dren. She was preceded in death by her parents, broth-ers Donald and Henry and a sister Marcella.

Ann was a retired Registered Nurse for the American Red Cross.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tues-day, April 27, 2010 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater with Rev. Ronald Wilker officiating. Burial followed in St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Coldwater. Ho-genakmp Funeral Home in Coldwater handled the ar-rangements.

Ann M. Kremer

Alfrieda M. Jutte, age 90, of Celina, died on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Mercer County Community Hospital

in Coldwater. She was born March 21, 1920 in

Coldwater. On Aug. 27, 1946 she married Joseph W. Jutte in Holy Trinity Church, Coldwater, and he preceded her in death in 1991.

Afrieda is survived by three chil-dren: Virginia ( James) Chesser of Celina, Gloria (William) Rogers of

Coldwater and Nicholas (Debbie) Jutte of Montezu-ma; as well as 10 grandchildren: Kathy (Tony) Hart of Coldwater, Angie (Mike) Sunderland of Gibsonburg, Judy (Greg) St Mary of Perrysburg, Dixie (Matt) Pohl-man of Ft. Recovery, Dawn (Dave) Huwer of St. Hen-ry, Chad (Beth) Rogers of Springboro, Gregg (Sara) Chesser of Coldwater, Ben Chesser of Coldwater, Jen-nifer (Nathan) Harling of Wapakoneta and Crystal (Dustin) Braun of Celina; 15 great grandchildren and sisters-in-law Gloria in Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Rita in Ft. Recovery. She is preceded in death by her parents Jo-seph Hoyng and Elizabeth Pleiman, grandson Luke Chesser and three brothers.

She was a member of St. Ann’s Rosary Altar sodality of the church.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednes-day, April 28, 2010 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater, with Rev. Richard Walling officiating. Burial followed in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater. Hogen-kamp Funeral Home in Coldwater handled the arrange-ments. Memorial may be directed to State of the Heart Hospice 230 W. Main ST, Coldwater, OH 45828.

Alfrieda M. Jutte

Dean A. HeinOn Friday, April 23, 2010, Helen M. DeMange, age 88,

died at her residence in Versailles. She was born Sept. 12, 1921, to Pe-

ter and Elizabeth Paulus of Russia. She married Paul R. DeMange on Jan. 11, 1941. He preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 1982.

She is survived by 14 children: Carl (Diana), Joan, Marilyn ( Jerry) Bens-man, Elaine (Ron) Marshall, Ken (An-gie), all of Versailles, Betty (Bob) Po-

eppelman and Rick (Marg) of Osgood, Marjorie (Paul) Bruey, Ernie (Diane), and Leroy (Ann), all of Yorkshire, Nancy (Harold) Niekamp of Minster, Ed (Sue) of Ross-burg, Theresa (Bob) Hemmelgarn of North Star and Roger (Kris) of St. Henry. She was the proud grandmother of 45 living and four deceased grandchildren, two step grand-children, 66 and three deceased great-grandchildren and a step great-grandchild.

Also surviving are her sister Sarah Magoto and sister-in-law Bernice Paulus, both of Russia, Ohio. Preceded in death are her sisters Catherine Magoto, Christina Carity, Laura and Martha; and brothers Stephen, Lawrence, Adri-an and Tom.

Helen attended St. Nicholas Catholic Church where she was a member of the St. Barbara Ladies Sodality.

A funeral Mass was officiated by the Rev. David Zink on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Osgood, Ohio. Internment followed St. Martin’s Cemetery in Osgood. The Bailey Zechar Funeral Home in Versailles handled the arrange-ments. Memorial contributions can be made to the Os-good Fire and Rescue Departments. Condolences for the family may be sent to www.zecharbailey.com.

Helen M. DeMange

Margaret A. Braun, age 87 of Coldwater, died Thurs-day, April 22, 2010 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.

She was born Sept. 16, 1922 in Big Stone Gap, Va., to the late Hampton B. Fleenor and Eva (Gilliam) Fleen-or. On Sept. 7, 1940 she married An-thony Braun in Ky., and he died Oct. 10, 1990.

She is survived by three sons: Ron (Carolyn) Braun of Coldwater, Mike (Linda) Braun of Coldwater

and Jerry (Ruth) Braun of Mendon; a daughter-in-law Karen Braun of Celina; as well as 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind five siblings: Paul (Mary) Fleenor of Versailles, Chuck (Nola) Fleenor of Dayton, (Marvin) Fleenor of Day-ton, Aseneth (Gary) McConnaughy of Tennessee and Carson (Wanda) Fleenor of Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her stepmother Ollie Fleenor, son Steven Braun, daughter-in-law DeeDee Braun, a granddaugh-ter and siblings: Gladys Fleenor, James Fleenor and Una Wallace.

Margaret was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, April 26, 2010 at Holy Trinity Church with Rev. Richard Walling officiating. Burial followed in St. Elizabeth Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to State of the Heart Hospice. Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater handled the arrangements

Margaret A. Braun

Martha Elizabeth Hanson was stillborn on Monday, April 19, 2010.

She was delivered at Wilson Hospital in Sidney, the daughter of Joseph and April (Board) Hanson of Minster.

She is survived by her siblings: Nate, Lexi, Henry and Evelyn Hanson of Minster; and a half-sister, Natalie of Cincinnati, as well as grandmothers Bessie Board of Troy and Connie Scheid of Hamilton and great grandparents George and Eloise Tenbusch of Hamilton.

Graveside services were held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery in Minster, with Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Minster handled the arrangements.

Martha E. Hanson

Mary Martha Knapschaefer, age 82, of Coldwater, died on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Briarwood Village

in Coldwater. She was born Jan. 11, 1928 in Ver-

sailles to William Jennings Short and Marcella Francis. On Oct. 2, 1948 she married Hugo Leo Knapschaefer in Holy Trinity Church, Coldwater and he died Oct. 22, 2003.

Martha is survived by six chil-dren: Michael (Rita) Knapschaefer

of Coldwater, Jack (Bonnie) Knapschaefer of Coldwa-ter, Joe (Linda) Knapschaefer of Coldwater, Marianne (Thomas) Kincaid of Coldwater, Allen (Darcie) Knap-schaefer of Kingswood, Texas, and Denis (Angie) Knap-schaefer of Coldwater; as well as 28 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and sisters-in-law, Lorraine Short of Newark and Mary Ann Short of West Virginia. She is preceded in death by two brothers: William Short Jr. and John Short.

She was a member of St. Ann’s Rosary Altar Sodality of the Church.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater, with Rev. Barry Stechschulte, officiating. Burial follow ed in St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Coldwater. Memorials may be directed to State of the Heart Hospice.

Hogenkamp Funeral Home handled the arrange-ments.

Mary M. Knapschaefer

Michael F. Pazitney, age 88, of Celina, died on Sat-urday, April 24, 2010 at Mercer County Community

Hospital in Coldwater. He was born Aug. 26, 1921 in

Middletown to Paul Pazitney and Anna Paspech. On Sept. 20, 1941 he married Esther Pazitney (Lange).

Michael is survived by second wife Frieda Patziney (Armstrong) whom he married March 23, 1997 and lives in Celina; daughters Patricia (Oth-

mar) Heitkamp of Minster and Shelia (Harold) Dor-sten of St. Henry, stepsons: Tom (Liz) Schiffli of Tal-lahassee, Fla., Jim (Kathie) Schiffli of Waterloo, Ind., Dick ( Judy) Schiffli of Butler, Ind., Bill (Deb) Schiffli of Ashley, Ind., and Denny (Teri) Schiffli of Hamilton, Ind.; stepdaughters, Carolyn (Roc) Brown of Waterloo, Ind., and Lori (Tim) Stoneburner of Kendellville, Ind., and a stepson-in-law Steve Erwin of Garrett, Ind., as well as seven grandchildren, 21 step grandchildren, six great grandchildren and 40 step great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his first wife in 1996, son Kenneth, a brother Paul Pazitney and a stepdaughter Pat Erwin.

He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater and retired from the former New Idea Plant in Coldwater.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater, with Rev. Richard Walling offi-ciating. Burial will follow in St. Henry Cemetery in St. Henry. Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater on Friday, April 30, 2010 from 2 to 8 p.m., and on Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 9 to 10 a.m.

Michael F. Pazitney

Virgil J. Bensman, age 84, of Versailles, died of natural causes at his residence on Friday, April 23, 2010.

He was born Jan. 11, 1926 at Min-ster, to the late August L. and Marie T. (Heitbrink) Bensman.

On Aug. 21, 1948 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Osgood, Virgil married Mildred (Gehret) Bensman who survives along with nine children and their spouses: Shirley (Walter) Broering of St. Henry, Jerome (Mari-

lyn) Bensman of Versailles, Irene ( John) Bruns of Maria Stein, Mary Jane (Lester) Homan of New Bremen, John (Marian) Bensman of Russia, Steven (Debra) Bensman of Versailles, Theresa (Philip) Heitkamp of New Bremen, Marlene (Steven) Puthoff of Versailles, Carl (Kathy) Bens-man of Versailles; and one daughter-in-law, Teresa (Bill) Gariety of Wapakoneta; as well as 35 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind four siblings and their spouses: Lester (Carol) Bensman of Indiana, Le-Roy (Rosemary) Bensman of St. Henry, Roland (Sharon) Bensman of Versailles and Elizabeth Walterbusch of Maria Stein, and one sister-in-law Joan Bensman of North Star. He was preceded in death by one son, Michael Bensman, one grandson, Bruce Bensman, three infant great-grand-daughters; two brothers, Alvin and Valinus Bensman, two sisters-in-law, Pat and Phyllis Bensman, and one brother-in-law, Ivo Walterbusch.

Virgil was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He had served active duty in Germany and France with G.Co./274 Infan-try. Virgil attended St. Denis Catholic Church and was also a member of Osgood American Legion Post 0588, St. Remy Catholic War Veterans, St. Denis Knights of Colum-bus Commandary 1756, and the Darke County Right to Life. He retired from the Minster Machine Company in 1986. He had also been engaged in agriculture all of his working life.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at St. Denis Church in Versailles with Rev. Da-vid Vincent presiding. Interment with full military hon-ors followed at the St. Valbert Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Darke Co. Right to Life or State of the Heart Hospice. Condolences may be expressed at www.gehret-funeralhome.com.

Virgil J. Bensman

Waldon J. “Deacon” Richards, 78, died Sunday April 25, 2010 at 11:30 p.m. at his residence in Fort Loramie

after an extended illness. He was born Sept 22, 1931 in Sidney

to the late Willis and Helen (Yunkin)Richards. On June 13, 1959 he mar-ried Naomi M. Lachey at St. Michael’s Church in Fort Loramie and she sur-vives him.

Also surviving are his children Da-vid ( Jill) Richard of Sidney, Mark Richard of Fort Loramie and Lisa

(Glen) Camper of Wapakoneta; six grandchildren, An-gie and Josh Ross, Danielle and Derek Richards and Tiffanie, Alyssa and Ryan Camper; a sister maxine, and two nephews Ron (Pat) Jackson and Rick Jackson of Troy.

Preceding him in death was a brother-in-law Ralph Jackson and a niece Joyce Jackson.

He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and a former member of the Knights of St. John in Fort Loramie. He was a member of the American Legion Post 355 and was the Fort Loramie legion bar manager and bartender for many years.

He was a veteran of the US Marine Corps for three years during the Korean War and will receive full mili-tary honors at the graveside by the Legion.

He was retired from the Stolle Corp. in Sidney after 43 years.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday April 30 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s with the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.

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Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Minster handled the arrangements.

