Plan a garden party in Ohio Adams County People’s Defender
enjoy a reasonably long According to news outvegetable-gardening season, lets, people are planting. starting as early as March Why? Humans want to and stretching on become more selfthrough late sufficient because November. But sucof the pandemic. cess has as much to The 50th do with when you anniversary of plant as it does what Earth Day in 2020 you plant.” coincided with the The Ohio Farm coronavirus outMelissa Martin Bureau is a grassbreak, which may Contributing roots membership have factored into Columnist organization that the seed-buying craze. Whatever the reasons, works to support Ohio agriculture and the state’s food growing vegetables is a and farm community. Our good thing. By the way, Ohio Weekly, stories and tomatoes are classified as a information about Ohio fruit. agriculture, can be heard on “The victory garden 21 radio stations throughout movement began during Ohio. Visit ofbf.org. World War I and called on OSU Extension continues Americans to grow food in teleworking arrangements whatever spaces they could during Stay Safe Ohio — rooftops, fire escapes, order. For questions, contact empty lots, backyards. It your local OSU Extension maintained that there was office. Visit nothing more valuable than extension.osu.edu/lao for self-sufficiency, than workoffice phone numbers and a ing a little land, no matter direct link to each office’s how small, and harvesting website and staff directory. your own eggplant and Let’s get serious about tomatoes,” according to a weeds. These pesky plants recent article in The will crash the party. NewYork Times. Dandelions get my dander So plan a plant palooza up! So grab a hoe and go. with your spouse and kids. Younger children love play- “A weed is but an unloved ing in the dirt—teens, not so flower,” surmised Ella Wilcox. Hmm. Let a dandemuch. Don’t forget the sunlion farmer fancy the dandeflower seeds and herbs. Dance in the dirt. Talk to the lions—not me. Another idea is to learn tomatoes. Converse with the about Ohio’s bees, buttercucumbers. Laugh with the flies, and beneficial bugs. lettuce. Can you dig it? Invite pollinators to your Argh—a poor pun indeed. garden party. What about Newbies can visit backyard birding? Birds eat YouTube and view gardeninsects, so invite our feathing videos for helpful hints. ered friends to the juicy And great-grandparents are jamboree. Make a toad full of gardening wisdom. house and invite these I encourage gardeners, amphibians to the shindig. both new and seasoned, to Ohioans, go party with purchase plants locally from the peppers! Waltz with the family owned greenhouses. worms. Tango with the Start with places in your turnips. Cha-cha-cha with county, then expand your the cabbage. Can-can with radius in other Ohio areas. the carrots. Giggle with the Gardening gals and guys garlic. Rumba with the can also order plants online rutabagas. Yak with the at a few Ohio gardening yams. No masks required centers. for veggies and fruits. According to the Ohio “Everything that slows us Nursery & Landscape down and forces patience, Association, production agriculture is listed as essen- everything that sets us back into the slow circles of tial, and nursery and greennature, is a help. Gardening house production is federalis an instrument of grace. ” ly classified as agriculture. –May Sarton Check out the Backyard Melissa Martin, Ph.D., is Garden Guide – Ohio an author, columnist, educaMagazine at www.ohiomagazine.com/ho tor, and therapist. She lives me-garden/article/backyard- in Ohio. garden-guide. “Ohioans
To post or not to post LOCAL NEWS
Our ideas. When my youngest was We have made entire about four years old, I was internet pages to portray giving her bites of my the best versions chili. After a while, of ourselves. I noticed that she Our family. was taking the Our house. beans out of her Our jobs. mouth and putting Our vacations. them back into the Our photos. bowl. Not knowing I’m not pointhow long this had Denae Jones ing fingers at been going on, I Contributing anyone, because I said, “Ewww, Columnist have those pages, Emily! What are too. However, like any you doing?!” Smiling other source of media, sweetly, she replied, “I’m they can be used for good, sharing. You eat all the or used for evil. In that beans and I eat the other light, I’ve got a word for stuff.” us. She’s lucky she’s cute. Filter. This memory came to And I’m not talking mind the other day as I was talking with my fami- about the kind of filter that makes all of our selfly about recent events in ies look pretty. I’m talking our nation. One after about the kind that another, they would bring removes all of the slimy, me their phones to show me videos or comments or dirty, unwanted, stinky garbage and leaves only commentaries. All the the clean stuff behind. posts seemed to have a In order to filter our common theme. What first mouths, our minds, our appeared to be supporting posts and our comments, a cause was usually just we can ask ourselves promoting a personal some simple questions. agenda. It’s crazy how What is our intention people can take the premise of any story and spin it behind it? Is it to brag? Fish for compliments? Stir to validate whatever they want it to support. It’s just up a controversy? Give an opinion, even at the like that bowl of chili. expense of hurting someWhat could have been one else? something really good to Whether we intend it share with others ends up this way or not, our posts being as nauseating as have power. They have beans spit out of somepower to tear someone one’s mouth. We have become a soci- down, or build someone ety whose favorite topic to up. To spread gossip, or to spread joy. To be hateful, talk about is ourselves. or to be kind. To divide, or Our opinions. bring together. To flame Our theories. negativity, or have a posiOur agendas. tive influence. To build Our timeline.
