Eight men with Warren County connections were with the 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteers and Col. Strong Vincent in the desperate fight for Little Round Top at Gettysburg. We’ll explore that place and the role these men played next week, but let’s meet them first. Edwin W. ...
There are only about 100 miles between the bird feeder I maintain at our home in Boardman and the one I periodically fill with seeds while at our cabin on the Allegheny River in Althom south of Warren. But there are definite differences between the clientele the two feeders attract. In Boardman and on the river, many of my customers are the same. There are sparrows (but no house sparrows on the river) cardinals (Ohio’s state bird), blue jays, mourning doves and (unfortunately) squirrels. (But in Boardman, the squirrels are just red ones, small black ones and just occasionally, a ...
Pansies also known as “love in idleness,” hearts ease or little flame has always been a favorite flower. By the first of May, my mother would bring home a few pansy plants to set out in a small garden bed where the family could enjoy them. The little plants were very hardy and could survive late frosts and even a dusting of winter snow. As they grew and reached for the spring sunshine, we cut little bouquets to enjoy in the house. The more you pick pansies the more they bloom. Every year the pansies are different. I remember the spring when our pansies were different shades of ...
Wednesday is an annual Warren County day of giving. For 16 hours today, the eighth annual Warren Gives will collect donations, and provide a total of $40,000 in matching dollars, for Warren County organizations. It’s an unusual year. Organizers of the event considered canceling ...
Some youthful volunteers were out honoring veterans at St. Joseph Cemetery on Thursday. Four young ladies, none of them yet 16 years of age, did the bulk of the work of placing flags in the 1,200 veterans markers at the cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day. Scottlynn (9) and Madalynn ...
Billboards promoting May as Mental Health Awareness Month have been popping up all around Warren County. Much like mental health issues pop up all around us. CORE (Choosing Openness Regarding Experiences) and the Warren County School District teamed up to offer a contest — prior to ...
