Look closer... Jun 16, 2008
Funkhouser lives in Essex and teaches writing at MIT. The heart of this fifth collection is a cycle of 15 poems under the title "Pome," inspired by the life of Johnny Appleseed. In "10. The Horses," a group of old nags turned out in the woods to die is fed apples by a mysterious man in a tin-pan hat. (Boston Globe)
Casper briefs Jun 15, 2008
Tickets may be purchased at: Field Creek 104, Johnny Appleseed Greenhouse, Galles Greenhouse, Meadow Acres Greenhouse, The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Blue Heron Books and Expresso, Simply Shelia, Wind City Books, Herbdashery, and the Tate Geological Museum. Organizers are also seeking additional sponsors for the event. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Developers Preview iPhone Apps at WWDC Jun 10, 2008
Dsiplaying a a CT scan and PET scan of a fictional patient named Johnny Appleseed, Cain fused the two images together, and began switching the image's orientation on the screen, showing the front, back, top, etc. Yep, it looks like Johnny's got a lung tumor, unfortunately. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Gardening with a tunnel roof overhead Jun 5, 2008
Hello, Johnny Appleseed. Recovery from any disorder - in my case, a tendency toward horticultural homicide - requires two things on the part of the individual. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Scout helps new era take root at SL tree museum May 30, 2008
" The Living Heritage Tree Museum project was initiated by former mayor Wilbur Tucker and a committee of volunteers in the late 1980s. Winding walks, mood lighting, benches, a golden eagle statue, signs, landscaping and the outdoor classroom was created to go with a collection of trees that were the life's work of Stan Lemaster and Theo Klein of Louisville, Kentucky, who traced down trees relating to famous people and moments in history and reproduced new seedlings for the Storm Lake park that... (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Senate rivals see much to do locally May 26, 2008
James Eldridge, D-Acton, to obtain funding for the Johnny Appleseed Center on the Lancaster and Leominster line. She stressed getting to know what voters of the district feel. (Bolton Common, MA)
Sheldon Adlelson May 15, 2008
Freedom's Watch aims to become a Johnny Appleseed of the national conservative movement, leveraging its influence by funding grassroots groups on issues such as free markets and the drug war. The election is merely a first stop: Former White House scheduler Brad Blakeman, the group's president, noted recently that the organization envisions a "never-ending campaign.". (Harper's Magazine)
When Democrats chase Hoosiers and Region Rats May 2, 2008
Stories of Robert F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon stumping here in 1968 sound as remote as the Johnny Appleseed legends. But the Democratic deadlock has forced and into Indiana. (Salon)
Volunteers make park improvements for Earth DayPosted 11 hours, 42 minutes ago. Apr 19, 2008
This year marks 20 years that Ford has been involved helping the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Parks District. Each year, Ford volunteers talk with parks district officials to learn where the parks need attention. (Lima News, OH)
Families: Insurance should cover autism Apr 17, 2008
Rodney Schad brought apples to help lawmakers remember that her autistic son has focused his young attention on the story of Johnny Appleseed. And that the word apple was the first word he remembered, to use again. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Alliant Energy presents city with $7,000 check for Trees Forever program Apr 10, 2008
Dr. John Murphy, a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed, has chaired the program since its formation 25 years ago. Since that time, more than 7,000 trees have been planted in Boone, "making this a pretty shady place." "I hope we've established a pattern that will last longer than the trees," Murphy said. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Haver newest member of OSU-Lima Hall of FamePosted 12 hours, 44 minutes ago. Apr 4, 2008
The executive director of the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District was surprised by the honor at Thursday s OSU-Lima Advocates meeting. I was speechless, very surprised and humbled, Haver said. (Lima News, OH)
Literary Festival starts Friday in Little Rock Apr 3, 2008
Favorite storybook characters such as Johnny Appleseed, the Cat In the Hat, Winnie the Pooh and Clifford the Big Red Dog will also be strolling throughout the festival grounds. They will be happy to pose for photos and sign autographs. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Robert Ligon, 92, horticultural specialist with fruit trees Mar 17, 2008
