Calamity of a Burned Boy and a Computer Comedy
Orrin, hospitalized in Metro General Burn Unit after a kitchen table computer error, struggles with pain and mystery as his parents juggle vegetables and worry. The family faces long nights, surgical procedures, and a cryptic request to free “half-runner bean people” from a fractured computer system.
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Orrin
Trutel
Metro General Hospital
Paul
4 H Members Display Home Skills In Elyria Contest
Thirty three 4 H members demonstrated home skills at the Ohio Edison Auditorium in Elyria for the Inside the Home Demonstration Contest. Winners include Jennifer Nemeth and Andrea Gargasz with top honors in senior divisions, plus multiple best of category awards and state fair qualifications.
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Jennifer Nemeth
Columbia Busy Beavers
Andrea Gargasz
Four Leaf Clovers
Lynell Wagner
Rochester
Michelle Nagy
Penfield Pennies
Lisa Beecheler
Jennifer Bass
Firelands Farmers
Julie Sheffield
Tonya Carroll
Rags To Riches
Chris Pfeifer
Annual Farm Safety Week highlights safety costs for farming
President Reagan proclaims September 15 21 as the 42nd National Farm Safety Week. Safety advocate Pugh notes that accidents cost farms nearly five billion dollars annually and that health and safety measures are essential to keep farms productive. A Lorain County plant care workshop led by Charles Behnke on August 5 offers free guidance on backyard fruit trees lawn care and vegetable production.
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Reagan
National Safety Council
Department of Agriculture
Ucces
Pugh
Wellington
Charles Behnke
Lorain
Warm Ag Weather Forecast Through Wednesday
It will be warm with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s through Wednesday. Partly sunny skies with a chance of scattered thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday. Frontal systems stay north with a southerly flow and light winds aiding spraying and drying rates for hay and straw. Moisture use for corn and soybeans runs about two tenths of an inch daily.
Cattle Herd Shrinks as Producers Trim Livestock
U S cattle herds decline as farmers cut herds to reduce costs or raise cash. July 1 inventory stands at 1163 million head, down 4 percent from a year ago and 6 percent from two years back, with feedlots at 866 million head headed to the beef market.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Dairy farmers fear price support cuts hit 700 farms yearly
Dairy official Don Schriver of Milk Marketing Inc. says July 1 cuts in federal dairy price supports will drive more than 700 farms per year out of business, higher than the Agriculture Department's 500 estimate. He notes regional blend prices and a loop of increased production to compensate losses.
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Agriculture Department
Don Sehriver
Milk Marketing Inc
Strongsville
Schriver
Department of Agriculture
Ohio crop report notes progress and conditions across state
Warm weather allowed hay cutting and threshing while topsoil moisture readings show 70 percent adequate. Winter wheat 90 percent harvested with high yields expected. oats 25 percent complete. soybeans 74 percent good and 12 percent excellent.
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Ohio
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