Taste of garden memories always sweet
From a Brighton Garden by Fran Blank
One of the joys of my summer is to stand in the middle of a tomato-laden garden with a friend and share bites of vine ripe fruit. Garden feasting on sun-warm tomatoes always fills me with memories of my Ukrainian Grandpa and Grandma Woloszanski.
Grandpa Nic ...
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Holiday brings back memories
by NANCY SLAYMAKER Thinking of the Fourth of July brings back many happy memories of Wellington.
The big old house was coming back to life -- sandblasted, trim painted, shutters fixed. The horses and ponies are settled in their stalls at the back of the carriage house. The kids had met new friend ...
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Riders made GOBA an adventure
by Les Avery After driving 1,025 miles yesterday and 275 miles today I find myself sitting at the computer reflecting on GOBA, The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure. It was a wonderful week of cycling, as well as the opportunity to revisit my hometown and experience anew the love and hospitality of fam ...
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July is ripe with trips for seniors
by MARLA LENT
Office on Aging
It's that time again! On Wednesday, Aug. 6 at the Wellington Town Hall gym you can have four tests done that can save your life. You must pre-register by calling 1-800-324-1851. The four tests include a stroke screening/carotid artery test, atrial fibrillation s ...
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People should know field's name by now
Talk of the Town by JoAnne Dickason
Just the other day I found out that it has been more than two years since the high school baseball field was officially named after Larry DeVoe, one of Wellington's long time teachers and coaches.
While attending a ballgame, I noticed that there was no sign o ...
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Army is more than Christmas kettles
by JOYCE KLONTZ
The Salvation Army
During the Senior Living Fair the weather was rainy, but that didn't keep folks from coming to the Lorain County Fairgrounds to check out the many booths. Free tissues, toothbrushes and cookies were the handouts at our booth.
Salvation Army corps and unit ...
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Reunion offers time of reflection
From a Distance by Ben A. Ewell Jr.
In the same week I received my Wellington Enterprise high school graduation edition, full of pictures and stories of the Class of 2008, a former classmate of mine of the Wellington High Class of 1959 wrote me a note. Would I attend and be willing to speak at ou ...
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Gardening full of surprises, failures, too
From a Brighton Garden, by Fran Blank The bulk of late spring gardening work always seems to have to be done in such a short time. Days are filled with weeding, seeding, planting, mulching, edging, composting, and too many other jobs to mention.
Anyone that has gardened for more than a few years ...
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You can't pick your relatives...
by Les Avery I read with special interest the April 15 Enterprise article on "Stories buried in cemeteries."
Ralph Hayes's research on Pittsfield's South Cemetery introduced readers to my Great-great-great-uncle Ephraim Avery, who in December of 1832 murdered 30-year-old Sarah Cornell, a mill wo ...
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Township News
PENFIELD
by ELEANOR GNANDT
647-2540
All the officers were present for the May 6 regular meeting. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved with one exception. The ambulance being donated to the vocational school does not have a bad frame.
Neil Crawford reported the garage door ...
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Senior News
by MARLA LENT
Office on Aging
I know many of you look forward to the bus trips that we plan each month. In the past, it was the revenue generated from these trips that enabled us to keep up with the operation and maintenance costs for the buses throughout the year.
As you may suspect, incr ...
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Dad was great teacher of life
by KEN CARPENTER Fathers Day is Sunday June 15, and as it approaches, my thoughts once again turn to the man that had such an impact on my character, career and my life. I can't think of another individual in my life that had such an impact.
I was extremely fortunate to have lived in a time whe ...
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