Budgeting for a pet: The AKC offers tips on saving money and budgeting
Approximately 40% of households in America own dogs. The amount of money we spend on our pets has also significantly increased over recent years; it’s more than just the purchase price of your pet. Investing in quality food, toys, games, proper grooming and good veterinary care are worth the cost; your dog will be happier and healthier.
Five generations: Armstrong matriarch
Great-Great Grandma Carolyn Armstrong (seated); her son, Steve Wood (standing); his daughter, Kristen Fields (standing); her son, Austin Traenkle (seated) and his daughter, Ellie Jo.
Featured events coming up in the Lima region
Star Gazing at Schoonover
Minnick to take the stage at the Lab
LIMA — Cincinnati-area comedian Adam Minnick has performed in Lima before.
Lima YMCA to hold Father-Daughter Dance
LIMA — For parents, 18 years can fly by in a heartbeat when it comes to their children. There is only so much time to create those lifelong memories with them. On Saturday, the Lima Family YMCA is giving fathers the opportunity to create some of those precious memories.
Reminisce: Davenport’s ministry in Lima
When Hollywood came to Lima in 1980 to film the made-for-TV movie “Attica,” Lima State Hospital stood in for the New York State prison, site of a deadly 1971 uprising, while many local people got a taste of moviemaking as extras and some even landed minor speaking parts.
Lima Public Library Book Reviews
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Living with Children: The problem with self-esteem-centered parenting
A fellow psychologist says I paint with too broad a brush concerning the devastating effect mental health professional advice has had on children. He claims that some changes in parenting practice since the 1960s have been beneficial and gives more involved fathers as an example. Hold that thought.
Faribault Mill prepares to go national
The blanket company has new equipment and products and wants to become a household name outside its home state and region.
