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By Mary Beth Breckenridge
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Saturday, Dec 13, 2008
Kent gardener Holly Shaffer is back in the pages of Fine Gardening magazine.
An area of Shaffer's yard is featured in the December issue, illustrating her use of texture in the garden. The magazine also highlighted her skills in 2006, after she won both first-place and runner-up honors in its 2005 container design contest.
Shaffer is a master gardener in Portage County.
Contests to enter
Catching up on contests:
• Take a chance on winning $15,000 for a room makeover in Stanley Steemer's Make Life Simple sweepstakes. Enter and upload room photos at http://hgtv.com/stanleysteemer. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing. Deadline is Friday.
• You can earn money by saving money in the SmartPower Energy Smart Online Ad Challenge. Contestants, particularly teens and young adults, are urged to create 30-second public-service announcements to promote conservation and energy efficiency. Grand prize is $10,000. Videos may be submitted at http://www.smartpower.org/adchallenge.php, where you can also find more information about the contest. Deadline is Earth Day, April 22.
• Bemz, a Swedish company that makes slipcovers for Ikea sofas and chairs, is looking for creative ways customers have enhanced their decor with its covers. Each week, the top five entries in the My Home, My Way contest are posted on the Bemz blog, http://bemz.typepad.com/itsacoverup, where readers can vote for their favorites. After the March 31 deadline, a grand prize winner will be chosen from the three biggest vote-getters. The winner gets a $700 Bemz shopping spree. Entry details can be found on the blog (click on ''My home, my way: Bemz'').
• Community groups involved in gardening can win $2,300 worth of tools and gardening materials in Fiskars' Project Orange Thumb. Twenty recipients will be chosen in the United States and Canada and four in Australia and New Zealand. Application deadline is Feb. 17. Details and an application form are at http://www.projectorangethumb.com.
Events, programs
• Pets Visit Santa Day, noon to 3 p.m. today, Donzell's Flower & Garden Center, 937 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Pet photos with Santa, $8. Proceeds benefit the Doggie Brigade, the Akron Children's Hospital pet therapy program. Information: 330-724-0505.
• Men's Garden Club of Akron meeting, Monday evening, St. George Fellowship Centre, 3204 Ridgewood Road, Copley Township. Social hour starts at 5:30; dinner at 6:30. Cost: $13. Program: performance by Firestone High School Madrigal Singers, presentation of service awards, installation of officers. Reservations: 330-825-5315 or 330-673-3553. Information: http://www.acorn.net/mgcakron.
• WinterShow, through Jan. 4, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Garden is decorated in a ''city sidewalks'' theme. Special programs this week: Spiced Sachets, 1 to 3 p.m. today; Paper Poinsettias, 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday; Story Time in the Eleanor Squire Library, 11 a.m. to noon Thursday. WinterShow hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission: $7.50; children ages 3 to 12, $3; members and younger children, free. Information: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Deck the Hall, through Dec. 28, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. Christmas decorations, sheep and goats for children to pet, life-size Nativity. Manor House has historical exhibit of the Seiberling family at Christmas and more than 40 Nativity scenes on display. Musical groups perform Tuesdays and Sundays. Hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, except Christmas Eve and Christmas. Tickets: $14 for admission to the Manor House and grounds, $8 for the grounds only, $2 for children ages 6-17 for either tour. Advance ticket purchase recommended. Reservations: 330-315-3287 or http://www.stanhywet.org. Stan Hywet is also open 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, except Christmas Eve and Christmas. Daytime prices start at $12 ($6 for children ages 6-17).
Mail notices of classes, programs and events two weeks in advance to: Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron OH 44309-0640. Please include your name and telephone number. All events must be open to the public.
Mary Beth Breckenridge can be reached at 330-996-3756 or mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com.
Kent gardener Holly Shaffer is back in the pages of Fine Gardening magazine.
Get the full article here.
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Posted 12:34 PM, 12/13/2008
Whatever happened to Kent's "F.U. Bob?" I miss having him randomly giving people the middle finger.
Posted 09:24 AM, 12/15/2008
The SmartPower contest on YouTube is very cool. I did it last year and it was a great community to talk about clean energy. And there some really good ads done, though they clearly made a mistake by not picking mine as a winner.
It would be cool to have a lot of people from around here do this. Ohio has to get energy efficient and this is a great way to start and show that Buckeyes are the best.
Go to www.smartpower.org and sign up!
Posted 09:59 AM, 12/15/2008
yeah! that SmartPower contest is an awesome idea! I didn't know about last year's contest, but my friend showed me their link on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Washington-DC/SmartPower/37827289928
