Despite the decline in the city economy, Youngstown, Ohio, thrives as the Cradle of College Coaches Sep 1, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Enamored by ornaments of Christmas past Aug 27, 2009
The Golden Glow was organized in an Ohio barn in 1980 with 20 people interested in restoring old Christmas lighting. It has grown to 1,000 members worldwide hooked on nostalgia. (San Francisco Chronicle)
September calendar Aug 27, 2009
1 Literary bargains: Book sale, Conneaut Public Library, 304 Buffalo St., Conneaut, Ohio; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Also, Sept. 2-4 ... Arts s: Ashtabula County Antique Engine Club's arts fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the club's grounds, 4026 State Route 322, Wayne, Ohio. (Erie Times-News, PA)
America's best flea markets Aug 26, 2009
The Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market in Ohio takes place one weekend each month, excluding February and July ... Where & when: Springfield, Ohio; one weekend each month, excluding February and July ... Where & when: From West Unity, Ohio, to Gadsden, Alabama; first weekend in August. (CNN)
Antique stolen from ghost town Aug 26, 2009
It was manufactured by the National Cash Register Co. in Dayton, Ohio. "It's an important piece of the Visitor Center and is greatly missed," said Maria Craig, an archaeologist with the BLM's Missoula Field Office. (Montana Standard, MT)
Shoppers find bargains at sprawling yard sales Aug 10, 2009
More than 15,000 people from as far away as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky are expected to travel here through Saturday on a bargain-hunting extravaganza that spans two counties. It coincides with what s billed as the World s Longest Yardsale, which is expected to draw hundreds of thousands across a swath of the nation. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
City Beat (2) Jul 26, 2009
ACLU of Ohio s Brown Bag Lecture Series presents Prison bound: A review of the school to prison pipeline with Paul Hill Jr. of the East End Neighborhood Center at noon at the Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center, 4506 Chester Ave. Bring lunch; drinks and desserts provided ... The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve presents Disparately Distinguished art exhibition featuring two of Ohio s most prominent female artists, Gail Newman and Nancy Underhill, through Sept. 4. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Need a few bucks? Hold a yard sale Jul 25, 2009
And organizers of events such as the annual "World's Longest Yard Sale" a 654-mile bargain-fest in early August that stretches from Alabama to Ohio say more homes and communities are getting involved ... The Alabama-to-Ohio yard sale is one of the best known in the country, with attendance estimated in the hundreds of thousands, said Leann Houston, tourism director for the Fentress County, Tenn. (MSNBC -- Business)
COLUMN: If only this area had a really sophisticated fest, like Tour de Fat Jul 14, 2009
Modern technology and Facebook allow me to keep in touch with pals from Houston, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta and relatives everywhere from Florida to Ohio to Colorado ... Sure, they ll reply (I m guessing), from Florida, Ohio, Texas and New Jersey, as soon as we raise enough dough. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Investors eye IOUs Jul 7, 2009
Brandon Schlichter, 23, an entrepreneur in Ohio, launched the BuyMyIOU site. He said he has between $500,000 and a million dollars to invest and hopes to line up other investors. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
» Readers pay tribute Jul 7, 2009
"In your life you may have felt alone and have had to face extreme scrutiny, but I hope you look upon the world from heaven and hear all the voices and cries of millions, if not billions, of people who love you and mourn for the loss of you, our King of Pop for all time. Your music and your voice will live on in our hearts forever and we will never forget your talented gifts you shared with us. I've been playing You Are Not Alone over and over and can't believe you are gone. We will miss you. I... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Economy takes its toll on Amish Jun 30, 2009
By comparison, the USA's largest Amish settlement with an estimated 40,000 in Holmes and four surrounding counties in East Central Ohio hasn't been hit as hard as settlements in Indiana and many other places, says Paul Miller, executive director of the Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center in Berlin, Ohio. Likewise in Pennsylvania, which has the second largest number of Amish, Kraybill says fewer than 5% work for non-Amish employers, which has provided some buffer from the outside economy. (USA Today)
Federal, Junior Duck Stamps debut June 26 Jun 26, 2009
The new Junior Duck Stamp, featuring a single wood duck, was created by Lily Spang, a 16-year-old from Toledo, Ohio ... The new Junior Duck Stamp was created by Lily Spang, a 16-year-old from Toledo, Ohio. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Buy Marino Hall of Fame book Jun 24, 2009