Waldon J. Richards

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As the end of April quickly gives way to the wonderful month of May, I can’t help but think to myself “is this year going faster than other years?”

Maybe it’s just because week-by-week, month-by-month, my time is defined by annual events and monthly meetings. Or maybe it’s because with each passing day, week and month, I step closer and closer to a day that has been almost 18 months in the making. Whatever the reason, I feel 2010 is flying by, leaving little room to stop and breathe and en-joy spring and everything it has to offer from garage sales to bike rides.

I know I’m not the only one who feels time is flying. Parents whose six-year-olds are about to finish kindergarten are wondering where the time has gone. High school se-niors are feeling the weeks slip by as they barrel to-ward graduation.

College seniors are out there trying to put on the breaks before the have

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75 years ago“Two years since the repeal of Prohi-

bition.”High School NotesThe Minster High School opened its

baseball season last Friday against Fort Loramie High School. The score was knotted at all three when rain halted play.

Reopening of Crescent Theater: “Ro-berta,” starring Irene Dunn, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers.50 years ago

Dial Phone Cut-Over planned for May 15.

Target date for conversion to dial phone service for Minster. General Tele-phone Company of Ohio announced the plan for May 15.

Eighth Graders take Scholarship Tests

51 students took the test last Friday. Those placing in the top 25 percent were: Alan Boerger, Tony Frierott, San-dy Woehrmeyer, Mike Sommer, Tom Weiskettel, Carol Farno, Jerry Lang, Lar-ry Kramer, Judy Wolf, Patti Wrona, Rudy Quinter, and Karen Heitkamp.

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Opinion

BY JESSICA HONIGFORD

Just Jess

CookiesWhen I got married, I didn’t work outside our home.

My husband worked nights and of course, I was at home all alone.So I baked lots of cookies to help me pass the time.

At least four or five times a week I made cookies, all of a different kind.That was at least sixteen or twenty dozen cookies I made every week.

It’s hard to believe all of these cookies we did eat.Along came our children, one, two, three, then came number four.

Still hardly any of the cookies came from the grocery store.I did this for twenty years or so, until I went outside the home to work full-

time.The jar was never empty, that cookie jar of mine.

Now I find out there are such things like triglycerides and cholesterolThat were in these cookies I made, that’s what I am told.

I didn’t know how to spell these words so I looked in the dictionary book.The words weren’t even in there after all the work it took.

Of course, my dictionary is a very old one.It is one I had when my kids were young.

I think I’d rather not know what these words mean and remain dumb.Then the food that I like I could eat some.

Now I hardly make cookies anymore.But my husband buys fifteen packs of cookies at one time at the grocery

store.A few months ago, I asked my husband if he had cookies when he was a

kid.He said they never had baked goods to eat and to eat cookies he never did.

Even if we have for dessert, cake or a piece of pie,He still has to have a few cookies to finish his meal by.

I could have killed my husband with kindness with the cookies I made for he.

Despite all the cookies I made for him, he still is here with me.He has cut down and now only eats about ten or twelve cookies a day.For over fifty eight years my cookie jar has never been empty anyway.

Poetry CornerToday’s Poet: Edna Wise

The Community Post invites all budding poets to submit their po-ems for publication in the Community Post. This new feature is

designed to showcase the talents of local amateur poets of all ages. Poems may be sent via mail or email at publisher@nktelco.net.

Who says that we can-not come together for a common goal around here? I’ve been witness to a remarkable develop-ment surrounding the wa-ter quality issues at Grand Lake St Marys. Like every-one else, I became aware of the blue-green algae is-sue last spring when the State of Ohio put up the red signs advising every-one of the high levels of toxins in the lake. I heard the jokes on the radio, the “let’s rename our lake” contests and of course the “Algae Cup” football game between Celina and St Marys. I have a pretty good sense of humor and I can appreciate the need to have some fun as much as the next guy. But, last summer and fall I think we really ran the risk of mak-ing an already problematic situation much worse with our initial response to the water quality advisory.

Thankfully, somewhere along the line, people have begun to see how much we depend upon Grand Lake St Marys’ traffic for our local economy. In 2009,

while Lake Loramie both saw more than 6 percent increases in usage at their State Parks, Grand Lake St Marys State Park usage plummeted more than 11 percent after the adviso-ries were issued. Grand Lake St. Marys means a lot to the local economy and when people come through the area and spend more than $150 million on tourism each year, we need to be sure we’re doing our part to support the largest tourist draw in our region. Even over here in the Golden Triangle we rely on sum-mer travelers to stop and eat in our restaurants, buy gas and groceries, camping supplies, sporting goods and entertain themselves while they are in the area

enjoying the lake. Peo-ple have finally realized that something needs to be done about the water quality in the lake.

Enter the Grand Lake St. Marys Restoration Commission. This group of diverse private, non-profit, business and public entities from within the region has come together to create a plan to improve the water quality in Grand Lake St Marys. Since the 1960s, there have been 14 studies done telling us that the water quality in the lake is not ideal. We have been aware of a problem for a long time. Each Fri-day, this group meets and as a result, they’ve come up with a three-stage pilot program to address two major contributors to the

blue-green algae problem.Stage one involves the

installation of some amaz-ing technology in and around the lake. Sediment collectors will be installed in three of the tributaries that feed the lake. These will collect much of the particulate sediment that would otherwise enter the lake. The nutrients the algae feed on are in this sediment. The goal is to remove the food supply for the algae and ultimate-ly prevent their growth in the lake. Stage one also involves the installation of two “Airy Gators” in two small areas to add dis-solved oxygen down into the lower depths of the wa-ter column. This oxygen will feed micro organisms at the bottom of the lake that will then eat the or-ganic sediments currently on the bottom of the lake. This will serve to remove more of the nutrients the algae need for food and lower the sediment levels in the lake. These technol-ogies have already been proven to be very effective in other applications.

Stage two of the plan is for WSU Lake Cam-pus students and faculty to collect water samples all summer to determine the impact of the applied technologies in the lake. Once the data has been collected, the commission will complete the third stage of the plan by com-piling data into a report and working up a detailed plan for the entire lake. In stage three, the data and the plan will then be pre-sented to state and federal officials in an effort to get funding to implement the lake-wide water quality improvement plan.

There are two reasons why I am so excited about all of this. First of all, the communities of St Marys and Celina have come to-gether like never before to develop and imple-ment this pilot project. To date, the Commis-sion has raised more than $400,000 of the $500,000 needed to purchase of all the equipment in order to complete the first two stages. The cooperation between the communi-

ties is to be applauded and provides inspiration for us all. Secondly, the firm that developed the technology that will be used in the lake is a company from right up the road in Findlay. Streamside Systems, LLC is a veteran-owned com-pany which really makes this special in my eyes.

If you’d like more in-formation on this excit-ing project, we have bro-chures in the chamber office detailing the project or you can go online to www.streamsideprojects.wordpress.com and follow the progress there. If you would like to learn more about how you can do-nate to this project, con-tact Milt Miller at (419) 733-3004 or by email at miltmiller@hotmail.com. Also, keep your eyes on the chamber website at http://www.auglaize.org for information on the first installment of the “Cham-ber Lecture Series.” Brian Miller from Grand Lake St. Marys State Park will be making a presentation on this project in July.

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Communities work together to find solution to lake’s problem

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MINSTER – Minster Middle School’s Rocket Club will be having a meeting Friday April 30 after school until 5 p.m. All members are welcome to attend. The group is still looking for volunteers for “Movie Night” on Friday. Those inter-ested should contact Ted Oldiges at 419-628-4174 or ted.oldiges@minster.k12.oh.us.

NEW KNOXVILLE – On Friday, April 30, there will an American Red Cross blood drive from 12 until 6 p.m. at the American Legion, located at 204 N. Mill St. in New Knoxville.

FORT LORAMIE – The Fort Lora-mie Museum will reopen for the summer on Saturday, May 1. On Saturday May 1 Master Gardners will present a seminar on seed selection and container garden-ing at 2 p.m. Regular museum hours are 1-4 p.m. each Saturday from May 1 through Sept. 18.

COLDWATER – The Catholic Adult Singles Club will host a 25th anniversary party on Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Cold-water. For more information, please call 419-678-8691.

MARIA STEIN –On Thursday May 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The Rev. Jim Dugal will discuss Mary and how the remarkable young woman, who said yes to God and how Mary’s example is rel-evant for us today. Fr. Dugal is a former Retreat Master and is pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Montezuma. This day will conclude with Liturgy. $15 donation, includes lunch. Please RSVP by April 30.

GREENVILLE – Darke County Sin-gles will be hosting their monthly dance featuring music by “Hibberd Connec-tion.” The dance will be held on Satur-day, May 8 from 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m., at the VFW Hall located at 219 N. Ohio St., Greenville. The dance is open to all sin-gles 21 years of age and over. Admission is $5. For information, call 937-968-5007 or 937-901-3969. You can also check out the Web site at www.darkecountysingles.org.

NEW KNOXVILLE – Do you want to be a pilot someday? How about an aeronautical engineer? Or an airplane technician? Any young men or women aged 14 to 20 who have completed the eighth grade and have an interest in avia-tion should attend the recruitment day of the Aviation Explorer Post 1969 on Sun-day May 9 at 3:00 pm. The Aviation Ex-plorers is a youth development program

centered around aviation careers. Future Post 1969 activities will include; orien-tation flights, museum visits, airshows and learning the steps to get your private pilots license. Post 1969 is sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Associa-tion Post 922 which is also located at the Armstrong Airport. The unit will meet once a month on the second Sunday of the month and will plan two or three outings a year. The cost to join is only $10 per year. If you have any questions please contact Post Advisor Michael Sta-ton at 419-629-2693.

PIQUA – The Catholic Adult Singles Club will attend a Mass, supper and movies at Piqua on Saturday, May 15, 2010. For more information, please call 419-678-8691.

MARIA STEIN – On May 18 join us for for Lunch, Laughter and Learning. This luncheon series is sponsored by the Family Life Office, St. Mary’s Dean-ery, Mercer Health, Miami Valley Pas-toral Counseling, the Spiritual Center of Maria Stein and we are proud to an-nounce that Schwieterman’s Pharmacy has joined us as a major sponsor. Blood pressure screenings begin at 11:00 am followed by lunch. The speaker for this day is Father Dan Schmitmeyer from Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sidney. His presentation is titled: “The Blessed Mother, Where is She?” $7 donation, in-cludes light lunch. Please RSVP at least one day prior to the date of the program.

TIPP CITY – The Catholic Adult Singles Club will go on a Nature Walk in Tipp City on Sunday, May 30, 2010 with supper after the walk. For more informa-tion, please call 419-678-8691.

FORT LORAMIE – On Saturday, June 12 at 2 p.m. the Fort Loramie Mu-seum will host a special exhibit of fishing lures, boats and motors. An extensive collection of valuable fishing lures will also on display by Tom Mertz, Minster, a well know collector of fishing memora-bilia.

FORT LORMIE – On July 17, be-ginning at 2 p.m the Fort Loramie Mu-seum will be hosting pontoon tours of historical Lake Loramie. Four pontoons manned by volunteers will offer histori-cal information as you motor through areas on the west end of the lake. Pick up your boarding passes at the museum beginning at 1 p.m. Tours are one hour in length, including boarding and un-boarding from the docks near the swim-ming beach.

Calendar of EventsBy Joyce L. Alig

President, Mercer County Historical Society

You know very well what happens when you start going through old photograph albums! You find old photographs of events you had forgotten about.

Last year, my Fort Re-covery High School class of 1959 held our 50th re-union. At that reunion seeing my old friends took me back to my high school days, which seemed like yesterday. This week when I came across this old photograph of our 1959 class trip to D.C., I had to stop and remember each person on the pho-tograph. That brought back good memories. Mr. Ernest Williams was our class advisor and our his-tory teacher. I loved his-tory so I always read our text book.