walls to divide, or bridges to heal. To point to ourselves, or encourage others. To use something in the news as an opportunity to spin our own agenda, or simply see it as a way to show empathy and compassion to others. How different would it be if we shifted our focus? Instead of wondering how many ‘likes’ and ‘shares’ we will get, what if we wondered what kind of impact we could have in changing a life for the better? Is my post even true? Is it positive? Is it necessary? Is it putting someone (besides myself) in their best light? We were put into this century, in this country, at this point in history for a reason. There is a purpose for us. We were put here to make our mark in our little piece of the world. In a time of technology, our words are a huge part of that. The mark they make can leave a badge of honor, or a scar. When we leave this world, which way will we be remembered? Is it a better place because we were part of it? Or are we like those chili beans that others spit out? “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 Have a blessed week, friends!
Isolation lends itself to self-centeredness
It seems that today, more loving. When we choose to is always in the works. God will always be a help to than ever, it is easier to live focus on Him during times like this, we are filled with those who love Him and in a sort of vacuum. The hope although the seek Him. way we’ve been world says we Let us pray for others told to function should be filled during our times of isolalends itself to a selfwith despair. When tion. Let us rejoice and centered reality as we focus on God, mourn together the best things beyond our we see His characway we can until unity and personal sphere are ter and realized our gatherings are once again quite hazy. For the most beloved things to example, in a panJudith Cooley flawed human nature. We see self do. Life is still moving fordemic such as this it Contributing Columnist is not to be trusted. ward with purpose and wouldn’t be outNo one was cause for the one and for landish for people meant to thrive in isolation. others. Let’s find joy and to have feelings judging Humans need community blessings in this time of others regarding health, isolation. For with God, we cleanliness, motivation, the- to be healthy. Don’t fall prey to seeking self over are never alone! Great is ories, and morals. Sadly, any person is apt to become God during this trying time. His comfort. Close is His Don’t seek pleasure over presence. Real is His judge and juror in a time purpose. Don’t trust self power. Great is His mercy such as this. over God. The master plan and power and love. Praise This “new normal” we of redeeming all mankind Him always. have been living promotes isolation. Isolation, they say, can have its physical health benefits, but the mental, emotional, and spiritual toll of isolation is quite taxing. Isolation easily leads to anxious and Cornucopia of Confusion Jennifer Marie Applegate, depressive thoughts. Living NEWS RELEASE Sierra Renee Clark, Molly in isolation also lends itself Dr. Thomas Ware, Ann Fields, Christina L Lockdowns and threats to our civil and relito a self-centered way of Maysville Community and Rigdon gious freedoms can't even begin to prepare us existing. Technical College’s Chief Part-Time Living an isolated, selffor what lies ahead. For during a time of great Academic Officer, has Adams County (OH) – centered lifestyle is dangertribulation, martial law will be enforced, and released the Dean's List Amanda Rae Adkins, ous to the spirit as truths and the President’s Honors Raelin Mckenzie Bell, our Constitution won't be worth the paper it's revealed through scripture List for full and part-time Olivia Jean Daniels, seem less appealing than written on. Randy Ray Gulley, Ronald self-engineered truths. students for the spring Before you know it, God will send fiery meteLee Powell 2020 semester. MCTC Whose to challenge the one offers associate degrees, ors, two asteroids, and eruptive volcanoes to when he constructs his President’s Honors List diplomas and certificates ideals in isolation? Living specifically target places known for their To be included on the in nearly 30 programs of for self means all things wickedness. Not understanding prophecy, relistudy with classes offered full-time President's revolve around the one. on the Licking Valley Honors list, students must Self-centered thinking pergious and political leaders will create a one Campus in Cynthiana, the have successfully complet- ceives all things that others world crisis government in an attempt to apMaysville Campus in ed 12 KCTCS semester do and say are premeditapease God's wrath. The pope will be the leader Mason County, the credits for the academic tively meant to either comMontgomery Campus in term with a 4.0 grade point pliment or insult the one, of this new world order thus completely healing Mt. Sterling and the average in course work while neither was probably the deadly wound that the papacy received in Rowan Campus in numbered 100 or above more accurate. Living self1798. Scripture calls this global church-state Morehead as well as without withdrawing from centeredly means everyonline. a course and have a monstrosity Babylon meaning confusion. Relithing is personal. declared major in pursuit Living in isolation can gious leaders in every nation will push for laws Dean’s List of a KCTCS degree. To