Like some jolly Johnny Appleseed, Robert E. Ligon roamed the 200 acres of the historic Lookout Farm in South Natick for 35 years as orchard supervisor, overseeing the pruning and cultivation of fruit trees and raspberry plants. On at least one occasion, he saved the farm's peach trees from dying off after an abnormally warm December. (Boston Globe)
Maple syrup festival at Johnny AppleseedPosted 6 hours, 12 minutes ago. Mar 15, 2008
Maple syrup festival at Johnny Appleseed - Mar ... This weekend is the perfect time to hear what maple syrup s about at the 21st Maple Syrup Festival, held by the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Parks District. (Lima News, OH)
MLK park to see new walking path Mar 9, 2008
The $80,000 project will be funded with $32,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, $5,000 from Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District and nearly $43,000 from federal Community Development Block Grant funding. Hume Supply will be contracted to build a 0. (Lima News, OH)
Twigs from my gardenPosted 3 hours, 58 minutes ago. Mar 9, 2008
Mark Mohr, Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park naturalist, says we should never feed our birds leftover bread, doughnuts or muffins. Starch only fills them up and cannot provide the nourishment they need the weather is still cold and natural food is scarce. (Lima News, OH)
RICHARD BABB: 'Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind' Mar 2, 2008
My guess is that teachers are more like Johnny Appleseed than Moses. Most often, they see their efforts come to fruition only years later when a kid grows up and then ponders the wisdom of some long ago pedagogue. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Brazil's Johnny Appleseed Feb 29, 2008
Profession: Photojournalist. Cause: Restoring Brazil's Atlantic rainforest. (Forbes)
Park District offers summer jobs Feb 17, 2008
LIMA -- The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District is accepting applications for full- and part-time seasonal summer jobs. Applications for maintenance, lifeguard and beach manager jobs will be accepted through March 7. (Lima News, OH)
One for the books Feb 8, 2008
He could be a kind of modern Johnny Appleseed, but with books instead of apple trees. While he was studying Spanish in Costa Rica during the 2004 summer break, some American tourists encouraged him to take more Spanish classes, but in Nicaragua. (Boston Globe)
JAMES VICTOR HECK JR. Jan 24, 2008
He was also a member of Mirza Masonic Lodge #609 and was a Past Master and was active in the Johnny Appleseed Project in Boone. In his younger years, Jim loved to coon hunt and he enjoyed fishing and card playing. (Ogden Reporter, IA)
Canadian eh? The hole truth Jan 21, 2008
It's just that I can't get "American as apple pie" and the story of that Johnny Appleseed fellow entirely out of my head when trying to think of apples as really Canadian, as Carol Martin does in The Apple: A History of Canada's Perfect Fruit ... And in her pretty little book, replete with beautiful images of apples through the past few centuries, Martin makes an excellent case for the fruit being quite central to Canadian culture, regardless of Johnny Appleseed's claim and other American... (Toronto Star)
More of this story Jan 16, 2008
Poch could be called the Johnny Appleseed of plug-in hybrids. He was in sales for 15 years and decided he wanted to represent a product he believed in. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
CostaLiving: Stairway to heaven Jan 10, 2008
Think Johnny Appleseed on steroids. I tossed a cup here and there, near drains and downspouts, anywhere the ice might collect or advance. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
We Could Learn a Lot From Our Ancestors Jan 8, 2008
And curiously, along with my great grandpap there appeared another early American who some think was just a myth but who was historically a flesh and blood pioneer Johnny Appleseed ... And Johnny Appleseed, circuit riding through early settlements in the vast new country, could never have imagined himself the central figure of stories and songs and plays, a symbol of others to follow who would hallow and cherish our land, its original inhabitants, and its unparalleled beauty ... Johnny... (Newsmax)
The constant gardner Dec 30, 2007
Three and a half decades as South Florida's Johnny Appleseed. "A lot of people say their yards and gardens came from us," he says, in typical Joyner-style understatement. (The Palm Beach Post)
Software pioneer is 'Johnny Appleseed' of start-ups Dec 23, 2007
"It is unusual," says Paul Maeder of Highland Capital of Stonebraker's Johnny Appleseed approach to company creation, "but he's just a very prolific guy.". And few techies have Stonebraker's sway with senior information technology executives. (Boston Globe)
