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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1975
Page
3
Homer Moorehead of Main Street Amesville found what looked like tomatoes growing on a potato vine in his garden after planting an old eating potato. County Extension agent Ken Ackerman noted the phenomenon is common since potatoes and tomatoes are related and vines may bear fruit above ground in a good season.
Ackerman notes a vine tomato is technically a fruit but not edible. He says the fruit contains high chemical levels and is not recommended for consumption. Community inquiries about the fruit are common each year.
The Communications Magazine feature notes the Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Services and the Ohio Valley Medical Microwave Network sharing facilities to improve rural health care. The Medical Microwave Network connects Ohio State University Hospital with three Southeastern Ohio hospitals using color interactive telemedicine to transmit EKGs and life signs to physicians, addressing doctor shortages in Appalachia and extending hospital diagnosis to the scene.
Gov. James A. Rhodes announced ARC funding for two Ohio projects. Ohio Valley Health Services Association receives 12000 dollars for a preschool dental program in Athens Hocking and Perry Counties. Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District gets 20000 dollars for a mobile child development resource unit serving eight south central counties.
Five staff members Mary Mulhern Genola Graves Helen Lamson Beiva Straten Elvaine Warrens and Cheryl Leach attended the Third Annual Appalachian Child Development Symposium at Marietta College. Sponsored by the Appalachian Regional Commission Child Development Office. Five of thirteen Appalachian states represented.
Stroud Run State Park continues its free interpretive natural history program through Labor Day. Park manager Paul Kennard and naturalist Cleo Gold outline weekly activities including Wednesday evening hikes, Thursday and Friday programs for children and adults, and weekend bird walks and nature talks at the nature center.
Dick Young, superintendent of the water system, says the cucumbery taste and smell come from algae in Lake Snowden. Turbulence on Wednesday brought bottom water and mud up, and a faulty chlorinating unit allowed the effect. The unit is fixed and normal water should return today.
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