COLUMBUS Ohio deer hunters took a record 237, 316 deer during the 2006-07 hunting season and for the third year in a row the harvest surpassed 200,000, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The total number of deer taken was 13 percent above last year's season total of 209,513. "We are very satisfied with this year's record harvest," said Steven A. Gray, chief of the Division of Wildlife. "Ohio's deer management program is a model for the country. The challenge now becomes maintaining a healthy deer herd into the future."

I've always been interested in animals. I'm curious about their lives, what they do, and why they do it, which is why I ended up with a master's degree in zoology from The Ohio State University and 30 years of teaching high school biology. These days I pretty much know how squirrels will react in a given situation, where a rabbit will sit and where he'll go when jumped and the best places to hunt deer. But there's one animal I've never quite understood, one that makes me wonder why they do what they do. That's cougars, and especially why and how they attack humans.

If your baby is a picky eater or a picky person, in general here's a game that makes it fun to be picky. And this game is tasty, too, since your baby can eat the game materials as you play. You need:

Rocking Horse The club will be holding its first meeting of the year Sunday. The group is a horse related club and is currently accepting new members and Cloverbuds that wish to take a horse project in 4-H. Potential new members interested in taking a riding project must either own their own horse/pony or be leasing a horse/pony. Members wishing to join the club with a project animal must have their own way to transport their animal to the Huron County Fairgrounds during the summer months on Monday evening for club work nights with horses.

St. Patrick's Day bash cancelled The Edison Jaycees have canceled their St. Patrick's Day bash scheduled for March 17 at the Milan Town Hall due to unforeseen circumstances.

MONROEVILLE - Music lovers will be in for a treat Saturday night at Kiley's in Monroeville. The Texas Toast Band will entertain with its version of country and rock music.

Week of March 12 to 16 (All meals served with milk)

In response to Lois Moore's Feb. 27 letter, ("Willard doesn't need more taxes") I believe a few points need clarified. I live at the residence mentioned with my husband, Officer Chris Kelbley of the Willard Police Department. The cruiser she mentioned is used to transport K-9 Rexi, the city's drug dog that was purchased in 2003 with much community support, who lives with us. The cruiser is outfitted with an enclosed cage used to protect Rexi in an accident. The cruiser is only for transporting Rexi when on duty, to training, to demonstrations or other official business. When Officer Kelbley and Rexi are off duty the cruiser is parked. This is a standard practice among other departments that have K-9 units.

The cost of health care is outstripping the cost of living increases in Social Security for area seniors. It has gotten so bad that it often means the difference between taking your pills and eating. Now, a report from the McKinsey Global Institute has revealed: They aren't the only ones.

Firelands Electric Cooperative has received notice from First Energy/Ohio Edison that their transmission line, which delivers electric power to Firelands' Steuben substation, will be taken out of service beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday for a planned maintenance outage. Ohio Edison reports maintenance crews will replace a bad pole in their transmission line, and estimates that power will be off for about eight hours. Firelands members served from the Steuben substation will not have electric power available during this Ohio Edison maintenance work. Read the rest of this story in Today's Reflector...