In 1959 we girls wore blouses and skirts or dresses and “flats” or “Bobby sox” to class. The guys wore shirts and blue jeans or slacks. No one wore t-shirts with adver-tisements, etc. printed on the t-shirts! I also re-member that those shirts and blouses and skirts all had to be ironed. The days of “weekly ironing” have gone by the wayside thank goodness!

As I look at the back-ground of this photograph and see the exquisite ar-chitectural patterns of the buildings, I realize that we were taught very little about art and architectur-al history in high school. We walked among some of the finest examples of architecture that week. We visited Washington D.C. and knew very lit-tle about Pierre Charles L’Enfant, who is honored for planning the city of Washington D.C. in 1791. This was the very same year that Chief Little Tur-tle and the Miami Nation with other Native Ameri-

can Nations were attack-ing the United States Army near the Wabash River, at the site which later became Fort Recov-ery, right here in Mercer County. Our class was graduating from Fort Re-covery High School and we were not introduced to the paradox of that infamous year of 1791, comparing the urban and rural culture of our coun-try in that year.

I wonder if the students from Mercer County who visit Washington D.C. to-day are aware of the dis-tance between the urban culture of Washington D.C. and the rural cul-ture of the old Northwest Territory in 1791? Ohio did not become a state of the United States un-til 1803. The counties of northwest Ohio did not become counties of Ohio until after 1820. Auglaize County was formed in 1848. In 1791 the dis-tance between the two sites was not just distance in mileage. The distance was a wide cultural gap in understanding of different

cultures.The 1950s were an era

whereby the economic times were good. Auto-mobiles were available to teenagers. Most homes had a single television set with a black and white screen. Elvis Presley ap-peared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Most homes were lucky to have a single tele-phone. The only person who had a cell phone was Flash Gordon, from the comic strip in the newspa-pers. As teenagers of the 1950s we did not quite grasp the depth of the so-cial unrest which was on the horizon for the 1960s.

This old photograph of my Fort Recovery class trip to Washington D.C. certainly brought back a lot of memories. You readers also have a lot of high school memories. . . if you just step back and think about them. That’s right. . . our class trips are history! Preserving lo-cal history and educating the public about that his-tory is the mission of the Mercer County Historical Society, Inc.

Photo providedThe Fort Recovery class of 1959 on their class trip to Washington D.C. They met with William McCullough, Representative to Congress; he is standing at the front of the students. Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Williams are standing on the left side of the front row.

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The Chickasaw VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 9019, meeting was opened according to ritual by club president Susan Wolters with seven members pres-

ent. Minutes of the last

meeting were read, and approved. The treasure r gave her report. Bills were read and given to Trustees

and correspondence was read.

Karen Schultz made a motion to give Bert Gehle $25 as a thank you for be-ing District 2 president, seconded by Nancy Bo-hman.

With regard to “Hon-or your Military Hero” membership drive, Karen Schultz made a motion to send letters to ladies ask-ing them to join our aux-

iliary. It was seconded by Marilyn Wilker.

Election of new officers was held. President- Su-san Wolters, Vice Presi-dent- Lucille Droesch, Jr. Vice President-Marilyn Wilker, Treasurer- Nancy Bohman, Conductress- Tillie Elking, Guard- Betty Kremer, Chaplain- Karen Schultz, Secretary- Elsie Balster, Trustee (one year) Elsie Balster, Trustee (two

years) Louise Schwieter-man, Trusree (two years) Doris Bruggeman, Ameri-canism- Tillie Elking, Can-cer- Mary Garman, Com-munity Service- Karen Schultz, Historian- Susan Wolters, Hospital- Mari-lyn Wilker, Veterans and Family Support- Nancy Bohman, Legislative/ Pac-Marilyn Wilker, Member-ship-Louise Schwieter-man, Youth- Elsie Balster, VOD/Patriots Pen-Susan

Wolters, Patriotic Instruc-tor-Martha Thobe.

With no further busi-ness Nancy Bohman made a motion to close the meeting, seconded by Betty Kremer. Next meet-ing will be May 6.

Pot of Gold winner: Elsie Balster, door prizes: Susie Wolters and Karen Schultz.

Lunch committee: Tillie Elking and Lucille Droesch.

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Celebrations

Cletus and Mary Ann Grieshop of Minster will be celebrating their 50th anniversary on May 7.

Mary Ann (Drees) and Cletus were married on May 7, 1960 at St. Augus-tine Catholic Church in Minster. Witnesses were best man Joe Greishop, maid of honor Nancy (Drees) Wenzke, Edna (Grieshop), Lang, Katie (Helmstetter) Bergman, Al Bergman, Fred Bohm-an, Bernard Schulze and Dick Hoelscher.

The couple’s children are Dr. Theodore (Angela) Greishop of Spartanburg, S.C., Lynda (David) Dues of Minster, Sandra (Da-vid) Mathews of Fairfield, Calif., Debra Grieshop of Columbus and Dennis (Susan Grieshop) of Tipp City. The couple also has 11 grandchildren.

Cletus is retired after 34 years at Minster Ma-chine Co. and Mary Ann is retired after 27 years from the U.S. Postal Ser-vice.

The couple’s children and grandchildren will be hosting an open house on May 8, 2010 from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Auxiliary Eagles Hall in Minster.

Alvin and Eileen Ho-man of Minster are pleased to announce the engage-ment and approaching marriage of their daugh-ter, Gina Marie Homan, to Nicholas Ryan Schwi-eterman, son of Mike and Karen Schwieterman of Fort Recovery.

The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Minster High School. In Novem-ber 2008, she received her Bachelor of Science de-gree in middle childhood education from Wright State University in Day-ton. She earned her Mas-ter’s degree in the same field from Wright State University in November 2009. Gina is currently substitute teaching in the Dayton area as well as tu-

toring through the Sylvan Learning Center in Van-dalia.

The prospective groom is a 2004 graduate of Fort Recovery High School. In August 2008, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engi-neering from Wright State

University in Dayton. He is an engineer at Wright Patterson Air Force Base and is pursuing his Mas-ter’s degree at Wright State.

The wedding will take place on June 12, 2010 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Minster.

The Minster Middle School recently accepted a donation of $2,000 from the Minster Community Fund. The dona-tion will go toward updating the com-puters in the middle school computer lab.

The computers in the middle school computer lab were purchased in 2004. The students use these computers on a regular basis and the computers have been worked very hard over the past six years. Because of the usage and the age of the computers. The age of the com-puters makes it expensive to upgrade the

memory, therefore requiring new com-puter purchaes.

The Minster Community Fund was established in 1994 to promote and support charitable endeavors benefit-ing citizens of the Minster School Dis-trict. Anyone interested in finding out more about the Minster Community Fund should contact, www.nktelco.net/minstercomfund. Anyone interested in donating to the Minster Middle School technology fund should call the school at 419-628-4174 or contact Greg Bern-ing at, greg.berning@minster.k12.oh.us.

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Grieshops to celebrate 50th

Ron Meyer has been hired as a new commercial loan officer for Minster Bank and will work out of the bank’s main office in Minster. Prior to joining Minster Bank, Meyer has worked in banking in Ft. Loramie for more than 20 years.

In making the announcement, Dan Heitmeyer, vice president of commer-cial banking said, “Ron’s banking experi-ence and expertise makes him prepared for this new responsibility with Minster Bank. His high integrity and tenacious commitment to serving his customers make him a valued member of our com-mercial banking team.”

Meyer holds a degree in Finance from the University of Dayton. He is the current secretary and treasurer of the Ft. Loramie Community Improvement Corporation, Fort Loramie School Wall of Honor committee, past president of Fort Loramie Education Foundation, Ft Loramie Booster Club member, and

member of St Michael Church. He and his wife Cindy and their three children reside in Ft. Loramie. Minster Bank, a subsidiary of Minster Financial Corp, has offices located in Minster, New Bre-men, St. Marys, Wapakoneta, Troy and Sidney. Visit MinsterBank.com to learn more about Minster Bank.

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Mother Daughter Banquet for St. Nicholas/St. Louis will be held Sun-day, May 2. The banquet opens at 12 p.m., and dinner will be served at 12:30 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish.

St. Nicholas Vacation Bible School for children ages 3 through 10 years will start in June. All children must be potty trained, and the oldest must have completed fourth grade. Baobab Blast will run Monday, June 14 through Thursday, June 17, from 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. There is a fee of $5 per child with a maximum of $15 per family. Please sign up at the entrances of church by May 23 or call Janis Bohman at 419-582-3010.

Congratulations to the children of

St. Nicholas Church on Sunday, April 25. Those who received their first com-munion are Abigail Bergman, Ash-ley Bergman, MacKenzie Bohman, Seth Bohman, Kyle Dirksen, Allyson Francks, Kurt Hemmelgarn, Zachary Kemper, Natalie Kramer, Avery McEl-downey, Kyle Muhlenkamp, Bradley Pohlman, Corrie Rosenbeck, Victoria Serrier, Megan Tuente and Lindsey Winner.

The Osgood Legion will sponsor a dance on Saturday, May 1. The Classics Band will provide the music from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Osgood Jolly 4-H Club are selling tickets for BBQ chicken dinners by Romers for June 6. These dinners can be picked up at the Osgood Legion from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact any 4-H member or call Lisa Poeppelman.

News from the Osgood Community

Homan, Schwieterman announce June nuptials

Photo providedTechnology coordinator Greg Berning accepts a donation from Phyllis Baumer, Minster Community Fund, as Middle School Student Council Representative Kris-tin Hilgefort looks on.

What are the facts?Capital of Israel. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and

will remain that whatever the final accommodation withthe Palestinians may be and whatever the “world,”including the United States, may desire. That has beenunderstood and recognized by every U.S. Administrationsince the very birth of Israel. Therefore, to be “shocked” byan announcement that Israel will build housing for itscitizens in its capital is strange. This is a trumped-upsituation and puts therelationship with Israel with onefell swoop on an entirely differentlevel. It is strange because thePresident himself has stated thatJerusalem should remainundivided as Israel’s capital. Sohas Mrs. Clinton, especially whenshe was senator of New York and felt to be much dependenton Jewish support. It almost appears as if somebody in theadministration wanted to produce a “crisis” and waslooking for an expedient way to accomplish that.

The Muslim Palestinians also claim Jerusalem, or at leastits eastern part, as their capital. They want the city to bedivided – as it was between 1948 when the Jordaniansoccupied the eastern part of the city – until 1967, when theIsraelis liberated it in the Six-Day War.

The principal basis for the Muslim claim is thatJerusalem does indeed contain an Islamic holy site, namelythe Temple Mount (sacred to both Muslims and Jews) withits two mosques, El Aksa and the Dome of the Rock. It is theplace from which Mohammed, who never in his life had setfoot in the city, is believed to have ascended to heaven. Butaware that it was the holy city of Christians and Jews, andwishing to convert them to his new religion, hecommanded his followers to build a mosque in Jerusalem.But never in Muslim history did this mosque or this citycompare in significance to the holy cities of Mecca andMedina – cities that no “infidel” may visit.

A tenuous Muslim claim. It is on the basis of thisreligious tradition that the Muslims designated the entireJewish Temple Mount to be their holy site. The Israeligovernment, in its constant spirit of accommodation toMuslim sensibilities, has largely acceded to this traditionand has put the area in and around the two mosquesentirely under Muslim control. But how would Christiansfeel if, instead of from the Temple Mount, Muslim traditionhad Mohammed ascend from the Church of the Holy

Sepulcher and if the MuslimArabs were to claim that site astheir property? The Christianworld, often ready to consent toMuslim claims against Jews andIsraelis, would be greatlyastonished and would certainlyresist such claim. But Muslim

Arab assertiveness doesn’t end there. On the tenuous claimof their right to the Temple Mount, they have construed aclaim to the entire city of Jerusalem (or at the very least toits eastern part), which they have declared to be their “thirdholiest city.” And, it would be an insult to all Muslims andall Arabs to leave the city in the hands of the “infidel Jews.”

