June ’14

hen it comes to picking the perfect palette for your home, though it may sound obvious: start with what you like.

We all need some inspiration to head out and weed our gardens. This helps: Think of your growing spaces as a competitive playing field for plants. All of them are fighting for nutrients and moisture.

Over the years, About has featured many a spectacular home. This issue, we visit the home of Dr. Ira Richterman, a hand surgeon at Omni Orthopaedics.

Having the perfect garden is just a few steps away. Read these books for the secrets to getting a beautiful garden.

Thelma Cline celebrated her 100th birthday this year. She lives in Tuscarawas County and grew up on a farm as a child. Her husband died in 1976 and Cline never remarried.

Glenda Lung turned 90 years old this year. She stays active, still drives and golfs a few times a week. But there has been pain in her life that really never goes away.

After receiving overwhelming feedback about the travel and staycation features from our April “Get Out!” issue (and the guidance of our new Advisory Board!), we will be debuting a new monthly department—Roam About—later this summer.

Make sure you’re sitting patio pretty as the weather heats up with About’s fave al fresco spots.

The summer is teeming with so many photo related events that ArtsinStark is cataloging them as “PhotoFest.” Here are the highlights as About sees them.

Shirley McCartney, of Perry Township, was a registered nurse for many of her 80 years. Two of the four children she had with her late husband, Richard McCartney, are in the nursing field. “We’ve got medicine covered.”