Hubbardston teen dies in hit-run crash with semi on Route 2 Dec 19, 2007
Police responded about 10:42 p.m. and found the SUV on the median strip of westbound Route 2 near the Johnny Appleseed Rest Area in Lancaster. The 15-year-old passenger, whom officials did not identity, was treated for minor injuries and released from Leominster Hospital. (Boston Globe)
Early release Dec 6, 2007
"It's kind of like Johnny Appleseed," Proffer said. "You plant a lot of seeds and see what blossoms." Page 1 of 4. (Daily Orange, NY)
Hall of Fame heresy in Brooklyn? Dec 4, 2007
"O'Malley's role as the 'Johnny Appleseed' of baseball weighs heavily in his favor, compared to the injury done to the people of Brooklyn. "Even though he was seen there as a combination of Hitler, Mussolini and Caligula, it probably was a good thing he made the 'National Pastime' truly national, rather than the provincial affair that it had been, with only two teams as far west as the Mississippi river and the rest of them in the east. " O'Malley, who died in 1979, received the minimum nine... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
A People's History of Pittsburgh (Selected Shorts) Nov 25, 2007
John Chapman, legendary as the tree-planting Johnny Appleseed, was a real person with a Pittsburgh connection ... It was in Pittsburgh that Chapman discovered his calling to be Johnny Appleseed. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Real-life J. Appleseed saves neglected trees Nov 16, 2007
"Johnny Appleseed, who we believe actually existed, was really more of a real-estate tycoon than a horticulturalist," he said ... Thus instructed, the volunteers worked enthusiastically but cautiously on Saturday, breathing new life into an aged specimen of Johnny Appleseed's progeny. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Saying Grace Nov 15, 2007
"Oh, the Lord's been good to me, and so I thank the Lord...." (a sung grace known as the Johnny Appleseed grace) ... " "It's great because we can be walking down the street, and I can squeeze their hands three times, and they know what I mean," Liz Buchanan says. Rev. James H. Wente of Bethel Park will offer a choice of memorized graces to his four children and nine grandchildren around the Thanksgiving table, including the Johnny Appleseed grace with "turkey" substituted for "apple seed. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Not just about the laptop when it comes to profits Nov 13, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Graeme PhilipsonNovember 13, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Misplaced blame Nov 7, 2007
Dugas, who succumbed to the disease a decade earlier, was not the Johnny Appleseed of AIDS.. Jump from Africa to HaitiIndeed, with the recent publication of research showing that HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, first came to the United States from Haiti , a fairly detailed history of the spread of the virus falls into place. (MSNBC -- Health)
All about apples: Pies, cider, local sources and more Nov 3, 2007
But forks will not come out until after fest-goers wander through the "Great Hall of Apples and Cider," tasting and buying crisp fall apples and fresh-pressed cider offered by local pickers and pressers, and not until after an audience-participation show featuring Johnny Appleseed himself ... " The event will also feature a Johnny Appleseed look-alike contest, with contestants from local theater groups, and music by the Celtic roots group Devilish Merry. The fest's co-sponsors are the Sierra... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
City gets good news during TIF presentation Oct 18, 2007
Dr. John Murphy, also known as Johnny Appleseed, presented the council with information on the 2007 Johnny Appleseed project. In 2007, more than 400 volunteers helped plant 275 trees at the new Boone Middle School campus. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
With mayor aboard, casino idea rolls Oct 15, 2007
"It's like you're Johnny Appleseed, walking through the desert putting seeds in the ground and nothing grows," O'Donnell said. "But then the temperature changes, and all the sudden you've got an apple orchard. We've been tossing seeds at this thing for 10 years, but it never worked. It's time.". (Boston Globe)
Papier Mache Apples Oct 11, 2007
There s also Johnny Appleseed and autumn festivals, both are a common part of the elementary curriculum. more in suite. (Suite101.com)
Weather takes a bite out of fall fruit Oct 11, 2007
