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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
No place like home Mar 27, 2008
During the Civil War, the copy was taken by a Union soldier who sold it to someone in Ohio in 1866. That person s descendants sold the copy to businessman Robert Matthews and Connecticut antiques dealer Wayne Pratt in 2000 for 200,000. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Today's butler has traditional skills, and new ones Mar 23, 2008
Locke decided to give it a try and attended the Professional Domestic Institute in Ohio, a 12-week butler's boot camp where he learned the ropes in an 18-room English Tudor home. "I was starting a new life in America," says Locke, "and you've got to look at yourself and self-reflect as to what you're good at doing. And unfortunately, I'm good at cleaning, cooking, ironing. I like etiquette and having respect for everything, and I do things right. I thought I should become a butler.". (Boston Globe)
College basketball, auto racing, prep basketball Mar 19, 2008
NITFirst RoundLast nightOhio State 84, UNC Asheville 66Massachusetts 80, Stephen F. Austin 60Syracuse 87, Robert Morris 81Akron 65, Florida St. 60, OTSouthern Illinois 69, Oklahoma State 63Maryland 68, Minnesota 58Creighton 74, Rhode Island 73Alabama State at Arizona State, late ... SOUTHTonightMiami (Ohio) (17-15) at Tulsa (20-13), 8:05Utah (17-14) at Texas-El Paso (19-13), 9:05 ... MIDWESTLast nightOhio 80, Brown 74TonightCincinnati (13-18) at Bradley (17-15), 7. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Coppin an attitude Mar 18, 2008
The Eagles will be the first team to start the NCAA tournament with 20 losses, when they take on Mount St. Mary s in tonight s play-in game in Dayton, Ohio ... Ohio State was No. 1 in the final poll last season and the Buckeyes went on to lose to Florida in the championship game. (Boston Herald)
Distillery Commons getting high-end antique market Mar 15, 2008
Matson said he has been to 25 antique malls in three months in Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee, and also has taken antiques courses. He said his startup budget for the market is $75,000 and that he has obtained that money from personal funds, an investor whom he declined to identify and "other sources." Matson also will have four employees, who will mostly work part time, he said. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Letters to the Editor - 3/4/2008 Mar 5, 2008
Clinton is really hearing it from the Obama camp: QUOTE: "Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., pushed back hard against the new ad, which ABC News? George Stephanopoulos described as ?the nuclear option? on Friday?s ?Good Morning America?. Addressing a group of veterans at an American Legion post in Houston, Obama said: ?We?ve seen these ads before. They?re the kind that play on peoples? fears to scare up votes.? The tone of the ad?which echoes the infamous Daisy Ad from the 1964 Johnson-Goldwater... (North County Times)
Obituaries (16) Mar 3, 2008
She graduated in 1941 from Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C., and began her teaching career that year at the Columbus, Ohio School for the Deaf ... Rosalind and Robert moved from Ohio in 1949 to accept teaching assignments in Rome, NY, then in 1954, relocated to the Florida State School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine. (Anson Record, NC)
CCAD awaiting gift's fate Mar 1, 2008
When his father died young, he left the military to become president of the family business, one of the top five concrete suppliers in Central Ohio. "He was always interested in the arts, but when you have a family business, I think he got pushed into it," said Jeff Ruff, a friend since the 1970s. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Bad mark for The Times Feb 26, 2008
Photo by AP McCain in Ohio: Could you feel around on my back for that hatchet the New York Times left. Related Articles. (Boston Herald)
Animal magnetism Feb 19, 2008
The homeless animals housed in the Animal Friends shelter in Ohio Township also are getting the 15 minutes of fame that Warhol predicted everyone will achieve. A scruffy dog named Peggy Sue, a cat named Patience and a rabbit named Evelyn have had their portraits painted in Warhol's signature style. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Old audio equipment sale aids BLT plans Feb 19, 2008
The Save the Haven campaign received a small boost Friday when Thomas Wilson, an antiques dealer from Clarksville, Ohio, came to the theater to acquire some old audio equipment and left a $500 check ... The greatest thing about Wilson's knowledge of the equipment is that when he reassembles it at his private museum in Ohio, it will come to life again. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Sweet Selling Sedan Feb 17, 2008
A low-mileage Packard sedan in completely original condition brought buyers out of the woodwork at Cowan's Auctions in Ohio. Phone bids from around the country pushed the final selling price well past the pre-sale estimate of $30,000 to $74,750, a solid finish on a very fine car. (Forbes)
Town to bask in glow of Lincoln celebrations Feb 12, 2008
and head down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers on a replica flatboat to retrace Lincoln's 1828 trip to New Orleans. The group will incorporate some modern conveniences the replica boat will be powered by motors. (Pekin Times, IL)
