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2009: The Year of AstronomyHave you ever viewed starlight twinkling through the eyepiece of a telescope? This is the year to do it: On Jan. 6, 2009, astronomers at the Cincinnati Observatory Center (COC) will capture light from the star cluster Pleiades through the observatory's 166-year-old telescope and transmit it by CCD c Read More... |
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Ohio IconLocation: 150 E. Columbus Street in Lithopolis, a Fairfield County village about 20 miles southeast of Columbus. Provenance: Dedicated in 1925, the Wagnalls Memorial was built as a library and community center by Mabel Wagnalls Jones to honor her parents, Adam and Anna Willis Wagnalls. Lithopolis i Read More... |
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Celebrating Earth Day around the Buckeye StateSmog blanketed cities, polluted rivers caught fire and gas-guzzlers traveled America's roadways in 1970. That same year, Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, proposed the first nationwide environmental protest to, in his words, "shake up the political establishment and force this issue on Read More... |
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Arc of Appalachia Preserve SystemWhen you think wilderness, does present-day Ohio come to mind? Probably not. But in the southern reaches of Ohio's boundaries along the leading edge of the Cumberland Plateau, a new wilderness is being born. It's a rebirth of Ohio's "Eastern Deciduous Forest" - an area most Ohioans may not realize i Read More... |
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Ohio QuizPseudo-OhioThis month’s quiz features pen names, stage names, professional names and other aliases adopted or used by famous Ohioans. Our clues give the actual name, but you have to state the pseudonym. For example, if the clue is: Trained at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Roberta Read More... |
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Have you been to Fort Meigs?Fort Meigs is an Ohio treasure that too few know about. Did you realize northwest Ohio was a fulcrum of power during the War of 1812? Fort Meigs provided a staging area for American troops to gather and get supplies before heading north into Michigan and Canada. Troops acted quickly on any enemy act Read More... |
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A day (or more) in Olde GahannaFolks in Gahanna, a town just outside Columbus, probably weren't surprised when their city was recognized by Money magazine in 2007 as one of the 100 "Best Places to Live" in the country. That was something they already knew about their community! And with its small town charm just outside a big cit Read More... |
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The lightless world of Ohio cavesBiologist-turned-spelunker Horton Hobbs III delights in the creepy-crawly life forms found in Ohio's caves. Hobbs is a professor at Wittenberg University in Springfield. He's a biologist, not a rock doc, but caves are his passion. Horton Hobbs, a professor at Wittenberg University, ha Read More... |
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Ohio QuizSince the U.S. celebrates its independence every July 4th, this month’s quiz features places in Ohio named after people who played a role in the American Revolution and founding of our nation. For example, if the clue is: Southeastern Ohio county named for Revolutionary War hero lauded as the Read More... |
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Wonderful weedsBy this time of year, our battle with the weeds that have marched into our gardens, flowerbeds and lawns has raged all summer long. Many a gardener is, no doubt, worn to a frazzle trying to annihilate them from the face of the earth. Our tolerance for weeds is a rather subjective matter. There Read More... |
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Ohio QuizThis month's quiz recognizes notable people who were born in Ohio. We'll describe their achievements, and you name the natives. For example, if the clue is: Born in Milan in 1847, he invented the light bulb, the answer is: Thomas Edison.CLUES1. After making a name for himself during the Civil War, Read More... |
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For the love of learningWhen Columbus resident Barbara Butler, 70, retired from a teaching career in 1998, she wasn’t ready to leave the academic world behind. She took a part-time job working in a local library, but after a while boredom set in. That’s when she heard about Program 60 (P60), an opportunity for Read More... |
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Where the action isPLEASE NOTE - Country Living strives for accuracy in this listing, but strongly urges readers to confirm dates and admission charges before traveling long distances to events. Submit your listing AT LEAST 90 DAYS prior to the event by writing to Country Living, P.O. Box 26036, Columbus, O Read More... |
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Ohio QuizHouses where prominent people were born or lived for a period of time are located throughout Ohio, and this month's quiz highlights historic habitats that now welcome visitors. For example, if the clue is: Milan dwelling where the light bulb's inventor was born, the answer would be: Edison Birthplac Read More... |
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2009 OREC Annual MeetingOhio Gov. Ted Strickland was honored for his service to electric cooperatives and their consumer-members when he was presented the prestigious National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) President's Award to kick off the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Rural Electric Association, Inc. (O Read More... |
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