Those who stop by Tanners also will be greeted by life-size replicas of Johnny Appleseed and favorite children's characters such as Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh - all with dried gourds for heads. There are plenty of treats to take home, such as the caramel apples, Tanners make 1,500 to 1,800 per day, or apple pies, fritters, turnovers dumplings and the most requested item - apple cider doughnuts. (Macomb Journal, IL)
Mark Burnett teams with Asian co. Oct 9, 2007
That said, "We're not going to be running around the world like Johnny Appleseed," Cru added. "We're going to try to be very strategic.". (Variety)
Apples are tasted, painted counted and graphed to help young students learn Oct 3, 2007
The teachers, Cindy Coleman and Amber Crabtree, planned all the activities as a fun way for their students to learn about Johnny Appleseed and celebrated his birthday ... She read them apple stories and books about Johnny Appleseed, as did Crabtree ... The teachers agreed that the students had a blast learning about Johnny Appleseed. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
'Salmonpeople' storyteller visits coast Oct 3, 2007
Known as the Johnny Appleseed of Salmon Nation, Donaldson s campaign is based on people s ancestral relationship to salmon. He is a master storyteller, educational consultant, and innovative facilitator, with 25 years experience in supporting learning communities, managing nonprofits, designing curriculum, building partnerships and promoting new forms of organizational learning around sustainability issues. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Apples have 'a peel' as Weber Farm marks fall Sep 28, 2007
With apple pie, apple slushies, apple cider doughnuts, apple turnovers, apple cider and apples picked fresh from the trees, Weber's Farm, in Parkville, kicked off fall with its annual Johnny Appleseed festival Sept. 22 and 23. On Saturday, visitors gathered near the apple orchard to listen to bluegrass music, while others lined up for apple cider and doughnuts. (Maryland Northeast Reporter, MD)
'The best day ever' Sep 27, 2007
The best day ever' Students celebrate Johnny Appleseed ... The students were learning all about apples to celebrate the Sept. 26, 1774, birthday of nurseryman and conservationist John Chapman, better know as Johnny Appleseed ... The students were learning to make apple sauce and other apple-related crafts to celebrate the birthday of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. (SunOnline)
Appleknocker entertainment line-up announced Sep 22, 2007
Those performers include the Crawford County Klowns, Stilt Walker, a mime, a one-man band, banjo player, woodcarver Don Morris and a Johnny Appleseed impersonator. Comments. (Clay County Daily Advocate Press, IL)
Weekend happenings Sep 19, 2007
Apple Harvest Fest, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 22, Retzer Nature Center, S14 W28167 Madison St., Waukesha; crafts, horse-drawn hayrides from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., tours with Johnny Appleseed, folk concerts by Apple Jam and Tom Pease, silent auction from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., raffle drawing at 4 p.m., craft demonstrations, planetarium program; food, including apple pie, and beverages available; $5 admission per car. (262) 896-8007 or www. (Sussex Sun, WI)
Cider Rules In Sip Appeal Sep 15, 2007
In fact, some say that Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), planted his apple progeny ahead of the settlers in the West (mainly Ohio and Indiana) so that when they arrived at their new homes, they would have established orchards for cider-making, not for munching fruit straight off the tree. But cider was the apple of many an eye long before Mr. Appleseed and his planting passion. (KCRA 3, CA)
Credit check Sep 15, 2007
And HBO's ill-fated "John From Cincinnati" never embodied the reckless, apocalyptic spirit of Southern California the way that old footage of waves crowded with surfers could, particularly when that footage was paired with "Johnny Appleseed" by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, possibly the best opening song since Tony Soprano woke up one morning and got himself a gun. In other cases, the credits became inextricably woven into the fabric of the show: Who could forget the burning map of "Bonanza,"... (Salon)
The ageless wisdom of football's bards Sep 2, 2007
-- Nineteenth century: Johnny Appleseed. Twenty-first century: Travis Henry. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Library to open its doors on Sundays until Sept. 30 Aug 25, 2007
The first one launches with a celebration of Johnny Appleseed s birthday, Ur said. The librarian s excitement level jumps when she talks about the facility providing the ability to let patrons download audio books from the Internet. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Speaker relishes challenges found in life Aug 21, 2007