Jerusalem: Never an Arab capital. The city of Jerusalem– in contrast to Baghdad, Cairo or Damascus – has neverplayed any major role in the political and religious lives ofthe Muslim Arabs. It was never a political center, never anational, or even a provincial or sub-provincial capital ofany country, since Biblical times. It was the site of oneMuslim holy place, but otherwise a backwater to the Arabs.The passion for Jerusalem was not discovered by theMuslim Arabs until most recent history.

But Jerusalem has stood at the center of the Jewishpeople’s national life since King David made it his capital in1000 BCE. After the return from Babylonian exile,Jerusalem again served as the capital of the Jewish peoplefor the next five-and-a-half centuries.

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Jerusalem (III)Should Israel be able to build residences in its capital city?

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The winner of the 2010 India-napolis 500 will receive a frosty bottle of milk in victory lane, a check for more than $3 million, the keys to the Chevrolet Cama-ro SS Pace Car and the oppor-tunity to race a dirt Late Model against the likes of Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and others at the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

Stewart, a two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and five-time Indianapolis 500 start-er, is offering the winner of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 a car to drive in the Gillette Fusion Pro-Glide Prelude to the Dream June 9 at Eldora Speedway.

“The winner of the 2010 Indi-anapolis 500 has a standing offer to compete in this year’s Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway,” said Stewart, who has three top-10 finishes in five Indianapolis 500 starts. “We’ll have a car waiting for him or her, and we’d love to have whoever puts their name on the Borg-Warner Trophy at Indianapolis come about two hours east and compete in a dirt Late Model to raise money for charity.”

The dirt Late Model stock car that will be waiting for the win-ner of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 will feature imagery from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s

Centennial Era campaign, which prominently features the famous wing and wheel logo of the ven-erable racing institution.

The Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream will be presented live to the entire na-tion on HBO Pay-Per-View® with proceeds from the telecast supporting four of the nation’s top children’s hospitals:

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headlined by the Gillette Young Guns: Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kah-ne, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Joey Logano. All will join Stewart, owner of Eldora Speedway, and many oth-ers including fellow Sprint Cup champions Johnson, Gordon and Matt Kenseth. All will pilot 2,300-pound dirt Late Model stock cars capable of putting out more than 800 horsepower.

The live, commercial-free broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. EDT (4 p.m. PDT) with an im-mediate replay. HBO Pay-Per-

View’s racing telecast has a sug-gested retail price of $24.95 and is available to more than 71 mil-lion pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading sup-plier of event programming in the pay-per-view industry. Or-dering information and up-to-the minute racing information is available at either www.Pre-ludeToTheDream.org or www.HBO.com.

“There are many talented drivers competing in this year’s Indianapolis 500,” Stewart said. “We’d love to have whoever wins come to Eldora. It’d be great to see Danica Patrick, Helio Cas-troneves, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan, Dan Wheldon, Scott Dixon, Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal, Will Power, Ryan Bris-coe or any of the other talented IndyCar Series drivers in this year’s Indy 500 try their hand behind the wheel of a dirt Late Model.”

Many past Indianapolis 500 champions have competed at Eldora since 1954, including A.J. Foyt, Bobby Unser, Johnny Rutherford, Mario Andretti, Parnelli Jones, Al Unser Jr., Tom Sneva and Gordon Johncock. Juan Pablo Montoya, who won the 2000 Indianapolis 500, made his Eldora debut in the 2007 Prelude to the Dream.

Drivers from all types of dis-

ciplines, some with lots of dirt track experience and others with hardly any, will participate in hot laps, qualifying, heat races and a 30-lap feature, all of which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

With no points and no pres-sure, the Gillette Fusion Pro-Glide Prelude to the Dream is a throwback race, allowing drivers to step back in time and compete for the reasons they all went rac-ing in the first place – pride and a trophy. And they’ll do it on the same surface that racing legends Foyt and Andretti competed on nearly 50 years ago.

For those who want to see the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream in person, tickets are available online at www.EldoraSpeedway.com or by calling the track office (937) 338-3815. Act fast – the race has sold out in each of its five previ-ous years.

Media members planning to cover the Gillette Fusion Pro-Glide Prelude to the Dream can apply for credentials online at www.TrueSpeedCommunica-tion.com. All credential requests must be submitted by May 28, 2010. Complete event informa-tion can be found in the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream online media kit at www.TrueSpeedMedia.com.

2010 Indianapolis 500 winner offered ride in June 9 race

The finishing touches are being finalized in Min-ster, for this years version of Bock and Rock, an event billed as a “West Central Ohio’s Premier Beer Tast-ing Experience.” Visitors to Bock and Rock will not find Coors, Budweiser, or Miller on tap when this event takes place on May 15, 2010.

The third annual event, a fundraiser for the Min-ster Civic Association, will feature over 80 beers from 30 different breweries. Imports, microbrews and craft beer are all well repre-sented.

Organizers have worked with Cavalier Distributors

of Cincinnati, Glazer Dis-tributor of Columbus and Premium Beverage Supply of Columbus, to cut the available field of thousands down to 80. Roughly one third of the offerings are German in nature with Bel-gian, English and Ameri-can craft beers rounding out the smorgasbord of brew.

From 4-6 p.m. a VIP tasting has been arranged with Ken Belau from Bells Brewery, and John Najeway from Thirsty Dog Brewery giving a tour of their beers, along with pairing their brews with various foods.

Draft beers will be on tap including two of

Minster’s own varieties – Wooden Shoe Lager and Wooden Shoe Bock.

Attendees wishing to sample will pay $30 admis-sion at the door, or $25 if purchased as a presale ticket. Presale tickets may be purchased at Wagners IGA, Minster; The Wooden Shoe Inn, Minster; or on-line at www.bockandrock.com. Drinking attendees will receive a five ounce sampling glass, 20 tickets to redeem for samples and a beer tasting guide. The regular tsting will last from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Only those 21 and over will be admit-ted to the event. Carry-ins are not permitted.

Designated drivers and others not drinking will pay a $5 admission enti-tling them to bottled water and live entertainment.

Food will be on hand consisting of hamburgers, brats, and assorted non al-coholic beverages, and will be provided by the Wood-en Shoe Inn, Minster.

Entertainment will be provided by Matt Ranly, and Karma’s Pawn.

The Minster Civic As-sociation is a non profit organization whose mis-sion is to promote Minster and the surrounding vi-cinity, create and main-tain high community standards, develop op-

portunity for commer-cial, industrial and agri-cultural endeavor, and to effect constructive coop-eration for the benefit of all citizens. In the last de-cade, the Minster Civic

Association has donated over $140,000 to various organizations and chari-ties.

For further informa-tion please visit www.bockandrock.com.

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DAYTON – The Min-ster Wildcats brought their bats with them to Dayton’s Fifth- Third Field Sunday afternoon. With a pair of five run innings the Wildcats defeated the Dayton Stiver Tigers 14-2 in a game shortened to four innings because of rain.

“Today’s game was sophomore Doug Huber’s fourth start and fourth win for us,” Minster head

coach Mike Wiss said. “He has done very good work while he has been on the mound. I think getting an opportunity to pitch on the mound here at Fifth-Third as a sophomore has to be a cool deal.”

Minster started hitting the ball in the very first in-ning. Alex Schmiesing led off with a single and a sto-len base. After a ground out, Schmiesing came home to score on a triple to right by Craig Purpus. Purpus came home to score when Adam Sher-man reached on an error to make the score 2-0.

“We hit the ball pretty well again, but they made some errors,” Wiss said. “Some of those errors came off hard hit balls. Right now we have a good group of kids who are playing pretty good to-gether and we are beating

the teams that we should beat and we have to con-tinue that with the week we have coming.”

In the second inning the Wildcats doubled their score to 4-0. With two outs, Sherman drew a walk and scored on a double to left by Schmies-ing. Schmiesing scored on a single by Chase Paxson.

Dayton Stivers broke up the shutout in the top of the third inning with a run. With two outs, Mark Carpenter tripled to cen-ter and scored on a single by Brady Hangen.

Minster broke the game open with five runs in the third inning. Ross Wueb-ker led off and reached on a hit batsman. He scored on a double to left by Aus-tin Baumer and baumer scored on a triple to deep right by Mitch Poeppel-man.

The Tigers brought on Mark Carpenter from shortstop to replace Josh Winningham on the mound. Brett Meiring reached on an error al-lowing Poeppelman to score. Following a single by Sherman, Meiring scored on a ground out by Schmiesing. The final run of the inning came home on a single by Paxson.

Stivers concluded their scoring with a run in the top of the fourth inning. With one out, Mike Hicks doubled to left and scored when Winningham reached on an error.

Once again Minster closed out the scoring with five more runs in the bottom of he fourth in-ning. Baymer led off with a single and a stolen base and scored when Poep-pelman reached on an er-ror. Meiring followed and

reached on an error but Poeppelman was out try-ing to reach third.

Sherman singled and Schmiesing reached on a hit batter to load the bases. A single by Paxson drove home two runs and Ben Heitbrink reached on an error to score two more runs to make the final score 14-2. The rains began and after consulting both coaches the umpires decided to call the game.

The Wildcats will have their work cut out for them in this week’s sched-ule.

“We have Celina, Cold-water, Lima Bath and Ver-sailles,” Wiss said. “All of these games will come after playing five games in a row. We need to make sure that we stay healthy and hitting the ball makes a lot of bas things go away.”

The Wildcats are 13-5 and 4-0 in the MAC. They will travel to Celina today and Coldwater on Tuesday.

“I hope this was a great experience for the kids and I hope they treat is such,” Wiss said. “We have had the opportu-nity to play here the last few years and hopefully we can play here again next year and we thank the Dayton Dragons for the opportunity to play here.”

SPORTSSPORTS

By Randy WilkerSports Correspondent

NEW BREMEN – Strong hitting by the St. Henry Lady Redskins and errant play by the New Bremen Lady Cardinals allowed the Redskins to grab a 17-4 MAC victory Monday evening at New Bremen.

St. Henry opened the game with a bloop hit by Ashley Heitkamp and she advanced to second on a wild pitch. That is when the Cardinals defense took over as they got a pair of ground outs and a strikeout to end the inning.

“They hit the ball hard,” Car-dinals head coach Craig Gries-dorn said. “We made errors. You can’t make errors. We knew they were going to hit the ball. We got out of the first inning. They got a bloop hit and a cou-ple of their outs were hard outs, but we got out of it by making a play.

“In the second inning they start out with a double and a base hit and then we made a couple errors. We have to stop the snowball effect and that is the problem right now. It is a confidence thing right now. We have to bear down and get

the next batter and put the er-ror behind you. The games that we lost we made some mistakes and it just compounded into a big inning.”

The Redskins began their scoring with four runs in the second inning. Michelle Stout led off with a double and after a ground out, scored when Macy Miller reached on a fielder’s choice.

Miller went to third on a double by Michelle Bruns and both runners came home when Kelly Bruns reached on an error. Kelly Bruns scored the fourth run of the inning on a ground out by Heitkamp.

In the third inning the dam broke for the Cardinals as the Redskins batted around and scored 10 runs. With one out, Olivia Hart singled and Stout reached on an error. Both run-ners scored on a triple to center by Emily Hess and Hess scored on a single by Miller.

