I like to keep the yard mowed so it looks as smooth as a baby鈥檚 bottom. Nothing makes a place look bad like an overgrown yard, except junked cars and trash. I have a two-cycle Lawn-Boy that鈥檚 25 years old, maybe older. I bought it new after years of mowing with inferior machines. Just ...
鈥淭he Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre,鈥� by Philip Fracassi. Publication date: Sept. 30. 416 pages. In slasher movies, the 鈥渇inal girl鈥� is the last girl standing to confront the killer. Maybe she lives, maybe she dies, but she usually survives to the end because she鈥檚 ...
After months of preparation and tireless weekly meetings with my wonderful committee we are down to one week left. The West Virginia Symphony League-Parkersburg is getting ready to bring up to the stage our biggest fundraiser of the year, 鈥淔all into Fashion.鈥� On Saturday, Oct. 4, at the ...
Our grandson is a U.S. Marine. This week I told him about his great-grandfather, my dad, who was a proud U.S. Marine. Dad and other Marines I know are Marines, even if they aren鈥檛 currently serving. When the 鈥淭he Marines鈥� Hymn鈥� 鈥� 鈥淔rom the halls of Montezuma to the shores of ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! Finally, a good dose of moisture hit the valley as we received some much-needed rain this week. Although we are late in the growing season, this will definitely help. This week I want to talk about herbs, specifically preserving through drying. ...
It used to be extremely rare to spot a bald eagle along the area rivers. That has changed. The majestic symbol of America, and our national bird, are now common along area waterways. When I rowed crew for Marietta High School in the late 1970s one of our favorite practice routes was up the ...
