Spring arrived late last week in Ashtabula County.
Who didn’t get excited about the snow melting, some warm sunshine and the opportunity to throw our coats off and have some fun?
Oh, to be a kid again and relive the thrill of taking the first bicycle ride of the season on a day just like Friday. How I used to love the smell of the early spring air, as I would ride my bike down the hill from my Grandma’s house to mine. Those were happy, carefree days.
It’s just too bad last week’s melting snow had to reveal that we have so many litterbugs in our community. I’m talking about the zillion beers and soda cans, Polar Pop cups and fast food wrappers that now line our tree lawns and road medians.
What’s wrong with these people?
I have to credit Hubby for his one-man campaign to clean up Ashtabula County one can at a time. From Jeffco Lakes in Andover to the streets of Ashtabula, Hubby picks up every tossed can along the way.
He’s amazing.
Of course, it all stems from his innate ability to save and make money. (As opposed to my inborn ability to spend and lose money.)
But, really people, take some pride in our community and use a trashcan. We have enough problems with 15 percent unemployment, empty storefronts, and cut backs in county and city governments without having to look at a trashy landscape. It’s not like it’s the 1950s and we don’t know any better.
Speaking of “knowing,” I’ve prepared a little springtime quiz for my faithful readers. So have fun and happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Which of these events marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
Easter
St. Patrick’s Day
Ashtabula City Council passes an ordinance saying its so
The Vernal Equinox
2. Who wrote “In spring a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love?”
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Rob Simpson
Meeghan Humphrey
Carl Feather
3. What beach is a popular spring break destination?
Vero Beach
Daytona Beach
Walnut Beach
Lake Shore Park
4. What is Dear Daughter’s favorite Easter treat?
Marshmallow Peep
Chocolate bunny
Jelly beans
Peanut butter eggs
The answers:
The Vernal Equinox
Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote this phrase in his poem "Locksley Hall.”
Daytona Beach
Marshmallow Peeps, which debuted in 1953.
Prof. Terry warns if you failed the quiz, you must retake it.
Currents
The joys of spring weather, except for the litter
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Tragedy at McCann’s Crossing
Frank Train had grown wearly of traveling with the Walter L. Main Monster Show, based in Geneva City and Trumbull Township.
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Geneva’s ‘Main’ attraction
Elephants, tigers, lions and horses.
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Railroad, disaster birthed hospital
The Great Lakes shipping industry in the mid-1800s was fraught with losses of both human life and property.
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Locomotive overboard!
In the history of railroading in Northeast Ohio, it was a matter of poetic justice paid forward.
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Was Effie Neely on the Pacific Express No. 5?
Was Effie Neely the last survivor of the Ashtabula Bridge Disaster when she died in 1960 at the age of 101?
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Ashtabula Horror left many interesting crumbs on history’s table
Over the past century, many stories relating to the Ashtabula Bridge Disaster, Dec. 29, 1876, have emerged. Here is a sampling of these tales as we wrap up the first 65 years of Ashtabula County history in our Odd Tales series.
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The Ashtabula Horror
One hundred thirty-five years after the Ashtabula Horror occurred, the facts of the event are well established, yet mists of mystery and stains of shame remain.
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A trial run for death
John D. Rockefeller had never missed a train until Dec. 18, 1867.
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Success born of grief
Grief is a stalker. It lurks in every idle moment, in every familiar corner, always ready to pierce the heart bruised by loss.
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Q.F. Atkins: Man of many talents, hardships
Quintus Flaminius Atkins.
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