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AAA Region 9 offering HEAP
CAMBRIDGE - The Area Agency on Aging Region 9 via the Ohio Development Services Agency is offering a Home Energy Assistance Program for those at or below 175 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for payment of heating bills.
Applications will be accepted through May 31 and benefits can be applied to heating bills after Jan. 1. Applications and more information are available at energyhelp.ohio.gov. One must provide most recent utility bills, list of household members, proof of income and citizenship and proof of disability if applicable.
For more information on that program, call 800-282-0880 or go to energyhelp.ohio.gov.
Climate change means smaller strawberries, higher costs for farmers
ThuThursday 15
updated 16
Warm nights are reducing the size of strawberries.
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Being able to eat large, succulent strawberries may become a pleasure of the past, as the popular fruit is the latest victim of a changing climate.
Key points:
Smaller strawberries are more expensive to pick
Consumers may need to adapt to buying smaller fruit
It s not cold weather causing the strawberries to shrink, but rather warmer temperatures.
And as smaller strawberries take longer to pick, production costs are rising along with temperatures which means lower returns for farmers and could lead to a price hike at the checkout for consumers.
The smoked chicken salad from Carpenter s Cafe in Fort Worth goes great on a croissant.
Photograph by Daniel Vaughn
When Lady & the Pit closed in Fort Worth in 2019, I lamented the loss of owner and pitmaster Natasha Smith’s fried pork chops, pineapple cream pie, and that smoked chicken salad. The rest of the barbecue was fine, but the tender strands of smoky pulled chicken, barely held together by a sweet dressing, was the best of the smoked meats. A New Year’s Day announcement from the restaurant’s long-dormant Facebook page got me excited. Smith wrote, “Location established. We will remain on the east side. More details coming soon!!” The smoked chicken salad will be back, she confirms, as will most of her old favorites. She didn’t have anything to share yet on an opening date. But in the time that Lady & the Pit has been away, Fort Worth has become home to a smoked chicken salad boom.
SOMERSET â Want to read about just what kind of dirty activity is taking place right under our Perry County noses? Would you like to know who has dirt on their hands no matter how many times they wash them for 20 seconds? Want to identify every slug in the county that crawls through slime to get their fair share no matter what stands in their way?
If you answered yes to any of those questions, you should be aware that a new, and free, Perry County publication has become available to area schools and youth groups. The Perry Soil and Water Conservation District has teamed with Perry County Waste Reduction & Recycling to present âThe Greener Side.â