Another Flood for Weary Ohio Town Feb 8, 2008
FINDLAY, Ohio -- Flood-weary residents assessed the damage to their homes and businesses on Friday, while the governor planned to visit areas hard hit by heavy rains. In some places, water was waist-deep. (Newsmax)
Career Produced an Elegant Design Feb 3, 2008
Mr. Schreckengost grew up Sebring, Ohio, where his father was a potter at a local dinnerware factory ... Returning to the U.S. in the early 1930s, he began designing dinnerware for northern Ohio firms ... Mr. Schreckengost found a use for the scrap metal left behind from the Murray Ohio Co.'s bumper manufacturing: He made the metal into toys. (Wall Street Journal)
Welcome to cozy row Feb 2, 2008
A tiger maple secretary purchased from Pine Tree Barn in Wooster, Ohio, adds visual interest, along with a papier-mache turtle that sits atop a custom bookcase handcrafted by Mr. Mayo's brother, Bobby. Mrs. Eshelman's sister made the terrapin for her daughter when she was in the third grade. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Antiques fill Martinez townhouse Jan 27, 2008
IT'S A FACT: In addition to New York City and Boston, Ms. Abernathy lived in Tennessee, Ohio and Rhode Island before returning to the Augusta area. From the Sunday, January 27, 2008 edition of the Augusta Chronicle Reader Comments Note: Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of The Augusta Chronicle. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Value of art investment mostly in eye of beholder Jan 24, 2008
But despite those challenges, a collection assembled carefully over a period of years can ultimately prove to be a good investment, said Susan Bottiggi, who leads 's Private Client Group in Central Ohio. The group provides financial advisory and estate planning services for clients with a net worth of $3 million or more. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Mount Kilimanjaro: On Africa's roof, still crowned with snow Jan 22, 2008
Lonnie Thompson, a glaciologist at Ohio State University who has studied Kilimanjaro's ice fields for years, photographed the summit a year to the week, coincidentally, before we were there. He found only a few, isolated snow patches in shaded areas, a drastic difference from what we encountered. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Inventors invited to Atlanta casting call Jan 10, 2008
Dennis Kucinich (Ohio). Governor Bill Richardson (New Mexico). (Rockmart Journal, GA)
Ambler second-grader holds world title for Pokemon Jan 1, 2008
The Pokemon world championship is in Florida at the end of August and the national tournament is in Ohio in July. Gailor said he hopes to make it to both championship tournaments. (Springfield Sun, PA)
'Lady' lived a life of excitement Dec 31, 2007
Lady' lived a life of excitement - 12/31/2007 - MiamiHerald (The Miami Herald)
Ask Babe: Value of Clemens' items unchanged Dec 29, 2007
" Dear Babe: I have a program and ticket stub from the first game of the 1967 World Series. The program was later signed by Bob Gibson at a signing in Toledo, Ohio. -- Earl Kane, Mapleville, R.I. The Cardinals with Gibson, a future Hall of Famer, leading the way outlasted the Red Sox in seven games. Gibson won Games 1, 4 and 7. The signed program is worth $100 to $200, said Brian Marren, vice president of acquisitions for www.MastroAuctions.com auctions in Chicago. Dear Babe: I have a set (No.... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Baseball items sold to Ill. auction house to recoup Ohio agency's investment losses Dec 18, 2007
auction house to recoup Ohio agency's investment losses ... auction house to recoup Ohio agency's investment losses ... COLUMBUS, Ohio - A cracked bat once used by Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson, autographs from Yankees great Mickey Mantle and other memorabilia were among the latest items sold by a government agency seeking to recoup money from a former Republican fundraiser who stole from a $50 million investment fund he managed for the state. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Contractor Says Finders Keepers With Home's Hidden Cash Dec 15, 2007
Kitts says he found lost money and Ohio law says it s finders keepers if there s no owner likely to appear to collect the booty. Reece says the money is hers and Kitts is just trying to shake her down. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Pro Football's Interactive Theme Park: The NFL Experience Built By The Home Depot Returns to Arizona; Jan. 26-27, Jan. 31, and Feb. 1-2, 2008 Dec 12, 2007
Explorers in this area will stroll through a variety of authentic artifacts, including photographs and one-of-a-kind items on loan from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in Canton, Ohio, that capture the last 88 years of the NFL.. A football fan will enjoy the ultimate shopping delight at the NFL Experience Super Bowl Store. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
PSU shouldn't have issued statement Dec 11, 2007
Just look at Ohio State ... Most likely, Ohio State realized that it was not responsible for a student costume at a private, off-campus event, and Penn State should have reached the same conclusion. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Rare daguerreotype brings $97,750 Dec 8, 2007
