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Valley Grows Calendar

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Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • OSU Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland. 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Plant and Pest Clinic You can submit your questions by calling the Mahoning County office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: Doughnuts make great tower cake

Lifestyles

DEAR HELOISE: I have a fun suggestion for kids’ birthdays. Most kids only want frosting on a birthday cake, so I made a “tower cake” by using doughnuts. Just purchase a variety of them (about a dozen) and create a tower with them. Candles can easily be poked into them and be lit. It costs about $20.’ — Great Grandma Betty, in Vancouver, Washington Great Grandma Betty, what a clever idea! It’s so unique, too. I’ll have to give this a thumbs up and try it sometime. — Heloise DEAR HELOISE: Toothbrushes are so handy for a variety of household cleaning chores! Since I ...

Gardening is good for your bones

Lifestyles

Gardening is more than a relaxing hobby — it is a practical, research-supported activity that can promote bone health and help prevent osteoporosis across the lifespan. About 90% of peak bone mass is built before age 20, making childhood and adolescence a critical window for prevention. ...

DEAR ANNIE: Wife’s hoarding has ruined their marriage

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DEAR ANNIE: Eight years ago, it felt like I had a mental breakdown trying to deal with all the clutter coming in our house. I told this to my wife, but her reply was to justify why she needed everything. Meanwhile, my frustration turned from anger to rage, and I started throwing things and shouting at her and not understanding how attached she was to her stuff. I threw boxes and boxes into the trash. Fast forward eight years to the present, and the situation hasn’t gotten any better. Her relationship with me has been put in a box and stored somewhere in the garage. These last eight ...

Nervous about ticks?

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If you couldn’t join us for our Tim McDermott’s talk on ticks last May, you missed a great session, but this article will help fill you in. It’s the season we have all been eagerly waiting for — summer! As we head outdoors to work in our gardens and to cycle, kayak and hike, it’s ...

Try to put ordinary moments at the top of the pile

Lisa Resnick Column

I was doing laundry the other day — yes, this is where we are now, folks. Riveting stuff happening over here. And I couldn’t help but think about how, just a year ago, I was days away from boarding a plane, heading overseas, alone, chasing something bigger than my everyday routine. Funny how life has a way of rerouting you. Grounding you. Sometimes gently, sometimes not so gently. And yet…here I am. Doing laundry. And oddly enough, loving the fact that I can. There was a time not too long ago when even the simplest tasks felt out of reach. So the ability to stand there, ...