Four local area businesses, Five Points Implement, Merchants National Bank, NCB Bank, and Sherwood Auto & Camper Sales, have donated $10,000 to the fundraising campaign for the Highland County Extension Support Group.
Ombudsman Program The Ombudsman provides a voice for consumers of long-term care. These consumers include residents of nursing homes, residential care facilities, and adult care homes as well as recipients of “in-home” services.
The month of August has ended and school is back in session. The Highland County Fair is upon us and the college football season is under way. Farmers are already discussing that harvest season as crops are rapidly drying down due to the hot and dry conditions that we have experienced over the past several weeks. Before you know it, fall will be here.
New Directions will host a rummage sale Sept. 2 - 4, 2010 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. each day at the New Directions Youth Center, located 251 Jefferson St. in downtown Greenfield.
Attention all seniors - looking for a fun day where you can meet new people, learn about services and programs that can benefit you, enjoy good food, fellowship, entertainment, and much more?
Hillsboro Garden Club member Rose Marie Cowdrey recently won the 2010 Faye Collins Designer of the Year Award from the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs. Mrs. Cowdrey, a 44-year Garden Club member and past president, received notice of the award from Juanita Wilkins, design study chair, and was honored at the July 12 OAGC banquet.
Hillsboro Garden Club member Rose Marie Cowdrey recently won the 2010 Faye Collins Designer of the Year Award from the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs. Mrs. Cowdrey, a 44-year Garden Club member and past president, received notice of the award from Juanita Wilkins, design study chair, and was honored at the July 12 OAGC banquet.
The annual Strokes for Strokes golf tournament welcomed 80 participants who enjoyed 18 holes of golf to raise $2,100 for the Adena Greenfield Medical Center's Stroke rehabilitation program. Proceeds from this tournament will be used to purchase educational materials for the center's stroke library that features helpful post-recovery information for stroke survivors and their families.
Kelsey Sheeley of Hillsboro exhibited her Polled Dorset ewe, Whitney, at the 2010 Ohio State Fair. Whitney is a Sept. 2009 ewe lamb and placed first in the fall ewe lamb class.
Kelsey Sheeley of Hillsboro exhibited her Polled Dorset ewe, Whitney, at the 2010 Ohio State Fair. Whitney is a Sept. 2009 ewe lamb and placed first in the fall ewe lamb class.
I always view late August as a time of transition. An obvious transition was the return of students to area schools this past week. Another more subtle transition is the change from growing season to harvest season for many field crops.