Brown was born in 1800 in Connecticut, lived in Ohio for a time and was a free-state activist in Kansas before the October 1859 raid that he hoped would inspire an anti-slavery rebellion. Internet Links. (Globe and Mail)
How TV's 'Rudolph' was saved Dec 7, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- They look terrific for a duo whose holiday act debuted 43 years ago. The puppets who starred in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" are now in top shape. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Restored 'Rudolph' figures from TV show hit the road for holidays Dec 5, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - They look terrific for a duo whose holiday act debuted 43 years ago ... Eighteen-year-old Dwight Penney of Richwood in central Ohio says they brought back old memories of watching the show with his family. (WKRC.com, OH)
Restored 'Rudolph' Figures Make Rounds Dec 4, 2007
Original Santa Claus and Rudolph puppets from the TV special "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" were on display at the Mid-Ohio-Con comic book convention in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 25 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio - They look terrific for a duo whose holiday act debuted 43 years ago. (MSNBC -- News)
Hall of Famer with Cleveland Browns helped break modern pro football's color barrier Nov 29, 2007
Willis, who was also Ohio State University's first black football All-American, died Tuesday at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, of complications from a stroke ... Willis was a key part of Ohio State's 1942 national championship squad and an All-American in 1943 and 1944 ... Paul Brown, his coach at Ohio State and Cleveland, later said Willis "had the quickest defensive charge after the ball was snapped of any defensive lineman I ever saw.". (Los Angeles Times)
Restored Heirlooms-Memorable Gifts Nov 29, 2007
Wiebold Studios is a Cincinnati, Ohio company that specializes in solving exactly this sort of problem. In this column, Conservator Jennifer Burt answers frequently asked questions about her company s work. (Suite101.com)
CLASSIFIED 11/13/07 Nov 14, 2007
Run Heartlands Ohio Regional. 45/mile company drivers, 1. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Numerous holiday festivities planned in downtown Columbia Nov 5, 2007
In recent years, the Confederate Ball has drawn guests from as far away as Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky as well as every corner of Tennessee. Peter and Barbara Avery drive 850 miles each year from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, to attend the event. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Where is the (baby) love? Oct 26, 2007
She moved here earlier this month from Ohio ... She basically moved here for a better life since so many things went wrong for her in Ohio. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Psychiatrist opens Hale antique shop Oct 22, 2007
Store prices vary from 50 cents to $12,000 for a big Renaissance Revival walnut bookcase, original glass and hardware, circa 1860, that a friend in Columbus, Ohio, spotted for her. Miller has paintings and prints that range from fine art - an Elizabeth Murray limited edition, for instance, to flea market art. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Boston has been eclipsed as a top tourist destination Oct 22, 2007
"We've got a car, but we're not brave enough to drive here," said Ann Hillard of Toledo, Ohio, who was in town to see her son, a Harvard freshman. "Trying to find a motel here that's affordable is outrageous," said Ted Alstrom, a 60-year-old leaf peeper from Belfair, Wash. (Boston Globe)
$580,000 estimated in Binder Estate sale Oct 21, 2007
After the sale, a family from Ohio, was looking for means to transport two vehicles they won bids on to their farm in Texas. And two Canadians who flew to Spencer were looking for a truck-trailer to haul the 1946 Suburban one of them purchased to take it to Calgary, Alberta. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Collectors rue glass company's closing Oct 14, 2007
-- As a tiny girl, Linda Harmon delighted in picking through the "mistake'' pile behind the Fenton Art Glass plant and slipping away with a shimmering vase, dish or figurine that hadn't passed an inspector's muster but, to her, was irresistibly pretty. Like so many other people in this community on the Ohio-West Virginia border, Mrs. Harmon's grandfather, Frank Wooster, spent years working in the Fenton complex a couple of blocks from his home. She cracks a wistful smile at memories of dashing... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Even Martha Stewart Living recognizes Greene County is the place to be for autumn leaves Oct 1, 2007
These are dazzling, biologically diverse woodlands -- beech, basswood, cucumber-tree, yellow buckeye, Ohio buckeye, white ash and black cherry. To the east along the Mon River, trees are found that favor riparian conditions -- sycamores and silver maple, box elder, American elms, red elms, black willow, green ash, black ash, black walnut and red maple. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Hero banker' Oct 1, 2007
Daughter Kerri is 31 years old and is a physical therapist in the Air Force, stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Edward Murray said he thinks his dad is focused on the history of Augusta for the purpose of learning family history. (The Augusta Chronicle)