His accomplishments have been forever immortalized with his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. To mark this momentous occasion, Dolphin/Curtis Publishing is proud to announce the production of an 84-page commemorative pictorial: Path to Glory: Dan Marinos Hall of Fame Induction. (DolphinDigest.com)
Big fine could be big trouble in downloading case Jun 21, 2009
Camara and co-counsel Joe Sibley represent two other people being sued by the recording industry Brittany English, a student at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, and Joel Tenenbaum, a student at Boston University. He said the Thomas-Rasset verdict wouldn't change how he approaches those cases. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Bantam's Gilyard Dies Jun 19, 2009
and a sister-in-law, Lynn Klemesrud, and her husband, Bruce, of Ohio. He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Oh, goodness. Politicians are about to ‘fix’ health care. Jun 18, 2009
Reacting to the proposal, John Boehner, the Ohio Republican who leads his party in the House, said in an interview today on Good Morning America that it is going to be too big of a foot on an industry that already is having financial problems. Today s plan is the product of weeks of meetings among government officials, financial experts, lawmakers, industry executives and lobbyists, The New York Times writes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
10 things to do this weekend Jun 5, 2009
Plus, eyes are on Jack's tournament in Ohio as Tiger returns. These companies have seen explosive growth. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Swine flu fears close three more schools May 30, 2009
Before working at Logan, he was director of Worcester Regional Airport and served in other administration jobs at airports in Ohio. (AP). (Boston Globe)
LICENSING International Expo 2009 Exhibitor Profiles May 28, 2009
Globally anticipating customer needs, Univenture has sales and manufacturing operations in Marysville, Ohio; Reno, Nevada; Dublin, Ireland and the Dongguan province of China. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Economic Woes Affecting Motor Sports May 22, 2009
"Mattes says his company has reduced its workforce roughly 20% to about 250.Fans attending this month's two-day race weekend at Richmond said tickets, gas, lodging and food averaged close to $500 a person. Some indicated that taking a day or two off from their jobs was increasingly difficult."You have to plan it," says Maumee, Ohio, resident Elizabeth Lane, who met friends at Richmond for an annual girls getaway. "You can't just do it anymore spur of the moment. You have to save, know what... (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Moore, Richard May 15, 2009
and Dillon Moore of Griggsville; a daughter, Heather Moore of Springfield; one grandson, Isaiah of Springfield; a sister, Cathy Peacock and husband Steve of Beardstown; a half-sister, Lisa Crow of Griggsville; a step-sister, Kellie Otterstedt and husband Keith of Coshocton, Ohio; step brothers, Mike Westfall and wife Sandy of Jacksonville and Wayne Waite of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Mike Crawford; and his maternal... (Pittsfield Pike Press, IL)
Two Americas May 15, 2009
It was the morning after on East Collins Avenue in Oxford, Ohio ... Ordinary Americans at ordinary parties, celebrating a rite of spring one block from the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio ... "Things are tough here. Lots of layoffs over in Hamilton, Ohio. That's why they come here. The college kids throw away a lot of good stuff.". (CBS News)
Dogwood volunteer comes 155 miles from Defiance, Ohio May 13, 2009
That's how far it is from his driveway in Defiance, Ohio, to Dogwood Fine Arts Festival headquarters in Huntington Bank, where he was stuffing programs Monday afternoon. He has also sponsored students to see the authors. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Pictured from left: Joe Edmiston, executive director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Board supervisor; Andrew Benton, Pepperdine University president; and Ed Pert, regional manager of the Department of Fish and Game, at the university\'s dedication of 73 acres of open space in the Santa Monica Mountains to the Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority. Photo by Ron Hall May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 06, 2009 Edition. Malibu Film Society will also serve as a forum where prominent locally based actors, directors, producers and writers can introduce and present their latest films to local audiences. (Malibu Times, CA)
THE CLIMATE: Our weekly look at what's good, not so good Apr 28, 2009
Ohio State spring football game ... The obvious draws here are getting an early look at the defending Big 10 champs, seeing how top underclassmen perform and knowing that this is one newsworthy Ohio State game on the national stage that the team can't possibly lose. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
