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Delaware County is one of  “America’s Best Places Raise A Family,” at least according to Forbes.com anyway.   In a late June article written by Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Delaware County is one of the ten best “places” to raise a family.   Good schools, cost of living, reasonably priced homes, and short commute times are among the criteria used to decide where the top twenty best places to raise a family. Air quality is another factor!

1. Hamilton County, Ind.
2. Ozaukee County, Wis.
3. Johnson County, Kan.
4. Geauga County, Ohio
5. Delaware County, Ohio
6. Morris County, N.J.
7. Hunterdon County, N.J.
8. Waukesha County, Wis.
9. Montgomery County, Pa.
10. Chester County, Pa.”

If you are from outside Central Ohio, Delaware County is just north of Columbus.  The Polaris area and the Columbus Zoo are in Delaware County.  Alum Creek State Park and Delaware State Park are in Delaware.

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The top twenty places are pictured on Forbes.

Thanks to Kim Woods a real estate agent in Chester County, Pennsylvannia who brought this Forbes.com article to my attention.

Translation: Little Red Riding Hood

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The Best Place to Adopt a Wolf in Columbus Ohio.

Little Red Riding Hood: Grandmother,  What big ears you have! Little Red Riding Hood: Grandmother, What big eyes you have!

Wolf in Grandmother’s Clothing: All the better to hear with, my dear

Wolf in Grandma’s Clothing: All the better to see you with my dear.

Little Red Riding Hood: Grandmother, What big teeth you have!

Wolf in Grandma’s Clothing: All the better to eat you with my dear!

What’s the best and safest way to adopt a wolf in Central Ohio? The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium!!!

The animal adoption at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarim helps feed all the animals at the Zoo. Celebrate Wolf Awareness Week Oct. 16-22. Adopt a Mexican wolf for $45 and receive an adoption package with a 14″ floppy wolf, a photo, fact sheet and more!  Wolf adoptees will be invited to a special party in Summer 2006.

For more adoption  information, visit http://www.columbuszoo.org/development/adopt/adopt_mant.html

Wolf Awareness Week Activities

This was originally published on the first Columbus Best Blog on RealTown Blogs in October 2005 and transplanted to ColumbusBestBlog.com when the first blog was shut down.