In 1956, a unique camping program for young people was created by Dave and Janny Brizius. Originally an outreach of the Gahanna Community Church, the program, greatly expanded and no longer affiliated with one particular church, and now called C.A.M.P., is ongoing, with the Briziuses still heading it. The new name stands for Constructing Assured and Motivated People.

Day trip to La Comedia
    Join us on Thursday, Sept. 16 for a trip to Springboro’s famous La Comedia Dinner Theatre and a matinee performance of the hilarious comedy “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.”

The Third Fleet was forming during WWII on March 15, 1943 under the command of Admiral William F. Halsey. Its onshore headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was established on June 15, 1944. The fleet operated in and around the Solomon Islands, the Phillippines, Taiwan, Okinawa, and the Ryukyu Islands with the USS New Jersey and from May 1945 to the end of the war, the USS Missouri as its flagship. It also operated in Japanese waters, launching attacks on Tokyo, the naval base at Kure, and the island of Hokkaido.

The Triple-L 4-H Club met Sunday, April 18 at the home of adviser Jaime Simmons. Fourteen members attended the meeting.

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.