Michelle Bruns singled and went to second on an error and scored on a single to right by Kelly Bruns. Michelle Bruns scored on a bunt single by Heitkamp and Kelly Bruns and Heitkamp scored on a single by

McKenzie Bruggeman.Bruggeman scored on a sin-

gle by Maria Stammen. Hart reached on a fielder’s choice. Stout reached on an error and Hart scored when Hess reached on a fielder’s choice. The final run scored when Stout came home on a single by Miller to make the score 14-0.

“In the third inning it really snowballed in particular,” Gries-dorn said. “We couldn’t catch a fly ball, we didn’t field a couple ground balls and it wasn’t just one person it seemed like ev-erybody was in on it.”

The Redskins concluded their scoring with three runs in the fourth inning. With one out, Heitkamp doubled and scored on a triple by Brugge-man. Bruggeman came home on a double by Kayla Buchur. Hart singled and went to sec-ond on a wild pitch before Bu-chur scored on a single by Ken-dra Rindler.

New Bremen broke up the shutout in the bottom of the fourth. Krysta Obringer led off with a bunt single and went to second on a wild pitch and stole third. After a fly out and a walk to Megan Broerman, Obringer

scored on a single to left by Timri Sadler.

The Cardinals scored three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. With one out, Gina Griesdorn drew a walk and Brit-tani Blaine singled. Obringer walked to load the bases. Gries-dorn scored on a ground out by Shelby Hagan and Blaine and Obringer scored on a single

by Broerman to make the final score 17-4.

“We have to fight through the mistakes, learn from it and move on,” Griesdorn said. “We also have to be confident that we can make a play. Since we are a young team that is what we have to do. Give them credit because they have a good pitcher and we didn’t put the ball in play.”

Photo by Jessica HonigfordNew Bremen pitcher Timri Sadler winds up her pitch.

Lady Cardinals fall to St. Henry in MAC match-up

Wildcats face up Tigers at Dayton’s Fifth-third Field

FORT LORAMIE – The Fort Loramie Redskins took full advan-tage of their home field advantage in the first game of the Fort Lora-mie Baseball Invitational on Friday afternoon. The Redskins faced the Troy Christian Eagles and came out on top with a final score of 6-2.

Fort Loramie started with an early lead in the first inning when Mitch Raterman drove a single to left field and stole second. Jake Bowles singled next, and Andy Schieltz hit a single RBI for Rater-man. Jake Boerger flied out but brought home Bowles before a third out closed the inning at 2-0, Fort Loramie.

The field quieted down again, with Fort Loramie adding a single run in the fourth when Joel Hilge-fort came home on a pop fly out. Troy Christian tried for an answer in the sixth, as Sloane singled and made his way to third. Another Ea-gle batter took first on a Fort Lora-mie error, and Sloane came home on a fly out, followed by a double RBI by the Eagles before three outs brought the Redskins back up to bat.

In the bottom of the sixth, Justin Hoying singled, and Zach Eilerman hit a sacrifice bunt to move him to second. Brad Frilling doubled to bring Hoying home on a Troy Christian error. Raterman hit a sin-gle RBI for Frilling. Finally Bowles doubled, and Raterman came home on a second Troy Christian error

for 6-2, Redskins.Troy Christian went up and down

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The Minster boys and girls track teams swept the Milton-Union Bull-dog Classic on Saturday.

The boys team racked up 134 points, while the girls team had 146 points.

Sam Phlipot was a dou-ble winner for the Wild-cats, gaining wins in the 100 meter dash (11.32 seconds) and the 200 me-

ter dash (22.76 seconds).Oliver Barga took the

win in the 800 meter run (2:02.55).

Brendon Conrad con-tinued his strong senior season in the shot put with a victory and a put of 50 feet, four inches.

The Minster boys 800 meter relay team won with a 1:32.9 time.

The Wildcat boys 1600 meter relay team also won with a 3:30.5 time.

Winners for the Min-ster girls included Kayla Wuebker, who captured the girls pole vault by clearing 10 feet. That vault tied the meet record set last year by Erica Kemp.

Samantha Hoelscher in the girls 400 meter dash with a 62.66-second time.

Heather Schmiesing won the high jump, clear-ing five feet.

The Minser girls 800

meter relay won with a 1:51.23 time.

The Wildcats also won the girls 1600 meter relay with a 4:15.61 time and the 3200 meter relay with a 9:55.24 time.Second-place finishers

Minster’s Derek Col-lins took second in the long jump (19 feet, 5.25 inches.

Minster girls second-place finishers included the 400 meter relay team

(53.39-seconds), Maria Dahlinghaus in the 800 meter run (2:21.68) and Heather Schmiesing in the long jump (14 feet, 11.75 inches).

Third-place finishersMinster boys third-

place finishers included the boys 3200 meter re-lay team (8:27.67), Paul Niekamp in the mile run (4:43.79), Jack Old-ing in the two-mile run (10:38.03), and John

Tebbe in the pole vault (11 feet, six inches).

Minster girls third-place finishers included Jessica Albers in the mile run (5:30.3), Al-yssa Kemper in the 200 meter dash (27.59 sec-onds), Averie Bornhorst in the girls two mile run (11:58.36) and Holly Brandewie in the girls shot put (32 feet, 3.5 inches).

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The Minster boys track team picked up a win in a tri-meet with New Bremen and Marion Local on Thursday night, garner-ing 79 points. The Cardinals had 51 points and the Flyers had 45 points.

Minster winners included Sam Phlipot in the 100 meter dash (11.15 seconds) and the 200 me-ter dash (22.72 seconds), Paul Niekamp in the mile run (4:46), Derek Collins in the long jump (20 feet, 6.5 inches), Brendon

Conrad in the discus (138 feet, six inches) and Jared Sekas in the shot put (44 feet, 10 inches).

Winners for New Bremen in-cluded Zach Speckman in the 110 meter hurdles (15.44 seconds) and the 400 meter dash (52.4 seconds), Elliott Westerbeck in the 800 meter run (2:05), Jus-tin Eilerman in the 3200 meter run (9:54), the 3200 meter relay team (3:29) and the 1600 meter relay (8:21).

Minster girls winners included

Taylor Arnold in the mile (5:59), Richard in the 400 meter dash (1:05), Maria Dahlinghaus in the 800 meter run (2:33) and 200 meter dash (28.55 seconds), and Schmiesing won the high jump (four feet, 10 inches).

New Bremen girls winners included Elaynne Speckman in the 100 hurdles (15.44 seconds) andthe 300 hurdles (49.57 sec-onds) and Kyleigh Suchland won the long jump (15 feet, four inches).

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Photo by Fred KremerMarion Local’s John Elk-ing slides head first into third base during the Flyers’ game against the Celina Bulldogs Thursday April 22. The Flyers won the game 4-2.

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And dirty and messy and a whole lot of work—among other things—but gardening remains one of my favorite ways to re-lax. Which probably has something to do with my childhood.

I was raised a farm girl, and one of the strongest memories for me is still my mom’s garden. It was on a section of our lawn just between the clothes-line and the wooden fence that bordered the north pasture. It was also very large. We grew sunflowers, sweet corn, sweet peas, carrots, radishes, potatoes and I think there was even kolerabi one year.

Within this garden, Mom used some cotton string and wooden stakes to rope off about one-third of the clean dirt that was

designated as the “kid’s garden.” Here, my broth-ers and sister and I were allowed to choose what we wanted to grow. We were responsible for the water-ing, thinning and weed-ing—though Mom would help us a bit with that last one. We always had car-rots and often green beans just because the garden was our perpetual snack source in summer. When my siblings and I got hun-gry, Mom would send us out into the garden to pick whatever was ripe—or close enough to count—wash it off and pop it into our mouths. The sweet peas were my personal favorite, but we were lim-ited on intake. Otherwise, we would have eaten our mom’s entire crop. But the carrots and green beans were free to take, as long as they were roped off.

When I got my first apartment in Minster, I was delighted to find that there was a small sec-tion of dirt on the south side, just to the left of my door. It was only about three feet long by two feet wide—maybe a little less on the wide side. But I thought if I planted only enough vegetables for just myself, it would make the perfect garden for one. I worked at turning up the soil and removing all plants that were not sup-posed to be in a garden sometime in the middle of May. Mom sent me a collection of herb packets, encouraging my endeavor with little black seeds. So, my parsley went in right next to my back steps, followed by garlic bulbs, covered with straw to in-sulate them. On the op-posite end of the garden,

I planted a handful of red seed potatoes, mounding the dirt up over them like my dad always did.

Having procured some baby tomato and pepper plants from the green-house, those plants went in last. The hardest part, re-ally, was figuring out how to stake a tomato plant when I didn’t have any of the preferred chicken wire cages that my mom used or even a source of thin wooden stakes and string to tie up the plants. Eventually, I found some green plastic stakes that came with connecting arms that snapped into place to form a triangle around the plant. I didn’t stake the tomatoes right away, however. I wanted them to grow a little out of their pathetic three inches before I condemned them to a cage.

Unfortunately, my garden lasted only three weeks before it encoun-tered a foe it couldn’t possibly be expected to triumph against: a lawn-mower. One benefit to living in an apartment is that I’m not responsible for the landscaping. But the one who was in charge of the lawn must not have recognized my garden for a garden. Maybe they thought I had a very fine and rampant collection of weeds outside my back door. At any rate, I came home from work one day

to find my parsley lopped off, smartly chopped to about one inch above ground, the same height as the grass in my backyard. My tomatoes and peppers had been decapitated, with no stakes to protect them from the blades, and my potatoes had become stout, green stumps stick-ing out of their respective mounds.

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The employees of Auglaize Industries in New Bremen celebrated Earth Day on Thursday, April 22 by planting arborvitae around their bus parking lot. Helping out with the work were Phil Steva (seated); standing L to R, Caroline Klopfenstein, Marilyn Poeppelman, Natasha Thomas, Alicia Thomas, Charles Knostman, and J T Schlenker.

Auglaize Industries celebrates Earth Day Two Shelby County Master Garden-ers will present a program on Gardening Basics, May 1 at 2 p.m. at the Lake Lora-mie Heritage Museum.

The museum is located on Ohio 362, across from the Lake Loramie State Park swimming beach.

Nadine Bryan will present informa-tion on seeds—where to start, how to

start, inexpensive methods and plant-ing—when and how.

Charlotte Smith will talk about soil: types, testing and preparation, as well as crop rotation, the importance of that and the need for a garden plan.

There is no charge for the program. Donations will be greatly appreciated by this non-profit museum.

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While the political debate surrounding global warming continues to rage on, the na-tion in general continues to grow more environmentally conscious. In fact, with the first decade of the 20th century now over, it’s quite possible histori-ans might someday refer to the last 10 years as the “Go Green Decade.”

Most adults are fully aware of the myriad ways in which we can go green, including how to conserve fuel, trimming energy usage or even using cloth bags instead of plastic bags when go-ing grocery shopping. While those are all great and easy ways for adults to make a positive im-pact on the environment, adults might be surprised to learn the many ways in which kids can go green as well.

* Go green at school. The average American produces roughly 1,000 pounds of trash

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Another way kids can go green at school is to stop brown bagging their lunch. While the brown bag lunch might be a connection to yesteryear, it’s also wasteful. Instead of using throwaway brown bags to pack kids’ lunch, parents can pur-chase a reusable lunch box or

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Spring is such a good time to be tromping out-doors and into the woods. This year I am a woman on a mission—locating a spe-cial species of wildflower that is found in only three places in Ohio.