"In the end, if we do not let our children fail, how are they ever going to become a fully dimensional human being? We may not even know the good we have done until years later, when some kid remembers something you've done or something you've told them. Then it makes a difference. "Johnny Appleseed never got to pick and eat an apple, because after he planted the seeds, he moved on to the next orchard. That's what we are as teachers. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Meraki's Guerilla Wi-Fi to Put a Billion More People Online Aug 17, 2007
Like some kind of techno-utopian Johnny Appleseed, a start-up called Meraki wants to cover the earth with ad hoc Wi-Fi networks By Christopher Mims. 1. (Scientific American)
Speeding Star: Johnny Appleseed Of The Cosmos Aug 17, 2007
A new ultraviolet mosaic from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows a speeding star that is leaving an enormous trail of "seeds" for new solar systems. The star, named Mira (pronounced my-rah) after the latin word for "wonderful," is shedding material that will be recycled into new stars, planets and possibly even life as it hurls through our galaxy. (Science Daily)
'Wonderful' star light years ahead of the rest Aug 17, 2007
Johnny Appleseed of the cosmos. text/html-external. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Children's Theater Company to present 'Campfire Tales' Aug 17, 2007
SPEARFISH - Come join Spearfish youth around a make-shift campfire as they spin tales about Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Sally Ann Thunder and more in true theatrical fashion with the Children's Theater Company of South Dakota production of "Campfire Tales." Hosted by the Matthews Opera House and Spearfish Center for the Arts, the production, scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at the opera house, will be the culminating event of a week's worth of rehearsals, educational and theatrical... (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Time for fun in Pescadero Aug 16, 2007
As usual, in Paffy's Kid Korral, young visitors will see the usual games, make candles, flutes and finger puppets, enjoy comedy, magic and juggling onstage, or take a free ride on local mule Johnny Appleseed. He's owned by local resident Jane Mauss and comes out for the fun. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Giant star Mira leaves gifts Aug 16, 2007
Scientists yesterday described Mira as a kind of "Johnny Appleseed of the Cosmos," skipping through the Milky Way at 80 miles per second while strewing atoms of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen -- elements that are the building blocks of new solar systems. "All of the carbon in our muscles and all of the oxygen that we breathe every time we take a breath comes from red giant stars," Michael Shara, a professor of astronomy at Columbia University, said in a teleconference discussing the finding. (Boston Globe)
Odd Star Sheds Cometlike Tail, Astronomers Say Aug 16, 2007
Acting sort of like a cosmic Johnny Appleseed, the star is leaving behind carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and other important "seed" elements needed for new stars, planets, and potential life to form. RELATED. (National Geographic)
Today's Entrepreneur: Her plan for pomegranates bears fruit Aug 13, 2007
Resnick is a modern-day Johnny Appleseed for the pomegranate. Using clever ads, generally with slogans of five words or less, such as "Override your genetics," POM Wonderful has made the pomegranate trendy. (USA Today -- Money)
Modern-day Johnny Appleseeds Aug 11, 2007
We've all heard of Johnny Appleseed,'' he said. Cash's aunt and uncle, Terry and Deb Cash, live in Pocatello and put the two friends up for the night. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Wild ARMs 5 Preview Aug 9, 2007
With the exception of the two ARMs in her hands, knowing her name to be Avril and mentioning Johnny Appleseed, the strange woman is completely unaware of her surroundings or her past. Taking it upon himself to help Avril out as well as make his own destiny, Dean ventures out into the wilderness of Filgaia. (IGN PS2)
WORKLIFE -- Getting along with your boss Aug 8, 2007
Someone who does not sow dissent through the office like Johnny Appleseed. Someone who will take a bad shift or two without complaint -- because they know that work needs to be done. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
The Buzz: Apples of our eyes Aug 7, 2007
In fact, the reason North America has been the source of so many new varieties of apples is because Johnny Appleseed, and the pioneers who followed him, planted so many seedlings. Cougs are apple champs. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
