Old farming ways come to life this weekend in Ellensburg (Daily Record) ELLENSBURG ? Visitors to Olmstead Place State Park east of Ellensburg this weekend will get a taste of what life on a family farm was like in days gone by....more...Lockport park openings celebrate great outdoors (The Homer Sun) If you live in Lockport or Homer townships, and you crave the joys of open space, then Saturday is your day. Two large attractions -- Dellwood Park West in Lockport, and the Trantina Farm in Homer -- will open with celebrations beginning Saturday morning. ...more... Latest Posts (The Sun Star) Food, crafts, cows and raffle prizes highlight North Royalton's Harvest Fest on the City Green Sept. 21. This annual event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., has grown in popularity yearly as a fundraiser for the North......more... Vote Me a Story: Kayla's Journey, chapter 7 (Midland Daily News) By the time they crossed the state line into Ohio, Kayla was nearly dead tired, ha ha. Danny seemed to be dozing and she didn't want to bother him. More than that, though, she didn't want to admit being tired....more... Jolene Shows 'em! (Eastern Ontario AgriNews) Nineteen-year-old Jolene Stinson of Kemptville beat out competitors two and three times her age to take the Lloyd and Elsie Hyland Memorial Award for Best Overall Plow Person at the Ottawa-Carleton Plowmen?s Association 2008 Plowing Match, held Sat., Aug. 16 at the Navan farm of Wyatt and Cheryl McWilliams....more... Local news (Woodstock Sentinel-Review) WOODSTOCK - Lorie Jocius, the president of Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, described Tuesday's official opening of this year's event as "bittersweet."...more... Dozen McLean County barns to be featured during 3rd annual tours (The Pantagraph) BLOOMINGTON -- The Barn Keepers will hold its third annual barn tour featuring about a dozen barns north and east of Bloomington-Normal in McLean County from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday....more... 80-year-old marks 50th consecutive year at fair (Spencer Daily Reporter) The Clay County Fair has been "the destination of a lifetime" every year the last five decades for a New Richland, Minn., man and his wife. Paul Stennes, who marked his 80th birthday Wednesday, and......more... Don't just sit around the house this weekend (Yakima Herald-Republic) Talk about your busy fall lineup. Events this weekend will feature everything from Grandview's grape stomping to Granger's menudo slurping to Naches' venerable Sportsmans' Days celebration....more... |