While researching the natural history of Auglaize County, I discovered that the prairie wake-robin trillium (trillium recurva-tum) was last document-ed in our county more than 20 years ago. Now I have a new excuse for go-ing afield: looking for the threatened plant.

Some two decades ago a state botanist found this special wildflower in St. Marys Township. It is not common to Ohio, so it is classified as threatened but not yet endangered. To date, prairie wake-robin is known only in

Auglaize, Hamilton, and Clermont Counties.

But that’s not al! The plant’s celebrity goes back to 1897 when it was first documented by two peo-ple named A. Wetzstein and J.D. Simkins.

The trillium gets its name because it has three leaves on the stem and three petals on the flower. It is found in woodlands around the time that May apple and trout lily appear. There are many varieties of trillium but this week, large-flowered, drooping (or nodding?) and sessile as well as the prairie wake-robin were blooming in our area.

The sessile trillium looks like the PWR but is much more common. Both have a maroon flow-er that sits atop the mot-tled leaves. Look at the se-

pals, the three leaves that covered the flower, to tell them apart. If the sepals are on top of the leaves once the flower opens, this is sessile trillium. The sepals point downward, touching the stem under the leaves for the PWR.

My husband Neal and I have gone out searching in woodlots near us and found both the PWR and sessile trillium in abun-dance. We find so much of the PWR that it is hard to step without crush-ing them. Expanding the search to Noble and Franklin Townships re-sulted in no new colonies of this special wildflower yet.

St. Marys Township seems to be the epicenter of the PWR. The chal-lenge now is to expand the search to adjoining

townships and counties to see just how far it may reach. If found in Mercer or Shelby Counties a new record would be gained.

There are more than 600 recorded species of rare plants in Ohio. The botany community keeps track of findings such as the PWR. Last week ODNR sent botanist Tom Arbour from Columbus to verify our colonies and check historical sites where records show it was found before.

According to Botanist Tom, “The status of a rare plant in Ohio is de-pendent upon how many USGS topographic quads it has been found on in the past 20 years. Now that we have document-ed it on four quads in St. Marys Township, Aug-laize County, it means the

status will decline slightly from threatened to po-tentially threatened. It will occur on eight quads instead of seven, just making the threshold for potentially threatened in-stead of threatened. The Auglaize County popula-tion just happens to fall at the junction of four quads, even though it is still a relatively small and isolated population.”

If you have a woodlot that borders St. Marys Township in Mercer, Shel-by or Auglaize counties, you can join in the search

as a citizen botanist. Go to the Heritage Trails Park District web site for a picture of the PWR on the home page: www.ht-parks.org. Then head to the woods to look for this special trillium. I would be happy to join you in a search for the prairie wake-robin trillium. This is one more reason to love the place we live!

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As spring is here, that annual project of cleaning out the basement or garage has again arrived. One of the thoughts of that spring cleaning is “what will I do with these old paints and other chemi-cals?” As a good steward of the envi-ronment, you do not want to put them into the trash and cause problems with groundwater at a landfill in the future. The environmental option is again here. Residents can take those items to the Auglaize County Hazardous Waste Day at the public works building on Harrison Street in Wapkoneta. This collection will be on Saturday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. When you drop off the items at this location, a company that specializes in the disposal of hazardous materials will properly handle them and not cause an environmental problem.

At the Waste Day Collection, you can bring in old paint and paint related products, any old chemicals or cleaning solutions or outdated garden supplies. We will also be accepting old appliances, which will be free except those that op-erate on freon. There will be a charge of $15 for each of these appliances for the removal of freon. Paint will be charged a fee of $1 per gallon container and 50 cents for each can of smaller size. Car tires and light truck tires can also be dropped off and a charge of $2 per tire will be charged for these tires.

Paint that is hard in the container can be safely placed in the trash for disposal and does not need to be disposed of at this collection. You can also save some storage space and money by combining partial cans of paint and bringing in only the full cans of paint. The color of the combined paint does not matter, the only rule is that the latex and oil based paints are not combined, but kept in separate containers. Another option for disposal is to check the local hardware, paint sup-ply store or building supply center for a product that will set-up and harden latex paint. The empty cans can be dried and the cans placed in your regular trash.

Home mechanics who change their own engine oil can recycle old oil all year long at the recycling center in Wapkon-eta on any Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon and on the first Saturday of each month at the Cridersville center from 9 to 11 a.m. Oil can also be recycled during the week at the water distribution building on WAyne St. in St. Marys from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 1 is the only day of the year to get rid of those household haz-ardous waste items. This collection is sponsored by the Auglaize County Solid Waste District. If you have any questions about this collection, you can call the district office at 419-394-1270.

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When the summer sun starts blazing, tempera-tures in shaded areas can be as much as 20 degrees lower than nearby sunny spots. That’s why shade is a welcome relief.

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Once reserved for base-ball fields and indoor foot-ball stadiums, synthetic grass, commonly referred to as “fake grass,” can now be purchased by private citizens as well. While synthetic grass has evolved over the years, the princi-ple of providing a realistic and aesthetically appealing alternative to natural grass is still the same. One thing that might be changing

is the way people look at synthetic grass, particular-ly with respect to its envi-ronmental impact. While a common objection to synthetic grass is that it negates the positive effects grass has on the environ-ment, namely its intake of potentially harmful car-bon dioxide, it’s important to note the conservation value that synthetic grass provides. Synthetic grass

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Few things exude the spirit of summer more than a backyard barbecue. Casual attire is expected, and the a good time is had by all.

One thing that can ruin even the best barbecue, however, is the uninvited guest with a big appetite. And it’s not Uncle Frank. Mosquitoes might not ask for a third or fourth ham-burger, but they do tend to feast whenever they get the chance. At best, mos-quitoes are annoying and pesky. At worst, mosqui-toes pose a serious health risk to adults and pets, as mosquitoes can carry vi-ruses that result in illness.

But mosquitoes don’t have to ruin your outdoor plans this summer. In-stead, taking a proactive approach before the sum-mer season starts can help reduce the risk of mos-quitoes dropping by your next barbecue. The fol-lowing methods can make your yard less attractive to hungry mosquitoes, en-

suring Uncle Frank will be the only one filling up at the next barbecue.

* Destroy or dispose of tin cans, old tires, buckets and similar water-holding containers.

* Drill holes in the bot-tom of recycling contain-ers that are left outside and cover trash containers to keep out rainwater.

* Clean clogged roof gutters on an annual ba-sis.

* Change water every week in birdbaths and wading pools.

* Aerate ornamental pools or stock them with fish.

* Clean and chlorinate swimming pools that are not being used.

* Check for trapped water in plastic or canvas tarps and arrange them so they drain properly.

* Clean animal troughs weekly.

* Irrigate lawns and gar-dens carefully to prevent water from standing for several days.

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Every spring, homeown-ers head outside to take stock of how the winter treated their lawn. Homeowners in areas that experience heavy snow or rain-fall each winter likely do not look forward to this inventory, fearful of what another harsh winter did to their property. Fallen tree branches, frozen ground and winter wind storms can do a number on even the most well-manicured lawns, turning a summertime labor of love into a nightmare.

While homeowners might not be able to do anything about the weather, there are ways to revitalize a lawn each spring. And you don’t have to be an accomplished landscaper to handle the task. The follow-ing tips can help bring your lus-cious lawn back to life, helping make winter a distant memory.

* Remove all debris from your yard. Debris includes any trash in the yard, wood, large roots, fallen branches, and even stones. The presence of trash such as broken glass or even fad-ed paper products such as cups or bags is not only unsafe for the environment, but it can prove harmful to anyone who might be out in the yard once your grass grows, especially if you

have children. Oftentimes, win-ter winds can blow trash from nearby garbage cans across the yard, no matter how neatly ho-meowners put out their trash.

* Smooth the soil. Once all debris been removed, examine the soil for any abnormalities that might need to be smoothed out. Use a spade or rake to smooth any areas that aren’t up to par. Next you’ll want to loosen the soil as well, some-thing that can be done with a garden rake. Any unsightly ar-eas, such as humps or ditches, should either be smoothed out or filled in, depending on which is appropriate. This can be done with some soil and should not prove too costly.

* Consider seeding the lawn if need be. For lawns that took a particularly harsh beating over the winter, consider seed-ing the lawn to help revitalize it. When seeding a lawn, be sure you choose the right seeds. Different regions respond bet-ter to different types of grass. But don’t be intimidated if you don’t know the correct grass to choose. Simply ask a landscaper or consult a lawn care specialist at a nearby home improvement center as to which type of grass is the best fit your region and

your yard.When you’re read to seed, the

seed can be scattered by hand for smaller yards, or with a drop spreader for larger lawns. When spreading with a drop spreader, use the suggested amount of seed on the bag (even a little less seed should do the trick) and make sure you spread out

the rows evenly in the same di-rection. Once you’ve sowed the first part of your lawn in one di-rection, you can crisscross back over that part at a 90-degree an-gle, making sure you keep equal distance and calibrate your spreader at the same speed.

* Add mulch for aesthetic and practical appeal. Moist helps the

soil, and can also add aesthetic appeal to a lawn. Moist helps the soil by allowing it to retain moisture, making it more con-ducive to growing healthy grass. When laying mulch down, keep the mulch at roughly a quarter-inch to ensure your lawn will grow in nicely.

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Photo providedHomeowners can revitalize their lawn after a long winter in a number of ways.

There are few things more frustrating than working hard to achieve a vibrant, green lawn only to have it rav-aged by insects. Some bugs eat lawn blades top to bot-tom. Others like to suck out the moisture from the lawn. Still others munch on the roots of your grass. Whatever their choice in menu, insects that feed on your lawn can be a nuisance.

Ridding your landscape of unwanted bugs is pos-sible. However, first you have to identify what insects are feasting around your home. Only then can you take the steps to tackle these bug problems.

Sod web worms: The insects are sometimes called sod web moths because they flutter up when disturbed. The adults fly and lay eggs in the grass. The caterpillars that emerge feast on the lawn -- eating just about any-thing in their paths. Proper irrigation and fertilization helps keep these bugs at bay because a stressed, poorly cared-for lawn is most susceptible.

Chinch bugs: These small, ladybug-sized munchers suck the juices out of lawn blades. The larval form of the insect does the most damage between April and May, after they hatch. Planting resistant grasses is one of the best ways to combat these insects.

Billbugs: These insects love Kentucky Bluegrass va-rieties of lawn. The larvae resemble small grains of rice and feed on the base of the grass blades, right above the roots. Billbugs overwinter as adults in piles of fall-en leaves. To prevent infestation, clear leaves from the property promptly.

Grubs: Grubs are the larval form of many different beetles, such as Japanese beetles. They feed on the roots and stems of the lawn. The trouble with grubs is they often attract moles to the lawn because moles feed on grubs. Moles will burrow through the soil and cause their own destruction. Grubs allowed to mature will form into bugs that do their own destruction to plant life as adults. Applying a bacteria called Milky Spore can kill grubs.

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Cutworms: These small, brown cat-erpillars are the larvae of night-flying brown or grayish moths. Cutworms oc-casionally infest lawns. They feed on the leaves or cut off the grass near the soil and may do severe damage to seedlings of Bermuda grass, Bentgrass and Ryegrass. These bugs generally will not decimate a

lawn unless it is a very large infestation.Mole crickets: These crickets hide

out in burrows during the day and feed at night on organic material, including grass. Like fire ants, it is generally impos-sible to irradicate these bugs. They sim-ply can be managed.

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Spring is here at last! Most of us can’t wait to shake off the win-ter blues, to get out into the sun-shine, walk the dog, play catch with the kids or just take a stroll in the park. For homeowners, it’s the first chance to work on the yard, restore a lush lawn and, for an increasing number of garden-ing aficionados, create a home vegetable garden. Inner city ur-banites, even those with a post-age stamp size yard, have been swept up by the ‘grow your own’ movement.

