While known to most area sports fans as an All SVC, All District and All Ohio Volleyball player at Adena, senior Ellie Harper has signed her national letter of intent for The Ohio State University Women’s Rowing team.
Litter Media’s Mike Smith talked with Ellie Harper about her opportunity to be a part of an elite NCAA Division 1 Rowing program, that has brought The Ohio State University several recent national championships. (CLICK INTERVIEW BELOW)
Harper was a three-time All SVC, All District and All Ohioan in volleyball, helping to lead the Adena Warriors Volleyball to back-to-back SVC titles, three straight regional tournament appearances and a State Final Four slot in 2021. She was a four-year letter winner with the Warriors.
Harper said she always wanted to attend The Ohio State University to study and said her volleyball coach Laura Smith had asked her last year if she would be interested in the OSU Women’s Rowing Team.
Ellie has since visited OSU’s training site, which is home to multiple NCAA National Championship Rowing Teams.
Ellie is the daughter of Shawn and Michelle Harper of Frankfort.
(Photo Below: Harper is joined by many of her Adena Volleyball teammates during her signing event)
Corn growers from around the region are invited to the Annual Southwest Ohio Corn Growers and Fayette County Agronomy Field Day Tuesday, August 17th at the Fayette County Airport & Demonstration Farm.
The farm is located at 2770 Old Route 38 NW of Washington Court House.
The free event gets underway at 9am and runs through 2pm. Lunch is being provided.
See below for full details.
Photo courtesy of OSU College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
(Ohio State University) — How many times have you been told you have to keep it together? Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons told us “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” Miranda Lambert tells us to “Hide your crazy… and never let them see you cry,” and let’s not forget Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own, telling us “There’s no crying in baseball!” Movies, songs, friends, family, customs, and sometimes our culture tells us crying isn’t an acceptable reaction.
Crying is a natural response to an array of emotions from sorrow and frustration to joy and happiness.
The tears that we release due to our emotions offer several health benefits:
Reduces Stress. When you cry emotional tears there are traces of stress chemicals which could mean that crying decreases the stress level in your body. There is also research that indicates emotional crying stimulates your body to release endorphins which create a happy feeling as well as activates the parasympathetic nervous system allowing you to relax and recover.
Lowers Blood Pressure. According to Aging Care, “Crying has been found to lower blood pressure and pulse rate immediately following when someone cries and is able to vent.” High blood pressure increases your chances of heart attack, stroke, kidney damage, and a hypertensive crisis.
Strengthens Relationships. To cry in front of others can leave you feeling vulnerable, ashamed, or even embarrassed. This vulnerability allows others to see a side of us that humanizes us and can allow for deeper bonds to be created between us and our friends and family. Marlo Sollitto says it best, “Crying serves an important social function. It communicates the strength and nature of relationships, elicits sympathy and even assistance, and draws individuals closer to one another.” It is through this emotional connection that we are able to acknowledge our emotions, learn to empathize and embrace our humanity.
Crying is one way to accept and value your feelings. The University of Illinois recommends asking yourself the following questions:
What is this feeling?
What is this feeling telling me about this situation?
Why is this feeling happening now?
As you learn the connection between your emotions and the situation that leads up to the emotion, you are better able to address the emotion with a healthy approach. Many times our emotion is not a direct result of the actual event, but rather our interpretation of that event. Each individual comes with their own perspective due to past events, culture, and bias that results in each of us interpreting an event very differently. When addressing the emotion, is best to stop and think about it. Are you filtering, overgeneralizing, assuming something, or looking at the event in all or nothing thinking? Examining your thoughts and interpretation may help you better understand your emotional reaction.
(COLUMBUS) – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and The Ohio State University’s Ohio Sea Grant Program are taking a leadership role in educating boaters and the public about the serious risks of spreading aquatic invasive species (AIS) during the third annual Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz, which is running through July 4th.
“A record number of Ohioans are discovering the joys of boating and on-the-water recreation this summer,” said ODNR Director Mary Mertz. “ODNR is excited to join both state and national partners to educate our boaters about practices they can follow which will help us fight the spread of aquatic invasive species in Lake Erie and other Ohio waterways.”
Ohio’s boaters are encouraged to properly inspect and clean boats, boots, and other outdoor equipment when traveling from one location to the next. This prevents the spread of invasive species, which is recognized as one of the most significant threats to the ecological and economic health of the Great Lakes and Ohio.
“Ohio Sea Grant has long been involved in the regional “Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers”campaign as well as research on aquatic invasive species,” says Director Chris Winslow of Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory. “We look forward to bringing together some of the state’s top experts to share their knowledge and insight on this important Lake Erie topic which impacts our wildlife, tourism, and economy.”
During July, as part of this year’s Landing Blitz, ODNR, working in partnership with Ohio Sea Grant, will host a series of webinars related to increasing invasive species awareness and preventative measures. Webinars will begin on Wednesday, July 7 at 10 a.m. EST and will be offered every Wednesday at 10 a.m. through Aug. 4.
Specific topics for these free webinars will range from practicing “clean, drain, dry” after removing a boat, as well as an overview of invasive aquatic species and the proper disposal of unwanted bait. Each webinar will feature experts and offer an opportunity for viewers to ask questions.
The annual Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz is coordinated annually among state and provincial agencies with the support of the Great Lakes Commission and partner organizations. For more information on participating locations, volunteer opportunities or to request educational materials, visit www.glc.org/blitz.
The Ohio Sea Grant College Program is part of The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and NOAA Sea Grant, a network of 34 Sea Grant programs dedicated to the protection and sustainable use of marine and Great Lakes resources. For more information, visit ohioseagrant.osu.edu
2021 is the year for the next appearance of the 17 Year Periodical Cicada.
Massive brood emergence, usually in May and early June, is believed to overwhelm predators, typically birds. This ensures that enough survivors will be left behind to reproduce. Male cicadas are capable of making a loud buzzing noise, and they squawk when disturbed. The males often synchronize their buzzing in trees. Within each brood there are four or more species. Each species has a different call. It is believed that such droning and squawking is effective in deterring predators.
Annual cicadas usually emerge from June through August. Their emergence is scattered over this time, and they rarely emerge in noticeable numbers. Annual cicada males also sing to attract females. The cicada killer wasp often captures these insects to provision its nest in the ground.
Periodical Cicada Brood Map (Courtesy of OSU.EDU)
Periodical cicadas damage trees above and below ground. The most obvious damage is that caused by egg-laying in small twigs. This damage causes twigs to split, wither and die, causing a symptom called “flagging.” Flagging is especially serious on young plants (four years or younger) because more of the branches are of the preferred size for oviposition, ¼- to ½-inch in diameter. Some of the more favored trees for oviposition include maple, oak, hickory, beech, ash, dogwood, hawthorn, magnolia, willow, apple, peach, cherry and pear. Flowers, vines and shrubs include Rose of Sharon, rose, raspberry, grape, black-eyed Susan, hollies, spirea, rhododendron, viburnum, junipers and arborvitae. More than 270 species of plants have been noted as hosts for egg-laying periodical cicadas.
For more information on this year’s cicada emergence in the region, go to our link to the Ohio State University College Of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences website. CLICK HERE…
Not long after introducing Kristina Johnson as the 16th President of The Ohio State University, retiring President Michael Drake announced plans for in-person classes for the autumn semester of 2020.
There will be a phased approach to returning to campus. All in-person university events are canceled through July 6th with non-essential OSU employees continuing to work remotely.
The announcement says OSU will “transition to a new stage of the research recovery plan for reopening on-campus research labs, studio and field activities.”
The statement did not mention plans for the Buckeyes taking the field this fall.
