An upcoming workshop will provide skill-building and networking opportunities for those interested in securing grants for environmental projects.  The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Cedar Point Center on the Firelands Campus of Bowling Green State University in Huron. The Green Grants Workshop will feature a panel discussion and sessions focused on grant seeking and writing for environmental projects such as recycling and litter prevention; Lake Erie protection and restoration; environmental education; renewable energy; and green building. Grant program managers and grant writing experts from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources; Ohio Lake Erie Commission; Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; and Sandusky Erie County Community Foundation will be on hand.  Organized by the Erie Solid Waste District in coordination with the Ohio Coastal Training Program and Erie Soil and Water Conservation District, the workshop will target government officials and non-profit organizations.

Alison Berryhill, and Sgt. Edwin “Robbie” Tyren III were married Saturday, March 21, 2009.  Alison is the daughter of Ken and Diane Berryhill of Huron.  Robbie is the son of Lisa Blake of Huron, and Rob Tyren of Killeen, Texas.  The wedding took place at Calvary Road Baptist Church in Norwalk and the reception was held at the Colonnade in Milan. 
 
Maid of Honor was Shanna Martin-Gornall, a long-time friend of the bride. 

Submitted by Mulberry Creek Herb Farm

___SET UP INDOOR SEEDING OPERATION:
    1.  Fill “200”* plug trays with a good potting soil
    2.  Read directions on seed packet
    3.  Drop seeds in each cell
    4.  Cover with vermiculite if instructed by packet
    5.  Place on warm mat if available
    6. Site in brightest window
    7.  Supplement with fluorescent lighting 4”over tray
    8.  Water lightly usually 1 or 2 times daily; don’t dry out!
    9.  Once seedling emerge ease up on watering
    10. Add a desktop fan to gently blow over seedlings
    11. When seedling first 2 leaves unfold, take off heat mat

*200 plug tray is a tray with 200 cells; “72” tray has 12-6 packs
___Sow 2 seeds per cell of COOL CROPS (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, collards, kale, kohlrabi) in a 200 plug tray
___Sow 6 seeds per cell of greens, lettuce & spinach in a 72 tray
___Sow 2 seeds per cell of WARM CROPS (eggplant, onion, peppers and tomatoes) in a 200 plug tray
___Sow 3-6 seeds per cell of HERBS (anise hyssop, basil, catnip, chamomile, chives, cilantro, dill, Echinacea, fennel, feverfew, marigolds, marjoram, nasturtiums, parsley, salad burnet, savory, st. johnswort) in a 200 tray
___Sow 3 seeds per cell of FLOWERS (bells of Ireland, snapdragons, love-lies-bleeding, coleus) in a 200 tray
___Sow a gift of catgrass in a 5” pot for your feline
___FORGOT TO ORDER SEED OR NOT ENOUGH TIME? Buy plants in April and May from your local nursery

___SUPPLIES
    Good soilless potting mix from local garden center
    Fluorescent bulb (1 warm, 1 cold) & ballast
    Vermiculite to cover seeds
    Plug trays, small (200 plugs per tray) & large (72/tray)
    Desk top fan

Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 15, 16, 17
Habitat For Humanity ReStore is open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  There are all kinds of ways to volunteer at Habitat for Humanity besides Builds.  Find out at the ReStore or call Brenda Burke at 419-602-1205.  The ReStore is located on 11001 U.S. Route 250, Milan.