Victory Gardens, first intro-duced by Eleanor Roosevelt dur-ing the Great War, were the origi-nal community raised gardens. People were encouraged to grow their own veggies in support of the war effort. Today, raised gar-den beds have replaced them as the eco-friendly solution for eat-ing healthier without adding to the carbon footprint caused by trucking produce from the grow-er to the store.

Thanks to the Frame It All(TM) raised bed gardening system, it’s nearly effortless to assemble a raised garden bed

and easy to maintain with mini-mal weeding and back-breaking bending to water and maintain it -- a boon for seniors! Gone are the tattered, rotting wood frames or hulking ugly railroad ties that can overpower the aesthetics of even the most beautiful yard. Manufactured with 40 percent wood fiber and 60 percent recy-cled post-consumer plastic, the Frame It All(TM) rigid, ‘green’ composite timbers are attractive with a wood grain finish that is UV protected. The raised garden bed timbers will never rot, splin-ter, warp nor become infested and are recyclable. The patented heavy duty, corner joints and brackets make it simple to in-crease the size and height dimen-sions at any time. It’s like ‘Lego’ for gardeners!!

“I have a small back yard which is used by my entire fam-ily and dog,” says Nicole from Spring, Texas. “So I like having an area set apart from the rest of the yard in which I can garden. This system is so easy to put to-gether, and it looks great! I’m not a very good construction person,

but I found the assembly instruc-tions were easy to follow, and all I needed was a screwdriver and a mallet.”

Home vegetable growers control the quality of the soil, nutrients and other additives so veggies and fruits grown in a raised garden bed taste better, are healthier and cost much less than those from bought at the local market. Of course, the icing on the cake is the self-satisfaction and joy of serving up delicious tomatoes and veggies picked fresh from the garden.

* Think vertically. Adding the Veggie Wall trellis from Frame It All(TM) to a raised bed veg-etable garden greatly increases the amount of vertical growing space and provides the needed support for cultivating squash, beans, tomatoes and other vines. As well as giving a viable option for those without a lot of space, a vertical growing system also pays numerous dividends to the garden itself. Plants on the vine enjoy greater air circulation and so are healthier and not as sus-ceptible to disease.

“I just put mine together with my 13 year old son, and it was a breeze,” says Paula from Valley Forge, PA. “We had lots of rain last night, so it was very easy to get the corners into the soil. We filled it with compost, chopped leaves, manure, and top soil. I think this is a great raised bed frame. We plan to plant onions and garlic in this one, and will be putting more of these in the veg-gie garden within the next few weeks.”

* Add compost and mulch to the garden. If weeds are a garden-

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Spring is all about spring cleaning. While many people limit their spring cleaning to clearing the house of a win-ter’s worth of clutter, the spirit of spring cleaning can be applied to the lawn and garden as well.

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* Wheelbarrow. Save time and ener-gy by transporting heavy materials and equipment with a good wheelbarrow in-stead of by hand.

* Spade. Planting is made much easier when done with a sharp-edged spade. Though not rustproof, a forged steel spade will hold up better against hard objects like rocks under the soil.

* Pruners. Ergonomic and mechani-cally assisted pruners enable gardeners to cut through thick branches with mini-mal strain on your hands, making them especially beneficial to senior green thumbers.

* Hoe. Hoes enable you to cultivate, weed and mix the garden and flower beds as you push and pull the soil.

* Cultivator. Cultivators make aerat-ing the soil much easier, particularly in

early spring when the soil is harder after a long winter.

* Shears. Shears help maintain and shape shrubs by making it easier to slice through thick branches.

* Metal rake. A metal rake helps over-turn soil and work mulch or compost into the top layers of the ground.

* Trimmer. Trimmers help shear tall-growth areas and any areas that might have grown unruly during the winter months. Trimmers are typically motor-ized, so exercise caution and wear safety gear when using one.

* Hose. Hoses come in many shapes and sizes, and the right fit depends on the property. Just be sure when buying a hose that there’s enough length to extend from the external faucet to whatever area you’ll be watering.

* Edger: Edgers can give the property a clean, manicured look by trimming away any stray blades around the perim-eter that the mower left behind.

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When it comes to spring and summer, many people associate certain sights and sounds with these warm weather seasons. Ocean waves crashing, luscious lawns glowing green and birds chirping are often associated with spring and summer.

While homeowners might not be able to bring the sooth-ing sounds of the ocean to their homes, they can bring the lyri-cal sounds of birds chirping to their yards. Bird feeders make a wonderful addition to any lawn or garden, adding aesthetic ap-peal and bringing music to your ears. Choosing a bird feeder can depend on where you’ll be hanging it. But whatever the lay-out of your property, bird feed-ers come in so many shapes and

sizes that you’re sure to find the right fit.

* Tray (platform): These feeders are simply a big, open tray that’s easy to fill and easy for birds to access seed. What’s more, they can accommodate several birds at one time. Most birds will jump at the chance to feast at a tray feeder. There are some who will be reluctant, however, including doves, quail, sparrows and other ground feeders. However, they can cer-tainly dine on any seed that gets spilled over.

* Hopper feeders: These have plastic or glass enclosures that dole out seed as it is needed. This is a smart choice since seed isn’t wasted and it’s protected when not being eaten.

* Widow feeders: Before storm windows and screened-in windows infiltrated modern society, birdseed was simply strewn out on an open window sill. You can still invite birds to your window with a window feeder that mounts like a win-dow box. Or, there are models that simply suction to the win-dow itself.

* Tube feeders: These just may be the most efficient type of feeders out there. They’re self-contained, the seed stays dry, and they hold a large amount of seed, making refilling an in-frequent job. They also can feed a good number of birds at one time.

* Nectar feeders: Some birds, like hummingbirds, orioles,

house finches and some wood-peckers, prefer sweet nectar or sugar water over seed. Use

a nectar feeder to satisfy their sweet tooth.

Bird feeders can add aesthetic appeal

Photo providedBird feeders come in many shapes and sizes, ensuring homeown-ers they can find the right fit for their yard.

The popular conserva-tion mantra Reduce, Re-Use, and Recycle finds root in your grandmoth-er’s sage advice -- “Waste not. Want not.”

In the early 20th cen-tury, conservation and waste minimization were not social movements. They were necessities. Ten years into the 21st century, the wisdom and benefit of conservation is back in the forefront of American thought.

The lagging economy has many people ques-tioning how they can cut costs. A big hit to the home budget comes in maintaining a lush land-scape. It is a great irony that keeping up green spaces can take a heavy toll on wallets as well as the environment.

Expenditures in the war on weeds are often high in time and money. No-body wants weeds poking

up their ugly heads up in the yard. Something has to be done!

The battle often turns to an expensive and dead-ly assault with chemical weapons. The herbicides may knock out weeds, but they also punch the pocketbook and intro-duce damaging elements to the environment.

There is a less ex-pensive, more efficient, eco-friendly method for maintaining landscapes. Use landscape fabric. It is the secret to low-main-tenance, chemical-free shrub and flower beds.

Breathable fabrics like new Commercial WeedBlock(R) Recycled block sunlight and pre-vent seed germination. If the weeds can’t ger-minate, they can’t grow. Then gardeners don’t have to squander time pulling them or spend money on herbicides for

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It takes 27 bottles to make one roll, so using this fabric reduces waste by keeping plastic out of overflowing landfills.

A landscape fabric like Commercial WeedBlock Recycled also helps con-serve water. The thin layer of pervious fabric slows surface evaporation and safeguards soil moisture.

Using landscape fabric is easy. Simply prepare the landscape bed, roll out fabric and spread over plants, cut an X shape in

the fabric above plants, and pull the fabric down. Add a 2- to 3-inch layer of mulch over the fabric, and it will provide weed protection for years to come.

Switching from chemi-cal weed control to a landscape fabric made from recycled bottles may seem like a small change, but it makes a large im-pact in the long run. Your

grandmother’s “Waste not. Want not” mental-ity just may be the best way to weather the latest economic downturn and protect the planet.

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A garden can brighten your mood and be a perfect place in which to relax. Gardens need not be reserved strictly for the outdoors. Creating a sunroom garden can bring the beauty of the landscape inside of your home.

Sunrooms, solariums, all-season rooms, or Florida rooms as they are sometimes called are popular spaces in many homes. They enable the homeowner to bring a touch of the outdoors inside, even when Mother Na-ture does not cooperate. Sun-rooms can serve as a transition between the yard and home or simply be a tranquil place at home in which to retreat.

Outfitting your sunroom with plant life is much like planning your garden or potted plants around the house. There are a few steps you should take.

1. Measure the area. You want to have a balance between plants and furniture without overwhelming the space. Don’t fill the entire room; otherwise, it can seem cluttered and con-fusing.

2. Determine sun concentra-tion.Depending on where your sunroom is located, you will have to address sunlight. Sun-rooms facing south or west will

get a lot of strong light during the day. Rooms facing east will get subtle morning light, while those facing north won’t have nearly as much light. Once you determine how much light your room receives, you can choose plants that will thrive there.

3. Choose your colors. Sun rooms will be enhanced mostly by the colors of foliage and flow-ers. Thus, keep the walls and other decor neutral in nature so that you won’t have clashing patterns. Many people choose to use wicker furniture in sun-rooms, but you can put a comfy armchair or a durable sofa in there as well. A tabletop water fountain can add the effect of a babbling brook. Throw pillows and blankets in your choice of color can make the room seem lived in, as opposed to being a glorified porch.

4. Choose containers. Re-member, most of your plants will be potted plants, and thus you should allow for ample growth by choosing contain-ers that are larger than your plant; ones the plant can grow into. Choose the same mate-rial in pots or go with a similar color palette. Container plants will need to be watered more frequently than plants grow-

ing right in the ground. Speci-mens that are in a sunroom that receives a lot of sunlight that is quite warm may need even more water. Use the finger test in soil to determine what plants need to be watered.

5. Use window treatments. A sunroom doesn’t have to be exposed all of the time. Sheer window treatments or shades or blinds that can be pulled closed allow you to create pri-vacy when you desire it. Feel free to sit in your sunroom even when the sun sets. A vented gas stove can be lit on chilly nights, if you prefer to use the sunroom year-round.

6. Purchase no-fuss plants. Many varieties of plants are perfect for individuals who simply do not have the greenest of thumbs. If you need some in-spiration and help getting your indoor garden to grow, consider these plants.

* Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)

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A cup of coffee enjoyed in the garden can make for a relaxing morning. How-ever, that java can also be a pick-me-up for your landscape.

Coffee and tea byproducts can be used in and around the garden to act as a slow-release fertilizer and a main component of compost.

Like leaves left to decompose in the garden, coffee grounds when dispersed thinly in the soil, can be an amendment

and add nutrients back into the ground.Consider these uses for

grounds.* Add to compost piles

(filters and all) along with tea bags to make an all-natu-ral, rich source of energy for plants.

* Dilute with water to make a fast-acting fertilizer.

* Use in soil for houseplants or in veg-

etable beds.* Some people believe

that coffee grounds can help repel pests, such as snails and slugs.

* If your garden needs more nitrogen, definitely turn to coffee. Nitrogen is essential for plant leaf de-velopment.

* Plants that thrive in acidic soil, such

as pines, evergreens, blueberries, rasp-berries, roses, azaleas, gardenias, ferns, rhododendrons, lily-of-the-valley, and even marigolds, can benefit from coffee grounds which slightly lower the pH of the soil.

* Feed the coffee grounds to garden worms. It seems they love to consume them. Worm excrement in the garden is beneficial, as is the aeration provided by tunnelling worms.

