More than 80 people attended the Greenfield Historical Society's Spring Tea held on April 25. The guests were hosted by the Reverend Ricardo Lewis and his wife, Vonya, in their roles as Frederick Douglas Patterson and his daughter-in-law, Kathleen Patterson.

Rev. Timothy Mohon, Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Greenfield, Ohio, will be giving a presentation for the monthly meeting of the Southern Ohio Genealogical Society on Thursday, May 13, 2010 entitled "Tracking Your Baptist Ancestors." Rev. Mohon will share the four areas of Baptist records that are often confusing to researchers so that genealogists can ask the correct questions in dealing with these unique items, as well as revealing various locations to uncover these valuable source materials.

Our son has never been a great student, but the stakes are higher now that he's in high school, and we can't get him to understand that. Nothing we've tried has worked -- he just doesn't care about getting good grades. What can we do?

The February 2010 National Make a Blanket Day for Project Linus was a tremendous success this year. Each year in February, volunteer “blanketeers” try to better their output of blankets by one. Last year’s contribution of blankets for our area of the chapter was 85; this year’s total was 166!

Spring is a time for rejuvenation.  You see it all around us in the landscape and in the fields.  Grass is growing rapidly, trees are leafing out, and farmers and gardeners alike are busy with their crops of interest.

Donald E. Fender, Inc., welcomes Rebecca Oglesby to their staff.

This month’s program:  “Birdhouse Bob” McMullen is heading out on the Appalachian Trail again.

Wilmington College will present a food symposium Thursday, April 22 on topics surrounding the theme "Food and Farming for the Future: Eat Healthy/Grow Responsibly."

Southern State Community College will present guest speaker Dona Grant on the topic of homestead gardening 6 p.m. Thursday, May 6, in the Learning Resources Center on the college's South Campus, 12681 U.S. Route 62, Fincastle. The event is free and open to the public.

The Highland Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) celebrated the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on Sunday, April 18 with members of the Marshall United Methodist Church.