In touch with the Earth: For some local residents, Earth Day is every day Apr 12, 2009
In the 1970s, the Cuyahoga River in Ohio burned, toxic chemicals were dumped into waterways, fish kills occurred in the Great Lakes, vehicles burned leaded gas, and smokestacks of industry belched tiny particles that would become slow, silent killers. All of these issues and others just as severe were regarded as the cost of doing business back then. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Full Body Hippo Among Seven Hundred Taxidermy Mounts for Sale to Highest Bidder Fort Worth Big Game Trophy & Western Auction Apr 10, 2009
The full moon rises above the tree tops in Moreland Hills, Ohio. AP Photo/Amy Sancetta. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Union City Chamber plans Apr 8, 2009
Interested residents can sign up for the city-wide garage sale at the Village of Union City Clerk's office at 419 East Elm Street; at the Ohio Valley Gas Company at 317 North Columbia Street; or at the Chamber of Commerce office inside the Old National Bank at 101 E. Elm Street. The Farmers Market will have its first session of the season on Saturday, May 23 at the Railroad Depot. (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
Weller Coppertone Pottery for House... Mar 29, 2009
Founded in 1872 by Samuel Weller, the original pottery was located on Weller s Ohio farm and consisted of one cabin and one kiln. Weller was a farmer who dug the clay on his own land. (Suite101.com)
Pirkle Jones; photographer depicted migrants, activists Mar 27, 2009
In 1941, when he was employed at a shoe factory in Lima, Ohio, he enlisted in the US Army and served in the Pacific theater. He passed through San Francisco on the way out and returned after the war to enroll in the new photography department at the California School of Fine Arts, headed by Adams. (Boston Globe)
Grocery auctions drawing crowds of bargain-hunters Mar 26, 2009
At Steve Schleeter's grocery auction in St. Mary, Ohio where attendance has swelled in recent months some regulars have told him they now shop mostly at the auction and only go to the store for milk and lunch meat ... Marvin Mason, who runs grocery auctions in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, said the percentage of shoppers who use credit cards and food stamps instead of cash has increased, indicating more people are showing up out of necessity. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Thrifty shoppers are Sold! on grocery auctions Mar 25, 2009
At Steve Schleeter's grocery auction in St. Mary, Ohio where attendance has swelled in recent months some regulars have told him they now do most of their shopping at the auction and only go to the store for milk and lunch meat. He estimates his customers can knock 50 percent off their grocery bills. (MSNBC -- Business)
Sold! Bargain-hunters buying groceries at auction Mar 25, 2009
At Steve Schleeter's grocery auction in St. Mary, Ohio - where attendance has swelled in recent months - some regulars have told him they now do most of their shopping at the auction and only go to the store for milk and lunch meat ... "Every once in a while, a customer bids it, and you're going, 'I'm pretty sure that's cheaper in the store,' " said Schleeter, the Ohio auctioneer ... Marvin Mason, who runs grocery auctions in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, said the percentage of shoppers who use... (AZCentral -- News)
Obituaries for Saturday, March 14, 2009 Mar 14, 2009
During World War II, Arline worked as a Rosie the Riveter assembling airplane wings in Akron, Ohio ... Survivors include his wife, Sara L. Markham of The Villages; daughters, Judy Swinehart of Dover, Ohio, Kathy Ryan of Winona; stepdaughters, Lisa James of Winona, Julie Brinkman of New Philadelphia, Ohio, Jeanne Beaber of New Philadelphia; sister, Martha Nelson of Massillon, Ohio; 18 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Fire Sparks On Ohio Baseball Team Bus Mar 8, 2009
-- One person received a minor injury Saturday morning when a fire broke out on a charter bus transporting an Ohio college baseball team to a tournament in Lakeland, Fla. The Florida Highway Patrol said a player from Mount Union College suffered minor injuries to his hand when the fire sparked on a stretch of Interstate 95 in Nassau County just north of the Duval County line. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Carlisle business will be one-stop home shop Mar 3, 2009
As years went by, Phelan collected thousands of Art Deco light globes and fixtures handmade in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia during the 1920s and 1930s. A recognized authority in the field, Phelan routinely appraises the value of these collectibles. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Ralph Carpenter, 99, connoisseur of Colonial furniture Feb 24, 2009