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Home and Garden EditionSaving money is a good idea no

matter the season. But with warm-er weather and longer days on the horizon, there is no better time to be penny-wise -- and have fun in the process. Here are some great ideas for making the most of the season -- and maybe even putting a little money away for a summer vacation.

Plant a vegetable garden. Spring is the time to get your garden go-ing so that it will provide a bounty of fresh -- and inexpensive -- veg-etables all summer long and into the fall as well. Optimal planting times vary by region. In the north-west, southeast and southwest, the best time to plant is generally April, while May is generally best for planting gardens in the north-eastern and central states.

Learn the art of canning: Ex-tend the savings -- and enjoyment -- from your garden by preserving fruits and vegetables. While the

process requires little in the way of equipment, it does require an understanding of the process and a commitment to cleanliness. But the results are definitely worth the effort.

Hold a yard sale. Whether you call it a yard sale, garage sale or tag sale, it’s a surefire way to rid your home of unwanted items and make some extra money at the same time. Remember, since the secret to a successful yard sale is foot traffic, it pays to advertise. In addition to putting up signs at well-traveled in-tersections in your neighborhood, it pays to spend a few dollars on a newspaper ad. Many local newspa-pers offer special garage sale rates and some even supply free signs and useful tips.

Invest in a crockpot or slow cooker. In addition to saving time, slow cookers are the frugal cook’s best friends -- particularly during the spring and summer. Not only

do they transform less expensive cuts of meat into tasty and tender meals, but they save energy be-cause they keep kitchens cool even when the weather grows warm.

Drop your dryer. Air-drying laundry is a boon to the environ-ment and your bottom line. If you do not have an outdoor space to hang laundry, there are several types of indoor drying racks avail-able, including space-saving mod-els that are designed to be hung on a wall.

Alter kids’ winter wardrobes. Here’s a tip for handy parents with growing kids. Since kids will like-ly outgrow their current winter clothes by next year, parents can save a bundle by transforming long sleeves into short sleeves and pants into shorts. If you have a sewing machine and measure carefully, you can quickly create a warm-weather wardrobe for your kids without spending a dime.

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Do you sometimes feel that lawn care is taking over your life? And de-pleting your pocketbook? If so, consider shrinking your yard.

Turning trouble spots and unused turf areas into low maintenance landscape beds with na-tive plants simplifies lawn care. It also helps the envi-ronment and adds a little padding to your pocket-book.

Native plants that are acclimated to local soil and climate conditions require far less upkeep than grass or imported plants. Natives are species that grew in an area before people arrived with for-eign plant material.

Once established, na-tive plants are almost maintenance-free. They do take a couple of years to settle in and get grow-ing. Be sure to water well initially and feed with an organic fertilizer that will turn the soil into a healthy loam. Remember that healthy soil yields healthy plants. New Jobe’s(R) Or-ganic Fertilizer Spikes are a simple way to get the job done. (Learn more about the full line of Jobe’s Or-ganic Fertilizers at www.

easygardener.com.Find native plants by

contacting your county extension agent or check-ing with a nursery that carries locally-grown in-digenous plants. Don’t relocate plants from the wild! Doing so could be illegal, and it would de-plete local plant and ani-mal habitats.

Added hardscapes like walkways and patios tie naturalized areas together and minimize lawn areas while maximizing yard us-age. Small hardscapes can be installed in a weekend. There are do-it-yourself kits in home and garden centers, and many offer “How to” clinics that help you do the job correctly.

Hardscapes tend to buckle and crack over time. Be sure to use an eco-friendly underliner like WeedBlock(R) Re-cycled landscape fabric (made from recycled soda bottles) to prevent settling and shifting.

You don’t have to re-duce your lawn overnight. Tackle the job bit by bit. Every grassy spot you fill with native plants will be a step toward reclaiming your life from the lawn mower and returning your yard to its natural beauty.

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Photo providedNative Azaleas thrive with easy and convenient fertil-izer spikes.

If the thought of growing a lovely vegetable garden is appealing but you’re overwhelmed and intimidated by the thought of starting your own garden, set your fears aside and get on the gardening bandwagon.

Recent studies show an influx of new gardeners. The Garden Writers Association Foundation researched trends in edibles gardening and found over 41 mil-lion households in the United States grew a vegetable garden in 2009. A trend has to be hot when the White House gets in on the action.

Mrs. Obama’s vegetable garden is getting a lot of at-tention in 2010. It has starred in a couple of popular television shows (Iron Chef and Biggest Loser), sup-plied produce for the White House kitchen and yielded surplus vegetables for donation to a local food shelter.

Growing your own produce makes a lot of sense. Much of the produce in local supermarkets grows hun-dreds -- sometimes thousands -- of miles away before coming to your counter. Travel takes a toll on freshness. The veggies and fruits may look fine, but they won’t be as flavorful as something you grow in your own yard.

Growing a garden is easier than you might think.First, select a location. If you want to grow vegeta-

bles, your garden needs to be in a sunny spot. Trees or buildings cast shadows so take them into account when choosing the garden plot.

Next, decide on your garden’s size and shape. If this is your first foray into gardening, a pre-packaged gar-dening kit would be easy and helpful.

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Now comes the best part: choose the things you want to grow. If it is your first garden, don’t be overly ambitious. Stick with two or three reliable growers. You can’t go wrong with tomatoes or herbs. If you like squash, plant zucchini and you will have bounty galore for sharing with family and friends. Your local county extension agent and Master Gardener organization of-fer advice and assistance. Don’t hesitate to turn to them if you need help.

Follow the planting instructions that come with the plants you purchase, and be sure to follow spacing rec-ommendations.

It won’t take long for planting time to turn into har-vest time. One bite into your first homegrown produce, you’ll be smiling to beat the band and planning what to grow next year.

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The growing emphasis many homeowners place on keeping their property pristine is reflec-tive of many things. Though it’s quite possible a reflection of the enjoyment many homeowners take from landscaping, it’s more likely a reflection of the impact a well-manicured lawn can make on the overall value of the prop-erty.

In a study conducted by Michigan State University, a well-manicured lawn was found to increase the value of a home anywhere from 5 to 11 percent. Much of that might be due to curb appeal. A home with curb appeal is one that is appealing to the naked eye, meaning pro-spective buyers already have a good first impression before even stepping foot inside the home. A home with great curb appeal will attract more pro-spective buyers, likely adding the amount homeowners can add to their asking price.

As the popularity of land-scaping has grown, so has the popularity of responsible land-scaping. More and more hom-eowners are not only spending their weekends caring for their lawns, but also doing so in a way that’s beneficial to the environ-ment. For those hoping to fol-low suit, consider the following tips:

* Remember something as

simple as the seeds can make a big difference. Oftentimes, the region of the country will dic-tate which choice of grass seed is best for a given lawn. That’s because a grass that’s suited to a particular area will require less maintenance, which means less water and less reliance on sub-stances to prevent or fix prob-lems. Using less water is envi-ronmentally friendly, as is using less chemicals to solve problems related to the lawn. Consult with your local nursery or garden center for the types of grass seed best suited for your region.

* Organic diets can ben-efit the lawn, too. Many people prefer organic foods these days because of their taste and their smaller carbon footprint than processed and preserved foods. But organics aren’t just good for humans; they’re good for lawns as well. Instead of chem-ical-based foods and fertilizers, consider an all-natural diet for your lawn. Compost heaps can generate important nutrients for your lawn and plants and can be created simply from lawn clip-pings, raked leaves and the un-eaten scraps from your kitchen -- like fruit rinds, eggshells and leftover coffee grounds.

* Install an irrigation system. While soaking a lawn with water might seem good for the grass, chances are it’s not very good for

the environment and possibly illegal in heavy drought regions. An underground irrigation sys-tem, however, is designed to wa-ter lawns and plants at the root level, strengthening the grass and plants and saving some wa-ter in the meantime. Many sys-tems are timer-operated and wa-ter in the early morning or early evening hours when the water will have maximum potential to benefit the lawn. These timer systems also make it possible for busy homeowners to maintain their lawns without making a

major time commitment.* Reduce reliance on pes-

ticides. While pesticides are necessary in certain instances, homeowners can reduce their reliance on pesticides and in do-ing so save some money. Some insects are too pesky and could be a great threat to a lawn, but it’s important for homeowners not to overlook the many bene-fits insects and animals can pro-vide. Worms, birds, butterflies, and some beetles can consume harmful “bugs” like aphids, mites and other leaf eaters. Bats

are even good to have around, as bats often prey on biting flies, gnats and mosquitoes, pests that can make outdoor entertaining a nightmare.

* Keep the grass cut at a prop-er level. While Junior might want to cut the grass as close as possible to reduce the amount of times he has to push the mower around the yard, cutting too low is potentially very harmful to the grass. That’s because grass that’s cut too short is increasingly sus-ceptible to disease, insects and drought.

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Cats, dogs, birds ... peo-ple enjoy the companion-ship and unconditional love that pets provide. But sharing a living space with a pet takes a measure of patience. That’s because pets can often contribute to indoor air pollution that triggers allergies in many individuals. From animal fur and dander to micro-scopic parasites, having a pet means you’ll have to work a little harder to keep your home clean.

People often mistake animal fur for the cause of their allergies. However, fur is not the culprit. Dan-der that collects on fur, feathers and saliva from some pets can cause al-lergic reactions. Pets that venture outdoors also can track in substances that can cause allergic reac-tions or other irritations. For example, a cat that loves to hide in the flower garden may carry in extra pollen. A dog may carry in chemicals from lawns on his paws.

Animal allergens are sticky and tend to adhere to furniture and other surfaces for some time. Coming in contact with these substances can trig-ger a reaction. You’ll have to weigh your comfort

level against the value of keeping a pet you might be allergic to. Fifteen to 30 percent of people with allergies have allergic reac-tions to cats and dogs.

If you decide to remain a pet owner, here are steps you can take to minimize the effect of allergies.

* Keep surfaces through-out the home clean and clear of clutter.

* Choose bare floors or low-pile carpets that can be frequently cleaned.

* Frequently launder a pet’s favorite furniture.

* Consider adding a whole-house air filter to a forced air heating/cooling system. Run it frequently to remove more particles from the air.

* Keep pets out of the bedrooms where dander can settle on linens.

* Place filters on air intake vents to limit the amount of allergens sucked into the HVACsystem.

* Wash and brush the pet frequently to remove dander and other aller-gens. Brushing a pet out-doors can limit the amount of fur inside.

* When pets have been outdoors, wipe down their coat and paws to limit the amount of foreign sub-stances brought into the

house.* Change bird or small

animal cages frequently to reduce the buildup of ani-mal feces and mites.

* Professional groom-ing and routine veterinary visits can help catch fleas, ticks, mites, or other para-sites before they spread in a home.

* Cats are generally re-sponsible for more pet-related allergies than dogs. Therefore, if you are very allergic, you may want to consider a canine com-panion.

* Pets that do not cause allergies are nonexistent. Shorter-haired animals shed more and collect

less dander. Think about adopting one with shorter hair and less drooling.

* Play with pets outside. Playing with pets stirs up a lot of dander, so it is better to have it in the outside air than in your home.

* Dust with a wet cloth. Never dry-dust as it only serves to stir up the dander

and increase your chances of breathing it in.

* Keep pet excrement away from air intakes. This includes litter boxes.

* Invest in a HEPA vac-uum cleaner.

* If pet allergies are a real problem, consider an aquatic pet or a lizard. Dander won’t be an issue.

Reduce animal-related allergens in the home

Photo providedIt’s pet dander not pet fur that is often the culprit with allergies. However, longer-haired pets may produce more dander than their shorter-haired cousins.

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