Horticulture as a Summer Lesson and Sunflower Sightlines
In a New Market Virginia reminiscence, Cynthia Haynes of Iowa State University extolls horticulture as a broad educational tool. She notes gardens and sunflowers frame learning, teach science and health, and offer hands on activity and family time, with marketing and business lessons for youth. Sunflowers symbolize the season and classroom show and tell in nature’s lab.
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Cynthia Haynes
Iowa State University At
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Bramwell to host bake-off fundraiser at depot event
Bramwell hosts a cake and pie bake-off to benefit the Bramwell Heritage Train Depot. Contestants must arrive by 5 p.m. for judging, with ribbons for winners. After judging, cake and pie pieces with ice cream will be sold for five dollars per person. The Sandlick Travelers perform and donations are sought via a hat, with contact via Town Hall or Kathy Kish.
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Bramwell
Sandy Flanagan
Flanagan
West Virginia fair crowns recipe contest winners
The West Virginia State Fair named Wendy Weikle of Ronceverte, Lisa Stansell of Lewisburg, Eva Faulkner of Princeton, and Geneva Parker with Samantha Nickell of Lewisburg as top winners in four recipe contests. Weikle’s Wild n'Wonderful Ranch Potatoes advances to a national competition, while Stansell’s Apricot Pork Roll, Faulkner’s Spicy Summer Lime Grilled Chicken Salad, and Parker Nickell’s Veggie Pull-Apart Bread earned titles in their respective divisions.
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West Virginia
Wendy Weikle
Ronceverte
Lisa Stansell
Lewisburg
Eva Faulkner
Princeton
Geneva Parker
Samantha Nickell
Weikle
Hidden Valley Ranch
Stansell
Faulkner
KC Masterpiece
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Fleischmann
Bramwell Hosts Bake Off Benefit For Heritage Train Depot
Molly Lohr IY Ree reports Bramwell will hold a bake-off this Saturday to raise funds for the Heritage Train Depot. Cake and pie entries are judged by local celebrities, with ice cream, cakes, and pies served after awards. The event promotes nutritional discussions around fruits and vegetables.
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Ager
Molly Lohr IY Ree
Bramwell
Broccoli and folic acid linked to cancer and Alzheimer's hopes
The piece cites studies claiming broccoli may help prevent bladder cancer and folic acid could lower Alzheimer's risk by reducing homocysteine. It notes a 10 year study of 579 participants and warns that supplements are not proven therapy. Also mentions mad cow disease concerns and FDA/Veterinary rules with U.S. beef safety.
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Kathleen Fackelmann
USA Today
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Journal
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Canada
Washington
Texas
South Dakota
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