be lead one to honor self over prohibiting sin and mandating worship. PolitiTo be included on the included in the part-time creator. To believe self as cians will comply lest God finish us off. Differfull-time Dean's list, stuPresident's Honors list, provider. To consider self dents must complete 12 students must have sucent nations will recognize different sabbaths, as superior intellect. To credit hours or more in cessfully completed 18 seek pleasure over purpose. e.g., in America, there will be a National Suncourses numbered 100 or KCTCS semester credits To say mine rather than day law because the majority call Sunday their higher and earn a 3.5 with 12 semester credits yours. To think help me grade point average or successfully completed in instead of can I help you. sabbath. Babylon with its seven religions above on a 4.0 scale. To be succession and earned a To champion personal (seven heads) will be nothing less than a cornuincluded on the part time 4.0 grade point average for cause over all else. copia of confusion. In short, Babylon is fallen Dean's list, students must the current term in course The Bible contains many complete 3 to 11 semester work numbered 100 or (false); Babylon promotes blasphemous docaccounts of communities credit hours (level 100 or above without withdrawsuffering famines, attacks, trines and makes laws directly opposed to God's above) with completion of ing from a course and sicknesses, and trials of difHigher law (Revelation 14:8). have a declared a major in ferent sorts. The Bible also at least 18 KCTCS semespursuit of a KCTCS ter credit hours (level 100 contains accounts of God degree. or above) and earn a 3.5 providing redemption, heal“But in vain they do worship me, teaching term and cumulative grade ing, enlightenment, and for doctrines the commandments of men” point average. Full-Time deliverance. This pandemic Adams County (OH) – (Matthew 15:9). is nothing new in the Full-Time Jennifer Marie Applegate, scheme of history although Molly Ann Fields. Adams County (OH) – it’s quite new to us personNext week: Part 3 or Come out of Babyally. lon Like God has never failed to be The Help in Brenda K. Morrison Advertising pays in times gone by, He is surely The People’s Defender! our refuge and strong tower Call today today. Our God is faithful and strong. Our God is gen937-544-2391 tle, kind, mighty, just, and
Adams County students named to MCTC Dean’s, President’s Lists
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legals@peoplesdefender.com IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PROBATE DIVISION ADAMS COUNTY, OHIO CASE NO. 20204004 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF AUTUMN PAIGE CORRILL To the potential father Josh Corrill and/or the Unknown Father, whose addresses are unknown, and who cannot be served within the State of Ohio. You are hereby notified that on the 7th day of May, 2020, Devon Varney and Laramie Elizabeth Lee Varney, filed in this Court a Petition for Adoption of Autumn Paige Corrill, a minor, whose date of birth is 08/29/2017, and for change of the name of the minor to Autumn Paige Varney. This Court, located at 110 W. Main St., West Union, Ohio, Third Floor will hear the petition on the 22nd day of July, 2020 at 10:00 o’clock a.m. Petitioner(s) has/have alleged that a parent and/or parent has failed without justifiable cause to provide more than de minimis contact with the minor or to provide for the maintenance and support of the minor. “A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION, IF GRANTED, WILL RELIEVE YOU OF ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO CONTACT THE MINOR, AND, EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO A SPOUSE OF THE ADOPTION PETITIONER AND RELATIVES OF THAT SPOUSE, TERMINATE ALL LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MINOR & YOU & THE MINOR’S OTHER RELATIVES, SO THAT THE MINOR THEREAFTER IS A STRANGER TO YOU AND THE MINOR’S FORMER RELATIVES FOR ALL PURPOSES. IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THE ADOPTION, YOU MUST FILE AN OBJECTION TO THE PETITION WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF THE FILING OF THE PETITION & OF THE TIME & PLACE OF HEARING IS GIVEN TO YOU. IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THE ADOPTION, YOU MUST ALSO APPEAR AT THE HEARING. A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION MAY BE ENTERED IF YOU FAIL TO FILE AN OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION PETITION OR APPEAR AT THE HEARING.” Barbara A. Moore, #0068010 Attorney for Applications PD 6-3-20, 6-10-20, 6-17-20 ---------------------------------------The following matters are the subject of this public notice by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public notice, including any additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information, a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-3037 email: HClerk@epa.ohio.gov Final Issuance of Permit to Install Roy Cooper Facility Description: Wastewater ID #: 1352181 Date of Action: 05/29/2020 This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC. Project: Lazy River Campground - Construct new gravity sewer/force main to 46 proposed camping lots along the Ohio River Project Location: Near 9000 US 52, Manchester Twp PD 6-10-20 ----------------------------------------
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