He started selling life insurance on commission, first in Toledo, Ohio, where his father ran an auto-parts manufacturing business, and later in New York. In 1932 he married Cynthia Ramsey. (Boston Globe)
Economy crushes collectibles Feb 22, 2009
J. Louis Karp, owner of Main Auction Galleries Inc., in Cincinnati, Ohio, holds a Marx camouflaged 1930's toy airplane ... to an Ohio pawn shop with a blue-collar clientele, similar stories abound. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Erin Garden Club to Attend State Show Feb 21, 2009
Cleveland Ohio, who designed the grounds in the late 1920s to the mid. 1930s when the house was being restored after a major fire. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Does kissing hold the key to compatibility? Feb 19, 2009
There s also political, power and social kissing all throughout antiquity, said Donald Lateiner, professor of humanities-classics at Ohio Wesleyan University. The Greeks seem to have kissed less than the Romans, not that I have the videotape or Kinsey Institute of Rome to reference. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Video may solve high-rise killing Feb 19, 2009
Calle was from a small town near Dayton, Ohio, and moved to Atlanta in 1985 to work for the Centers for Disease Control, Brawley said. The American Cancer Society lured her from CDC in 1989, Brawley said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tough market for antiques, heirlooms sellers Feb 19, 2009
to an Ohio pawn shop with a blue-collar clientele, similar stories abound ... Steve Wolter, a sports collectibles dealer in suburban Montgomery, Ohio, said the market has its ups and downs ... At the Treasure Aisles flea market in Monroe, Ohio, Mike Ferguson, a roofing contractor whose work has been slow, rented a vendor's space for the weekend to raise some cash. (AZCentral -- Business)
AG Holder: US nation of cowards on race Feb 19, 2009
Andrew Grant-Thomas, Deputy Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University, praised Holder's general message but said the wording of the speech may alienate some. "He's right on the substance, but that's probably not the most politic way of saying it. I'm certain there are people who will hear him and say, 'That's obnoxious,'" he said, adding that what was missing from Holder's speech were specific examples of what painful subjects need to be... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hawks demote Hunter to developmental league Feb 18, 2009
A rookie from Ohio State, Hunter has averaged 0. 6 points and 0. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
SunTrust's stock price falls 18% Feb 18, 2009
Other bank stocks that dropped Tuesday include Bank of America, down 11 percent, and Huntington Bancshares, a regional bank based in Columbus, Ohio, down 22 percent. Meanwhile, shares of Aflac plunged nearly 14 percent Tuesday after a Wall Street firm downgraded the Columbus-based supplemental insurer to market perform from outperform. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ex-starting QB leaves Ga. Southern Feb 18, 2009
Henton, a former Georgia high school player of the year, transferred to Georgia Southern after spending two years at Ohio State. He will have to sit out a year, leaving him with one year of eligibility. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
UGA attendance ranks No. 6 Feb 17, 2009
Georgia ranked sixth nationally in attendance last season. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tech's is down Feb 17, 2009
Tech attendance drops in 2008. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
GOP tries to restore image of fiscal discipline Feb 17, 2009
Nevertheless, House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio downplays any notion of a political risk. "Standing on principle and doing the right things for the right reasons, on behalf of your constituents, will never get you in trouble," he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Downtown project aims for LEED standards Feb 13, 2009
Brent and Diane Ziegler, who moved to the Triad last May from Columbus, Ohio, have purchased the building at 526 S. Elm St. and plan to live in the 2,500 square feet upstairs and lease about 2,200 of street-level space for commercial use. The building previously housed Hampton Antiques. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
BETTER LIFE: More on sexual health Feb 11, 2009
Sexual health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Cupid Countdown, Day 1: Keeping love alive. (USA Today -- Life)
New series: AZ national parks Feb 8, 2009
He has been to Glendale to see the big game, a Fiesta Bowl matchup between the Longhorns and Ohio State that went down to the wire, and is traveling a bit before heading home. Reid asks if he is from Texas. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Movie Sweepstakes: Are You A Winner? Feb 8, 2009
Lise Goens, Maple Heights, Ohio ... Sex and the City' Contest Jane Sturgeon, Dayton, Ohio ... John Knight, Wellsville, Ohio. (KERO 23, CA)
